Li Yuan planned to defend Jinyang City.
He indeed sent an envoy to Meng Yuan to seek help from Meng Yuan Khan, hoping to use Meng Yuan's troops to defend Jinyang.
However, Meng Yuan, who had lost his troops and generals in a battle with the gold thief and had not yet fully recovered, was naturally unwilling to send troops.
First, I was afraid of being cheated.
They don't know what's true or false in Daqian.
If we send troops rashly and there will be no return when the time comes, it will be a loss that outweighs the gain.
Secondly, there are really not many manpower available to go south to Jinyang to help Li Thief defend Jinyang City.
A big battle with Wanyan Zonghan caused Meng Yuan to suffer a lot.
They need to go back with the results of the victory and wait for a few years first. Maybe within three to five years, they will not take the initiative to provoke war again.
As a result, Li Yuan's last support was gone.
Facing Yue Hongling's siege, they could only grit their teeth and defend.
And back to the present, according to the calculation of the battle situation, Li Thief's general Cheng Yaojin was attracted by Xin Qiji's division of troops, and now he is probably pressing forward step by step... So for Yue Hongling, who plans to fight his last, it only takes half an hour to more than an hour. It looks like you are ready to fight.
The reason for this is also because a soldier is very fast.
It is almost impossible to win an important city in the north like Jinyang in one battle.
So start fighting early and show off your momentum early.
Taking advantage of the fact that their side had just captured Jinzhong City and their morale was still high, they launched a charge.
And that's exactly what happened.
Just when Li Yuan learned that Meng Yuan did not have the troops to go south to help, he scolded Meng Yuan Khan Kublai Khan for being dishonest and capricious, so he could only grit his teeth and start arranging troops to defend Jinyang.
Now, Li Thief's core position is in Jinyang City, which can almost be regarded as an isolated city. At this time, Cheng Yaojin's tens of thousands of horses were led away by Xin Qiji in Pingyao. In addition, Li Thief was in His vitality was severely damaged in the battle at Phoenix Ridge. It had only been a few months, and there was no time to replenish it.
The Yulin Army on Yue Hongling's side also suffered casualties in the battle to defend Luzhou and raid Longde Mansion, and the casualties were not small.
But later on, they were actually supplemented by the Dragon Guard Army.
The Dragon Guard Army is very special, but given Yue Hongling's identity, Xiao Yi doesn't want to raise such an elite army but not let it go to the battlefield. Over time, it will definitely be exhausted.
So in order to allow them to go to the battlefield, they thought of a compromise, which was to add soldiers from the Dragon Guard Army to the Yulin Army, led by Yue Hongling.
Therefore, this is also Yue Hongling's determination and confidence to fight against the odds.
"Don't worry about those pontoon bridges. Just use these pontoon bridges to lure the enemy troops over. When the enemy troops are halfway across, you will step forward and lead 3,000 people to attack head-on. You must defeat these 8,000 troops before the enemy's follow-up army arrives. Soldiers."
Li Huaian looked at the Yue-character banner fluttering in the wind in the distance, but finally gave the first defensive strategy.
When the deputy general heard this, not only did he have no objection, but he felt that he had received a reassurance, so he stopped talking and immediately rode away, ordered to fight.
After all, he was a man trained by Li Huaian. After all these years of fighting, he was still loyal to Li Huaian and was willing to die for him.
Li Huaian looked at the sunlight above his head, which was already slanting obviously to the west, and regained his former composure.
At this moment, in the heart of the Duke of Tang Dynasty and the Grand Marshal Li Thief, there was such a small feeling of happiness.
It was Yue Hongling who came, not Xiao Yi.
After all, in the battle of Phoenix Ridge, with sufficient preparations and strong soldiers, we could have won the battle without any surprises, but in the end, Xiao Yi led the imperial troops who would have fled before the battle to defeat him. Caught off guard.
Even though he had been at war with Meng Yuan for several years and experienced several tragic victories and defeats, he could not defeat the prince's ambition.
However, in the battle at Phoenix Ridge, he lost his greatest confidence, that was Li Xuanba.
to be honest.
In the past, the reason why he was able to win against Meng Yuan was because of Li Xuanba, a warrior who was born with divine power and was like an overlord in the world.
One person can really withstand thousands of troops.
Li Xuanba's bravery was considered unparalleled in the past. The thieves who defeated Meng Yuan later gave him a nickname, "The Demon King".
As long as Li Xuanba was around, Meng Yuan's bandits would not dare to act rashly. As soon as they saw Li Xuanba charging, they would flee in all directions, not daring to fight him at all.
It is precisely because of this that Li Huaian's ambitions are getting bigger and bigger.
However, when he saw Li Xuanba being easily killed by Xiao Yi, the shadow in his heart can naturally be imagined.
His greatest confidence was killed by Xiao Yi.
The younger brother who thought he was brave and invincible was easily killed by Xiao Yi.
What can I do to resist Xiao Yi?
Let's say that after Yue Hongling gave the order to attack the city, the three lieutenants immediately led the charge and surrounded them.
At this time, Li Huaian, who was watching the battle, had begun to become confused. The reason couldn't be simpler. In the past two quarters of an hour, although his lieutenant did not suffer any disadvantage in the scene, or indeed he had been suppressing the enemy's vanguard, he still It was never possible to quickly defeat and defeat the enemy troops who crossed the river in the so-called half-crossing attack!
After crossing the river, the enemy vanguard of several thousand men and horses did not venture to advance. Instead, under the command of the Yue-shaped banner, they formed a formation on the west bank of the moat before their own cavalry came to attack, with their backs against the pontoon bridges. A hard formation composed of multiple spears and crossbows was as solid as a mountain.
This went beyond his long-standing understanding of the Da Gan Forbidden Army.
"Marshal!" A school captain flew over and shouted from a distance.
"The enemy group is coming up. My general is asking the marshal for some support!"
Li Huaian, who had watched the entire battle from the watchtower and knew the entire battlefield well, instinctively wanted to agree, but just as he was about to speak, Du Ruhui beside him suddenly pulled him.
Li Huaian followed Du Ruhui's hand, and then began to sweat on his forehead, because far to the southwest, a heavy armored soldier appeared, staring at his back like a hidden tiger.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Huaian gritted his teeth and replied to the captain: "Tell Yu Wenbao that I will give him another 3,000 troops, but tell him that he is not allowed to care about casualties and let him lead the attack personally and break into the enemy's formation!"
Now that the war has come, all calculations are meaningless. They just have to fight with their lives, equipment, horses, and courage. But no matter what, generals are always an extremely important part of it. How can they at least fight with this force? The final say.
However, who is Yu Wenbao?
He himself was considered a descendant of the Yuwen family in Jinyang. Because he could not study well, he joined the army.
He is indeed brave, from being a captain to serving as several deputy generals under Li Huaian's account.
In the past, it was all about working hard.
However, this time he suddenly didn't want to go all out.
The reasons are many and they are all simple.
For example, Li Huaian has lost his momentum now, and if nothing unexpected happens, he will probably die in Jinyang City. He is a little hesitant.
For another example, the desperate efforts before were for the sake of a future, but now, if they are desperate, they may really lose their lives, and there is no future at all.
For example, the crown prince of Daqianjian State bravely won the three armies, and even a strong general like Li Xuanba was easily killed by his horse. Everyone knew this, which made Li Huaian lose his confidence and also made him lose his confidence.
In a word, after the battle at Phoenix Ridge, the deputy general next to Li Huaian no longer wanted to risk his life, at least he didn't want to risk his own life!
However, he has no intention of surrendering at the moment, and it is impossible for him to surrender on the battlefield. The enemy army cannot believe his surrender now, so he can only lead the troops to dig in personally!
Li Huaian's order was for him to take the lead, but during the attack, he stayed behind.
Immediately, Li Thief's vanguard brigade of 6,000 men, which could be considered a new force, began to form a tight formation, clamped their spears, and began to charge.
The densely packed Li thieves' cavalry began to move on a large scale. Their vests, armors, spear points, bows and arrows began to shine with a chilling light in the autumn afternoon sun.
Seeing this, the general next to Yue Hongling immediately turned around and clasped his fists.
"marshal!"
On a small hill south of Jinyang City, the deputy general who had been watching the battle in the southeast of the city couldn't help but look at Yue Hongling.
"Commander, please give me an order. I will lead the white-pole army to charge forward. I will definitely be able to hold back Thief Li's front army!"
Yue Hongling, who was well-dressed and sitting on horseback, was playing with a dagger in her hand. When she heard this, she didn't look at the battlefield or the deputy general at all. She just shook her head slowly: "It's not time yet, let's wait a little longer!"
The deputy general was unwilling and could only turn around and continue to watch the battle.
Yue Hongling knew that the lieutenants around her were waiting a little anxiously, or in other words, they felt angry when they saw Li Thief's front army fighting bravely, seemingly suppressing him.
"Thief Li is anxious... How long has it been since the war started, and now we are going to fight through it?"
"It is powerful to cut through hard, but is it so easy? Once the cut is carried out, our military formation will certainly be affected, but Li Thief directly exposed his front army in front of our eyes. When will he eat it? It’s us who have the final say!”
"As for the fighter planes, Jinyang City has high walls and a moat. It seems easy to defend and difficult to attack. But as long as Li Thief fights, there will definitely be fighter planes. And we have been traveling day and night, and some of our people are more or less exhausted. Let's give way first. The soldiers fight steadily, take the opportunity to rest, and must wait until necessary to attack before it can be effective... But not hanging in the air at this time will make Thief Li wary!"
This is why Yue Hongling was able to become the general marshal of Zhenbei, and when he led troops for the first time, he was able to sweep away the horse bandits on Longyou Road.
After all, Thief Li still had some wealth. In addition, it was a life and death battle, so he didn't care about anything. The elite cavalry came out of the city to meet the enemy and rushed straight to the river. Even though Yue Hongling's troops were well-disciplined, some of them couldn't resist it, but They can only tighten the formation as much as possible under the shouts of the officers to ensure that the enemy cavalry does not break up the formation and then become a lamb to be slaughtered.
