Many people have ambitions. Yang Ben wants to be Huo Qubing, Zhang Jue wants to be Wei Qing, and Li Xia is envious of Li Shimin's majesty. It is said that "a general who does not work hard to defend Huo does not wait for Jia Chao's strategy. Shan Yu Jishou, hand in hand with Gao Street, famous
The king’s face is bound.”
But recently, Li Xia felt more and more like he couldn't do the deed of personally leading fifty cavalry to break through ten thousand troops. After all, the situations he faced were different, and so were his personal circumstances.
In recent days, Ai Buhua has been quite provocative to Li Xia, sending people to shout insults at the Tang army camp, to the effect that Li Xia was timid and cowardly and did not dare to go out to fight the enemy in person.
This move may seem childish, but it actually contains some temptation.
The Tang army had fewer troops, and its ability to confront the Yuan army relied on the morale gained after the new victory. As soon as Ai Buhua arrived on the battlefield, the first thing he needed to do was to find out what the Tang army's chances of winning were.
If Li Xia is really provoked to go out in person, the Yuan army can surround him with heavy troops and capture the thieves first. If he still hides in the camp and acts like a coward, it can also damage the morale of the Tang army.
It's a pity that Li Xia didn't pay any attention to Ai Buhua's clamor.
Although the two of them are about the same age, Li Xia is not really young and energetic. He has experienced ups and downs in life and has polished his current character. How much accumulation there is cannot be imagined by Ai Hua.
After ten years of fighting against Mongolia, today we finally see the possibility of changing the situation between strong and weak. What lies before us is the proposition of "subjugating the world". How could Li Xia be so excited by a young man at this time?
As for his personal ambition to imitate Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, he could give in to the overall situation.
The officers and soldiers of the Tang Army had fought with him for many years and had enough common experiences. How could they be demoralized because His Majesty ignored the invitation of a noble son of a Mongolian hero to fight?
"Coward, don't you want to fight in person? As soon as our King Zhao comes, will you retreat to the camp?!"
The Yuan army did not dare to take the initiative to attack, but only scolded them from a distance. Two days later, Yang Ben, who was well prepared, led his troops to fight and took the initiative to attack.
At the sound of the horn, the Tang army knights who rushed out of the camp rushed out like arrows. The Yuan army did not expect that the battle would start so suddenly. They turned their horses to retreat but it was too late and they were shot to the ground by the Tang army's crossbow arrows.
Wang Mancang, who had barely recovered from his injuries, rode his horse at the front, inflicted a wound on the fallen soldier, and spat: "What kind of bullshit does your Majesty need to come out to fight? You, me, are enough."
Horse hooves trampled over the corpses on the ground and rushed to the grassland ahead. A large flag with the word "Yang" was pressed toward Ai Buhua's camp surrounded by Tang Army cavalry.
This was the first time Yang Ben commanded ten thousand cavalry.
It doesn't sound like much, but with the population and horses of the Tang State, in just a few years they could only assemble such a cavalry force that could really mount a horse and fight.
It was only because the siege of Xingqing Mansion was resolved and Li Xia personally led the expedition that Li Zengbo dared to hand over this bit of family wealth, but he did not expect that Li Xia would let go and hand it over to Commander Yang Ben...
Over there, Yang Ben led the troops to fight, while Li Xia stayed in the camp, listening to the scouts and gathering intelligence from all parties.
He felt that the occupation of the Loop was getting closer and closer.
It's like secretly surrounding a big enemy dragon when playing Go, and only the last few moves are left to close the game.
But on the other hand, he had a bad feeling in his heart and felt that the past two years had been too smooth.
He caught the last tail end of the dispute between Kublai Khan and Ali Buge, and went to the Western Regions to disrupt the great Mongolian kingdom that was about to fall apart, making it even more fragmented for Kublai Khan.
Therefore, the Meng Yuan army did not attack him in the past two years, and even the containment of him seemed so weak. Counting it down, the Yuan army lost many games.
But his rich experience in the past made Li Xia understand that the smoother things go, the more likely dangers will arise.
At this time, he was not so concerned about the war between Yang Ben and Ai Buhua. He was more concerned about the intelligence from all over the world. He was eager to know where Brother Busan had stabbed him, whether troops were mobilized in Mobei, and what was going on in Henan, Shanxi and other places.
, is it even possible for Song Ting to hold back at this time?
The closer you are to success, the more you must consider everything and don't let your hard-won victory be ruined by other reasons.
After reading the new news sent from Gansu, Li Xia marked on the map the approximate location of the army from the Western Regions, and then moved his eyes to the east.
"Has news from the Military Intelligence Department arrived?"
"Your Majesty, not yet."
"Send a fast horse to urge me. Lin Zi hasn't given me any news about Henan for a month, right?"
"Return to Your Majesty on the twenty-seventh."
"Has the courier from Yan'an Prefecture arrived? Then send out detective horses to meet them, and make sure the post roads are open..."
Li Xia was very cautious, even a little nervous.
Although he has lived two lives, his eyes have not changed.
It was the same look in his eyes that focused to the extreme after he had adjusted his breathing and strengthened his determination in the finals.
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Smoke was lit in the Yuan army's camp, when the Tang army appeared within the sight of the lookout tube.
Ai Buhua looked at the big flag with the word "Yang" in the distance, her eyes angry because she felt that she had been slighted.
As the King of Zhao in the Yuan Dynasty, the grandson of Genghis Khan, and the leader of the Wanggu tribe, he participated in the crusade against Ali Buge and participated in the military exploits of Li Fen. However, Li Xia did not fight in person and only sent Yang Ben to lead the army.
Sooner or later they will regret it.
In his opinion, although Yang Ben had fought several victorious battles, he obviously did not have the strength to fight his 30,000-strong army with 10,000 troops.
"I originally planned to fight a quick battle, but I was dissuaded by Tacha'er. As a result, we haven't decided whether we should fight or confront each other. The Tang army has already come to kill us. How should we fight this battle?"
"Don't worry, King Zhao, I am willing to lead the troops to fight, and I will definitely defeat the Tang army."
The speaker was Yue Henai from the Wanggu tribe.
When the Wanggu tribe was in the Jin Kingdom, they originally guarded the Yinshan Mountains for the Jin Kingdom. Yue Henai's ancestor served as the commander of the horse infantry in the Jin Kingdom, so he gave his son the Chinese surname "Ma" and named him Ma Zuchang."
Yue Henai once accompanied Meng Ge and Kublai Khan's army to handle military affairs. He was also sent by Kublai Khan to Aibuhua to help him succeed to the throne. Moreover, Aibuhua accompanied Ali Buge and Li Fen, and the military affairs were
Yue He Nai is already assisting.
It can be seen that Kublai Khan may have had a premonition of Li Xia's threat to the Hetao and made some preparations in advance, such as accelerating his control of the Wanggu tribe.
In short, Yuehe is similar to the king of Zhao, except that he is not as purely loyal to Tachaer as Sarges.
Ai Buhua immediately ordered Yue Henai to lead the troops to fight against Yang Ben.
He himself walked onto the battlefield and sat in the rear, looking very wise and mighty just standing there.
…
Aibuhua's camp is on the bank of the Uga River, at the opposite end of the spectrum from Tachaer's camp.
Tachaer, on the other hand, set up the camp on Langshan Mountain. Because he was afraid of being attacked by the Tang army, he chose the location of the camp very carefully.
"Esha, why does he want to fight against the Tang army?"
When she saw the war begin, Tachaer's reaction was not to support, but to complain about the lack of love.
"I asked him to dig deep ditches and set up defenses between Yinshan Mountain and the Yellow River, but he refused to listen to me."
"Your Majesty, together with the Wanggu tribe, we have fifty thousand warriors." Sajisi said: "If the Tang army of more than ten thousand people dare not fight in the field even when the Tang army attacks, do we become cowardly Song people?"
"Those Wanggu people are not warriors, they are just herdsmen! How many years have they enjoyed peace and happiness after the destruction of the Jin Dynasty?" Tachaer was furious and shouted: "All the more than 10,000 cavalrymen of the Tang Army are training every day and have been fighting.
The warriors of Xixia, Jin, and Song are not those generals who only know how to drink and gamble, and soldiers who are so thin that they can be blown down by the wind!"
He is actually one of the few people on the grassland who is willing to admit that those enemies in the past were useless.
"Thirty thousand herdsmen and ten thousand real warriors. Why does Ai Buhua, who is as young as a lamb, think he can win?"
"Your Majesty, we still have more than 20,000 warriors."
Tachaer's troops suffered a heavy loss. It was not that more than 20,000 people died, but that once they were defeated, too many warriors on horseback fled to unknown destinations.
Faced with such losses, he was no longer willing to devote his remaining troops to the battle.
He had to bring them back to the fiefdom to preserve his strength and guard against Kublai Khan's sinicization and later wanted to take back the Uluths who had been enfeoffed.
"No, the warriors haven't had a good rest yet."
Seeing Tachaer's reaction, Sajisi thought for a moment and whispered: "The king's biggest concern during this expedition is not to lose the battle. It is to make the Khan think that the king is against him imitating the Han people and passing on the throne to him."
Son, then you can’t stand by and watch Aibuhua being defeated.”
"I've already reminded him."
"Even if it's just a pretense. In this way, Ai Buhua's failure will make the Khan feel that Li Xia is really powerful..."
Although Tacha'er expected that Ai Buhua would be defeated and decided to preserve his strength, he did not expect that the defeat would be so unexpected, and even he himself would be forced to retreat hastily.
When fighting on the grassland, both sides are cavalry. In fact, the fight is very boring, and the winner is not determined so quickly. The cavalry on both sides is nothing more than running back and forth, closing the distance to shoot arrows and then moving further away, constantly attrition, looking for opportunities.
On the fifth day of the battle, the battle was still going on, but people from the rear rushed to Aibuhua's camp like horses and horses.
"Report!"
Not long after, the sound of ringing gold rang out from Aibuhua's camp, ordering Yukino to return to the army.
Including Tachaer, he quickly ordered to prepare to withdraw to Jiuyuan City.
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At the same time, Li Xia also received a letter from Yan'an Prefecture.
"Report! Marshal Zhang reported urgently that Yang Wen'an's troops have been defeated and are heading north quickly..."
"Tell Yang Ben immediately and let him bite the Yuan army to death. Don't let them escape easily!"
"..."
The horn sounded louder.
Yang Ben's troops waved their flags and held back Yue Naihe's troops, preventing them from withdrawing from the battlefield.
They need to hold back these Yuan troops, defeat them one after another, and then join forces with Zhang Jue to raid the Hetao from the south. They are one step closer to a great victory in regaining the Hetao.
The Yuan army's mentality gradually began to change from this point on. The commander was worried about what was behind him and had no intention of facing the enemy. The soldiers soon felt it keenly and became increasingly uneasy during the war.
This uneasiness will in turn turn into pressure, all of which will fall on the coach.
Finally, the young King Zhao Ai Buhua couldn't bear it anymore and urged him repeatedly. After waiting for Yue Nai to return to camp but failed, he first sent 5,000 people back to defend Jiuyuan City.
"Your King Zhao has escaped!"
The Tang army couldn't help but slander him, and returned all the insults the Yuan army had given him in the past few days.
"Coward, did you run away from the battle? Coward, don't run away, get under your grandfather's crotch!"
"Is Kublai Khan's son-in-law just a good-for-nothing pretty boy?"
"..."
Tsukino Kaito had already ordered some troops to leave the battlefield, but unexpectedly, the morale of the troops was loosened, which finally led to a great rout.
"Quickly retreat!"
"Kill..."
Under the Yin Mountain, the sky is clear and the wilderness is vast. Whether you are running away or chasing, all the fast horses are rushing eastward.
Even Li Xia was a little surprised when he rushed to the battle stage to witness this scene. It happened so quickly.
Just like placing a chess piece on the chessboard will give you an advantage.
The place where you want to place your bet is called "the place with deer" in Mongolian, which is suitable for competing for deer in the world.