On December 25th, the eighth year of Takeoku, the Tang army, which had been standing for two months after the great victory in Jingzhou, set out again. The army marched towards the northwest like a long snake. The north wind mixed with snowflakes roared in. The sound echoed in the ears of every Tang Army general and soldier.伳
Although the snow is still falling, we are lucky. The snow is much lighter than in previous days. The former army specially dispatched two teams of up to 500 people to explore the terrain, clear the snow, and look for places to set up camp. This time when the army was dispatched, it was impossible to camp in the wild, and there was no time to build it with red bricks. Li Shan could only use traditional methods.
The march was not very fast. It was not until the afternoon of the 27th that the Chinese army arrived near the front line and began to set up camp. Li Shan calculated in his mind that a total of 30,000 people were dispatched for this march, and they did not turn out in full force. On the one hand, This is because of the terrain, and on the other hand, the heavy snow hinders the transportation of grain and grass.
But 30,000 people were enough to make Liang Luoren fearful. You must know that before the Tang army tentatively attacked the city area, the most they sent out was only 3,000 troops.
The Chinese army is under the overall control of Zhang Shigui, the governor of Yuanzhou, whom Li Shan trusts most. Li Shan does not care about the specific military affairs. After thinking about it, he simply rushes forward with his personal guards. The military report just came that the former army has already joined forces with the South Army. The Liang army in Guanzhen went to war.
Between the mountains, on a small flat land, hundreds of soldiers were fighting hard. A majestic Liang Jun general was very eye-catching. He held a shield in one hand and a sword in the other. Although it was one-handed, the sword flashed and swept vertically. Split, there is almost no enemy that can be combined.
On a hill a hundred steps away, Su Dingfang could still maintain his composure, while the generals around him were livid. This was already the fourth wave, but it was still difficult to break the formation.
"Who is leading the troops?"
"Your Highness."
"Greetings to Your Highness."
All the generals saluted, and Li Daoxuan said in a low voice with a gloomy face, "This is Xue Wanche."
The King of Handan never pays attention to factions. Although Xue Wanche is the prince's confidant, Li Daoxuan also admires the other party's bravery and good fighting skills. Although Xue Wanche is better at riding combat, his own force is also outstanding among the Tang army, but it is still difficult to break the formation.
Li Shan took out the telescope and looked at it for a while with great interest, "Is that Liu Heier?"
"Yes." Su Dingfang said, "Feng Li, Duan Zhixuan, and Qu Silang were defeated one after another. Duke Wu'an was not angry and asked for a battle, so he led two hundred elite soldiers to fight."
"Only two hundred soldiers?" Li Shan was a little surprised, but after scanning his eyes, he nodded and said, "No wonder Brother Wu An and Brother Dingfang failed to succeed before."
More than a month ago, Su Dingfang and Zhang Shigui successively led troops to attack Nanguan Town, but were stopped by Liu Heier here. What made them feel most aggrieved was that Liang Jun did not stay at the pass, but instead went out to invite people. war.
There is naturally a reason why Liu Hei'er chose to invite the battle here. The battlefield space is not large, and the climbing road is quite narrow, which prevents the Tang army from transporting large forces to the battlefield in a short period of time. At most, it can Accommodate four to five hundred troops from both sides to start the battle.
Once a steady stream of troops from the Tang Army surged forward, Liang Jun would choose to retreat, stay high up, and use bows, arrows, and stones to block the Tang Army's pursuit. However, it was too difficult for the Tang Army's soldiers to pursue pursuit in this situation.
In comparison, the Tang army did not want to directly attack the city wall of Nanguan Town, nor did it want to face the powerful stone that can exert great power on such terrain. It also hoped to defeat the enemy on the current battlefield. This was also Xue Wanche's reason. The reason for only leading two hundred elite soldiers.
Liu Heier did not stay at the pass, but instead went out to invite a battle. On the one hand, the walls of Nanguan Town were short and it was difficult to resist the attack of the Tang army. He hoped to use such dangerous terrain outside the pass to consume the strength and morale of the Tang army. On the other hand, it was also Confident in one's own force, hoping to boost morale in this way.
In fact, Liu Hei'er did it. Within two months, he defeated the Tang army's attacks four times here. He killed several Tang generals in the formation, and in one of them, Su Dingfang, who went into battle in person, was very embarrassed.
Qu Silang, Feng Li, and Duan Zhixuan who took part in the battle today were all extraordinary generals, but Liu Heier won three games in a row, forcing former army deputy general Xue Wanche to go into battle in person.伳
"This officer is good at fighting, and he also has some strategies. He is not like ordinary barbarians." Li Shan chuckled lightly, "Don't worry, keep him entangled, don't let the fish
The child is decoupled. "
Su Dingfang nodded slightly. He knew that Li Shan was rushing to the front army in order to grasp possible changes as soon as possible. The next advance would depend on Liang Jun's reaction.
"Not good!" Wang Junhao whispered, "Brother Wanche was hit by an arrow."
Li Shan's expression changed. He picked up the binoculars and took a closer look. He saw more than a hundred Tang soldiers dispersing. Liu Heier, a tall man, seemed to be shouting wildly. There were archers on both sides firing arrows. He led dozens of elite soldiers in hot pursuit. Like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, he cut down four or five Tang soldiers in a row.
In fact, there has never been a one-on-one duel between generals in front of the battlefield like in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". At most, the small forces of both sides are matched up, and there is no rule against firing cold arrows. Xue Wanche can only say that he is unlucky when he is hit by an arrow.
However, Su Dingfang had already arranged a response. Although the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could not swarm forward, they could use crossbows to cover the defeated soldiers and retreat calmly. Li Shan saw Liu Hei'er hit by an arrow, but he didn't care.
"You are so brave." Li Shan clicked his tongue twice.伳
"You are indeed brave." Su Dingfang also admitted that he himself used force to dominate in his early years, but he was unable to resist more than a month ago and could only be defeated.
Xue Wanche was hit by an arrow in his right shoulder. Li Shan asked his personal guards to treat and bandage his wound, and said with a smile: "Do you still dare to look down on him?"
"The weapons don't fit..." Xue Wanche grimaced in pain and refused to admit defeat. Although it was an infantry battle, he was still accustomed to using a long spear. He fought Liu Heier several times in the formation and suffered a lot of losses.
Li Shan turned around to see Su Dingfang selecting generals again. He looked at the generals who came with him and said, "Let Zhengze go up."
Su Dingfang pondered for a moment, nodded and beckoned to the excited Liu Rengui, "With two hundred infantry, there is no need to fight to the death, but we cannot allow the enemy to retreat easily."
"Yes." Liu Rengui was originally the leader of Ren Gui's bodyguard. Later, he performed meritorious service in several battles and assumed the title of General of Cavalry.
Liu Rengui was often a vanguard under Ren Gui, beheading generals and capturing flags. He was quite brave, but he was obviously no match for Liu Heer. However, Liu Rengui learned the lesson after fighting once. Two hundred soldiers formed a formation and used shields to resist bows and arrows. The gunman was in the middle, and his sword and shield hands were on both sides, causing Liu Heier to suffer a loss.伳
"Not bad." Li Shan praised.
Su Dingfang didn't say anything. In fact, if he carried it on like this, he still wouldn't be able to carry it unless he sent more troops. But once the troops were sent, Liu Heier would most likely choose to retreat, not to mention that he would be attacked by Chu Shi if he pursued him. The key point was The fish will be decoupled, and I don’t know what happened to Nanguan Town.
