Chapter 3: Glitz and Glitz (Part 3)
After returning from the Zhaozhou camp, Li Shimin immediately beat the drums and gathered the generals and ordered everyone to prepare to face Dou Jiande. \__(.) Super-fast updates/
He believes in Cheng Mingzhen's judgment, Dou Jiande has lofty ambitions, and Wang Shichong has a bright eye. If the Tang army continued to besiege Luoyang, it would definitely be attacked by Dou Jiande behind it. And the Tang army turned around to face Dou Jiande, but Wang Shichong may not be willing to go out of the city to contain him. When Dou Jiande was defeated and retreated to Henan, Luoyang really became a lonely city. If it is flat and round, let Datang knead.
In addition, according to Cheng Mingzhen and others, Dou Jiajun is a tiger in the nest and an insect outside. Now that the Dou family's army has left the lair for hundreds of miles, Datang can just be defeated in one battle.
"According to the scout's report, the front 30,000 people of the Dou family's army have entered the Tiger Prison Pass!" The eldest grandson Wuji was a little worried about the prospect of this battle, pointed to the map, and whispered to dissuade him.
"Who's leading the troops?" Li Shimin had just returned, and he didn't know about this change, so he frowned and asked in a low voice.
"One is called Yin Qiu, and the other is called Shi Zhan, both of whom are among the best generals in the Dou family's army!" The eldest grandson Wuji thought about it and quickly gave an answer. Wang Shichong's guard was frightened this time, and actually welcomed the two directly into the gate. There is no doubt that Dou Jiande will take the opportunity to take his tiger prison! ”
"Nope! Dou Jiande has always been able to distinguish between priorities and urgency! Du Ruhan, who was standing on the side, said with a smile. Prior to this, he had always advocated that the Tang army abandon Luoyang and give priority to Dou Jiande. However, due to the small words of others, the suggestions are not taken seriously. Now that His Royal Highness King Qin has finally changed his mind, of course he has to do his best to help the other party make up his mind.
"Keming is so sure?" The eldest grandson Wuji glanced back at Du Ruhui and asked while calling out the other party's words.
"Judging from Dou Jiande's usual style!" Although I didn't hear Cheng Mingzhen's analysis of Dou Jiande's character and ability, the results deduced by Du Ruhui were almost the same as the real situation, "This person has a low level of eyesight, and he must make a sanctimonious appearance when it comes to fame." The fall of Zheng Zheng was imminent, and Dou Jiande led the army to rescue, and he fought for the word "righteousness". If he takes the opportunity to occupy the Tiger Prison Pass, he will fall into the well, and the image of "impatience and righteousness" that he had finally established before will collapse! ”
But the enemy was 30,000 strong, and hid behind the high wall. Our army rushed over, the Tiger Prison Pass could not be captured for a long time, and Dou Jiande led the main force to rush over, wouldn't he fall into the predicament of being attacked by the enemy on his back? "King Qin's room to join the army Fang Xuanling has always been cautious, and seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't ask Du Ruhui down, he interjected from the side with a smile.
"Shi Zan and Yin Qiu are not Dou Jiande's descendants." Du Ruyan groaned slightly and replied very confidently. "If we can weaken its strength by a few points, it is estimated that Dou Jiande will be happy to see it. And Shi and Yin, why don't they be careful with Dou Jiande? After all, a confidant like Song Zhengben disagrees, and Dou Jiande will kill him if he says kill. If there are no soldiers in his hands, who can guarantee that he is not the next Song Zhengben? ”
"That's true!" Li Shimin stood up, supported Shuai Case with both hands and said, "Although Keming didn't follow Gu last night, he seemed to have listened to all the conversations between Gu and Cheng Mingzhen. The two generals, Cheng and Wang, also said the same. So Lone made up his mind. You'll be alone from now on. When Lone hesitates, help Lone get an idea. Mowgli, you immediately go and prepare. We can't hesitate any longer, the longer the delay, the more favorable the situation will be for the enemy. At noon today, Gu will lead the Flying Tiger Army out first, and the rest of the soldiers and horses will be handed over to you. Then slowly follow! ”
"No!" Seeing that Li Shimin had already made a decision, the eldest grandson Wuji immediately stepped forward to receive the order. The moment he turned to leave, he asked worriedly, "There are only three thousand people in the Flying Tiger Army, don't you think the lord is a little less?" The Leopard Warriors have also been training for a while, so why don't you bring them with you! ”
"Three thousand Flying Tiger troops are enough. In the past, the tiger and the iron rider could break 200,000 with 5,000. No matter how good Luo Yi is, he should be able to take down 3,000 against 30,000! Li Shimin shook his head, his face full of pride.
Hearing these words in Hou Junji's ears, it was immediately like lighting a fire. After taking a few steps forward, he bowed and saluted, "Rest assured, the Flying Tiger Army will never lose the face of the Tang Dynasty!" ”
"I have been sharpening my sword for several years, and what I have been waiting for is today!" Li Shimin walked out quickly from behind the handsome case, holding Hou Junji's arm with both hands. "Let's only take 3,000 people to challenge, and as long as Shi and Yin Er still have faces, they won't shrink in the pass and not come out. 3,000 people break 30,000, although Dou Jiande still has 1780,000 follow-ups, he will be frightened to the point of not moving forward! Go down and order your troops, and tell your brethren that if you can break the thief, you will fight here. ”
"No!" Hou Junji's whole body was burned red with blood, nodded and strode out of the tent.
Seeing him leave, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, looked back at Wei Chigong, "Jingde, is the injury on your hand in trouble, can you go with me on the expedition!" ”
"This kind of long-faced thing, how can it be left behind!" Wei Chi Jingde smiled and replied loudly.
"Brother Uncle Bao, bite Brother Jin, are you willing to go with Gu to scold the formation?" Li Shimin turned his gaze to Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie and continued to ask.
"Only His Highness is looking forward!" Qin Shubao and Cheng Zhijie smiled and responded with their hands.
At that moment, the people took the weapons and led the three thousand flying tiger troops, and slowly rushed towards the tiger prison pass. In a day and a half, the sun sank to the west, and the majestic posture of the Tiger Prison appeared in the field of vision. Under the slanting sun in early spring, this Xiongguan, which has a thousand-year history and has witnessed hundreds of fierce battles, looks desolate. The blue-gray city bricks, the black-red enemy towers, a pole and a long lance pierced straight into the blue sky on the top of the city, coupled with a burst of war drums and a trumpet, without a fight, it has already made people's hairs stand up.
The Flying Tigers are all cavalry, and they do not have the ability to siege cities at all. Li Shimin ordered Hou Junji to stop the Flying Tiger Army five miles away from the Tiger Prison Pass, and led Qin Shubao, Wei Chi Jingde, and Cheng Zhijie to slowly step forward. The general guarding the pass could not see the identity of the comer, so he sent more than 20 scouts out to test it. Li Shimin rode up to meet him, Chi Jingde on the left, Qin Shubao on the right, and Cheng Biting Jin behind his back. Three times five divided by two, more than two dozen scouts were killed.
Picking up a bloody human head with a long lance, he shouted at the stunned enemy soldiers on the wall: "Tell the defenders of the city that Li Shimin has come to visit him in person." Only 3,000 cavalry with him! If he were a man, he would go out of the city to fight. If you don't have the guts, go back to Hebei as soon as possible, and don't follow here blindly. can't help Wang Shichong, but consumes food in vain! ”
Just when the four of them were showing off their might outside the city and chasing and killing the scouts, Shi Zan and Yin Qiu had already heard the news and arrived. Hearing Li Shimin's vicious scolding, he was furious, and immediately ordered his troops and horses, preparing to let him know the sky and the earth. Shi Zhan's subordinates joined the army, Zhang said that it was taken by Dou Jiande from Yu Wenhua and his subordinates, and he was known as a wise man. Seeing that the two main generals were angry at the crown, they hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed Shi Zhan's horse's head, and persuaded in a low voice: "General, listen to me." Since Li Shimin can be the commander of one party, he is definitely not a reckless person. He only brought three guards to challenge him today, and he must have set a trap outside the city! ”
For these old Sui officials, Shi Zan has always looked down on them. If this kind of boneless guy was really as capable as Dou Jiande said, Yang Guang and Yu Wenhua would not have died. Immediately, he pricked up his eyes and shouted in a low voice: "In this way, Shi is a reckless person!" Get out of the way, otherwise Hugh Weishi will be unkind to you! ”
Zhang Shuo's face immediately turned black and purple, and he let go of his hand and stepped aside. General Yin Qiu was more familiar than Shi Zhan, and he didn't want to offend Dou Jiande behind Zhang Shuo, so he smiled and suggested in a low voice: "Zhang joined the army out of some kindness. However, Li Shimin deceived people too much, and if he did not teach him some lessons, I am afraid that the morale of our army will be ruined. In this way, he brought three generals to challenge outside, and we also sent four good players out. Try his pounds first, and then make a decision! ”
"Those scouts just now......." Shi Zan frowned and snorted.
"Those people outside the city are at least generals, and ordinary scouts are certainly not their opponents!" Smiling, Yin Qiu explained in a low voice. Then he turned around and pointed out his two henchmen from the army, "Yin Jiao, Fang Bao, you two go." Give me at least one level to cut back! ”
"Wait a minute!" The two brave generals who were pointed out were full of confidence and rushed out of the city gate with horses.
Seeing this, Shi Zan also named two brave generals from his command, one was called Shi Le, and the other was called Lu Qiuming, both of whom were first-class skills, and followed behind Yin Jiao and Fang Bao to face Li Shimin.
Li Shimin has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his skills are far from being comparable to ordinary people. The reason why he was chased by Shan Xiongxin a few days ago was because he didn't have a suitable blade at hand because of the suddenness of the incident. The second is because he cherishes his life, since he sees that he is not Shan Xiongxin's opponent, he will never fight with the other party stupidly. But today is different from that day. That night, there was only one Wei Chi Jingde by his side, and he couldn't catch up for a long time. Today, he has gathered the three masters of the world, Qin, Cheng, and Wei Chi, by his side, and he is willing to avoid it again. Seeing that the enemy had only sent four generals out to meet him, he immediately sneered and rushed forward on his horse. Qin Shubao and Wei Chi Jingde were on the left and on the right, tightly protecting Li Shimin's wings. Cheng Zhijie dragged the lance with one hand, followed at the end with a smile, looking left and right, as relaxed and comfortable as shopping.
When boarding, in front of the tiger prison, the drums sounded like thunder. Yin Jiao, Fang Bao, Shi Le, and Lu Qiuming rushed up side by side. "Good time!" Li Shimin shouted, and the long lance shook out like a dragon, shook the weapon in Yin Jiao's hand, and flicked it to the left. The three-foot lance cut off the throat of the enemy general like a melon, and the blood spurted like a waterfall.
Before he finished his move, Yin Jiao's body had already fallen from the horse. The remaining three generals couldn't help but froze for a moment. In front of the two armies, how could they be distracted, Qin Shubao stabbed at him and went straight to Fang Bao's lower abdomen. Pulling and sending, he picked up the fang bud on the tip of the lance, didn't look at it, and threw it far away towards the city gate.
Wei Chi Jingde's martial arts are not as skilled as Qin Shubao, but he is young and strong. I made two moves with Shi Le, and when the two horses were in the stirrups, they were smashed with whips. There was only a pop, and red and white splashed. Shi Le, the number one player in the Dou family's army, had half of his head blown away, and his body was swaying left and right on his horse, showing his teeth and claws.
Among the attendees, Cheng Zhijie was the most relaxed. didn't make peace with the first row at all, and when the enemy's attention was attracted by Li Shimin, he hung the lance under the saddle and bent the bow and arrows. An arrow hunted Lu Qiuming under the horse.
The drums stopped abruptly as if they had been choked.
Above the Xiongguan, countless people grew their mouths and felt cold all over their bodies. The four generals, each with a face, didn't even have room to fight back. If the lance, the whip, and the arrow come at you, will you have a chance to live?
"With this little ability, I'm embarrassed to come to Wang Shichong as a helper!" Li Shimin rode his horse and trampled back and forth on the corpse of the enemy general, "There are still those who are sent to death, come out quickly." If you don't dare, go back to Hebei as soon as possible to pick up the child! ”