Li Daoxuan, the king of Huaiyang, left the capital on the fourth day of September and arrived at Yanmen Pass on the seventh day of September. On the same day, he summoned all the generals and gathered the morale of the army. The next day, he summoned officials from all over the country and local noble families to see him.
Pang Yu, who was obviously rejected last night and could not wait for Xue Wanjun, was very well-behaved today and basically kept silent because he saw with his own eyes that everyone from the chief official of a state to the local wealthy family bowed down.
Pang Yu has been in Daizhou for some time, and he has contacts with the local people. Although he has the title of Duke and is a direct descendant of the King of Qin, it is difficult for him to integrate... The powerful people of the aristocratic family feel that they cannot offend him, and they are unwilling to do so. If you stick to him, basically cut off all contact with him.
Pang Yu was once furious, thinking that these bumpkins were being shameless and would be fined for not eating the toast, so he found an excuse to detain the head of the Li family in Dai County... Now it was better, and he stabbed more than ten people. Everyone rushed up, and everyone was not easy to mess with.
When Li Shan arrived at Yanmen Pass, the first thing he did was to gather local powerful families and borrow from families with no way to rise. In the past few years, these families have developed extremely rapidly. The son of the head of the Li family who was detained by Pang Yu was Dai. The general of the state army was Li Shen who was the first to step forward last night and ask for troops.
Li Shen was engaged to a daughter from a branch of the Guo family in Taiyuan, and his cousin married into the Wen family in Taiyuan... With such a relationship, Pang Yu, who was completely unexpected, suffered a big fall.
Pang Yu looked coldly at Li Jia, the head of the Li family. This guy was extremely arrogant. Although he was very respectful to Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan, his attitude was still different from others.
Li Daoxuan didn't take it seriously, and casually took a letter from the case and handed it over... Then, after reading the letter, Li Jia immediately became respectful and submissive.
Pang Yu was not surprised at all. He chose to give up for this reason, because Xue Wanjun casually mentioned this morning that King Wei Si had written a letter to reprimand him.
When Li Jia quietly retreated, Pang Yu could clearly see traces of sweat flowing on this man's cheeks and forehead. There must be nothing good in the letter.
"Mr. Korea."
"Yiyan is here." Pang Yu turned around and saw Li Yiyan, who was recording affairs and participating in the military affairs, and joked in amusement: "Didn't you receive the letter from King Si of Wei?"
Li Yiyan smiled slightly, but did not explain anything.
Pang Yu looked very indifferent, but in fact he was already numb. Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan did not rely on his qualifications and military exploits in the lineage of the King of Qin, nor on the titles of county kings of his own clan children, nor on his new appointment as the Marching Deputy of Hedong Road. The position of the general manager only relies on his friendship with Li Huairen, the successor king of Wei. A few letters can make everyone bow... I still far underestimated Li Huairen's influence in Daidi.
After being summoned, Li Yiyan entered the room. He and Li Daoxuan also knew each other. Even when he was appointed as the magistrate of Nao County, he was recommended by Yu Wenshi, the minister of Zhongshu... Considering that Yu Wenshi and concurrently served as Sima of Tiance Mansion, Li Yiyan actually also It was regarded by the court as the outskirts of King Qin's lineage.
"Huairen specially asked me to send a message. I haven't seen you for several years. When I return to the court one day, I will definitely come to pay my respects." Li Daoxuan said with a smile: "I have already thanked you, Zhu Yichen and Ma Sanbao."
Li Yiyan naturally understood this as soon as he heard it. During the battle in Guoxian County, Er Zhu Yichen and Ma Sanbao led their troops to fight first. Later, Li Yiyan rushed to Dai County and led troops with Li Kai to come to the rescue... Later, Li Jing used a plan. In fact, The role played by Li Jing is not critical. After Li Kai arrived, the Turkic Jingqi were no longer able to reach Yanmen Pass and attack from both front and rear.
That's why Li Shancai said this, but Li Yiyan also knew in his heart that the King of Huaiyang in front of him was just looking for a reason to get closer. If he said thank you, he had already thanked him.
After the Battle of Jingzhou, Li Shan stationed troops in Baiquan County. Li Xuande, the Baiquan Commandery, had surrendered Liang Jun before. If Li Shan hadn't intervened, he would have died or died, but he would have been ruined. Li Xuande was Li Yiyan's father.
The previous worries gradually dissipated. While Li Yiyan was talking to Li Daoxuan about the situation in Daidi, the reserves of grain, grass, ordnance, and war horses, which were all the duties of recording and participating in the military, he thought in his heart that everyone said that the Wei Siwang was accustomed to taking the wrong side of the sword, but in fact it was quite difficult. Be cautious.
Daizhou was the starting point for Li Shanzhen to become famous in the world. He rebuilt the Daizhou army, took back Mayi, and surrendered Yuan Junzhang. The entire Dai region was founded by him, and the entire Dai region was founded by him. The officials were all his old subordinates... In this case, Li Shan asked Li Daoxuan to bring so many letters, but they were all for wealthy families and basically none for officials and generals.
Well, there is only one exception, that is Xue Wanche.
Early this morning, Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche asked for forgiveness. This matter had spread throughout Yanmen Pass, and Li Yiyan had heard about it a long time ago.
At dusk, Li Daoxuan summoned Xue Wanche, Xue Wanjun, Qin Wutong, Pang Yu, Li Yiyan and other officials to discuss matters. A huge map was spread on the ground, with mountains, rivers, cities, and forts clearly visible. Everyone stood around the map.
"Today's scouts reported that three thousand Turks are stationed here seven miles away." Li Daoxuan pointed at the map with an unsheathed sword in his hand. "This move is obviously to cut off the connection between Yanmen Pass and Shuozhou, but there are heavy troops stationed at Yanmen Pass. At that time, the army of more than 100,000 people was bruised and bloody. It is impossible that Tuli Khan did not know, what use can 3,000 people do?"
Xue Wanjun nodded in agreement, "When the Turks first arrived, I led the cavalry to fight. However, the Turks' cavalry were excellent in horsemanship. They only fired arrows slightly and withdrew to the northeast for fear of another ambush."
Pang Yu felt a blockage in his heart. This was true, but in fact, after Xue Wanjun sent out troops, he immediately rushed to Yanmen Pass and sent the order to withdraw his troops. Xue Wanjun immediately rushed back to Yanmen Pass.
Now Xue Wanjun explained it this way...Qin Wutong also echoed a few words, obviously looking at Pang Yu's joke.
Li Dao
Li Daoxuan glanced at him and said, "Xue Wanche, lead a thousand and five cavalrymen out of the west path and go around behind the Turks."
"yes."
"Xue Wanjun, you lead three thousand cavalry out of Yanmen Pass to invite a battle."
"yes."
Qin Wutong hesitated for a moment, then suggested: "Your Highness, when Yanmen was victorious, before the Duke of Yiyang attacked the Turks from the side, he made a promise with the smoke of war."
"Not bad, not bad, I heard it from Li Demou." Xue Wanche's eyes lit up, "A certain person led his troops to make a detour, leaving manpower behind on the way. It's ten miles away. It only takes two passes to see clearly."
The idea of transmitting information from beacon towers has been around since ancient times. Li Daoxuan thought about it and agreed, then continued: "Xue Wanche, you lead your troops to attack from the rear. Don't be slow, don't stay, and don't be too eager to fight."
Qin Wutong explained: "The Turks must have an ambush in the northeast... This time Tuli Khan attacked with sufficient troops. Even if they attack Thirteen Village Fort and Mayi, they can still have troops left for an ambush."
Xue Wanjun added: "It is even possible that Tuli Khan only besieged Thirteen Village Fort and Mayi, but actually wanted to raid Yanmen Pass."
Pang Yu's face was so dark that he couldn't even look at it. Li Yiyan, who was so steady and had some friendship with Pang Yu, had his face distorted because this was the reason why Pang Yu refused to send troops.
Hey, Xue Wanjun was also helpless. Otherwise, how could he express his regret?
To be honest, Pang Yu is already gray-haired, and His Highness the King of Qin has not yet entered the East Palace. After His Highness ascends the throne, Pang Yu will have already served as an official even if he is not dead. Xue Wanjun has nothing to fear... Well, Pang Yu is in Tiance There is no good popularity within the government either.
Li Dao
"This battle is not to kill Hu, nor to defeat the enemy. The first thing is to tell Tuli Khan that troops can and dare to be sent to Yanmen Pass." Li Yiyan
Knowing that Xue Wanche was a reckless man, he explained: "If the Duke of Wu'an wants to fight, and even pursues the three thousand Turks when they are defeated, there will probably be Turkic reinforcements in the northeast."
"My brother leads 3,000 cavalry, and the fourth brother has 1,050 cavalry. It is difficult for them all to enter the pass in a short while." Xue Wanjun said softly: "This battle needs to be fast and fierce. The first is to be fast, and the second is to be fierce. The war must be ended in the shortest time. , withdraw into the pass, otherwise there is a danger of overthrowing once the Turkic reinforcements arrive."
Although Xue Wanche was reckless, he was also experienced in war. He nodded repeatedly and added: "In this case, Tuli Khan will not be able to keep an eye on Yanmen Pass without sending heavy troops."
"Moreover, troops can be sent from the west path, and troops can also be sent from other trails. It just depends on the number of troops." Li Daoxuan said coldly: "Khan Tuli can't keep an eye on Yanmen Pass."
"Either send heavy troops to station outside Yanmen Pass, or we can only control them from a distance." Qin Wutong stroked his beard and said: "In this way, the pressure on Mayi and Thirteen Village Forts will be greatly reduced."
"Hahaha, the Prince of Huaiyang County is really a famous general." Xue Wanjun boasted: "Such a skill can solve the crisis immediately."
A strange look appeared on Li Daoxuan's face. After coughing twice, he whispered: "Learn from the past."
Seeing everyone's confused expressions, Li Daoxuan did not hide anything and continued: "Before the battle of Xiabo, Huairen urged that the right time, place and people were not there, and the Turks were hiding their whereabouts, so Liu Heitai was defeated twice. In fact, I wanted to lure the snake out of its hole and decided to fight, but it was a pity that I had to go my own way..."
"It's also Huairen this time..." Halfway through Xue Wanche's words, Xue Wanjun bumped into him with his elbow, and then he changed his words: "Is it the plot of His Highness King Wei Si?"
"It doesn't matter, Huairen attaches great importance to love and righteousness. I'm afraid he won't be happy if Wu'an County Duke calls him His Royal Highness Wei Siwang in person." Li Daoxuan laughed and said: "Then it's settled, the details will be discussed later. We agree to start in three days. The key to this battle is whether your two brothers can attack at the same time and defeat three thousand Turks in one battle."
Xue Wanche thought for a while, "General, I am going to go there in person. In fact, when I was in Guji Town, I heard Huairen mention that during the great victory of Yanmen, Huairen was actually planning to send troops from the west path. Unfortunately, there were not enough troops at that time. Zhang Baoxiang was He arrived at the last minute, so he sent a messenger to Mayi and ordered Liu Shirang to detour to the southwest of Yanmen Pass."
Indeed, during that battle, Zhang Baoxiang arrived the day before the battle. When leaving the border, Li Shan had to charge forward... although he was quickly blocked by the shield.
At that time, Li Shan had already taken charge of the Prefectural Governor's Office as Acting Governor Shi, but basically none of the generals deployed by the government had arrived. Well, only Er Zhu Yichen, who was relatively close, and Chang He, who had left early, had arrived. The former After going to war, the latter retreated to Dai County, so Li Shanzhi did not have enough troops at that time, and the Daizhou Army had just begun to rebuild.
"Okay." Li Daoxuan nodded in agreement, and added: "When sending troops, we must send scouts to Mayi and nearby fortresses to inform them of this matter."
This is what it should be. The news of troops dispatched from Yanmen Pass must spread throughout Shuozhou, so that the Tang army officers and soldiers can have hope and not think that they are in a desperate situation.
After the discussion, Xue Wanche excitedly went to select the scouts and prepared to take a trip to the west path in person, because after leaving the mountain path on that side, it was not far from Loufan Pass, so it was relatively safer.
At the beginning, when Li Shan was planning, he also thought about whether to let Loufan Pass send troops, but after thinking about it again and again, he rejected it. On the one hand, it was because Loufan Pass belonged to Lanzhou, and Ashina Sheer used Loufan Pass to pass through it. After the First Battle of Guan, the DPRK ordered Bingzhou to take charge of Lanzhou.
If you want to send troops to Loufanguan, you must have the permission of Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, the general manager of Bingzhou...and Li Daozong is cautious and steady, so I am afraid he will not agree and will probably report it to Li Yuan.
On the other hand, Loufan Pass is not like Yanmen Pass. It is a long passage with a river in the middle. It is not easy to choose the time to send troops. The key to this battle is that the time must be precise. , defeat three thousand Turks in a short period of time, and then quickly return to the pass... This is impossible in Loufan Pass. Even if they return to Loufan Pass, the Turks can follow them in.
Xue Wanjun also went down to select elites. Now in the Daizhou Army, the number of cavalry is about 10,000, and the number of horses is no less than that of the Lingzhou Army. This time, 4,500 cavalry are needed for this battle, so elites must be selected.
Li Yiyan also left. He went straight back to Dai County. As a military official, he was always busy with official duties. If Li Daoxuan hadn't summoned him, he would not have come to Yanmen Pass.
The only ones left were Qin Wutong and Pang Yu.
Li Daoxuan thought for a moment and then said: "It is not difficult to defeat the enemy in this battle, but it is hard to say whether we can calmly withdraw our troops and return to the pass. The key is that the smoke comes together, and the brothers Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun attack from front and back, but the Turks can also see the smoke, and the scouts report back, I’m just afraid that the ambush will come quickly.”
Before the two of them could speak, Li Daoxuan continued: "I will lead a thousand cavalry behind and cover the northeast direction, so that the army can return safely."
"Your Highness!" Qin Wutong's expression changed, "It's better to lower your rank and lead the troops."
"Needless to say." Li Daoxuan waved his hand, "It is not Gu's temperament to sit and watch his subordinates fight to the death in Yanmen Pass."
This sentence stabbed Pang Yu again, and the old man had to swallow his anger... But there was nothing he could do. Li Daoxuan had senior qualifications and was close to Li Shimin. He was also the king of the clan and county, which was not comparable to Qin Wutong.
Li Daoxuan glanced at Pang Yu, he was quite tolerant, but before the battle in Xiabo, Shi Wanbao was also quite tolerant.
After thinking about it again and again, Li Daoxuan was still worried, "Mr. Han Guo, although there is a garrison on the southeast side of Weizhou, there is a lack of famous generals. I don't know what to do?"
Qin Wutong glanced at Pang Yu from the corner of his eye, he deserved it!
In the Lingqiu County area in the southeast of Yuzhou, it is basically impossible to encounter Turks there.
