Chapter 117: Ordered by Heaven, Longevity and Prosperity
In the huge Huangzhu Mountain, Li Xuan believed that no one knew better than him the huge dangers that the Tang Dynasty faced now and in the future.
No dynasty can tolerate a high-profile rebellion, especially a rebellion like proclaiming the emperor and establishing the establishment. When Li Xuan and his father, Li Erbi, were fooled by Liu Bagou's tricks and proclaimed the emperor and established the establishment, Li Xuan was already doomed.
It will be the opposite of the Ming Dynasty.
For the Tang Dynasty, the Ming army would never let it go, and they would not let it go for Li Xuan's army. Therefore, they would mobilize their forces to launch attacks again and again.
In the past few times, three hundred county warriors came to attack, and Li Xuan and the others escaped successfully. However, after the autumn harvest, the Ming army organized a group of thousands of households to enter the mountains to clear out the mountains. That time, they relied on an ambush to defeat the Ming army.
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But did the Ming army give up? No, on the contrary, they paid more attention to it.
So, this time they sent an army of two thousand people!
It was not difficult for Li Xuan to imagine that in the decisive battle with the Ming army, the hundreds of Huangzhushan bandits that he had finally organized would completely collapse under the attack of the Ming army!
What will be his fate then?
Was he killed on the battlefield? Or was he captured and finally tortured?
Maybe the best choice for you then is to commit suicide like Xiang Yu!
At this moment, Li Xuan's first thought was to run away!
It's just that although the mountain is big, under the encirclement and suppression by the Ming army, there will be no hiding place for them. In the end, there is a great possibility that he will die on the way to escape!
In addition, although he still doesn't admit it in his heart, it is undeniable that he has gradually accepted the reality that he is the emperor of Datang Valley, and works hard to change and strengthen it.
Abandoning Huangzhushan is equivalent to giving up the foundation of the Tang Dynasty in Huangzhushan, and is equivalent to giving up the only hope for the future rise of the Tang Dynasty!
So running away without fighting was hard for Li Xuan to accept!
However, if you don't escape, how should you face this crisis?
what to do?
This was the only thing Li Xuan was thinking about after learning that the Ming army was attacking!
When Liu Bagou, Fang Dongquan and others learned the news and rushed to the meeting hall one after another, what they saw was Li Xuan sitting on the dragon chair, his eyebrows slightly furrowed, and he was deep in thought.
Seeing that Li Xuan, who was sitting in front of him, had not responded for a long time, Liu Bagou and others looked at each other, and then Liu Bagou coughed lightly: "Your Majesty!"
Hearing Liu Bagou's words, Li Xuan turned his gaze over and scanned everyone one by one. Then he saw him standing up: "You must all know that the Ming army is about to attack. There is no need to discuss this matter. Let's fight.
yes."
As he said that, he still stood and looked down at everyone: "I have been ordered by heaven to live forever and fight against the Ming Dynasty. I am destined to fight with the Ming Dynasty. I have no reason to be timid in fighting.
Since last winter, I, the Tang Dynasty soldiers, have been training and preparing for war. The purpose is to defeat the Ming army and declare to the world that I, the Tang Dynasty, are the masters of the world. But this day has finally arrived. At that time, I will personally command
The army will fight."
When he said this, he paused, looked around again and said slowly: "I hope all my dear friends will not disappoint me!"
Seeing Li Xuan stand up and speak in a deep voice, Liu Bagou, Fang Dongquan and the others felt that the Li Xuan in front of them was completely different from their previous emperor.
At this moment, Li Xuan no longer looked like the panicked and even bewildered young emperor in the past, but more like a mature monarch who was calm in times of trouble.
The moment Li Xuan's voice fell, Liu Bagou seemed to see that the young emperor he had longed for had finally grown up. He was no longer a young emperor who needed to be protected by him, but a man who could A holy king who holds up a sky for his subjects.
Isn't this what I have always wanted?
In an instant, Liu Bagou knelt down without any warning, and said with a trembling tone: "My lord, I am willing to serve your majesty for your great cause and to serve our country, the Tang Dynasty, even if you are shattered to pieces!"
Liu Bago, the leader of the hundred officials, knelt down, and civil servants such as Qian Mengjiu and Wang Wenhua also knelt down one after another: "I am willing to die for your majesty!"
"I am willing to follow your majesty to kill the enemy in formation!"
Although Fang Dongquan and the other generals are not as exaggerated as Liu Bagou and the civil servants, they can still see that Li Xuan today is different from before. At this moment, Li Xuan exudes something that has never been seen before. breath!
Immediately, Fang Dongquan and others also knelt down and shouted one after another: "I am willing to die for your Majesty!"
Li Xuan on the stage looked at the people kneeling below. After sitting down again, he waved his hand: "Let's all get flat!"
At this moment, Liu Bagou and others stood up one after another. At this time, they heard Li Xuan say: "The Ming army is attacking, how should our army fight, and what are the regulations for my beloved ministers? You can speak freely!"
At this time, Liu Bagou and the others might not feel much, but Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren felt that today's court meeting was very different from the past.
Because in this court meeting, Li Xuan did not just listen and speak as usual. He also did Tai Chi when speaking. He rarely made decisions directly without going beyond the ministers. But today, the beginning of this meeting was for this court meeting. The agreement set the tone, which was to fight, and to do so in person.
When he said this, he didn't even give Liu Bagou, Fang Dongquan and the others time to think about it!
At this time, Li Xuan made Fang Dongquan feel a little strange and even stressed.
As the court meeting began, whether it was Liu Bagou, Qian Mengjiu, who were civil servants, or Fang Dongquan, Huang Xueren, who were military generals, they all discussed how to face the Ming army.
Listening to their various arguments, Li Xuan did not speak easily, but listened to their arguments with a consistent expression.
At this time, only Huang Xueren said: "The number of the attacking Ming army reached two thousand, which is five times as many as our army. Even though our Tang soldiers are brave, they can't beat four hands with two fists. If our army and the Ming army go head-to-head, In the decisive battle, I’m afraid we’ll lose more than we win!”
What he said about losing more and winning less is at best. If the two sides really get ready for a decisive battle, unless a miracle happens, the Tang Dynasty will definitely lose!
Fang Dongquan also said: "Yes, a head-on confrontation is not feasible. If we want to defeat the Ming army, we still have to do the same as last time. It is best to choose a place to ambush, so that we have the opportunity to severely damage or even defeat the Ming army!"
But Wang Danxu said: "However, the Ming army was ambushed by us once. This time they will definitely send a large number of sentinels to search. It may not be easy for us to ambush!"
"Even if the chance is not great, it is better than a head-on confrontation with the Ming army!" Fang Dongquan insisted on his opinion and chose a suitable opportunity to ambush, trying to repeat the victory of Luohu Valley.
However, Wang Danxu continued to frown. He did not think that the Ming army would be so stupid and make the same mistake.
At this time, Cai Erhu, who had been silent until now, spoke: "Since we can't face off head-on, and the success rate of an ambush is not high, why don't we choose a dangerous level and hold on to it. In this case, even if they have more people, as long as we can't defend,
, they can’t do anything to us!”
But as soon as he finished speaking, Huang Xueren said: "No, our area near Huangzhushan is not suitable for defense at all. If we want to defend, we can only choose a dangerous pass on the periphery, but this way the Ming army may bypass our main force."
, directly attack Huangzhushan, what will happen to the more than a thousand old, weak, women and children under Huangzhushan then?"
As soon as Huang Xueren said these words, everyone frowned!
At this time, Fang Dongquan also said: "Even if the Ming army does not attack Huangzhu Mountain, as long as we are surrounded by them, we will die sooner or later. It is not a problem for us to defend for five and ten days, but can we continue to defend it? The Ming army can continue to defend it.
If we can't attack there for a long time, won't we increase our troops? If we are surrounded, we won't even be able to break through!"
Having said this, Fang Dongquan stepped out of the queue for a few steps, then glanced at the crowd and said, "Everyone, you must know that the biggest advantage of our Imperial Army of the Tang Dynasty is not that we have strong soldiers and horses, but that we are more familiar with the mountains and are more adaptable to the mountains than those of the Ming army.
If we give up this advantage, we will definitely lose whether we defend or face off!"
Fang Dongquan's words also attracted the nods of Liu Bagou and others. Although they shouted that the Tang Dynasty was invincible no matter what, they all knew very well that their real advantage was that they were familiar with the mountains and could compete with Ming Dynasty.
The army shuttled through the mountains more flexibly.
At this moment, Bai Yunqi spoke: "Why don't we go head-to-head with the Ming army and attack their supply and logistics lines in a detour!"
When he said that, Bai Yunqi glanced at Li Xuan habitually. His words were naturally not his own opinions, but the plan that Li Xuan had told him a long time ago. After seeing Li Xuan nodded slightly, he
He continued: "They have to eat when they go into the mountains. The army can only carry food for a few days at most. They must have a steady stream of military food transported into the mountains. Otherwise, they will starve to death without us fighting."
Got it!
If we can attack their logistics supply lines, the Ming army will not be able to obtain enough food, and how will they fight us then?"
After Bai Yunqi finished speaking, Li Xuan pricked up his ears, ready to hear what Fang Dongquan and the others had to say. This plan was thought up by Li Xuan himself.
Because he felt that since he couldn't fight head-on and it was difficult to defend, he would not fight head-on, but attack the Ming army's logistics line.
As for this, Li Xuan feels that the feasibility is quite high. Although the Tang Dynasty King Division on his side is not very good at frontal combat, he is familiar with the mountains and can come and go freely. The logistics line for attacking the Ming army is quite large.
Grasp.
No matter what era the army is in, once the logistics line is destroyed, the end will be quite tragic!
For Li Xuan, this is the only hope for the Tang Dynasty to win!
After Bai Yunqi finished speaking, Fang Dongquan and Huang Xueren also fell into deep thought. As bandits, they lacked the necessary military knowledge. Before, they only thought about how to fight the Ming army, but they did not expect that the battle could be fought like this.
While they were meditating, Li Xuan spoke again: "What do you Aiqing think of what Bai Aiqing said?"