Chapter 1985: Soldiers are powerful and quick (Part 2)
Li Shimin did not hesitate to be beaten passively, allowing 50,000 elite infantry to serve as targets for the Qin army, but also to buy time for the arrival of 20,000 cavalry. Naturally, this level of sacrifice was completely worth it.
When the 20,000 cavalry from the rear arrive, the Tang army will then have 30,000 cavalry, plus 80,000 elite infantry.
80,000 versus 50,000, the odds of winning are very high.
Only 40,000 Qin army iron and 10,000 elite soldiers could be defeated. Not to mention half of the 50,000 infantry were shot to death. Even if all of them died, it would still be worth it.
In Li Shimin's view, these 50,000 infantrymen could not escape in the first place, so creating an opportunity to severely damage the Qin army's cavalry might be their final use value.
Zhang Liao, who had figured everything out, suddenly broke into a cold sweat.
Under Li Shimin's step-by-step guidance, he, who was originally prepared to fight quickly, instead took a conservative and slow-down route, but he himself was not aware of this at all.
"Damn it, you're being plotted to death."
Zhang Liao gritted his teeth and said, in this strategic confrontation, he was absolutely tortured by Li Shimin. If it weren't for Jia Xu's tips, he would have been kept in the dark.
Now Zhang Liao finally understood the meaning of "Soldiers are more valuable and faster".
If the Tang army cannot be defeated in a short time, 20,000 Tang army cavalry will arrive and another 10,000 Tang cavalry will join together.
At that time, 30,000 Tang cavalry generals and 50,000 Tang army infantry will surely attack the Qin army from front to back.
Danger! Danger! Danger!
"Military strategist, strategist, since you have anticipated this, you must have arranged a way to break it."
A strange look flashed in Zhang Liaohu's eyes, and he said to himself: "In this case, Wen Yuan just obeys the order."
Zhang Liao did not know Jia Xu's specific arrangements, but he knew that Jia Xu would not watch the army lose. He would definitely not let Zhao She and Li Keyong's cavalry come over after he had already anticipated Li Shimin's reaction.
"Send the order to General Mu Guiying and prepare for a decisive battle." Zhang Liao ordered in a deep voice.
"promise."
Originally Zhang Liao did not want to use the Detachment of Women, but now he had to do so. After all, the 50,000-strong Longmen Formation was easy to fight. When only 30,000 cavalry could be used, Mu Guiying's 10,000 elite troops could be of great use.
In the Longmen formation, two carrier pigeons landed on Li Kui's shoulders. After taking a look at the letter, Li Kui's face suddenly became extremely ugly.
"What's wrong?" Li Shimin asked.
"General Zhao She and General Li Keyong may not be able to arrive on the battlefield on time."
"how so?"
Li Shimin was immediately shocked.
He paid such a high price and did not hesitate to let 50,000 infantry serve as targets for the Qin army in order to delay the 20,000 cavalry.
So many people have died now, and you are just saying that you can't arrive on time. Isn't this a lie?
"The defenders in Yewang City and Yiyang City took advantage of the darkness to leave the city and set up many traps on the road to Henan Yin in advance.
These pitfalls and traps are so fictitious and real that it is impossible for anyone to tell the truth from the lies.
As the army walked, they either fell into horse pits, were stabbed to death by bamboo thorns, or died in traps, which made the whole army panic and unable to march at full speed."
Hearing this, Li Shimin's heart suddenly jumped.
The defenders in Yewang City and Yiyang City took the opportunity to leave the city and set traps and dig horse pits in advance. Obviously someone had expected that he would mobilize 20,000 cavalry.
Who on earth has the ability to predict his reaction in advance?
An old man with a warm smile but a cold expression appeared in Li Shimin's mind.
"Jia Xu, it must be him." Li Shimin gritted his teeth.
When it comes to who Li Shimin hates the most, it is neither his old enemy Qin Hao nor his father-killing enemy Arthur, but Jia Xu.
Although Qin Hao is a mortal enemy, he is also his enemy and friend.
Although Arthur killed Li Yuan, fighting on the battlefield meant life or death, so there was nothing he could do about it.
Only Jia Xu, with his vicious and sinister methods, is almost impossible to guard against. He is the existence that Li Shimin hates and resents the most.
Jia Xu blamed Li Shimin for massacring hundreds of officials, completely ruining the reputation Li Shimin had worked so hard to maintain, and he has not yet completely recovered.
Therefore, Li Shimin not only hated Jia Xu, but also had a hint of awe in his heart.
Now Jia Xu made a move against him, and once he made a move, his 20,000 cavalry were unable to reach their destination, and the chance of victory that finally appeared became confusing again.
[Jia Xu’s skill ‘Poison Master’ has an effect of 2. It is activated when plotting against others. When plotting against others, it will reduce the opponent’s intelligence by 1 to 4 points.
Reduce Li Shimin's intelligence by 3 points, and Li Shimin's current intelligence has dropped to 97.】
"How did Jia Xu know that the king would transfer the cavalry from the front? Is this old thief really capable of predicting the future?" Li Shimin looked confused and conciliatory.
Jia Xu naturally did not have the ability to predict the future. He actually did not know what methods Li Shimin used to delay time, nor did he know that Li Shimin would deploy the Dragon Gate Formation. However, he knew that the only possibility for Li Shimin to make a comeback was the 20,000 cavalry.
If Li Shimin is forced into a hurry, Jia Xu believes in Li Shimin's ability and will definitely have some reforms that can delay time, and he will persist until the 20,000 cavalry arrive, and he only needs to solve the problem at the source and watch the death of the 20,000 Tang army cavalry.
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When he received the news that reinforcements from Hebei were heading south, Jia Xu had anticipated that this scene might happen, so he asked King Mingye and Gongsun Yan and Tan Daoji of Yiyang to leave the city in advance to dig traps and traps for horses on the only road they must pass through.
Delay the marching speed of the Tang army's cavalry.
Relying on this simple method, Jia Xu has bought the army on the front line most of a day's fighting time. If Zhang Liao cannot defeat the 50,000 Tang troops in the Longmen Formation during this time, he can only blame his own incompetence.
"Your Highness, it is impossible to stop 20,000 cavalry with just a few horse traps and traps."
A troubled look flashed in Sima Yi's eyes, and he said solemnly: "Twenty thousand cavalry may be late, but they will never be absent."
"Yes, Zhang Liao used a slow attack method, and our army is now full of soldiers and protected by the Dragon Gate Formation. It is not difficult to hold on until the reinforcements arrive..."
Before Li Shimin finished speaking, he heard the beating of drums and shouts of killing from the Qin Army's center five miles away. It was obvious that the Qin Army's center had moved.
"Zhang Liao wants to launch a decisive battle?"
Li Shimin's eyes were full of disbelief, and he asked puzzledly: "Isn't he afraid that the fish will die and the net will be broken? Is there still a way to crack the Dragon Gate Formation?"
"Your Highness, the matter has come to an end. It is too late to talk about this. The most urgent task is to defend. Zhang Liao must not be allowed to break the Dragon Gate Formation."
"Um."
On the other side, Zhang Liao commanded 16,000 Chinese troops and launched a charge towards the Longmen Formation.
At the same time, Mu Guiying also asked Arthur and Qin Ji to command the Detachment of Women and the Flying Tiger Army respectively, and only launched an offensive at Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao used Luoyang's 10,000 elite troops, but did not use Xiao Yan's 10,000 cavalry.
Although Ye Wang Yiyang's 20,000 cavalry did not come, the hidden Xuanjia Army and Feixiong Army could stab him in the back at any time, so sufficient troops must be left behind.
Although Xiao Yan's 10,000 cavalry could not stop the 30,000 Tang army's cavalry, they could still block the tens of thousands of fine cavalry.