Chapter 41 Difficult Times
"Who dares to ambush the Uighur cavalry? Could it be that this incident leaked the news?"
After hearing this, Li Heng was so shocked that he didn't close his mouth for a long time. When he looked at Guo Ziyi, his tone had changed.
Only Li Heng, Li Mi, Li Yu, Guo Ziyi and other few people knew about this, and Li Heng knew that these people would never reveal the news.
Furthermore, although there were only 5,000 elite Uighur soldiers, it was a nightmare in the hearts of the soldiers under An Qingxu. They were not afraid of fighting with the Tang Dynasty, but they did not want to offend the Uighurs to death.
But this matter came out so suddenly. The Uighurs brought out the most elite 5,000 people. The request was proposed by you, the Tang Dynasty, and the route was chosen by you, the Tang Dynasty. As a result, such a thing happened, it would be good if they didn't blame you. How could they continue to help you send troops?
"Your Majesty, now that such a thing happened, the Uighurs would be afraid that they would not be able to rely on it for a while. Moreover, if this matter was really done by the rebels, they would have known that our army was going to attack the two capitals. Now it is an arrow on the string and they have to fire it!"
Li Heng's face turned a little white at that time.
In the past few days, he and Li Mi and other generals have been discussing the attack on the two capitals, and have almost decided on a major plan to attack Chang'an first and then Luoyang.
However, in their plan, one is to raid, and the other is to use the five thousand elite cavalry of the Uighurs to break the situation. If neither of these two points can be achieved, the original 80% of the confidence will be estimated to be less than 50%.
Not long after, Li Mi and Li Yu also arrived in front of Li Heng. The three elders of the Marshal's Mansion gathered again, but this time the expressions on their faces were a little ugly.
"Sir, how should our army be concluded this time to recover the two capitals?"
As soon as Li Heng spoke, Li Mi and Li Yu knew that this old man was a little scared. In other words, he felt that he could not beat him.
The emperor was in Fengxiang. Although many generals could be considered a gathering response during this period, the number of soldiers who could fight was actually 120,000 to 130,000.
This is almost all Li Heng's family, but these people do not have much advantage over the rebels in Chang'an and Luoyang. And you should know that the most elite rebels are not in Chang'an and Luoyang, but in their hometown Fanyang.
If such an attack can really bring Chang'an and Luoyang back, it will definitely backfire if it cannot be taken back. Li Heng will become a lonely man again within a few days.
"Your Majesty, the arrow is on the string and I have to fire it. At this time, our army's morale will be blew up. No matter what the result is, we will have to fight! Without the sharp knife of the Uighurs, we will not be able to recover the two capitals!"
"I'm afraid this time not only did I fail to form an alliance with the Uighurs, but I also offended the Uighurs in vain."
Li Heng's gentle personality was fully reflected at this time, but the matter had reached this level. He was stunned and no one was able to respond when he said this. Guo Ziyi and Li Mi had begun to re-examine how to send troops in a blink of an eye.
"In this case, it's just because of the lack of cavalry in the Tang Dynasty!"
The two of them deduced several rounds and rounds on the map, but found that the odds of winning were not great. Although the number of these 5,000 cavalry was not very large, the role they played in tactical terms was basically irreplaceable.
For a moment, even Guo Ziyi and Li Mi showed a hint of solemnity on their faces.
"It's okay! My Shuofang Army has never fought any tough battles, but in the end, it's just a little more loss. The bones of my Tang soldiers are harder than the rebels!"
Guo Ziyi has never been a timid person. He knew that there was a tiger in the mountains, but he had done a lot of things to travel to Tiger Mountain. Although he was not very confident this time, it was a matter of life and death that concerns the entire Tang Dynasty. If he was timid, there would be no fight in this battle.
Although Li Mi seems to be profound, he is just a military advisor to put it bluntly. He is gesturing in the room. But can he take his men and horses with machetes to kill the enemy? That is definitely not possible. Moreover, he has no official position. If the Tang Dynasty is gone, they may go back to the mountain to refine alchemy and cultivate immortals, so Guo Ziyi understood that he had to take care of this matter himself in the end.
In the end, Li Heng gasped and entrusted the matter to Guo Ziyi, gritted his teeth and set the tone of attacking according to the original plan. However, from his sad face, it can be seen that this emperor who had succeeded the throne for a long time but had never even been a dragon throne, his thoughts might have floated to his old father.
That night, Guo Ziyi summoned a few of his more powerful people and began to truly arrange troops.
"Deputy Marshal, although our Shuofang army is good at fighting, this siege battle is indeed difficult to fight! Even if it can lure the enemy out, the Uighurs' people who lead the bow will not come, it will be a bloody battle. Once it cannot conquer Chang'an for a long time and attract the enemy from Luoyang to come for reinforcements, what should we do?"
"There are two or three months left to send me another letter to the various governors and collect cavalry!"
Of course, Guo Ziyi knew that there was not much difference between a cavalry and a cavalry. Although the average Tang Dynasty cavalry was much worse than the rebel cavalry, let alone the Uighur cavalry, in the absence of other ways, Guo Ziyi could only do it as a living horse.
At this moment, a general under Guo Ziyi stood up and wanted to say something, but frowned again.
"Okay, you guys go back first and discuss it tomorrow!"
Guo Ziyi was at this age and of course she could understand some things. She released everyone else and left such a central general here.
"If you have anything to say, don't worry!"
"Deputy Marshal, the last general once heard that one or two months ago, did the King of Jianning Li Ren suffered a loss in the hands of Yin Ziqi's cavalry? In furious, he almost spent all his wealth in Suiyang City, bought thousands of war horses around Jianghuai and Henan Road, and was motivated to set up a cavalry in Suiyang to avenge his previous shame. Suiyang has a powerful general like Nan Jiyun, and now the cavalry has been trained for about two months, so the last general thinks..."
Speaking of this, the general hesitated, but Guo Ziyi already knew what he was hesitating. A slightly meaningful smile appeared on his face. Then he nodded slightly and said, "I understand this matter, don't tell others."
Chapter completed!