Turbulent Times Chapter 1647: The story of Li Shimin and his substitute

"That's right, the north is worth being attacked by us now, and the only ones connected to Guanzhong are Luoyang and the two nearby counties." Li Shimin nodded slightly, expressing his satisfaction that Duan Zhixuan could think of this so quickly.

"Young Master, here in Hanzhong City, some troops led by a humble official will drag Cheng Yaojin and Xu Shiji. You can spare your time, Young Master, to raid Luoyang Wang Shichong."

Li Shimin did not answer Duan Zhixuan's question, but asked himself: "How many people do we have in the city now, and how many people are hiding outside the city?"

"There are nearly 40,000 people in the city, and there are 30,000 hidden in the deep mountains of the Qinling Mountains. They are all the most skilled warriors." Duan Zhixuan replied immediately.

Li Shimin gritted his teeth with distressed expression: "I have been planning for so many years, and I have been hiding soldiers and training everywhere. The 30,000 people in the Qinling Mountains are the last ones. If I want more people in the future, I can only get them from the father of Chang'an." .”

Duan Zhixuan immediately stated: "Young Master, don't worry, after this battle, I will hurry up and train new recruits for you."

"We'll talk about it later." Li Shimin sighed, "Tomorrow I will lead 15,000 people out of the city, and fight against Xu Shiji outside the south gate of the city. At that time, I will attract the main force of the Wagang camp. Seize the opportunity, lead other troops to evacuate from the north, join the 30,000 horses in the Qinling Mountains, and attack Luoyang at the fastest speed."

Duan Zhixuan hesitated for a moment, but still said: "My lord, there are only 15,000 troops left here, how could you possibly defeat the Wagang camp, let alone hold it back..."

Li Shimin didn't wait for him to finish, he waved his hand, interrupted him, and said solemnly: "For Xu Shiji, if I am here, it is equivalent to a hundred thousand beheadings. There are 40,000 people, and more than 10,000 of them are barbarian cavalry, so it is not difficult to hold them back."

"In short, if Xu Shiji wants to kill me and make great contributions in front of Wang Junlin, I will send him up to kill him. As long as you can capture Luoyang and the two surrounding counties, with Luoyang's importance and special status, I have enough confidence to go back to the Great Wall to do something, otherwise I just fled from Sichuan to Chang'an, and I'm afraid it would be difficult to accomplish."

When Li Shimin said these words, he seemed indifferent, but the pressure was not small, because if he lost again this time, it would not only be a matter of losing troops, but he would also lose a lot within the Li Yuan Group.

Duan Zhixuan did not give up, and continued to persuade: "Young master, this is too risky for you..."

"Don't worry, I'm not my elder brother and Yuan Ji. If I was captured alive or driven to a dead end, at the critical moment, I will let everyone die for me." Li Shimin said calmly but resolutely.

"But, son..."

"I've made up my mind, you don't need to say any more, go down and start preparing according to my instructions! Changsun Wuji will follow you there too. After you take down Luoyang, you will be in charge of military affairs, and Changsun Wuji will be in charge of civil affairs. .”

"I understand, my lord, please take care, my lord will definitely take down Luoyang and build momentum for my lord!"

Duan Zhixuan left with soaring fighting spirit and deep worry.

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Xu Shiji was very surprised that Li Shimin led his men and horses out to fight in the field. While he was vigilant, he naturally would not show weakness. enter

Go to battle.

Xu Shiji saw very clearly through the binoculars that Li Shimin was deep in the enemy's rear, but he was standing on the command tower. In Hanzhong City, the army was dispatched nervously and orderly, waiting for the arrival of the Wagang camp led by Xu Shiji.

Li Shimin knew that this would be a bitter battle to deliver food. The 15,000 infantry were originally sent to death. Fortunately, after some measures from him, the morale was very good. It's almost there.

Shen Guang was not with Xu Shiji. He led two hundred spies from the Military Intelligence Bureau to watch the battle on a nearby hillside. Looking down at this time, the battlefield was a large open plain.

On the plain, two huge army formations were constantly being mobilized. Not far from Shen Guang's and his party's feet, there was a huge Wagang camp army formation.

In addition to the more than 10,000 Wagang Battalion infantry who also lined up for battle, Cheng Yaojin led a team of cavalry ready to charge at any time.

The 15,000 people of the Li family's army were under the command of Li Shimin, and there were many spearmen, almost all of them armored, lined up one by one with infantry spears.

The drums and horns on both sides sounded almost simultaneously.

Shen Guang saw arrows shooting at each other all over the sky, and the field battle between the two sides, mainly infantry, had begun.

"Li Shimin has suffered defeat at the hands of our Far Eastern Army not once or twice. It is impossible not to know that our Far Eastern Army infantry is invincible in the world. So his purpose is only one, and that is to escape."

"So, we stand here, with the best view, and one task, to keep an eye on Li Shimin."

Shen Guang gave an order, and two hundred and one people including him picked up binoculars one after another and stared at Li Shimin's figure.

Not long after Shen Guang said these words, sure enough, the infantry phalanx of the Li family army was clearly at a disadvantage in the battle with the infantry phalanx of the Far East Army.

The infantry phalanx of the Far East Army, under the command of Xu Shiji, began to advance step by step after the first round of duels, pressing down on the infantry phalanx of the Li family army and constantly retreating.

However, this marching speed is very slow, and the infantry of the Wagang Battalion must maintain a dense formation of spears like a forest during the slow march, in order to always maintain an absolute advantage and upper hand on the battlefield.

Fortunately, the right wing of the Li family army, which is the front half of the side where Shen Guang and his party are now, has a very steep hillside, so that the infantry phalanx of the Wagang Camp has so far only relied on the vanguard spear formation. , The contact with the Li Jiajun's infantry battle formation is limited, otherwise if the side is killed and there is chaos, the Li Jiajun will soon be defeated.

With the fierce battle, the scope of the battle formations of the two sides became larger and larger, and the scope of the battlefield began to show a tendency to expand. Although it looks chaotic, it is actually organized.

At this moment, Li Shimin showed an excellent ability to arrange troops and command battles.

But at this time, Li Shimin saw that his troops were at a disadvantage from the very beginning, and being pushed back while being beaten, he couldn't help but reached out and patted his forehead, and sighed.

Of course he knows that it is extremely stupid to go out to fight the Far Eastern Army in the field. Facing the Far Eastern Army, only defending the city can guarantee fewer casualties than the Far Eastern Army.

But there is no way, who told him to escape from Hanzhong City? In his view,

Everyone can die, but you must never die.

Only by pulling people out of the city can he break the siege and escape in the chaos.

"My lord, General Duan has led nearly 30,000 cavalry to fight out from the north city gate, leaving 5,000 dead soldiers to entangle the barbarian cavalry to intercept and lead the main force to retreat smoothly." A man with a dirty face, The soldiers who couldn't even see their faces ran over from the city and reported to Li Shimin in a low voice.

"Very good." When Li Shimin said this, he raised his right hand and made a very subtle gesture.

Then more than a dozen messengers around him stepped forward, waving flags and carrying out various orders.

And coincidentally, the dozen or so messengers just blocked Li Shimin and the soldier with a dirty face beside him.

On the hillside in the distance, Shen Guang and his party of more than 200 people couldn't see Li Shimin's figure clearly through the binoculars.

As for the rear of the Wagang Battalion, Xu Shiji's telescope on the command platform could not see Li Shimin clearly.

However, no matter whether it was Shen Guang or Xu Shiji, they immediately arranged for people to watch the wooden ladders on both sides of the command tower where Li Shimin was, as long as they saw that Li Shimin did not come down from the command tower, there would be no problem.

Looking at the messengers around him who were standing in their predetermined positions and waving flags, Li Shimin twisted his neck and stretched happily, only then did he look at the only one left beside him with a dirty face. The soldiers ordered: "The time is up, let's start too."

The soldier immediately squatted down without saying a word, and began to take off his clothes.

And Li Shimin also began to squat down and began to take off his clothes.

The officers and soldiers of the Li family army who are fighting below will never know that on the command tower behind them, their own commander, the second son of Tang Wang, is secretly **** with a male soldier.

"My lord, the villain has been waiting for this day for four years. When the villain was rescued by the young master, after the young master discovered that the villain and the young master looked six to seven points similar, the villain was brought by the young master's side The villain knows that the villain is a substitute for the son, but the substitute of the villain has never played a role, and today it finally works, and the villain is very happy." The soldiers took Li Shimin's Putting the clothes on himself, he said excitedly.

"As long as you are happy, I am afraid that you will be afraid of death and unhappy." Li Shimin said with a smile.

"Sir, the black mud and dirt on the villain's face should be smeared on the face of the son, the son will take care of it."

"It's okay, just paint it!"

"Ouch... what is smeared on your face, why is there a stench, and how long have you not washed your clothes, I can feel the lice beating."

"Young master, please bear with me. There is a stench and lice on your body. In case of accidents, no one will doubt your identity."

"Your boy is right, so take off your underwear too!"

"Master, the villain's lining is really dirty, and it's worn close to the body, isn't it good!"

"What's wrong, take it off quickly! Your son, I'm not a person who can't bear hardships, besides, I can't do without changing the lining! Have you ever seen the lining of ordinary soldiers still made of high-quality silk? Yes, if I accidentally fall down or wear out the outer armor, and leak the silk lining inside, wouldn’t I be exposed, and my success will fall short.”