Although Pei Ji said very tactfully, Li Yuan was still dissatisfied. After all, he had different feelings for Pei Ji, but Pei Ji said it was reasonable. The old fox Li Yuan did not show it. Tang Jian and Li Yuan recognized that he said it was very reasonable. The war against the Sui Dynasty was bound to temporarily take care of Datang and need to take this opportunity to actively restore national strength.
In the hall, the ministers talked about their opinions in succession. After listening to half a ring, Tang gaozu had a clear understanding of the attitude of the ministers. Tang gaozu glanced at the crowd and looked too Li Jiancheng. At this time, he needed to talk too much.
Li Jiancheng coughed with a smile in his eyes. The court said that he already had an idea. Li Jiancheng Arch handed over his opinion. That is, Datang Zheng is as close as lips and teeth, and it is a marriage country. Now, attacking Zheng Datang against the Sui Dynasty must not stand idly by, but Luoyang is a strong city and Wang Shichong will certainly be able to support it for a long time. What Datang needs to do is to wait for the opportunity.
This opportunity means that the anti-Sui Dynasty is about to break Luoyang, but it has not broken the inter-city Datang to send troops to help Luoyang. Presumably, both the anti-Sui Dynasty and Zheng have been exhausted by this time. If it is done properly, Datang may be able to pacify the sky in World War I. Li Jiancheng’s opinion has been praised by Tang Yuan. It will consume Datang’s national strength to intervene in the anti-Sui Zheng battle before this suggestion, and the last sentence of pacifying the sky in World War I will make Pei Ji even more. Tang Jian and others slammed their hearts. This is a compromise that conforms to the interests of the war and both sides to a certain extent. Therefore, this method has been supported by his ministers. The strategy has been decided. He came to Li Jiancheng to personally go to crack crack crack temple in Qing Yang and had some exchanges. He said that Datang Dazheng is a friendly country. Now that Dazheng was killed, Datang will not stand by and will send troops to help Dazheng Yang Qing. He will be satisfied and return to 2729.
Chapter 23 Soldiers arrive in Yexian County
In the autumn of the third year, the Great Sui Jiye was dormant for more than half a year. Sui Jun once again sent out a draft to attack the Luoyang North Road Army in the Central Plains in three ways. The army of 25,000 troops led by Li Jing, the general manager of Hebei Road, was mostly composed of former Xia Guojun soldiers who slowly advanced south along Taihang Mountain to Jijun County. The East Route Army, led by Guan Wang Yang Gongren, is mostly the former Wagang Army, and Xu Yuanlang’s army has about 30 thousand troops heading for East County to seize Xingyang County’s bullying tiger prison.
On the south road, Yang You personally commanded 40,000 guards. In addition, 20,000 soldiers from Nanyang County went out with Yang You to attack Luoyang Sui Jun, which was as aggressive as a mountain tiger biting at this fat meat in Luoyang.
Wang Shichong learned that the Great Sui Dynasty was going to attack Luoyang International, and he had already begun to make arrangements. He asked Qing Yang to guard the river county and organize the county soldiers to support Ji County at any time. He didn’t know much about Li Jing and Wang Shichong, but he was able to carry the troops against Sui Dynasty. He was also burdened by the Yang You Committee. The highest administrative and military chief of Hebei Province was not a hollow name. Wang Shichong thought for a long time and sent the old Wagang expert Dan Xiongxin to guard the old Sui Division in Ji County. Before he left for Wei County, Dan Xiongxin, Wang Shichong urged Shan Xiongxin to rely on the favorable terrain of Taihang Mountain to firmly guard the county.
Wang Shichong, the commander of Tiger Prison, still guards the Tiger Prison with Dai Zhou. In addition, Wang Renze, the king of Tang Dynasty, led 5,000 troops to support the Tiger Prison. Wang Shichong has reason to believe that the Tiger Prison is strong. Not to mention that Yang Gongren has 30,000, even if he has 60,000 soldiers and 10,000 tiger prisons, he will surely get well.
In the south road, the dangers are no better than the tiger’s prison, and the main force against Sui Dynasty, Wang Shichong decided to focus on Yexian County, Yingchuan County, South China. Wang Shichong, the only road from Nanyang North, ordered Chen Wangduanda to lead twenty thousand troops to Yexian County to resist the invasion of Sui Army, while he was in Luoyang to raise food and grass to co-ordinate the military situation of the Quartet, and he led troops to support it.
Along with Duan Danan, there are flying general Xu Han, riding general Qin Yi and Yokono general Duan Yuanzhe, etc. It can be seen that Wang Shichong’s mind is that the South Road Army will mainly hold off Yang You’s offensive plan against Sui Dynasty.
Duan Da arrived in Yexian County and immediately entered the city. Yexian County is also called Kunyang County. There was a famous Kunyang War in history. We must not let Sui Jun take this place away, otherwise Sui Jun can divide the troops into two ways to seize Yingchuan County, and the other way can advance on Runan, Xiangcheng County, thus threatening Luoyang.
In view of the important position of Yexian County, Wang Shichong vigorously manages Yexian County. Nowadays, the city wall of Yexian County is as high as 50 feet, and a large amount of grain has been hoarded in the city. In addition, Duan Da, who has a strong defensive ability, is ready to fight a beautiful defensive battle. To defeat Yang You Dazheng, it is bound to be a great success.
Five days after Duan Da arrived in Yexian County, Yang You led his troops out of Nanyang and forced Zhou Zhongyin, the prefect of Ganyang County, to surrender immediately and gave up the city. Yang You praised Zhou Zhongyin’s surrender. He still let Zhou Zhongyin bear the prefect of Ganyang County and left Xiao Chen with ten thousand troops to be responsible for the transportation of grain and grass in the rear.
After a day’s rest, Yang You immediately sent Pei Hangyan to lead his troops into the ancient Tangshan Road in Chiheng, Shanxi Province. If Zheng Bing got the news, he would not be able to enter Yexian County unless he broke through the two mountains and Yang You. However, Pei Hangyan carefully went all the way to see the two mountains breeze blowing the leaves, but there was no Zheng Jun.
Pei Hangyan immediately stationed in the north of the mountain and sent people to search around until it was determined that there was no Zheng Jun ambush. Only then did he send people to tell Yang You and Yang You that when he got the news, he immediately led fifty thousand troops to attack Yexian Sui Junye County, Nanzha Daying, and Chengduanda got the news that Sui Jun had killed him. He immediately stepped up his guard and sent people to inform Wang Shichong that Sui Jun had killed him!
After Yang You arrived in Yexian, he took a day off to let the soldiers recover their strength. At the same time, he sent scouts to explore the surrounding situation of Yexian. This Yexian county is surrounded by Lishui River in the north, and the mountainous northwest is the remnant of Funiu Mountain, while the eastern and central parts are mostly plains. Sui Jun made some explorations and found that Zheng Jun was outside the city and the headquarters was surrounded by the city.
Later, some Yang You got more detailed information. Yexian Shoujiang was a pseudo-Zheng Duanda. This person used to be a big Sui Zuo Xiao general. Now the pseudo-Zheng official Stuart Jue named Chen Wang as Wang Shichong’s most trusted confidant. According to the intelligence section, there are more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in the city. So many soldiers in Sui Jun must pay a huge price if they want to storm. Moreover, Yexian has been reinforced by Wang Shichong for half a year, and the city is tall and thick, which can not be taken away in a moment.
After getting this information, Yang You immediately called his ministers to discuss the good strategy of conquering Ye County.
Qiu Hanggong and Hou Jun recognized that although Ye County was heavily guarded, the city was heavily garrisoned, but Zheng Bing’s fighting capacity was not very strong. Wang Shichong Shi Biao fought for many years, and the original Sui Xiaoguo suffered heavy casualties. He took it to Luoyang for several years, and the Jianghuai warriors also had a few left. Now the Sui Dynasty is strong and needs troops to attack Zheng Bing, so it must be defeated without fighting.
With the two men talking about the big tent, the emotions of the generals were ignited. Yes, the Sui Dynasty conquered the four sides and won the battle. The Yu culture was destroyed, and Koguryo was also destroyed. Jianghuai, Du Fuwei and Li Tong also chose to surrender. Now the Sui Dynasty occupies most of the day and is afraid? What’s more, what is there to be afraid of when Wang Shichong planted a big Sui hand several times?
Yang You glanced at the corners of his mouth with a smile. After half a year’s rest, this group of militant points have regained their energy. At the beginning, homesickness had collapsed and replaced it with a fierce fighting spirit. He was very anxious about the war. That is to say, he wanted war neutrality. Because Yang You has never been stingy with meritorious deeds, now Luo Shixin, Pei Xingyan, Cheng Zhijie, Hou Jun, Qiu Hanggong and other generals have distributed some food cities according to the credit. How can you seal the shadow of your wife if you don’t take the opportunity to make meritorious deeds until peace?
It is with the success of Lien Chan and Lien Jie in the Great Sui Dynasty that some generals became arrogant. In their hearts, they seemed to think that the Great Sui Dynasty was invincible.
Yang You looked up and motioned for the generals to be quiet, which cleared his throat. "You love Ye County, which is an important town in Yingchuan. Wang Shichong has been in business for half a year. The city is strong and not easy to attack. Ye County is located in the Huaihe River in Funiu Mountain, and the river is rich in water. Even if there are 20,000 troops in the city, it will last until the spring of next year."
"If I delay in Yexian County for too long, it will affect the plan of the three-way army to attack Luoyang, and the casualties will be too great. Do you have a good plan for loving Qing?" Yang You’s words were very calm, and his eyes turned to Hou Jun, who bowed his head. It seemed that Koguryo was used to killing him, and he was particularly belligerent.
"Why not bypass Ye County and directly attack Yingchuan?" Qiu Xinggong suggested
Pei Hangyan then dequeued, "If the army bypasses the Yingchuan pass in Yexian County, it will obviously expose Duan Da’s soldiers."
"Otherwise, if you bypass Ye County and take Yingchuan, you can visit Wang Huishi in Xingyang County in the north, so the danger of providing foodstuff will be gone!" Qiu Hanggong said
"Looking at Wang Huishi?" Luo Shixin eyebrows wanted to think, "Tiger Prison is a dangerous terrain, and even if it is stationed, it is not good for attacking Tiger Prison."
"Good position plan is that the three-way invasion makes Wang Shichong divide his troops into several places. Once he is short of troops, he will stop the big Sui soldiers." Pei Hangyan responded
Qiu Hanggong blushed. He was unexpectedly denied by Pei Hangyan and Luo Shixin for this suggestion. But he had to admit that Tiger Prison was obviously more difficult to attack than Ye County, which meant that he suggested the benefits.
Yang You narrowed his eyes. Tiger Prison is the first danger in the Central Plains. Naturally, it is not necessary to say much about Yang You’s army attacking Luoyang in three ways. It is also difficult to maintain Wang Shichong’s insufficient troops and food for too long. The division of troops with sufficient food and sufficient food will make it difficult for Wang Shichong to cope with the victory of these three armies, which will greatly boost the morale of the Sui Dynasty and intimidate Luoyang. As a result, Wang Shichong will defend Luoyang and his two Zheng soldiers will inevitably be greatly reduced.
Yang You thought for a moment and looked at the think tank Du Ruhui. I hope he can give some suggestions. I feel Yang You’s bright eyes. Du Ruhui suddenly felt the pressure increase. He closed his eyes and thought for half a ring. This time, he said, "Judging from Duan Da’s performance, this time he led his troops to come. He must have been ordered by Wang Shichong to defend Ye County."
"This period of time is Wang Shichong’s most dependent confidant-Wang Shichong asked him to come and preside over the overall situation, and he must believe in him. I’m afraid it won’t work whether I plan against him or lead him out of the city," Du Ruhui said
Yang You smoothed her short beard and quietly listened to signal Du Ruhui to continue.
Du Ruhui added, "As the generals said just now, if the land of Yexian County is controlled by Yingchuan, if it is not taken from here, it will easily expose the northern route for providing foodstuff, and the tiger prison is easier to defend than to attack Yexian County. It is more difficult for me to attack Yexian County. I think it is better to attack Yexian County first than to attack Yexian County with slings."
The catapult is a big weapon of the Sui army. Generally, the city can’t stop the catapult from attacking the city of Yexian County. Although it is strong, it must be able to break Yang You’s pace if it takes a little more time. Now it is October, and the heavy snow will come soon. Yang You chose this time to move troops, not because he saw that Wang Shichong was extremely short of food and wanted to be besieged for a year and a half. At that time, Yang You could attack Luoyang more easily. In the future, Yang You, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, didn’t want Luoyang to be greatly damaged. Therefore, Yang You needed to kill Luoyang before the heavy Filling in the method of reclaiming farmland to save food, and Da Sui has been dredging the canal for the past six months. If he wants to seize Xingyang County’s food, he can transport it directly from Jiangdong to Luoyang. He is not worried about the problem of food transportation, and the food in Hebei is edible. Yang You made up his mind and waved his hand and said, "Qiu Aiqing, you led five thousand troops with slings to smash the wall of Yexian County in the shortest possible time."
Chapter 24 First Battle
Early the next morning, Qiu Hanggong took 5,000 soldiers out of the camp and set up formations in more than 300 steps outside Ye County. They were busy pushing the catapult forward gradually to prepare to bombard Ye County.
Sui Jun’s movement was discovered by Chengtou Zheng Bing, who gave the information to Duan Da Duan Da in a hurry and got the news. He immediately rushed to Chengtou to see the Sui army outside the city. He couldn’t help but frown. Obviously, Sui Jun was going to bombard Ye County. Duan Da once guarded Luoyang, and Shi Biao catapult is still fresh in his memory.
The slings are so powerful that Luoyang City is so strong that the walls have been blown down. Can Yexian stop it? Duan Da expressed some doubts.
"Chen Wang’s slings are so powerful that Sui Jun must not bombard the city gate!" Flying general Xu Han said
Qin Yi also bowed his hand and said, "Chen Wang heard that the slings in Sui Jun are powerful. Don’t let them smash the wall with slings or our army will be in danger."
More than the generals have also been well-documented. At that time, Cheng Tou Zheng will be eager to fight like a fire. Duan Da seems very calm. Years of war experience made him very cautious. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the busy Sui Jun outside the city to estimate the number of people.
Duan Da hesitated. The 5,000 Sui troops are not many, and they are all infantry and have no fortifications. If the cavalry rushed, there should be a chance. However, Duan Da hesitated at the thought of the position order and asked him to defend his heart.
"There are not many Sui Jun outside the city and most of them are infantry. It is better to send troops to destroy the slings in Sui Jun in World War I, and then it is not too late to defend the city." Xu Han encouraged Duan Da
"Chen Wang and Sui Jun haven’t finished the disposal yet, but they can also rush. If they set up the formation, I’m afraid it will be difficult." Qin Yi keenly saw this.
"Yes, if Wang Chen doesn’t seize this opportunity, I’m afraid he will be damned!" Yokono General Duan Wenzhe said
Duan Da’s face changed, and the plain outside the city scanned around until it was confirmed that there was no ambush outside the city except for the five thousand Sui soldiers. This just nodded and said, "General Duan Shuai will give you one thousand cavalry to find fighters. If the Sui soldiers are heavily guarded, you can’t easily rush to the array."
Duan Wenzhe’s heart bowed with joy and said, "Yes."
"General Qin is handsome and gives you 500 cavalry to sneak out from the west gate. Once General Duan’s cavalry is killed in Sui Jun, it will inevitably show flaws. Then you will attack the left wing of Sui Jun and defeat the Sui army array!" Duan Daling
Qin Yi Gongshou said, "At the end of the general’s life"
"General Xu, you take two thousand steps to meet two generals at any time." Duan Da added
"hey!" Xu Han slightly disappointed in my heart, but I still replied.
Soon Duan Wenzhe with one thousand cavalry roared out of the city from the south gate toward the Sui army to kill.
Qiu Hanggong also found Zheng Bing’s abnormal behavior when Ye County changed. He immediately ordered the soldiers to prepare for the Sui army. The soldiers quickly guarded the central knife and shield soldiers in front of the catapults, while the archers drew their bows and arrows to prepare for the attack of Zheng Bing.
Duan Wenzhe took the cavalry to kill and went to the horseshoe like thunder. He held high his hand, and the range of the crossbowman with a horizontal knife was about 100 steps. Duan Wenzhe calculated the distance. At this time, he had found that the crossbowman was like a tiger with a mouth waiting for him to reach his mouth.
"To the left!" Duan Wenzhe took the lead in crossing Zheng Jun’s fighters to the left, just like a torrent, and suddenly turned a corner and slipped toward Sui Jun’s right wing. The iron hoof vibration brought up several broken mud days and it was gradually dyed black. Because Duan Wenzhe shifted the main attack direction, Sui Jun also turned the knife and shield soldiers to make a defensive posture in the direction of Zheng Jun’s fighters, and the crossbowman also set his eyes on the fighters.
Duan Wenzhe ran hundreds of steps and then turned the horse’s head. Zheng Bing once again rushed towards Sui Jun formation to kill. Before going to kill, he narrowed his eyes and looked at the west. Qin Yi should be out of town at this time! In order to successfully destroy Sui Jun’s catapult Duan Wenzhe decided to continue to attract Sui Jun’s attention
The war horse urged Zheng Bing to cross the Sui Jun formation again and raise the dust to cover the sun. The sight of the Sui soldiers was greatly affected. At this time, the dust was gradually scattered, and the Sui soldiers could see clearly about fifty paces. Duan Wenzhe stopped in the north of Sui Jun and launched an attack again.
Although two consecutive attacks were false attacks, Qiu Hanggong obviously did not dare to take it lightly. Sui Jun formation once again moved the archer to look at the front. Duan Wenzhe once again spurred the horse to kill Sui Jun. This time, Duan Wenzhe still did not attack the cavalry. Sui Jun crossbowman crossed out of range again and brought more dust.