Chapter 699: Prologue to the Great War (First Update)
Arrows flew on Mizuzawa, the sound of killing was deafening, and the offensive of the Zhao army was as fierce as a raging storm. The defeat of the Tang army on the edge of the reeds is irreversible.
The Tang sergeant was thrashing and struggling in the mud, but at the moment there was no mercy, and the corpses were piled up on top of each other, sinking into the mud, crawling in various postures.
When the samurai went into battle, he injured his right hand and an arm, and he was conceited that he was superior in force, and he was not his opponent against seven or eight people on weekdays. But Zhao Jun's spear formation made him feel invulnerable. He held a rifle, and wanted to get close to the front of him to see a dense row of guns, but when he went up to the front of the battle, the warrior Tong appeared, and if you want to kill through the gun, you have to exchange your life with Sergeant Zhao.
There is no shortage of such dead soldiers in the Tang army who dare to change their lives, they take long weapons to kill out of the Zhao army's formation, and when a row of spears kills, they can also insert the blade in their hands into the body of the Zhao soldier with their backhand. But such a Cheng dΓΉ was not enough to resist the advance of the Zhao army, and the Zhao army died one, and then there were soldiers to follow, and the soldiers followed one after another.
Behind the rows of guns and spears, there was a gaze under the iron mask, cold and cold, without a trace of emotion.
Wu Shi Tong didn't kill a single Zhao soldier when he went into battle, and he was stabbed in the arm, and if it weren't for the strong armor, his arm would be useless. It is unimaginable for the warriors to imagine how much manpower and material resources it takes for the Zhao army to train such a strong army with such a gun array, such a soldier, and such a strong armor.
Under the anger of the warrior Tong, he wanted to draw his sword and kill himself, but then he thought about his wife, who was the daughter of the Yang family of the previous dynasty, young and beautiful, and had just given birth to a daughter for him, and he invited Yuan Tiangang, the world's first minister, to show this daughter. Yuan Tiangang said that this daughter has the appearance of a nobleman, if it is not hindered by luck, she will be extremely expensive in the future, but she can also be a famous figure in future generations.
Thinking of this, Wu Shi Tong broke off the idea of seeking death, and at this time, by the reeds, the reinforcements of the Tang army were already forcing back the boat division of the Zhao army on the lake, rowing the boat to the shore.
The shore was driven into the water. There were hundreds of Tang troops who had drowned, but when they saw the boats coming, everyone almost cried with joy.
The soldiers scrambled to board the ship, and in order to fight for a boat, the Tang soldiers pushed each other, and the soldiers in front were not reconciled and no longer resisted. The whole army rushed towards the lake.
"General, let's board the ship."
Seeing the disastrous defeat of the whole army, the samurai was speechless, and under the escort of his own guards, he rushed to the ferry. The guards snatched a boat from the ferry and pushed the samurai onto the boat.
After the samurai sat on the ship. His face was expressionless, and countless Tang soldiers behind him stretched out their five fingers and shouted at the warrior Tong: "General, save me!" β
"General save me!"
The warrior turned his head and pretended not to see it, and after his personal guard blasted away the Tang sergeant who was about to fight for the boat, he directly wanted to prop up the boat and leave.
Seeing that the warrior Tong could escape, at this time, the sound of horses' hooves sounded by the lake, and a group of light horsemen followed the lake to kill the Tang army, and then rushed straight to the samurai Tong's boat.
"Don will leave!"
A man of light riding. It was Wei Chi Gong's eldest son, Yu Chi Baolin, who saw him slap his horse and shoot arrows with his bow and arrows, and shot the Tang Army guards who were holding the boat into the water with one arrow.
Without the people who were holding the boat, the boat suddenly spun around the lake.
One person has to stand up and take the boat, as long as he pushes a few more zhang, he can row into the lake and escape the pursuit of the Zhao army. But this person had just gotten up, and he was shot by Yu Chi Baolin with an arrow.
Seeing this scene, the warrior couldn't help but exclaim: "Good archery! β
On the other side of Zhaoyuqi, the drumming has gradually stopped.
Li Chen, the king of Xiangwu, listened to the sound of the drums and stopped, his eyes were filled with tears, and after a long time, a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.
"General!"
"Dashuai!"
The soldiers on the side stepped forward one after another, and said nervously.
Li Chen turned his head and asked, "How many people have been rescued by the three thousand soldiers?" β
"Less than a hundred." Sergeant Tang lowered his head.
"Where's General Wu?"
"Trapped on the other side, it should be martyred."
Li Chen looked up to the sky and said: "The responsibility for the loss of this battle lies with me." It's that I can't live with 3,000 soldiers. β
"Don't blame yourself, Zhao Jun is too cunning......"
"Although the front army was defeated, the main force is still there, and we can reorganize our troops to fight again."
Li Chen shook his head and said, "No." I plead guilty to His Majesty on the above table, and ask him to send reinforcements again, and the whole army will camp here first! β
Lakefront.
The Tang army was escorted into Qi County one by one.
Wei Chi Gong sat on his horse, nodded with satisfaction, and said to the sergeant on the side: "Commander, almost all the Tang army was annihilated, only a few dozen people escaped the net, and our army picked up more than 500 armors on the shore, and the swords, guns, swords, and lances have not yet been counted. Although this battle is not a big victory, it can also slightly reduce the morale of the Tang army, and you can report the victory to Your Majesty. β
"Don't bother, when you catch Li Chen, you can send it together." On the side, Yu Chi Baolin took over the conversation and laughed.
Wei Chigong glanced at his son and didn't say anything, he was very fond of this son, although he didn't restrain him too much in the army. What's more, this time he made a great contribution and captured the Tang Army's general Wushi Tongsheng.
Wei Chi Gong said: "Li Chen still has nearly 30,000 horses, the main force has not been damaged, how can it be so easy to destroy, you first lead the soldiers to rush to Taiyuan with the warrior Tong, and tell you about Uncle Su's victory, he knows that he is happy, and he will definitely ask His Majesty for credit for you." β
"Yes, Father."
"Slow down, this person is Li Yuan's confidant, he must know Li Tang's internal military situation from his mouth, you have to watch carefully, don't let him commit suicide, understand?"
"Yes, I'm not a three-year-old. Father and marshal took his leave. β
After saying that, Yu Chi Baolin turned her horse away, and Yu Chi Gong couldn't help but shake his head when he saw it.
This encounter in Qi County opened the prelude to the Tang and Zhao Wars, this tragic fierce battle by the lake, but the prelude to the Great War after that.
In the eastern suburbs of Chang'an, the banner of the Tang Army is bright and dazzling.
Thousands of troops gather here.
The Guanzhong Mansion Army, Li Tang's most elite 100,000 horses gathered here, the soldiers were freshly dressed and angry, and they were full of spirit.
Seeing this scene, Li Yuan couldn't help but smile with satisfaction, picked up the jade pot and poured wine in the cups of Li Jiancheng, who was dressed in military uniform.
"Drink this wine, start victorious, and succeed immediately!"
"Thank you, Father!"
Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji said in a loud voice, and drank the wine glass in a big gulp.
After drinking, the two of them hugged Li Yuan and said, "Father, please go back, wait for the news of the victory of the sons!" β
Li Yuan nodded with a slight smile and said, "Okay, it is worthy of my Li Yuan's son, my father is waiting for the news of your victory in Chang'an." β
"I won't disappoint my father!"
After that. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji turned over and got on the horse together.
Rumble!
Big drums beating.
The three sergeants suddenly shook up.
Li Jiancheng rode his horse to the front of the three armies and shouted: "The Tang army wins!" β
"Wan Sheng!"
The voices of the 100,000 Tang troops rose one after another, and the roar was like thunder.
Li Yuan looked at this scene and couldn't help but nod happily.
Then the flag was raised, and the three soldiers marched on the road. Smoke billowing down!
Li Yuan stood on the platform with his hands in his hands, full of ambition.
Chen Shuda, the minister on the side, stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Qi will be able to break through Luoyang and return victorious." β
Li Yuan looked at Chen Shuda and smiled: "It is inevitable to break Luoyang and return victorious, but who said that my army is going east out of Guanzhong?" β
As soon as this remark came out, all the ministers were surprised. According to the plan. Didn't Li Tang's army send troops from the north, middle and south roads at the same time to attack Luoyang? And the main force of the 100,000 Tang Army, as the main force of the Middle Route Army, went out of Tongguan, just like Li Shimin did when he crusaded against Wang Shichong.
Li Yuan said confidently: "The art of war is cloudy, the good defenders hide under the nine earths, and the good attackers move above the nine heavens, how can I use soldiers to plan beyond the expectations of others." Everyone thought that I was going to attack Luoyang in three ways, but I had my own plan. β
Although the ministers did not understand Li Yuan's meaning when they heard this, they said together: "Your Majesty is strategizing, and Weichen and others are far from reaching." β
Li Yuan smiled slightly, but did not speak.
North of Chang'an, Pujindu.
This Pujindu is very important to Li Tang, who has established his capital in Guanzhong. In that year, Li Yuan Jinyang raised troops into the customs and walked to Pujindu. Li Shimin sent troops to Hedong to counterattack the Zhao army that attacked Taiyuan, and also went to Pujindu.
And today the main force of the Tang Army will step on this road again.
After February, the spring flowers bloomed, and half a month before the Yellow River in Pujindu, the ice floes were still flowing down the water and colliding with each other. The rumbling scene is now gone.
The water on the Yellow River is tumbling, and the sound of the waves is surging.
Three pontoon bridges spanned the river, and Tang sergeants boarded the bridges and marched on horseback. Hurriedly crossing the river, the war horses neighed and roared, and the Tang soldiers gathered on both sides of the river bank were full of people.
Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were wearing armor and watched the scene of the 100,000-strong army crossing the river.
Li Yuanji said: "The strategy of my father's emperor, if it is really beyond the reach of my brothers, I previously released a rumor that the main force of our army of 100,000 was going east out of Guanzhong, and even the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were concealed. Now we are not going east, but crossing the Yellow River north, which must be beyond everyone's expectations. β
Speaking of this, Li Yuanji couldn't help laughing proudly.
Li Jiancheng said with a smile: "Yes, even we thought it was so, and the Zhao army must have expected that our army would attack Luoyang in three ways, so the heavy troops were deployed in Henan, but in the end, we did not expect that we would make a false shot, and the army would cross the Yellow River north and join the Hanoi army of King Huai'an." This time, Zhao Jun is going to be in a hurry. β
"This is also my father's expectation that the emperor is like a god, Zhao Jun thought that he had spied on my military secrets, but he didn't expect that we deliberately released false news to him."
Speaking of this, the two brothers laughed in unison, and in their eyes, the odds of winning the battle were already fifty percent.
In the north of Luoyang, on the crossing of the Yellow River in Heyang, the turbid waves are surging, looking from south to north, the three cities of Heyang stand majestically in turn, holding the place where the north and south rush.
At present, after the thaw of the Yellow River, when the pontoon bridge is passing, countless merchants from the south to the north are rushing across the river from the river.
They still don't know the news of the Tang and Zhao wars, for them, hoarding for a winter, the goods in their hands must be very tight, to sell the goods at this time, they must be able to make a lot of money.
There was a lot of traffic on the pontoon.
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