"Your Highness, you are not allowed to leave the city at will!" Guo Shiheng hurriedly stopped him.
"You are a timid young man, you are even afraid of the Tang Army's patrol sentry!"
Wang Jundu scolded him severely, turned around and ran towards the city, gathering his troops. He got on his horse and shouted, "Open the city!"
The city gate opened, and Wang Jundu led two thousand troops to rush out of the city. Guo Shiheng couldn't shout, so he had to watch him rush out of the city. He followed Wang Shichong in the north and south, and had rich combat experience. His intuition told that these two
The Hundred Patrol Army was most likely deceitful, but he didn't know what the problem was. He didn't see the main enemy force around.
Guo Shiheng once again looked at the two hundred Tang army patrol posts. This time he deliberately paid attention to the man wearing the golden helmet. Golden helmets are usually worn by commanders or kings on the battlefield. Is this really the Tang Dynasty clan? Guo Shiheng saw the man wearing the golden helmet.
He had climbed onto his horse, holding a pair of thunder hammers in his hands. They were as big as a bucket and weighed at least two hundred kilograms. These hammers made him take a breath of air. Who was this?
A general next to him exclaimed: "Could this man be Li Xuanba, the most powerful general in the world?"
Guo Shiheng was also stunned. If it was really this person, Wang Jundu was in danger, but at this time Wang Jundu had already rushed out of the city and it was too late to call him. Guo Shiheng stomped his feet in anger, turned around and shouted: "Get the whole army out of the city!"
If the King of Yue had some shortcomings, it would be difficult for him to explain it. He only left 500 men to guard the city and personally led 1,500 troops to rush out of the city to meet Wang Jundu.
Outside the city, King Zhao Li Xuanba held two hammers in his hands and looked proud. He did not take the two thousand people from Chongxian County seriously. To him, these two thousand people were like two thousand ants.
Li Xuanba's war horse is also exceptionally majestic, with strong limbs. It is one head taller than ordinary war horses. It is completely black and is called "Black Wind Horse". It is a Dawan horse from the far west. It was purchased by Li Shimin from a Sogdian businessman for hundreds of years.
Jin bought it, and only this horse could withstand Li Xuanwu's weight and his sledgehammer.
Li Xuanba looked at the oncoming enemy general with cold eyes. Although he was born mentally retarded, when he entered the battlefield, his unique talent as a warrior came into play. It was like a precise scanning instrument for the enemy general Wang Jundu's combat effectiveness.
He understood it clearly.
He wields a long iron halberd, weighing about seventy kilograms, and is over six feet tall. From the way he holds the halberd, it can be seen that he has not put in enough effort, and his halberd technique is not perfect, but he only has a few kilograms of clumsy strength.
If he is not a strong general, he can only be considered a good general. However, the opponent actually wears a golden helmet like him, so his status is probably not low.
Li Xuanba snorted contemptuously and shouted, "Take your life!" He waved his hammers and urged his horse forward to greet him. His two hundred soldiers were all highly skilled in martial arts and could fight one against ten. They followed.
Shouting and waving weapons, they charged forward. Although there were only two hundred cavalry, their murderous aura was so spectacular that they looked like thousands of horses and thousands of troops.
At this time, Yuchi Gong had heard the news that the defenders in the city were going to fight. He was overjoyed and immediately led his troops to cover up the attack.
Li Xuanba's horse was very fast, and he immediately rushed to Wang Jundu, shouted loudly, and hit him with a hammer on his head. There was a sound of wind. When Wang Jundu saw the fierceness of the sledgehammer, he also hissed.
He roared wildly and raised his iron halberd to meet him. With a sharp sound of "Dang!", the iron halberd flew away from his hand. Wang Jundu was so shocked that his arms were dislocated and he shouted "No!"
After turning the horse's head and running away, Li Xuanba's second hammer came like a shadow and hit Wang Jundu on the back of the head. Wang Jundu's head exploded immediately and was smashed to pieces, and his dead body fell off the horse.
Li Xuanba looked up to the sky and laughed wildly like a thunderous man. He swung his sledgehammer and charged into the enemy group. A pair of sledgehammers flew up and down, killing each other if they touched each other. He killed groups of soldiers with broken bones and tendons, and corpses were everywhere.
, his two hundred soldiers were like wolves and tigers, following Li Xuanba and killing in the enemy army, invincible. Wang Shichong's army was killed and fled in all directions.
At this time, Guo Shiheng led the reinforcements to attack, but a soldier pointed to the back and shouted: "General, the Tang army is coming from the rear!"
When Guo Shiheng turned around, he saw thousands of Tang Army cavalry and horses galloping towards them. Seeing that they were about to kill them at the city gate, Guo Shiheng was shocked. He ran back and it was too late. "This idiot!" he yelled in anger. Wang Jundu was killed by his stupidity.
At this time, a general fled back with hundreds of defeated troops and reported in horror: "General Guo, the King of Yue has been killed by an enemy general! What should we do?"
Guo Shiheng knew that the situation was over, so he turned his horse's head and fled northeast. More than a thousand defeated soldiers followed him and fled desperately, gradually escaping from the battlefield.
When the five hundred defenders of Sanyuan City saw that the King of Yue was dead and the deputy general fled, they had no choice but to open the city and surrender. Yuchi Gong led his army into Sanyuan City.
Two days later, Li Shimin led the main force of the Tang army of 80,000 to Sanyuan City, and Changbie... After Wuji captured Hangu Pass, he left two thousand soldiers to guard the pass. He led eight thousand soldiers eastward to join the main force of the Tang army in Sanyuan City.
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Li Shimin, escorted by hundreds of soldiers, rode on horseback to inspect the sub-city of Luoyang. This was completely a military city with no residential buildings inside. The city was about twelve miles in circumference. It was a small county in terms of scale, but because of
Because it was a military fortress, the city walls were extremely tall and strong. Li Shimin was very satisfied with this city.
Yuchi Gong smiled beside him and said, "Does Your Highness plan to use it as a city with important supplies?"
Li Shimin nodded, "This military city is very close to Luoyang, and it is a fortress-style castle. It is very suitable for logistics. I decided to locate the logistics center here!"
After a pause, Li Shimin said to Yuchi Gong in a slightly reproachful tone: "Although this siege strategy is good, it is a bit risky, especially with Zhao Wang. If anything goes wrong, it will be difficult for me to explain to my father. Next
General Yuchi, please stop being so careless."
Li Shimin had already listened to Yu Chigong's report. Although Yu Chigong didn't say it explicitly, Li Shimin could tell that Yu Chigong was using Li Xuanba's special identity to lure the enemy generals out of the city. Not to mention that this strategy was somewhat lucky, but using the third brother
Li Xuanba was used as bait, which made Li Shimin somewhat dissatisfied.
Cold sweat broke out on Yuchi Gong's forehead, and he quickly bowed and said: "It's because I have been careless. King Zhao has always asked me to give him a chance. I think we are almost in Luoyang. If I don't give him this chance again, I have broken my promise, so...
…I remember my humble duty and will never make the same mistake again.”
"Just remember, he is a little stupid and has difficulty understanding the enemy's strategy, so he cannot be allowed to fight alone in the future."
Li Shimin patted Yuchi Gong's shoulder, stopped blaming him, and urged his horse forward to Li Xuanba's side. Li Shimin smiled slightly and said, "Third brother, did you enjoy the battle today?"
"It's not pleasant at all!"
Li Xuanba looked unhappy, "That king is too ordinary, not as good as Shi Danai. Second brother, when will you find me an opponent? The eldest grandson promised me last time in Yanmen County, saying that he would arrange for me to fight with him."
Yang Yuanqing had a fight, but he ended up coaxing me, so I will remember it for him!"
Only then did Li Shimin understand that the reason why his third brother was a little indifferent to the eldest grandson Yuanji was that he was worried about the incident in Yanmen County more than two years ago. He couldn't help but burst into laughter and comforted Li Xuanwu: "Brother Wuji
I’m not trying to coax you, but it’s because Yang Yuanqing’s status is extraordinary. He is now the King of Chu in the Sui Dynasty, the king of a country, just like my father. When do you think my father will go into battle in person to compete with others?"
After a long while, Li Xuanba said in a loud voice: "If Yang Yuanqing can't compete with me, what about Luo Shixin! I heard from my brother-in-law that Luo Shixin was the number one general of the Five Tigers of the Sui Dynasty, he can always do it!"
"Don't worry! If we encounter Luo Shixin, I will definitely arrange for you to fight."
Li Xuanba was overjoyed, "Second brother, don't coax me like your eldest grandson!"
Li Shimin smiled and said: "When has the second brother ever coaxed you?"
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In the Luoyang Palace, Guo Shiheng knelt in front of the jade steps and told Wang Shichong what happened at that time with tears, "I feel humble because of my humble position. Two hundred cavalry came blatantly to investigate. There must be something wrong. But the King of Yue refused to listen to my advice and insisted.
He led his troops out of the city to fight, but they encountered Li Xuanba, the most powerful general of the Tang Dynasty, who was killed with a hammer. He led his troops out of the city to rescue him, but was ambushed by the Tang army, and his way back was cut off. He had no choice but to abandon the city and flee back. He was willing to accept your Majesty's offer.
punish!"
Wang Shichong stood on the jade steps with his hands clasped, his back to Guo Shiheng, his eyes flashing with fierceness. He was frustrated in the first battle, which would affect his morale. He wished he could kill Guo Shiheng with a knife, but he still had the nerve to escape.
But in the end he had no choice but to understand that Guo Shiheng could not be blamed for this matter. He knew that the King of Yue was stupid and still handed over the military power to him. This was a matter of his Wang Shichong's employment. If Guo Shiheng was punished for this matter, it would cause dissatisfaction among the generals.
, Wang Shichong could only hold back this anger in his heart.
After a while, Wang Shichong sighed and said: "General Guo, the King of Yue has always been a simple-minded person. It was expected that he would fall into the Tang army's plan to provoke the general. Get up! I don't blame you for this."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Guo Shiheng was grateful in his heart. He stood up and gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, I will avenge the murder of the King of Yue. I will definitely avenge the murder of the King of Yue. I will definitely kill Li Xuanba."
"General Guo, since Li Xuanba is known as the most powerful general in the world, he must have real ability. If he died in his hands, the King of Yue would not be unjust. I am just a little curious. Can Li Xuanba's martial arts really suppress Yuwen Chengdu?
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"Your Majesty, you are indeed very powerful. With one hammer, you can knock the King of Yue's iron halberd flying more than ten feet away. This is unheard of for a lowly position. Yuwen Chengdu cannot compare to him, and Yang Yuanqing is no match for him."
Next to him, Wang Renze stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think it's a bit exaggerated. Li Xuanba's martial arts may indeed be very powerful. He can use a sledgehammer of 240 kilograms, which is at most between the same level as Yuwen Chengdu, but if we say that he
I think it is unrealistic to surpass Yang Yuanqing. Yang Yuanqing's archery skills are unparalleled in the world. Even Yuwen Chengdu once said that if he faced Yang Yuanqing, he would die under Yang Yuanqing's arrows. Can Li Xuanba escape Yang Yuanqing's iron arrows?"
Several generals were whispering, but Wang Shichong said lightly: "This is just a boring ranking of the Tang Dynasty. Li Xuanba is just a slightly braver bird. How can he deserve to be compared with a red eagle like Yang Yuanqing and rank Yang Yuanqing at the top?"
Thirdly, I am afraid that even my father, Li Yuan, is not so thick-skinned."