Chapter 657 Heartbreaking

Sent out a lot of horses, Li Jiancheng's voice immediately decreased, Li Gang listened to what he said, but seeing the infighting in the Henan army, it was simply a surrender and rebellion in different tricks, coupled with the previous statements of the Dongdu people who came one after another, Li Jiancheng's opinion on the Henan generals is needless to say.

So there is no such thing as a ready-to-use thing here at all, like Qin Qiong, it is okay to come up with an idea and let them lead the troops out? Who the fuck knows if these guys will ever come back?

In fact, this also shows in disguise that the process of the first battle of Tongguan is very chaotic, like after the big victory, the appointment of generals, and the drama of appeasing the hearts of the people cannot be staged as usual.

So Li Gang's suggestion Li Jiancheng only listened to half of it, and he sent 5,000 soldiers and horses out, there was no shadow of half of the people in it, and the Tongguan garrison was stationed on the Hanguan Ancient Road for more than ten miles east of Tongguan, echoing with the other two groups of men and horses.

It can not only accept the surrender of Henan, but also respond to Sang Xianhe and others.

This does not mean that Li Jiancheng's approach is inappropriate, his strategic focus is definitely not in the direction of Fenglingdu, after this battle, according to Li Jiancheng's thoughts, at least to occupy Hongnong, to prepare for the dispatch of troops to Luoyang.

His Royal Highness the Prince, whose hair was about to turn gray after being tortured by all kinds of changes, finally tasted some luscious taste of victory at this time, and he still needs to work hard if he wants to keep a fragrant mouth......

The news he wants to see and hear most now is not how Li Ding'an is, but that he can capture Wang Shichong or see his head.

Even if he can't, it doesn't matter, in the next month or two, he will wave his troops eastward and pocket the eastern capital, such a feat is enough to overshadow the Qin Palace.

The beautiful imagination made Li Jiancheng's heart eager, and he secretly said that from now on, there will be no battle for storage positions......

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"Report, the Tang Army has 5,000 horsemen out of the customs."

"Report, the Tang army sent more than 20,000 troops, the cavalry first, and the infantry army followed."

"Report, the cavalry of the Tang Army went east, and they were chasing the defeated army, Wang Shichong was nowhere to be seen, and Duan Da and others led the troops to retreat to Hongnong."

"Report, 20,000 Tang troops are coming to me, and it is Sang Xianhe who is leading the troops."

"Report, the Tang Army is still more than 20 miles away from me."

A series of reports were sent back to the Fengling Ferry, which made Xu Shiji and Zhang Shigui, who had already crossed the river with the whole army, nervous.

Tongguan and Fengling Ferry are close at hand, the cavalry can come in a moment, and the infantry will have to walk for a while, judging from the speed of the Tang army's march, this time will definitely not exceed two hours.

This is going to talk about the speed of the march in this year, the army is much slower, like Li Shentong's army was harassed before, and it was almost impossible to leave after walking twenty or thirty miles a day.

It was time for Wang Shichong to come west, and walking fifty or sixty miles a day was considered a normal marching speed.

Of course, this is a normal situation, and the march of the army is heavy and reinforced, and the speed has always been as slow as a snail.

But then again, the so-called military situation is like fire, and many situations can break the convention, if the leading generals want to gamble and lead the troops to advance quickly, it is also easy for the infantry to walk more than 100 miles a day.

At that time, Sima Yi attacked Meng Da and walked more than 1,000 miles in eight days, which took Meng Da by surprise, which is the most typical example of the rapid march in ancient times.

Therefore, the change in the speed of the march is very particular, which requires the general to consider various factors before making the final decision, and there is no certain rule.

It can only be said that a wise general can always choose the right time to enter the battlefield, while a stupid guy is likely to be defeated on the march.

Of course, this is only in terms of infantry troops, once it is replaced by a cavalry combat cluster, it will change a lot.

The farther away the enemy is, the more powerful the cavalry will become......

And now, Tongguan is about thirty miles away from the south port of Fenglingdu, and the Tang army does not have to worry about food and grass, and it will come very quickly.

This is also the reason why Li Po is racing against time to let the army cross the Yellow River in its entirety, once Wang Shichong is defeated, the Tang army will definitely go out of the pass to pursue, and it is impossible to let a place like Fengling Ferry go unattended.

This is obviously the rhythm of the last game, and for both sides, in fact, risks and benefits coexist, and it is difficult to make accurate guesses before the battle.

Like some of the battles Li Po experienced before, only after fighting can it be clear who can have the last laugh.

At this time, the Yellow River was very chaotic, the soldiers were quickly crossing the Yellow River through the pontoon bridge, from time to time there were soldiers who fell into the water in surprise, the soldiers on the bridge did not dare to stay, and the people who fell into the water could only hope that the boats on the river would save their lives.

It can be said that the army crossed the river quickly, and the strength on the south bank was rapidly increasing, but they were carrying short blades, spears, shields, and armor, which needed to be transported by boat.

In other words, at this time, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers on the south bank was not enough to support a fierce battle.

If the Tang army rushes to the shore at this time, it looks like a half-crossing attack, and in the war, there are not too many examples of attacking first while your foothold is not stable.

What is even more unfavorable for the Jin army is that not only the Jin soldiers on the south bank, but also the surrender of Niu Jinda, Shen Qingnu, Liu Anshi and others are also mixed in.

And their strength combined, there are seven or eight thousand people, these Henan people, from generals to soldiers, don't talk about morale or help you kill the enemy, if you really fight, they are likely to stab you in the back.

In general, the situation is very bad, and the strategy of crossing the river at this time does not look like a wise move, and it is suspected of being aggressive.

And war is exactly like this, no matter how much preparation and planning there is, it will often be reduced to empty talk in the face of facts, so in the end, war is actually a result.

Everything that happens in the course of the war will be reduced to a foil to the outcome of the war.

When the Tang army went straight to the Fengling ferry to find the report and came to the river, Xu Shiji and Zhang Shigui quickly got together.

Seeing Xu Shiji's solemn face, Zhang Shigui couldn't help laughing loudly: "I underestimated Li Da's courage and dared to send someone out of the customs, or not, this battle will definitely let these rats see our brothers' methods." ”

When Xu Shiji heard this, he raised his eyebrows, and laughed not to be outdone, "Brother Zhang is arrogant, and the younger brother admires it, at this time, how happy it is to be able to fight side by side with characters like Brother Zhang." ”

Speaking of this, Xu Shiji frowned slightly, and changed his words: "It's just that the shore is chaotic, the swords and armor are uneven, and there are many people, and they urgently need to be appeased, so what can I do?" ”

This is a big problem, Zhang Shigui naturally understands, but he doesn't have much worry in his heart, but he is very excited, and as soon as Fang takes refuge, he has to be reused.

Having suffered losses, he knows that only by constantly establishing meritorious deeds can he be treated differently by others.

As soon as Fang crossed the river, the Tang army came, and he naturally would not let go of such a great opportunity.

"Brother Xian is too worried, when I was in Tongguan for a long time, what was the appearance of the Tongguan garrison, I couldn't be clearer, it looked good, and the battle was almost less than Wang Shichong's department, and then look at the people and horses we brought...... Hehe, what's there to fear? ”

"If Brother Xian is still not at ease, why don't you block the surrender in front and fight with the Tang Army first?"

Xu Shiji pondered for a moment and said, "Brother Zhang doesn't want to lead the troops out and fight the Tang army halfway?" ”

Looking at Zhang Shigui's appearance at this time, Xu Shiji also secretly admired in his heart, this person's courage is really not small, the Tang army has 20,000 soldiers and horses, and there are thousands of cavalry outside, if they abandon the village, with their troops, it will undoubtedly be a bitter battle.

And he is also a long-time battle-hardened person, so he naturally understands what Zhang Shigui thinks.

Sure enough, Zhang Shigui then said: "At this time, it is better to wait for the Tang army to come here, it is better to attack it halfway, Wang Shichong led the army to attack the city for more than ten days, the Tang army was not lightly damaged, Wang Shichong was defeated, the Tang army came with victory, the morale was high, and it was natural to be high, but it was possible to guard the pass for many days, and march in a hurry, and the soldiers must be exhausted......

"And when I have been recuperating for a long time, and the soldiers are strong, even if the troops are less and the armor is not neat, as long as we can take the lead and inspire the army to move forward, there should be an eighty percent chance of victory."

"Besides, aren't there any of these descendants? There's no shortage of troops......"

Obviously, Zhang Shigui has entered the state, and his tone and demeanor are similar to those when he was in Tongguan that day.

But Xu Shiji is not Li Jiancheng, he has similarities with Zhang Shigui in terms of experience, and now his desire to make contributions is a little more eager than Zhang Shigui.

What Zhang Shigui said actually coincided with what he wanted in his heart, especially the suggestion of abandoning the beachhead camp, which spoke to his heart.

What credit can be given to staying in one place? Only when the enemy fights and breaks it in the future can he show his ability.

But he is different from Zhang Shigui, his pride has always been hidden in his heart, and it will not be revealed easily, and he has been following King Han for some time.

For example, Zhang Shigui's suggestion to use people to take the lead will not agree.

"What Brother Zhang said is extremely true, how can I miss this when my generation has made contributions...... Why don't you work Brother Zhang to organize the army first, and then arrange it with Brother Zhang, and then go out with Brother Zhang? ”

Zhang Shigui was a little anxious, and was about to say that when General Zhang Lun and General Zhang crossed the river, you and I would have to obey orders, and it was better to hurry up.

This is obviously a desire to compete for merit, but looking at Xu Shiji's eyes that are as deep as a deep pool, but seem to be beating with ghost fire, he didn't say anything about urging, he just hammered his chest and turned around.

In the final analysis, the beachhead is now dominated by Xu Shiji.

Looking at Zhang Shigui's straight back, Xu Shiji shook his head slightly, and said secretly, this person is really not easy to get along with, but under the rule of King Han...... Hehe, if you're always like this, I'm afraid the days of hardship will still be long.

Slightly suppressed Zhang Shigui, who was eager to make meritorious contributions, Xu Shiji turned his head and called his own soldiers, "You immediately cross the river and report to the king that 20,000 Tang troops are coming to the ferry...... Please let the army wait a while, and transport the troops across the river first. ”

(Ah Cao has a cold, I'm sorry.) )nt

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