In any case, Luoyang Liangjun is still relatively stable.
They have enough food to last for more than four months, and they don't think that the food route will be completely cut off. If it fails, they will send more people out. Besides, the Xia army is stationed in Dongjun and other places, and the Tang army can still general
Can't the grain channel be cut off?
Although he was hit by Tang Jun's sudden attack, Liang Jun's optimism still continued, but it was not as optimistic as before.
The Tang army did not lie dormant in Hongnong as they had planned, and their behavior was a bit too fierce. However, they wanted to trap more than 100,000 troops in Luoyang with just a few cavalry troops.
Neither Qiu He nor his generals believed that the Tang army had such capabilities.
In fact, it seems to be the case. Soon, news from the direction of Chengxiu came to Luoyang. The cavalry of the Tang Army surrounded Chengxiu and left two days later. There were frequent enemy sightings on the road, which showed that the Tang Army was still active in the south of Luoyang, but they could not
Determine where they are.
It is not clear how many cavalry the Tang army had, but there must have been several thousand.
Qiu He secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. Thousands of cavalry didn't seem to be too many. They should be the forward troops of the Tang army? Then the next step is to defend the city, right?
The city of Luoyang is high and deep, unique in the world, even inferior to Chang'an. The late Sui Dynasty was so chaotic, but the city of Luoyang never fell under a strong attack by the army, which is proof.
How many soldiers and horses did the Tang army need to attack Luoyang, where more than 100,000 Liang troops were stationed? After imagining the scene of the two armies fighting for the city, Qiu He finally calmed down.
I even had time to pay attention to General Wu Yuanjin of the Zuoyu Guard who was in Hulao. This guy was very unruly, so he was sent to Hulao. After traces of the Tang army appeared near Luoyang, the news there had also
Been off for a few days.
However, what Qiu He didn't know was that his judgment of the battlefield situation was completely wrong.
Xu Shiji and Xue Wanche completely dispersed their troops in units of 1,000 people from the south to the north, which caused a great misunderstanding to Liang Jun. The Tang army did not have many troops and mainly focused on raids and harassment. It was not impossible to defeat, but more like the main force of the Tang army.
The vanguard troops were conducting explorations and tests on Liang Jun's various ministries.
This made some Liang Army generals very angry, and they called for battle one after another to wipe out the Tang Army's vanguard and weaken the Tang Army's momentum. Some generals even judged that the Tang Army had not yet sent out Hongnong, but had only sent out cavalry, and did not necessarily want to fight a decisive battle with Liang Army.
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Qiu He had a clue in his mind, but Zhou Faming, who was far away in Nanyang, could only complain.
The Tang army did not attack, but once they raised their troops, it was like a landslide and a tsunami, which was out of control. This was in sharp contrast to the previous procrastination of the Liang army.
When the army moves, it seems to have become a tradition for the Tang army that the cavalry go first. Xue Wanche and Xu Shiji led the army to the east. They were separated from the main force of the army, so they had the right to act expediently.
This was exactly what Xu Shiji wanted. He had already married the eldest princess and became the Prince Consort, so he could not forcefully compete with others for credit. Moreover, he was not as qualified as Captain Chi Gong and others, so he could not compete with them.
He asked himself to lead troops eastward as a partial commander, and became his first choice. As for Xue Wanche, he was used to being a partial commander and did not care to act alone.
As soon as the two of them left, Bu Qun led Li Nian, Yang Daosheng and others to rise up and attack Nanyang.
Nearly 20,000 cavalry troops poured into the south like a flood, soon leaving Hongnong behind. They passed through Shangluo, broke through Wuguan, and headed straight for Nanyang.
Behind them, 100,000 infantry troops immediately embarked on the journey.
Like many times before, the infantry, which had been recuperating for a long time, had high morale and was no less eager to fight than the cavalry. Because some of the Tang army's soldiers had been reduced in the winter, their combat effectiveness might have been reduced.
But when it comes to elites, they are still a rare opponent in the world, but they are a little embarrassed... Compared to the cavalry, which can run faster than a rabbit, they can only sigh in dismay. Their legs really can't keep up.
When Li Po was in Yunnei, he still thought about letting the infantry mount war horses to solve their mobility problem, but when the army became larger and larger, this idea disappeared.
War horses are not a problem, but there are too many infantry. If everyone is equipped with a horse, the logistics problem alone cannot be solved. Groups of war horses need fodder to feed, and the infantry simply cannot afford them.
So the infantry is still an infantry, measuring the world with its feet, following the cavalry, like a hammer following a bullet. Slowness is one thing, but the credit is always one step slower than the cavalry. This undoubtedly makes the infantry
The generals were very aggrieved.
Why do we have to eat dirt behind you sons of bitches? And we have to help you clean up the battlefield...
Of course, the infantry of the Tang Army were not useless. They were the protagonists in the siege battle. Especially when they crossed the river last year, the infantry rarely took the lead, which made the generals of the cavalry standing by the river very unhappy.
Convinced.
This year's war will definitely be dominated by infantry, because there are many cities in the south, especially Nanyang, where the main force of Liang's army is stationed, which should number 20 to 300,000 people.
As long as they are not dizzy, they will not engage in field battles with the cavalry group, and then there will be room for the infantry to come into play.
Battles involving hundreds of thousands of people have rarely been seen in recent years. Wang Shichong's Western Expedition the year before last year was quite impressive. However, compared to the battles that often involved hundreds of thousands of people back then, Wang Shichong was a bit arrogant.
Because the cavalry moved too fast, the infantry could not catch up anyway. Wei Chigong, who used to lead the cavalry around, kept cursing the infantry for not cooperating, but he could only helplessly lead the infantry slowly.
back.
Neither he nor the generals who led the army were newbies on the battlefield. They knew that if the infantry marched too fast, not only would they not be able to catch up with the cavalry in front, but they would also easily cause the army to be too loose, causing the soldiers to fall into bad situations such as fatigue.
It would be wonderful to imagine the scene where the cavalry is running happily in front and the infantry is chasing after them and being sniped by the enemy.
Of course, that possibility is unlikely. Both the cavalry and infantry scouts in the Tang army are not vegetarians, so it is almost impossible to be attacked.
Yuchi Gong led his army all the way without any hindrance. As soon as they entered Zheyang County the next day, news came back from the infantry group in front that they had surrounded Zhou Faming's army in Nanyang.
Bu Qun used the words "it's hard to fly without wings," which made Yuchi Gong want to laugh. It's really impressive that a bastard who doesn't know a few Chinese characters has learned to drop his book bag.
He could imagine the triumphant look of Bu Qun, but everyone expected to surround Zhou Faming. In front of the Tang army's cavalry that came and went like the wind, who else could escape except the Turks?
In the new year, I wish you all to be accompanied by relatives and friends