Chapter 826: The Wind Rises and the Clouds Fly (II)

If only 50,000 cavalry were dispatched, it would be absolutely impossible to completely annihilate the remaining 200,000 or 300,000 Kwantung coalition troops after the attack.

Li Shimin knew this in his heart, but he still decided to do it, because he was not sure whether what was waiting for him in front of him was a big victory or a trap.

If it is really a trap, if all the forces are out, it is equivalent to giving up the Tiger Prison Pass to the enemy.

And if you only send cavalry to fight, even if the front is really a trap, as long as the reaction speed is fast enough, with the impact and mobility of the cavalry, even if you are in the middle of the ambush, you can still fight it.

I have to say that Li Shimin was really thoughtful, and he had already calculated the situation after the defeat before the war began.

The battle that is about to start is completely Li Shimin using tens of thousands of cavalry to gamble on an opportunity to defeat the Kwantung coalition army.

Although the victory cannot completely annihilate the Kwantung coalition army, the victory or defeat of this battle has already been decided.

Even if it loses, the Liang army will only lose tens of thousands of cavalry, and as long as the Tiger Pass is not lost, it can still compete with the Kwantung coalition army.

Li Shimin resisted the temptation of annihilating the Kwantung Coalition Army, and also arranged all the necessary back-up measures for the trace of uneasiness in his heart, but the generals of the Liang Army did not understand Li Shimin's approach.

In the eyes of the generals in Liangzhou, how can there be a war without taking risks, and now that there is a total annihilation of the enemy, why not go all out to seize this opportunity?

As for whether this is Qin Hao's design, this is simply impossible in their opinion, after all, as long as the fire is together, the alliance will be over, and even Qin Hao's wisdom will not be able to extinguish the fire, so why not the whole army has done its best?

It was rare for Qin Hao to make such a big mistake, if he and the others didn't catch it, wouldn't it be a tyrannical thing?

Li Shimin's conservative move to send troops made the generals in Liangzhou very anxious, and they all stood up to persuade Li Shimin.

So many generals chattered non-stop, and Li Shimin was so noisy that he was almost persuaded by them, but fortunately, Li Shimin was determined and kept telling himself in his heart that Qin Hao was by no means such a simple opponent, so he was not misled by the generals.

Seeing that Li Shimin was unmoved, the generals in Liangzhou were even more anxious, and the tone of persuasion became more urgent, and finally Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore.

"That's enough."

Li Shimin slapped the case angrily and shouted: "Shut up the general." ”

Seeing that Li Shimin was angry, the generals didn't dare to say more, and they all lowered their heads and retreated.

Li Shimin glanced at everyone coldly, and said in a cold voice: "Although 50,000 iron cavalry is not enough to do the full work, as long as this plan is successful, the coalition army will no longer pose a threat, and then the generals will concentrate their superior forces and then completely annihilate the enemy army."

Tiger Prison Pass is the gateway to Luoyang, and it is also the lifeblood of our army, and there is absolutely no room for any mistakes.

You don't need to persuade you, the general has already made up his mind, and 50,000 cavalry will be dispatched in this battle, which is enough. ”

Li Shimin made a sonorous and powerful direct decision, and everyone did not dare to refute it, after all, Li Shimin was the largest under Dong Zhuo in the Liang Army, and no one could oppose the decision he had made.

Moreover, although Li Shimin's decision-making is conservative, it is indeed the safest method, and the only certainty is that he has not done his full job, but after the war, the balance of strength between the two sides will be completely reversed, and it will only be a matter of time before the coalition forces are completely annihilated.

Seeing that the five people were opposed, Li Shimin's heart also relaxed, and he ordered in a deep voice: "Yuwencheng-Du, Lu Bu, Houyi, Jia Fu, Wu Yunzhao, Shi Wansui, Xin Wenli, Yujuluo, Zhang Xutuo, Yin Kaishan. ”

After hearing this, the ten generals stood up together, hugged their fists and responded: "The last general will be." ”

"Tonight, you and the other ten people will each lead 5,000 cavalry, prepare enough sulfur saltpeter and other fire-starting things, wrap the horse's hooves in cotton cloth, and quietly approach the ten camps in the west of the coalition army to carry out a fire attack plan."

"No." The generals shouted in unison.

Li Shimin was still a little uneasy, and continued to advise: "You must remember, no matter whether the fire attack plan can succeed or not, after all the fire is dug into the coalition camp, you will definitely come to join the general, and you must not fall in love with the war, have you heard clearly?" ”

"No." The ten generals shouted again, but a hint of discoloration flashed in the eyes of Lu Bu and Hou Yi at the same time.

Li Shimin's cautiousness surprised them, the current situation is already so obvious, is it necessary to be so cautious? However, Qin Hao would make such a low-level mistake, which was really much beyond their expectations.

Lu Bu and Hou Yi glanced at each other, their eyes were full of deep color, and then left with everyone.

The bright moon was in the sky, and the west wind was blowing violently, it was the night when the moon was dark and the wind was high, and the door of the tiger prison was suddenly opened.

Groups of cavalry poured out from the Tiger Prison Pass, and there was no end in sight.

After the cavalry left the city, they divided into ten teams and quietly moved towards the camp of the Kwantung coalition army.

Most of the secret posts arranged by the coalition forces along the way were shot by the cavalry of the Liang army, and only a few fled back to report it.

50,000 cavalry out of the pass, no matter how careful you are, you will definitely not be able to hide from the coalition army, and it is even more impossible to kill all the enemy secret posts, after all, who knows how many secret posts the other side has arranged?

The 50,000 cavalry will inevitably reveal their whereabouts this time, as long as they touch the perimeter of their camp before the coalition forces react.

Therefore, instead of changing direction, the cavalry of the Liang Army raised their torches and rushed towards the direction of the coalition camp, as if ten fire dragons were wandering in a black sea.

Li Shimin also personally went out this time, after all, after the fire attack, he still had to command 50,000 cavalry to defeat the remaining Kwantung coalition army in one fell swoop, and he was reluctant to give this great achievement to others.

"Has the Kwantung Coalition begun to move?"

Li Shimin, who was galloping on his horse, preemptively asked the spies who had just come to his side, and this was also the news he cared about the most at this time.

"General Qiyu, the soldiers and horses in the camp of the Kwantung Coalition have begun to move, but there is no sign of leaving the camp on a large scale, but they are putting on a posture of strictly guarding the camp gate."

Li Shimin's brows furrowed, and he whispered to himself: "It's impossible for Qin Hao to find out, could it be that Qin Hao wants to use my hand to weaken the princes of the world?" No, what's in it for him? ”

There are too many unsolved mysteries, which makes Li Shimin very uneasy, but he can't take back the order at this point.

Even if he knew that there was an abyss ahead, Li Shimin still had to go and try the depth in person, he wanted to see how Qin Hao broke the game, even if he lost, he would lose convincingly.

Li Shimin had already thought about it, if he really lost this time, he would buy a lesson for himself to re-acquaint himself with Qin Hao, but this lesson might cost tens of thousands of cavalry casualties, and the price would be so big that it would be a little difficult for him to bear.