Due to the urgent war on the Eastern Front, the former deposed king Li Ke was once again activated by the imperial court.
And three days later, he personally led his team to Henan Road to reinforce Li Chengqian's troops.
When they heard the news, the entire court was in an uproar, and it created an uproar all over the world.
That's Li Ke.
The person who once led the rebellion in Shu.
Now he has been released, and even led the team to the frontline battlefield.
No one knows whether letting him go is a blessing or a curse.
At the same time, they did not understand Li Shimin's confusing operation.
Why should a person who had harmed the foundation of the Tang Dynasty be released?
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Frontline battlefield.
When he heard that his request was approved by Li Shimin, Li Chengqian also breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Ke is here, so he can help him take a lot of pressure off.
It also allows him to free up his hands and feet to put his skills to good use.
You know, these two brothers are two serious types of people.
Li Ke is the kind of Confucian general who can win a decisive victory thousands of miles away without having to go to the battlefield in person.
Li Chengqian is the kind of warrior who personally leads the charge and can directly scare the enemy.
In terms of personally leading the team, Li Ke can absolutely guarantee that he will be invincible in a war with less than 10,000 people.
With more than 100,000 people planning, Li Chengqian was able to give himself an advantage.
This may seem contradictory, but if you think about it carefully you can understand the reason.
To a certain extent, the two brothers complement each other, and their strengths can make up for each other's weaknesses.
And this was the way Li Shimin paved the way for his sons in a subtle way.
It's just that they are in the middle of the game and don't know what's going on, and no one can see clearly.
It was just before Li Ke arrived at the battlefield.
Li Chengqian's party finally met the Japanese army.
Thirty thousand The Japanese soldiers opened up their formation and advanced rapidly towards Li Chengqian's side.
Li Chengqian also made a prompt decision and ordered the entire army to turn to the defensive and build a huge temporary camp within one day.
You know, the camp arranged by Li Chengqian is very different from the one arranged by Li Jing.
First, let’s start with the materials for building the camp.
Li Jing used wooden stakes cut temporarily from the surrounding area, while Li Chengqian used sandbags carried with the army and soil obtained from the local area.
Obviously, the latter will be more suitable for the current transition period that has entered the firearms age.
The second is the use of artillery fire.
If one has carefully observed Li Jing's war history, it is not difficult to discover his fighting style.
What he pays attention to is nothing more than one word, quick.
His magic weapon for victory is to seize the enemy's general with lightning speed.
As a result, his battles are always based on speed, and cavalry is the key.
As for artillery, a heavy object that is inconvenient to carry and would inevitably lead to positional warfare as long as it is used, it is really not something he likes to use.
Therefore, when he formed his troops, he usually put the infantry at the front, the cavalry at the back, and the artillery at the end.
This is the main reason why before Datang came along, the enemy's artillery destroyed our own front line and his artillery didn't have time to activate.
Li Chengqian is completely opposite to Li Jing.
Since there are artillery, the advantages of artillery must be maximized. At the forefront of the battle line, they are all artillery positions.
As for the Liangzhou Army's use of artillery, they can always ensure that as long as the enemy shows up, the artillery shells will fall into the enemy's formation as soon as possible.
As a result, the outcome of the battle on the Japanese side became obvious.
Japanese
The general of the army followed exactly the tactics used when attacking Li Jing's side.
First use artillery fire to open the way, and then use firecrackers to follow.
As mentioned earlier, the artillery of the Japanese army was not as precise as the artillery of the Tang Dynasty, and the range of the artillery was not as far as the artillery of the Tang Dynasty.
This also resulted in that Datang could hit them, but they could not touch Datang at all.
But even so, the last time they used this tactic, Datang's side couldn't withstand it for even half an hour.
But this time it was different. Before their artillery soldiers could reach the area, Tang Dynasty's artillery had already come to greet them.
As we all know, Li Chengqian's fighting style can only be described in two words: wealthy.
Anyway, Li Shimin was there to take care of everything, so I just had to worry about it.
The only order he issued to the artillery position was: "Five hundred artillery pieces, ten thousand artillery shells. Within half an hour, if anyone dares to steal a single artillery shell, the commander of that gun will be ordered to military law."
engaged in.”
Under such an order, who dares to say anything else?
Once it started firing, it couldn't stop at all, and the shells kept shooting out.
At this moment, it was as if a rain of shells had fallen on the Japanese army's position. It was really blooming everywhere.
The veterans who saw this formation couldn't help but think of the time when they followed Li Chengqian in the Western Regions.
Isn’t it obvious that this is the reappearance of saturation attacks?
Poor Japanese outpost troops, they didn't even understand the situation at all, and they were hit by Datang's artillery and suffered heavy losses.
The smoke-filled battlefield was filled with the screams of Japanese soldiers.
The Japanese general at the rear, Nakamura Suishu, was also a little dumbfounded when he saw this scene.
this……
Why is this different from the script?
Didn't we agree that with the firecrackers we could crush them?
Why is it that at this moment, our own side has suffered such heavy losses without even touching the opponent's body? At that moment, someone nearby quickly persuaded him: "General, this bandit army in front of you is obviously different. It's better to retreat quickly."
"withdraw?"
"Get out of here!"
"If we withdraw, won't the brothers in front die in vain?"
Nakamura Suishu said bluntly: "Besides, I don't believe they have endless artillery shells."
"I don't believe it either. When the time comes to face to face, their artillery can beat our cannons."
"Tell the brothers to prepare for me and continue the attack."
Nakamura Xiushu said fiercely: "We must capture Tangying before sunset!"
Hearing this, the man next to him also sighed repeatedly.
However, what can he do? He is just a deputy general.
At the moment, he could only convey Nakamura Suishu's order.
Next, the Japanese army's offensive front also changed suddenly, from the original dense array to a sparse charge.
It is true that Datang's artillery fire can only cover a place five hundred meters away. Once it enters this range, the impact of the artillery fire will be very small.
Especially after the Japanese army discovered this, they rushed even faster.
But after seeing them charging like this and seeing that his artillery fire could not hit the opponent, Li Chengqian, who was watching the battle on the other side, had a smile on his face.
He slowly raised his hand and said, "The target is here, let Qian Ziying go up."
Upon hearing this, Luo Ding'an beside him hurriedly responded, then sneered and went to call someone.
On the other side, on the battlefield.
Just when the Japanese army was about to reach the first line of defense of the Tang Dynasty, there were suddenly more than a thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty behind the defense line built up from sandbags.
The moment they stood up, they saw these soldiers of the Tang Dynasty holding something very similar to the firecrackers in their hands.
But before they could react, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had already opened fire...