The woman led the group of people into the main hall.
Then he was busy serving tea and water to everyone.
Li Shimin chatted with a few men in the group about interesting things about the battlefield.
These men were all veterans of Liangzhou back then, and almost all of them fought alongside Li Shimin.
Especially Wei Laojiu, who was originally Li Shimin's scout.
When Li Shimin captured the two kings in one battle, he was by Li Shimin's side.
Now when we talk about those years, it feels like an old man talking about being a teenager.
And Li Chengqian was listening very seriously.
He had not yet come to this world at that time.
Therefore, he didn't know what exactly happened at that time.
I have only seen some descriptions of this battle in history books.
But now when he heard these people who had experienced it talk about the war back then, he finally understood.
How powerful was Li Shimin, and why was he regarded as the God of War in the Tang Dynasty?
That was in AD 620.
Li Shimin was ordered to attack Wang Shichong.
Under Li Shimin's skillful command, Datang's troops had a comprehensive upper hand.
Wang Shichong's forces were almost beaten to the point where they could no longer hold their heads high.
But just when Li Shimin stationed his troops at Hulao Pass.
Dou Jiande came uninvited and personally led an army of hundreds of thousands to Luoyang.
Together with Wang Shichong, they formed a cheese sandwich against Li Shimin who was in Hulao Pass.
As we all know, Hulao Pass is a world-famous dangerous pass.
This pass is connected to Songyue Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. It has beautiful cliffs and banks, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
But even with this level, the Tang Dynasty at that time still did not have enough confidence.
After all, Dou Jiande had hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers under his command, and many generals who had experienced many battles were panicked.
And the most important thing is that they had fought Wang Shichong for more than ten times at that time, and the whole army was very tired.
And because Li Shimin went deep alone, he didn't carry much food and grass.
"I still remember that those of our military advisers and staff at that time The opinions are all very unified.”
"They say we don't have enough food and grass and have no chance of winning. It's better to retreat to Chang'an first and make plans."
Wei Laojiu said: "Only one person put forward the opposite opinion..."
"Xue Shou?"
Li Chengqian interrupted at the right time.
"Your Highness is right."
"It's Master Xue Shou."
"Wang Shichong is surrounded by our army in Luoyang. There must be a shortage of food in the city, and his morale is not high."
"In this battle, as long as our army can prevent Dou Jiande from entering Luoyang and joining Wang Shichong's Zheng army, we can overwhelm Wang Shichong and defeat Dou Jiande."
"So, he proposed a strategy of dividing his troops."
Wei Laojiu said: "After saying these words, the expressions of the generals on the field changed. No one knew what they were thinking."
"In the end, His Majesty was the first to speak up and agreed to Xue Shou's proposal, and then personally led the troops to Hulao Pass..."
Hear this.
Li Chengqian turned to Li Shimin and said, "Father, did you trust Xue Shou that much back then?"
"I don't trust Xue Shou, I trust myself."
Li Shimin said with a faint look: "After fighting for so many years, I also had some experience at that time."
"I know that once Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong are reunited, Wang Shichong can get supplies from Dou Jiande."
"Then this battle will become a protracted war, which will be detrimental to us, Datang."
"So, our army must defeat one side in this battle."
"Otherwise, all previous efforts will be in vain."
"Of course."
"I didn't expect it at the time."
"There will be people who think the same thing as me."
A different look appeared in Li Shimin's eyes, and he said: "I have to say that Xue Shou was quite smart, but it's a pity that... he died young...
"
Xue Chao was only in his thirties when he died, which was indeed a pity.
"yes."
"If Commander Xue was still here, he would be the mainstay of our Tang Dynasty today."
Wei Laojiu seemed to be very familiar with this Military Advisor Xue, and he also sighed with emotion at this moment.
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes.
This story is so wonderfully told, why does it go off topic?
Li Chengqian said: "Let's put aside the matter of Commander Xue for a moment. Let's continue talking about the battle at Hulao Pass. How did the emperor defeat Dou Jiande at that time?"
This is Li Chengqian’s most curious question. ??
He has always been very curious since his previous life.
How did Li Shimin manage to defeat an army of hundreds of thousands with just a few thousand cavalry?
Who knows.
I heard Li Chengqian ask about this.
Li Shimin's face actually turned red, and he turned to Wei Laojiu and said, "Laojiu, it's up to you to talk about this matter."
"yes!"
Wei Laojiu was not busy and said, "It's quite embarrassing to talk about this."
"We had just arrived at Hulao Pass, and His Majesty led a group of our scouts out to investigate the situation on Dou Jiande's side."
"Who would have thought that before we even got close, we would be discovered by a group of scouts under Dou Jiande."
"And this group of scouts were extremely fast and immediately went back to call for help with the intention of killing us."
"Then His Majesty suddenly shouted, I am Li Shimin, King of Qin!"
"Say this sentence, but it scares us so much."
"Your Majesty's status is so noble. Dou Jiande will definitely go crazy if he hears this."
"And the result was just as we expected. Dou Jiande's soldiers pursued us like crazy."
"We only had one thought in our minds at that time: it's over, we will die here with His Majesty this time."
"At this time, His Majesty suddenly said to us, let us go first and go back and call General Cheng over." "Then, he took up his bow and arrows and worked with General Yuchi to cut off our rear."
"Your Majesty's archery skills are superb. At that time, I saw with my own eyes that more than a dozen people died under His Majesty's arrows."
"What happens after that... I don't know much about it."
At that time, Li Shimin only had Yuchi Jingde by his side, so he didn't know what happened at that time.
And this section.
Li Chengqian knew it very well.
Li Shimin and Yuchi Jingde fought and retreated.
Dou Jiande's soldiers pursued them all the way.
But after chasing them, they were blocked in a valley by the people brought by Cheng Yaojin.
The elite soldiers around Li Shimin at that time were today's Imperial Guards.
Now Duan Zhixuan could only play the role of captain of thousands in that team.
This shows how terrifying the combat effectiveness of this team is.
Almost before they could react, many people had their heads cut off.
Finally, Dou Jiande's generals Yin Qiu and Shi Zan were captured.
And it was only afterwards that everyone realized that this was all Li Shimin's plan.
He used himself as bait to lure Dou Jiande's troops into pursuit, and then set up an ambush halfway.
And what he did was to kill the enemy.
On the other hand, he also wants everyone to know.
Dou Jiande's team is not that scary, and Dou Jiande himself is even more rubbish among people.
And the Battle of Hulao Pass broke out completely one month later!
Dou Jiande was blocked by Li Shimin with the Hulao pass and was unable to pass.
Li Shimin sent troops to challenge countless times but was beaten back. For a while, neither side could do anything about the other and fell into a confrontation.
At this moment.
Ling Jing, Dou Jiande's counselor, proposed a very correct strategy.
But it is a pity that Dou Jiande did not adopt it and instead put himself in a desperate situation.
The result after that is self-evident. Li Shimin destroyed Dou Jiande in one battle...