First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 231 Hundred Knights Exploring the Enemy Camp

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If someone else was around, Gao Chong might have tried to persuade him, but after all, Li Er was the chosen one, and his vigor was in a mess. How could Gao Chong persuade him? No matter how I can persuade him, Brother Mao will get used to it in the future."

Li Shimin laughed loudly when he heard the words, and he said with relief: "Know yourself and the enemy before you can win every battle. I need to observe Xia's army lineup with my own eyes, so I can make up my mind. Maogong is relieved. If I encounter an enemy army, I will return and never love to fight." .

Seeing this, Li Shiji had no choice but to agree, and then Li Shimin continued to say after a little deliberation: "I am not acting recklessly. In this way, I will lead a hundred horses personally, and you will follow along with Zhijie. Maogong will lead a thousand horses and follow, separated by three or five." Here, Shubao and Jingde are accompanying, with this arrangement, we can explore the enemy camp, and if we encounter enemy troops, we can also return safely, how about it?"

When Li Shiji heard the words, he nodded and agreed: "This is the best policy."

Going out of Hulao Pass, Gao Chong felt a little flustered. Li Shimin's [-] cavalry defeated the [-] Xia army, and captured two kings in one battle. The famous battle of Hulao Pass began from then on.

After crossing the highland east of Hulao Pass, you can see Dou Jiande's camp stretching across the eastern plain, mighty and mighty, you can't see the edge at a glance, and looking at the few hundred riders behind you, Gao Chong is also very moved, let alone Li Shimin His resourcefulness, his courage alone is beyond human reach.

When he came to a high slope and looked at the Xia army camp in the distance, Li Shimin was also amazed, "Dou Jiande's ability to sweep Hebei is really well-deserved."

I can only see the Xia army's big camp, which is horizontal and vertical, extremely orderly, and the tents are neat and uniform, which shows its executive power.

"Let's go", Li Shimin jumped on his horse and swung his whip, and rushed down the hillside, "Let's take a closer look".

Cheng Zhijie's complexion changed, he looked at the calm Gao Chong, and couldn't help saying in surprise: "It's really a heaven and a man."

Little did he know that Gao Chong was holding his horse tightly at this time, and his eyes were fixed on the fork in front of him. On such a mountain road, once he encountered an enemy army, he would be hit face to face.

Gao Chong's worry was not unfounded. Dou Jiande was good at using troops, so he stationed troops here. He must have deployed many rangers around the camp to clear out the Tang army's scouts.

Sure enough, when they were three or four miles away from the Xia Army's camp, Gao Chong's ear moved, Li Shimin reined in his horse suddenly, the horse neighed, "ready to meet the enemy", Li Shimin took the bow and arrow from the side of the horse.

I saw a group of Xia Army rangers rushing out from a corner of the dense forest in front, and Li Shimin and others were shocked when they saw Li Shimin and others.

Then he yelled, "You are so brave, you came here, brothers, kill me." As the commander of the rangers, he let the Tang Army scouts touch the three miles around the camp, and it was the commander of the rangers. dereliction of duty.

Li Shimin stretched his bow and set an arrow, and shot it away, and a ranger of the Xia Army fell off his horse.

"Brothers, let them try the sharpness of the Bingzhou iron cavalry's sword." Li Shimin pulled out the horizontal sword, raised the sword and shouted, and then patted his horse and rushed out, "cutting through".

Gao Chong and Cheng Zhijie, one on the left and one on the right, followed by him, followed by a hundred Bingzhou cavalry in black armor, charging out together, with terrifying power.

Seeing this formation, another commander of the Xia army's rangers couldn't help being startled, and hurriedly asked the general who had yelled at him earlier: "Brother Shi, I'm afraid it's not an ordinary scout."

"Scared of a bird, brothers, kill," General Xia Jun Shi Zan raised his spear and charged.

I saw Li Shimin wielding a long saber, using himself as the arrow's front, following the left and right sides at high altitudes, he pierced through hundreds of Xia army rangers with just one encounter.

Gao Chong took Shi Zan straight with his lance. Shi Zan was tall and bulky, and the iron spear in his hand was also very heavy. , Li Shimin saw the opportunity, stretched his bow and set the arrow, without aiming, he raised his hand and shot, which hit Shi Zan in the face.

Everyone cooperated very tacitly. Li Shimin put down the horizontal knife and cruised to one side, with a strong bow in his hand, and his arrows did not fall. Another commander of the Xia army was terrified and wanted to run away.

But he heard Li Shimin yelling: "I am King Qin of the Tang Dynasty", the general turned pale with fright and fled in a panic, but Li Shimin reined in his horse and signaled to stop the pursuit.

"Your Majesty, what should we do next?" Cheng Zhijie stepped forward and asked, Li Shimin's self-reporting of his family really made Cheng Zhijie a little frightened. This place is only three miles away from Xia Jun's camp. Once Dou Jiande sent out his elite cavalry to pursue him, it would be very dangerous. .

"Wait", Li Shimin shook his slightly numb arms, looked at the neat Bingzhou iron cavalry behind him, and said very confidently: "This is the first confrontation, the Xia army's combat strength is nothing more than that."

Gao Chong couldn't help sweating profusely. This Bingzhou iron cavalry was the property of Li Shimin's army. He spent a huge sum of money to build more than 30 armors. In the entire Tang Dynasty, there were 3000 soldiers and horses, and only these [-] elite cavalry wore iron armor.

"Your Majesty's words are not wrong. Looking at ancient and modern times, even the soldiers of Zhao Wei in the Warring States Period, and the tiger and leopard cavalry in Cao Wei are no match for the elite of the three thousand Xuanjia troops." The Hundred Xuanjia Army sincerely praised it.

In an unexpected fierce battle, Xia Jun dropped dozens of corpses and killed one general. The Hundred Xuanjia Army did not lose a single person in battle. Of course, it was because of the bravery of Li Gaocheng and the others, but it was also because of the Xuanjia army. Army A is well-equipped and has extraordinary combat power.

"Xuanjia Army?" Li Shimin raised his brows, looked at the elite cavalry in black armor behind him, and nodded, "Youzhi's name is well received, so it's called Xuanjia Army. He is the commander of the Xuanjia Army."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin ignored the astonishment on Gao Chong's face beside him, and after a little thought, he said: "Previously, Li Mi created the Wagang Internal Army with four major hussars, and the Xuanjia Army also set up four major commanders besides You. , the first is Yizhen, the second is respect for morality, the third is Shubao, and the fourth is Wu'an".

Cheng Zhijie who was behind him hurriedly said thanks.

Gao Chong hastily declined and said: "When it comes to martial prowess, I am not as good as the four of them, so I really dare not steal this position."

Li Shimin walked back trustingly, and said bluntly: "Insufficient in martial arts, resourcefulness will make up for it. I hope that the Xuanjia Army will not only have outstanding combat power, but also be brave and resourceful. You must not refuse."

After the words fell, before Gao Chong could reply, he heard horseshoes behind him, Li Shimin was full of energy, and took the bow and arrow, "Brothers, retreat while fighting, my king is the queen."

Afterwards, the horse slowed down, and at the end, Gao Chong and Cheng Zhijie hurriedly followed after seeing this, Li Shimin opened his bow and set up an arrow, and shot it from the forest.

"Let's go, Li Erxiu," the general who had fled before and moved in for reinforcements shouted loudly.

"I am the King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty, and the thieves came to die quickly." Li Shimin reined in his horse and stood up with a long bow in his hand.

(End of this chapter)