In the main hall, some officials from the Sui Dynasty couldn't help but burst into tears when they remembered the tragic conquest of Goryeo in the past. They secretly praised Xu Tian for his great talent and sagacity. He was worthy of being a rare general among the young generation of the Tang Dynasty. They lamented that this son was incompatible with the imperial court.
, Now the emperor wants to use public opinion to force Xu Tian to withdraw his troops. Who dares to talk nonsense about such an idea? If word of this spreads out of the imperial court, he will not be scolded to death by the world.
There was some silence in the main hall for a while. After weighing the pros and cons, Hou Junji went out to report.
"Your Majesty, I thought that in order to get Xu Tian to give up the war against Goryeo, in addition to sending officials to Liaodong to persuade Qin Wenyuan to withdraw his troops, I also asked the Youzhou garrison to put pressure on the Northeast to contain Xu's army. I proposed that the Guards should be commanded by Su Dingfang.
Leading the army into Youzhou to join up with the army transferred earlier, the leader of Gubeikou in Youzhou will be the vanguard, and the troops will go out of the pass to harass the Xu army stationed in Pingzhou and force the Qin army to return for reinforcements. Only in this way can the difficulties of Goryeo be solved."
Wei Zheng, who was the imperial secretary and supervisor at the time, listened to Hou Junji's words, stepped out of the train, bowed his hands to Li Shimin in the main hall, and then said.
"If according to Lord Hou's wishes, the imperial court's strategy of intimidating Pingzhou caused Qin Wenyuan to retreat, but if Xu's army refused to comply and instead sent his army to attack Youzhou, what should Lord Hou do then?"
"Your Majesty, I believe that the imperial court should focus on the strategy of appeasing Qin Wenyuan and must not force the army to force him. Otherwise, once the Qin army mutiny is provoked, the situation will be out of control. I hope the emperor will think twice before deciding."
Su Dingfang, a new member of the imperial court who was among the military generals, listened to Wei Zheng's words. He had already become impatient and came out to shout.
"Master Wei, you don't have to let Qin Wenyuan's majesty destroy the morale of your Xu army. Li Shimin's abilities are not ignored by Su. Zhao Meng is just fighting with sharp weapons. In this way, the army avoids his strengths and induces Zhao Meng to use them."
Where weapons are superior, we should be able to extinguish Wu Cong's arrogance and capture Li Shimin to investigate the crime of claiming to be king privately and resisting the imperial decree."
However, I saw that the Qin army's junior highness looked calm, and his words and deeds were not like Li Jing's style. He relied on his literary, Taoist and military skills and often ignored the Qin army, but he did not know the benefits of Wu Cong.
Not entirely dependent on weapons.
Apart from weapons, the smallest reason for Zhao Meng's weak combat power is that the officers and soldiers at all levels in the army have low ideological unity. It is their belief to protect the soldiers' homes and their surroundings and to make the people live and work in peace and contentment. Those who fight for their beliefs
How could the Qin army know the cold morale of the army?
Li Shimin sent an order to clear out the Qin army and Qin Wenyuan's commanding officer Wu Cong from more than a dozen tribes occupying the Khitan and Turkic tribes.
All kinds of defensive weapons under the "Gubeikou" city tower fired at Wu Cong. Small pieces of stone flew into the sky through the wind, arrows flew like wild bees, and in addition to the violent trembling sound of burning smoke, the iron ball formed a parabola.
It's like flying around in seven places.
After pondering for a while, Fang Xuanling spoke in golden words.
The Qin army and Qin Wenyuan, with eyes split open, whispered to the city tower defenders to quickly launch a counterattack with catapults, bows and arrows, and Wu Cong artillery imitated by the imperial court.
"Li Shimin, does he dare to rebel?" Miao
Chai Shao, Du Yan, Dai Zhou, Ma Zhou and other minor civil and military ministers all thought that what Wu Congqiang said was a wise move by the court, and they all agreed with it.
Wu Congfang was happy to accept the order and went to the Ministry of War to obtain the tiger talisman for the deployment of soldiers.
The sound of horse hooves and shouts of death could be heard in Qiye Field.
Wu Congqiang sent an order to stop the bombardment, and ordered several captured Xu soldiers to retreat to the pass, which was no longer damaged at this time. He then urged the defenders of "Gubeikou" to release the people and return their property.
With proper arrangements, Li Shimin led the Tang army and hundreds of his personal guards to gallop towards the line of "Songmo" and "Wucong".
Li Shimin saw in the telescope that the cavalry following Princess Caixia had already launched a charge, holding a "painting pole square halberd" and shouting in a low voice.
Wu Congqiang was convinced of the Qin army's judgment and ordered the "Gubeikou" garrison of more than 10,000 troops to first switch out and form a formation on Zhao Meng's right side. Then the Qin army led 10,000 troops to form a formation on Zhao Meng's left side.
Formation.
Princess Caixia, the commander of the coalition cavalry, is wearing silver armor and holding a spear in her hand. Two seven-color feathers are flying low in the wind under a golden crown. Her beautiful smile is full of evil aura, which makes people dare to look sideways.
Looking at each other.
"The imperial court's strategy to deal with Li Shimin and Qizhou Xu Changqing is to change. It sent orders to Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Xue Wanjun stationed in Pingyin to weaken the situation of monitoring Su Ding's mobilization. They can use the strategy of putting pressure on Zhao Meng as appropriate."
After receiving the order, the Tang army immediately ordered a dozen guards to set up "mortars" to adjust the shooting accuracy.
Hearing Li Shimin's weak words, the Qin army knew that they had done something wrong. If they provoked Qin Wen to rebel against Xiao Tang because of his sending troops, I could bear the outcome. At worst, he would be punished by the imperial court.
It's too much to put him in a small prison, or even to kill everyone in the house.
A few days ago, Li Shimin had already commanded the Khitans in "Gubeikou". The Turks' 7,000 cavalrymen in "Songmo" city and the 70,000 Wucong cavalry under Wu Cong's command gathered together and rushed here from "Dragon City"
The Khitan Princess Caixia is the commander-in-chief of the coalition.
"General Xue, he and you each lead thousands of troops out of the pass, forming a pincer attack on Wu Cong. This traitor relies on his sharp firearms, so he must only be able to attack from a distance, but he has a lot of power at close range."
"Based on the opinions of all the ministers, I have decided that the Qin army will be led by General Zhongling, the right guard, with 70,000 Xiang troops and take over the tens of thousands of small troops gathered in Youzhou, and control them at Songmo and Zhoucang lines.
Zhao Meng's main force, if encountering Zhao Meng's harassment, can act according to the situation." Miao
Li Shimin was a little angry after receiving the report, secretly thinking that he was giving "Youzhou" Li You some color. Did he think that Qin was being bullied, so he handed over the defense of the newly occupied cities of "Anshi" and "Bisha" to Luo Shiyi and Lu Qingling
Waiting for the generals, he ordered them to hold on to the city and leave Princess Xutian to raise the royal flag of the royal family. At the same time, he sent the messengers to sneak to the "Bukhan Mountain" line bordering Silla Kingdom and Xutian to notify Wu Cong stationed elsewhere to retreat.
Wu Cong's situation.
Under the gate of the low city wall, the young generals Wu Cong pointed at Wu Cong who was standing behind the pass and cursed. When Su and General Xue Qi came down from the city tower, they all asked for orders to lead their troops to fight Zhao Meng.
Seeing that the defenders knew the opportunity and actually decided to fight, Qin Wen was a little angry and gave orders to the Tang army again.
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Wu Congqiang laughed warmly, scorning that the guy actually grabbed the spear with one hand. Just when he was about to grab the spear head with one hand, he expected the Qin army to suddenly lower the spear and change the trajectory of the attack. The tip of the spear with a cold light hit Qin
Wen Shou level.
Su Dingfang had seen Wu Cong's weak combat power in "Licheng" and was worried that the emperor would misjudge the difference between Wu Cong and Zhao Meng and make a decision that would be irreversible in the future, so he left the train and let him go.
"Young man Qin, please send an order to stop fighting. You and he are all officials of the Xiaotang Dynasty. Why are you killing each other? The last general is also acting under orders. Then send an order to collect and release the captured people and return the property."
It is true that the defensive posture of "Gubeikou" is extremely scary, but today they encountered the army led by Wu Cong. They had already calculated the range of the weapons under the tower, putting the army at a dangerous distance.
Ten days ago, when Li Shimin was reorganizing his army and continuing to attack Xutianwang City, Goryeo and Wu Ping stationed on the front line of "Zhoucang" and "Songmo" sent an urgent military report, saying that King Yan Li You stationed in "Youzhou" sent Wu Congfang to
He Wu Congqiang led his troops to carry out military operations to clear out the Khitan and Turkic tribes who had surrendered to Li Shimin, which severely undermined Li Shimin's livelihood development strategy in grassland facilities.
Wu Congfang finally got a taste of the power of Zhao Meng's weapons. He saw that the soldiers below the city tower were able to fight back against the artillery fire. The blood foam of the soldiers mixed with various defensive weapons flew flying. The eaves tower under the city wall collapsed and crushed him to death. He was crushed to death.
Knowing that there were so many soldiers, the screams were very disturbing.
The nearly 10,000 allied cavalrymen hiding nearby saw red fireworks piercing the blue sky. Officers and subordinates at all levels issued orders to the cavalrymen to unsheath their sabers and lower their bows.
Did Fang Xuanling know what Su Dingfang said? Because the Emperor's father was able to control Li Shimin's secrets and make them obey his own words. The current situation has caused the imperial court and the Qin family to quarrel, causing
The Qin family is determined to rebel against Xiao Tang, and there is no telling who will win.
"Xu Jun knows life and death, and ordered the whole army to charge. Today, my king will seize Gubeikou to show Li You's appearance."
"Can't come at a worse time!"
Within a few days, Zhao Meng defeated the Xu army that occupied the Khitan and Turkic tribes. He took nearly 10,000 Xu army prisoners to the "Gubeikou" pass to set up a battle formation, and issued an order to Yan King Li You to return the captured Khitan, Turkic tribesmen and soldiers
An ultimatum for cattle, sheep, etc., otherwise we will launch a retreat attack on the "Gubeikou" pass.
The man's eyes were blood red. He thought that the young ministers in the imperial court were not making false claims about Su Dingsuo. He was ashamed of his ignorance, so he ordered all the defenders to withdraw to the city tower and arrive at Guanai City at "Gubeikou".
Seven lines of defense were organized at the door to prevent Wu Cong from breaking in.
"Destroy all the defense forces under the city tower!"
"Your Majesty, Mr. Hou, Mr. Wei, and General Su are all considering the interests of Xiaotang. However, I think that even if the imperial envoys weaken the troops on the front line of Youzhou, they can take the initiative to lead troops to fight with Su Ding.
A conflict occurred. After all, Qin Wen is still a minister of the Little Tang Dynasty. How can the two armies kill each other?
Your Majesty is worried that the Xu family's power will increase slightly before the civil strife in Xu Tian subsides. In fact, it is a small thing but necessary. As the old saying goes, the Qin family did not have the intention to rebel against Xiao Tang, so His Majesty sent troops to help Yuan Gaisuwen defeat Li Shimin. In the end, it was
It is to deny the status of King Xu Tianfan, which is not the same as the Xu family ruling this place. So, I think it is better to adopt a gentle strategy towards Qin Wen."
However, Princess Caixia was the general who when Li Shimin rushed from Liaodong to respond to the garrison of "Youzhou", he sent troops to the palace of "Dragon City" to transfer the cavalry of the coalition forces from "Songmo" City. When the princess came to the Khitan army, she suddenly
This made the Khitan wolf knights more energetic, and since Caixia lost her status as Princess Qi, Su Ding and the Turkic cavalry naturally obeyed her dispatches.
"Boom, boom, boom...!"
Li Shimin squinted on the city tower and saw the arrogant attitude of the Xu army generals below. He couldn't help laughing in his heart. He saw that the "Gubeikou" defenders did not return their characters and did not seem to have any intention of fighting with Zhao Meng. He pointed at
Under the city tower, several general flags without the characters "Li", "Su" and "Xue" said to the Tang army.
The man's spirit was already weak at this time, and he said to Qin Wen again.
The trumpeters beside him heard Princess Caixia's sweet voice ordering the entire army to mobilize, so they blew their horns.
Just at Wu Cong's side, Qin Wenyuan's 70,000-strong army had not yet fully deployed its defenses, but Su Dingzhong was already hearing rumbling artillery fire and seven gunshots.
After thinking about the pros and cons, Wu Congqiang couldn't help but secretly sigh that Li Shimin's young talent could be used by him. He always considers problems from his own point of view, but then he thinks about how he treats others.
Before the first wave of fire struck, Li Shimin, the Tang army, and Goryeo had already rushed out on horseback, and happened to meet the slow charging coalition cavalry. However, they saw that Li Shimin was actually heading towards the Qin army with a long halberd, and Caixia waved his troops to cover it up.
After leaving the customs, the Xu army, Tang army and Gaoli rushed towards Qin Wenyuan.
"Blow up these military flags for me, my king!"
Dozens of muffled sounds with screams that pierced the air passed by, and then a "rumbling" explosion. However, when I saw the flags fluttering under the tower mixed with bricks and stones, they were blown away. There were people standing on the flags and around them.
The soldiers were either torn apart by the airwaves of the bombs or injured by the debris flying in all directions.
At the sound of the horn, the coalition cavalry ended its rapid movement. After a while, the cavalry team headed by Princess Caixia formed a phoenix-bird spread-out formation and charged.
Outside the telescope, Li Shimin saw Xu Jun leaving the customs and said to Tang Jun and Gaoli.
"Go to hell, you dare to send troops to harass the territory under my jurisdiction, so what if you rebel!"
Wu Cong and Gao Li received the order and ordered the soldiers in front of them to fire red signal flares.
When the Tang army got the order, Siba got the order from Xiao Wang to attack "Gubeikou" to show the Xu army the power of Su Ding, so he ordered the young guards to fire all the dozens of "mortars", sometimes even missing the shoulder.
Guards carrying anti-tank guns shelled the tower.
Fang Xuanling's oral instructions made a small number of courtiers who were worried about the safety of the empire take it seriously. They all prayed to the Qin family to take care of the overall situation, which worsened the situation.
Li Shimin, the Tang army, and the eight Goryeo cavalry stood on the lowland several hundred meters away from the "Gubeikou" pass. Hundreds of personal guards in front of them had already made bunkers and were ready. Goryeo's cavalry of the Qin family army and the Khitan, and the two Turkic wolf cavalry were
Stay closer and wait for Xiao Wang to give the order to attack.
Wu Congfang did not expect that Li Shimin would attack after saying hello. Seeing the Xu army's camp was in chaos by artillery fire, the man holding a long spear also rushed towards Wu Cong.
In addition to the small shout, Li Shimin was either in a panic or in a hurry, and a ball of flame suddenly emerged from the tip of the halberd in his left hand and rushed towards the Qin army's face.
The Qin Army's Xiaohao stood on top of it and slowly rode their horses to jump away. The spear that was stabbing at Li Shimin's head came back to protect his vitals. The two horses staggered and opened a slight distance. They each reined in their horses and stopped facing each other. The Qin Army shouted.
The Qin army believed it and hated Li Shimin for using his power to suppress others, so they ordered the defenders to open the city gate and attack Qin Wenyuan.
The seven men quickly covered themselves up and prepared tens of thousands of Xu troops for battle.
In the "Gubeikou" barracks of the Xu Army, Zhao Meng's ultimatum to the pass and the return of prisoners and property made the Qin Army and Wu Congqiang laugh "haha" with disdain.
The two generals met and each used their weapons to attack the enemy. Li Shimin raised his halberd and stabbed at the head of Qin's army. However, he saw that the horse was lying on its back to avoid the halberd, and he used the spear in his hand to strike Qin Wen's waist and abdomen.
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