When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 74 How can this rabble succeed?
The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang was already laughing out loud. With an emperor who likes to play in person, all his subordinates must have a headache. This Tang Taizong is also interesting and can be understood in this way.

[Dou Jiande's army traveled thousands of miles to fight, but was defeated in the first battle. The internal atmosphere gradually declined. On the contrary, the Tang army's morale was greatly improved. 】

[In March, Dou Jiande's grain and grass transport troops were once again intercepted by more than 1000 light cavalry led by Li Shimin, so many people in Dou Jiande's army had the idea of ​​​​retreating. 】

[At the same time, his advisers suggested that Dou Jiande should not waste his troops in Hulao Pass in vain. It is better to conquer Heyang, Huaizhou and other places first, and then attack the Shangdang area to deter the Guanzhong area, so as to force the Tang army not to Without evacuating Luoyang, this is a plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao. 】

[At the same time, we can take the opportunity to escape, avoid the possibility of being surrounded, expand our territory, rectify logistics and transportation, and prevent the interruption of food and grass. 】

[With such a good suggestion, Dou Jiande naturally couldn't find any thorns in it, so he decided to follow this method. 】

[However, he forgot that Wang Shichong could not hold on for long. 】

[Wang Shichong was desperate and sent people over day and night to ask Dou Jiande to rescue Luoyang as soon as possible. He also secretly spent a lot of money to bribe Dou Jiande's men to keep speaking for him. 】

[Therefore, under the dissuasion of many people, Dou Jiande rejected the adviser's suggestion, thinking that leaving Hulao Pass at this time and heading to Heyang, Huaizhou and other places was "fearing the enemy and abandoning trust", so he insisted on continuing to lead the army in Confrontation with Li Shimin at Hulao Pass. 】

[The Tang army led by Li Shiminming was different from yesterday. They cut off Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande's food and grass many times. In addition, they still had a lot of support and kept dealing with them. 】
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang held back his laughter.

The ministers below also had happy expressions in their eyes. Thanks to their emperor, he listened to advice. If Dou Jiande was like that Xiang Yu in a trance, but he only disobeyed advice but had no courage at all, his ministers would probably not be able to do so. He ended up with the same ending as Yafu!

The Lord did not listen to the advice and insisted on running towards death. It would be really tragic for this kind of thing to happen to any of his ministers!

No one can accept it!
[Dou Jiande believed that although his military ability was not as good as that of Li Shimin, he had sufficient troops and would not be manipulated by him. Therefore, he worked hard to formulate a battle plan and prepared for a decisive battle with the Tang army. 】

[At the same time, with Li Shimin Zhuyu in front, he also understood the importance of intelligence, so he spent a lot of money to obtain information about the Tang Army. Later, he actually learned a piece of news: the Tang Army's horses were running out of feed and needed to graze on the north bank of the Yellow River. 】

[So he prepared his troops and horses in advance, preparing to wait until the Tang army's horses headed to the north bank of the Yellow River, and take the opportunity to sneak attack Hulao Pass. 】

[It can be seen that the Tang Army’s cavalry has left a shadow in their hearts, which further highlights the excellence of the Tang Army’s cavalry! 】

[However, although Dou Jiande's information cost a lot of money, it was quickly leaked to Li Shimin in the face of Li Shimin's excellent intelligence system. 】

[Immediately, Li Shimin decided to use it as bait to catch Dou Jiande and defeat Dou Jiande in one fell swoop. 】

[In May, Li Shimin personally crossed the Yellow River north and came to Guangwu Mountain. 】

[At the same time, he placed more than a thousand horses directly on the fords of the Yellow River to lure Dou Jiande. Is this useful?This proved useful. 】

[Dou Jiande led an army to attack Hulao Pass on the second day. Countless troops began to line up and spread for dozens of miles. At the same time, gongs and drums were loud, thunder and shouts were loud, and the momentum was majestic. 】

[However, he didn’t know.Li Shimin had already started to return to the army at night with only two or three people. 】
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Han Dynasty, the fourth year of Yuanshou.Liu Che looked at the glorious momentum in the miracle and sighed.

"The stalemate between the two armies has lasted for a long time, which made Dou Jiande lose his temper and became confused. I am afraid that defeat is not far away.

[The generals of the Tang Army who were guarding the city couldn't help but feel a little shaken when they saw the menacing and powerful attack of the other party. 】

[However, Li Shimin laughed heartily while standing on the city wall. 】

["This Dou Jiande is underestimating me! We haven't seen a big enemy yet and the military formation has been formed, but it is still very noisy. The military discipline is unclear and they are just a bunch of chickens and dogs!"]

[Li Shimin believes that the other party is clearly fighting in formation, but they are still shouting and shouting. This is a sign of loose military discipline and unclear military orders. So why should we worry about such an army? 】

[Besides, if time passes and they don’t have enough supplies, they will naturally retreat. At that time, we can take advantage of the victory and pursue them, and we will definitely defeat them completely! 】
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Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin sighed: "This man is really talented! Every time he fights, he tries his best to preserve his own strength, but he still tries to destroy the enemy as much as possible!"

He remembered the principle of war in the miracle: destroy the enemy and protect yourself!
Isn't this what Li Shimin is doing now?By defending the city, the enemy's food and grass were continuously consumed and the strength of the Tang army was preserved.

[Dou Jiande led a large army to surround the Tang army, but they were still unable to attack and defend. Most of them were small-scale back-and-forth struggles.I still can't decide whether to start forcibly breaking through Hulao Pass. 】

[He can hesitate and wait, but his soldiers obviously cannot maintain combat effectiveness all the time. 】

[As time passed, the soldiers continued to be roasted under the sun. Although it was not a hot summer day, the supplies were insufficient. They were tired and hungry. In addition, the weather was getting warmer, so everyone was sitting in the military formation. They were fighting for water. 】

[The thought of withdrawing the troops became more and more serious. Dou Jiande also knew that his army was in such chaos that he would not be able to hide it from the Tang army. They would attack soon. 】

[But he didn't expect it to arrive so quickly. Before he could reorganize his army and start retreating, Li Shimin had already prepared his men and horses. He led the Qingqi and rushed towards the enemy's formation. 】
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Qin Dynasty.

"With unclear military orders and no discipline, how can this rabble succeed?"

Ying Zheng shook his head and looked down upon Dou Jiande at all. This kind of person is worthy of fighting for the world!

[Dou Jiande also realized that something was wrong. He had no time to retreat, and hurriedly sent people to continue to form a military formation. However, Li Shimin's light cavalry was already shuttled back and forth in the military formation. The entire army was suddenly in chaos, and the command orders could no longer be conveyed. It is no longer possible to fight back again. 】

[The Tang army had the upper hand, and with its more sophisticated equipment and military quality, they did not suffer much damage even though they shuttled back and forth in the military formation many times. 】

[Dou Jiande's army began to collapse, and finally he himself was captured. 】

[When Li Shimin brought the captured Dou Jiande to the gates of Luoyang City, Wang Shichong also knew that his situation was over and he left the city to surrender. 】

[So far, Li Shimin pacified the two major northern forces, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, and completely completed the Tang Dynasty's unification of the north. 】

(End of this chapter)