Chapter 412: Huaiyin Battle 1

"Military advisor, aren't we discussing how to resist the enemy, why are you so angry, let's put it simply, we are all rough people, the metropolitan governor led the troops south, and handed over this Yangzhou city to us to guard, and now seeing that the Tang army is about to go south, but we have not moved, isn't this a moment of anxiety?"

Seeing Wei Siwen come forward to reprimand, a general who had been sitting there without movement since just now, just like Wei Siwen, stood up and saluted Wei Siwen, and it can be seen from the attitude of many generals towards him that this general has a high prestige among these generals in Yangzhou.

This person is none other than the general in the entire Xu army, second only to Xu Jingye, Wei Chao. Although Wei Chao is just a general, he has been in the army for many years, starting from Xu Jingye's grandfather, Li Ji led the horse, and then step by step to the point where he is now a general, and the battlefield experience can be described as extremely rich, and it is precisely for this reason that after Xu Jingye went south, he will hand over the army of Yangzhou City to him to command.

"General Wei admits this, but even if you are anxious, you must not lose your mind, at the moment of the great enemy, as a general, if you lose your mind, how can you lead the troops to retreat from the enemy." For Wei Chao, Wei Siwen was not polite at all, and still reprimanded.

Fortunately, Wei Chao is different from other generals, he has a gentle temper, and he didn't take Wei Siwen's reprimand to heart, but smiled and said, "The words of the military advisor, the last general remembered, it was just the children under his command who didn't understand the rules before, and now that the military advisor has come forward, I don't know what good strategies the military advisor has for the current situation." โ€

"Yes, the military advisor is a pedantic man, he must have a clever plan, and I hope that the military advisor will not be thinking about it, and tell me frankly, so that I can have some confidence in my heart." Tang Zhiqi opened his mouth and echoed Wei Chao and said.

Hearing Wei Chao and Tang Zhiqi's words, everyone present looked at Wei Siwen with a little more enthusiasm, and they all hoped that Wei Siwen would confidently say a plan like before, and smoothly retreat the Tang army and keep Yangzhou City.

It's a pity that Wei Siwen's answer made everyone feel cold in their hearts.

"A general just said that the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, the 300,000 elite troops of the Tang Army are coming strongly, there is no other way than to send troops to resist, as for any strange schemes, you don't have to think about it, it is not Zhuge Kongming, there is no kind of strategy that counts as a last resort, even if it is really Zhuge Kongming, there is also the sorrow of six out of Qishan."

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Wei Siwen's words instantly aroused everyone's discussion, and they never thought that Wei Siwen, who was like a god in their eyes, would also say such useless words.

Compared with everyone's disappointment in Wei Siwen, Wei Siwen was also helpless in his heart.

As a literati with revenge in his heart, he has no pursuit, only hopes to be famous through the ages and leave his own traces in history, but unfortunately, the providence makes people, it may be that he wants to succeed too much, but ignores others, resulting in too ruthless means, so that he is belittled.

After being belittled, he knew that it was impossible for him to become famous by relying on his achievements, so in order to realize his ideals, he had to find another way, and bewitching Xu Jingye and others to rebel was an important means for him.

With his superb means and ability, the rebellion went extremely smoothly, and great results were achieved in a short period of time, but unfortunately, he entrusted no one, and on the most important step, Xu Jingye took a bad move.

For his own selfishness, he gave up the great opportunity to go north to force Wu Meiniang to abdicate, and instead went south to try to occupy Jinling, so as to establish himself as king.

One wrong step, one wrong step, the advantage of suddenly raising troops at the beginning has disappeared, Wu Meiniang has enough time to prepare, the 300,000 elite army brought by Li Xiaoyi is proof, and the forces that originally supported him in the court were also quickly suppressed by Wu Meiniang, and Pei Yan's death was one.

If he quickly took Runzhou and controlled Jinling City at the beginning of his southward journey, there would be a step of recovery, but unfortunately, because of carelessness or other reasons, for nearly a month, Runzhou City was still in the hands of the Tang Army, and their foundation, Yangzhou City, was in a life-and-death crisis.

Every time he thought of this, Wei Siwen decided to feel a burst of regret in his heart, and he wanted to turn around and leave immediately, not to stay in this sad place, but unfortunately, in the end, he stayed again, not for anything else, because he had nowhere else to go except here.

"Just because we don't have a clever plan doesn't mean we don't have any hope of winning." Looking at the people who were talking, Wei Siwen said in a flat tone.

This bland sentence instantly made the people who were full of frustration become energetic.

"Please also ask the military advisor for guidance, how to do it."

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Although Xu Jingye did not follow Wei Siwen's advice for his own selfishness, led his army north to attack Luoyang, but went south to attack Jinling, it did not mean that he had no strategic vision.

After the army was just raised, in order to ensure the safety of Yangzhou City, he sent people to take down the important roads that entered Yangzhou around him, which was the reason why he was able to safely lead more than 100,000 troops south.

This is the case in Huaiyin, although Huaiyin is only a small county town, but his position is extremely important, it can be said that it has always been a place for soldiers to fight, because it is the only place for the northern army to go south, without passing through him, want to go to Yangzhou, and even farther to the south of the Yangtze River, it is delusional.

"The Tang army is coming, the Tang army is coming, everyone is ready to fight, ready to fight."

When the banner of the Tang Army appeared outside Huaiyin City, the soldiers of the Xu Army, who had already been on guard at the head of the city, shouted vigorously, and for a while, the city head, which was originally quite quiet, instantly became chaotic.

"Okay, good, good, it's finally here, you've been waiting for you for a long time, whether you live or die, it depends on the will of God." Standing at the head of the city, Wei Chao, whose hair was already gray, couldn't help but say proudly.

Compared with the excitement of the Xu army at the head of the city, the Tang army outside the city seemed a little calm, and the 300,000 army was encamped in an orderly manner, while Li Xiaoyi and Wei Yuanzhong, who were the commanders, broke away from the team and took their own soldiers to visit not far from Huaiyin City.

"The city is chaotic, the soldiers are panicking, and many preparations are useless, it seems that this Xu Jingye is a little unworthy of the name!" Looking at the soldiers of the Xu Army who looked flustered above the city, Li Xiaoyi said with a smile on his face.

Although when he was in Xuzhou, Wei Yuanzhong's persuasion made him understand his own situation, but that kind of natural nature made him still a little afraid of attacking Yangzhou, but he couldn't talk about this kind of jealousy to outsiders, and over time, some depression accumulated in his heart, but when he saw the panic of these Xu troops in Huaiyin City, the depression in his heart disappeared, replaced by a feeling of very, extremely proud and proud, and he felt that he had been a little worried before, and Xu Jingye was probably not as powerful as he thought.

Hearing Li Xiaoyi's words, Wei Yuanzhong said with a solemn face, "The chief manager is wrong, although the city head is chaotic, but there is no big mistake, which proves that the soldiers at the head of the city are just a moment of discomfort, as for the panic of the soldiers, although it can be known that these people must be young and strong who have not been on the battlefield, but they are the side defending the city, and they don't need much combat experience, in addition to this Huaiyin City, although it is not big, but the city wall is towering, there are many enemy troops in the city, if you want to capture it smoothly, you may have to suffer certain losses!" โ€

Wei Yuanzhong's words made Li Xiaoyi's good mood completely disappear, and after being stunned for a while, Li Xiaoyi was a little unhappy in his heart, and snorted coldly, "Hmph, if it is like what Wei Jianjun said, our 300,000 army can't even take a small Huaiyin City, how can we put down the rebellion, you know, there are more than 100,000 rebels under Xu Jingye's command, and there are dozens of cities controlled by Xu Jingye, if this is the case, we might as well return to Luoyang City as soon as possible and let the Empress Dowager abdicate." โ€

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It's a pity that Li Xiaoyi was really disgusted with Wei Yuanzhong at this time, and he didn't even bother to say a word to him, and after waving his hand to interrupt him, he turned around and returned to the camp, saying as he walked, "Although Wei Jianjun is familiar with military books, I am afraid that he does not know much about military affairs, and the Japanese governor will let you see how a certain and 300,000 elite soldiers took this small Huaiyin city." โ€

Looking at Li Xiaoyi's distant back, Wei Yuanzhong shook his head helplessly, sighed heavily, and then walked towards the camp.

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"Buzz, woo woo"

Early in the morning, with the sound of heavy horns, the 300,000 Tang troops were all assembled.

The so-called people are more than 10,000, boundless, at this time standing on the head of Huaiyin City, Xu Jun, looking at the city is this kind of scene, although the place where the Tang army gathered, there are still three miles away from Huaiyin City, but standing at the head of the city, they can still see that in three miles away, all the colors have disappeared, and what is presented in front of them is a neat phalanx, because of the distance, this phalanx is like a rice field, but unfortunately, what grows in it is not food, but a living one, Grim Reaper with a sword, a gun, a sword, and a halberd.

From the time when primitive people discovered the use of wooden sticks or stones to start hunting and fighting, weapons became the most useful helpers for people, and with the passage of time, people's society changed, and the patterns of weapons became more and more, and the Tang Dynasty was unintentionally the most diverse weapons in the entire Chinese history.

Whether it is the Tang knife that has found a new way, or the most powerful Mo knife in the leading weapon, it is an unprecedented and unprecedented initiative, and in the war, the army of the Tang Dynasty is also the army that divides various arms most carefully.

Probably because of its own strength and wealth, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty can be said to be the richest soldiers of all dynasties in Chinese history, each soldier on the battlefield, will have at least two sets of armor, a close-fitting armor, an outer armor, in addition to the most basic long knife, but also a bow and crossbow, according to historical records, the Tang Dynasty army bow and crossbow configuration rate reached more than ninety percent, which is also unimaginable in later generations.

I am afraid that only this situation has made the Tang Dynasty the most famous dynasty in history, and his influence is not only against China, but also against the whole world.

"Hahahaha, how about it, what does Wei Jian Jun think, a certain has such a powerful combat power, a small Huaiyin City, it is not easy to capture, you just see how to break through the city!"

The majestic and magnificent grand occasion of the Tang Army gave Li Xiaoyi incomparable confidence.

Regarding Li Xiaoyi's show-off, Wei Yuanzhong did not speak, but it could be seen from his expression that he was still not optimistic about this hasty stop.

It's a pity that Li Xiaoyi can't care about these anymore, and he now desperately needs a whole victory to give him incomparable self-confidence.

"Siege"

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At the sound of an order, the war drums were shocking, and rows of military formations followed the roar of the war drums and attacked Huaiyin City.

"Offensive Attack"

Although the Tang army is extremely famous in history, and the reasons for these great fame are all because of the Tang army's powerful attack ability, whether it is the Mo swordsman who blocks and kills the gods, the Buddha blocks and kills the Buddha, or the cavalry corps that can't resist even the alien races outside the Saiwai, these are the strengths of the Tang army, and for the relatively difficult siege warfare, the Tang army is a little deficient compared to the later Song army.

Of course, this is only in comparison, not that the Tang army is incapable in the face of siege warfare, for the siege, the Tang army still has some of its own.

The first phalanx to be dispatched was the shield bearer, and the shield bearer of the Tang Army did not use a large shield, but a wooden dun about one meter high, wrapped in a layer of iron sheet on the outside of the shield, so that the shield bearer of the Tang Army had strong protection and flexible mobility.

Of course, this was originally intended to defend against alien cavalry attacks, but now it has become the vanguard of siege warfare.

The shieldbearers walked very slowly, and their role was not only to fend off the attacks of their colleagues behind them, but most importantly to lie down to all the traps and obstacles under the walls, so that all of them were only connected, and there were not too many gaps between them.

In the face of the shield man's attack, although the Xu army at the head of the city was anxious, but quite helpless, when the Tang army did not enter the attack range of their bow and crossbow, they could only watch the shield hand destroy all the traps and obstacles they had placed outside the city.

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