The Passionate Guns of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 341 You Are Really My Good Military Advisor
Liu Ya saluted and said: "My lord, this subordinate thinks that we have made too big a step this time to get into such a deadlock. This is the root cause. But fortunately, we haven't lost our vitality. Winning or losing is a common thing for military strategists, my lord. Don't worry about it too much. Right now, we are in a bad situation. General Wang Xiaohu was killed in battle, General Liu Heita was injured, and our army's morale is low. The subordinates think that it is better to detour Mingshui to solve the danger of Mingzhou. Fortunately, we are all here It’s just that the journey is a bit farther, and it’s just in the middle of the journey to rest the soldiers, treat the wounded, and boost morale.”

Liu Ya knew that even if the decision-maker realized that he had made an obvious mistake, he was unwilling to admit it directly.Liu Ya pinpointed Dou Jiande's pulse, and gave him an objective reason for which no one was responsible, which would not affect his prestige in the army at all.

As expected, Dou Jiande took Liu Ya's analysis very seriously. Within two months, he annexed Yuhua Culture and occupied the entire Shandong. Times, tossing and tossing in Gaojibo for a few years before becoming the roost in Hebei, in comparison, what is it if the steps are not too big?Just like eating, chewing more than you can chew will inevitably cause indigestion.

Therefore, Dou Jiande readily accepted Liu Ya's strategy, and after discussing with Liu Ya, he took more than 20 people to the northeast to go around Wei County, to the direction of Mingshui in the southeast of Quzhou.At the same time, people rode fast horses to Shandong to pass orders, ordering Gao Yaxian's East Route Army to suspend the attack on Bianzhou and Liangzhou, and order Gao Yaxian to personally lead the young general Su Dingfang, dispatch some elite troops, and rush to Mingshui to join him. Dou Jiande plans to fight Yang Yong again in Mingzhou.

It was a wise choice for Dou Jiande to do so. First, he had just lost a battle, and his morale was low. Second, Wei Zheng's troops arrived in Liyang.At this time, it would be pure bastard's move to storm the small town of Wei County.

He detoured in the direction of Wei County and chose the small county of Mingshui in the eastern part of Mingzhou as the battlefield. Not only could he get rid of this dilemma, but he could also let his hero Liu Heita recover from his injuries and fight again, and he could also get food, grass and soldiers in the middle of the battle. In addition, because he has the final say on all the states and counties here, and more importantly, it is to complete the join forces with his East Army soldiers as soon as possible to enhance their strength.

These are the necessary conditions for his decisive battle with Yang Yong. Although he has not yet figured out a way to deal with Yang Yong's two aces, it is only 8 people after all. By then, Dou Jiande thinks that he can make up at least 40. People and horses.

And now I have Liu Ya, Liu Heita, Dong Kangmai and other think tanks under my command. At that time, I will add military geniuses such as the wise and brave Gao Yaxian, the legendary young general Su Dingfang, and the 50 soldiers and horses of Mingzhou Gaoshida. The total number of his soldiers and horses is not far from 20, and this is another battle in their home. Such a strong force has an absolute advantage against Yang Yong's [-] soldiers and horses, at least it is more than enough to relieve the siege of Mingzhou.

But Dou Jiande still has some worries, that is, this detour will add hundreds of miles, and it will take time to join forces with Gao Yaxian's East Route Army, and the decisive battle with Yang Yong in Mingzhou will be at least a month away It's over, it's already the end of the year, and it will be the beginning of spring next year (that is, 611). Can Gao Shida stick to Mingzhou and wait until that day?Now Yang Yong's soldiers and horses have been trapped in the city for half a month. Whether they can hold on for a month and a half depends on the wisdom of Gao Shida and the perseverance of fifty thousand Mingzhou soldiers!

But thinking of Gao Shida's wisdom, Dou Jiande really dare not compliment him, otherwise, he would not abdicate from the top position to himself, and resigned to the second line, but thinking about these plans increased troubles, in the end, Dou Jiande didn't think about it anymore, and could only resign himself to fate.

Looking back to Wei County, Yang Yong and three beautiful wives were standing at the top of the city. Seeing Dou Jiande's troops retreating like an ebb, he was both happy and unsatisfied.Happily, the plan he discussed with Li Jing dug a big hole in Wei Jun, which gave Dou Jiande a blow.The unfinished business is that there are no big fish caught in this net, Liu Heita, the only big fish that got into the net, due to his own reasons, let him slip through the net, what a pity.

At this time, the results of Yang Yong's battle were reported. In this battle, a total of 2 enemies were wiped out, of which more than 4000 were captured, but a heavy price was paid with more than [-] casualties.The [-] soldiers defending the city suffered the most losses. When Dou Jiande withdrew his troops, no more than [-] people could fight on the top of the city.That is to say, if Dou Jiande does not withdraw his troops and insists on attacking the city, it will only be a matter of time before the city is broken. Then, Yang Yong can only use his two ace divisions to fight against Dou Jiande's troops in the city.

In addition, Yang Yong's armored cavalry team and infantry team had a total of 8 horses, and more than [-] people were lost in this battle, mainly due to casualties of the infantry team.

After listening to the report, Yang Yong asked Luo Shiying to lead a team to clean up the battlefield, treat the wounded, register the dead soldiers, and so on.Let Yang Yuling lead a team to repair the damaged city wall, transport rolling wood, stones, bows and arrows to the top of the city, and strengthen the city defense to prevent Dou Jiande's army from attacking the city again.Let Princess Yujing deal with these captives according to the previous method, and disband or recruit them on the spot according to the wishes of the captives.

After arranging these, Yang Yong took his personal guards to visit the seriously wounded number regardless of his fatigue.At this time, someone came to report that Dou Jiande's team had withdrawn and was heading northeast. It is not known exactly where.

Yang Yong was taken aback for a moment, could this be Dou Jiande's plan?Regardless of him, we just went out of the city to chase and kill him, so we sent an order to let the detective horse who reported the incident continue to keep an eye on him, and report quickly if there was any trouble, and sent the detective horse who reported the incident away.

Soon the good news came that military advisor Wei Zheng led his troops to recover a large area of ​​lost land in northern Henan, and the [-] troops had already arrived in Liyang.

Yang Yong was overjoyed when he heard that, at this moment he understood the reason why Dou Jiande's army withdrew.One day later, Wei Zheng led generals Wu Tianxi and Li Wan'er and led [-] troops to Weijun to meet Yang Yong.

Wei Zheng reported the situation of the battle to Yang Yong, and the crisis in Luoyang was resolved, and more than a dozen prefectures and counties including Xingyang, Muye, and Liyang returned to Yang Yong's hands.Yang Yong immediately rewarded Wei Zheng and Wu Tianxi heavily, and made a great contribution to them.

When Yang Yong asked General Qu Tutong, Wei Zheng saluted and said: "My lord, when our troops started from Hulaoguan, we gathered more than 7 people from all over the country and asked Zhang Gongjin to prepare food and grass in Luoyang. When we regained the lost ground Considering that these states and counties along the way can be used as the supply line for the prince's army, they all stationed heavy guards, and General Qu Tutong led 7 troops to be responsible for escorting grain and grass, so our more than 3 soldiers and horses were divided along the way. , there are still [-] people in front of the prince's tent to listen to, and the food and grass will arrive soon, so the prince doesn't have to worry about the lone army going deep and the army's supplies."

Yang Yong laughed loudly after hearing this: "You really deserve to be a good military advisor of this king. You are really thoughtful." Three days later, Qu Tutong transported the first batch of grain and grass to Wei County. After Yang Yong rewarded Qu Tutong, A large banquet was held to reward the three armies and celebrate the victory.

The next day, someone came to report that Dou Jiande's army had gone all the way northeast, towards Wei County.Yang Yong understood Dou Jiande's intentions as soon as he heard it, and discussed with Wei Zhengyi, let Li Wan'er lead [-] troops to defend Wei County, take three beautiful wives, and Wei Zheng and Wu Tianxi with an army of [-], leave Wei County, and go to Ming in a mighty way. State open.

(End of this chapter)