A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 544 Gambler Xieli loses red eye

Dark clouds hang down.

The wind stopped and the snow stopped, it was getting late.

The battle at Yehu Ridge is still in full swing,
From morning till night, the Turks attacked the Badger's Zui Mountain at [-] paces for more than [-] rounds, but they only advanced [-] paces.
The top of the mountain is still out of reach.

Behind him is a road paved by a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood, which cost more than 1 casualties.

Every time I feel that Tang Jun is going to be unable to hold on, but they are like a small boat in the stormy sea, shaking from side to side but not capsizing.

Xieli's patience was exhausted.

Yili, Hu Lu and other close ministers of the Sogdian Dagan have also begun to persuade Jieli that this road is dead.But Zhishisili, Ashina Simo, etc. did not dare to persuade them face to face.

Xieli is like a gambler who loses his eyes,
"Badgerzui, with five thousand Tang troops, fought fiercely for a day, from morning to night, they attacked more than [-] formations with wheels, and cost more than [-] casualties, but they still failed to win?"

Xieli's eyes were red and his beard was shaking wildly.

The Tang army on the opposite side suffered less than [-] casualties.

Ten to one casualty ratio.

The most frightening thing is that if there were really 1000 Tang troops on the opposite side, even if they only suffered more than [-] casualties, they would have lost more than [-]% of their losses. By this time, the morale of an ordinary army would have already collapsed.

And Tang Jun should be exhausted to the extreme,
But why can they still repel them again and again.

Zhao Deyan reminded Jieli, "Khan, maybe the Tang army has already had reinforcements. I guess that the Tang army in Badger's mouth should have exceeded [-] people at this time, and there must be new reinforcements arriving constantly. Their ability to resist is still very strong." powerful,"

If five thousand becomes ten thousand, then with the favorable terrain they occupy now and the help of the weather, even if they attack for another day, they may not be able to defeat the Tang army.

"How about retreating?" Zhao Deyan asked cautiously.

Jie Li stared at him, his eyes were as big as copper bells.

More than 1 horses were killed or injured, and they retreated like this. How could Jieli be reconciled, even though half of them were Tuli's troops and Xi Qi, Sogt's miscellaneous barbarians.

But what about the face of his Turkic Khan?

Furthermore, it is at best a guess that the Tang army changed from [-] to [-], and secondly, even if there were indeed [-], Xieli felt that there was still a chance to defeat it.

He looked up at the sky.

It's getting late.

Jie Li laughed out loud.

"Khan?" Zhao Deyan was puzzled.

Jieli said, "The Tang army depends only on the location and the weather. Now that the wind and snow have stopped, it is beneficial to attack. It is getting late, and it is more advantageous for me to attack the mountain."

Jieli called the generals and proposed a bold plan, not only to continue the night battle to attack the mountain, but also to increase investment. This time it was no longer the same as during the day, mainly consuming Tuli and Zahu tribes.
He wanted Zhishisili, Ashinasmo, Yaerjin and other generals to dispatch three to five thousand elites to attack together with the vassals and others. scramble for mountains,

Every time a piece of land is occupied, fortifications must be built on the spot to prevent the Tang army from taking it back.

"The special forces each have three 5000 troops, and divide their troops to attack the remaining passes at night. Since Wu Huaiyu secretly increased troops here, the rest of the places must be empty. As long as they can break through the pass, they can attack from behind."

"Whoever can take the lead in breaking through the mountain passes, Ben the Great Khan will give him a thousand servants, a thousand cattle, 1000 taels of gold, and a thousand bolts of silk."

Jieli awarded a heavy reward, vowing to break through Yehuling, and even capture and kill Wu Huaiyu.

The advantage of the Turks lies in the large number of soldiers, but the disadvantage is that they lack equipment and do not even have catapults to attack the mountains in this cold wind and snow. Otherwise, the large shields of the Tang army would not become a headache for them to attack the mountains.

On Badger's Mouth Mountain.

Under the banner of the Qingyi Army, in a simple wooden house, Wu Huaiyu summed up today's battle with the generals.

A thousand people were killed in battle, and thousands more were injured,
The battle damage is still not low, but compared to the results obtained, it is very surprising.

Due to the favorable terrain, although the Turkic people were fighting on wheels, the Tang army still had the opportunity to continuously rotate the defenders, and each army shared the casualties.

On the contrary, many soldiers suffered from frostbite these days.

Sun Tzu's art of war has long said that the method of using troops is ten times that of the enemy, and encirclement and annihilation will be carried out.If the enemy is five times larger than the enemy, attack; if twice the enemy, try to defeat the enemy; if the enemy is evenly matched, try to disperse and attack; if the enemy is weaker than the enemy, avoid fighting.If the weaker side fights hard, it will become the prisoner of the stronger enemy.

Xieli has always felt that he has 10,000+ people, not to mention ten times, that is at least five or six times that of Tang Jun, and he can attack directly.Although the Tang army defended against danger, their strength is different, and they will lose in the end.

It's a pity that Jieli didn't think that although this was a field battle, it was actually more beneficial to the Tang army than a siege battle. Jieli could only attack a small road, and no amount of soldiers would be needed.

For Tang Jun, although this kind of extremely cold and snowstorm is not suitable for field battles, sometimes people have no choice in wars, and when soldiers come to block them, they can only face them head-on.

It is better to keep the enemy out of the country than to let people cross the Great Wall and plunder the village everywhere.

"Captain, today we have a lot of results. On the first day of the war, we wiped out more than [-] Turkic troops. The results are terrific. It is all thanks to the commander's strategizing and command." My own Qingyi army asked for a fight,

"The Turkic casualties are so heavy today. I am worried that they will withdraw. Tonight, the wind will subside and the snow will stop. It is a good opportunity to attack the camp. I am willing to lead [-] Qing troops to raid the Jieli camp on a snowy night."

Su Lie is very confident, with the high-spirited momentum of taking the head of an enemy general among thousands of troops.

But Wu Huaiyu might not be sure.

"Xieli is a man who uses troops, and he is used to taking risks. He is a full-fledged gambler. He will not leave the table easily until he loses all chips. See him in the seventh year of Wude from Guanzhong to Wulongban in Binzhou. Wude In the eighth year of the battle of Taigu in the east of the river, in the ninth year of Wude's reign, he invaded Guanzhong and approached the Weihe River.
Every time, all the chips are pressed, "

"I predict that Jieli will not retreat now. He still has a lot of chips in his hand. He will definitely continue to gamble. Don't startle the snake. The most important thing in fishing is patience."

Huaiyu looked at the gloomy sky.

"It's getting dark, the Turkic people must have been sleepy for more than [-] days today." Lu Chengye, who joined the army, said.

"Wrong, Xie Li is a gambler, so he will definitely take advantage of the night to attack tonight, and even increase his strength, and may divide his troops to attack other mountain passes." Wu Huaiyu said with a smile.

The profound art of war is not only military tactics, but also logistics, even political economy, and psychology.

Xieli's refueling tactics during the day caused him a lot of losses, and he definitely wanted to make up for it at night.

"What the hell is the weather attacking at night?" Lu Chengye couldn't help cursing.

"War, what is impossible."

"Pass down the order and step up your defense. After fighting with them all day during the day, if they still want to fight at night, then stay with them to the end,"

"Let the logistics camp quickly get some broth for the brothers and add more ginger. Although the wind and snow have stopped, people who are freezing today can't feel their ears. Brothers, drink two more bowls of hot soup to keep warm." body."

The meeting ended and the generals dispersed.

Wu Huaiyu squinted his eyes and took a nap. In front of outsiders, he acted very calm, but in fact he was under a lot of pressure. After all, he was facing more than [-] Turkic troops.
The weather is bad, there is a huge disparity in the number of brutes, and there is still a big difference in strength, especially because there are still many people on the road who are not in place.

All he relied on was the advantage of location, and he used a little spy trick to lure Jieli up and stare at Badger's mouth.
Jieli really thought that Wu Huaiyu had [-] soldiers, distributed in the passes of Yehuling for more than [-] li, and Badger's mouth only had [-] to [-].

But in fact, Wu Huaiyu put all the elite main force in Badger's mouth, and the rest of them were second-line troops such as Fan Hu Chengpang and Wuqi regiment training, just bluffing.

Fortunately, everything went according to plan, but the pressure was still great.

He must behave calmly now, so that everyone can feel relaxed and not nervous.

Jieli was gambling, and Wu Huaiyu was also gambling.

Xieli wanted to defeat the Youzhou army in this field battle, and took advantage of the emptiness to enter Youyun, while Wu Huaiyu wanted to lure Xieli to fight in the field here, using terrain and weather to severely damage Xieli.

Smart hunters often appear as prey.

Tonight, Jieli will probably attack Badger's mouth at night, and even divide his troops to attack the other passes at night. Wu Huaiyu is not worried. Night battles have their own advantages and disadvantages.

But for Tang Jun, occupying a dangerous place, in fact, as long as the enemy is not underestimated and prepared well, it will be more beneficial to the attackers.

The most important thing about a sneak attack is to be unprepared. If you have been prepared, then the sneak attack is meaningless, and even kills you.

Fighting fiercely during the day, limited to the terrain, the Turkic casualties of more than [-] is the limit, but if the battlefield is enlarged, then tonight is the real hunting time.

In order to give Xieli more illusions, Wu Huaiyu also issued a special order that no firearms should be used tonight. The weather is cold and the wind is strong. The use of firearms is originally limited, and the location is easily exposed at night, so there is no rush to use them.

He still hopes to fight Jie Li for a few more days.

In the eighth year of Wude, the relationship between Tang and Tang broke down completely. Jieli acted first, attacked Lingzhou first, and mobilized the Tang army to defend the direction of Shuofang Guanzhong.
Lin Mo, governor of Daizhou, rescued Shuozhou. The two sides fought in Xincheng. Lin Mo was defeated. Li Yuan hurriedly dispatched Zhang Jin to station troops in Shiling, Li Gaoqian led his troops to Taigu, and ordered Qin King Li Shimin to lead the elite of the Qin Palace to station in Puzhou to prepare for the war. .

Jieli bypassed Zhang Jin and directly attacked Bingzhou. Zhang Jin pursued and was defeated. Jieli continued to plunder Lu, Qin, and Han prefectures southward, and Huang Junhan, the governor of Luzhou, was also defeated.

Li Yuan urgently dispatched Shi Lijing, the governor of Yangzhou, to lead a [-] Jianghuai force to the north for reinforcements, and then transferred Li Ji as the marching commander to the north, and Zhang Jin also led his troops to Taigu to join forces with Li Gaoqian. All the soldiers and horses rushed to Taigu.

The Tang army joined forces with [-] troops, forming a siege of the Turks with the troops of Li Jing and Li Ji on the South Road.
However, Jieli hurriedly led his army back to the north immediately, and fought with the Taigu Tang army first.

In this battle, the strength of the two sides was equal, the Tang army was dominated by infantry, and the Turkic army was dominated by cavalry. The two armies fought bloody battles for seven days and fought repeatedly, but the final result was that the entire Tang army in Taigu was wiped out. , Zhang Jin escaped alone,

The elite of Datang Hedong was almost completely lost.

Li Jing and Li Ji arrived later, and Jieli took advantage of the victory to attack, but the Turkic army suffered a lot of casualties, so they withdrew after losing a small battle.

According to statistics, in the battle of Taigu, the Tang army lost [-] elite troops, which was the biggest loss since Tang Liguo.

After seven days of bloody battle, [-] yuan was lost.

Wu Huaiyu wanted to fight Jieli in Yehuling for a few more days and kill more soldiers and horses of Jieli, and if he could delay Jieli for a little longer here, then Li Ji of Bingzhou, Zhang Gongjin of Daizhou, and Yuchi Gong of Shuozhou would also catch up. Come here, when the time comes, Xie Li will have to shed his skin even if he is not dead.

Of course, Wu Huaiyu can return the tactics Jie used back then.

Although the imperial court plan is the Northern Expedition next autumn and winter, but when the opportunity comes, who will let him slip away in vain.

Let Yehuling become another Taigu, but this time, it is the turn of the Turks to be defeated.

The new wind howled like wild wolves howling, and An Lushan returned to the camp behind the mountain to rest. The conditions were simple, but at least there was a tent for the wind, and there was even a stove in the tent.

A group of tents.

They ended the battle in the afternoon, fought for four rounds, were recalled, and then did not go into battle again.

After returning to the camp, like other comrades, he took off his naked body, wiped his body with snow in the tent, and wiped off the blood and sweat stains on his body. Although his body was flushed, he felt very happy.

An Lushan was lucky. There were ten people in their group, one died, his head was smashed by a mace, three were injured, one had two fingers broken and was sent to a field hospital for treatment, and the other was injured in the leg. A knife, but fortunately the wound was not deep,
Then more than half of the other people suffered from frostbite, and An Lushan's ears, fingers, and toes were also severely frozen.

"The soup is ready. The brothers from the logistics battalion brought us broth again, and they added a lot of sliced ​​ginger." The captain came in with two soldiers, who carried the soup and rice.

The soup is radish stewed meat soup, which specially puts more ginger,

Rice is fried rice, soaked in hot soup, it becomes porridge,
To have this condition on the battlefield is really something to celebrate.

The team leader patted An Lushan and said to the head of the team, "Boss, this is An Lushan, the fierce man of our team. The young man is the youngest, but he has the most fierce record. He played all four battles today and cut thirteen heads in front of his shield." Level, this guy even cut off his left ear and strung a string around his neck like a necklace, very fierce."

"Oh, and took two prisoners."

The gang leader liked An Lushan very much, and told the captain specifically, "His thirteen heads were all killed by him with a shuttle gun and Yizhang Wei, all of which are his military achievements."

In fact, the captain also noticed this young fierce man in the team on the battlefield, "An Lushan? Where is he from?"

Their soldiers from Ya Nei Army are mainly the children of Ya Nei Army officers and soldiers, and some of them are part-timers. Of course, there are also children of Youzhou Army generals. Anyway, they are different from ordinary people, many of them have certain identities.

"My hometown is Shuofang, my adoptive father is a Youzhou dental soldier." An Lushan said.

When the team leader heard that he was from Shuofang, his adoptive father, Youzhou Yabing, guessed that his adoptive father might be the confidant of the military governor. After all, there is a Shuofang guild hall in Youzhou City, which is quite famous. Even businessmen came from Youzhou to follow Wu Dudu.

"How old is this year?"

"sixteen!"

"Good boy, he has a future," the team leader patted him, and said to the soldiers, "Give us this tough and brave An Lang, get two more pieces of meat."

An Lushan thanked the team leader and the team leader. When he went down to the team, he didn't reveal to anyone that he was the fake son of the military governor.

In fact, he is the fake son of Wudu Dudu, which is also called by others. In fact, Wu Huaiyu did not accept him as a foster son. Li Keyong and Wu Sigong were accepted by Wudu Dudu as adopted sons. The rest are Wu Sansi, Hou Sanxing, and Yuwen Chengdu. etc., are just his entourage or named disciples.

An Lushan was only an attendant of the military governor, barely half a student.

"Boss, when is it our turn to play again?" An Lushan asked, he wanted to make more military achievements now.

"Wait for the order from above. If there is no order, we will take a good rest. If there is an order, we will go to the battlefield immediately." The team leader looked at An Lushan for a while, "Today our team's flag was seriously injured for protecting the flag. The field hospital is here, I think you are young but very tough, I want to promote you to be the flag of the team, are you willing?"

In the establishment of the Tang Army's camp, the head of the flag is also called the holding flag, which is generally equivalent to the rank of deputy or team leader, and the flag is equivalent to the team leader or corps leader.

They are all played by the tall and brave men in the team.

Although Ya Nei's soldiers are not regular soldiers, they are also organized as battalion soldiers when they go to the battlefield. An Lushan is now only an ordinary soldier, and it is indeed a promotion.

"Thank you for the promotion, Boss." An Lushan responded with a smile.

The team leader patted him on the shoulder, "Kid, do a good job and be our team's standard bearer in the future."

(End of this chapter)