Luo Yi really disliked this deputy general of the coalition forces. He was rude and stupid. The viciousness of the Douzigang bandits was clearly reflected in him. He killed people like crazy and allowed soldiers to rape prostitutes in Zhuo County. He committed numerous crimes, which was extremely serious.
Luo Yi's reputation was ruined, and Luo Yi only had to endure this tone because the two armies needed to fight together.
At this time, as soon as Gao Wentong entered the tent, he asked him in a lecturing tone why he did not attack the Sui soldiers, which almost made Luo Yi have a fit on the spot. He endured it again and again, suppressing the anger in his heart, and said coldly: "
The Laishui River has begun to melt, how can we cross the river?"
Gao Wentong curled his lips and said, "Then according to the wishes of the prince, I will wait here until it freezes next winter and then we can cross the river again, is that right?"
"presumptuous!"
Luo Yi couldn't bear it anymore and scolded him angrily: "I am the commander of the First Army, how dare you talk to me like this?"
Gao Wentong was also extremely dissatisfied with Luo Yi. Last month, more than a dozen of his soldiers went to Youzhou City to play. They took a fancy to several women from wealthy families and took them outside the city. As a result, they were caught by the Youzhou Army.
, he was killed in public, and the head was still hung on the city gate for two days. This made Gao Wentong extremely angry. He was just playing with a few women, but he dared to kill his own soldiers and even showed the head to the public. He thought
It's Luo Yi who doesn't give himself face.
Gao Wentong snorted heavily, "I think our two armies have different ideas and it is difficult to cooperate in fighting. I decided to go back to Beiping County first. If Marshal Luo has any dissatisfaction, he can go directly to my elder brother to complain!"
After saying that, he turned around and walked out of the tent. Luo Yi's heart was filled with hatred. He had already launched an offensive, but he was about to cause a split. He wanted to chop him with a knife, but Luo Yi also knew that at this critical moment, he
Once his army leaves, he will definitely be defeated.
He had to slow down his tone and said, "General Gao, please calm down. I have prepared the pontoon bridge and will build it tonight. I plan to attack the Sui army camp at night."
Gao Wentong stopped, with a proud smile on his lips. He had already pinched Luo Yi's balls, and was not afraid that Luo Yi would not agree to his request.
"Your Majesty, we have come all the way to help in the war. Even if we have no credit, we have worked hard. The brothers all said that the women from the rich families in Youzhou are good and delicious. So! Our demands are not high. After the battle is over, Your Majesty will give us one as a gift.
How about a hundred women from wealthy families coming to reward the army?"
Luo Yi knew that he was seeking revenge for killing his own soldiers last time. Last time, those thieves were so outrageous that they dared to rape the wives and daughters of his generals. If he didn't kill them, it would be difficult to convince the public.
Luo Yi sneered in his heart, coaxing him to work hard for himself first. He pretended to think for a moment and nodded, "Okay! I promise you this time, I won't push you further."
Gao Wentong was overjoyed, cupped his hands and said: "That's it, I'll wait for the prince's order to attack tonight!"
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The night gradually fell, without the warm sunshine during the day, the temperature at night suddenly dropped and became chilly. Luo Yi's army was ready. General Xue Wanche led 5,000 heavy cavalry to break into the camp. Heavy cavalry is also called armored cavalry.
Both men and horses are heavily clad and have been trained for many years. The war horses are the strongest Turkic horses. The cavalry are all tall and brave. More importantly, the five thousand cavalry all use horses.
This is the only heavy armored cavalry in the Sui Dynasty. It was built with the strength of the entire country. It was originally used by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty to deal with Goryeo. However, because the mountains of Goryeo were not suitable for heavy armored cavalry, Yang Guang put this cavalry on
Youzhou, ordered Xue Shixiong to suppress the Hebei bandits, finally fell into the hands of Luo Yi, becoming his most powerful army and the capital he dared to fight against the Sui army.
Dou Jiande attacked Youzhou three times and returned with three major defeats, which was at the hands of this heavy armored cavalry. Tonight, Luo Yi was going to use this cavalry to defeat the Sui army in Beida camp.
The five thousand heavily armored cavalry were not on horses at this time, nor were they wearing heavy armor. They could only put on armor before charging, and the horses could not bear such a heavy weight for a long time.
At the front of the team, Luo Yi wore a gold helmet and silver armor, carrying a five-hook divine flying silver spear, and behind him was General Xue Wanche.
Xue Wanche is the son of Xue Shixiong, the former general manager of Youzhou. He and his brother Xue Wanjun were originally the Qianniu bodyguards of the crown prince Yang Zhao, and had a good relationship with Yang Yuanqing. After Yang Zhao's death, the two brothers followed their father in the army, and gradually accumulated merit and were promoted to the rank of Huben.
General Lang, both of them have bravery beyond all expectations. They are the most powerful generals under Luo Yi and can be called his right-hand men.
Currently, his brother Xue Wanjun leads an army of 10,000 to guard Duxing, while Xue Wanche leads 5,000 heavy armored cavalry to follow Luo Yi.
"Commander Qizhen, we are ready!"
Luo Yi nodded and stared at the dark Sui army camp on the other side of Laishui three miles away. At this time, a cavalry rushed over, cupped his hands in front of Luo Yi and said: "Report to your lord, brothers have clearly explored the upper reaches.
The ice in Sanli is very strong and you can cross the river directly!”
"good!"
This was the news that Luo Yi was waiting for. He turned around and said to a soldier: "Go and inform Gao Wentong and ask his troops to follow me."
He waved his hand and said, "Let's go!"
Thirty thousand Youzhou troops set off under the cover of night. They marched quickly northward to the river crossing point three miles away. Scouts had already come during the day and found that there was a stretch of river about a hundred paces long that was very frozen.
It's solid, shows no signs of melting, and is perfectly safe for crossing the river.
Behind the Youzhou Army, Gao Wentong also led an army of 20,000 to follow from a distance. His eyes flickered, but he was thinking about the task assigned to him by his brother. This time they formed an alliance with Luo Yi to deal with the Sui soldiers. Luo Yi gave them
Ten thousand sets of soldiers and armor as a condition, but ten thousand sets of soldiers and armor are far from satisfying their appetite. What they want is more
More food, more soldiers, and more military supplies. It is said that the supplies of the Sui army in Yi County can equip an army of 100,000 people. This makes Gao Kaidao excited. If he can capture Yi County, he will be divided.
When half of the supplies are obtained, they will quickly withdraw to Liaodong and develop in Liaodong. One day they will come back and sweep the world.
The Youzhou army crossed the river, turned around and headed south along a forest, and stopped a mile away from the Sui army's camp. The camp was very quiet, and there were two sentinels standing on the two tall sentry towers. It seemed that they had not noticed
The Youzhou army arrives.
Luo Yi was a little weird. They could see the sentries, but how could the sentries not see them? There was most likely an ambush in the Sui army's camp, but Luo Yi was not afraid. There were heavy armored cavalry rushing into the camp, and any ambush and arrows would
Not afraid of any arrows.
"Break in from the front of the gate. Don't disperse. There will be caltrops on both sides!"
Luo Yi whispered to Xue Wanche and patted his shoulder, "Fight in!"
Xue Wanche waved his sword and said, "Kill!"
The five thousand heavily armored cavalry were arranged in a row of five and began to run. They were like heavy and huge iron balls. They started to turn very slowly, but once they started turning, it was difficult to stop.
The heavy armored cavalry rushed side by side towards the Sui army camp, faster and faster, like a long iron dragon. Xue Wanche was galloping beside him. He drew his arrow and shot at the sentry on the sentry tower. A soldier rolled
When he came down, the sound of landing was very dull. There was no scream, and it didn't sound like a person falling to the ground. This made Xue Wanche startled. A soldier ran up and immediately shouted, "General, you are a straw man!"
"not good!"
Xue Wanche was shocked. The Sui army was already prepared. When he turned around, the heavy armored cavalry had already rushed into the Sui army camp. The five thousand cavalry were like a stream of molten magma. They rushed into the Sui army with unstoppable force.
They knocked over the large camps and trampled them under the hooves of the horses. Unfortunately, they rushed into an empty camp and the Sui soldiers could no longer be seen. Xie Yingden led 10,000 Sui soldiers to evacuate half an hour ago.
After a while, Luo Yi entered the camp surrounded by hundreds of personal guards. His face was gloomy. What he was most worried about had indeed happened. The Sui army evacuated at night. The other side obviously wanted to extend the front line and make it difficult for him to supply supplies.
As for the mountainous terrain in Yixian County, our five thousand heavy armored cavalry could not take advantage of it.
At this time, Gao Wentong also rushed into the Sui army's camp. He was concerned about various supplies and immediately led people to rush to the warehouse area. He was extremely disappointed. The Sui army did not leave a single rice behind, and even the big tent was only
There were less than a hundred poles in a circle, and there was a large open space in the middle.
"Fucking eggs!" Gao Wentong became angry and cursed.
Luo Yi glanced at him from a distance and saw him kicking the tent hard. He couldn't help but sneered. What did this idiot think the Sui army would leave behind?
"Your Majesty, we have captured a Sui soldier!" A scout came forward to report.
Luo Yi became energetic and quickly ordered: "Bring him up."
After a while, several scouts pushed a Sui soldier forward. His armor had been thrown away, but he was still wearing military boots and an eagle-ridged iron helmet. He plopped down, knelt down on the ground and begged, "General, spare your life!"
General, spare your life!"
Luo Yi glanced at him and saw that he was very frightened and trembling all over, so he asked, "Why don't you retreat with the army?"
"Reporting to the general, I am from Laishui County. My parents, wife and children are all in Laishui County. I don't want to evacuate to Yi County."
"Then how did you escape without being caught?" Luo Yi continued to ask.
"The villain is a heavy soldier. At the end of the team, he escaped with the excuse of having diarrhea."
"When did the Sui army leave?" Gao Wentong rushed over and shouted.
The soldier was so frightened by Gao Wentong's ferocity that his teeth chattered and he could not speak a word.
Luo Yi glared at Gao Wentong with dissatisfaction, and said softly: "Just tell me honestly, I won't kill you."
"Yes!" the soldier said with a trembling voice: "The Sui army just left... less than half an hour."
Luo Yi nodded! This soldier was telling the truth. He felt that although the Sui army took care of themselves calmly, they left in a hurry. Apparently they found out that they were going to launch an attack, which should take at most half an hour.
Gao Wentong suddenly became excited and said loudly: "Commander, the Sui army has only retreated for half an hour. We can at least catch up with the baggage train."
"No! The Sui army is good at night fighting. It would be dangerous to pursue them at night."
Luo Yi rejected his request and ignored him. He turned around and said to his soldiers: "Send my order and the entire army marches to Laishui City!"
The soldiers rushed to deliver the order. Luo Yi asked Gao Wentong again, "General Gao, let's go together!"
Gao Wentong shook his head, took a look at the military camp and said, "This military camp is good. We will be temporarily stationed here tonight. The commander-in-chief invites you!"
Luo Yi looked at him deeply and immediately ordered: "The army is ready to go!"