After Changlin County, and then go south for dozens of miles, it gradually walked out of the mountainous and hilly area, into the Jingnan Plain, this endless plain is also known as the Jianghan Plain.

The river network here is dense, the land is fertile, the population is large, it has always been the main grain producing area in the south, Xiao Milling chose to build a country here, is to fancy the rich grain production here, so as to get rapid development.

More importantly, this area was not affected by the chaos at the end of the Sui Dynasty, on the contrary, a large number of refugees from the Central Plains fled to this area to escape the war to make a living, bringing abundant labor to the Jianghan Plain.

On the endless plain, there are large forests, and crystal clear rivers flow through the forests, winding like jade belts on the plains.

On both sides of the river, there are dotted villages, which are like strings of pearls, dotted on the land of the Jianghan Plain.

In a forest east of Dangyang County, there is a cavalry of nearly 20,000 people, this is the Sui cavalry from the north of Jiangling, led by Yang Yuanqing himself, he will choose the interception site in Dangyang County, this area is flat, there are not many rivers, very suitable for cavalry combat.

The Sui cavalry had been waiting in this forest for two whole days, when the sun was setting, and the afterglow sprinkled a purple sunset on the land of Jingxiang.

Yang Yuanqing stood beside the forest, holding his hands to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sunset, which was the ancient battlefield of Dangyang, and it was also on this land that year, Cao Cao's army caught up with Liu Bei, who fled south in panic, and the Battle of Changbanpo broke out.

At this time, all the war and hustle and bustle have been silenced, history has been submerged in the thick loess, and on this land, a new war is about to break out, a war that will determine the overall situation of the world, Yang Yuanqing is full of expectations in his heart.

At this time, Wang Junkuo slowly stepped forward and reported: "Your Highness, it will take about a day to come from Changlin County, and the scouts have discovered the main force of the Tang Army in Changlin County. Then tonight, they can live in the sun. ”

Yang Yuanqing nodded slowly, "They should camp in Dangyang County and cross Jingshui early tomorrow morning." It takes at least an hour to build a pontoon bridge. ”

"Does Your Highness want to fight at night?" Wang Junkuo asked cautiously.

Yang Yuanqing glanced at him a little strangely, and Wang Junkuo immediately smiled self-deprecatingly, "I understand that night battles are our advantages, so we naturally have to make full use of them." ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled faintly and said: "Of the 50,000 people led by Li Xiaogong, 30,000 of them were transferred from Guanzhong, and their combat effectiveness is not weak. Our cavalry has already suffered too much war, and we should let them return to their homeland as soon as possible, with as little casualties as possible, and those who are in command should be considerate of their own soldiers. ”

Yang Yuanqing's words contained deep meaning, Wang Junkuo heard that the King of Chu was warning himself to cherish the soldiers, and he hurriedly said with sincere fear: "Remember the humble duty." ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "Be patient!" News should come soon. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the soldiers shouting from the tree: "Your Highness." The scouts are back. ”

Yang Yuanqing perked up and looked in the northwest direction, only to see two black shadows in the distance. It was the shadows of the two war horses galloping towards this side.

After a while, two cavalry scouts galloped over, turned over and dismounted, ran to Yang Yuanqing and knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Highness, the 50,000 main forces of the Tang Army have set up a large camp in Baimapo, twenty miles northwest away, not for temporary rest, but for overnight camping. ”

This news made Yang Yuanqing overjoyed, and he immediately ordered: "Rest for half an hour and send troops!" ”……

The White Horse Slope is north of the Nagasaka Slope and is nominally called the Slope. In fact, it is just a slightly raised hillock, and Jingshui flows past Baimapo, also known as Zhangshui, which is a major river in Nanjun County, with a wide riverbed and a strong current. Generally, the river is crossed at Nagasaka Slope, 30 miles to the south, where the current is slightly slower.

Just next to Zhangshui, there is a dense military camp, the military camp belongs to the overnight camp, there is no wall to build, but with a spear pierced outside a circle, and the inside is surrounded by a cart, in the inner circle of the cart, dense tents are next to each other, stationed 50,000 troops.

The 50,000 Tang troops were mainly infantry, but there were also a small number of cavalry, and they marched rapidly from Xiangyang to the south, and they marched rapidly for two days and one night, and the soldiers were exhausted, so Li Xiaogong had to order to camp and rest, and set off again tomorrow morning, striving to arrive at Jiangling City tomorrow night.

In the big tent, Li Xiaogong stood in front of a sand table and pondered, this sand table is mainly a map of Jingxiang, he was still thinking about the Nanyang Sui army, if his army went south, there were only 30,000 defenders in Xiangyang City, once the Sui army came to attack, whether Yang Gongren could hold it.

However, the city of Xiangyang is tall and strong, the defense ability is extremely strong, 30,000 defenders hold the city, coupled with Yang Gongren's command ability, if the Sui army wants to break through Xiangyang City, it must have at least 150,000 troops, plus heavy siege weapons, otherwise Xiangyang City is difficult to break.

Li Xiaogong thought of the Tang Dynasty again, it can be said that now the entire imperial court is paying attention to the Jingxiang Campaign, if the Tang army can win in the Jingxiang battlefield, then the Tang army will take advantage of the situation to attack the east and sweep the entire south.

The battle line of the Sui army will also shrink, the war will temporarily cease to dwell, and the Tang Dynasty will have a chance to breathe, and it is very likely that a situation of confrontation between the north and the south will be formed, which is also the best result.

Li Xiaogong sighed slightly, now that all the hopes of the Tang Dynasty are on his shoulders, can he support it?

Right here, there was a sudden sound of rapid running outside, and the sound of rapid running made Li Xiaogong's heart hang all of a sudden, this must be something big happening.

"Report to Your Highness, the scouts have found an anomaly!" A soldier at the tent door made a quick report.

Li Xiaogong was startled, walked out of the big tent quickly, and asked nervously, "What abnormality was found?" ”

"The scouts found a cavalry of four or five thousand men in the north, quietly approaching our camp."

Li Xiaogong's heart seemed to be frozen in ice, 'Four or five thousand cavalry from the north', impossible! Even if the cavalry sneaks up, it should come from the south.

His mind just turned, and he suddenly understood that this was the Sui army divided into two routes, and the northern cavalry was just to cut off their rear route, and the main force should be in the south.

Li Xiaogong's heart suddenly became anxious, and he shouted the order: "Ring the alarm bell, order the whole army to get up and prepare for battle!" ”

'When! While! While! The deafening alarm bells echoed in the Tang army camp, and the entire Tang army camp began to stir, and the Tang army soldiers were sleeping with their armor and rushed out of the big tents, although many soldiers were exhausted, but the tension in their hearts made them unable to take care of the exhaustion.

Everyone was terrified, some people did not wear helmets, some people forgot to take their weapons, like headless flies, chaotic, noisy, shouting and scolding, resounded through the camp, at this time, there were scouts rushing to report, "Your Highness Qiqi, more than 10,000 Sui cavalry were found ten miles away, and they were rushing towards us." ”

Li Xiaogong's lips were about to bite and bleed, and he was also worried that he would be intercepted by the Sui cavalry, but he hoped that this was only a small possibility, and it would not happen by chance, but things are often like this, the more afraid of things, the more it will happen.

The cavalry of the Sui army appeared, and there were no less than fifteen thousand people, what a sharp army, and they only had two thousand cavalry, and they fought at night......

There was a shout from the north, followed by a firelight, and countless rockets shot into the Tang army camp and lit the camp tent, which was killed by the Sui cavalry on the north road, Li Xiaogong was so anxious that he shouted, "The whole army is out of the camp and lined up!" ”

The deputy general Qi Gongshun rushed up and said urgently: "Your Highness, you should send crossbowmen to guard the surroundings, and then go out of the camp after dawn." ”

"!"

Li Xiaogong, who has always been steady, finally scolded, he pointed to the north and shouted: "Don't you see? The tent had already been set on fire, and if they didn't go out again, the whole army burned to death in the camp. ”

Another partial general also suggested: "Your Highness, you can dismantle the camp tent and cut the ropes." ”

Li Xiaogong restrained himself from calming down, he watched for a moment, the fire was extremely fast, he still shook his head, and ordered: "It's too late, go out to fight!" ”

Li Xiaogong has a lot of experience, and the Tang army has already learned a lot of lessons, that is, because of the night guard camp, once the Sui cavalry enters the camp, it will form a one-sided massacre.

What's more important is that when the Sui army is put into the camp, it will burn to pieces. The Tang army suffered heavy casualties, and of the 50,000 Tang troops, 20,000 were trained to fight overnight, and as long as they were properly commanded, they could hold out until dawn.

Li Xiaogong is worthy of being the second most famous general in the Li clan after Li Shimin, although the Tang army encountered the crisis of the Sui army's night attack, he still maintained a calm head, on the one hand, he sent the deputy general Qi Gongshun to lead the only 2,000 cavalry to the north to meet the battle, blocking the north Sui army south.

On the other hand, Li Xiaogong quickly ordered the officers and men of the three armies of the Tang Army to leave the camp and take advantage of the fact that the main force of the Sui Army still had a little time to assemble the army urgently, perhaps they still had a glimmer of hope.

In the dark, tens of thousands of troops rushed in the wilderness outside the camp, at this time the fire spread extremely fast, already half of the camp was engulfed in the fire, and the Tang soldiers who had not had time to withdraw cried and rushed south, desperately rushing to the outside of the camp, and the army began to be chaotic.

At this time, the earth had begun to tremble slightly, and there was a thunderous sound of horses' hooves in the south, and the sky and the earth were even darker, and a bright moon turned dark red, which was dust covering the sky and the sun, and a black and pressing straight line appeared in the distance.

The Tang army was still in chaos, in the dark, the soldiers could not find the generals, the generals could not find the soldiers, everyone was swarming out of the camp, and during the day, it would take at least half an hour to complete the whole team, not to mention the dark night.

Li Xiaogong looked at the Sui army that was getting closer and closer, and had already killed three miles away, and his army was still in chaos, and his eyes were so anxious that fire erupted.

But there is still one thing to be thankful about, one of the 10,000 troops has been reorganized, this is an elite Tang army transferred from Guanzhong, has experienced night combat training, and is the first to go out of the camp, they are ready to line up, the main general is called Liu Lancheng, like Qi Gongshun, is also a bandit, and later surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and became Li Xiaogong's subordinates, which is quite important.

Li Xiaogong galloped forward on horseback and ordered Liu Lancheng sharply: "You can lead the army to meet the battle and intercept the cavalry of the Sui army!" ”

"Yes!"

Liu Lancheng 10,000 infantry rushed up to meet the battle, and 3,000 archers lined up into an arrow array, and the bows and arrows were wound, aiming at the galloping Sui cavalry...... (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )

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