It only took 20 days to advance from Tongguan to the border of Lingzhou and Qingzhou. The whole journey was overwhelming. Cui Qianyou's rebels were also exhausted. Seeing Fang Guan's menacing approach, they did not dare to fight him head-on and took the initiative to retreat in large strides. .
This retreat made Fang Guan's heart that was in his throat completely fall back into his stomach. He was originally holding a hemp straw to fight the wolf, and was frightened. But at this moment, he instantly realized that the rebels were at the end of their war effort, and immediately He waved his army and chased after him. The two sides fought a fierce battle in Luoyuan. Cui Qianyou had few troops and was unable to support him, so he took the initiative to retreat again. Fang Guan took advantage of the victory to pursue Cui Qianyou and held on to Cui Qianyou's tail. Several other local regiments that had been defeated by Cui Qianyou were trained in Hunzhou. Led by County Lieutenant Li Chujin, Huai'an regiment training envoy Zhang Ting, Botou Chief Secretary Liu Ang, Fushi County arrester Chen Zaixing and others, they also circled back and surrounded Cui Qianyou's rear team and smashed them hard.
Cui Qianyou was furious and turned around to fight back. Unfortunately, he was stored in the supply camp by the Luoshui River. Unfortunately, he was set on fire by the policeman Ma Yue, who led Minzhuang. He suffered numerous losses in food, grass and equipment, so he had no choice but to retreat in embarrassment for the third time, taking what he had just obtained. He abandoned them all in Huai'an, Huachi and other places, and fled to Fangzhou before stopping.
As the two sides retreated and advanced, more than twenty days passed in a hurry. The north wind gradually picked up, and the leaves stained red by frost fell from the branches. If the war continues to be delayed, this winter, the soldiers of both sides will I have to endure hardships in the wild.
It's okay for Cui Qianyou and other Youyan soldiers. After all, they are veterans and are used to seeing wind and snow. Sleeping on sand and lying in the snow is commonplace. For Fang Guan, Deng Jingshan, Li Yi and other literati, there is no such thing as a white wilderness. It's so romantic. When the wind blows over the white hair, the cold air goes straight into the bones. No matter how thick the fur is, it can't withstand it.
In order to fight back to Chang'an City as soon as possible and live in a warm pavilion with a heated floor, Fang Guan sent a dead man to write a letter to Cui Qianyou. The letter listed the other party's evil deeds of following An Lushan, betraying the emperor's favor, and massacring people. , and then ordered the other party to either stop happily and let the two armies compete with each other. Or surrender as soon as possible, in the hope that it will return from the lost way, and maybe a dog's life can be saved.
Cui Qianyou was furious and immediately led his troops out of the city to fight. However, he was defeated by Fang Guan again. He left thousands of corpses behind and fled back to the city in embarrassment. He closed the four gates tightly and refused to shout insults no matter how Fang Guan sent people outside. Start again.
Fang Guan laughed heartily, and while reporting victory to Li Heng, he dispatched troops to recover the surrounding counties. At the same time, he also did not forget to send a partial army, led by his favorite general Li Guangjin, to attack Liyuan Village in Gyeonggi Province. Contain Sun Xiaozhe from the flanks and relieve the latter's pressure on the Anxi Army.
The judge Wei Shaoyou had served in Shuofang's army for many years and had extensive experience in leading troops. Seeing that Fang Guan was successively dividing his troops, he quickly found Wang Sili, the minister of war, Yang Xiwen, the Huaihua general, Liu Guizhe, the Fenwei general, and others to unite to give advice to Fang Guan. He was careful not to fall into the enemy's trap.
"Trap?!" After listening to everyone's advice, Fang Guan put down his tea cup and laughed loudly, "You are also an old military officer, but have you ever heard of retreating six or seven hundred miles in order to lure the enemy deeper? "
"General, I have never heard of this!" Everyone blushed and admitted honestly. From the junction of Yeongju and Gyeongju, they chased the rebels all the way to the edge of Gyeonggi Province. Although they gained little along the way, they still gained a lot. Many cities were recovered. If Cui Qianyou just wanted to attract the Tang army from Lingwu's home base in order to annihilate it in one fell swoop, this bait would be too big.
Moreover, the comparison of strength is very subtle. When Cui Qianyou marched in, many local noble families thought that the Tang Dynasty was in decline, and they all made secret arrangements with the rebels. Now it is the Tang army's turn to advance triumphantly, and those wealthy families have to turn their heads again. They came back and once again sent food, grass and baggage to the Tang Dynasty. As one goes, the other goes, and now it's really hard to say who is more powerful.
"Everyone has worked so hard, Fang is very touched. But some of Fang's actions have to be done!" Seeing that everyone was confused by his questions, Fang Guan felt very satisfied. He smiled and explained very politely. "The situation near Gyeonggi Province is not as complicated as Yeongmu. Some of the generals leading the troops are arrogant and domineering. They have been lucky enough to defeat the rebels a few times, so they don't take His Majesty's will seriously. It's nothing to worry about. For his own sake, Fang is willing to send troops to help him regardless of previous suspicions. On the one hand, it shows that His Majesty is tolerant of others, and on the other hand, it also lets some people know that he is not the only one who can fight. The national destiny of the Tang Dynasty has not yet been Absolutely, as long as the opportunity is right, good coaches and famous generals will surely stand out one after another!"
That arrogant and domineering guy, no need to say it clearly, everyone knew who he was! They all grinned and shook their heads in silence. Only Wang Sili, Minister of the Ministry of War, as a veteran who had experienced the tragic defeat of Tongguan, still felt uneasy and hesitant in his heart. After a moment, he whispered: "Sun Xiaozhe is originally a lunatic and never follows the rules. Although there are rumors that he is not on good terms with Cui Qianyou, no one can guarantee that he will suddenly change his gender. Now I The position of the army is exactly behind Sun Xiaozhe. If he suddenly turns around and comes over..."
"This is the third purpose of my commander's division of troops to rescue the Anxi Army!" Before Wang Sili could finish his words, Fang Guan immediately added loudly, "Li Guangjin's troops are all cavalry, brave and good at fighting. They can not only show the true power of the imperial court to the Anxi Army Strength, and can monitor Sun Xiaozhe to prevent him from suddenly going crazy and turning around to come back for help! However, according to my judgment, this possibility is very small. Sun Xiaozhe was originally blocked in Chang'an City by the Anxi Army, and even the gate was blocked. He didn't dare to go out, and he didn't see Cui Qianyou sending any soldiers to save him. Now it's Cui Qianyou's turn to be unlucky, how can Sun Xiaozhe not avenge that day?!"
"This...! Congratulations, Marshal!" Wang Sili bowed with admiration on his face.
Even though he still felt uneasy, he did not dare to say any more. Because with Fang Guan's eloquence, no matter what he said, he would definitely be able to give a reasonable explanation. Moreover, after he fled from Tongguan to Li Heng's tent, He should have been executed for the crime of losing his master and humiliating the country. Thanks to Fang Guan's kind words, this small life was saved. Therefore, whether public or private, one should no longer question the coach's decision, so as not to damage the latter's reputation and reputation. Prestige is damaged.
Easily unifying the understanding of the soldiers, Fang Guan read the military books all night and once again came up with a strange move. He divided his troops into three squads and challenged Cui Qianyou in turn. During the day, he beat drums and trumpets and shouted and cursed. At night, he surrounded Cui Qianyou. Sing Youyan folk songs in Fangzhou City to imitate the story of Huaiyin Hou Han Xin who was besieged on all sides and undermined the morale of the Chu Overlord.
Cui Qianyou was so miserable that he had no choice but to send someone to send a letter, asking for a fight to the death in three days. Fang Guan was overjoyed when he saw the letter, and withdrew the soldiers who were besieging the city. The whole army retreated to the Huangdi Mausoleum ten miles away, and laid down five parties. Hanging in the star formation, waiting for Cui Qianyou to come and die.
The five-way hanging chariot star formation is said to have been created by Li Jing, a famous marshal in the early Tang Dynasty. It was lost for many years, and it was not reappeared until the early days of Tianbao. It was collected by many scholarly families as military treasures. Fang Guan was from a famous family and had read extensively since he was a child.
Of course, poetry and books would not leave behind such rare treasures. Not only did he recite the principles of military use described in "Li Weigong's Posthumous Letter" by heart, but he was also able to learn and apply them flexibly, and he also updated several classic formations in the appendix at the back of the book.
The entire five-sided hanging chariot star formation is divided into four parts: left, middle, right and rear. There are cavalry on the left and right, each numbering about 10,000, responsible for outflanking the two wings and chasing the enemy to the north. In the center, there are 2,000 ox-carts.
At the core, there are charioteers, one archer, and two spearmen. A dagger is tied to the head of the ox, imitating the allusion of Tian Dan breaking the Yan Dynasty. Above the chariot shaft, there are spears and iron spears tied to imitate Jiang Ziya's charm of destroying the Yin Dynasty.
God. Behind the bullock cart is the rear team led by Fang Guan himself, which is further divided into five elements and twenty-eight divisions.
Each unit has one general, two deputy generals, and one thousand soldiers. They are all named according to the names of the twenty-eight constellations in the sky. Since the decisive battle was held under the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor in Xuanyuan, earth is the most respected among the five elements, and the total number is 10,000. It was named by Emperor Li of the Tang Dynasty.
The statue of Heng was the commander-in-chief, and Ze was the whole army. Prime Minister Zuo Fang Guan was the deputy commander-in-chief, sitting on a high-erected four-story car, giving orders on behalf of the emperor.
The remaining four lines are divided into metal, wood, water and fire. There are seven thousand people in each line, organized into seven groups. They echo the seven seats of the twenty-eight constellations in the sky. The specific actions are strictly in accordance with the flags displayed on the building. Wait for the Chinese army's sacred bull.
The chariot dispersed Cui Qianyou's team, and all four groups came out to crush the rebels into powder.
At that time, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty commanded the twenty-eight generals Deng Yu, Wu Han, Cen Peng, and Ma Wu, and wiped out the heroes from all sides, reviving the great Han Dynasty. Today, Fang Guan will also rely on this five-party star formation to cleanse the rebels and revive the great Han Dynasty.
Tang.
Cui Qianyou was really angry this time, and had been huddled in Fangzhou City to recuperate his energy. After Fang Guan had deployed the five-party hanging chariot star formation outside the city, he activated the 30,000-strong army and slowly,
Rush to Xuanyuan Huangdi Mausoleum to "send death".
Seeing that the enemy army had come within two miles, he was sitting on a four-story high-rise carriage and ordered in a deep voice: "Blow the trumpet, hang the carriage first, spread out the twenty-eight stars, and destroy this morning meal!"
"Nuo!" Sixty-six thousand athletes of the Tang Dynasty responded in unison. Some stepped forward, or urged the horses and ox carts to rumble forward, like a mountain torrent, pouring down along the gentle slope in front of the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum.
The drums beat like thunder, the flags fly, and the cold light reflected from the blade illuminates the young and sincere faces.
Note: In official history, this battle took place in Chen Taoxie near Xianyang. Fang Guan led the army with a scholar and commanded it randomly, which led to the annihilation of Li Heng's small court. Thanks to Guo Ziyi who urgently sent troops from Shanxi to help, the rebels did not take advantage of the opportunity.
