Chapter 280 Military situation in northern Shaanxi
Although several days have passed, the people on the Baishui Plateau are still talking about the drill and competition that day. Whenever they tell the story to those who come after them, they can't help but feel happy and amazed.
Li Tai, a young general who had just emerged in the Taiwanese government, was actually able to defeat Zhao Gui, a veteran general, and his powerful soldiers with two wins and one loss. This result itself was already surprising, and in the end
The overwhelming victory in a field battle was even more shocking and inexplicable.
"That day, and the scene at this moment, there was no wind in the plains, but when Governor Li whipped his horse whip, strong winds began to rise on the plains..."
According to the word of mouth among the masses, Li Tai has become like a god who knows how to call the wind and rain. This is not because the masses began to worship him crazily after this battle, but because normal logic cannot explain how Zhao Guibu was destroyed that day.
of disastrous defeat.
Originally, in everyone's minds, Zhao Gui's troops must be more well-trained than Li Tai's troops. Even if Li Tai gained a certain degree of advantage through tactical choices and adjustments, the two sides would definitely have to go through an extremely fierce battle.
Only a tug-of-war can determine the outcome.
But in the sight of the people watching the battle that day, first Zhao Gui's formation was clearly defined, and then Li Tai led his troops to charge forward. The two sides fought. Li Tai fell into the battle formation, and his cavalry continued to attack. Zhao Gui's formation began to shrink, and then fell into chaos.
Then it started to collapse.
The whole battle lasted for more than a quarter of an hour. When the crowd saw the generals of both sides again, Zhao Gui, who had previously vowed to slay Li Tai and worship the princes, had been held up by the neck and held on horseback, and was pulled out.
Such a result, not to mention Zhao Gui who looked extremely gloomy at the time, the generals watching the battle were a little unable to accept it for a while. At the end, the general Yu Jin who presided over the competition did not even announce the outcome of the two sides, but only ordered Li Tai
He quickly let go of the held Zhao Gui and apologized to him. Then he announced that the fight was over and the generals led their troops back to camp.
Although the spectators dispersed, the various discussions related to this did not stop. Putting aside the victory, defeat, honor and disgrace, Li Tai's troops were able to defeat Zhao Gui's army so cleanly, and the tactics they used
The combat opportunities captured are also worth discussing and learning from.
"According to what I see, Li Boshan's troops can't say there are any tactical innovations. They are just the basic cavalry tactics of advancing, retreating, clutching, and even some are scattered and jerky, and the changes are not flexible enough. The key to their victory is just to use bravery.
Soldiers are brave."
In the Baishui camp, when Da Xingtai, who had just arrived, asked about the matter with great interest, Yu Jin, who was presiding over the arbitration that day, stood up and analyzed the report: "The defeat of Zhongshan Gong cannot be entirely attributed to
The crime of war. His troops lacked coordination and control, and Zhongshan Gong himself was attacked by Li Boshan..."
"If one general is incompetent, the whole army will suffer!"
Yu Jin’s analysis was quite covert for Zhao Gui, but Yu Wentai’s summary after listening to it was to the point. He said with emotion: “Although Zhao Yuangui has been in battle for a long time and is familiar with military affairs, he has never been known for his bravery.
If there are tens of thousands of people in the armor, and there is a huge battle, you can still rely on strategy to predict the outcome. But in this narrow formation, and like a brave young man who is eager to win and become famous, his muscles, bones, blood and energy are not as good as others, and failure is inevitable.
As it should be.”
Yu Wentai didn't like the contest between Zhao Gui and Li Tai, and he was not very polite when he commented on Zhao Gui's failure. He was not very satisfied with Jin's subsequent handling and said directly: "The older man used his experience to
, the young are rewarded for their bravery. Although this competition is not a formal ceremony, but the young man's blood is excited, there should not be no response. Zhao Qiaoqi has been tempered by this, and he should have some respect for the young people competing in the same field.
A sign of appreciation.”
Zhao Gui returned to the camp after the competition that day. He announced that he had occasionally felt cold and was ill. He rarely appeared in front of others and did not rush to greet Daxingtai who arrived from Chang'an.
But it doesn't matter if others don't come, there will always be someone who will convey Daxingtai's wishes to him.
When Da Xingtai's words reached his ears, Zhao Gui, who had pretended to be sick just because he couldn't save face, was almost really angry. But no matter what his own mood was, since Da Xingtai said so
, it would be a bit shameless for him to make no further statement.
So Zhao Gui suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered his subordinates to select a few horses in the camp and send them to Li Tai as prize money for that day's competition.
Regarding this unexpected surprise, Li Tai accepted it with a polite smile, slapped her in the face and received the prize. Don't be too proud.
Of course, all the kind care is not obtained without reason, especially for a boss like Yu Wentai who is not very generous.
Li Tai noticed that only Yu Wentai and a group of civil and military ministers came to Baishui from Chang'an to participate in the parade. Prince Yuan Qin, who had been the mascot in previous years, did not come with him. Although there were also Yuan clan members such as Wang Yuanxin of Guangling in the team.
I personally traveled with you, but these people are obviously not as important as the prince. In other words, this year's parade can only follow the lead of Daxingtai.
Yuwentai naturally did not completely abandon the capital and courage of the Western Wei Dynasty at the moment, but it did not prevent him from further promoting his authority on the original basis.
This time, the prince was detained in Chang'an based on the previous incident, and he alone presided over this year's parade. Moreover, the preparation process for the parade was quite smooth, and the military appearance of the sergeants was also much better than in previous years. This naturally made Yuwentai ambitious.
Zhuang, embodied in his words and deeds, means that he is more partial to Li Tai, a confidant of the Taiwanese government, and less protective of Zhao Gui, an old brother.
Li Tai was famous on the Baishui Plateau because of his previous battle with Zhao Gui. Now that he has the support of Daxingtai, he will inevitably become even more famous in front of others.
Even his troops were once assigned the duty of police and bodyguards, cooperating with the elites of the Sixth Army to defend the camp on the plateau.
The number of participants in this year's parade was much smaller than last year, but the process of the entire parade was not much less impressive. The sergeants' performance was obviously improved compared to last year. The main and auxiliary officers of the Sixth Army and the state and county soldiers
The pattern is clearer, and the performance of the six armies also shows that the reorganization over the past six months has been very effective, with a vague edge showing in the soldiers.
In addition to the improvement in the overall military appearance and momentum, a large number of new faces among the powerful Han people like Li Tai are also emerging.
Although most of these powerful men do not have the status and treatment of Li Tai who leads an army alone, they are widely distributed in the positions of commanders at the middle and lower levels of the armies. Especially among the Sixth Army, the proportion of Han commanders has increased even more.
Obviously, although it has not reached a level that far exceeds that of the Xianbei soldier commander, it cannot be underestimated.
This certainly does not mean that Yuwentai has solved the ethnic conflicts in the Western Wei army. It is just that if the Western Wei Dynasty wants to continue to strengthen the construction of the army and improve its strength, then it is the only way to widely absorb Han armed forces and Han tyrants, but it will not depend on anyone's will. There has been a change, Yuwentai is just going further and more smoothly on this right path.
Although Li Tai did not participate in the scheduling and training of other troops, after several days of parade drills, he would inevitably have to have frequent contact with other military commanders and generals.
Apart from some useless pleasantries and flattery among each other, what these generals talked about the most was the previous battle between him and Zhao Gui. They were full of praise when they mentioned it, and some even regarded Li Tai as an armed force of the Kansai Han people. The leading representatives.
Although Li Tai is not a native of Kansai, most of his subordinates are recruited from Kansai, and it is a rare armed force in which Han descendants make up an absolute majority. Although he does not deliberately flaunt these, as time goes by, As your sense of presence increases, people who are interested will inevitably notice this.
In the process of communicating with these generals, many people expressed their hope to lead their troops to join Li Tai's team and were willing to obey Li Tai's orders.
This is of course not because he finally developed some domineering spirit, but because his increase in power and qualifications gave him room to grow his wings, and naturally some people took notice.
Compared with some cruel and unsympathetic Hu commanders, some Han powerful people are naturally more willing to follow candidates like Li Tai. Whether it is the assignment and scheduling of tasks during combat, or daily training supplies, etc., following a good general The Lord will undoubtedly enjoy greater convenience.
Li Tai held many positions and was involved in military and political affairs in the Taiwanese government. He had his own channels for raising armor and staff supplies, and he was highly valued by Daxingtai. In terms of ability, he led his newly formed army to a victory over Zhao Gui's old soldiers. , such a general is so impeccable that people can’t help but want to follow him.
Faced with such enthusiastic expressions of support from the masses, Li Tai naturally responded with a smile, but unfortunately his current position and qualifications did not allow him to accept more subordinates, so he could only express these good intentions and keep them in mind.
This year's parade, driven by various factors, Li Tai finally felt proud and proud. He usually followed the Daxingtai to go out and show off his power, and when nothing happened, he went in and out of the camps with his own soldiers. All the generals looked at each other with smiles. Welcome, no one dares not to give face wherever you go.
If it weren't for the fact that he had more lofty ideals and goals, Li Tai might have felt that there was nothing wrong with holding this parade forever.
Of course, no matter how he felt, reality would not stand still. Just as he was showing off his power on the Baishui Plateau, an urgent military order was sent from Dongxia Prefecture where Li Mu was guarding to Baishui: a sudden appearance along the river in Dongxia Prefecture A large group of Jihu tribes came straight towards Guangwu City, the capital of Dongxia Prefecture, and were about to go south to plunder Heishui Fangcheng.
Knowing that his home was about to be stolen, Li Tai was naturally not in the mood to continue showing off on the Baishui Plateau, so he immediately asked Daxingtai for orders to go to the aid of northern Shaanxi.
Yu Wentai naturally nodded in agreement, and after learning that the thieves were powerful, he sent more than 2,000 elite soldiers of the Sixth Army based on Li Tai's original troops, and handed them over to Li Tai to lead them to Beizhou.