Invincible son

Chapter 387 386 [Longbow]

The longbow holds the full moon, and the sword is bright with frost and snow.

This poem comes from "Yunhan Mountain with Feelings Based on Its Height" written by Liu Song, the late poet of Daliang. It was written in June of the fourth year of Taizong Taihe.

Yang Siji was born in the former Wei Wuxun general. Gao Zu led 800 people from his family to vote after the incident. Later, he was responsible for defending the western frontier and blocking the Western Wu cavalry on the Gaoyang Plain, preventing them from setting foot in the heartland of the Central Plains.Although Yang Siji did not open up the territory like Ding Guogong Pei Yuan, without his 20 years of guarding the western front, Daliang would never have been able to form the current territory. The so-called good fighters have no great achievements.

In order to remember Duke Ning's great achievements, Emperor Taizong specially named the camp at the northernmost part of the Western Territory Longbow Camp in his later years.

The Longbow Camp is located on the northwest border of Dongqing Prefecture, about three hundred miles from Linqing County at the junction of the three prefectures in the north.

The Beitiao River passes north of Hucheng, then flows eastward, turns north when it is more than a hundred miles away from the boundary of Guangping Prefecture, and flows northward into the barren sea after passing through Quang Binh and Dongqing Prefectures.The Longbow Camp is on the east side of the Beishao River, and at the same time, it is covered by Yunhan Mountain in the north. Its geographical location is extremely superior, firmly strangling the northwest corner of Lingzhou and even the entire Daliang.

The standing army in the battalion is nearly 4 in three guards. Although it is the smallest in terms of numbers among the four battalions in the western region, it is undoubtedly the strongest.

The coach is Tang Youzhi, Marquis of Jining. He is 43 years old this year, probably the best age in his life.

It's just that in recent days, the brows of this powerful Marquis have rarely been relaxed.

When Emperor Kaiping and Wang Pingzhang decided to build a defense system on the western front, there was a big debate in the court, that is, whether to build a military camp to the west of the Longbow Camp.Opponents believed that the position of the Longbow camp was easy to defend and difficult to attack. As long as this camp was protected, the northwest of Lingzhou would be as safe as a mountain.Those in favor believed that building a military village west of the Beitiao River would not only build a line of defense for the Longbow Camp, but also protect the north of Hucheng.

Both sides had their own reasons, and Wang Pingzhang couldn't make a decision for a while. In the end, Emperor Kaiping made the final decision to build eleven military strongholds to the west of the Longbow Camp.

Tang Youzhi took over the Longbow camp five years ago, and after he came here to investigate on the spot, he found that something was wrong. These eleven military fortresses were not so much a line of defense as they were a burden.He has written to the court three times, hoping to dismantle these military strongholds, give up the vast plain area north of Hucheng to Xiwu, and concentrate his efforts to guard the two passes of Hucheng and Longbow Camp, which is enough to guard the northern boundary of Lingzhou .

However, these three memorials seemed to have fallen into the sea, and there was no response at all. It was only later that Tang Youzhi learned that the memorials were stuck in the West Mansion.The reason is simple, the eleven military forts cost tens of millions of national funds, how can they be abandoned after several years of construction?
If you really want to do this, can those civil servants in the East Mansion let Wu Xun's family and nobles go?
Tang Youzhi was helpless. Although he was good at training troops and relied on his own ability to step up to the position of commander of the camp and third-class prince, compared with Lu Min who was born in the Jiugong Mansion of the founding of the country, he had no connections in the court or in the army. All very different.

After Xie Lin, the general of Xiwu Zhendong, appeared in the north of Hucheng, Tang Youzhi raised his vigilance to the highest level, because according to the information he collected, Xie Lin, who came from a poor background, was good at using strange soldiers and possessed the most powerful cavalry in Xiwu. , any negligence may lead to all losses.

Therefore, when Xie Lin sent troops to attack the Daliang military strongholds, none of the military strongholds were destroyed. These guards were repeatedly beaten by Tang Youzhi, and they did not dare to underestimate the enemy at all.

After Cheng An Hou Lu Min's commander-in-chief came from Guping Daying, Tang Youzhi was a little relieved. There was nothing particularly weird about this commander-in-chief. It was an upright strategy, and it also made his suspicion of Lu Min fade away all these years a little.

But he still couldn't relax, because according to the battle report sent back from the front line, it can be seen that Xie Lin didn't play tricks this time. Generally fly to the Longbow camp.

Tang Youzhi responded to these messages asking for help one by one, strictly ordering the generals to guard their own army strongholds, but did not send a single soldier.He knows that his decision is very cold-blooded, but the reason why he does not command soldiers is not false, especially at the beginning of the war, and under the premise of the large number of cavalry in Western Wu and their strong mobility, how could he throw away the family property of the Longbow camp? ?
The spacious festival hall was brightly lit, and the staff and scribes were doing their own things, and no one dared to slack off or be distracted.

The atmosphere was very quiet. Tang Youzhi stood in front of the sand table, staring at the boundary of more than a thousand miles to the north of Hucheng and west of Beishao River with his bloodshot eyes.

The eleven military strongholds are not only military strongholds, but also the lives of more than 3 Daliang soldiers. With the current relationship between Daliang and Xiwu, it is difficult for these people to survive after the city is broken.Even though Tang Youzhi can make decisions from the perspective of the entire battle situation, whenever he thinks of those young people who are defending the country, he still feels unbearable.

A gust of wind swirled in through the door that was suddenly pushed open. The person who came was Liu Buqi, the leader of the Huiyao camp.

"Master Hou, there is an urgent military situation." Liu Buqi hurriedly cupped his hands and said solemnly.

Tang Youzhi focused his gaze, and said in a deep voice, "Say."

Liu Buqi bowed his head and said: "Liupi Village fell into the hands of the enemy, Xie Lin led his army to besiege Xishan Village, and Gu Mang, who was unable to retreat in time, was also trapped in Xishan Village."

Tang Youzhi suddenly changed color.

The reason why he reacted like this was not because of the name Gu Mang. Although this kid is the son of the Marquis of Guangping, and his ability is very strong, he valued him a lot, but in this kind of war situation, the life and death of a young general is nothing at all. .The most important reason is that Gu Mang was ordered to carry out a mission to take away half of the cavalry from the Longbow Battalion.

Coupled with the fact that Xishanzhai was at the core of the Ximian Military Village system, Tang Youzhi knew that the situation had forced him to make a decision.

"Hou Ye..." Liu Buqi has been by his side for many years, so of course he knows how difficult this decision is.

"Xi Shanzhai must be preserved, and the cavalry must also be rescued. If they are handed over to Xie Lin, the Longbow Camp will become a turtle in an urn without any mobility."

Tang Youzhi took a deep breath, his face gradually calmed down, he looked around, looked at all the people in the festival hall who were looking at him, and said without hesitation: "The order is that Gao Yunfan will lead the Yangqu Guard to stay in the camp, and the rest of the generals will follow This Marquis aids in protecting the brook cottage."

"Follow the order!"

The festival hall immediately became busy, and the deployment of the army was very complicated, and it required tireless efforts behind a single sentence.

Tang Youzhi looked at Liu Buqi and said, "Lead the Huiyao Battalion to cross the river immediately, and you must ensure the safety of the army ahead."

"Follow the order!"

Liu Buqi left in a hurry.

Tang Youzhi looked at his leaving figure. Through the open door, he could see the night outside the door as dark as ink, as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.

(End of this chapter)