At this moment, Li Po, who was by the river, was also on fire.
Having led troops for many years, Li Po naturally knew what kind of state he should maintain when facing a battle.
But having said that, this battle is too important. It can be said that he has accumulated many years of savings. He cannot afford to worry about gains and losses in this one move.
The general trend of the world has actually been clearly laid out in front of him. Except for him, Li Po and Li Yuan and his son, all the heroes in the world are like chickens and dogs in front of them.
Therefore, in Li Po's view, today's battle will be the one that determines the ownership of the world. If you take a step forward, you will be called a loner, and if you take a step back, it is likely to be doomed. Which man can not be shaken?
The battle across the river is still full of ideas, and moving forward is Feng Yi...
In the Chinese army tent by the river, everyone stayed awake all night. Generals came and went. Li Po and Li Shimin were in high spirits, but in their hearts there seemed to be countless ants gnawing endlessly.
Above the river, the lights are brightly lit, even brighter than those in Chang'an Tai Chi Hall.
Countless soldiers quickly passed through several pontoon bridges, and grain, grass and baggage had to be transported in between. It was impossible for the organized cavalry to cross the Yellow River in a short time, so they could only rely on infantry. This undoubtedly greatly weakened the Jin army.
The combat effectiveness of the army.
Moreover, the temporary pontoon bridge was too narrow, which made the Jin army rushing to cross feel very uncomfortable.
At the end of the night, there were less than 8,000 soldiers crossing the river, and only half of Yuchixin's Youtunwei Mansion had been crossed. The speed was too slow, which was really unsatisfactory.
Of course, this cannot be blamed on Yuchi Xin. He had accomplished the first battle, and it would be unjustifiable if Yuchixin did not fight tooth and nail.
When the army crosses the river, its food, grass and baggage must keep up with it, and a pontoon bridge must be left open for the cavalry, because the army needs scouts and also needs to fight with the Tang army's cavalry at critical moments.
As the morning light dawned, Li Po asked General Wei Chigong of the Left to temporarily take charge of military affairs while he took a nap.
Not long after, I was woken up by someone, and the latest detective report arrived.
"The Yongfeng warehouse is unguarded and there is no food or fodder. When I went inside to check, the defenders should have gone towards Chang'an not long ago. They were all cavalry..."
How should I put it, for the current Jin army, this is not good news.
Yongfeng Cang is located between Tongguan and Feng Yi. Like Luokou Cang in the former Sui Dynasty, it was an important grain-gathering town in the east and west. The grain inside was piled up like a mountain. Because of this, Li Yuan was able to station hundreds of thousands of troops in Guanxi to support
to date.
When people revolted back then, the first thing they fought for was the location of these grain crops.
Li Po captured Okura in Zhuojun from Luo Yi, Dou Jiande and others. Li Mi, Wang Shichong and others fought for Okura in Luoyang. When Li Yuan occupied Kansai, the first thing he targeted was Okura in Yongfeng.
Of course, it is not new news that the Yongfeng warehouse is gradually running out of grain. In the past two years, many of Li Tang's soldiers stationed by the river have fled. In fact, it indicates that Yongfeng warehouse has finally been destroyed like Luoyang Dacang.
People are exhausted.
As the former Sui Dynasty fades away, there is not much legacy left to everyone.
But the function of Yongfengcang does not stop there. Because it has a good warehouse and basement for storing grain and grass, it is still a very important place for grain and grass transportation in Li Tang.
But now the Yongfeng warehouse is empty. This can only mean one thing. There should be no big problem in the short term with the food and fodder for the defenders at various places along the river... On the contrary, there is a big problem for Li Tang's defenders.
The reason why this is bad news shows that the guesses of Li Po and his generals are more inclined to the former.
In addition, I had known before that the person stationed at Yongfengcang was Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning. As soon as the army crossed the river, Li Xiuning abandoned Yongfengcang... Li Po held his head, which was still a little dazed, and said to himself, this woman is very aware of the situation.
, he ran very neatly, but he was not stupid.
Then the report from Yu Chixin arrived, and the situation was very worrying.
One night, only half of Youtunwei Mansion, plus 300 cavalry, passed through. However, Yuchi Xinxin's troops were more cautious, so he transported a lot of food, grass and baggage. By the early morning of that day, the Chinese army from Youtunwei Mansion had already arrived.
The main camp where the Tang Army once stationed on the west bank has been repaired and has a certain combat effectiveness.
As the coach, Li Po would definitely not be satisfied. The speed of crossing the river was too slow. He even regretted that Yuchi Xinbu should not be the vanguard of the army.
Yu Chixin pursued safety too much and was very likely to lose his fleeting opportunity in the ensuing battle if he was not impatient. If Li Po had been at the front instead, with the elite Jin army, they could have been more aggressive.
Of course, at this time, he could neither change his generals on the spot, nor could he scold Yu Chixin for being slow and inconsistent with his wishes, because Li Po himself knew clearly that Yu Chixin had not done anything wrong, and there was no need to do so at this time.
Let others criticize you. Love reading books.
Therefore, Li Po could only give Yuchixin full trust and sent someone to give Yuchixin another morning to urge Yuchixin to quickly bring the entire Youtunwei Mansion across the river.
The Central Army of the Weifu Prefecture in Youtun by the river.
"Look, the king must think that we are crossing the river too slowly... I have long said that the soldiers should wear armor, hold swords and shields, and at most bring some bows and crossbows. Let everyone come over first before talking about anything else, brother
But it's so slow, I feel anxious just looking at it, let alone the king..."
Yuchi and he complained while eating breakfast. There were only two brothers in the room, so there was nothing to worry about when talking.
Moreover, after a fight, Yu Chiqi's murderous aura still lingered on his body, and he always wanted to make more contributions, build a family like his elder brother, but was suppressed by his elder brother, so he was naturally very dissatisfied.
Yu Chixin had no appetite. He did feel the king's dissatisfaction in the general's order from the Chinese army. In addition, the string in his heart was extremely tight all day and night. Now that he heard his brother's nagging, he felt even more irritable and immediately glared.
Opened eyes.
"Your Majesty has promised me to be the leader of the army. If I listen to your words and cross the river with a light force, how can I resist once the enemy army attacks in large numbers? Don't say that the army is defeated, and let the army's previous efforts be wasted. Just say that there is a slight mistake.
It has damaged the majesty and morale of your Majesty's army, and you and I, brothers, will have to die to atone for our sins."
"It's slower now, but we have all the weapons, food and fodder. Later, the army can cross the river with confidence. Although the merit is not obvious, it does not live up to the important task entrusted to me by the king."
These words seemed to be persuading Yu Chikai, but in fact they were more like persuading himself. In other words, it was true that crossing the river was too slow, but it was safe enough.
Of course, these words cannot fool Yuchi Kai, and Yuchikai has a straightforward temperament, and he will say whatever he wants in front of his eldest brother.
"My eldest brother has been in Jinyang for a long time, and I'm afraid he has lost his spirit... I don't even think about it. Across the river is Chang'an. With Nuo Da's achievements in front of you, who wouldn't be jealous? But my eldest brother is not in a hurry, but he is still thinking about it.
No fault means meritorious deeds, but after a while, the king will be annoyed and someone else will lead the army. How can we brothers still have the honor to stand side by side with everyone?"
"Furthermore, the king is willing to let the eldest brother lead the army to cross the river first. Not only is it because he trusts the big brother, but also to reward the eldest brother for staying in Jinyang for many years and taking the credit without contest. If we can't give the king some face in this battle, look.
Come on, when the king enters Chang'an, we brothers may become guard dogs.
That way, regardless of others, our brothers at home will laugh at us to death."
After Yu Chixin heard this, he was so angry that he almost spit out a mouthful of blood. But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that although the words were a bit unpleasant, they were not unreasonable.
After taking a few bites of rice, he calmed down and asked, "What do you think we should do?"
Yu Chiqi immediately perked up, waiting for these words, he also muttered a few words in his mind, that is, I was young and vigorous back then, and I offended the king when I first came. Otherwise, I am the main one now, why bother to waste so much words?
He is really quite confident.
"The river bank is too small to be able to station large troops. This camp is also very stingy. It only has three or two thousand troops. Once the entire army of our Youtunwei Mansion crosses the river, we will not be able to deploy at all."
"Besides, after we cross the river, the follow-up army will follow immediately. Instead of letting others push us forward, we should go out with Feng Yi at this time..."
Yu Chixin frowned, instinctively feeling that what Yu Chikai said was too risky, and Feng Yi was in a strategic location.
In Feng Yi County alone, there are cities such as Jiyang, Chengcheng, and Hancheng that need to be explored. In the south, there are Weinan, Huayin and other places that are not small cities, and there are also Tongguan garrison on the side...
In the southwest, there are tens of thousands of years, the ancient city of Chang'an and other places may have soldiers stationed there. Even if the entire Wei Mansion goes to Feng Yi's city, it is very dangerous, let alone if the troops are divided.
"No...how many soldiers and horses do you plan to bring there? If there are many soldiers, the river beach is unguarded, and it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of it. If there are few soldiers, if you go to Fengyi City and just watch the city prosper, what's the use?"
Yu Chikai finally finished eating and threw away his rice bowl, "Brother, I was wrong. The river beach is easy to attack and difficult to defend... If I were Li Shenfu, I would definitely struggle here, even if I couldn't defend the river beach.
, and also delay the army from crossing the river."
"As long as the time is a little longer, reinforcements from all over the place will arrive one after another, and we will be in a dilemma."
Yuchi Xin was not taking it easy, and immediately retorted: "If Li Shenfu dares to do this, it will save our hands and feet..."
Yu Chikai also knew that this example was a bit inappropriate. He laughed and waved his hands, "What the elder brother said is that our soldiers are strong and united, so we are not afraid of this. If we are on par with the opponent, then..."
"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this. Anyway, I feel that the guard house has ten thousand people. It is too small to be stationed here and wait for the opponent to attack. It is really a bad idea to let me lead the troops forward to confuse the enemy's ears and eyes.
They don’t know the reality of our army.”
"Secondly, even if the Tang army comes to help, they will attack me first. This can buy time for the army to cross the river. Don't worry, eldest brother. Although I am not talented, I am still capable of leading troops. With the elite soldiers under my command, I dare to fight. If the enemy comes,
If there are too few, you can defeat them in battle; if there are more enemies, it will be easy to hold on for a few days."
"Besides, as my eldest brother said, guarding the river beach has little effect. If we can't find another way, how can we show off our brothers' methods?"