Wang Junkuo took the lead, dancing the Qinglong Yanyue Knife in his hand, the blade was sharp, and the blood was splashed, Wang Junkuo had already held his breath in his heart, he was born as a bandit and had a bad reputation.

But there are also grades among the bandits, like Xu Shiji and Cheng Yanjin are from Wagangzhai, Xu Shiji is still the fourth master of Wagangzhai, but they are reused, and they are just a thief in Taihang Mountain, which is obviously not very valued.

This kind of attention does not mean that Yang Yuanqing does not attach importance to him, but that the whole world disdains him Wang Junkuo, the most obvious is that among the ten fierce generals in the world, Shan Xiongxin ranks ninth, but Shan Xiongxin was defeated by his sword twice, and he Wang Junkuo is still unknown.

It was this evil breath in his heart that made Wang Junkuo resolutely ask for an order today, only 3,000 people to fight against 10,000 Tang troops, and he wanted to use this battle to establish his prestige and wash away the shame he was carrying.

Wang Junkuo once led 300 bandits to defeat 2,000 officers and soldiers, and he knew that the key to winning more with less was to defeat the enemy's Chinese army.

Wang Junkuo had already set his sights on Mao Wenli, the commander of the Tang Army, who was in the 2,000 sword and shield army, under the banner of the Tang Army.

The battle was extremely fierce, although the Tang army was weaker than the other side in terms of physical strength and experience, but they were well-trained and fought quite methodically, the pikemen lined up to withstand the Sui cavalry, the crossbowmen shot from a distance behind, the two cavalry were encircled from both wings, and the sword and shield soldiers were ready to replenish the gaps that were scattered.

The formation of the Tang army was kept very intact, and the pike formation was scattered by the Sui cavalry several times, and soon assembled again, and the Tang army was three times as numerous as the Sui army, and had a clear advantage in strength, which caused great obstacles to the Sui cavalry.

The cavalry of the Sui army violently attacked the dense pike formation of the Tang army, but the crossbowmen behind the pike formation kept shooting arrows, and what was even worse was that the cavalry on both wings of the Tang army rushed up, and they were also the elite of Longyou. Skilled riding. The combat effectiveness was very high, so that the 1,000 cavalry of the Sui army to protect the two wings was gradually exhausted.

"General!"

A partial general galloped over and shouted: "The cavalry of the Tang Army is brave on both flanks. The outer brothers were a little overwhelmed. ”

Wang Junkuo was furious and scolded him, saying, "I am the main general and I am not afraid of death, so what are you afraid of?" Even if there is only one person left, I will resist it! ”

"Yes!"

Although Wang Junkuo forced the cavalry on both sides to withstand the impact of the Tang army, he also knew that the Tang army had gradually become encircled, and if it did not break through, the Sui army would inevitably end in a fiasco.

Wang Junkuo took out the horn and blew it vigorously again in the sky. 'Woo-woo-'

This was the order to assemble, and five hundred cavalry quickly gathered around him, and Wang Junkuo roared. Kill a Tang general with a knife. Entering the spear formation, the Green Dragon Glaive flew up and down. Slashed left and right, killing the Tang soldiers' heads and limbs.

The bravery of the main general inspired the five hundred Sui cavalry behind him, all of whom were not afraid of death, fought hard, and killed the Tang army in defeat.

This is also the other side of the Sui army stronger than the Tang army, the willpower is tenacious, in the face of the test of life and death, the Sui army is often put to death and then reborn, they are not afraid of death, indomitable.

Most of the soldiers of the Tang Army had not experienced this kind of tragic killing, and when facing death, they were often cowardly, coupled with the excessive physical exertion caused by the exposure to the sun, and after a moment of fierce fighting, they were actually led by Wang Junkuo and five hundred cavalry to rush out of a gap more than 20 zhang wide.

"Kill!"

Wang Junkuo shouted loudly, swung his sword and killed into the sword and shield army, his goal was aimed at the main general of the Tang army, cut the commander's banner, kill the main general, the Tang army will collapse, five hundred cavalry followed, they were like an iron fist, with the most violent force to hit the weakest point of the Tang army.

The weak point of the Tang army is the bow army and the sword and shield army, against the sharp cavalry, the sword and shield soldiers can not be compared with the spear army at all, they can not gather dense spear spurs, and they are instantly killed by the Sui cavalry to open a bloody road.

Mao Wenli has been a general for generations, familiar with military books, and good at arranging troops, but he also has the same weakness, and he also lacks actual combat experience.

At the beginning of the battle, the formation he laid down was advantageous to block the attack of the Sui army, and even gradually surrounded the cavalry of the Sui army, but the bravery of Wang Junkuo of the Sui army broke through his formation, making the Tang army quickly passive.

At this time, the lack of actual combat experience made him unable to compare with the experienced Wang Junkuo, who knew how to win the battle, while Mao Wenli was desperately mobilizing the formation, trying to divide the spearmen into two and surround the Sui cavalry of 500 people from behind.

He didn't realize that danger was on his side.

At this time, several pro-soldiers shouted: "General Mao, watch out for the left!" ”

Mao Wenli turned his head, only to see a Sui army general holding the Qinglong Yanyue knife, rushing from the oblique stab, Mao Wenli was taken aback, waved the lance and stabbed, Wang Junkuo flashed sideways This lance, has rushed to Mao Wenli's side, he waved his long knife, the blade was fast, only to see a blood flash, Mao Wenli's head flew up in the air, and was picked up by the tip of Wang Junkuo's knife in the air.

Wang Junkuo galloped on his horse and shouted: "The commander of the Tang army is dead!" ”

The Tang Army's banner was also cut off by the Sui cavalry, and it fell with a bang, and many sword and shield soldiers witnessed Mao Wenli being killed, and they had no intention of fighting, so they turned around and fled.

The escape of the sword and shield soldiers led the crossbowmen, followed by the spearmen, like dominoes, falling piece by piece, and finally the Don cavalry.

The two partial generals who commanded the cavalry of the Tang Army, seeing that the banner had fallen and the main general was killed, the Tang soldiers scattered and fled, and they had no intention of fighting, so they turned their horses and retreated to the southwest.

The Sui cavalry pursued and covered the killing from behind, killing the corpses of the Tang army all over the field, and countless surrenderers, the Sui army won more with less, defeated the Tang army with 3,000 cavalry, killed more than 5,000 enemies, and captured 2,000 people, but the Sui army also paid the price of 1,000 dead and wounded.

The battle of Weishi County opened the prelude to the Central Plains War......

At the same time that Wang Junkuo led 3,000 cavalry to fight the Tang army in Weishi County, Li Jing led the main force of the Tang Army on the East Road to raise troops to the south, stationed a large camp twenty miles north of Xuchang County, and fought against Li Xiaogong's 70,000 main force of the Tang Army ten miles apart.

But Li Jing was not in a hurry to confront the Tang army, he needed to wait for the news of the Sui army on the Western Road, in this battle related to the victory of the Central Plains, he Li Jing was by no means alone.

Just as Qu Tutong worried, the Sui army had formed a three-line linkage, and Xu Shiji's 20,000 troops were located in Xiangcheng County. Mobile support for both armies. So that the Don army was also threatened by the Western Front.

In the Tang Army camp in Xuchang County, Li Xiaogong was like an ant on a hot pot, pacing back and forth with his hands behind his back. He had just received information that the Tang army in Weishi County had been defeated, and 10,000 troops had been defeated by 3,000 Sui cavalry. His henchman killed Mao Wenli.

This news chilled his heart to the extreme, his only advantage, which was twice as many troops as the Sui army, and with this news, his only advantage was gone.

The Sui army could defeat 10,000 with 3,000 men, and it could also defeat his 80,000 with 40,000 men, and now it should only be 70,000.

There are also 20,000 Sui troops of Xu Shiji in Xiangcheng County, in fact, the ratio of Sui and Tang forces has reached 60,000 to 70,000, and he has no advantage. On the contrary, it has the disadvantage that its combat effectiveness is not as good as that of the Sui army.

Only then did Li Xiaogong realize how correct Qu Tutong's warning to him was, if he continued to fight like this, he would definitely lose this Central Plains battle.

At this time, the news of the fiasco in Weishi County could not be blocked. He had no choice but to order a revision of the battle situation. The Sui army attacking Weishi County was increased to 15,000 men, and the Tang army was defeated only after being outnumbered. This will at least ease the panic in the hearts of the Tang soldiers.

At this time, a soldier's report came from outside the tent: "Your Highness, the old general Qu Tu has arrived!" ”

Li Xiaogong hurriedly said, "Please come in." ”

Qu Tutong was sent by him to invite him, and he wanted to know if there was a way to make up for it.

Qu Tutong walked into the big tent and bowed, "See Your Highness!" ”

His tone was very flat, Li Xiaogong came to him, it was in his expectation that the Tang army suffered a crushing defeat in Weishi County and made an extremely bad start, which would be a heavy blow to the morale of the Tang army, and it would be difficult to fight in the future.

Li Xiaogong sighed, "The old general should also know!" Our crushing defeat in Weishi County has made me lose all confidence, and I would like to ask the old general to give me advice and see if there is a way to reverse the situation. ”

Qu Tutong groaned and said: "Although the current situation is unfavorable to the Tang Army, it has not yet reached the most serious time, if it is handled properly, there may be a turnaround, it depends on whether His Highness has the courage to do so." ”

Li Xiaogong was overjoyed, "Old general, please speak, I will listen to you." ”

Qu Tutong stretched out three fingers and said slowly: "I have three strategies for the general to choose, the best policy is to withdraw the army immediately, so that we can not only maintain the strength of the army, but also keep the two counties of Runan and Huai'an. ”

Li Xiaogong pondered for a long time, this best policy was too stressful for him, and he had no right to decide to withdraw without defeat, which needed to be reported to the Holy Lord for approval, and the King of Qin must also withdraw his troops at the same time, otherwise the Sui army on the three routes would attack, and the Tang army on the west route would be defeated.

Li Xiaogong didn't say anything, and said: "Please ask the old general to say the middle policy!" ”

"Your Royal Highness, the central strategy is to send a general to lead 20,000 elites to Xiangcheng County and Xu Shiji's decisive battle, our side is defending Yingchuan City, as long as we can defeat Xu Shiji's department, then we have a fifty percent hope of defeating Li Jing, the Central Plains War, and the overall situation, if Li Jing is defeated, then Yang Yuanqing can only evacuate the Central Plains, and we will achieve a complete victory in the Central Plains."

Li Xiaogong's eyes showed a look of expectation, and he sighed: "But sending troops to Xiangcheng County, I'm worried about the ..... of the imperial court."

"So I need His Highness to show his courage, don't care about the court and the saint, and talk about it after fighting Xiangcheng County."

Li Xiaogong thought about it and asked, "Then what is the old general's strategy?" ”

Qu Tutong shook his head, "The next strategy is very simple, immediately launch an offensive against Li Jing's army, take advantage of Xu Shiji's difficulty in supporting for a while, and completely defeat the Sui army, but this victory, I am only two points sure, and once it fails, it means that the Tang army is completely defeated in the Central Plains campaign, Your Highness think about it yourself!" ”

Li Xiaogong walked for a moment with his hands behind his back, repeatedly weighing the upper, middle and lower three strategies, he has no right to decide the upper policy, and he can't afford to take this risk, only the middle policy is slightly reasonable.

At this time, Qu Tutong said again: "In fact, there is a fourth strategy, that is, His Royal Highness strictly guards Yingchuan City, does not fight with the Sui army, and waits for the news of the army of King Qin on the West Road. ”

Li Xiaogong pondered for a long time, and resolutely said: "I don't choose the best policy, nor do I choose the next policy, the fourth strategy is used as a backup, I want to choose the strategy, please ask the old general to lead 20,000 Tang troops to attack Xiangcheng County, if you can defeat it, it is the best, if you can't defeat it, please also ask the old general to retreat immediately, implement the fourth strategy, and defend Yingchuan County, and I will bear all the explanations from the imperial court." ”

Seeing that he had finally shown his courage, Qu Tutong couldn't help but smile, "I am willing to serve His Highness!" ”