(First Update!) ——

The thousands of sergeants who were selected had improved their skiing skills very quickly, and they were already skiing very skillfully before the snow melted from this heavy snowfall. However, it is a pity that after the snowflakes are gone, it does not continue to snow, but it is cold for a while.

The selected sergeant training could not continue, and he could not immediately carry out the task, Yang Xi was a little anxious, and when he talked to Gao Shi at a certain time, he also revealed his anxiety.

After preparing for so long, the sergeants have also learned the technique of skiing, but it is not snowing, and the planned operation cannot be started, how can not be in a hurry? If it doesn't snow this winter, wouldn't the preparations of the past few days be in vain? Yang Xi was quite unwilling.

"Marshal, the last general has a proposal," Gao Shi suggested to Yang Xi after thinking about it, "If you order this group of men and horses to set off first, at a certain distance from the rebels, their scouts and cavalry cannot reach the range and wait for them, and when it snows heavily again and it is difficult for men and horses to move, they can immediately launch a surprise attack on the rebels." Marshal, do you think the general's suggestion is reasonable? ”

After Yang Xi heard this, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood what Gao Shi meant, and after thinking about it for a while, he immediately agreed: "General Gao is right, what the commander thinks is simple, he just hopes that there will be another heavy snow to help our army attack, why didn't he think of letting the sergeant go out of Shaanxi County before the heavy snow arrived, and wait for the opportunity closer to the place where the rebels are stationed?" ”

After agreeing with Gao Shi's suggestion, Yang Xi immediately ordered that this selected group of people and horses who had mastered the way of skiing should prepare to set off, take advantage of the good weather in the past two days, and go east for a hundred miles first, waiting for the opportunity to attack.

This time, he still sent the special operation team led by Li Han and Liu Feng, and also ordered Li Han to lead the operation.

On the afternoon of the second day after Yang Xi gave the order, Li Han set off with a raid army totaling 2,800 people.

After Shaanxi County was captured by our Tang Army, the rebels were quickly defeated, and more than 10,000 people who escaped from Shaanxi County ran wildly for hundreds of miles. Almost fled back to Luoyang. In some prefectures and counties between Shaanxi and Luoyang, Yang Xi only sent troops to occupy those places close to Shaanxi County, and some towns far away from Shaanxi County abandoned by the rebels did not send troops to occupy them.

When bidding farewell to the special operations team that was preparing for a surprise attack, but didn't know if it would succeed, Yang Xi felt a little upset in his heart. He knew that after several attacks, the rebels would be on increased alert, unless there were no special circumstances. For example, under the influence of special weather such as heavy rain and snow, it is not easy to succeed in attacking the camp. With sudden weather, everyone thinks that the other side will not launch a military operation, and a surprise attack at such a time can achieve good results. He strongly hopes that the next few days will see a continuous heavy snowfall.

In the history of the conquest of the Tang army, there were many generals who took advantage of the heavy snow and the other party was unprepared. Achieve the success of the war.

Li Jing and Su Dingfang have both achieved brilliant results in snowy days, and Yang Xi hopes that he will also have such brilliance.

However, he only hoped that a special operations team would be sent to launch a surprise attack. It can give the rebels a certain degree of blow, so that the rebels will dispel the idea of attacking Shaanxi County. Yang Xi did not have this confidence at all, and wiped out Sun Xiaozhe's 150,000 horses in the field battle. After all, the opposing army's army had been holding the cold north of the place, and it was still able to adapt to this kind of weather situation, and it was unlikely that it would be able to deal a devastating blow to it.

Yang Xi also believes. If he had no firearms in his hands and had fought the rebels with all his might, the chances of victory were slim. Most of his men were newly recruited. The combat effectiveness is low, and he, the leading marshal, is also a temporary "cameo", he is not very familiar with the war in the era of cold weapons, and he has not commanded a large army of more than 100,000 horses to fight, and the leading figures of the other side, including Sun Xiaozhe, Tian Qianzhen and other main generals and their generals at all levels, are all experienced in a hundred battles, and most of the sergeants have combat experience. It was precisely because he understood his disadvantage that Yang Xi tried his best to avoid confrontation with the rebels, and prepared to entangle the enemy with surprise troops in various ways, slow down their advanced speed, and even eliminate the offensive of the rebels.

Under the current circumstances, he is not afraid of holding on to the enemy, and it is the rebels who want to fight quickly, not the Tang army he ordered, and the men and horses he leads now only need to stop the attack of the rebels.

The rebels came violently, and Sun Xiaozhe and Tian Qianzhen were bent on recapturing Shaanxi County and attacking Tongguan. It is also possible to bypass Tongguan and take advantage of the freezing of the Yellow River and Wei River to attack Chang'an directly. If the rebels' attack is not slowed down, Chang'an is still in danger.

Yang Xi felt that it was very timely for him to seize Shaanxi County before the middle of winter, and if Shaanxi County was still in the hands of the rebels, it was likely that the rebels stationed in Shaanxi County had already attacked Chang'an through other passages. Whatever the rebels' intentions, Chang'an was the place they most wanted to capture, and in winter, they had a variety of options, and they didn't necessarily have to attack through Tongguan.

However, Yang Xi's arrangement made some generals not very satisfied, especially Wang Sili and the eunuch Li Fuguo.

After capturing Shaanxi County, Yang Xi ordered Wang Sili to lead an army to defend a small county town in the east of Shaanxi County, and let Pang Zhong lead the army to garrison Shaanxi County.

In the battle against Shaanxi County, the front army led by Pang Zhong was the first to break through the city of Shaanxi County and invade the city, with the greatest credit and the most rewards. Wang Sili led the rear army to act, although he did not miss this battle, but the siege of the city he led did not participate in the operation, but together with Liu Guangting's troops, he pursued and annihilated the rebels, killed more than 1,000 rebel sergeants, and captured nearly 20,000 people.

This kind of military exploit is also very good in the eyes of ordinary people, but Wang Sili feels dissatisfied, there is a big gap between him and Pang Zhong in terms of credit. After the war, Pang Zhong led the army to defend Shaanxi County, but he could only garrison troops on the periphery of Shaanxi County to defend, and the treatment he received was different. In this new planned operation, Pang Zhong was a participant, and he was excluded again, which made him more and more angry, and finally after more than 2,000 people from the special operations team set off, he ran to Yang Xi to complain.

"Marshal, do you have a prejudice against the general?" Wang Sili is a straight person, and he speaks straightforwardly, "Are you deliberately idle because the last general agreed to some requests from His Royal Highness the Prince?" Some important tasks will not be allowed to participate in the last general, and the last general will not accept it!"

Hearing Wang Sili say this, Yang Xi was quite surprised, but he still replied unceremoniously: "General Wang, this marshal doesn't mean anything in this regard. The arrangement for attacking Shaanxi County was also made by the commander according to the characteristics of each person's battle. In the battle of Lingbao, General Wang's 50,000 forward army did nothing, quickly routed, and affected General Pang's rear soldiers and horses, so that the whole army was defeated, you said that if you are the commander, do you dare to use a general like you as the main general of the forward army? Ben Shuai was afraid that the experience of losing the battle of Lingbao would leave a shadow on you, so he ordered General Pang to lead the former soldiers and horses to take the lead in attacking the city of Shaanxi. It only took General Pang an hour to capture Shaanxi County, which shows that the arrangement of this commander is correct. General Wang, do you think that if you lead the front army, you will definitely be able to achieve such a result? ”

Hearing Yang Xi say himself mercilessly like this, Wang Sili's old face turned red, and the green tendons on his neck were violent, but he still suppressed his anger and said very arrogantly: "Marshal, if the battle to attack Shaanxi County is commanded by the last general, the last general dares to guarantee that he can also break through the Shaanxi County City so quickly." This is not General Pang's command, but the marshal's contribution to the development of firearms!"

This is something that almost all the generals believed, without the gunpowder made by Yang Xi, it would be impossible to break through the Shaanxi County City so quickly, and they still have a contemptuous attitude towards Pang Zhong's military merits.

"If General Wang is not convinced, you can prove it with your own military exploits!" Yang Xi still didn't show too much mercy to Wang Sili.

Hearing Yang Xi say this, Wang Sili stood proudly and replied to Yang Xi in a very firm tone: "Marshal, as long as you let the last general lead the army in the next battle, the last general will definitely not let you down." ”

"Well, if you have such confidence, Ben Shuai will definitely be satisfied with you. If you command your men and horses to attack first, Ben Shuai will personally ask His Majesty the Emperor for credit," Yang Xi said, and immediately lowered his face and stared at Wang Sili, "But if General Wang fights unfavorably and disappoints Ben Shuai, what do you think Ben Shuai should do with you?" ”

"If the last general has another defeat, if you want to kill the last general, you will be disposed of by the marshal," Wang Sili was also very arrogant, standing up and answering loudly.

"Okay, Ben Shuai remembers what you said!" Yang Xi couldn't help but smile. The person who dares to talk to him like Wang Sili may only be the only one among the generals under his command. This person is straightforward, so that some means can actually be very easy to encompass.

It's just that Li Heng has already expressed something. How to treat this person in the future depends on his performance. Lingbao's defeat of Wang Sili's former army can be used to stimulate him at any time, Yang Xi doesn't believe that Wang Sili can continue to be arrogant when he hears about Lingbao's fiasco.

Hearing Yang Xi say this, Wang Sili did not retreat, but still said unconvinced: "Marshal, the last general doesn't understand, why only a few thousand men and horses were sent to attack the rebels this time?" The last general is willing to lead his men and horses to attack the rebels urgently, and if he can't succeed, he will be left to the marshal to deal with it in any way. ”

"Ben Shuai believes that even if Ben Shuai attacks Sun Xiaozhe's department with all his might, he may not be able to take advantage," Yang Xi replied to Wang Sili's request for battle in a very cold tone, "Sun Xiaozhe's most hope now is to fight with our army as soon as possible, and what Ben Shuai wants to do is to avoid confrontation with his subordinates, both sides of the two sides in terms of number and combat effectiveness, our army is at a disadvantage, unless there is the necessary certainty, otherwise Ben Shuai will not rush to fight a decisive battle with the rebels, but will only send a small group of men and horses to attack and harass it!"

"Ahh Marshal, you are cowardly!" Wang Sili was dumbfounded. (To be continued......)