Chapter 918: Nothing in the Southern Dynasty will make Helan famous
Guo Ai and Princess Shengping went back happily. He hurriedly ran to tell Nan Ba the good news. Nan Ba was so excited that he said goodbye to Guo Ai and wanted to return to Xiangyang immediately. Guo Ai repeatedly asked him to stay for a few more days, but he had no choice.
Returning is like an arrow.
Not long after Nanba left Jiankang City, Yu Chaoen sent Helan Jinming to take a boat along the Yangtze River waterway to Jiangcheng. However, since he was going up the Yangtze River, Helan Jinming took a big ship, so he mobilized trackers in the prefectures and counties along the way to create a pomp and show.
Far superior to the princes and counties.
Helan Jinming's ship finally docked at Jiangcheng Wharf, but Nanba did not stop at Jiangcheng. He went directly to Jingmen and lurked in a nearby small village waiting for news. In fact, he subconsciously did not believe the imperial court. He could only see it with his own eyes.
They led troops to come to the rescue, and then they could safely return to Xiangyang City to report.
After Helan and Xu Shuji handed over, he naturally had to show his differences from Xu Shuji, otherwise it would be difficult for Yu Gong to explain in front of the emperor.
He personally raised an army of 70,000 men and attacked in the direction of Jingmen.
The Yong army guarding Jingmen only had more than 6,000 soldiers. Helan Jinming had the advantage in strength, but even so, he led his army to attack Jingmen only for a show. The Tang army carried a large number of long-range crossbows, but they only aimed at them from a distance.
The Yong army generals immediately sent people to report to Tian Chengsi and Li Huaixian, who were in charge of the siege.
Tian Chengsi was overjoyed when he received the letter of guarantee from Jingmen. He patted the case and said: "I have been blocking Guo Ziyi in this bastard place of Xiangyang for more than a year. I was so idle that I almost lost my mind. Finally, the Tang army came to die.
The Jingmen garrison ordered them to withdraw from Jingmen and give the Tang army a little sweetness."
"Wait a minute," Li Huaixian raised his hand to stop the messenger and said to Tian Chengsi: "Now that the lord has arrived in Nanyang, why not send this order to the lord first? After the lord gives his approval, it will not be too late to give orders to the front.
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"Don't miss the opportunity to fight. Wait for the horse to reach Nanyang, and then pass it to Jingmen Pass. What if the brats like the Tang Army get too brave and run away?"
"Brother Tian, don't worry. Our scouts in Jiangcheng have sent word that Jingxiang's envoy has been changed from Xu Shuji to Helan Jinming. These two are the same as each other. They are both timid and fearful people who are greedy for credit. We can first order the Jingmen Pass garrison.
If they stand still to show their weakness, they will definitely show their loyalty to the Jiankang Emperor Li Yu with bluffs, and they will not retreat easily. "
"Okay, then report it to the lord first."
It was only a hundred miles from Xiangyang to Nanyang, but Li Siye had already set off from Nanyang and led his guard battalion to Xiangyang City to supervise the battle. The messenger met him halfway and handed over the report letter from Tian and Li.
Li Siye agreed with the two people's tactical arrangements and wrote at the end of the letter: "Encirclement and reinforcements can be carried out, but they must be carefully thought out, show the enemy's weakness, lure the enemy near Xiangyang City, and defeat it with flying tiger cavalry. The army will besiege the city for a while.
In the year, all the ministries are exhausted, and we must use thunderous means to win quickly. It is not good for us if the internal and external time is prolonged."
The messenger submitted his approved military order to the marching general manager outside Xiangyang City, and then passed it directly to Jingmen. The general guarding Jingmen frowned when he read the military order: "He Lan Jinming, a coward, only dares to use a long-range crossbow.
When we shoot arrows at the city wall, even the forward troops dare not approach a hundred meters away from the city wall. How can we show weakness?"
His lieutenant general suggested: "If not, how about we send half of our troops out of the city to fight against the enemy, and then fake defeat and withdraw from Jingmen Pass?"
"This technique is too old-fashioned. I'm afraid it won't be able to deceive the enemy, but that's all it can do."
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Helan Jinming was sitting in the big tent, holding a wine cup and drinking and having fun with his subordinates. On the carpet in front of him were several beauties with slender waists singing and dancing to add to the fun. The commander of the army, Bo, was waiting patiently on the side of the big tent with the accounts. Waiting until this
After the song and dance ended, he stepped forward and said: "So far, one hundred and three thousand crossbow arrows have been wasted. It is estimated that they will be used up in another ten days."
Jin Ming chuckled and said: "In that case, then shoot him against the wall of Jingmen Pass for ten more days. This will be considered worthy of Guo Ziyi. At that time, we will withdraw our troops and report to His Majesty that Jingmen Pass is difficult to conquer. We have tried our best."
Already."
"Haha, the doctor is right. Attacking the city with powerful crossbows wastes a lot of energy from the soldiers. Brothers, even if they have no credit, it is hard work."
"Don't worry, little ones. Even if I, He Lan Jinming, go bankrupt, I will not treat my brothers badly."
"Thank you, doctor! Haha." These soldiers were drinking oil while drinking wine, completely ignoring that the soldiers in another place a hundred miles away were already starving to death.
A young general opened the curtain and ran into the tent. He hurriedly knelt down and crossed his hands and said: "Doctor, the Yong army guarding the gate suddenly formed a formation and left the city. The brothers are unprepared. I still ask the doctor to make a decision."
"Ah!" Helan Jinming stood up from the desk in fear and asked hurriedly: "Is it too late to evacuate now?"
His deputy envoy was Li Guozhen, who was originally a rebel general in Anshi, but later surrendered to General Li Guangbi. After Li Guangbi surrendered to Li Siye, he had to play both sides between Guo Ziyi and Yu Chaoen's forces, but he did not dare to offend anyone and reluctantly mixed in.
He was appointed deputy envoy of Jiedu and had no right to speak.
But Li Guozhen used to be at the bottom among the Anshi rebel generals, but his military level far exceeded that of Helan Jinming. He stood up and asked: "How many people are coming from the other side?"
Helan Jinming then asked: "Yes, yes, how many people are there?"
The young general crossed his hands and reported: "Reporting to the doctor, there seem to be more than 3,000 people."
"Only three thousand people?" Li Guozhen asked Helan Jinming: "Doctor, I think we can have a fight with them. It should be easy for our 60,000 troops to deal with 3,000 people. In this way, we can boast when we report our victory to His Majesty."
Helan Jinming said: "You are right, how can we fight without capturing anything? If there is a favorable wind, we can still fight a dozen. Let's stop the banquet today. Everyone follow me to the front of the military formation to see if we are
How to deal with Yong Jun!"
The Tang army came out from the camp and set up a battle array in front of Jingmen Pass. However, the elite of the imperial court had already been destroyed in countless battles in the north. The southern soldiers who had only been recruited in the past two years were not in battle, but only in formation.
It took some effort, but it was still a bit chaotic, which meant that all of my weaknesses were exposed to the enemy.
Fortunately, the general of the Yong army who went out to challenge the city was timid and did not seize the opportunity in time after seeing the enemy's disorder. He also did not expect that the enemy would pull his crotch in such a way. Using the enemy to lure the enemy in depth to deal with these people was simply killing a chicken with a knife.
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After the Tang army formed their formation, they immediately used ballistas to fire at the enemy array. The Yong army generals used their usual method of dealing with thousands of arrows, spreading their troops over a large area and forming small teams to charge forward.
Create the illusion of a desperate fight.
When the Yong army in front of the pass was halfway through their charge, the flying crossbows injured more than a dozen people. Seeing that the scene was about to be over, they quickly ordered a retreat and hurriedly turned around and retreated into the city.
Helan Jinming won a great victory. He was overjoyed and ordered the entire army to attack. This wave might be able to recover Jingmen. This is a real achievement.
"While the morale is high, attack the city for me! Hahaha." He was too complacent and did not see the contempt of Li Guozhen, the deputy governor of Jiedu, who was beside him. Even a novice of this level could win. He didn't know that God had opened his eyes.
Or is Yong Jun on the opposite side also a rookie?
Throughout the seven or eight years of the war, Helan Jinming had always been one of those bureaucrats who stayed in the cracks of the war. While others were fighting bloody battles on the battlefield, he hid and watched. When Yongqiu was besieged, he did not send a single soldier.
He still did not send troops to save Suiyang when he was trapped. As a result, in the final stage of the confrontation between the North and the South, others had upgraded to fight monsters and became first- or second-rate generals, but he was still a novice on the battlefield. Due to the continuous losses and surrenders of the military generals of the southern court,
, that people like him were able to occupy high positions in the end, it is enough to show that Li Yu's court was unsustainable, and only elites like Guo Ziyi and Zhang Xun were left struggling to persevere.