The original Jundu Xing is actually the Sanggans River Valley. The Sanggans River originates from the southern part of Mayi County and winds for thousands of miles, passes through Mayi County and enters Zhuo County in Yanmen County. The Sanggans River Valley has dense forests and steep mountains.
It was the dry season in August, and the dry mulberry water turned into a trickle, a large area of river bed was exposed, and the river bed was filled with pebbles and color.
That afternoon, an army of 15,000 people rushed across the river valley, with flags waving, swords and spears waving, and the huge army could not see the tail at first sight. This was Luo Yi's Youzhou Army, although Luo Yi
An agreement with Li Yuan had not reached, but at this time his army had already left the boundary of Youzhou and entered Yanmen County.
At the front of the team were hundreds of cavalrymen, surrounded by a general. He was six feet four in height, big and round waist, burly, wearing iron armor and silver helmet, with a cold look and a very majestic appearance. This person is Youzhou
The famous military general Xue Wanjun is also the son of Xue Shixiong, the former Youzhou general manager.
Xue Wanjun was ordered by Luo Yi to send troops to Yanmen County, but Luo Yi was not prepared to attack Yanmen County. What he is doing now is still defense, but he wants to push the defense line from Zhuo County to Yanmen County.
In the distance, a castle was vaguely visible. A captain pointed to the castle in the distance and said, "General, there is Hengjun Fortress!"
Hengjun Fort is the closest military garrison fort in Yanmen County to Zhuo County. It has more than 300 soldiers stationed. It is located in the Sanggan River and is the only way to enter Yanmen County from Jundu Xing.
Xue Wanjun took out an arrow and handed it to the captain, "Take this arrow to the castle guards, and give up the castle within half an hour, otherwise our army will arrive and no one will survive."
"Abide by the order!" The captain rushed away with an arrow.
A side general behind asked in a low voice: "General, why didn't you attack the castle directly? And let them go?"
Xue Wanjun shook his head, "Now they have their lives, Yang Yuanqing may have our lives in the future. In life, we must keep our hearts at heart and not do anything wrong."
There are three hundred soldiers stationed in the castle, all of which are Yang Wei's subordinates, led by a captain named Song. They have received reports from the sentry. An army of about 15,000 people is coming to the castle, and all
The soldiers were frightened and uneasy.
At this time, an enemy general rushed over and went up the city tower with a arrow, shouting: "My general ordered you to abandon the city within half an hour, otherwise you would behead all of them, and no one would be left behind!"
He shouted three times, turned his horse back, and the defenders on the city looked at each other and looked at the captain together. Captain Song stood there for a while, and finally ordered: "Release the eagle and retreat!"
A letter eagle hovered in the sky and flew towards Shanyang County. Soon, a team of cavalry left Hengjun Fort and ran south.
Two days later, news that Luo Yi's 15,000 troops seized the Hengjun Fort in Yanmen County reached the main camp of Fengzhou Army south of Linfen County.
At this time, the Fengzhou Army camp was also busy. Large tents were dismantling and loading vehicles. Teams of fully armed soldiers were running in the camp, looking for their chief generals to concentrate. Fengzhou also received information and Li Shimin's army was
He headed north quickly, only fifty miles away from them.
But the central army's tent has not been demolished yet. In the tent, Yang Yuanqing stood in front of the sand table and pondered for a long time. Li Jing next to him whispered: "If we fight this battle, if we command well and give full play to our advantages, we may not lose.
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Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "But we must also admit that if we really fight, we only have 40% of the chance of winning. We are good at commanding, and the enemy is also good at commanding. We have cavalry and the other side has cavalry. Both sides have the same equipment, and we are weaker in combat power.
Their army is less than theirs, and their only advantage is the four thousand Modao Army, but this advantage is not enough to defeat the enemy. More importantly, if the opponent wins, it will completely turn the situation around, and we will win without fighting.
They were eager to fight this battle, so why should I fight?"
Yang Yuanqing is very clear about his strength. He only has the 30,000 troops he brought from Fengzhou to truly have combat effectiveness. Among these 30,000 troops, another 10,000 were led by Xu Shiji. There were only 20,000 people around him. Among the other troops, Liu Wuzhou
The training time of the surrendered army was too short and its combat effectiveness was weak. Although the captured Tang army had combat effectiveness, the reorganization time was too short and its loyalty was not high, so he was not relieved.
In terms of force, he only has 60,000 troops, while Li Shimin has 90,000, including more than 30,000 cavalrymen, and there are also famous generals like Qu Tutong. If he fights hard, he will not be able to win. If this is the case, he will not be able to win.
If he was defeated in the battle, then all the generals south of Taiyuan were occupied by the Tang army, and Xu Shiji was alone in the south, and the entire army would be wiped out.
Yang Yuanqing said to Li Jing again: "The reason why Li Shimin was unwilling to fight against me in the past was because Xu Shiji's 20,000 troops were on the flanks, which made Li Shimin dare not act rashly. Now that the threat on the flanks has disappeared, he can concentrate his troops to fight against us.
So he dared to take a gamble to challenge us because he knew that he could win more, so I would rather avoid fighting.”
Li Jing nodded, "The General Manager is right, avoiding fighting is the best strategy. When the Tang army's morale collapses, we will win without fighting."
At this time, a soldier reported in front of the tent, "Report to the Chief Executive, Mayi County emergency information!"
Yang Yuanqing and Li Jing looked at each other, and both thought of Luo Yi at the same time. At this time, something happened in the north. Either Wei Daoer took advantage of the chaos to rob, or Luo Yi restrained them from behind.
After a moment, a personal soldier came in and presented the letter to Yang Yuanqing. Yang Yuanqing opened it and read it. It was indeed Luo Yi, and he handed the letter to Li Jing again.
After reading the letter, Li Jing frowned slightly, "Luo Yi seems to have stopped at Hengjun Fort."
Yang Yuanqing sneered and said, "This is Luo Yi's cunning point, which will not be triggered. If we are defeated by Li Shimin, he will take advantage of the situation and send troops to Yanmen County. If we defeat Li Shimin, he will retract his claws again, but
He will defend Junduxing and do not allow us to enter Zhuojun from Junduxing. He did this and showed goodwill to Li Yuan. He has sent troops to restrain me."
"So should I send troops to confront him?"
Yang Yuanqing shook his head, "Don't pay attention to him and act according to the original plan."
One hour later, 60,000 Fengzhou troops evacuated towards Huoyi County. That night, the Fengzhou troops withdrew back to Huoyi County, and the Tang army's advance gradually slowed down. Yang Yuanqing's avoidance of war made Li Shimin's army
Encountered an unprecedented crisis.
As night gradually fell, the Tang army camp was silent, and the soldiers were already asleep, while thousands of patrols were deployed around the camp to prevent the Fengzhou army from attacking the camp at night.
In the big tent, Li Shimin was worried and paced back and forth in the big tent with his hands behind his back. He had received his father's order and ordered him to return to Guanzhong, but now the way back to Guanzhong has been cut off and he can't go back. He wants to go with Yang Yuanqing.
The decisive battle. But Yang Yuanqing avoided the battle, which made him in a dilemma.
Now, the news that the retreat was cut off has been spread, and morale has begun to be affected. If you drag on one day, your morale will drop by one minute, and for half a month, your morale will be exhausted, and his army will be defeated without fighting. Li Shimin knew very well
With such consequences, what should he do now?
In fact, Li Shimin also has a plan. One plan is to occupy the southern part of Hedong Road, hold on for three months, and wait for the Yellow River to freeze in winter, and then he can return to Guanzhong smoothly. This plan takes too long. He can't afford to delay, and the risk is too great.
Another solution is to regain the Hejin Ferry and ask Guanzhong to assist in finding the river crossing tools, boats or sheepskin rafts, but Yang Yuanqing has burned down the ferries on both sides of the Yellow River. For a while, he may not be able to gather so many ships.
Another solution is to cross the river from Fenglingjin to the other side. From Tongguan to Guanzhong, there should be a ferry there.
The current problem is that if the army goes south, it will definitely be followed by Yang Yuanqing. If he attacks while his army crosses the river, he will definitely be defeated. All kinds of worries make Li Shimin unable to settle. He is extremely worried.
At this moment, the personal soldiers reported at the door: "Duke Qin, General Qu Tu is asking for a meeting!"
Li Shimin was so excited that Qu Tutong came to see him at this time, and he must have a way to get out of trouble. He hurriedly said, "Please invite him in!"
After a moment, Qu Tutong hurried into the camp, knelt down on one knee and saluted: "I am not good at ease, please see Duke Qin!"
"General Qu Tu doesn't have to be too polite, please get up quickly!"
Qu Tutong stood up and smiled and said, "Duke Qin is worried about being unable to withdraw his troops back to Guanzhong!"
Li Shimin sighed, "That's true. The retreat was intercepted, which made the morale of the army unstable. I wanted to fight with Yang Yuanqing, but he avoided the battle. I don't know what to do now? General Qu Tu has a good idea."
"Mr. Qin doesn't have to worry too much. Although the retreat is broken, as long as we grasp Yang Yuanqing's weakness, we still have a chance."
Li Shimin slowly sat down. He always claimed to be a military genius, good at planning and brave decision-making, but this battle in Hedong made him finally realize that he was inexperienced. When he met the stronger Yang Yuanqing, he seemed passive everywhere.
, almost led by Yang Yuanqing.
At this time, experience became particularly important. He had no experience, but Qu Tutong was a veteran with extremely rich experience. Only then did Li Shimin realize his conceit and stupidity, and he had good generals to do without.
He waved his hand, took a deep breath and said, "General Qu Tu, please sit down."
Qu Tutong sat down and smiled and said, "The reason why Yang Yuanqing avoided fighting is not because he wanted to hold us back, but because most of his army was surrendered. According to my experience, if you want to turn surrendered soldiers into yourself.
The jingrui army takes at least three months to half a year, and his time is only more than a month, not to mention that many of his surrendered soldiers are Tang army, so it takes time to reorganize. Yang Yuanqing himself also knows this, so he
Only then can you avoid fighting.”
Li Shimin showed a look of annoyance on his face. He didn't consider this and knew that he could have fought a decisive battle with Yang Yuanqing.
Qu Tutong seemed to know his thoughts, shook his head and smiled: "It wasn't possible before, his wings were very powerful. If we gave up Linfen City at that time, his wings would attack us from behind and attack us from the back, and attack us from the front and back.
The chances of victory are very small, and now his wings are gone, so he can only retreat north and avoid it."
Li Shimin pondered for a moment and asked, "What should General Qu Tu think we should do now?"
Qu Tu Channel: "Although Qin Gong can also occupy the southern part of Hedong Road to fight him, in the long run, we still cannot keep Hedong Road. I still recommend withdrawing troops back to Guanzhong. If Qin Gong is willing to listen to my strategy, I can at least guarantee eight.
The troops were safely withdrawn to Guanzhong."
Li Shimin was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "General Qu Tu, please say, I will definitely obey."
That night, three thousand Tang cavalry rushed towards Fenglingjin, and Li Shimin's army also began to rise up and retreat south overnight.