Chapter five hundred and ninetieth empty gloves horse
There are peach blossoms on the spring bank and maple trees on the clouds.
Stealth of growth and avoidance of land, suitable for distance, more close to the ground.
Aging and illness are marching south, but your kindness is looking north to your heart.
I have been suffering for hundreds of years and have never found a close friend.
——Du Fu in "Southern Expedition"
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The suspension bridge protecting the city was slowly lowered, and when it was halfway down, Bai Xiaode jumped off the suspension bridge on horseback.
Bai Xiaode carried two iron spears and urged his horse to cross the river from the shallow water.
As soon as he reached the middle of the river, Pugu Huai'en on the tower said to Li Guangbi: "Commander, Bai Xiaode will definitely win."
Li Guangbi smiled and said: "Oh, the two of them haven't fought yet, how do you know?"
Pugu Huaien tied up his long beard with his hands, smiled, and said: "Looking at the calm and calm look on his face when riding the horse and picking up the bridle, you can tell that he is completely sure."
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Liu Longxian found that after struggling for a long time, the Tang army only sent one person out of the city, and the general left the city casually. It didn't look like he was here to challenge the enemy, but rather to negotiate peace.
Liu Longxian felt relieved, folded his hands on his chest, snorted, and didn't take Bai Xiaode into consideration at all.
Finally, when Bai Xiaode approached, Liu Longxian thought to himself: "Whether he is here for a decisive battle or not, I will rush over on my horse and give him a blow."
Liu Longxian pulled the reins and was about to pat the horse to fight, but he saw Bai Xiaode smiling and waving to him, which seemed to mean something profound.
Liu Longxian was unsure of what to do now and was full of doubts, so he had to rein in the reins.
Bai Xiaode remained calm and walked slowly until he was about ten steps away from Liu Longxian, then stopped his horse and spoke to Liu Longxian.
Liu Longxian patiently listened to a few words and realized that Bai Xiaode was not here to make peace, so he cursed loudly and continued as before.
Bai Xiaode is calm and calm, neither impatient nor impetuous.
Bai Xiaode's men rested for a long time, but Liu Longxian scolded him until his mouth went dry.
Liu Longxian scolded Bai Xiaode for a long time without any interest, and was about to provoke Bai Xiaode.
Bai Xiaode suddenly opened his eyes angrily and asked sternly: "Traitor, do you know me?"
This question actually stunned Liu Longxian.
Liu Longxian was stunned and said: "Who are you?"
"I, Bai Xiaode!"
"Hahaha"
Liu Longxian stopped laughing, pointed at his opponent and said, "Bai Xiaode? Where did this pig or dog come from?"
Bai Xiaode shouted loudly, waved the iron spear in his hand, and his mount rushed towards Liu Longxian like an arrow from the string.
Tang Jun has been waiting for this moment for a long time!
Seeing Bai Xiaode take action, dozens of shirtless strong men in Heyang City beat drums together to cheer. The drums rumbled and the shouts of killing shook the heaven and earth.
The suspension bridge that protected the city was suddenly lowered. Fifty elite cavalrymen of the Tang Army who were ambushing behind the city gate, holding high the banner of Shuofang Army, jumped down from the bridge and galloped out. They surrounded Liu Longxian with two wings.
Liu Longxian was so frightened that he subconsciously wanted to run away before he could kill Bai Xiaode with his bow and arrow.
He whipped his horse whip, turned his horse's head, and tried to escape around the river embankment.
It's too late to say it, but it's soon.
Bai Xiaode was only ten steps away from him, but his horse had already sprinted behind Liu Longxian.
Liu Longxian's soul was so frightened that he was about to use the unique skill of turning back the spear.
Bai Xiaode didn't wait for him to turn around, thrust his spear straight, and with a bang, an iron spear pierced Liu Longxian's left chest...
Bai Xiaode beheaded Liu Longxian, and returned to Heyang City with light steps and calm composure.
The Tang troops on the tower cheered loudly.
Tens of thousands of Yan troops watched helplessly as Liu Longxian was beheaded by Bai Xiaode. The heroic general Liu Longxian didn't even have time to execute a move before he was beheaded under his horse and his head was missing.
The Yan army was horrified and fell silent.
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Liu Longxian was beheaded, which made the morale of the Yan army low. However, the morale of the Tang army was invigorated and their morale was high.
Shi Siming was unwilling to accept that his plan to lure the enemy was thwarted.
Attacking the city is the next priority, attacking the heart is the highest priority!
On a whim one day, Shi Siming came up with a move: There was no better way to shake the morale of the Tang army than to show off military power, so that the Tang army would be frightened and would not fight without fighting.
The war horses of the Yan army came from the Mobei grassland and were fat and strong.
Shi Siming ordered people to select more than a thousand powerful and powerful Dawan horses, and asked Yan soldiers to lead these horses to the sandbank on the south bank of the Yellow River every day to give the horses a bath, in order to show off the combat power of the Yan army's cavalry.
In order to show the large number of excellent war horses in the Yan army, Shi Siming deliberately asked the soldiers to take out only a few hundred horses at a time, and wash them one by one in turn, and the cycle continued.
In order to reflect the strength and power of the horse, Shi Siming also specifically stated: You must choose a majestic stallion.
Looking at the powerful and powerful Dawan horses on the other side, the Tang army soldiers on the Heyang city tower were filled with envy. They had to admit that as far as war horses were concerned, the Hu cavalry was indeed far superior to the Tang army cavalry.
Li Guangbi squinted his eyes and looked at the group of BMW horses playing happily in the river bed, thinking about a strategy to defeat the enemy.
After observing carefully all day, Li Guangbi suddenly discovered a detail.
"Yes!"
A flash of inspiration brought him happiness, and Li Guangbi's plan came to his mind.
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Early that morning, Shi Siming was having breakfast when he heard a commotion outside the big tent.
Shi Siming frowned, picked up the tent and left the room, just about to scold him.
I saw dozens of grooms kneeling outside the tent, restless and anxious.
Shi Siming reprimanded: "What are you shouting about! Don't you know that noise is prohibited in the camp? Violators will be subject to military law!"
All the grooms were crying or weeping, and each one shouted to another: "Your Majesty, our horses have run away with people!"
Shi Siming was stunned and yelled: "What nonsense are you talking about? Say it one by one!"
The leading groom said with a mournful face: "This morning, as usual, we took the horses to the sandbank on the river bank to take a bath.
At this time, the groom of the Tang Army also took his horse out to take a bath on the other side of the river.
The two sides were separated by a river, and neither of them carried weapons.
We just thought, they wash theirs, we wash ours, and the water in the well does not interfere with the water in the river.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the reins were untied, our horses jumped into the water and swam to the other side, happily following their horses into Heyang City, leaving not a single one behind."
"Fool! Are you dead? You can't stop me?!" Shi Siming was furious.
The leader of the groom stammered: "We didn't expect such an incident, and we didn't even bring a horse pole. I took a shower a few days ago and it was fine. I never thought..."
Shi Siming was so angry that he kicked the man to the ground, pulled out his saber and was about to chop him.
The soldiers hurriedly hugged Shi Siming and persuaded him: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down! It's not that our horsemen are incompetent, it's that the enemy is too cunning."
After coaxing and persuading, Shi Siming finally calmed down.
Shi Siming blushed, gasped, and gritted his teeth and said: "I'm asking you, they wash their horses, we wash ours, why do our horses go to other people's homes?"
The leading groom knelt on the ground and murmured: "Because...because...because the horse that Tang Jun brought out was a female horse.
These mares kept calling..."
Shi Siming suddenly realized.
He kicked the table over, spitting fire from his eyes, pointed at Heyang City and cursed: "You Li Guangbi, the dignified commander of the Shuofang Army, you actually play such a dirty trick!"
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Shi Siming was furious, but the scene in Heyang City was completely different.
The generals of the Tang army gathered around Li Guangbi and gathered around the captured Dawan horse. They looked at the horse's teeth, touched the horse's neck, patted the horse's butt, and smiled from ear to ear.
In the heat of war, a good war horse is worth a thousand taels of gold!
It takes no effort to get these hundreds of horses! They are like pie raining from the sky, but they are filled with gold!
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On that day, Li Guangbi observed for a whole day and found that all the horses taking bath were male horses.
So Li Guangbi ordered a collection of mares from the army, and a total of more than 500 were collected. From these 500 mares, nearly a hundred mares that had just given birth to foals were selected.
When the Yan army's grooms took their horses to the south bank of the Yellow River to bathe, Li Guangbi ordered people to put all the mares on the other side of the river. At the same time, he tied the newborn foals at the gate of Heyang City.
The mare misses the foal and keeps neighing and calling for the foal.
The Yan army stallion Hui Hui on the other side misunderstood and could not stand the "temptation" of the mare. He waded over impatiently and took the initiative to cross the river and run north, and was captured by the Tang army back to the city.
This is exactly what Zhou Lang planned to do to bring peace to the world. He lost his wife and lost his troops.