In mid-October of the second year of Changyuan (the first year of Kaiyuan in Luoyang), the Tang court mobilized 40,000 troops, more than 20,000 war horses, countless food, grass, supplies, and supplies. Xue Chongxun, the general of the Left Guard of Hedong County, was the main general, and launched a war against Luoyang.
The military budget is 800 million yuan, and the states and counties along the way are rushing to transport food and grass, and the people are expendable.
The news came from Luoyang, Li Longji had a 100,000 troops, but in fact he had about 40,000 to 50,000: The former Luoyang garrison and the Yellow River Ocang official army and other places had a total of about 20,000 troops. In addition, some of the major families of Kanto recruited soldiers and fleeing farmers and craftsmen who were recruiting soldiers and craftsmen who were close to Zuozhechong Prefecture, the total force was only tens of thousands...
Their original plan to convince the rebellion of Youzhou and Tongguan has not succeeded.
Li Longji set up an official in Luoyang, and all three provinces and six ministries were available. He also set up an official office in the occupied places to engrave and seal the letters. A complete set of institutions was established very quickly, and Chang'an had to pay attention, so he did not hesitate to mobilize heavy troops to spend a lot of money to fight.
At this time, Xue Chongxun had the power of military power, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands, and he was full of confidence in victory, but he did not dare to take it lightly.
The impact of this war is very critical. If you lose...
The Chang'an court was almost finished: not only would Li Longji grow further and win over more forces; but Guanzhong would lose tax support, and it would become difficult to support supplies.
Xue Chongxun led the Shence army to set off from Chang'an and reached the southern plain of Tongguan in the early winter. 360,000 Guanjian from various places in Guanzhong also joined here one after another. After the combined army, the army totaled 40,000, and then marched east along the south of the Yellow River.
At that time, the two deputy generals, Zhang Wulang and Yin Ci, were both Xue Chongxun's old subordinates. Xue Chongxun followed their advice and organized Guan Jian into six armies and each army of 6,000, plus the direct descendants of Shen Ce Army, a total of seven teams.
During the march, they were divided into three armies in front, middle and back, with the central army as the main force and advanced straight eastward.
The vanguard had never encountered any resistance until Cijian, west of Luoyang, so he did the work of paving the road and repairing the bridge. As soon as he arrived in Cijian, he met a large number of Luoyang troops.
The vanguard general of the official army was eager to make contributions and led thousands of cavalry to rush forward, but he was defeated and retreated westward to Xin'an before he could stop his position.
When Xue Chongxun arrived in Xin'an, he was furious when he heard the defeat. Although he had never fought a big battle, he knew many people who led the army and had always heard of the truth about the sharpness of the soldiers. He was defeated without permission, which affected his morale the most. Xue Chongxun was about to vent his anger as soon as he arrived in the ground.
At this time, the good man came out to plead with the general and advised: It is not auspicious to kill the general before he was promoted. It is better to save his life than the prince and make meritorious contributions in the future.
After hearing this, Xue Chongxun thought it made sense. The enemy did not even capture the general, but instead killed him first, which seemed a bit unlucky.
But when I think back, if I don’t obey the command and fight randomly, it will have a bad impact on the military discipline. Then, if someone makes a mistake, you say that you don’t kill anyone, how can you kill me alone?
While the left and right were hesitant, Xue Chongxun had no experience in how to deal with this situation.But he disliked swaying from side to side. After pondering for a moment, he made a quick decision: It is useless to say more, behead!
Several generals hurriedly said: Prince thinks twice.
Miss your sister!Xue Chongxun cursed inwardly and said angrily: Come on, drag the crime down.
At this time, Zhang Wulang suggested: The enemy troops stationed in Cijian to guard the gateway, waiting for labor, and the troops could not be at the city if they had to take this place.Our army came from afar, so it would be better to set up the camp and stabilize it before making progress.
Yin Ci also agreed: Xin'an is located on the north bank of the valley, our army is stationed on the south bank, occupying the city, and the two sides are free to travel.It can threaten Cijian, and you can also transfer troops to cross the river at any time to threaten the granary on the bank of the Yellow River, killing two birds with one stone.
Xue Chongxun thought it was good, so he ordered the entire army to stop camping.
He was the first time he brought so many people, and he really had no experience in how to set up camps and formations. Fortunately, there were generals around him who had learned military tactics, so he just needed to delegate power to the right people...
As for Zhang Wulang, Xue Chongxun was determined to train, so he gave Wulang the opportunity to train, and asked him to command the camp, and then let two powerful generals who had seen the formation check for the misses and fill in the gaps.
Zhang Wulang chose a place that is conducive to defense, so he asked someone to cut the wood and surrounded a temporary wooden wall first.
The army accompanied them with their own tools. In addition to making fires and making rice, there were also wooden saws, axes, machetes, hammers, and other items, which came in handy now.
When marching and fighting, it is not just about chopping people. Sometimes you have to cut down wood and other life and work.
The people who went out to cut down many trunks came back, and they were divided into two types, one long and the other short.
Then burn the bottom of the tree trunk and buried half into the soil. The long trunks are arranged in a tight row outside, and the short trunks are arranged in a row inside. Then, wooden boards are set up between the two rows of trunks, divided into two upper and lower layers. In this way, the part of the long trunks grows into a guard wall. The upper layer of the wooden board allows soldiers to patrol and keep watch, and the lower layer can store defensive weapons and allow people to rest.
As there are too many people, the barracks were constructed in half a day, and after lunch, everyone started to build the facilities in the camp.
The Tang army's daily operations basically organizes a small team of fifty soldiers, plus one team leader and one deputy. The same is true when camping. More than fifty people form a camp, and everyone's camp tents face each other, digging drainage ditches around the camp and between the camp.
Zhang Wulang also issued a military order: It is strictly forbidden for soldiers to run around between various camps, and no tents are allowed to run around within the camps; each battalion (group) must be suitable for digging thatched cottages, and must be far away from water sources and storage of grain, and must not be too far away. Those who fail to meet the requirements must be beaten.
After working so hard for a whole day, the construction of the military camp framework was roughly completed, and about 40,000 people lived together, which was very lively.
The clearings beside the river water seemed to have a low city lifted out of thin air. If you stayed for another two days, the building such as the Watching Tower and Arrow Tower would look even more decent.
At night, Xue Chongxun and his generals came to a high place, and saw the light of fire in a few miles, the patrol team was uniform, and there were drums to command the change of guards and set up squads and modestness. Xue Chongxun felt very accomplished and couldn't help but feel happy, forgetting the gloom of losing the battle a few days ago.
……
However, the traffic information was inconvenient at this time, and Chang'an was not very clear about the situation on the ground. The news they received was that the official army failed in the first battle in Cijian, and then stationed in Xin'an and remained silent and made no achievements.
The atmosphere in the court was naturally not very good. I thought I could fight Li Longji and couldn't calm down for a while.
Xue Chongxun did things slowly. He knew that he was not experienced enough, and he was afraid that any negligence would lead to a major collapse of the entire army. He acted cautiously, and the progress became even slower...
In fact, they seemed to be addicted to living in the newly built barracks, and they were still slow until the twelfth lunar month, and there was no progress at all.
At this time, Chang'an was a little unable to sit still. The court sent the censor to Xin'an to see the situation and asked Xue Chongxun whether to increase his troops.
The Lord of Jincheng County also wrote letters to ask about his well-being. Even Empress Gao wrote a handwritten letter to Xue Chongxun in his personal name, and attached great importance to the war.
Empress Gao was not sure. When she was in court, she heard the court officials behind the curtain saying that Li Longji had 100,000 troops and established three provinces and six ministries, which looked very powerful.
I also heard the eunuchs who were in charge that Xue Chongxun had never fought a big battle at all. In Longyou, he could only resist the Tubo Tuyuhun coalition forces in Tubo.
Coupled with the public opinion caused by the failure of the first battle, the rumors inside and outside the palace over the past few days have also made Empress Gao feel unsure.
She was less than 20 years old. She used to practice some internal struggles with women while competing for favor, and she was unheard of military affairs, so she naturally couldn't figure out the situation on the battlefield.
However, even if she is in this position, she can understand the consequences of the war: if she loses this battle... the Chang'an regime will surely decline, so why are Brother Fen's throne still sitting on?
At this moment, Empress Gao felt that Brother Fen was a bit wise and stupid. No matter how power changed, no one should want to take his life. He didn't care about the government at all, and he was helped by others to sit on the throne.
Brother Fen was the governor of Youzhou, and he ignored government affairs, just ate, drank, had fun and hunted, and lived a good life. As a result, he received an edict from the Emperor Chang'an to inherit the throne. What's wrong with being an emperor?
Empress Gao thought about Brother Fen and then reflected on whether she was too eager for quick success or instant benefits?
Just as they were about to get involved in the regime, they encountered this incident. If Li Longji really wanted to regain power in the future, even if they didn't make things difficult for Brother Fen, they would never let her go!
It would be fine if I was directly sentenced to death. If I were imprisoned in the cold palace, how could I live?Queen Gao thought that she was young and at the right time, but she had to accompany the lonely lamp all day long, and her heart was trembling.
So she picked up the pen and wrote a letter to Xue Chongxun himself, but she didn't know what to say. At this time, Yu Liben was standing with his hands on the side of the collapse of the emperor. She asked: I want to write a letter to the King of Hedong, what should I write?
Seeing that Empress Gao was not at ease these days, Yu Liben took the opportunity to speak rashly. After hearing the question, he took the opportunity to say: Xue Lang is a sensible person and has many powerful generals under his command. The Empress does not need to worry too much. The rumors are all caused by ignorant people.If you pass on a letter, I feel that I should not inquire about the war, so as not to think that the palace does not trust him.
After hearing this, Empress Gao felt it was reasonable and couldn't help but nod her head gently.
Yu Liben held his tone again and said calmly: I heard that Xue Lang was still in charge of the army in Xin'an, and thought that he must be slow and seeking stability. We are not worried about his mistakes. The progress is slow, but they attach too much importance to caution and tied up their hands and feet... At this time, if the Empress promised Xue Lang to defeat and return to the court to become more promising, she would encourage him to be bold and enterprising, killing two birds with one stone.
A kill of two birds with one stone?Queen Gao pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly, not only letting him go, but also showing my trust.
Yu Liben bowed and said: Empress, "A Brilliant Review."
Empress Gao said this to Yu Liben and felt better and said with a smile: I think you have other thoughts and want to compete for some benefits for Xue Dalang... After all, you are from His Highness Taiping, and you are more loyal to me to the old master.
Yu Liben hurriedly said: Queen, don’t be dissatisfied. Today, except for Xue Lang’s family, who is still sincerely trying to help you?
The military budget is 800 million yuan, and the states and counties along the way are rushing to transport food and grass, and the people are expendable.
The news came from Luoyang, Li Longji had a 100,000 troops, but in fact he had about 40,000 to 50,000: The former Luoyang garrison and the Yellow River Ocang official army and other places had a total of about 20,000 troops. In addition, some of the major families of Kanto recruited soldiers and fleeing farmers and craftsmen who were recruiting soldiers and craftsmen who were close to Zuozhechong Prefecture, the total force was only tens of thousands...
Their original plan to convince the rebellion of Youzhou and Tongguan has not succeeded.
Li Longji set up an official in Luoyang, and all three provinces and six ministries were available. He also set up an official office in the occupied places to engrave and seal the letters. A complete set of institutions was established very quickly, and Chang'an had to pay attention, so he did not hesitate to mobilize heavy troops to spend a lot of money to fight.
At this time, Xue Chongxun had the power of military power, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands, and he was full of confidence in victory, but he did not dare to take it lightly.
The impact of this war is very critical. If you lose...
The Chang'an court was almost finished: not only would Li Longji grow further and win over more forces; but Guanzhong would lose tax support, and it would become difficult to support supplies.
Xue Chongxun led the Shence army to set off from Chang'an and reached the southern plain of Tongguan in the early winter. 360,000 Guanjian from various places in Guanzhong also joined here one after another. After the combined army, the army totaled 40,000, and then marched east along the south of the Yellow River.
At that time, the two deputy generals, Zhang Wulang and Yin Ci, were both Xue Chongxun's old subordinates. Xue Chongxun followed their advice and organized Guan Jian into six armies and each army of 6,000, plus the direct descendants of Shen Ce Army, a total of seven teams.
During the march, they were divided into three armies in front, middle and back, with the central army as the main force and advanced straight eastward.
The vanguard had never encountered any resistance until Cijian, west of Luoyang, so he did the work of paving the road and repairing the bridge. As soon as he arrived in Cijian, he met a large number of Luoyang troops.
The vanguard general of the official army was eager to make contributions and led thousands of cavalry to rush forward, but he was defeated and retreated westward to Xin'an before he could stop his position.
When Xue Chongxun arrived in Xin'an, he was furious when he heard the defeat. Although he had never fought a big battle, he knew many people who led the army and had always heard of the truth about the sharpness of the soldiers. He was defeated without permission, which affected his morale the most. Xue Chongxun was about to vent his anger as soon as he arrived in the ground.
At this time, the good man came out to plead with the general and advised: It is not auspicious to kill the general before he was promoted. It is better to save his life than the prince and make meritorious contributions in the future.
After hearing this, Xue Chongxun thought it made sense. The enemy did not even capture the general, but instead killed him first, which seemed a bit unlucky.
But when I think back, if I don’t obey the command and fight randomly, it will have a bad impact on the military discipline. Then, if someone makes a mistake, you say that you don’t kill anyone, how can you kill me alone?
While the left and right were hesitant, Xue Chongxun had no experience in how to deal with this situation.But he disliked swaying from side to side. After pondering for a moment, he made a quick decision: It is useless to say more, behead!
Several generals hurriedly said: Prince thinks twice.
Miss your sister!Xue Chongxun cursed inwardly and said angrily: Come on, drag the crime down.
At this time, Zhang Wulang suggested: The enemy troops stationed in Cijian to guard the gateway, waiting for labor, and the troops could not be at the city if they had to take this place.Our army came from afar, so it would be better to set up the camp and stabilize it before making progress.
Yin Ci also agreed: Xin'an is located on the north bank of the valley, our army is stationed on the south bank, occupying the city, and the two sides are free to travel.It can threaten Cijian, and you can also transfer troops to cross the river at any time to threaten the granary on the bank of the Yellow River, killing two birds with one stone.
Xue Chongxun thought it was good, so he ordered the entire army to stop camping.
He was the first time he brought so many people, and he really had no experience in how to set up camps and formations. Fortunately, there were generals around him who had learned military tactics, so he just needed to delegate power to the right people...
As for Zhang Wulang, Xue Chongxun was determined to train, so he gave Wulang the opportunity to train, and asked him to command the camp, and then let two powerful generals who had seen the formation check for the misses and fill in the gaps.
Zhang Wulang chose a place that is conducive to defense, so he asked someone to cut the wood and surrounded a temporary wooden wall first.
The army accompanied them with their own tools. In addition to making fires and making rice, there were also wooden saws, axes, machetes, hammers, and other items, which came in handy now.
When marching and fighting, it is not just about chopping people. Sometimes you have to cut down wood and other life and work.
The people who went out to cut down many trunks came back, and they were divided into two types, one long and the other short.
Then burn the bottom of the tree trunk and buried half into the soil. The long trunks are arranged in a tight row outside, and the short trunks are arranged in a row inside. Then, wooden boards are set up between the two rows of trunks, divided into two upper and lower layers. In this way, the part of the long trunks grows into a guard wall. The upper layer of the wooden board allows soldiers to patrol and keep watch, and the lower layer can store defensive weapons and allow people to rest.
As there are too many people, the barracks were constructed in half a day, and after lunch, everyone started to build the facilities in the camp.
The Tang army's daily operations basically organizes a small team of fifty soldiers, plus one team leader and one deputy. The same is true when camping. More than fifty people form a camp, and everyone's camp tents face each other, digging drainage ditches around the camp and between the camp.
Zhang Wulang also issued a military order: It is strictly forbidden for soldiers to run around between various camps, and no tents are allowed to run around within the camps; each battalion (group) must be suitable for digging thatched cottages, and must be far away from water sources and storage of grain, and must not be too far away. Those who fail to meet the requirements must be beaten.
After working so hard for a whole day, the construction of the military camp framework was roughly completed, and about 40,000 people lived together, which was very lively.
The clearings beside the river water seemed to have a low city lifted out of thin air. If you stayed for another two days, the building such as the Watching Tower and Arrow Tower would look even more decent.
At night, Xue Chongxun and his generals came to a high place, and saw the light of fire in a few miles, the patrol team was uniform, and there were drums to command the change of guards and set up squads and modestness. Xue Chongxun felt very accomplished and couldn't help but feel happy, forgetting the gloom of losing the battle a few days ago.
……
However, the traffic information was inconvenient at this time, and Chang'an was not very clear about the situation on the ground. The news they received was that the official army failed in the first battle in Cijian, and then stationed in Xin'an and remained silent and made no achievements.
The atmosphere in the court was naturally not very good. I thought I could fight Li Longji and couldn't calm down for a while.
Xue Chongxun did things slowly. He knew that he was not experienced enough, and he was afraid that any negligence would lead to a major collapse of the entire army. He acted cautiously, and the progress became even slower...
In fact, they seemed to be addicted to living in the newly built barracks, and they were still slow until the twelfth lunar month, and there was no progress at all.
At this time, Chang'an was a little unable to sit still. The court sent the censor to Xin'an to see the situation and asked Xue Chongxun whether to increase his troops.
The Lord of Jincheng County also wrote letters to ask about his well-being. Even Empress Gao wrote a handwritten letter to Xue Chongxun in his personal name, and attached great importance to the war.
Empress Gao was not sure. When she was in court, she heard the court officials behind the curtain saying that Li Longji had 100,000 troops and established three provinces and six ministries, which looked very powerful.
I also heard the eunuchs who were in charge that Xue Chongxun had never fought a big battle at all. In Longyou, he could only resist the Tubo Tuyuhun coalition forces in Tubo.
Coupled with the public opinion caused by the failure of the first battle, the rumors inside and outside the palace over the past few days have also made Empress Gao feel unsure.
She was less than 20 years old. She used to practice some internal struggles with women while competing for favor, and she was unheard of military affairs, so she naturally couldn't figure out the situation on the battlefield.
However, even if she is in this position, she can understand the consequences of the war: if she loses this battle... the Chang'an regime will surely decline, so why are Brother Fen's throne still sitting on?
At this moment, Empress Gao felt that Brother Fen was a bit wise and stupid. No matter how power changed, no one should want to take his life. He didn't care about the government at all, and he was helped by others to sit on the throne.
Brother Fen was the governor of Youzhou, and he ignored government affairs, just ate, drank, had fun and hunted, and lived a good life. As a result, he received an edict from the Emperor Chang'an to inherit the throne. What's wrong with being an emperor?
Empress Gao thought about Brother Fen and then reflected on whether she was too eager for quick success or instant benefits?
Just as they were about to get involved in the regime, they encountered this incident. If Li Longji really wanted to regain power in the future, even if they didn't make things difficult for Brother Fen, they would never let her go!
It would be fine if I was directly sentenced to death. If I were imprisoned in the cold palace, how could I live?Queen Gao thought that she was young and at the right time, but she had to accompany the lonely lamp all day long, and her heart was trembling.
So she picked up the pen and wrote a letter to Xue Chongxun himself, but she didn't know what to say. At this time, Yu Liben was standing with his hands on the side of the collapse of the emperor. She asked: I want to write a letter to the King of Hedong, what should I write?
Seeing that Empress Gao was not at ease these days, Yu Liben took the opportunity to speak rashly. After hearing the question, he took the opportunity to say: Xue Lang is a sensible person and has many powerful generals under his command. The Empress does not need to worry too much. The rumors are all caused by ignorant people.If you pass on a letter, I feel that I should not inquire about the war, so as not to think that the palace does not trust him.
After hearing this, Empress Gao felt it was reasonable and couldn't help but nod her head gently.
Yu Liben held his tone again and said calmly: I heard that Xue Lang was still in charge of the army in Xin'an, and thought that he must be slow and seeking stability. We are not worried about his mistakes. The progress is slow, but they attach too much importance to caution and tied up their hands and feet... At this time, if the Empress promised Xue Lang to defeat and return to the court to become more promising, she would encourage him to be bold and enterprising, killing two birds with one stone.
A kill of two birds with one stone?Queen Gao pondered for a moment, then smiled slightly, not only letting him go, but also showing my trust.
Yu Liben bowed and said: Empress, "A Brilliant Review."
Empress Gao said this to Yu Liben and felt better and said with a smile: I think you have other thoughts and want to compete for some benefits for Xue Dalang... After all, you are from His Highness Taiping, and you are more loyal to me to the old master.
Yu Liben hurriedly said: Queen, don’t be dissatisfied. Today, except for Xue Lang’s family, who is still sincerely trying to help you?
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