The reason why people like Shang Jiexi, Shang Jiezan, Ma Chongying and others can become famous generals is that they have the courage and courage to surpass ordinary people. They can see farther and deeper than ordinary people. They not only know one thing, but also know the other two.
For example, if they find that three thousand Tang troops have appeared, they will not only think that this is the vanguard of the Tang army, but also think deeper, could this be a bait for the Tang army?
But ordinary Tubo generals don't think so deeply. They haven't read the art of war, haven't read various books and movies, and if they don't have long-term actual combat experience, then they will act according to their normal thinking patterns.
This was the vanguard of the Tang Army. They hid themselves very secretly, but were accidentally discovered by a Qiang caravan. By chance, this caravan came to Lingzhou to do business with the Tubo Army and leaked the secret.
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The Tang army of 3,000 men was not large in number, and it gave his 20,000 troops a chance to fight in actual combat.
Lunbu Zharen, the leader of the Tubo army, immediately led an army of 20,000 people out of Lingwu County and headed for Anle County, a hundred and fifty miles away.
But as soon as the army arrived ten miles north of Mingsha County, spies reported that they found three thousand Tang army cavalry in front.
Lun Buzaren immediately ordered the army to form an array, and 20,000 Tibetan troops quickly formed an array. Soon, thousands of cavalry slowly appeared in the yellow dust in front of them.
But at this moment, a group of cavalry also appeared from behind, with a total of ten thousand people. A group of cavalry also appeared from the east, also with almost ten thousand people. And there were more and more cavalry from the south, far more than three thousand people.
In just a moment, 26,000 Tang army cavalry surrounded the Tibetan army from three directions: north, south, east, and to the west was the surging Yellow River.
The commander-in-chief, Lun Buzaren, was stunned. Only then did he realize that he had fallen into a trap. If he stayed in Lingwu County, he still had a tall and strong county town to rely on. The Tang army might not have siege weapons, but when they arrived in the wilderness, his 20,000 soldiers
How can infantry fight against 30,000 cavalry?
But Buzaren had no choice. Surrender was impossible. He would rather die in battle than surrender. However, he could still choose to break out. It was certain that he would suffer heavy losses, but at least he could survive.
Lun Buzaren raised his sword and shouted: "The whole army breaks out to the north and withdraws to Lingwu County!"
The 20,000 Tibetan troops began to turn around and quickly rushed north to break out of the encirclement.
Li Ye watched the Tubo army breaking out from a distance. He quickly saw the clues. The people galloping on horseback in front seemed to be real Tibetans. They gradually separated from the infantry behind. In other words, they didn't care about the Tibetans behind them.
The infantry's life and death.
Li Ye immediately ordered coldly: "Let the enemy's leading cavalry break out, and General Nan Jiyun chases them from behind. The remaining enemy troops will be cut and surrounded. Those who surrender will be spared death, and those who resist will not be killed!"
The best way to deal with the enemy who is trying to defeat them is to let them escape. Once they escape, they will no longer have the will to break out desperately. Anyway, this is still fifty miles away from Lingwu County. Even if they escape to Lingwu County, they will face
It was also a city occupied by the Tang army.
"Woo——"
The horn sounded and the flag was waved. The ten thousand Tang army cavalry immediately split into two halves, just like a road suddenly appeared in the sea. Lun Buzaren was overjoyed and led a thousand Tibetan troops to run hard. They were all authentic Tubo troops.
They were also cavalry. At this time, they didn't care about the life or death of the 20,000 Tubo and Han soldiers behind them.
After a thousand Tubo cavalry escaped, the Tang army suddenly closed up. Teams of a hundred cavalry galloped through the ranks, cutting the Tibetan soldiers into small pieces. In despair, the Tibetan soldiers knelt down and surrendered. Some of them refused to surrender.
The Tubo general was also killed by the Tang cavalry without hesitation.
However, Bu Zharen led a thousand Tubo cavalry and did not escape. Nan Jiyun led five thousand cavalry in hot pursuit. After running for more than 20 miles, two Tang army cavalry suddenly appeared in front of the Tubo army, with two cavalrymen each.
Thousands of cavalry came from the left and right, intercepting the Tibetan cavalry.
At this time, Nan Jiyun led 5,000 cavalry to catch up with the Tibetan army and surrounded the Tibetan army from behind. Although the Tibetans fought tooth and nail to break through, the desperate efforts of a thousand people and the desperate efforts of 20,000 are completely different.
The Tang army did not need to fight head-on. They used horn bows and crossbows to shoot like raindrops. They only used a few rounds to kill. Most of the Tibetan cavalry disappeared. Nan Jiyun led the cavalry to cover up and kill them. The last hundred or so people were also overwhelmed by the Tang army's cavalry.
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This was the most enjoyable battle fought by the Tang army, and it was also the most classic battle to lure the enemy. They used 3,000 men as bait to lure 20,000 Tibetan troops out of Lingwu County, causing them to lose their greatest advantage, Lingwu Fortified City.
Otherwise, the Tang army did not carry siege weapons, and it would not take a day or two to capture Lingwu City.
If it takes too long, things may change in Jincheng County.
Li Ye immediately credited Lei Wanchun with his first merit, commending him for the success of his plan to lure the enemy.
In this battle, 18,000 enemy soldiers were captured, all of whom were Tubo Han. Li Ye asked the translator to tell everyone that if they were sent back now, they would be sent to die by the Tubo people. It was better to mine in peace in Lingzhou and wait for the war to end.
Then let them go home.
Having made it clear, Li Ye didn't care whether the other party could accept it or not. He immediately ordered Yingshitang General Li Ying to lead an army of two thousand to escort the prisoners of war to Feng'an Town in the south.
There is a big mountain over there called Zhaobi Mountain, which is the mine of Shuofang Army. It is rich in copper and iron ore. It has a ready-made mining camp and various facilities. It can be mined directly without re-investment.
The Tang army also brought hundreds of veteran miners as technical instructors to guide the prisoners of war in mining.
After capturing Shuofang, Li Ye led his army into Lingwu. Then he waited and waited for the arrival of the Huihe army.
Chang'an, Chongrenfang Right Prime Minister's Mansion, Fang Guan was led to the guest hall by Wei Qingxuan, Wei Jiansu's grandson.
After Wei Qingxuan was exposed by An Qingxu, he had been working in the Hongwen Library, responsible for organizing documents and files, and basically did not need to deal with the outside world. However, as time went by and he received careful treatment from famous doctors, the scars on his face became more and more serious.
It becomes fainter and fainter, leaving only a faint trace, which cannot be seen unless you look closely under strong light.
His official position was immediately adjusted. Last year, he began to serve as the Secretary of Zhongshu, responsible for drafting edicts. He also got married last year, marrying the granddaughter of Xiao Hua, the Minister Youcheng. This year, his wife is pregnant, and he has been depressed for several years.
It was finally swept away.
Wei Qingxuan led Fang Guan to the guest hall and sat down. He bowed and said, "Please sit down for a moment, Prime Minister. My grandfather will be here soon."
At this time, there was a cough from outside, and Wei Jiansu slowly walked in with his hands behind his back.
Fang Guan quickly stood up and saluted, "See you, Prime Minister!"
"My dear brother, there is no need to be polite, please sit down!"
Wei Qingxuan stood up to leave. Wei Jiansu smiled slightly and said, "Just stand behind my grandfather! Give the guests more tea at any time."
"My grandson obeys!" Wei Qingxuan stood respectfully behind his grandfather.
Fang Guan stroked his beard and said with a smile: "It seems that Wei Xiangguo values his grandson very much!"
Wei Jiansu's four sons are all officials in the court, but they are all relatively mediocre, but this Wei Qingxuan is very stable and wise. Of course Wei Jiansu wants to train this grandson, just like Li Linfu trained his grandson Li Ye.
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In fact, it was after seeing Li Ye that Wei Jiansu wanted to learn from Li Linfu and directly train his grandson instead of his son.
Wei Jiansu sighed and said: "Back then, he was disfigured by An Qingxu. He had to endure the humiliation and bear the burden for several years. On the contrary, it sharpened his will and calmed his character. Now the scar on his face is almost healed, which is a blessing in disguise.
Bar!"
"Xiang Guo is right. Until the end, many things cannot be easily concluded."
Fang Guan pondered for a moment and then said: "Li Ye actually sent Liu Yan to report his duties on his behalf. Isn't it a bit too contemptuous of the imperial court?"
Wei Jiansu smiled: "When the Supreme Emperor was in power, Ge Shuhan never reported his duties to the Zhengshitang. Jiedushi was originally supposed to report his duties to the emperor. Li Ye sent Liu Yan to communicate with us. In fact, it was to give face to the Zhengshitang.
To be precise, it is to give face to his father, Fang Xiangguo, and we must be aware of this."