Will Ming

(Seeking red tickets)

Chapter 740 Three decisive battle (four)

When Li Xian saw Cheng Zhijie gathering thousands of Yanyun Jingqi, he couldn't help shaking his head and gave a wry smile.In the night, these thousands of Jing cavalry lined up and waited.Under the light of the torches, everyone's faces were very solemn.There is no doubt that they are ready to go out at any time.

Li Xian glanced back at the many generals following behind, and said in a helpless tone: "It's just to cross the river at night to see, so what can we see in the past that mobilizes teachers and mobilizes so many people?"

"My lord has a body of ten thousand gold, so don't venture into dangerous places lightly."

Changsun Wuji bowed and said, "I have the courage to persuade you, my lord, please think twice."

Others also persuaded, but Li Xian just didn't agree: "If Gu didn't come, if any of you were handsome, Gu would naturally feel at ease and boldly let you fight, but since Gu came, naturally it's better to see it with your own eyes. .This battle is aimed at complete victory, and the land in the south of the Yangtze River will be leveled, so I dare not be careless. General, how do you know astronomy and geography? It’s nothing more than reading more, and then remembering it in your heart.”

He waved his hands and said: "Go back, I will only take thirty or fifty soldiers. There are many people, but it is easy for Li Shimin's scouts to detect. At noon tomorrow, I will cross the river [-] miles downstream from here alone on the Han River. Xiong Kuo The kelp soldiers will respond, and the others will perform their duties."

"General Luo, General Pei, please go with me!"

Seeing that Li Xian had made up his mind, Changsun Wuji took a step forward and stopped Li Xian again, bowing his head and saying, "My lord, the body of one person is the life of all the people in the world. The weight of rivers and mountains is not as important as the danger of my lord. If my lord If you insist on going, please take General Luo and General Pei with you. There are too few guards of 50 people, and you need to bring more policemen."

Li Xian smiled and nodded, "Isn't it okay if Gu agrees? Luo Shixin and Pei Xingyan, both of you will follow. Bring another hundred sword guards, this will be okay? If you bring more people, then it's not just to check. It's time to go to war."

Changsun Wuji asked again, but Ye Huaishu shook his head slightly at him.Changsun Wuji's heart moved, and he immediately moved away and said, "My lord, please make a plan... Hurry up and come back."

"I know, I know... I'm as chatty as Du Ruhui."

Li Xian muttered something, then snapped his fingers, and the big black horse not far away immediately ran over and rubbed its head against Li Xian's arm.Li Xian patted the neck of the big black horse and got on the horse, leading a hundred sword guards and Luo Shixin and Pei Xingyan to gallop downstream.Xiong Kuohai didn't dare to be careless, so he picked up the troops from the heavy armor Modao battalion and marched [-] miles downstream. Just in case, Cheng Zhijie dispatched thousands of policemen to wait on the river bank.

After Li Xian left, Changsun Wuji hurriedly asked Ye Huaishu, "Why didn't Master Ye stop the lord for such a risky thing?"

"Unstoppable."

Ye Huaishu shook his head with a smile and said: "Since the lord is here, why not go to see the terrain in person? This battle is related to the overall situation of the south. If it is changed by anyone, I am afraid that we must make sufficient preparations before starting the war. I have already We dispatched secret spies to cross the river first, and if we encountered enemy scouts, we would kill them all, and then arrange the police to respond, there will be no surprises."

"I still can't rest assured..."

Changsun Wuji sighed.

"You still don't understand my lord."

Ye Huaixiu said softly: "If he had followed his past temperament, I'm afraid he wouldn't have told you all. Then he crossed the river alone to check the terrain, and he would surprise you when he came back tomorrow. What the lord has experienced , I'm afraid that a hundred of us combined won't be as many as the lord alone. Besides, if you cross the river to check the terrain, if you bring more than ten thousand soldiers with you, where there is time to see, I'm afraid that if we cross the river, we will meet with the enemy. The army fought. It was not for inspection, but for challenge."

Changsun Wuji was startled, shook his head and said, "I still believe that the Lord should not leave the camp lightly."

Ye Huaixiu smiled and shook his head, admiring Changsun Wuji's stubbornness even more.

More than 100 horsemen and horses walked all the way downstream along the Han River. During the daytime, the scouts had already checked where the water was shallow and could directly ride across the water. When Li Xian and others arrived here, the secret agents of the Military Inspection Department had already guarded On the other side of the river, there are also military guards guarding them to prevent being discovered by enemy scouts.

When Li Xian saw a tall fat man standing among the secret agents by the river, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Minister Wan Yulou, kowtow to meet the lord."

"Why don't you sleep a little longer."

Li Xian was surprised and said: "I went to see it in the middle of the night, and saw that you were sleeping soundly, so I didn't wake you up."

Wan Yulou puffed up his chest and said, "I have traveled thousands of miles from Jiangdu day and night, not to sleep! I have come here for my lord's service, how can I sleep in the blanket?"

"This sentence has a bit of Wang Qinian's taste."

Li Xian nodded seriously.

Wan Yulou chuckled: "Actually, I was kicked out by Master Ye...Master Ye, if I don't come here before the lord arrives here, she will send me back to Chang'an City to be a servant who sweeps the floor and serves tea." .”

"This is not a severe punishment... just being a servant, why send you back to Chang'an City?"

Li Xian asked with a smile.

"Everyone Ye has run out of eunuchs in the Taiji Palace recently..."

With a pop, Li Xian couldn't help but burst out laughing.

……

……

Crossing the river at night is to avoid being discovered by Li Shimin's scouts, but it is naturally impossible to check the terrain in the dark night.After crossing the river, Li Xian asked people to find a hidden place to rest, and waited until dawn before moving.

This is the first time Wan Yulou has the heavy responsibility of protecting Li Xian, so he naturally dare not slack off.Because of the excitement, the sleepiness has long since been thrown away by him.It was as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and his eyes were shining brightly.Even the butt doesn't feel pain anymore, I don't know if it's a psychological effect or the pad is good...

When we crossed the river, it was not long before dawn. About half an hour after the darkest period, the eastern sky gradually turned into a fish-bellied color, and the sight gradually became clearer.Li Xian got on his horse and led the people to walk upstream along the Han River. They saw a high slope not far away. Li Xian and others hid their horses behind the high slope and climbed up on foot.

Lying on the high slope, Li Xian took out his clairvoyance and looked in the direction of Li Shimin's camp.

Because there is still a long distance, even with clairvoyance, I can only see the outline.Li Xian took a few glances and then turned his gaze to the big river. There are two huge turns in this section of the Han River. Li Shimin's camp is not far from the first turn, facing the water on both sides, and open land to the north and east.If it is a hard attack, it can only be from these two directions.

But in order to attack from two directions in the northeast, the army must first cross the Han River... In this case, the initiative is still in Li Shimin's hands.If Li Shimin led the army to attack fiercely when the army was halfway across, I am afraid that Yan Yun's army would not be able to cross the river no matter how good at fighting it is.

And if the army crossed the river and directly attacked Li Shimin's camp, the loss would be even greater.Because there are not too many boats, if you want to cross the river, you can only build a pontoon bridge.Thinking of this, Li Xian couldn't help but think of the battle where Yang Guang conquered the Goguryeo people in Liaodong for the first time during the Daye period.

The elite soldiers of the Sui Dynasty stepped on the pontoon built by migrant workers to attack the east bank of the Liaoshui River. As a result, the pontoon bridge built by Yu Wenkai was too short to reach the east bank. The soldiers became targets for Goguryeo archers on the pontoon bridge. The pontoon bridge rebuilt on the second day was shot down by Goguryeo's bed crossbows, so that the old general Mai Tiezhang, Qian Shixiong and others were trapped on the east bank of Liaoshui with hundreds of remnants, and all died in heroic battles.

Landing on the beach is too difficult.

"If there is a strong attack, it will be difficult for men and horses to cross the river. As long as the army moves, Li Shimin will immediately lead the troops to attack...or let the cavalry go around Xiangyang City and attack the enemy camp from the north or east."

Looking at the terrain in front of him, Luo Shixin also found it difficult.

Li Xian shook his head and said: "It's too far to go around. If the cavalry fails to attack, the reinforcements won't be able to rush to support them. If they are trapped on the river bank, they will die."

"Crossing the river and attacking..."

Pei Xingyan thought for a while and said, "But Li Shimin has an army of more than 20, and the number of soldiers is almost twice that of ours. With more troops, we only need to defend the river. This battle has won seven points before the enemy is defeated... The loss is too great , even if you cross the river, unless there are more than 1 people, the scattered people will have no combat power. As long as 1 people cross the river, they will be able to stand firm and protect the position, and the follow-up troops will be able to go smoothly Crossing the river... it is too difficult to force [-] people across."

"It's not difficult."

Luo Shixin pointed to the enemy camp far away and said: "It's impossible... Li Shimin only left the river bank as wide as an arrow's length, even if you can come over, how can 1 people line up? Line up along the river bank Long snake? It’s not enough for enemy archers to be a target!”

"Will Li Shimin be impatient to take the initiative to attack and cross the river?"

Pei Xingyan asked.

"Not for now."

Li Xian shook his head: "Defense, he has the advantage. If he attacks, half of his troops are Liang Jun surrendered troops, which is not easy to use at all. But if it is used for defense, the combat power of the surrender troops can be brought into play."

"Ugh……"

Pei Xingyan and Luo Shixin sighed at the same time, unable to think of any solution.

Li Xian looked at Xiangyang City farther away, thoughtfully.

……

……

It took half a day to map the topography of about [-] miles from the river bank, and Li Xian ordered to return to the camp for discussion, and everyone mounted their horses and galloped away to the agreed place.Although they encountered several batches of enemy scouts in the past half a day, they avoided all those who could be avoided, and killed all those who could not be avoided, but they did not encounter any danger.

On the way back, everyone felt a lot more relaxed.

When there were still more than ten miles away from the agreed place, a team of about two hundred people suddenly appeared in front of them.