The river wind roared outside, which made Li Yiyan's heart feel cold. After a long time, he had to admire that his uncle in the next room was indeed a famous general in the world. He rushed to help at such a critical moment and even used such means to drive back the Turkic cavalry.
In the cabin, Li Jing, who was chatting and laughing with Zhang Gongjin, felt uncomfortable all over. Li Yiyan only had a cold back, and he, Medicine Master Li, had already been soaked from head to toe, but he still had to act confident.
Well, Zhang Gongjin was also a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, but he was also intimidated.
"Young Turks can only rely on riding and shooting." Li Jing stroked his beard and smiled, "The secret of military art lies in one mind..."
Seeing Zhang Gongjin's sincere expression, Li Jing glanced at the shoes under his feet and glanced at the door out of the corner of his eye... Fortunately, this was a cabin and there was no threshold.
Otherwise, if you say "The secret of war lies in one mind" but stumble over the threshold... you will lose all your face.
Although today's battle cannot be compared with the Battle of Feishui, for a general like Li Jing who plans a decisive battle, the pressure he endures is not much less than that of Xie Anshi.
Li Jing was a high-spirited young man. He was praised first by his uncle Han Qinhu, a famous general, and later by the famous advertising channel manager Yang Su. However, his official career was not smooth. Although he once served as the second-in-command of Mayi County and the mayor of Mayi County,
But it never came out.
Although the Sui Dynasty unified the world, there were constant wars between the two dynasties. Li Jing wanted to make contributions. He had an uncle who was a famous general and was from the Li family in Longxi, so he had this opportunity... His reputation was always low, largely due to Li Jing's personal caution.
style.
When Liu Wuzhou intended to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, Li Jing, the magistrate of Mayi County, did not choose to conspire or suppress the rebellion, but found an excuse to escape to Chang'an... This is the embodiment of his cautious style.
It was not until he was over fifty years old that Li Jing was promoted by Li Yuan when he saw that the overall situation of the Tang Dynasty's unification of the world had been determined. He jumped from an unknown person to command a large army, destroyed Nanliang, leveled Lingnan, and conquered Jianghuai, showing the demeanor of a generation of famous generals.
But even so, the word prudence was firmly imprinted in Li Jing's heart. In the final analysis, there are three words: plan a decisive battle. If you are not sure, then don't fight. This risky move was really out of necessity.
Li Yiyan guessed right. Li Jing's march north this time was indeed a unique and dangerous move in his military career.
Ashina Sheer went north from Taiyuan Mansion, and Li Daozong, the governor of Bingzhou, sent troops to pursue him, but was defeated by the Turks. The DPRK issued an edict, ordering the governor of Bingzhou to use troops carefully... The implication is very clear, Yanmen Pass may not be able to be saved.
, Hedong's strategic layout with Taiyuan Prefecture as the core cannot be disrupted. You, Li Daozong, must defend Taiyuan Prefecture next.
Under this situation, Li Daozong had no military deployment except sending partial troops to Lanzhou to block Loufan Pass. Even if Li Jing arrived in Taiyuan Prefecture, Li Daozong would not be able to allocate troops to him.
Therefore, what Li Jing could use from beginning to end was the thousands of Jianghuai elites who went north with him, all of which were infantry.
But Li Jing had to go north, because unlike Li Daozong, he was the general manager of Bingzhou, but he, Li Jing, was the general manager of Daizhou, so he could only shoulder the responsibility.
The most critical thing is that there is no military commander or marshal in charge of the Hedong Road march in the DPRK.
Unlike Su Dingfang, Li Jing was very politically sensitive. This can be seen from the fact that after he destroyed the Eastern Turks in history, he closed his doors and thanked guests, and finally died a good death. He was keenly aware that if the Turks broke through Yanmen Pass and went south, the saint would be very
There may be a Hadong Road marching general manager's office or a marshal's office.
Who will take charge?
Li Yuanji, Li Shenfu, and Li Daoxuan are all unable to overwhelm the current governor of Bingzhou, Li Daozong, in terms of ability. If the King of Qin who had conquered the east of Hedong had taken over... he would not be an ordinary black pot, but a big pot that could crush him to death.
If the King of Qin takes over the military power again, it will inevitably lead to the seizure of the legitimate son. The prince of the East Palace and even the saint will be uneasy. Who will they blame then?
Are you going to blame Li Shan, Prince of Handan County, who should have returned to Jiuquan long ago?
Impossible, of course I should blame myself, the manager of Daizhou who took the blame!
Therefore, Li Jing was almost forced to go north, leading only a thousand Jianghuai infantry. For this, he cursed in his heart more than ten or eight times... It is said that Li Shanju recommended him to be the general manager of Daizhou!
Li Jing couldn't help but speculate in his heart that Li Shan most likely wanted him to deal with Jieli Khan, but he didn't expect that they would send troops in advance and block him in Shuozhou... He really deserved it!
But a famous general is a famous general after all. After thinking hard, Li Jing decided to march through the waterway, mobilized a large number of ships from various places, and then mobilized the troops of Wutai County on the east side of Daizhou, which is close to the waterway... Zhang Gongjin was leading a large number of young men, who were dismissed.
The old soldiers are working in the fields there.
In other words, Li Jing played a trick this time and bluffed Ashina Sheer away. How could this not make Zhang Gongjin, Li Yiyan and others admire him?
Even if there were reinforcements from Dai County, if it were not for Li Jing's empty city strategy and the two thousand Turkic cavalry, Ashina She'er would probably have bypassed the Tang army and marched straight into Yanmen Pass.
This is also the reason why Li Jing insisted on having a thousand Jianghuai troops deployed along the river and marching westward, causing the Turks to face a direct charge.
On the one hand, Li Jing only had this card and no other tricks; on the other hand, Li Jing could not let the Turks see through the reality. The Bingzhou Governor's Office allocated ordnance, armor, and Tang Nu's Jianghuai heavy-armored infantry behind them were large in number but weak in combat power.
, the field soldiers are likely to be defeated in a rush.
This is also the reason why Li Jing ordered to withdraw his troops after a great victory... If he was ambushed by the Turks or turned around and defeated him, Li Jing would have no cards left to use.
Although the battle was successful, Li Jing was still frightened. It was too dangerous, so when the Jianghuai soldiers were approaching the battle, he ordered the ships to leave the shore at any time... No matter how fierce the Turkic soldiers were, they could not kill them on the river.
At this moment, a burst of noise came into the cabin. Li Jing raised his eyebrows and stood up suddenly to rush out of the cabin... Oops, his steps were a little hasty, and there was another river wind, and the boat was shaking slightly. If it hadn't been for the guards outside the door,
With a little help, the Yongkang County Lord, who had been calm just now, was about to wipe the deck with his face.
Pushing away his guards, Li Jing ran to the bow of the ship and looked into the distance. He saw a cavalry force of several hundred people pursuing westward.
"It's Zhu Yichen, the Sima of Daizhou, and Ma Sanbao, the general of Zuowuwei." Li Kai whispered and handed over the long iron tube in his hand.
He was a little surprised by the artifact of the monocular telescope, but Li Jing had no time to care about it for a while. He just looked intently and saw soldiers, young and strong, leaping onto the horses abandoned by the Turks, chasing westward behind the cavalry brigade.
Among the Jianghuai soldiers who had already stopped, Hou Kanling of Linji County dropped his sword, picked up a spear, got on his horse, and galloped westward.
"The Turks are the best at gathering and dispersing. I have ordered to withdraw my troops and disobey the military orders on the battlefield!" Li Jing's face was ashen and he shouted sternly: "Come here!"
If the Turks come back to kill us... then everything will be over!
"uncle!"
Li Yiyan's panicked cry suddenly sounded around him, "The Turks don't know that Huairen is trapped in Guji Town!"
"It is necessary to pursue and annihilate the Turks!" Li Kai grabbed Li Jing's sleeve, "Don't let the news leak!"
"Niu Bin, Guo Ziheng!" Li Yiyan added: "All the officials in Daizhou know that Huairen is trapped in Guji Town!"
Li Jing was stunned. If Guo Ziheng and Niu Bin were allowed to bring the news back to the outside of the Great Wall, then Li Shan from Guji Town might not be able to escape his death.
But the next moment, Li Jing suddenly broke away from his nephew's hand and shouted: "Send the order to withdraw the troops, no pursuit!"
"Zhang Gongjin, lead your bodyguard to follow me ashore and take over the Daizhou Army."
"The messenger went south and north, and successfully merged with the governor's office and Yanmen Pass. He asked the king of Rencheng to send a partial army to the north, and then ordered Xinzhou and Fanzhi to gather the young men in Guoxian County."