Eight hundred and three chapters stalemate Sanmenxia
After Li Siye learned that Li Siye had occupied Luoyang, he rushed from Chang'an to Tongguan at night and came to Shaanxi County to take over the command. However, the situation now became extremely deteriorating. Shuofang's army retreated one after another, and their morale could not be boosted. His generals suggested retreating to Tongguan, but Li Guangbi did not
I am worried because Tongguan is too sensitive, and two generals, Gao Xianzhi and Ge Shuhan, were killed here.
He is well aware of the temperament of the current court and emperor. If he retreats to Tongguan, he will be directly under pressure from the court behind him. If he can directly defend Shaanxi County and have two lines of defense, the court will be less nervous about him.
After Li Siye entered Shaanxi County, he marched first to Mianchi, and ordered Duan Xiushi to lead the flying tiger cavalry to the county town first, and the subsequent troops advanced steadily.
Li Guangbi decided to defend the country and resist stubbornly. He was assisted by Feng Changqing and Pugu Huai'en. These two men were specially assigned to him by Li Heng after he learned of the fall of Luoyang.
I have to say that Li Heng was smart this time. He did not send any consolation envoys to put the observation envoys above the commanders, so as to avoid the ineffective coordination caused by the eunuchs who did not understand the command in the Xiangzhou War. Yu Chaoen could only serve as the supervisor of the army.
He had the power to complain to the emperor, but he did not have the power to command the army.
However, he did not fully trust Li Guangbi, because neither of the two lieutenants were subordinates promoted by Li Guangbi, and they had certain deterrence and influence.
Pugu Huai'en has always been Guo Ziyi's loyal general. At the same time, in order to borrow troops from the Uighurs, he married two of his women to the Uighurs. Now he controls a 7,000-strong Uighur army.
Half of the Anxi army under Feng Changqing was first taken away by Tian Zhen. After the disastrous defeat in Xiangzhou, more than 6,000 people were left. Li Heng retained his position as Jiedushi, but he did not
He was given a state where Anxi Jiedushi could replenish his food and fodder, but he lived on the side of Shuofang's army. In the final analysis, he was still worried about his surrender to Li Siye. After all, he had worked under Li Siye for so many years, so it was only natural that the emperor would be suspicious.
It should be.
Pugu Huai'en is more stubborn, and he only obeys Guo Ziyi and is not easy to command. Feng Changqing is keen on making meritorious deeds and intends to eliminate the emperor's suspicions about him and the Anxi Army in this battle. Li Guangbi treated both of them with courtesy.
Wait, only if there is harmony in the army can he be invincible.
Li Guangbi was well aware of the lethality of Li Siye's two aces, one of which was the Flying Tiger Cavalry and the other was the Artillery Battalion. These two aces gave the opponent the ability to absolutely control the battlefield during the battle. He decided to take advantage of this opportunity.
The Hexi Army had an unstable foothold and took the initiative to attack Mianchi, turning its disadvantage into an advantage.
When Li Siye entered Mianchi, it was indeed not yet stable. The Flying Tiger Cavalry was the first to be stationed here. Other armies also arrived one after another, but some were still escorting baggage. Yan Xiaosi's artillery battalion was at the back, like old scalpers.
Walking on a rough road.
Li Guangbi's combat strategy was to lead the main force to contain the Hexi Army stationed in Mianchi, and ordered his servant Gu Huai'en to lead the Uighur cavalry to bypass Mianchi and attack the Tang Army's baggage and artillery camp in the rear, causing Li Siye to return to rescue, and he was able to find a chance to win.
After Li Siye arrived at Mianchi, he sent the Tangqi team to investigate the enemy's movements. At the same time, he ordered Tian Zhen to set up fortifications and wait for the arrival of the rear troops. Duan Xiushi led the Beiting Army to supervise the transportation of food and baggage in the rear and provide escort for the artillery battalion.
In March of the second year of Qianyuan, Li Guangbi led the Shuofang Army and the Anxi Army, totaling 43,000 men, to attack in the direction of Mianchi. At the same time, a strong Uighur force of 7,000 men at the foot of Mang Mountain was bypassing Mianchi and heading towards Xin'an County.
The Tangqi team sent by Li Siye learned of the attack by the army and quickly sent people back to report to the Chinese army.
After Li Siye learned the news, he called Xu Bin, Cen Shen, Bai Xiaode, and Tian Zhen into the account for discussion.
"Li Guangbi knew that our army was gradually advancing into Shaanxi Province, so he did not choose to stand by and wait for orders. Instead, he wanted to take the initiative while our army was not yet stable. This was indeed the most correct choice for him at the moment, but it made our army seem a little passive."
Xu Bin stepped forward and crossed his arms and said: "My lord, the enemy has led all the troops to attack. I suggest that we strengthen the fortifications in Mianchi. After the enemy is defeated and retreated, our army can pursue it again. In this way, we can exchange the least casualties for the greatest victory."
victory."
Li Siye pointed at him, shook his head and smiled: "Strategically you are better than me, but tactically you cannot compare. The current situation of our army is that the front army is stable and the rear army is weak. Li Guangbi never fights an unprepared battle.
, he sent a large number of troops to attack our Mianchi, so he must have backup to deal with the weak parts of our army."
Tian Zhen turned his attention to his lord and asked: "In this case, how can our army defeat the enemy?"
Li Siye ordered Cen Shen: "Master Cen immediately wrote a military order, revised a letter for Duan Xiushi, and ordered him to assemble all the heavy troops in Xin'an County, and then sent the Tangqi team with the Han Navy to explore everywhere, and found that the enemy's main focus was defense."
"Tian Zhen, Bai Xiaode, you two follow me and lead the flying tiger cavalry to attack the enemy. I have two creeds here. One is to never do what the enemy expects you to do. The second is that the attack is the best.
With good defense, at least you can choose where and how to attack, but if you defend, you will be depriving yourself of the right to choose."
The two of them nodded in agreement and quickly crossed their hands and said, "What your lord said is absolutely true, and we have benefited a lot."
"Immediately organize the army and set off to attack Li Guangbi."
Li Siye was very fond of the number three, just like the stability of three in geometry. When he fought, he also divided his cavalry into three groups, led by Tian Zhen, Bai Xiaode and him respectively. Although they advanced in tandem, they had better flexibility.
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They encountered each other thirty miles east of the county town. Li Siye immediately ordered Tian Zhen and Bai Xiaode to lead their left and right cavalry to attack Li Guangbi. Since the Shuofang Anxi Army led by Li Guangbi and Feng Changqing lacked cavalry, he immediately ordered all the armies to form a formation.
Form a formation to resist the enemy's cavalry attack and be ready to counterattack at any time.
After hearing this, Feng Changqing immediately left his army and came forward to advise Li Guangbi: "Situ must not take it lightly. Li Siye is very good at cavalry warfare. The wild goose formation is not deep enough to withstand it. His subordinates suggested that Situ use Li Weigong's six-flower formation to defeat him."
never fail."
Li Guangbi's general Li Guozhen had a strange look on his face, and said sarcastically: "General Feng, your commanding ability is not very high, but your ability to command troops is even worse. After serving as the governor of Anxi for two or three years, you can actually make someone
Li Siye transferred troops from under your command without relying on orders. What qualifications do you have to consult on the military affairs of the deputy marshal at your level?"
Feng Changqing was choked until his face turned red and white, and many of the things he wanted to say were choked in his stomach. He had no choice but to give Li Guangbi a hard cross and said, "Excuse me." After that, he turned around and went to the tent.
Walk outside.
Li Guangbi quickly raised his hand to call out to Feng Changqing: "General Feng!"
However, Feng Changqing has come a long way and has chosen not to look back with dignity.
Guangbi turned to Li Guozhen and said helplessly: "Now that the country is in crisis, everyone should work together to fight against the rebels. Even if you personally don't like someone, don't show it. It will really affect the harmony of our army."
Li Guozhen quickly lowered his head and folded his hands, and said to Li Guangbi: "Situ, what this person says cannot be believed. He was once a subordinate of Li Siye, and he was also highly valued by Li Siye in the past. Whenever our army loses, he will definitely surrender. It is better for my lord to give him his
The safest way is to place the Anxi Army directly opposite the enemy's cavalry and let them kill each other."
Li Guangbi took a deep look at him, concealed the dissatisfaction in his expression, and said with a smile: "Feng Changqing was able to keep half of the army from being taken away by Li Siye's temptation, and was able to remain unmoved and stabilize the morale of the army. This is enough to show that
He is loyal to the imperial court. It is true that I did not think enough about this arrangement of troops. The six-flower formation is the best formation to fight against the Flying Tiger Cavalry. You should immediately order the entire army to change into the six-flower formation and see what else Li Siye can do."