I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 14 The Siege of Mayi
Finally, the first battle at the end of the Han Dynasty is coming. This is another huge test that Li Shimin faces. He has fought in his previous life, and he has never seen any thrilling scenes. The one who won this time is still himself.

Seeing the Hu people's army marching towards Mayi, the army was in full swing, with banners covering the sun, and it was not good.Li Shimin was not afraid at all, returned to the familiar battlefield, smelled the familiar atmosphere, and his heart was full of ambitions.The more dangerous this battlefield is, the stronger the enemy is, the more it can arouse his fighting spirit, he is born to belong to the battlefield.

At this time, Li Shimin remembered his previous life, and the encounter with the barbarians.

Back then, on the banks of the Wei River, Jieli Khan was so arrogant that he forced Li Shimin to sign the humiliating alliance under the city. Li Shimin gave all the treasures of the Chang'an treasury to the enemy, and finally got the barbarians to retreat. This is also his most humiliating one day.

What happened afterwards?It's not that Xieli was beaten all over the ground looking for his teeth. Xieli was pulled out of the tree hole and captured alive. Later, he sang and danced for Li Shimin, who was reduced to him.

Today, the result will not change.

Prior to this, Li Shimin, Zhang Liao and others had studied the strategy of withdrawing the enemy.To sum up, it is to fortify the wall and clear the field, recruit the strong people, stand by and wait for help, cooperate with the inside and outside, and look for opportunities to repel the barbarians.

The first is to fortify the walls and clear the fields, and not leave any supplies for the barbarians.Therefore, he had already arranged for the government servants to go to the surrounding villages and towns to bring all the villagers and the food in the village to the city, and temporarily set up tents for those who could not accommodate them.

Then recruit the strong people to participate in the defense of the city.In addition to the servants of the major households, as well as some folks who came spontaneously, there were more than 1000 people initially, and Li Shimin also dispersed them and garrisoned them separately.Lead the county government officers and soldiers by himself as the final reserve team.

The most important thing is to stick to it and wait for help, and cooperate with the inside and the outside.The so-called standing firm and waiting for help means sticking to the city. The Hu people are not good at attacking the city, but the Han army is good at defending the city. Lost troops and lost generals.

The purpose of the Hu people is to rob, and they left after robbing. This time the Hu people lost a lot of natural disasters, and the Hu people will not be satisfied if they don't grab more.

The Hu people must want to pull out the nail of Mayi first, because Mayi's location is very special, adjacent to the actual dividing line between the Hu people and the Han people. If you want to attack Yanmen, you must first take down Mayi, and then it will be very convenient. Attack Yanmen County, capture Yanmen Pass, and then plunder the wealthy Taiyuan County and the southern part of Bingzhou.

Therefore, the Hu people will not choose to attack the city for a long time, but only think of a quick battle. The siege will only cause them to lose their soldiers and generals. They are here to rob, not to die.

If you can defend Mayi and make them unable to attack for a long time, you can break their spirit.At that time, even if the Hu people are not reconciled, and then send surprise soldiers to attack Yanmen Pass in an attempt to open up the passage to the south, they can hold back part of the Hu people's army and share some of the pressure on Yanmen Pass.

The key to him is to hold on to Mayi City, at least for half a month.

As for whether he can win Yanmen Pass, Li Shimin doesn't know, but in his opinion, the Hu people may end up in vain.

Is Yanmenguan so easy to fight?
There are nine frontiers in the world, and Yanmen is the leader!The terrain of Yanmen Pass is dangerous, the gate stands between two big mountains, the city is tall, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Famous generals Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Guang, etc. all galloped inside and outside the ancient fortress of Yanmen, defeated the Xiongnu many times, made great contributions, and became famous outside the fortress.

When the time comes, Helian will be in a dilemma, and the soldiers will lose their vigor. He and the imperial army at Yanmenguan will cooperate internally and externally.

Therefore, a few days ago, I informed Huangfu Festival, the prefect of Yanmen County, about the situation of the Hu people and my "combat plan".

Huangfu Jie has been stationed at Yanmen Pass for many years. He has made great achievements and made great military exploits. Although he is seventy years old, he is still majestic.

Huangfusong, the son of Huangfujie, was a well-known general in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He and the veteran Zhu Jun jointly led the army to suppress the rebellion of the Yellow Turban Army, and made great military exploits for the extermination of the Yellow Turban Army. Later, he was framed by Zhang Rang and others.

Li Shimin felt that this Huangfu Festival could be regarded as a famous general in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and he should be able to understand his own strategy, and he would not die without help.

However, it was not the same as he expected.The prefect's mansion sent a letter asking him to stick to the city and not go out to fight.In the future, follow the prefect's orders and do not act privately. The prefect will make unified arrangements.

From the reply, Li Shimin found that the prefect of Huangfu obviously had the same idea as him, but he just told himself not to act without authorization, just stick to the city and not disrupt his plan.

But Li Shimin obviously didn't want to follow Huangfu Taishou's arrangement completely, and he had some plans of his own.

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Two flowers bloom, each representing a branch.The Hu people on the other side are also planning to seize Mayi and Yanmen Pass.

On the side of the Hu people, they have already known the situation in the city of Mayi through the detailed work placed in the city of Mayi, and they also understand that the Han people are going to stick to the city.Fortunately, they set up camp ten miles away from Mayi, and let the captured Han craftsmen build ladders overnight, while the other Xianbei soldiers recharged their batteries.

In the big tent of the Hu Renzhong army, a smug middle-aged man sat on the top seat, holding a golden bottle of fine wine in his hand, tasting it comfortably, while several unusually burly generals stood below him, with respectful expressions.

This young man is Helian, the new leader of Xianbei, and the following are some of his confidant generals.He stood up and said to the crowd: "Everyone, this severe drought has caused heavy losses to the tribes on the grassland. It seems that this winter will not be able to survive. This time we summoned a large number of troops, and we must break through Mayi and sweep Yanmen. Go down to Yanmen Pass to plunder the hinterland of Bingzhou and reshape our Xianbei reputation."

"I will follow His Majesty's order and serve His Majesty!" Everyone echoed in unison.

On the prairie, strength is the most important thing. Whoever counts his fists is the boss. Although He Lian has been appointed as the leader of his father, many tribal leaders do not accept him openly and secretly. He thinks that this kid has no military achievements. Well, that is, a second generation ancestor.

Therefore, this time Helian dispatched troops, in fact, he was eager to establish his prestige within Xianbei. If he defeated the Han people this time and also took Yanmen Pass, he might be able to surpass his father. The position of leader is natural It is as stable as Mount Tai.Conversely, if you lose this time, it is self-evident what the outcome is waiting for you.

This battle is also crucial to Helian, and he is also fighting with his back.

At this time, a middle-aged man with a vulture stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, I have a plan to take Yanmen Pass and Mayi without bloodshed." He Lian made suggestions and made some contributions, and He Lian relied heavily on him.

But this person's identity is mysterious, no one except He Lian knows his details.

"Oh, let's hear it." He even became interested in hearing him say that.

"My lord, the key to our battle is to win the Yanmen Pass, and then march into the hinterland of the rich and prosperous state, plunder money, people and other materials, strengthen our clan, and show off the great Han. Although the city of Mayi is small, it is tall and deep. Our soldiers, If you are not good at attacking the city, it is not easy to take it in a short period of time. If you attack for a long time, it will hurt the morale of our army. When we take Mayi, we will lose all our vigor when we hit Yanmen Pass, and we will not be able to fight any more." Qi Bi He talked eloquently.

Hearing that he was so discouraged, all the people in the tent were furious and shouted and cursed.

He Lian raised his left hand falsely, making everyone shut up, and signaled Qi Bili to continue talking.

At this time, Qibili dragged out his overall plan... and looked at everyone triumphantly.

"Miaozai, Miaozai, Mr. really has a clever plan." After hearing this, everyone felt that the plan was very clever, and praised it one after another.

He Lian also felt that this was a clever plan with high feasibility, so he decided to adopt it, and continued to ask: "Then according to Mr., what should I do next?"

Qi Bili said with some pride: "My lord, when we attack the city tomorrow, we must show that we are determined to win. We have to attack fiercely for a few days, and it is inevitable to lose some troops. This is to let the Han people feel that our army has captured Mayi. Determined. But it is more important to grasp the measure, not to let our army swallow this 'bait' by itself, and when the time comes to see our army desperately attacking the city, the Han generals will inevitably ask for help from Yanmen Pass again."

Seeing that everyone was fascinated by what he heard, Qibilli said even more proudly: "In addition, we sent out an elite scout army to closely monitor the journey from Mayi to Yanmen Pass, and found that the Han army who delivered the letter was just chasing after, not annihilating, let those who asked for help The letter was safely delivered to Huangfu Jie."

"At that time, we only need to wait for the main force of the Han people to come to the rescue. Our ambush soldiers are waiting for work. If we wipe them out in one fell swoop, then Yanmen and Mayi will be at our fingertips."

He Lian was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Haha, sir, you are a great talent. If you win the Yanmen pass this time, you should be the first."

Everyone laughed loudly, as if they felt that victory had already beckoned to them, but was the ending really as they expected?

(End of this chapter)