Tang Jun lived in Xin'an for more than a month, and there was no movement until the twelfth lunar month.
But Xue Chongxun is not doing nothing. He has to ask about many things all day long. It is really complicated and difficult to manage so many people at once.
The troops in his hands were 40,000, and the actual combat forces were more than 24,100 infantry and cavalry. The others were baggage troops and logistics personnel, and they were generally not on the battlefield.
The main force of the Luoyang Army was stationed in Cijian and guarded the fortifications. Because he was afraid that the Tang army would take the detour to rob the Yellow River Dacang in Beimang Mountain, he did not dare to take the initiative.
So Xue Chongxun divided the more than 20,000 main forces of the central army into two left and right armies, and asked Zhang Wulang and Yin Ci to lead the daily formation to coordinate training; and asked Wang Changling to lead civilian officials to manage military supplies and food, and Yu Wen Xiao was in a strict manner to investigate the news.
More than 20,000 horses eat more than people. They are really money-burning goods. They not only have to eat grass, but also every day they have to withdraw a dou of corn and salt, plus the food of tens of thousands of people. The large grain transport team has to go back and forth from Tongguan every month to replenish grain.
So when a general suggested that Xue Chongxun give up Cijian and encircle Luoyang from the south bank of the Yellow River, Xue Chongxun was worried that the logistics line would be cut off, so he refused others' advice and continued to stay in the barracks and asked people to train every day.
It was like this day after day. Until the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, light snow suddenly started to fall in the world, and the snowflakes were flying very beautifully. On that day, Xue Chongxun received a private letter from Empress Gao.
He was a little surprised. Although the letter only asked him to defeat the return to the court as soon as possible, it meant urging the war and was all about official business, but the queen's personal letter did surprise him a little.
Wang Changling, who happened to beside him, asked: What is the queen saying?
Xue Chongxun originally wanted to hand him the letter, but when he saw that the font was thin and elegant, it seemed to be the handwriting of Empress Gao. After pondering for a moment, he gave up and said: Urge us to start a war as soon as possible.
Wang Changling said: She believed that the lord could win so much.Generally speaking, there are only two reasons for urging war. One is the desire to defeat, and the other is the fear that the general will hold troops outside and will not lose his own tail.
Xue Chongxun shook his head and smiled, not saying anything.
Of course he would not do anything randomly now, otherwise he would be seeking death. Li Longji's right bloodline status may be successful, let alone the person with his surname Xue.
Is it still a matter of whether the tens of thousands of soldiers in my hands can rebel? If I dare to claim to be the emperor, I will definitely be the target of public criticism. What should I do to defeat hundreds of thousands of border troops that still return to the Tang Dynasty, the imperial guards in the capital area, and the foreign troops controlled by the Nanya?
When Wang Changling saw Xue Chongxun smiling, he also smiled and said: So the queen is desperate to overcome her desire and wants her lord to get rid of her troubles as soon as possible.
At this moment, Zhang Wulang and others rode in from outside the camp, walked to Xue Chongxun and dismounted, and said: Xue Lang, the weather suddenly changed, and the soldiers have lined up for training. Do you want to withdraw?
After hearing this, Xue Chongxun climbed up to a high ground next to him to see the scene outside the camp.
I saw that the wilderness among the snowflakes was full of people, like a large dark cloud. The scale of these 20,000 people was so wide, like a sea of people.
The weather is gloomy and the sight is not very good, and there is no sight left and right in the crowd.
He had no shelter in the high ground, and a layer of chicken skin was blown by the cold wind, and the cold was unbearable.
But the soldiers outside stood motionless, and remained silent while the snowflakes fell and the cold wind whistled.
Xue Chongxun suddenly realized that this was in ancient times, and it was really not easy for the army to have such discipline.
Xue Chongxun couldn't help but sigh: The Tang army is resistant to fighting, which can be seen from this camp.
Zhang Wulang and other generals said kindly: Xue Lang, as the chief general, shares joys and sorrows with the soldiers, often asks about everything in detail, everyone has a deep understanding of the concern, and has strict military discipline and never favoritism, so that he has today's morale.
Xue Chongxun smiled and said: So, I, the chief general, deserves to be quite qualified?Don't just pick up nice things, tell the truth.
All the generals said good things, such as not being arrogant or impatient, being rigorous in the military, and being good at accepting advice.Xue Chongxun said: Someone asked me to send troops to Beimangshan yesterday, but I didn't obey.
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and was speechless for a moment. Many people were not very adaptable to Xue Chongxun's way of speaking, only acquaintances such as Wang Changling and Zhang Wulang smiled but did not speak.
Although Xue Chongxun didn't believe in those bullshit words, his confidence had reached its peak at this time. He said: He ordered the troops to return to the camp to rest. From today on, there will be no need to go out for fun. After three days, he will make meals at the fourth day, and set off at the fifth day, and take Cijian straight!
Because this decision was too sudden, the generals were stunned. Someone advised: I attack the enemy and defend, the enemy army should unite troops to prevent me from being ahead. There are so many weaknesses in the food road, why don’t the prince win by surprise?
Xue Chongxun stopped his smile and pointed to the huge iron-plate-like queue outside the camp and said decisively: I am strong and the enemy is weak, who can play tricks with them?First, destroy the main force of the enemy head-on, and decide the world with one battle. After the battle, we will slowly worry about it.My intention has been decided, and it is useless to say more!
Everyone has been together for more than a month and has learned a little about Xue Chongxun's temperament. Sometimes they are quite modest and obey others' advice, but sometimes they are stubborn. Once they decide to not even pull the donkey back, no matter how much they say, it will be in vain. If they get angry, they may even be punished.
So the order was conveyed and the troops were withdrawn back to the camp for three days of repair.
But these three days are not just sleeping in a tent. There are many preparations for the war. Each person has at least three weapons, including bows, arrows, short soldiers, and main combat weapons, or holding a spear, double-edged sword or a shield.
Everyone was busy picking up all kinds of weapons, counting arrows, thirty arrows in quiver, and shooting the survivors with one hundred arrow bags on their backs. If they were missing, they would declare the withdrawal. The generals must check before the war.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, the military supplies specially distributed red beans, walnuts, pine nuts, persimmons, millet, yellow rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, dates and other items, so that everyone could cook Laba porridge and eat meat at night, and enjoy it for a while.
Xue Chongxun told everyone that it would be a good New Year after winning the battle.
After the meal, the camp was launched early the next morning before dawn. The horns and drums were beating on the camp. The scene was particularly magnificent and a bustling scene.
Xue Chongxun started to pack up his clothes and armor after he was full. Before going to war, he received a suit of armor worn by a general from the Ordnance Mansion. Today is the first time he wears it.
The structure of each part of the body is similar, but the helmet is a bit strange, it has three corners. After putting it on, he looked in the bronze mirror and felt familiar...
Suddenly I remembered that this helmet was a bit similar to the ones wearing by the Fusang samurai on the TV, which made Xue Chongxun a little puzzled, but then I thought that it must be the Dongdao people who learned it from the Tang Dynasty, so I felt a little relieved.
After dressing, he hung up another barrier knife and a horizontal knife, then took a two-edged Mo sword and held it in his hand, and then came out of the tent with full arms.
The generals and the Flying Tiger Regiment Guard were waiting outside. The groom brought the horse over, and Xue Chongxun rolled over the horse and shouted: Let's go!
In fact, the coordination of each army and battalion was controlled by the generals. Xue Chongxun didn't care at all. There were too many people, and he couldn't even see it. Not to mention commanding one by one, he just took the guards away.
After walking for a long time, the dawn in the east had just broken through the night. After a little light, Xue Chongxun looked back and saw the flags of the central army flying, the team was flat and straight, and the infantry and cavalry were wearing armor. Looking at the extreme, they were covered with iron goods, like a large torrent of steel.
The battalions beat cowhide drums while walking. The troops listened to the drums and coordinated their pace. The heavy footsteps made the ground tremble.
Not far from Xin'an to Cijian, there were scouts coming to report on the road. The enemy troops in Cijian had heard the news and were ready. They were all out of the camp to line up to wait for their work.
Xue Chongxun reviewed everyone and said: Li Sanlang is a little brave, so he just played a qualifying match.
After the Mao hour, the entire Tang army arrived in Cijian, using light cavalry and crossbowmen as the vanguards, stabilizing the front line with arrows, and the central army successively set up a whole team.
This place has been viewed and the open terrain of twenty or thirty miles is located in the north with Gushui River and there are some small hills to the south, which is suitable for the army to set up its formation.
Xue Chongxun ordered Zhang Wulang to command more than 12,000 left army to set up formations in front and the right army was deployed in the rear as a reserve team.
After assigned command, just as he was looking right at a high point to watch the big scene, he suddenly heard the horse's hooves roaring, and there were all people and flags in front of him that could not see the situation clearly. He asked: What happened?
A general came forward to report: The enemy cavalry took advantage of my foothold and rushed forward, and the vanguard general was ready to fight.
Zhang Wulang said: The number of horses in Luoyang is limited, so there must be not many horses. Just relying on the cavalry to attack the formation will probably go back after taking enough arrows; and the main forces of the enemy do not dare to fight and attack, otherwise they will gather too far and they will be in trouble.So Xue Lang doesn't have to worry.
Xue Chongxun nodded and said: The Zuo Army continues to reorganize the team. How to fight Wulang, just let go of his hands and feet.
Zhang Wulang held his fists and bowed, then rode his horse to the front of a two-story chariot, turned over and got off the horse and climbed up the wooden ladder.
That was a command car with various flags on the upper floor, and there were big drums, gold, gongs, horns and other things on the lower floor, and some soldiers defended them inside.
Seeing this, Xue Chongxun thought to himself: There is no mountain left and right in this plain area. I can’t see anything after a while. There is no big cart.
So he rode over and followed the command chariot, and the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Regiment had to escort the chariot.
Standing at a high place, it was really clear that this car was really practical. Although it was conspicuous at a high place, it was located in the center of the army and was far beyond the range of ordinary crossbows. It was not dangerous. If there were heavy weapons that could hit such a long range, they could hit the target just in time...
That should be a missile, not the accuracy that cold weapons should have.
Xue Chongxun looked at him and saw the horses in front of him galloping, arrows flying around, and he was about to start to fight.
It was a good weather today. The sky was clear, but the snow on the ground had not yet melted. Otherwise, the land would be dispersed by the smoke and dust that would affect its sight.
But Xue Chongxun is not doing nothing. He has to ask about many things all day long. It is really complicated and difficult to manage so many people at once.
The troops in his hands were 40,000, and the actual combat forces were more than 24,100 infantry and cavalry. The others were baggage troops and logistics personnel, and they were generally not on the battlefield.
The main force of the Luoyang Army was stationed in Cijian and guarded the fortifications. Because he was afraid that the Tang army would take the detour to rob the Yellow River Dacang in Beimang Mountain, he did not dare to take the initiative.
So Xue Chongxun divided the more than 20,000 main forces of the central army into two left and right armies, and asked Zhang Wulang and Yin Ci to lead the daily formation to coordinate training; and asked Wang Changling to lead civilian officials to manage military supplies and food, and Yu Wen Xiao was in a strict manner to investigate the news.
More than 20,000 horses eat more than people. They are really money-burning goods. They not only have to eat grass, but also every day they have to withdraw a dou of corn and salt, plus the food of tens of thousands of people. The large grain transport team has to go back and forth from Tongguan every month to replenish grain.
So when a general suggested that Xue Chongxun give up Cijian and encircle Luoyang from the south bank of the Yellow River, Xue Chongxun was worried that the logistics line would be cut off, so he refused others' advice and continued to stay in the barracks and asked people to train every day.
It was like this day after day. Until the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, light snow suddenly started to fall in the world, and the snowflakes were flying very beautifully. On that day, Xue Chongxun received a private letter from Empress Gao.
He was a little surprised. Although the letter only asked him to defeat the return to the court as soon as possible, it meant urging the war and was all about official business, but the queen's personal letter did surprise him a little.
Wang Changling, who happened to beside him, asked: What is the queen saying?
Xue Chongxun originally wanted to hand him the letter, but when he saw that the font was thin and elegant, it seemed to be the handwriting of Empress Gao. After pondering for a moment, he gave up and said: Urge us to start a war as soon as possible.
Wang Changling said: She believed that the lord could win so much.Generally speaking, there are only two reasons for urging war. One is the desire to defeat, and the other is the fear that the general will hold troops outside and will not lose his own tail.
Xue Chongxun shook his head and smiled, not saying anything.
Of course he would not do anything randomly now, otherwise he would be seeking death. Li Longji's right bloodline status may be successful, let alone the person with his surname Xue.
Is it still a matter of whether the tens of thousands of soldiers in my hands can rebel? If I dare to claim to be the emperor, I will definitely be the target of public criticism. What should I do to defeat hundreds of thousands of border troops that still return to the Tang Dynasty, the imperial guards in the capital area, and the foreign troops controlled by the Nanya?
When Wang Changling saw Xue Chongxun smiling, he also smiled and said: So the queen is desperate to overcome her desire and wants her lord to get rid of her troubles as soon as possible.
At this moment, Zhang Wulang and others rode in from outside the camp, walked to Xue Chongxun and dismounted, and said: Xue Lang, the weather suddenly changed, and the soldiers have lined up for training. Do you want to withdraw?
After hearing this, Xue Chongxun climbed up to a high ground next to him to see the scene outside the camp.
I saw that the wilderness among the snowflakes was full of people, like a large dark cloud. The scale of these 20,000 people was so wide, like a sea of people.
The weather is gloomy and the sight is not very good, and there is no sight left and right in the crowd.
He had no shelter in the high ground, and a layer of chicken skin was blown by the cold wind, and the cold was unbearable.
But the soldiers outside stood motionless, and remained silent while the snowflakes fell and the cold wind whistled.
Xue Chongxun suddenly realized that this was in ancient times, and it was really not easy for the army to have such discipline.
Xue Chongxun couldn't help but sigh: The Tang army is resistant to fighting, which can be seen from this camp.
Zhang Wulang and other generals said kindly: Xue Lang, as the chief general, shares joys and sorrows with the soldiers, often asks about everything in detail, everyone has a deep understanding of the concern, and has strict military discipline and never favoritism, so that he has today's morale.
Xue Chongxun smiled and said: So, I, the chief general, deserves to be quite qualified?Don't just pick up nice things, tell the truth.
All the generals said good things, such as not being arrogant or impatient, being rigorous in the military, and being good at accepting advice.Xue Chongxun said: Someone asked me to send troops to Beimangshan yesterday, but I didn't obey.
After hearing this, everyone looked at each other and was speechless for a moment. Many people were not very adaptable to Xue Chongxun's way of speaking, only acquaintances such as Wang Changling and Zhang Wulang smiled but did not speak.
Although Xue Chongxun didn't believe in those bullshit words, his confidence had reached its peak at this time. He said: He ordered the troops to return to the camp to rest. From today on, there will be no need to go out for fun. After three days, he will make meals at the fourth day, and set off at the fifth day, and take Cijian straight!
Because this decision was too sudden, the generals were stunned. Someone advised: I attack the enemy and defend, the enemy army should unite troops to prevent me from being ahead. There are so many weaknesses in the food road, why don’t the prince win by surprise?
Xue Chongxun stopped his smile and pointed to the huge iron-plate-like queue outside the camp and said decisively: I am strong and the enemy is weak, who can play tricks with them?First, destroy the main force of the enemy head-on, and decide the world with one battle. After the battle, we will slowly worry about it.My intention has been decided, and it is useless to say more!
Everyone has been together for more than a month and has learned a little about Xue Chongxun's temperament. Sometimes they are quite modest and obey others' advice, but sometimes they are stubborn. Once they decide to not even pull the donkey back, no matter how much they say, it will be in vain. If they get angry, they may even be punished.
So the order was conveyed and the troops were withdrawn back to the camp for three days of repair.
But these three days are not just sleeping in a tent. There are many preparations for the war. Each person has at least three weapons, including bows, arrows, short soldiers, and main combat weapons, or holding a spear, double-edged sword or a shield.
Everyone was busy picking up all kinds of weapons, counting arrows, thirty arrows in quiver, and shooting the survivors with one hundred arrow bags on their backs. If they were missing, they would declare the withdrawal. The generals must check before the war.
On the eighth day of the lunar month, the military supplies specially distributed red beans, walnuts, pine nuts, persimmons, millet, yellow rice, glutinous rice, millet, water chestnut rice, dates and other items, so that everyone could cook Laba porridge and eat meat at night, and enjoy it for a while.
Xue Chongxun told everyone that it would be a good New Year after winning the battle.
After the meal, the camp was launched early the next morning before dawn. The horns and drums were beating on the camp. The scene was particularly magnificent and a bustling scene.
Xue Chongxun started to pack up his clothes and armor after he was full. Before going to war, he received a suit of armor worn by a general from the Ordnance Mansion. Today is the first time he wears it.
The structure of each part of the body is similar, but the helmet is a bit strange, it has three corners. After putting it on, he looked in the bronze mirror and felt familiar...
Suddenly I remembered that this helmet was a bit similar to the ones wearing by the Fusang samurai on the TV, which made Xue Chongxun a little puzzled, but then I thought that it must be the Dongdao people who learned it from the Tang Dynasty, so I felt a little relieved.
After dressing, he hung up another barrier knife and a horizontal knife, then took a two-edged Mo sword and held it in his hand, and then came out of the tent with full arms.
The generals and the Flying Tiger Regiment Guard were waiting outside. The groom brought the horse over, and Xue Chongxun rolled over the horse and shouted: Let's go!
In fact, the coordination of each army and battalion was controlled by the generals. Xue Chongxun didn't care at all. There were too many people, and he couldn't even see it. Not to mention commanding one by one, he just took the guards away.
After walking for a long time, the dawn in the east had just broken through the night. After a little light, Xue Chongxun looked back and saw the flags of the central army flying, the team was flat and straight, and the infantry and cavalry were wearing armor. Looking at the extreme, they were covered with iron goods, like a large torrent of steel.
The battalions beat cowhide drums while walking. The troops listened to the drums and coordinated their pace. The heavy footsteps made the ground tremble.
Not far from Xin'an to Cijian, there were scouts coming to report on the road. The enemy troops in Cijian had heard the news and were ready. They were all out of the camp to line up to wait for their work.
Xue Chongxun reviewed everyone and said: Li Sanlang is a little brave, so he just played a qualifying match.
After the Mao hour, the entire Tang army arrived in Cijian, using light cavalry and crossbowmen as the vanguards, stabilizing the front line with arrows, and the central army successively set up a whole team.
This place has been viewed and the open terrain of twenty or thirty miles is located in the north with Gushui River and there are some small hills to the south, which is suitable for the army to set up its formation.
Xue Chongxun ordered Zhang Wulang to command more than 12,000 left army to set up formations in front and the right army was deployed in the rear as a reserve team.
After assigned command, just as he was looking right at a high point to watch the big scene, he suddenly heard the horse's hooves roaring, and there were all people and flags in front of him that could not see the situation clearly. He asked: What happened?
A general came forward to report: The enemy cavalry took advantage of my foothold and rushed forward, and the vanguard general was ready to fight.
Zhang Wulang said: The number of horses in Luoyang is limited, so there must be not many horses. Just relying on the cavalry to attack the formation will probably go back after taking enough arrows; and the main forces of the enemy do not dare to fight and attack, otherwise they will gather too far and they will be in trouble.So Xue Lang doesn't have to worry.
Xue Chongxun nodded and said: The Zuo Army continues to reorganize the team. How to fight Wulang, just let go of his hands and feet.
Zhang Wulang held his fists and bowed, then rode his horse to the front of a two-story chariot, turned over and got off the horse and climbed up the wooden ladder.
That was a command car with various flags on the upper floor, and there were big drums, gold, gongs, horns and other things on the lower floor, and some soldiers defended them inside.
Seeing this, Xue Chongxun thought to himself: There is no mountain left and right in this plain area. I can’t see anything after a while. There is no big cart.
So he rode over and followed the command chariot, and the cavalry of the Flying Tiger Regiment had to escort the chariot.
Standing at a high place, it was really clear that this car was really practical. Although it was conspicuous at a high place, it was located in the center of the army and was far beyond the range of ordinary crossbows. It was not dangerous. If there were heavy weapons that could hit such a long range, they could hit the target just in time...
That should be a missile, not the accuracy that cold weapons should have.
Xue Chongxun looked at him and saw the horses in front of him galloping, arrows flying around, and he was about to start to fight.
It was a good weather today. The sky was clear, but the snow on the ground had not yet melted. Otherwise, the land would be dispersed by the smoke and dust that would affect its sight.
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