Chapter 5: After Wu Ming (No. 5 Middle School) arrived at Huairong, the headquarters of Zhuojun, Li Xu and Li Jiancheng each sent 10,000 troops to continue marching towards Chicheng Guard and Huai'an Guard, two garrison fortresses that had been abandoned for many years. The rest of the troops were temporarily stationed in Huairong.
In the barracks outside Rongcheng, the Great Wall in the north of Zhuojun stretches for hundreds of miles and has collapsed in many places. The tactic of placing people behind every crenellation like a city defense obviously does not work. Therefore, a more realistic strategy is to divide the troops for guarding.
In the several passages going south, after it is determined that the main breakthrough of the Turkic Wolf Cavalry has been made, a head-on attack will be carried out.
When Li Xu came up with his preliminary plan, both Li Jiancheng and Chen Yanshou cautiously expressed their agreement. As guests coming from afar, they knew that both their familiarity with the terrain and their keenness in grasping the battle situation were very important.
There is a big gap between him and Xu Zi. Moreover, before moving north, Li Yuan had repeatedly warned the two of them, asking them to take Li Xu's opinion as the main factor in everything. The first reason for doing so was because the other party was relatively famous and capable.
Second, if the Li Yuan family wants to successfully merge the Boling Army, they must leave a good impression of humility and tolerance on the other party's main generals.
But Xuzi didn't want to blindly defend passively. Judging from the intelligence constantly sent back from outside the Great Wall, the most likely direction for the Turks to choose to advance was not only Zhuojun.
At present, the tribes of Shibi Khan and his two younger brothers are gathering towards Dingxiang County. The straight-line distance between them and Yanmen County is less than 300 miles, and they will definitely not go far away.
He Shibi's son, Ashina Shibobi, led the army and gathered the Lin, Xi, Shiwei, Mohe and Khitan tribes, and they were moving closer to the confluence of the three rivers Rushui, Suotoushui and Wulieshui.
The closest entrance to the Great Wall for the soldiers and horses on the latter route is Lulongsai. That is the territory of Luo Yi, the chief steward of Youzhou. Gutuolu may not have the courage to touch the bad luck of the Hu Ben cavalry.
Based on this calculation, Li Waner's Detachment of Women will face great pressure, and once the Turks faint from hunger, it is difficult to guarantee that they will kill them all along the upper reaches of the Sanggan River. Therefore, in order not to cause passive deployment of troops,
Li Xu planned to send Qingqi to take the initiative to clean up the small tribes closest to the Great Wall. First, kill the majesty of the Wolf Cavalry, and let the looters see clearly that the Central Plains army was not unprepared. Once they followed Shi, the robbery would fail, and they would definitely be defeated.
Pay the price for your madness
As for the supplementary plan, Chen Yanshou somewhat did not understand that as a traditional Central Plains general, he was accustomed to striking later in foreign battles and believed that it would give his side the moral upper hand. After all, at present, the Turks only occasionally have small groups of troops crossing the Great Wall to test, and have not
Launching a large-scale attack, if thousands of Boling troops take the initiative to attack the grassland, it will easily be used as an excuse to initiate a war.
It would be fine if Boling and Hedong soldiers and horses could win this war 100%. For the winner, even the most pedantic people would keep their mouths shut. But once the war goes unfavorably, all kinds of crimes will befall them.
Li Yuan and Li Xu have a lot of well-fed guys on their heads. They don't have much energy to do serious work, but they are very capable of finding fault with others.
"If the war doesn't go well, I'm afraid we don't have to worry about what others say anymore!" Li Xu smiled and shook his head, explaining to Chen Yanshou in a very decisive tone.
"That's true!" Chen Yanshou smiled tolerantly and expressed his understanding of Xu Zi's statement that this battle must be won at all, and there is no need to consider defeat. If the Boling Army and Li Jiajun cannot stop the Turkic Wolf Cavalry, in the blink of an eye
, Hebei and Hedong will fall into the hands of the enemy. At that time, no matter Li Yuan or Li Xu, no one can think about fighting for the world. Whether they can save their lives is very difficult to say. For those who are already dead, the right and wrong of words can still be said.
How much harm can it do?
"The situation may not be as serious as Zhong Jian said!" As the head coach of one side, Li Jiancheng instinctively maintained an optimistic attitude. He hoped that his mentality could boost the morale of his soldiers. "The Central Plains is so big, we can completely conquer a city."
The gains and losses of a land follow step by step. The Turks are accustomed to fighting the enemy with only food, but your Zhuo County is best suited to a long-lasting battle with strong walls and clear fields. The enemy will eventually starve to the ground!"
"Brother Jiancheng said there is a way, but he ignored the reaction of Liu Wuzhou and others! Besides, there is more than one Liu Wuzhou in the world!" Li Xu continued with a wry smile and shook his head. Of course he knew that as a coach, he should give more confidence to his brothers, but the current situation really makes it difficult for him to do so.
People are not optimistic about going north this time. He has almost exhausted all the troops in the six counties. Once defeated, there is no manpower reserve to resist. In addition, the attitude of Luo Yi, the chief manager of Youzhou, is still unclear. If this person is regarded as the emperor,
The dream went to his head, and when the Boling Army was fighting fiercely with the Turks, he took the opportunity to go south. I am afraid that even if Dou Jiande came to the rescue with all his strength, he would not be able to stop the tiger cavalry's head-on attack.
Hearing these words, all the generals here couldn't help but sigh. If the family had not caused trouble to Xiao Qiang, I'm afraid it would be difficult for foreign enemies to come in and show off their evil. However, the brothers and sisters of this family in the Central Plains have not united much since ancient times. Many tribes in the fortress wanted to grab more goods.
Can we temporarily give up the grudges between each other and see that our people are about to be robbed? Except for Li Yuan, Li Xu and Dou Jiande, other heroes either sit on the sidelines or try to get a share of the pie.
"In this case, let's attack first to gain the upper hand, and to attack later and suffer disaster. If we win, there will be no problems!" Dou Cong, who was under Li Jiancheng's command and was born in the world, was the most ungrateful person. He sighed, patted the table in front of him, and shouted
"That's why General Li is preparing to send the cavalry to take the initiative!" Wang Xuba glanced at him and said loudly, "The general is willing to take this first command arrow. It's our job to rob homes and houses. We guarantee that within half a month, let Zhuo
Not a grain of grain can be seen near the Great Wall within the county!"
"The last general is willing to lead our cavalry and march side by side with General Wang!" Although he had just been looked down upon, Dou Cong did not resent Wang Xuba's rudeness. He stood in awe with his hands raised and asked Li Jiancheng to take the initiative.
The heroic behavior of the two men greatly lifted the mood of the generals in the tent. "There is no way out anyway, so let's sink the boat!" Everyone was talking about it, and they gave the two coaches suggestions on how to make the tribe more miserable.
After that, I actually found a few very solid golden ideas.
"That's basically it. Prince, please come and dispatch the troops!" Seeing that the tactics were almost perfected, Li Xu smiled and handed over to Jiancheng.
"Zhongjian is the hussar general of the imperial court, and his military position is far superior to mine. Therefore, I am willing to obey Zhongjian's orders with my subordinates!" Li Jiancheng immediately stood up and responded very solemnly.
"Please give the order, General Hussar, we are willing to be dispatched!" Chen Yanshou secretly glanced at everyone. The generals of the Li family army, led by Wang Changxie, Jiang Baoyi, and Dou Cong, immediately came out and saluted Xu Zi at the same time.
In this case, it would be a bit artificial to shirk anymore. Li Xu smiled and thanked everyone, "In this way, Li has temporarily overstepped his power to command and dispatch only when fighting foreign humiliation. Please follow my general's orders and command and dispatch after this battle."
Still return it to Brother Jiancheng!"
After that, he didn't say too much, raised the first command arrow and said, "Wang Xubao, Dou Cong listens to the command!"
"The general is here!" Wang Xuba was very happy that Li Xu was the first to call him and strode to the center of the military tent.
"The last general is willing to be dispatched by General Li!" Dou Cong glanced at Li Jiancheng, then quickly walked out of the line and stood side by side with Wang Xuba.
"The two of you, each with five thousand soldiers, will cross the Sanggan River early tomorrow morning, exit from the Huai'an Guard, then circle eastward and attack along the outside of the Great Wall. All the tribes you see along the way from the Chicheng Guard will enter the pass.
Scatter all the livestock, big or small, and take away those that can be carried away, and burn those that cannot be taken away!" Li Xu took a deep breath, and then shouted an order
"Yes!" Wang Xuba and Dou Cong responded at the same time and looked at each other one after another. Dou Cong took the command arrow from Li Xu on behalf of him.
"Focus on attacking the Turkic tribes under the wolf-head banner. Focus on driving away those under other banners. There is no need to pursue them too far!" Knowing that after this trip, there will be a bloody storm on the grassland.
Li Jiancheng thought for a while and added next to him
"Indeed, if necessary, try to distinguish the priorities." Li Xu nodded and agreed. "This attack will last for half a month. I will send another person to the fortress near Chicheng Guards to support you. At that time, no matter whether there is anyone behind you, you must attack from Chicheng."
No excuses can be made to delay Wei's return to the pass!"
"I will remember it, general!" Wang Xuba agreed in a low voice and then made an appointment with Dou Cong. He turned around and sent out his troops. When the two men's backs were far away, Li Xu thought for a moment and then picked up the second command arrow.
He handed this command arrow to Wang Changxie, the leader of the Zuoyi Battalion under Li Jiancheng alone, and ordered the other party to lead five thousand soldiers and march westward along the Sanggan River to attack the two small areas of Yangyuan and Weixian currently controlled by Liu Wuzhou.
, made an attacking posture and sent a message to Li Waner, asking the Detachment of Women to send a troop to Lingqiu in the near future. Under the attack of two groups of officers and soldiers, Liu Wu and Zhou Guang's character of wanting to take advantage and not wanting to suffer, would certainly not dare
Take the initiative to fight any of them
For the third command arrow, Li Xu handed it to his general Lu Qin, "You lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to Xiaofan Mountain and observe what's going on inside Juyong Pass at any time. If there is any abnormal movement of the Huben cavalry, immediately send someone back to deliver a message. If there is an attack,
If you refuse to defend by the mountain, you will not be able to let a single soldier from Youzhou advance westward!"
"The general will definitely live up to the general's trust!" Lu Qin stood up and raised his hand, then stepped forward to take the general's order of 10,000 soldiers and horses to fight against the tiger and horse cavalry. This was simply asking him to die, but there are always things in this life that are more precious than life.
From the first day of going north, he had been ready to return with his corpse wrapped in his body.
Next, Xuzi sent generals separately to inspect other less commonly used paths inside the Great Wall to avoid being used by the Turkic Wolf Cavalry. The man who served as a guide was a trader who often traveled outside the Great Wall, causing the officers and soldiers to repeat the mistakes of Jiang Wei in the middle of Shu.
He also re-dispatched a small number of soldiers to guard the hilltop fortress and the beacon tower that had been abandoned for many years. After the military affairs were almost arranged, he asked Li Jiancheng and Chen Yanshou to supplement them. The latter two had limited knowledge of the topography of Zhuojun.
Xuzi arranged it so carefully and cared about her own feelings, so she couldn't say anything unnecessary.
After sunset, the main generals of both parties met again at Li Xu's residence. This time the main purpose was not to discuss military affairs, but to arrange the supply of supplies for the two armies. As landlords, the six counties of Boling naturally had to deal with the main issues of the more than 100,000 troops.
In return for the supply of grain and fodder, Li Jiancheng also offered to give half of the arrows and crossbows he brought from the capital's arsenal to the Boling Army.
The almost brotherly feeling in Liaodong is simply impossible.
Before setting off for the expedition, Li Jiancheng had received a hint from his father that if Zhongjian was willing to serve the Li family, he would be directly under his command. This would be very conducive to consolidating his status as the heir apparent and the left army would not be able to conquer other separatist forces in the future.
Let the second brother Shimin's right wing Zhumei be better than before. Therefore, even though he could feel the obvious gap between them, Li Jiancheng still tried his best to talk to Xuzi about some topics that both of them were interested in, including some good friends from back then and now.
situation, and the achievements they have established
"Warrior Qi recently showed that he was the one who prepared the food, grass and equipment for Director's trip south. He never stopped supplying the army for this trip north. It was also he who took the initiative to remove all the arrows from the arsenal before anyone else could claim it.
The arrows will have to be made at short notice by the craftsmen under Shi Qi's command!"
Warrior Qi was a talent that Li Xu single-handedly dug out from the food protection team. Therefore, in Li Jiancheng's view, Xu Zi should be a share of his recent achievements. Besides, Xu Zi was obviously still thinking of Xu Zi in his heart.
The way my son treated each other back then is the most appropriate starting point to connect the friendship back then.
Li Xu's statement about Jiancheng was somewhat surprising. He remembered that last autumn, the refugees in Hedong complained that it was because Tang Gong's troops were short of food on the way, which led to the officials who stayed in Taiyuan to levy excessive taxes. Unexpectedly, Li Yuan did not lack more than half from the beginning to the end.
Grains of grain
"How is Brother Hongji doing?" He couldn't find the right words to praise Samurai Qi, nor could he alienate other brothers, so Asahi had to start another topic.
"Brother Hongji has been impressive recently." When Li Jiancheng mentioned Liu Hongji, Li Jiancheng's words immediately brought a hint of envy. "This time he went south, and he fought all the tough battles, including killing Song Laosheng! Under Chang'an City, he paid 20,000 yuan.
The subordinates fought against 30,000 defenders and beat the old thief Wei Wensheng to the point where he hugged his saddle and vomited blood. He was so angry that he died when he returned to the city!"
If the brothers who were guarding the food back then heard this news, they would be very happy. Li Xu grinned, thinking to himself that he understood Liu Hongji's mood at that time. If he had led the people to attack Chang'an, he would never leave Wei Wensheng.
Even though there was no trace of mercy, Wei Wensheng was only the executor of the order to set fire to the bridge, causing the brothers to bury their bodies in a foreign land.
"After Chang'an was defeated, my father ordered Wei Wensheng's body to be exhumed and burned, saying it was to vent his anger on his brothers back then!"
"Really? Thank you so much, Mr. Tang!" Li Xu raised his brows slightly and sighed softly.
The so-called burning of people's corpses is done for the living to see. But if the person who carried out the order is crushed to ashes, will the next Wei Wensheng be prevented from appearing?
He would never think so
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