I am Li Shimin of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 56 Layout of the Loop
Budugen is currently a relatively weak branch of Xianbei, and has been entrenched in Yanmen, Dingxiang, and Yunzhong in the north of Bingzhou. reason.

In fact, he has another deep meaning. He is eyeing the Hetao, a place of great strategic value.Li Shimin's long-term plan is to take all the Hetao area into his pocket.

The Hetao area is actually Shuofang County, Wuyuan County, and Yunzhong County. These places were originally affiliated to Bingzhou, but the Han people were weak and the Hu people were powerful. They were gradually occupied by Qianghu, Xianbei and other alien races, so that they lost The strategic initiative can only be defended blindly.

Since ancient times, Hetao has been a natural pasture with rich water and grass, and it is a pasture for the Hu people to survive.If this place can be captured in the future, it will not only be able to raise war horses on a large scale, but also control the lifeline of the Hu people. More importantly, it will be able to completely reverse the strategic passive situation of the Han army against Hu, which is of great significance.

In this battle, Li Shimin laid a solid foundation in advance for the future strategy of Hetao, according to Saibei.In the long run, it is even related to the century-old peace of northern China.

Of course, this cannot be achieved overnight, and it will require a huge amount of manpower, financial and material resources.

However, this ambition to plot Hetao can only be buried deep in his heart for the time being, and Li Shimin feels that it is not yet time to make it public.

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Yanmen Central Army camp, the three-way drum is sounded, and all the generals and counselors under their command have arrived.There are iron guards guarding the big tent, and no one who has nothing to do with it is not allowed to approach.

When Li Shimin saw the people under his command, he was confident and said with some pride: "Everyone, this time our army is going to march, and Budugen is bound to be wiped out in one fell swoop. I will support a pro-Han Xianbei force and firmly control the grassland for our army." Lay the foundation. The second purpose is to use barbarian soldiers as a sharpening stone for our army, use barbarian blood to forge the iron-blooded lions of our Yanmen army, and forge invincible soldiers in the world."

After Li Shimin said, everyone listened with enthusiasm, and at the same time found it extremely enjoyable. Cracking down on barbarians and confining wolves to Xuxu are the genes that flow in the blood of Han generals.

"The third thing is to rob the barbarians of war horses, cattle and sheep and other supplies to strengthen our Yanmen army. Usually the barbarians come to rob us. The so-called come and go is not indecent, this time it's time to change us. Ha ha."

After he finished speaking, he was very excited when he saw the red faces of all the people. Li Shimin suddenly felt that the army was ready and the generals were united.

Immediately, he quickly opened the map hanging in the military tent, which was also the geographical topographical map of Wuyuan, Yunzhong, Dingxiang, Shuofang counties and Saibei in the northern part of Bingzhou drawn by the scout army for half a year.The distribution of mountains, rivers, towns, tribes, etc. are all listed above, and they are very detailed.

It was also the first time for everyone to see such an exquisite map, they were very surprised, and felt that their lord was unpredictable.

Li Shimin drew out his long sword and pointed to Yunzhong and said: "After the investigation of our scout army and spies, Budugen's royal court is stationed in the area north of Yunzhong and south of Daqing Mountain. This area is rich in water and grass, and it is the most fertile area. A meadow, with a total of [-] elite stationed. There are also many tribes scattered around the royal court."

"In addition, Budugen has tribes and troops stationed here in Shanwu and Shahukou in Dingxiang County. Among them, Shanwuyou is the second largest tribe under Budugen's command, with more than 3 tribesmen and more than 2 strong troops. People. The leader is Qianshan, who can be regarded as the son of an old acquaintance. We have a chance to win him over, and it is also the key to our battle. The Killing Tiger Pass is an important pass connecting Dingxiang and Yunzhong. Send people to guard, with a force of less than [-]." Li Shimin pointed to Hukou and Shanwu.

"According to the intelligence of the scouts, and several gentlemen and I have thoroughly researched and judged, we formulated the following marching strategy." Then Li Shimin took out his token and said very majestically: "All generals obey orders!"

All the generals froze, and listened carefully to Li Shimin's orders.

"Order Zhang Liao to lead the Longwu Army with five thousand cavalry, equipped with two horses per person, and Zhang He as the deputy general. Go north along Hongtao Mountain, leave Pingcheng, head towards Xinrong and Fengzhen, and then pass through Liangcheng. Go inside to the north of Shahukou, make a surprise attack to seize the pass, wipe out the Xianbei soldiers at Shahukou cleanly, and not let a single person go. At the same time, cut off the northward return route of the Shanwuhu people, and create conditions for the main force of our army to force down Mount Qian." After Li Shimin finished speaking, he handed over the order to Zhang Liao.

Zhang Liao and Zhang Liao came out more and more, clasped their fists and said: "We will definitely live up to the great trust of the lord." Zhang Liao was also very excited, this time leading the army independently, he can let go of his hands and feet and fight hard.

Li Shimin looked at Zhang Liao, who was very excited, and couldn't help but said with concern: "Wen Yuan, the army will set off immediately, and fight all the way to support the battle. You must be careful when you travel thousands of miles along the way, and you must not be careless. When you encounter problems, you should discuss it with Junyi. Get angry."

Feeling the deep concern, Zhang Liao warmed his heart, and quickly clasped his fists and said: "The last general is under orders, so he must act carefully and live up to the general's entrustment."

"Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, Gao Lan, Zhou Cang, Gan Xinghan, Cao Wenbao listen to the order." Li Shimin continued to give orders: "The cavalry of the Shence Army, the Longxiang Army and the Shenwu Army will be dispatched, and I will personally lead them to kill Xiang Shanwu after five days. Cai served as the military commander to offer wine, Tian Feng served as the marching commander, and Xu Shu stayed at the base camp."

The people took orders and said: "Follow the general's orders, and I will surely live up to my trust."

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Under the cover of night, Zhang Liao led his army and ran along the established route.Along the way, the army put down their banners and drums, and went out day and night, relying on the map given by Li Shimin and Si Nan to identify the direction.It was also equipped with scouts who had previously investigated the enemy's situation as guides, so the journey was relatively smooth.

On the way, he came across a small tribe of Hu people. In order to hide his whereabouts, Zhang Liao wiped out all the grass and roots, men, women and children, leaving no one alive.

At this time, it is true that there should be no more benevolence of women, otherwise this amazing army may not only fall short, but also fall into the enemy's heavy siege.Therefore, Zhang He also agreed very much, and at the same time lamented that Zhang Liao is a man who does not stick to trivial matters, and is a person who can accomplish great things.

After nine days of rapid marching, Zhang Liao finally arrived near the Killing Tiger Pass within the set time. The army was lurking in the Manhan Mountain to the north of the Killing Tiger Pass.Scouts have been arranged to continue to investigate the enemy's situation and make full preparations for the surprise attack.

Killing the Tiger Pass is the only way from Dingxiang County to Yunzhong County. The geographical location is very important. At the same time, the pass is sandwiched between two mountains. The terrain is quite dangerous and easy to defend but difficult to attack.Therefore, the key to this raid battle lies in "surprising soldiers".

(End of this chapter)