(Commuter Pass)

In the fourteenth year of the Great Cause of Sui, the first year of Tang Wude, at the beginning of June.

Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, led his troops out of Jinyang and went to Fenyang, where Wang Zhibian, the defender of Fenyang, surrendered the Tang Dynasty with the city, and persuaded Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, to go north to Yanmen.

Li Yuanji made a meritorious contribution for the first time, and under the great joy, he rewarded Wang Zhibian, happily accepted his words, paid attention to the abdomen of Yuanguang to guard Fenyang, and led the army north to Yanmen.

More than 40 miles south of Yanmen, there is an open place.

It is based on Wutai in the east and Tuoshui in the west, with a radius of more than 20 miles, all of which are flat land.

Li Yuanji was dressed in silver armor, covered with a cloak, and had practiced martial arts all year round, and his body was fit, and he looked extremely heroic.

And the first time he led a large army to the battle, Li Yuanji's mood was also very excited.

The army came in a hurry, with clear flags, swords and guns, orderly front and back, full of morale, all aspects, all showing that this is a strong army, and it also makes His Royal Highness the King of Qi, who led the army, very satisfied, full of pride and high ambition.

A blood-red battle flag fluttered in the wind, this is the battle flag of New Tang.

It is not as complicated as the sun, moon and star flag of the Great Sui, but the color is much more eye-catching.

This is undoubtedly the first time that the battle flag of the Tang Army has fluttered over Yanmen, and whether there is any special significance depends on the result of their troops going north.

The emerging Datang is indeed full of vitality, and the army of Datang has begun to gradually show a temperament that is different from the world's heroes in the battle with the strong troops in the northwest.

The most distinctive manifestation is in their cohesion, the soldiers and generals of the Tang Army rarely surrender without a fight, and defections are becoming less and less.

As a result, their combat effectiveness began to gradually increase, and there was no doubt that they were inheriting the few remaining inheritances of the Great Sui. and the momentum of the Sui army that dared to fight.

Under the banner, Li Yuanji looked at the lush fields beside the road, and said with a smile to Dou Dan beside him: "Li Po was born in a despicable background, and he was promoted to the rank of his wife, so he is not a hero, but he can see the scene along the road." This person also has some hills in his chest. ”

Dou Dan obviously didn't have much interest in talking about a dead man, he really wanted to take the opportunity to go up to Wutai Mountain to take a walk, enjoy the grand scenery, and then worship the Buddha, if he could talk to the monks on the mountain about Zen and Taoism, it would be better.

At this time, needless to say, he had an impression of Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, and he had already had the intention of respecting him.

Especially when the fourth prince left Yuwenxin in Jinyang, it made him feel that this person was too young and vigorous. It's not material for big things at all.

Of course, he is different from Wen Yanbo, even if he is dissatisfied with Li Yuanji, he will not show it, let alone reveal it in his words.

Hearing this, he immediately smiled and agreed, "Your Highness has a good opinion, this person is indeed as His Highness said, there are many philistines. But it's not useless. ”

Li Yuanji was willing to listen to this kind of inconspicuous flattery, and laughed. casually sent an order, "Pass the order, don't damage the fertile land, and those who trample on the fields will be beheaded." ”

Dou Dan then clasped his fists and praised: "Your Highness has an ancient style......

Li Yuanji was in a better mood, "In the past, Cao Mengde once cut his beard and acted as the head. Our descendants are far behind, but although our Tang Army can't do it without committing any crimes, we must also let the people of the north know that we are benevolent and righteous teachers, not comparable to those tigers and wolves. ”

Dou Dan praised two more sentences. I'm tired too.

He has been in the Northland long enough, and he knows that the people here are fierce, and the tigers and wolves may be like fish in water here, and the teacher of benevolence and righteousness may not be able to win the hearts of the people of this county.

Of course, if you don't like a person, all the words and deeds of the other party can't be listened to, and what Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, said and did, will only make him feel that he is not a hero, but if he wants to learn from Cao Mengde, it can only make people sick.

At this time, Wang Zhibi came over, asked for the order first, and reported the good news to Chen Taishou.

Li Yuanji immediately responded, this is not a big deal.

Wang Zhibi was actually a little reluctant, if he could stay in the Tang Army, under the panic of the Tang Army later, he led his troops to rush over, maybe he could cut off Li Yuanji's head.

But he also understood that once the army engaged, the things that should be combined with the outside were only applicable to siege warfare, and if he remained in the Chinese army in a field battle like this, he might be killed by his own people who swarmed in as enemies.

Once the Daizhou cavalry charged, that kind of scene he had seen twice in Youzhou, and the risk was too great.

So after weighing the risks and benefits, he made a wise choice, or it was better to get out first.

In the afternoon, the itinerary of the army had been decided, and it was almost time to rest at Yanmen in the evening.

But a general order from Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, made the march of the army slow down suddenly.

Zhang Da of the front army was not angry, so he simply discussed with Dou Jing, and while ordering people to prepare torches to cope with the night march, he slowed down the speed of the march and gradually moved closer to the Chinese army.

Wang Zhibi broke out of the team and waited in front of the Tang army safely.

In fact, it was only as soon as he stopped with his troops that someone came from front to report that the army was ten miles away, so let him get out of the way and go to the left to prepare to merge into the army.

After waiting for a while, a wave of scouts first appeared on the left, like wolves, tearing apart the scouts of the Tang Army's forwards, which were already small.

A short time later, in the smoke and dust, a tidal wave of cavalry overflowed amid the deafening sound of horses' hooves.

Wang Zhibi was appeasing the restless war horse, and at the same time rejoicing in his wisdom, such a great power, if he was still in the Tang Army, wouldn't he give the Tang Army a funeral?

Immediately, he led the army and joined the right side of the army.

This army did not care about any good and bad fields, and the army spread out, and everywhere it passed, the good fields were destroyed, and they pounced on the enemy in front of them like dark clouds.

At this time, there is no need for Li Po in the army to give another order, they are already very skilled in doing this.

Almost all the generals of the Daizhou cavalry now understand a truth, cavalry combat, what they want is a fast word, they grabbed time with the Turks, and led step by step.

In Youzhou, with the Youzhou army led by Luo Yi, Dou Jiande's chaotic army, Song Jingang, and Wei Dao'er's chaotic army, he fought a battle, and relied on his four legs to overturn the Hebei heroes to the ground one by one.

It can be said that the Daizhou cavalry, which has experienced wars, has gathered the largest group of generals and soldiers in the world who are proficient in cavalry tactics.

And when they are strategically superior, there is almost no one who can defeat them head-on with equal forces.

The first to notice that something was wrong in the Tang army was naturally the vanguard of Zhang Da and Dou Jing's department, whose 5,000 men and horses were approaching the middle of the army.

The scouts in front were attacked by the scouts of the Daizhou Army like a raging wind, and it was impossible to send back the news.

But the smoke and dust of the cavalry army could not be covered.

At this time, Dou Jing was still very calm, and when he heard the report, he thought that Chen Xiaoyi led the army to greet him.

But the general Zhang Da does not have a prominent family background like him, and his military exploits are earned back with a knife and a shot, and at first sight, his face turned white first, cavalry, a lot of cavalry, otherwise the smoke would not be so big, and it would not be so condensed, almost like a yellow dragon.

Zhang Da was really panicked at this time, he didn't think that Chen Xiaoyi, who was too guarded by Yanmen, could lead so many cavalry to meet that bullshit King Qi.

This is a surprise attack, so many cavalry, coming head-on, Zhang Da's heart is half cold.

His first thought was to turn around and run, but his years of military career told him that the end of escaping would be miserable, because two legs could not run on four legs, and they were chased and killed by the cavalry, and they could only drive back like a flock of sheep that had been driven away, and crush the Chinese army first for the enemy.

This is the most classic cavalry combat and one of the most commonly used tactics against infantry troops.

At this time, he could no longer care about where these cavalry came from, and what kind of deceitful stratagem put them in such a desperate disadvantage.

Zhang Da, who was in a hurry, immediately gave an order to gather his soldiers and prepare for battle, and did not forget to send someone to report the news of the enemy's attack to the Chinese army.

Undoubtedly, this is a qualified leading general, who did everything he should have done at a critical juncture, which is to be appreciated.

But in war, no matter how good a general is, he can't resist the consequences of strategic failure.

I don't know why, but he is not the well-received farmer official, he is still young, and he is not even as good as his younger brother, at least Dou Dan has seen the scene of a million troops gathering in Zhuo County.

At this time, Shi, the governor of the state, still found Zhang Da and wanted to persuade him not to be like a great enemy and disrupt the order in the army.

Zhang Da grabbed Dou Jing's collar, pointed to the front and roared, "Look, this is what you said about civil strife, how could there be so many cavalry coming?" Didn't you say that Li Po died? Who is leading the troops? Chen Xiaoyi? ”

In extreme anger, he kicked Dou Jing to the ground, and was about to cut people with a knife, but he was stopped by the left and right.

Zhang Dayu roared freely, "Get out, if you don't roll Lao Tzu slaughtered you, go back to the Chinese army, and tell King Qi that if you don't want to die, hurry up and line up." ”

At this time, in fact, there was no need to say anything, the Tang army had already seen the knights cruising by, most of them turned a blind eye to the men and horses who stayed on the galloping road, and quickly rode their horses galloping in the distance, probing towards the rear of the Tang army.

A small group of cavalry gathered and walked around the Tang army, and the voice of shouting was clearly audible, "The chief has an order, those who abandon weapons on the ground will not be killed, and the commander has an order, those who abandon weapons on the ground will not be killed." ”

Zhang Da finally calmed down from his anger, broke free from the left and right holders, and coldly commanded: "Zhang Shiju." ”

A young man immediately said, "The last will be there." ”

"You take 500 people and send Dou Changshi back to the Chinese army, just say that I will lead the troops in front to defeat the enemy's edge first, so that the Chinese army is ready to engage in battle, the enemy army is all cavalry, it is advisable to form a formation to defend it, and if you retreat, you will definitely be defeated for thousands of miles...... Okay, go for it. ”

It's not like a general's order, it's more like a last word. (To be continued.) )