Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 603 Battle Report

The fourth battle report is that Li Daozong, the general manager of Bingzhou, sent a partial division to the north, intending to encircle thousands of Turkic cavalry with Fang Renyu in Xinzhou.

At this time, both the generals in Hedong and everyone in Liangyi Hall knew very well what Turkic wanted to do.

The Turks used partial divisions to take the Loufan Pass, in order to quickly go north and attack the main force outside the Yanmen Pass...Maybe there is no need for a fierce attack. Once the news spreads, the Tang army will inevitably lose its morale. The possibility of closing is very high.

This is also the reason why Li Daozong immediately sent a partial division to the north. Thousands of Turkic cavalry must not be allowed to invade Daizhou, forming a situation of internal and external attacks.

At this time, Li Yuan had already read the fifth battle report that had just been delivered, and motioned to his servant to pass it to Prince Li Jiancheng with a blank expression.

Afterwards, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, and the ministers looked at them one by one. For a while, the hall of Liangyi was silent.

Three thousand cavalry went north, Li Daozong's move was not shabby, and the Bingzhou Army was the core combat force of the entire Hedong, and it was impossible to suppress all the troops.

But just [-] miles north of Xiurong County, Xinzhou, the Turks lured the enemy deep with a small force, and ambushes broke out everywhere, defeating the Tang army.

Prince Li Jiancheng and Pei Ji exchanged glances, and said, "Father, the younger brother of Daozong is young after all..."

It was rare for Li Yuan, who was restless in his heart, to show his eldest son a good look, and said with a sneer, "Could it be that he has a chance of winning with the Li talisman?"

One sentence clearly dissected the prince's mind, and blocked all the prince's words.

After thinking for a long time, Li Yuan pondered in his heart, looked sideways at Li Shimin, "Erlang?"

Li Jiancheng, who is opposite Li Shimin, couldn't help but look a little ferocious. At the most critical moment, his father always trusted him... In the second year of Wude, he and his second brother led an army to attack Luoyang. In Luoyang, the father entrusted everything to his second brother, and he could only sit in Chang'an.

Li Shimin looked calm, straightened his body, and said in a loud voice: "The Turks are marching very fast, and they set up an ambush to defeat the chasing army. I'm afraid Xinzhou will not be able to take a blow."

Li Yuan nodded slightly, Bingzhou's chasing troops were defeated, Xinzhou could no longer arrive, and the Turkic invasion of Daizhou was almost inevitable.

"Brother Rencheng Wang is the governor of Bingzhou. He has the ability to command the troops and acts steadily. He must have dispatched troops at this moment..."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin suddenly stopped talking and looked at Li Yuan without saying a word.

Li Yuan heaved a long sigh, he knew what the second son meant.

Before Li Yuan didn't send a large army to the north, it was just that he didn't want to immediately change the Tang army's layout and offensive and defensive core in Hedong Road. After all, in those years, it was difficult to support the Tang army with too many resources in the prefecture and Xinzhou. Only Hedong Road has the densest population. Only the surrounding areas of the most affluent Taiyuan Mansion are eligible for this.

Although the process and details are slightly different, it is not that Yanmen Pass was breached head-on, but fortunately, the army in Bingzhou is in order...

Li Yuan regained his composure, "Erlang continued."

Li Shimin slandered a few words, it was obvious, and he insisted on me taking the blame, he restrained himself from going to see Princess Pingyang, and said softly: "The Turks broke through the pass and joined the state army to go north, I'm afraid we won't be able to gain a foothold... "

Everyone can understand this sentence, the Yanmen Gate is broken, the Turkic army that has not been able to loot for two years will inevitably attack sharply, and the Bingzhou army going north may not be able to stop it, it is better to wait in full force in Taiyuan Mansion.

In other words, Li Shimin is suggesting to abandon Daizhou.

Suddenly there was a heavy gasp in his ear, and Li Yuan turned his head to see Princess Pingyang staring at Li Shimin fiercely... Abandoning Daizhou, even if it is only temporarily, is everything Li Shan has done in the past year They will all be turned into nothingness, and it is even difficult for him to return to the pass.

There is no essential difference between giving up Daizhou and giving up Li Shan...Su Dingfang, Ma Sanbao, Li Kai, Zhang Gongjin and others may still fight their way back to Chang'an, but it will be difficult for Li Shan, Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche who stayed in Guji Town .

Princess Pingyang stared at Li Shimin fiercely, and couldn't help but began to doubt her speculation a few months ago... Huairen should not have joined King Qin's command, otherwise, with his second brother's temperament of accepting Yingjie, he shouldn't ignore him.

Li Shimin's reputation in this regard is very famous. On the night before the Luoshui victory in the fifth year of Wude, Liu Heitai attacked Li Shiji at night. At that time, the battlefield was chaotic. Li Shimin personally led a small group of cavalry to rescue him. If it weren't for Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, he would have almost died. ... Li Shiji also completely devoted himself to King Qin's sect because of this.

There is another person who has the same speculation as Princess Pingyang, but the difference is that Pei Shiju, who was watching coldly, narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Shimin. He didn't believe that King Qin would give up so easily... Let alone Li Huairen, there is Zhang Shigui in Guji Town Woolen cloth.

Li Shimin changed the subject and continued: "Brother Daoxuan is firmly guarding Bingzhou. Even if it is not low, the Turks can still break through the city. You should call the government soldiers in Guanzhong, raise food and grass, station troops in Puzhou and Jiangzhou, and go north to help each other at any time. "

Puzhou, Jiangzhou and Jingzhao Road directly border each other. Generally speaking, when troops are sent east of the pass, they go through either Fengling Pass in Puzhou or Longmen Pass in Jiangzhou.

Abandoning Daizhou, temporarily led by Li Daozong, the general manager of Bingzhou, and then backed by the army, Li Shimin's handling is quite satisfactory, not brilliant, and there are no loopholes.

The sullen Prince Li Jiancheng suddenly asked, "Who should lead the army?"

Li Shimin laughed lightly, "It's up to my father to hand-pick...or is the elder brother willing to jump on the horse and raise the whip?"

Li Jiancheng's complexion changed. In the five years of Wude, Jieli Khan's soldiers were almost at the edge of the Yellow River... Li Yuan looked sideways and cursed secretly, two inefficient lamps!

The boss is afraid that the second child will lead the army, and the second child will directly raise the boss high... If you want to suppress me, General Tiance, only you, the prince of the East Palace, are qualified!
Li Yuan was a little hesitant. Now that the world has been settled, non-clan members cannot be generals... It's time for this rule to be changed.

At this time, Pei Ji sighed softly, "It's a pity that the King of Handan County..."

Everyone in the hall was silent and quieted down.

Li Shimin suddenly made a gesture to count his fingers, and he let out a sigh, "Father, the Yongkang County Duke should go to Hedong, right?"

Princess Pingyang was taken aback, "That's right, Pharmacist Li should have arrived in Hedong, and went north to serve as the governor of Daizhou!"

Pei Shiju closed his eyes. This time the situation was not manipulated by him, but it was the most dangerous time for that young man... Even if there is a generation of famous general Li Yaoshi, he may not be able to escape.

Of course Pei Shiju knew that, in public opinion, Li Jing was appointed as the governor of the Daizhou. Work on behalf of the state.

(End of this chapter)