Will Ming

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The 740th decisive battle ([-])

There is a village 2000 miles away from Wudang Mountain. At its peak during the Kaihuang period of the Sui Dynasty, there were nearly [-] people in this village. These more than a hundred people still fled from the north and settled down later. As for where the original villagers fled, no one knows.

There are only a hundred people living in a village of 2000 people, and it looks very empty and deserted.Most of the houses have been dilapidated, looking dilapidated and full of depression.

Not long ago, after an elite force of 2 people stationed in the village, it became lively again. A few days later, the villagers gradually calmed down from their initial panic.Occasionally, I would say a few jokes with the soldiers on patrol, and show a kind smile to each other.

Since last night, the villagers have noticed that there is something strange about the army stationed in the village. There are more than double the number of patrolling soldiers than usual.Many cavalry kept coming in and out, and there was no peace all night.When the sun only showed a corner from the east in the morning, the villagers who got up early were surprised to find that the soldiers had already lined up neatly outside the village.Every 1000 infantrymen formed a phalanx, lined up densely on the plain outside the village, which was shocking to watch.

It is said that they are the two great figures of the Duke of the Tang Dynasty, wearing iron armor and standing at the front of the queue.Behind them, hundreds of generals and schools of all ranks stood in a solemn line.The fierce red battle flag fluttered in the early morning wind. It was almost early winter, and the morning air was a bit chilly, which made the armor on the soldiers look even more chilling.

The villagers didn't know what happened, and they didn't dare to go out easily. They leaned on the wall of their yard and looked out, with shock and curiosity in their eyes.

When the sun was struggling to get out from the horizon, a cloud of dust and smoke rolled in from the northwest.It looks like a violent storm is rolling in.All the villagers who saw this scene were stunned, and the timid ones fled back to the house and closed the door trembling.They thought that the war was about to fall on this peaceful village, and that the dust and smoke from afar was another army that came to crusade against the Tang army outside the village.

When the dust and smoke gradually dissipated, the more courageous villagers saw clearly that a huge army coming from a distance was also flying a fierce red flag, which made them all heave a sigh of relief.

Luo Shixin, who was standing at the front of the queue, took a deep breath, and turned to glance at Changsun Wuji beside him.The two looked at each other with a smile, and then walked up quickly at the same time.Hundreds of generals and schools followed behind them in neat steps.

The army coming from a distance stopped slowly, and at the place where the formation flag was raised, hundreds of armored knights surrounded a general in black armor and slowly came out. Behind the general in black armor, the banner with the character Li was fluttering in the wind.

"Chen Luo Shixin"

"Minister Sun Wuji"

Luo Shixin and Changsun Wuji said in unison: "My lord!"

At the same time, all the generals behind the two of them stood up at the same time, with their right arms stretched across their chests and a standard Yanyun army salute.

"Meet the lord!"

The sound of bang bang bang began to sound neatly, like war drums, like winter thunder, deafening to the ears.

It was the sound of [-] soldiers hitting their shields or their own breastplates with horizontal knives. They greeted their king in such a majestic and solemn way.The beating sounded out of their hearts' respect and admiration for His Royal Highness King Yan.The scene was so shocking that the villagers who saw it with their own eyes would never forget it for the rest of their lives.

Sitting on the big black horse, Li Xian nodded slightly, then raised his right arm high.

As he raised his arm, the banging on shield and breastplate stopped suddenly.

"Shixin, auxiliary machine, you two have worked hard."

Li Xian jumped off the big black horse, looked at the two people in front of him and said with a smile.Behind him, Cheng Zhijie, Pei Xingyan, Xiong Kuohai, Zhang Gongjin and other generals followed slowly.And closely following Li Xian was the young man who was only as tall as his shoulders.He wore ill-fitting armor, but had bright eyes.Neither Ye Huaixiu nor Jia'er got off the carriage, after all their identities shouldn't show up too much.

"My lord has come from afar to work hard."

Luo Shixin and Changsun Wuji leaned over and said.

Li Xian smiled, and said to Changsun Wuji as he walked: "I heard that Li Xiaogong met you yesterday before you arrived, and then the army set off all the way to the southeast last night. The news from the scouts said that Li Xiaogong's troops It actually marched nearly a hundred miles in one night...the speed is impressive."

Changsun Wuji lowered his head and said with a smile: "Yesterday, the minister talked nonsense to him. I think Li Xiaogong scared him away."

Li Xian said: "If you are scared away, I can't spare you. The army has been exhausted all the way, and it should rest for a few days to recover its strength. Let Li Xiaogong voluntarily go to the vanguard to fight two battles... But, Shi Xin , he has robbed you of your job by doing this."

Luo Shixin laughed loudly and said: "Li Xiaogong is willing to snatch it, but I can't stop him."

Changsun Wuji hesitated for a moment and asked, "Master, do you really want to rest for a few days before continuing south?"

Li Xian shook his head and said: "How is it possible, Li Shimin is in a hurry to take down Xiangyang, just wanting a place to build a foundation, so he is not hesitating to fight Liang Jun. Speaking of it...Gu is more anxious than Li Shimin...Gu can be worried So, in case Xiao Xian couldn't bear it anymore and opened the door to surrender, a good field battle on the plains would turn into a fortified battle. After the next year, I will rush to Hebei, so where is the time to delay here?"

Li Xian glanced at the generals and said: "Soldiers will have a meal here, and then immediately set off. It is best to fight Li Shimin on the plains. If Li Shimin enters Xiangyang City...the city walls will have to be torn down! "

Although the words were not violent and surging, the faint confidence in them made everyone's blood gradually boil.

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Outside Xiangyang City

Standing on a high slope and looking to the north, Li Shimin's expression was extraordinarily solemn.The joy of defeating Liang Jun's reinforcements a few days ago has long since disappeared, replaced by worries about the future.

Liang Emperor Xiao Mian was not intimidated by him. Although Li Shimin also knew that a letter could not force Xiao Mian to open the door and surrender, he did not expect that Xiao Mian did not even write a reply letter. There seemed to be a lot more defenders than in the past. You could see craftsmen and peasants busy repairing the city walls and adding a lot of bed crossbows. This shows that Xiao Mian has made up his mind to defend the city.

This is the worst and worst news for Li Shimin.

It was already winter, but the soldiers under his command had no winter clothes at all!It was still spring when his troops set off from Xicheng County to the east, and it was midsummer when they conquered Yongqing County, but now October is almost over, and the weather is getting colder every day.Not to mention his men and horses, even the 20 soldiers from the Liang army didn't have winter clothes. In half a month, there would be no need to fight, and the bleak north wind would completely destroy the morale of his [-] troops.

What worried him more than Beifeng was that Yan Wang Li Xian's troops had already arrived at Wudang Mountain.Li Xiaogong, who was originally stationed in Wudang Mountain, has already led an army of [-] to the south, rushing here day and night.Li Shimin knew without even thinking about it, Li Xiaogong didn't come to rely on him, even though he just won a brilliant victory.

"Lord"

Zhao Wu, who was promoted to the commander of the marching army, took a cloak, put it on Li Shimin, and said: "The news from the scouts, Li Xiaogong's men and horses are traveling all day and night, and I am afraid that they will be able to reach Xiangyang City in six or seven days at most... "

"It's the end of the crossbow."

Li Shimin waved his hand and said: "Li Xiaogong is nothing, Li Xian came in person...he is the only opponent."

Zhao Wu hesitated for a while and persuaded: "My lord, although the morale of the soldiers has risen to be worthy of a battle just after a big victory, the morale of the surrendered soldiers is still unusable, and you can't use it at ease... Li Xian's troop strength is comparable to that of the soldiers. The total number of Li Xiaogong's men and horses is only [-] to [-], but they are all elite soldiers. After all, the enemy is strong and we are weak...it is better to avoid their edge for now."

"Li Xian is currently deploying troops in Hebei, so he will not and dare not spend too long time here, so he must seek a quick battle... My lord has now received a hundred thousand soldiers, and they are elite Liang Jun, so it is better to retreat temporarily and find Rest in one place, and call back after half a year at the most. At that time, Xiao Xian still can't resist. It takes half a year to integrate the surrendered troops, which is also the top priority. Li Xian can't afford it. Dou Jiande is not an idiot. He has been running Hebei for ten years. With deep roots and hundreds of thousands of troops, since he can't find an opportunity to fight quickly here, he must send troops north to attack Dou Jiande."

"As long as Yan Yun's army goes north, who can stop the lord's army? In just one year, the lord can wipe out the land in the south of the Yangtze River with 20 soldiers. At that time, even if Li Xian defeated Dou Jiande and won the land of Hebei , so what? The land in the south of the Yangtze River is rich, and the Lord only needs to rest for a year or two, and then he can send millions of soldiers to the north!"

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Well said!"

Zhao Wu was overjoyed, and thought that Li Shimin had listened to his suggestion, and before he could be happy, he heard Li Shimin continue to say: "But I can't wait for a few years... Zhao Wu, you have the talent for governing the country and the strategy for managing the world." ...But you overlooked one thing. You said just now that you can gain a firm foothold in the south of the Yangtze River in just one or two years, and then you are expected to go north..."

He turned his head to look at Zhao Wu and said seriously: "Then I ask you, how does Gu compare with Li Xian in terms of strength now? You don't have anything to be jealous of, just tell the truth."

Zhao Wu hesitated and said, "It's better."

Li Shimin nodded and asked again: "Is it smaller or worse?"

Zhao Wu's face changed, but he still replied truthfully: "It's not as good as it is."

Li Shimin hummed and said: "That's the case, since the strength of Gu is not as good as Li Xian now, it takes one or two years for Gu to rest.