Li Po was in a good mood, and the shouts of killing in the direction of Tongguan could be heard vaguely, which showed that Wang Shichong was quite trustworthy. Although he was beaten all over before reaching the place, he finally brought the army to Tongguan.
It's hard to say how much strength the Tang army can consume, but as long as the Henan army is under Tongguan for a day, the Tang army will not dare to take it lightly. What Zhang Shigui said is actually correct. With so many people displayed along the Yellow River, how long can Li Tang support it?
Standing military brigades and government troops are completely different concepts. Standing military brigades should be called town troops in the Sui Dynasty. They were generally stationed in frontier areas and their number was not large. Those with more than 3,000 people were considered big towns. They were undoubtedly officials of the Sui Dynasty.
The most elite troops in the army.
Heng'an Town, where Li Po is located, has a town army establishment. It is under the direct jurisdiction of the Chang'an Guards on weekdays, and is under the control of the commander-in-chief during wartime. However, a standing army like the Heng'an Town Army did not exceed 100,000 in the Sui Dynasty. This was obviously the result of Emperor Wen's rule.
At that time, it was the result of having better troops and simpler administration.
In other words, when the Sui Dynasty was at its peak, the standing army only amounted to more than 100,000 people. This was the result of various considerations.
Not to mention other reasons, I will just talk about one of the very important reasons. A standing army costs a lot of money. Neither the emperor nor his ministers want to raise too many. The government soldiers are so good and cheap, why bother to show off so much?
The arrogant warriors will come out?
But now, with the war going on forever, if any of the princes in the world dares to slim down his army, others will eat him alive.
It can be said that the standing armies of the princes who are now divided in various places have exceeded the scale of the Sui Dynasty. Especially when they raised armies a few years ago, most of them claimed to have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. What's funny is that
At that time, Li Yuan was obviously at the bottom. When he raised his troops in Jinyang, he only had about 50,000 to 60,000 people following him.
Today, the sharp decline in food, grass, and population has curbed the scale of the war, but Li Tang was suddenly highlighted, and the number of soldiers and horses has been maintained at between 4 and 50,000.
This is easy to understand. There are many granaries in Guanxi, and Shuzhong is relied on, and Li Yuan is not an unscrupulous and squandering guy like Wang Shichong. After careful calculation, the strength of the army and the elite soldiers have indeed gradually faded away.
Be the crown of the world.
Well, in fact, it is still the same sentence. If Li Po had not suddenly emerged in Jin, it was inevitable that Li Tang would have defeated all the heroes in the world at this time.
Of course, Li Po doesn't care about what must be accidental now. He only knows that Li Tang has too many troops stationed on the bank of the Yellow River, and Zhang Shigui's analysis is very correct.
Such a troop deployment may seem powerful, but in fact it has many loopholes. Whether it is confrontation or attack, it will be the correct strategy for Jin.
After a year and a half of confrontation, they might be able to bring down the Tang army and even Li Tang's treasury. If they choose to attack, even if the risk is high, the chances of winning are very high.
This is actually a question of the initiative in war. Today, when Li and Tang's strategies tend to be conservative, there are more strategies and tactics for Li Po to choose from.
The situation is great... Li Po sighed with emotion.
The situation was indeed very good. Wang Shichong was very cooperative and fought hard at Tongguan. However, his stamina was obviously lacking. He didn't seem to have done much before. The 50,000 forwards were wiped out. Shan Xiongxin, a general of the Wei family,
He actually rebelled.
What made him even more worried for Wang Shichong was that Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie actually came to surrender to the enemy in front of the formation. This was just like a joke. If possible, he really wanted to ask Wang Shichong face to face, this is how you lead the troops.
What? Li Mi died unjustly...
As a person involved, he naturally knew that if Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie did not come to Jin, they must have gone to Li Jiancheng.
Qin Qiong has a good reputation here. He later became the main character in the romance novels. But after staying here for a long time, he has completely understood the deceptions of romance novels. The artistically processed characters cannot be believed at all.
ah.
So when he heard Qin Qiong's name, he just muttered in his heart, you are really a person...
As for Cheng Dabeard, well, his teeth couldn't help but feel itchy. This man is becoming more and more prosperous and is about to catch up with the later travelers. He has gone to Jin, Liaodong, Hebei, Shandong, Henan, and now he has gone to Guanxi.
, given you some time, I think people can make a full circle around the entire land of China.
When these two unlucky guys went to Kansai, Li Dalang should actually think carefully about whether he would bring their strong bad luck with them.
Of course, these are just boring conjectures. The real highlight is that if these two people showed up on the Tongguan City Wall, the scene would be... Wow, it would be so beautiful.
With the war reaching such a level, Li Po no longer had any doubts about Wang Shichong's talent...
And Wang Shichong was worthy of being taken advantage of. General Zheng Jun who was stationed by the river was already looking for a way out. Looking at his impatient look, he probably just needed a certificate of nomination. Wang Renze's head was not too big or too small, so it was just right.
At this moment, Henan finally opened its arms to Li Po, but it was a pity that the timing was actually not very good. There was a lot of meat, and there were a lot of wolves, especially because there were some bones in the meat. If you eat it whole, you would definitely
Choked.
Fortunately, he didn't have a big appetite, and he made good preparations. Then he considered how to pick out the bones and eat the meat.
Looking at this, time is a bit tight, because there are not many troops on the bank at this time, and he still has to create enough pressure on Li Shenfu by the river to prevent him from easily sending troops to reinforce Li Jiancheng.
As a result, if we want to implement the established strategy, our military strength will be a bit stretched.
After Wang Shichong's defeat, it was not that easy to block a victorious army with high morale at Tongguan...
"Send an order to Yuchi Xie, asking him to leave two thousand cavalry to guard Longmen and move to Puban immediately."
"Send an order to Yuchi Gong and ask him to discuss with Yuchi Xie. No matter what means are used, they must make a move to cross the Yellow River and attack Feng Yi. Give them five days and order Yuchi Xie to quietly lead his troops to join me. Tell them that if the opponent is allowed to
Tang Jun is aware of this, so I will replace them with someone else."
After passing the command, Li Po walked around in the tent and muttered, "Those who are good at defending hide under the nine heavens and do not know where they are defending. Those who are good at attacking move above the nine heavens and do not know where they are."
attack……"
After walking around in countless circles, Li Po sat down again, shook his head and muttered again, "It's really not easy to fight within. The Turks are easier to deal with."
This sentiment makes no sense. The Turks are really troublesome when they are fierce. It’s just that there aren’t that many big rivers on the grassland, so there are many ways to deal with the Turks.
Of course Li Po also understood, so he smiled mockingly, talking to himself like this, like a lunatic, "Li Po, Li Po, you are the King of Han, be calm, reserved, and graceful, okay?"
"Pass it to Zhang Shigui and Xu Shiji to see me."
The two men came very quickly, beating their chests and saluting.
After looking at Zhang Shigui, he looked good. He was said to be quite honest and did not wander around in the camp... But he made friends with Zhang Lun, and even if he was honest, he was just pretending.
Of course, Li Po's perspective is usually very strange. What he thinks is that Zhang Dashu is very thoughtful. As a newcomer, he can talk to Zhang Dashu. I heard that the two are brothers, and they can talk about it.
It's still very cheerful, which can only mean one thing.
Zhang Shigui is very talented and is regarded as a potential stock.
What made Li Po a little confused was that this man was not very popular in Tongguan. After a few days, it was enough for him to figure out the ins and outs of Zhang Shigui's visit to the formation.
Being ostracized under Li Jiancheng was all a compliment to him. It was a true reflection of people to think that they don't love dogs. That's why he crossed the river to join him. When a person with such a bad reputation came to his place, he immediately made friends.
…
Well, thinking about the origins of Zhang Lun and Xu Shiji, Li Po felt relieved. Moreover, a guy like Zhang Shigui who is likely to offend others easily, that is, only those who are thoughtful are willing to interact with him, right?
Xu Shiji, who came with him, seemed a little excited. He crossed the river three times in the past few days and "smuggled" some grain and grass and more than a dozen war horses. He was treated as a guest of honor by Wang Renze. It seemed that he had found the feeling. Li Po was very doubtful.
If something happens here, the guy in front of me will quickly run up to Wang Renze, shaking his head...
As before, while muttering to himself, he showed a very friendly smile, waved his hands and said, "Let's all sit down and talk."
Zhang Shigui was very excited. After coming for many days, he was finally summoned by the King of Han Dynasty. It seems that the result must have been achieved. Although he has been living a leisurely life these days, a person like him can't hold military power for a day.
It's like I only have half my life left, and I feel so uncomfortable.
So he beat his chest with a banging sound, and his movement of sitting down was so light that it seemed like he could break the ground.
Xu Shiji next to him looked at Li Po's smile, but his heart trembled for a moment. He first thought about it, had he done anything "stupid" in the past few days?
Li Po looked at Xu Shiji, constantly strengthening the effect of intimidation, and asked directly, "First of all, is there any movement on the other side?"
Xu Shiji rolled his eyes, thought about it quickly in his mind, and then carefully replied: "Reporting to your Majesty, the news just came from the other side. Wang Shichong was assassinated last night. Today he moved to the front of the formation and killed General Guo Ju of Zuowuwei...
…”
"Wu Heitai and Hao Xiaode suffered heavy losses under Tongguan. Today they have moved to the back of the formation to serve as supervisors. Well, also, Shen Qingnu on the other side is also willing to surrender. After discussing with Niu Jinda, he is ready to stand still.
, just waiting for the king’s order.”
Li Po was stunned for a moment, Shen Qingnu? The leader of the underworld in Luoyang City, can you trust this guy?