Chapter 1001 Victory in the first battle
Li Jiancheng thought a lot. In fact, if there were no 200,000 vanguards, they might directly attack Chang'an, and what should they use to stop them?
He would never think about the 500,000 soldiers in Wagang City because he could not count on it.
Li Jiancheng was just tough on the surface, but in fact he had no intention of fighting, but he could not retreat just like this. No matter how you choose, you would have to pay a price, so you can only choose something that is beneficial to him.
"No, someone attacked."
The sudden sneak attack shocked Li Jiancheng. He thought that after a certain level of battle, some troops were left, they left, and at this moment, there were still surprises.
"Brother, I'll stay here and you'll take people away."
Li Yuanji shouted hurriedly, and he had already brought people to the battle no longer given Li Jiancheng a chance to react.
"Charge, retreat."
Li Jiancheng had to retreat.
The surprise attackers were led by the Pei brothers and others. All of them were elite soldiers and horses, although the number of troops was small, the combat effectiveness was very strong.
When they were fighting in the battlefield ahead, their purpose was to kill the enemy's chief general. This battle was their long-awaited opportunity to obtain military achievements, and each of them showed all their strength.
Cheng Zhijie and Yuchi Jingde cooperated together. Both of them were brave generals. They could take off the enemy with just one move. No one could stop them from being ruthless.
The Pei brothers are even more brave and powerful in killing enemies at all. Those who protect the Li brothers are all elites, and even under the attack of a group of powerful generals, they will retreat step by step.
Pei Qingxuan, as the commander, did not lead the troops to charge. The team on the front battlefield sent Xiong Kuohai to lead the team, the most luxurious true appearance of Youzhou military generals.
At this moment, these talents have emerged, and their training has accumulated over the past few years and have grown up.
Xiong Kuohai was very calm in the battle formation. He would not have any enemy with combat power wherever he passed. The cavalry should play the role of the cavalry.
The horses on the main battlefield are moving quickly, and the charge can cause more damage to the enemy.
The cavalry on both sides had entered the formation and the middle troops advanced a little faster.
Li Jiancheng led his men to retreat. At this time, he was no longer in the mood to worry about the soldiers behind him. He just hoped that his third brother would come back alive.
But I was always on the road and didn't look back.
Li Yuanji was so kind to his elder brother that he did the best of his kindness. He did not forget to withdraw the troops that could be withdrawn.
He already had the consciousness behind the cushion.
After an hour, the Tang Dynasty's troops were defeated, and the main generals retreated, no matter how elite they were, they did not have enough morale to support them in continuing to fight.
There is no suspense about Li Yuanji being besieged and wanted to leave. In the end, he was captured by Pei Yuanqing. Of course, he was already in a coma after being hit by a hammer. The capture was because he was not killed directly.
Pei Qingxuan did not continue to pursue, and it is true that the vanguard soldiers are good at attacking, but on the battlefield, it is not only attack that can solve the problem, but must have a view of the overall situation.
A victory was won, and the third prince of the Tang Kingdom and tens of thousands of Tang soldiers were captured. This was the victory of this battle.
"Notify and correct on the spot, count the war damage."
Pei Qingxuan has a very stable mentality. After this battle, the combat power of both sides has been compared. She is no match for the cavalry under the same force.
When the people of Youzhou arrived, they began to clean the battlefield. In two days, the traces of the battle had been cleared, the roads were restored to normal and appropriate repairs were made.
The statistics have been completed. This war captured 60,000 local soldiers and more than 50,000 killed. It is estimated that Li Jiancheng took away half of the troops, but capturing Li Yuanji was a great contribution.
With hostages, the other party can be used if they negotiate. Li Yuan will be able to measure how much value the third prince of Tang is.
The battlefield is cold-blooded and ruthless, and even Li Yuanji is Li Xiuning's younger brother, he can't change anything.
Li Jiancheng escaped a hundred miles away and was about to arrive at Taiyuan Prefecture. The Central Plains war was defeated at the beginning and suffered heavy losses.
The city counties that had occupied before had predicted that they would not be able to defend for long, and they would take the initiative to be a failed battle.
The strength of the vanguard soldiers is already scary. Unless there are the same number of cavalry, they will really be unable to compete, or they may have the possibility of a battle with several times the force.
"General, no one follows him, he has escaped."
"Quickly rush to Taiyuan Prefecture."
Li Jiancheng was worried about the pursuit of the vanguard soldiers, and he was frightened all the way, so the cavalry had such an advantage.
After winning the first battle, Li De had already received the news that the Li family's troops would not be the opponent of the vanguard soldiers as they expected.
After Li Jiancheng returned to Taiyuan Prefecture, he passed the news back to Chang'an and began to repair it in Taiyuan Prefecture. For this reason, the Tang Dynasty court had nothing to say.
They didn't expect that Youzhou would really send troops, and many ministers believed that they should not confront Youzhou at this time.
Besides, Li Shimin also sent troops, but the results achieved were completely opposite. He expanded a large area of land in half a month, defeated many small forces and absorbed many people.
With steady progress, the area under Wagang City's control at this time has been expanded by at least twice, and the people in many villages have been forced to migrate to Wagang.
Tens of thousands of people were added inside and outside Wagang City.
Li Shimin's approach was very tough and could not be refused at all.
The Central Plains War began in the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan was very troubled at this time. He now regretted Li Jiancheng's original proposal [ www.xbqg5200.co]. Not only did he lose 100,000 troops, he also caused Youzhou to interfere. Now he has to think about how to defend.
He wanted Li Shimin to bring troops back to defend, but he also knew that in this case, the conflict between the two sons would expand again, and then the Tang Kingdom might be destroyed by them without Youzhou's attack.
"Your Majesty, the vanguard of Youzhou has taken the initiative in the Central Plains war. If you really want to give up the Central Plains, it will be very unfavorable to the Tang Kingdom. Please continue to increase troops to defend against the enemy."
Li Yuan was very angry. He had already lost 100,000 troops and horses. How many troops would he have to invest in the ministers were very clear. There were still many troops that could be used. If Taiyuan Prefecture and Wagang City sent troops, it might not be impossible to stop the vanguard troops.
Whether to do this depends on Li Yuan’s decision. They just came up with ideas, and they did not hide their lives. Many of their opinions were very pertinent.
Could Li Yuan not know? The key is that once the troops from Taiyuan Prefecture are used, it is equivalent to a real war with Youzhou.
At the first time, Taiyuan Prefecture will become the other party's primary target. If you lose Taiyuan Prefecture, you will have no foothold in the north.
Besides, Wagang City is controlled by Li Shimin, and he is not sure if he really wants to use all his strength.
Five hundred thousand soldiers were Li Shimin's full strength, and if it were him, he would not have agreed easily.
Chapter completed!