Late February, Xingyang.
Xingyang has been an important military town since ancient times. It borders the Yellow River to the north, Hulao to the west, and the Xingshui River flows around the city to the south. It is known as the lapel of the Eastern Capital and the throat of the Three Qin Dynasties.
Today, the Tang army gathered here to observe Hebei.
The Tang army had nearly 130,000 troops, and the main force was stationed in Xingyang.
The composition of the Tang army can be roughly divided into two parts. One is the surrendered army of the Liang Kingdom, with almost 80,000 people. The Tang army has 50,000 elite troops, of which nearly 30,000 are cavalry.
This winter was not easy for the Tang army. The main reason was that the cavalry spent the winter outside, which required a lot of stables and hay. In the end, these baggage was transported from Jin. It was not cut off even in the coldest winter, which also caused the losses in the middle.
Reached an astonishing level.
The cavalry army was indeed extremely sharp, but they did not need logistical support. If it had not been for the capture of the large amount of grain and grass that the Xia army had hoarded in Xingyang, the great detour strategy implemented by the Tang army would have made them extremely uncomfortable in the end.
This is the problem faced by the North when it comes to deploying troops. When winter comes, no one chants the curse.
The current situation is that the Tang army has survived the cold winter and has roughly reorganized the army. Some Liang troops have gone to transport grain, grass and baggage, while the rest, led by Qiu He, are preparing to cross the river into Hebei.
Liu Jingsheng, the general of You Qianniu Prefecture, led his army to guard Luoyang. Xu Shiji escorted the Xia army to Luoyang in mid-February. Then, together with Dou Jing, the Prime Minister of Hongnong County, Dou Gui, the Minister of War, and others, they began to resettle the surrendered troops.
Seeing that there was no opportunity to take advantage of it, Wang Cong's army, which had been stationed in Hanoi, moved eastward in the winter and no longer made any gesture of attacking Luoyang at any time.
General Xue Wanche of Youwu Guard, together with Zhang Shigui who came from the south, stationed troops in Pengcheng and Xiapi area, preparing to wipe out Shandong this year.
However, in February, Dou Jiande sent the left-leading general, the Minister of War, and Hedong County Duke Pei Xingyan to cross the river with the national jade seal, so the Tang army that was about to move suddenly calmed down.
The generals of the Tang army who were eager to achieve great achievements met many times, but in the end they all lamented that the great achievements might slip through their fingers, but they had to wait patiently for the imperial edict.
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Xingyang Central Army.
Since General Youwei Buqun led his army to the north and achieved great success, the military power of the army naturally came into his hands.
At the end of the year, when the merits were rewarded, because of his great merits, the Duke of Yunnei County in Jin Dynasty, Doctor Guanglu, and the commander-in-chief of the Henan East Road March, actually led 300 households. For the first time in so many years, he had solidly defeated Yuchi Gong.
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Even though Yunnei County Duke and Guo Gongzong were separated, it was still Yunnei, the place where the emperor started his career. It was of extraordinary significance and contributed a lot to the founding of the country, so it can be seen that it was ordinary.
The Buqun received this great reward, and they quickly made up for the slightest lag, and were one step ahead of everyone. Even if they chewed corn rice with pickles in the winter, they still felt extremely sweet. They really wanted to get that black guy Yuchi Gong.
Come and show it off before your eyes.
His contribution this time was a real military exploit for the founding of the country. At the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, he led Li Nian, Xue Wanche and others to bypass the mountains and cover thousands of miles. He defeated more than 200,000 Xia troops and pacified the counties in eastern Henan in one fell swoop. It can be said to be a military achievement.
It is a matter of course to be outstanding and successful in front of everyone.
At the same time, he did not give up his energy, and was gearing up to make further preparations. He led his army across the river to attack Dou Jiande's lair, and the destruction of the country was within reach.
But now I feel a little uncomfortable. He really wanted to kill all the envoys of Dou Jiande, because they obviously blocked the way for him to seal his wife Yinzi.
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Tang Army Zhongjun is actually the former residence of Cao Dan, Duan Da also stayed here, and counting further forward, Pei Renji, Li Mi, Zhai Rang and others have all stayed here, and now it has a new owner.
Because they have not been repaired for many years, the houses here appear to be relatively dilapidated, and because most of their owners are military leaders, every inch of the place seems to be full of a fierce aura.
The study room at the back was also hung with swords, guns, swords and halberds, and there was not a single book in sight.
Bu Qun sat upright in the main seat, flipping through the documents in his hand. Unable to recognize a few large characters, he kept making circles with his eyes. Finally, he closed them in annoyance and raised his head to look at the three people in front of him.
All three of them came from Chang'an, and Bu Qun recognized them all.
Zhang Jin, who was the commander of the Imperial Guard of the Han Dynasty back then, now has a Qianniu Preparation General. He is in charge of the palace guards and is always at the emperor's side. He cannot be easily offended.
He was more familiar with the other one. He was a thin and small man with a typical southern appearance, but he had a great reputation. He once avenged a friend, ate his own children, and finally led his men to kill the cannibal king Zhu Can.
It seems that he had served as the magistrate of Pingyao County before. Later, when the Ministry of War established the Military Intelligence Department, he came under the supervision of Zhang Liang, a doctor in the Ministry of War. He spent many days in Hongnong, where he specialized in spying on military intelligence, supervising lawlessness in the army, and inciting enemy rebellions.
thing.
Bu Qun had worked with these people in Hongnong. After understanding the details of these people, he hid as far away as he wanted. It can be said that he was deeply afraid.
The other one is a Turk, whose surname is Ashina, and now his surname is Yuan. He is young, but he is sitting there steadily, with a faint and innocent smile on his lips. He looks like he has met Yuan before.
Lang Nasi is exactly the same.
We have seen this man several times, and he is like a Siamese twin with Yuen Shiming in Yuen Long. He always carries this man with him wherever he goes in Yuen Long. It is said that he was a prisoner of the Turks, and his family background is also great. He is the Turkic Khan Ashi back then.
The son of Elivo, a serious Turkic nobleman.
Now he has become a doctor of the household department. This time he is escorting grain and grass here, so he can't offend him.
Bu Qun's eyes turned around the three of them, and he sighed in his heart. Unfortunately, there was no one to bully, so he simply nodded on the table and smiled a little sheepishly.
"I'm a rough guy and can't read articles. What does Chaozhong mean? Who can explain it to me?"
The other two remained unmoved, but Zhang Jin laughed evilly. They were both old brothers of the Heng'an Town Army and had no scruples.
"The Supreme Being said that General Bu didn't know a few big characters and couldn't even write his own name, so he asked me to send a message to the General... Prepare the army for war. If there is no movement from the other side before the tenth day of March, we will lead the army.
Cross the river."
After hearing this, Bu Qun couldn't help but perked up. He didn't care about the ridicule and said happily: "You are still the supreme wise man. Dou Jiande is very treacherous. We can't let him be deceived...
When we were in Liaodong, we suffered heavy losses. The Goguryeo people had no credibility. If they couldn't defeat them, they would surrender. Then they would fight again. It was just like a joke. Dou Jiande was close to the Goguryeo people. This must be his thinking."
Zhang Jin laughed loudly, "Don't worry, the Supreme Lord also said that General Bu has just accomplished a great feat and must be very proud of himself. He asked me to send a message to the general and others. They must remember that arrogant soldiers will be defeated.
Don't joke about the lives of soldiers, otherwise all the achievements made by the general will be taken back."
This chapter has been completed!