Chapter 14: The Big Picture (Ask for Recommendations)
The water of the river rolled eastward, making a dull thunderous roar, and from a distance, the ferry on the south bank of the river had been forcibly demolished, and many wooden piles had been wasted, and a camp had been built in a vacant lot on the south side of the riverbank.
This camp is relatively small, and there are 500 soldiers of Zheng Jun in it.
The wind was whistling, and Yang Yun stood on a stone in the distance and carefully looked at the camp. Then he looked at the dark water to the north.
"The previous camp was relatively close to the Vulture's camp, and if it was attacked, the Vulture would soon be able to come to its aid. And this camp is far away! As long as this army of soldiers and horses is defeated in one go, the Tang army will be able to break through the Yellow River and take Yuanzhou!"
Yuanzhou was known as Yuanguan in ancient times, and it is one of the eight passes in Luoyang. If Yuanzhou was breached, the Tang army would be able to make a semicircle and attack Luoyang from the east, surrounding Luoyang from all sides. It was a great blow to the morale of the Luoyang army.
Yang Yun looked up at the sky. Today the moon is dark and windy, which is suitable for a raid. Presumably, the Tang Army's smuggling is tonight. He was patient, hid his form, and waited where he was.
The river is still rushing and roaring.
While waiting, Yang Yun touched the horizontal knife on his waist with his right hand. This knife was originally recovered from several cavalrymen who died in the mountains and forests. The edge of the knife is sharpened and sharpened.
"In the battle array, the lethality of the long stick is too small, use this knife first, and then grab a spear!
In fact, if Yang Yun can cultivate the iron cloth shirt to the third level, he has the strength of a bull, and he holds an iron rod weighing dozens of catties, and he can also be invincible when he uses the stick method.
But the strength has reached this level, even if you don't use any moves, relying on strong strength all the way, you can break through thousands of troops.
I don't know how long I waited.
It seemed that in the middle of the night, when the human body was most tired, there was a sudden movement in Yang Yun's ears. His heart moved, and he immediately lifted his spirits, and looked at the river in the distance......
The river is surging.
A heroic young man stood in a small boat, holding the side side of the boat with one hand, and also looked towards the south bank of the river. This young man is not very old, but he has a strong temperament, and there is a commanding majesty between his eyebrows.
"King Qin! The so-called son of a daughter can't sit down. It is very dangerous to smuggle across the Yellow River this time, so why do you have to lead the troops yourself?"
By the young man's side, there were also four warriors wearing power suits with horizontal swords hanging from their waists. One of the generals had long narrow cheeks and high eyebrows, and the arrogance of his whole body could not be concealed.
However, no matter how arrogant he was, he didn't dare to slack off in front of this young man, and when he spoke, he couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face.
This general is Wang Junkuo, the general of the left guard of the Tang Dynasty. The heroic young man in front of him was Li Shimin, the king of Qin.
At present, in addition to Li Shimin and Wang Junkuo, there are three generals on this ship: Duan Zhixuan, Zhai Changsun, and Cheng Zhijie.
Among them, Cheng Zhijie is the famous Cheng Biting Gold in later generations. Not knowing the process is his real name. Cheng Yanjin was the name he changed when he joined the Wagang rebellion. is the same as Wang Junkuo and changed his name to Wang Junke, all in order to avoid his family being implicated by himself when he rebelled.
"Brother Wang is right! King Qin, you are the commander of the army, how can you personally do this kind of thing of jumping gears and charging regardless of the overall situation? If there is any danger after crossing the river, then our 100,000 army will be finished!"
Cheng Zhijie had a bold personality, and at this time he also frowned, and followed Wang Junkuo to persuade again.
This time, the Tang army sent troops to attack Luoyang, and launched a total of 100,000 troops, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was the commander of this army. If the manager has an accident. That Wang Shichong could defeat the Tang army without much effort.
Li Shimin can be said to be in danger of being a 100,000-strong army. Cheng Zhijie really didn't dare to imagine the unexpected consequences of King Qin.
Although Duan Zhixuan and Zhai Changsun did not speak, they both agreed with each other on their faces, and they deeply agreed with what Wang Junkuo and Cheng Zhijie said.
Li Shimin smiled, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, he has defeated Xue Ju in the shallow water plain, the battle of Baibi broke Song Jingang, Liu Wuzhou, every time he turned the tide when the Tang Dynasty was turbulent, I don't know how many times he has experienced the big and small battles in the middle, and he has already been a general and commander who has experienced a hundred battles.
A few months ago, he led his army eastward to make contact with Wang Shichong's army for the first time, personally led the elite charge of Xuanjia, broke the Luoyang army in one fell swoop, captured Ge Yanzhang, the cavalry general of the Zheng army, and fled back to Luoyang in embarrassment.
Not long ago, Tang Jun played against Zheng Jun again. Li Shimin asked the general Qu Tutong to resist head-on, and he led dozens of cavalry to charge, breaking through the layers of Zheng army's battle formation and killing under Luoyang City.
Then he turned around and chiseled again. Twice in a row, he pierced through the battle array, and regarded the army under Wang Shichong's command as nothing. It can be seen that he not only has the best ability to command the army, but also has the courage to charge into battle in person.
Now he personally led the elite to smuggle across the Yellow River, and in Li Shimin's previous actions, he was just a pediatric.
"The king understands the truth you are saying. But now Wang Shichong is stubbornly resisting, and the walls of Luoyang are thick, and it is really difficult to capture them in a hurry!"
"And Dou Jiande led more than 200,000 troops to the south, once the Xia army and the Zheng army merged, it would be difficult for our army to resist. Therefore, before the Xia army arrives, our army must first capture Yuanzhou, and then capture Chenggao, and choke the throat of the Xia army's westward advance with the Tiger Pass!"
Li Shimin no longer concealed it at this time, and said his strategy.
Yuanzhou is the eastern pass of Luoyang, and further east is Xingyang, which was known as the Tiger Prison Pass in ancient times. If the Tiger Prison Pass was occupied by the Xia army, the Tang army would be strategically at a disadvantage. It is difficult to defeat Dou Jiande.
Yuanzhou is between Luoyang and Xingyang, if this nail is not pulled, then the Tang army will not be able to march with peace of mind. A small Yuanzhou, at this time, is related to the success or failure of the entire war.
Therefore, in order to grasp the battle situation, Li Shimin personally led the elite to raid at night.
"Besides, with the bravery of the four generals, it is easy to defeat the five hundred Zheng army foot soldiers. As long as the ferry camp is breached, the elite of our army will continue to cross the river, so how can this king be in danger?"
Li Shimin had a faint smile on his face, but he did not change his decision at all.
Wang Junkuo, Cheng Zhijie, Zhai Changsun, and Duan Zhixuan could only look at each other and smile bitterly, after King Qin made a decision, no one could shake his mind. What's more, it is already close to the south bank of the Yellow River at this time, and it is useless to talk about anything else.
"King Qin, the ferry is about to dock!"
At this time, one of the captains on the ship came over and gave a respectful report.
When the four generals heard this, they quickly looked ahead, and they could vaguely see the fire of Zheng's camp in front of them. As for the darkness around the camp, no matter how good the eyesight is, people can't see the specific situation clearly.
"Everyone, get ready to get off the ship and raid the Zheng army camp!"
Li Shimin issued a military order in a deep voice. Wang Junkuo, Cheng Zhijie and others solemnly received the order, and with a commotion sound, the four generals began to put several layers of leather armor on their bodies.
Before stepping on the riverbank, even the most brave generals did not dare to wear iron armor, because once they fell into the water, the iron armor was heavy, and it was difficult for people to float.