Eight hundred and sixtieth chapters Yan army attacked Taiyuan
Wei Yingwu cleverly said: "Doctor, I heard the day before yesterday that Shi Siming moved Youzhou's property to the grassland. From this, we can know where the Hu soldiers and horses under his command came from. How can the helpers who were exchanged for money come from the same enemy?
, so the enemy army seems to be powerful, but in fact it is uneven. If it does not encounter strong enemy resistance, it will be overwhelming, but once it encounters a strong enemy, the Khitan, Xi people, and Tongluo people he hired with money may not really be for him.
Work hard."
Huang Baojie felt that it made sense after hearing this, but he had not changed his mind yet. If he had done this kind of thing too often, it would become a habit, and he would treat his career like a fool.
Wei Yingwu glanced at his expression from the corner of his eye, took a step forward and said, "My subordinate has something I don't know whether to say or not."
"Oh, Mr. Wei, it's okay to say it."
"As the governor of Hedong, the doctor should know the importance of Hedong. Now Taiyuan is in the gap between Fanyang and Chang'an, and the traffic between the two sides is like a strong wind. The doctor should stand firmly in the soil like pines and cypresses, but if he is used as grass on the wall,
When the east wind comes, obey the east wind, and when the west wind comes, obey the west wind. But the east wind and the west wind will become stronger each time, and by then they will no longer give you the chance to become a cypress."
Huang Baojie was alerted by these words. It was impossible for him to stand on his own in Hedong at the moment, but it would be more dangerous if he became a mere grassroots. Although Shi Siming came with ferocious force, in terms of overall strength, Li Siye still controlled more troops.
Even better, the strategic depth is not comparable to that of Shi Siming. After weighing the pros and cons, getting the support of Li Siye and sticking to Taiyuan is the way to win.
Fortunately, 100,000 shi of grain allocated from Guanzhong were transported into Taiyuan City, which was enough for the soldiers and horses in the city to hold out for more than five months.
After a series of psychological changes, Huang Baojie summoned the generals and did not mention surrender. Instead, he encouraged everyone and said: "Although the enemy's attack is strong, our army has deep ditches and high fortresses in Taiyuan City.
Forty thousand flying tiger cavalry led by General Li Chongbao, the second son of King Yong, came to the rescue, and the enemy army was bound to be defeated."
The generals are not as afraid of the enemy as Huang Baojie thought. Hedong has been a border fortress all year round, and the folk customs have always been tough. After An Lushan raised his army, he sent several troops to attack Taiyuan, but they all returned defeated.
Deng Jingshan, who had no military knowledge recently, also persisted for several months with willpower, so that Shi Siming could only stop in Hedong. This time, let alone Li Chongbao leading the army to help, even without him, they could still hold on for four or five months, allowing Shi Siming to completely confront
Hedong is in despair.
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After Li Chongbao received Huang Baojie's letter asking for help, he immediately led his troops out of Wuxiang to Shangdang. During the investigation, the scouts sent by the vanguard suddenly learned that Shi Siming's army had arrived at Taiyuan City. Li Chongbao decisively decided to suspend the advance and garrisoned troops in Pingyao and Taiyuan.
Waiting for attack between Gu County.
After Tian Chengsi led his army to surround Taiyuan, he only conducted two tentative attacks. However, Taiyuan city defense was strong and the terrain was high, so neither water attack nor fire attack would be effective. Tian Chengsi had to temporarily stop the attack and let it go.
Troops roam around Taiyuan.
He wrote a memorial to Shi Siming, telling him that he was planning to encircle the point and call for reinforcements. Li Siye would never leave Taiyuan City alone. As long as he defeated the reinforcements who came to help and put a lot of pressure on Taiyuan City, the defenders in the city would definitely persist.
Unable to go down, he finally chose to leave the city and surrender.
He had no choice but to besiege the city for reinforcements. Most of the strongest combat power in the Yan army came from the recruited Khitan and Tongluo cavalry. These people were good at making surprise attacks on horseback, but they were at a disadvantage when it came to attacking the city.
, using one's own shortcomings to attack another's strong points is something no one is willing to do.
Although the terrain of Hedong is complex, the mountains and rivers on the outside are only the Taihang Mountains and Luliang Mountains on the outside. The Jinzhong Plain is still quite flat. He has planned the main battlefield near Taiyuan and surrounding counties, and has continuously sent cavalry to roam around.
Between counties, the movements from the upper party are monitored.
Li Chongbao was first stationed in Taigu County, which was only separated from Taiyuan City by Qingxu. Tian Chengsi deliberately deployed weak troops in the direction of Qingxu, creating the illusion that the city was surrounded on all sides, attracting Li Chongbao to attack. But the opponent seemed to see through it.
His intention was to stay in Taigu County without moving.
Tian Chengsi waited for nearly a month, but he did not expect that Li Chongbao could calm down better than him. Shi Siming continued to send imperial edicts from Youzhou to urge him.
He had no choice but to mobilize the Yiluohe and Tongluo cavalry from the troops besieging Taiyuan and join forces to attack Taigu. After Li Chongbao learned the news, he withdrew his troops from Taigu and retreated to Qi County. Yiluohe and Tongluo cavalry also pursued them to Qi County.
.Li Chongbao retreated from Qi County to Wuxiang County.
The Yiluohe and Tongluo cavalry were led by Shi Siming's eldest son Shi Chaoyi and the Khitan leader Bi Chege, but the actual power was only in the highly supportive hands of Bi Chege and the Tongluo chief. Shi Chaoyi acted as the prince to mediate the conflicts between the two.
Bi Chengge and Gao Gang Shi Siming only fought for the pursuit of financial interests. Shi Siming also made a promise to the two of them and allowed them to rob the city for three days after capturing Taiyuan. As a result, they arrived in Hedong, but they were helpless against Taiyuan City.
, only a few small counties were captured.
Because Li Chongbao retreated blindly, the two Hu generals became complacent, and they did not gain much money from attacking several county towns, so they wanted to break through Shangdang and attempted to rob Luzhou City.
Shi Chaoyi's marching leader Bo Yangyi saw that their elite force was out of touch with the besieging army, and took the initiative to advise: "Your Highness, our army is victorious because of its strength. We must not be separated too far from the main besieging force. Taigu and Qi
The counties are already in our possession. The two armies staying in these two counties can completely block Li Chongbao's northbound route to the party. But if our army acts rashly and enters Wuxiang between the Taihang Mountains and Taiyue Mountains,
, the terrain here is complex and not conducive to cavalry activities. If we advance rashly, we may suffer a major defeat."
Shi Chaoyi nodded first, twirling his beard and said: "You are right, but they don't listen to me either. How about you use what you just said to persuade these two people and see if it has any effect."
Master Bo Yang Yi suddenly felt ridiculous, suppressed his emotions, shook his head and said: "Of course you can't persuade me because of your humble position. Your humble position means that they will definitely not listen to you. You are the emperor's prince, so they can listen to you."
Shi Chaoyi held back his displeasure and said, "Okay, I'll go find them to discuss it right now."
He entered the big tent of Bi Chenge and Gao Zhi. Yang Yi was waiting outside the tent. Not long after, Shi Chaoyi walked out of the tent with a gloomy look on his face. It seemed that he had been verbally bullied inside.
Yang Yi hurriedly approached and asked, "Your Highness, how are you doing?"
Shi Chaoyi angrily turned the anger he had just received onto him: "Don't come up with such bad ideas in the future. I won't be so good-tempered again."
The owner, Bo Yangyi, let out a long sigh, lowered his head and shook his sleeves, then turned and left.
He walked out of the Yan army's camp and came to the nearby pine forest. He beat the tree trunk with his fists dejectedly, thinking in his heart: Since following the Yan army will be defeated sooner or later, it is better to make a decision now and switch to Li Chongbao and get credit.
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After making the decision, he did not even return to the camp. He threw away all the belongings related to the Yan Dynasty. He only carried a long sword with him and climbed over the mountains and came to a mountain pass area. The Hexi Army built a checkpoint camp here to fight against
Every passing passenger was searched carefully. Yang Yi felt that all the suspicious certificates on her body had been thrown away, so she stepped forward and boldly accepted the inspection.
The team leader responsible for the interrogation didn't speak to anyone, but when it was his turn, he asked stubbornly: "Where are you going?"
"Getting ready to go to Huguan."
Captain Zhang suddenly opened his eyes wide, pointed at him and said: "I heard it, this is the accent from Youzhou area, tie up the spy!"