Vortex, Jingshan cottage.

Originally, it was just Zhao Kuangyin to build a land village, with an outpost to observe, after the war, he backed the land village, built two water villages, stationed 30 war ships, 1,500 soldiers of the Tunshui army, and cooperated with Zhao Kuangyin's regiment to train troops and garrison the vortex to prevent Haozhou military horses.

In fact, Wang Jun's original arrangement was not untargeted, and now with the development of the war, it reflects his foresight. Since the news of the Tang soldiers' march from Haozhou, the garrison of the entire Wukou Han army has reached a higher level. When the Tang army marched westward and the soldiers approached Hanzhai, there was no panic.

On the south bank of Huaishui, a group of several horses, galloped to the Han Army's Shuizhai Nanzhai, the leading young officer, it was the commander of the Second Army in Suzhou to make the party advance.

When he returned to the military village, Dang Jin hurriedly asked the people in the camp: "Where did the regimental training envoy go?" ”

"The envoy is going to Tushan again!"

Dang Jin personally led people to explore the situation of the Tang army in Haozhou, and when he heard this, he immediately turned to the southeast and went to Tushan. didn't run a few miles, and happened to bump into Zhao Kuangyin, who had returned from studying the terrain.

"My Zhao envoy, Tang Jun's sword is about to reach our necks, why are you still exploring the terrain of your Tu Mountain!" Returning with Zhao Kuangyin, the party was straightforward and couldn't help but say.

This northern man, with a slightly resentful expression on his rough face, amused Zhao Kuangyin: "In the military village, you have been prepared, and you can worry about it for the time being." The Tang army marched for 100 miles, and even if there were vehicles and ships, the fatigue and fatigue of the soldiers were inevitable. When our army is prepared, even if they are outnumbered, they will not dare to attack easily! ”

Seeing Zhao Kuangyin's determined look, Dang Jin smiled and said: "In terms of anticipating the enemy first, in the Han army, I'm afraid that there are not many who can defeat you!" The Tang army was encamped in a deep-water area ten miles away! ”

Back in the barracks, Zhao Kuangyin spread out the map around him, and with Dang Jin, he drank hot water, nibbled on hard coarse cakes, and pondered.

"Brother Zhao, you don't really plan to annihilate this Tang army in one fell swoop, do you?" Zhao Kuangyin had revealed a few thoughts with him before, and Dang Jin couldn't help but ask.

"Why not?" Zhao Kuangyin raised his head, wiped a bit of cake from the corner of his mouth into his mouth, and smiled faintly.

Dang Jin immediately said: "We only have 2,000 soldiers in our hands, and the 1,000 or so people of the water army, in the face of the Haozhou water army, it is lucky to be able to hold the floating beam of the water village." There are about five or six thousand Haozhou foot soldiers, three times as many as me, how to annihilate them? ”

Because Suzhou needed to stay to garrison soldiers and horses, Zhao Kuangyin brought to the front line of the vortex mouth, with less than 2,000 regiments to train and cooperate with the naval army.

"Well analyzed!" Hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin smiled, and then said solemnly: "It is precisely because the Huai thief is powerful and the naval army is unusable, so it is even more impossible to let it attack, otherwise it will not be easy to hold it with only our strength." Even if they desperately hold on, the loss of the soldiers will definitely not be small. ”

"Now in the south, the Tang army reinforcements are advancing in two directions, and a big battle is likely to break out, and we are ordered to guard the vortex, and we must not make the armies of Hao and Si affect the war in Shouzhou! Therefore, I have already considered the whole situation, instead of being passively defensive, it is better to take the initiative! ”

Hearing Zhao Kuangyin say this, the interest of the party was also aroused: "Tonight, I will take a hundred horsemen to attack the camp and disturb the enemy?" ”

Zhao Kuangyin looked at Dang Jin, only to see that he was eager to try, and between his expressions, without a little fear, he pondered a little, and replied: "But!" Later, you go to bed with the hundred horsemen, and stay until midnight, remember, just disturb it and make it uneasy! The purpose of the attack on the camp is to be tired, excited, and angry! ”

Seeing that Dang Jin nodded, Zhao Kuangyin said his plan in full: "Disturb him in the middle of the night tonight, tomorrow I will lead five hundred soldiers to challenge, feign defeat, and lure him to Tushan, you lead the remaining soldiers to set up an ambush between the two passes of Tushan, and annihilate him!" ”

After listening, Dang Jin was a little stunned: "It's that simple? ”

"Compared to you leading the army to kill, it's really not much more complicated!" Zhao Kuangyin laughed: "Although the strategy is simple, it can be useful!" ”

In the history of wars throughout the ages, the tactics have always been different from person to person, and listening to Zhao Kuangyin's words, it is obvious that he has some experience. Although the strategy is simple, it depends on who carries it out and who the enemy is facing.

Probably infected by Zhao Kuangyin's self-confidence, Dang Jin gritted his teeth and slapped his thigh hard: "It's done!" The Tang army on land, only a few thousand people, wiped them out in a battle. Let Wang Dushuai see your and my abilities, and see the strength of my Suzhou army! ”

When Dang Jin said this, his expression was still a little unconvinced, when the Huai army marched south, Zhao Kuangyin and Dang Jin still tried to ask the Suzhou regiment to train the pioneers. As a result, as Zhao Kuangyin guessed, he was directly rejected, and Wang Jun's attitude was very poor, which can be described as contempt.

Zhao Kuangyin has a good mentality, the city is deep, he behaves calmly and conscientiously, and earnestly implements military orders. The party is not the same, I feel aggrieved and very angry, young people, I am angry.

Listening to his words at this time, Zhao Kuangyin patted his shoulder and said seriously: "After this battle, the entire Huainan should know the names of you and me!" ”

The idea of setting up an ambush in Tushan has been lingering in Zhao Kuangyin's mind for a long time, and he has also had a detailed investigation of Guo Tingwei, the chief general of the Tang Army in Haozhou, and He Yanxi, the capital supervisor. Guo Tingwei has a good way of managing his troops and a general strategy, and it is not easy to deal with.

But He Yanxi, the commander of the soldiers and horses, has a proud personality, is self-serving, and irritable, and this character flaw is worth taking advantage of. And although he, Zhao Kuangyin, has made some reputation in the Huaishang area in recent years, he has no real record after all, and it may be difficult for Guo Tingwei and He Yanxi to pay attention.

It was the combination of these many factors that Zhao Kuangyin made up his mind to fight a battle in Tushan.

Of course, a plan is just a plan after all, and whether it can be carried out depends on the specific operation. If the Tang army in Haozhou is not fooled, then Zhao Kuangyin can only defend and look for another opportunity. Zhao Kuangyin also took this into account in his heart.

On the same night, Dang Jin staged a story of "Ganning Hundred Horsemen Robbing Cao Ying" in the Yin of Huaishui, but this time it was Tang Ying who was injured.

It was originally a temporary camp, and the camp set up by the Tang army in Haozhou was not reliable, and although Guo Tingwei, the regiment of Tang Haozhou, had the arrangement to guard against the night attack of the Han army, he never thought that the Han army would dare to attack his camp with a few hundred cavalry, and the Tang army lacked the means to deal with the cavalry raid, and there was night cover.

As a result, the party made meritorious contributions in the first war. Led a hundred horsemen, from the Tang camp to the west to the south, the east to the south, the south to the west, three in and three out, the huge Tang camp was really led by the party and stabbed into a sieve.

was exported by such a little Han army, although Guo Tingwei, the chief general of Haozhou, was furious, he was still patient, collected the chaotic soldiers, and rectified the military camp. But He Yanxi, the commander of the soldiers and horses, couldn't stand the humiliation, even in the middle of the night, he led the army to pursue Sanlidi, although he failed to catch up......

When Dang Jin returned from the light horse, Zhao Kuangyin was overjoyed, patted him on the shoulder a few times, praised his bravery, and personally welcomed him into the camp with the armor horse.

It can be described as high-spirited, and according to him, the attack was fought with great joy. According to statistics, 17 people were lost in 100 horses, and only 83 horses returned, almost all of whom were injured.

As for the results of the battle, although there are no detailed statistics, as far as the party is concerned, the direct casualties of this attack on the Tang army were more than 200 people, of course, the results of the killings are only a small part of them, and the impact on the morale, morale, and physical strength of the Tang army is the most important.

Knowing Tang Jun's reaction, Zhao Kuangyin was even more confident in his plan.

Early the next morning, Zhao Kuangyin informed the whole army of the results of the night attack, which greatly boosted morale. Then after the commander of the navy and the commander of the navy, Zhang, explained that he would defend the water village steadily, and took advantage of the darkness of the morning to lead the Suzhou regiment to Tushan to arrange an ambush.

Dang Jin had the intention to go to the Tang camp to challenge the enemy instead of Zhao Kuangyin, but Zhao Kuangyin refused, so he only let him wait at the ambush site, and by the way, continue to rest and recover the physical strength consumed by the attack on the camp last night.

Zhao Kuangyin's side, personally led five hundred soldiers, and with the color of the morning obscurity, ran ten miles and touched the Tang camp. Hidden in the wilderness two miles southwest of his camp, the sky was already bright from afar, but in the Tang camp, there was still silence.

"Envoy, it is estimated that the Tang army was disturbed by last night, and he is still in a big dream! Let's attack! The battalion commander who followed Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help but suggest.

Zhao Kuangyin glanced back at him, only to see the excitement on his face, obviously, the feat of robbing the camp with 100 cavalry last night made the soldiers under his command more confident, and 500 people attacked ten times the number of enemy camps, and they were not afraid. Although it is reckless, the military spirit can be used.

But at this moment, Zhao Kuangyin didn't show any emotion, just waved his hand coldly: "Don't worry! The soldiers ran for ten miles and needed to rest, so the order was given, and everyone hid on the spot to rest and eat! Do not make any noise, alarm the enemy, violators will be killed! ”

"Yes!"

This battalion commander has been training with Zhao Kuangyin for several years, and he is also familiar with his temperament.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, there was finally movement in the Tang camp, and the smell of fire gradually appeared. When he saw the smoke rising from all over the Tang camp, Zhao Kuangyin, who was leaning on a pile of dry grass, immediately sat up. Looking into the distance, observing for a moment, he stood up suddenly, and shouted: "Pass the order, hold the banner high, and force the Tang camp to stand in front of the formation to challenge!" ”

"Yes!" The Han army, which had a full stomach and had recovered a lot, immediately got up to listen to the order.