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Chapter 358
Seeing what Li Yuanji said, Li Zhiwan could only agree, saying: "Fourth brother, although I am the commander in chief, but you are the supervising army, you have the right to do so, then you lead three thousand Qingqi to pursue, and Guo Shishi leads 3000 troops to support, you two The distance between people should not exceed three miles, and I will lead the army to follow closely. Remember not to go deep, just follow closely."
Li Yuanji was overjoyed when he heard Li Zhiwan's order, and clasped his fists and said, "No."

The snow fell even faster in Luzhou, and the ground was so full of snow that it covered the feet.There is an ice pit under the horse's hoof.

There was heavy snow, and the sky and the earth were vast. The wind blew the snowflakes straight into the necks of the soldiers, making it even colder to the bones. Looking at the people and horses from a distance, a layer of snow piled up in a short time.

The bright and unwarming sun hangs in the sky, and the sun shines on the snow, making people unable to open their eyes.

Lushui has gradually moved away from behind, and now the Youzhou army is trekking in the mountains of Huoshan.

Li Chongjiu pressed his horse and asked immediately: "How is the rear army?"

Xue Wanche said at the side: "I have fought against the Tang army three times. Ertuo led the army and fought and retreated. The Tang army is only a small group of sudden cavalry, so there is nothing to be afraid of. But the opponent has been biting behind our army. Less than a mile away."

Li Chongjiu nodded, and said: "It seems that the Tang army is determined to pursue our army and refuses to let our army return to Jinyang smoothly. By the way, who is the general that the Tang army is pursuing?"

"It's Qi Wang Li Yuanji."

"Shanggu Gong, Jinyang Disaster Report!"

"read."

"General Yuchi's report, Li Shimin and Li Chen, the governor of Xizhou, Zhang Lun, the deputy chief of the Taiyuan Road March, Li Xiaoji, the king of Yong'an, Dugu Huai'en, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Yu Yun, the governor of Shanzhou, Tang Jian, the minister of internal history, and the general Qin Wutong and Sang Xianhe led the main force of the Tang army with 5 horses, marched from Baibi along the dangerous road of Queshu Valley, and approached Taiyuan County."

Li Chongjiu said: "What is Ying Hefu doing?"

"Yinghefu's army has gathered the cavalry under his command to stop them along the way. However, the Tang army is very powerful. Yinghefu's army can only fight and retreat, hindering its marching speed. General Yuchi, please go to Gugong, hurry up Return to Jinyang."

Li Chongjiu nodded, and said: "I understand, pass on the order, the soldiers only carry dry food for five days, and throw away the rest, and move forward lightly."

"promise."

General Li Chongjiu ordered that the infantry of the Youzhou Army kept throwing away excess grain and grass in Lushui, such as flints, unknotting cones, iron horse bowls, cloth troughs, etc., were all discarded along the way.

Youzhou infantry accelerated towards Jinyang.

That afternoon, Er Tuo, Wu Gunai, and Xue Wanjun ambushed Li Yuanji and Guo Ziwu's pursuers in a valley in Luzhou. The two sides fought fiercely, with hundreds of casualties each.

After Li Zhiwan's main force arrived, the three generals immediately led their troops to retreat.

Li Chongjiu ordered the infantry to camp in the mountains during the fierce battle between the two armies.

As the saying goes, those who walk make an army, and those who stop make a battalion.

Li Chongjiu set up seven battalions in the mountains, and the sixth battalion surrounded the central army, just like six flowers blooming. He shot another battalion on the high ground beside the road, and controlled the way with strong bows and crossbows. method, but it is now widely used.

Horse guns were rejected between the camps, barbed wire separated them, and the carts were surrounded in a circle at the central army to form a circular formation.

After disembarking from camp, except for a quarter of the people who stood guard, the rest of the people rested.

In the middle of the night, the [-] Tang troops chasing him rushed to the side of the mountain.

On the full mountain road, the Tang army swarmed in front and back, and on the hill in front, the horses raised their heads and spouted rough air, biting the horse's chew. The light armored cavalry gathered under the general flag of Princess Pingyang and went to There are many people and horses.Under the evening light of the setting sun, the yellow banners of the Tang army were set against the snow, and the armor was shining, showing a murderous aura.

On the opposite side of the hill, the Youzhou army camp can be seen at a glance.Thirty thousand Tang troops are watching.

Li Zhiwan looked from the hill, but saw the Youzhou army camps stacked one on top of another, the tents were as heavy as the undulating mountains, she frowned slightly.

Li Yuanji also looked like a blood-stained shirt, and said: "Third sister, the main force of our army has arrived, do you think the enemy army just came down to attack at night?"

Li Zhiwan pointed at the scabbard and said: "The enemy's formation is orderly and there are no openings. If they attack at night, we will suffer instead."

Li Yuanji said with a smile: "Sister, you are too worried. You see that the enemy army has thrown away food and grass along the way, and they have discarded their helmets and armor, like a bereaved dog. It just happened to take the opportunity to attack at night and make great achievements."

Li Zhi said softly: "This may be a tactic by the enemy to show weakness and lure the enemy. Before Yin Kaishan was defeated by Lushui, Li Chongjiu was really hit by Li Chongjiu's reinforcements. Although his troops withdrew from Lushui, they stayed on the river bank Elite soldiers. You need to be warned."

Li Yuanji was quite unconvinced, and said: "Yin Kaishan is just mediocre, sister, you are different from him."
Li Zhi said softly: "Yin Kaishan is not a mediocre person. What's more, in such bad weather, he is not suitable for chasing soldiers. Soldiers are not resistant to prolonged battles. Once injured in the wild, ordinary wounds can easily lead to death."

Li Yuanji said: "It's nothing if a few farmers are dead... It's the third sister, you don't want to fight Li Chongjiu."

Li Zhiwan took a deep breath, and said: "There is a saying in the art of war, there are five virtues of wisdom, trust, benevolence, courage, and strictness. If you don't cherish your soldiers, how can you ask them to die for you."

Li Yuanji wanted to quibble, but Guo Ziwu said: "Your Highness, the King of Qi also wants to fight. I think Her Highness is hesitant to march, not as decisive as when he attacked Chang'an."

Li Zhiwan frowned, and scolded: "I don't need you to teach me how to do things, but the defeat of Lushui, Chief Yin, and General Wang were all wiped out, but the [-] soldiers of the governor Guo suffered little damage. Believe it or not, I will answer." Chang'an, it's a crime to take part in your final battle in front of the emperor!"

Guo Ziwu heard Li Zhiwan's stern words, and immediately knew that he would anger the other party. The other party was a woman in charge of the entire army, so he was decisive in killing and attacking. He said that he was not threatening, but he did what he said.

How could Guo Ziwu dare to be strong at this time, he immediately gave in, lowered his head in fear, cupped his fists and said: "Princess, forgive me, I will finally make a slip of the tongue."
Seeing what Guo Ziwu said, Li Yuanji didn't dare to say any more, and said, "Just listen to my sister."

Li Zhiwan saw Li Yuanji bowing his head and resting his feet like this. In the past when he was scolded by him in Cheng Ji's hometown when he was a child, he also had the same expression.Li Zhiwan thought of this and stopped asking questions.

Because Li Zhiwan refused the order to attack at night, the army retreated three miles and set up camp, but even so, the two armies lived in peace overnight.

After a day, the weather was getting colder, and although the sun had just risen, it was even less warm.The weather was extremely cold and the temperature dropped sharply. The soldiers all rubbed their hands together, otherwise they would not be able to hold their weapons.

"Why hasn't the former army marched?" Li Chongjiu asked.

Xue Wanche replied, "I would like to report to Lord Shanggu that there was a light snowfall at the end of last night. Although it did not fall heavily, the road ahead was buried in snow and blocked the path. Although people and horses can pass, it is not easy for marching vehicles and horses. "

Li Chongjiu frowned. There were hundreds of chariots and horses accompanying the army, all of which were loaded with the armor of the soldiers and the food and fodder of the war horses. For example, a set of armor for heavy cavalry was loaded in the car on weekdays. Walk in armor.

But because it is so precious, it cannot be discarded easily. Therefore, it is said to throw away the helmet and armor in defeat, and it cannot be discarded until the defeated soldiers.On weekdays, if a soldier abandons his pocket armor and spear without authorization, he will be beheaded according to military law.

Not long ago after Yu Wenhua and King Killing, when the men and horses marched to Pengcheng County, the water route was different from the land route, and they directly ordered to plunder [-] local ox carts, and loaded all the treasures of the court ladies on the carts. , resulting in a mutiny.

Generals Sima Dekan, Zhao Xingshu, and Chen Botu of the Xiaoguo Army conspired to assassinate Yu Wenhuaji, but the news was revealed and Yu Wenhuaji was pacified.

But now for Li Chongjiu, the snow on the roads and the traveling of horses and carts have become a big problem.

When Li Chongjiu came to the front, he saw the rutted roads in the snow, and several soldiers were struggling to lift a carriage that had fallen into a deep hole from the snow mud, with sad faces.

Right now, the road is blocked by heavy snow, and the soldiers can't help but feel frustrated.

Li Chongjiu asked: "What tricks do the generals have?"

Wen Yanbo, Wang Mahan and other generals were helpless.

At this time, he suddenly said: "The last general has a way."

Li Chongjiu brightened his eyes and said, "Say it quickly."

Tudi Ji said: "It snows a lot in Liaodong, so when we travel, the wheels are very tall, but now we can have people shovel the snow in front of us, and then let the soldiers cut down trees from the side of the mountain road and use them under the car. That's it."

Li Chongjiu said with a smile: "This method is great."

Tudi Ji said: "We Mohe soldiers are not afraid of the severe cold, so you can leave the snow shoveling and logging to us to pave the road and build bridges for the army!"

"Good!" Li Chongjiu readily agreed.

At present, Tudiji led three thousand Mohe soldiers to pave the road in turn, and the road ahead was really smooth, and the sound of soldiers' chariots rumbling on the road, the difficult road was immediately unimpeded.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Han army couldn't help shouting in unison, and their morale was revived.

Li Chongjiu ordered the army to remove all the wooden boards after the army had marched, and then piled up snow to destroy the road.

However, the [-] Tang troops chasing after them had no way to escape, and walked along the path that was smashed by Li Chongjiu, suffering unspeakably.Even the cavalry of the Tang Army had to dismount and lead the horses forward.

After another two days in this way, Li Chongjiu's army arrived at Taigu County at the junction of Shangdang County, Taiyuan County.After entering Taigu County, the mountain gradually slowed down and was about to enter the plain.

The former army scouted the horse and reported that the Tang army's infantry was found on the hill ahead, and a large number of people and horses blocked their way.

The interceptors in front were Li Zhongwen and Pan Heren, generals of the Tang army. These two were Li Zhiwan's generals when he captured Guanzhong. They must have led the ten thousand Tang troops who stayed in Hengshan County to arrive under Li Zhiwan's order.

Hearing that there were Tang troops on the way, when they blocked them, all the generals took a deep breath. These days, Li Sanniang's [-] Tang troops were chasing him, and the army was exhausted. There is a desperate situation of chasing soldiers.

Li Chongjiu didn't feel worried when he heard the words, because he knew that Yu Chigong and Yan Yelie's [-] support army must have arrived in Zuojin at this time.

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