Li Xu knew what the generals were afraid of. Although the family behind Han Shihe was not as powerful as those behind other generals who surrendered the enemy, Han Shihe himself was a young talent who had long been famous. It was said that this man had excellent understanding of military art and martial arts.
His achievements were praised by the Duke of Chu Yang Su more than ten years ago. In recent years, due to the peace of the world, although he did not get many opportunities to lead troops alone, his talent and reputation became more and more widespread. Some people even swore that he
Twenty years later, when the older generation of generals in the Sui Dynasty passed away one after another, Han Shihe would succeed Yu Wenshu and become the first man in the army. The other young talents, such as Tathagata's fifth son Laihong, the tiger general Luo Yi, etc., were all insignificant.
Xu Zi didn't believe that Han Shihe's military ability was really as strong as the legend. Moreover, the greater the opponent's reputation, the more eager he was to give it a try. After joining the army, he had already come into contact with some famous nobles, such as Li Jiancheng
, Yu Wenshi, etc. Experience told him that except for their keener insight into officialdom, these people were similar to him in other aspects. They also had areas they were good at and things they were not good at, and there were also times when they were timid and lost their cool. Faced with this,
In times of crisis, they will also panic and break out in cold sweats. Regardless of their external performance and inner feelings, they are also the same as ordinary people.
"What if I beat Han Shihe in a field battle!" Li Xu couldn't help but fantasize, his eyes were as enthusiastic as when he was a boy in the academy, always hoping to achieve better results than his fellow seniors. He was not afraid of Han Shihe's name. As for the other person's family background,
If Xiongwu Ying hadn't taken the initiative to attack him, but he had led the rebels to pursue him, no matter how unreasonable the Han family was, they couldn't ask Xiongwu Ying not to fight back when they were beaten, right?
With this mentality, he led the Xiongwu Camp on the road crazily. Every day along the way, there were people and horses who could not support the laggards, but the remaining soldiers became more and more capable. On the evening of the sixth day when the long-distance attack began, the Xiongwu Camp finally arrived in a
They stopped in a small county called Anyang. This place is only more than a hundred miles away from Liyang and less than two hundred miles away from Ji County Ferry. The whereabouts of the army can no longer be hidden, so Li Xu and Yu Wenshi simply
Let the soldiers enter the county town and recharge their batteries.
After the arrival of a new day, the Xiongwu Camp was divided into two parts. The main force ceased its troops and marched quietly along the official road from Anyang to Liyang. There were also more than 300 soldiers whose physical condition was unable to participate in the battle, led by Lieutenant General Li Anyuan, and attacked the Xiongwu Camp.
They continued to rush towards the ferry of Ji County with the flag of the enemy, pretending that they were about to capture Ji County and cut off the communication between the rebels on the north and south sides of the Yellow River.
When the army passed through Tangyin County, Yu Wenshiji and Li Xu discovered that their plan to deceive the soldiers was unnecessary. The reason why the enemy would not be fooled was not because the general was smart, but because of the width of the canal from Anyang to Yongji.
Except for a few isolated forts and Tangyin City, whose four gates were blocked with stones, the area was basically deserted. In a place without human habitation, there would naturally be no rebel scouts or agents hiding nearby.
The possibility of the military operations being leaked is even more out of the question.
In fact, even if Yang Xuangan really laid an ambush in the uninhabited villages, those people would not be able to tell whether the Xiongwu Camp was an official army or a bandit who rushed to Luoyang from nearby to help in the battle in response to Yang Xuangan's call.
After the "Righteous Banner" was raised, all the bandits and thieves hiding in the deep mountains and wild ridges of Henan counties came down from the mountains. Under the banner of "relieving the world's urgent needs," these people looted everywhere and forced good people to become thieves.
Within a month, their respective teams had expanded dozens of times. Among them, the largest ones, such as the Korean Prime Minister's Ministry, had reached more than 100,000 people. Even the smaller ones had more than 10,000 troops.
After several days of long-distance marching, Li Xu, Yu Wenshi and the soldiers under their command still numbered more than 5,000. Compared with the size of the bandits roaming the countryside, they were simply an insignificant bandit. On the outside,
Apart from the larger number of war horses, this group of people really couldn't tell any difference from the rogue bandits. Especially the dirty armor on their bodies was not as shiny as the canvas armor on the rebels. There were larger gangsters nearby.
Anyone who has made a fortune knows how to get some brocade and make clean and neat cotton armor and battle robes for the leaders. But these slovenly cavalrymen, who are like beggars, claim to be the officers and soldiers of the Sui Dynasty. Who in the world dares to believe it?
Lijiaji, Jiangjiazhai, Zhoujiazhuang, three or four villages that formed a defensive structure successively lit up alarm smoke when they saw Xiongwu Camp. They regarded the officers and soldiers as bandits, and used longbows and crossbows to attack them from a distance.
Greetings. The most ridiculous thing is Tangyin County. Seeing the Xiongwu camp approaching the city wall, the county magistrate first ordered people to shoot a bunch of random arrows outside the city. Then he personally climbed up the city tower and asked the heroes who came to rob him how much they needed.
Only those who are willing to leave are filial piety. If the number is right, Tangyin County Magistrate is willing to use his family property to find a way for the people to survive. If the number is too many, Tangyin County would rather fight until the last man falls.
Li Xu and Yu Wenshiji didn't have time to explain to these people, so they led the brothers around the city. Five miles southeast of Tangyin County, everyone crossed the pontoon bridge across the Yongji Canal and turned south.
Rebellious soldiers are like bandits, Xuzi now deeply understands the accuracy of the ancients' wording. Ever since crossing the Yongji Canal, the air has been filled with a strong or light stench. He knows the source of this smell and went to Mazhai last year
When water and food were delivered, a similar smell emanated from the heads of those who were built with bone pagodas by the Goguryeo people.
This smell collided with his reason again and again. He stretched out his hand to the black knife several times, but he resisted the anger and pulled his hand away. He was already very close to the rebels' lair, and the soldiers could no longer do what they had done a few days ago.
Marching in a hurry. They need to move forward slowly and recover the physical strength that has been consumed in recent days during the march.
"The reasons will all be very attractive, including robbery and murder!" Yu Wenshiji tried his best to calm the general's emotions with calm words. He was also shocked by Yang Xuangan's actions, although the common people were as humble as ants in the eyes of a son from a noble family like him.
But if all the ants die, the king, queen and soldiers will starve to death next. If the same ant nest is hit by a disaster, no one can escape.
"I hope they will have the courage to face the evil they have done in the future!" Li Xu murmured back. He did not want to worry about capturing some people alive or killing some people. Except for his mentor Yang Fuzi, these people
They all deserve to die. No matter whose son they are or what contribution their family has made to the Sui Dynasty.
Just when he felt that his whole body was about to be burned with anger, the scout discovered the enemy's flag about five miles away from his destination.
"Woo--Woo-Woo!" Alarm sounds came one after another from the distance. Xuzi took the horse and held the black knife that had been thirsty for blood for a long time in his right hand.
Woo hoo hoo, the sirens were getting louder and louder, torturing people's spirits. The scouts sent to the front ran back one after another. Except for the school captain Li Mengchang who rushed directly towards the Chinese army, everyone else stayed away from him.
In front of the army, the horsemen circled to the flanks. Following the smoke brought by the scouts, there was a huge column of smoke, covering the sky and the sun.
"The enemy troops came out of the city to fight, about 30,000 people, under the banner of Yuan Wuben, the governor of Liyang County. They were basically infantry, with a small number of horses, less than a hundred!" Li Mengchang reported breathlessly. Before the scouts
In the position of leader, he did his job very conscientiously. Li Xu nodded, indicating that he had completed the task. Then he raised the black knife high and pointed it diagonally forward: "Grab the slope in front and attack from the left front row.
Formation!"
"The general has an order, attack the slope in front, and attack the formation on the left front!" The soldiers who ordered the order took the order flag from the flag officer, raised it high, shouted loudly, and rushed towards the rear of the team.
The whole team suddenly accelerated, flew across the field, and rushed up a gentle slope on the right front before the enemy. With the commander as the center, they spread out and formed a huge horn-shaped array.
The army of the Sui Dynasty took the regiment as the basic unit. During the war, it was divided into five armies: front, rear, left, right and middle. If they were well-trained and the number of soldiers was full, the five armies could be transformed into more than 20 types such as wild goose formation, missing moon, front arrow, and sharp cone.
Formation. At present, the Xiongwu Camp's training level is far from reaching the point where it can change the formation at will, so it can only reluctantly form a horn shape and separate the left and right wings and the center army to cope with changes on the battlefield.
"Hurry, hurry up, be quick!" Captain Zhang Xiu was panting, urging Zhou Daniu and others to find a clean banner flag from the luggage behind the horse, tie it to the long branch, and let several people work together to lift it upright.
, inserted heavily into the ground.
On both sides of the banners "Da Sui" and "Xiong Wu", four golden characters fluttered in the wind.
"Mighty, mighty!" Li Xu rode out and waved his sword in front of the army, shouting. More than 4,000 people immediately followed, using horizontal swords and long spears to create a steel jungle.
The smoke and dust on the opposite side slowly solidified, and the rebels stopped one after another. While talking, they looked at the battle flag flying high on the hillside with surprised eyes.
'The enemy's training level is very poor!' Li Xu quickly made a judgment in his mind. 'Their weapons are very poor, their armor is very poor, and their formation is very poor. General?' He looked at the opponent's central army and saw a group of
Guy in brocade.
According to Master Yang's notes, the Sui army suddenly encountered the poorly trained Chen army and adopted extremely simple tactics.
"The enemy is not prepared, so let's defeat them with one blow. After a while, I led the left-wing cavalry to attack the center of the army. Brother Shiji went around from the side and attacked his retreat!" Li Xu turned around and faced Shiji Yu and ordered
. His eyes turned to Zhang Xiu, and his words became harsh, "You, take Daniu and the others to guard the flag. The flag cannot fall until everyone is dead!"
"Why is it me again - obey your order!" Zhang Xiu protested for half a sentence, but the second half of the sentence was suppressed by Li Xu's eyes.
However, Yu Wenshiji seemed to have been hit by something, and his reaction speed was much slower than usual. "What did you call me?" he asked as if he had just woken up from a dream, not even noticing whether Xuzi, in his capacity as a general, had exceeded his authority by giving orders to the supervisory army.
"Regiments on the left wing, follow me!" Li Xu galloped forward, raised his sword and shouted. The violent sound of horse hooves instantly drowned out Yuwen Shiji's voice. More than a dozen regiments of soldiers and horses rushed down the hillside like a torrent, with Li Xu as the leader.
The blade of the knife is used to attack the opponent's central army.
"Zhongjian, be careful!" Yu Wenshiji whispered in his heart, turned around and glanced at the right-wing soldiers and horses behind him, and raised his long spear high.
"Right wing, follow me around and kill him!" Yu Wenshiji rode down the hillside, feeling indescribably happy in his heart. (To be continued)
