Chapter 324 Where did the Turkic cavalry come from!
Facing Liu Wuzhou again, Li Hongyun was full of confidence.
With the blessing of golden talent, he can charge into battle and strategize.
However, the script did not develop exactly as he imagined.
Liu Wuzhou sent his subordinate Yuchi Jingde to challenge, but Li Hongyun still followed the King of Qin's route and maintained a stalemate with strong walls and cleared the country. At the same time, he sent his rangers to harass Liu Wuzhou's grain roads.
However, Yuchi Jingde led Liu Wuzhou's cavalry and beat up the cavalry sent by Li Hongyun. Zong Luohu only escaped with his life.
Li Hongyun was speechless, what's going on!
This Yuchi Jingde is too fierce!
Li Hongyun had no idea how to catch Yuchi Jingde.
He had no choice but to watch the key battle in which King Qin conquered this SSR door god again: the Battle of Meiliangchuan.
In the original history, King Qin was originally stationed in Baibi to fight Liu Wu and Zhou's army. At the same time, Lu Chongmao of Xia County rebelled, so Liang Gaozu sent King Yong'an to attack Lu Chongmao.
Unexpectedly, Lu Chongmao asked Liu Wuzhou for help, and Yuchi Jingde led his army southward. King Yong'an was defeated in Xia County because he neglected to take precautions. All important officials, including King Yong'an and the Minister of Industry, were captured.
The entire Liang Army heavy group in Xia County was wiped out, and many of them were Liang Army troops drawn from other battlefields.
At this time, Liang Jun was at a comprehensive disadvantage. The King of Qin stationed in Baibi had only two choices: either passive defense and sending part of his troops south to Puzhou to rebuild the defense line, or active attack.
The risk of taking the initiative to attack is naturally very high, because at this time, he has only about 30,000 troops. If he divides his troops and goes south, if Song Jingang suddenly mobilizes heavy troops to attack with all his strength, Baibi will also be broken through, and the situation of Liang Jun will be
It was a total collapse.
But if we are passively defensive, the prospects will obviously not be very good. There will be no problems in the short term, but we will not be able to reverse the decline.
Therefore, King Qin chose to take the initiative to attack.
He did not rush forward rashly, but calculated that when Yuchi Jingde returned to join forces with Song Jingang, he would definitely take the Meiliang River.
Therefore, the King of Qin set up an ambush in Meiliangchuan. Two generals, Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao, who were good at cavalry, suppressed Yuchi Jingde and defeated him in Meiliangchuan. More than two thousand people were killed.
A large number of prisoners of war and baggage were taken away.
From then on, it can be said that Yuchi Jingde was beaten by the King of Qin every time he met him. Until Liu Wuzhou's situation was over, he had no choice but to surrender to the King of Qin and was reused.
After some analysis, Li Hongyun fell into silence.
Judging from the standard answer given by the King of Qin, if you want to kill Liu Wuzhou, you must first kill Song Jingang; if you want to kill Song Jingang, you must first kill Yuchi Jingde.
How to kill Yuchi Jingde?
Not only must they ambush him accurately, but they must also have two generals who are good at cavalry to suppress him.
Because Yuchi Jingde himself was the top cavalry general, it was not safe for only one person to ambush him.
The King of Qin sent two top cavalry generals, Yin Kaishan and Qin Shubao.
But here comes the problem, these two people are not under Li Hongyun now...
Moreover, it is impossible for Li Hongyun to ambush Yuchi Jingde in Meiliangchuan again, because in this world line, he did not abandon Jinyang, so the battle lines between the two sides are completely different from those in history.
"It seems that if you want to conquer this door god, I still have to do it myself..."
Liu Wuzhou must be captured, otherwise Li Hongyun will not be able to seize the opportunity to attack Wang Shichong from the King of Qin; Yuchi Jingde must also be captured. This person will play a key role in the Xuanwu Gate Incident and cannot be given up.
Give it to King Qin.
Li Hongyun looked at the map. At this time, his army occupied Jinyang and Yuci at the same time. These two locations were to the west and south of Huangsheling respectively, showing a faint trend of encirclement.
Moreover, Jinyang and Yuci are strongholds that have been operating for a long time, so the city defense is relatively reliable.
However, the terrain of Huangsheling is higher, so it is more advantageous to be from a higher position. It is definitely not a good strategy to attack hastily.
Therefore, whoever takes the initiative to attack will gain nothing, and a long-term confrontation between the two sides is a foregone conclusion.
However, during the confrontation, both sides would continue to send cavalry to harass each other. At this time, Li Hongyun did not have a cavalry general who could defeat Yuchi Jingde.
Even if Li Hongyun takes action in person, he may not be sure of defeating Yuchi Jingde.
It would be better to be like the King of Qin and set up an ambush on Yuchi Jingde's only path, and then concentrate on superior forces and his most capable cavalry generals to completely defeat him in one battle.
Where is Yuchi Jingde’s only path at this time?
Li Hongyun continued to follow the map and looked northwest.
Judging from the territory at this time, the Liang Dynasty obviously occupied the largest territory, and Liu Wuzhou's base of Mayi was due north of Jinyang.
During the stalemate between the two armies, they can harass each other's food routes, or... they can attack from behind!
This is how King Qin fought in the Battle of Baibi.
After the defeat of Yuchi Jingde at Meiliangchuan, Liang Jun won consecutive battles and his morale was high. His subordinates persuaded him to fight Song Jingang immediately.
But the King of Qin refused, saying that Song Jingang had won consecutive battles and his army was at its peak, and it was not yet time for a decisive battle.
He sent generals westward across the Luliang Mountains and penetrated directly into Jiexiu and Mengmen Pass, thus cutting off Song Jingang's food route.
The stalemate continued until Song Jingang's food supply was exhausted and the morale of the army was shattered. Then he decisively attacked and chased for hundreds of miles. The outcome was decided in one battle.
Therefore, Li Hongyun naturally thought of this method.
Although his entire front line moved northward at this time, and the two sides faced each other at Jinyang and Yuci, Li Hongyun could also cross Luliang and go north, detouring back to the rear of Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang's army, trying to isolate them from the logistics and food routes of Mayi.
Judging from the map, when King Qin was confronting Baibi, Song Jingang's supply line was longer and food was consumed faster, so this method was more likely to work.
At this time, Li Hongyun was facing Jinyang, Yuci, Liu Wuzhou, and Song Jingang's supply lines were much shorter.
But Li Hongyun's advantage was that he had never experienced the defeat of Jinyang. He had far more soldiers than the King of Qin, giving him a numerical advantage.
Moreover, Ma Yi is Liu Wuzhou's hometown, which will cause great psychological pressure to the opponent when attacking.
When the time comes, Song Jingang will most likely send Yuchi Jingde back to rescue him, and if he ambush Yuchi Jingde on the road, he will probably win in a single battle!
After confirming the plan, Li Hongyun immediately started planning.
At this time, he already had the blessing of golden talent, so arranging his troops on the march map, everything went smoothly.
The so-called art of war actually lies in the details.
It is useless to memorize Sun Tzu's Art of War thoroughly, because no matter how many military theories the average person masters, they will never be used in actual combat and are just talk on paper.
But now that Li Hongyun has the blessing of talent, he is familiar with all the details of the plan, and has made preparations for various emergencies in advance.
Therefore, he left the main force to guard Jinyang and Yuci and refused to go to war. Instead, he personally led a partial army across the Luliang Mountains and made a long-distance attack on Liu Wuzhou's base camp, Mayi.
It didn't go well the first time, but it doesn't matter, Li Hongyun can come again.
The second time, he successfully avoided Liu Wuzhou's army and made a surprise attack on Mayi. Liu Wuzhou was shocked and sent Yuchi Jingde to lead the cavalry to quickly return for reinforcements.
As a result, he happened to break into the ambush set by Li Hongyun on the way. After a fierce battle, Yuchi Jingde was defeated.
Seeing that the army's logistics were in danger of being completely cut off, Liu Wuzhou had no choice but to leave Song Jingang behind and return first.
Li Hongyun led his army into a fierce battle with Liu Wuzhou. At this time, the generals in Jinyang and Yuci decisively attacked when they saw the enemy retreating.
It's just that these generals are obviously far behind compared with the King of Qin.
The King of Qin was able to seize the opportunity of Song Jingang's retreat. He fought eight times a day, did not eat for two days, did not disarm for three days, and chased Song Jingang for hundreds of miles, beating Song Jingang until he was unable to fight back.
But these generals obviously did not have the decisiveness of King Qin, so they could only stay behind Song Jingang's army.
Of course, Li Hongyun did not force them to advance at a faster pace. On the contrary, he warned them not to advance rashly.
Because these generals are not as capable as King Qin, they would be in trouble if they were ambushed by Song Jingang.
Therefore, the two sides were entangled all the way, and Li Hongyun suddenly went south and blocked the army of Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang at Loufan.
In this battle, Li Hongyun rode a horse on the front line to direct the battle, and his arrows were all fired. The morale of Liang's army was greatly boosted. After gathering superior forces, he completely defeated Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang.
The two men fled north with the remaining soldiers, thinking that they could not defend Mayi, so they fled in the direction of the Turks.
The Turks sent a cavalry to respond, and Li Hongyun decisively led his army to defeat them. He surrendered the Turkic cavalry and incorporated them into his own army.
Yuchi Jingde saw that the situation was over, and under Li Hongyun's persuasion, he finally came to seek refuge.
The north of the Liang Dynasty was completely pacified, and the base camp of Jinyang was firmly in the hands of the Liang Dynasty.
Historically, the Liang army in Jinyang had an advantage in numbers and logistics, and it was the place where the Liang Dynasty raised its troops. There was no reason for it to be lost so easily.
However, the King of Qi's nonsense and the ineffective fighting of the subsequent supporting generals almost forced the Liang Dynasty into a desperate situation. In the end, it was up to the King of Qin to turn the tide.
In this timeline, the King of Qi, played by Li Hongyun, used superior troops to win the battle that should have been won.
After this battle, Li Hongyun sent someone to compose "The Music of the King of Qi Breaking the Formation" to promote his heroic deeds in strategizing and defeating the enemy.
Although it was a bit forceful, after all, he defeated Xue Ju, Liu Wu, Zhou Song and Jingang, and successively defeated the major enemies in two directions for the Liang Dynasty.
However, when the King of Qin went east to Luoyang and had several conflicts with Wang Shichong, he did not gain much advantage because he did not have an advantage in terms of military strength.
After the King of Qi, played by Li Hongyun, returned to Chang'an, Liang Gaozu, who had strong military strength and felt good about himself, finally made up his mind to gather a large number of troops and go east to Luoyang to attack Wang Shichong and face the last two enemies who were trying to pacify the world.
However, there is still some suspense regarding the selection of the general.
At this time, both the King of Qin and the King of Qi had very good achievements and both had the ability to command this war. How to choose really gave Liang Gaozu a headache.
But in the end, he chose King Qi.
This is obviously the result of multiple factors.
First of all, from the time when Jinyang raised troops, the King of Qi was like a divine calculator, basically calculating every move of Liang Jun. The strategic planning during the dialogue with Liang Gaozu was like the Longzhong pair, showing a strategy that transcended the times.
Planning ability.
Of course, this kind of strategic planning ability is actually fake and is just copying historical data, but Liang Gaozu didn't know it.
Therefore, in the eyes of Liang Gaozu, King Qi was a wise general who strategized and won thousands of miles.
On the other hand, although the King of Qin was victorious in every battle, his image looked more like a mighty general, without the strategizing and calm demeanor of the King of Qi.
Secondly, the military merit of King Qi has surpassed that of King Qin.
After defeating Xue Ju in the battle of Qianshuiyuan, Li Hongyun defeated Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, taking all the credit that originally belonged to the King of Qin.
Therefore, in Liang Jun's view, King Qi was already a victorious general that surpassed King Qin, and his prestige was unparalleled.
Finally, there is a very important point, which is Liang Gaozu’s selfishness.
According to the original historical development, the reason why Liang Gaozu sat back and watched the situation in Jinyang and even the entire Hedong gradually deteriorate and get out of control, but he would rather let the King of Qi do whatever he wanted and let Pei Ji lead the rescue force was because he wanted to beat him.
The thoughts of King Qin.
King Qin defeated Xue Ju and gained too much prestige in the army, so Liang Gaozu began to feel that he could not rely entirely on him.
However, after being taught by Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, they found that no one could handle it except King Qin, so they had no choice but to move King Qin out again.
In this world line, although King Qin did not directly win the Battle of Qianshuiyuan, nor did he defeat Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, his military ability was still solid, and his prestige in the military was still extremely high.
Moreover, the prince is obviously closer to King Qi.
In the eyes of Liang Gaozu and the prince, King Qin was still a huge threat and might directly challenge the prince's position.
And what about King Qi? He is too young, and he is more like a strategist, and is not as aggressive as King Qin.
Therefore, after careful consideration, Liang Gaozu decided to hand over the power of commanding the army to the King of Qi.
The King of Qin served as the important assistant and forward general of the King of Qi.
Finally came the battle of Hulao Pass.
Li Hongyun has experienced it many times, but it is even more familiar than fighting Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang.
He began to organize his troops, constantly eroding Wang Shichong's military strength, and gradually surrounded Luoyang.
King Qin was surprised to find that this fourth brother seemed to always want to go with him.
But this thing no longer makes him happy, but makes him feel depressed.
Because he always felt that there seemed to be an invisible obstacle in front of him. Every time he wanted to do something, he would always find that King Qi was already waiting there...
This feeling is quite similar to the feeling of powerlessness felt by the original author of the poem after the time traveler copied all the poems.
However, King Qin didn't think much about it and just continued to lead his troops to fight with all his heart.
This time, Li Hongyun was full of confidence, because without the previous two heavy losses of the Dianyuan fiasco and the Jinyang fiasco, the Liang Dynasty could mobilize more soldiers.
In addition, he and the King of Qin cooperated perfectly. He was arranging troops in the rear, strategizing, predicting the future as if cheating, while the King of Qin was fighting with the generals in the front, making this battle even more suspenseful than before.
However, what Li Hongyun didn't expect was that just when he was about to fight Wang Shichong and drove him into Luoyang City without daring to come out, an accident happened.
The King of Qi, played by Li Hongyun, is leading his army into battle, and his bows and arrows are always in vain.
However, a Turkic cavalry suddenly came out from behind and dispersed Li Hongyun's formation.
Wang Shichong took advantage of the situation and attacked from both sides and joined forces with the Turkic cavalry.
Li Hongyun was beheaded from his horse in a state of confusion, with countless question marks floating in his mind.
Where did the Turkic cavalry come from behind my butt?
The Turks were far away in the north. Could it be that they directly grew wings and crossed the land east of the river and flew to Luoyang?
Take a closer look, no, this seems to be my Turkic cavalry...
Confused and unwilling, Li Hongyun ended this smooth battle inexplicably, and also ended his performance this time.
After reviewing the entire battle, I finally discovered the problem.
These Turks were an army he conquered when he defeated Liu Wuzhou.
Li Hongyun still followed the previous strategy of treating prisoners of war, showing his extremely tolerant mind and not only integrating these troops as they were.
Not only did the organization not be broken up, but the original generals were allowed to take command.
When Xue Ju was defeated before, this was how Zong Luohu and other subordinate generals were treated.
Later, when Liu Wuzhou was attacked, the same treatment was done to Yuchi Jingde and other surrendered generals.
This is also the consistent style of King Qin.
However, both Zong Luohu and Yuchi Jingde were loyal to him, but the Turks did not accept this trick at all.
When Wang Shichong heard that there was a group of Turks in Liang's army, he immediately secretly sent envoys to bribe them with heavy sums of money, causing them to defect before the battle.
This strategy really worked. King Qi, who seemed to have a brilliant plan, capsized in such a gutter.
Li Hongyun was very angry. After he restarted the trial and killed all these Turks, he also understood a truth.
There are also prerequisites for employing people without doubt.
And this premise is to know people well and be able to see through people's hearts.
For generals like Zong Luohu and Yuchi Jingde, they knew honor and disgrace as well as benevolence and righteousness, so by using benevolence and righteousness to win over them, they could serve you loyally.
But what about the Turks?
The barbarians are just like beasts, fearing power but not possessing virtue.
Although this sentence is a bit extreme to a certain extent, it is indeed true. Because the Turks and the Central Plains people do not have the same moral standards, it is not an easy task to control them and make them serve you loyally.
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Li Hongyun also wondered, how did Liang Taizong do it?
Not only did the Turks surrender to him willingly, but even when he died, many barbarian generals asked themselves to be buried.
What's even more magical is that Liang Taizong had anticipated this before his death, and specifically left an edict instructing these barbarian generals not to be buried alive but to live well.
This incident made Li Hongyun understand a truth. Pure benevolence and righteousness are useless. In troubled times, many people have their own agendas. If you do not have strong enough force and wisdom, they will not think that you are a benevolent king.
I'll just think you're a cowardly idiot.
Therefore, Li Hongyun once again chose to improve his talent of understanding people and came to the Battle of Hulao Pass again.
