The Xia army on the north bank of the Yellow River is breaking out a round of fierce quarrels, which have lasted for several days, although the strategy of aiding Zheng has been set, but how to rescue, the soldiers have great differences. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Ling Jing, a strategist under Dou Jiande, proposed a strategy to encircle Wei and save Zhao, he advocated that the army should avoid the Tiger Prison Pass, not engage the Tang army head-on, and return to the hinterland of the Tang army to occupy the territory to recruit soldiers, and even march into the Guanzhong, and the enemy must be saved, and the siege of Luoyang will naturally not be attacked.

But at this time, Wang Shichong's younger brother Wang Shichong, who came from Xuzhou, was worried about the situation in Luoyang, and was afraid that after a long time, Luoyang would fall. He discussed with Wang Xuanying, who was in the Xia army, and spent a lot of money to buy off the soldiers under Dou Jiande.

As the saying goes, the hands of the people are short, and the generals of the Xia army persuaded Dou Jiande one after another, saying that Ling Jing's suggestion was a scholar's opinion, the Tang army had been fighting abroad for half a year, the soldiers were tired, and the food and grass were not continuous, and now the Xia army of 100,000 troops came, and it would be easy to defeat the Tang army.

King Xia himself liked Ling Jing's strategy, but what the generals said was also very reasonable, and at this time, Dou Jiande's wife Cao Shi also advised him to follow Ling Jing's plan.

Dou Jiande's face was cold when he heard it, he hated women very much for interfering in politics, but Cao's words had the opposite effect at this time, coupled with the continuous persuasion of the generals for several days, he finally gave up Ling Tong's strategy and issued the decision to go straight to Luoyang.

Li Shimin led the army into the Tiger Prison Pass, and at this time, the Tang army's scouts had already observed the news of Dou Jiande's southward movement and quickly delivered it to him. At this time, he was under tremendous pressure, and after Chang'an learned of his risky decision, there were voices of opposition in the court. Even the generals in the army, who have always supported him, are quite dissenting. Since ancient times, fighting on two fronts has been a taboo for soldiers, and if you are not careful, you will lose everything.

Li Er wrote to his father to explain the reasons for doing so, and discussed with the generals how to defeat the enemy. The Xia army quickly crossed the Yellow River and camped under the Tiger Prison Pass, calling for battle in front of the pass every day, but the Tang army never came out of the retreat.

He said to the generals: "The Xia army started from Shandong, and has never encountered a great enemy, and today it is dangerous to cross the Yellow River and is very noisy, which shows that the Xia army lacks military discipline, and the enemy is approaching the city to line up the battle formation, and there is a heart to despise me; As long as our army does not press the armor, the morale of the enemy will naturally gradually fade out, and after a long time, the soldiers will definitely choose to retreat if they are hungry, thirsty and tired, so we will take this opportunity to pursue and win the battle. ”

In Luoyang City, Wang Mai was holding a military meeting at this time, and Song Laosan gathered all the officers of each battalion. The military structure of the rebel army was very simple, and Wang Mai borrowed from the military system of later generations. Ten people are a team, ten soldiers are a platoon, three platoons are a battalion, three battalions are a regiment, Song Laosan serves as a military commander, is the highest military commander, called a general.

These soldiers were based on veterans, and they recruited healthy young men into the army. However, due to the lack of weapons and equipment, there were less than 1,000 soldiers with armor, and the rebels were officially equipped with a total of three regiments. Song Laosan is actually a shrunken brigade commander, and he didn't bring many more soldiers than when he was a partial general in the army before.

The soldiers are not many but the fine, and the recruits are generally stunned when they see blood, and if they run away because they are afraid, it will cause a domino reaction, and it is easy to collapse. The structure composition of such a veteran with a few recruits is just right, and blindly seeking more is easy to be self-defeating.

These people are all people who have performed well in street battles, they have all seen blood, and they are not considered recruits, but their weapons and equipment are a little worse, most of them only have some rudimentary weapons, but this is enough, a round of shells is thrown over, and it is doubtful whether these people who have not seen the power of black powder can maintain their combat effectiveness.

In particular, the soldiers defending the palace city are Wang Shichong's old Huainan subordinates, these people are more superstitious, plus a little psychological warfare, the certainty of this battle is more than fifty percent. I'm afraid that the attack will be blocked, and give enough time for reinforcements in the city to come to the rescue, and it will be in vain.

Zhang Ji quickly drew a sketch of the palace, and he pointed to Luoshui outside the palace: "The Zetianmen that crosses the north of Luoshui is the garrison of the forbidden army, and they are responsible for protecting the safety of the palace, as long as we get rid of these people, we can enter the palace." ”

"How many people are there in Miyagi?" Wang Mai asked.

"There are not many people, Wang Xuanying went to the Tiger Prison to transport grain and take away his guards, it is estimated that there are still about a few hundred guards left in the palace, but these people are brave and good at fighting, absolutely loyal to Wang Shichong, and well-equipped, this battle is not easy to fight." Zhang Ji said with a frown.

Under normal circumstances, such a disparity in strength can definitely be won, but now it is a race against time, and it is necessary to control the imperial city before the reinforcements arrive.

Three thousand people look a lot, but the troops scattered in the huge imperial city are stretched, Luoyang's palace city is large, there are dozens of palaces, once Wang Shichong is aware, it is not easy for everyone to find after hiding.

"How did you succeed in the mutiny that day?" Wang Mai asked curiously.

"That day was different from now, the generals guarding the city gate at that time had been bought by us, and the army quickly controlled the gate of Guocheng, plus the defenders of Luoyang had no intention of fighting, so we quickly surrounded the imperial city, and Yang Tong had no choice but to open the palace gate and surrender." Zhang Ji said.

His words touched on Song Laosan's sore spots, they were part of the city guards at that time, but they easily let Wang Shichong kidnap the emperor, it was really a shame to say it.

"To prevent Wang Shichong from escaping, the other three gates of the palace city must be controlled as quickly as possible." Fugui said beside him.

Zhang Ji is worthy of being a close confidant of Wang Shichong, who was in charge of the guard camp in the past, and he really knows the layout of the imperial city well, and even the marching routes of each department are planned very clearly.

"When are we going to do it?" Zhang Ji asked.

"Tonight." Wang Mai said.

"Wouldn't it be too rushed?" Song Laosan said worriedly.

"Now that the conditions are ripe," Wang Mai emphasized, "sometimes the more complicated things are, the more loopholes there are, have you forgotten the fate of the Dugu family and the Pei family and his son?" ”

"Yes!" Song Laosan raised his head and looked at everyone, "Before the plan begins, no one is allowed to go out of this courtyard, and I will send someone to inform the battalions to prepare." ”

Wang Mai nodded: "It is about the lives of thousands of brothers, and even the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in the city, we cannot afford to lose this battle, I will act with my brothers tonight." ”

"Brother Wheat, you don't have to go, just leave it to us soldiers." Fugui said.

"That's right, you don't know how to do the army, and you can't help if you go, so it's better to wait here for news." Song Laosan was also worried that he would have an accident.

Wang Mai shook his head: "There are eggs under the nest?" Once today's events fail, I'm afraid I won't have the life to wait for the Tang army to attack Luoyang, once the mad dog is in a hurry, it will come up and bite you desperately. ”

"But ......"

"Don't worry, I will follow the rear army, and by the way, I will command the brothers who fire the ballistas, there will be no danger, and I have to ask you after entering the imperial city." Wang Mai said.

Dou Jiande provoked the Tang army for several days, but found that the other party had no intention of going to war at all, so he thought that the Tang army was cowardly and became even more unscrupulous.

Today, 300 cavalrymen were selected to wade through the water, and continued to provoke the Tang army on the pass at a mile below the pass. A soldier with a loud voice in the Xia army shouted at Guan Shang, asking the Tang army to send hundreds of people to play with the Xia army.

Li Shimin looked left and right at the expressions of the generals, and the generals were eager to try, so he sent Wang Junkuo to lead 200 spearmen to fight.

The two armies lined up in formation, and then fought under the pass, the two sides you come and go, you advance and I retreat, and they have been fighting for nearly an hour, regardless of victory or defeat, and then return to the camp.

Wang Shichong's nephew Wang Wan was previously ordered to send an envoy to the Xia State to ask for help, and he also followed the Xia army at this time. He saw that the Tang army had been avoiding the war, and he was also very anxious, so he rode a war horse and came to the pass to show off his might, trying to lure the Tang army out.

Wang Wan's horse is not an ordinary war horse, but the royal mount of Emperor Yang of Sui that day, which has been raised in Luoyang, and later Wang Shichong took power, and the horse fell into his hands.

Li Er is a horse lover, and when he saw that this green horse was abnormal, he couldn't help but praise: "What a good horse!" ”

Wei Chigong next to him heard it, his heart moved, he knew that King Qin's beloved horse "Sa Luzi" died in Luoyang, and there was no suitable mount, so he took the initiative to ask Li Shimin: "I'll go and get it for Your Highness." ”

Li Er knew that Wei Chigong was a fierce general with 10,000 enemies, but at this moment, there were more than 10,000 people in the Xia army, so he rejected this proposal: "How can you lose a warrior because of a horse." ”

Wei Chigong saw that King Qin did not obey, and secretly took Gao Yongsheng and Liang Jianfang down the pass. As soon as the door was opened, the three horsemen raised their whips and went straight to the Xia army.

At this time, Wang Wan was boasting about his armor in front of the battle, but he didn't see the three people running out of the pass, and the soldiers in the front of the Xia army saw the three cavalry running towards this side, and thought that they were here to report some information or something, and they didn't care.

In a moment, the three of them swept in front of the Xia army's formation, and at this time, everyone felt that something was wrong, because the three of them did not dismount, but came straight towards Wang Wan.

Wang Wan heard the sound of horses' hooves, and as soon as he turned around, he saw a big hand grabbing his hanger, and as soon as his body was light, he was caught alive on the other party's horse.

Wei Chi Gong next to him saw that Gao Yingsheng had a good hand, lowered his body and took the reins of the horse and walked back, Liang Jianfang next to him looked at Xia Jun who had not yet reacted, and the three horses rode away.

The soldiers of the Xia Army looked at the three bold Tang soldiers in a daze, and they forgot to stop them, and watched the three of them enter the pass again.

Wei Chigong and the others came and went, and it took a moment and a half, and at this time, everyone in the tiger prison also reacted and applauded.