Chapter 417 Offensive and defensive changes, father and son go into battle

Author: Taiqing Yaodao

Chapter 417 Offensive and defensive changes, father and son go into battle

On the crenellations of the city wall, rows and rows of crossbows were set up, and dozens of soldiers were carefully checking them.

At their feet, bundles of sharp arrows were placed under the parapet, and logs were piled further behind.

Everyone is doing their own thing in an orderly manner.

Li Xuan came from under the city wall, inspecting and nodding with satisfaction.

Zhou Shen, who was standing beside him, looked at this arrangement, his eyes full of surprise: "The prince is planning to annihilate all the enemies!"

"Brother Zhou's eyes are as bright as a torch!" Li Xuan turned sideways, looked at Zhou Shen, and nodded: "I do have this plan. It is best for all the enemies who come this time to stay here. Only in this way, the next step will be more...

Good arrangement.”

"Next step, what the prince means is that in addition to the wave of enemies coming tomorrow, there will be more enemies coming, and they will come soon."

Zhou Shen heard Li Xuan's words very keenly.

Li Xuan stood at a crenel, looking at Muzhou behind the endless mountains and forests from a distance, and said with cold eyes: "The Tianyin Sect is about to start an uprising, but we are like a sharp thorn stabbed in

If we don't pull out the thorn in their backs, they won't be able to sleep peacefully."

Tianyin Sect needs to pass through Meiling Pass to enter Wuzhou, but Li Xuan can go from Meiling Pass to the north, directly to Muzhou, and even to Muzhou City.

Opportunities are mutual, and risks are also mutual.

"I understand, I will obey the prince's instructions." Zhou Shen immediately bowed his hands.

"Brothers are naturally here, so let's take a good look at the combat level of Tianyin Sect. There is no need to rush to join the war. I don't need you for the time being... As for you, you can stay here. Speaking of which,

In this city full of people, you are the only one who is truly an active captain."

Although Yan Tao came from the battlefield in the Western Regions, after he came to Wuzhou, he immediately served as the Wuzhou Bingcao and joined the army. He left the battlefield for who knows how many years.

Although Qiu Zhenmu came from a family of military generals, Qian Niuwei was more involved in the job of suppressing bandits.

On the contrary, Zhou Shen, as the captain of the Xinlin Zhechong Prefecture of the Yangzhou Dudu Prefecture, had just completed his service. His battlefield sense and command strategy were far stronger than those of Yan Tao and Qiu Zhenmu.

In this way, even if there is a place in the future where Li Xuan cannot take care of it for a while, Zhou Shen can quickly check and fill in the gaps, or even directly take over his command.

"Today, you will first familiarize yourself with everything in Guancheng and have a good sleep at night..."

Before Li Xuan finished speaking, a Nanchang palace guard rushed up quickly and handed a piece of paper into Li Xuan's hand.

Li Xuan opened it and took a look, then handed the note to Zhou Shen and said, "Look, it will be here tomorrow, and there will be a thousand people. How much they look down on me!"

There was a trace of sarcasm on Li Xuan's lips.

The thousand reinforcements coming now were sent by Zhang Wanyu asking for help after the Wuzhou Incident.

It took three days to gather together and set off from Muzhou, and today, they have only reached half of the mountain road.

They will not arrive at Meiling Pass until tomorrow.

If we look at the strength of the Tianyin Sect before the fall of Meiling Pass, when the two parties join together, they should have nearly 2,000 troops.

It is more than enough to hold Meiling Pass, but now, Meiling Pass has fallen into Li Xuan's hands.

Offensive and defensive changes.

Situation changes.

Not to mention the siege, even half of the entire mountain road has now fallen into Li Xuan's hands.

As soon as the Tianyin Sect's people appeared in the middle of the road, their troop numbers and configurations all appeared in Li Xuan's hands.

Even earlier, when they set off from the other side of the mountains, everything had already fallen into Li Xuan's sight.

"Captain Lieutenant, tell me, if I had led my men to the mountains in advance to ambush, would it be possible to ambush all these thousand people on the road?" Li Xuan suddenly raised a question.

"It is true that the mountain road is narrow and it is easy to set up an ambush. However, because the mountain road is narrow, it is difficult to annihilate them all. Even me and others will suffer unnecessary damage because of the narrow mountain road." Zhou Shen shook his head cautiously.

He did not agree with Li Xuan's rash attack. The mountain road was narrow and rugged and difficult to navigate. The key was that it was difficult to ensure logistical supplies.

Li Xuan smiled faintly, looked at the mountains in front of her, and said softly: "If we successfully ambush on the mountain road, then rush into Muzhou and attack directly at the gate of Muzhou City, if I am given three hundred thousand ox guards, I will definitely do this, but

What a pity!”

"The lack of training of the government soldiers has disappointed the prince." Zhou Shen handed over his hand with an apology on his face.

Li Xuan waved his hand casually and said: "This is none of your business. The formation of this regiment of government troops does not last more than a month. How can we go through a war? What's more, in Muzhou, everyone is the enemy. Even if

Even if you kill them, there will be no place for you to gain a foothold."

An ambush on a mountain road is actually easy. Although it may cause damage to oneself, it is not difficult to plan.

What was rare was that after entering Muzhou, the whole place was filled with Tianyin cultivators.

If Li Xuan was fighting in Turkic territory, then he would not mind following the example of Huo Qubing and Li Jing and killing them wantonly, but the people of Tianyin Church, no matter what, were still citizens of the Tang Dynasty.

If he really went on a killing spree, the court's bullets would have overwhelmed him.

It is not easy to become a famous general, especially a famous general from a clan.

If you look at Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong, and Li Daoxuan, you will know what happened to the famous generals of this dynasty.

Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, conducted a military expedition in Bashu, captured Zhu Can, defeated Xiao Xian, pacified Lingnan, pacified Jiangnan, and worshiped the governor of Yangzhou. Later, he was falsely accused of treason and was dismissed from office and was appointed Zong Zhengqing.

That false accusation was just a memorial, so Taizong immediately put Li Xiaogong under house arrest. It was later confirmed that he had been wrongly accused, and he was released from house arrest. Within a few years, he died of a sudden illness.

Li Daozong, the king of Jiangxia County, had outstanding achievements in his life. He participated in many battles against Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong, Eastern Turk, Tuguhun, Goguryeo, etc. He made great military exploits and was called a wise king together with the prince of Hejian County.

In the fourth year of Yonghui's reign, he was involved in Fang Yiai's rebellion and was framed by Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang. He was exiled to Xiangzhou and died of illness on the way.

Li Daoxuan, the prince of Huaiyang County, was cautious, honest, proficient in martial arts, and elegant in manners. He accompanied Emperor Taizong to attack Wang Shichong and won every battle.

In the fifth year of Wude, Li Daoxuan led an army to attack Liu Heita, but he was at odds with his deputy general. During the battle, the deputy general did not move, causing him to go deep into the army alone, and was finally defeated and killed.

It is not easy to be a famous royal general in the Tang Dynasty. In addition to the emperor, he also needs to be careful of the corruption and intrigues of his officials, and the emperor will subconsciously condone these things.

Be careful and guard your retreat.

Li Xuan raised his head and looked in the direction of Muzhou. He had already made plans for this battle. If there was no imperial edict from the emperor, he would only base himself on Wuzhou and would not easily invade Muzhou.

Of course, if the Tianyin Sect invades Wuzhou in a big way, don't blame him for being ruthless

Li Xuan raised his right hand high. At this time, he could clearly feel the wind and water vapor in the air, which was a bit stronger than yesterday.

…

On both sides of the ruined mountain road, thousands of gray-clad and leather-armored sergeants, carrying Tang knives on their shoulders, strode deep into the undulating mountains.

The wind began to pick up and the trees rustled.

No one felt anything wrong, just a sense of coolness.

Several tall horses stopped beside the avenue. Looking at the inn that was burned to ruins, the bearded man at the head couldn't help but frowned.

He turned his head and looked at the guard on the side: "How is it? Have you found the water source?"

The guard immediately held up his hands and said: "Report to the hall master, there is a small path on the west side, leading to a small valley three miles away. There is a small stream in the valley, which is enough for the army's sergeants and soldiers to drink."

"That's all for now. Let's all take a rest. We'll be on our way again in an hour." The bearded man breathed a sigh of relief, then sneered and said, "A guy who just likes to use conspiracy methods will never be able to get on the stage."

As he said that, the bearded man took out a short note from his arms, looked at the reminder text on it, and showed a disdainful smile in the corner of his eyes.

This short note was sent from the Muzhou Main Hall, but it was the saint Ye Wanwan and the head of the Hangzhou Hall Zhang Wanyu who actually sent the short note.

This bearded man was surprisingly none other than Luo Yongjie, the master of Jiande Hall in Muzhou.

"Hall Master!" The guard came from the front on horseback. Looking at the note in Luo Yongjie's hand, he whispered: "Hall Master, should we slow down and wait for the group behind us."

"What are you waiting for? It's just a child with a yellow mouth. The certain family is not like the Saintess and Hall Master Zhang. They are not very old, so they are taking advantage of them. While we are going, if we really wait for the reinforcements to come, where will the certain family's face be put?

, it’s just a checkpoint, it’s easy for a certain family to win it.” Luo Yongjie shouted loudly, not caring at all that his voice was heard by others.

"The hall master is mighty." The soldiers around him immediately shouted loudly, and Luo Yongjie showed a trace of satisfaction on his face.

The guards on one side immediately raised their hands and said: "What the hall master said is absolutely true. Looking at what is written in the note, the King of Nanchang only has a few more crossbows and a few more trebuchets, and he can scheme against people's hearts and make some conspiracies.

With the addition of a Guancheng and five hundred sergeants, the Hall Master can easily capture it."

"You kid, don't give a certain family a weird look here." Luo Yongjie glared at his personal guards, then calmed down and said solemnly: "Although Saintess and Hall Master Zhang are inexperienced, they have Zuo Fei.

If the guy is here, it won’t last just one day

Meiling Pass was also lost. The King of Nanchang had different strengths. A certain family knew this, but the news only mentioned crossbows and catapults, as well as being good at calculating people's hearts. What exactly did the King of Nanchang rely on to win the battle?

Meiling Pass is not mentioned here."

Luo Yongjie's vision was indeed thorough. Although Li Xuan relied on crossbows and catapults to capture Meiling Pass, the real factor was his keen insight and terrifying war intuition.

Unfortunately, the letter was too short and I couldn't write much.

If Luo Yongjie were to face Zhang Wanyu and Ye Wanwan, maybe he could ask more questions.

If Luo Yongjie had received a message from Zhang Wanyu and Ye Wanwan before setting off, he would have been more cautious.

But it happened that the letter arrived in his hands halfway, and now it was a little late anyway.

"But the King of Nanchang is indeed difficult to deal with. This stone stronghold was destroyed by him. The soldiers were restless and restless. Their food and drink were affected. When they arrive at Meiling Pass tomorrow, their morale will definitely be affected.

." The guard couldn't help complaining.

"If this King of Nanchang really only has this level, it would be better. A guy who is used to calculating people's hearts will eventually be plotted by people's minds." Luo Yongjie looked at his personal guards, his face became solemn.

"Luochuan, I order you to lead a team of personal guards and rush to Meiling Pass overnight, rest for the night, and then falsely open the city gate at dawn."

"Is it just us?" Luo Chuan looked at Luo Yongjie in surprise.

"No, my father will follow you."
Chapter completed!