Chapter 0071 The man should reproduce the power of Huo Dou in the past
Qu Tutong took the initiative to ask for help.
What Li Yuanji said before in Feixiangyi came true.
The heavy snow had indeed blocked the road, and it was impossible for Li Shimin to send troops and horses to Mingshui City in time to rescue Luo Shixin.
The few soldiers and horses Luo Shixin had in hand could not stop Liu Heitai from attacking with tens of thousands of people.
They wanted to fight their way out of the dense forest, kill Liu Heita by surprise, and create a chance for Luo Shixin to break out, but it would be difficult to do so.
Snow more than a foot high will hinder the soldiers' progress.
The soldiers waded through the thick snow to make the surprise attack, and their speed could not keep up with their normal walking speed.
Liu Heitao had the help of the corridor and could condescend to greet the soldiers with his bow and crossbow.
It is very likely that the soldiers will be shot into a sieve, and they will not be able to approach the corridor.
Therefore, we could only use the method Li Yuanji originally mentioned, leading his troops and horses, and before Liu Heitai had completely built the corridor, he broke into Mingshui City and helped Luo Shixin guard Mingshui City.
It was impossible for Qu Tutong to let Li Yuanji go for such a thing, so he took the initiative to ask for help.
Li Yuanji pondered without speaking.
Su Dingfang, who was lying on a stretcher on one side, suddenly spoke, "Your Highness, are you going to lead the army into Mingshui City to help the people in the city guard Mingshui City, or are you going to raid Liu Heitao and share some of the pressure for the people in the city?"
Li Yuanji looked at Su Dingfang, and Qu Tutong also looked at Su Dingfang in astonishment.
Li Yuanji said frankly: "I want to raid Liu Heita, share some of the pressure for the people in the city, and at the same time create an opportunity for them to break out when they are in the most critical moment."
When Li Yuanji said this, he looked at Su Dingfang and said, "Do you have any idea?"
Su Dingfang pondered for a moment and said: "Now that the road is blocked by heavy snow, Liu Heitai is guarding the corridor again. If we rush out rashly, we will only become Liu Heitai's target."
Speaking of this, Su Dingfang looked at Li Yuanji and asked, "Does Your Highness know how to surround Wei and rescue Zhao?"
Li Yuanji nodded without hesitation.
Qu Tutong looked at Su Dingfang thoughtfully.
Su Dingfang continued: "Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp is located not far behind him at Hu Jinkou. Since we can't raid Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp, we might as well lead our troops to raid Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp.
There are no corridors inside or outside Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp.
There were only more than 8,000 soldiers and horses guarding the grain and grass camp.
Among them, there are only more than 500 soldiers.
Our military strength is enough to cope with it."
Qu Tutong looked at Su Dingfang with a surprised look on his face. He finally understood why Li Yuanji valued Su Dingfang.
In a short period of time, Su Dingfang was able to come up with such a way to help Mingshui City escape the siege, which was indeed a bit of a strategy.
More importantly, Su Dingfang was extremely courageous.
Hu Jinkou, where Liu Heitai stored grain and grass, is located in the northeast corner of Mingshui City.
If they wanted to make a surprise attack on Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp, they would have to go around Liu Heitai's rear.
Once the sneak attack is successful, they will be chased by Liu Heitai's tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
If the sneak attack fails, Liu Heitai's tens of thousands of troops will chase him.
If you are not careful, Liu Heitai may make dumplings.
"If General Qu Tu leads the army and I assist, there is a 90% chance that Liu Heitai's food and grass can be burned."
Su Dingfang stared at Li Yuanji and said with burning eyes.
Liu Heita did not have a stable rear area to provide him with food and grass, and the food in his hands was very limited.
Part of it was contributed by Li Shiji, and the other part was obtained from his exorbitant levies along the way.
Once Liu Heitai's food and grass were burned, Liu Heitai's military morale would be in chaos.
Once the morale of the army was in chaos, Liu Heitai would not be able to attack Mingshui City wholeheartedly.
The pressure in Mingshui City was naturally greatly reduced.
More importantly, Liu Heitai's army was in confusion, and it became easier for Tang Dynasty to deal with Liu Heitai.
The reason why Su Dingfang proposed this strategy was obviously to achieve meritorious service, to let Li Yuanji see his value, and to let Li Yuanji understand that he was worthy of Li Yuanji's kindness.
He was also smart and did not drag Li Yuanji into the water when he proposed this strategy.
If he drags Li Yuanji into trouble and lets Li Yuanji go to Liu Heita's rear to take risks, Qu Tutong will definitely be reluctant, and other soldiers will also have opinions about him.
After listening to Su Dingfang's strategy, Qu Tutong said without hesitation, "This plan is feasible."
Su Dingfang came from Liu Heitai's command and knew the location of Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp clearly. If he led the soldiers to attack Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp, he could easily find the location of Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp.
It will save you a lot of time and waste.
If Su Dingfang's strategy is successful, it will not only relieve the pressure on Mingshui City, but also help the Tang Dynasty disrupt Liu Heitai's military morale.
Even if it fails, he and Su Dingfang can lead their troops and horses deep into Liu Heitai's rear area, disrupt Liu Heitai's rear area, and achieve the same effect.
He can express his position on this matter, but he cannot decide.
Because the decision-making power rests with Li Yuanji.
If Li Yuanji doesn't agree, even if there are great benefits, it will be useless.
Li Yuanji's eyes fell on Qu Tutong, and then on Su Dingfang.
He understood the benefits of this, but Qu Tutong and Su Dingfang did not seem suitable to attack Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp.
Qu Tutong was sixty years old and could not bear the long journey.
If you want to avoid Liu Heitai's eyes and ears and attack Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp, you must make a large circle outside Mingshui City.
On normal days, Qu Tutong might be able to bear it.
But now that the road is blocked by heavy snow, running is far more difficult than usual.
Qu Tutong may not be able to bear it.
Although Su Dingfang was young and strong, Su Dingfang had injuries on his body, and the wounds had just been bandaged. If he exercised even slightly violently, the wounds would ooze blood. If he traveled a long distance, his fate might be revealed on the road.
He finally recruited a talent like Su Dingfang and immediately sent Su Dingfang out to die. So what did he recruit?
Invited a lonely?
"You should lead your troops into Mingshui City to rescue Luo Shixin."
Li Yuanji weighed it again and again, and finally decided to be more conservative.
Qu Tutong and Su Dingfang just need to save their lives and save Luo Shixin. Let Li Shimin deal with Liu Heitai's affairs.
Anyway, that's what Li Shimin came to Hebei for this time.
If he helped Li Shimin weaken Liu Heitai, Li Shimin might not be happy about it.
After all, Li Shimin led a large group of men to attack fiercely from Chang'an City, and Liu Heitai was weakened by him to the point where he could no longer fight.
Where should the face of Li Shimin and the people under Li Shimin go?
Su Dingfang was anxious, "Your Highness, this opportunity must not be missed before it comes again!"
Qu Tutong also tried to persuade him from the side, "Your Highness, this plan is very beneficial to the Tang Dynasty. If it succeeds, the Tang Dynasty will definitely be able to defeat Liu Heita easily."
Li Yuanji looked at Su Dingfang and Qu Tutong and asked, "So? You are over sixty, you have been running around with me all night, and now you have to run around in a big circle to get behind Liu Heitai, can you hold on?"
Although the other one is strong, he has as many as eight wounds on his body, one of which is more than an inch deep. If he moves a little more, blood will ooze out after the injury, and he travels a long distance to sneak attack on Liu Heitai's food and grass.
Camp, what if I die from the fatigue of the journey before I even get there?"
Li Yuanji was not polite at all, and his words were very unpleasant.
Qu Tutong stared at him and panted like an ox: "Your Highness, are you looking down on me too much?"
After saying that, he took off his clothes and showed Li Yuanji that although Qu Tutong was an old and honest man, his body was still strong.
Su Dingfang also got up from the stretcher and wanted to show Li Yuanji his bravery.
Li Yuanji held Su Dingfang firmly on the stretcher with one hand, stopped Qu Tutong from undressing and taking off his belt with the other hand, and said angrily: "Okay, don't mess around.
I don't mean to insult you.
I'm just afraid that you will die on the way and leave me alone."
Although Qu Tutong was restrained by Li Yuanji, he still frowned and said: "If your highness is afraid that Su Dingfang is in danger, then I will go alone. Your highness only needs to ask Su Dingfang to tell me the location of Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp."
Can."
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes at Qu Tutong and said, "In your heart, I am a ruthless and unjust person. I only care about who is useful to me and who is not.
You and I have been getting along for almost two months during this expedition, right?
Is there no room for any friendship at all?"
Qu Tutong's expression changed and he was a little embarrassed, "I... I was just in a hurry and said the wrong thing. The sneak attack on Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp is really important to me, the Tang Dynasty.
Your Highness cannot give up on this matter just because you feel pity for me.
We, the warriors of our generation, have given our lives to the battlefield from the moment we set out for battle.
The long-cherished wish of our generation of warriors in life is to imitate the horsemen of the Han Dynasty and return their corpses wrapped in horse leather."
Qu Tutong was a little excited when he finished speaking.
Obviously, he was speaking from his heart.
Su Dingfang was lying on the stretcher and nodded vigorously, fully agreeing with Qu Tutong's words.
The glory of being a general is to bear the brunt of the meritorious deeds and return the corpse wrapped in horse leather.
Li Yuanji glared at Qu Tutong fiercely, "You only remember that during the Han Dynasty, horses were used to support horses and leather was used to wrap corpses. Then, do you remember that during the Han Dynasty, the champion Hou Fenglang Juxu and Dou Guo's uncle Yan Ran took the meritorious service?"
In the Tang Dynasty, we not only had Liu Heitai as our enemy, but also the Turks in the north, Tyuhun in the west, etc.
There are still many enemies you have to deal with in the future.
Your goal should be to march across the Northern Territory and traverse the Western Regions, not to die for Liu Heitai."
When Qu Tutong and Su Dingfang heard this, they were briefly stunned.
After coming back to his senses, Qu Tutong looked a little gloomy, while Su Dingfang's eyes brightened little by little.
The reason why Qu Tutong looked gloomy was because he was already old and his chances of going to war were counted on his fingers.
What Li Yuanji said about riding horses across the Northern Territory and traveling across the Western Regions basically has nothing to do with him.
The reason why Su Dingfang's eyes brightened little by little was because Li Yuanji could mention the Turks and Tuyuhun, which showed that Li Yuanji had the intention to deal with the Turks and Tuyuhun. He followed Li Yuanji, so he naturally had the opportunity to participate. There were many
A lot of merit is waiting for him to earn.
When Huo Qubing and Dou Xian did the job of sealing the wolf to Juxu and Yan Ran squeezing the stone, he... was able to do half of it.
He didn't dare to seal the wolf as Xu.
Those with a seal are the authority of the emperor. Unless the emperor favors you and tacitly allows you to do such a thing, otherwise you will be beheaded.