Chapter 2001: Li Shimin's Vision
Jicheng became the focus of the world in an instant. Han Yi looked at the battle report in his hand and frowned slightly. His face was long. He really didn't expect Murong Ke to be defeated so quickly. Han Yi raised his beard and looked at the battle report in his hand. He glanced at Lu Su below, and then said: "What's the supply of the logistics force right now!"
"Food and grass and weapons are constantly transporting to the grassland. Please rest assured, the king!" Lu Su was sweating profusely, the cold arrows on his body slid from time to time, and his voice was a little choked. After all, Han Yi's oppression was too strong, which made Lu Su feel breathless.
"Are I asking these?" Han Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, his aura was like a rainbow, his tiger eyes stared at Lu Su, and said coldly: "Winter Clothes!"
"The war suddenly started! Our army only allowed 300,000 sets of winter clothes, and the others were still being made. Please rest assured. You will definitely be able to make it successfully in half a month!" Lu Su wiped the sweat from his forehead. After all, they did not expect that this battle would come so quickly. In the original winter, the soldiers were huddled in the quilt and had nothing to do. The clothes they wore were enough to resist the wind and cold. But it was bad that the north was too cold. The soldiers needed to add clothes. Lu Su did not have enough preparation at the beginning, so he could only make it overnight, collect materials, and hire workers. The time for back and forth was delayed.
"There are less than half of the 700,000 soldiers and horses, and the 250,000 soldiers and horses who went out of Yan State, were not wearing winter clothes. Do you want them to freeze to death on the battlefield? In half a month, the transportation journey was removed, and a full month." Han Yi was furious and slapped the table directly. The murderous intent in his eyes became increasingly serious and his mood was fluctuating.
"The king atones! The king atones for sins." Lu Su repeatedly accused of crimes, his voice trembled, and then added: "Don't worry, my king! I will definitely let the soldiers on the front line wear winter clothes within half a month! I am willing to use my life to guarantee it!"
Han Yi looked at Lu Su's attitude of fighting back and forth, rubbed his eyebrows, took a deep breath, calmed down his mood, and then shouted angrily: "Gao Lishi!"
"In..." Gao Lishi hurriedly ran in from outside the study room, looked at Han Yi who was angry, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and came to Han Yi cautiously.
"Go! Open the palace warehousing room! Transport all the cotton coats inside to the Ministry of Revenue!" Han Yi waved his sleeves suddenly, put his hands in the sleeves, and said with a serious expression.
"King! The mother in the palace...!" Gao Lishi asked subconsciously, and Han Yi suddenly became an unknown fire, and suddenly slammed the table, shouting angrily: "Hurry!"
Lu Su, who was kneeling down, shivered, lowered his head and did not dare to speak. Gao Lishi did not dare to speak much, and hurriedly turned around and ran out of the palace courtyard, trotting all the way, like a frightened bird.
Han Yi put his hands in his sleeves, looked at Lu Su below, calmed down a little and said, "Zi Jing, go and do it quickly, tell me if you have any need!"
"I thank the king!" Lu Su was not delaying, and immediately stood up and trotted all the way out. When Lu Su returned home, he scattered his family's wealth and purchased cotton coats. When the people heard that the Huns were invading, they spontaneously donated cotton coats. Some merchants saw that it was profitable and raised the price of cotton coats. Bao Zheng immediately ordered the seizure of the goods of these merchants and put them in jail. The situation was anxious, but it was inevitable, extraordinary times and extraordinary means.
In Jicheng, the war began to spread. To the east of Jicheng, there were sorrows everywhere. Li Guangbi's name was resounding in the Central Plains. He killed General Wu Yangjing and defeated the famous general Murong Ke. For a time, everyone in the Central Plains knew that there was a person named Li Guangbi on the grassland.
Han Qinhu and Cao Cao's 200,000 troops arrived. The troops gathered together. Several generals sat in the hall, headed by Han Qinhu, Wei Qing, Cao Cao, Murong Ke, Han Derang and Yang Yanzhao.
Han Derang and Han Qinhu were naturally familiar and could not be familiar with each other anymore. Both of them were children of the clan and met a lot. Before coming, Han Yi specifically explained the identities of Han Derang and Wei Qing, which also made Han Qinhu feel a rough idea. The only outsider in the hall was Murong Ke.
Han Qinhu was sitting in the main seat, looking around the four people and said, "The battle is about to break out. Now we only have 500,000 soldiers and horses in our hands, and there are 300,000 cavalry and 300,000 infantry outside the city. Dear colleagues, what should we do next!"
"The cavalry is very mobile! Most of our soldiers and horses are infantry, and all the cavalry in China are only 100,000. We are really at a disadvantage when fighting against cavalry in infantry!" Cao Cao stroked his beard and grabbed the bamboo slips in his hand. His expression was involuntarily solemn. After all, this battle was too difficult. Once the city was gone, they were passive.
"I have a plan, maybe I'll give it a try, but it's too dangerous." Wei Qing took a deep breath, looked at everyone with a dim expression.
"Oh! How do you say this?" Everyone was filled with energy when they heard this. After all, the current situation was too tragic. They lost consecutive battles and died in battle. They needed a victory to boost morale.
"The cavalry is highly mobile and suitable for plain combat. We will struggle in field battles. At present, the grassland army does not know that our army has come so many reinforcements. If the enemy troops in the grassland attack and kill into the city, the combat effectiveness of the cavalry will be greatly reduced. Moreover, our army is familiar with the terrain of Jicheng, and fighting with the enemy in the city will inevitably lead to victory. Of course... this will also have certain risks. After all, a figure like Li Yuanba was found in the alliance!" Wei Qing's hands were hung on the hilt of the bronze sword, stroking his beard, and his face was solemn.
Han Qinhu had a black face, and naturally thought about the problem. He looked around, looked around for a while and said: "This battle is too dangerous. With our army's 500,000 troops in the city, it is indeed a bit dangerous. But outside Jicheng is a plain, and there is no way to repel the cavalry. This plan is available!"
Cao Cao groped in his beard, glanced at Wei Qing and Han Qinhu, and then said, "Okay!"
Han Derang and Yang Yanzhao naturally supported Wei Qing, and Murong Ke did not object. After all, he was a defeated general, so it would be better to keep quiet now.
"This time, you will be left to Wei Qing, and arrange the city and wait for the enemy to enter the city!" Han Qinhu directly gave up power, took a sip of the teacup in his hand, but stopped talking.
"Reduce the smoke from cooking in the past few days to avoid letting the enemy discover flaws! General Murong Ke and I were the head of the city wall, with a total of 160,000 troops and horses. The rest of the troops dug ditches and tripping ropes in the city and prepared tinder oil. Moreover, the cotton coats have not arrived yet. In the past few days, we will take more meat to make soup to replenish the soldiers. We must not lose the chain in the end!" Wei Qing looked at everyone, then stood up and said, "The safety of the 1.2 million people in Yan land is now. Please help me!"
"I will definitely go through fire and water, and I will never refuse!" Everyone bowed and looked extremely dark and respectful.
"Wait!" Han Derang spoke at this moment, looked at Wei Qing, and looked around and said, "Li Shimin tolerate and merge, and there will inevitably be no spies from Li Shimin in the city. As the saying goes, "It's a whole set of plays. In order to make Li Shimin take the bait, I will give another suggestion to spread news in the army that Jicheng is not enough food and grass, and the generals are incompatible, fighting for food and grass. The generals run away with anger! Evade Jicheng! What do you think!"
Everyone's hearts trembled. The problem they just ignored was now being filled by Han Delang. As the saying goes, this is what they are talking about.
Han Derang glanced at the snow outside the sky, and a thoughtful smile appeared in his mouth.
"Good!" Everyone smiled, and then they saw a very strange thing. The 300,000 troops that had originally poured into the city retreated from the city, but they didn't know that Han Qinhu and others dug tunnels outside the city, and together with countless winds and snow fell in the sky, a soldier ran out of Jicheng with a stubborn and out of the city from the secret passage he had prepared.
In the Alliance Camp
Li Shimin was sitting in the main seat. The leaders around him were listening to the soldiers' words, and their brows were involuntarily locked up. Looking around, they saw the excitement in everyone's eyes. The Battle of Hunjiang gave them the sweetness, the Battle of Liaoxi made them taste the cone. Now they were looking at it with benefits, and one or two showed wolf-like eyes.
"Leader! The opportunity is right in front of you. Let the white bear smash the city gate. Let's go and plunder it again!" Shi Le's smile could not be concealed, and he was dancing, as if he was swaying in the wind and rain.
Bai Xiong is talking about Li Yuanba. Since he smashed the city gate by several hammers, he was respected as Bai Xiong by the men on the grassland. Because when Li Yuanba opened the city gate, his whole body was covered with snow. Bai Xiong is a lucky and a hero in the grassland. Out of respect for Li Yuanba, they all called Li Yuanba the white bear. Even Dorgon had to admit that Li Yuanba was powerful, after all, he did not have the ability to smash the city gate by counting the hammer.
Li Shimin looked at Li Yuanba who was eating candy behind him, and his tiger eyes swept around. Seeing that everyone was blinded by victory, he frowned slightly. After all, he always felt something was strange and something was wrong. He looked at Li Guangbi beside him and said, "Guangbi! What do you think?"
"The people of the Central Plains have always been relatively united. The last grassland war was an example. I suspect this was a trap!" Li Guangbi's hands were surrounded in front of his chest and his brows frowned. According to his understanding of the people of the Central Plains, the enemy would not make such obvious mistakes.
"Oh! Why are you more cautious when fighting? Don't worry, I, Shanrong tribe, take the lead in siege here. As long as the city gate is opened, I will leave the rest to me!" Shi Le took a sip of goat milk in the silver cup, patted his chest, looking confident.
"You...!" Li Guangbi was about to talk back, but Maodun below said directly: "Don't be too cautious. We have so many cavalry. The enemy is not our opponents. Don't worry and kill them boldly. You don't need to do this time. Just let Bai Xiong open the city gate and leave the rest to us!"
"This may be a trap! Suppose the enemy did not evacuate, but lure you into the city! What do you think!" Li Guangbi looked at the two guys who were blinded by victory and retorted directly, these two arrogant guys.
"Well! The people of the Central Plains are two-legged sheep. The weak fighting power can't even beat our ungrown baby. When they attacked the city, the war horses rushed, and their camps dispersed. There is nothing to be afraid of, just charge! The general under your commander, you were so brave before, how could he be afraid now!" Shi Le picked up the milk tea in his hand, took a sip, wiped his mouth, and laughed strangely.
"You...!" Li Guangbi gritted his teeth and wanted to dissuade him, but Li Shimin behind him reached out to stop him and said, "Haha! Brother Shi was joking, let's do it! This time, let you take the lead, and you will take the majority of the supplies you get!"
Li Shimin bowed and smiled, stretched out his hand at Shi Le, looking generous, Shi Le couldn't help but be happy. After all, in the last battle, they made too little efforts and gained too little benefits. This time, Li Shimin gave such a great contribution, how could he let it go?
"Hmph! What does the leader mean? Where is my Beidi?" Wanyan Agu's brow tightened, staring at Li Shimin with a look of dissatisfaction in his eyes.
"Hahaha! Natural... Natural!" Li Shimin kept accompanying Xiaojing, and then sent everyone out of the tent one by one.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Li Guangbi said anxiously: "Master! The situation is a little wrong! If you are so eager to make a breakthrough, something will happen!"
"Guangbi! You can't consider unilateral issues when doing things!" Li Shimin came to the main seat, poured a cup of tea for Li Guangbi, made a gesture of invitation, and told Li Guangbi: "Sit"
"What does the king mean?" Li Guangbi looked suspicious and picked up the tea in his hand, feeling it was boring.
"If this battle is won, our prestige in the army will still rise. At most, you will be given a reputation of caution and taking Jicheng, which will attract other tribes on the grassland. But if you lose, it will be nothing. It will weaken Shile's troops and we will have greater control in the alliance. They are more impressed by your vision on the battlefield. When our army is divided into two groups, I will have enough reason to recommend you as the second marshal and take over their troops. For us, this battle is good for us, no matter whether it is defeat or victory, it will be good for us!" Li Shimin took a sip of the tea in the cup, played with the quilt that was only the size of a baby, and smiled: "Besides, once there is a change in the city, we will still support it. Relax, this battle is safe, and it is a draw, and for us, there is enough benefit!"
"The king is wise! It's Guangbi's short-sightedness!" Li Guangbi couldn't help but lower his head.
"Hahahahahahaha!" Li Shimin patted Li Guangbi on the shoulder, and then said: "The commander of the army this time is Shi Le's troops. Send a few people to protect Yuanba and never let him get into trouble!"
Chapter completed!