Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 790
Think back then, think back then...

This is a common phrase that Liu Nv Nicheng has chanted since she was a child. Uh, it is true. Hundreds of years ago, there was a grassland tribe that was more powerful than Turks today, the Xiongnu.

And Jihu is a descendant of the Huns, and Liu Nv Nicheng doesn't know the truth, anyway, that's what the ancestors said.

Decades ago, Jihu established the country twice, but they were both wiped out by the Northern Qi Dynasty. Later, Jihu attached himself to the Western Turks, suffered bullying, and had to move south. In the end, he had no choice but to rely on Liang Shidu.

Although he is a descendant of the Huns, Liu Nv Nicheng has no great ambitions, but he is despised by the direct descendants of Liang Shidu, which makes this leader quite unhappy... For He Suizhong's defeat in the ambush, Liu Nv Nicheng is actually happy to see him become.

But soon, Nv Liu began to tremble with fear.

"Is it really the King of Handan?" Liu Nv asked in a low voice, "It was by the Cangtou River last year..."

The scout nodded vigorously, "It's the King of Handan."

The so-called name of a person, the shadow of a tree, after the Turks were defeated three times last year and the blood flowed by the Cangtou River, the name of Handan King Li Huairen was widely circulated on the grassland... In Li Kai's letter to Li Shan, it was "It can stop children crying at night" to describe it.

Liu Nu swallowed her saliva in hiding, and looked far away, the flags were flying on the hill, and dozens of figures could be seen faintly, and the cavalry was lined up under the hill, with awe-inspiring momentum, and from time to time, scouts galloped on horses, and the small groups fled. Tang Jun led.

Although there were 1000 cavalrymen, and the scouts reported that the Tang army on the opposite side was only more than [-] people, but Liu Nv Nicheng didn't think so.

He Sui personally led a thousand cavalry to be defeated without any suspense, and basically the entire army was wiped out. Obviously, reinforcements from the Tang army had arrived, and the leader was the famous King of Handan.

Thinking of the rumored cruel methods of the King of Handan, Liu Nvni became a little weak... People can build the heads of Ashina's children into Jingguan, and the young and strong heads of the Jihu clan are probably the same Just one or two Beijing Temples.

But Liu Nv is not stupid to hide herself, she attached herself to Liang Shidu, General He Sui captured Huating County but was killed in battle, so she ran back like this... Maybe life will not be easy, Liang Shidu is famous for his heart Narrow people, not to mention two thousand Liang Jun, would not just leave like this.

On the hill in the distance, Li Shan smiled and commented: "I heard that Jihu is a descendant of the Huns, but he is so timid that he dare not bully widows."

"Your Highness is famous in the grasslands, what clan is not afraid?" Zhang Wenxi flattered: "Even if the Turks go south, they must..."

"Brother!" Zhang Wenguan hurriedly interrupted. He didn't dare to say this nonsense. If the Turks went south, no matter who the leader was, they would flock to them if they heard the name Li Shan.

Li Shan's mouth was also twitching. As early as more than a month ago, Li Kai mentioned in a letter that the competition between Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan was mainly to win over the tribe by killing the King of Handan in the future.

What the hell, that's all for Jieli Khan, you Tuli Khan and I are good brothers who are loyal to Jinlan!

"There seems to be a change." Hou Hongtao suddenly reminded in a low voice.

Li Shan picked up the binoculars and looked at it. Liang Jun, who had gathered more than [-] troops, was slowly marching south.

With a chuckle, Li Shan ordered: "Let Zhang Zhongjian spread out the array and advance a hundred steps north, so that Wang Junhao will lead the team out to invite the battle."

Chang Da, who had been silent all this time, rubbed the center of his brows vigorously, and persuaded: "Your Highness, you should be cautious."

After being snatched out by Li Shan's personal guards in Huating County, Chang Da remained silent all the time, just watching coldly from the sidelines. Although he was silent, everything was in his eyes, and he had to admire the methods of the Handan County King .

Unexpectedly, he broke out of the siege from the north city gate, deployed troops in advance, ambushed the chasing troops of the Qianliang army, and captured the general He Sui alive. Send scouts around to gather the remnants.

The title of King of Handan can stop children crying at night on the grasslands, and it is also famous in Guanzhong and Hedong. As soon as the news spread, a large number of defeated soldiers of the Tang army flocked... There is no way, there is only one city in Huating County in the entire northern part of Longzhou. You can't escape far.

With nearly [-] troops under his command, Chang Da thought that Li Shan would choose to retreat slowly to wait for reinforcements, but unexpectedly, Li Shan led his troops north again unexpectedly, and even sent Wang Junhao to invite a fight and provoke him just now. Things.

"Don't worry, Mr. Chang." Li Shan casually said while observing the battlefield: "This battle is just a test for the Liang army, and it will not make a big move."

"That's right." Zhang Wenguan nodded and said, "Master Liang occupies Shuofang. Even if he has a good appetite, he has already swallowed Lingzhou, Huizhou, and Yuanzhou. He will definitely not go south in a big way. Does he still want to fight until Go to Chang'an?"

Chang Da's face changed slightly, thinking that although the King of Handan was not against him, he was generally magnanimous, but it was Huating Ling, Zhang Wenxi's younger brother, who was sharp-tongued... This was a stab at himself.

They were just probing, but in the end, you were defeated by an ambush first, and then the Liang soldiers stole the city so that Huating fell.

Zhang Wenguan almost engraved the word "waste" on Chang Da's face.

Chang Da's face turned red, and he forcefully argued, "But the Liang army still has more than [-] troops, but there are only more than a thousand troops, and most of them are newly defeated soldiers. How can we deal with the enemy?"

"Retreat slowly and stick to Qianyuan, waiting for reinforcements!"

Zhang Wenguan was at a loss for words for a while, and looked at Li Shan for help.

"The world is nothing but literary and military strategies. Some people are good at recommending them, such as Fang Xuanling of the Tiance Mansion, and some are good at admonishing them, such as Wei Xuancheng who washes horses in the East Palace." Li Shan smiled lightly: "Some people are good at generalization, and some are good at governing the country. Some people are good at beheading generals and capturing flags, while others are good at leading troops to attack."

"Zhigui acted resolutely and was clear about right and wrong. He was an official at a young age, and he was in a high position. He might be a minister, a disciple, and a prime minister, but military strategy is not your specialty."

Zhang Wenxi looked at his younger brother curiously. The day before yesterday, he agreed with his younger brother to go to Siyuan County for help. In fact, he wanted to send his younger brother away. Unexpectedly, Zhang Wenxi urged the King of Handan to go north, so that although Huating fell, the battle would not collapse. It was true. Act decisively.

It's just that Zhang Wenxi didn't expect Li Shan to have such a high opinion of him, and he might be ranked as a prime minister... Could it be that the Zhang family in Wucheng will also produce a prime minister?
"Similar to Zhigui." Li Shan turned his head and showed a gentle smile to Chang Da, "Mr. Chang is capable in governing the region, but he is not good at military strategy."

Chang Da was speechless, what he said made sense... He led his troops to the north, and was completely defeated. Don't let Zhang Shilong die in battle, even Huating County was lost.

Zhang Wenguan endured it, but he couldn't, and asked in a low voice, "Brother Huai, why did you march to provoke?"

"It's nothing more than singing an empty city plan."

(End of this chapter)