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- Li Yuan has decided to follow Wen Daya's suggestion and let Xue Rengao and Huang Mingzheng enter Weibei to liberate Dou Kang and Li Shentong's troops. But he didn't completely listen to Wen Daya and give up Guanzhong.
Giving up these two words is easy to say, but how can anyone do it so easily.
After all, the land of Guanzhong is so generous. If you give up here, it will be difficult for Li Yuan to find a better base than Guanzhong. Although Guanzhong is surrounded by enemies at this moment, most of it is still in the hands of Li Yuan. Moreover, giving up Guanzhong and moving south to Bashu would mean completely giving up the opportunity to compete with Huang Mingyuan for the world and settling in a corner. Of course, Li Yuan was not willing to accept it.
Therefore, Li Yuan would never take this step unless it was absolutely necessary.
Li Yuan planned to make peace with Dou Kang and Li Shentong's troops, and take advantage of the opportunity of Xue Rengao and Huang Mingzheng's struggle for Weibei to first defeat the enemies near Chang'an to the south to ensure the safety of Chang'an, and then establish a defense line along the south bank of the Wei River to find The chance to defeat Zhang Wenyuan and Liu Yunfang.
Only by defeating a Sui army can Huang Mingyuan's encirclement and suppression be completely broken and the entire army activated.
Although I cannot say that this plan has a 100% chance of success, it is worth taking the risk for Li Yuan.
Li Yuan seems to have a weak character, but in fact he is very strong, and his courage is hidden in his heart. When the critical moment comes, he is far more courageous than those who are fierce and shy.
Of course, the prerequisite for all this is to break out from Tongzhou.
Li Yuan thought about breaking out before, so he remained calm and tried his best to break out while retaining all his strength. But now, looking at it, this possibility is not high.
The Sui army was too strong to watch the Tang army retreat. To the west of Luoshui, Xiagui was lost and there were no troops to respond.
In Li Yuan¡¯s opinion, the best way now is to use an elite force to break off the rear, contain Zhang Wenyuan and Liu Yunfang, and then take the opportunity for the main force to cross the river.
Of course, regardless of whether the main force can successfully cross the river, this broken army may be sacrificed in Tongzhou.
In addition to the 60,000 new troops, Li Yuan also has three elite troops. Yuan Cong's Forbidden Army, Wang Zhu's Drum Flag Army and Zhang Jin's Yulin Army. Three troops, numbering no less than 50,000.
After Li Yuan rushed to Tongzhou, he took the command from Zhang Jin in the name of the place where he was defeated. The Yulin Army was also personally controlled by Li Yuan.
Although Zhang Jin is an old man from Guan Long, he is not Li Yuan¡¯s confidant after all.
And Zhang Jin is quite self-aware. How can he have the courage to compete with Li Yuan for military power after losing Pujin Pass and most of Tongzhou.
The troops behind the break should not only protect the main force across the river, but also be like a nail, firmly embedded in Tongzhou City, so that Zhang Wenyuan and Liu Yunfang did not dare to go south with all their strength.
This requires that the remaining troops not only be able to fight to the death, but also be good at fighting.
Li Yuan doesn't want to discard any of the main force, but it doesn't make much sense to just keep the new soldiers. If you leave this group of people behind today, they will be able to escape before nightfall.
But among the three armies, the Yuancong Forbidden Army must not be moved. As for the Drum Flag Army and the Yulin Army, Li Yuan could not trust the latter.
Zhang Wenyuan and Liu Yunfang were so frightened by this battle that they had no determination to fight to the death.
But Wang Zhou's Drumming and Flag Army was Li Yuan's direct line unit, the old foundation for Jinyang's army.
After much hesitation, Li Yuan finally called Wang Zhou to discuss the matter with him. After all, from all aspects, the Gubanjun Army is the most suitable to break up the rear.
Wang Zhou is an old confidant of Li Yuan who was brought out from Jinyang. When he was in Jinyang, he was just a captain of Yingyang School. He was promoted by Li Yuan from a young age. To this day, he is regarded as a confidant when he is in charge, which shows that he has great trust.
The Drum Banner Army is stationed in Chang'an County, which is equivalent to the Royal Forest Army. This is a level of trust that Chai Shao, Liu Hongji, Wang Changxie and other close generals do not have.
Therefore, Wang Zhu accepted the order calmly and said, "Unless he dies in battle, the Sui army will never be allowed to cross Tongzhou."
Li Yuan was very moved by Wang Zhou's generous words, and even felt a little bit intolerant.
"But Li Yuan is a politician after all, he knows what he should do, and he is not as kind as a woman at the critical moment. So in the end, he encouraged Wang Zhou and ordered a generous reward to the flag-drumming army.
But in the end, he still chose to keep this army.
Early on the morning of August 1st, before dawn, Li Yuan ordered the three armies to bury pots for cooking and prepare to attack.
Before the war, Li Yuan summoned the generals and held a mobilization meeting. He gave the generals a clear analysis of the current situation and distributed all the remaining goods in Tongzhou City to the generals to boost their morale.
For Li Yuan, victory or defeat depends on this one move.
Except for the Drum Banner Army and the 20,000 new soldiers left to Wang Zhou, the rest of the troops were concentrated?The south gate of Tongzhou City.
The 20,000 new recruits are not capable of fighting. They are left to Wang Zhou, that is, they can help to build momentum, or help to provoke others, and act as laborers.
There are almost 70,000 to 80,000 troops to break through.
Li Yuan placed the Yuan Cong Imperial Army at the front of the breakout queue. When they first broke through, the Sui army's defense was at its most relaxed. As long as Yuan broke out from the Forbidden Army, Li Yuan could accept the rest of the results.
"After Yuan Cong banned the army, there were 40,000 new soldiers.
Of these 40,000 recruits, 20,000 are combat-ready soldiers selected from the 80,000 recruits, while the other 20,000 are far worse.
Li Yuan planned to divide these 40,000 troops into two groups, each with 10,000 combat troops and 10,000 auxiliary troops, and then set up a formation on the east bank of the Luo River to stop the Sui army again.
The Yuan Cong Imperial Army crossed first, followed by the Yulin Army, and the remaining 40,000 recruits were left behind.
For Li Yuan, these 40,000 recruits are actually consumables. How many can cross the river in the end depends on their luck.
At the fifth watch, it was still dark. Since it was the beginning of the month, even the crescent moon was hard to see in the second half of the night. There was no light and everything was pitch black.
It was quite quiet all over Luoshui. After the Tang army stopped building bridges on the Luoshui River, the river returned to its former tranquility.
The east city gate of Tongzhou suddenly opened, and then a large group of cavalry jumped out.
These cavalrymen went straight to Luoshui, then separated the two sides, and connected a passage between Tongzhou and Luoshui. This was the first barrier built for the troops crossing the river to prevent the Sui army's cavalry from attacking.
The rest of the infantry divided into three teams, followed the cavalry, and rushed over together.
After leaving the city gate, there were three teams of troops. The first two teams immediately split to both sides, while the Yulin Army followed Yuan Cong's Forbidden Army forward and became the central army.
Among them, the Yuan Dynasty brought a large number of ships from the Forbidden Army and the Yulin Army.
All the ships of the Tang army in Luoshui were burned by the Sui army. In order to cross the river this time, Li Yuan tore down the doors and windows of every house in the city and used them as sampans, and built various temporary boats.
At this time, these ships were wrapped in the army, and the men carried the horses, and headed for Luoshui together.
It has to be said that the entire Tang army was like a compact formation, each performing its duties and in good order. Everyone was ready for the coming battle. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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