Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 210

The deputy commander of Zuo Xiao's cavalry army, Hu Yezhen, rushed forward, and the Bian army also rushed to the formation, and both sides protected their respective leaders.

Li Si'an changed horses, and immediately raised his lance.

"kill!"

The men and horses of the two capitals of Tabaidu have already formed a Yanyue formation, which is a common formation for cavalry to charge in this era. The middle is thick and the wings are thin, looking for opportunities to attack the enemy's wings.

And Li Si'an was in the middle of Yanyue, and I saw him leading the charge and charging forward, with more than a hundred guards behind him, all of whom were bravely leading, and the morale of the Bian army greatly increased.

At this time, Zuo Xiao's cavalry army hadn't formed yet. Although the number of them was 500 more than that of Li Si'an, the general was defeated just now, and their morale was greatly damaged.

Hu Yexuan led more than [-] people from the three schools in the headquarters to go forward, but the rear team hadn't caught up yet, and they couldn't connect in the middle.

Zhu Yezinu got on his horse in a hurry and made a decision immediately. At this time, the formation was unstable, and he would only suffer greater losses if he forced a fight.

"withdraw!"

"Get out!"

Most of the troops from the three schools of the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Army are from the Hedong Army, and they are skilled in bowing and horse riding. When turning their horses around, they all take off their horned bows and set up arrows to shoot.

Poof... poof... ding...

Although the Bian soldiers were in full armor and held round shields, there were very few horses with armor. After a round of arrow rain, they shot down twenty or thirty horsemen.

But before the second round of shooting, Bian Jun followed.

Li Si'an swept across with a lance, and the three soldiers were immediately knocked off their horses.

Seeing this scene, the rear of Zuo Xiao's cavalry army was all heartbroken, and all of them turned their horses around and galloped.

Zhu Yezinu was about to burst into tears, but there was nothing he could do. He lost more than a hundred riders in a round of confrontation, and then reluctantly broke away from the Bian army.

More than ten miles away, Zhu Yezinu assembled his army, and the whole army had less than a thousand horses.

This battle was really frustrating.

Zhu Yezinu wanted to regroup the army to fight again, but Hu Ye, the lieutenant general, advised: "The morale of the thieves and bandits is at a high level, we should gather up the defeated soldiers, rectify the morale, and then try to fight again!"

"Hey!"

The news of Zhu Yezinu's striker's defeat quickly reached Li Ye's ears.

"Zhu Yezinu didn't listen to my words, that's why he was defeated!"

The Shatuo man had won consecutive battles, and he was already drifting away. He was told to fight instead of Li Si'an, and Zhu Yezinu had a big fall in this somersault.

Pei Shu said: "Your Majesty, I think that Zhu Yezi's slave should be punished."

"What crime?"

"Those who do not obey the military orders will be cut off!"

Li Ye's expression froze, and he looked at Pei Shu.

"Are you confused? Zhu Yezinu has many meritorious deeds, and beheaded in one pass, wouldn't it cool the morale of the army, what will others think? It's not a serious crime of treason, why is it so!"

"Your Majesty, if you don't kill Zhu Yezinu, how can you enforce strict military laws!"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "Soldiers are ever-changing, how can we cover them with a single word, the commander should make decisions on the fly according to the situation on the battlefield, how can he stick to his prejudices, Zhu Yezinu was eager to seek merits, and even lost, there is a fault, but he is not guilty!"

Wen Zefeng and other generals at the side were all in admiration.

Li Ye said to the generals: "Although Li Si'an is brave, he has few soldiers. Our army is thirty times larger, and the soldiers are also brave and good at fighting. There is no reason why we should be invincible."

"Your Majesty, the last general is willing to meet General Zhu Ye and face Li Si'an!"

The one who spoke was Qi Ming, the right cavalry soldier.

"Okay, I will grant you the vanguard officer to suppress the thieves, lead the right military cavalry headquarters to support Zhu Yezinu, and at the same time demote Zhu Yezinu as a vanguard adjutant, under the control of General Qi."

"promise!"

"I still tell you that sentence, harass the Bian army, keep an eye on Li Si'an, and never let him go back to Bozhou City."

"promise!"

……

Li Si'an won the first battle, he was very happy.

"I heard that the Zuo Xiao Cavalry Guards were formed by the Hedong Army, but that's all. They have no power to fight."

"General, don't be careless. The emperor personally led an army of [-]. Although our army is brave, we still have few soldiers."

Li Si'an laughed and said: "I am among Qin Zongquan's [-] or [-] troops. It's like entering a land without people. Taking the head of a general is like picking something out of a bag. Why should I care about the number of people?"

"General!"

"No need to say any more, pass on my general order, take a rest immediately, and prepare for battle at any time!"

"promise!"

The cavalry charged not only against the horses, but also against the pawns, which exhausted their physical strength. After the first battle, both men and horses were exhausted.

The Bian army sent Qingqi along the army five miles away to guard, and sent people to watch the movements of Zhu Yezinu and the imperial army.

The rest of the horses took off their heavy armor and weapons, and sat on the spot to eat some dry food and drink some water. The horses were naturally led by the auxiliary soldiers to eat some corn and beans to replenish their strength.

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Bianliang
Under the rule of Xuanwu, the states had to report their military situation every three days, but the military situation in Bozhou had been delayed by two days.

Li Zhendao: "Jie Shuai, the military situation in Bozhou is sluggish, I'm afraid there will be changes!"

Zhu Wen also frowned, and said worriedly: "If the imperial army comes to attack, what should I do?"

Li Zhendao: "In the past, as long as we repelled the imperial army, we would have no worries. The towns are happy to see the imperial army lose, but now, all the towns feel the grace of the imperial court's hereditary position, and I'm afraid they will hate us for doing this!"

Zhu Wen said: "Li Si'an only has more than [-] soldiers and horses, so he might be invincible. Now that the imperial court occupies Yingzhou, if it really captures Bozhou, what should we do?"

Li Zhen shook his head and said: "Jie Shuai, Xuanwu's ability to raise one hundred thousand soldiers is not entirely due to the taxation of the land, but also the benefits of the Bianhe water transport. If the imperial court captures Bozhou, they will share the water transport with Xuanwu. This is absolutely impossible!"

Zhu Wen got up and said: "It's not good to advance, and it's not good to retreat. Can we just wait so hard?"

Li Zhendao: "Jieshuai, I think that when we send envoys to negotiate peace with the imperial court, Xuanwu is willing to give up Caozhou and Puzhou and return them to Zhu Xuan, the governor of the Taining army. He can even give up the land of Yingzhou, just asking the imperial court to cease troops!"

Zhu Wen turned to look at Liu Han and said, "What do Judge Liu think?"

Liu Handao: "Humble also thinks so."

Zhu Wen paced back and forth, and at this moment, the guard outside the door announced that the messenger from Bozhou had arrived.

Zhu Wen frowned and said, "Let him in!"

"promise!"

Not long after, a messenger entered the lobby, only to see this person was in tattered clothes and bloodstained on his body.

"Report to Jieshuai, on April 28, the second year of Dazhi, the imperial army sent troops to Bozhou, and the cavalry along the way blocked the south bank of the Bianhe River. General Li has led his troops to fight."

"How many people are there?"

The messenger shook his head and said: "I don't know, none of the people who went to investigate the enemy's situation came back. The whole area of ​​Bozhou is full of court scouts. When they humbled out of the city, dozens of people chased and intercepted them. Fortunately, the horses were fast, so they survived."

There was a sharp look in Zhu Wen's eyes, and after the messenger went down, he said:
"I pass on an order to command Changzhi General Ge Congzhou to lead [-] troops, go out of Songzhou, build a pontoon bridge in Bianshui, garrison the real source, and after investigating the enemy's situation, go to Bozhou, and order Duyu Marquis Zhang Cunjing to lead [-] troops. Go out of Chenzhou, and send troops to Yongcheng, Bozhou."

"promise!"

Seeing that Li Zhen and Liu Han were both puzzled, Zhu Wen said, "The imperial court is pushing forward step by step. This is also a helpless move."

Liu Han stepped forward and said, "Does Marshal Jie want to fight the imperial court?"

Zhu Wen laughed and said: "Although the tiger is strong, the cow showing its horns and showing its huge body will make the tiger hesitate, but the sheep will only make the tiger think that it is the meat under its mouth. This is what the court forced me to do. .

All the armies do not seek war, but stick to their ears. Now the commander-in-chief lacks an eloquent man who can tell the commander-in-chief of his loyalty. Can you recommend someone? "

Li Zhendao: "I am humble and willing to go!"

Liu Handao: "The humble are willing to go!"

Zhu Wen shook his head. Although Li Zhen and Liu Han can do it, one person governs the government and the other governs the army. Jing Xiang has already gone to the court. Now if the two casually lose one of them, Zhu Wen would not want to see it.

"I know you are loyal, but how can this commander let you go to danger in person."

When the two of them heard the words, their eyes filled with tears, and they cried, "Even if you die, you can't be handsome!"

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(End of this chapter)