Chapter 202: Du Ruhui's lament
Yang Zaixing, Gao Siji, Shan Xiongxin, and Wang Renze led tens of thousands of elite horsemen to gallop out of Luoyang City, riding horses and galloping, but after a while, they disappeared in the sight of the guards at the head of Luoyang City, leaving only dust in the sky.
At the same time, the generals of the Tang Army, Li Jilong and Qu Tutong, also got the news of the attack of the Sui cavalry, and immediately beat the drum to gather the generals and discuss the affairs of the tent.
Although Li Shimin personally led the elite cavalry to attack the Tiger Prison Pass, he also knew that Luoyang City was strong, and there were even top generals in the city who could kill Liang Shitai in one move, so in addition to Du Ruhui, he also left many generals such as Mountain Lion Camel, Wang Junke, Pei Renji, Qu Tugai, Li Junxian, etc., and also transferred Li Cunqiao and Song Jingang, who had originally returned to Hedong, back to listen to the tune under Li Jilong and Qu Tutong.
Li Jilong heard the scout's report that there was Wang Renze's banner among the attacking Sui army, and immediately grinned, turned his head to look at Du Ruhui and said: "Keming, if you hadn't made a decision that day, I'm afraid there wouldn't have been so many proud reckless men who came out to die today!" ”
Du Ruyan smiled slightly when he heard this, and said: "The Sui army has won many battles and has become a proud soldier. Even if there are no people who are willing to stir up trouble, there will inevitably be some people who do not know whether they are alive or dead today. ”
Zeng Guopan was right, Wang Ren had already colluded with Tang Jun. It's just that this matter is confidential in the Tang Army, and only a few people Du Ruhui, Li Jilong, and Qu Tutong know about it, so Li Jilong and Du Ruhui didn't say it clearly when they talked.
A few clear-eyed people in the tent heard some clues from the conversation between the two, but the reckless man of the mountain lion camel heard it in a fog, and immediately said a little impatiently: "It doesn't matter why he Sui army went out of the city, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and when I go out, I will kill a few Sui generals first!" As he spoke, he lifted the hundred-pound gilt pistol and was about to go out.
"General Shan, slow down!"
Seeing that the mountain lion camel was so anxious, Du Ruhui couldn't help but curse a reckless man, and hurriedly stopped the mountain lion camel.
The mountain lion camel was stopped by Du Ruhui, and a trace of anger suddenly flashed on his face: "Why did the military advisor stop me?" Could it be that you look down on my mountain lion camel and think that I can't beat the Sui army? ”
The mountain lion camel in front of him was specially left by Li Shimin to deal with Yang Zaixing and other brave generals of the Sui army in the city, Du Ruhui naturally did not dare to offend him, and said: "What did General Mountain say? Xia Guan has long heard that General Shan is brave, how can Yang Zaixing and his ilk be your opponent? The lower officials are worried that General Shan is too brave and will ruin my plan for a while! ”
Where can the mountain lion camel understand, just look at Du Ruhui stupidly.
Seeing this, Du Ruhui smiled bitterly, His Royal Highness King Qin also has a lot of fierce generals, how can his IQ be so unbearable.
After a pause, Du Ruhui continued: "The lower officials heard that Yang Zaixing was from the Sui Dynasty clan, and he also saved Yang Gao's children in his early years, and the soldiers and horses under his command were also the elite of the Sui army. If it can be annihilated in one fell swoop today, it will definitely greatly demoralize the defenders in the city. General Shan, if you are the first to go into battle, I am afraid that you will scare those Sui troops away in a while! ”
When the mountain lion camel heard that Du Ruhui was so boastful of himself, he couldn't help but scratch his head, and said with a smile: "I can't imagine that the military advisor thinks so highly of me, since this is the case, then find a few poor kung fu first, and then I will clean them up when the Sui army gets carried away." ”
"But Lord Du, as far as the last general knows, there are 15,000 soldiers and horses in the headquarters led by Meng Heng in Luoyang City, and the old army in Luoyang under the jurisdiction of Wang Xiaojie, Zhang Zhenzhou, Wei Lu and others is at least 20,000 people. Later, His Royal Highness the King of Qin and Wang Shichong fought a decisive battle in Cijian, and Yang Zaixing led more than 10,000 elite cavalry under his command to suddenly kill, and received tens of thousands of Huainan troops into Luoyang. ”
Song Jingang pinched his fingers and said in a deep voice: "In this way, even if we annihilate the Sui army that came to provoke today, there are still nearly 50,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and it is still difficult for our army to take Luoyang, but the shadows in the city are very likely to be exposed because of this matter, it is not cost-effective!" ”
After hearing Song Jingang's words, Du Ruhui sighed secretly in his heart, this Song Jingang's vision is indeed good, but this person hooked up with Zhao Kuangyin to betray the old master Liu Wuzhou for the sake of profit, such an ungrateful person can't be of great use even if he is capable, otherwise he will inevitably backfire on his master.
After thinking about it like this, Du Ruhui's heart suddenly swelled with sadness, Li Shimin has not forgotten to recruit talents when he has been fighting in the south and the north over the years, but there are very few people under his command who can take on great responsibilities.
Among the generals, Li Xuanba, who is at the top of the martial arts, and the mountain lion camel have worrisome IQs. Pei Xingyan is a good seedling, although he is still a little childish, but this is not a big problem. It's just that his father Pei Renji thinks too much, and with his father here, it is impossible for His Royal Highness King Qin to put his heart into him.
Let's talk about the ability of this group of generals to command the troops, to be honest, there are actually many generals with good command ability. Qu Tutong, Li Jilong, Li Siyuan, Li Cunmiao and Song Jingang, if they can lead an army alone, they can barely be regarded as a good commander, but everyone except Li Jilong has concerns about using it.
Qu Tutong has been famous for many years, experienced and experienced, but now the biggest opponent of the Tang Dynasty is the Sui Dynasty, which is his old benefactor. Li Yuan is suspicious by nature, and now that he and Li Jilong are temporarily in charge of the army, they have already had a whisper, and if he is allowed to lead the army alone, I am afraid that he will not agree no matter what.
Li Siyuan and Li Cunqiao brothers also have their own problems. Li Siyuan treats people kindly and smiles all day long. But neither he nor His Royal Highness King Qin can see through this person, who dares to use a person who can't see through it at all!
Li Cunmiao is also both civil and military, but his concept of the family is too heavy, almost to the point of being hopeless. No matter what talent a person is, as long as he is from a wealthy and noble family, he will befriend him, but if he is from a poor family, he will suppress him in every way. Such a concept obviously conflicts with His Royal Highness the King of Qin's eclectic way of employing people.
In addition, Du Ruhui felt that Li Cunqiao was too arrogant, and once he won a big victory, he was very likely to become arrogant and make stupid moves.
Looking at the Sui Dynasty again, Yang Gao's characters who can stand alone are really a handful.
Xue Rengui, Chang Yuchun, Yang Ye, and Li Jingyue Fei, who is now attacking Bashu, are all rare handsome talents.
There is also that Meng Gong, according to the detailed information in Luoyang City, this Meng Gong does have some talent in defending the city, and almost every order he issued in Luoyang pinched the main point of defending the city.
And the Sui Dynasty also has no shortage of fierce generals who charge into battle, Yuwen Chengdu, Xue Kui, Yang Zaixing, and Gao Zhong are all fierce generals of the three armies.
After such a comparison, Du Ruhui only felt that one of his hearts seemed to have suddenly fallen into an ice cave, and it was getting colder and colder......