Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 2052 Blocking
At dawn, the scouts reported that Xue Yantuo's cavalry came from the south...

The entire Tang army at Baidaokou got busy, put out the bonfire, prepared arrows and crossbows, led the horses that had been fed enough fodder last night out of the stables, and checked the weapons and weapons.

Fang Jun put on his helmet and put on his armor, and he walked out of the tent with all his attire on.

Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai, Gao Kan and other generals all surrounded him, looking at the still dark south.

"Xue Yantuo's cavalry has more than [-] troops. The formation is loose and the speed is not fast. They have already bypassed the west side of Dingxiang City and came straight to Baidaokou."

The scouts respectfully recounted the news they found ahead.

At this moment, Youwuwei has not yet sent the battle report, and the situation of the Battle of Evil Yang Ridge is unknown, but according to the news from the scouts, Xue Wanche must have won a complete victory. There are still no less than [-] to [-] people staying in the big camp, and it is definitely not the size of only two people.

"Mr. Wu'an has made a great contribution this time!"

Xue Rengui clicked his tongue, his tone full of envy.

Killing [-] Xue Yantuo cavalrymen who entered the border of the invaders, this is a great feat that has never been done since Wei Gong Li Jing raided Yinshan Mountain. Compared with it, Hou Junji's contribution to Gaochang Kingdom is slightly inferior.

In terms of rewards for meritorious deeds, the title of a duke cannot escape...

When a soldier fights a war, which general doesn't look forward to being able to conquer the generals and capture the flag across the territory, and make indelible feats?

Xi Jun also had a bit of a taste for buying: "Isn't it thanks to our commander? If the temper of the Wu'an County Lord is followed, I am afraid that he will still be eaten to death by Yu Wenfa in Mayi City at this moment, half a step away." No."

Xue Wanche fought the battle, but if Fang Jun hadn't taken down Yuwenfa decisively and took the initiative to take the responsibility of fighting Xue Yantuo first, what would Xue Wanche be worth if he won the championship bravely?
Now Fang Jun is charged with starting the war without authorization, but Xue Wanche has picked up the great credit. These Fang Jun's loyal subordinates are inevitably upset.

Fang Jun glanced at him, and said calmly: "Defending the family and the country is the most sacred duty of every soldier! As long as the country is safe and the people are safe, and the frontiers are stable, what's the point of bearing some guilt? You despise Yu Wenfa The despicable means used in order to obtain meritorious deeds, but at the moment I feel resentment and unwillingness, so what is the difference with Yu Wenfa and others? In the current national war, any conspiracy methods must be put away, and all forces that can be united must be united. To the outside world is what we should do!"

The voice is not heavy, but the meaning in the words weighs more than a thousand catties!
All the generals bowed their heads and said in unison: "The last general will remember!"

This is the difference between Fang Jun and others.

Almost all the high-level generals in the Tang army were born in aristocratic families. Their own qualities enabled them to take up their positions qualifiedly, and their good education allowed them to become the backbone of the Tang army from the moment they joined the army.

But there are advantages and disadvantages.

Although being born in a family means a good education, it also makes them always focus on their own family.

Once the interests of the country run counter to the interests of the family, they will not hesitate to make a choice that is beneficial to the family. As for whether the country is damaged or even overthrown, they don't care at all.

The emperor takes turns to do it, maybe this emperor has fallen, and it will be our family's turn next?
……

This has been the case throughout the ages.

The aristocratic family, like the party struggle, was provided with convenient conditions by the fall of the dynasty or even the invasion of foreign nations.

Thinking about how the army controlled by the aristocratic families reacted during the Anshi Rebellion, Fang Jun was full of disappointment with them and had no confidence at all.

But these subordinates who surrounded Fang Jun were all from humble backgrounds.

Although Xue Rengui has the blood of the Xue clan of Hedong, but it is too far away, and there is only one name left. The Xue clan of Hedong disdains to admit that there is such a person on the genealogy.Gao Kan is only a distant branch of the Bohai Gao family, otherwise why would he go to Youtunwei to join the army?
The rest of Xi Junmai, Cheng Wuting, Liu Renyuan, Liu Rengui and others, even if they have a little relationship with the aristocratic family, they are not close at all.

As a child of an aristocratic family, there is only one Pei Xingjian who doesn't meddle in military affairs...

For a long time, Fang Jun has been trying his best to build a small group composed entirely of poor generals. Through the wars in the past few years, he has gradually promoted this small group to form an influence.In the future, with myself sitting in the center, this small group will grow rapidly until it becomes a force to be reckoned with in the Tang army, to resist the infiltration of the aristocratic family into the army.

The national policy of suppressing aristocratic families must also be implemented in the army. This is a dark move by Fang Jun and His Majesty Li Er.

"The interests of the country are above all else", this must be implemented in the military.

Only an invincible army who is completely loyal to the country and the people can ensure that the Datang regime will not be subverted and the land of China will suffer less from division.

……

Ahead, scouts came back one after another, bringing back news of Xue Yantuo's cavalry.

Right Tunwei at Baidaokou was already ready for the battle.

"This battle, Rengui, you are in command."

Fang Jun ordered.

"Here!"

Xue Rengui was in high spirits, and understood that Fang Jun was taking the opportunity of fighting Xue Yantuo's cavalry to test the effectiveness of the "three-stage strike".

Any tactic must be tested in actual combat before it can be implemented by the entire army.

No matter how good-looking it is during training, it is useless on the battlefield, so what's the use?

The enemy is too weak to expose the weaknesses and flaws of the tactics, and the enemy is too strong, and it is easy to cause the tactics to fail to show their essence. Xue Yantuo's cavalry rushed thousands of miles to attack people and horses, and after a battle with You Wuwei, the morale was low, but the number remained at 2 People around, regardless of size or type of arms, just right.

Xue Rengui rode to the position on horseback and commanded the soldiers to deploy. The excitement in his heart was uncontrollable. This kind of musket fire attack method was unprecedented. If it can be proved through actual combat that it can deal with cavalry troops, then he will definitely be famous in history.

He was excited, but the soldiers were extremely nervous...

The essence of the army of the Tang Dynasty is to be a soldier in wartime and a farmer in leisure time. Although all the soldiers of the Right Tunwei are recruited soldiers, all the recruited soldiers were also soldiers in the army, and they all went to the battlefield with the army. Naturally, I have seen the barbarian iron cavalry galloping like the wind on the grassland and desert. The cavalry of the Tang Dynasty in the past were not bad either. field victory.

But when the pawns faced Hu Qi, apart from the perverted Modao Formation, how could they resist the landslide and tsunami-like charge?

Even the crossbowman can only shoot arrows from a distance, and when Hu Qi comes close, he must rely on spear arrays to resist, otherwise, if Hu Qi is allowed to enter the position, it will be a tragedy like cutting melons and vegetables .

Now let them directly confront Hu Qi with muskets...

Isn't this bullshit?

Although it was practiced in Chang'an, the "three-stage strike" tactic seemed to be extremely powerful, and the overwhelming bullets could kill any invading enemy, but at this moment, Xue Yantuo's cavalry must be desperately charging. Is it the same as when

Looking at Pao Ze, who was holding a spear and shield and squatting on the seat on the ground in front of him to block Hu Qi's charge, the musketeers were fighting with nervous expressions, and looked at Xue Rengui one after another.

You can't play like this, General...

Although Xue Rengui had not been in the army for a long time, as a world-renowned general, his talent was especially different from ordinary people. He just glanced at it and noticed the fearful and timid atmosphere in the army, and immediately frowned.

He rode his horse forward and stood behind the formation of musketeers, drew out the horizontal knife at his waist with a "choke", and said sharply: "What are you afraid of? The musket in your hand can kill an enemy wearing leather armor within a hundred steps. Didn’t you see it during the practice? Xue Yantuo’s cavalrymen are inferior to the leather armor produced by the Tang Dynasty, as long as they hit the vital points, there is no reason for them to survive!”

"I'll stand right behind you. Anyone who doesn't operate according to the rules, beheaded! Cowardly retreat, beheaded! Facing the enemy in panic, shake the morale of the army, beheaded!"

Three "cuts" in a row scared all the soldiers to look earth-colored.

The military law of the Tang Dynasty is not a joke. Violations of the military law on the battlefield will not be forgiven. Even if the soldiers escaped in chaos, as long as someone reports it afterwards, they will definitely be sentenced to death.

After intimidating, Xue Rengui cheered up the soldiers: "This general will supervise you here. If you lose today, I will stand here and fight side by side with you. Death will never come!"

(End of this chapter)