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Chapter 696 Prologue to the Great War (First Change)
Arrows flew across the water, and the sound of killing was deafening. Zhao Jun's offensive was as violent as a storm.The retreat of the Tang army at the edge of the reed was irreversible.

Soldiers of the Tang army were thrashing and struggling in the mud, but there was no one to show mercy at the moment. The corpses were piled up one after another, stuck in the mud, and crawling in various postures.

When the samurai Xun went into battle, he injured his right arm. He boasted that he was superior in force, and he was no match for seven or eight people on weekdays.But Zhao Jun's spear formation made him feel invulnerable.Holding his rifle, he wanted to get close to the dense forest of guns in front of him, but when he got to the front of the battle, the samurai Xun realized that if you want to kill through the forest of guns, you have to exchange your life with Zhao Jun's soldiers.

There is no shortage of such dead soldiers who dare to change their lives among the Tang army. They rushed out of the Zhao army's formation with long weapons, and when they were killed by a row of spears, they could also insert their weapons into the bodies of Zhao army soldiers with their backhands.But this level is not enough to resist Zhao Jun's advance. One Zhao Jun died, and then another soldier followed up to keep up.

Behind the rows of guns and spears, there is a gaze under the iron mask, cold and without a trace of emotion.

When the warrior Xun went into battle, he didn't kill a Zhao Jun at all, but was stabbed in the arm. If it weren't for the strong armor, his arm would be useless.It was hard for the warriors to imagine how much manpower and material resources Zhao Jun needed to train a strong army with such a spear formation, such soldiers, and such strong armor.

The samurai Xun was so angry that he wanted to draw his sword and kill himself. Then he thought about his beautiful wife. She was the daughter of the Yang family in the former dynasty. She was young and beautiful, and she had just given birth to a daughter for him. Tiangang showed the daughter a picture.Yuan Tiangang said that this daughter has the appearance of a nobleman. If it is not for the hindrance of fortune, she will be very precious in the future, but she can also be a famous person in later generations.

Thinking of this, the samurai Xun gave up his thoughts of seeking death. At this time, beside the reeds, the reinforcements of the Tang army were the boatmen of the Zhao army who had forced back on the lake, and rowed their boats to the shore.

They were driven into the water on the shore, and hundreds of Tang soldiers drowned, but seeing the boats approaching, everyone almost wept with joy.

Soldiers scrambled to get on the boat. In order to compete for a boat, the soldiers of the Tang army pushed each other, but the soldiers in front were unwilling and refused to resist any more. The whole army rushed towards the lake.

"General, let's board the ship quickly."

Seeing the disastrous defeat of the whole army, the warrior Xun was speechless, and under the protection of his personal guards, he rushed towards the ferry together.These personal guards snatched a boat from the ferry and forced the warrior Xun onto the boat.

After the warrior Xun sat on the boat, his face was expressionless, while countless soldiers of the Tang army behind him stretched out their five fingers and shouted to the warrior Xun: "General, save me!"

"General, save me!"

The warrior Xun turned his head and pretended not to see it. After his personal guards drove away the soldiers of the Tang army who were about to fight for the boat, they went straight to punting away.

Seeing that the warrior Xun could escape, at this time the sound of horseshoes sounded by the lake, and a group of light cavalry came straight to the boat of the warrior Xun after killing the Tang army along the lake.

"General Tang will leave!"

The person who led Qingqi was Yuchi Gong's eldest son, Yuchi Baolin, and he rushed towards him, raised his bow and shot an arrow, and shot the Tang army's guards who were punting the boat into the water with one arrow.

There were fewer punters, and the boat immediately circled by the lake.

One person wanted to stand up again to pick up the boat pole, and as long as he pushed it a few feet away, he could row into the lake and escape the pursuit of Zhao Jun, but this person was shot and killed by Yuchi Baolin just as he got up.

Seeing this scene, the warrior Xun couldn't help but exclaimed in surprise: "Good arrow skills!"

On the other side of Zhaoyuqi, the sound of drums has gradually stopped.

Xiangwu King Li Chen listened to the sound of the drums stop, tears welled up in his eyes, and after a long time, a mouthful of blood spewed out from his mouth.

"General!"

"Big guy!"

The soldiers on the side stepped forward one after another, speaking nervously.

Li Chen turned his head and asked, "How many people have been rescued from the three thousand soldiers?"

"Less than a hundred people." Tang Jun's soldiers lowered their heads.

"Where's General Wu?"

"Stuck on the other side, it should be martyrdom."

Li Chen looked up to the sky and said: "I am responsible for the loss of this battle. I am the one who failed the three thousand soldiers."

"Marshal, don't blame yourself, Zhao Jun is really too cunning..."

"Although the former army is defeated, the main force is still there. Commander, we can regroup and fight again."

Li Chen shook his head and said, "No, I'll make an apology to His Majesty and ask him to send reinforcements. The whole army will set up camp here first!"

lakeside.

The Tang army's soldiers were escorted into Qi County one by one.

Yuchi Gonggao sat on the horse, nodded in satisfaction, and the soldiers on the side said: "Commander, almost all of the Tang army was wiped out, and only a few dozen people slipped through the net. Our army picked up more than 500 pieces of armor on the shore, and it's not too late to count the swords and swords. .Although this battle is not a great victory, it can still slightly dampen the morale of the Tang army, and we can report victory to Your Majesty."

"Don't bother, once you catch Li Chen, you'll send them together." Yuchi Baolin took the words and said with a big laugh.

Yu Chigong glanced at his son and said nothing, he doted on his son very much, even though he was in the army, he didn't restrain him too much.What's more, this time he made a great contribution and captured the general of the Tang army, Samurai Yi, alive.

Yu Chigong said: "Li Chen still has nearly 3 horses, and the main force is not damaged. How can it be so easy to destroy? You first led the soldiers to escort the warrior Xun to Taiyuan, and told you that Uncle Su had won. He is happy with it. , I will definitely ask His Majesty for your credit."

"Yes, father."

"Wait a minute, warrior Xun is Li Yuan's confidant, and he will definitely know Li Tang's internal military situation from him. You have to watch carefully, and don't let him commit suicide, understand?"

"Yes, I'm not a three-year-old child. Father, please leave."

After saying that, Yuchi Baolin pulled the horse away, Yuchi Gong couldn't help but shook his head when he saw it.

This encounter in Qixian County opened the prelude to the Great War between Tang and Zhao. This tragic fierce battle by the lake was only the prelude to the subsequent great war.

In the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, the banner of the Tang army is dazzlingly bright.

Thousands of troops gathered here.

The Guanzhong government army, Li Tang's most elite 10 horses gathered here, and the soldiers were full of energy and fresh clothes.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuan couldn't help smiling with satisfaction, and took the jade pot to Li Jiancheng, who was in military uniform, and Li Yuanji and Li Yuanji poured wine into their cups.

"Drink this wine to the full, and you will win the flag, and you will succeed immediately!"

"Thank you, Father!"

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji spoke vigorously, and after finishing speaking, they took a big gulp of the wine glass.

After drinking, the two clasped their fists to Li Yuan and said, "Father, please come back, wait for the news of your son's victory!"

Li Yuan smiled slightly and nodded, "Okay, you are indeed my son, Li Yuan. Father is waiting for news of your victory in Chang'an."

"I will not disappoint my father!"

After speaking, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji got on their horses together.

boom!
The big drum beat.

The soldiers of the three armies suddenly vibrated.

Li Jiancheng rode his horse to the front of the three armies and shouted: "The Tang army is victorious!"

"Wan Sheng!"

The voices of the [-] Tang troops rose one after another, roaring like thunder.

Looking at this scene, Li Yuan couldn't help but nodded happily.

Then the flags moved, the three soldiers and horses marched, and the smoke and dust billowed on the long road!
Li Yuan stood on the platform with his hands behind his back, full of ambition.

The minister Chen Shuda stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, Prince, His Royal Highness King Qi will be able to defeat Luoyang and return victorious this time."

Li Yuan looked at Chen Shuda and said with a smile: "It is inevitable to defeat Luoyang and return home, but who said that our army will go east out of Guanzhong?"

As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers were surprised.According to the plan, didn't Li Tang's army send troops from the North, Central and South Routes at the same time to attack Luoyang?And the main force of the [-] Tang Army, as the main force of the Central Army, came out of Tongguan, just like Li Shimin's crusade against Wang Shichong.

Li Yuan said confidently: "There is a saying in the art of war. Those who are good at defending hide under the Nine Earths, and those who are good at attacking move above the Nine Heavens. Is it beyond the expectations of others to use my military plan? Everyone thinks that I want to attack Luoyang from all three directions, but I don't." Make your own plans."

Although all the ministers did not understand Li Yuan's meaning, they all said together: "Your Majesty has planned a strategy, and my ministers are far behind."

Li Yuan smiled slightly, but did not speak.

To the north of Chang'an, Pujin Ferry.

This Pujin Ferry is very important to Li Tang, who established his capital in Guanzhong.When Li Yuan Jinyang raised troops into Guanzhong, he went to Pujindu. Li Shimin sent troops to Hedong to counterattack the Zhao army who attacked Taiyuan, and he also went to Pujindu.

Today, the main force of the Tang army will go on this road again.

After February, the spring is warm and the flowers are blooming. Half a month ago, the Yellow River at Pujindu was still the scene of ice floes flowing down the water, colliding with each other and rumbling, but now it is gone.

The water on the Yellow River is tumbling, and the sound of the waves is surging in the ears.

Three pontoon bridges spanned the river. Soldiers of the Tang army boarded the bridges and rode their horses across the river in a hurry.

Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were wearing armor, watching the [-] troops crossing the river.

Li Yuanji said: "Father's strategy is indeed something that my brothers and I cannot match. Earlier, it was reported that the main force of our army of [-] was going east out of the Guanzhong, but even the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were concealed. Now we are not going east. Instead, cross the Yellow River north, it must be beyond everyone's expectations."

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji couldn't help laughing out loud.

Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "Yes, even we thought so, Zhao Jun must have expected that our army would attack Luoyang in three directions, so the heavy troops were deployed in Henan, but in the end we didn't expect that we would make a feint and the army would go north. Cross the Yellow River and join forces with King Huai'an's Hanoi army. This time, the Zhao army will be in a hurry."

"This is also the father's foresight. Zhao Jun thought that he had spied on our army's secrets, but he didn't expect that we deliberately released false news to him."

Speaking of this, the two brothers laughed in unison. In their eyes, the odds of winning this battle are already [-]%.

To the north of Luoyang, on the ferry of the Yellow River in Heyang, there are turbulent waves. Looking from south to north, the three cities of Heyang stand majesticly in sequence, guarding this north-south pivot.

Right now, after the thawing of the Yellow River, when the pontoon bridge is passing, countless business travelers from south to north are rushing across the river.

They still don't know the news of the battle between Tang and Zhao. For them, after hoarding for a winter, the goods in their hands must be very tight. If they sell the goods at this time, they must be able to make a lot of money.

A scene of heavy traffic on the pontoon bridge.

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