Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 231 "A battle of wits and courage"

"kill!!!"

Countless swords and guns are added to the body...

Bi Sudu suddenly woke up and jumped up from the grass. His whole body was dripping with sweat and he looked around with eyes like a hungry wolf.

"Brother! Brother!" A familiar voice called in his ear.

Only then did Bisudu realize that he had a terrible nightmare, dreaming that he was being hacked to death by thousands of swords.

The scene in front of him gradually became clearer. There were more than [-] cronies lying around, snoring like thunder.

Bisu sat dizzy on the grass, gradually regaining consciousness, and thought of his situation: running for his life.

They lost miserably in this battle.

Huang Heshou had rich fighting experience, and the generals in the early Tang Dynasty all inherited Li Shimin's fighting style to a greater or lesser extent.

Li Shimin's use of troops was like a mountain fire. He always first established himself in an invincible position and was as stable as Mount Tai, and then looked for opportunities for a decisive battle.But whenever he gets a chance, he will launch a fiery offensive, leaving no room for maneuver for his opponent.The most classic one is the Battle of Baibi. Li Shimin defended for five months and then struck later and defeated Song Jingang.In this battle, Li Shimin was like a wolf and a mad dog, biting Song Jingang to death, chasing and beating him fiercely, fighting continuously, not eating for two days, not taking off his armor for three days, and when he was sleepy, he would sleep on his horse, chasing and killing him all at once After marching three to four hundred miles, Liu Wuzhou's effective forces were defeated in one battle.

Huang Heshou and his father Huang Junhan had followed Li Shimin for many years and were well aware of the three flavors of this method.

Therefore, Huangheshou did not give Bisudu a chance to regroup and fight again.

Not to mention gathering the remaining troops to fight again, if they stop to take a breath, they will be attacked by the Tang army.

Faced with such desperate attacks, even though there were many of them, they were unable to muster the strength to resist in the rout. They could only watch as tens of thousands of defeated soldiers were defeated and scattered by thousands of Tang troops.

This situation lasted for four days. They fought and fled, but they could not contain the enemy's offensive once. They were defeated again and again. At this time, there were less than [-] soldiers left around them.

It was not until the day before yesterday that he wounded Huang Heshou that the situation improved and he was temporarily freed from the Tang army's pursuit.

"Didn't that animal named Huang catch up again?"

After running around day and night, Bi Midu was exhausted and fell directly from his horse to the ground, falling asleep.

He didn't know how long he slept, or what happened during this period.

Alvi said: "It seems that I got rid of it."

Bisudu's heart dropped and he said: "Don't be careless. Let's not rush back first and wander around Mobei for a few times before talking."

They suffered heavy losses in this battle, but in fact, the two of them did not feel much sadness at this time, but were full of hope for the future.

There is no other reason. In this battle, only two of the five Yehu left.

They can justifiably annex the cattle and sheep populations of Huitong, Gulunwugu, and Beyegu.

For them, the overall strength has been reduced, but the strength of their respective tribes has been enhanced.

However, most of their warriors followed them south, leaving only a part of their troops to guard them.

The escorting soldiers and horses were not enough to resist the Tang army, and they did not dare to lure the Tang army to where the various ministries were settling.

Only after confirming that there were no pursuers, did they dare to go to the tribal base camp.

Shen Tian Khan said.

Zheng Rentai was on horseback and led [-] infantry and cavalry to Lingzhou.

At this time, the Tang Dynasty attached great importance to horse politics, and the abundance of war horses was the highest among all dynasties.Both infantry and cavalry can be assigned a military horse to travel. Among them, the elite heavy-armored soldiers will also be equipped with pack horses to carry armor. The army moves very fast and is about to reach the border of Lingzhou.

Zheng Rentai said loudly: "Pass the order, all soldiers should be prepared. They are about to enter the boundary of Lingzhou. They may encounter enemy attacks at any time, so be ready for battle."

Zheng Rentai has no confidence in Chen Qingsi at all. In his opinion, Lingzhou is in danger with Chen Qingsi in charge.

Maybe at this moment, Tiele's rebels have captured Lingzhou City and are looting the city.

As the order was issued, the speed of the army also slowed down significantly.

The experienced Tang army already had the awareness of fighting and deliberately retained the physical strength to defend against the enemy and prepare for war.

Zheng Rentai nodded with satisfaction. With such a powerful army, how could the mere Tiele rebels be vulnerable to a single blow?
Zheng Rentai couldn't help but feel itchy when he thought about the favor and treatment Su Dingfang was receiving now. He had been serving as a lieutenant all his life and had never proven himself. Now that the opportunity was right in front of him, he felt excited.

However, as a veteran general, Zheng Rentai did not be radical, but used troops prudently.

Anyway, the enemy is in Lingzhou. Chen Qingsi doesn't know anything about military affairs, but he only knows how to defend. Can he still defeat the enemy?
His understanding of the front line was limited to the fact that the Sijie tribe was sticking to Huaiyuan County and Chen Qingsi was shrinking in Lingzhou City.

No wonder he was ill-informed.

Although Chen Qingsi acts as the general manager, his identity is the military governor, commonly known as the military supervisor.

The Supervisory Army of this era did not have the command power like the Supervisory Army of later generations, and was limited to supervision.So Huang Heshou, the deputy general manager, had to handle the things that needed to be done, such as reporting the frontline situation to Zheng Rentai.

Huang Heshou was deeply disgusted with Chen Qingsi's defensive strategy. He often spoke ill of Chen Qingsi in correspondence and tried to please his old boss in his letters, hoping that Zheng Rentai would be able to share some of his good work with him.

Zheng Rentai originally disliked Chen Qingsi, especially after being influenced by Huang Heshou.

Huang Heshou was suddenly ordered to go to war, and he did not bother to convey first-hand military information to Zheng Rentai in such a hurry.

After the great victory outside Huaiyuan County, he was eager to take advantage of the victory and had no time to report. As a result, Zheng Rentai had not received news of the victory on the front line.

He knew that in the art of war, there was a saying about encircling a point for reinforcements, and he was worried that the Tiele rebels would catch them off guard while they were tired from the distance, so he made preparations in advance.

Zheng Rentai has been a lieutenant all his life, a perfect second in command, taking everything into consideration.

Zheng Rentai was wearing Mingguang armor, and there was a bit of expectation in his eyes: As long as the Tiele rebels dare to come, I will keep it so that they can't eat it and walk around.

Come on, come on, hurry up, I'm impatient...

Zheng Rentai was full of expectations until he received the news from Wang Fangyi: the news that the Tiele rebels had collapsed...

Zheng Rentai was still marching and almost fell off his horse in shock, "You, say it again?"

Zheng Rentai's mind went blank, and the Tiele rebels collapsed?

Then who are you competing with?
"Reporting to the General Manager, under the plan of Chen Dujian, Deputy General Manager Huang defeated the Tiele rebels outside Huaiyuan County and pursued them all the way north. They have not returned yet. The Tiele rebels have fled out of Monan..."

Zheng Rentai gradually came back to his senses and looked at the soldiers behind him who were preparing for the battle. His dark face was red with heat, and he was more embarrassed and angry. How could Chen Qingsi dare to send troops before he, the general manager, arrived? How could he send troops.

He has done everything, so why do he come here with so much effort?
Eat sand?

to see the scenery?
"Send my military order, the whole army marches north and marches hastily!"

Zheng Rentai lost his temper and shouted.

(End of this chapter)