Chapter 224 Running away is a dog, and you will be discouraged when you fight
"Murong Murong, heaven cannot tolerate him. He is a dog who runs away and is timid in fighting."
Li Xunchen couldn't help but laugh when he looked at the song that was sung in the army and was specifically recorded by Li Xun in the battle report.
I don’t know which crook in the military wrote it, but it is very morale-boosting.
In the battle in the northwest wilderness, Li Xun led his army to defeat the Tuyuhun vanguard and beheaded thousands. When the battle report came, the Han Dynasty was naturally cheered up. The streets and alleys of Chang'an were decorated with lights and colorful decorations, creating a festive atmosphere.
Although Xiao Mohe also won a victory at Taoshui before, after all, it was only a partial battlefield, and it was not even enough to directly affect the safety of the northwest. Therefore, what really touched people's hearts was the frontal battlefield in the northwest.
If there is no news from Anding and Wuwei, Chang'an will naturally not feel at ease for a day.
Now Li Xun has defeated the enemy's vanguard and even led his troops to the bank of the river. There is a posture of confrontation between Tuyuhun and Tuyuhun across the river. However, Murong Fuyun still leads his troops to guard the two ferries on the north bank of the river. I don't know whether it is
Isn't it still hoping to buy enough time for the follow-up troops to arrive?
However, Li Xunchen believed that since Pei Zilie and Li Xun had been able to push the battle line all the way to the river, they would naturally not be able to give the enemy another chance to cross the river and attack the heart of the Han Dynasty. Just do it once!
Zhang Xutuo smiled at the side and said: "Murong Fuyun should be a brave and resourceful person, but it is a pity that the soldiers and horses under his command are difficult to rely on. According to the battle report, the number of enemy troops at that time was still higher than that of our forward. However, their troops
They have no fighting spirit. If our army breaks into the camp, all the troops will be defeated, and Murong Fuyun will have no way to save himself."
Li Xingchen nodded, Murong Fuyun was a tough dog-skin plaster. This has been proven long ago in history. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he spent a lot of effort to deal with Murong Fuyun. The main army even went all the way to the south to hunt down Murong Fuyun.
Xinjiang arrived at Qiemo and other places, and the partial divisions also headed south and were about to rush into Tubo.
Looking at it now, this Murong Fuyun is already somewhat difficult to deal with.
This guy may be a good fighter in fighting, but he is definitely a master in escaping. When it is time to run, he will grease his soles and run away. Often, before the Han soldiers can react, this guy will have already disappeared without a trace. The frontline soldiers
There are also many complaints that it's not that we don't want to kill the general and capture the flag, but that the opponent's general really doesn't give this opportunity.
I hope Pei Zilie can deal with this guy by then, otherwise Li Xingchen wouldn't mind dragging Li Jing up. After all, it was Li Jing who single-handedly ended Tuyuhun in history. Although it was decades ahead of schedule, will history repeat itself?
"Your Majesty, the focus now is to break through the river and rescue Wu Wei." Zhang Xutuo said in a low voice, "Wu Wei is under heavy siege, and we don't know what the situation is yet."
Li Xingchen was also silent for a moment.
Yu Wenxin and the others have been able to hold on until now - at least it can be seen from the delay in the arrival of the Tuyuhun soldiers and horses that the war in Wuwei should not be over yet, otherwise the Tuyuhun people must have ran to the river long ago - in fact
Even Li Xingchen himself didn't have high hopes at the beginning.
Although Yu Wenxin and others surrendered to the Han Dynasty, it is known that their main intention was actually to preserve their family and did not intend to actually die for the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Otherwise, they would not have made a request to resolutely not confront Yu Wenxian's Northern Zhou Dynasty.
Obviously, he thought that Li Xinchen would probably not agree to this request, so in the end he could let them go back to farming and become a rich man.
After all, they had not committed any heinous crimes, so Li Xinchen had no reason to kill them.
But what they didn't expect was that Li Xingchen didn't leave them aside, but handed over the defense of the northwest to them. For civilian officials, this naturally felt like being sent to the frontier, but at least for the generals,
Guarding the border is what he should do as a military general, so there is nothing wrong with it. Moreover, although there is no war in the northwest of the Han Dynasty, it is also an important gateway to the Han Dynasty. Li Xingchen arranged them in the northwest, which not only satisfied their seemingly harsh requirements.
, and also prevent them from wasting their lives.
However, even including Li Xingchen, all the civil and military officials of the Han Dynasty who participated in making this decision were actually not very sure whether Yu Wenxin and others were willing to be used by the Han Dynasty. If they were to train their troops in peacetime,
There is no problem in guarding border states and counties, but once war comes, can they still abide by their loyalty to the Han Dynasty? In fact, even Li Xingchen himself is not very confident.
But at least the ongoing war in Wuwei now tells Li Xingchen that he was right to put Yu Wenxin and others in this position.
Therefore, the Han Dynasty must deal with the enemy in front of him as soon as possible and rescue Wuwei.
"White Robe has sent people across the desert to Wuwei. Is there any news yet?" Li Xingchen asked directly.
After Wuwei was surrounded, the Han army tried every means to restore communication with the city. Unfortunately, the roads outside Wuwei City were only so wide. The enemy was obviously wary of such a move, so they sent out scouts and sentries widely.
Every time, more than half of the Han army's scouts were damaged and the city of Wuwei could not be seen, so they had no choice but to give up. Now the last hope of establishing contact rested on the white-robed soldiers who detoured through the desert to Wuwei.
Zhang Xutuo shook his head helplessly. If any news came, he would definitely inform His Majesty as soon as possible. Your Majesty himself should also understand this truth, but he could not hide his anxiety.
"The tighter the enemy's blockade is, the more it shows that the battle situation in Wuwei is still under our control." Li Xingchen took a breath and said, "Inform Pei Zilie that forwards can be sent to explore Wuwei first, but the main force must not advance rashly. Once the enemy intends to
If we surround the point and call for reinforcements, our army will fall into a trap!"
Li Xingchen had no way of knowing whether Murong Shifu had the courage and determination to let the Han army enter Wuwei and then encircle them in one fell swoop, wiping out all the people in and outside the city. Moreover, he had no way of knowing whether Murong Shifu had such courage and determination.
He has a good appetite, but he must be fully prepared. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the big man to gather all his troops and horses to march into the northwest in a short period of time, and Xiao Mohe's partial troops will also be in a dangerous situation.
The Battle of the Northwest can be said to be the most thrilling battle that the Han Dynasty experienced after the founding of the country.
In terms of the enemy's strength, it is certainly not as powerful as the Xianbei cavalry or even the Turkic cavalry. In terms of the number of the enemy, it is certainly not as powerful as the hundreds of thousands of troops in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. However, it is thrilling because the distance from the Central Plains to the northwest is long and the exchange of news is inconvenient.
It took a lot of time for the army to advance, which gave Li Xingchen a feeling that everything was difficult to control.