Chapter 7: The Prosperous Age (12th Middle School) Hou Junji made a calculation in his mind. He changed horses repeatedly along the way and broke through Liu Wuzhou's station with force. It took him a full five days to reach Li Xu's army. According to this assumption, even if
The three coalition forces of Boling, Hedong, and Youzhou will get up early tomorrow morning and head west, and they will have to be delayed for half a month on the way. Although the answer Li Xu gave was not satisfactory, he knew that the other party had tried their best and said
Thanks, go down with the soldiers to rest.
"I will prepare the food, grass and baggage as soon as possible. All expenses will be borne by Hedong!" Li Jiancheng's trick succeeded and he quickly took the initiative to arrange tasks for himself.
Luo Yi said nothing, looking at Li Jiancheng and then at Li Xu, with smiles in his eyes. Li Jiancheng was so laughed at by the old guy that his heart went crazy. Knowing that his pretentious remarks just now were not hidden from anyone's eyes, he calmly said to Li Xu
He bowed his head and said in a low voice: "Zhong Jian understands the great righteousness, and his kindness to save him is something I cannot wait for. I will never forget it in my heart!"
Li Xu glanced at him and said very politely: "Brother Jiancheng, you are serious. Hedong and Boling are close friends. They are connected by blood. Without Hedong's generous help, I would not have been able to defend this section of the Great Wall. Now that Hedong is in trouble, Boling Liu
How can the county stay out of the matter? But we have to carefully plan how to fight the battle, otherwise we may not be able to save Lou Fanguan, but instead involve all the brothers!"
"Indeed, Shibi may be more difficult to deal with than Gutuolu!" Li Jiancheng nodded repeatedly. Although he felt that Li Xu's words sounded a bit harsh, he had no time to think about it carefully. "My elder brother also said just now that the three armies are all at your disposal."
My eldest brother and I will serve as vanguards for you, and we will fight to the death without giving up!"
Li Xu smiled and did not comment on this. He had already expected that Li Waner's wife might not be able to stop Shibi Khan. Although the current situation was serious, it could not be regarded as unexpected. Li Shimin's left army was also defeated.
The news of his death came a little unexpectedly. According to the current situation, Li Xu and Ben could not guarantee that after they led the troops to Hedong, Loufangguan would still be in the hands of the Central Plains people.
Seeing that Li Xu was deep in thought, Jiancheng didn't bother him anymore and tiptoed out. He went to the Central Army to ask Zhang Jiang to borrow the map of Loufan County. Zhang Jiang had a good feeling and dislike for this prince of the Tang Dynasty who was always inconsiderate in his actions and was quite generous.
It was not too much, so he hesitated and ordered his soldiers to find the maps of the four counties of Loufan, Mayi, Dingxiang and Yanmen, and carry them to the side account for Li Jiancheng to piece them together into a complete piece.
When the map was unfolded, Li Jiancheng immediately let out a sigh of shame in his heart. Although he had been stationed in Hedong with his father for more than two years, the maps collected by his army were far from as detailed as those equipped by Boling's army, ranging from mountains to cities to small ones.
Rivers, villages, and almost all accessible places within the Great Wall are marked.
Looking at the map, the situation became clear. At this moment, Li Xu was still meditating in the military tent. Luo Yi stroked his beard and paced back and forth. Li Jiancheng didn't want to be looked down upon by his step-brother and brother-in-law, so he squatted beside the map and thought.
After pondering over the route of the reinforcements for a while, he finally realized some clues. Not to mention that Hedong and the six counties of Boling were closely connected, but there were thousands of miles of Taihang in between. There were only a few roads suitable for the army to move, and half of them were still there.
South of Jingxing, it is very far away from Loufan Pass. At present, the three coalition forces are setting off from Zhangjiabao. There are actually only two most convenient roads. One is from Huairong to Yangyuan, which runs along both sides of the Sanggan River and goes straight to Loufan Pass.
On this road, all the counties and counties it passed were Liu Wuzhou's territory. As long as Liu Wuzhou sent a sentry horse to hold on at several major passes, the reinforcements could only wait for Guan Xingtan. The second option was to circle back to the upper valley and come from Feihu.
Most of the territory along the way from Guan and Lingqiu to Yanmen is currently controlled by Taiyuan County soldiers. Even if Liu Wu and Zhou's army are blocked, it will be relatively easy to defeat them. But if you go around this circle, it will take a month at least for the brothers to walk.
When everyone arrived at their destination, it was still unclear whether Li Shimin and others could still defend Lou Fan!
None of the roads were suitable. Li Jiancheng was so anxious that he gritted his teeth and looked up at Li Xu secretly. He found that his brother-in-law, who had always been a master of war, was frowning and flexing his fingers. He was obviously very embarrassed. He couldn't make up his mind and looked at Luo Yi furtively.
, I found that the big brother was still pacing back and forth with a smile, as if he didn’t know how to write the word "anxious" at all.
"Brother, is there anything you can do?" Li Jiancheng asked eagerly, tilting his head towards Luo Yi.
Luo Yi did not answer, but continued to pace around the military tent for more than a dozen circles. Before he fainted Li Jiancheng, he finally sighed and commented with a smile: "I found that the second young master is good at
Although the use of troops was defeated, it was in line with the general's principles!"
"Brother, please don't mention this matter again until the war situation becomes clearer. I will definitely give an explanation to the brothers of the Detachment of Women!" Li Jiancheng's face turned red with embarrassment. He frowned and promised that no matter which family there were siblings plotting against each other, it would be disgraceful. Besides,
Wan'er and Xuzi had some affection back then, but if Xuzi delayed the Battle of Hedong because he was angry with the people, the impact would be huge.
"I'm not joking. Although the second young master is a bit cruel, the method cannot be miscalculated. When Sun Bin rescued Zhao, he also let the Zhao people hold on for a few months before slowly rushing over and driving away the Wei army easily!"
But Luo Yi refused to save face for his younger brother. He almost never opened or picked up any pot.
Li Jiancheng's face turned even redder when he mentioned the ancient war plan, and he could almost bleed. He was also very familiar with the allusion of Sun Bin rescuing Zhao, but the Qi State where Sun Bin was located and the rescued Zhao State already had an interest in each other. He used lies to deceive friendly forces.
, causing them to devote all their efforts to fighting the enemy, and reaping the benefits of not only weakening the Wei State, but also weakening the Zhao State, killing two birds with one stone. This approach of benefiting oneself at the expense of others is naturally understandable for Sun Bin. Not only are the Detachment of Women and the Youjun the same family, they weakened the Detachment of Women.
, what benefit does it have to the Hedong Li family?!
"Indeed! There was a set example in ancient times!" Li Xu's eyes suddenly lit up and he took over Luo Yi's words.
Li Jiancheng shuddered when he heard this, and the color on his face was wiped away, replaced by a frightening paleness, "Zhongjian, you can't let the people of the world defend Loufan. He is indeed going too far, but if Loufan is lost, half of Hedong will be destroyed."
There is no way to escape the hands of the Wolf Riders! I promise that after this battle, I will impeach my father, and I will definitely give Wan'er justice and bring justice to the soldiers who died in vain!"
"Where did the prince come from?" Li Xu smiled and shook his head, "Shimin always likes to take risks in military affairs. His behavior in front of Lou Fanguan is in line with his usual style. He may not really have any thoughts of brother and sister fighting each other.
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"Zhong Jian, I know that without real evidence, I may not be able to do anything to the people of the world, but you must not have the thought of using others' methods to control others." Listening to Li Xu's cold words, Jiancheng became more and more anxious, "
He, he is still my brother after all, and also the brother of Wan'er and you!"
"I'm really not talking in anger!" Li Xu sighed softly and explained in a low voice, "No matter whether we take the flying fox or the Huairong, we can't reach Loufanguan in a short time, so Shimin must be alone.
Only by holding on for more than twenty days can we have a chance to save the situation!"
"I know." Li Jiancheng's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he replied quietly that he had already calculated the distance just now. Unless all the soldiers under Liu Wuzhou's command were made of tofu, the reinforcements would not be able to fly to their destination within half a month.
The transportation of grain, grass and baggage is even slower. If the army rushes over at all costs, it will be necessary to delay the decisive battle for a few days and use up all the dry food of the reinforcements, and then they can defeat the enemy without fighting.
Regardless of whether Li Xu deliberately delayed the fight, or he really couldn't get to Loufan Pass in time, Li Jiancheng knew that he had no qualifications to raise objections. Shimin had tricked Wan'er in the first place. If he was allowed to be in the first grade of junior high school, he had to not allow others to be in the fifteenth grade.
What's more, the two Li have not become one family at this moment? Hedong has been weakened, and the six counties of Boling can just use this to show their worth!
"My dear brother, please be patient!" Luo Yi smiled and patted Li Jiancheng on the shoulder, "Zhong Jian and I have no intention of blaming Shimin for letting him hold on to Loufan. We must have calculated that he can hold it."
"Oh!" Li Jiancheng nodded vaguely, his eyes blank, he had no idea what Luo Yi was talking about.
A touch of disappointment passed through Luo Yi's eyes, and he pointed at the map. He patiently explained to Li Jiancheng, "Shi Bi must have heard the news about our defeat of Gutuolu by now. In order to prevent us from rushing to the aid of Lou Fan at night, he must have
It is necessary to divide the troops to garrison the nearest roads from Zhuojun to Loufan. Therefore, no matter whether we take the Huairong and Yangyuan lines, or the Feihu Pass and Yanmen lines, I am afraid it will not go smoothly. But since Shibi Khan has divided his troops, Loufan
The pressure Guan is facing will inevitably be lower than before. We will send two more suspicious soldiers to advance together, and Liu Wuzhou and Shi will not take the bait!"
"Brother's analysis makes sense!" Li Jiancheng understood a little bit, and the stone slowly fell from his heart. Compared with Li Xu and Luo Yi, two experienced veterans, he can only be regarded as a newcomer, so he can't
Feeling that there was something embarrassing, he pointed to Lou Fanguan and continued to ask: "Since these two routes are all suspects, where do we put our real strength? We can't expect that after the troops are divided, the people of the world will turn defeat into victory?
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"Back then, Sun Bin saved Zhao Xubing three times, but it was only one of them. If I come to fight, we will fight here!" Luo Yi's fingers suddenly pressed down, and he placed them heavily on a prosperous place outside the Great Wall.
Unable to stop shaking, he looked up at Li Xu and found that his brother-in-law was also nodding and smiling, looking at the same direction as Luo Yi.
"Some of my generals have been to Baidao and are very familiar with the terrain along the way!" Luo Yi looked at Li Xu and introduced lightly.
"I have many soldiers under my command who were originally cavalry and can mount their horses at any time!" Li Xu nodded and responded with a smile, "There are also a group of brothers, although they are not cavalry, but they know how to ride a horse and they can go out with the Tigers and Horses!"
"Okay, mounted infantry!" Luo Yi gently stroked his palm, "Push the horse forward, dismount and fight. Our Youzhou army has limited combat capabilities, so we won't show off in front of the general! I will send 10,000 infantry along the Sanggan River to the west of Feihu."
On the other side of the ridge, I will leave it to the prince and you to arrange it!"
"Add one more road, let Shi Bi try hard to guess that among the Hedong Army, those who cannot ride horses will all start from Zhangjiabao, move along the inner side of the Great Wall towards Yanmen County, the infantry of the Boling Army will return to the Shanggu, and the troops will leave Feihu Pass...!
"Li Xu pointed at the map with his hand, and in an instant, he planned three feint attack teams.
The number of soldiers and horses in the three routes is not small. They can deal with Liu Wuzhou. Even if they can't take advantage, they can't suffer big losses. When Shibi Khan got the news that the reinforcements from the three routes were coming separately, he must determine which one of them is the main force.
The real main force rushed from the grasslands outside the Great Wall to Shibi's lair, completely destroying the Turks' lair!
This is a very clear strategic plan. Li Jiancheng can understand it, but he still can't believe that Luo Yi and Li Xu are so bold. "Are you really going to attack Dingxiang?" he asked hesitantly, feeling uneasy in the Central Plains.
As long as the cavalry reaches Shibi's lair, the siege of Loufan is about to break the siege of Wei and rescue Zhao. This is the situation. But if Shibi leads the army to fight back, the siege of Loufan is solved, but the grassland is ruled by wolf cavalry. By then, everyone will be dead.
There is no way to escape, but it is unpredictable
"Why don't you come and go without being disrespectful? Isn't it because the prince dares not to do so?" Luo Yi glanced at Li Jiancheng and asked with a smile.
"Go, why don't you go? I said I would fight side by side with you!" Li Jiancheng stood up and waved his fist in response. Looking at Luo Yi and Li Xu, he couldn't help laughing. He suddenly found himself
I haven’t laughed so happily in a long, long time
After laughing happily for a while, Luo Yi walked back to the map, shook his head and said: "Zhong Jian, this map of yours is not very detailed on the inside of the Great Wall, but it only touches on the outside of the Great Wall!"
"Please give me some advice, old general!" Li Xu held up his hands, pretending to be asking for advice humbly. Luo Yineng unknowingly took over five thousand tiger soldiers and more than ten thousand of them when both the Turks and himself sent a large number of scouts.
When the servants were delivered to the edge of the battlefield, they must have taken a road that was unfamiliar to both the Turks and the Central Plains soldiers. The old guy followed the general Wang Yang Shuang and galloped beyond the Great Wall, from Dunhuang to Liaodong. Speaking of his familiarity with the terrain outside the Great Wall,
He is humble enough to be the second best person, and there will definitely not be anyone in the world who can be called the first.
Luo Yi smiled softly, with a proud face, "There's no need for any advice. Come to my camp later and I'll give you a map of the Turkic Kingdom. Although the Turkic Kingdom now is not the Turkic Kingdom it used to be, it has just changed.
People, mountains and rivers have not changed at all!”
"Thank you, old general!" Li Xu bowed his head again as a gift.
"You're welcome!" Luo Yi waved his hand gently, "After we leave the fortress, we still don't know what trouble we will encounter, so as the commander of the first army, you must keep the map in mind in advance." Turning his head, he looked at Jiancheng again, "
As for the Crown Prince, within two days, all the provisions and baggage of the various armies must be prepared and suitable leaders must be arranged to avoid deviations in the execution of the plan!"
"Don't worry, old general!" Li Jiancheng and Li Xu agreed at the same time
The three of them smiled at each other and continued to discuss other details of sending troops. Unknowingly, it was time to eat. Li Xu ordered his soldiers to prepare food for three people. He ate with Jiancheng and Luo Yi and talked about the supplies provided by the Boling Army.
The quality of the general's food was far inferior to that of the Hedong and Youzhou families, but at this time the guests and hosts were focused on the war and could not care less about being picky. After studying it for several hours, the general plan for dispatching troops was finally settled on the remaining details.
After the three coaches take the plan back, they can summon their staff to complete the part they are responsible for.
Seeing that it was getting late, Li Jiancheng stood up and said goodbye, "I will prepare all the baggage as soon as possible. The remaining materials and livestock that cannot be transported for a while and a half will be handed over to Zhong Jian to arrange for manpower to handle them."
"I will arrange for Cui Qian, the governor of Zhuo County, to transport the materials you left behind to Chang'an via Jingxing Pass!" Li Xu nodded and agreed.
"Please ask General Li to help you distribute the spoils to Youzhou!" Luo Yi stood up and said with a smile.
"Also give it to the prefect of Zhuo County!" Li Xu thought for a while and added: "The two arranged for civilian staff to assist him to facilitate registration!"
"That's natural!" Li Jiancheng and Luo Yi both laughed, knowing that Li Xu did this to reassure themselves. "If there is any shortage, we will come to you to ask for it! Anyway, you are known as the richest man in Hebei, and your family has a lot of money!"
"What a beautiful idea!" Li Xu smiled and refused to stand up, and sent Luo Yi and Jiancheng out of the camp. Li Jiancheng's residence was not far from the Boling Army camp. He got on his horse and arrived at Luo Yi's camp in half a stick of incense.
We were stuck in a valley inside the Great Wall. We had to walk for a long time and said goodbye to Jiancheng at a fork in the road. The old general glanced at Li Xu and ordered in a low voice: "You might as well go directly to my camp to get the map and take a look at it. Don't worry.
The Xue brothers still have something they asked me to bring to you, so why don’t you go get it too!"
"Thank you, old general!" Li Xu cupped his hands on the horse, then smiled and turned his mount around.
"You're welcome, I'm old. These things I accumulated when I was young can't be brought into the coffin." Looking back at Li Jiancheng's retreating figure, Luo Yi sighed softly, "I'll give it to the Tiger Cavalry."
Old woman Li from the Li family in Hedong has obtained one-third of the world's great deer in the Sui Dynasty within half a year. It is estimated that others can no longer compete with him for other miscellaneous things, so I will leave them to you.