Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 19 Goal Han Jian Liang Jin Strikes Back (Please recommend)

In war, the court cannot afford to be defeated.

Defeated, that means fleeing to Chang'an, the land of Shu is uneven, the world is so big, where can the emperor go?
"Chengye, what's your plan?"

Zhang Chengye said: "Your Majesty, Du Shilang's words are justified. The imperial court should not use troops lightly. If they are used, they will surely win. I believe that among the three places, Huazhou is the weakest. It is the most important place for the imperial court to occupy Tongguan. Huazhou should be taken first. "

"How to get it!"

"The imperial court will use the Dachaohui to announce that Han Jian will enter the court to discuss government affairs. If it succeeds, it will grant Han Jian a court official and send people to Huazhou. This is one of them.

If Han Jian refuses to follow, he will send an angel to condolences, saying that he is very good, this is the second.

If it doesn't work, then send a large army to force him. Han Jian's soldiers and horses are no more than ten thousand, and he will come to the court. "

After listening to Li Ye, he was noncommittal. Announcing Han Jian's entry into the court is a way. The second point, persuading Han Jian to enter the court, probably won't work. As for the third point, using troops, Li Ye has no idea.

We also need to look at the attitudes of Li Maozhen and Wang Xingyu.

What the emperor did was really aggrieved. After all, he didn't have a strong army in his hands.

He thought that he could use Han Jian's soldiers and horses to train the imperial army, but he was afraid that Li Maozhen and Wang Xingyu would be recruited, and he had a hard time capturing these soldiers, and he might even get involved.

Weigh it, weigh it, it's hard to decide.

Military training is still necessary, Li Ye made up his mind, he must train all the officers of the imperial army from top to bottom...

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Heyang
Li Cunxiao newly acquired Heyang, and hurriedly ordered Li Hanzhi to rectify the defense of Heyang city. Heyang was Li Han's original town, and Zhu Wen outside the city was watching him covetously, and his wealth and life were at stake.

After Li Hanzhi's affairs were properly arranged, the soldiers reported back, but they didn't find out about his family.

Li Cunxiao was particularly unhappy when he entered the Heyang mansion at this time.

"Beheading Ge Congzhou today, I thought it would be a shocking event. Next time we meet on the battlefield, he will be beheaded."

Both left and right said: "Recovering Heyang is already a great achievement, the general doesn't have to worry about it."

Someone called a medical officer, cut open the flesh, and pulled out the arrow.Li Hanzhi ordered someone to bring food, and all the soldiers had a full meal before recovering some strength.

Li Cunxiao asked the soldiers to have a rest, and he went up to the city tower with his personal guards. He saw Zhu Wen's army besieging Heyang like an iron barrel, and there were barriers in front of every city gate.

"It seems that we can only refuse to guard here, and wait for the army of foster fathers to arrive!"

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Under the city of Heyang, in Zhu Wen's army tent.

Lao Zhu has suffered a great loss, so naturally he will not let it go.

Luoyang is hundreds of miles away. If it is rescued, the army will rush for hundreds of miles. If there is a mistake, it may lose its foundation.

Since you, Li Keyong, want Luoyang, I will give it to you. Zhu Wen does not believe that you, Li Keyong, can stay in Luoyang forever.

Lao Zhu picked up the pen and wrote a letter to Meng Fangyi, the envoy of Zhaoyi Jiedu.

"My brother Fang Yi, I heard that Li Ya'er has robbed Zhaoyi several times, he is a real thief, besides, this thief is originally from a foreign race in Shatuo, lives in caves, is cruel and cold-blooded, and is a serious problem for my brother.

Brother Nian will get rid of them quickly, and now the bandits are fighting again, attacking and plundering Heyang. At this time when the river is empty, it is the loyal and brave men of the imperial court who are working hard to eliminate the bandits and repay the country.

Now my brother is leading the army to confront the bandits in Heyang. I hope that my brother's troops will go out of Hedong, and the bandits will be defeated. "

Zhu Wen sent people to Xingzhou overnight, and then raised the tent and said to the soldiers: "Heyang has no food, and it will be broken for a long time. Li Ya'er will come back and forth to rescue him. The cavalry is also, I expect to take the road, and go to the southwest thirty thirty Inside there is a valley named Qi Rong, and the dense forests on both sides can hide the army, all the soldiers, who will be willing to lay down for me."

All the soldiers said they would like to go.

Zhu Wen ordered the general Pang Shigu to lead an army of [-], and put more archers on fire.

At this time Li Keyong had captured Luoyang and beheaded Zhang Quanyi. Hearing that Li Cunxiao had urgently reported that Heyang had been conquered, he asked the army to attack from inside and outside. He laughed and said to the generals, "I will take revenge."

Three thousand troops were left to guard Luoyang, and more than [-] troops went straight to Heyang.

When the army entered Qirong Valley, suddenly there was clamor and clamor on the mountain, fireworks soared into the sky, the cliffs on both sides roared, boulders and arrows fell together, the horses convulsed, and many arrows fell off the horses.

If Li Ye is here, he must be surprised, what Pang Shigu used is black powder.

In the late Tang Dynasty, gunpowder had already been used in the military, but because of the proportion of gunpowder, impurities and other reasons, the explosion effect of black gunpowder was not obvious, that is, the ignition speed was fast, and it was often used together with other fire igniters. set fire.

Even so, some craftsmen accidentally made a reasonable formula. Huainan Jiedu Yang Xingmi attacked Yuzhou and used gunpowder to blow up the city gate.

According to the original history, Li Keyong fought fiercely with Zhu Wen in Zhaoyi, and Li Keyong used fire and thunder to deal with Zhu Wen's army. According to historical records, the thunder fell suddenly, and everyone was shocked.

At this moment, Li Ke knew with his heart that the situation was critical, and hurriedly ordered the army to forcibly rush to kill, so as to have a chance of survival. After rushing out of the valley, it was less than [-] soldiers and horses.

This was Li Keyong's biggest loss since he started his army, losing nearly [-] troops in one battle.

Unable to repent, Li Ke went to the city of Heyang and saw that Zhu Wen's army was well-organized, rejecting horses, and numerous thorns. The forceful charge must be fruitless.

All the soldiers said: "Heyang is useless, we should gather soldiers and horses and go back to Hedong."

Li Ke said with all his heart, Heyang was surrounded and couldn't get out. The new newspaper Zhu Wen set up a camp on Taihang Road to prevent me from retreating. It's not like fighting to the death with Zhu Wen, there is only a glimmer of life.

Just as he was about to charge into battle, General Peng Kuang advised: "You can't do it, commander. It's unwise to do it knowing that you can't do it. It's not a hopeless situation. I have a plan to ensure that the army can return to Hedong safely."

"What's the plan?"

Peng Kuangdao: "Send an envoy to order Luoyang's army to attack the surrounding area. If you hear that Heyang is lost, then look for an opportunity to go north, go to Shanguo, Chang'an and return to Hedong, and if Heyang is not lost, stick to the city.

The general led the army to attack Bianliang, and went to Weizhou. Zhu and Wen assembled the army in Heyang, and Bianliang must be empty. Filial piety, it is rare to keep or stay, but to decide one's own ears. This is the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao. "

Li Ke nodded his head and ordered the army to go straight to Bianliang.

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Zhu Wen's army account.

Hearing that Master Pang had won a great victory in Qirong Valley, beheaded eight thousand soldiers, and gained countless supplies and food, Zhu Wen was overjoyed and was going to reward all the soldiers.

At this time, the scouts reported that Li Ya'er had led the army straight to Bianliang, and Zhu Wen's complexion changed drastically.

"If Bianliang is lost, there will be no place for me!"

Zhu Wen had a headache, and Li Keyong also had a headache. Both felt that the other was difficult to deal with.

Jing Xiang said: "The high walls of Bianliang are unbreakable, and Li Keyong will be useless. This is the time when the fields are full of green seedlings, and the patients will be plundered by the Hedong army."

Zhu Wen frowned, thinking hard and unable to do anything, and food was the courage of the army. If Li Keyong was allowed to plunder Bianliang, the population and fields would be damaged, and the army's morale would be disturbed.

Jing Xiang said: "Your Majesty, you may go up to the imperial court, and ask the imperial court to make an order to guard your own town. There is no other way."

(End of this chapter)