Chapter 416: The final general is willing to commit suicide and apologize
Li Chongyi was born in the Li family of Longxi, after the famous general Li Xiaogong.
Regardless of his ability, these identity labels alone were enough for him to gain a foothold in the Tang Dynasty.
In the eyes of others, he is just a playboy who spends all his time fighting cocks and lackeys with nothing to do, just waiting to one day inherit the title of King of the River and soar into the sky.
But who knows what Li Chongyi is thinking in his heart?
He is far less cynical than he seems. .??.
He also has his own thoughts and things he doesn't like.
In his life, the two words he despised the most were portal.
If you add two more words, it is identity.
Of course, his personality is also the reason why he has an irreconcilable relationship with that guy Li Chengqian.
After all, there are very few people in this world, especially those who come from big families, who don't take their identities seriously at all like these two people.
At the beginning, Li Chongyi may not have thought about how his future would take him.
But later, when he went to Sun's house to propose marriage, a conversation between his father and his father-in-law made him find himself again.
From that day on, he began to work hard. Even if he was only a small school with a dozen soldiers and generals patrolling the camp, he would strive to be the best and the most perfect.
In order to get along with the soldiers below, he no longer returned to the palace to live at night, but ate and slept with the soldiers every day.
Gradually, everyone began to accept this dandy, this second-generation master.
Later, Li Chengqian attacked the Northeast three times, and Li Chongyi followed his father on the expedition.
That series of battles was the first time Li Chengqian commanded so many troops, and it was also the first time Li Chongyi went to the battlefield.
It seems that the flesh and blood of the Li family is at work, or maybe every man in the Li family is born to belong to the battlefield.
He was not afraid of killing people, nor was he sad because of the death of his compatriots.
In his eyes, there are only strategic goals, only fortresses to be conquered, and only enemies to be slaughtered.
If not If he had this belief, maybe he wouldn't have become famous in the first battle.
Not to mention the honor of being praised personally by Li Shimin and being named General Po Yi.
Similarly, he will not have the opportunity to join the army to fight against the Western Turks again...
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Hecang City, Datang Camp.
Looking at Li Chongyi who spoke, Li Ji was stunned for a moment.
He looked up at Li Chongyi and said, "My dear nephew, do you really have any good ideas?"
"certainly."
Li Chongyi slightly cupped his hands and said: "Although the general is still young, he has not been on the battlefield a few times, and has not even had a real face-to-face encounter with the Hu people."
"But the general has studied many battle histories, and once was reminded by someone to study the characteristics of Hu people's battles."
"Judging from the combat characteristics of the Hu people in the past, in order to obtain sufficient mobility, the Hu people would not carry food, grass and baggage when they went on an expedition. They would grab whatever they went and eat wherever they went."
"From this point of view, the simplest and only way to deal with ordinary Hu people is to imitate Li Mu's tactics during the Warring States Period, strengthen the walls and clear the country, withdraw the people, stick to the city and consume the Hu people to death."
"However, the army in front of us is obviously different from ordinary barbarians."
"Their tactics and strategies, including all the ways of operating war, are almost the same as our army."
"So the general feels that the commander cannot completely treat this army as an ordinary Hu army..."
After hearing these words, Li Ji fell into deep thought.
Many generals around him were also lost in thought.
After a long time, a general spoke first: "But if we don't treat them as barbarians, what else can we treat them as?"
"Treat it as our Tang Dynasty's own army."
Li Chongyi faced Li Ji and said: "Coach, if what you encounter now is not the Western Turks soldiers, but a rebel army besieging Chang'an City, what will you do?"
Hearing this, Li Ji was stunned for a moment, and then reacted suddenly.
Li Chongyi's words are indeed to the point.
Previously, we dealt with these soldiers in front of us exactly as we dealt with ordinary nomads.
It is true that they completely ignored the fact that the military system of the Western Turks had already been reformed by Zhao Youlin.
To be honest, this kind of reform has both advantages and disadvantages. .??.
The advantage is that in the past, the Hu people did not carry food, grass and baggage. Once their attack on a certain place was blocked, they would inevitably choose to withdraw their troops.
But after Zhao Youlin reformed this point, the army had logistical support, and the Hu people could carry out protracted battles like ordinary soldiers.
No longer have to worry about being dragged into a tug-of-war by the enemy and being wasted to death.
But correspondingly, when the Hu people carried food, grass and baggage, they would inevitably lose their original bravery of succeeding without success.
Similarly, due to carrying food and baggage, the mobility that was previously extremely advantageous was lost.
After thinking clearly about the stakes involved.
Li Ji couldn't help but look up at Li Chongyi. While sighing in his heart that the tiger father had no son, he also lamented Li Chongyi's quick reaction.
Perhaps this is the gap between veteran generals and young generals.
Although the veteran has rich experience, he already knows the art and tactics of war.
But in terms of reaction, they are still not as alert and intelligent as young people.
After thinking about it, Li Ji slowly stood up and said: "If we treat the Hu people as rebels and attack them, I will definitely cut off their lifeblood of food and grass."
"Then he took advantage of the unstable morale of his army and launched a massive attack. He cooperated with the compatriots in the city inside and outside, and attacked from both inside and outside. Not to mention destroying him in one fell swoop, but he could also solve the current predicament!"
After finishing speaking, Li Ji suddenly looked up and smiled: "Xian Nephew, if you were the enemy’s general, where would you put the food, grass and baggage?”
"Yumen Pass!"
Li Chongyi said these three words almost without thinking.
After all, anyone familiar with the northwest border of the Tang Dynasty knows it.
Another name for Yumenguan and Hecang City is Dafangpan City and Xiaofangpan City.
Yumenguan in Xiaofangpan City is equivalent to a pass, and the real main city is Hecang in Dafangpan City thirty miles behind.
And no matter in terms of distance or safety, there is no place more suitable for stacking grain and grass than Yumen Pass.
And after saying the three words Yumenguan.
Li Chongyi knelt down directly facing Li Ji and said: "If the commander can trust me, I will personally lead 800 soldiers to Yumen Pass to destroy the enemy's food and fodder."
Hearing this, Li Ji was obviously stunned.
He also didn't expect that this guy Li Chongyi would take the initiative to ask for help.
Li Ji looked straight at Li Chongyi and said, "Do you know how important this matter is to the overall situation?"
If the sneak attack fails, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance of the Western Turks.
By then, it would obviously be impossible for them to use such tactics again.
And Li Chongyi naturally knows this: "Of course I know, but in this situation, if we don't take some risks, it may be difficult to break the deadlock. I hope coach En Zhun will ask for it."
"You can go, but there is something I need to say in advance."
"If you complete the task of destroying the enemy's food and fodder, I will personally ask Your Majesty for your credit."
Li Ji took a deep breath and said, "If something goes wrong and even affects the overall situation of our army, don't blame me for being ruthless in military law."
Li Chongyi said firmly to Li Ji: "If the general cannot complete the task, there is no need for the coach to take action. The general is willing to commit suicide to apologize..."