Chapter 2231: Defeated Changsun Wuji and fought against Wuzhangyuan (Part 1)
Chapter 2228: Defeat Changsun Wuji and fight to the decisive battle of Wuzhangyuan (Part 1)
Changsun Wuji''s 40,000 reinforcements were originally intended to be transferred to Shiguan, but because Li Cunxu urgently asked for help, he was transferred to support Xiaoguan by Li Shimin.
After receiving the order, Changsun Wuji decisively led 20,000 cavalry and rushed to Xiaoguan at night. Unfortunately, he was still one step late in the end. Xiaoguan had been captured by the Qin army, and defenders Li Cunxu and others were all killed in battle.
Changsun Wuji thought he had moved fast enough, but he never expected that Huo Qubing used cavalry to attack the city and took only half a day to capture Xiaoguan. This was simply horrifying.
If Li Cunxu, the governor of Xiaoguan, was a fool, then Huo Qubing would have lost the city in half a day.
But Li Cunxu is obviously a good general with both civil and military power. If Huo Qubing can break through Xiao Pass in the second half of his defense, then the combat power of this Qin army that came from afar would be too terrifying.
Changsun Wuji failed to support Xiao Guan now, but instead bumped into Huo Qubing''s army head-on, so he naturally felt afraid.
If 40,000 reinforcements were present and the infantry and cavalry were fighting together, Changsun Wuji would not be afraid of more than 30,000 Qin cavalry, but now he only has 20,000 cavalry, and he would definitely not be able to fight directly with more than 30,000 Qin cavalry.
Like Changsun Wuji, Huo Qubing did not expect Changsun Wuji to come so quickly. He secretly thanked in his heart that his movements were fast enough, otherwise if he dragged on for another day and a half and let Changsun Wuji enter Xiaoguan, it would be difficult for him to conquer Xiaoguan.
Now that Xiaoguan has been captured, another 20,000 Tang army cavalry have arrived, and all the good things have happened.
Huo Qubing was not afraid of anyone when it comes to field battles, so he decisively ordered: "The goal is to charge the Tang army ten miles southeastwards."
"No." The generals responded in unison.
"Where are Gongsun Xuanyuan and Jintai?"
"The last one will be there."
"You two each lead 8,000 cavalry to form the left and right wings to protect our central army."
"No."
With Huo Qubing''s order, the Qin army''s iron cavalry battalions were immediately divided into three units. Xuanyuan and Jintai each led 8,000 iron cavalry to form the left and right wings, while Huo Qubing personally visited 17,000 iron cavalry to become the central army.
Thirty-three thousand iron cavalry rushed towards the Tang army ten miles away at full speed, and the horse''s hooves trampled on the ground and stirred up a lot of smoke and dust, as if it was an earthquake.
The Qin army had just moved, and a spy came to report it.
"Report to the general, the Tang army did not dare to fight head-on, and had retreated to the direction of Fengxian County."
Hearing this, Huo Qubing on the horse smiled coldly: "It''s easy to come, but it''s not that easy to leave. If you send the order, you can''t let this group of Tang soldiers run away."
Huo Qubing dared to fight Changsun Wuji, but Changsun Wuji dared not fight Huo Qubing. Now his strength is obviously weaker than that of the Qin army, so he rationally chose to avoid the edge.
Changsun Wuji decided to retreat to Wenxian County first, meet with the 20,000 infantrymen in the rear, and then pass the news of Xiaoguan''s fall back to Chang''an, waiting for the lord''s order, and decide how to repel the Qin army.
As for whether Huo Qubing would cross Wuxian and lead his army to Chang''an after retreating to Wuxian?
Changsun Wuji believes that this is possible, but the possibility should not be great.
First of all, Chang''an is the largest city in Guanxi, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. However, Huo Qubing''s troops have all the cavalry, without infantry, how can he capture Chang''an?
Secondly, if the Qin army''s 40,000 troops were not solved, if the Qin army''s defense was unstable and he would be rash and straightforward to Chang''an, he would be likely to be defeated.
Based on these two considerations, Changsun Wuji believes that Huo Qubing will not take the risk of attacking Chang''an so easily before resolving his threat.
Changsun Wuji finally underestimated Huo Qubing. His ideas were carried out according to the conventional ideas, but Huo Qubing never played cards in a routine way when fighting.
How could Huo Qubing, who dared to run for more than 3,000 miles long, went deep into the deepest line of the Tang Kingdom, care about the rear? Food road?
Huo Qubing was ready from the beginning, and after entering Guanzhong, he was upset and was not even ready to leave the defenders in Xiaoguan.
The reason why Long Qi was left to guard Xiao Pass was not the retreat, but the 100,000 stones of food and grass. Changsun Wuji wanted to rely on Fengxian to restrain Huo Qubing, which was naturally impossible, and even he wanted to escape.
"General, the Qin army is catching up with us, and it is very fast. If this continues, it may catch up with our army." Gao Siji reported with an anxious look on his face.
Hearing this, Changsun Wuji frowned: "The Qin cavalry rode Bingzhou horses, which were better than endurance and weaker than sprinting.
The Xiliang horse riding by our Tang army is good at sprinting and weaker than endurance.
How could Xiliang horses be caught up by Bingzhou horses? ”
Gao Siji showed anger and despised Changsun Wuji''s pedantic behavior in his heart. When did he still care about this? He quickly pointed to the smoke and dust rising behind him and said anxiously, "General, please see for yourself."
Changsun Wuji held the Qianli Mile Mile Mile Mile, turned his head and looked back, and his pupils suddenly shrank.
The Qin army is really about to catch up, and the Bingzhou horse is actually faster than the Xiliang horse. This is simply unreasonable.
Changsun Wuji estimated the distance in his mind. According to this situation, the Qin army would be able to catch up in two hours. Although the Tang army could arrive in Fengxian County in two hours, it was not enough for all soldiers to withdraw into the city.
If the army has not yet fully entered the city and the Qin army comes to kill at this time, the situation will definitely be even more chaotic. If the Qin army is allowed to enter the city, it will be a turtle in a jar.
It’s better to turn the horse head and fight the Qin army to the decisive battle now.
As soon as he thought of this, Changsun Wuji asked quickly, "Where is the current location of the 20,000 infantrymen?"
"I just received the report and have passed through Wenxian County and am preparing to retreat into the city."
"Don''t enter the city, let Shi Jingtang lead his army to support him immediately. As long as he can hold back the 30,000 Qin cavalry, after the decisive battle begins, the other 20,000 troops may not be able to repel the Qin cavalry."
Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice, this was the only way he could think of.
Under the leadership of Changsun Wuji, 20,000 Tang cavalry continued to retreat, but after retreating for half an hour, they stopped and turned their horses, waiting for the arrival of the Qin army to prepare for the decisive battle.
With this half hour of marching, the 20,000 Tang army infantry in the rear could also arrive at the battlefield faster.
"Report, the Qin army is three miles away from our army."
"Report, the Qin army is two miles away from our army."
"Report, the Qin army is one mile away from our army."
Changsun Wuji showed a solemn expression on his face, drew his sword and shouted: "Soldiers, the Qin army is aggressive, our army has no choice but to retreat. Only by defeating the Qin army in front can we survive..."
[Dingdong, Changsun Wuji''s skill is activated. After this effect is activated, it can boost the morale of the entire army and improve the combat power of the entire army, commander +2 and force +2.
Changsun Wuji: Commander 93, force 80, intelligence 95, politics 98, charm 88;
Currently, the commander of Changsun Wuji has risen to 95 and his force has risen to 82;]
(This chapter ends)