Since the battle of Jiexiu, it has been quiet for nearly two months.

At the beginning of May, the Tang army pulled out the camp and went north.

At this time, the Tang army was already huge to a certain extent.

Not counting the people, there were 150,000 or 60,000 soldiers alone.

The army marched all over the mountains and fields to Linfen County, and then joined the defenders of Linfen County, and the army swelled to 1780,000 people at once, and it had the posture of finishing its work in one battle.

And with such a large army, the logistical pressure has also doubled, so even if the Tang Army has always had the appearance of a regular official army, claiming that the army has never committed any crimes.

But this time, the Tang army didn't care so much, except for the strong Latin to transport grain and grass, the grain and grass soldiers in each county were almost all withdrawn.

In fact, after this battle, regardless of victory or defeat, the situation in Jindi is not optimistic, and there is no need to count on this year's autumn harvest, and bandits will rise one after another.

Those restless old ministers of the Sui family are also ready to move.

will create such a situation, not only Chang'an has high hopes for this war, but also the situation faced by Li Tang determines the battle of Jindi this year, which is almost a matter of life and death.

Second, Li Shentong got Li Yuan's edict, and after taking over the military power of Jindi, he learned Han Xin's soldiers, the more the merrier, he didn't care about what would happen to Jindi after this battle, he only knew that this battle was also a matter of life and death for him.

In this way, the hideous face of war was once again placed in front of the people of Jindi, and the non-commissioned soldiers who accompanied the army to fight would have to face a fierce enemy, and the ordinary people also had to face heavy and almost unaffordable labor.

And these years of hard labor not only have to pay for sweat, but also maybe for life, but in the end they will not get any pay, and even the glory of the fixed point will not fall on their heads.

The people of the world have long been suffering from hard labor, but as long as the war continues, there is no end in sight to such days.

After the Tang army, on the winding and long road, there were figures transporting grain and grass, which was very similar to the scene of the three expeditions to Goguryeo, except that the sun, moon and star flags above their heads were replaced by Li Tang's banners.

And this time, in comparison, the people in the north of Jindi are much happier, because the army did not leave Jiexiu, and the transportation of grain and grass is very convenient.

The most important point is that even if the Tang army gathered, Li Po, as the controller of the two states, had no intention of conscripting troops on a large scale, and during this period of time, the defenders of the counties of the two states were transferred to a part, so that the army finally exceeded 100,000.

The cavalry swelled to more than 40,000.

Immediately, under Li Po's strict order, the counties and counties of the two states were completely transferred to military control, and a heavy atmosphere permeated the territories of the two states.

What is quite peculiar is that the people of Daizhou, who have just spent a fairly peaceful life, in this atmosphere, the voices asking for the army have gradually increased.

This is a very abnormal phenomenon in the chaotic times of the late Sui Dynasty, when wars were frequent.

And this is not something that can be explained by the fierce folk customs.

It can also be said that in just one or two years, Li Po's administration has received the best reward at this time, and while people are looking forward to the future, they have actually given birth to some thoughts about defending their homeland from being destroyed.

Of course, not many people are happy about this.

People who knew the details of the battle situation in the south were all looking at the south nervously, a little more nervous than when Li Po led his troops north to Yunzhong last year.

Because this is undoubtedly the most important battle faced by the Dai Dai after raising troops to the south.

Probably the only advantage of the people who were under Li Tang in the south was that they didn't have to worry about how they would live their lives in the future.

Regardless of the length of time, the government's intention to lightly punish the meager endowment has gradually taken root in the hearts of the people, and since Li Yunnei took over the military and political power, the terrible word of labor is leaving the people.

They don't have to worry about no one cultivating their fields, no one to take care of their wives and children, and they don't have to worry about wolves rushing into their homes, looting their belongings, and pulling them to serve as soldiers or become people's husbands.

Therefore, compared to the people in the south, they are undoubtedly happier.

But the war is not far away, and the outcome of this war will largely determine whether they will continue to live happily or fall victim to the war again.

And Li Po, who started this war, won't think about it so much.

He will not hypocritically think about what kind of destruction this war has caused to the south of Jindi, the responsibility is not on him, and it is not contrary to the goal he set at the beginning, nor will he think about what the final result will be for the people of the two states who were brought into the chaos of the Central Plains by himself in one fell swoop.

He wasn't a philosopher, and he wasn't so sentimental.

Whether it was at the time of this war or in all previous wars, he was a soldier who would defend everything he had gained with countless blood and human lives.

Then what he wants to do is clear, defeat the opponent, do his best to win, as long as he wins, everything is worth it.

Lost...... When the war came, it was not in his mind at all.

By this time, half of his strategic intent had been realized.

Similar to what he thought, the Tang army came north and evacuated the defenders of Jindi, and it was true that the troops were larger, but this was exactly the result he wanted to see.

The First World War was decided.

After this battle, there is no need to attack the city one by one, and it should be the situation after the war to look at the wind and surrender.

Of course, he, like everyone else, didn't have time to be complacent, and the battle and collision of hundreds of thousands of armies was no longer an amazing battle in the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty.

But today, when the heroes of all parties have been killed a little exhausted, it is also a serious battle, and it can't help but make people focus.

Moreover, for Li Po, it was also the first time he led his troops to such a large-scale battle, yes, it was a battle, a battle that decided the ownership of Jindi.

The previous battles can't be compared to this one, this is a real tough battle, there is no sneak attack, no quick victory, only to defeat the opponent head-on.

Before the Tang army moved, Li Po had already convened the generals to discuss I don't know how many times, this time, he formulated a strategy, but tactically, he needed to brainstorm, not be arbitrary.

He didn't have the confidence to take care of everything, because it wasn't a war in the conventional sense at all, but a battle of unprecedented proportion.

It is not surprising how many times the two armies of such a number fought on the battlefield, and how many accidents occurred, perhaps in wartime, as long as their horses and legs were broken, they could cause unpredictable consequences.

Soon, Li Po adjusted his mentality and regarded this battle as a grind, both for himself and for the army under his command.

By the way, he got rid of those gratuitous restlessness and threw himself into a series of military discussions with inhuman calm.

The Tang army undoubtedly has an advantage in strength, but in the eyes of Li Po and the generals under his command, and the elite of the border army like the Great Army, the Tang Army can not use the number of people to make up for the gap in strength.

The more soldiers and horses the Tang army had, to a certain extent, the chances of victory of the combined army increased.

This kind of gravitational theory, which is very similar to the theory of gravity, actually has some basis.

If the Tang army had only 100,000 troops, the Tang army would be defeated in the field battle, but as the Tang army increased its strength, it would undoubtedly cause more and more pressure on the combined army.

But when the strength of the Tang Army came to a certain point, the benefits brought by the superiority in strength gradually disappeared, whether they were 1780,000 or more than 200,000, for the contemporaneous army, it seemed that there was no difference.

This phenomenon has been repeatedly raised by the generals, at the beginning it was a bit like self-comfort, there were many people who said it, but everyone felt that it made sense, and even Li Po later faintly felt that it would be good if Tang Jun came more.

Of course, this is not a strategy or tactic, but only to enhance the confidence of the generals to defeat their opponents.

The most important thing is to choose a battlefield where the enemy can be crushed, in other words, the place where the decisive battle will be held.

This was very important for the Tang Army, and it was especially important for the Concurrent Army.

Because for the contemporaneous army, a battlefield suitable for cavalry assault is the key to victory.

At the beginning, I chose the area between Bird Valley and Linfen.

This is obviously a place that is enough for hundreds of thousands of troops to fight to their heart's content, and the pros and cons are obvious.

The advantage is that the cavalry of the combined army has a wider room for maneuver, and can even rush behind the enemy to harass the enemy's food routes, and in the terrain, there is also condescending.

The disadvantage is that there are more hills there, and the cavalry is easy to be trapped in the terrain and be disturbed and blocked by the infantry army, and after the Tang army sets up the formation, there must be Linfen City behind it, Fenshui in the west, and the foothills of Taiyue Mountain in the east.

This is also a very good battlefield for the Tang army, which is mostly an infantry army, as long as they can withstand the impact of the parallel cavalry, then there is only a retreat in the Bird Mouse Valley behind the parallel army, and the situation will become extremely unfavorable.

Moreover, even if the Tang army is defeated, the Tang army can still retreat into Linfen and resist stubbornly, that is to say, the strategic room for maneuver of the Tang army is not much worse than that of the parallel army.

The generals discussed for a few days, and Li Po listened to it almost as well, so he patted the table and asked, "We have worked hard to choose a place for the decisive battle, is it the same for the generals of the Tang Army?" Then if the Tang army wants to fight me, where will they choose? ”

(Monthly pass, monthly pass, heavy rain, Ah Cao was blocked in the unit, can only be written in the unit of this chapter, a lot of noise, Ah Cao's thinking is very incoherent, alas, I don't know if I can go back tonight, this year's weather is too terrible, Ah Cao has seen the sea a few times, fortunately Ah Cao's family lives relatively high, not flooded.) (To be continued.) )