Just like a tiger that is about to pounce with its fangs and claws, it suddenly puts away its claws, tucks its tail, and turns into a big cat that encounters a natural enemy.
After only one day, Yuan Li was able to fortify her walls and clear the country, unable to leave the city?
After traveling for nearly sixty or seventy miles, we didn't see any rebels. When we arrived outside the city of Liyuan, we saw that the city was lined with swords, guns, and armored soldiers?
All the generals looked at each other, but no one could figure it out.
Now there are still as many officers and soldiers attacking Qianyuan City as before, the generals are still the same, and the formations are still arranged as they were the day before. Why did Yuan Li go out of her way and suddenly give up?
Those who were a little more wary all raised their heads and looked at the central army: on one side of the emperor's banner, which was like an umbrella canopy, a banner more than ten feet long was swinging in the wind, and the five big characters "Rebel Governor Li" suddenly appeared.
Visible.
Compared with the day before, there was only one more handsome flag?
Unless, Yuan Li knew that the day before yesterday she was only here for a special occasion, but today the commander himself was here in person?
If this is really the reason, it is really incredible...
Li Shixian asked suspiciously: "Brother Yuan Bo, why is this happening?"
Li Shao chuckled: "Yuan Li must have already concluded that Chengzhi must be leading the army today!"
In fact, he thought about it yesterday: If he guessed that Li Chengzhi was leading the army, Yuan Li would definitely avoid fighting. But seeing that Li Chengzhi was in high spirits, he was full of confidence and wanted Yuan Li to suffer a big loss, and did not want to dampen his enthusiasm.
, so Li Shao didn’t mention it...
"Shouldn't it?"
Li Shixian was even more puzzled, "He has only led a few armies and fought a few battles? Even though he gained a little fame in the Battle of Jingzhou, in the eyes of a strong general like Yuan Li, monks, thieves, and refugees are all like local chickens."
A tile dog is vulnerable to a single blow. Even if he wins, Chengzhi will win without using force. Therefore, knowing that Chengzhi is leading the army today, why should Yuan Li be afraid of him?"
Yang Jun took a breath of cold air, tilted his head and squinted his eyes, with a look of disdain on his face: "Li Huaide, are you really taking advantage of yourself and still being obedient? When you were not at the gate of Qianyuan City yesterday, you didn't see that shocking scene?"
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What does it have to do with Yuan Li being closed down today...
As soon as he had a thought, Li Shixian was stunned.
Yes, I just remembered that Li Chengzhi was only in his twenties, and apart from the pacification of Jingzhou, he did not have many military achievements. The current lord also relied on the favor of the late emperor for his wealth and wealth. But for a moment, he forgot that Li Chengzhi had a big killer weapon in his hand. How did Yuan Li know?
Even if the Lu brothers had not fled to Liangzhou, at least they had sent urgent reports. Therefore, Li Chengzhi's actions during the Woye Rebellion had already spread to Qin and Liangzhou.
It is true that when a man passes by, he leaves his voice, and when a wild goose passes by, he leaves his name. Today’s son has actually made a person like Yuan Li feel discouraged and avoid fighting?
Ignoring Li Shixian's self-satisfaction, Yang Jun asked Li Shao in a low voice: "How can we act now to attack the city with ants?"
"It's absolutely impossible for the ants to invade. If we didn't send out troops today, we wouldn't have brought a few vehicles to attack Yunlou. I guess we should wait a few more days to attack the city."
Hearing Li Shao's reminder, Yang Jun remembered that Li Chengzhi had just said the night before that it would take another seven or eight days for the rush-made sky thunders to be delivered one after another.
It's true that it can't blow open the city wall, but it's more than enough to attack the heart.
"Report first and see how he decides!"
After listening to Li Shao's explanation, Yang Jun called his troops and quickly reported to the Chinese army...
Li Chengzhi is so depressed.
He was working hard today, preparing to get off to a good start, and was even more prepared to give Yuan Li a killing blow to teach him a lesson.
Taking the entire county of Qiyuan together, there are only more than 10,000 troops at most, and the civilians must also be included.
However, Li Shao had 50,000 troops under his command, and nearly half of them were scattered in several counties from Wuguan to Qianyuan to prevent the Southern Army from suddenly leaving the Qinling Mountains and invading north. However, there were also nearly 30,000 elite troops in the Qizhou camp.
There are more than tens of thousands of armored cavalry alone.
So Li Chengzhi was very curious: Who gave Yuan Li the courage to display only five thousand soldiers under the city and confront Li Shao's tens of thousands of troops?
We do not rule out the possibility of luring the enemy deeper, but don’t forget that most of Yuan Li’s men are infantry, and less than 20% are cavalry.
If it were Li Chengzhi, I would first surround you with a small number of cavalry and charge at your city gate. Will your city gate be closed? Will your five thousand infantry retreat? Will the city be defended or not? p>
Even if you have an ambush, you only need two legs to catch up with the cavalry.
We don’t say whether we can seize the county seat in one fell swoop, but we can guarantee that Yuanli will be thrown into chaos and even be injured.
It’s not that Li Chengzhi underestimated the enemy, but that his strength was like this: with a force several times that of the enemy, how could he not eat the meat even if it was brought to his mouth?
Even if it is bait, he can straighten the hook and break the line.
It wasn't that Li Shao was afraid of the enemy and was timid, but that he was used to being cautious. Furthermore, he was not the head coach, and he suddenly heard about Li Chengzhi Yu Woye's miraculous record. His confidence doubled for a while, and he was naturally not anxious at all.
Yuan Li is the one who is panicking...
Sure enough!
Listening to the letter, Li Chengzhi sighed secretly:
"The order was sent to the rear army Yuanzhen to set up camp on the spot, set up a stronghold, bury pots, and start a stove...
Li Huan, the governor of Qizhou, was ordered to immediately lead the civilians to transport rams, ladders, artillery carts (large trebuchets) and other siege weapons..."
Lingbu camp Yuanyou and Yuanzhao each sent out an army of archers, all wearing full armor, and went to the city to pretend to attack and test...
Then order the Jingzhou Department to send a battalion of light cavalry to bypass Liyuan and travel south to explore. Remember, if you encounter the enemy, just report it, don't be reluctant to fight..."
Following the order, one after another, the soldiers rushed out from the commander's banner and sent orders everywhere.
Li Chengzhi got off the cloud carriage and told Yuan Zhi: "The county man will temporarily lead the Chinese army, and I will go to the front army to have a look!"
Yuan Zhi responded respectfully and watched Li Chengzhi and hundreds of personal guards heading east.
The troops sent out today are still divided into three groups. Li Shao is the front army. In addition to the five thousand infantry, there are also three battalions of Jingzhou Jiaqi led by Da Xi and Li Shixian.
The rear army was led by General Yuan Zhen of the Left and 10,000 new troops.
Li Chengzhi's central army consisted of Yuan Zhi's three battalions of tiger cavalry and two thousand tiger warriors, all of which were fine cavalry.
Li Chengzhi's purpose was very clear, and he came for the five thousand infantry formed by Yuan Li outside the city. He even made plans to make the tiger cavalry wear full armor and attack Yuan Li's infantry formation if necessary. p>
As long as Yuan Li's infantry formation is in chaos, Li Shao will use all his infantry to seize the city gate.
It's a pity that God didn't fulfill his wishes and Yuan Li suddenly shrank?
Before Li Chengzhi could stop his horse, Li Shao, the commander-in-chief of the left, Yang Jun, the commander of the left, and generals Yuan Gui and Li Mi all came to greet him.
"What a courtesy!"
Li Chengzhi waved his hand and quickly got on Li Shao's cloud carriage.
The cloud cart was so big that there was no room for a few people to stand on it. Only Li Shao and Yang Jun accompanied him on board.
"Do you really want to attack the city with ants?"
As soon as he got on the ladder, Yang Jun asked curiously.
Two moments ago, he and Li Shao had concluded that Li Chengzhi would not suddenly attack the city. Who would have expected that in the blink of an eye, Li Chengzhi would ask Qizhou Governor Li Huan to prepare siege equipment?
Ant attached, how is it possible?
Don't look at the nearly 20,000 infantry left in Qizhou, but if we don't come up with a strange plan, I am afraid that if all 20,000 infantry are used up, we will not be able to capture Qianyuan.
The key reason lies in Yuanli.
Because the rebellion was too hasty, Yuan Ke was alerted early and took proper precautions, causing Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong to suffer a loss. Therefore, after these people rebelled out of Luoyang, they were almost all bare commanders and did not have many troops in their hands.
However, Yuan Li, who was the governor of Liangzhou, the governor of Wudu Town, and the Great Sanguan Pass, had a land of one state and 20,000 elite soldiers. This shows her influence and status within the rebels.
Now that Yuan Li is personally guarding Qianyuan, she knows that the rebels have used this place as the first line of defense against the imperial court or a bridgehead for counterattack. So this is a hard nut to crack.
The car crash, the ladder, etc. were just a show-off for Yuan Li. His original intention was to wait for the explosives and rockets from the West China Sea to arrive before deciding how to conquer it.
Li Chengzhi just shook his head and said nothing more. Then he held on to the railing of the cloud cart and kept looking southward.
This place is only about a hundred steps away from the city wall, and the view is very clear. With just one glance, Li Chengzhi discovered that there were many pits near the city gate. The exposed sand was very fresh, and he could tell that it had been dug recently.<
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Looking at the traces of mud and water seeping out from under the door, Li Chengzhi couldn't believe it: "Yuan Li actually blocked the door opening?"
"It should be concluded that our army will definitely attack today, and because she is afraid of your reputation, Yuan Li can only make this move..."
Will Yuanli be afraid of my reputation?
Do you want to be so exaggerated?
It seems that I can now stop the feeling of a child crying at night...
Li Chengzhi thought for a moment and then mused: "It seems that Yuan Li was just bluffing a few days ago and deliberately delaying. At this time, nine out of ten are strong external forces. At least the Southern Army should not have entered the pass, otherwise Yuan Li would not be like this.
Be cautious!"
"It should be so, but it must not be underestimated!"
Li Shao replied, "In addition to the 5,000 infantry we saw, there are at least 15,000 troops under Yuan Li's banner. Now the rebels are eager for the reinforcements of the Southern Army, so they no longer need to guard Wudu, disperse the pass, and
Several branches enter the key roads of Shu. Therefore, it is entirely possible that Yuan Li will mobilize all the town troops, as well as the guards at various passes, beacon towers, etc., hide them in the south of Qiyuan, or near Dashan Pass, and then show up.
Here, tempt us to go deeper...
As soon as you pass through Liyuan, you will reach the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains. The terrain is changeable, with more and more mountains and valleys. If you reach Dashan Pass, it will be all mountains. The cavalry is eight out of ten long, so the commander must guard against it..."<
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Li Chengzhi naturally knew this truth, otherwise it would be impossible for others to have planned how to lure the rebels and send the Southern Army into the Pass for field battles while still thousands of miles away in Beizhen.
Of course, we can't go deep suddenly, but it is still necessary to explore. At least we must find out whether there is a Confederate army coming to help, and if so, where are they at this time?
After thinking for a moment, Li Chengzhi called down again: "Is General Daxi here?"
Da Xi took a step forward and stepped out of the formation: "The end will be here!"
"When I sent the order just now, which battalion did the general send?"
"They are the general's subordinates!"
Li Chengzhi turned around again and asked Li Shao: "I remember that about a hundred miles east is Mei County. To the south of Mei County is Xieyuguan, which guards one of the main roads into Shu. I don't know who Shibo sent to garrison it.
?"
Li Shao replied without thinking: "This is Xue He, the general of the Youwei Mansion. I gave him three thousand elite soldiers, as well as more than two thousand county soldiers from Mei County, and one thousand guards at Xieyuguan, which makes a total of six thousand troops."
You can ensure that Baoxie Road is safe..."
Li Chengzhi has an impression that he came from the Xue family in Hedong. His father and his family rebelled to the Northern Wei Dynasty with Liu Yu's grandson Liu Chang. There were many talented people in the family, and they were both civil and military.
It was because he was familiar with the military of the Southern Dynasties that Li Shao ordered Xue He to garrison at Xieyuguan.
But what Li Chengzhi asked was not this: "Da Xi, immediately sent an order to Zhang Xinyi, ordering him to ride lightly, bring more dry food, and prepare two horses... With the order, Xue He let him enter the pass, and traveled south from Baoxie Road.
Exploring..."
Li Shao frowned slightly and reminded softly: "Commander, the Baoxie Road is only two hundred miles away. After leaving the valley, you will reach Hanzhong, the important town of Nanliang..."
Moreover, this ancient road still belongs to Nanliang, and beyond Xieyuguan it is the boundary of Nanliang. Today's rebels are enough to give the court a headache, and Li Shao feels that there is no need to take the initiative to provoke the Southern Dynasties.
"Even if you don't provoke it, do you think Xiao Wei will miss such a God-given opportunity? If I were him, even if I didn't take the initiative to send troops, I would definitely sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. Treat me like the rebels fight until both sides lose, and then take advantage of me.
force.
Therefore, I conclude that it is only a matter of time before the Southern Dynasty sends troops... Instead of being passively beaten, it is better to explore the truth first!"
Li Chengzhi chuckled softly, "Besides, if we really encounter the Southern Dynasty army, wouldn't Zhang Xinyi still be able to escape?"
No matter how powerful they are, all the old Baijia troops have been accustomed to the method of Tangqi detection. Therefore, Li Chengzhi is very confident that even if Zhang Xingyi encounters a strong army, they will not all be gone without return.
So just like before, when Li Chengzhi ordered the scouts to explore the south, he also sent Jingzhou soldiers. This is the purpose.
The two people are not on the same channel at all. In Li Shao's view, whether these thousands of Jingzhou soldiers die or not will not harm the overall situation at all. But seeing that his mind has been made up, Li Shao can't say too much, so he can only leave it to him.
Li Chengzhi had just told Da Xi a few words when he suddenly heard the sound of a gong.
The sound was not loud, but it was very clear. Li Chengzhi raised his head and saw arrows raining down from the top of the city and shooting at the foot formation below the city.
Here we go...
As soon as the enemy troops arrived at the city, they rested for a moment and then there was movement. About a thousand cavalry were seen passing around the city, probably heading south to explore. In addition, there were about two thousand infantry in a square formation.
, move to the city.
Looking at the wooden shield in the hands of the infantry and the dazzling armor on his body, Yuan Li squinted in order to see more clearly.
Li Shao was not so bold in the past two days. He could only wait and see, or send armored cavalry to disturb the formation.
But now the officers and soldiers left the cavalry alone, but directly dispatched the infantry, making it clear that they wanted to attack the city.
But the strange thing is that Yuan Li didn't even see the ladder hitting the wood, let alone the car. She just stepped into the formation followed by twenty or thirty ladders that didn't look like ladders or cars that didn't look like cars. She didn't know what they were doing.
Use.
Getting closer again, Yuan Li frowned: Why does it look like a cannon truck, but why is it so small and less than two people tall?
Furthermore, except for shields, Yuan Li never saw soldiers holding swords or guns?
Could it be a device used to throw sky thunder?
Seeing it getting closer and closer, with no sign of slowing down within fifty steps, Yuan Li finally couldn't hold back: "Shoot the arrow, don't let it get close to the city!"
The deputy general hurriedly issued the order, only to hear a chaotic "bang bang bang" sound, and countless arrows shot towards the city like a black cloud.
The arrow is not tight and the momentum is not enough, but the only pity is that the arrow was released a little too early.
Archers with strong arms can shoot arrows a hundred steps away, but only far away. If they want to cause effective damage, they can only shoot around fifty steps at most.
The two battalions of infantry near the city are all armored soldiers, and each of them is carrying a thick wooden shield. Therefore, this first round of arrows is not even scratching the itch.