Chapter 1001: Victory in the First Battle
Li Jiancheng thought a lot, in fact, if there were no 200,000 soldiers and horses, the vanguard might directly attack Chang'an, and what would he do to stop it when the time came.
He wouldn't think about the 500,000 soldiers and horses in Wagang City at all, because he couldn't count on it.
Li Jiancheng is only tough on the surface, but in fact, he has no will to fight, but he can't retreat like this, no matter how he chooses, he has to pay the price, so he can only choose what is beneficial to him.
"Oh no, someone sneaked up."
The sudden sneak attack frightened Li Jiancheng, and just thought that after leaving some soldiers and horses behind after a certain level of battle, they left, and at this time there were still strange soldiers.
"Big brother, I'll stay, you can take people away."
Li Yuanji hurriedly shouted, he had already led people to fight when he no longer gave Li Jiancheng a chance to react.
"Horseman, retreat."
Li Jiancheng had to retreat.
The surprise soldiers who sneaked up on the attack were all led by the Pei family brothers and others, all of whom were elite soldiers and horses, although the number was small, but the combat effectiveness was very strong.
In the melee on the battlefield in front, their purpose was to kill the enemy's main general, and this battle was their long-awaited opportunity to gain military exploits, and each of them showed all their strength.
Cheng Zhijie and Wei Chi Jingde cooperate together, both of them are brave generals, they can pick up the enemy with any move, and no one can stop them.
The Pei family brothers are even more brave and fierce, and the speed of killing the enemy is not weak at all, and the Li family brothers are the elite of the elite, even in this way, they are losing under the attack of a group of fierce generals.
Pei Qingxuan, as the commander, did not lead the troops to charge, and the team on the frontal battlefield sent a majestic sea leader, the most luxurious true face of the Youzhou military generals.
At this moment, these talents are emerging, and the accumulation and precipitation of several years of training have grown.
Xiong Kuohai is very calm in the battle formation, there will be no enemy in battle where he passes, and the cavalry is to play the role of cavalry.
On the main battlefield, the horses are all moving fast, and the charge can cause more damage to the enemy.
The cavalry on both sides had already entered the formation, speeding up the advance of the soldiers and horses in the middle.
Li Jiancheng led the people to retreat, at this time he was no longer in the mood to worry about the soldiers and horses behind him, just hoping that his third brother could come back alive.
But I was always in a hurry and didn't look back.
Li Yuanji did his best to his eldest brother, and he did not forget to withdraw the soldiers and horses that could be withdrawn when he led people to meet the enemy.
He already had the consciousness behind the mat.
An hour later, the Tang soldiers and horses were crushed, the main generals retreated, and no matter how elite they were, they did not have enough morale to support them to continue fighting.
Li Yuanji was besieged and wanted to leave, and there was no suspense about it, and he was finally captured by Pei Yuanqing, of course, he was already in a coma after being hammered, and he was captured because he was not directly hammered to death.
Pei Qingxuan did not continue to pursue, the vanguard is good at attacking, but on the battlefield, it is not only offensive that can solve the problem, it is necessary to have an overall view.
fought a victory, captured the three princes of the Tang Kingdom, and tens of thousands of Tang soldiers, this is the victory of this battle.
"Notify you to correct it on the spot and count the battle damage."
Pei Qingxuan's mentality is very stable, after this battle, the combat effectiveness of the two sides has been compared, and they are not the opponents of the cavalry in the case of equal strength.
When the people of Youzhou arrived, they began to clean up the battlefield, and in two days, the traces of the battle had been cleared, the roads had been restored to normal, and appropriate repairs had been made.
Statistics have been completed, this battle captured 60,000 local soldiers, more than 50,000 beheaded, it is estimated that Li Jiancheng took away half of the soldiers and horses, but the capture of Li Yuanji is a great achievement.
With the hostages, if the other party negotiates, they can be used, and the value of the three princes of the Tang Kingdom will be measured by Li Yuan.
The battlefield is cold-blooded and ruthless, and even if Li Yuanji is Li Xiuning's younger brother, he can't change anything.
Li Jiancheng escaped a hundred miles away, and he was about to arrive at Taiyuan Mansion, and he suffered a defeat at the beginning of the Central Plains war and suffered heavy losses.
The cities and counties that had been occupied before had already predicted that they would not be able to hold for long with that little bit of soldiers and horses, and it was a losing battle to take the initiative.
The strength of the vanguard is already terrifying, unless there is the same number of cavalry, it is really impossible to resist, or with several times the strength of the force, there may be a possibility of a battle.
"General, there is no one following behind, and he has escaped."
"Hurry to Taiyuan Mansion."
Li Jiancheng was worried about the pursuit of the vanguards, and he was terrified all the way, and the cavalry had such an advantage.
After winning the first battle, Li De had already received the news that as they expected, the soldiers and horses of the Li family would not be the opponents of the vanguard.
After Li Jiancheng returned to Taiyuan Mansion, he transmitted the news back to Chang'an and began to repair in Taiyuan Mansion, for which the Tang court had nothing to say.
None of them thought that Youzhou really sent troops, and many ministers thought that they should not have a hard fight with Youzhou at this time.
Besides, Li Shimin also sent troops, but the results achieved were completely opposite, expanding a large area of land in half a month, defeating many small forces, and absorbing many people.
At this time, the area that Wagang City could control was at least doubled, and the people of many villages were forced to move to Wagang.
The population of Wagang City has increased by tens of thousands inside and outside the city.
Li Shimin's approach is very tough, and he cannot refuse it at all.
The Central Plains War started in the Tang Kingdom, Li Yuan had a headache at this time, and he now regretted Li Jiancheng's original proposal, not to mention the loss of 100,000 soldiers and horses, which also led to Youzhou sending troops to intervene, and now he has to think about how to defend it.
He had the intention to let Li Shimin bring his troops back to defend, but he also knew that in this case, the contradiction between the two sons would expand again, and when the time came, Tang Guo would be destroyed in their own hands without Youzhou's action.
"Your Majesty, the vanguard of Youzhou has already grasped the initiative in the Central Plains War, and if you really want to give up the Central Plains, it will be very unfavorable to the Tang State, and I implore you to continue to increase your troops to resist the enemy."
Li Yuan was very angry, he had already lost 100,000 soldiers and horses, and how many soldiers and horses would have to be invested, and the ministers knew very well that there were still many troops that could be used, and if Taiyuan Mansion and Wagang City sent troops, they might not be able to stop the vanguard.
Whether or not to do this depends on Li Yuan's decision, they just came up with an idea, and their net worth and life are not hidden, and many opinions are very pertinent.
Li Yuan can not know, the key is that once the forces of Taiyuan Mansion are used, it is equivalent to a real war with Youzhou.
At the first time, Taiyuan Mansion will become the primary target of the other party, and if Taiyuan Mansion is lost, it means that there will be no Tang State foothold in the north.
Besides, Wagang City is controlled by Li Shimin, and he is not sure if he wants to really use all his strength.
500,000 soldiers and horses are all Li Shimin's strength, and if it were him, he would not easily agree.
After discussion, Li Yuan was also worried, and he was somewhat worried about whether the vanguard would directly declare war on Tang State.