Hao Zhenwei did not leave the city for rescue in the end.
Li Jinzhong fought tooth and nail to attack the military stronghold. He attacked for a whole day on the eighth day of the lunar month, leaving dead and wounded. Perhaps he was anxious, so he ordered his men to fight at night with lights on, and continued the attack, completely ignoring that the soldiers were already very tired.
The offensive was still fierce during the day on the ninth day of the lunar month. Li Keyong only gave him two days, and Li Jinzhong was under great pressure and went to the front line to take command. The soldiers of the Tiande Army used the stockade to resist desperately. Both sides risked their lives, and the competition was the fiercest.
There were piles of corpses in front of the camp gate, and the snow was dyed red.
In the afternoon, Li Jinzhong invested his own soldiers. He had no time to waste any more time. The group of fighters from the Zhenwu Army in the village were really tough and dared to fight. He was a little surprised. They were better than those in Hedong Town.
The gang of cowards have become a lot stronger. But he also understands that the border troops, from west to east, Shuofang Army, Tiande Army, Xia Sui Army, Zhenwu Army, Datong Army, and Youzhou Army guard the border all year round.
It is a little poorer, but its combat effectiveness is not compromised at all. Although the Datong Army can fight, isn't the Zhenwu Army, which has been fighting against the five northern tribes and Dangxiang Uighurs all year round, not strong?
The battle that followed was still extremely fierce. Li Jinzhong's personal soldiers totaled more than 200 people, which he had accumulated for many years. They lived and ate together on weekdays, were treated very well, and their morale and combat effectiveness were also very high. These people,
If you are lucky, you can survive a series of battles, and if you have a certain chance, you may not be able to become a leading general. It can be said that it is very sad to die. But there is nothing you can do. If you want to eat other people's food, you have to do it for them.
Work hard, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, you have to fight hard.
The brutal fighting continued until nightfall, and the soldiers suffered more than fifty casualties, but the military stronghold was still not captured. The anxious Li Jinzhong even killed a group of defeated soldiers to vent his anger. To be honest, these retreating soldiers
The defeated soldiers who came down were already very interesting. Five hundred people went up, and more than ninety were killed directly. There were almost the same number of people lying on the ground wailing, not knowing whether they could come back. The battle has reached this level, you really can't
It's their fault that they didn't die. If I'm to blame, I can only blame both sides for killing each other.
After killing more than a dozen low-level officers among the defeated troops, Li Jinzhong sent another group of men forward to continue to put pressure on the defenders. While his main force slowly retreated, eating and resting, recharging their energy, and waiting for nightfall.
After a thunderous blow, he had no way out. Although Li Keyong did not send anyone to urge him, he knew very well the character of his coach: ruthless and ruthless.
The weather tonight was not very good, with thick clouds blocking most of the moonlight. The lights on Zhelu Army City were brightly lit in the distance, and there was no sign of any troops being deployed to stop them. Bah, coward! Li Jinzhong looked at the scene with disdain and anxiety.
The main force of the Tiande Army, who is cowering, secretly sighs in his heart that Li Keyong's plan is probably going to come to nothing. They have made it clear that they regard the village outside the city as an abandoned property and they will waste it with you. As soon as your main force leaves, they will probably rush out.
, killing the soldiers and horses you left behind, and sealing off the Caocheng River route, allowing you to go south without supplies, greatly reducing your strategic room for maneuver.
This matter is not easy to handle!
After dinner, the battle continued. At the end of the battle, Li Jinzhong's eyes were splitting. He took off his helmet and threw it on the ground, but the camp was not captured yet. Just when he was about to lead hundreds of people into battle in person, there was a sudden rumor in the camp.
There was a commotion, and something seemed to have changed. Li Jinzhong couldn't believe his eyes. After sending his own soldiers to investigate, they all heard that the defenders in the stronghold shouted "General Li Shi has run away!"
Is this a piece of pie in the sky? Li Jinzhong suddenly pushed away his entourage and took a closer look, only to see a chaos in front of the camp gate that was originally full of people. The arrows shot outward were sparse, and the cold spears
They were also stumbling around a bit, what else could it be if there was something wrong? Without his order, there were already officers and men below who launched a fierce attack. They used big axes to slash at the camp gate. There were no arrows or spears in the camp to stop them.
It only takes less than half an hour to break through the camp - no, now we can send people to report the victory, there are only two days left, and the military envoy's patience has probably been exhausted.
Li Keyong received the news during his inspection. He was still awake at this time and was patrolling the camp with his soldiers to prepare for a surprise attack by the Tiande army at night. The plan to lure the Tiande army out of the city to fight failed, which made him
I was very depressed. I heard that their troops were led by a military envoy named Hao Zhenwei, who was also cowardly. Since he had made up his mind not to save people and just sit back and watch Paoze fighting alone outside the city, what was the point of setting up a stronghold?
What? It’s worthless!
But no matter what, Li Keyong never thought about attacking the city, and Hao Zhenwei didn't think about going out to rescue the city. The battle between the two sides was really hard to finish. At this point, whether Li Jinzhong captured the village or not was secondary. The Datong Army
Where the more than 10,000 people will go is the key, and it's time to make a decision.
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Of course, the two consecutive days of fighting outside the city could not hide the main force of the Tiande Army in Zheluping. Rumors spread among the army. One time, they said they were going to fight out of the city, another time they said they were going to break out, and now they said reinforcements were coming from the south, which annoyed Hao Zhenwei.
He was so angry that he killed more than ten people in a row, which was enough to stop the rumors. The army of the late Tang Dynasty was not good at this. The combat effectiveness was strong enough, but there were too many arrogant and powerful generals and many people said strange things. Repeated orders and five orders had no effect at all.
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After cleaning up the military discipline, the Tiande army was still huddled in the city. Shao Shude actually had some complaints about this. The existence of the stockade originally corresponded to the military city. If the partial divisions in the stockade were attacked, the main force in the city should be dispatched to rescue. The reverse is the same.
When the enemy is attacking the city, the troops outside the city should also do their best to harass you, because you are more convenient and more flexible outside. The two should be at arm's length and rely on each other. But Hao Zhenwei placed too few troops outside the city.
At least 1,500-2,000 men should be deployed. If the enemy forces are heavily sieged and the troops remain stationary, the result will only be a loss of morale. It would be better not to divide the troops.
After observing and studying for so many days, Shao Shude felt that he had some insights. He often put himself in the position of Hao Zhenwei in the capital, estimated the consumption of military supplies and food, understood the morale of various departments, observed the enemy's arrangements, and then corroborated his ideas with Hao Zhenwei's actions. See
Seeing any difference, Lao Lu laughed at him, fighting for the life of the Han, worrying about Du Tou's heart. Shao Shude could only smile bitterly. In this world, no matter how brave an individual is, what can he do? One person can defeat the enemy.
It is not advisable to have unique skills, but the knowledge to be defeated by thousands of people is the one that should be studied carefully.
Of course, this is not to say that "one man enemy" is useless, in fact it is very useful. At least Shao Shude is quite famous in Zheluping now because of his superb archery. With this kind of fame, the benefits of invisibility are huge, such as at critical moments.
Others are willing to listen to you and hang out with you. But in the final analysis, this is still a low-level influence. It is completely different from being a general commanding an army and leading thousands or even tens of thousands of troops to fight.
At least their chances of dying are much lower than yours.
Isn't Li Renjun now Hao Zhenwei's scapegoat? What's the reason? There are ten generals and one is the leader. The former obeys the command and dispatch of the latter. This is the difference.
On the tenth day of December, heavy snow fell in the sky again. After Shao Shude counted the names in the camp, he ordered the soldiers to disperse and go back to maintain their equipment. This damn weather was so cold that it was bone-chilling, and I didn’t know who Li Keyong was.
How can I bear it outside? The north wind is howling, the sky is covered with heavy snow, and in a few days, the sergeants will probably rebel.
Shao Shude stepped on the snow and walked around outside the camp to see if anyone was slacking off at various key posts. It was true that he cherished his soldiers, but he would never tolerate his subordinates cheating or cheating, because it would cost his own life and that of his brothers.
Just kidding. The old brothers in Xicheng know that he is very strict in this regard and dare not break the law, but haven't there been many new people in the army recently? What kind of temperament do these people have? Shao Shude still needs to observe and observe. There were indeed people on duty at night before.
Shao Shude was napping when he was discovered by Shao Shude and whipped him fiercely, which gave the soldiers some memory. After completing a tour, Shao Shude returned to the camp, only to see Song Le, the judge of the Supervisory Military Academy, coming again.
So he quickly invited him to his room.
“Does Vice General Shao know that the stronghold outside the city has been destroyed?” Song Le dropped the explosive news as soon as he arrived.
"I don't know." Shao Shude replied with some surprise: "The military supervisor has not come to the city in the past two days, and General Hao Du has also been very strict. The gossip in the army cannot spread, which is very distressing."
"That's what happened last night." Song Le said with a certain tone: "Li Ren's army held on alone for two days. Seeing that there was no intention of rescue in the city, he broke out on his own. Now there is no trace, and his destination is unknown."
“What do you mean by the top?” Shao Shude lowered his voice and asked.
"According to the information obtained by Song, General Hao Du ordered not to pay attention to the provocation of the rebels, and to stay behind closed doors, waiting for a turnaround." Song Le glanced at the room and saw that no one was eavesdropping, so he whispered
: "You have made up your mind not to move. Is Lieutenant General Shao a little disappointed that there will be no war in the near future?"
"Do you think I am the kind of person who is happy to hear a battle?" Shao Shude smiled and said: "It stands to reason that eating the emperor's salary and being loyal to the emperor is a matter of loyalty. We are an army organized by the imperial court, so we naturally have to serve the imperial court. But
The rebels are ferocious and have a large number of people. After a big battle, how many of them can come back completely? Moreover, this kind of battle is very boring. Regardless of what Li Guochang and his son are pointing at now, maybe one day the imperial court will
A decree came down and the father and son were pardoned for their sins, and they became officials and generals of the imperial court again. The rebels were no longer rebels, but serious Tang border troops, the pillars of the country. Is it ridiculous? How many times?
What does Paoze who died in the battle count? What do Lan, Shi, and Xin, who were harmed by Li Guochang and his son, mean to the people of the various states?"
"You dare to say anything." Song Le looked at Shao Shude and smiled suddenly: "Sometimes I feel that you have no court or discipline in your eyes, and you seem to be out of tune with the people around you."
"I have always treated people with sincerity. Judge Song confided in Shao, how could I not reciprocate the favor? What Li Guochang and his son did is actually not unusual in this world. Warlords are normal, but they have suffered for the people of Hedong." Shao Shude.
Said: "I am willing to kill this beast for the people of Hedong. I also want to make a name for myself and be promoted to a noble position, but I don't want to lose my life in such a meaningless war. The ancients said that there is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period.
How much difference is there now? The biggest significance to me from this kind of bad battle is probably that I can learn a lot more about battle formations."
"There is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period," Song Le said, stroking his hands and smiling, "Li Guochang and his son are like eagles and wolves. The people in the Daibei Expedition Camp are not all loyal and pure ministers. The way of the world is right.
Yes, Vice General Shao thinks Li Keyong will still go south via the Caochengchuan line?"
"Probably not." After thinking about it, Shao Shude was not sure, so he said in a slightly doubtful tone: "Our Tiande Army can still fight. If Li Keyong dares to go south from here, we will dare to flank him.
Cut off his escape route. If it is easy to say that he goes south to win a big victory and returns, Hao Du will probably continue to be a coward. If he is defeated, it will be dangerous. Hao Du will not let go of this opportunity to beat the drowned dog. Therefore, I
It is judged that Li Keyong will move eastward and take other routes. I heard from Qiu Shijun that Su Hongzhen, the former Zhelu Army envoy, has arrived at Fu Rong City, and he is afraid that he will be the scapegoat again."
