At the border of Qinzhou, in Xia Xia's military camp.
In the drill ground of the camp.
Du Qi stood at the edge of the drill ground, watching the soldiers fight. Although the newly recruited 100,000 soldiers were full of fighting power and had high morale, they didn't participate in many battles, so they didn't cooperate well enough. Now that they were stationed at the border and had nothing to do, Du Qi often pulled the soldiers out to practice with each other.
The practice was very simple. A team was selected from Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi's subordinates. The two sides would compete with each other, whether it was a team battle, artillery, or grenade launchers.
Every day at the end of the drill, the victorious side would be rewarded with some money, better meat, or good wine. Although the rewards were not particularly high, to the soldiers, what they cared about was honor. Therefore, both sides fought with all their might, giving it their all.
Different people would compete with each other every day, and every day the fight would be in full swing.
The soldiers' cooperation became more and more tacit.
The soldiers also knew each other better.
Du Qi looked at the two sides fighting with wooden sabers and blunt weapons. He looked at Xiao Yuanqi and said with a smile, "Xiao Yuanqi, I'm afraid your men will lose today's battle. Your men won yesterday, but they can't win today. The battle of more than a thousand people is more and more about strategy and means. It's not only about the soldiers' fighting spirit, but also about the commanders' brains. "
Xiao Yuanqi said, "Your Majesty, victory and defeat are common in war. Ye Yongchao will go back and reflect on his defeat. Next time, he'll try to win again. "
Ye Yongchao was the commander this time.
Xiao Yuanqi said it casually, but his face was full of unwillingness.
As a commander, he had the desire to win.
He hoped that the generals under his command would be able to emerge victorious in every battle. However, such a thing was obviously impossible. So if he lost this time, he would get it back next time. Of course, if Ye Yongchao lost, he wouldn't have a good time after returning to the camp. He needed to reflect on it.
That was a must.
It was also a lesson that losers should learn.
Xue Rengui was also standing on the side. He looked quite proud at the moment. One had to know that after his defeat yesterday, he had been ridiculed by Xiao Yuan Qi for quite a while. In this battle, his subordinates had suppressed Xiao Yuan Qi's side. It was only a matter of time before they won.
Xue Rengui smiled and said, "Old Xiao, thank you for letting me win today. His Majesty said that today's reward is ten jars of our Xia Xia's vintage wine. Ten jars of wine would be divided into a portion, so each person would get one cup. We will gladly accept these ten jars of wine. Alas, compared to yesterday's meat stew, although today's wine was a little less, it was full of flavor. It was very rare. Thank you for letting me win. "
He had a proud look on his face.
Now that he had won, he had a proud look on his face.
Defeat was like a frosted eggplant.
This was normal.
Du Qi didn't stop him because this was normal. Moreover, competition in the army was a virtuous cycle. If everyone in the army was friendly, without any sense of competition or wildness, then this army would have no fighting power.
The battle was still going on. Ye Yongchao's side was constantly suppressed. The situation was very unfavorable. However, even though Ye Yongchao's soldiers were at a disadvantage, they were still stubbornly resisting.
From the beginning to the end, they had never surrendered.
From the beginning to the end, they had never given up.
After another hour of fighting, Ye Yongchao's side was completely defeated. This battle was declared over. Ye Yongchao's soldiers were all withered like frosted eggplants. On the other side, Xue Rengui's soldiers were very excited. They all cheered. Although many of them were bruised and swollen, they were very excited and very excited.
After watching, Du Qi was ready to leave.
One day, one or two hours, under such a battle, time slipped away quickly.
When Du Qi was about to leave, Shangguan Yi came in a hurry. When Shangguan Yi saw Du Qi, he saluted and quickly said, "Your Majesty, I just received a message from the bad guys. Li Shimin led the army from Anrong Pass and went straight to our camp. Not only that, Li Shimin also mobilized all the troops stationed in Anrong Pass.
"Including the troops stationed in Anrong Pass, Li Shimin has nearly 170,000 troops. This force is the last force of the Tang Dynasty. If we defeat this army, this battle will be completely over, and the Tang Dynasty will be at our mercy. "
There was a touch of expectation in Shangguan Yi's eyes.
The opportunity had come.
The battle of Xia Xia stabilized the world, and the battle of the Tang Dynasty lost the world. This was the battle that determined the world situation.
Du Qi said, "Let's go back to the camp."
He took Xue Rengui, Xiao Yuanqi, and Shangguan Yi back, and said while walking, "If we destroy Li Shimin's main force with the least loss, the Tang Dynasty will indeed be at our mercy, and no one will be able to resist us. Of course, if our forces are also consumed in this battle, this battle will end here, and the hope of destroying the Tang Dynasty in one go will be completely lost. Because of Li Shimin's desperate gamble, this battle has become a battle of national destiny. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty is right!"
The group returned to the main tent, followed by Ma Zhou and Guan Zhilan.
Du Qi told them the news of Li Shimin's army coming, and then continued, "According to the previous plan, Li Shimin's army is already on the way. Next, Li Shimin will definitely attack our camp. On the basis of defense, how should we counterattack Li Shimin? Let's all express our own opinions and share our thoughts. "
Xue Rengui said, "Your Majesty, why don't we just send an army to attack Anrong Pass and cut off Li Shimin's rear? In any case, Li Shimin has transferred away the garrison in Anrong Pass, so this is our chance. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, this subject thinks it's not very useful. Li Shimin's army has brought enough food, and he won't lack food for at least half a month. If Li Shimin successfully consumes our forces, even if he loses Anrong Pass, he can still evacuate from other places. "
"If Li Shimin fails to consume our forces and is defeated instead, he can also evacuate from other directions with a small number of troops. After all, he has few troops and can easily cross the mountains and ridges."
"Under normal circumstances, cutting off Li Shimin's rear can cut off the enemy's retreat and disturb the enemy's morale. We have a chance to win, after all, the battle will last for a long time. But now we know Li Shimin's intention and that he will directly attack, so cutting off the rear is useless. Rather than that, it's better to concentrate our forces and deal with the Tang army in front of us first. This is the key. "
Speaking up to here, Shangguan Yi's eyes became sharp as he continued, "In fact, after knowing Li Shimin's army will definitely launch a strong attack, then we have many ways to operate and use the camp to attack us. We know what Li Shimin wants to do, but he doesn't know what we want to do. This is our advantage. "
Ma Zhou said, "Pavilion Head Shangguan's analysis is unexpected but reasonable. This subject thinks it's reasonable. "
The others also agreed.
Even Xue Rengui couldn't help but nod.
The key point of this battle was to destroy Li Shimin, so Anrong Pass was not important. Especially Anrong Pass, what if there was an ambush?
Shangguan Yi spoke again after everyone spoke, "Regarding this battle, this subject has a plan that can trick the Tang dynasty's army."
Du Qi said, "Tell me in detail."
Shangguan Yi said, "Our strategy is to shorten the battle line and eventually lead Li Shimin's army into the camp, then use the camp to deal with Li Shimin's Tang army. Of course, Li Shimin's army will have many ways to attack, but no matter what, their ultimate goal is to break into the camp and defeat us. So, we can set up a dangerous situation in the camp. When all of Li Shimin's army enters the camp, we can counterattack. "
Immediately, Shangguan Yi began to elaborate on the plan.
He explained the plan in detail.
After the plan was finished, Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, please decide whether to adopt this plan."
Du Qi was also very satisfied with Shangguan Yi's plan. He nodded and said, "Arrange it, it's settled. In addition, I'll add one more thing, the elephant soldiers will be sent away in advance. Once inside the camp, there will be artillery fire everywhere, and the elephant soldiers will easily lose control. "
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Shangguan Yi immediately responded.
Everyone followed closely behind and left to make preparations for the upcoming arrangements.
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