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Chapter 2291 Bad news comes again

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    Li Shimin spent a lot of effort to break away from the pursuit of the Tiger Cavalry Army and circled a long way south before returning to the Tang Army's camp.

    At this time, the Tang army had already returned to the camp.

    There was a fierce battle that day, and the Tang army was gradually losing ground and was about to collapse, but Li Shimin was still late.  While Xue Shou and Hou Junji were still hesitating, Changsun Shunde made a decisive decision and ordered the rear troops to come out to cover the retreat of the front troops.

    Fortunately, Xue Shou also noticed something was wrong and did not hinder Changsun Shunde's order. Fortunately, Changsun Shunde still had enough reserves in his hands, so the Tang army's rear army took over the front army, and the two armies covered each other, and then they retreated from the chaotic battlefield.

    However, at this time, the Sui army was full of fighting spirit and unstoppable.  When the Tang army withdrew from the battlefield, it was almost collapsed.  Especially the army in the rear was unable to retreat in the face of the Sui army's tidal attack, and was eventually annihilated.

    In this battle, the Tang army suffered heavy losses, with more than 20,000 casualties.  If Changsun Shunde had not retreated in time, the entire army would have been wiped out.

    When Li Shimin returned to the camp, he saw wounded soldiers everywhere and endless screams. The entire Tang Army camp was shrouded in a dark cloud.

    Li Shimin looked at the scene in front of him with a heavy heart and silence.

    After returning to the account, Li Shimin listened to the entire battle in detail. After listening, he was also full of fear. Although Hou Junji and others were loyal, they did not have a problem, but they did not dare to disobey their own will, fearing that the whole army would be defeated.  You have to wait for yourself to collapse.

    So Li Shimin stepped forward and took hold of the eldest son Shunde's hand and said: "Without Duke Xue, our Tang Dynasty would be in danger!"

    Changsun Shunde is not too proud, although his temperament is not very humble.  But Changsun Shunde knew very well that for this defeat, when it came to Li Yuan, he would definitely be the one to take the blame. It would be great if he could escape unscathed, so there is no need to talk about any merit.

    A defeated battle, although Changsun Shunde turned the tide, there was nothing exciting about it.  The devastation after the battle was a big trouble.  Li Shimin also struggled for a day and a night, and was exhausted, so he asked everyone to count the casualties and deal with the aftermath, while he stayed alone in the camp, thinking about the defeat.

    Did Li Shimin make a mistake in this battle?

    In fact, Li Shimin made no mistakes. Not only that, he made the right choice whether he fought or retreated.  Especially during the breakout, they turned back and forth several times to get rid of the pursuing Tiger Cavalry Army.

    As for the plan before the war, if Li Shimin is asked to choose again, he will make the same choice again.  He couldn't afford it at all. Only by taking risks could he have a chance of victory.

    But this battle was lost even though Li Shimin made no mistakes.

    Li Shimin thought hard about the gains and losses, but he could only attribute it to the fact that the Tang army was not as powerful as the Sui army.

    These days, food is the original sin.

    Of course, the combat effectiveness of the Tang army was indeed inferior to that of the Sui army. This is an indisputable fact, but Li Shimin's defeat was really more than that.

    Huang Mingyuan had a profound influence on Li Shimin.

    When Li Shimin was a boy, he admired Huang Mingyuan the most.

    Huang Mingyuan accepted Li Shimin as his apprentice, so he naturally wanted to teach him some real skills.  But there are some things that cannot be handed over to prevent Li Shimin from becoming stronger. What Huang Mingyuan can teach is what Li Shimin is best at in history, such as defensive counterattacks.

    Once, Huang Mingyuan and others rehearsed a war, and the decisive battle was at Hulao Pass.  At that time, Li Shimin led the superior force to attack, while Huang Mingyuan led his army to hold on.  The two sides were at a stalemate, so Huang Mingyuan first showed weakness by sending cavalry north to herd horses, and then secretly transferred the main cavalry back to Hulao Pass.  At that time, Li Shimin thought that Hulao Pass was weak and led troops to attack.  Huang Mingyuan held on to the city, draining Li Shimin's energy.  When Li Shimin was exhausted from fighting, Huang Mingyuan suddenly sent cavalry to directly attack Li Shimin's central army.  Li Shimin was defeated and eventually the entire army collapsed.

    This deduction gave Li Shimin a great shock, and also made him unconsciously imitate his teacher's method of using troops when encountering the same situation in subsequent battles.

    Li Shimin himself didn¡¯t even notice this.

    Huang Mingyuan has always regarded Li Yuan and his son as his biggest enemies. He has been studying Li Shimin's military use cases in his past and present lives. Through repeated elucidation, combined with Li Shimin's character and temper, he has basically understood Li Shimin's command habits.

    Before the war, Huang Mingyuan specifically gave these insights to Zheng Yanqing and Huang Weiyang, so it became inevitable that Zheng Yanqing knew Li Shimin's plan so clearly in this battle.

    In fact, if it were others, such as Yang Su, Li Jing and others, Huang Mingyuan's research might not be so thorough. Unfortunately, Li Shimin's military style is too obvious and single, and too (Remember this website's website address: www.hlnovel  .com
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