795 Two hundred thousand troops crushing the border
The army goes out to fight, and ghosts and gods make changes!
The spectacular scene of an army of 200,000 marching out is beyond the imagination of many people!
There was no forward guard in the rear army. The army stretched for dozens of miles from the beginning to the end of the army. During this period, the vehicles were like a long queue, the horses were like an ocean, and the soldiers were countless!
Such an army walking on the march is simply a monster from the wild!
People have no doubt that everything that stands in front of it will be crushed into smoke powder!
Dou Jiande, who had been silent for a long time, finally sent out troops.
Almost immediately, Chang'an and Luoyang got the news.
The difference is that Wang Shichong from Luoyang was ecstatic, while Li Yuan from Chang'an was as if he had fallen into an ice cellar!
Two hundred thousand troops! Two hundred thousand troops!
This is almost the total of all the current armies of the Tang Dynasty!
This is also a force that is enough to subvert the entire Central Plains pattern!
If nothing else, just let the enemy kill 200,000 people, and they can still be killed!
No one thought that when Dou Jiande went south for the first time, he would display his power to the world with such an invincible attitude!
Outside Luoyang City.
The sound of horse hooves in the Tang army camp besieging Wang Shichong kept coming!
Within a few days, eight troop withdrawal orders from Chang'an had been received here! At this moment, Li Yuan's worry was clearly reflected on the letter paper.
"Two hundred thousand troops!"
It’s not just Li Yuan who feels dizzy about this number, Li Shimin is also the same now!
According to his original assumptions, even if Dou Jiande invaded, a hundred thousand troops should be the largest force he could muster!
But unexpectedly, this number has now doubled!
If Wang Shichong's 100,000 troops were added to the mix, would this battle still be possible?
"How long does it take for Dou Jiande to arrive in Luoyang?"
Trying his best to suppress the uneasiness in his heart, Li Shimin turned to ask Fang Xuanling aside
Fang Xuanling slightly cupped his hands: "At the current speed, we will cross the Yellow River in a month at the latest!"
"Map!" Li Shimin shouted through gritted teeth.
"Here!"
The guards in the big tent immediately took the order and ran out. Soon, two soldiers came to Li Shimin carrying a huge map.
The seven-foot-high and two-foot-long map was slowly opened in front of Li Shimin. Its huge size directly divided the Chinese army's tent into two parts.
The generals who were originally present all stood up and walked away, walked around to Li Shimin's side, and looked at the map together.
There were a lot of people looking at the map. After all, such a big thing had happened, so almost all the people who could be named in the army were here.
Even Xiao Han, who loves skipping work, came obediently to the meeting this time.
Everyone knows in their hearts that this time it is really a critical moment of life and death. If it is not handled well, it will be a disaster that will overthrow the country!
The map in front of him was as crude as ever, at least in Xiao Han's eyes.
The shape of the Shandong Peninsula is wrong, the Korean Peninsula is ridiculously big, the location of Mount Tai has almost moved from Shandong to Hebei, and the only thing that can be recognized is the winding Yellow River.
Xiao Han wanted to complain about the laxity of the cartographer, but his reason told him that it was best to keep quiet now and not dare to make trouble by playing tricks.
"Ahem, according to the days, Dou Jiande should be here now!"
When the map was fully unfolded, the tall and thin Fang Xuanling walked up to it first and pointed on the map with his hand to indicate the current position of Dou Jiande's army.
It's just that no matter how Xiao Han looked, he couldn't see where exactly he was referring to.
Staring at the position pointed by Fang Xuanling, Li Shimin had a gloomy expression and remained silent.
Wherever he looked, Cheng Yaojin couldn't help but said: "Damn it, isn't this the location of our Wagang Village? What kind of black beans and white beans are these! Where is that birdman who came to rescue Wang Shichong? This is obviously coming towards us.
! Even my hometown is in trouble!"
"It's Dou Jiande, not Heidou! Besides, your Wagang Village has long been ruined, so people don't want to go there!" Liu Hongji rolled his eyes at Cheng Yaojin and corrected the mistake in his words.
With so many people here, he and Cheng Yaojin were probably the only ones who didn't care much about the 200,000-strong army.
After all, they had all seen Yang Guang’s million-strong army! Now it’s only 200,000...
It seems, probably, maybe, it seems that killing everyone here is not a big problem...
"How about we make a strategic retreat first?" Liu Hongji scratched his head, feeling that he could not get 200,000, and his voice became weaker.
Li Shimin did not answer Liu Hongji's words, but turned his attention to Qin Shubao: "Shubao, do you think we can capture Luoyang within a month?"
Qin Shubao was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
He is the person who knows Luoyang best here!
He has the best say in the horror of Luoyang City. Wanting to capture that city within a month is no less than a dream!
Seeing Qin Shubao's appearance, Li Shimin's eyes flashed with disappointment.
Judging from the current situation, if they cannot capture Luoyang, they will inevitably fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides once Dou Jiande arrives.
One hundred thousand versus three hundred thousand, no matter how you look at it, it makes people despair!
"Retreat?" The thought suddenly appeared in Li Shimin's mind.
It seems that this is also the most reasonable method nowadays.
If you retreat now, no one will blame yourself, but you will feel that you have made a decision!
But this retreat means that most of his efforts for the past six months will be in vain.
Thinking of Luoyang being isolated and helpless, Li Shimin was unwilling to accept it!
"King Qin!"
Just as Li Shimin's mind was racing, Xue Shou's voice was particularly harsh in the quiet tent.
"What's the matter!"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, then raised his head and looked at Xue Shou in confusion.
Actually, it's not just him.
At this moment, everyone's eyes are on Xue Shou, wanting to see if this determined fighter will remain as tough as ever!
Sure enough, Xue Shou did not disappoint.
With everyone's gaze on him, he walked step by step to the map, and then said in an extremely firm voice: "We must not retreat at this moment, but should face Dou Jiande!"
"ah?"
"No way! Three hundred thousand, this is three hundred thousand people, not three hundred thousand rabbits, how can we fight this?"
"Last time he said he would fight to the death, why is it still the same this time? Could it be that he has been possessed by an evil spirit?"
As soon as Xue Shou said this, it was like dropping a little water into hot oil, and the big tent that was quiet just now began to boil!
Except for Xiao Han, almost everyone looked at him as if he was crazy!
If the threat last time was only imaginary, now it is actually in front of us!
It is obvious that the enemy is strong and we are weak, or several times stronger. How should we fight this battle?
Faced with everyone's confusion, doubts, and even curses, Xue Shou remained firm.
But behind everyone, Xiao Han's eyes had already straightened.
Only then did he understand: No wonder Li Shimin valued Xue Cao so much. No wonder Li Shimin would be so miserable after Xue Cao died!
Just now, as my uncle, I have the vision, the grasp of the current situation, and the courage to be the first!
It has gone far beyond the scope of a staff officer. This is obviously the same strategist as Zhuge Liang!
