At the same time that the Zhou Dynasty army led by Zhang Xuan successively captured Hanzhong and Guanzhong, and the troops were under the city of Chang'an, Li Jing led the Western Route Army to win on the Longyou battlefield, and in early June, Li Jing sent his troops to capture Hehuang, and he immediately led the army south to occupy Jincheng County. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

In mid-June, the Western Route Army led by Li Jing defeated Hou Junji's 20,000 Tang Army, which was retreating eastward, at the northern foot of Longshan Mountain at the junction of Longxi County and Anding County, and conquered Chengji County, a strategic location in Anding County.

Chengji County is known as the throat of stability and the belly of Longxi, and the occupation of Chengji County also opened the door to attack Anding County, at this time Li Shimin could not break through Changwu City, and was forced to retreat to Anding County.

At the same time, several support armies arrived in Changwu City one after another, so that Luo Shixin's troops reached 100,000 people, and Xiao Pass was also broken by Pei Xingyan, Pei Xingyan led 30,000 cavalry to sweep Pingliang County, Xiao Guan's guard Wu Yunzhao retreated all the way and withdrew to Anding County.

Xiao Pass was lost, Chengji County was conquered, Changwu City could not be attacked, Zhao King Li Yuanba died under Changwu City, a series of defeats hit Li Shimin hard, internal and external troubles finally made Li Shimin sick, the Tang army was panicked, and Anding County also came to the time of life and death.

Three days later, Li Jing led 80,000 Zhou Dynasty troops out of Chengji County and marched towards Anding County, and at this time, Li Shimin recovered from a serious illness, he knew that defending Anding County would inevitably be a way to perish in the end, and only killing out was their way of life, after repeated consideration, Li Shimin decided to break through.

In the big tent, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, sat at the top, and the rest of the eldest grandson Wuji, Duan Zhixuan, Qin Qiong, and the eldest grandson Shunde and other high-ranking civil and military officials sat on both sides.

Li Shimin handed the eagle letter from Yongxian to everyone, and said slowly: "Although I don't know the situation in Chang'an, Zhang Xuan's 200,000 troops surrounded Chang'an, and with Li Yuanji, Li Shenfu and other mediocre people, Chang'an City will be broken in one battle, and the people's hearts have been lost, and Chang'an is no longer enough to remember." ”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin looked at the generals one by one, and saw that there was sadness on everyone's faces, he shook his head and said: "But we are not without a chance, if we break through and retreat westward, I will lead the army to Tianshui County, take the Qiang Road to retreat to Hanzhong and Bashu, we rebuild the foundation in Bashu, although the road is difficult, the enemy is strong, and there are many difficulties, but as long as we adhere to the belief in rejuvenation, we will inevitably die and survive." ”

At this time, the eldest grandson next to him persuaded him: "I also think that we must break through, but the road to Shu is difficult, our military food is difficult to carry, and we have families, I am afraid it is unrealistic to travel thousands of miles, Zhang Xuan is staring at us again, he will definitely send heavy troops to pursue, I am afraid that there will be an ambush in front of the pursue, and we will suffer from the enemy in the belly, which is extremely unfavorable to our army, it is better to go west to Hehuang or Hexi, and the humble post feels more realistic." ”

Duan Zhixuan, Qin Qiong and other generals also said that it was easier to go to Hehuang or Hexi.

Li Shimin laughed, "I understand the expectations of the monarchs, but do not set long-term goals, how can there be fighting spirit, I just said that going to Tianshui is to go to Hehuang, but our long-term goal is to establish a foundation in Bashu, Hehuang is only our temporary foothold, since Chang'an is not guaranteed, the hope of the revival of the Tang Dynasty is in the hands of me and the monarchs, we should follow the will of heaven, irreversible, conquer Hehuang, wave the army, and be reborn in a desperate situation, it is the husband who did it!" ”

Everyone stood up and saluted, "I wish to listen to the dispatch of His Highness!" ”

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Li Shimin personally led an army of 50,000 troops to march westward, he ordered Hou Junji to be the rear army, the governor was heavy with grain and grass, and ordered Qin Qiong to lead 3,000 troops to escort his family and his family.

Li Shimin knew very well in his heart that if they did not defeat Li Jing's Western Route Army, they would not be able to get out of Anding County at all, and only when Luo Shixin's Eastern Route Army had not yet arrived and the two Zhou Dynasty armies had not formed a joint encirclement, they could hope to break through the encirclement and retreat westward by defeating Li Jing's army in a battle.

Two days later, the army marched to Shimizuhara, an open basin with towering mountains to the north and south, a flat land with a radius of 100 miles in between, and a large forest to the north, through which the Weihe River, a tributary of Jingshui, flowed through the basin.

At this time, a scout came to report that Li Jing's army was found ten miles ahead.

Li Shimin knew that this battle was inevitable, so he ordered the army to form a formation to meet the battle, and a big war was about to break out.

The wind was blowing strongly, the flags were waving, there was a burst of flying sand and rocks in the wilderness, and the dust was filled in the air, and the 50,000 Tang troops had already established their positions, and the archers, crossbowmen, spearmen, jumping soldiers and the left and right cavalry were arranged in turn.

The five most sharp Xuanjia cavalry were the Chinese army, and Li Shimin was surrounded in the middle of the team, and Li Shimin was immediately under a big banner, looking at a black line in the distance with complicated eyes.

Li Shimin waved his hand, the army slowly marched westward, Li Shimin felt that the other party was resting, the fighter plane was fleeting, and he had to seize the opportunity of the opponent's slightly inferior physical strength to attack.

The Zhou army did not attack immediately, but stopped ten miles away, and they marched all night, and the soldiers and horses were very tired, and immediately entered the battle to their disadvantage.

The soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty took advantage of this moment to sit on the ground and rest, and the cavalry dismounted one after another to give the horses water and fodder, and they also hurriedly ate a few mouthfuls of dry food to fill their stomachs.

At this time, the sound of drums faintly sounded from the position of the Tang army in the distance, and an lookout soldier on a big tree shouted: "General Li, the enemy army has been launched and is heading towards us!" ”

Li Jing stared into the distance, it was morning at this time, a few rays of sunlight came out from the dense dark clouds, illuminating the wilderness and highlands in the distance, only to see Li Shimin's army was moving towards this side step by step, they also saw the fatigue of the Zhou army, and began to take the initiative to attack.

Li Jing immediately coldly ordered: "The army is ready for battle immediately!" ”

"Whew-"

The low sound of trumpets sounded in the sky above the Zhou Dynasty army, the rumbling war drums sounded, the soldiers of the Zhou army got up to prepare for battle, the cavalry mounted their horses, tightened the reins, stretched their bows and arrows, and slowly raised their spears.

The dark clouds closed again, the sunlight disappeared, and under the gloomy dark clouds, the 80,000 Zhou troops formed a triangular army formation, with flags fluttering, black armor, spears forming a sharp forest, and the gloomy heaven and earth were full of murderous aura, which was enough to make any opponent dare not underestimate the enemy.

Li Shimin's army stopped three miles away, and the Tang army stretched ten miles wide, and eight thousand crossbowmen lined up in three rows, waiting for them to attack first, so that their bows and arrows could be used.

But the Zhou army did not attack, both sides were waiting, and Duan Zhixuan, the main general of the left wing, whispered to Xue Wanche, the general beside him: "Have you seen it, the Zhou army has no intention of attacking at all, and it is estimated that His Highness's plan to suppress the other party with crossbowmen has failed." ”

Xue Wanche sighed slightly: "The Zhou army has been fighting with us for many years, and Li Jing is the first general under Zhang Xuan, it is difficult for His Highness to get his wish!" ”

Time is passing little by little, the two sides are facing each other, and neither of them takes the initiative to attack, as if they are testing perseverance and endurance to see who can't hold on first.

At this time, Xue Wanche suddenly pointed to the other party's camp and said, "General Duan, the other party seems to be moving!" ”

Duan Zhixuan looked into the distance, only to see that the position of the Zhou army began to change, and a cavalry of about 7,000 Zhou troops left the main formation and ran diagonally to the right side two miles away from the Tang army, obviously to attack the flank of the crossbowmen.

This is a huge threat to the crossbowmen, if the Tang army does not change the formation, the crossbowmen will be fatally impacted, Duan Zhixuan looked back at the main formation of the Tang army, only to see the main general Li Shimin with a solemn expression, still standing still.

But Duan Zhixuan found that the crossbow army had changed formations, and the three thousand crossbowmen turned to the east, just against the cavalry of the Zhou army on the side, Duan Zhixuan's heart was slightly lowered.

In front of the Zhou Dynasty army, Li Jing was doing the final war mobilization, the white dragon horse under his crotch was galloping in the wind, and the sword in his hand collided on the spear of the soldier, he shouted loudly: "The soldiers of the Great Zhou Empire, follow me in a hundred battles, today will be our glorious battle to destroy the Tang Army, we must use our lives and blood to prove that we are the strongest army in the world, sons, follow me to kill the enemy!" ”

"I am willing to serve the empire to the death!"

The officers and men of the Great Wednesday Army shouted, and their voices were like undulating thunder: "Fight bravely to kill the enemy!" ”

Li Jing looked up at the sky, at this time the sky began to rain, gradually getting heavier and heavier, Li Jing gave a thumbs up to Liu Ling, who joined the army, in admiration, and the weather was not bad at all with Liu Ling's expectations.

"Left and right wings, arc attack!"