Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 612 The accident after the war

The wind from the river outside was howling, which made Li Yiyan's heart feel cold. After a long time, he had to praise this uncle next door, who is worthy of being a famous general in the world. He rushed to help at such a critical moment, and even used such means to force the Turkic cavalry back.

In the cabin, Li Jing, who was chatting and laughing with Zhang Gongjin, felt uncomfortable all over, Li Yiyan's back was cold, and he, Li Yaoshi, was already drenched all over, and he wanted to put on a confident look.

Uh, Zhang Gongjin was also a famous general in the early Tang Dynasty, but she was taken aback.

"Turkic children, they only rely on riding and shooting." Li Jing stroked his beard and smiled slightly, "The art of war is subtle, with one mind..."

Seeing Zhang Gongjin's sincerely convinced expression, Li Jing glanced at the shoes under his feet, and glanced outside the door out of the corner of his eye... Fortunately, this is the cabin and there is no threshold.

Otherwise, if you say something like "the art of war is subtle, with one heart", but you stumble over the threshold... you will lose your face.

Although today's battle cannot be compared with the battle of Feishui, for a general like Li Jing who has a determined style of battle, the pressure he bears is not much less than that of Xie Anshi.

Li Jing was a man of high spirits when he was young. He was first praised by his uncle Han Qinhu, a famous general, and later praised by Yang Su, a famous advertising channel dealer. However, his official career was not smooth. But it never came out.

Although the Sui Dynasty ruled the world, the two dynasties continued to fight internally and externally. Li Jing hoped to make contributions. He had a famous uncle and was born in the Li family of Longxi, so he had this opportunity... His reputation was not high, largely due to Li Jing's personal prudence style.

When Liu Wuzhou intended to rebel against the Sui Dynasty, Li Jing, the magistrate of Mayi, did not choose to collude, nor did he choose to suppress the rebellion, but found an excuse to escape to Chang'an... This is the embodiment of his cautious style.

It wasn't until the age of half a century, seeing that the overall situation of the Tang Dynasty's unification of the world was determined, that Li Jing was promoted by Li Yuan.

But even so, the word "cautious" was firmly imprinted in Li Jing's heart. In the final analysis, there were three words: plan a battle, if you are not sure, then don't fight.

Li Yiyan guessed correctly, Li Jing's going north this time was really a unique and dangerous move in his military career.

Ashina Sheer went north from Taiyuan Mansion, and Li Daozong, the governor of Bingzhou, sent troops to pursue him, but was defeated by the Turks. The imperial court issued an edict, ordering the governor of Bingzhou to use troops carefully... The implication is very clear, Yanmen Pass is likely to be lost , Hedong's strategic layout with Taiyuan Mansion as the core cannot be disrupted, and you, Li Daozong, must guard Taiyuan Mansion well next.

Under such circumstances, Li Daozong had no military deployment other than sending partial troops to Lanzhou to block Loufan Pass. Even if Li Jing arrived in Taiyuan Mansion, Li Daozong would not be able to send troops to him.

Therefore, all that Li Jing could use from the beginning to the end was the thousand Jianghuai elite who went north with him, all of which were infantry.

But Li Jing had to go north, because he was different from Li Daozong. He was the governor of Bingzhou, but Li Jing was the governor of Daizhou, so he could only carry the blame.

The most important thing is that there is no head or marshal of the East Road March in the central government.

Unlike Su Dingfang, Li Jing is very politically sensitive. This can be known from the fact that he closed his doors to thank guests after he destroyed the Eastern Turks in history. It is possible to set up the Hedong Dao Marching General Manager's Office or the Marshal's Office.

Who will be in charge?

Li Yuanji, Li Shenfu, and Li Daoxuan can't beat Li Daozong, the current governor of Bingzhou, in terms of ability. If King Qin, who ruled the river east of the country, took over... I am not an ordinary scapegoat, but a cauldron that can crush me to death.

If the King of Qin takes over the military power again, it will inevitably lead to a fierce battle for succession. The prince of the East Palace and even the saint will be uneasy. Who will they blame at that time?

To blame Li Shan, the king of Handan County, who should have returned to Jiuquan at that time?
Impossible, of course I'm going to blame myself, the acting governor who is responsible for the blame!
Therefore, Li Jing was almost forced to go north, leading only [-] Jianghuai infantry to go north. For this reason, he cursed in his heart more than ten times or eight times... It is said that Li Shan recommended himself to be the acting governor!
Li Jing couldn't help but speculate in his heart that Li Shan probably wanted himself to deal with Jieli Khan, but he didn't expect that he sent troops ahead of time and blocked him in Shuozhou... He really deserved it!

But a generation of famous generals is a generation of famous generals after all. After thinking hard, Li Jing decided to march by water, mobilize a large number of ships from various places, and then mobilize the troops of Wutai County on the east side of Daizhou, which is close to the water... Zhang Gongjin is leading a large number of young and dismissed The old soldiers are farming there.

In other words, Li Jing played a trick this time and bluffed Ashina Sheer away. How could this not make Zhang Gongjin, Li Yiyan and others admire him.

Even with Dai County reinforcements, Ashina Sheer, who still has [-] Turkic cavalry, would probably have bypassed the Tang army and marched straight to Yanmen Pass if Li Jing hadn't played an empty city strategy.

This is also the reason why Li Jing insisted on letting a thousand Jianghuai troops line up along the river and march westward, attracting the Turks to charge directly.

On the one hand, Li Jing only has this card and has no other tricks; on the other hand, Li Jing can't let the Turks see through the truth. Behind the Jianghuai heavy armored infantry who have the ordnance, armor, and Tang crossbow allocated by the Bingzhou Governor's Office, there are many people but weak combat power. , It is very likely that the Tuntian soldiers will collapse as soon as they charge.

This is also the reason why Li Jing ordered the withdrawal of troops after the big victory... In case of being ambushed by the Turks, or turned around and defeated, Li Jing has no cards to use.

Although the first battle was successful, Li Jing was also terrified, it was too dangerous, so when the Jianghuai soldiers were approaching, he ordered the ships to leave the shore at any time... No matter how fierce the Turkic soldiers were, they could not kill them on the river.

At this moment, a loud noise came into the cabin, Li Jing frowned, and suddenly got up and rushed out of the cabin... Oops, the pace was a little hurried, and the river wind blew again, the boat shook slightly, if it wasn't for the guards outside the door With a helping hand, the Yongkang county magistrate, who was still calm just now, was going to wipe the deck with his face.

Pushing away his personal guards, Li Jing ran to the bow of the ship and looked into the distance, where a cavalry of hundreds of men was chasing westward.

"It's Daizhou Simaer Zhu Yichen and Zuowuwei General Ma Sanbao." Li Kai said in a low voice, and handed over the long iron cylinder in his hand.

Some were amazed by the magic weapon of the binoculars, but Li Jing didn't care about it for a while, he just looked intently, there were soldiers and young men who jumped on the horses abandoned by the Turkic people, and chased westward behind the cavalry brigade.

Even among the Jianghuai soldiers who had already stopped, Hou Kanling of Linji County dropped his Mo Dao, picked up a spear, got on his horse, and galloped westward.

"Turk is the best at gathering and dispersing. Someone has ordered to withdraw troops, and the battlefield is against the military order!" Li Jing's face was livid, and he sternly shouted: "Come on!"

In case the Turks turn around and kill them... then everything will be over!

"uncle!"

Li Yiyan's terrified voice suddenly sounded beside him, "Turk doesn't know that Huairen is trapped in Guji Town!"

"It is necessary to pursue and wipe out the Turks!" Li Kai grabbed Li Jing's sleeve, "Don't let the news leak out!"

"Niu Bin, Guo Ziheng!" Li Yiyan added: "All Daizhou officials know that Huairen is trapped in Guji Town!"

Li Jing was stunned. If Guo Ziheng and Niu Bin were to bring the news back to Beyond the Great Wall, then Li Shan from Guji Town might not escape his death.

But the next moment, Li Jing broke free from his nephew's hand and shouted: "Order to withdraw troops, don't pursue them!"

"Zhang Gongjin, you lead your bodyguards to go ashore with someone and take over the Daizhou Army."

"The messenger went south and went north, and succeeded in Bingzhou General Manager's Mansion and Yanmen Pass. Please ask Ren Chengwang to send some teachers to go north, and then let Xinzhou and Fanzhi gather in Nao County with their young and strong."

(End of this chapter)