I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 20 Jedi Counterattack
Zhang Liao did not act without authorization after he found the grain storage area of ​​the Hu people, and soon Feige sent a letter to Li Shimin with this important information.Li Shimin was naturally overjoyed after receiving the news, knowing that the opportunity was coming.

Lu Bu's reputation as the "God of War" quickly spread among the Hu army.He went out of the city every day to shout wildly in front of the two armies, and all kinds of foul language made the Hu people very angry.

Although He Lian ordered anyone not to fight without his order, but there are always some irritable and self-righteous barbarians who go out to fight against the enemy regardless of orders.

These so-called brave generals of the Hu people were all burned to ashes by Lu Bu's fire like moths to a flame.All the barbarian generals who came to challenge were not Lu Bu's opponents, and many of them were killed with one move.

Finally, after more than a dozen corpses were left behind, the Hu people realized that this Lu Bu was really not a "human" but a "devil", so he cut off the idea of ​​challenging.

Ever since Lv Bu entered the battle, the Hu people's arrogance has been completely suppressed. After seeing Lv Bu's unparalleled bravery and cruelty, He Lian found that no general under his command was his opponent. Feeling a bit stuck in the throat.

After all, Helian had a huge advantage in military strength. Even if Lu Bu had the bravery of ten thousand men, he would definitely not be a match for the [-] army in his hands. However, with the addition of Lu Bu, Helian still had to be more careful in dealing with it.

In the era of cold weapons, the energy and role that a top general can exert cannot be underestimated. The so-called thousand soldiers are easy to get, but a general is hard to find, let alone a unparalleled general like Lu Bu.

At first, Helian's plan was to besiege Mayi, and he only sent some fierce generals to challenge, to kill the morale of the Han army, suppress their spirit, and let Mayi be shrouded in the shadow of death all the time.It just so happens that there is no need to send troops to attack on my own side, which not only maintains morale, but also reduces casualties.

You only need to wait for the main force of the Han army to appear, and the army will be dispatched to annihilate them in one fell swoop.

As a result, now, he was beaten by an unknown young general in Mayi City, and he lost several trusted generals.The soldiers were lost and the morale was low. On the other hand, the Han army in Mayi, because of Lu Bu's bravery, was like a rainbow, and the more they fought, the more brave they became.

Therefore, in order to continue to implement his strategy, Helian had to increase his troops to besiege Mayi. The army highlighted its encirclement to pass the news out.

The Han army's flying pigeons sent the message and Lian had expected it a long time ago. He asked people to scatter out the flying eagles he had raised. He expected that there would be no pigeons that could spread the message, but they didn't know that Li Shimin had actually responded.

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This operation hit Li Shimin's arms, and the Hu people stepped up their siege on Mayi, and at the same time once again attracted the attention of the Hu people to Mayi city, realizing their purpose of disturbing their attention.

Because of Lu Bu's appearance, He Lian was a little rushed, but he was not too flustered.

It's just that as time passed day by day, there was still no news of the departure of the main force of the Han army. He Lian was a little worried, and also worried about whether the Han army had other plots.

What's even more troubling is that his 10 army is consumed by people eating horses and chewing horses.Originally, it was because of the severe drought in the grassland and the lack of supplies that I came out to make a big deal and grab a bunch of Han people to go back for the winter.

It's a good thing now, I haven't caught a big fish yet, and I have already put in a lot of food and grass. If there is nothing to gain this time, then it is really a big loss.

He Lian was anxious in his heart, so he invited his military adviser, Qi Bili, over to hear the opinion of his own think tank.

"Your Majesty, according to the news from the elaboration, the mobile strength of the Han army is very limited, less than [-]. We still have an absolute advantage in terms of strength. In addition, the [-] troops of our army ambushed are both ambushes and surprise soldiers. Qiu The general is both civil and military, so he will naturally act according to the plan." Qi Bili said with confidence.

He Lian recalled Qibilli's strategy before, and he himself recognized it at the time, thinking it was very feasible.

"If my predictions are correct, the main force of the Han army will show up within three days. Your Majesty will wait and see. In addition, I have sent people to collect cattle and sheep from various tribes in the grassland. The food and grass can last for a few days." Qi Bili fought With package ticket.

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The Huangfu Festival gathered troops, took away 2 cavalry and more than 2 infantry, and left [-] infantry to be guarded by Dugu Yun as the guard of Yanmen Pass to defend the pass. Of course, Huangfu Festival also left his confidant General Hao Zhao Cooperate with Dugu Yun.

Hao Zhao was only in his twenties at this time, thoughtful, not good at words, withdrawn but calm.It may also be because of his calm personality that he is very talented in defending the city.

Therefore, Huangfu Festival is also vigorously cultivated, but this person was born in a poor family, and he is not good at socializing, so he is not accepted by the generals around him, and he has always been a loner.

To keep Hao Zhao, on the one hand, he is very talented in defending the city, on the other hand, Huangfu Jie is also worried that he will leave, and Dugu Yun will act at will, so he also intends to contain Dugu Yun.

Before Huangfu Jie left, he invited Dugu Yun and Hao Zhao over to give them face-to-face advice.

Huangfu Jie told them: "If the enemy in the Sang River Valley finds that they lead a large army to bypass Loufan Pass, they may change their tactics from ambushes to surprise soldiers, and directly attack the 'empty' Yanmen Pass."

After hearing what Huangfu Jie said, Hao Zhao also took it for granted. When the Hu people learned that Huangfu Jie had marched [-] troops, they must have thought that Yanmen Pass was empty of troops and could take advantage of it.At that time, they will adopt the strategy of besieging Wei and saving Zhao, and will not choose to attack Huangfu Festival, but will try their best to take down Yanmen Pass. If they take down Yanmen Pass, Huangfu Festival's army will be like a bereaved dog, which can be broken overnight.

Huangfu Jie continued: "When the time comes, you must show weakness first, so that the Hu people feel that Yanmen Pass is empty. If you work harder, you can attack and give them hope. But every time you drive the Hu people down with a slight advantage. "

Dugu Yun asked suspiciously: "Master Huangfu, what do you mean to let us firmly attract this army of barbarians to Yanmen Pass, and constantly consume their strength, so that they feel that there is hope for attacking the city, but we still have to let them attack the city?" Still unable to win, provide cover for the main force of the Han army to defeat the Helian Zhongjun!"

"That's right! The key to this battle is to confuse the enemy and hold back the Hu people's ambushes. But you can't screw up the trick. If you let the Hu people really break through the Yanmen Pass, it will really become a laughing stock through the ages." Huangfu Jie said seriously .

Dugu Yun and Hao Zhao took the orders and said in unison: "We will live up to your lord's expectations, guard the pass, and severely defeat the enemy."

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Afterwards, Huangfu led the troops and set off, heading south all the way on the marching route, traveling day and night, and did not enter Loufan Pass.At the same time, it is also to avoid towns and villages to avoid being found out.

Calculating the time, Huangfu estimated that by the time his army arrived in Mayi, Li Shimin and Helian should have been fighting for more than ten days. It was the time when both sides were exhausted, and this was definitely the best time to send troops.

Mayi City is in jeopardy, and Helian's side is also at the end of its battle, losing all vigor.If you kill your own army in one fell swoop, you will definitely be able to defeat the enemy army, and the enemy who attacked Yanmen Pass will automatically retreat when the time comes.

In this way, the army continued to march for 5 days, and finally arrived at Mayi. They were extremely cautious along the way, for fear of being discovered by the scouts of the Hu people. Thanks to Li Shimin, they attracted the attention of the Hu people, and the Hu people did not arrange many people along the way. probing.

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Li Shimin reckoned that the Huangfu Festival army was coming soon, and the most important thing right now was to get in touch with the army outside the city, so that the two sides could communicate with each other, formulate a unified plan, and fight against the enemy together.

At this time, the secret way of Mr. Zhang's family finally came in handy. It turned out that this was what Mr. Zhang and Li Shimin talked about last time.

It turns out that during the Emperor Wudi period of the Han Dynasty, the ancestors of the Zhang family asked the male members of the family to participate in the excavation of a secret road from Mayi to Guancen Mountain in order to continue the family fire for the safety of the family and avoid being avenged by the barbarians. It has always been the top secret of the Zhang family. , it cannot be enabled unless it is absolutely necessary.

Now is the critical time for the barbarians to besiege the city, so Mr. Zhang also took the initiative to tell Li Shimin about this secret road.

Li Shimin wrote a battle report in detail about his plan and the places where the Hu people had already found food, and asked Cao Wenbao to take it out through the tunnel, and go south along Guancen Mountain to find Huangfu Festival's army and report the situation.

After Cao Wenbao left the tunnel and walked southward for a long time, he finally met the former cavalry of Huangfu Festival. The leading school captain Ren happened to know Cao Wenbao, and successfully brought him to Huangfu Festival.

After receiving Li Shimin's report, Huangfujie was overjoyed, and said with relief: "You can teach me, this Li Shimin is quite talented as a general, and this plan is very clever. I defeated the barbarians this time. I will give him a credit and report to the court." Credit him."

It's just that when Cao Wenbao reported the military situation to Huangfu Festival, he deliberately didn't mention that Li Shimin arranged for Zhang Liao to attack the Hu people's grain and grass. He only said that Li Shimin arranged for the army to attack in the middle of the night.Of course, this is also an arrangement made by Li Shimin in advance.

Immediately ordered a decisive battle with the Hu people in 2 days, and agreed to act according to the plan, let Li Shimin seize the opportunity and take the food and grass of the Hu people as soon as possible.At the same time, the army was ordered to set up camp 30 miles south of Mayi and make corresponding defensive preparations.

Huangfu Jie really has a lot of strategies, and he marches and fights very well. The army he leads is so close to Mayi, it is inevitable that he will be discovered by the Hu people. The so-called defeat before victory, and set up camp first, even if the Hu people come to attack, they will not be able to escape. Can stick to the camp.

Soon the Hu people's scout army also discovered the main force of the Han people, but it was a bit late. The Huangfu Festival army had already marched to a place 30 miles south of Mayi, and set up camp. machine.

The main force of the Han army led by Huangfu Jie and Helian's army faced each other across a Mayi city, and Helian did not dare to act rashly, and the overall strategic situation was extremely powerful against the Han army...

(End of this chapter)