Failure is the mother of success, failure is the key to victory, failure is..., yes, even if you beautify failure to the extreme, few people in the world will like failure itself, especially those who see victory in hand, but
In the end, a failure that cost both his wife and the army is even more disgusting, isn't it? Regardless of what others do, at least Li Zhen will never like failure, and he doesn't believe that the generous person who has always had smooth sailing will accept it easily.
The fate of failure was precisely because of this. Although Li Zhen borrowed troops from Li Xiyu to pursue Dadu She, he was very cautious along the way and did not pursue wildly, sentry scouts, and rangers.
Extremely far away, closely watching the movement of Xue Yantuo's army, while the large army just hung far behind Xue Yantuo's army, not easily getting too close.
Not willing to give in, no matter how hard it is, Dadu She, who didn't expect that he would be defeated so miserably, couldn't swallow this breath. Facing the powerful main force of the Tang Army, retreating was certainly a helpless move, but he couldn't be reconciled to it.
Withdrawing back to the grassland in such a dejected manner, if so, it would be a trivial matter for his illustrious reputation in the past to be ruined. Being at a disadvantage in the battle with Bo Zhuo for the Khan position would be an unbearable burden for him. If he retreats in defeat like this, Magnanimous
Even with his bare feet, he could imagine how Bazhuo and his gang would slander him in front of his father. Therefore, even if he was defeated, he could not lose in such an ugly way. He would bite Tang Jun back, which would be Dadu's last resort to save his face.
A straw, and the five thousand troops under Li Zhen's command became the best target for Dadu's counterattack.
Clearly! Da Du Shi was very clear. What Li Zhen did was just to delay his retreat and wait for the Tang Army in the direction of Datong to gather in the Yungang area. However, Da Du Shi was even more clear that although the Tang Army in the Datong direction had already
Assembling, but the army cannot move, there is no way to arrive at Yungang before Xue Yantuo's army. This Dadu plan has already been known by the patrol scouts, and Dadu Shi has already sent 20,000 elite cavalry in advance to seize Yun Gang.
Gang, there is no need to worry about the way back. Now what is lingering in Dadu's mind is how to eat Li Zhen's troops. It is best to capture Li Zhen alive. If so, although this trip will result in the loss of troops and generals, Li Zhen may be in hand.
, there is still room for bargaining with Datang. Even though he lost, his face can still be saved, and it is not necessarily impossible to even get a lot of money from Datang.
It has been three days since the defenders of the rangers discovered that Li Zhen was leading his troops in hot pursuit. The rangers of both sides were fighting to the death, but the main forces of each other had never faced each other head-on. No matter how generous they were,
No matter how tempting it was, they pretended to be relaxed, deliberately divided their troops, and secretly ambush them all. Unfortunately, Li Zhen's troops who were following behind did not take the bait at all. They always followed behind like a bad wolf, waiting for the big enemy.
Dushe revealed a real fatal flaw, which made Dadushe feel like a bone in his throat, unable to swallow or spit out, and he was extremely uncomfortable.
On October 27, the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, Xue Yantuo's army withdrew across the Yungang Great Wall. Seeing that the Tang army in the direction of Datong had lost its fighter plane, it did not approach any further and retreated. Only Li Zhen's troops were in hot pursuit.
, still hanging unhurriedly behind Xue Yantuo's army, as if he planned to follow Xue Yantuo's army deep into the grassland, which made Dadu Shi, who was already extremely angry, unable to bear it anymore, and ordered the entire army to camp at Nuozhen Water, even
The camp was several miles away, and he sent people to issue a challenge to Li Zhen, setting an appointment for a decisive battle.
What? Decisive battle? Haha, I can’t bear it. Hehe, interesting, interesting! Li Zhen sat in the Chinese military tent, glanced at the so-called invitation to challenge, laughed, picked up the pen casually, and even replied to the letter
Too lazy to write, he directly wrote a big Chinese character "War" on the back of Dadu Design's invitation to battle. He raised his hand and threw the invitation to the soldier Xue Yantuo who came to write the battle, and sneered.
"See you off!" he said in a voice. All the soldiers under the tent immediately swarmed in. They didn't even give Xue Yantuo a chance to speak. They pushed and dragged the envoys out and drove them out of the Tang army's camp.
"Your Highness, the enemy has a large number of troops and we have a small army. How can we fight this battle? It is better to wait for the two commander-in-chief Li's armies to gather before making a decision. I hope Your Highness will think twice." Seeing that Li Zhen did not even discuss the fight, he accepted the invitation to fight.
, Ying Yanglang general Wu Yi hurriedly stepped out from under the tent and loudly exhorted.
"Yes, Your Highness, our army has already left the Great Wall. There is no danger to rely on on all sides. If we force ourselves to fight, there may be something unexpected. Your Highness, please be careful." Liu Changhe also disagreed with Li Zhen's decision to fight Xue Yantuo, and hurriedly stood up too.
He came out and echoed loudly.
"Ha, you two don't need to say anything. I just want to taste the feeling of defeat." Li Zhen laughed loudly and stood up, walked to the sand table that a group of personal guards had just set up, pointed to the sand table and said:
"Both of you, tell me, how should our army fight this battle if we want to completely annihilate the enemy?"
Li Zhen first said that he wanted to taste the taste of defeat, but later he asked someone to tell him the rationale for annihilating the enemy. These inconsistent words immediately made Wu and Liu dumbfounded and looked at each other.
They glanced at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment, but Li Zhen didn't care about the embarrassment of the two of them, and pointed to the sand table and said: "Look, you two, this is a generous place for children."
The camp is located three miles away from Bailang, the battlefield where we invite the battle. Our army is currently here. It is five miles away from Bailang. Haha, Dadu's plan to invite our army to fight here is just to defeat our army head-on with the main force.
, attack our camp with surprise troops, cut off our army's retreat, and completely annihilate our army. This is a small skill, and it is not very rare."
Wu Yi looked at the sand table, raised his head, and asked with a slight hesitation: "Your Highness intends to do the opposite, to attack Bailangyuan in vain, but actually to ambush the enemy camp, first destroy the enemy's surprise troops, and then take advantage of the weakness."
To capture the enemy’s camp?”
Haha, it’s hard for this kid to come up with this strategy. He has some prospects for training! Li Zhen’s heart moved and she wanted to win over him, but she didn’t bring it to her face. She just smiled and shook her head and said: "This strategy
Although we can win, it is impossible to completely annihilate Xue Yantuo's army. At most, it will be a rout. Furthermore, our army has few soldiers. If we want to use empty troops in the battle formation, it is difficult to conceal it.
The king really wants to win the battle, haha, General Wu, take a closer look at the sand table and calculate the positions of the two commanders Li, can you see some clues?"
Wu Yi is a sober person, and he is also an old man. After Li Zhen reminded him, he had vaguely guessed Li Zhen's arrangement, but instead of showing surprise, his face turned pale.
He sighed and said: "Your Highness, if we really want to implement this strategy, our army will suffer a lot of casualties. This..."
"Well, are you too young? Are you afraid of me?" Li Zhen narrowed her eyes and asked lightly.
Although Liu Changhe had the same official rank as Wu Yi, he was just a charge into battle and didn't know much about battle strategies. When he saw Li Zhen and Wu Yi playing riddles, he suddenly became anxious, with a dark face.
He flushed red, scratched his neck and said: "Your Highness, we are definitely not people who are greedy for life and afraid of death, but please tell us how we should fight this battle."
"As long as you are not afraid of death! General Wu, tell me, I will have to write two letters to the two Commander-in-Chief Li. If there is anything unclear later, I will explain it in detail." Li Zhen laughed and said no more.
After saying something, he turned around and walked back to the desk. Amidst Wu Yi's rambling explanation, he started writing. Within a moment, he had finished writing the letter, and hurriedly sent out a ranger to deliver it to Li Ji and Li Xiyu.
Don't mention it.
The winter night in the grassland came early, but it was only a quarter of an hour, but it was completely dark that day, and the wind was very strong, blowing on people's bodies, making them feel cold for a while, but Dadu She didn't care at all, since he received Li Zhen back.
Since the declaration of war, Dadu She has been standing outside the tent for a whole hour without moving. His face is so calm that no one can tell what he is thinking.
"Grand Governor, it's getting cold, and I'm afraid it's going to snow, so you'd better go into your tent and have a rest." Amuda, the commander of ten thousand, saw that Dadu Shi didn't move, and advised him rather worriedly.
"Yes." Dadu responded noncommittally, without even turning around, and stood silently for a while, then suddenly said: "Amuda, do you think Li Zhen will play tomorrow?"
Amuda hesitated for a moment, then pondered for a moment and said: "The people of the Tang Dynasty are treacherous and cannot be trusted. However, from the general's point of view, Li Zhen's son has always taken risks and is a warlike person. The general thought that he would be able to fight."
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"Yes, I think so too." Dadu She sneered and said, "I guess that Li Zhen's son is planning to use himself as bait this time. Humph, little did he know that things can only be done once and everything is dangerous.
This is not a military road. I will definitely capture this little thief this time. Huh, the grassland is the grassland of the grassland people, and it is definitely not the backyard of his Tang Dynasty people. You can come and go if you want, but it depends on whether the governor agrees. Send an order.
"Blow the trumpet, call the general!" As soon as he finished speaking, he strode into the Chinese army's tent. Within a moment, the shrill trumpet sound sounded outside the Chinese army's tent, and the generals of each battalion mounted their horses towards the Chinese army.
The big tent arrived.
"Everyone, Li Zhen has promised to fight tomorrow." Da Dushe glanced at the generals under his tent and said calmly: "He must be unprepared tonight. The governor plans to send troops to rob the camp. Who dares to go?"
As soon as Da Duzhi finished speaking, Captain Ten Thousand Leaders stood up and said loudly: "To the Commander-in-Chief, I would like to go and take a trip."
"Okay!" Da Du set up a few beats, then Huo Ran stood up and said, "That being the case, we will prepare food at the third watch and set out on the fourth watch. The governor is waiting for the general's good news in the camp."
"Yes, I will obey the order!" Gaiye accepted the order respectfully, and just as he was about to retreat, Amuda stood up and said: "Grand Governor, the people of the Tang Dynasty are treacherous. If Li Zhen, son, sets an ambush first, our army will rush forward rashly.
There may be a miscalculation in hijacking the camp, and I hope the Governor will think twice."
"Well." Dadushe paused and said, "If General Amuda is worried, then he should lead his troops to catch up. If General Daiye succeeds with one blow, your troops will kill him and annihilate him in one fell swoop.
Tang Army, if the Tang Army is prepared in advance, your troops should be able to take over and withdraw. That's it. The other troops should prepare quickly. If the robbery of the camp does not go well, the entire army will be sent to Bailangyuan early tomorrow morning to annihilate the enemy in one battle!"