Chapter 13 Erxue Advice
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Du He's use of soldiers is as reconspiracy as Li Jing said, and he belongs to the type of people who seek war. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
So every move, I like to plan and then act. He had already received the news that Hou Junji had sent troops, as expected, Hou Junji divided Xue Yantuo's 300,000 army into five routes, and the four roads resisted Zhang Shigui, Li Daliang, Li Xiyu, and Zhang Jian, four famous generals of the Tang Dynasty who had experienced a hundred battles, and personally led all the troops and horses to the south to fight a decisive battle with him.
Du He's plan is not clever, but it is the most effective when used on Hou Junji. As the so-called one thing drops one thing, the brine points to tofu.
Hou Junji is the kind of general who knows that there are tigers in the mountains and prefers to go to the tiger mountains.
It's not that he doesn't know that the road led by Li Ji is the most difficult, but he has enough confidence to gnaw him down.
It is also with this heart in mind that Du He will put forward the tactics of dividing troops in five ways, and fully give full play to the characteristics of Tang soldiers, who are brave and elite, and can take charge of themselves.
In the face of the approaching Hou Junji, Du He marched cautiously, kept a distance from the follow-up Li Ji to introduce reinforcements, slowly advanced, and after camping, he personally investigated the defense to ensure that in case, he went to sleep peacefully.
For Shanghou Junji, a military madman, Du He can't be cautious if he wants to.
At dusk of this day, the vanguard army led by Du He crossed the mouth and came to the depths of the endless grassland.
It is desolate and nameless, and because of winter, the dead grass on the grassland has a thick layer of frost, and the world is vast.
The Divine Eagle had already detected signs of an army dozens of miles away. It hovers and dances in the air, sometimes roaring, sometimes spinning in circles, conveying a message.
Du He looked up, his heart moved, and he said in his heart: "Here ......" The number of people predicted by Meng'er has exceeded 30,000.
If it weren't for Xue Yantuo's vanguard army, it would never have been possible to have such a number of soldiers and horses. Du He's face sank, and he immediately ordered to set up camp, and at the same time asked people to send scouts to investigate the incoming army, who led this vanguard army, and wondered in his heart whether he could fight an encounter with this vanguard army before Hou Junji arrived, and lay the first victory in the first battle.
But with the arrival of the scout, Du He smiled bitterly and decisively rejected this idea, and the person who came turned out to be Hou Junji.
Where is Hou Junji willing to let Du He be arrogant for a moment. Without hesitation, he led the 30,000 Xue Yantuo army to take the lead, with the purpose of directly crushing Duhe's vanguard army.
Du He scratched his chin and said in his heart: "This is too much to look down on me, if I am a soft persimmon, I can ......pinch it if I want to" He smiled indifferently, as the main general, he naturally would not be angry and angry for this little thing, and immediately asked Luo Tong and Xue Rengui to strengthen their defense, and distributed the defensive weapon Tang crossbow in important places.
Du He inspected the defense line, and Luo Tong was commanding to come and direct.
Xue Rengui stood aside, silent, thinking about something.
"What's wrong?" Du He came closer and asked.
Xue Rengui straightened his chest, returned a Tang Dynasty military salute, and after calling "general", he said: "General, the last general thinks again, since the enemy is attacking and defending, do you need to dig a trench in front of this formation to resist Hou Junji's attack." ā
Du He's heart moved.
Luo Tong smiled and said: "Useless work, Xue Yantuo belongs to a nomadic people, all of them grew up on horseback, and the 300,000 army is all cavalry. Ordinary trenches, with their leaps, effortlessly. We don't have much time to dig a trench that the horses can't cross. Our sharp weapon is a strong bow and crossbow, as long as the camp is full of strong bows and crossbows, keep as many soldiers and horses as the other side comes, so that they will not return. ā
"No!" Du He's face was heavy and said: "What Rengui said is very reasonable, but we ignored it. Our current opponent is Hou Junji, and he is no longer a pure nomad. The power of the Tang crossbow, as a veteran of the Tang Dynasty, he understands it better than us. Since he is coming to attack, it is impossible not to be prepared. We really shouldn't put all our hopes on Tang Xuan. ā
Luo Tong also suddenly understood.
Du He immediately ordered, "Mingda, Rengui, immediately use all manpower to dig a trench in front of the camp......"
"Also, you can make traps, cover them with rags, turf, and without noticing, it will work wonders." Xue Rengui saw that Du He adopted the idea, and his tone was a little excited, and the pair of tiger eyes flashed one after another.
"Good idea...... Du He smiled and praised, "You can arrange it." ā
Xue Rengui replied shyly: "When I used to hunt, this trap was often used ......."
Du He patted Xue Rengui's shoulder encouragingly and said, "If you have any good ideas next time, just say it." For better or worse, let's discuss it together. Only by gathering the strength of all people can we be invincible......"
Xue Rengui raised his voice and said, "Yes, General, the last general understands." ā
Du He relieved himself to hand over the defense to the two of them.
After returning to the military tent, the ass was not yet hot, so he listened to Xue Wanche's request to see him.
"Let him in!"
Xue Wanche, who was thick, walked into the military tent one by one, and saluted respectfully with his fists, and his movements were as standard as a robot.
"General Xue doesn't have to be polite...... Please sit down ...... "Xue Wanche and Qi Bi He Li are both of the same status as Du He, both of them are generals, and their qualifications are far superior to him. It's just that he has the title of deputy head of the Shuozhou Road march, and he is above the two. For them, Duhe doesn't have any shelves.
Xue Wanche did not sit down, but said with a straight look: "General Du, the last general is here to ask for orders...... As far as the last general knows, Hou Junji personally led 30,000 troops to fight and has approached our battalion, but is there such a thing? ā
"It's true...... "Du He nodded in affirmation.
A smile appeared on Xue Wanche's honest and harmless face, and said, "The general is on the defending side, and Hou Junji is on the attacking side." No one would have thought that the defending general would attack! ā
Du He asked without changing his face, "What do you think?" ā
Xue Wanche said: "Hou Junji led 30,000 vanguard troops in front, then it is certain that it will be followed by the remaining 70,000 troops. Because of Hou Junji as the striker, the 70,000 soldiers and horses behind would never have imagined that we would attack them at night. The last general is willing to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses from his headquarters, and after going around to Hou Junji, it will have a miraculous effect......"
Du He looked at Xue Wanche a little blankly, and remembered Li Shimin's evaluation of this benevolent brother, "Wanche is not a big victory, but a big defeat." Originally, Du He saw that he was honest and didn't know how to speak, and thought that Li Shimin had lost his eyes, but now he listened to Xue Wanche's bold and reckless plan, and completely convinced Li Shimin's ability to use people and recognize people.
He didn't think Xue Wanche's plan was bad, but he thought it was feasible. But this is like playing with fire, whether it is arson to the enemy, or ignition ***, no one can predict.
If it goes well, Xue Wanche will indeed be able to inflict heavy losses on Xue Yantuo's main army by surprise; But once the matter is revealed, the consequences will be unimaginable. In the face of Xue Yantuo's army, which is good at running, Xue Wanche plans to surprise attack the 5,000 soldiers and horses, and it is a miracle that 500 people can come back alive, and it is not a strange thing that the entire army is annihilated.
Du He was a little embarrassed, thinking about the pros and cons.
This situation of great joy when he wins and cries bitterly when he loses, also put him in a dilemma for a while.
Five thousand people, so many brave men, if he was wiped out because of one wrong decision, I am afraid that it would be difficult to feel at ease in this life.
"General, there is a crisis, there is a crisis, there is an opportunity, if you don't take the fighter plane, it will be too late to regret it." Xue Wanche argued with reason, at this time, he didn't have the slightest bit of woodenness, and his tirade was a set.
Du He was somewhat persuaded by him, but he still didn't agree easily, he knew that as the main general, once he opened this mouth and gave this order, there was no possibility of changing it back.
He was thinking in his heart that Xue Wanche's bold plan was indeed unexpected, and if he could really approach Xue Yantuo's main army, it would have a miraculous effect.
However, the most critical point is that the army of 5,000 is not a small number, and it is definitely not easy to approach the main army of Xue Yantuo in a roundabout way. It is difficult to determine the movements of Xue Yantuo's main army, and it is not easy to do this, and it is not easy not to be discovered.
Du He voiced his scruples.
Xue Wanche said: "This has been taken into account by the last general...... As long as the general is willing to lend me one, Wan Che is guaranteed to return triumphantly. ā
Du He's expression moved: "You want to borrow Tuoba Wushuang...... No, absolutely not. He flatly refused, it is true that Tuoba Wushuang and Meng'er were there, and Xue Wanche was able to avoid Xue Yantuo's sight and win by surprise. But Xue Wanche took Meng'er away, which means that he will lose a pair of eyes that can see through Hou Junji's movements, and the gains outweigh the losses.
He said categorically: "The battle of the surprise attack on Xue Yantuo's main force can be fought or not, and it can be won or not, but my vanguard cannot be defeated, and Hou Junji cannot be given an opportunity." "It's not that he doesn't dare to take risks, it's just that some risks are not worth taking and can't be taken. What's more, now that Hou Junji has come to the door, it is they who have the strategic initiative, and there is no need to risk losing the strategic initiative for the sake of a victory.
Suddenly, Du He had an idea and said with a smile: "Yes, I agreed to the surprise attack plan." ā
Xue Wanche was annoyed, thinking that there was no hope, but when he heard that things were turning around, he couldn't help but be surprised: "Great, I'll go and prepare ......"
"Slow ......," Du He stopped him, "General Xue's surprise attack plan is indeed clever, but there is another candidate in my heart for the executor. ā
Xue Wanche's face changed, his own plan could not be implemented by himself, it was an insult to the general who made the plan, and said angrily: "What do you mean, does General Du look down on Xue?" ā
Du He smiled calmly: "Don't misunderstand, general, I don't look down on it, I look down on it, I only look down on it, it's only suitable and inappropriate." Tuoba Wushuang is of great significance to our army, and it is impossible to help the general break the enemy. As a Tang man, the generals and horses under his command are all Tang troops, and the number of five thousand is too great for people to perceive, and they can't take risks. But there is one person who is different, he is a Tiele person, and half of his command are Tiele cavalry, so he can pretend to be Xue Yantuo's warring tribe, which can more easily avoid the sight of Xue Yantuo's scouts, and even if he finds out, he can retreat calmly. ā