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Chapter 699
Famous teachers and generals should not be imprisoned, and thousands of soldiers and horses should avoid white robes.

This sentence is about Chen Qingzhi, the No.1 general of the Southern Dynasty, and his [-] white-robed army.

Back then, Chen Qingzhi led the 30 white-robed army and Er Zhurong's 30 Northern Wei army fought in Zhonglang City. Chen Qingzhi defended Beizhonglang City and resisted Er Zhurong's [-] army for three days.Afterwards, Er Zhurong sent man-made rafts to sneak across the Yellow River, attack Luoyang, and cut off Chen Qing's rear, and only then did he win.
Now Su Dingfang led 12 Zhao troops to garrison Beizhong City. He was facing Li Tang's [-] troops stationed outside the city.

Now Su Dingfang is standing on the top of the city with his sword in hand, and the Tang army is densely packed in the distance, stretching to the horizon. This lineup is really chilling.

Su Dingfang looked around and saw that the generals and soldiers were intimidated by such a powerful lineup of the Tang army.

Su Dingfang suddenly laughed out loud, and when all the generals looked at him, he said confidently: "Mr. Su Fu wrote to me before, asking our army to guard Heyang City for three days and retreat to the south bank. Now we don't have to spend One soldier and one pawn have defended for two days, now it only takes one more day to retreat."

Speaking of this, all the generals smiled, and their mood improved a lot.Su Dingfang used tactics to postpone the date of the general attack of Li Tang's army for two days, which made all the soldiers in the city admire this general.

Although Chen Qingzhi's feat is what everyone yearns for, if Zhao Jun's soldiers are really required to use 10,000 troops to resist [-]+ Tang troops from the city, it is absolutely impossible for manpower.Now that Su Dingfang said that he can retreat after one more day of defense, the hearts of all the troops are relieved.

Back then, Chen Qingzhi was able to defend for three days, and even played equally with Er Zhurong, why couldn't they defend for one day?
The worries in Su Dingfang's heart had already been dispelled, so he couldn't help but nodded, but he knew that things were not as optimistic as they imagined.

The three-day talk was just a lie. In fact, Su Su wrote to himself before, saying that the forward of the Li Tang South Road Army had been found in the south of Luoyang City.Right now, Tang Jun is attacking from north to south, heading straight for Luoyang.The troops in Luoyang City are also stretched, and I am afraid that they cannot send many reinforcements to reinforce Heyang.

Su Su said that it would be difficult for Su Dingfang to defend Heyang with this force, but Heyang is the gateway to the north of Luoyang. Once Heyang falls, the Tang army will surely cross Heyang and reach the city of Luoyang.So Su Su asked Su Dingfang to do his best to stay as long as he could.And he will try his best to gather reinforcements and send them to Heyang.

Just as Su Dingfang was pondering, his subordinates told the watermen in the south that a small boat came from the lower reaches of the Yellow River and approached the city.

At this time, the Tang army had already blocked the river on the north bank. In order to prevent the Tang army from preparing boats to cross the river, Su Dingfang had ordered all the boats to return to the south bank of the Yellow River and not allow them to cross the river. However, this small boat came in a strange way.

"The one who came up in the general's boat is a fan! Please see the general."

"Fan people?" Su Dingfang was slightly surprised, "Bring them up to the tower."

The fanman clasped his fists and said, "Tu Xiuhegu sees the general!"

Su Dingfang frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

That person said: "I am a deputy under Yinghefu's command army. I heard that the Tang army came to attack Heyang, so I came here to report to General Su!"

Su Dingfang was surprised and said: "Oh, is it possible that the cavalry of Shi Dexi's tribe are also nearby?"

Tu Xiuhegu nodded and said: "Yes, my general's [-] cavalry arrived in Liyang City secretly a month ago. I was ordered by His Majesty to attack Hanoi when Li Shentong's army attacked Heyang. On the subsequent road, I didn't expect that Li Tang's main force was also in Hanoi this time."

Tu Xiuhegu looked annoyed. If Li Tangzhen followed the original plan to advance troops, Li Shentong's route would be the weakest part of his troops. If he defeated Li Shentong's troops first, the north of Luoyang would be safe, and the army could cross Heyang to reinforce Luoyang.In this way, even if Luoyang City is in the middle of Tang Junguan, and the two main forces from Ba and Shu attack, the chances of defending it will be greatly increased.

But now the Tang army's offensive has changed.

Su Dingfang said: "Since this is the case, where should Yinghefu lead the [-] troops? Do they cross the Yellow River from Liyang to the south to reinforce Luoyang, or go west from Liyang's land road to harass the Tang army's grain road in the east?"

Tu Xiu and Hegu lowered his head and said: "This is what Mr. Yinghefu is worried about, so he sent his subordinates to contact General Su and ask how long can Heyang City be defended if the Tang army attacks Heyang with all its strength?"

Su Dingfang turned his head to stare at the other party and asked, "How long will the Yinghefu army want me, Su Dingfang, to guard?"

Tu Xiu and Hegu cupped his hands and said: "To be honest, the more the better, Mr. Yinghefu's [-] cavalry are already on the way to Heyang, less than [-] miles away, and the Tang army still doesn't know all this."

Hearing what Tuxiu and Hegu said, Su Dingfang's eyes suddenly lit up. Yinghefu's 12 cavalry rushed towards Heyang, indicating that they were rushing to attack the Tang army's grain road.With the grassland cavalry advancing and retreating like the wind, the Tang army was helpless even with an army of [-].

In this way, his persistence in Heyang is very meaningful. As long as he persists for a day, the chances of the Yinghefu cavalry intercepting the Tang army's food road will be greatly increased.If you really look at the whole battle situation, the more days you stick to Heyang, the more favorable the situation will be for Zhao Jun.

Then Heyang is a key pivot point for this Tang-Zhao war.

But when Su Dingfang was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a bang, and the drums of the Tang army under the city were beating.

At this time, it seemed as if the earth suddenly sank, and the 10,000+ Tang army outside the city spread out, and this formation was about to attack the city.

Su Dingfang didn't have time to think about being on the top of the city, so he raised his sword and shouted: "Ready to fight!"

Just a few days before Li Jiancheng's army was about to attack Heyang, Linshuo Palace in Youjing was busy.

The news of the battle between Tang and Zhao had spread to the palace, and the security inside and outside the palace was strengthened several times in a short time.In front of the gates of various palaces are guard soldiers patrolling the Dutch armor.

In Li Chongjiu's study.

Wen Yanbo, Ji Chuan, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Shinan all had serious faces.

Li Chongjiu stood in front of the map with his hands behind his back, and the Yellow River meandered in the center of the map. At the focus of Li Chongjiu's eyes, several arrows on the map spread out. Now Tang and Zhao's hundreds of thousands of troops are facing each other on both sides of the Yellow River centered in Luoyang.

The incense burns lightly in the study,
Li Chongjiu said: "If the main force of the Tang army really appeared in Hanoi, then it will definitely attack Heyang, and then cross the Yellow River and attack Luoyang with Li Xiaogong's army. Where is Yinghefu's [-] army now?"

"Your Majesty, Yinghefu has sent someone to report five hundred miles urgently, saying that he is leading [-] cavalry troops on the way west to Hanoi." Zhang Xuansu said.

Yu Shinan said: "Your Majesty, Yinghefu's move is very decisive."

"Decision is decisive, but Li Tang has a full 12 troops in Heyang, can he save Heyang by going west to Hanoi?" Ji Chuan asked.

Yu Shinan said: "Ji Shilang is too worried. Yinghefu's [-] cavalry are not enough to stop the enemy, but they are more than enough to disturb the enemy. As long as Heyang City can hold on, there is such a cavalry behind the Tang army. I can't feel at ease. Junliangdao, the Tang army is in danger."

"But the question is how long can Heyang City last?"

Hearing what Ji Chuan said, Li Chongjiu thought of Su Dingfang, the defender of Heyang whom he had arranged. His opponent had destroyed the Three Kingdoms in history and captured the Three Masters alive. He was not inferior to Xu Shiji. Li Jing's famous general, he should not perform abnormally.

However, the war is just that you can't pin your hopes on illusions. This time the two countries are fighting against each other for national fortune. The competition is about military power, economy, and strength. You can't pin your hopes on the miracle of one or two famous generals to turn the tide.

After all, the ratio of troops between Heyang City and Tang Army is too great.

Li Chongjiu said: "Don't think about Heyang holding on for a few days, if Heyang falls, what will happen next?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "Your Majesty, the Zhongshu Province already has a countermeasure. Xu Shiji's garrison guards have dispatched troops from Xingyang and are rushing to Wuguan. If the main force of the garrison guards appears in Wuguan, it will definitely threaten Li Tang South Road. At the same time, if Heyang falls, Yinghefu's [-] cavalry can also cross the Yellow River and land directly at Hulao Pass, and the same is true for Luoyang."

Hearing what Zhang Xuansu said, Li Chongjiu nodded in satisfaction and said: "It should be so, as long as Luoyang supports me until the main force arrives, it will be fine."

Wen Yanbo said: "Your Majesty, the Yiwei Army and the Wuwei Army are all ready at the moment, is it possible for you to conquest yourself?"

Li Chongjiu didn't immediately agree when he heard the words, but asked instead: "How is the Turkic movement?"

"There has been no abnormality in Turkic this month, and the exchange between the two families in spring is also very normal. I heard that Luo Khan has been ill recently, and Princess Yicheng is taking care of things for him right now."

"What about the Jianghuai Army?"

"After Li Tang's army set off, Du Fuwei specially sent people to Youjing, saying that he had no intention of going north, but he would pretend to mobilize troops at the border, but he would not actually do anything."

Li Chongjiu laughed and said: "This time the Turks, the Jianghuai army is very obedient, why do I look a little abnormal?"

Yu Shinan said with a smile: "Since the destruction of Goguryeo, the Turks have taken the initiative to show favor to us, not to mention that Chuluo Khan, who has always been the main battle this time, fell ill. As for Du Fuwei, I don't think he has the guts to take advantage of the fire to rob us at this time." .”

Li Chongjiu said: "Very good!"

"Your Majesty, Pei Ju begs to see you!"

"Please come in!"

But seeing the white-haired Pei Ju step into the room, he said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty! Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

Li Chongjiu asked: "Why do you like it?"

Pei Ju said: "Of course it's His Majesty He Vega. The new Princess Rodman has agreed to our army's request and has sent five thousand Xinluo troops across the sea to help."

"In addition, the king of Baekje also took the initiative to send [-] troops, willing to obey His Majesty's dispatch."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said: "It's really good. Although there are not many people in Silla and Baekje, they can't help much, but I accept this kindness."

Zhang Xuansu said: "This is the majesty of His Majesty. The defeat of Goguryeo made Silla and Baekje completely serve our army."
Li Chongjiu said: "Since this is the case, I have decided to send troops from Youjing tomorrow to reinforce Luoyang!"
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