Chapter 742: The Decisive Battle (3)

PS: Ask for a red ticket

After galloping all night, the people could stand it, but the war horses couldn't stand it. Wan Yulou had no choice but to order a rest, and it happened to pass through a town at dawn, and after calculating the distance, it was nearly two hundred miles in one night, and it was not difficult to get to the rest of the distance if it was a little faster. He simply asked everyone to find an inn and sleep well for half a day.

instructed the men to feed the horses, Wan Yulou and the others didn't even eat and fell asleep in the quilt. This sleep was very sweet, if he hadn't specially told the men to wake them up at noon, maybe everyone would really sleep for a day and a night.

As soon as he woke up, Wan Yulou immediately groaned in pain.

pain

There is no place in the body that does not hurt.

From the easternmost river, thousands of miles away from the river to Xiangyang day and night, if not for each person to ride, if not their war horses are strong enough, I don't know how many times they would die of exhaustion if they were replaced by ordinary horses. When he slept, he didn't even take off his clothes, and when he got up, Wan Yulou found that his pants were already stuck to his thighs. The skin on the buttocks and inner thighs is all frayed, and the new meat and clothes stick together, and it hurts hotly when you move.

It's not just him, it's almost everyone.

I have been carrying it hard to hurry, except for fatigue and sleepiness, I don't feel much pain, but after sleeping for half a day, this pain is a little unbearable. He opened the package and pulled out a clean suit, then grinned and took off the pants that were glued to him.

The white flesh exposed from the broken skin looked shocking, and I didn't dare to touch it. Wan Yulou took out the wound medicine from the package and applied it, and then carefully put on his pants. Glancing at the still warm quilt, his eyes were full of reluctance. Looking at the soft quilt, Wan Yulou suddenly remembered something, and then a cheap smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

He immediately called a dozen of his men over, gathered together and muttered in a low voice. Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all showed the same cheap smile as him. A dozen people whispered, like a bunch of rats about to do something bad.

After changing their clothes, everyone did not eat at the inn. I bought a lot of steamed buns and cooked meat and went on the road again, and after resting, I was even more tired when I embarked on the road of the rapid march. Everyone gritted their teeth and ran out for more than 100 miles in one breath. Then he fed the horses and rested for a while, thinking of the bad thing they had done before they left the inn, and they could barely laugh even when they were so tired.

In the second half of the night, everyone had really reached the end of the crossbow. Thankfully...... Xiangyang City has arrived.

After being stopped by the patrolling cavalry, Wan Yulou showed the waist card of the Military Inspectorate, and after waiting for a while, he was led into the camp and arranged to rest in a tent. The people who were too tired almost fell asleep again after lying down, and they didn't care that the pain on their bodies seemed to fall apart.

Just as they were asleep, His Royal Highness King Yan personally arrived at the door of their big tent. Lifting the curtain and looking, Li Xian waved his hand to signal his subordinates not to wake up Wan Yulou and them. Ordering his soldiers to cover them with quilts, Li Xian turned around and walked out of the tent.

The generals who followed behind him were a little emotional, it only took such a short time to rush from Jiangdu to Xiangyang, which shows that Wan Yulou and others are simply working hard, this quality undoubtedly makes all the soldiers awe-inspired.

"Youan"

Li Xian glanced back, smiled and said lightly: "I heard that Lonely...... When you were in Taiyuan, you had the best personal relationship with Li Shimin, but so? ”

Li Xiaogong, who was walking behind him, trembled slightly, and his face changed: "Yes...... When the minister was in Taiyuan, he was indeed quite close to the second son. He has been in the old house of Longyou since he was a child, and he has not many acquaintances after arriving in Taiyuan. The minister had returned to Longyou several times to study his knowledge, so he regarded the minister closer. ”

"Yesterday's War...... Do you want to? ”

Li Xian asked again.

Just yesterday, Li Xiaogong, who first arrived outside the city of Xiangyang, mobilized a battalion of more than 10,000 cavalry to raid the camp of the Qin Wang's army, and the two sides fought for more than an hour, relying on the fast speed of the cavalry and timely backup, Li Xiaogong took advantage of some small advantages in this battle, injured more than 3,000 cavalrymen, and killed more than 5,000 horses and infantry of the Qin Wang's army.

In any case, the battle was not too fierce. But Li Xiaogong used this battle to show his attitude, and it doesn't really matter whether he loses or wins.

"The minister is not unwilling, but the soldiers are tired, and the minister has not been able to fight well, please forgive the lord."

"Where there is any sin that can cure you, you have your heart in your belly."

Li Xian smiled and said, "Lone called you tonight, not to blame you, not to test you, and not to be extremely boring...... When I first arrived in Xiangyang, I need to ask you about some things. ”

"Panic"

Li Xiaogong bowed his head.

"The soldiers under Li Shimin's command, how is the combat strength?"

"Back to the lord, Li Shimin's men and horses are all camped on the east bank of the Han River. And the minister's men and horses are west of the Han River, and in yesterday's battle, the minister sent people to cross the river for 30 miles and attack Li Shimin's camp. However, Li Shimin was on guard, and the surprise attack failed and he was almost trapped by the enemy, and the 10,000 elite cavalry sent by the minister lost more than 3,000 people when he returned, although the enemy's losses were nearly double that number...... But if it weren't for the minister himself leading the army to respond, it would have been almost impossible for the 10,000 cavalry to withdraw to the west of Hanshui. ”

"Although the enemy is not very well equipped, the morale is very good. Those soldiers have all experienced a year of fighting, so their combat power is not bad. ”

"If it hadn't been for the arrival of the lord, the minister would have planned to raid again tonight."

Li Xian snorted, noncommittal.

About three hours before this, Wan Yulou and the others were in the inn where they had rested for half a day. A guest rushed out of the room and roared at the shopkeeper: "What kind of broken inn are you, you still open an inn without even a good quilt?!" Fuck, or do you look down on Lao Tzu?! ”

The shopkeeper hurriedly ran over, and when he saw the quilt that the man was carrying, the expression on his face suddenly became wonderful. Before he could explain anything, six or seven people rushed out of the other rooms, hugging the quilt and yelling.

I saw that each of those quilts had a hole in the shape of a buttock......

Wan Yulou, who was sleeping in a daze, got up to pee, and when he sat up, he felt the softness on his buttocks before he remembered to put something on it, he pulled the cut mat out of his pants, got out of the tent and spilled a soak of urine. When I came back, I sat down and felt a lot of pain in my butt, so I stuffed the mat back in.

"This stuff is so good...... It is used for horseback riding during the day and for sleeping at night...... Day and night, day and night......"

A fat muttered and fell asleep again.

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"The Lord"

Pei Xingyan hugged his fists and said: "The minister sent twelve teams of scouts to cross the river to check, the enemy company camp is about nine miles, antlers, and horses are all ready, the camp has a soil foundation, and an arrow tower is built every fifty steps, and a lot of traps are dug outside the camp, obviously to prevent cavalry raids." Every half hour, the rangers patrol the camp and are heavily guarded. The west of the enemy's camp is exactly a stone's throw away from Hanshui, and if it is attacked by force, the losses will inevitably be great. ”

Li Xiaogong couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart when he heard this, and he couldn't help but respect Yan Yunjun in his heart.

It has only been such a short time, and the situation on Li Shimin's camp has almost touched. Especially when he heard that Li Shimin had dug a lot of traps outside his camp, his face was slightly hot. If he had found out so well in advance, yesterday's battle might not have nearly killed a battalion of cavalry.

Li Xian nodded after listening, and then looked at Ye Huaisleeve.

Ye Huaisleeve bowed his head slightly and said softly: "I have already met the scout in charge of liaison left by Wu Bushan, and the secret spy will sort out the enemy's intelligence later and send it over." Wu Bushan is cautious and careful, and the news he hears is very important. ”

Li Xian hummed and said: "Li Shimin is defending next to the Han River, and this hand is beautiful. The camp is a stone's throw from the riverside, and it is difficult for our men and horses to rush up. Even if you rush over and arrive outside the camp before you open your formation, it will be difficult for a scattered attack to tear through the enemy's defenses...... If you want to fight, you can only go around and cross the Han River. ”

He frowned slightly and pondered for a while, then waved his hand and said, "Let the soldiers rest completely first, and continue to send scouts to cross the river to check." Let's all go back first, and then discuss tomorrow. ”

"Whoa!"

The generals stood up and saluted with their fists, and then retreated in turn.

After everyone left, Li Xian asked Ye Huaisleeve, "Worried about Li Xiaogong?" ”

Ye Huai nodded and said softly: "This person was friendly with Li Shimin when he was in Taiyuan, and Li Yuan sent him as the commander to hunt down and kill Li Shimin, in fact, because of this section...... From the beginning, Li Yuan probably didn't intend to kill Li Shimin. If he really has murderous intent towards Li Shimin, it is more appropriate to send anyone than Li Xiaogong. I didn't say it in detail just now, but I was worried about Li Xiaogong...... Yesterday's battle was a show. ”

"It's not unreasonable to be worried."

Li Xian nodded: "What's the news over there Wu Bushan?" ”

"Wu Bushan took almost all the spies into Li Shimin's camp and has already contacted Dugu Ding...... The people of the Sixth Department are responsible for liaising with Wu Bushan, and are also responsible for cleaning up other traitorous spies. ”

"Is it certain to assassinate Li Shimin?"

Li Xian was silent for a while and asked.

"Difficult!"

Ye Huaisleeve shook his head: "Maybe it's because of Han Shixu, there are a lot more guards around Li Shimin now." Wei Chigong stayed on his side day and night, and the secret spy only got in, and it was extremely difficult to assassinate. ”

"Where's Guan Xiaoshu?"

Li Xian asked.

"Guan Xiaoshu has entered Xiangyang City."

Ye Huaichong couldn't help but admire: "This person is not small, he actually entered Xiangyang City alone without any subordinates...... On the day of the decisive battle between Li Shimin and Xu Xuanche, the defenders of Xiangyang City went out of the city to meet Xu Xuanche, and Guan Xiaoshu pretended to be a soldier of the Liang Army at that time. ”

"The people from the Military Inspectorate should mention a few, and wait for the matter to be settled. Let Wan Yulou be the envoy of Nanya Town, Guan Xiaoshu was transferred to Jiangdu to serve as the head of the sixth department of Nanya, and the two of them did things very well. Wu Bushan will first mention it as the head of the three departments...... Ye Chuanyun is still good to follow you. After a while, Wu Bushan can be the envoy of Beiya Town. Shengtu Xiaohua ...... He succeeded Xie Yingdeng as the head of the big stall, and he was not reluctant. ”

"Well, I'll go back and arrange."

Ye Huaisleeve responded.

She was silent for a moment and asked, "You...... Do you want to cross the river to check it out for yourself? ”

"Yes!"

Li Xian nodded: "I'll go tonight...... You have to see clearly to fight, this big river...... But it was useful, and I had to know what the terrain was, so I had to cross the river to see it myself. I asked Wan Yulou to follow and transfer him back temporarily...... Just in case. ”

"I don't think Li Shimin will win, but I don't dare to guarantee that he won't be able to run."

Li Xian said with a smile.

"Looking for traces, no one can compare to Wanyulou."