Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 326

Qin Sui and other generals thought that the main general Li Cunxiao would lead them out of the siege, and Xu Tu would fight again.

But the red-eyed Li Cunxiao didn't expect to be defeated. He stared at Li Kuangwei's handsome flag and hacked him all the way.

In Li Cunxiao's eyes, Fu Cunxuan was nothing. These people could be made marquises by virtue of their bravery, but he, Li Cunxiao, could single out ten Fu Cunshen.

He, Li Cunxiao, wanted this achievement of defeating the army and killing the general.

puff!
The soldiers standing in front of Li Cunxiao were like pigs, unable to unite, and the Youzhou generals who dared to step forward had no power to fight back.

"This manpower is large and cannot be defeated. We can send troops to surround him. When his strength is exhausted, he may be captured."

Hundreds of Youzhou cavalry surrounded Li Cunxiao, supplemented by archers, but even so they could not trap Li Cunxiao, and no scrap of armor was left behind.

Li Cunxiao was alone in front, abruptly sweeping a path of blood, directly hitting under the commander-in-chief's flag, heading straight for the red-helmeted and white-robed general.

Li Kuangwei was horrified and retreated into the infantry formation. Three layers of infantry were holding huge shields and spears and were waiting in full formation.

"Li Kuangwei, you dog thief, come out and fight with me!"

Like a hedgehog in the formation, even Li Cunxiao stopped. He beheaded a Youzhou cavalry general with one blow, threw his head into the formation and yelled. Li Cunxiao was greeted by a rain of arrows. What a coincidence, an arrow followed The gap in the armor shot into the shoulder blade.

"Dog thief!"

Li Kuangwei was held back in the formation and did not dare to express his anger. He watched Li Cunxiao change his horse and turn his horse's head to fight.

Li Cunxiao led his troops to charge and kill for several rounds before withdrawing his troops with satisfaction. Lieutenant General Qin Sui ordered his troops to reduce the number to less than 800.

Although the general is brave, he wastes his troops!

But the results of the battle were outstanding. Looking at Li Kuangwei's side, they suffered heavy losses. Half of the infantry was routed and 6% of the cavalry were eliminated. The army of 3 to [-] people was already crippled. After gathering those defeated troops, the number was less than [-]. The battlefield was littered with dead bodies and abandoned armor and weapons.

The loss of soldiers was secondary. What made Li Kuangwei despair was the low morale. The military morale he had accumulated by burning, killing and looting along the road was beaten to pieces at this moment. You must know that he had lost Youzhou, and these soldiers also It has become a rootless tree. It has no money to kill, but it still has victory. How can it gather troops?

The large-scale escape began when the sun went down. Li Kuangwei set up four groups of troops to stop the collapse.

"Commander Jie, while Li Cunxiao can't fight anymore, it's best to go to Shenzhou to stay temporarily and hold on to the city."

Li Kuangwei paced back and forth, and most of the scouts who went out to spy did not come back. What does this mean?
It showed that the imperial court had sent powerful cavalry to intercept and kill these scouts. Li Kuangwei felt that the imperial court must have sent heavy troops.

If they were besieged in Shenzhou without foreign aid, the city would be breached sooner or later. It would be more appropriate to go to Zhenzhou to join Wang Rong's Chengde army.

"The general's property will be distributed among all the other generals. Tomorrow we will make food at the fourth watch, and we will break camp at dawn. When we arrive at Zhenzhou, we will have women, gold and silk, everything we need!"

"Thank you handsome!"

"Thank you handsome!"

At any time, money and women can directly improve morale.

"Dong Yaya!"

"The end is here!"

"Send out all the scouts and scout along the road south. These people are not allowed to wear armor or carry weapons. Select the best horses in the army and give them to them."

"Jie Shuai, without weapons, if you encounter an enemy..."

"All you have to do is run back, choose those who are good at riding but not very courageous, and give them two horses per person. As long as they come back alive, I will bring back the military intelligence alive!"

"promise!"

……

Large-scale battlefield shielding was a feature of Li Ye's army operations. In the Battle of Liangchuan, the Battle of Luoyang and Caizhou, and the Battle of Yifang against Tuoba Sigong, His Majesty the Emperor even used half of his cavalry for battlefield shielding.

This time, Li Ye released all 6000 dragon cavalry troops on the left and right, and scattered them on the Chengde territory in schools, at various ferries, states, counties, and passes, along the avenues and trails. People and horses were monitored.

In addition to the thousands of Yushan guards, there are also spies operating in various states and counties in the past two years.

Not to mention that Li Kuangwei couldn't inquire about the news, even Wang Rong, the military governor of Chengde Army, also inquired about the detailed movements of the imperial army without him.

Only among front-line troops such as Li Cunxiao, Li Kuangwei was able to get information.

As for Suo Xun's army, neither Li Kuangwei nor Wang Rong knew about it.

At this time, Suo Xun's army had arrived in Bei County, and it was only half a day away from Li Kuangwei's army.

Lao Suo was also a ruthless man. Hearing that Li Cunxiao severely beat up the Youzhou Army during the day, he didn't want to fall behind.

With the arrival of Tang Dynasty, Hexi's famous generals were recognized, how could they let Sha Tuo'er steal the limelight?

"My general ordered that all armies should not stop at night, and their horses should not stop. Soldiers may be on horseback or in chariots, with auxiliary soldiers holding the reins. No fires are allowed, and only dry food can be used to satisfy hunger."

"No!" Modao Army is recognized as the best army in the world, but this name is not worthy of its name. It talks about equipment and soldiers, but its military achievements are nothing.

Compared with the famous Zuo Huwei Army, Zuo Yongwu Army, Zuo Shenwei Army, Modao Army did not even have a loud bugle.

As for the name Suo Xun, very few people in the world know it. Compared with Zhu Zhen, An Fujiang, Fu Cunshen and other generals who are famous all over the world, Suo Xun's existence is only in a corner of Hexi.

Lao Suo's Mo Dao was already hungry and thirsty. This time he led an army. Although the generals in His Majesty's tent congratulated him clearly, Suo Xun could also feel that there were many people waiting to see the joke.

During this battle, Suo Xun was also holding his breath.

Marching Director Martin Zezhou said: "Commander Suo, since ancient times, it has been a taboo for armies to conduct themselves at night. It's okay for a thousand men, but it's fearful for ten thousand men to cause chaos!"

You must know that Cao Cao only sent 5000 men and horses to attack Wuchao, and Sun Quan only sent 500 men and horses to attack Zhang Liao. According to historical records, there are almost no marches with tens of thousands of horses.

why!

You must know that if you camp at night and encounter an unexpected incident, the camp may be blown up, let alone marching. If there is any disturbance, let alone a sneak attack, it will be great if you can bring the army over, and many of them will even collapse midway.

"Don't I know the disadvantages of night marching? When the Guiyi Army attacked Liangzhou, 5000 men and horses marched hundreds of miles at night. It was just a matter of strict military law and proper use."

Suo Xun used each capital as an order, and each capital was in charge of its own troops. The commander communicated with each capital with messengers. If there was an accident, each capital would protect itself. The commander coordinated among them. If each capital collapsed, the commander of the capital would be killed.

As for marching, auxiliary soldiers were used to hold the reins, and the soldiers rested on their horses to maintain their physical strength and ensure their combat effectiveness to the greatest extent.

At night, Suoxun's army marched forward with torches...

It's now the third update.

In the military tent in Youzhou, Li Kuangwei was woken up by his guards from his sleep.

"Jie Shuai, it's bad, the imperial army is coming!"

"Here we come!" Li Kuangwei was shocked and said, "How many people are there?"

"There are endless torches for dozens of miles. I'm afraid there are no less than [-] or [-] people. It's less than ten miles away!"

"..."

…………

At the fourth watch, the sky was dark and bright, and Suo Xun and Li Kuangwei lined up their troops in Xiaocang.

Suo Xun used Mo Dao's army as the central army, Xie Yanzhang's Zhengzhou army as the rear army, and Zhar Ming's three thousand light cavalry patrolling the left and right.

Li Kuangwei, on the other hand, arrayed his infantry at the front and his cavalry at the back.

"Mo Dao!"

Li Kuangwei looked at the Mo Dao team in full display among the imperial army in front of him, his eyes narrowed slightly.

When did the imperial court form such a large army?

Nowadays, there is no one who can form an army with all Mo Dao, and some only use Mo Dao sporadically.

Seeing this group of people abandoning their horses again, each one heavily armored, holding a Mo Dao, and looking menacing, Li Kuangwei felt quite guilty.

In the battle of Xiangji Temple, the ancestors of the three towns in Hebei were defeated by the Mo Dao army in Hexi. That battle was so tragic.

Unexpectedly, in his lifetime, he could also face the Mo Dao Army.

Looking at this mere 3000 people, Li Kuangwei had already made a plan, using infantry to block Modao's army, and then using cavalry to attack the two flanks.

As the marching drums sounded, the two armies slowly moved toward the other side's formation.

Charmin's light cavalry took the lead in dispatching, while Lee Converse's cavalry did not move, waiting for these fools to charge into the formation.What awaits is indeed endless arrows.

The light cavalry did not entangle with them at all, and kept shooting outside the range of the infantry's bows and arrows.

And Li Kuangwei instantly realized the difference between this group of light armored cavalry.

The cavalry angle bows used by these people had a farther range than the infantry of the Youzhou Army. What chilled Li Kuangwei was that these arrows actually penetrated the armor of the Youzhou Army. All the arrows that landed on them were Falling injured.

"General Xue Dan!"

"The end is here!"

"Lead the Xuan Cavalry to attack and kill all these paparazzi!"

"promise!"

In Xue Dan's opinion, each of these cavalrymen only wore paper armor and a pair of breastplates. Compared with the Youzhou cavalry, this protection was definitely not enough. There were not many equipped with swords. The only weapons were bows and arrows. , as long as they can get close to them, they are lambs to be slaughtered...

(End of this chapter)