() He was already a little worried about the situation in the direction of Dasanguan. Now that he heard that Chang'an was besieged, Li Shentong immediately led the cavalry and marched quickly to return to Chang'an. As for the infantry, Li Shentong left it behind.
At the rear, while moving slowly, they escorted the transportation of grain, grass and equipment.
After running wildly for nearly two days and one night, Li Shentong and his party were already less than a hundred miles away from Chang'an City.
Knowing that he was about to enter the reconnaissance range of the Yuan army's scouts, Li Shentong quickly ordered his sergeants to set up camp temporarily, recharge their batteries, and prepare to wait for an opportunity to have a battle with the Yuan army, or to rush directly into Chang'an City in one go!
Although he was so tired that he was sticking his tongue out like a dog, Li Shentong was a veteran on the battlefield after all. He still sent out scouts first and kept vigilance. Then he ordered the army to rest in place and wait until dawn tomorrow before launching the troops.
Chang'an.
What Li Shentong didn't know was that from the moment he turned around and headed towards Chang'an, his Tang army had already fallen into the eyes of Yuan army scouts.
Subsequently, the staff of the Yuan Army began to conduct a large amount of analysis and judgment based on Li Shentong's marching speed, route, and the choices Li Shentong might face in various situations. Finally, a complex combat plan was sent to
In front of Li Jing and Qin Qiong...
The core content of this plan is how to ambush Li Shentong's troops!
Among them, the core of the entire plan is how to ambush Li Shentong on Chang'an Road.
Unconsciously, he had already stepped into the coffin with one leg. At this moment, Li Shentong dragged his tired body for inspection, then had a hasty dinner, rolled up his bed and went to rest. Even the scouts had not sent back any news, Li Shentong
I didn't even notice the supernatural power.
It's not to blame for Li Shentong's carelessness. Normally, if Li Shentong arrived in such a hurry, the Yuan army should not have had time to react!
Moreover, the journey of seventy or eighty miles would take an ordinary sergeant two days. Even if they were all cavalry, it would take more than half a day! Therefore, even if the Yuan army scouts discovered Li Shentong's whereabouts at this moment, they would not be able to go back.
After reporting the news, the Yuan army mobilized troops and horses to attack again, and they would not be able to arrive until tomorrow morning at the earliest!
Of course. This refers to ordinary military tactics!
In actual combat, many things do not follow common sense in the art of war!
Although Li Jing and Qin Qiong set up camp outside Chang'an City, they had no intention of sending an army to attack Chang'an!
Because Chang'an City is too dangerous, a strong attack will only lead to loss of troops and generals, which is not what a wise man would say.
After discussing this, the two of them decided on a strategy to encircle the point and call for reinforcements!
Therefore, although Li Shentong had not yet emerged from Chang'an City, he had actually fallen into the Yuan army's noose.
Due to the previous battle, both Li Jing and Qin Qiong's troops were damaged. In fact, both of them had only a little more than 40,000 troops under their command at the moment.
This time they came to besiege Chang'an City. Li Jing and Qin Qiong each led an army of 30,000, and the total number of both sides was 60,000.
In order to ambush Li Shentong, the two of them discussed this time and brought 45,000 troops out, and the battlefield was selected in advance to set up the ambush.
Unlike the exhausted troops who expected to rob and kill the enemy head-on, Li Shentong, who was about to enter the ambush circle, miraculously started to set up camp!
You know, in order to rush on the road, Li Shentong and his men did not bring any tents at all! At this moment, the Tang army's so-called setting up camp was actually just rolling up their blankets and laying bunks on the ground!
Fortunately, this place is a little far away from Chang'an City and has not been turned into a barren wasteland by the Yuan army. You can still find some sticks and thatch. However, it is impossible to set up a regular camp because,
All the taller wood had been chopped down by the Yuan army first!
The Tang army, who was already as tired as a dog, had no intention of setting up camp at this moment. They just cut down some small tree sticks and built a wooden fence to set up camp.
It would be good to take even a little extra rest after chasing!
None of the Tang army, including Li Shentong, expected that not long after the Tang army set up camp, a group of men and horses would come out from a mountain col more than ten miles away. Taking advantage of the night, they marched towards the Tang army in a mighty and furtive manner.
The camp is coming to kill
Although the Yuan army was only more than ten miles away from where the Tang army was encamped, it took them half the night to get to their destination.
After preparations were made, 45,000 men and horses rushed out, divided into nine groups, and rushed into the so-called main camp of the Tang army.
"Enemy attack!"
The shrill whistle instantly echoed through the entire camp.
Li Shentong's troops were worthy of being the most elite troops among the Tang army. Although they were tired troops, they still woke up immediately and sent out the signal of enemy attack.
The Tang troops who were originally wrapped in blankets and resting were immediately awakened when they heard the whistle. They immediately picked up their weapons and scrambled onto their horses, preparing to face the enemy.
Although the Tang army reacted very quickly, the Yuan army was even faster.
Before the Tang army could gather into a group, the Nine-Road Yuan Army circled around the Tang Army's camp like a millstone and began to strangle.
He started his career by hijacking camps and beating sap, and Yuwen Chenglong instilled the concepts of hijacking and counter-robbery into his generals quite thoroughly.
This time when Li Jing and Qin Qiong robbed the camp, they completely implemented Yuwen Chenglong's movement concept. They did not take killing the enemy as the first purpose, but immediately attacked those Tang troops who tried to form a group, and resolutely refused to do so.
Give the Tang army a chance to gather most of their troops.
After several rounds of circling and crushing, the Tang army that had just gathered to a small size had been completely dispersed.
The rest of the Tang army also saw a little bit of their reputation and knew that once they unite, they will be attacked by the Yuan army immediately, and they are afraid of dying faster. Therefore, the loose style of the Qiang and Hu cavalry was once again inspired, and
Instead of gathering the troops, one by one, waving their scimitars fiercely, they launched a counterattack against the Yuan army in a messy manner!
At this point, the outcome of this war has basically been determined!
If there is no accident, the Tang army will be defeated! The only difference is how much the Tang army can take and the Yuan army pays.
At this point, Li Shentong also realized this, but Li Shentong was unwilling to give in!
As one of the few royal wizards in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shentong was capable of both literary and military skills. He was able to serve as General You Yiwei. Although this was because Li Shentong was a relative of the emperor, it was also related to Li Shentong's excellent military skills!
After the whistle of enemy attack sounded, Li Shentong woke up immediately, then quickly got up, drew his sword and mounted his horse. At the same time, he summoned his personal guards to gather the army and tried to organize a resistance.
With his high prestige, Li Shentong shouted a few times and gathered nearly a thousand people around him. Then, Li Shentong led his troops to move quickly, shouting for the sergeants along the way to return to the team. The team soon grew like a snowball.
There were more than 3,000 people! Then, Li Shentong's good luck turned around!
Facing the Yuan army of 1 to 5,000 men, they roared towards them. Under the leadership of a general, a round of javelins killed half of the more than 3,000 people under Li Shentong's command! Then, the 5,000 Yuan troops roared past,
They also killed nearly half of the remaining army of more than 1,000 yuan, and dispersed the rest.
As a general, Li Shentong had his own soldiers to protect him, and he miraculously escaped this disaster.
After the first wave of resistance troops were dispersed, Li Shentong was not discouraged and began to organize large armies one after another to try to unite to resist. Undoubtedly, they were all immediately attacked by the Yuan army.
After five rounds of tossing, the Yuan army's javelins seemed to be exhausted, and Li Shentong finally managed to maintain his position. After the fifth round of Yuan army's charge, he miraculously retained a spear of nearly a thousand people.
The remnants!
It's a pity that at this time, the entire Tang army camp had been destroyed by the Yuan army and turned into ruins. There were corpses of dead and injured Tang soldiers everywhere, occasionally mixed with some dead and injured Yuan soldiers.
Looking around, Li Shentong sadly found that everything he could see was the Yuan army's galloping cavalry. It was already difficult to find the Tang army with more than a hundred men!
Knowing that the situation was over, Li Shentong gritted his teeth and ordered, "Let's withdraw!" (To be continued.)