"My husband, even the gods don't want to see your smile..."
The red-eyed man wears a helmet and armor, and his clothes are much thicker than Li Poke's. At first glance, he can tell that he wants to be his husband's human shield. But being in the middle of the army, surrounded by a large army, this idea is a bit whimsical, because his
My husband has long since passed the stage of leading troops into battle.
In his current state, let alone an assassin, even his wives and concubines have to pass several hurdles to come to him.
After hearing this, Li Po just laughed and didn't take it seriously.
If this remark had come from someone else, he would definitely have thought it was a sarcastic comment on his lack of trustworthiness and capriciousness. But the person who said this was Red Eyeball, so that's another story.
Red Eyes has always been a helper or not.
"In today's world, it is estimated that even if the gods come, there will be nothing they can do. I am afraid that the only one who can laugh is your husband and me."
While joking, he took the reins of the horses and led the people into the army, and continued to move forward. Time was running out and the army was moving very fast.
The army stretches back and forth for twenty or thirty miles. Although it has seen many battles, the more than 60,000 troops under Li Po's command are still far from the peak of its military appearance.
Because several more guards were added, and everyone was not familiar with the rules and regulations of the guards, a lot of troubles arose in the administration.
Because the war is imminent, many things have been quickly dealt with or suppressed, but to form a well-structured military group, great efforts will be made later.
Of course, most of the shortcomings of this army are man-made.
Even Li Po himself must admit at this moment that last year he defeated Li Tang's hundreds of thousands of troops with an army of hundreds of battles. Everyone in the army was a little elated. Li Po himself always said that he would not be arrogant in victory or discouraged in defeat.
From what he said, in reality, he was just like everyone else. While he was proud of his masterpiece, he also lost his usual caution.
As a result, problems came one after another at the end of last year, which made him feel a little overwhelmed.
Fortunately, this will not have much impact on the current war.
The infantry under Li Po's command have experienced relatively few battles, but then again, it depends on who they are compared with. This is a conclusion reached by analogy with the Bingdai cavalry.
Although the origins of the infantry today are very complicated, there are few lieutenant generals in the army who have never experienced fighting in battle, and all the infantry in the army are from the government soldiers. Many Youzhou soldiers have been to Liaodong, and Daizhou infantry
The soldiers had seen battles with the Turks, and most of the soldiers and horses in Bingzhou were surrendered by Li Tang. In addition to participating in many battles to suppress bandits, some of them even faced off against the Sui army.
Among them were some soldiers from Shandong, Hebei, and Henan. The biggest shortcoming of these guys was not their courage, but their lack of awareness of abiding by military rules and regulations.
All in all, compared with most infantry armies in the world, the Jin infantry was already quite large and could be considered elite.
And their most powerful thing is not anything else, but their commander Li Po has established a first-class logistics support system over the years.
This system cannot be said to be very advanced and perfect. What makes them win is that both generals and soldiers can have their bellies full, and even ordinary soldiers can often see meat. In addition, there are groups of chariots and horses in Daizhou, so they let this system
The system looks extremely powerful.
Once a good logistics system is established, it will become the key to affecting the direction of the war.
This was not fully reflected in the battle with Li Shentong at the beginning, but as Li Po's army moved south, this advantage would gradually dominate the outcome of the war, and it would be far better than those armies that relied on large warehouses of grain and grass to sustain themselves.
Coming farther and farther away.
In fact, Li Po himself could see clearly that unlike in the past when he took people to work desperately for food, the food problem in Jin is no longer as prominent as it was then.
It's just that the war is still going on, and food and grass are still a bit insufficient.
Speaking of this, in fact, both he, Pei Shiqing and others, as well as various county officials, knew very well that the population of Jin had dropped sharply. As long as some food was grown, everyone would not starve. This was undoubtedly a problem.
It is a fact full of irony, so politicians with a little bit of shame will not tell it.
What I'm afraid of is that you are still militaristic and don't care about the life and death of others. Among all the heroes in the world, there is no shortage of such people...
This is the case for Wang Xingben, Lu Chongmao and others who were stationed in Puban. They can all be said to be monsters spawned by the troubled times of the late Sui Dynasty.
From the time when Emperor Yao had been guarding the isolated city until now, the city had been cut off internally and externally, and the number of soldiers and civilians in the city, which numbered over 100,000, was now less than 50,000. In addition to the damage caused by the Tang army's siege and civil strife, most of the others died of starvation.
But now Wang Xingben and Lu Chongmao, who are fighting on the city tower and looking at the Jin army coming from the fields below the city, will not think about how many people have died...
Wang Xingben and Lu Chongmao are similar in age, both in their thirties and in the prime of life. They are both from Hedong and have similar backgrounds.
They are all soldiers in the government, but Wang Xing was originally a general of Yaojun's army. He already had official positions of neither high nor low. Now he was granted the title of Li Tang. In addition to being the governor of Puzhou, he also had the title of Puban.
The title of County Duke.
On the other hand, Lu Chongmao was not successful. He spent a lot of effort and took great risks to get the title of Duke of Xia County, plus the magistrate of Xia County. But when Li Po's army arrived, this man had just gained some official status.
The guy immediately showed his true colors.
Therefore, in private, Wang Xingben and others scornfully called them bandits. Yes, there are too many people who kill officials and rebel these days. It is impossible to show Lu Chongmao. As a "regular army", Wang Xingben and others naturally have one eye.
I look down upon this native of Xia County.
According to the normal pace, it is estimated that Wang Xingben will be able to merge with Lu Chongmao in a few days.
But now, it's completely different. In addition to Wang Xingben, who has no time to take care of himself, Puban County and City are no longer up to him.
Three thousand Tang troops had been led by Tiance Mansion Gatekeeper Dugu Yanyun before this month and stationed in Puban. In front of these Guanxi heroes, Wang Xingben was above Dugu Yanyun even in official position and title, but in the eyes of others,
He is nothing more than a bandit from the east of the river.
At this time, Wang Xingben and Lu Chongmao honestly accompanied the noble surnamed Guanxi to the top of the city to watch the enemy troops arrive.
The two of them walked step by step with trepidation, completely shrouded in the halo of Dugu's surname.
But in fact, they didn't know that although this burly and handsome young general was undoubtedly from Xianbei, his ancestors were not only surnamed Li, but also from Qi. He was given the surname Dugu because of Dugu Xin's general.
In other words, they have little to do with the world-famous Dugu family, but one thing is unmistakable. This person is indeed a member of the Kansai clan. There have been generations of officials in his family, and he has long been integrated into the clan class.
Dugu Yanyun, who comes from a very good family, has not yet shown his prominence. He is said to be the confidant of King Qin, but in fact he is the gatekeeper of Tiance Mansion. Because Dugu Yanyun is too young, he is only eighteen years old this year, but
Don't think that the position is too low. For a seventh-grade official in front of the prime minister, let alone in the palace of General Tiance, even a tiger or a general would not change his position.
And Dugu Yanyun is not without merit among the young men of the Kansai clan. He has always had a reputation for bravery, otherwise he would not have received the slightly weird title of prison guard. Once he joined the army, he actually served as the leader of the scouts.
How does one become brave?
However, now that he can lead three thousand Xiaoguo to settle in Puban, he still has the Dugu surname Guang'er. Wang Xingben, Lu Chongmao and others were all recruited by the Dugu clan, so they defected to the Tang Dynasty. According to the rules, they almost belong to the Dugu clan's subordinates.
Well, now we are facing a powerful enemy again. If we don't send a special person over, I'm afraid the two losers will have to fight again.
Obviously, Dugu Huai'en did not have any say in the Tang army's garrison along the Yellow River, otherwise it would not have been Dugu Yanyun's turn to come to Puban.
This was the consideration of Tang Jian, the deputy commander-in-chief of the march of Shaanxi Province and the internal historian.
Wang Xingben and Lu Chongmao definitely didn't know the whole story.
After accompanying Dugu Yanyun on the tower for a long time, Wang Xingben looked at Dugu Yanyun's face and said cautiously: "The rebel army is very powerful... The general thought that it would be better to hold on and wait for the opportunity..."
He was not timid when he saw the enemy. Like Lu Chongmao, he just wanted to abandon the city and escape. He followed Yao Junsu to defend Puban for several years. He was someone who had seen big scenes.
The reason why he said such words that seemed to be a bit afraid of the enemy was because he did have confidence in defending the city. He felt that Puban City was high and the pond was deep, and no matter how powerful the cavalry army was, it would be useless under the fortified city.
The land of martial arts, otherwise Puban would not still be standing today.
Secondly, he was really afraid that this noble relative from Kansai, who had a reputation for bravery, was young and eager to make achievements, and wanted to lead his troops out of the city to invite a battle.
Almost as expected, before Dugu Yanyun could speak, the "thief" next to him spoke first.
Lu Chongmao didn't say anything unpleasant, he just bowed and said: "General, I see that there are not many rebels, and they have traveled a long distance, so they must be very tired. I...General, I think we should fight first.
Let him have a taste of his power and then defend the city. The thieves will not dare to underestimate me, the hero of Hedong, and attack boldly."
Okay, this sounds reasonable, but when heard by the other two people, it sounds like stupid words.
Needless to say, Wang Xing immediately glared at Lu Chongmao and really wanted to pull out a knife and chop off his head.
Dugu Yanyun remained calm, but he shook his head in his heart. This man was short-sighted and failed more than he succeeded. It seemed that he could not be relied upon to defend the city.
Yes, he has a reputation for bravery, but he is also well-educated and not a reckless person.
Moreover, before leaving, Tang Jian ordered him to stick to Puban and not leave the city easily to meet the enemy. This was almost like a military order and could not be violated.
Moreover, he led his army to Puban not to kill the enemy and make achievements, but to secure Puban so that the enemy could not cross the river with all his strength. The ultimate goal was to defend Pujin Bridge, and then to prepare for future gatherings.
The army regained Jin and left a foothold.
After a long time, Dugu Yanyun patted the battlements, turned around and said warmly to Wang Xingben: "Prison Wang has been guarding the city for many years. In the future, the defense of the city will still require a lot more effort from Prefect Wang."
Wang Xingben was naturally overjoyed and bowed humbly, but Lu Chongmao didn't get any response at all, his face turned red and he was at a loss...