The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 111 Savage Tactics
In Hedong County, Li Shentong, whom Pei Ji placed high hopes on, was also in trouble. He had an army of [-] in his hands, but under the mobilization of the Sui Army, he sent [-] troops to reinforce Changping, Shangdang, and Linfen!Later, when Pei Renji and Yao Junsu were galloping across Jiangjun, they separated his [-] troops.

When Yang Tong personally led an army of [-] to sweep across the entire Hedong County, he had less than [-] available soldiers.In desperation, he had no choice but to quickly abandon the defenses of the counties in Hedong, gather all the troops of the county to enter the city of Hedong, follow the example of Qu Tutong at the beginning, and implement the policy of standing firm and waiting for help, but even if the whole county is assembled, the city of Hedong with only [-] troops lost. troops.

While he was in a hurry to report to the customs, he asked Li Yuan to send a large army to reinforce him.At the same time, Shi Wanbao, the guard of Tongguan, was urgently ordered to lead the garrisons of Tongguan and Pujinguan to quickly support Hedong County.

As for Yang Tong, he had to take Hedong before the arrival of Li Tang's reinforcements. If he lost the strategic point of Hedong County, the Tang army could launch a counterattack to Bingzhou Wencheng, Jiangjun, and Hanoi at any time, and Bingzhou would never have peace. Like the later Song Dynasty, I will have to spend a huge price to defend against the Tang army, which will seriously damage the world plan that Yang Tong has planned for nearly a year, so this battle must be won, and it must be resolved quickly!

Shi Wanbao is the younger brother of the great general Shi Wansui of the Sui Dynasty. He was originally a hero of Chang'an. He joined forces with Li Shentong in Hu County and served as his deputy.

The Xuanjia Army, Raging Wave Army, Tsunami Army, and Flying Feather Bow Riders led by Yang Tong also arrived.The crucial battle to determine the ownership of Bingzhou is about to kick off in the southeastern suburbs of Hedong City.

"Your Highness, let this battle be fought in the future!" Yu Chigong was a little impatient, and several armies in Bingzhou had made great achievements, which made his heart itch.Now apart from Taiyuan City and Hedong City, Bingzhou has no Li Tang forces. He is extremely greedy for the [-] Tang troops who are confronting each other. We will guarantee that none of them can enter Hedong City with the head of the project.”

"I believe it."

Yang Tong said without hesitation that Yu Chigong was famous for being brave and good at fighting, and he also possessed the talent of a commander. As long as you give him enough troops, there is no reason to lose, but Yang Tong still refused, and said with a smile: " This battle is not as simple as winning, we not only need to win, but also lure Li Shentong out of Hedong City. With Li Shentong's prudence, it can only be effective if I personally act."

Yu Chigong is an open-minded person, seeing that Yang Tong's decision cannot be changed, he said, "Since that's the case, then His Highness will arrange it! Don't care about the task, just make sure it is completed properly."

Yang Tong said: "The war has been fought for now, and Taiyuan is already a turtle in the urn, so there is nothing to worry about. Whether or not Bingzhou can be settled in a battle, in the final analysis, it is the Hedong City ahead. But it is too tough, and we can't take it by force!" So this battle outside the city, we have to fight extraordinarily difficult. Only if Li Shentong sees the hope of victory, he will fight desperately. Your main task is to eat the reinforcements in the city for me, and not let him retreat In the city. The secondary task is to take the opportunity to take down Hedong City."

Yuchi Gong's eyes lit up, he suddenly realized, and happily retreated.

Then, Yang Tong asked Shui Tianji to bring a flying feather bow and cavalry to cooperate with Yuchi Gong

As a result, only the [-] Xuanjia Army and the Raging Wave Army were left to fight Shi Wanbao in the suburbs.

Think of the extravagance of Li Jing who commanded an army of 10,000+.Thinking about his own financial difficulties, Yang Tong has 10,000+ "grass mud horses" in his heart.

He brought a total of [-] troops from Hanoi.But first half of Pei Renji's troops were given to recover Jiang County, and now they are divided again, and the available power has become a little tight.

In the current situation, it is necessary to eat [-] reinforcements headed by Shi Wanbao, and Li Shentong who came out of Hedong City, and at the same time, they must not be allowed to retreat into Hedong City, so as to buy time for Yu Chigong to take down Hedong City!What's more terrible is to fake it...

If the Tang army is allowed to enter Hedong City, it means that the Tang army's defensive strength is equal to its own.The siege party was already at a disadvantage, and the troops would be equal again, let alone win.When Pei Renji turned around, Guanzhong Tang Jun also arrived.

This battle is directly related to Yang Tong's future, and the outcome is particularly important.

"Your Highness, according to the news from ahead, Shi Wanbao's [-] reinforcements will arrive in half an hour. This battle is very important. Please show Your Highness how we should fight." Qin Qiong, who was personally in charge of inquiring about the news, rushed over Come.

"To be exact, there is still an hour." Yang Tong said with a smile. He knew the enemy army better than anyone else. They got the false news that Li Jing's [-] troops would arrive tomorrow, so they were eager to defeat us and then enter the city to hold their ground. This place is less than five miles away from Hedong City. Shentong will send out troops. The distance of five miles is enough for Jingde to break through the reinforcements in the city and enter Hedong City. So, all we have to do now is to rest and do nothing, just wait for Shi Wanbao to come."

Qin Qiong was stunned at first, and then realized, bowed and said: "Your Highness is wise, so everything is under His Highness's control!"

"Pass down the order, before the defenders of Hedong City come out, we will fight for a while."

"Here!"

The messenger soldiers immediately issued combat orders.

The scouts of the Sui army kept passing news of Shi Wanbao's reinforcements to Yang Tong, and they knew their marching speed very well.

When Shi Wanbao was still five miles away from them, Yang Tong waited for the news that the entire Tang army had slowed down.

When the news came, Yang Tong did not hesitate for a moment, and divided the [-] troops into three groups: Yu Chigong led the Tsunami Army as the North Army, Qin Qiong led the Raging Wave Army as the South Army; Cavalry is the rear army, so that you can leave the battlefield at any time.

When the task was issued, the [-] troops moved together and arrived at the front of Shi Wanjun's Tang army in one breath.

The two armies had already set up their battle formations, their banners were flying, and their spears and halberds were like a forest. Shi Wanbao looked at the nearly 5000 Sui troops two miles away, with a look of worry in his eyes. There were [-] people on the other side, including cavalry More than [-], this is the most severe test since he took over the army.

Shi Wanbao looked at the top of Hedong City. There were still [-] Tang troops in the city. It was a pity that these [-] Tang troops could not come out to participate in the battle. Once they went out to participate in the battle, it would probably lead to the fall of the city.

Although Li Shentong said that he would wait for the opportunity, Shi Wanbao was not sure, because with the same strength, the Sui army had a strong advantage in cavalry in field battles, and it was impossible for them to be at a disadvantage.

It was noon at this time, and the sun was shining.

This was the first sunny day after the rain, and the sun was exceptionally bright. At the other end of the horizon, Yang Tong had already received news from the Tang Army. They chose to form an array in a wide field, intending to maximize their characteristics of having a large number of troops.Thirty-five thousand troops lined up in a square formation, and the shining spears shone brightly under the sunlight, with a magnificent momentum.

Yang Tong looked at Tang Yuanbing who was waiting in full force, he didn't give them too much time to arrange, and he didn't say anything about tactics. He just shouted among the crowd: "Soldiers...follow me..."

As soon as the words fell, he had already led the Xuanjia army to charge from the front, like a reckless man without a brain.

The blocking battle kicked off when he was so unexpected and eager.

The front part of Yang Tong is divided into two groups, one group is [-] cavalry led by himself, followed by [-] cavalry headed by Luo Shixin, and then the flying feather bow cavalry is also divided into two groups, and the front is led by the general accompanying the army Zhang Zhenzhou , behind is Shui Tianji!
In the face of Yang Tong's sudden attack, the middle and rear of the Tang army's formation changed. Thousands of archers moved closer. They bent their bows and shot arrows deftly. When Yang Tong rushed into the place where the arrow was shot, they let go of the bowstring...

The dense arrow feathers pressed towards Yang Tong like dark clouds, dense and strong.

As for the bow attack, Yang Tong already had a way to deal with it. He hung the cloak on the lance and turned it vigorously. Under his wild dance, the huge cloak blocked all the arrows within ten feet.Not only did he protect himself, but the soldiers around him were also protected.However, with his hand, the number of soldiers to protect is in the minority after all.

The soldiers outside the range of the cloak were still being strafed by the arrow feathers.

Fortunately, the Xuanjia Army had been prepared for a long time. They were all men and horses in armor, and they did not lose much in the enemy's first wave of arrow rain.

The quality of the Xuanjia army was clearly seen at this moment. The arrow soldiers did not slow down, but raised their arms to hold the reins, protected their faces with wrist guards, habitually held their weapons in their mouths, and stretched out their hands to pull the arrow feathers Breaking, and not slowing down in the process.The soldiers who didn't hit the arrow were even more joyful: because everyone knew that it was lucky that they didn't hit themselves with arrow feathers in this wave, and they might not be so lucky in the next wave.And the best way to dodge arrow feathers is not to escape, but to get close!Therefore, all of them did not flinch and fought bravely to be the first.

Facing the desperate sprint of the Sui army, before Tang Jun's second wave of arrow feathers could be shot, Yang Tong had already met their spear formation one step ahead.

The gun array is a great threat to the cavalry assaulting at full speed!

When Yang Tong approached a hundred steps, he jumped out alone.

The explosive power of the off-string arrow was terrifying, and the distance of a hundred paces could be reached in the blink of an eye. Yang Tong swung forward violently, and the cloak tied to the cracked sky lance wrapped around a dozen long spears in front of his horse. Several spears came out of their hands and rushed into the sky.

Without the obstruction of the spear tip, Yang Tong didn't hesitate to cut into the enemy's formation for a moment. He didn't forcefully tear a hole like before, but rushed left and right in front of him, messing up the spear formation.

Seeing that the spear formation was no longer enough to pose a threat to them, the cavalry following him were encouraged, and accelerated their sprinting efforts. With a few breaths, they wedged fiercely into the spear formation.

Weak!

This is the feeling Tang Jun gave Yang Tong.

Is Tang Jun really weak?
Not at all!

Yang Tong's brutal tactic without tactics happens to be the most brilliant tactic...

Directly let the Tang army's combat power drop...

(End of this chapter)