The Great Grandson of the Tang Dynasty: The beginning of the slaughter of General Tiance's mans

Chapter 111 Crossing the Yellow River and taking Luoyang

This time Li Chengdao raised troops in Youzhou, which was far away from Chang'an City. Now they have reached Cangzhou.

As a place close to Youzhou, Cangzhou has always had a good relationship with Youzhou. It did not deploy a heavy army and never blocked Li Chengdao. On the contrary, Cangzhou Shou welcomed Li Chengdao and directly expressed his support for Li Chengdao.

The reason is very simple. Li Chengdao blocked the Turks outside Youzhou. If Li Chengdao had not blocked the Turks, then Cangzhou would also fall as soon as Youzhou City was destroyed.

"Your Highness, the top priority now is to cross the Yellow River first, and take Jizhou, Weizhou, and Xingzhou all the way to form a horn. From here, we can advance to Luoyang, use it as a stepping stone to attack Chang'an, and retreat to defend the Yellow River."

Jia Xu walked to the map, pointed to several marks on the map and said to Li Chengdao, "Besides, Xingzhou is one of the granaries in the North. If we can capture this place, the army will have no worries about food and grass."

On the one hand, the food and grass for the current 16-strong army were provided by Jingzhou, and on the other hand, Li Chengdao used the wealth collected from the Turkic royal court to have the Zheng family purchase it on his behalf.

For the time being, the problem is not big, but I am afraid that Li Shimin will cut off this line, so it is necessary to remove Xingzhou.

"Crossing the Yellow River... Weizhou is not easy to fight."

Li Chengdao looked at the map and frowned.

Weizhou defends the natural danger of the Yellow River. Although the general is not famous, there are [-] heavy troops stationed here to defend the Yellow River. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, which is extremely troublesome.

Moreover, attacking Weizhou's [-] Mobei Iron Cavalry and [-] Youzhou Heavy Cavalry will not be effective. Only after crossing the Yellow River can they show their power.

"It's hard to fight but we have to fight. We must step up our march and capture Weizhou City before Li Jing's army arrives. Otherwise, once the 20-strong army arrives, it will be extremely difficult to capture Weizhou City."

Jia Xu said with a serious face.

"I understand. Send the order to speed up the march. We must cross the Yellow River within ten days!"

Li Chengdao immediately agreed.

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Li Chengdao understood the importance of crossing the Yellow River. As a general who had experienced countless wars, how could Li Shimin not realize it?
As long as Li Chengdao cannot cross the Yellow River, he will not pose a threat.

Therefore, Li Shimin directly mobilized 20 troops from Luoyang, Fenzhou, Bianzhou and other garrison areas. He asked Li Jing and others to travel day and night. Within seven days, he led his troops to Weizhou and stationed them south of the Yellow River.

And just a day after Li Jing arrived with his troops, Li Chengdao also arrived with his army, but he was still a step late.

On the bank of the Yellow River, Li Jing, accompanied by Cheng Yaojin and other generals, looked across the river at the white-robed army on the other side of the river from the city wall of Weizhou.

The White Robe Army has already deployed troops to form formations on the banks of the Yellow River, with flags flying in order.

"As expected of His Highness Taisun who slaughtered the Turks, his army is indeed extraordinary."

Li Jing nodded secretly in his heart. The strength of an army can be seen just from its momentum.

Li Chengdao's army obviously came from a long distance, but the military formation was not chaotic at all, and the entire army revealed a silent sense of strength.

This is the momentum that only an army that has experienced a great victory not long ago can have. Li Chengdao's choice to send troops after annihilating the Turks was a very correct choice.

While Li Jing was observing Li Chengdao, Li Chengdao led his army to drink in the Yellow River and look at each other across the bank.

"It's a pity that it's too late." Li Chengdao couldn't help but sigh after seeing the handsome flag with the word "Li" flying on the wall of Weizhou.

He had already ordered the army to march day and night. Unexpectedly, he was still one step behind the opponent and lost the great opportunity to capture Weizhou City.

"Your Highness, do we want to cross the river?"

Feng Li stepped forward and asked.

Li Chengdao shook his head and said: "No, we have traveled a long distance and are exhausted. Moreover, the other party crossing the river will definitely send troops to obstruct us. This will only increase unnecessary casualties."

"Send the order and let the army cut down the trees, set up camp there, and have a good rest."

Although it was a pity that he could not capture Weizhou City in advance, it was just a pity for him. It did not mean that he would be defeated if he could not capture Weizhou City.

"Yes!"

Feng Li bowed in agreement, and then went down to settle the army.

After Feng Li left, Li Chengdao summoned Yue Fei, Xue Wanche, Luo Yi and Jia Xu to discuss countermeasures.

In the handsome account.

"Li Jing is leading the troops this time, and he has two fierce generals, Cheng Yaojin and Hou Junji. Gu is not very familiar with the three of them. General Luo and General Xue, you should know something about the three of them, right? "

After everyone arrived, Li Chengdao asked Luo Yi and Xue Wanche directly.

It was impossible for him, Yue Fei, and Jia Xu who were present to understand the three of them. Xue Wanche and Luo Yi were both founding generals. They had fought alongside Li Jing and others, and they must know more about them than he did.

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you will never be defeated in a hundred battles. It is very necessary to understand the enemy.

After Luo Yi and Xue Wanche glanced at each other, Luo Yi first said: "I once fought with Li Jing and was his enemy. This man... is an extremely handsome man. In my opinion, he is one of the few in the world. He is a top-notch general and he is good at guarding."

Xue Wanche also nodded and said: "I am indeed inferior to him in commanding troops, but in my opinion General Yue is no less than Li Jing."

Luo Yi looked at Xue Wanche in surprise when he heard this, then looked at Yue Fei, feeling secretly strange in his heart.

Yue Fei looks so young, how can he be compared with Li Jing?
You must know that Li Jing is a famous general who has been famous for a long time!It had a great reputation before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and Li Shimin also valued it very highly.

But when I think of Li Chengdao's regard for Yue Fei, I understand.

If he had no ability, how could Li Chengdao appoint Yue Fei to command the White Robe Army?Even Feng Li and Xue Wanche were under Yue Fei.

"It seems that His Highness Taisun also has a lot of talents at his disposal."

Luo Yi thought to himself.

Then he put away these messy thoughts and continued: "There is no need to say more about Cheng Yaojin. Although he is unparalleled in bravery, he is too reckless. However, Hou Junji needs to pay attention. This man is not only brave, but also as careful as his hair. He is also very good. strategy."

After Luo Yi's narration, Li Chengdao had a general understanding of the enemy this time. All in all, it was a big challenge.

(End of this chapter)