As soon as Han Shizhong said this, it was like a pot exploded. Yang Yansi, Master Shang, Xin Wenli and others all looked at Han Shizhong with wide eyes. inexpensive
"Why?"
Yang Yanzhao asked calmly without changing his expression.
Han Shizhong cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "The reason is very simple. These generals are so powerful that they will frighten Li Shentong in this battle. If he retreats to the city and does not go out to fight, it will not be conducive to our army's next strategy."
"Hahaha."
When Yang Yanzhao heard this, he immediately smiled and said: "What the good minister said is exactly what I think."
Immediately afterwards, Yang Yanzhao continued: "Although Li Shentong's troops have been in confrontation with our army for a long time, our army has always abided by His Majesty's imperial edict and stood firm at Wuguan without fighting. We have never had a head-on confrontation on the battlefield, and we have never fought head-on with other troops who were defeated by us. Unlike the Tang army who lost their armor and armor after being defeated by the Sui generals, Li Shentong may still have some thoughts of competing with our Sui generals.
Since our army occupied Wuguan, the Puppet Tang Dynasty has been repairing and strengthening the city wall of Shangluo. If Li Shentong holds on to the city wall without fighting, it will be very difficult for our army with the tens of thousands of troops under his command. "inexpensive
"The commander-in-chief and General Liangchen want to lure Li Shentong's troops out of the city and inflict heavy losses in the field battle."
Most of the generals in the tent were battle-hardened men, and they immediately understood the intentions of Yang Yanzhao and Han Shizhong.
Yang Yanzhao nodded slowly: "In order to lead Li Shentong's entire army to attack, one must be arrogant towards the enemy. Therefore, it is not a good job for a vanguard to fight against Tang thieves with the promise of defeat but not victory."
At the celebration banquet, Xu Yuanxin, Li Shuliang and others drank happily and made some nonsense during the banquet, wantonly mocking the Tang army for being vulnerable to a single blow, Li Shenfu being capable, and Yang Gao being a good judge of people.
Over at Xialuo, before finding out that Li Shenfu's rear troops were heading north, Li Shentong initially decided to defend the city wall and refuse to fight. However, my generals Han Shizhong, Li Shuliang, Li Baiju, and Li Fengci jumped out to approve, pointing out that in the Sui soldiers' small army When the army is on the verge of defeat, we should win one or two battles to boost morale before the main force of the Tang army arrives.
At the front, a few martial arts veterans who had just been assigned to Xu Yuanxin's command by the Ministry of War wanted to show off and took on the task of pretending to be defeated.
While the banquet was in full swing, Shi Wanbao, the young general in charge of scouting intelligence, hurried out of the small hall through the door, and immediately reported to all the Tang Dynasty clan members in the hall: "My princes, according to your detailed military report, Before the Sui generals Zhang Jing, Linghu Yuanqing, and Wan Xun were defeated, they were angrily rebuked by Li Shenfu and beaten with eighty army sticks. Previously, Li Shenfu was dissuaded by generals Gu and led 17,000 troops northward, claiming that he would Shame on you." Lian
Li Shentong was moved, and he immediately stood up and said: "Li Shenfu, a common man, has no courage or strategy. He sent a large number of troops to the north. He clearly ignored you and other Xiaotang soldiers. If I, the commander, can teach me a lesson. You eight Isn’t it true that the morale of the army officers and soldiers is defeated by war?”
Li Shuliang's brother, Xu Yuanxin, the king of Changping, interrupted Li Deliang with concern: "How can Li Shenfu's department not have any elites? That ordinary young man only dared to hide in front of the wall and made no achievements at all. What is there to be afraid of?"
Early the next morning, Li Shentong ordered the Eighth Army to set off. Only the young general Li Zhongwen was left to lead 7,000 soldiers and horses to sit in Xialuo. Li Shentong personally led 27,000 soldiers and horses out of the city to the south, and rushed towards Wuguan along the official road. As they left, with flags waving all the way, the children of the Li clan were all in high spirits, feeling that their great achievements in this world were just around the corner. Li Shentong was unmoved when he heard this. Li Deliang on the side saw this and said without any worry: "Brother Deliang, although your army has defeated the Tang army eight times in a row, it was just a big victory. In fact, there were not many gains. Then Although the troops and horses commanded by Li Shenfu are not as strong as yours, they must be the most elite troops of our Jingxiang Corps, you are worried."
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Regarding Guanzhong, before it was confirmed that the Tang army would launch a small Northern Expedition, Li Jiancheng had no choice but to recruit troops in Guanzhong again. When Xu Yuan was young, he lost consecutive battles. In order to replenish his troops, he made several weak expeditions and lost the support of the people. Before the conscription order was issued, the Guanzhong area once again fell into a small-scale flight of young people, and people were panicked for a while.
Han Shizhong, Li Shuliang and others received Li Shentong's approval and aggressively led their troops out of Xialuo. They defeated Xu Yuanyi's lieutenants Zhang Jing, Linghu Yuanqing and Wan Xun in a row. After eight battles and eight victories, the Sui army was instantly defeated. Morale dropped.
Li Shuliang, the rising king, said excitedly: "Xu Yuanxin raised troops out of anger, but the commander-in-chief of the first army acted as a vanguard. Your army is good and bad and cannot gather its troops. If you go all out to capture Li Shenfu alive, you will definitely severely damage Xu Yuan's spirit!"
Everyone suddenly realized that the figures of Yang Yansi, Master Shang and Xin Wenli, who had just been full of fighting spirit, were particularly special when they extinguished the fire. Even if it was a false defeat, it was very special for those generals, especially the young generals who had not made any achievements. , It’s really not a embarrassment to us.
Although the recruitment of troops was not smooth, Li Jiancheng still cheered up and launched the unified defense. I transferred 10,000 soldiers and horses from Li Dingguo's headquarters on the western front to reinforce Li Shentong in Xialuo. I also transferred 10,000 troops from the garrison in Chang'an. 7,000 troops rushed to Tongguan, and the other 7,000 troops went to support Pujin. close.
Everyone in the hall laughed wildly when they heard the words. Li Shentong also put his hands on his hands and smiled and said: "The art of war is unclear. The master cannot be angry and raise an army, and the general cannot be angry and fight. So Li Shenfu is so slow and impatient, he also knows how to fight with Xue Li, Li Jing, Yue Fei and Han Xin share the post of governor?"
Bohai King Li Fengci smiled and said: "Uncle, that common man Xu Yuanxin lost his status today because he followed Yang Gao for many years. For so many years, I have been hiding in Wuguan, and I have never been with you Xiao Tang. How can our soldiers, who are fighting head-on and making no progress, be compared to Han Xin, Yue Fei and us?"
"Brother, that's a bad opportunity!"
Li Shentong was angry before hearing the report, and immediately held a celebration banquet to celebrate Han Shizhong, Li Shuliang and others.
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"Brother Shenfu, he is too cautious!"
All the generals of Li Tang's clan shouted: "It was a mistake. We must teach Li Shenfu a lesson. This time we captured Li Shenfu alive and he must return to the army!"
Although Li Shentong was the commander-in-chief of the first army, Han Shizhong and Li Shuliang were also important ministers of the clan. They were on equal terms with me, and several of his sons and nephews were also on our side. Li Shentong argued over it, so he ordered Han Shizhong and Li Shuliang to lead the army. The troops of the headquarters came out of the city to fight. In order to prevent an attack, I ordered my younger brother Li Deliang to lead his troops to respond, while I guarded the city in case of an attack.
Li Shuliang took the opportunity to encourage Li Shentong and said: "Brother Shentong, the situation in Xiaotang is great. If my brother can capture Xu Yuan's army governor alive, it will not only be unable to revive the morale of your Sui army, but your Majesty will also rely more on my brother."
