First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 193 The King Treats Han Hu Ruyi
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As night fell, a group of cavalry came straight to the city, holding torches, and the leader shouted: "Please also report to the king of Qin, the sinful general Liang Hulang will come and surrender."

The captain of the city gate did not dare to delay, so he hurriedly reported to Li Shimin. Li Shimin came to the gate of the city in person to show his importance, and after checking his identity, he let Liang Hulang enter the city.

"The guilty general, Liang Hulang, has met the King of Qin." Liang Hulang is a Hu from Longxi, and his appearance is very rough. When he saw Li Shimin, he took off his armor and fell to the ground.

Li Shimin stretched out his hand to help him up, "General Liang abandoned the darkness and turned to the light, this king is very pleased, please enter the city quickly, and this king will clean up the dust for you."

Liang Hulang was greatly moved by this courtesy.

At the banquet, after drinking for three rounds, Liang Hulang finally confided in his heart, "To be honest with the King of Qin, I originally admired the late emperor... Xue Ju is a hero, so I just defected.

It's just that after Xue Ju's death, Xue Rengao's son succeeded to the throne, he treated me and other meritorious generals by hitting or killing, and despised Hu Binghu generals. Min and Qiang have already fled.

In the past few days, the food and grass in the army are running low, and there is only clear porridge and water every day. There are many complaints from the sons and daughters, so I took them out of the camp to defect to Datang while it was dark. As long as Datang is not short of food and drink, Some and this group of sons and daughters under the command of a certain will give their lives to Datang."

Speaking of this, Liang Hulang also had a sincere face, bowing down again.

Li Shimin laughed loudly, "General Liang, but don't worry, this king will treat the Han and Hu soldiers as the same, they are all brothers in the same robe, if I have a bite to eat, I will not short the soldiers."

Liang Hulang was overwhelmed with gratitude when he heard the words. Li Shimin was already tall and strong, and after several battles, he became even more powerful, and his beard grew longer, making him even more mighty. Huren like Liang Hulang are the most powerful. Seeing this, he is also sincerely loyal to Li Tang.

The next day, under Gao Chong's suggestion, Liang Hulang and others were ordered to shout around the West Qin camp, the content was nothing more than: Brothers, go to Datang, Datang has food and drink, and will not kill brothers in the same robe at will...

One word at a time, it is all about the pain points of the soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty. After nightfall, soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty in twos and threes jumped over the barracks and went to Anding City to seek refuge. ten people.

But this move not only failed to scare the Western Qin soldiers, but made the Western Qin soldiers make up their minds and stop working for the tyrannical Western Qin.

After several days in a row, the Western Qin soldiers kept fleeing and scattered, and the morale of the army plummeted. Li Shimin immediately beat the drums and gathered the generals.

In the county office, Li Shimin looked excited, "Everyone, after more than a month of defense, the bandit army has lost their morale. It's time to fight back to avenge the shame of Gaochai City."

The generals were full of energy when they heard the words, and they called for the battle one after another. Li Shimin had already planned, "Where is Director Liang?"

As soon as the words fell, a burly general in the hall responded, "The last general is here", it was the marching chief Liang Shi.

"I order you to lead the headquarters out of the city, camp on the Qianshui Plain, attract the bandit general Zong Luohu to attack, and stand by and wait for reinforcements," Li Shimin ordered.

Liang's real name is just like his man, he is practical and stable, he is good at defending with troops, and he sticks to the shallow water plain to attract the main force of the Western Qin Dynasty, so there should be no danger.

With a solemn face, Liang Shi accepted the order and left.

Then Li Shimin announced the end of the meeting under the expectant eyes of the generals.

Qiu Xinggong and the others looked astonished, "Your Majesty, how should we arrange it?"

"Stand still," Li Shimin said without turning his head, "Anyone who dares to disobey the order will be executed immediately without pardon."

Qiu Xinggong and the others didn't dare to speak anymore, they all looked at each other in blank dismay, looking at Gao Chong, "Gao Sima, this is?"

Gao Chong shrugged his shoulders and said with a helpless smile: "Your Majesty has his own arrangements, and I don't know." To be honest, Gao Chong really didn't know what Li Shimin's plan was, so he just caught up with him and followed him to the residence.

"Youzhi is curious about why I have deployed it like this?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.

Gao Chong nodded. For the battle of Qianshuiyuan, Gao Chong only remembered Li Shimin's early defeat and victory. As for the details of how to win, Gao Chong did not know.

"In Yi Youzhi's opinion, what is the strongest force under my command now?" Li Shimin asked back.

Gao Chong thought for a while, and then said immediately: "The five thousand fine cavalry formed with Turkic horses when Taiyuan raised troops?"

Li Shimin nodded quite proudly, "Exactly, these five thousand horsemen cost a lot of money to build. The horses are grassland horses, and the soldiers are strong men from the north. This is the strongest combat power in my hands. Even if you look at the world , is also a strong army in the world, let me ask you again, what is the biggest advantage of fine cavalry?"

"Strong mobility, strong impact, and strong assault ability," Gao Chong said without hesitation.

Faced with Gao Chong's three advantages, Li Shimin nodded and savored them before clapping his hands in praise: "Youzhi's summary is very incisive, war is to maximize one's own advantages.

Since the strongest fighting power in my hands is the five thousand fine cavalry, it must be used at the critical moment, with the cooperation of infantry and cavalry, the infantry will attract the main force of the rebel army, and when the rebel army is exhausted, it will be the time for the cavalry to show their power."

Gao Chong suddenly realized, his eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Your Majesty uses Chief Liang to take charge of the infantry to carry out the main force of the bandit army. When the soldiers are exhausted, he sends the fine cavalry to attack. Taking advantage of the different advantages of the two arms in terms of offensive and defensive momentum, the infantry and cavalry Cooperate, after the infantry defends against the enemy's spirit, and then launches a cavalry assault like a storm, the enemy will undoubtedly be defeated."

Li Shimin laughed loudly when he heard it, and grabbed Gao Chong's hand, "You Zhi, you understand me. I will personally lead the cavalry to charge the battle, and you will accompany me?"

"It's what you want," Gao Chong replied solemnly.

Li Shimin was very happy when he saw this, "I hold the bow and arrow, and you hold the spear to follow, even though millions of people are like me."

Gao Chong was stunned. This rhetoric seemed familiar. At this time, in Mayi County, under the command of Emperor Tianxing Liu Wuzhou of the Great Han Dynasty, a fierce man who served as a partial general sneezed several times in a row.

The next day, after Liang Shi led the troops to camp on the Qianshuiyuan, Zong Luohu was overjoyed. He hadn't accomplished an inch in more than a month, which put Zong Luohu under great pressure. Xue Rengao in the rear had reached the limit of his patience.

Zong Luohu immediately dispatched the whole army to attack Liang Shi. Liang Shi fought steadily and took advantage of the dangerous terrain on the loess plateau. Zong Luohu took the lead and once attacked the gate of the camp. .

However, Zong Luohu didn't seem to be in a hurry, and that night he gathered for a drink, "Everyone, break the Tang camp in a battle tomorrow."

Seeing that Zong Luohu was full of confidence, the general was a little puzzled, and said bluntly: "The Tang army is very tenacious, how can your majesty be sure that it will be defeated tomorrow?"

Zong Luohu was granted the title of King Yixing, and when he heard the words, he even looked at Hungan and sneered, "You Hu'er, you have no brains. The Tang camp is camped on the loess plateau, and there is no water source. It is already enough to hold on for three days. It's the limit."

His face darkened and he bowed his head in silence. He is a barbarian from outside the Great Wall. He was trusted by Xue Ju. He used to be the governor of Anding. , Hungan only felt his heart fire.

(End of this chapter)