At dawn, the scouts reported that the Xue Yantuo cavalry came from the south......

The Tang army in the entire Baidaokou was busy, extinguishing the bonfire, preparing arrows and crossbows, and pulling out the war horses that had been fed enough forage last night out of the stables to inspect the blades and ordnance.

Fang Jun put on his helmet and armor, stopped in his outfit, and walked out of the camp.

Xue Rengui, Xi Junmai, Gao Kan and other generals all gathered behind him, looking at the still dark south.

"There are more than 20,000 Xue Yantuo cavalry, the formation is loose, and the marching speed is not fast, and it has bypassed the west side of Dingxiang City and came straight to Baidaokou."

The scout respectfully recounted the news that had been detected ahead.

At this moment, there has not been a battle report from the right guard, and the battle situation of the battle of Evil Yang Ridge is unknown, but according to the news of the scouts, Xue Wanche must have won a complete victory, otherwise even if the Xue Yantuo cavalry close to 100,000 people was divided into more than 10,000 people to stay in the camp, it would still be no less than 70,000 or 80,000, and it would definitely not be the scale of more than two people.

"The Duke of Wu'an County has made a great contribution this time!"

Xue Rengui pouted, his tone full of envy.

Xue Yantuo's cavalry, which beheaded 50,000 soldiers who entered the Kou country, this is a great feat that has not been seen since Wei Gong Li Jing raided Yinshan, compared with Hou Junji's contribution to the Gaochang Kingdom.

In terms of meritorious deeds, the title of a proper duke can't run away......

When a soldier fights, which general doesn't envision that he can cross the territory to kill generals and capture the flag, and make immortal feats?

Xi Junmai was also a little surprised: "Isn't it thanks to our handsome?" If it were according to the temperament of that Wu'an County Duke, I am afraid that he would still be eaten to death by Yuwenfa in Mayi City at this time, and he would not be able to move half a step. ”

The battle was won by Xue Wanche, but if Fang Jun did not take the opportunity to take Yuwen Law immediately, and took the initiative to take the responsibility of starting a war against Xue Yantuo first, even if Xue Wanche bravely won the three armies, what was the use?

Now the charge of starting a war without authorization is borne by Fang Jun, but the great credit has been picked up by Xue Wanche, and these loyal subordinates of Fang Jun are inevitably angry.

Fang Jun glanced at him and said lightly: "Defending against foreign insults and defending the country is the most sacred duty of every soldier!" As long as the country and the people are safe and the frontier is peaceful, what's the harm in bearing some criminal responsibility? You despise the despicable methods of Yu grammar in order to grab meritorious deeds, but at this moment you have resentment and unwillingness, what is the difference between you and the likes of Yu grammar? At the moment of the national war, any conspiracy means must be put away, unite all the forces that can be united, and always be external, which is what our generation should do! ”

The voice is not heavy, but the meaning of the words is more than a thousand catties!

All the generals bowed their heads and said in unison: "Remember, the last general!" ”

This is the difference between Fang Jun and others.

The middle and high-level generals of the Tang Army, almost all of them were born in families, and their own quality enabled them to be qualified to assume their own positions, and a good education allowed them to join the army from the moment they joined the army, and they became the backbone of the Tang Army perfectly.

But there are pros and cons.

Coming from a family means a good education, but it also keeps their eyes on their own family forever.

Once the interests of the country and the interests of the family are contrary, they will not hesitate to make a choice in favor of the family, and they do not care at all whether the country will be damaged or even overthrown as a result.

The emperor takes turns, maybe this emperor falls, and the next one will be our family's turn?

……

Throughout the ages, this has been the case.

The family, like the party struggle, was provided with convenient conditions by the collapse of the dynasty and even the invasion of foreign tribes.

Thinking about how the army controlled by the clan lords reacted during the Anshi Rebellion, Fang Jun was full of disappointment with them, and he had no confidence in them.

And these subordinates who surrounded Fang Jun all belonged to poor families.

Xue Rengui certainly has the bloodline of the Hedong Xue family, but it is too far away, and there is only one name left, and the Hedong Xue family disdains to admit that there is such a person on the genealogy. Gao Kan is just a distant branch of the Bohai Gao clan, otherwise why would he go to Youtunwei to join the army?

The rest of Xi Junmai, Cheng Wuting, Liu Renyuan, Liu Renliang and others, even if they get along with the family a little, are not close at all.

can be regarded as a child of a family, and there is only one Pei Xingjian, who does not interfere in military affairs......

For a long time, Fang Jun has been trying his best to create a small group composed entirely of cold generals, and through the war in the past few years, this small group has gradually been promoted and influential. In the future, with its own presence in the center, this small group will grow rapidly until it becomes a force to be reckoned with in the Tang Army, so as to resist the infiltration of the family lords into the army.

The national policy of suppressing the family gate valve must also operate in the army, which is a secret move by Fang Jun to cooperate with His Majesty Li Er.

"The interests of the country are above all else," and this must be carried out in the military.

Only an invincible army that is completely loyal to the country and the people can ensure that the Tang regime will not be subverted and that the land of China will not suffer from division.

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Ahead, the scouts returned one by one, constantly bringing back the news of Xue Yantuo's cavalry.

The right guard of Baidaokou was already ready for battle.

"This battle, Rengui, you will command."

Fang Jun ordered.

"Whoa!"

Xue Rengui was in high spirits and understood that Fang Jun was taking the opportunity of fighting against Xue Yantuo's cavalry to test the effectiveness of the "three-stage attack".

Any tactic must be tested in actual combat before it can be implemented by the whole army.

No matter how good it looks when you train, it's useless to go to the battlefield, so what's the use?

The enemy is too weak to expose the weaknesses and flaws of tactics, the enemy is too strong, and it is easy to cause tactics to be unable to play the essence, Xue Yantuo's cavalry has been running for thousands of miles, and has experienced a big soldier morale with the right guard, but the number of people is still maintained at about 20,000 people, regardless of the scale or the type of troops, just right.

Xue Rengui rode to the position, commanded the soldiers to set up the formation, and the excitement in his heart was uncontrollable, this kind of musket fire attack method of operation is unprecedented, if it can be proved that it can deal with cavalry troops after actual combat, then he will definitely leave a name in history.

He was excited, but the soldiers were nervous......

The essence of the Tang Dynasty soldiers is that they are soldiers in wartime and farmers in their spare time, although the soldiers of the right guard are all recruits, but the recruited soldiers are also government soldiers, and they have all followed the army on the battlefield.

But against the Hu cavalry, how can the foot soldiers resist the tsunami-like charge of such a landslide and tsunami, except for the perverted Mo Dao Formation?

Even the crossbowmen can only shoot arrows from a distance, and when Hu Cai is close to the front, he must rely on the spear array to resist, otherwise let Hu Cai enter the position, which is a tragedy like chopping melons and vegetables.

Now let them take the musket and directly confront Hu Qi......

Isn't that?

Although the practice in Chang'an, the tactic of "three-stage attack" seems to be infinitely powerful, and the overwhelming bullets can kill any invading enemy, but at this time, Xue Yantuo's cavalry must be desperately charged, can it be the same as when they were practicing?

Looking at the robe in front of him who was squatting on the ground with a bayonet shield in his hand to block the charge of Hu Cai, the musketeers were all trembling, looking nervous, and they all looked at Xue Rengui.

You can't play like this, General......

Although Xue Rengui has not been in the army for a long time, as a famous general who has been famous for thousands of years, his talent is naturally very different from ordinary people, just by glancing at it, he noticed the atmosphere of fear and timidity in the army, and immediately frowned.

Riding forward, standing behind the array of musketeers, he pulled out the horizontal knife at his waist with a "choking" sound, and said sharply: "What are you afraid of?" The musket in your hand can kill an enemy in leather armor within a hundred paces, haven't you seen it when you practice it in ordinary times? The various families on Xue Yantuo's cavalry are inferior to the leather armor produced by the Tang Dynasty, as long as they hit the vital point, there is no reason to survive! ”

"I'll stand behind you, and whoever doesn't follow the rules will be killed! Cowardly retreat, slash! The enemy is in turmoil, shakes the hearts of the army, and beheads! ”

Three "slashes" in a row frightened the soldiers with earthy faces.

The military law of the Tang Dynasty is not a joke, if the military law is violated on the battlefield, it will not be spared, even if the soldiers escape in chaos, as long as someone reports it afterwards, it will definitely be punished with capital punishment.

After some intimidation, Xue Rengui gave the soldiers another boost: "This general is here to supervise you and others, if you are defeated today, I will also stand here, fight side by side with you, and die without heeling!" ”