Chapter 108 Attacking the Heart
Zixuan looked at him, a confident smile in his eyes, "Doesn't Lord Eldest Sun know about me?" I am Yang Zixuan, who can pinch and calculate, and I heard that Wang Shichong defeated Li Mi after learning my strategy in the Battle of Mayi. ”
The eldest grandson An Shi was taken aback, "You are Yang Zixuan?" Do you calculate that King Xia will not save us? After thinking about it again, he said, "No, even if you calculated, you also miscalculated, King Xia is here to fight against the Tang Army, how can you not save us!" ”
Zixuan smiled, "Yes, Dou Jiande is an enemy of the Tang Dynasty, but it doesn't mean that he is going to save Luoyang." I think General Changsun is also a smart man, think about it, if he had been determined to save Luoyang, why would he have gone earlier? At this time, Luoyang was about to lose his position, he didn't come to save Luoyang, he came to pick up the bargain. Now Zheng Tang is tired, and he is here to reap the benefits of the fisherman! ”
"I won't listen to your nonsense, you obviously want to separate Zheng Xia." The eldest grandson, An Shi, said that he had no confidence and had begun to waver.
Zixuan spread his hands, "I didn't expect you to believe me, you can go to the Xia Jun military camp in person to see what Dou Jiande wants to do." I think Lord Changsun will hear about it when he arrives, King Xia doesn't want to have a hard time with His Royal Highness King Qin in the Tiger Prison Pass, his goal is Hedong, Guanzhong, and Chang'an, and he won't go to Luoyang at all. Although he said that he wanted to bypass the King of Qin to fight Chang'an, but you also know that the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was also born in martial arts, how could he let him succeed lightly, but how long Luoyang can hold out, I think Lord Changsun knows better than me. ”
"What? You said that King Xia's goal was Chang'an and not Luoyang? The firm will in the eyes of the eldest grandson Anshi was shattering bit by bit.
Zixuan turned his head and said to Shimin with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Qin, let people go!" You see that Lord Changsun is so anxious, let him go to Xia Jun's side to see what is going on. ”
Shimin smiled heartily, and already understood Zixuan's intentions, "Eldest grandson Anshi, then the king will let you go, anyway, you can't complete the mission, why should this king bother to kill me." ”
"Thank you, King Qin." As soon as the eldest grandson An Shi heard that he let him go, he hurriedly walked outside the big tent, he wanted to arrive at the Xia army camp as soon as possible, Luoyang was in danger, Wang Shichong trusted him so much, sent him an envoy, he would not retreat because of Zixuan's two words, he must urge Dou Jiande to save Zheng and complete his mission.
As soon as he left, the big tent exploded, and Cheng Biting Jin couldn't hold it back, and said, "Miss Zixuan, what is your idea?" Knowing that he sent a letter to Dou Jiande and let him go, are you afraid that Dou Jiande won't fight with us? ”
Zixuan replied: "Exactly, I'm just afraid that he won't fight with us." ”
"The girl is worried that Dou Jiande will really take Chang'an west?" Qin Qiong asked, "But in this way, the eldest grandson Anshi brings the news to Dou Jiande, and Dou Jiande will also understand that it is the best policy to take Chang'an in the west, isn't the girl afraid that this will make Dou Jiande make up his mind?" ”
Zixuan smiled, "The eldest grandson An Shi won't say it, Luoyang can't stand it anymore, taking Chang'an in the west is the best policy for Dou Jiande, but in his opinion, it is the next policy for Wang Shichong." ”
Li Shiqian pondered for a long time, "In fact, taking Chang'an west is also the best policy for Wang Shichong, the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty were all brought out by the King of Qin, and Chang'an could not resist the Xia army at all." If Dou Jiande really did this, the King of Qin would inevitably return to Chang'an, and the siege of Luoyang would be solved. If Dou Jiande really takes Chang'an west, it will be a big disadvantage to the Tang Dynasty,......"
Li Jing suddenly understood, "The girl just doesn't want Dou Jiande to choose to take Chang'an in the west, so she will let the eldest grandson Anshi go!" ”
Zixuan smiled heartily, "Yes, Wang Shichong sent the eldest grandson An Shi to urge Dou Jiande to save Luoyang, and the eldest grandson An Shi will not disgrace his mission, and he will persuade Dou Jiande to save Luoyang first." In this way, the unfavorable situation that General Li Shiyun was worried about will not happen, and the Tiger Prison Pass is Dou Jiande's battlefield, and he is going to lose here! ”
Shimin laughed, "Zixuan, I'm afraid that the eldest grandson An Shidie would never have imagined that he would be your pawn." ”
On this side, the eldest grandson An Shi arrived at the camp of the Xia army and presented Wang Shichong's letter to Dou Jiande, without mentioning that he had been captured by the Tang army. In private, he quickly found Wang Wan, the nephew Wang Shichong sent before, and told in detail what he had seen and heard in Tang Ying.
Wang Wan was taken aback, "I've also heard that Yang Zixuan is like a god, if it is really as she said, King Xia takes Chang'an in the west, then Luoyang is not dangerous?" ”
The eldest grandson An Shidao: "Yes, Luoyang City has run out of food, how can King Xia take Chang'an so quickly, when he returns to the division, Luoyang has already been broken by Li Shimin!" Besides, if King Xia really even took Chang'an, then it would be King Xia who unified the world, and he would not save us anymore. ”
Wang Wan sighed: "You are right, only Zheng Tangxia is still in full swing, and it is most beneficial to us Zheng Guocai." ”
"So we have to plan early...... "The eldest grandson, An Shi, whispered in Wang Wan's ear.
After Dou Jiande arrived at the Tiger Pass in late March, he launched several attacks on the Tang army, but was defeated by Li Shimin by virtue of Xiongguan. He wanted to fight a decisive battle with the Tang army, but Li Shimin couldn't hold out, which made Dou Jiande very depressed.
On April 30, Shimin sent people to destroy the grain route of the Xia army and captured the general Zhang Qingte, and the morale of the Xia army began to decline, making Dou Jiande miserable. Dou Jiande hurriedly convened a military meeting to discuss countermeasures.
At the meeting, the generals came up with some ideas that were not painful, and one was not useful, which made Dou Jiande even more upset.
At this time, Ling Jing, the son of the Xia Kingdom, stood up and said, "King, the minister has a plan. ”
"Speak." Dou Jiande's loud voice was like thunder rolling through.
Ling Jing said: "The king should lead all his troops to cross the Yellow River to the north, seize Huaizhou and Heyang, and let the powerful generals defend it, and then personally lead the army to cross the Taihang Mountain, enter Shangdang, occupy Fenzhou and Jinzhou, and then attack Pujin." There are three advantages to this: first, if you enter a no-man's land, you can win completely; second, expand the territory and strengthen the strength; Third, Guanzhong was shocked, Li Shimin must return to Chang'an, and the siege of Luoyang will be relieved. As things stand, there is no better strategy! ”
Dou Jiande listened to him while squinting his eyes and weighing, "You mean bypassing Li Shimin and taking Chang'an in the west?" ”
"Exactly." Ling Jing replied.
As soon as they heard this, Wang Wan and the eldest grandson An Shi, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately burst into tears: "O king, Luoyang is in danger now, you can't die without help!" ”
The generals of the Xia Army, who had already received heavy bribes from Wang Wan and the eldest grandson An Shi, also stood up to help speak.
This said, Ling Jing's strategy is too idealistic, purely a scholar's opinion, I am afraid that once the Xia army turns around and goes north, Luoyang will fall.
That said that it was impossible for Li Yuan to bring out all the soldiers to Li Shimin, and when the time came, the Xia army would have Tang troops stationed in various places in front of it, and Li Shimin would chase the troops behind, and it would be impossible to win the enemy.
Others say that the king has always emphasized benevolence and righteousness, and if he does not save Wang Shichong at this time, he is afraid that he will be fouled by the people of the world.
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In this way, in the midst of the collective spittle, Ling Jing's Jianyi was covered, and Dou Jiande listened to the majority of opinions, and thus lost his only chance to win this battle.
On May 1, the people of the world felt that it was time for a decisive battle, so they ordered more than 1,000 horses to be sent to the north bank of the Yellow River for grazing. A spy had already reported to King Xia, Dou Jiande was overjoyed, why did the Tang army graze the war horses? The most likely thing is that the supply of grain and grass for the Tang army is already insufficient, and this is the time to compete with the Tang army! Dou Jiande said in his heart: Hehe, Li Shimin, you just have the ability to reach the sky, and you can't use more than 3,000 people to win my 100,000 army.
On May 2, Dou Jiande personally led the army to pour out of the nest and came out of Banzhu to approach Niukou to build a camp and array, and the 100,000 army reached the Yellow River in the north, the Bishui in the west, and the Queshan Mountain in the south, stretching for 20 miles, the war drums sounded in unison, and the soldiers were mighty.
When the generals of the Tang Army saw this formation, they couldn't help but feel panicked, after all, their own army only had 3,500 people, and the disparity in strength was too great. Seeing this, the people smiled lightly, "Dou Jiande's army has never encountered a real strong enemy, and it is noisy and undisciplined today. Their battle line is so long, they have a heart to ignore themselves, we will not press the armor first, and consume their sharpness. When they have been in battle for a long time, their morale is low, and their soldiers are tired and hungry, we will attack again, and we will surely win with one blow. I bet with you, after noon, we will definitely defeat Dou Jiande! ”
The generals of the Tang Army will be suspicious, where did the King of Qin get his confidence? An army of 100,000 people, how easy it is to win!
At this time, I saw Zixuan walking up, she was dressed in a smoke-blue skirt, black jade-like green silk, simply curled into a bun, and a jasper hairpin on her head, without a trace of powder, but it was ten thousand kinds of pretty. She is like a line of dew flowing among the green leaves in early summer, diluting the solemn atmosphere of the battlefield.
Shimin asked, "Zixuan, why are you here?" ”
"Of course I'm coming, it's the most beautiful fight you've ever fought in your life, how can I not come and see it?" Zixuan smiled playfully, with two small dimples on his cheeks, which made him even more lively and cute.
"Come here, then." Shimin did not shy away from others, and doted on her in his arms and let her stand by his side.
The hearts of the generals gradually let go, the little girl is not afraid, what are you afraid of as a big man? Besides, Zi Xuan is very clever in divination, they believe it, since Zi Xuan said that this is the most beautiful battle that King Qin has fought in his life, he should not lose.
Dou Jiande held 100,000 male soldiers by himself, and did not take Li Shimin in his eyes at all, he sent 300 cavalry to cross the river, stopped at a place about a mile away from the Tang camp, and ordered someone to spread the word: "King Xia asked the King of Qin to also choose hundreds of sharp soldiers to fight with us." ”
When Shimin heard this, the corners of his lips hooked, just to frustrate the arrogance of the other party, and he only ordered the general Wang Junkuo to lead 200 cavalry to meet the battle. As a result, there was no winner or loser in several rounds, and two Ming Jin were drawn, and each of them withdrew his troops.
Seeing that his 300 people couldn't beat the 200 Tang Army, Dou Jiande was so angry, at this time, Wang Shichong's nephew Wang Wan was anxious, slapped his horse forward, and said: "King Xia, it's not interesting to delay with the Tang Army like this, it's better to fight with them happily." ”R1152