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Chapter 359 The Battle of Returning to the North (Second Change)

The [-] Tang troops who came from Hengshan County were stationed on the hill, and their generals were Li Zhongwen and He Panren.

Li Zhongwen was not yet in his 40s, and he had a long beard on his face, which was quite Confucian.He was born in the Li family of Zhaojun, a great lord, and he is the grandson of Li Bi, the Duke of Zhao, one of the Eight Pillars of the Wei Dynasty. He is Li Mi's cousin in terms of seniority. When he was young, he was like a celebrity in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Talent is unbearable.

But after Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, all the clans in Guanlong fell to Li Yuan. When Li Zhiwan was recruiting soldiers in Guanzhong, Li Zhongwen led his family Ding Qubu to surrender to Li Zhiwan.Li Zhongwen made several military exploits in attacking Chang'an, and his post-official added Chang Shaoqing.

On the other hand, He Panren, beside Li Zhongwen, had red eyebrows and blue eyes, and was born as a Hu merchant in the Western Regions. During the great chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, 2 people gathered in Guanzhong and roared as bandits. Among the [-] troops, He Panren alone brought [-] horses.He Panren was able to vote for Li Zhiwan, and Li Gang, the commander of the army, made a lot of contributions.

Li Gang is the prince Xima of the old prince Yang Yong. Yang Yong resigned after he was deposed.It was thanks to Li Gang that He Panren was able to rely on Li Sanniang.After Li Yuan captured Chang'an, Li Gang worshiped as the Minister of the Ministry of Rites, and also served as Prince Zhan Shi, assisting Li Jiancheng.

(A word of gossip, in the Zhenguan period in history, this person was the prince's young teacher and assisted Li Chengqian. He can be said to be the emperor teacher of the three princes in the two dynasties, but in the end, all three princes died, which can be called the terminator of the prince).

Li Gang was promoted to a high position, and He Panren was only a chariot general because he was a thief and a merchant, but Li Yuan also gave him a noble title.

Although Li Zhongwen and He Panren have different backgrounds, they have a good friendship with each other.

Li Zhongwen pinched his beard and said: "Since the decisive battle of Lushui, the Youzhou army has been fighting continuously along the way, and the troops have been reduced. It is not easy to have [-] men and horses. What's more, it is a tired army, which has already fallen into my hands. gone."

He Panren laughed, and said, "Old Li, since Chang'an, there hasn't been a fierce battle for a long time, and this time we have to fight hard."
Li Zhongwen smiled slightly, and said: "It's all the princess's job. If you dare to work hard, why are you and me? It's thanks to the princess to have today."

He Panren nodded.

On the other side, Li Zhiwan has learned that Li Zhongwen and He Panren blocked Li Chongjiu's return route.

Outside of Li Zhiwan's armor, she was wearing a silver-white fox fur. The white fur on the fox fur trembled slightly when the cold wind blew.

Now that the Youzhou army seems to have heard that the way back was cut off, the army retreated to the edge of the hill, formed a half-moon formation, and stood behind the mountain.

Li Zhiwan watched the battle carefully, while Li Yuanji and Guo Ziwu were all ecstatic at the moment. If Li Chongjiu could be defeated, then the charges of losing Jinyang and being unfavorable in fighting by Lushui could all be cleared.

"Third sister, this Li Chongjiu can be captured in one battle." Li Yuanji laughed loudly.

Li Zhiwan didn't speak, and at this moment a general beside him said: "His Royal Highness, as the saying goes, don't hold back when you return to your master, you need to be cautious in this battle."

Li Yuanji couldn't help being displeased when he heard the words, it turned out that it was Li Zhiwan's general Qiu Shili.

This person is the son of Qiu He, the prefect of Jiaozhi, who was a general. When Li Yuan entered Guanzhong, he and his younger brother Qiu Xinggong beheaded the leader of the rebel army and won tens of thousands of people. Afterwards, he went to Li Zhiwan.

Now the two are generals under Li Zhiwan's command. When Li Zhiwan led the cavalry to attack Lushui, the two and another general Xiang Shanzhi led the infantry to Luzhou a step behind.Qiu Shili didn't take Li Yuanji's face into consideration. In the battle next to Lushui, Li Yuanji's incompetence really disgraced the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

Li Zhiwan pointed to the long sword and said: "The enemy's retreat to the camp is to avoid the situation of being attacked by the enemy, and this camping method is a half-moon camp. The back of the mountain is dangerous, and it is easy to go to the plain. The sharpness lies in the two wings. Cavalry and animal husbandry Guan is placed at the back of the battalion, while the flag and drum general must be placed in the center."

Listening to Li Zhiwan's narration, the generals couldn't help but be convinced.

Qiu Shili's younger brother Qiu Xinggong said: "Since Your Royal Highness, if you can see through the enemy's formation, there must be a way to break it."

Qiu Shili said: "There is no need to fight. Now that the enemy is exhausted, it is better to send someone to persuade them to surrender. To avoid a disaster of swordsmanship is also very good."

The generals looked at Li Zhiwan's reaction, and even Li Yuanji agreed, "It would be great if we could fight without bloodshed."

Li Zhiwan shook her head after hearing this, and said: "I know the character of the enemy general, he will never surrender, don't think that the enemy army is at the end of its rope, the Jinyang defenders and Fanqi must be on their way here, Our army will fight quickly."

"promise."

"Commander, Tang Jun is here!" Ji Chuan reported to Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu nodded. The camp had only been set up for less than half an hour before the Tang army attacked, obviously not giving him a chance to breathe.

But I saw Tang Jun's uniform infantry coming towards his camp.

The Tang army hastily restructured hundreds of horse-drawn carriages that accompanied the army into wooden chariots that could attack the camp and block arrows, followed by swordsman and crossbowmen.

The drums beat, the flags swam, and Qingqi shuttled back and forth between the armies.

Hundreds of yellow Tang Army battle flags were flying against the wind, and under the battle flags, Tang Army soldiers slapped their shields with knives and shouted loudly.

"kill!"

"kill!"

The sound of the footsteps of the [-] troops, combined with the shouts of killing soaring into the sky, made one feel suddenly dizzy.

Li Chongjiu's Youzhou army quickly came out of the camp and rushed to the camp piled up with carriages.High scull shields were erected on the carriages, and the crossbowmen and archers were hiding behind them.

Wang Mahan laughed and said: "Good time, I have rested for an hour and regained my strength. It's time to start killing. Come here."

Tu Diji slapped his bow and crossbow, and said: "In terms of physical strength, how can the Tang army surpass our Mohe people. As long as you guard the camp, reinforcements will come."

"Shoot the arrow!" Tan Zong, who was injured and went into battle, shouted in front of the battle.

For a moment, the Youzhou Army's arrows shot out from the camp like locusts.After Tang Jun heard the order, the whole army raised their shields to resist the arrows.

At this moment, time seemed to freeze.

Two hours later.

In the camp of the Youzhou Army, fires were lit in several places, and the Tang Army retreated like a tide.

The battlefield was in a mess, with burnt chariots, dilapidated camps, and fallen corpses everywhere.

Li Chongjiu stood in front of the collapsed camp gate, watching the bloody battlefield.

The two armies fought fiercely for two hours. The Tang army once had the upper hand and was about to break through the outer camp of the Youzhou army.But the Youzhou army defended against the wall, Eto, and Ugunai led the cavalry to fight back desperately. In the end, not only did the Tang army's offensive be contained, but under the fierce counterattack, the Tang army almost retreated in the end.

However, Wu Gu Nai was also injured, eight hundred horses were heavy, and only 500 horses were killed or injured, which shows the brutality of this battle.

Now the Tang army is sweeping back, not returning to the camp, but giving way to the Youzhou army's way back north, and [-] Tang troops hurried from the direction of Dang County on the South Road.

In the north of Jinyang, the banners of Wei Chigong and Yan Yelie's reinforcements appeared three miles away.

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