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Chapter 444 Chapter 447
Ignoring Zhang Zhi again, he rode his horse straight into the gate of the city to meet Wang Shichong, who used the Cijian Governor's Mansion as his temporary residence.

Shen Mu broke into the general manager's mansion, but the guards didn't dare to stop him, he went straight to the lobby, only to be stopped by Wang Shichong's personal guards, Shen Mu shouted: "I want to see the Holy Majesty."

Wang Shichong's voice came: "Let the young commander in!"

Shen Mu stepped into the hall angrily, and Song Mengqiu and Lang Fengzhi, who were talking to Wang Shichong, exited the hall. Only Wang Shichong was sitting alone on the grand teacher's chair in the south of the hall, enjoying the tea in his leisure time, and motioned for Shen Mu to come to his lower right Sit down first.

But Shen Mu came straight to him, and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Wang Shichong said displeased: "What's the matter? I couldn't sleep last night, thought it over and over again, and finally decided that it is still not suitable to use troops today. The reason is very simple. The fortifications have not been completed, and troops are sent out in a hurry. Once they lose, the positions on the left and right of the city will be affected." Shock, the consequences are dire."

Shen Mu said angrily: "But has the Holy One ever thought about the fact that you only ordered a full-scale preparation last night, determined to attack today, and suddenly changed, this will have a bad impact on morale. Moreover, our strategy is to preemptively strike to show that our army is against the enemy. Tang Jun has nothing to fear. If Li Shimin takes the lead, our passive counterattack is completely different from the active attack."

Wang Shichong snorted coldly: "Don't be angry, young commander. I just postponed the attack for a day until the trench defense is done, and I will go out when I am sure. On the battlefield, you must not only fight for strength, but also for wisdom. Impatience is taboo for military strategists. It only takes one day, and Li Shimin's position is not stable now, so he needs a few days to rest and prepare, tomorrow is no different from today."

Shen Mu laughed angrily: "If Li Shimin's strategy is so easy to be guessed by others, he is not worthy of being called an invincible general. He arrived three days earlier than the Holy Majesty predicted, how can people guess when he will come now?" Commit? Li Shimin's military art is stable and amazing, and his odds are endlessly varied. If we look at him with mediocre military rules, we will definitely not have good results."

Wang Shichong looked angry and said: "I have my own opinion, so I don't need you to teach me."

Shen Mu couldn't hold back his anger anymore, looked up to the sky and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, I, Shen Mu, have no choice but to go back to Pengliang as soon as possible to enjoy some happiness."

Wang Shichong's face sank, and he was about to speak when Song Mengqiu and Lang Feng rushed in in a panic, shouting in unison: "Li Shimin's army is fully mobilized and is approaching our army."

Wang Shichong and Shen Mu boarded the tower and watched the enemy's situation from a distance.

The Tang army began to gather troops outside the two camps, and the mobilization was orderly, fast and flexible. It was indeed the peak of the army, the morale was like a rainbow, well-equipped and well-trained.

Although it is still in the preliminary stage of assembly, we can already see the works of micro-knowledge, which makes people see the embryonic form of the entire battle formation.

Wang Shichong whispered in Shen Mu's ear: "I was wrong, what can the young commander do to remedy it? Should we stick to it or fight?"

Shen Mu's heart was shocked, Wang Shichong was really timid and lost confidence, so he humbly asked himself for advice.Wang Shichong's volatile situation is very dangerous, and it will make him make wrong judgments when faced with choices.

He scrutinized the enemy's formation intently, the number of troops was about 5, and the other 5000 people were supposed to stay in the camp.The center is all infantry, and the wings and front and rear formations are all cavalry.The Central Infantry was further divided into nine groups, each with about [-] men, composed of teams of different arms, each equipped with crossbows, bows, spears, knives, swords, shields, horses and other weapons.It can be imagined that under Li Shimin's command, the formations will change endlessly during the battle, and the most effective responses to the enemy will be made at any time.

Seeing Tang Jun's power, Shen Mu couldn't help feeling chills in his heart, so he deduced the feelings of Wang Shichong and other people.I can't help but hate Wang Shichong, if Wang Shichong is willing to listen to the teachings and go out of the army first, Li Shimin won't have to be robbed of this soup by Li Shimin, so tired that even he now feels in a dilemma.

If Cijian was a fortified city at the level of Luoyang and Chang'an, or even a second-tier city like Liyang or Hulao, he would not have to think about it. Cijian is a small city that cannot withstand the attack of a large army, and it cannot accommodate more than 2 Zheng's troops at all, so it can only set up tents in the city as soon as possible to fight against the huge enemy army.

Yang Gongqing and other generals came to the left and right of Wang Shichong and Shen Mu, waiting for Wang Shichong's instructions, while Wang Shichong waited for Shen Mu, the "guardian" to speak.

Wang Shichong's confidant General Ba Yegang, who is short, strong and tyrannical, has a barbarian blood, analyzed: "The enemy's mobilization is nearing completion. If we rush out of the camp to face the battle now, the formation is not completed, and the enemy presses the formation. We will resist it alone. I can't stop, I'm about to suffer a big loss. According to my subordinates, it's safest to stick to the moat city."

Nearly half of the more than ten generals in the city nodded in agreement.

Even Yang Gongqing sighed: "We have lost the opportunity to fight outside the camp."

Shen Mu knew that Yang Gongqing was speaking to him, expressing that he did not support meeting the enemy under such circumstances.Taking a deep breath, his mind entered the realm of the long sword. If even he loses his fighting spirit, he will definitely lose this battle.

He said with a calm smile, "If we can't hold on, what will Li Shimin's reaction be? Should we attack with force? Or withdraw our troops?"

Wang Shichong suddenly frowned and said, "It's strange, they didn't have the tools to attack the city across the trenches."

Lang Feng said flatteringly: "It can be seen that Li Shimin just wants to show his strength and show off his power, we can ignore it."

General Chen Zhilue said in a deep voice: "Li Shimin's achievements and battles are all obtained from defending the city, and he is not good at attacking the city, so we made up our minds to defend the city firmly, and Li Shimin will have nothing to do with me."

Shen Mu secretly sighed in his heart, since Li Shimin is an expert in defending the city, of course he understands the strengths and weaknesses of the city better than anyone else, knowing how to defend and then how to attack.In fact, Wang Shichong and his generals were too frightened by Li Shimin's prestige and his current strength to fight.

Shen Mu said indifferently: "Everyone hasn't answered my question yet. Is Li Shimin going to attack our camp with force, or is he going to show his strength and withdraw his troops?"

Guo Shancai said, "What do you think, the young commander?"

Everyone focused on Shen Mu and listened to his answer.

Shen Mu laughed and said: "Li Shimin is worthy of being an invincible commander. The reality and fiction are intertwined, so that people can't figure out his purpose. We don't even know whether he is attacking with troops or wanting to demonstrate."

Turning to Wang Shichong, he said, "Li Shimin is testing our reaction. If I were Li Shimin, if the Holy Majesty couldn't shrink back, he could send an army to the back of Cijian, choose a strategic location there, set up a strong camp, and destroy us. The connection with Luoyang will cut our food and grass. When he can successfully build such camps around Cijian, Cijian will be heavily blocked, and we will be defeated without a fight. Losing this game in the most useless way should have been a shame. It’s a beautiful and bright battle where the winner is still unknown.”

Wang Shichong was startled and said, "The young commander advocates going to war?"

Shen Mu said: "We have no choice. The initiative has fallen into Li Shimin's hands. When the formation is completed, we will advance to our army. When we are restrained and unable to move, we will become fat on the chopping board. He slaughtered. The Holy Majesty must make a decisive decision, otherwise the military plane will be delayed, and it will be too late to regret."

Yang Gongqing nodded and said: "Young Marshal's words are very insightful, Your Majesty, please make a decision immediately."

Wang Shichong's breath became short of breath, and he shouted suddenly: "I know the young marshal's proposal, immediately set up an army to meet the enemy."

At this time, the enemy line erupted with thunderous cheers and shouts, and the tide continued to pour in. I saw Li Shimin's commander-in-chief flag appearing at the exit of the camp, and the commander Li Shimin, surrounded by the generals of Tiance Mansion, joined the Tang army's central formation.

Shen Mu looked up to the sky and said with a smile: "Li Shimin! Let us see your true ability."

Zheng's army poured into the battlefield from the city and camp, and Tang's army also began to advance. As expected by Shen Mu, Li Shimin chose the hill between the two sides as a temporary podium, commanding the overall attack and retreat with flags, drums, and horns.

Zheng Jun deployed a half-moon-shaped circular formation, relying on Cijian City, narrowed the defensive line as much as possible, tightened the dense formation, and formed an organic defensive system as much as possible, so as to counter the relatively scattered offensive phalanx of the Tang Army. .

The [-] Zheng army was divided into three divisions: left, middle, and right. The left and right divisions each had [-] cavalry, and [-] infantry were in the middle.The cavalry on the right was commanded by Yang Gongqing and Ma Chang, while the cavalry on the left was led by Chen Zhilue, with Ba Yegang as his deputy.

The Chinese infantry was divided into four groups, each with 5000 men, led by Bing Yuanzhen, Shan Xiongxin, Duan Da, and Guo Shancai, while Song Mengqiu and Lang Feng stayed in the city.

Shen Mu and Zhang Zhi accompanied Wang Shichong and his 2000-man personal guard regiment in the middle of the central army, commanding the troops to advance and command the overall situation.

The Tang army in the phalanx and the Zheng army in the half-moon-shaped formation are facing each other at a distance.The war is imminent.

In fact, the Tang army was only [-] more than the Zheng army, but because the Tang army deployed a scattered offensive formation, and the Zheng army was in a dense defensive formation, at a glance, the Tang army and the flags fluttering in the wind were all over the mountains and plains, and the troops were even stronger. It seems to be several times more than Zheng Jun.

From Shen Mu's point of view, there are all kinds of Tang troops extending to the left and right in front, and the momentum is extremely terrifying.

It is true that the soldiers are brave and brave, and the military capacity is at its peak.

On the other hand, on our own side, because the advantage was seized and led by the enemy, everyone's face was heavy, and they all had a passive mentality that being able to withstand the enemy's attack would be great.

Shen Mu put aside all distracting thoughts, observed the enemy without distractions, and looked for the enemy's weak points.

"Boom! Boom! Boom"

The enemy's battle drums sounded in unison, and the first three groups of synthetic infantry regiments and vanguard cavalry in the CRRC advanced forward, approaching, and stopped a thousand steps away from the center infantry formation of the Zheng Army. The formation stretched to both sides, forming a long square formation , the movements are uniform, fast and efficient, showing the results of well-trained.

Although there was no real attack, it had put a huge pressure on Zheng's army, and it was still a formation with cavalry at the front and infantry at the rear.

Shen Mu smiled happily: "What a Li Shimin, I almost missed it."

When the horn sounded, the two cavalrymen on the flanks of Zheng Jun rode forward slowly, gradually dispersed and moved to the outside, attacking the enemy like a pair of giant palms stretched out.

Wang Shichong said with a serious face: "Young Marshal sees through Li Shimin's conspiracy?"

Shen Mudao: "There are five teams of cavalry on the right, each with a thousand soldiers. The team on the inner side is Li Shimin's most elite Xuanjia Heavenly Soldiers, and they are also amazing soldiers that can penetrate. Li Shimin has repeatedly defeated the enemy. If we can't make a plan If you deal with it, you will definitely lose this battle.”

Zhang Zhi on the other side of Wang Shichong said in surprise: "It's not that we have never heard of Li Shimin's Xuanjia soldiers, but this group of cavalry looks the same as other cavalry, how can the young commander judge that this team is Li Shimin's Xuanjia soldiers ?”

Wang Shichong nodded to express the same doubts.

Shen Mu calmly said: "Look at their mounts, they are more serene and tidy than the horses of other teams. This is the key to Turkic horse watching. Horses have a keen sense of touch. If the owner is nervous, it will clearly sense it, and it will move more quickly." It is reflected in their demeanor. It is precisely because this team is an elite team that has experienced battles for a long time, so everyone is relaxed and not as nervous as other people, so it is reflected by the horses."

Zhang Zhi took a closer look and said in admiration, "If that's the case, the young commander's eyesight is really sharp."

Wang Shichong said: "How should we deal with it?"

Shen Mu said indifferently: "The enemy's strongest point is precisely where the weakness lies. If we can stand up to them, Li Shimin will not be able to use his usual skills in this battle. As for the next battle, let's wait until the next battle. !"

Looking at Wang Shichong, he said in a deep voice, "The Holy Majesty's most elite troops are the personal soldiers behind us?"

Wang Shichong nodded helplessly and said, "It should be so!"

Shen Mu smiled and said: "How can there be gains without sacrifice? As long as the Holy Majesty assigns 500 people to command me, I can hit Li Shimin's nail-like, penetrating army head-on, and kill his mother. This group of people went from the front of the formation to the back of our phalanx, and then turned back to charge back, and we will not form an formation, nor an army!"

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The drums of war were beating together, shouting for killing, the Tang army finally launched an attack, but they came rushing to kill in complete formation all over the mountains and plains.

The armies of both sides will finally confront each other head-on.

The fierce offensive and defensive battle lasted from morning to dusk.

The Tang army is the main attacker, and the Zheng army is the main defender.

Under Li Shimin's command, the generals of the Tang army launched wave after wave of continuous violent attacks on the Zheng army, from long-distance arrow shooting to close hand-to-hand combat, one after another, going on endlessly.

The dust kicked up by the boots of the horseshoes covered the sky and the sun. Both sides suffered casualties.

Shen Mu faced this dramatic battle with the mentality of playing swordsmanship, and Wang Shichong turned into his general.

At this moment, he becomes a commander who only seeks success. Every soldier is a pawn he puts on the chessboard. .Otherwise, Zheng Jun could not withstand the shock of Tang Jun, and was forced to retreat to Yingli City.

When the horn sounded, the Tang army in the battle retreated like a tide. Shen Mu ordered the pursuit, but the Tang army who quickly made up for it forced him back with a strong bow and arrow, and the two sides became a confrontation again.

Shen Mu secretly blamed himself for his negligence, the Tang army retreated without chaos, and even the dead and wounded were sent back to the rear. It can be seen that it was an orderly retreat, and it was not suitable to pursue. .

Thousands of torches were ignited between the enemy and us, and the day battle turned into a night battle, which was another atmosphere.

Wang Shichong said in a deep voice: "What the hell does Li Shimin have in mind!"

This is something that everyone on Zheng Jun's side is eager to know. Li Shimin's command on the battlefield is determined, and his strategies are constantly changing. If Shen Mu, who is a genius in military affairs, was not able to deal with it calmly and resolve them one by one, Zheng Jun would definitely We can't lose every inch of land as we do now.

The two sides regrouped and removed casualties.

Shen Mu was injured in many places, but he didn't care about it like a normal person, and even refused to bandage and treat the wound.Others think that he is a hero and is not afraid of pain, but he knows his own affairs, and longevity is more curative than any holy medicine.

He and the five hundred personal guards sent by Wang Shiquan made multiple attacks to smash the enemy's repeated onslaught, and the continuous arrows from his sun-shooting bow made the enemy even more frightened, otherwise the battle situation would become a development controlled by the Tang army. .

Wang Shichong's [-] elite personal guards were divided into four batches for him to command and dispatch. Therefore, every time he fought back against the Tang army with an unstoppable attitude of fresh troops, he repeatedly made extraordinary achievements.

Zhang Zhidao: "It's really strange, why doesn't Li Shimin use his heavenly soldiers?"

Up to this moment, the thousand Celestial Knights who were seen through by Shen Mufa's eyes had only feinted twice, and they were still recharging their energy and waiting for the opportunity.

Shen Mu smiled and said, "Is the general tired?"

Zhang Zhi sighed: "Unless it's made of iron, how can you not be tired?"

Shen Mu said: "That's why everyone is tired! Li Shimin is just waiting for this moment, so that his heavenly soldiers will be able to exert their greatest effectiveness."

Before the words were finished, a group of infantry cavalry left by Tang Jun who had never participated in the attack began to advance, including the Tianbing cavalry, and the retreating [-] infantry cavalry regrouped and stood still. Under the order, they can rejoin the battlefield at any time.

The enemy kept approaching.

Shen Mu drew out his long sword and shouted to the [-] cavalrymen who were well rested behind him: "Success or failure depends on our ability."

Five hundred soldiers responded loudly, and Shen Mu established an invincible leadership position in their hearts, and everyone was willing to follow him and die for him.Although this matter aroused Wang Shichong's taboo, Shen Mu couldn't care less about it, otherwise he would die here, and Luoyang and the young commander had nothing to do with him.

According to the instructions of the drums and flags, the infantry of the Chinese army in front moved to the two sides to open the gap in the road, allowing Shen Mu to lead the army to rush out to meet the Xuanjia Heavenly Soldiers and tens of thousands of Tang troops who had killed for the first time.

The war ended temporarily.

The Tang army failed to attack repeatedly, so Li Shimin called for gold to withdraw his troops and controlled the active Datang army to retreat in an orderly camp.

The key point of this battle is that Shen Mu resisted Li Shimin's "piercing heavenly soldiers" so that the Tang army could not break through the Zheng army's defense line.

Shen Mu was heavily wounded, and his shirt was terribly mottled with his own blood and that of the enemy.

After the practice of using war to support war outside the Great Wall, he has fully mastered how to save his life in the bloody battle of thousands of troops.But injuries are unavoidable, no matter how good your martial arts are, how good your sword skills are, in the inevitable and crowded melee, it is inevitable to be hit by swords, but how to reduce the damage from the enemy? At the lowest level, it was Shen Mu's extraordinary ability learned from countless battles.

The soldiers were clearing the battlefield. Yang Gongqing and he rode their horses around the city camp and came to a hill on the other side of Cijian. From there, they galloped eastward along the official road with fast horses, and arrived in Luoyang in about two days.

(End of this chapter)