First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 60 Night Attack
58. night attack
Seeing that the two of them were in such a hurry, Li Shimin shook his head and smiled, "You worry too much, how could I not know the importance?" After finishing speaking, he looked at the three of them. Chang'an has been defeated, and our group of people can't gain any military exploits."

What Li Shimin said was so straightforward, the three of them couldn't help but ponder, Gao Chong thought for a while and said: "Then we have to find a way to break through Hedong."

"Break through Hedong?" Li Shimin and others were surprised when they heard that, "Qu Tutong has [-] soldiers and horses defending the city, and I can't wait for [-]. How can we break through?"

"Yes, haste makes waste, and safety is the most important thing," Changsun Wuji persuaded, "Tomorrow, let's take a look at Yongji city defense first."

"2 horses..." Gao Chong was startled when he heard that, and then hurriedly stepped forward to check the map. Following the direction Gao Chong pointed, Yongji went west out of Wuguan and arrived at Lantian, then entered the pass. Gao Chong It seems to vaguely remember something.

Seeing Gao Chong's reaction like this, several people were also surprised.

"Yuzhi, what are you?" Li Shimin asked suspiciously, vaguely feeling that Gao Chong had discovered something.

I saw Gao Chong knock on the position of Tongguan, "Tongguan is located in a dangerous location. Now that Tang Gong's army is attacking Guanzhong, it is impossible for Qu Tutong to be indifferent, because once Chang'an is lost, it is meaningless for him to guard the east of the river, and he has [-] yuan. The soldiers were all brought out from Chang'an, so he is very likely to sneak back to Guanzhong, guard Tongguan, and then look for opportunities to resolve the crisis in Chang'an."

"Dive back to Guanzhong?" The three of them were surprised.

Fang Xuanling looked intently, and suddenly said: "Tongguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. As long as Sui generals guard Tongguan, Chang'an can be attacked or defended. Qu Tutong really didn't need to waste [-] Chang'an troops with our one division. it's here".

After hearing this, Li Shimin asked in doubt: "What about Hedong? It is impossible for Qu Tutong to abandon Hedong."

Gao Chong looked at Changsun Wuji, Changsun Wuji immediately understood, and said bluntly: "Last month, when I met you from Luoyang via Hedong to Linfen, I said that Jun Yaojun, the prefect of the county, was already strengthening the city defenses and preparing troops. If Qu Tu If Tong really sneaked back to Guanzhong, it must be Yao Junsu who presided over the battle in Hedong."

Li Shimin frowned, nodded, and murmured: "Since Qu Tutong sneaked back to Guanzhong, we do have a chance to capture Hedong."

However, the cautious Fang Xuanling was puzzled and said, "Is Qu Tutong really so relieved of Hedong? Or are you underestimating us?"

Several people looked at Fang Xuanling, Fang Xuanling also said with some uncertainty: "I just came here today, and I haven't found out the reality of the east of the river. If Qu Tutong wants to sneak back to Guanzhong with peace of mind, he will definitely make arrangements."

"Isn't Yao Jun Su?" Li Shimin asked.

However, Gao Chong understood Fang Xuanling's doubts, and said with some uncertainty: "Just now the auxiliary machine also said that Mr. Yao is familiar with Yongji, and he is dedicated to strengthening the city's defenses. It won't last long, as a veteran, Qu Tutong should also know."

"Blindly sticking to it won't last long?" Li Shimin suddenly raised his head when he heard this, Fang Xuanling's eyes flashed, and then said: "In addition to letting Yao Junsu stick to it, Qu Tutong must also arrange to take the initiative to attack." .

Changsun Wuji was also surprised and said: "I'm waiting for today, the foothold is not stable, the camp is not strong, and I have traveled a long distance, and the soldiers are tired. The best time is...".

The four looked at each other, "Tonight."

Li Shimin couldn't sit still after some inferences and got this result, "Whether our inferences are correct or not, we must be careful tonight."

Gao Chonghu had an idea, "It's better to order the soldiers to huddle together tonight and sleep in the surrounding tents, and leave the central tent empty. Once the enemy attacks and breaks into the camp, and the horn sounds, the enemy army will be surrounded." .

"That's very good," Fang Xuanling nodded in agreement.

"Let's do it like this," Li Shimin immediately decided, "Even if the enemy doesn't come tonight, there won't be much loss."

That night, Gao Chong fell asleep with his armor in his arms, and kept his mace close at hand. Gao Chong also fought with his upper and lower eyelids, and couldn't stand it any longer. Slowly fall asleep.

During the day, Li Shimin's soldiers were extremely fast. He led the troops from the right leader's government to Yongji from Zhengping City, Jiangjun, and crossed the Yellow River during the period.

I don't know how long it took, a sound of shouts of killing came from far and near, and gradually amplified in the ear, Gao Chong opened his eyes, and his face was unbelievable, very surprised, "It's really a night attack?"

At this time, in the Tang army camp, Huyalang of the Sui army led Sang Xianhe directly to break through the gate of the Tang army camp. There were only a few teams defending the camp gate. That kid Li Shimin is so lax in defense."

"No, General, the tent is empty." A Sui soldier pierced through the tent, but there was no one inside, and he turned pale with shock.

"Not good, retreat quickly", Sang Xian and Wen Yan stepped forward and continued to break through a tent, which only had some soldiers' belongings, shouted loudly.

But it was too late, with the sound of loud horns, dense crowds of people rushed out from the tents on all sides of the camp, 20 or 30 people rushed out of the tents that originally accommodated ten people.

For a while, the Sui army that had rushed into the middle of the camp was quickly surrounded. There were more than [-] troops in the right leader's mansion, all of which were elite soldiers brought by Li Shimin from Taiyuan, and Liu Hongji's troops were even more elite. Then go straight to Sang Xianhe.

Seeing this, Gao Chong's hands were itchy, and he fell asleep just now, but now he felt refreshed, "Second Young Master, I'll go too", after all, he flattered his horse and joined the battle group.

Seeing this, Li Shimin scolded, "Xuanling, the two assistant pilots are in command, and I'll go too", he pulled out a horizontal knife and rushed forward.

Both Fang Xuanling and Fang Xuanling didn't have time to stop them, so they could only order their personal guards to step forward to protect them.

In the sky full of flames, Gao Chong's eyesight was also excellent, and his brain was splattered with every iron mace in his hand.

"Don't love to fight, withdraw quickly."

At this time, Gao Chong heard a hoarse voice roaring from a distance, which seemed very appealing, and the Sui army slowly gathered there. Although he couldn't see people clearly in the dark, Gao Chong knew that it must be the The chief general of the Sui army who attacked at night tonight immediately rushed forward without hesitation, which was a great achievement.

Li Shimin vaguely saw it in the rear, and couldn't help being surprised and angry, "Gao Youzhi is dead", and then hurriedly ordered, "Capture and kill the enemy's chief general, and reward him with a hundred guan".

As soon as the bounty was paid out, Tang Jun ran away screaming after the chief general of the Sui Army. The number of Tang Jun around him increased, and for a while, the pressure on Gao Chong dropped sharply.

(End of this chapter)