Chapter 49 The Tang army retreats to the west
At this moment, a hoarse shout came from the Central Army camp behind him, "Your Highness, you can't be so lewd, this will ruin you!"
When Chang He turned around, he heard that this was the voice of Shi Yuwen Xin, the head of the Qi Palace, and finally someone came forward to persuade Li Yuanji. Chang He did not dare to cause trouble and quickly returned to his tent.
Outside the tent of King Li Yuanji of Qi, several personal soldiers stopped the chief Yuwen Xin and did not allow him to get close to the tent. Yuwen Xin knelt on the ground, and he was so angry that he shivered all over.
When Li Yuanji guarded Taiyuan, Yuwen Xin was a record officer under his command. He was later captured by the Sui army and was released back to Chang'an because of the signing of a settlement agreement in the Sui and Tang dynasties. Li Yuan felt that he was loyal and appointed him as the chief minister of the Qi Palace and asked him to continue to teach his third son, King Qi.
Yuwen Xin was about his early fifties, but his hair was white and looked very old, just as if he was nearly sixty years old. He had just heard that the King of Qi had captured four women from the town for pleasure, which shocked him and rushed to stop him.
Yuwen Xin heard the woman's crying, and when he shouted like this, the King of Qi turned a blind eye to him. He felt extremely hatred in his heart, and couldn't help but take out his killer move and shouted sternly, "King of Qi, you dare to be debauchery, the old minister wants to report to the emperor!"
This sentence worked. After a moment, the curtain was lifted and the body was filled with alcohol. The King of Qi Li Yuanji, who was naked, walked out of the big tent with a sword in his hand. When he heard Yuwen Xin actually wanted to tell his father, he was furious and waved his sword and pointed at Yuwen Xin, "Old thief, you dare to threaten me!"
Yuwen Xin was so angry that Li Yuanji actually called him an old thief. He yelled straight at his neck: "You kill me with one sword! I would rather die than serve you, a licentious person."
Li Yuanji's eyes burst out with murderous intent, and he waved his sword to slash Yuwen Xin's neck. Seeing that he really wanted to kill him, Yuwen Xin couldn't help but sigh in his heart, closed his eyes and waited for death. Seeing that the sword was about to chop Yuwen Xin's neck, several personal soldiers were so scared that they knelt down and grabbed Li Yuanji's arm, "Your Highness. You can't kill the Chief Secretary! If you kill him, your Highness cannot explain to the emperor."
Li Yuanji calmed down a little, withdrew his sword and shouted angrily, "Get out! I never want to see you again."
The word "Get out" made Yuwen Xin's heart fall into a cold cave. He slowly stood up and said in a trembling voice: "Okay! I'll go, take care of your highness."
He staggered towards the camp gate and walked for more than ten steps. He suddenly turned around and pointed at Li Yuanji and shouted: "You can go to be debauchery! What's your life and death with me?"
He turned around and left, Li Yuanji stared at his back coldly, and waited for him to walk away a little. He immediately ordered several personal soldiers: "Follow the camp and kill him outside the camp. If you dare to let him go, come and see you."
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Five miles away from the Tang army camp, more than 20,000 Sui troops bypassed Chousang Town and gradually approached the target. They hid in a forest and did not continue to move forward. There was a Tang army patrol in front. Two teams of 100 scouts had touched them and prepared to kill the patrol and open the way for the Sui army.
Yang Yuanqing stared at the camp in the distance with cold eyes. Five miles apart, the moonlight was bright, and he could vaguely see the dark camp in the distance. The Tang army actually stationed the camp in the flat wilderness. This was really beyond Yang Yuanqing's expectations. Isn't this understanding of the cavalry that he bought for him to charge?
At this time, Luo Shixin also saw that the other party was unreasonable in setting up camp. He then stepped forward and whispered: "General Manager, is the Tang army stationed in the wilderness a trick to lure troops?"
Yang Yuanqing shook his head slowly, "What strategy can a prince who cannot even live without women during the war?"
Luo Shixin turned around and stared at the Tang army camp. His voice gradually became low, "Does your senior brother know this person Chang He?"
Yang Yuanqing was stunned. Why did he call his senior brother? After a moment of thought, he understood and nodded, "I know this person, once General Li Mi, and he was seen in the battle at Dahai Temple."
When he first heard the news of his master's death in battle, Yang Yuanqing also hated Li Mi to the core and vowed to crush him to ashes, but time was like water, gradually diluting the hatred in his heart.
After all, the master died in battle, and was in the late Sui Dynasty, where heroes were everywhere and heroes were as numerous as dogs, it was a kind of honor to be able to die in battle on the battlefield and be remembered forever?
Just as Monk Pujing advised Guan Yu, "You want to take revenge, who should Yan Liang, Wen Chou and others seek to take revenge?"
A person who always keeps hatred in his heart must be narrow-minded. How can such a narrow-minded heart be put into the whole world?
If Yang Yuanqing kept his master's grudge in mind, how could he sign an alliance with Li Mi? If he did not sign an alliance with Li Mi, how could Li Mi give up Zhongyuan to him? Otherwise, Li Mi would definitely help the Tang army with his armed force in the Battle of Yingchuan. It is still unknown who will win.
Luo Shixin felt the calmness in Yang Yuanqing's tone, and he didn't say much. He knew that his senior brother was in love with the world and would not be too serious about the death of his master.
But he will not forget that when his master was besieged, he was unable to return in time. When he fought back desperately, his master's head had been taken away by Chang He. This man had an irreconcilable grudge with him. If he did not kill Chang He, he, Luo Shi, vowed not to be a human being!
At this moment, a hurrying alarm came from the Tang army camp, "Dang!Dang!Dang!" Although the Tang camp was five miles away, the night was quiet, and they could still hear it clearly. Yang Yuanqing was stunned. Why was he discovered?
A team of scouts ran back. They immediately brought a civil servant, covered in blood and were in a semi-coma. The head scout lieutenant looked ashamed and stepped forward to report to Yang Yuanqing, "Report to the general manager, we found that there were more than a dozen Tang soldiers chasing this person. When we saw a group of people running towards this side, we attacked him. Unexpectedly, more than a dozen Tang soldiers were very skilled in martial arts. Thirteen of us were killed by us, or two of them escaped. The Tang army had called the police. It was a humble and incompetent position. Please punish the general manager!"
Yang Yuanqing recognized the civil servant covered in blood. It turned out to be Shi Yuwen Xin, the chief of the King of Qi. He was once captured in the Battle of Taiyuan and refused to surrender. How could he be chased?
Yuwen Xin was not completely unconscious at this time. He probably understood a little in his heart and whispered: "Thank you, Your Highness, Your Highness, you are the King of Qi... You are going to kill me."
Seeing that he was covered in blood and extremely weak, Yang Yuanqing quickly ordered: "Take him down and let the military doctor treat him."
The soldiers took Yuwen Xin down. At this time, Luo Shixin, Cheng Yaojin and Xie Yingdeng and other generals surrounded him and asked for battle. "General Manager, the last general is willing to lead the troops to break through the camp!"
Yang Yuanqing originally planned to attack Tang Camp, but was discovered by the other party. It seemed that the attack could not be done. He pondered for a moment and immediately ordered: "I will open up a path to the Mo Dao Army!"
Among the 20,000 cavalry, Yang Yuanqing also brought a thousand heavy armored infantry. They were paired with two horses, one horse rode by himself, and the other horse carried heavy armored Mo sword. His figure was exposed, and the Sui army no longer hid and rushed out of the woods to rush towards the Tang army camp.
The team was still one mile away from Tang Camp. At this time, a thousand Modao infantry immediately dismounted and put on heavy armor. Holding Modao in his hands and lined up the troops.
This battle tonight is very similar to the night attack on Li Shuliang's tribe in Jiang County, Hedong last year, but there are also differences. Last year, the head of the Tang army was Li Shuliang, a clan member. Tonight, the head of the Tang army was Li Yuanji, the king of Qi.
The comparison of troops in Sui and Tang dynasties last year was 30,000 to 20,000, while the comparison of troops in Sui and Tang dynasties tonight was 20,000 to 30,000; the comparison of troops in the Tang dynasties last year was 20,000 elite troops, while the Tang army tonight was 30,000 new recruits. It was just recruited last fall and had never experienced war.
The Tang army sentries discovered the black cavalry under the moonlight, and they once again sounded the alarm bell, "Dang! Dang! Dang! Dang!" The harsh alarm bell rang throughout the camp.
At this time, there was a chaotic group in the Tang army camp. The soldiers woke up from their dreams, hurriedly put on armor, helmets, and ran out of the tent with weapons.
The Tang army had already started training night battles, and this army was full of recruits. They also conducted a lot of night battle training.
The standard for the Tang army's new recruits is whether they have joined the army. If they were soldiers of the Sui Dynasty in the past, they would be immediately organized into regular troops. If they had never been a soldier, they would be recruits and would need to be trained for one year.
Although these 30,000 new soldiers have been trained for a year and have been decent, they have no practical experience after all. Their first battle happened at night, and the other side was 20,000 Sui cavalry, and the fear in their hearts made them mess up.
Li Yuanji was also nervous. The night attack of the Sui army made him a little confused. The first thing he did was to kill the four women one by one. Now it was time for the soldiers to work hard for him. He did not want the four women to weaken the soldiers' allegiance.
Li Yuanji wore a golden helmet and silver armor, and was on a horse and carried a spear, running towards the east of the camp. The Sui army came from the east, and there were eight thousand Tang army crossbowmen standing in front of the east camp.
Deputy General Chang Hezheng ran back and forth on horseback, and ordered the crossbowmen to rectify the queue. He was born in Wagang and had experienced many battles, but he could still suppress the soldiers.
Surrounded by hundreds of personal guards, Li Yuanji came to the side of the camp, which was separated by dense spears and chariots. At this time, their only fortifications were not strong and could easily be broken through by the enemy.
Li Yuanji stared at the Sui cavalry in the distance, and his heart began to pound. Can their external camp defense withstand the attack of the Sui army?
At this time, Chang He urged his horse to come to his side and lowered his voice: "Your Highness, the chief general of the Sui army tonight may be Yang Yuanqing."
Li Yuanji was shocked, "How do you know?"
"We have sentries to find that the Sui army's flag was covered with a Phnom Penh, which was the sign of the Sui army's commander-in-chief. It could only be Yang Yuanqing in the team."
"What if the other party fired a fake flag?" Li Yuanji asked nervously.
"impossible!"
Chang He shook his head, "The military discipline of the Sui army is extremely strict, and he will not do such a crime. Besides, Yang Yuanqing was originally in the camp of Yiyang County, so it is entirely possible that he personally led his troops to pursue us."
Li Yuanji felt timid in his heart. If Yang Yuanqing led his troops personally, he would be in danger in this battle and he could not stay and be captured by the Sui army.
In Taiyuan, Li Yuanji escaped once, and he would never put himself in danger. That time, his father did not punish him when he escaped from Taiyuan, which gave him the confidence to not stand under a dangerous wall.
And once he is caught, it will cause great passivity to the father and the Tang Dynasty. He is the legitimate prince, and saving his life is the most important thing for the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking of this, he took out the head coach's gold medal from his arms and handed it to Chang He, "From now on, you will be in charge of the 30,000 troops."
Chapter completed!