Will Ming

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The 740th decisive battle ([-])

On the plain that had just experienced a bloody battle, traces of the war could still be vaguely seen.The places where the horseshoes trod are covered with remnants of grass, and it is not known whether there will be stumps and broken arms under the remnants of grass.The battlefield has been cleaned up, and the corpses were taken away and buried by the Hanshui River. In the early spring of next year, the weeds on both sides of the Hanshui River will be extraordinarily lush.

The earth was washed with blood, showing a disgusting gray-black color.Pick up a handful of sand and put it under your nose to smell, you don't need to be too careful to smell the smell of blood.

In late autumn, there is wind almost every day.Although it doesn't have the heroic vigor of the yellow sand, it blows the scenery more and more depressed day by day.

He followed the advice of Tian Wenjing, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Zhou Fangwu, the general of the garrison.Liang Emperor Xiao Mian ordered to stick to Xiangyang City, expressing his determination to live with the city.Xiao Xian ordered to distribute all the remaining equipment and materials in the treasury of the Ministry of War. All the men in the city who could afford swords and guns received weapons and a piece of leather armor.The bed crossbows that were going to be kept for replacement were also pushed up the city wall, and now, there is no need for Xiao Xian to feel bad about these things.

If there is a day when the city is destroyed and the country is destroyed, even if these things are kept, it is just a cheap gift to others.

Standing on the dilapidated city wall, Xiao Xian looked at the busy soldiers and Min Zhuang with erratic eyes.

"Zhou Fangwu"

"I am here"

Xiao Xian pondered for a while and asked: "If you give everyone a meal of dry rice and porridge a day, how long will the food and grass in the city last?"

"Half a month..."

Zhou Fangwu thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, it's not as good as this. When there is no war, everyone has a meal of porridge every day, and when there is a war, add another meal. In this way, the persistence time can be more than doubled. If one Within a month, Li Shimin will not withdraw his troops, and Yan Wang Li Xian's troops have not arrived... I am willing to lead the troops to fight out of Xiangyang City, Your Majesty will fight a bloody road."

Xiao Xian's heart warmed, he nodded and said: "If there is a day, I will go out of the city with you to fight side by side."

Just as Zhou Fangwu was about to speak, he suddenly saw a cloud of dust rising from the northwest direction.From the looks of it, it seemed as if there was a hurricane rolling towards Xiangyang City close to the ground.Zhou Fangwu, who has been fighting for many years, naturally knew that it was definitely not a hurricane, so his face froze for a moment, and then became ecstatic: "It's coming!"

"What's coming?"

Xiao Xian was stunned, and looked in the direction of Zhou Fangwu's finger. His expression also froze for a moment, and then the brilliance in his eyes suddenly became bright.

"Could it be Yan Wang Li Xian's men?"

Xiao Mi asked eagerly.

"At this time, the people who come can only be the troops of King Yan..."

As soon as I said this, Zhou Fangwu's complexion suddenly became ugly again.He suddenly remembered something, and immediately felt a pain in his throat: "Maybe it's... Li Xiaogong who stationed troops in Wudang Mountain."

Hearing these three words, Xiao Mian's expression froze.

"God kills my beam?"

Xiao Xian let out a long sigh, his eyes full of sadness.

The defenders on the city wall also looked in that direction, and everyone had complicated expressions.There are tiredness, haggardness, fear, restlessness, and firmness and determination.In fact, each of them knew very well that Xiangyang City would be breached sooner or later.The more they stand firm, the more enemies outside the city will hate them.But whenever they wanted to give up, they would think of the words His Majesty the Emperor said not long ago.

"You stand on the city wall of Xiangyang City, and behind you are your fathers and villagers... If you escape, then disaster will befall them."

This sentence echoes in everyone's heart from time to time.They have been holding on for nearly two months. If the enemies outside the city hated them, then the hatred would have already penetrated deep into their bones.

In the distance, where the dust and smoke rise.

Tang Jun holding a black banner rushed towards Xiangyang City like a tide.This is a pure cavalry team, the number of which is no less than [-]!In this place, it is rare to see cavalry of this size.This is not the vast and boundless grassland in the northern part of the Great Wall. The Central Plains has always been the king of infantry in combat.A cavalry of this size is enough to make one's heart tremble.

These [-] cavalry were assembled from cavalry from all walks of life in the Tang Dynasty.These included the Forbidden Army, the City Defense Army, the defenders of the states and counties, and the Hedong Tang Army, who were successively sent to Li Xiaogong by Li Yuanjia.The purpose of forming such a huge cavalry at that time was to catch up with Li Shimin.

After a year, Lee Hyo-gong finally came.

After Li Xian entered Chang'an, the battle flags of the Tang army were also replaced from black to the fierce red of the Yanyun army.But Li Xiaogong's men have never returned to Chang'an City, so they still fight the black flag.

About thirty miles away from Xiangyang City, the mighty cavalry team stopped.The team stopped, and the thick dust and smoke continued to swing forward along the wind.When the dust cleared away, the outlines of tens of thousands of Jingqi from a distance became clearer.

"The rear team set up camp, divide into two camps to guard, assign ranger scouts, and rest on the spot!"

The orders were conveyed one after another, and the cavalry in the rear team immediately began to get busy.More than half of the cavalry in the Tang Dynasty are in the hands of Li Xiaogong. This is Li Xiaogong's glory. He is the first general to command such a large cavalry after the founding of the Tang Dynasty.This is also Li Xiaogong's weight, but now, he has to do something with this huge cavalry.

Although he didn't think that King Yan would really attack him, after all, the combat power of these [-] elite cavalry was strong enough.If they want to swallow fifty thousand elite cavalry in one go, even the Yan Yun Army, which is famous for its proficiency in combat, may not be able to do so easily.But Li Xiaogong himself knew that it was time for him to make a decision.

On the other side of Hebei, the Yanyun army was victorious and had conquered dozens of cities. Luo Yi led troops to seal Yuyang County again. Dou Jiande's strategy of trying to contact the Goguryeo people was broken. The Goryeo people lost three battles and were defeated by Luo Yi. After killing back to the east of Liaoshui, he didn't dare to look west easily for a while.The situation of the great stability of the world has become clear, where does Li Xiaogong have time to look around?

"General"

Cui Huanran glanced at the solemn Li Xiaogong, lowered his voice and asked, "Do you really want to fight?"

"beat"

Li Xiaogong nodded and said: "I don't believe that King Yan would miss any kind of family affection."

Hearing these words, Cui Huanran suddenly remembered that King Yan... should be regarded as the brother of the great general.But what can this explain?Li Shimin is still the younger brother of King Yan!When Li Shimin killed Li Jiancheng, did he think of his kinship?Let alone the same race, what about close relatives?

……

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Just when Li Xiaogong jumped off his horse and sat on the ground to rest, the [-] elite Yan Yun army also stopped slowly less than [-] miles behind his troops. After choosing the terrain, the soldiers began to set up camp .They only left in the middle of the night later than Li Xiaogong's cavalry, and there were more than half of the infantry, but obviously Li Xiaogong's men did not throw Yan Yun's army far away.

On the side of the big camp that was being built, Li Xian, who was sitting on a rock, listened quietly to Ye Huaixi's question.

"Sir, in the hinterland of the Central Plains, cavalry is not good at fighting. Why didn't you send someone to stop Li Xiaogong? After consolidating the army, the strength will be stronger. Why let Li Xiaogong go first? If he wanted to fight wholeheartedly, he would be defeated by Li Shimin... Then Didn't Li Shimin get a lot of cavalry for nothing?"

Li Xian nodded with a smile and said: "It's rare that you can think of this level after listening to Changsun Wuji's words. But it's still too superficial... Auxiliary machine, you come and tell him why Li Xiaogong is in a hurry to fight a war .”

"I can think of it."

Ye Huaixi shook his head and said: "He blamed Mr., so he rushed to make meritorious service. But the art of war says that if you run thousands of miles, you will be the general. How can Li Xiaogong have a [-]% chance of winning?"

Changsun Wuji glanced at Li Xian, said with a smile: "Li Xiaogong's 20 cavalry against Li Shimin's [-] army in this battle really seems to have no chance of winning, especially since his cavalry is exhausted after running thousands of miles. But Li Xiaogong is not a fool, how could he kill the whole army in one go when he arrives in Xiangyang?"

"Mr. Changsun means that Li Xiaogong can only fight lightly but not give his all?"

"Not too small, but never too big."

Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "He ran to show off."

"I understand."

Ye Huaixi nodded: "Central Plains people's minds are too complicated. If they were on the grasslands, they would not have so many thoughts. Fighting is fighting, and whoever is stronger will win. Whoever loses is a slave."

Li Xian seemed to be in a good mood. He smiled and said, "Prairie people are straightforward, so wars are often more direct and brutal. They treat every battle as a decisive battle. I appreciate this personality. But the grassland people are not without it. A little strategy, have you forgotten how you Turks defeated the powerful cavalry of the Tiele people?"

"Don't forget!"

Ye Huaixi proudly puffed up his chest and said: "The great man Ashina Kuipah led 24 wolf cavalry and defeated the [-] Tiele army! And he used encirclement tactics. This will always be the pride of us Turkic people."

"That battle is worth thinking about."

Li Xian nodded, with a charming brilliance in his eyes.Ye Huaixi doesn't know Li Xian very well yet, but Ye Huaixiu, Jia'er and others know that when Li Xian's eyes show this kind of look, it often means that he already has a solution in his heart, and it is definitely the most correct way.

"24 surrounded [-], who would believe such a thing?"

Changsun Wuji sighed and said, "But in fact, that's exactly the case."

"How did you get surrounded?"

Jiaer asked puzzled.

"A big river..."

Li Xian said half a sentence