After Qu Tutong rescued King Zhao Li Xuanba and broke through the siege, he went south and found Li Xiaogong's troops. Li Xuanba was sent back to Chang'an for recuperation due to serious injuries, while Qu Tutong stayed in Gu Chuan after Li Xiaogong's repeated attempts.
county.
Qu Tutong is a steady and steady person. He knew very well that there were many mountains in the Tang army. In addition to the two major forces of Qin and the Crown Prince, there were many small forces, such as the Li Yuanji Sect, Li Xiaogong Sect, Li Shentong Sect and Chai Shao Sect.
Although Li Xiaogong supported King Li Shimin of Qin, it did not mean that Li Xiaogong just obeyed Li Shimin's command, so Qu Tutong was very cautious, and he would not participate in Li Xiaogong's military affairs meetings.
However, Qu Tutong was a little nervous today. He found that the Tang army was already in an unfavorable situation strategically, and he could no longer bear it.
"See Your Highness with a humble position!"
Qu Tutong bowed to Li Xiaogong when he entered the tent. Li Xiaogong quickly stood up and returned the gift, "I dare not accept the gift of the old general, please sit down!"
Qu Tutong sat down and said worriedly: "Your Highness, the deployment of the Sui army is not good for us!"
Li Xiaogong was surprised, "What do the old general say?"
"Your Highness, the situation is very obvious now. The Sui and Tang armies took Hulao Pass as the boundary and fought on the east and west battlefields. The current trend has been seen. Whoever can support each other will be able to gain strategic initiative.
The Sui army has taken the lead."
Qu Tutong walked to the sand table, picked up the wooden pole and pointed at Xiangcheng County: "Now Xiangcheng County is the key to the entire battle. Yang Yuanqing was already aware of it and ordered 20,000 people from Xu Shiji's troops to enter Xiangcheng County first. Xu Shiji's troops
[Wings Spreading Update Group] became the link between the Sui army of the East and West. In this way, Yang Yuanqing was in the west, Xu Shiji was in the middle, and Li Jing was in the east, and the whole front was alive."
Speaking of this, Qu Tutong sighed, "Relatively speaking, the two Tang corpses in the east and west have no connections, and are at a strategic disadvantage. Your Highness, I am very worried!"
Li Xiaogong's face turned pale, actually he realized something was wrong, but his consciousness was not clear. Qu Tutong's statement suddenly understood, and he realized their unfavorable situation.
More importantly, if Guchuan County was given up, the Sui army could march southward, posing a huge threat to Runan and Huaian counties, which had to consider the series of consequences.
Not only that, he has no right to make such strategic adjustments before they can be implemented after approval. Li Xiaogong sighed helplessly, "I appreciate the old general's suggestion, but it's not very realistic."
Qu Tutong was stunned. He understood a little, and advised: "Your Highness, it's nothing more than an appointment and removal from officials. Your Highness doesn't have to consider this issue. As long as you defeat the Sui army, Yingchuan County still belongs to the Tang Dynasty. No matter how calmly these things are arranged, you won't be able to arrange them.
Late."
"I must report to the emperor and the emperor to the King of Qin. Both sides have to obtain the approval of the emperor before they can move to Xiangcheng County. I cannot do it without authorization."
"But this will make you miss the opportunity to fight. Your Highness will make you miss a big deal!" Qu Tutong became a little anxious.
Li Xiaogong was helpless, "If I make the decision without authorization, it would be a good idea to explain it if I win, but if I lose, I really can't bear this responsibility. Please understand my difficulties."
Qu Tutong sighed long, "The Tang Dynasty is still a new dynasty, and it has become so old and rigid. How can we compete for the world?"
He was extremely depressed, stood up and sighed and left.
Li Xiaogong looked at his back and walked away, and he felt heavy in his heart. Even an old minister like Qu Tutong was not optimistic about the prospects. How should he fight this battle?
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In Chenjia Village, Weishi County, a team of Tang army scouts rushed to the front of the Tang army camp and reported loudly, "If there is an emergency military situation, we must report to General Mao!"
The gate of the military camp opened, and several scouts rushed into the camp and ran towards the central army's tent. The general who led the 10,000 Tang troops was named Mao Wenli, a native of Shu County. His father was also a general. He was once the commander of Jianyang County and was in Li Xiaogong.
After taking Bashu south, Mao Wenli followed him all the way, and he was Li Xiaogong's confidant.
Mao Wenli is about forty years old, with a medium figure and a pair of cunning eyes. He is an experienced soldier. Of course, he has rich experience in leading troops. However, there has been no war in Shu for decades and does not have much experience in war.
Mao Wenli only participated in one battle to siege Jiangling County
Mao Wenli was really worried about this time entering the Central Plains. He also knew that the Sui army had a sharp battle, and most of his troops were Shu soldiers. Although they were well trained, had neat military appearance and excellent equipment, they lacked combat experience, especially the tragic opposite.
They could hold on to the killing, but Mao Wenli was not sure about it.
At this moment, a soldier outside the tent reported: "Report to General Mao, the scout has emergency information!"
"Say! What happened?"
"The scout found a Sui cavalry of about three thousand men running towards us, only twenty-five miles away."
Mao Wenli was shocked. The thing he was most worried about finally came. He immediately ordered: "Order the entire army to prepare and go out to fight!"
The battlefield could not be set up in the basin, and ten thousand Tang troops left Sanlonggang, and backed the hills to form a formation. They formed a formation. They saw dust flying in the distance, and a row of small black dots appeared at the end of the plain.
As the opponent got closer, the row of black spots became wider and wider, with thousands of people, with great momentum, but the speed gradually slowed down. It stopped three miles away from the Tang army and did not launch an attack immediately.
The Tang army had 10,000 people including 8,000 infantry and 2,000 cavalry. Considering that the Shu army was not good at cavalry and shooting, Li Xiaogong also matched some Longyou cavalry in the Shu army. Among these 10,000 Tang army, the two thousand cavalry came from Longyou.
Among the eight thousand infantry, there were three thousand crossbowmen and three thousand spearmen, and the other two thousand were sword and shield soldiers. Their formation was arranged quite neatly, with one thousand cavalry guards on each wing, and three thousand crossbowmen on the front.
The crossbow is in front and leads behind, and then there are three thousand spearmen behind, and the final formation is two thousand swords and shields.
Three miles away, the dust gradually returned to the ground, making people's vision clear. A Sui army with the same strong lineup appeared, with only three thousand people, but everyone was tall, with bright helmets and bright armors, sharp spears, one
The war horse is as strong as a dragon, and each cavalry is a warrior. When they gather together, they condense into a steel-like front line, invincible.
Wang Jungu holds the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in his hand and looks coldly at the Tang army in the distance. Judging from the formation, this Tang army is well-trained and has neat lineup, but they lack a murderous aura, just like a group of statues, and another one is not.
The quenched sword has a delicate appearance, but does not have enough hardness.
A sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of Wang Jungu's mouth. He looked up at the scorching sun and did not order an attack. Instead, he gave an order, "Drop off the horse and rest on the spot!"
Three thousand cavalry dismounted together, sat cross-legged in the shadow of the war horses, maintaining their physical strength. They were prepared. Each of them brought two water bags, fed the water bags to their beloved horses from time to time, and then sprinkled clear water on the war horses, giving them to them.
They remove the heat of the heat.
The scorching sun was scorching the earth. Under the scorching sun, it was a huge test for all soldiers. The Tang army's crossbowmen put down the bow and arrows and hard crossbows, squatted on the ground, and the spearmen also squatted.
He took it down and wiped the rolling sweat on his forehead. The infantry had no water bags and were all thirsty. The hot earth was like a steamer, which was so stuffy that it was breathless.
At this time, the Sui cavalry slowly walked, leading the horse forward step by step. The Tang army immediately stood up one after another, picked up the crossbow again, raised the spear, and watched the Sui army approaching nervously, but the Sui army arrived
A mile away, he stopped again and sat cross-legged again.
Mao Wenli, the chief general of the Tang army, became a little nervous. He also saw the Sui army's intentions. It was obvious that the Tang army would be exhausted under the scorching sun, and they used fatigue tactics.
After about half an hour, some soldiers finally couldn't support the exposure to the sun and fainted. Tang Jun's strength and morale dropped to a low point, at this moment, Wang Junguo raised a horn,
Blow hard to the sky.
"Woo"
Then a hundred horns were blown at the same time, "Woo"
The low horn sound echoed on the plain, which was a signal of battle. Three thousand Sui cavalry rolled over the horses at the same time, poured the last clear water on their heads and bodies, so that the war horses could also be bathed in clear water. They burst out loud roars at the same time
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Three thousand cavalry launched at the same time, and the fierce sound of horse hooves hit the earth, and murderous aura burst out from them, like the long black sand rolled up by the strong wind, sweeping towards the Tang army overwhelmingly, and like the storm waves breaking the dike, destroying everything, rushing to the shoulder
All the momentum rushed towards the Tang army.
The Tang army's crossbow army also cheered up, raised their bows and arrows, aiming at the Sui army that was rushing towards them. However, the long-term exposure made them overdraw their physical strength and they lost the fighting spirit of tenacious resistance. Many people were dizzy and exhausted.
The Sui army cavalry rushed to a hundred steps in an instant, and the drum sounded, and three thousand crossbowmen shot arrows at the same time, and dense arrows shot at the Sui army. The Sui army soldiers raised their shields to greet them, protecting themselves and war horses, crackling and crackling
Arrow shot on the shield.
War horses kept neighing and stumbled to the ground. This kind of arrow formation was very lethal to the nomadic peoples, but not to the well-trained Central Plains cavalry.
No matter whether the bow and crossbow are shot at an elevation angle, the arrows are shot at the Sui army. In response to such arrows, the cavalry will raise the shield forward and high towards the angle of the arrow, blocking the soldier's body and horse head.
, it can only pose a threat to the fore chest and forelimbs of the war horse, but the threat has also been greatly reduced.
The arrows could not stop the attack of the Sui cavalry. After another round of arrows, the Sui army lost nearly 200 people. However, at this time, the Sui army's front line had moved to thirty steps away from the Tang army, with horses galloping and murderous intent soaring into the sky.
The formation of the Tang army also began to change. The crossbows retreated one after another, and three thousand spearmen came out. At this time, the Sui army's cavalry had arrived, "Boom!, and the ground crashed into the enemy group, and the huge impact force caused the Tang army to
They fell down one after another, and many soldiers were knocked out and flew out. The horses rushed into the enemy group. The horses were still fast, and they slashed the spears all the way, opening a bloody path.