Sui and Tang Dynasties: Beginning with Overlord Inheritance

Chapter 224 Attacking Xihe and Shangdang First

And state.

To attack Taiyuan, you need to attack Xihe and Shangdang first.

And Li Shimin led his troops to garrison here.

In Lian Shangjun and the mountains beside it, they just formed a line of defense.

Although there are not many troops, they can support each other.

In addition, Yang Zhao only led an army of [-], so it was difficult to break through this direction.

Of course, Li Cunxiao and the five thousand snow dragon riders can do this.

After all, [-] cavalry are no more conspicuous than [-] troops, and they can choose trails along the way.

Coupled with breaking it into parts, it is completely possible to penetrate this line of defense without making a sound.

Therefore, Li Shimin did not know the whereabouts of Li Cunxiao and others until now.

In Xihe County, Li Shimin, Liu Hongji, Duan Zhixuan and others were all there.

This time they brought [-] troops to strengthen the defense line in Xihe County.

Xihe County is still in a lost situation. After all, it belongs to the territory of Bingzhou, and it is not so easy to regain it.

The previous guards stayed in the Huoyi area.

Yang Zhao didn't let them follow in the crusade against Taiyuan, so naturally he could only stay in Huoyi and wait for orders.

"Second Young Master, according to the information, it is estimated that Yang Zhao will come soon."

Duan Zhixuan said in a deep voice.

"Ah."

Li Shimin nodded.

"Do you want to fight outside the city and harass their marching speed?"

Liu Hongji asked.

"Go out to fight harassment and slow down the marching speed of the Sui army?"

Li Shimin muttered.

He seems to be thinking about whether Liu Hongji's move is feasible.

Liu Hongji also suggested that the original intention was indeed to slow down the marching speed of the Sui army.

Moreover, the harassment war is not a frontal battle, and there will not be much risk.

Even if you lose, just retreat.

Don't be held back by the Sui army, it's easy to achieve the result they want.

"It works."

Li Shimin agreed.

"what?"

Duan Zhixuan froze for a moment.

This move has certain risks, and it may lose troops and generals in this way.

After all, their opponent was Yang Zhao, not an ordinary person.

"Mobilize [-] troops from Xihe County to harass."

Li Shimin ordered.

"Second Young Master, this move is too risky."

After hearing this, Liu Hongji's face changed drastically.

It is indeed risky, Xihe County has not many troops in the first place, and once 5000 troops are dispatched, only [-] people will remain to defend the city.

Once something happened to those 5000 people, the Sui army was very likely to break through the city in an instant.

"Don't worry, Yang Zhao will definitely not choose to attack Xihe, but backhand Shangdang County."

Under Duan Zhixuan and Liu Hongji's suspicious eyes, Li Shimin explained.

"Why?"

Both of them asked in puzzlement.

"Yang Zhao is good at raids, and he can accomplish his goals quickly. That's why he can end every battle quickly."

Li Shimin explained.

"So the Second Young Master deliberately drew out [-] troops from Xihe County to cut off the advantage of the mutual connection between Xihe County and Shangdang County?"

Liu Hongji reacted.

After all, the advantage of this line of defense lies in the mutual defense between the three counties.

When one side encounters an attack, the other side can quickly support it, which is a typical defensive line of defense.

"Second Young Master is still planning to kill Yang Zhao?"

Duan Zhixuan asked in a deep voice.

Because this means leading Yang Zhao to the party, so as to concentrate troops to intercept and kill.

"Look at the situation first, to see if Yang Zhao has taken the bait, and to see if the strength of the Sui army is really only [-]."

Li Shimin replied.

This strategy can be changed at any time. If Yang Zhao is not fooled, the harassment will affect his progress.

If Yang Zhao is fooled and it is determined that there are only so many troops, Li Shimin can deploy next.

"According to what the second son said, Yang Zhao is very likely to be fooled. After all, Shangdang County is the gateway to Taiyuan."

Liu Hongji replied.

Once Shangdang County is broken, the gate to Taiyuan is almost unimpeded.

Yang Zhao can easily reach the gate of Taiyuan City and launch a fierce attack on Taiyuan, which is also in line with Yang Zhao's method of using troops.

"Don't worry about it, just follow the military order."

Li Shimin said.

"promise."

Liu Hongji took the order.

Immediately, he ordered people to do as Li Shimin ordered.

"The weather is cold, and Bingzhou is located in the north, so there is a high possibility of heavy snowfall."

Li Shimin muttered.

Once heavy snow comes, it means a more difficult marching environment.

The harassing battle also has miraculous effects, Yang Zhao will be forced to resettle in a camp to rest.

This also means that as the demand for luggage increases, there will be more fighters at that time.

"I can sneak attack on the luggage and cut off Yang Zhao's retreat."

Li Shimin muttered.

"Yang Zhao, even if you go to Shangdang, you will die, even if you go to Shangjun, how do you break the situation?"

There was a gleam in his eyes.

After going through too much, Li Shimin has been reborn.

Although he was afraid of Yang Zhao and was very cautious towards Yang Zhao, he also gained experience from it.

Otherwise, how could there be such a layout?

Duan Zhixuan and Liu Hongji couldn't understand Li Shimin's thoughts at all.

They only know to act according to the order, and then feedback the news, waiting for Li Shimin's next instruction.

at the same time.

Yang Zhao's army is still moving forward.

They left Jinzhou and were about to reach the so-called Xihe County area.

"Your Highness, we are about to arrive in Xihe County."

The accompanying general Duan Dahui reported.

"This palace knows."

Yang Zhao, who was riding the red snow dragon horse, nodded slightly.

"Your Highness, how to attack the city?"

Duan Da asked again.

"No rush, keep going."

Yang Zhao ordered.

"promise."

Duan Da took the lead.

The army continued to move forward, and it was still moving forward against the strong wind.

"The weather is not good."

After giving the order, Duan Da looked at the gloomy sky and said.

Cloudy and windy, with no chance of heavy rain and possibly snow.

After all, this is Bingzhou, and it gets colder the further you go.

And it's winter, and it can snow anytime.

Fortunately, on the occasion of the expedition, the soldiers all changed their armor to be a little warmer.

Secondly, there are drinks as a calorie supplement.

The army moved forward for a while, when suddenly there were shouts of killing and the sound of arrows flying.

Then there were a few roars, obviously the former army encountered a big battle.

Duan Da was frightened and hurried to the front army to command the battle.

At this time, Yang Zhao, the Chinese army, was not in a hurry, as if he had expected this.

After a while, Duan Da returned quickly.

"Your Highness, you were attacked by a small group of rebels just now!"

Reported by Duan Dahui.

"Well, how many people?"

Yang Zhao replied softly, and asked a question back.

"It is estimated that there are about a thousand people."

Duan Da replied.

"It seems that they don't want me to arrive in Xihe County so soon."

Yang Zhao murmured.

From the very beginning, he knew that the so-called ambush was nothing more than hindering the advance of the army.

If Li Shimin would go out of the city to fight so easily, it would save a lot of trouble.

"Your Highness, this subordinate has a plan!"

Duan Da suddenly cupped his hands.

Yang Zhao looked at Duan Da and motioned him to speak directly with his eyes.