Chapter Seven hundred and fifteenth: War in Huayin
In the fourth year of Emperor Tai's reign in the Sui Dynasty and the second year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident, killing his brothers and seizing the right to inherit the throne. Wanhe, the king of Liang in the Sui Dynasty who was stationed in Luoyang, sent troops while the rebellion of the Tang Dynasty was still pending. Chang'an. For a moment, the world was shocked. Whether it was Wan He or Li Shimin, they represented the two most powerful forces in the world. Anyone with a discerning eye could understand that this battle would very likely determine the future of the world. Who is the master? For a time, the whole world seemed to have become calm in order to cooperate with this battle. Everyone focused their attention on the battlefield of this battle.
Huayin City was located behind Tongguan. It was originally just a small city. But more than half a year ago, Qu Tu, the guard of Tongguan, rebelled against the Tang Dynasty. Wanhe was even more mean-spirited and destroyed Tongguan without the cover of Tongguan. Huayin City was pushed to the forefront. Yin Kaishan, a veteran of the Tang Dynasty who originally guarded Weicheng, led a large army to Huayin to guard this pass for the Tang Dynasty. With the massive invasion of Liang Jun, Huayin City It has become a place where people all over the world focus their attention.
Outside Huayin City, Liang Jun had already arrived in Huayin City in three days, but he waited until today to start sending out troops. They formed an array outside Huayin City. First, look at the 150,000-strong army arrayed outside Huayin City. Neat, fully armed, and pitch-black battle armor could not conceal the blazing flames of war among the soldiers of Liang Army. In the military formation, hundreds of military flags were fluttering in the wind. Among them, the most conspicuous one was the one at the front of the military formation. A big military flag with the word "Sui" in it. This Sui military flag represents the identity of Liang Jun. They are the only orthodox Sui people among all the princes and powers in the world. Although the Sui Dynasty was only two generations old, these ten In the past few years, Yang Guang has made the world angry and resentful. But this cannot deny the fact that the Sui Dynasty is the orthodox identity of the world. A year ago, although Li Yuan ascended the throne and did enough foreplay, it could not change the fact that he was plotting to usurp the throne. The fact that there were traitors and traitors to the Sui Dynasty made the morale of the Tang army so low. At least in this aspect.
Lined up under the banner of the Great Sui Army are the generals of the Liang Army. Among them, the one stationed in the center is naturally the commander-in-chief of the Liang Army this time. Li Jing, the first general under Wanhe's tent. And under Li Jing On the left hand side of Li Jing is the Sima Liu Wenjing who is assisting Li Jing. Immediately following are the generals Cheng Yaojin, Lai Zheng, Lai Hong, and Zhao Renji. On the right side of Li Jing are the generals Changsun Heng'an, Pei Xingyan, Xue Wanche, and Wang Le. Although Wan He only named Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Changsun Heng'an and Pei Xingyan, it was obviously impossible for these four people alone to command so many troops when sending troops on such a large scale. So before leaving, more troops were added. Hong, Lai Zheng, Zhao Renji, Xue Wanche and Wang Le.
With so many generals, it can be said that the Liang army that went to Chang'an this time is star-studded. This also shows Wanhe's determination to attack Chang'an this time. Not only that, this attack on Huayin is the first to send troops to Chang'an. In order to win the battle, Li Jing deliberately prepared in the camp for three full days before sending troops to attack the city. During these three days, Li Jing ordered the army to build countless siege equipment. The catapults alone were lined up in the military formation. It was enough There are half a hundred of them. Others, such as chariots and ladders, are even more impressive. In conjunction with an army of 150,000, the number of military formations attacking Huayin this time is simply frightening.
In contrast, look at the top of the Huayin City. Rows of defenders have also blocked the city. It is obvious that the veteran Yin Kaishan, who has been prepared for a long time, will not fight there. An unprepared battle. There were more than 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty dispatched from Chang'an. On the top of the city, Yin Kaishan and his son Yin Jiao stood proudly in the center of the city. Behind them were countless generals. Tiance Mansion Generals Liu Hongji, Duan Zhixuan, Yu Chigong, Gongsun Wuda, and Dugu Yanyun are all among them. There are also Li Shentong, the first general of the Li family, and Li Xiaogong, the first member of the younger generation of the Li family. It can be said that they are the generals of the defenders. It is not inferior to Liang Jun outside the city. On the top of the city, although there are a little fewer catapults and ballistae, they are supported by the city wall. Plus the eyes of the defenders who regard death as home. It is obvious that Liang Jun wants to capture this city. .It’s not that easy either.
Looking at Liang Jun outside the city, Li Xiaogong's eyes were full of fighting spirit. He couldn't help but asked Yin Kaishan in front of him: "General Yin, why don't you go out of the city to fight the enemy? Our army's strength is not bad. If this is the case, Holding the city tightly will still cause some damage to the morale of the soldiers."
"Xiao Gong." Li Xiaogong's words just left his mouth. Li Shentong, who was beside Li Xiaogong, immediately shouted. He glared with an evil look on his face and shouted: "Now the commander-in-chief of the Huayin City garrison is Old General Yin. What he did How can I ask you to question the decision I made? Why don't you even apologize to General Yin?"
Li Shentong is a descendant of the Li family. He can now be regarded as a relative of the emperor of the Tang Dynasty. In terms of status, he is the most noble above the city of Huayin. Although Li Xiaogong is also a descendant of the Li family, in terms of seniority, He was a bit shorter than Li Shentong. What's more, he was still Li Shentong's disciple. After hearing Li Shentong's words, Li Xiaogong immediately shrank his neck. Without saying a word, he just cupped his fists and bowed to Yin Kaishan and shouted: "I just finished the moment." I will be disrespectful. Please punish me, Old General Yin."
Seeing Li Xiaogong really saluting him, Yin Kaishan certainly would not put on airs. He immediately smiled and gave Li Xiaogong a weak support. Then he said to Li Shentong: "Your Majesty, please don't say that. Although your Majesty values me. Appointment I am the commander-in-chief of the army. But everyone is serving the Tang Dynasty. So why bother to pay attention to these false etiquette. What the young prince asked just now was not rude. He was just asking the doubts in his heart. What the old man said in reply to the young prince was also It doesn’t matter.”
After Li Yuan ascended the throne, he named Li Shentong the King of Yongkang and Li Xiaogong the King of Xi'an. Both of them were respected princes, but there was a difference in seniority. Therefore, when Yin Kaishan addressed the two of them, he named them Li Xiaogong. Added a small character. However, Yin Kaishan was also a hero of the Tang Dynasty and a veteran on the battlefield. It was okay for him to call Li Xiaogong that way. Then Yin Kaishan turned his head and looked outside the city. He said in a deep voice: "Although our army is fully prepared . But Liang Jun outside the city was not prepared. That Li Jing is known as the victorious general. Since he went to the battlefield, I have never heard of him losing a battle. This shows how powerful this man is."
Yin Kaishan vigorously praised the enemy general Li Jing from the beginning. Although it dampened everyone's morale, Li Jing's performance made it impossible for them to find fault. Among the people, even the most arrogant Li Xiaogong had to admit that Li Jing was indeed A general worthy of Yin Kaishan's praise. Then Yin Kaishan continued: "Such a powerful Li Jing prepared for three days outside the city in order to attack Huayin. It can be seen from this that Liang Liang outside the city The army is definitely not simple. No matter how well prepared our army is, it is still greatly lacking in strength. Fifty thousand soldiers and horses can deal with the enemy's 150,000 army. If we go out to fight outside the city, our army will be in trouble without the city wall to rely on. We are at a disadvantage. What's more, there are countless people in the Liang army who are good at fighting. Needless to say, Li Jing. Cheng Yaojin, Pei Xingyan, Xue Wanche and the other brothers are all masters. Sun Heng'an is also the master of the magic arrow. .It is too dangerous for us to go out of the city to fight Liang Jun."
Hearing Yin Kaishan's words, the generals behind Yin Kaishan looked a little ugly. Previously, they had to admit Li Jing's achievements. But after all, they are all martial arts practitioners. As the saying goes, if there is no first in literature, there is no second in martial arts. If you want them To recognize that the enemy is very skilled, how can they swallow this breath? Especially Li Xiaogong. After hearing Yin Kaishan read Pei Xingyan's name just now, his face became very ugly. That year in Taiyuan. It was Pei Xingyan who took action and severely injured himself. He was even captured by Wan He. In the end, Wan He blackmailed Li Yuan out of 300,000 taels of gold. This incident was regarded by Li Xiaogong as the greatest shame and humiliation in his life. Seeing him now This enemy appeared again. Li Xiaogong was so filled with hatred that he could not wait to jump off the city wall immediately to seek revenge on Pei Xingyan.
On the other side, the expressions of several generals in Tiance Mansion were also not good. Except for Liu Hongji and Duan Zhixuan, who had experienced the power of Liang Jun's generals, Gongsun Wuda, Dugu Yanyun, and Yu Chigong. They were all too ambitious. The masters at Yu Ding, especially Yu Chigong, were already recognized as the number one warriors under Liu Wuzhou when they were under Liu Wuzhou's tent. They were later captured by Li Shimin. After surrendering to Li Shimin, they even gained Li Shimin's respect. Previously. During the Xuanwu Gate Incident, Yuchi Gong successively killed Li Yuanji, Yang Wenqian and Yu Wenbao. He also made extraordinary achievements. Now he seems to have surpassed Liu Hongji and became the number one general in Tiance Mansion.
Yuchi Gong was not convinced when he heard that Yin Kaishan praised the other general's general so much. He curled his mouth and the beard on his face immediately wrinkled together. He said with disdain: "Old General Yin. When I was in Taiyuan before, I have heard of Li Jing's name. I know that Li Jing is a good fighter. But I have never heard of the rest of them. Is it possible that there are so many masters in the world? And they all gathered in Liang Jun It’s a hit. It’s unlikely.”
This Yu Chigong had been serving as a general under Liu Wuzhou before. Liu Wuzhou had many righteous men and heroes in the world. These people were all rude and disrespectful. Yu Chigong had been under Liu Wuzhou's army for a long time. Of course, he became talkative. He started using foul language. It took a long time and it became difficult to change. He barely spoke a few words to Yin Kaishan before he started using a foul language. This made Yin Jiao, who was next to Yin Kaishan, very unhappy. He frowned and was about to scold him. But he was stopped by Yin Kaishan. Yin Kaishan smiled and said to Yuchi Gong: "General Yuchi, there are many capable people in the world. Besides, Wanhe, under the banner of the Sui Dynasty, has attracted many great people. It is normal for the righteous men of the Sui Dynasty to have so many masters to help them. As for the reputation of these people, it is because General Yuchi has been in the north for a long time and has never heard of it. But general, please believe me. These people are definitely skilled. It’s amazing. It shouldn’t be underestimated.”