[Ding dong, Jia Xu’s skill ‘Poison Master’ has an effect of 5 and is used to plot the world. When targeting other countries and the calculation is successful, it can cause a psychological shadow on the monarch of the empire and permanently reduce the opponent’s intelligence by 1 to 3 points.
Jia Xuti plotted against Li Shimin several times and succeeded in all of them. This has caused a psychological shadow on Li Shimin, making him fearful and permanently reducing his intelligence by 1 point.
The current five dimensions of Li Shimin are: Commander 100 (2), Force 93 (5), Intelligence 99 (-1), Politics 103, Charisma 101 (1)]
In this battle, although Jia Xu did not personally attend the battlefield, he played an irreplaceable role.
If he hadn't left a letter to remind Zhang Liao to fight quickly, Zhang Liao would definitely have fallen into Li Shimin's trap, and the pursuit would have turned into an ambush.
If he hadn't asked Gongsun Yan and Tan Daoji to send troops to delay Li Keyong and Zhao She's march, Zhang Liao would have faced not only 50,000 infantry, but also 30,000 cavalry.
[Ding dong, Zhang Liao defeated the strong with the weak, defeated Li Shimin, broke through the Longmen Formation, annihilated 50,000 elite Tang troops, and was rewarded with a permanent commander of 1 and a permanent charm of 1;
Zhang Liao's current basic five dimensions: Commander 99 (2), Force 102 (5), Intelligence 90 (2), Politics 70 (5), Charm 96 (2); Equipment: Blue Sky Hook Sickle, Green Jin Fei;]
It has to be said that luck played a big part in Zhang Liao's ability to defeat Li Shimin.
If it weren’t for the continued reminders from the tips left by Jia Xu, if it weren’t for the blessing of the ‘Five Sons of One Heart’, if it weren’t for Arthur, Zhang Kui, Tai Shici and others being so powerful, if it weren’t for...
If any one of these links goes wrong, what Zhang Liao will face is not victory, but a disastrous defeat.
Zhang Liao's victory was actually a bit lucky. Although Li Tang's 50,000 elite infantry were finally wiped out, it was at the cost of 6,000 cavalry and 1,000 women's troops. To a certain extent, it was equivalent to a tragic victory.
In other words, it is still a bit reluctant to let Zhang Liao be Li Shimin's opponent.
After counting the casualties, Zhang Liao ordered Mu Guiying to lead the Women's Army and the Flying Tiger Army, and take 20,000 prisoners to Luoyang. Zhang He also led an army of 4,000 to pursue those Tang soldiers who had escaped, while he and Xu Huang led the troops.
Twenty thousand cavalrymen continued to pursue Li Shimin westward.
The reason why Zhang Liao continued to pursue was because he knew that Xiao Yan alone would not be able to deal with Li Shimin. After all, except for the masters around Li Shimin, the hidden 10,000 fine cavalry alone could not be solved by the 10,000 main cavalry.
Zhang Liao only hoped that Xiao Yan could hold off these 10,000 fine cavalry, and after his 20,000 cavalry arrived, he could devour these 10,000 fine cavalry in one fell swoop.
On the other side, Li Shimin arrived at the hidden garrison of 10,000 fine cavalry shortly after escaping. He then retreated westward with 10,000 fine cavalry, only to find that Zhang Liao had sent Xiao Yan, Arthur, Zhang Kui and other generals to pursue him.
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Discovering that among the pursuing Qin generals was Arthur, Li Shimin suddenly lost his composure.
When his father Li Yuan was retreating from Nanyang, he was caught up by Arthur and died tragically with her sword. Now Zhang Liao sent Arthur to chase him. This was obviously an insult to him.
Li Shimin immediately said angrily: "Zhang Liao, a common man, has insulted me too much. I want to go back and fight to the death with this group of Qin troops."
When Li Tang's generals heard this, they were shocked and tried to persuade Li Shimin to change his mind.
Li Shimin was just a little angry and didn't really want to fight with the Qin army. After everyone's persuasion, he naturally raised it high along the steps and then put it down gently, never mentioning turning back for the decisive battle.
One thing.
In this way, the Qin and Tang armies chased and fled for dozens of miles on the Heluo Plain. It was not until they entered the territory of Hongnong County that the situation changed.
"Report... Lord, General Li Keyong and General Zhao She are here. They are less than five miles away from our army."
Li Shimin's eyes suddenly lit up and he said with great joy: "Well done. Let me turn back and fight the Qin army to the death..."
Before the word "war" could be uttered, Li Shimin discovered that the Qin army in the rear had stopped pursuing, and the 10,000 cavalrymen actually ran eastward. Apparently, they had also received news of the arrival of reinforcements from the Tang army.
Li Shimin's face suddenly stiffened, and then he snorted coldly: "You guys can run fast."
With 30,000 cavalry united in one place, the Tang army was so powerful that it also made some Tang soldiers' minds come alive.
"Lord, our army's 30,000 cavalry did not participate in the battle, and their combat strength has not been damaged at all. However, the Qin army has just experienced a battle and must be exhausted. If they return now, they will definitely defeat Zhang Liao in one fell swoop." Yin Kaishan suggested.
This proposal also brightened the eyes of all the generals present, but Li Shimin refused after thinking for a while.
"The Qin army has just experienced a great victory. Even if they are tired, their morale is at its peak. If they fight back at this time, even if they win, it will be a miserable victory.
The Qin army suffered losses. In addition to Zhang Liao's 40,000 cavalry, the Qin army also had Zhao Yun's 30,000 Hetao cavalry. However, our army could not afford to lose. Once these 30,000 cavalry were disabled, it would no longer be possible to fight against Qin.
The army is here."
As soon as Li Shimin said this, all the generals of the Tang army fell silent.
The gap in national power between Qin and Tang was too great, and there was a tendency for it to get bigger and bigger. Thirty thousand cavalry was nothing to the Qin army, but to the Tang army it was half of the country's total cavalry.
"Withdraw."
Li Shimin ordered that he retreat from Luoyang in order to prevent Zhao Yun from cutting off his retreat. Continuing to fight Zhang Liao here would be putting the cart before the horse.
If time is wasted and Zhao Yun cuts off his retreat, then not only will he lose 50,000 elite troops, but the entire army will be wiped out.
Following Li Shimin's order, 30,000 Tang cavalry began to retreat westward. Both Li Keyong and Zhao She's journey was in vain.
On the other side, after Zhang Liao Company pursued for half a day, he ordered the pursuit of Xiao Yan and other generals and returned. After asking, they learned that Li Keyong and Zhao She had led their troops to join Li Shimin.
Xiao Yan only had 10,000 cavalry in his hands and did not dare to fight with Li Shimin's 30,000 cavalry. After seeking the opinions of other generals, he gave up the pursuit and led the army back.
Zhang Liao did not blame Xiao Yan. He would not have dared to use 10,000 cavalry to go head-to-head with Li Shimin's 30,000 cavalry.
Knowing that Li Shimin did not turn back, but withdrew to the west, Zhang Liao was secretly relieved.
Now that the Qin army has merged, the total number of cavalry has reached 30,000, but after all, they have just experienced a great battle and are already tired and should not fight again.
In addition, if Li Shimin was determined to avoid fighting, the Qin army would not be able to do anything to him.
With this thought, Zhang Liao decisively ordered the entire army to withdraw to Luoyang, and wait for the main force of Li Jing and Han Xin to arrive before fighting Li Shimin to the death.
Thirty thousand cavalry came roaring in and roared away again. It could be said that they came and went like the wind.
When Zhang Liao returned to Luoyang City, Jia Xu had already led his ministers to greet him outside the city gate.
As soon as Zhang Liao saw Jia Xu, he immediately dismounted and went to meet him, grabbed his hand, and said gratefully: "If it weren't for the help of the military adviser, Wen Yuan would have almost become the sinner of our Qin army."
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Jia Xu did intend to remind Zhang Liao to fight quickly, but it is not an exaggeration to say that without his reminder, Zhang Liao would become a sinner, right?