Chapter 2473: Shen Gongbao and Lu Yue in the Great Victory of Haojing (5)
Chapter 2470: Shen Gongbao and Lu Yue in the Great Victory of Haojing (5)
There was no special reason for Li Shimin to choose the Haojing site to fight a decisive battle with Wang Jian, but it was just because the terrain here was wide and suitable for a decisive battle.
The flat terrain around the ruins of Haojing is convenient for the Qin army''s cavalry to fight, but also facilitates the coordinated combat between the Tang army''s infantry and cavalry.
The Qin army had 30,000 cavalry, and half of them alone accounted for, and a total of 15,000 iron cavalry.
The Tang army had 60,000. Although there were not as many cavalry as the Qin army, there were still 10,000 cavalry, which was the only remaining cavalry in Xiliang in Li Shimin.
After Dong Zhuo''s death, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry was divided into two parts and was divided up by Li Yang''s family, among which Li Shimin still occupied the majority.
Yang Guang and Li Shimin fought for Guanzhong, but failed and retreated into Liangzhou. At that time, there were not many Western Liang Iron Cavalry under his command, but as he became famous in Liangzhou and eventually unified Liangzhou, the Western Liang Iron Cavalry of the Sui Dynasty began to grow stronger and stronger.
On the contrary, the Tang Dynasty Xiliang Iron Cavalry, which originally had a strong family, became increasingly weak due to continuous defeats, and now there are only 10,000 elite cavalry left.
Whether it is Tang or Sui, there is actually no shortage of horses.
The Sui and Tang dynasties worked together to destroy the Qiang people, divided all the resources of the Qiang people, and integrated the Qiang area into a six county, each of which accounted for half.
This battle made both the Sui and Tang dynasties make a fortune.
The Qiang people are also nomadic peoples, and they produce cattle, sheep and horses. The Qiang land is also suitable for horse herding.
So, how could the Sui and Tang dynasties lack war horses? Instead, they rely on export wars to maintain huge military supplies.
The Tang Dynasty occupied Guanzhong and could barely afford the expenses of the army. So how could the Sui State occupying the barren Liangzhou rely on to support the army?
There is only one way to sell war horses.
In troubled times, war horses are important strategic materials, and they are consumables, and they are simply in short supply.
The Shu and Chu countries in the south did not produce horses, but they both formed cavalry units because they bought horses from the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Even if they sold a large number of horses to Shu and Chu, the Tang Dynasty''s war horse reserves were still very rich, but its own cavalry was not large, which was mainly consumed in the battle with the Qin army.
Secondly, the cost of cavalry is much greater than that of infantry, and with the size of the defeated Tang Dynasty, it could not afford to support so many cavalry and could not internally digest and transform all the war horses it possessed into cavalry.
After all, not all countries can form more than 200,000 cavalry like Qin.
Of course, the total number of cavalry in the Tang Dynasty must be more than 10,000, but a total of 30,000.
In addition to the 10,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry in Guanzhong, the Tang Kingdom also had 10,000 cavalry in Longxi and Qiang.
But these 20,000 cavalry are all new troops, with short training time and never experienced the tempering of war. It is obviously impossible to be the opponent of the Daqin Iron Cavalry who has been armed to the teeth.
Therefore, Li Shimin left these 10,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry in Guanzhong, because only the 10,000 Western Liang Iron Cavalry that have survived in the era of Dong Zhuo can be qualified to fight against the Great Qin Iron Cavalry.
The Tang cavalry had 10,000, but the Qin cavalry had 15,000. The Tang army was obviously at an absolute disadvantage, but Li Shimin was not worried at all. Because of the disadvantages in the cavalry, he could get it back from other aspects.
"Reported to the lord, the Qin army came from three routes. Wang Jian''s troops were the central army. Gongsun Xuanyuan and Gongsun Yan formed the left and right wings respectively. The generals of the army had no other new faces except Yuwen Chengdu, Yue Yun, Pei Yuanqing, Huang Tianhua and other generals."
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Li Shimin looked at the neat and orderly Qin army camp opposite, and a sneer flashed across the corner of his mouth, saying, "Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.
Wang Jian, you know all your intelligence and information, but you know nothing about it, and you will definitely lose this battle. ”
All the information of the three armies of the Qin army on the western route, including the deployment of troops, proportions, general lineups, etc., was exposed in the previous war, so Li Shimin understood Wang Jian''s background so much.
On the other hand, Wang Jian, except for knowing the specific forces of the Tang army leaving the city and the main general Li Shimin, he didn''t even know which generals there were other Tang army besides Li Yuanba, and he had little knowledge of the Tang army''s background.
War is both a national war and an intelligence war.
I know everything about you, but you know nothing about me. If you make targeted arrangements, you can defeat the strong.
Li Shimin''s morale was low and his overall combat power was weaker than that of the Qin army, but he still dared to go out of the city to fight decisively, but he felt that Wang Jian had already figured out his details.
Now he not only has an overall advantage in terms of military strength, but also has an absolute advantage in terms of general lineup.
This time, the general lineup under Li Shimin was not only the powerful generals of Li Tang’s country, but also the Taoist Sanqing who joined halfway and the elite disciples of Buddhism.
Taiqing: Ji Fa, Bo Yikao, Nangong Shi, Ji Shuqian, Ji Shukun…
Yuqing: Xiao Sheng, Cao Bao, Ji Shuming, Ji Shusheng, Ji Shude…
Shangqing: Shen Gongbao, Lu Yue, Chen Geng, Li Ping...
Buddhism: Wei Hu;
In addition, the powerful generals of the Tang army: Li Yuanba, Ma Shanwei, Xin Wenli, Shang Master and Apprentice, Kang Anyu, Gao Siji, Gao Sixiang, Gao Xingzhou, Kang Junli, Guo Chongtao, Zhu Youqian, Shi Jingtang, Shi Jingsi, Hua Xiong, Li Jue and other powerful generals.
The Tang army''s general lineup this time is extremely luxurious, and it can almost completely crush the Qin army.
As for the commander lineup, the Tang army included Li Shimin, Changsun Wuji, Zhao She, Yuwen Tai, Xu Rong and Li Keyong.
The Qin army included Wang Jian, Gongsun Xuanyuan, and Gongsun Yan.
Although there are many commanders of the Tang army, only Li Shimin commanded the commander of the hundred. Although the number of the Qin army is small, there are two commanders of Wang Jian and Gongsun Xuanyuan, and there are also Wen Zhong who has not yet been exposed.
Therefore, in terms of command, the Qin army was obviously better than the Tang army, but Li Shimin had not realized this yet.
To sum up, except for the commander and morale, the Tang army has an advantage in all aspects. No matter from any perspective, there is no reason to be defeated.
But for some reason, Shen Gongbao, who joined the Tang army halfway through, always had a bad premonition in his heart. After hesitating, he said, "Duke Tang, something is wrong. If you stop now, it may be too late."
When Li Shimin heard this, he frowned and turned his head to look at Shen Gongbao on the side.
Shen Gongbao was wearing a Tai Chi Taoist robe, with a childish face, and a fairy-like Taoist bone. However, he rode under his crotch not a war horse, but a black panther with spots. He looked like this, no matter who looked at it, he would feel unconscious.
When Shen Gongbao was just here, Li Shimin was still extremely surprised. He didn''t understand why Shen Gongbao, who was born in Shangqing, came to help Tang?
Before learning that Shen Gongbao was a disciple of the Yuqing Sect before he joined the Shangqing Dynasty, he had already defected to the State of Song. This time he came to help Tang to repay Yuqing''s kindness, Li Shimin reluctantly believed Shen Gongbao''s words, but the defensiveness he should have would definitely not be eliminated.
"Master Shen, why did you say this?" Li Shimin asked with some displeasure.
Shen Gongbao is also a wise man, so he naturally saw Li Shimin''s displeasure, but he was not a minister of Li Tang, so he naturally didn''t need to look at Li Shimin''s expression, so he said bluntly:
"At present, the Tang army has no advantage in morale, except that it does not have the advantage in all aspects and is well aware of the enemy, but the other side knows nothing about us. If we fight, we will not say that we will win, and the winning rate will be as high as 70% or 80%.
"Is there anything wrong with this?" Li Shimin asked again.
"Of course not. If the Tang army''s chances of winning are so high, why would Wang Jian dare to fight? Is he stupid? Or is he so arrogant?"
Listening to Shen Gongbao''s words, Li Shimin''s brows frowned even tighter.
He is not the kind of monarch who cannot listen to others'' advice. He listened to Shen Gongbao''s words, so he thought. Did Wang Jian dare to fight because he was arrogant?
Obviously not.
Wang Jian''s record in the battle against the Japanese was second only to Wu Qi. He had never lost a single battle after many battles. He was obviously a very cautious general.
Then why did the enemy come to fight in a decisive battle when it is dark and we are bright?
Li Shimin could not imagine the reason, but could only be attributed to Wang Jian''s absolute confidence in the Qin army and himself. Even if the enemy is dark, we will be clear, and even if the enemy is large and we will be few, we will still have the confidence to win.
Shen Gongbao didn''t know what Li Shimin was thinking. Seeing that Li Shimin was silent, he thought he was shaken, so he continued, "I studied Wang Jian, who is extremely cautious in using troops and never fights unsure of wars, so he must have a backup plan that we don''t know.
Duke Tang, take advantage of the fact that the war has not started yet, it is better to withdraw your troops.
Although the fight will lose some face, it can preserve its strength. Once it is defeated, the consequences will be unimaginable..."
Shen Gongbao was interrupted by Li Shimin before he could finish his words.
“Enough.”
Li Shimin''s face turned pale, he drew his sword and pointed it at Shen Gongbao, scolding, "The Taoist priest dared to disrupt our morale, but he felt that the sword in his hand was unfavorable?"
Seeing this, Shen Gongbao was also very angry.
The old Taoist travels thousands of miles and is kind to help you. If you don’t appreciate it, you still want to kill me?
Okay, you Li Shimin will play by yourself, the old Taoist will not accompany Li Tang.
Shen Gongbao is also a backbone person. After snorting coldly, he turned his head and headed back.
Lu Yue, Li Ping and others, when they saw Shen Gongbao leaving, they followed them together. They didn''t want to participate in the Qin-Tang war, but were persuaded by Shen Gongbao.
Shen Gongbao was dissatisfied, but he still hoped that Li Shimin could win. After all, only if Li Shimin wins can he be able to protect Chang''an. As long as the Qin Dynasty failed to completely defeat Guanzhong, he would not attack the Central Plains in one day, and the situation of Song State would be safer.
Shen Gongbao is just a small episode and will not affect the situation of the battle.
Just as Li Shimin was observing the Qin army''s formation, Wang Jian and other generals also observed the arrangements of the Tang army.
It doesn''t matter if this doesn''t look at it, but I was shocked when I saw it, because almost all the arrangements of the Tang army were targeting the Qin army.
Gun array, crossbow array, knife and shield array, etc. are clearly distinguished. Except for a slightly lower morale, there is almost no flaw found.
"I''m good, the Tang army has figured out all the information about the three armies in the West." Yue Yun said with a serious face.
"Have you touched it thoroughly? You can''t see it." Wang Jian said.
The generals showed confusion, but Wang Jian pointed to Wen Zhong behind him and said, "At least Li Shimin didn''t know that Mr. Wen Zhong was in our army."
The generals looked at each other, and they were right to say that, but just Wen Zhong''s words could not offset the enemy''s disadvantage of being dark and being bright.
"Mr. Wen Zhong, you are the only one who has not been exposed to Li Shimin, so you are the surprise soldier of our army this time. Whether you can win this battle depends on you, huh? Mr. Wen Zhong? Mr.?"
Wen Zhong did not hear Wang Jian’s shouting. At this time, he was holding a thousand-mile mirror in his hand, observing the Tang army camp with concentration, and also found several familiar faces.
"Why is Shen Gongbao among the Tang army? And even Lu Yue is there, is that?"
Wen Zhong showed a serious look and quickly told Wang Jian and other generals the news.
Wang Jian and Gongsun Xuanyuan looked at each other and asked, "Mr. Wen Zhong, are these Shen Gongbao and Lu Yue both disciples of the Shangqing Dynasty?"
"That''s right, although you are just an outer disciple, you are undoubtedly a disciple of the Shangqing."
"External disciple?"
Wang Jian showed a look of surprise, and Wen Zhongze explained: "The general doesn''t know anything. The Shangqing dynasty is divided into inner sects and outer sects. The inner sect disciples are strictly selected, while the outer sect disciples should be much more relaxed.
More than ten years ago, my teacher advocated that there is no difference in teachings, and that he would not look at his virtues and past. No matter how much sin he committed, as long as he truly repents, he could worship the outer door.
People like Shen Gongbao and Lu Yue are not good people, and they entered the outer sect at that time. ”
"Then why did they help Li Tang?" Yuwen Cheng asked in discomfort.
Yue Yun, Huang Tianhua and others also showed confusion.
In their opinion, the Shangqing Sect has long been bound to the Qin Dynasty, and all the elite disciples of the Shangqing have joined the Qin camp. These outer disciples should all join the Qin Dynasty.
Moreover, the unification of the Great Qin has been achieved, and it is better to surrender to the Great Qin than to other countries.
Wen Zhong sighed: "This is because the laws of the Qin Dynasty are strict, and most of the outer disciples of the Shangqing sect, Lu Yue, have a case-breaking record. It would be good if they were not liquidated and it would be impossible to be reused."
Wang Jian was puzzled when he heard this and said, "Even if they have committed crimes, it is still the matter of the previous dynasty. It has something to do with our Great Qin? As long as you sincerely serve our Great Qin, Your Majesty will definitely not blame you."
"That''s General, you don''t know what they''re doing."
As he said that, Wen Zhong showed anger and said in a deep voice: "Before Lu Yue worshipped in Shangqing, he was the leader of the Five Poisons Sect. In order to practice poison skills, he often caught living people to test poison.
Once, Lu Yue accidentally polluted the water source, causing tens of thousands of people in a large town to be highly poisoned.
If the doctor Hua Tuo had not rescued half of the people by chance, he would have been poisoned to death by the people in the town. ”
“Hiss…”
Hearing this, the Qin generals present took a breath of cold air. They never expected that Lu Yue from Shangqing''s outer sect would be so crazy.
What is the difference between this and the evil demons and heretics?
The Shangqing School actually accepted such people. Isn’t this smashing its own signature?
No wonder Lu Yue dared not surrender to the Great Qin. The Great Qin perfectly inherited the Han dynasty. Now it is an orthodox dynasty and cannot tolerate evil heretics like Lu Yue at all.
I believe that Lu Yue knew this, but he was greedy for wealth and glory, so he was invited by Zhao Gongming to join the State of Song.
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Because the Chinese New Year is coming, I have a very high workload this week. I work overtime until nine o''clock every day and I still have to work on weekends. I really don''t have much energy to write, so I''m sorry.
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(This chapter ends)