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Chapter 857 Surprise Attack on Meridian Valley

Just after the right-wing Turkic cavalry failed like a stormy wave.

A general ran to the watchtower where Li Shimin was located and reported: "Your Majesty, a large number of people and horses have been found east of Jingyang. They are forcibly crossing Jingshui and heading towards Sanyuan!"

Li Shimin turned around and said, "Whose team is it? Is it Chai Shao, Yang Shidao's team?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I don't know, but most of them are cavalry, do you want your subordinates to investigate again?"

Hearing Fang Xuanling here, Du Ruhui and Du Ruhui looked at each other, and Li Shimin's expression also darkened.

"No need, does Chai Shao have any news?"

"Your Majesty has not yet, and your subordinates will check again."

Just at this time, another general came to report: "Your Majesty, there is a report from Chang'an that an unknown enemy has been found on Ziwu Road. At present, the communication between Chang'an and Hanzhong has been interrupted."

Li Shimin's body shook, and Fang Xuanling turned pale with shock, "What did you say about Ziwu Valley Road?"

The general bowed his head and said, "If you go back to Mr. Fang, it's the Ziwu Valley Road."

The Ziwu Valley Road is the main road from Hanzhong to Chang'an. At the beginning, Wei Yan suggested to Zhuge Liang that he let Zhuge Liang go out of Longyou with a regular army and go through the west of Hexi. You can go to Chang'an, take Chang'an, and after Tongguan, take Guanzhong.

It only takes ten days from Hanzhong to Chang'an. Although Ziwu Valley Road is steep, it is the closest road to Chang'an.Back then, Wei Yan's suggestion to Zhuge Liang was just a saying. Since ancient times, no one has dared to smuggle here.

Li Shimin looked up to the sky and said nothing.
Fang Xuanling cupped her fists and said, "Your Majesty, at this moment we can only do nothing!"

Du Ruhui also said: "Your Majesty, if you don't make a decision now, you won't need to make a decision in the future."

After hearing this, Li Shimin looked at Zhao Junzhong and said: "I have never believed that with one's own strength, one cannot reverse the general trend, and that man will win the day, but now... all the ministers are man-made. If they lose today, it will not be a waste of a vigorous battle."

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui wept together and said: "My minister is willing to fight with His Majesty to the death."

"Report to Your Majesty, Shan Xiongxin led 2 people from Tongzhou to reinforce Sanyuan, and now they have passed Fuping, less than twenty miles away from here."

Hearing the news, Li Shimin was very ambitious at the moment. He waved his hand and said, "Zhao Jun came from two directions for reinforcements. Our army can only defeat the current enemy before the reinforcements. Send the order, and the whole army will attack Li Chongjiu's center." Army camp."

After listening to Li Shimin's order.

The horn sounded one after another, and [-] Tang troops marched out, their armor bright, as if converging into a sea of ​​metal. Under the guidance of their respective generals, tens of thousands of Tang troops gathered into a dense siege queue and marched forward.

In front was a loose line of cavalry.

On the rear side is a majestic and solid infantry phalanx, such as Qu Tutong, Hou Junji, Gao Shilian, Zhang Liang, Zhang Gongjin, Tang Jian, Lu Zushang, Shi Danai, Gongsun Wuda, Dugu Yanyun, Shi Wanbao, The general flags of Sheng Yanshi and other generals are all in it.

Beside Li Shimin are three thousand elite Xuanjia cavalry, and the left and right participating generals are Zhai Changsun, Qiu Xinggong, Liu Shili, and Du Junchuo.

Li Tang sent out his elites to attack Zhao Jun's camp.

After approaching Zhao Jun's camp, the cavalry retreated from the two wings of the infantry phalanx, hundreds of trebuchets and bed crossbows were carried to the front of the formation, and launched an attack on Zhao Jun's plank wall.And Zhao Jun also deployed a large number of eight-point cannons and Funiu crossbows on the front.However, Zhao Jun's Funiu crossbow and Bashao cannon are better than Tang Jun's in terms of range and quantity.

The long-range weapons of the two armies bombarded each other.

From time to time, trebuchets can be seen, bed crossbows were smashed and flew into the sky,

After the trebuchets and bed crossbows were bombarded for a moment, only three or four tenths of the Tang army's siege weapons were left, but the Zhao army's double-layer wall was directly destroyed.

However, after destroying the first slab wall, the second slab wall still stands, becoming a new obstacle for the Tang army to advance.Zhao Jun's soldiers also retreated to guard at the second plank wall.Tang Jun sent light soldiers forward to clear the obstacles.

The battlefield fell into a moment of silence.

Li Chongjiu looked at the battlefield, and said to Xu Shiji: "Li Shimin's Chinese army has never moved, but now the thunder strikes, but what changes on the battlefield?"

Xu Shiji said: "Li Shimin's sudden dispatch of troops is obviously a plan for a quick battle. I think that if the reinforcements from Tongzhou or Jingyang came, Li Shimin's reaction would not be so big. So I boldly guessed that it should be Wangdu The guard's right army is already approaching, or General Song's surprise troops have already captured Hanzhong and attacked Chang'an from the Ziwu Valley trail."

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "That's right, Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore, and decided to fight quickly, so as long as we stick to it and delay the time, our army can win."

Li Chongjiu paused and said: "However, Xu Aiqing, Li Shimin's troops have the upper hand, and the attack below is absolutely tragic. If we lose here, even if Wang Junkuo and Song Jingang's troops arrive now, it will be useless. What can you do to defend?"

Xu Shiji took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty! I don't think it's the best way to fight if you can't stick to it! I implore Your Majesty to hand over the command of the battle to this minister. I will definitely live up to your majesty's expectations."

When Li Chongjiu heard Xu Shiji say this, he nodded and said, "I believe in you!"

"No!" Xu Shiji clasped his fists.After speaking, Xu Shiji galloped down the mountain on horseback.

After Tang Jun hastily cleared the surrounding obstacles, the current infantry phalanx continued to advance.

The Tang army's infantry phalanx is thick and solid, with a row of shields in front, this row is spears, crossbowmen, and Tang soldiers carrying bamboo ladders forward, and behind them are remaining siege weapons such as bed crossbows and trebuchets.

The cavalry of the Tang army, who were originally guarding the infantry, left the front of the formation ahead of time when the infantry was still five hundred steps away from the slab wall, in order to avoid being hit by the crossbow on the slab wall. After retreating.Li Shimin did this because he was worried that Zhao Jun's bed crossbows and trebuchets were too sharp, and cavalry were very precious to Tang Jun and could not be consumed in advance.

But it was this moment in advance, but seeing Zhao Jun's front wall suddenly collapsed forward.

After the wooden wall hit the ground, a burst of dust was raised. After the dust settled, Zhao Jun's armored cavalry took the place of the original plank wall.Zhao's army was equipped with iron cavalry, which was established since the time of Huaihuang Town. Later Li Chongjiu selected Wu Gunai, a Mohe warrior, and filled it with [-] Mohe heavy cavalry.

Now there are [-] armored cavalry in Zhao's army, under Xu Shiji's order, Wu Gunai led the [-] heavy cavalry and roared out from behind the board wall.

The Mohe cavalrymen were covered with iron masks, from men to horses were all wrapped in heavy armor. They held maces, bones and other weapons in their hands, and rode tall horses from Liaodong, sweeping away the soldiers of the Tang army like a gust of wind.

The heavy shield soldiers in the front row of the Tang army could not defend against the heavy cavalry at all, and were defeated in an instant.The Mohe soldiers wielded maces, bones, and hammers to plunder the Tang army's formation, and the horses galloped at high speed. With such heavy weapons, no one could stop them.

(End of this chapter)