Chapter 539: Xiang Yu’s Hundreds of Riders Rob the Camp (Part 1)
"Everyone, the spies have sent us the exact news that Xiang Yu is currently in Hulao Pass."
Looking at Qin Hao and others, Li Shimin said with a happy face: "And between this place and Hulao Pass, there are only two dangerous places with camps."
Yang Jian immediately beamed with joy when he heard this and said excitedly: "So, as long as we break through these two camps, there will be no obstacles in front of Hulao Pass?"
"That's right." Li Shimin nodded heavily.
"Okay, then what are you waiting for? If you stay here a little longer, it will give Xiang Yu more time to prepare." Yang Jian said eagerly, looking like he wanted to fly to Hulao Pass immediately.
"The general also thinks so, but to ensure just in case, and also to bring out the cavalry's combat effectiveness, we still wait until the cavalry expires before launching a general attack."
Li Shimin was worthy of being the 'Khan of Heaven'. Even with his enemy right in front of him, he remained calm as always and made the most correct decision. This made Qin Hao not dare to despise him in the slightest.
Li Shimin glanced at Qin Hao and said, "Now let's assign the attack..."
Seeing that Li Shimin was not shying away from anything, and was even preparing to let his men join in the attack, Qin Hao wanted to apologize to Li Shimin and said:
"General Li, all I am bringing with me this time are cavalry archers. They may not be of much help in attacking the city and the stronghold."
Li Shimin had 50,000 Xiliang cavalry in his hands, and the full support of his father-in-law Dong Zhuo behind him. He could still afford the expense of attacking the city and the stronghold.
And Qin Hao has separated from the Jin army, so naturally it is impossible and will not rely on the Jin army for everything. And he only has a few thousand cavalry under his command, and of course he cannot waste them in such a tough battle.
Li Shimin seemed to have expected it, and there was no trace of surprise on his face. He smiled nonchalantly and said: "It is a great kindness for Mr. Marquis to come to help. Leave the rest to me, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry."
"Um."
Qin Hao nodded, but he felt very unhappy in his head and heart. He felt like he had been seen through by Li Shimin, and this was a taboo for all kings.
It seems that you should be more careful when dealing with Li Shimin in the future. Qin Hao thought.
During the attack on Daguguan, although Li Shimin's commanding performance was excellent, he was completely stolen from the limelight by the amazing performances of Li Cunxiao and Li Yuanba.
What we are facing now are just two newly built forts. How can they stop Li Shimin, the emperor of the ages?
Li Shimin's tactical command ability is quite strong. Qin Hao was lucky enough to witness it once at Dagu Pass, and now it is the second time.
Although the enemy's strongholds were newly built recently, they were built in dangerous places and the terrain was difficult, so it was still very difficult to break through.
But who is Li Shimin? He was one of the emperors with the strongest ability to command troops in Chinese history. How could he be stopped by two small forts?
Li Shimin pointed his sword directly at Dazhai and shouted: "Attack."
The next moment, nearly ten thousand Liangzhou cavalry launched a charge at the same time, and the defenders in Dazhai also immediately counterattacked, but the Xiliang cavalry did not cause many casualties.
There were only five thousand defenders in the stronghold, so the size of the arrow rain was limited. Li Shimin really saw this, so he ordered the cavalry to separate, thus minimizing the threat from the arrows. When approaching the camp, If they are concentrated, the combat power will be gathered again.
Faced with Li Shimin's flexible and ruthless command, the first stronghold could not survive even half a day before being easily defeated by Li Shimin. Li Yuanba did not even participate in the battle.
After conquering the first stronghold, Yang Jian asked Yang Guang to take care of the funeral affairs, while he and Li Shimin went non-stop to capture the last stronghold, but this stronghold also failed to last for half a day.
In just one day, Li Shimin easily captured two strongholds that were easy to defend but difficult to attack and had over 10,000 mercenaries, while suffering less than 3,000 casualties.
Being able to defeat two strongholds and kill 6,000 enemies with less than 3,000 casualties when neither Li Yuanba nor Yuwen Chengdu participated in the battle, shows how high Li Shimin's command level is!
After conquering two villages, Yang Jian ordered Yang Su to stay and deal with the funeral affairs, while 30,000 cavalry, including Qin Hao, immediately went to Hulao Pass and finally arrived at Hulao Pass in the evening.
"Finally arrived."
Looking at this majestic pass in front of him, Li Shimin felt excited and complicated. This was the greatest place of shame in his life.
Li Shimin will never forget that day a year ago. Also in front of Hulao Pass, Xiang Yu killed his third brother Li Yuanji and then crucified his eldest brother Li Jiancheng in front of Li Shimin.
Later, Xiang Yu directly trampled Li Shimin to the ground and humiliated him. If his uncle Li Daozong hadn't sacrificed his life to save him, Li Shimin would have definitely died.
The death of two brothers and two elders made Li Shimin completely lose his mind. At that time, he swore to the sky in front of Xiang Yu: If he didn't die, he would kill Xiang Yu!
Now the day has finally come.
"Hahaha……"
Li Shimin suddenly laughed happily, which made everyone look at him and wonder what happened to him?
Qin Hao understood Li Shimin's neurotic and abnormal behavior very well. He also understood that Li Shimin must have been suppressing it for a long time, and the subsequent battles would probably become a catharsis for Li Shimin's heart.
"Xiang Yu, for offending such a vengeful genius, you probably won't be lonely in the days to come." Qin Hao thought to himself.
In this empty night, Li Shimin's laughter seemed particularly charming. He laughed wildly for a while before finally stopping.
Seeing this, Li Xiuning stepped forward and asked, "Second brother, do you want to attack overnight?"
Li Shimin took a long breath, pondered for a moment, and said: "No, the soldiers are already very tired after we attacked two villages in one day. Let's take a good rest tonight and attack the city with all our strength tomorrow."
Qin Hao admired Li Shimin's calmness. He found that compared with Li Shimin, he still had many shortcomings.
Late at night, except for the guards keeping watch, the 30,000-strong army fell into a deep sleep.
At the same time, not far outside the camp, a squad of a hundred cavalry was quietly approaching the camp with their flags covered and their horses' hooves wrapped in cloth, and the leader was Xiang Yu.
Looking at the brightly lit stronghold in front of him, Xiang Yu couldn't help but mutter to himself: "The Han army's sentry posts are really tight. If they hadn't brought only a hundred riders here this time, they might not have been able to get here. "
Xiang Yu only brought a hundred people to rob the camp this time. Of course, this was not because Xiang Yu did not want to bring more people, and he only had a hundred cavalry in his hands, and they were all taken from the Han army. There is no cavalry in Hulao Pass now.
Within one day, two villages were attacked one after another by Li Shimin, which had a huge impact on the morale of the prisoners of war. In this state, Xiang Yu was not sure that he would be able to hold on until reinforcements arrived, so Xiang Yu took the risk of leading a hundred cavalry to rob the camp to boost morale.
