Li Mi took advantage of the emptiness of the Central Plains and entered Xingyang and captured Luokou Cang in one fell swoop. China was shocked. Zhai Rang regretted and led a large army to join Li Mi and elected the lord of Li Miwagang, respected as Duke Wei, and was willing to do so.
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More than 400,000 troops in Wagang were only more than 100 miles away from the capital Luoyang. The situation in Luoyang was in crisis. The 100,000 troops of Wagang army immediately surrounded Guancheng County, Xingyang County. Yang Qing, the prefect of Xingyang, asked Emperor Yang Guang for rescue.
Yang Guang was shocked by the Wagang army and issued an order to order the Henan Road ambassador Zhang Xutuo to lead 50,000 troops to attack Wagang, and he was appointed as the governor of Xingyang.
At this time, Zhang Xutuo also won consecutive victories, sweeping the 12 counties of Henan Road, and was invincible. He and the Wagang army had fought several times to fight for Puyang, but they all defeated the Wagang army, and even Zhai Rang was almost defeated.
Death Zhang Xutuo's hand
Zhang Xutuo generously took the order and led a 30,000 army to Xingyang. The bandits fled in sight.
That afternoon, Zhang Xutuo approached Guancheng County and ordered the army to set up a camp twenty miles east of Guancheng County.
It was the twelve years of Daye, and the Sui army camp was quiet and peaceful. The soldiers had a holiday today, but were not allowed to leave the camp. The soldiers were all resting in the tent, some slept, some gathered together to chat, and talked about their hometown.
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Zhang Xutuo was patrolling the camp on horseback. The reason why he dared to let the soldiers rest was because he received information. The Wagang army had withdrawn the siege of Guancheng County and retreated back to Xingyang County. It was twenty miles around and was invincible.
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Zhang Xutuo is fifty-two years old today. His greatest hope in his life is to have a son, but God does not favor him. He has no sons and only two daughters. But his two daughters are unfortunately tragic to death, making him feel as if he is old all of a sudden.
It's ten years old
The grief of losing his daughter was deeply pressed in his heart, and he would not reveal it in front of anyone. In the eyes of the soldiers, he was the commander of strictness and kindness, and he was the father who would rather have no money to support his family than to be wronged by the soldiers;
In the eyes of the court officials, he was an inhumane and foolish general who did not know how to adapt and made such great contributions, but he did not know how to boast about himself, and he would only ask for credit for his soldiers. In the eyes of Emperor Yang Guang, he was a victorious battle.
The powerful general was a loyal minister and a pillar supporting the Sui Dynasty. In the eyes of the people, he was also a clean official who hated evil and loved the people as much as his son.
But no matter how everyone looked at him, no one had thought about his family, and thought about his pain of losing his daughter. It seemed that he had no family, no wife and daughter. Only some careful soldiers found that his hair was mostly white and found that he was found.
The lonely back began to become a little hunched. They slowly realized the huge sorrow buried in the coach's heart.
At this time, Qin Qiong came to Zhang Xutuo at some point, "Master, go and rest for a while, and be humble to replace the Master."
Zhang Xutuo smiled and asked, "Where is Shixin, why don't you see him?"
"He is in a bad mood, I'll let him be quiet for a while."
Zhang Xutuo nodded, "Let's go"
The two of them rode slowly
"Shubao, you are forty this year."
"Next year is forty"
Zhang Xutuo sighed, "Time flies fast. When you came to join me, you were less than 30 years old. Now you are a veteran, and I am old too."
Qin Qiong pondered for a while and asked, "Master General, is this the case when I heard that the court is going to split us?"
"It's not called splitting, it's the court that we are preparing half of our army to Hebei Road to deal with Dou Jiande. Maybe after the battle, I will go to Hebei, and then leave a few generals and soldiers here to form three armies to guard the 12th Henan province.
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"Are there any low positions among these three generals?" Qin Qiong asked in a low voice.
A trace of sadness flashed in Zhang Xutuo's eyes. He originally recommended Qin Qiong as the chief general of the Henan Road East Army and stationed in Qi County, but the list of the Ministry of War did not have Qin Qiong's name. Zhang Xutuo also knew where the problem was.
Because Qin Qiong's father was an official of Northern Qi, it was precisely for this reason that he repeatedly asked for merit for Qin Qiong, but he was repeatedly rejected. In the sixth year of Daye, he was the commander of Qi County. In the twelfth year of Daye, he was still an Yingyang Lang general.
Have not been improved
Qin Qiong sneered, "I know, the people from the Ministry of War have seen my hometown again."
Zhang Xutuo sighed, "Not necessarily, the official appointment has not been released now, it is just some rumors. After this battle, I will go to Jiangdu to meet the emperor himself. If I still refuse to promote you, I will resign.
Did it”
Qin Qiong was silently moved. At this time, he remembered something again and said carefully: "I heard that Yang Xuangan rebelled this time, and Yuan Qing did not lead his army to Guanzhong to meet."
Zhang Xutuo understood what he meant, and he smiled, "You can't understand the child's thoughts. I know him very well. His ignoring his father does not mean that he is loyal to the Sui Dynasty. If there is only one person in the Yang family who can make him
He is loyal to his grandfather, but I have figured it out that it is also my blessing to have such a promising disciple."
Zhang Xutuo remembered the situation when Yang Yuanqing was a child when he was a child when he was throwing it into an ice hole. He still remembered the child's stubbornness. I wonder what Yang Yuanqing's child would be like, and whether he would throw his son into it like himself.
Ice hole? Thinking of this, Zhang Xutuo's mouth showed a knowing smile
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Early in the morning, Zhang Xutuo led his army to continue westward. At noon, 30,000 Sui troops arrived 30 miles away from Xingyang County. The Wagang Army also deployed 150,000 heavy troops in Xingyang County to prepare for the fight against Zhang Xutuo.
In the tent of the central army in Wagang, Zhai Rang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. Li Mi said he would come, but now, Zhang Xutuo has already arrived at the city, and Li Mi's shadow cannot be seen.
Zhai Rang was defeated by Zhang Xutuo three times. He had a deep fear of Zhang Xutuo. Zhang Xutuo's 50,000 jing soldiers were famous all over the world. He always fought for less and was invincible. Lu Mingyue's 100,000 troops were defeated.
Zhang Xutuo's 20,000 troops, Lu Mingxing's 100,000 troops, Zuo Xiaoyou's 100,000 troops, and Hao Xiaode's more than 100,000 troops were defeated by Zhang Xutuo with 10,000 or 20,000 troops, and he was defeated by him three times.
It was defeated with three times the force
Thinking of Zhang Xutuo's 30,000 jing soldiers, Zhai Rang felt a sense of fear. If Li Mi did not come again, he would be ready to withdraw his troops back to Gong County.
At this moment, a soldier came to report, "The envoy of Wei is here."
Zhai Rang felt disappointed, why was it the messenger rather than Li Mi himself, he held back his anger and said, "Let the messenger come in."
After a moment, the two of them came in. One in front was Li Mi's confidant Wang Bodang, and the other behind him was wearing a wide-edged hat and covering his face.
"Who is this person?" Zhai Rang pointed to the person behind and asked strangely
The man behind took off his hat, but it was Li Mi himself, which scared Zhai Rang. He was shocked and happy, "Why is Mr. Wei like this?"
"Shh"
Li Mi shrewd and whispered: "Don't let people know that I'm here, it's better not to say anything to your own people."
Zhai Rang nodded and ordered his personal soldiers, "No one is allowed to come in."
Then he asked Li Mi, "Duke Wei came to defeat Zhang Xutuo?"
Li Mi nodded, "Don't let Zhang Xutuo know that I brought me. I have sent someone to pretend to be me. On the way to Gong County, I will arrive tomorrow night, so we must defeat the enemy today."
Zhai Rang was overjoyed, "Did Duke Wei have a plan to defeat the enemy?"
Li Mi smiled coldly, "This man won every battle and was extremely arrogant. He had a 50,000 army, but he only brought 30,000 people to deal with our 400,000 army. His pride can be seen. Even if he didn't use surprise soldiers, I would use 400,000 army to siege.
It's okay to die, but this time I'm going to use surprises to deal with him. I asked no less than a hundred soldiers who had fought against him. I already knew his fatality."
Zhai Rang asked quickly: "Where did Mr. Wei come up with the plan?"
Li Mi smiled proudly, "Brother, don't ask, I have already arranged it. Just keep the army fighting with him. If you win, you will definitely be defeated, then it's time for me to show up."
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There is a famous temple in the southeast of Xingyang County called Dahai Temple. The temple has long been destroyed by the war, leaving only ruins and walls, surrounded by dense forests, and a battlefield was set up on the once fertile arable land.
At this time, on the vast field south of Dahai Temple, golden drums were made, killing sounds shook the earth, flags were like clouds, murderous aura soared into the sky, Zhang Xutuo's 30,000 troops were arranged into three square formations, attacking the dense Wagang army's central army
At this time, the Wagang Army had no lineup. Dozens of generals served their own troops. Relying on their military strength advantages five times the Sui Army, the Sui Army launched a fierce attack from all directions.
No matter how the Wagang Army attacked, the Sui Army maintained its three square formations and unswervingly rushed towards the central army, as if three lions were trapped in the wolf pack. Their target was to target the wolf king.
This experience summarized by Zhang Xutuo from hundreds of battles is that the bandits have almost no training, and there is no formation. The important thing is that a large bandit is usually composed of countless small bandits. This is what causes
The bandits are surrounded by mountains, and they are all in their own formations when fighting, and there is no unified command.
He only needs to concentrate his troops to defeat the central army of the bandits, and the army of the bandits will be defeated on the whole line. This has always been the case since a hundred battles.
Li Mi may not be like this, but Li Mi is not in Xingyang. Zhang Xutuo received scout information. Li Mi led 30,000 troops to Xingyang County on the way. This army should be commanded by Zhai Rang.
Zhang Xutuo and Zhai Rang fought three battles. Zhai Rang's army was no different from other riot bandits, and Zhai Rang's central army was only more than 50,000.
Zhang Xutuo looked coldly at the Zhai Rang Central Army flag that was vaguely seen in the distance. The opponent's position had begun to shake. The time for a full attack came. Zhang Xutuo resolutely ordered, "Strike the heavy drum and hit the army together.
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"Dongdongdongdongdong" Fifty heavy drums were ringing at the same time. Three red flags were waving on the command platform. The sound of drums and flags were all told by the Sui army that the three armies were united and attacking the enemy's central army in an all-round way.
The three square formations of the Sui army began to change. Gradually, the three square formations merged into a formation. Two five thousand cavalrymen rushed out from the left and right wings and rushed straight to the enemy's central wings.
Although the Wagang Army was very powerful on the battlefield, most of the soldiers did not have the chance to attack the Sui Army. In fact, Zhai Rang's 50,000 central army was struggling to support the repeated attacks of the 30,000 Sui Army, and gradually showed signs of collapse.
On the north side of the battlefield, in a forest next to the Dahai Temple, Li Mi led 5,000 cavalry to ambush here, waiting for Zhang Xutuo to appear a fatal habit.
Li Mi watched the changes in the battlefield coldly. He had already seen that Zhai Rang could not do it. Less than two hours after the war started, Zhai Rang's army gradually could not support it. The battle without rules and formations would always be a mob.
The chaos of the Gangjun made Li Mi make this judgment
At this time, Li Mi suddenly understood a truth. The reason why all the bandits were repeatedly defeated by the Sui army was that they did not establish an official hierarchy system like the Sui Dynasty, each of them formed their own formations, and their power was not concentrated. The same was true for Zhai Rang. He was too indulgent.
His subordinates made him unable to restrain everyone during the war today, and no one followed his command. He, Li Mi, must not make such a mistake again. The Wagang Army must belong to him, Li Mi alone.
"Duke Wei, the Wagang army was defeated." Some personal soldiers exclaimed in a low voice.
Li Mi also saw that the Wagang Army's commander flag had collapsed and began to be defeated on a large scale. Li Mi turned around and whispered: "Waiting for my order to attack."
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On the battlefield, Zhai Rang's central army collapsed and the army was defeated. Zhang Xutuo waved his sword and shouted: "Chasing and beheading Zhai Rang, rewarding 5,000 taels of silver, and being promoted to three levels."
The Sui army chased and killed more than ten miles, killing the Wagang army's corpses everywhere and blood flowed into a river. But at this moment, what Li Mi discovered, a habit loophole of Zhang Xutuo appeared, Zhang Xutuo's command center
More than 500 people did not follow the army to chase him, but surrounded the command tower and waited for the army's battle report. Zhang Xutuo was in the team, with only his five hundred personal soldiers around him, and more than 10 troops had been chased out.
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Seeing the opportunity approaching, Li Mi shouted loudly: "Kill"
Wuqianwagang Jingrui, led by Li Mi, came out of the woods. Zhang Xutuo saw the ambush that suddenly broke out. He was shocked and immediately shouted: "Three armies gathered."
Five hundred personal soldiers immediately gathered into a square formation, but the five thousand cavalry of the Wagang Army were extremely rapid and rushed out from both sides, cutting off Zhang Xutuo's back and forth, and the team closed and surrounded Zhang Xutuo.
Zhang Xutuo roared and led his army to break through. He waved his knife and slashed. A general of Wagang was chopped away. He turned around and another knife cut off the two cavalry in half. Zhang Xutuo was extremely brave and slashed left and right.
He killed his head and flesh, and he broke out of the siege. But when he turned around, his five hundred soldiers and general Jia Wuben could not rush here.
These five hundred personal soldiers followed him for many years and regarded him as their father. He only heard screams from his personal soldiers. He roared wildly, "Doom away from me."
He chopped dozens of people in a row and broke into the siege again. His five hundred personal soldiers were separated by the Wagang army into several piles. Zhang Xutuo broke into the siege, found more than a hundred people, rushed out from the other side, and rescued the siege.
At this time, he saw Jia Wuben leading dozens of people surrounded by more than a thousand cavalrymen, and they were killed one by one.
Zhang Xutuo's eyes were red, and he shouted like thunder. He entered the enemy formation for the second time and rescued Jia Wuben and the remaining dozen soldiers.
Seeing Zhang Xutuo's bravery, Li Mi was furious and looked at Wang Bo. Wang Bo was going to take an arrow and aimed at Zhang Xutuo's war horse. The bow string was loosened and a wolf-tooth arrow came out like lightning.
A arrow entered Zhang Xutuo's war horse's eyes
The war horse neighed with a bitter gust, raised its front hooves high, overturning Zhang Xutuo to the ground. Li Mi was overjoyed and immediately ordered, "Don't kill, surround him."
Thousands of war horses ran quickly, and in a moment, Zhang Xutuo surrounded him, and thousands of weapons pointed at him. Zhang Xutuo pulled out his Lengyue sword, stood up, covered in blood, and stared coldly at him.
Thousands of cavalry
Li Mi pointed at Zhang Xutuo with a sword and smiled proudly: "Zhang Xutuo, why don't you surrender yet?"
Zhang Xutuo raised his head and laughed, "How happy can you die on the battlefield for the generals?"
He knelt down to the south, kowtowed three times, and shouted sadly: "Your Majesty, I am Zhang Xutuo, I cannot serve Your Majesty. I hope to be a minister of the Sui Dynasty in the next life and defend the Sui Dynasty."
Zhang Xutuo poked his heart with a backhand...
Thousands of Wagang cavalry looked at Zhang Xutuo's body silently. A gust of wind blew, blowing a broken red flag of the Great Sui Dynasty, covering Zhang Xutuo's body.
......(To be continued)
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