First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 84

82. Hexi Wind and Cloud Rising

Seeing that Gao Chong was a little distracted, Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think I'm too cruel?"

Gao Chong came back to his senses, and shook his head, "No, those who want to achieve great things, how can they be kind to women, not to mention that this is their mission, and they didn't intend to entrap them." Gao Chong said these words very seriously, Li Shimin saw He also nodded.

Going straight to the desk, pointing to the map, he said, "It's only three hundred miles away from Yongxian County. I'll leave early tomorrow morning, and I can arrive the next day. I just hope Dou Jin can hold on."

"Governor Dou was able to run Fufeng County for several years without losing his hold. If he lasted for two or three days, he should be safe," Gao Chong said with some uncertainty.

Li Shimin shook his head, "I know my cousin, although he is honest, but he is obsessed with carpentry and has no military accomplishments. He used to face bandit troops like Tang Bi, but now he is facing the rogue army." The situation of Xue Ju in Longxi is quite different."

Another carpenter who is obsessed with carpentry, Gao Chong is a little stunned. Why are there so many people who like carpentry these days? Unique and far-reaching.

"It takes time to prepare an army of [-] troops. In that case, why not send a striker to Yong County first, without confronting Xue Ju head-on, just harassing and reducing the pressure on Yong County," Gao Chong thought for a while. Said, as soon as the words came out, Gao Chong had a very strong premonition.

Sure enough, Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard it, "What Youzhi said is so true, I didn't expect it", after finishing speaking, he stared at Gao Chong, Gao Chong took a deep breath, "I would like to go".

Li Shimin was overjoyed, "You wish to go, nothing could be better, if you have any needs, just ask."

"Two thousand Qingqi, plus one brave general."

"Only 2000 people?" Li Shimin asked in surprise, "Is it too small? What should we do if we encounter a large number of enemy troops?"

"So what I want is a light cavalry, which can come and go without a trace, and move quickly." Gao Chong nodded and said, "I don't intend to fight the enemy, it's just harassment, one man and two horses, flexible and flexible.

When the enemy advances, we retreat, when the enemy is stationed, we harass, when the enemy is tired, we attack, when the enemy retreats, we pursue.Xue Ju has a strong army and a strong horse, just like an elephant, and I am that annoying mosquito, harassing him and irritating him, so as to relieve the pressure on Yong County."

"When the enemy advances, we retreat, and when the enemy stays, we harass..." Li Shimin was stunned, and murmured the sixteen-character mantra, and was overjoyed when he recovered, "Youzhi's sixteen-character formula is really incisive. If the army fights according to these sixteen-character formulas, it will definitely make great achievements."

Li Shimin was overwhelmed with excitement, but Gao Chong looked calm and said with a calm smile: "This tactic is for guerrilla warfare."

"Guerrilla warfare..." Li Er was once again fooled, "It's wonderful, it's wonderful, you are really talented, then I will give you two thousand Taiyuan elite light cavalry, and then I will second Liu Hongji to you, and I will wait for your success ".

Gao Chong responded naturally, watched Li Shimin stride towards the desk, picked up a pen and wrote down the sixteen-character formula, and then solemnly wrote below, ""Guerrilla Warfare Guidelines", February of the first year of Yining, Bohai Gao rush".

Gao Chong was a little stunned, it seemed that he had gone too far.

If an army of [-] is ready for the expedition, it will be cumbersome because of the mobilization of each battalion, the provision of food and grass, etc., but it is easy to mobilize [-] light cavalry. Half an hour later, Liu Hongji led [-] light cavalry and was ready to go.

At the gate of the camp, Gao Chong looked at the imposing two thousand Qingqi, they were really elite, it seemed that Li Er didn't cheat his brother-in-law, so he waved his hand, "Let's go".

"Yuzhi, how many of us are there?"

"Two thousand."

"Where's Xue Ju?"

"20 million".

"So, so... just let 2000 people go to Xue Ju for 20?"

Li Shimin didn't tell Liu Hongji much, but he ordered two thousand light cavalry and four thousand strong horses to follow Gao Chong to Yong County. Liu Hongji was puzzled all the way.

Seeing Gao Chong's calm and calm appearance, he couldn't help leaning closer and whispering, his expression was as uneasy as Gao Chong poking a hornet's nest when he was a child.

"Yes, you are right, we need to break through Xue Ju's camp and capture the flag in one fell swoop."Gao Chong said with a serious face.

"This...I..." Liu Hongji was stunned, looked at the spear in his hand, and was completely dazed.

Seeing this, Gao Chong couldn't help but shrugged and suppressed a smile.

Only then did Liu Hongji suddenly realize, and pretended to be angry and said: "Let's eat me."

Gao Chong looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and then he rushed out with a horse, and the voice came, "Go at full speed, we must reach Yong County tonight."

Liu Hongji immediately ordered: "Brothers, move forward at full speed, please eat meat when you turn around to join the army", and then followed up with a howl.

"Liu Hongji, it's your uncle's." Hearing these words, Gao Chong in front was furious and almost fell off his horse.

"I don't have an uncle," Liu Hongji rode his horse and whipped his whip, and smiled triumphantly.

After Xue Ju, the overlord of the Western Qin Dynasty, annexed Tang Bi's army, he had many soldiers and generals, and he was at the forefront of the world's heroes in a short time.

But as the saying goes, misfortune depends on blessings, and fortune lies on misfortunes. When Xue Ju was full of arrogance and wanted to break through Fufeng in one fell swoop and enter Chang'an, a fire broke out behind his back.

Xue Ju raised an army in Jincheng County and quickly swept across Longxi. He was ambitious to develop into the Central Plains, but he didn't pay much attention to the remote Hexi land.

Just after Xue Ju annexed Tang Bi, Guzang City, Wuwei County, Hexi, changed the Dawang Banner overnight, and the Sui character flag fluttering high was thrown down the city, replaced by the Li Character Banner.

This Li is not Li Yuan's Li, but Li Gui's Li.

Li Gui is the Sima of Yingyang Mansion in Wuwei County. He is a local wealthy family with huge wealth and a lot of strategy.

Called friends Cao Zhen, Guan Jin, Liang Shuo, Li Yun, An Xiuren and others from the same county to discuss.

"Xue Ju is cruel and vicious, and kills like hemp. Now that soldiers enter the pass, no matter whether they succeed or fail, they will covet Hexi in turn. The county soldiers are weak and incompetent. How can they resist? Why don't we rise up and occupy Hexi to save our parents and wives? Son, it's also a good way to fight for wealth and honor, what do you think?"

Since Li Gui dared to speak out about the military, he must have some confidence.

Sure enough, when the voice fell, the gentle and polite Cao Zhen was overjoyed, "I have thought about this for a long time. I heard that the Central Plains prophecy said, 'There should be Li as the emperor'. Now Li Sima is virtuous and benevolent, and he is deeply loved by the county people. Isn’t it God’s will?”

After finishing speaking, Cao Zhen bowed down and bowed to the ground, "Cao Zhen pays homage to Li Sima, and is willing to serve Li Sima as the master, raise troops to fight against thieves, and participate in major events together."

Behind him, Guan Jin, Liang Shuo, An Xiuren and others looked at each other in blank dismay, and then they all got down from their seats and bowed down.

Li Gui was overjoyed, "with the help of all the princes, why worry about the failure of the big event."

Among them, An Xiuren was born in the Lite family, and he was a descendant of Ananda, the son of the Anxi king in the Northern Wei Dynasty. He has developed in Wuwei County to this day, and he is also a wealthy family. There are thousands of Hu soldiers in his family.

Li Gui acted resolutely and resolutely. Since he decided to raise troops, he immediately ordered An Xiuren to gather Hu soldiers overnight to create chaos in the city to attract the attention of the government soldiers.

(End of this chapter)