At this time, it was already the fourteenth year of Daye. In June of the first year of Wude in Tang Dynasty, the news that Jinyang sent troops to go north quickly spread to Yanmen, and there was no need for sentries at all.∑
Before the Tang army left Jinyang, Li Yuanji sent people to Fenyang. In order to appease Wang Zhibian and give them confidence, the number of troops may be exaggerated. Who should lead the troops and the route of march were made clear to Wang Zhibian.
Wang Zhibian immediately sent someone to report to Yanmen urgently.
After receiving the report, Chen Xiaoyi personally came to the Daizhou marching general manager's office and reported it to the "dead" Li Po.
Then he began to boast fiercely, "There is a saying in the art of war. The one who defeats the enemy with troops and wins without fighting can be called a general. He is in charge of the deployment of troops and does not stick to one pattern. The world's famous generals are nothing more than this. I am deeply respected by the subordinates."
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It can be said that it is not easy for someone like Chen Xiaoyi to praise him so much.
Li Po was inevitably a little complacent, but once the war started, no matter how favorable the situation was, no matter how much others praised him, Li Po would never underestimate the enemy.
He is a soldier who has experienced life and death many times, and he clearly knows that war will kill people, and if he is slightly negligent, he may be completely defeated.
Therefore, as long as the war started, his attention would be completely concentrated.
This is what makes him outstanding. He clearly knows what he is doing, his strategic goals are very clear every time, and he will never be distracted.
This time, it can be said that it took a lot of effort to deceive Jinyang soldiers and horses from the fortified city.
As long as there is a mistake in one link, all previous efforts will be wasted.
There must be elements of coincidence and luck, because he didn't know the situation in Jinyang clearly, so when making decisions, he just did his best and listened to fate.
Now Jinyang has indeed sent troops to the north. That means that half of the battle has been won.
The next half will involve a real fight with real swords and guns. There will definitely be some tricks, but in the end, what matters is strength.
Li Po smiled and asked Chen Xiaoyi to sit down and talk. He neither seemed too proud nor pretended to be deep.
Chen Xiaoyi looked at the lukewarm Li Po and immediately praised him in his heart. If he has the demeanor of a general, if things go on like this, there will be one more hero in the world.
"There should be between 30,000 and 40,000 soldiers and horses in Jinyang. Li Yuanji, the general manager of Bingzhou, personally led the troops, with the chariot and cavalry general Zhang Da, and Shi Doujing, the general manager of Bingzhou, as the vanguard. They should have arrived in Fenyang first..."
Chen Xiaoyi was also happy when he said this. He had never seen a battle like this before. When he talked about the enemy's movements, it was as if he was talking about his own soldiers and horses.
"After that, Tang Jun's departure will depend on how the general manager wants him to leave."
In fact, there are two roads, one heading northwest. Take the narrow road to Jingle, the county town of Loufan. This road is not that easy to walk. Jingle is close to Fenyang, but it is surrounded by mountains on three sides. Only the brave ones can
Only people would choose this path.
The second option is easy, go straight north to Yanmen. There is a spacious galloping road, and there is Fenshui River next to it. Don't worry about the lack of water, but the distance is much longer.
The news sent by Wang Zhibian said that Qi King Li Yuanji has not decided which way to go. He may ask about Yanmen generals like Wang Zhibian after arriving in Fenyang, and then Xu will have to watch Lou Fanbing.
The horse walked faster and slower.
In fact, this cannot be blamed on Li Yuanji's hesitation, nor is it because he hates the situation and is unwilling to use Yu Wenxin's strategy.
It was the strategy formulated by Yu Wenxin, which was based on Jinyang sending troops a few days later. When Su Dan entered Yanmen, Jinyang sent troops to Jingle again, attacking his flank and rear, cutting off his return route, and then quickly
Go north to Loufanguan and block a passage for Mayi soldiers and horses to go south.
Of course, Yu Wenxin's strategy also had loopholes. Li Yuanji and everyone had discussed it for a long time, so it was impossible not to see this.
Because the troops were dispatched early, if the troops were sent to Loufan, Su Yu would be alert. There are many cavalry in Daizhou. This is already the consensus of everyone, so Su Yu will return very quickly. Can he be there before
Before returning to the army, no one can be sure about capturing Jingle.
Also, as time goes by to go north to Loufan Pass, it is not certain whether we can defeat Su Dan and reach Loufan Pass before Mayi's troops move south.
If Su Quan asked Mayi for help and later allowed them to gather under Jingle City, this would be a situation that no one in Jinyang wanted to see.
Will Chen Xiaoyi of Yanmen come back to Loufan and join them in defeating these two groups? Even if he does, what should he do if he uses the cavalry from Loufan and Mayi to send his troops eastward and defeat Chen Xiaoyi in a field battle?
The worries that Yu Wenxin had been talking about were becoming more and more clear to everyone.
Jinyang has few soldiers, especially cavalry. If they are in a stalemate with the Daizhou soldiers, if they do not have a numerical advantage, they will suffer a great loss.
Going north to Yanmen is also very uncomfortable. Jinyang is empty, and the cavalry is cruising around. If we attack Jinyang, we are not afraid. We are afraid that it will reoccupy Fenyang and Fenyang Palace, cutting off the retreat of the army.
Therefore, when Li Yuanji led the Tang army out of Jinyang City, everyone had their own opinions and had not yet decided on the route of the march.
Well, it's almost a state of adaptability.
This is undoubtedly a taboo in war. The strategic objectives are unclear and the tactics are unclear. The consequences of hastily sending troops have been clearly revealed.
As Chen Xiaoyi said, the next movements of the Tang army depended on what Li Po wanted them to do.
If Su Quan marches faster, they will probably go to Loufan; if Chen Xiaoyi exaggerates his troops, they will probably go north to Yanmen.
Li Po and Chen Xiaoyi will not know everything that happened before and after, but the initiative in the war has been won to such an extent that Li Po is a little embarrassed.
By now, the battle had become very simple, but Li Po still considered it carefully and chose a battlefield.
However, he still smiled and asked Chen Xiaoyi first, "Tell me, if Li Yuanji is allowed to come to Yanmen City, will he be invited to enter the city?"
Chen Xiaoyi touched his beard and looked at Li Po with a dumbfounded look. He thought to himself, does this person want to annihilate all the tens of thousands of Tang troops without spending a single soldier?
"The manager shouldn't ask the official about this, right? I've never seen Mr. Li look like."
This is a clever saying, and it probably means that I have never seen how stupid this son of the Li family is, so I can't say whether he will fall into another evil trap.
"Moreover, the general manager wants to lead his army north to Yunzhong. It's already June. If we delay it any longer, I'm afraid we won't be prepared enough. The autumn harvest is coming, so how can we continue to fight with wars?"
"Furthermore, there is the price of food... With all the troubles, I think the victory of this battle lies in a quick victory. Moreover, if Li Yuanji sends troops to Yanmen, Jinyang will definitely be empty. If we defeat it in one battle, we can take advantage of the situation and move to Jinyang and Pingyao.
When the Tang army comes again, if we have the fortified city of Jinyang in our hands at a key pass, Daizhou will have no worries even if the general manager is in the clouds and has not returned."
Chen Xiaoyi's appetite is not small at all, and he is going to take advantage of the situation to destroy Li Yuan's home base.
Li Po bared his teeth and laughed, patted the table gently and said: "Okay, in this case, we can't let others say that we only know how to conspire. More than forty miles south of Yanmen, the land is open.
Let us fight there."
"Come here, summon the generals to discuss matters..."
"Chief Chen, send a message to Wang Zhibian and ask him to lead the Tang army into Yanmen. Then he will have to adapt to the situation and not let us surround him together."
Chen Xiaoyi slightly arched his hands and said with a smile: "Speaking of General Wang, I think the general manager should think carefully about it. The Wang family has been entrenched in Jinyang for many years. If I really get Jinyang, how will I deal with this place in Jinyang?"
What about the intersection of the big valves?”
Li Po raised his eyebrows and said, is this person planning something far-sighted, or is he joking?
Immediately, he thought about the assassination that year. He was stabbed and lay in bed for many days, but the murderer was still at large. One can imagine how he felt about the Jinyang Wang family.
Of course, among his subordinates Wang Qing, Wang Lu, Wang Zhibian and others, it seems that everyone with the surname Wang is related to the Wang family of Jinyang, so he does have a relatively clear understanding of this powerful family in Jin.
But what he would do if he captured Jinyang, he really didn't think about it. In fact, he just wanted to hurt the Tang army in Jinyang direction so that they would not dare to use troops easily.
Even if they ask for reinforcements from Shannan or Chang'an, it will probably be winter by the time the reinforcements arrive.
But Chen Xiaoyi never left Jinyang. After thinking about it, he suddenly realized that maybe Chen Xiaoyi was not the only one who thought so.
If you capture Jinyang, you can stand high and look at the counties southeast of the river. That is the richer boundary of Jin...
Li Po's heart skipped a beat. He really felt like he couldn't help it at this moment. The words "king and domination" flashed through his mind.
At this time, the war was about to begin. He didn't think much about it. He just replied to Chen Xiaoyi deliberately and carelessly, "For such a sect, it should be similar to suppressing bandits, right? It's just beating and pulling, what? The prefect is afraid that I will kill him with blood.
Is it possible to defeat the Wang family?"
Chen Xiaoyi was satisfied, and the smile on her face looked like an old fox.
"The general manager always behaves unexpectedly. The subordinates are not worried about what happens to the general manager. They are only worried that they will offend the general manager and bring trouble to their own family."
Li Po twitched the corners of his mouth. He really wanted this guy to go see a doctor. Can a fortified city like Jinyang be conquered with just a few words? He spoke as if capturing the fortified city of Jinyang was like searching for something.
While they were talking, Li Bi was the first to arrive, followed by Wen Yanbo, and the third one to appear was Xue Wanche, the gatekeeper of the General Manager's Mansion, who was also the guard commander.
Once Li Po goes on an expedition, he will also be the leading military commander of Li Po's central army, and the generals of Youzhou will be led by Xue Wanche at this time.
Whether people from Youzhou can occupy a position under Li Po's command actually depends on the actions of the Xue brothers and Lu's group.
Xue Wanjun did not leave either. The two brothers had a deep relationship. Xue Shixiong's coffin was parked in Yunnei, accompanied by the soldiers who died in the Yunnan Civil War. It can be seen that most of the two brothers' talk of helping the spirit return home was just an excuse.
Xue Wanjun now holds the position of military training ambassador under Li Bi. In addition to supervising military training in various counties, he also has the task of sorting out the military status of the soldiers and reporting them to the general manager's office. He is running around in the three counties of Daizhou.