Volume 2 The Battle of the Tiger Prison Chapter 46 The Enemy General, Your Father Is Here!
Dou Jiande is already difficult to ride a tiger, and the 100,000 army consumes money and food every day, but he wastes more than a month in front of the tiger prison.
At this time, the grain road was seized, and the grain storage was only enough for a few days, but it forced Dou Jiande to fight quickly. If he turns around to attack Shanxi and other places, it is very likely that the gains outweigh the losses, and Dou Jiande is naturally unwilling. According to his estimates, Li Shimin took the trick of procrastination and used a small number of troops to block him under the tiger prison, waiting for Luoyang City to be broken.
How could Dou Jiande sit back and watch Luoyang's grain stocks run out, break himself, and give Li Shimin Henan and other places. Then he worked an expedition and did a lot of work but got nothing, didn't he do useless work?
While reorganizing the soldiers and horses, Dou Jiande was densely packed with sentinels, paying attention to every move of the Tang army.
But Dou Jiande was wrong, Li Shimin actually wanted to solve the problem quickly than him.
At present, the Tang army is fighting on two sides, on the other hand, Li Shimin led the siege of Luoyang to resist Dou Jiande. On the other hand, Li Jing led the expedition to Sichuan.
At this time, the Tang State can be said to have poured out of the nest, and only the old, weak, sick and disabled troops left behind, and the rear was almost empty.
Although Li Yuan temporarily stabilized the Turks who dominated the steppe by calling him a minister and paying tribute, the Turks were greedy, and no one knew when the short-term peace would be broken.
Li Shimin is eloquent, very good at planning the overall situation, and has a unique and accurate vision, so he naturally guessed that Dou Jiande had another choice at this time, to copy Guanzhong.
Based on Li Shimin's understanding of Dou Jiande, it is determined that he is unwilling to give up this once-in-a-lifetime God-given opportunity to annex Wang Shichong in one fell swoop and greatly hurt the vitality of the Tang State.
However, Dou Jiande was able to raise troops at the end of Weimo, and now he has a strong army of more than 100,000 people, and he is naturally not an idle person, and he has countless capable people, and he will be dissuaded and shaken by his subordinates.
Throughout Li Shimin's life, he never believed in the saying that things are planned by people and things are achieved by heaven. With his character, he has always taken the initiative, and he doesn't want the future to be passively in the hands of an unknowable fate, even if it is not possible at all.
Before the eldest grandson Wuji reported that Wang Junkuo had sent someone to report the good news, he had cut off the supply of Dou Jiande's grain road, burned a large amount of grain and grass, and captured Zhang Qingte, the general of the Xia State.
Since he didn't know what Dou Jiande would do next at this time, Li Shimin naturally actively created conditions to help him make up his mind, so that Dou Jiande had to follow his ideas and step by step into the set trap.
In May of the fourth year of Wude, Li Shimin personally led a thousand Xuanjia elite horsemen out of the pass, one person and two horses, crossed the Yellow River in the north, and deliberately leaked his whereabouts to the Xia State spies.
Li Shimin had already planned carefully to lure the enemy to raise troops to attack, and deliberately left a thousand war horses to graze on the banks of the Yellow River when he returned and went, creating an illusion for the Xia army that the Tang army was short of food and grass.
When Dou Jiande learned the news, he hit the plan, and hundreds of thousands of troops poured out, covering the sun with flags and swords and guns. The queue stretched for dozens of miles, crowded with people, and there was no edge in sight, countless cowhide war drums were beating loudly, and the shouts of the soldiers resounded through the sky.
Li Mingyu and Master stood on the Chengguan and watched, and saw that Master's face was grim, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Mingyu Secret Dao people all say that there are more than 10,000 soldiers, and there is no boundary, and this is true! Dou Jiande's more than 100,000 horses were overwhelming, swept in, like a flood bursting the embankment, rolling down, as if shaking the city wall could not stop shaking. However, the small tiger prison is like a before the stormy waves, and it is impossible to say when it will be broken by the waves.
Mingyu looked left and right, and saw that everyone in the Tang army guarding the pass was shocked and their faces changed slightly, and the secret way was not good, before the battle began, they were taken by the Xia army first, and their momentum fell behind.
Fighting is the most important morale, if the war has not started, it will be suppressed by the enemy's momentum, and you will lose three points first without fighting. Li Mingyu had been in the army for many years in his previous life, so he naturally knew that the big war was imminent, so how to best cheer up the soldiers, and deliberately raised his voice and said to the master, "Master!" This Dou Jiande pushed over the army of more than 100,000 people one by one, but the terrain in front of this tiger prison is so narrow and can't be used, is it just to scare us and make a show? ”
Li Xuanba snorted coldly and replied, "Hmph, that's good." That Dou Jiande's subordinates are a group of rabble, saving chicken feathers to make up their courage. It's just that they are emboldening each other with the momentum of 100,000 horses, and you can see that although he has many soldiers, he is loosely formed and clamoring endlessly, which shows that the military orders are not strict. The high walls of the Tiger Prison Pass City should have been a battalion step by step, and he tried it one by one, but he lined up in a brazen manner, obviously not taking us seriously. He is so big and arrogant, but he doesn't understand the principle that the lion fights the rabbit and uses all his strength, Dou Jiande is not worried! ”
"Hahaha! Xuanba said yes! Since Dou Jiande started his army, it has been smooth sailing, he will be arrogant and lazy, and he has never fought a hard battle. At present, the morale of the enemy army is sharp, so we can only stand still for the time being, and wait until noon, when the soldiers are sleepy and tired, and the belly is hungry, and the vigor will be reduced. When the time comes, we will go out to meet the enemy again, and we will definitely break it with one blow! Li Shimin happened to take a group of Tang Army generals to the city pass, and when he heard the conversation between Mingyu's master and apprentice, he laughed and echoed his words.
At this time, Li Shimin was wearing a sky-swallowing dragon helmet, wearing a nine-swallow and eight dark gold mountain pattern armor, two shoulders of unicorn swallowing beasts, the chest heart guard was black and bright as ink, the lower abdomen dragon head swallowed the belt, the armor skirt covered the limbs, the robe armor was in front, and the falcon tail was behind. The black mountain pattern armor is like ink, the golden beast swallows the dazzling, the cowhide is the bottom, and the red line is locked, which is really majestic and domineering. Surrounded by a group of black-clothed and black-armored Tang camp warriors, the stars were like the moon, eye-catching and unusual, outstanding, as if the gods descended to earth.
What Li Shimin was wearing was the treasure armor sent by the former eldest grandson Tuo Xuanba's master and apprentice, which was worn by the ancestor of the eldest grandson family, Changsun Song, and was repaired day and night by the eldest grandson's skillful hands.
This armor is the Mingguang Mountain pattern armor, each armor piece is like a mountain shape, each other bite hook lock, the whole armor does not need a nail nail, does not need a strand of silk thread, wear the activity as usual. Its unique structure can bounce off arrows, invulnerable, costing a huge amount of money, and it is extremely difficult to build, which is a rare treasure armor. At the beginning, Changsun Song left a total of two sets, which were no different except for the beast head swallowing one gold and one silver on it.
On weekdays, Li Shimin is reluctant to wear it, and he is too eye-catching on the battlefield. But today's decisive battle is imminent, Li Shimin deliberately dressed differently and came to the battlefield in person in order to boost morale.
As soon as Li Shimin's words came out, Tang Jun saw that the commander had already had a good plan to break the enemy in his belly, and his heart was a little calmer, and his face looked much better.
Li Shimin glanced at the surging Xia Jun below, his expression was unconcerned, as if what he was going to face next was not an army of hundreds of thousands but a group of ants. Li Shimin laughed at Mingyu and said, "What's the matter, doll, are you afraid?" ”
Li Mingyu raised his little head and said loudly, "Afraid? Zhao Zilong dared to kill seven in and seven out of the 800,000 Cao camp alone, and Guan Yunchang beheaded Yan Liang and Wen ugly in the thousands of troops. The ancients were still so heroic alone, we now have thousands of men and horses, and there are tigers and tigers to rely on, and Dou Jiandekong has 100,000 soldiers and horses who can't be used, so they can only add fuel to death little by little. What's so scary? Can he still fly up with wings? I'm afraid of him! ”
The people around him saw that he was a child of a few years old learning to speak like a military veteran, and they were all amused by him.
When the generals of the Tang camp saw Li Mingyu's master and apprentice singing and harmonizing with the handsome, a few words greatly boosted their morale, and they also admired the courage of this doll in their hearts.
Cheng Yanjin patted the buttress and sighed, "Mingyu, this doll is hard to get, and at a young age, he can face an army of 100,000 without changing his face, and he is calm." It's a pity that my old Cheng gave birth to two children in a row, otherwise I would have to recruit him as a son-in-law. ”
Niu Jinda, who had the best relationship with him next to him, sneered and said, "Your old Cheng has a scruffy beard and looks fierce, even if you give birth to a daughter, where can you see it?" Can you match the master? Mingyu, this kid is really a dragon and phoenix among people, and the future is limitless. I see you, it's wishful thinking! ”
Li Shiji stroked his short beard and said, "Yes, Lao Cheng, don't even think about it." But it just so happened that I gave birth to a daughter, a doll, so I might as well marry you. ”
When Mingyu heard this, he was so frightened that he waved his hand again and again, and shouted, "I'm still young at the moment, these things will be talked about when I grow up!" "I secretly said in my heart, is your General Li's son-in-law so good? His mother's wild history records that you lead the soldiers to kill your son-in-law Liwei the most, and the three sons-in-law cut one and a half halves, and I am afraid that marrying your daughter will not have a few years to live, and you can't do it if you kill it!
The 100,000 troops below are violent, but the generals in the city are talking and laughing. The courage of the soldiers, the Tang army saw that the commander looked like he was winning, the generals also talked and laughed freely, and their hearts became more and more courageous, and the momentum of Dou Jiande's 100,000 army seemed to be a little weaker.
Over there, Dou Jiande saw that the army was majestic and its morale was commendable, and he had the intention to further suppress the morale of the Tang army. First, 300 cavalry were selected to show off their might in front of the Tiger Prison Pass, and the Tang army was invited to go out of the pass.
Xia Jun led the team was Dou Jiande's general Wang Wan, who wore an eight-treasure golden helmet on his head and a fish-scale gold armor, with bright armor and dazzling eyes. A red cloak dances in the wind, and the green horse under the crotch is extraordinary.
With three hundred elite horsemen, he stopped a mile before the Tiger Prison Pass and made a loud noise towards the city pass.
"Close the Tang Ying boy, listen! Grandpa only has 300 people here, but he dares to go out to fight! ”
"Tang Ying is a group of eggless girls, and when they saw our men coming, they were so scared that they peed their pants! Ha ha! ”
"Wu Na Li Shimin's child, don't be a shrunken turtle again, hurry up and get out of the customs and die! Grandpa gives you a hand! ”
"Damn, Xia Laosan! It's up to you! I'll let you have a pair of hands! ”
"Fart, let me get my hands and feet!"
"With both hands and feet, do you expect to kill Tang Jun with that job? Hahahaha......"
Sergeant Xia's words were coarse and harsh, and Li Shimin heard it well when he closed it, but he didn't care about it. Li Shimin smiled at the generals and said, "Dou Jiande is poor in donkey skills, and he wants to provoke me to get out of the customs, but I don't follow his wishes." ”
At this time, seeing that Xia Jun led the team to scold the general, he looked proud and complacent.
Li Shimin opened his mouth and said, "This Xia army general is also really rampant, and three hundred people will show off their power in front of my Tiger Prison Xiong Pass. It's also glamorous to wear, but I don't know how to do it. Crotch this horse...... Well? His horse is really a rare good horse! ”
Wang Wan's green horse is the mount of the previous Sui Emperor Yang Guang, and was later obtained by Dou Jiande, after Dou Jiande beheaded the general Wang Fubao, only Wang Wan in the army can be regarded as a one-man general, and he has the heart to win over, so he gave him this BMW.
When everyone heard the words, they saw that this horse was long and wide-hoofed, fat and strong, and his spirit was flying in anticipation, and he was running back and forth like a dragon, and he was indeed a good horse.
The generals also felt that this horse was a miracle horse, and there was no one in a thousand miles. The war horse is equivalent to the general's feet, how can he not love the BMW, but he already has an owner, so he had to sigh "This horse is really rare, but unfortunately it is the enemy's." ”
Mingyu stretched out his head and looked at it for a long time, he didn't understand the quality of war horses, but everyone said so, it should be true, and seeing that this group of generals just looked at the horses and sighed, he sneered, "What's the matter if it's the enemy?" What about the Lord? As long as you kill him, you will naturally become an ownerless thing, and you can just grab it! Don't our Tang boys have this domineering? ”
His words were light, but there were hundreds of people below, and the commander did not allow troops to be sent out. Dou Jiande's 100,000 army is pressing in the rear, is it really so easy to grab?
The generals knew that Mingyu was a doll of a few years old, and he was speechless, and he did not have the same knowledge as him. However, Wei Chigong over there heard it quite harshly.
Wei Chi Gong was originally Liu Wuzhou's general, Liu Wuzhou was destroyed, and he had no choice but to surrender to Li Tang. Wei Chigong, who was deeply moved by the kindness of the King of Qin, vowed to die for the King of Qin. It is the number one loyal general under Li Shimin, and when he saw that the marshal praised this horse, he said in a muffled voice, "This kind of BMW, only the marshal can be worthy, and the nameless people of the Xia General dare to use this BMW!" Look at me Lao Hei to take it for the big handsome! ”
Li Shimin hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no!" Now that the war is imminent, we are trying to recuperate. How can you put me in danger for the sake of a horse! ”
Wei Chi was as respectful as a fire, and without waiting for Li Shimin to finish speaking, he went in a hurry, took the horse to carry the lance, and opened the city to go out.
Wang Wan was full of arrogance and self-righteousness, and when he saw his hundreds of people, he was so frightened that the Tang army did not dare to fight.
Looking at this person, his face looks like black charcoal, ring-eyed steel hair, dressed in black, fish scales and black armor, a black horse under his crotch, and a stainless steel horse lance in his hand, and his momentum is amazing.
Wang Wan saw that he scolded for a long time, and the other party finally switched it on, but there was only one person, thinking that Li Shimin was afraid, and sent someone to pass the news to King Xia, and asked loudly, "I am Wang Wan, the general of Longxiang under King Xia's account, who is coming?" But there is a letter to send to King Xia? ”
Wei Chigong was determined to win the horse at this time, where was he willing to talk nonsense with him, patted the horse and danced straight to Wang Wan, and shouted violently, "I am your father!" ”