First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 149 First Victory
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Suddenly, there was a thunder in my ears, "Dare you, little thief".

He could only hear the sound of piercing through the sky, he couldn't turn around in time, he leaned over in a flash, narrowly avoiding this dangerous stab.

The cold lance pierced Gao Chong's shoulder, drawing a spark on the shoulder armor. Gao Chong's heart burst, and he turned around and swung the lance upwards, swinging away Duan Da's lance. At the same time, he kicked the horse, quickly Go on the wrong horse.

"This move is quite delicate," Heng Leng commented after Duan Da rescued Zhang Zhi by attacking him.

"Duan Da", Gao Chong turned around and held the lance, glaring at Duan Da, "You falsely claim to be a famous veteran, why did you sneak attack?".

Duan Da frowned when he saw this, and said with a sneer, "On the battlefield, why are you so childish?"

Gao Chong paused when he heard the words, and there was some truth in that, so there is no need to say more.

Immediately he straightened out his spear and stabbed at Duan Da, the momentum was very fierce, the tip of the spear shone coldly, it was unstoppable.

Duan Da didn't panic in the slightest, he tucked the lance under his armpit, and knocked away Gao Chong's lance. I had to twist my body and avoid it sideways.

Then Gao Chong twisted the horse's spear with one hand, the pole shook like a dragon, the tip of the spear ran towards Duan Da's waist again, the tip of the spear trembled, and Duan Da's eyes lit up when he saw this.

"Good lance", Duan Da exclaimed, and after parrying away, Henglance said: "You come from the Bohai Gao family? No wonder there are such good lances, and even more superior lance techniques."

At this moment, Gao Chong was overjoyed in his heart, and said with a straight smile, "General Duan has good eyesight. This lance is passed down from Duke Zhaoxuan of the Gao Clan. General Duan's lance is also extraordinary. I don't know why?"

Duan Da nodded when he heard the words, "No wonder, it turned out to be the lance of the Duke of Qi." Then he raised his long lance with his right hand and twirled his beard with his left hand, with a proud face, "The lance of a certain family was passed down from the ancestors of Yanmen, the great general of Hushi in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Gong, with a certain south and north war, wiped out thousands of enemies."

Hearing this, Gao Chong immediately expressed admiration, "Wuwei Duan, a famous general in the world, is really extraordinary.

There are also four fathers and sons of the Duan family in Wuwei under the King of Tang. The official of Duan Yanshi worships Dr. Guanglu, and he is named the Duke of Yiyang County. The public of Yanshi has three sons, Duan Zhixuan, Duan Zhigan, and Duan Zhihe. , Wuwei Duan family, it can be seen."

"Rebellious officials and thieves, how dare you call yourself a child of the Duan family", Duan Da was very satisfied when he heard the first few sentences, with a smile on his face, but when he heard the latter, he snorted coldly, quite annoyed.

At this moment, not far away, Zhang Zhi yelled sadly: "General, don't love to fight, retreat quickly."

Duan Da was startled, turned his head to look left and right, was furious, swung his spear straight at Gao Chong, "I'm so brave".

Gao Chong looked up to the sky and laughed, "Arrogant man, why are you so childish on the battlefield", he didn't confront Duan Da head-on, just fought.

Hearing Gao Chong send back the words, Duan Da was filled with anger, wishing to stab Gao Chong right on the spot.

It turned out that Gao Chong and Duan Da fought for several rounds, Li Shimin fought and retreated, and had already lured the enemy away from the city wall, while Gao Chong attracted the attention of the general Duan Da, although Duan Yu was observing the battlefield situation, he was distracted , For a while, Li Shimin's intention was not discovered, so the Sui army had no command.

It wasn't until Zhang Zhi found out that the further he fought, the farther he was from the city wall, and gradually fell into the Tang army's formation, he became alert.

"Duan Daxiu go", seeing Duan Da gathering his troops to kill towards the city gate, Gao Chong swung his spear to catch up.

"Shameless little thief, An Neng can stop me", Duan Da swung his spear and swept the two intercepting Tang Jun off their horses, seeing Gao Chong chasing him, he was furious.

The general beside Naihe hastily shouted: "General, hurry up", Duan Da gave Gao Chong a hard look, and hurried away.

The Tang army led by Li Shimin encircled the left and right sides, and Gao Chong pursued and killed the Sui army in the middle. The Sui army was defeated immediately.

High dashing or stabbing or sweeping, the Zhangba long horse in his hand greatly lengthened his attack range, and he felt hearty.

At this time, Gao Chong could only hear the sound of gold calling from behind, and Gao Chong had no choice but to stand on his horse. When he looked up, his face became tense, and he turned around and ran, "Brothers, retreat."

It turned out that the gate of the city was wide open, and the dark Sui army inside had rushed out to meet them. Now that the Tang army outside the city had fought a battle, they were no longer able to fight the Sui army. Gao Chong immediately led the army to retreat.

As soon as Fang met, Li Shimin laughed heartily, "Youzhi dragged Duan Dana this time, so that I can lure the enemy into encirclement, I will credit you for your credit."

Gao Chong also bared his teeth and said with a grin: "I didn't notice it before, until I saw General Qiu's flag retreating, I wondered, General Qiu must fight to the death and never retreat."

As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed.

Qiu Xinggong was covered in blood, and he laughed loudly when he heard the words, "Gao Sima is right, I, Qiu Xinggong, will only retreat under one circumstance, and that is when the coach orders the retreat."

Li Shimin also shook his head and smiled wryly when he heard the words, looked straight at Qiu Xinggong and nodded in praise: "Xinggong fought bravely and fought bravely, really heroic."

Qiu Xinggong slapped his head, grinned and said: "When you go to battle and kill the enemy, you will be a hero, just like what Lord Yan said, fame and fame can only be obtained from horses."

Seeing Qiu Xinggong's heroic temperament, Gao Chong also nodded, with admiration in his eyes.

Gao Chong still knew something about Qiu Xinggong.

When Li Yuan raised his troops, Qiu Xinggong followed Princess Pingyang against the Sui Dynasty and defended the granary in Meicheng for Li Yuan. This was the first correct decision Qiu Xinggong made.

In the battle of Hulaoguan, Li Shimin's horse Sa Luzi hit the arrow, Qiu Xinggong was so loyal, he dismounted from his horse and drew the arrow for Sa Luzi, and gave up his horse to Li Shimin. This was Qiu Xinggong's second correct decision.

In the Xuanwumen Incident, Qiu Xinggong supported Li Shimin and participated in the execution of Li Jiancheng's generals. This was Qiu Xinggong's third correct decision.

If Qiu Xinggong hadn't been irritable and too violent when his temper was high, his achievements would definitely be higher, but even with Qiu Xinggong's personality, on the original trajectory, he still achieved the high position of the third rank. He died at the age of 80, and his life can be called no regrets.

The first battle was won immediately, and the morale of the Tang army soared. Li Shimin was very happy, and immediately ignored the opposition of everyone, and ordered to reward the former army.

The former army is mainly the [-] soldiers who fought today, led by Qiu Xinggong, stationed in the open space in front of the mountain.

The army's rations were not abundant at all, but Li Shimin insisted on extra meals despite the resolute opposition of Cui Shanfu, the ration officer, and everyone was very puzzled.

First, there is not much food and grass, and now we need to plan carefully to maintain it.

Second, the former army is stationed in the open space in front of the mountain, which is the front row. Once the defense of the former army is lowered tonight, it will be extremely dangerous.

According to Li Shimin's talent, it is impossible not to see these two obvious points.

But then Li Shimin's arrangement made everyone suddenly realize.

Li Shimin ordered Liu Hongji and Duan Zhixuan to lead [-] troops each to ambush on both sides of the mountain after nightfall. If there is any abnormality in the camp of the former army, all the soldiers and horses from the left and right will immediately go out to attack with the former army Qiu Xinggong's troops. Invading enemy.

(End of this chapter)