First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 150 First Defeat
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After Li Shimin's deployment, all the generals in the tent understood.

"The governor thinks that Duan Da will attack at night tonight?" Qiu Xinggong looked excited and geared up, "If Duan Da dares to come, the guards will teach him whether he will come or not."

Li Shimin nodded, "Through these two days of contact, I found that Duan Da seems to be very proud and will definitely despise us. Today's first defeat has made him lose face. He must be thinking about saving the game."

Hearing these words, Gao Chong's eyes lit up, and he also nodded, "Second Young Master's words are very true. The reason I was able to hold Duan Da back today is because I praised him so much, which is enough to show that he is proud and easy to be complacent. ".

At the moment, everyone's analysis of each other's words actually gave Duan Da a rough analysis.

Li Shimin laughed heartily, "At first I thought that Duan Da was such a famous veteran, but now it seems that it is nothing more than that."

"As long as you are an individual, you will always have shortcomings." Gao Chong also nodded in agreement, "If you formulate corresponding strategies for your shortcomings, you will be able to overcome them."

Everyone agreed after hearing the words.

It was night, the lights of the former army were brightly lit, and they were cooking and eating, cheering and cheering, and the sound of cheers could be heard from a long distance away.

In Yiyang City, the enraged Duan Da scolded Zhang Zhi, but at least he didn't demote him.

Just when he was furious, he heard the captain of Chengmen come to report: Tang Jun is celebrating victory.

Duan Da kicked the case table over when he heard the words, "Damn it, Li Shimin wants to step on me and make Duan Da famous, it's wishful thinking."

"General, what a great opportunity." Zhang Zhi, who was downcast in the hall, suddenly became excited when he heard the words, "In the middle of the night, when the Tang army is full of food and drink, and sleeps soundly, leading the army to rob the camp will surely defeat the Tang army."

Duan Da frowned when he heard this, and raised his hand to signal Zhang Zhi to shut up, but Zhang Zhi remained silent.

"When I came here, Xingman once told me that there is reliable news from Guanzhong that the Tang army does not have much food and grass for this trip. It is reasonable to say that we should live frugally." Duan Da Nianxu muttered, "But tonight is Adding meals, things are abnormal, and there must be something strange in it."

Zhang Zhi scratched his head anxiously when he heard the words, "The general has a lot of worries, if there is anything wrong, you will know if you fight for a while."

Hearing these words, Duan Da raised his brows, and looked at Zhang Zhi with burning eyes, as if he had a plan in mind, which made Zhang Zhi feel nervous.

"Zhang Zhi, lead five thousand troops and attack the Tang camp at midnight tonight," Duan Da ordered while looking at Zhang Zhi.

Zhang Zhi responded excitedly when he heard the words, and excitedly went down to prepare.

Looking at Zhang Zhi's leaving back, Duan Da's eyes were inexplicable, and he called his own soldiers, "Order the Chinese army to rest immediately, and the whole army will be ready in a few hours."

When the time was up, Zhang Zhi led five thousand troops out of Yiyang City in a menacing manner, and headed straight for the front camp of the Tang Army.

Yiyang City, Ximen Tower, seeing Zhang Zhi's troops are so powerful, Duan Da's face was gloomy, and he punched the city wall with his fist, "Idiot, I'm afraid the Tang army doesn't know that you can't attack at night."

Then he turned around and ordered: "Chuan Jing Zhongjun, prepare immediately."

"The Tang army's camp is ahead, let your guard down, rush in and kill!" Zhang Zhi rushed towards the Tang camp with a gun and screamed, bravely and diligently.

At the gate of the camp, a dozen or so Tang soldiers were snuggled up to each other and sleeping soundly by the fire. Zhang Zhi was overjoyed, and soon broke through the gate of the camp. far away.

At the same time, at the west gate of Yiyang City, [-] Sui troops were ready to go. Duan Da was dressed in military uniform and held a long spear. Looking at the flames rising in the distance, Duan Da knew that Zhang Zhi must have entered the Tang camp at this time.

"The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole is behind", Duan Da's eyes flashed a stern look.

Sure enough, not long after, scouts rushed to report that a large number of Tang troops rushed out from both sides of Jinping Mountain and surrounded Zhang Zhi's troops.

Duan Da was unmoved when he heard the words, as if Zhang Zhi's life and death had nothing to do with him.

It wasn't until a quarter of an hour later that Duan Da just pulled himself together and raised his spear and shouted, "Soldiers, the bandits have been tricked by me, and now is the time to make contributions."

It is also due to the terrain of Yiyang, the Luoshui River Basin, the terrain is flat, the official road in the west of the city is flat and wide, with a section of [-] elites, lighting the torch, the road is clear, and they headed straight to Tangying.

At the foot of the mountain, Li Shimin looked complacent, "Duan Da couldn't bear it after all."

Everyone also had a smile on their face, two victories in one day is really rare.

However, Gao Chong had a bad premonition. Looking at the scale of the battle in the former barracks, the Sui army gradually gathered into a group under the siege of the three armies. Gao Chong immediately asked, "How many people did the Sui army touch?"

Li Shimin squinted his eyes, but he was also a little uncertain, "Looking at the fire, there should be thousands of people."

Changsun Wuji also nodded and said, "It must not exceed ten thousand people."

Gao Chong's heart skipped a beat, thousands of people?
Just at this time, the scouts came to report: Yiyang City sent troops.

"Not good", Gao Chong was shocked when he heard it, "Duan Da is so cruel, these thousands of people are here to die, the second young master retreats quickly."

The eldest grandson, Fang Du, and the two also came to their senses, "The mantis catches the cicada and the oriole follows."

Li Shimin was shocked, he hurriedly ordered Liu Hongji and the other three to shrink the front line to meet the enemy, and then ordered the Chinese army to assemble quickly.

But in the chaos army, the transmission of the general order was blocked, not to mention it was night, the order flag was invalid, Duan Da had already entered the battle group before the orderer saw Liu Hongji.

Duan Da's Chinese army was quite elite, and when they rushed in suddenly, the pressure on Liu Hongji and Duan Zhixuan suddenly increased, and Tang Jun, who didn't know why, was killed for a while and became dizzy.

The most admirable thing is that Zhang Zhi's troops are still standing strong in the siege. Zhang Zhi has suffered several wounds and is still fighting on horseback. He heard the sound of the Sui army shouting and killing in the distance. Zhang Zhi was overjoyed and shouted sharply: " The General is here."

Duan Da's name was very prestigious in the Sui army. For a while, the morale of the remaining 2000 men rose sharply, and they fought hard to kill outside.

Fortunately, Liu Hongji and others were very adaptable, so they immediately ordered to shrink the front line and immediately form an array to meet the enemy.

But when Li Shimin's army finished and came down the mountain, Duan Da decisively ordered the withdrawal.

At this time, the former army camp was in a mess.

That night, sleepless all night.

The next day, when the casualties were counted, the Tang Army Liu Hongji, Duan Zhixuan, and Qiu Xinggong, with a total of more than [-] troops, had nearly [-] casualties and only about [-] enemies wiped out.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Shimin's face was solemn. After a long time, he sighed: "I am responsible for this defeat. After returning to the court, I should plead guilty to the king of Tang."

The faces of the generals were also heavy, and Gao Chong said bluntly when he saw this: "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. One victory during the day and one defeat at night can be regarded as a tie."

Changsun Wuji also shook his head and said: "No one thought that Duan Da used his troops so fiercely that the thousands of people who attacked the camp were actually the bait thrown by him."

"After all, Duan Da is a veteran on the battlefield. He must have some ability. I have won two consecutive victories, and I am a little carried away." Li Shimin was doing self-reflection, "Everyone should remember my mistakes."

(End of this chapter)