Otaku Engineer in Great Tang Dynasty Chapter 1527: The wild goose before the battle, a good young general!

Chapter 1537 A wild goose before the formation, a good young general!

"If Wu Jie wants to escape Datang in the shortest time, the route it takes is nothing more than starting from Chang'an, passing through Yongzhou, to Ningzhou, Gyeongju, Jiangzhou, and Shuofang, and then from Huaiyuan to the grassland. ! Judging from the speed of the Great Master, the Witch Tribulation may have passed Binju, or even arrived in Gyeongju!

What we have to do now is to set up an ambush in advance at the must pass from Gyeongju to the grassland! Wu Jie would never expect that the state capital soldiers and horses in the north of Datang would react and act so quickly! "

After cleaning up 30,000 soldiers and horses who are skilled in the battle formation, Li Zexuan led a large army quickly out of the city and headed straight to Jiangzhou to the west.

On the way, Li Zexuan analyzed Xu Tingda beside him.

Because there are no familiar generals around him, and now he has no time to get acquainted with the people around him, Li Zexuan can only do everything by himself, and slowly cultivate a tacit understanding with these soldiers from Bingzhou. Only those who know the people around him Only after he has the ability can he gradually delegate power and leave things to others to handle!

Fortunately, Xu Tingda, the captain of the Zhechong Mansion, is quite capable and has rich experience in battle formations. The most important thing is to be obedient. There is not the rebelliousness that most veterans have, every word Li Zexuan said. He was listening carefully. Hearing the words, he clasped his fists and said:

"What Hou Ye said is reasonable. The closest route from Chang'an to the grassland is this one! However, in the end, it is estimated that in order to avoid the imperial chase, the Wu Jie may not take the official road, and 80% will take some small roads. As long as he holds some critical hurdles that he must pass, he will definitely be able to stop him!"

Li Zexuan nodded, and after a while, he asked: "Xu Duwei has guarded Bingzhou for many years. He must be more familiar with some of the passes in the north than Ben Hou. In Xu Duwei's opinion, Ben Hou should be here. Those passes to dispatch troops and horses?"

Actually, he has a Map of the Tang Dynasty in his mind. He clearly knows some of the northern passes. The reason why he still has to ask this question is because he wants to consider Xu Tingda's thoughts.

Of course, for Xu Tingda himself, he is very willing to accept such considerations. Li Zexuan has already said the purpose of this transfer of troops-rounding up Wu Jie. For him, this is an excellent opportunity for meritorious service. what! If he can perform better in this battle and get a little support from Li Zexuan, then he is likely to be promoted to the next level!

Don’t look at Xu Tingda’s appearance as a big boss, but he is careful. In the past year, Li Zexuan’s promotion speed has been the same as that of a rocket. He has become the most dazzling upstart in the court in recent years. No one in a generation can match! Besides, aside from official positions, Li Zexuan is still a martial arts master, even if he has never been on the battlefield, Xu Tingda dare not have any contempt, so he has always been serious and cautious to wait on the side!

"Returning to Lord Hou, the general thought we should first set up ambush at Longmen Pass, which is the closest to Gyeongju. Secondly, Madou Pass, Yonghe Pass, and even Yanmen Pass should send a small amount of troops to prevent Wu Jie has passed the Longmen Pass at this moment. Secondly, if we fail to block the Wu Jie at Longmen Pass, the remaining three passes can also be delayed for a while!

The most important thing is that these four passes have been a must for military strategists since ancient times. They are the necessary passes to go to the grassland and the necessary passes to enter the Central Plains from the grassland. If you want to go around, witch It is necessary to travel at least five or six hundred miles, so it is impossible for him to go around! "

Xu Tingda thought for a while, then hugged Li Zexuan.

In ancient times, there were many battlefields for military strategists. Some modern people may not understand why there are battlefields for military strategists and why it is necessary to expend huge forces to capture those tactical battlefields? Isn't it enough to just go around?

In fact, these strategic locations are generally divided into two categories, one is a pass, and the other is an important town. The pass is the "critical pass". Under normal circumstances, the terrain on both sides of the pass is high mountains and cannot be bypassed. Important towns can be bypassed during the march, but such important towns are not attacked, but bypassed. In the past, it made the entire military operation meaningless, and it was easy to be attacked back and forth and making dumplings!

The Longmen Pass, Madou Pass, Yonghe Pass, and Yanmen Pass mentioned by Xu Tingda are all dangerous barriers of the former type!

Hearing this, Li Zexuan couldn’t help showing a hint of approval on his face. He nodded and smiled: “Yes! In Wu Jie, the prefectures in the north of Datang have not received the news that the court wanted him. Without effectively organizing troops to stop him, in this case, he will not deliberately go around the switch gate and go a long way!

In that case, Benhou will now take ten thousand troops to Longmen Pass. Xu Duwei, you will take the remaining twenty thousand troops and go northward, holding Benhou’s warrant and imperial decree, and go to Madouguan in turn. , Yonghe Pass, and Yanmen Pass are fortified. When necessary, you can ask the soldiers and horses of the nearby state capital to assist you! Benhou wants to lay a net of heaven and earth to make it difficult for the Witch Tribulation to fly! "

Through these several considerations, Li Zexuan discovered that Xu Tingda is still a talented general. Although he has not heard of this person in history books, it is impossible for every capable person to be able to reach China for five thousand years. Leave a name for Qingshi, right? Those buried in the long river of history are not necessarily incompetent!

It is based on this consideration that Li Zexuan decided to let Xu Tingda lead his own army and go to the north for defense! But having said that, now he is the only general who can be used by his side and can be alone. It is estimated that Xu Tingda is the only one. If he doesn't choose this person, who else can he choose?

Xu Tingda's heart suddenly shook, and a flash of excitement flashed in his eyes. He hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Lord Hou, for your trust! But the general suggested that Lord Hou lead 20,000 troops to guard Longmen Pass, and his subordinates lead 10,000 elite soldiers to the north to deploy defenses. Enough, after all, Wu Jie is very likely to be still in Gyeongju, Longmen Pass, and a fierce battle will soon be ushered in! In comparison, the three passes in the north are not prone to danger!"

He is worried that there are too few soldiers and horses left, and Li Zexuan may be in danger!

Li Zexuan thought for a moment, and finally shook his head: "You don't have to worry about Benhou! Even if Wu Jie has not yet reached Longmen Pass, the ten thousand horses that Benhou has brought are enough to guard here! Let you take The other 20,000 soldiers went to the northern pass, not all to prevent the witches from fleeing, but to prevent the Turkic army from the north!"

Hearing this, Xu Tingda couldn't help being shocked, and he said with a look of horror: "Master Hou, do you mean that the Turks will send a large army to invade the border of my Datang?"

This is "big news". Although there are occasional "frictions" between Datang and Turks, they are all small frictions on a local scale. Once the Turkic army officially invades the hinterland of Datang, it means The two countries are about to go to full-scale war!

The Weishui alliance in Wude's 9th year was because Datang had just experienced internal friction at the time and did not have the strength to take over this tough battle, so it chose to compromise, but now Datang has an unprecedentedly strong national strength. Everyone can see that within three years of the Great Tang, they will avenge the soldiers who came to the city. Now, hearing Li Zexuan say that the Turkic army may attack several passes in the north, Xu Tingda instantly felt that the national war was about to come!

Li Zexuan nodded thoughtfully: "Very likely! Do you know what Wu Jie has stolen from Datang? He stole the most important batch of confidential information from Yanhuang Academy. Turkic people only need to learn the above Things, in less than a year, the Turkic national power will be at least twice as powerful as it is now. At that time, Datang will have no power to fight the Turkic! You said that for such an important thing, Jie Li may not send troops. Do you respond to Wu Jie?"

When Xu Tingda heard the words, his expression was solemn, and he solemnly clasped his fists and said: "Don't worry, the final general will guard the northern pass, and will never release the Turkic army into the land of the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Well! It's best! You quickly take 20,000 soldiers to the north!"

Xu Tingda clasped his fists and responded loudly: "Here~! The final commander!"

After that, he turned around, facing the soldiers behind, shouted: "The soldiers of the four camps of C-character, D-character, E-character, and Ji-character camp will immediately follow the book and go to the horse. Fight!"

"Yes~!"

Twenty thousand soldiers promised loudly, and then diverted violently, and ran toward the north with Xu Tingda.

Li Zexuan, with the remaining 10,000 troops, continued to drive towards Longmenguan.

"Ga——Ga——"

When the army marched to a hillside in Longmen County, two "quack" sounds suddenly came from the sky. The sound was a bit like an elongated goose call. Li Zexuan looked up and saw a big goose from above his head. Fly to the southwest!

But at this moment, with only a "shoo" sound, a sharp arrow shot out from the woods on the hillside and ran straight towards the lone goose, no, to be precise, towards The lone geese ran away from his mouth!

"Ga——"

The sharp arrow entered the body, and the lone geese let out a mournful cry, and suddenly fell from the sky, and it happened to land three feet in front of Li Zexuan!

"Call~!"

Li Zexuan quickly stopped Dabai. When the soldiers behind saw this, they immediately stopped. Several sergeants around Li Zexuan thought they were in an ambush, and hurriedly shouted: "There is an assassin! Protect Hou Ye!" "

"Whhhhh~!"

The soldiers pulled out the Mo knives around their waists one after another, and scattered them around Li Zexuan, staring at the hillsides on both sides with vigilant faces.

Li Zexuan waved his hand helplessly and said, "All back!"

When he wanted to come, this should be someone shooting a wild goose on the mountain, having a relationship with the assassin? These people are a little too nervous!

Everyone looked at each other and had to put away Modao.

Li Zexuan jumped down from Da Bai at this time, walked to the front of the wild goose, and took a closer look, but was shocked, only to see that the sharp arrow that had just happened to shoot into the wild goose's mouth!

Since the yet-to-be Orion shot the arrow precisely into the wild goose’s mouth at the moment the wild goose opened his mouth, this time control ability and arm strength are absolutely impossible for ordinary people!

Master!

Li Zexuan didn't expect to meet a master of this level in this remote country!

He couldn't help but grimace, and rushed to the right hillside and shouted: "Which strong man shot the wild goose? Take it back quickly!"

But the mountain forest was quiet, and no one responded. It is estimated that the hunters on the mountain saw such a battle under the mountain and were so scared to come out!

After a while, when Li Zexuan was about to leave, the hunter on the mountain finally said: "Can you really take it away? You won't catch me?"

There was a bit of immaturity in the voice, but it sounded quite imposing.

Li Zexuan couldn't help being a little surprised, because listening to this voice, the man on the mountain was not very old!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but become more interested in the orion on the mountain, so he shouted: "The strong man is joking. How can this be arresting people for no reason? Just come down and take the wild goose! This wild goose No injuries outside the body, the arrow was shot from the mouth, it is a rare open goose, it should be able to sell a good price! Don't waste it!"

The so-called open goose is to shoot an arrow from the goose’s mouth at the moment the goose opens. This will ensure that the goose’s fur is not damaged and it will be easier to sell for a good price!

Maybe it was this "good price" that moved the hunters on the mountain. After a while, the bushes on the hillside shook for a while. A young man dressed in coarse linen, with a very ordinary appearance, but with a heroic look in his eyebrows. Holding a longbow and carrying a quiver, he walked down the hillside!

The young man saw that Li Zexuan was young but stood at the forefront of the army. He was obviously the leader of the whole army, and he vaguely remembered that Li Zexuan just seemed to be calling himself a lord, which made him feel slightly surprised. After he came back to his senses, the young man quickly stepped forward, holding a fist and saluting Li Zexuan:

"I have seen this general! Xiaomin just wants to go hunting in the mountains and buy some copper for rice~IndoMTL.com~No offense, please forgive me!"

Being decent, neither humble nor overbearing, Li Zexuan couldn't help but nodded again and again, he waved his hand and said: "It's okay! Benhou just led his army through this place, and your hunting did not interfere with Benhou. Why should you blame him? What to say?"

When the young man heard this, his heart was a little wider, and at the same time he couldn't help feeling a little good for Li Zexuan, because Li Zexuan was more accommodating than those officials in the county!

"Thank you Lord Hou!"

The young man arched his hands and wittily changed his mouth and called Lord Hou directly.

After that, he bent down and was about to pick up the wild goose on the ground. After seeing that the wild goose was indeed intact, there was a hint of joy on his face, because such an open goose also depends on luck. , He doesn't get it every time!

"Hehe! This brother is really good at archery. I don't know where to live? Who is the teacher?"

Li Zexuan took the opportunity to ask at this moment.

But the boy almost stunned him when he said something.

I saw the young man mention the wild goose, then looked at Li Zexuan, and said: "Hui Hou Ye, Xiaomin Xue Li lives in Longmen County, Xiaomin has no master!"

Xue Li! Xue Rengui! This young man turned out to be Xue Rengui, the famous Datang general who set Tianshan by three arrows!

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(End of this chapter)