Historically, the Mobei War and the Western Expedition presided over by Li Jing were actually typical breakthroughs of elite soldiers, using the sharpness of the Tang army to destroy the enemy formations and crush them.
And now Li Jing obviously has such a combat idea.
The current Han army is not much weaker than the Tang army in history. The powerful equipment is enough to make up for the gap in the capabilities of the middle-level generals. What's more, the current opponents of the Han are not Jieli Khan and the Ashina family.
Isn't it?
Since Yuchi Jiang wants to disgust me, then I will disgust you in turn.
"Tell Chen Zhishen that he can attack forward first, but not too fast. After the follow-up Yulin Cavalry arrives tomorrow, I will lead the Yulin Cavalry to reinforce. Let Chen Zhishen take advantage of this rare opportunity to rest and recuperate. The army must not be overtired. I plan to directly
Rush to Luoyang City!" Li Xingchen said directly.
"Your Majesty, no!" Zhang Xutuo, Li Jing and others were all startled. They knew that there was no good in you rushing to Xuanyuan Pass. You really had the intention of charging into battle.
Li Jing then said: "Your Majesty, as the king of a country, there will be wind, thunder, clouds and rain when you walk, so you must not move lightly. If your Majesty makes any mistake, the world will be shaken by wind and rain, and the great Han Dynasty will not be as prosperous as it is today!"
Li Xingchen was silent for a moment and could only sigh.
It has indeed been a long time since he felt the feeling of galloping on horseback and charging into the enemy formation, but he also knew that what Li Jing said was right. He really couldn't act rashly. If Yuchijiong knew that he was leading a light cavalry forward, he would probably do it at all costs.
Come and kill.
The opponent is not a kitten or a puppy, so Li Xingchen must be cautious.
Li Jing simply handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty used your subordinates as the vanguard to explore the details of the enemy for you. Now it is natural that your Majesty should also go out for your Majesty!"
Li Xingchen thought for a moment and nodded slightly. Among the people around him, Li Ping had no problem commanding the large corps to crush the past, but he lacked the ability to adapt to the situation, and Cheng Feng hadn't arrived yet.
Zhang Xutuo lacked experience in battle, so Li Jing was indeed the best choice.
"Without further delay, you can set off with the musketeers and Yulin cavalry that I brought with me. When the follow-up troops arrive tomorrow, I will lead the army north to support them!" Li Xingchen said decisively.
"I obey the decree!" Li Jing had already been eager to give it a try. At this time, he received Li Xinchen's consent. He immediately agreed loudly and turned around to go to the city.
Li Xingchen looked at the figure of this young man. He was afraid that he had already had enough of the paperwork in the army. He could finally leave this burden behind and go to the front line to kill.
Although Chen Zhishen has rich experience in the battlefield and is a fierce general who dares to fight and charge, he is still not very bright in mind and is always stubborn. Therefore, having Li Jing by his side can play a role in checking for deficiencies.
"The Yulin Cavalry, charge forward!"
Li Jing waved the horizontal sword in his hand forward, and hundreds of cavalry followed him and quickly rushed towards the enemy's formation.
The military formation in front is more like a human wall than a military formation.
The Northern Zhou army stood scattered in front of a temporary wall that must have been built last night. Looking at the rapidly approaching Han cavalry, it was considered good that they could hold back their legs without shaking.
"Kill!" Yu Linqi rushed directly into the thin array and charged rampantly.
The Northern Zhou crossbowmen on the wall wanted to shoot arrows to stop the Han army, but soon a row of fire blunderbuss hit them directly. There was a chaotic "crackling" sound, and sawdust flew across the wall. These crossbowmen invariably shot their heads.
Shrank back.
No one would risk the enemy's bullets and shoot arrows because they didn't think they could stop the Han army in the first place.
Behind this group of Han cavalry, the dark infantry formation and the red flags all over the mountains and plains told these defenders how many enemies there were.
The number of enemies is almost five to six times or even more than ten times that of our own side. No one has the desire to fight here.
One person started running, then two, then three, then hundreds, then thousands.
The Northern Zhou army was defeated, and the Han cavalry chased and intercepted them in the wilderness with great joy. After all, these two-legged ones could not outrun the four-legged ones. Soon they were in such a mess that in Li Jing's opinion, they didn't even know which direction to run away from.
The prisoners were gathered together. Of the more than 2,000 Northern Zhou defenders, there were only four to five hundred who escaped or died in battle. The rest are here.
Li Jing reined in his horse, looked at Chen Zhishen who was coming towards him, cupped his hands and said: "Fortunately, I have not dishonored my life!"
Chen Zhishen laughed loudly and pointed the riding crop in his hand at these dejected prisoners: "They are just a bunch of rabble. If you disgrace your order, you will not be able to show such respect to His Majesty."
Li Jing couldn't help but complain, brother, you can praise me, but why doesn't it sound so nice? But everyone knows Chen Zhishen's stubbornness. He probably doesn't think that much himself, and Li Jing certainly won't argue with him.
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Chen Zhishen did not notice Li Jing's expression: "We are one step closer to Luoyang."
Li Jing looked around and looked at these prisoners: "If they are still like this in the future, then we can say that we can easily visit Yuchi Jiong."
Several generals couldn't help laughing.
Yu Chijiong thought that he could stop us in this way, but he was overestimating the troops under his command. If you plan to set up defenses at all levels, then we will break through in one fell swoop!
At this time, it was directly north of the defense line that the Han army had just broken through, on Baigu City.
A figure stood with his hands on the battlements, his white hair undulating in the wind. It was Yuchi Jiong who led the Luoyang armies. Although Yuchi Jiong is still the nominal commander-in-chief of Luoyang's march, in fact the scope of his jurisdiction is
Luoyang was divided between the north and the south. The troops and horses on the west side of Luoyang were in the hands of King Zhao Yuwen Zhao. It was obvious that there was a conflict between the two.
The troops and horses east of Luoyang were in the hands of Wang Qian, the general of the Zhu Kingdom. Wang Qian and Yuchi Jiong had a good personal relationship. After Yuchi Jiong returned to Luoyang alone, he led his troops from Yanshi and Hulao Pass.
Rushing over to support him was a great honor to Yuchi Jiong.
This is also the latest and final strong support that Yuchi Jiong can directly obtain now.
Even Yu Wenxian only had a bunch of new recruits on hand at this time who had not undergone any training, and they had to be wary of the Han army attacking from Qingzhou, so they could not provide much military assistance to the Luoyang battlefield.
Of course, Wang Qian was also relying on the temporary inability of the Han army to launch an attack from the direction of Chenliu, and the people he sent to support Yuchi Jiong were all rural soldiers and warriors with predictable combat capabilities. They were obviously just a make-up.
However, it was impossible for Yuchijiong himself to allow him to mobilize all his elite troops. In that case, how could Hulao Pass be defended? The battle situation in Luoyang was in crisis, and he saw that the city might not be able to be defended, so he always had to leave an escape route to the east.