Chapter 753: The Weihe Bridge is rescued by flying riders
Fang Guan was so furious that he almost went into shock. He fell down from his horse again, and was supported by several counselors. He still shouted freely: "Get out of the way! Get out of the way!"
In fact, only a few died under the stampede of cattle and horses and the crushing of chariots. Some animals drove chariots and rushed towards the enemy along the original route, but this was no longer helpful. The mentality of many soldiers was broken like a house.
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The soldiers escaped the crushing and trampling of the cattle and horses, but the enemy's cavalry followed closely behind the chariots. They chased and slashed behind the defeated army. Many of the defeated Tang troops ran towards the swamp on the south side, with their knees on the ground.
They trudged and fled in the black mud, and soon the war horses with bells ringing came flying over, mud and water splashed in the air, and the warriors of the Yiluo River wielded their steel swords and chopped down the soldiers in the mud. These are tragic and bloody splash-ink paintings.
, the blood of the soldiers was mixed with the swamp.
"Right Prime Minister, go quickly! Escape quickly!"
Fang Guan sat on the ground in a daze. Several staff members quickly helped him up and pushed him onto the horse. He was still muttering: "Don't push me! I want to kill the enemy with the soldiers!"
The soldiers pulled his horses, even abandoning the big banner, and abandoned the baggage and ran towards the Xiwei Bridge. The rebels seemed to have no intention of pursuing him, but expanded their results on the entire battlefield and continued to pursue him.
Fugitive Sergeant.
More than 40,000 Tang soldiers were wiped out in this battle, and Fang Guan only escaped with more than 1,000 people. An Shouzhong not only captured nearly 10,000 Tang soldiers, but also obtained a large number of cattle, horses, vehicles, armor, and weapons. These
The chariots were brought back and modified so that they could be used as pallet trucks for transporting goods. It happened that the money and silk they plundered in Xijing needed transportation to be transported to Luoyang, the eastern capital, through Tongguan.
Not only was the strength of the rebels not weakened in the Battle of Chen Taoxie, but they also gained a small amount of growth due to the capture of a large number of Tang troops and armor.
Fang Guan fled to the Fengtian County area with his remaining troops and joined the advancing Southern Army. He knew that he would not be able to explain to the emperor the defeat, so he hoped to organize his troops to fight the rebels again with a lucky mentality.
At this time, Yang Xiwen, Liu Cao, Li Guangjin and other generals tried their best to dissuade them. The battle had become like this, and the morale of the three armies had long been gone. If they went up again, they would still be delivering food.
But Fang Guan had already regarded the next battle as a life-saving straw and insisted on fighting the rebels.
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Li Siye stood in the meeting hall of Fengxiang Prefecture, facing the map of Guanzhong on the screen, looking between Fengtian County and Xianyang County, and then moved his eyes to Tongguan in the upper right corner.
The guard reported outside the door: "Cao Anding is here."
"Let him in quickly."
Cao Anding was wearing black clothes. He walked into the hall at night and turned his head to see if anyone else was around. His expression was very alert.
He came behind Li Siye, bowed and crossed his hands and said, "Doctor."
Li Siye pressed his finger on the map and asked him without looking back: "How is the progress in Chang'an?"
"I secretly bribed an eunuch named Yuan Lizhu? He was originally the eunuch in charge of Furong Garden Palace? After the rebels captured Chang'an, they joined the rebel general Sun Xiaozhe and became his temporary slave. Sun Xiaozhe was an An Lushan
He is a fake son? He is trusted by An Lushan. He is also cruel and easy to kill. After entering Chang'an, he was responsible for killing the clan members and raping concubines. Many clan princesses and noble daughters died of humiliation and torture. He was also mainly responsible for looting and looting property.
Send these things to Luoyang along the waterway. But the autumn and winter are approaching recently? The Guangyun Canal has entered the dry season and can no longer be transported? So we searched for oxcarts in Chang'an City and prepared to transport the property from Tongguan by land."
"Oh?" Li Siye suddenly turned around, as if he had caught some clues, raised his hand and asked: "Can you rely on this eunuch of Yuan Li Zhu? How many people can be placed in the convoy transporting property? Let them report to you about the goods at any time.
information, especially some cargoes that are too important to be lost."
"Well, I will definitely do this. I will resign from my humble position."
Li Siye nodded and said: "Always pay attention to your own safety and try not to be exposed to the rebels' sight."
"Huh?" Cao Anding pursed his lips, bowed and crossed his hands, turned around and walked out of the hall.
King Li Yu of Guangping came to the door. The guard was about to report to the counselor, but Li Yu stopped him and said: "There is no need to report."
When he entered the hall, he happened to pass by Cao Anding. He turned his head and took a closer look. Cao Anding quickly lowered his head and walked out quickly.
Li Yu walked to the main hall and the cabinet and said hesitantly: "That guest you just had? I seem to have met him once or twice in Chang'an City."
Li Siye thought to himself, "Is it strange that you haven't seen it?" Cao Anding was my philanthropic boy in Chang'an City at the time, but he raised his head and said with a smile: "You may have made a mistake. This is one of my fellow villagers in Gaoling County who has never been there.
Chang'an."
"Oh, that might be because there are too many people with similar looks."
Li Si took the initiative to change the topic and asked: "I wonder why King Guangping came to visit him late at night?"
Li Yu handed a piece of paper to Li Siye and said: "This is a message sent by the scouts of our army's Tangqi team in Chen Tao. Fang Guan led 40,000 people and rebel general An Shouzhong's 15,000 people were in Chen Taoze.
During the battle, the chariots turned against each other and the whole army was defeated. Only one or two thousand people survived."
Li Siye continued to stare at the corner of the map, remaining calm.
King Guangping coughed and said: "Fang Guan has made great achievements in governing the place, and he is also very talented in literature. It's just that he relies on his talent and lacks self-awareness, so he rashly gets involved in military affairs. After yesterday's disastrous defeat, it is said that he wants to raise more troops."
War, I don’t want Shuofang’s property to be ruined by him, can the doctor send an army to rescue tomorrow?”
"Of course they need to be rescued. Fang Guan is the prime minister of the dynasty, so we can't just send someone there. Tomorrow I will personally lead the Flying Tiger Cavalry to rescue the prime minister."
King Guangping quickly followed and said: "I will go with you too."
"good."
In the early morning of the 22nd, a thin layer of mist floated over the Wei River, just like the melancholy in the hearts of the soldiers of the Tang Army. After hearing the news of the last disastrous defeat, the soldiers naturally no longer believed that Fang Xiang and his staff could defeat the enemy.
To win, so when the general breaks his promise to the soldiers, he is actually defeated before the battle.
This time Fang Guan adopted a quite satisfactory fighting style. The infantry were distributed like arrows on the north side of the Weihe River, and the cavalry acted as the edge of the arrows. When An Shouzhong's Yan army appeared in the sight of the Tang army, something had already happened in the team.
There was a small-scale commotion, but Fang Guan turned a blind eye and ordered his men to beat the war drums to urge Yang Xiwen, and Liu Cao forced his troops forward.
An Shouzhong ordered the Yiluohe cavalry to come forward to test the morale of the Tang army. The Yan army's cavalry began to outflank and charge from the left. If the Tang army was in a tight formation and ready to start, they would attack with arrows.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the rebel cavalry approached the Tang army's formation, Yang Xiwen led the first row of soldiers to throw down their weapons and kneel on the ground with both hands raised. Liu Hao also knelt on the ground and threw away his weapons.
An Shouzhong and Ma Le stopped in front of the surrendered soldiers and said loudly: "If you want to survive, just call me to capture Fang Guan alive! Change sides and go back to capture Fang Guan alive."
"Capture Fang Guan alive, capture Fang Guan alive," the surrendering Tang Army soldiers shouted. The Yan Army cavalry bypassed them and charged towards the Tang Army who was unwilling to surrender.
More than 20,000 Tang troops began to flee west of the Weihe River. The Yan army cavalry chased and killed them in the rear. Suddenly, a cavalry galloped over from the West Weishui Bridge. The leader of the general had the character "Li" written on his banner.
, the two sides clashed with each other and there was a fierce battle of horns and bows. An Shouzhong looked up and said: "It's Li Siye's Xiliang cavalry, take it in as soon as it's ready, retreat!"
The Yiluohe cavalry was still behind, and a large number of infantry troops retreated towards Xianyang County towards Forbidden Garden.
Fang Guan fell off his horse again while escaping. The staff quickly helped him up, drank cold water and touched his chest, saying, "Mr. Fang, you have to hold on."
Li Siye had already led his troops back, and the horse's hooves of the Jade Lion fell in front of Fang Guan at night. He rode side by side with King Guangping. He raised his hands on the horse and said, "Li Siye's rescue is late. I hope Fang Xiang doesn't have any grudges."
Fang Guan looked up at Li Siye, his face full of shame and anger at first, and finally he was only angry but no longer ashamed.
"Huh, Li Siye, are you here to see my joke? Although I was defeated today, at least I dare to fight the rebels head-on! I don't know how many times better than you who are hiding in Fengxiang!"
Li Siye pulled the horse's reins and smiled: "You are good at learning the method of stimulating generals. It's a pity that Zhuge Kongming not only has the method of stimulating generals, but there is only one Zhuge throughout the ages. You are imitating it without any soul. Besides, there is a hierarchy of knowledge, a specialization in skills, and being excellent in governing a place does not mean that it is good.
You are capable in all aspects. If everyone can have children, why would women be needed?"
"let's go."
Li Siye turned his horses around and led the Flying Tiger Cavalry across the Weihe River Bridge, kicking up the billowing dust.