In the early morning, snowflakes fell in the sky, but the wind became much lighter. Li Shimin walked through the snow in the military camp. ︾乐︾文︾小︾说|
At this time, all the Tang troops had entered the camp, and the barracks were sufficient. This was not a camp built just for one battalion of soldiers, so the horses and people were packed in, filling the barracks to the brim.
Not to mention the smell in the barracks at this time...
The corpses of the enemy soldiers were abandoned outside the camp. They wanted to dig a hole to bury these respectable enemies, but in such cold weather, it was impossible to do so.
Li Shimin didn't even care about this. In a fierce battle last night, Murong Luohu's men suffered more than a hundred casualties, sixty or seventy were killed, and the rest suffered varying degrees of serious injuries.
It's hard to be happy with such casualties. You must know that when they attacked Xue Rengao's army that day, the Xuanjia Army only suffered more than 500 casualties. In comparison, the casualties in last night's battle were a bit terrifying.
Of course, this is not only due to the strength of the enemy army, but also the lack of combat power of the Xuanjia Army. Night battles... For the cavalry army, if they cannot defeat the enemy army in the first time, it means increased casualties.
Li Shimin naturally knew this, but he had to admit at this time that the enemy he faced this time was different from Xue Rengao and his like.
In Li Shimin's opinion, there are not many armies in the world that can be called regular armies.
The so-called regular army is actually the same as the official army. The soldiers have been selected and trained, and they have strict military discipline and generals who have experienced battle battles. In addition, they have a complete logistics and equipment system. Only those who have all these are considered to be admitted. Crossed the threshold of the main army.
Afterwards, if they experience brutal battles and battles, the surviving troops will be the elite of the main army.
For example, the troops under Xue Rengao's army in the northwest and Li Gui's army in Xiliang could not be called regular armies in Li Shimin's eyes, because the rebel army in the northwest had swarmed and completely destroyed the military system of the Sui Dynasty.
Nowadays, whether it is Li Gui or Liang Shidu, the soldiers and horses led by them, even though they have been awarded many official positions, can barely be regarded as bound by military discipline, but they are still among the rebels, so the official army is against the rebels. It is not difficult for the army to win.
Such as Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Xiao Xian and others, the same is true. The longer the time extends, the greater the distance between them and the Tang army will be.
Because military power is definitely not something that can be made up for by recruiting a few strong men and relying on strength in numbers to make up for its many shortcomings.
In fact, running an army is the same as running a country. It can only be accumulated slowly over time. No one can make some farmers who put down their hoes rise to the top in one step and become an invincible elite army.
Therefore, after the battle last night, in addition to asking people to check whether the east side had noticed any movement here, they immediately inspected the enemy's armor and then asked about the details of the battle.
So, not surprisingly, he came to a very clear conclusion.
The enemy army looks exactly like a regular army, with strong and young soldiers, complete armor, sufficient food and grass, full morale, and strong combat power. Everything shows that this is an elite force, even better than the Tang army. Wu's elite.
The garrison stationed at Longmen Ferry should look like this, right?
Li Shimin was walking, thinking in a trance, and finally he laughed. He thought to himself, Li Shimin and Li Shimin, you have experienced countless battles over the years, do you ever feel afraid of the enemy?
It has only been a few years since Li Ding'an started his army. If all the armies under his command are like this...how could it be? He is not a god...
What should be feared the most is the cavalry under his command. It is said that they led the Turks southward, so what did he use to please the Turkic Khan?
Or is it that the cousin really hates their Li family so much that she tries her best to help Li Ding'an?
Li Shimin's thinking obviously spread out, and he stopped in front of a burned-out barracks with only ashes left. There was still a lot of dark red left here.
After a long time, Li Shimin ordered his left and right: "Go and ask General Murong. General Zhai come here to see me."
The two people soon appeared in front of Li Shimin and bowed to Li Shimin.
Needless to say, Murong Luohu, just by listening to his surname, you know that he is a descendant of Xianbei. In an age when people are increasingly inclined to restore Chinese surnames and respect Han surnames, there are still people who stubbornly use the surname Murong.
, they must all have the purest blood of the Xianbei nobles.
As for Zhai Changsun, he was Xue Rengao's surrendered general. After Xue Rengao's death, he led his troops to sacrifice Qinzhou.
Li Shimin's caliber was obviously much greater than that of Li Po, so he directly reused him and asked Zhai Changsun to lead a Xuanjia army to guard him.
This made Zhai Changsun very grateful, but loyalty can only be manifested in adversity. No one can tell until the critical moment.
"How is the morale of the soldiers? Can they withstand this terrible weather?"
Murong Luohu hammered his chest, "Your Highness, don't worry, compared with the northwest, this little coldness is nothing. Erlangs can bear it as much as possible, morale..."
His rough laughter sounded, and it also came from a loud voice, "With His Highness here, why do you need to worry about morale?"
Zhai Changsun originally wanted to say a few words, but he immediately shut his mouth after hearing these words. Murong Luohu was roaming the northwest, making people frightened by the news. As a newcomer, he would never get into trouble with this person on insignificant matters.
But he didn't want to speak, so Li Shimin turned around and looked over.
Zhai Changsun was not only negligent, he could only hammer his chest and said: "What General Murong said is absolutely true. The Xuanjia Army is your Royal Highness's personal military attendants. They are equipped with strong weapons and strong swords. They charge into battle and never worry about the morale of the army..."
Having said this, he paused for a moment, and Li Shimin's faint eyes kept looking at him, obviously not satisfied with what he said.
So, Zhai Changsun changed the subject and said: "But Your Highness... the weather will only get colder and colder now. The soldiers can bear it, but the horses may not be able to bear it... We also have little fodder, so the general thinks that we cannot fight for a long time...
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Li Shimin chuckled lightly, finally looked away, and walked back with his hands behind his back, while telling the two of them, "I am here to stay at Longmen... What do you think?"
This was a bit of a test. Murong Luohu, who had been under Li Shimin for a long time, glanced at Zhai Changsun unfriendlyly, and then said with a smile: "The general will lead people to kill wherever His Highness's flag points... Haha, Xue Rengao is not
What can our opponent, the thief Li Po, do?"
This time Zhai Changsun really didn't want to talk. If Murong Luohu, who was famous in the northwest, was really so upright, none of the heroes in the northwest who were beaten up would have to live.
This time Li Shimin didn't make it difficult for him, he just smiled and punched Murong Luohu's strong shoulder, "Don't make trouble, Xue Rengao is just a bandit, he can win without using force, but Li Ding'an is different. I met him back then."
On the one hand... this person is hard to say."
"Look at the battle last night, don't underestimate the enemy. Well, as General Zhai said, this battle must be decided quickly. Horses can't stand this weather, and neither can humans... Tonight
Let's march into Longmen and see what the northern Shanxi frontier army can do..."
At this point, Li Shimin said nothing more, just gave the two a few more instructions and took them back to his barracks.
Murong Luohu and Zhai Changsun left without hesitation.
In fact, both of them were guessing about His Highness's purpose.
Murong Luohu was relatively certain that when he crossed the river this time, one possibility was to seize the important land at Longmen beach to prepare for the army's eastward march next year, or to test the enemy's strength. It was nothing more than these two.
In fact, what he just said is absolutely correct. With His Highness here, he doesn't need to think so much. He only needs to act according to the orders. If you fight well, you will be rewarded by His Highness. If you fail, as long as you try your best, King Qin will
His Highness will never blame you.
Therefore, fighting for the King of Qin was a very comfortable thing for Murong Luohu.
But Zhai Changsun thought much more than him. He had no choice but to surrender. It was just difficult to do.
Zhai Changsun has nothing to fear when he leads the army to fight. Even though he is Xue Rengao's internal history officer and has a standard civilian title, in the Northwest Army, who doesn't know that Zhai Changsun is brave and good at fighting and is a serious cavalry general.
Therefore, what Zhai Changsun is thinking about now is what kind of outcome does His Highness King Qin want from this battle?
After seizing Longmen Ferry and then entering Longmen City, do you still want to use these three thousand Xuanjia troops to rush into Jiangjun and capture that Li Ding'an alive?
Without a large army to follow up, and with a surprise attack in such a cold winter, I'm afraid...it should just stop at Longmen City. Could it be that His Highness has not made up his mind yet?
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Regardless of their speculations, the army stayed at Longmen Ferry for a day, and the snow became heavier and heavier, which made Li Shimin quite happy. The start of this raid was not perfect, but God was kind enough, and the snow finally started to fall.
People living in the North know that snowy days are always a bit warmer than normal winter days, and for people at war, heavy snow is the best weather to hide their tracks.
Longmen Ferry is a precautionary measure in such weather, so there will be no surprises in Longmen City.
The snow continued to fall until evening, and everywhere as far as the eye could see was covered with a thick blanket of snow. There were many benefits, but for the soldiers on the march, no one thought of any benefits.
The soldiers led their horses and stumbled toward the east from the camp. The snow quickly soaked their boots and trouser legs. The feeling was difficult to describe exactly in words.
There is no need to elaborate on the strength of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty who returned from the wind and sand in the northwest. However, when they marched in the wind and snow of Jin, they could only complain again and again.
The night gradually deepened, the snow stopped at some point, the moon quietly revealed its figure, and the north wind rose with it. At this time, Tang Jun, who was frozen and had pale lips, finally saw the man standing in front of him in the wind and snow.
Longmen City.
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