In the early morning, snowflakes fell in the sky, but the wind was much lighter, and Li Shimin walked through the barracks with the snow. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

At this time, the Tang army had all entered the camp and camped, and the barracks were enough, and this was not a camp built only for the stationing of a battalion of soldiers, so the war horses and people were stuffed into it together, and the barracks were stuffed to the brim.

At this time, the smell in the barracks is needless to mention......

The corpses of the enemy were abandoned outside the camp, and they wanted to dig a pit to bury these respectable enemies, but such cold weather could not be realized.

Li Shimin didn't care about these things, in a fierce battle last night, Murong Luohu's subordinates suffered more than 100 casualties, 60 or 70 were killed, and the rest were slightly or seriously injured.

It is difficult to be happy with such casualties, you must know that when the attack on Xue Rengao's army that day, the Xuanjia army only suffered more than 500 casualties, compared to the casualties of last night's battle, it was a bit terrible.

Of course, this is not only because the enemy army is strong, but also because the Xuanjia army is not strong enough and so on, fighting at night...... For the cavalry, not being able to defeat the enemy in the first place means an increase in casualties.

Li Shimin naturally knew about this, but he had to admit at this time that the enemies he faced this time were not the same as Xue Rengao and his ilk.

For example, among the military today, there are not many that can be called the regular army, in Li Shimin's opinion.

The so-called regular army, in fact, is the same as the official army, the non-commissioned officers have been selected, drilled and trained, have strict military discipline and have experienced the tempering of the battle formation, coupled with a complete logistics system, and so on, all of them can be regarded as entering the threshold of the regular army.

After that, if you experience a brutal battle again, the surviving army is the elite of the main army.

For example, the Northwest Xue Rengao Division, as well as the army under Li Liang of Xiliang, are actually not called the regular army in Li Shimin's eyes, because the Northwest Rebellion surged back then, completely destroying the military system of the Great Sui.

Now whether it is Li Liang or Liang Shidu, the soldiers and horses led by them, don't look at the official positions they have been sealed, and they are barely constrained by military discipline, but they are still among the chaotic army, so it is not difficult to win against the chaotic army with the official army.

Such as Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, Xiao Milling and other generations, it is nothing more than the same, the longer the time extends, the greater the distance with the Tang Army.

Because military strength is definitely not something that can make up for its many shortcomings by pulling in some strong men and relying on a large number of people.

In fact, governing the army is the same as governing the country, it can only be slowly precipitated by accumulation over time, and no one can make some farmers who put down their hoes to ascend to the sky in one step and become invincible elite troops.

Therefore, after the first battle last night, in addition to asking people to find out whether the east side was aware of the movement here, he immediately inspected the enemy's armor, and then asked about the details of the battle.

So, not surprisingly, he came to a very clear conclusion.

The enemy army is completely the appearance of the regular army, strong and young soldiers, complete armor, sufficient grain and grass, full morale, strong combat power, everything shows that this is an elite, better than the elite of the Tang army.

This is what the defenders stationed at Longmen Ferry should look like, right?

Li Shimin thought about it while walking, and finally laughed himself, he laughed at himself, he laughed at himself, Li Shimin and Li Shimin, you have experienced countless battles over the years, do you even have a time when you are afraid of the enemy?

Li Ding'an has only been in the army for a few years, and the army under his command is like this...... How so? He's not a god......

The cavalry under his command should be the most feared, it is said that he led the Turks south, so what did he use to curry favor with the Turkic Khan?

Or did that cousin really hate them Li so much that she tried her best to help Li Ding'an?

Li Shimin's thinking diverged significantly, and his footsteps stopped in front of a burned barracks with only ashes left, and there was still a lot of dark red left here.

After a long time, Li Shimin instructed left and right: "Go and invite General Murong, General Zhai came here to see me." ”

The two soon appeared in front of Li Shimin and bowed to Li Shimin.

Needless to say, Murong Luohu knows that it is a Xianbei legacy when he hears his surname, and in the years when people are more and more inclined to restore the Han surname and respect the Han surname, those who can still stubbornly use the Murong surname must also have the purest blood of the Xianbei nobles.

And Zhai Changsun, he is Xue Rengao's general, and after Xue Rengao's death, he led his troops to sacrifice Qinzhou.

Li Shimin's measurement is obviously much larger than Li Po, and he directly reused his people, and let Zhai Changsun lead a Xuanjia army to protect him.

This made Zhai Changsun very grateful, but loyalty can only be reflected in adversity, and no one can say anything if it is not at a critical moment.

"How's the morale of the soldiers? Can you still stand up to this damn weather? ”

Murong Luohu hammered his chest, "Your Highness, rest assured, compared to the northwest, what is this cold?" Erlang can stand it as much as he can, and the morale is ......"

His rough laughter sounded, which was also a loud voice, "With His Highness here, what do you have to worry about morale?" ”

Zhai Changsun originally wanted to say a few words, but when he heard this, he immediately closed his mouth, Murong Luohu crisscrossed the northwest, which made people frightened, he was a new person, and he would never touch this person's moldy head in inconsequential matters.

But he didn't want to speak, but he couldn't, Li Shimin turned his head and looked over.

Zhai Changsun was not only sluggish, but could only hammer his chest and said: "What General Murong said is extremely true, the Xuanjia Army is His Royal Highness's personal army attendant, clothed in strong and stubborn, charging into battle, and never worrying about the morale of the army......"

Speaking of this, he paused, Li Shimin's faint gaze was always on him, obviously not very satisfied with his words.

So, Zhai Changsun changed his words and said, "But Your Highness...... Now the weather is only getting colder and colder, and the soldiers can stand it, but the war horses may not be ...... We have little forage to bring, and the general thinks that we can't fight for a long time......"

Li Shimin chuckled, finally looked away, walked back with his hands behind his back, and said to the two of them, "Here, Lonely is in Longmen...... What do you think? ”

This is a bit of a taste of comparison, Murong Luohu, who has been under Li Shimin's command for a long time, glanced at Zhai Changsun very unfriendly, and then smiled: "Your Highness pointed out that the last general will take people to kill...... Haha, Xue Rengao is not our opponent, what can Li Po do as a thief? ”

This time, Zhai Changsun really didn't want to speak, if Murong Luohu, who was famous in the northwest, was really so straightforward, the heroes of the northwest who were beaten would not have to live.

This time, Li Shimin didn't embarrass him, just smiled and hammered Murong Luohu's strong shoulder, "Don't be weird, Xue Rengao is just a thief, he won't win, Li Ding'an is different, this king and he have met him back then...... This person is not easy to say. ”

"Look at last night's battle, but don't take the enemy's heart lightly, okay, as General Zhai said, this battle should be resolved quickly, this weather, horses can't stand it, and people are the same...... Tonight, let's enter Longmen, and then let's see what the northern border army of Jin can do......"

Speaking of this, Li Shimin didn't say anything more, just said a few more words to the two, and then took people back to his barracks.

Murong Luo Hu and Zhai Changsun left without permission.

In fact, both of them were guessing about His Highness's purpose.

Murong Luo Hu is more sure that he crossed the river this time, one may be to seize the Longmen beachhead and prepare for the eastward march of the army next year, or he can also test the enemy's reality and reality, which is nothing more than these two things.

In fact, what he just said is not wrong at all, with His Royal Highness here, he doesn't need to think so much, he just needs to act according to the order, and if he fights effectively, he will inevitably be rewarded by His Royal Highness, if there is a loss, as long as you do your best, His Royal Highness King Qin will definitely not blame you.

Therefore, fighting for the King of Qin is a very comfortable thing in Murong Luohu's opinion.

And Zhai Changsun thinks a lot more than him, there is no way, it is difficult to descend people.

Leader Zhai Changsun is not afraid of anything, don't look at him Xue Rengao's internal history order, a standard civilian official title, but in the Northwest Army, who doesn't know that Zhai Changsun is brave and good at fighting, and he is a serious cavalry general.

Therefore, now what Zhai Changsun is thinking about is what kind of result His Royal Highness the King of Qin wants in this battle?

After seizing the Longmen Ferry and entering Longmen City again, do you still want to rush into Jiangjun with these 3,000 Xuanjia troops and capture that Li Ding'an?

Without a large army to follow up, and in such a cold winter, it is a surprise attack, I am afraid that ...... It should stop at Longmen City, could it be that His Highness's heart has not been decided?

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No matter what kind of speculation there is, anyway, the army stayed at Longmen Ferry for a day, and the snow fell heavier and heavier, but Li Shimin was quite happy, the beginning of this raid was not perfect, but God still helped, and the snow finally fell.

Those who live in the Northland know that snow is always warmer than normal winter days, and heavy snow is the best weather to hide their tracks for those in the midst of war.

Longmen Ferry is a precaution in such weather, so there will be no accidents in Longmen City.

The snow continued to fall until the evening, and everywhere it could be seen, a thick blanket of snow was covered, and there were many benefits, but for the soldiers on the march, no one would think of any benefits.

The soldiers led their horses and stumbled eastward from the camp, and the snow soon soaked their boots and trouser legs, a taste that is difficult to describe exactly.

The Tang soldiers who returned from the wind and sand in the northwest do not need to be described in detail, but when they marched in the wind and snow in Jindi, they could only complain bitterly.

The night is getting deeper, the snow has stopped for some time, the moon has quietly revealed, and the north wind has followed.

(Commuter Pass) (To be continued.) )