Night falls.
An officer strode over and delivered a military message.
Li Jing took it and slowly unfolded it under the lamp.
The content of the military intelligence was very short, but he read it carefully word by word.
"The warriors surrendered without a fight, and Li Chaobing took Yangzhou without blood, and is marching towards Hanjing."
Under the lamp, Li Jing praised softly, "Li Chao is really good, he reacted so quickly, in a short period of time, he organized an army of Qinwang and came quickly."
Although Emperor Taishang took control of Yangzhou one step in advance, he was persuaded by Li Chao to surrender Wu Shiyan in a few words.
In the land of Jianghuai, there is no one to stop Li Chao. ” "Will Li Chao be too light on the enemy, it is reported that although Li Chao took over the Dengzhou Naval Division in Dengzhou, he only recruited 3,000 soldiers of the Naval Division.
With eight thousand soldiers, he sent troops to the king.
At the mouth of the Yangtze River, he took over the Yangzhou Water Division, but Li Chao did not recruit a single soldier, leaving it all to Cheng Yanjin. ” Li Jing smiled, "There are not many expensive soldiers, and the more soldiers, the slower the action."
Li Chao had 100 boats, carrying 8,000 soldiers, which was the speed of soldiers.
If he recruited both the Dengzhou Navy Division and the Yangzhou Navy Division, and even recruited the Jianghuai Prefecture soldiers together, I am afraid that he is still in Dengzhou Port at this time, and it is naturally impossible to take Yangzhou so quickly. ” Li Chao's capture of Yangzhou, of course, was due to the surrender of the warriors, but it was also related to the fact that the people sent by the Emperor Taishang were too short and had not yet completely mastered Yangzhou.
Li Chao was able to surprise him by advancing quickly.
With 100 boats and 8,000 soldiers, Li Chao's tactics are as fast as the wind.
Do not give Wude Dynasty to take over and integrate the defense along the Yangtze River, quickly advance troops, break through each one, and approach Hanjing.
"But Li Chao still has to pass our level."
"Gong Wei, are we going to defeat Li Chao" The young lieutenant couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart.
There have always been many people in the government and the opposition arguing about whether the god of war Li Jing is more powerful in using troops, or whether the god of war Li Chao is better at commanding troops, but the two have never fought together, let alone fought each other.
Now that I have the opportunity to see these two compete against each other, it's very exciting to think about.
One old and one young, the duel between the two most famous generals in the Tang military circle, many people are looking forward to it.
Li Jing thought to himself, he didn't want to fight this battle, but he couldn't fight it if he didn't.
This night, Li Jing tossed and turned, and stayed awake all night.
Dawn.
Liu Zhenghui sent someone to invite Li Jing to discuss the matter.
The Great Tent of the Military Council.
Liu Zhenghui and Li Si, Gao Qian, Feng Lixie, Shufang and other generals had already discussed first, Li Jing came over, and several people got up and said hello, but there was not too much respect.
This is not the first time this has happened.
Li Jing was nominally the supreme commander of this army, but in fact, this group of generals had set him up in the air.
He is just a nominal commander-in-chief, but in fact he is presided over by Deputy Marshal Liu Zhenghui.
"Marshal, Han Jing has just sent His Majesty's will, let us march to Jiangxia immediately, garrison Jiangxia, and block Li Chao's rebels."
Li Jing walked to his place and sat down, "Li Chao only has 8,000 soldiers and horses, in fact, I suggest that we should stick to Xiangyang and wait for work." ” Xiangyang is an important town, plus it has been a temporary capital for two years, it is even taller and stronger, and there are many acropolis fortresses around, Li Chao wants to go to Hanjing, he must pass through Xiangyang.
They blocked the enemy in Xiangyang, waited for work, and were close to Hanjing, and could be reinforced at any time in the rear.
On the other hand, Li's super base camp was in Yangzhou, Dengzhou, and his Qinwang army was a disciple of the Huai army.
All the way to Hanjing, the way is far away, and the supply will be more difficult, and Xiangyang is far away from Jianghuai, and Li Chaolai will have no help.
In terms of the art of war, it is more advantageous to block the enemy in Xiangyang than in Jiangxia.
In addition, Hanjing is relatively empty now, and if they are tens of thousands of horses, if they stay away from Hanjing, in case Li Jiwei Chi Gong from the north calls, they can also return to protect Hanjing in time.
Liu Zhenghui only sneered a few times.
"King of the county, Your Majesty's will is to order us to immediately send troops to Jiangxia to stop Li Chao.
But the king of the county said that he wanted to guard Xiangyang, what does this mean?"
Li Gaoqian also said, "When I left Beijing, Your Majesty had already drawn 30,000 soldiers and horses to wait with me.
After arriving in Xiangyang, we mobilized and recruited a lot of soldiers and horses, and now there are more than 50,000 people.
Li Chao is only more than 10,000 people, is King Wu still afraid that Li Chao will not dare to face the battle?"
"Or rather, the king of the county has other ideas" Li Jing was blocked by several people singing and harmonizing, and he said lightly, "I'm just talking about things and putting forward more appropriate suggestions from the perspective of using troops."
Since Your Majesty has ordered me to go south to Jiangxia, then I will naturally abide by it. ” Liu Zheng will smile.
"Very good, since King Wu also thinks that Li Chao can be broken, then let's send troops.
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Please ask the marshal to immediately order the troops to be sent into Jiangxia. ” Li Jing glanced at the generals in the tent, "Pass the order and send troops to Jiangxia." ” September.
Li Jing, the envoy of Shannan Jiedu and the king of Wujun, led 50,000 troops, riding large and small ships conscripted, down the Han River, and went straight to Jiangxia, Ezhou, an important town at the mouth of the Han River.
The army sailed down the river by boat, marched quickly, and soon reached Jiangxia.
After arriving in Jiangxia City, after receiving military information, Li Chao also marched very quickly, and had already arrived in Hongzhou in Jiangnan West Road.
"Li Chao is still the same army of soldiers and horses, a hundred ships, and in addition to the crew, there are 8,000 soldiers.
At present, I have just arrived in Hongzhou and rested in Hongzhou Port. ” Liu Zhenghui listened to the newspaper and said with a smile, "Li Chao is so big, it is self-defeating."
He has such a small number of soldiers and horses, maybe he is fighting with us, I don't have to wait for him to come, let's directly attack people first, directly wave troops east into Hongzhou, and destroy him. ” The rest of the people also thought that the victory was in their hands and were ready to attack Li Chao first.
"Everyone, don't underestimate Li Chao.
Li Chao has always been steady in his use of troops, and he has not been defeated so far.
Li Jing reminded everyone.
Liu Zhenghui looked at Li Jing, "What do you suggest?"
Li Jing advised him, "Li Chao never fought an unprepared battle, nor did he fight an uncertain battle, he sent troops, and he never lost."
Since he dared to come with only 8,000 men, it means that he is sure of winning.
Remind everyone that Li Chao is not without soldiers, if he wants to bring more soldiers, it is no problem to bring 30,000 or 50,000. ” "But Li Chao only brought 8,000 people, why is it natural to rely on, we can't be careless."
Li Sixing snorted dissatisfiedly, this Taiyuan Yuanmou hero, like Li Jing, was also an official in Hedong at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
It's just that Li Jing was at odds with them at the beginning, and he wanted to go to Jiangdu to denounce them.
"The handsome man should not grow the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige."
Li Chao ignored his cynicism and still said, "Li Chao is a victorious general, and his subordinates are all elite and brave.
Now they are coming quickly, this is a rescue army, I am afraid it will be unstoppable.
We should put our ships at anchor in the Han River for the time being, and not confront Li Chao.
When their morale is weakened, they will attack for a decisive battle, and they will definitely be able to break the enemy army. ” "What else," Liu Zheng asked.
"I suggest that we also send people to contact the barbarian tribes in the nearby states, and promise them the advantage of sending troops to help.
These barbarians, as long as they are beneficial, can be used with confidence, and there is no need to worry about defection. ” "No, we are strong and strong, but we avoid fighting, this is cowardice."
Liu Zhenghui shook his head.
Li Jing said calmly, "What I said is reasonable, if you all oppose it, I reserve my opinion."
I will present my opinion to Your Majesty. ” Liu Zhenghui didn't care, "If the marshal is afraid of Li Chao because of the cowardice, then it doesn't matter, the marshal can unify his troops and horses to stay in Jiangxia, and personally lead his troops to Hongzhou to destroy Li Chao." ” Li Chao did not object, "I said that the general still has to insist on fighting, then the commander is with you, I wish you good luck." ” On the same day, Liu Zhenghui led 50,000 soldiers and horses to leave Jiangxia and went to Hongzhou to attack Li Chao, leaving only 5,000 men and horses for Li Jing to guard Jiangxia.
In fact, Li Jing still did not have any actual military power.
Originally, Liu Zhenghui planned to take Li Jingtong to Hongzhou, but later he was worried that Li Jing would be a ghost in front of the battle, so he simply left him behind. t1706231537: