After appeasing Xiao Longnu, Yang Qiu headed toward the Baima Plain in Taizhou, one man and one horse.
At this moment, Yang Shura, who was riding the Shura Iron Cavalry in the White Horse Plain, was holding a spear and leading 3,000 Shura Iron Cavalry to stand on the White Horse Plain.
A cavalryman ran over from a distance.
"General, the Tang Army's 30,000 vanguards have arrived at the Baima Plain. According to the intelligence received, the Tang Army has left 10,000 troops in Fuzhou. The rebel Li Yuan's army is currently divided into two groups, and the 30,000 vanguards are preparing to attack Taizhou;
The remaining 60,000 troops are attacking Youzhou. It is said that not long ago, Zhou generals Wang Xiaojie and Li Yuan divided their troops into two groups and attacked Li Yuan's Youzhou City first;
He also killed Li Yuan's eldest son Li Jiancheng, but the 50,000-strong Zhou army also lost nearly 30,000 people. Facing the 60,000-strong army pressing down on the border, I am afraid that the 20,000-strong Zhou army will no longer exist. "
After Yang Shura heard the soldier's report, he wiped the Shura spear on his hand, and then roared loudly.
"Shura's heavy cavalry left no armor behind wherever it went. It used 30,000 infantry to fight 3,000 heavy cavalry. The leading general of the Tang army was really bold."
The spy responsible for gathering information spoke.
"According to the news from the bad guys under His Majesty's command, the person leading the 30,000 vanguard troops is Li Yuan's adopted son Li Zicheng. This man has the peak strength of a second-grade warrior. He is also a fierce general in the army and has some skills in leading troops;
In addition to Li Zicheng, there was also Li Yuan's cousin Li Shentong. Li Shentong was originally the prefect of Haizhou County in Fuzhou. When the Jurchens attacked, he fled without a fight;
The first one fled to Youzhou, causing nearly two million people in Haizhou County to die tragically under the Jurchens' iron cavalry. This person's martial arts realm was said to be at the peak of the third level. "
"Li Shentong, I will remember your name, general. Follow my orders, attack in a roundabout way from the left and right wings, and first attack their rear troops;
The goal is to destroy their food and grass. Our mission is to delay them as much as possible in the White Horse Plains. His Majesty has sent the White Robe Legion to support us. Only the White Robe Legion is here, and with our Shura Heavy Cavalry Army, we can definitely defeat these three. The rebels of Wan Tang Army stayed here. "
After Yang Xiuluo finished speaking, he led the cavalry to attack first.
On the other side, among the 30,000 Tang army camp, Li Shentong looked at Li Zicheng's arrangement and said in confusion.
"Li Zicheng, what are you doing? The 30,000-strong army entered the White Horse Plains without any defense. You must know that the opponent is a 3,000-heavy cavalry army. If one attacks us, our army will definitely suffer heavy losses."
Li Zicheng looked at Li Shentong and then spoke first.
"Uncle, what you said is wrong. Why do you think the enemy placed these 3,000 heavy cavalry here?"
"That goes without saying, even though it's to intercept us."
"Uncle, you also know that these 3,000 heavy cavalry are to intercept my 30,000-strong army. No matter how careful we are about each other, we will still attack first;
If we stop where we are and make arrangements, wouldn't we be following the other party's wish? Now the emperor is like a god with his troops, and a white-robed army suddenly appeared under his hands;
If the commander-in-chief waits a little longer, or simply returns to Youzhou first, maybe we can still wait for the opportunity. The time is not yet ripe, and we are already in a passive situation;
We can only make a quick decision, capture Taizhou, and then take advantage of the situation to capture Caizhou. At that time, my father will contact Wu Sangui and attack from both front and rear to eliminate the Sui Dynasty in one fell swoop;
Otherwise, according to the current situation, even if the father commander retakes Youzhou, we will suffer heavy losses. Now among the six states of the Sui Dynasty, apart from Yangzhou, only Caizhou has surplus grain, and we simply cannot afford it;
According to calculations not long ago, our army's food and grass can only last for two days at most. If we cannot reach Taizhou before then, I am afraid a mutiny will occur. "
After hearing Li Zicheng's words, Li Shentong also showed surprise on his face.
"No wonder you are so anxious. You know that you may be attacked by the enemy's heavy cavalry, but you still want to kill them without hesitation. But if you do this, our army may suffer heavy losses;
Although the opponent is a heavy cavalry army that is not as fast as the light cavalry army, it is still a cavalry army and is very comfortable fighting on the plains. If our army wants to stay, they will have to pay at least a price of about ten thousand people. "
After Li Zicheng heard what Li Shentong said, his face turned extremely ugly.
In fact, he had another purpose in doing this, which was to deliberately let some people die under the heavy cavalry.
Even if we arrive in Taizhou, does Taizhou really have food and grass?
As soon as they occupied Fuzhou, they discovered that the food and grass in Fuzhou had already been moved away by the Jurchens. Even if they could not move away, they would be burned away.
It is clear that they do not want to leave food and grass behind, and the situation in Taizhou is probably the same. I am afraid that only Caizhou, occupied by Wu Sangui, is slightly better.
After all, Wu Sangui really wanted to build a piece of land for development, so he would not engage in such banditry.
But if you want to get to Caizhou, it will take at least seven days. In terms of food and grass, if there is not enough, these tens of thousands of troops may rebel at any time.
You must know that they have now been designated as rebels by the court, and they are already a little nervous. If the food and grass are not available yet, this will undoubtedly add fuel to the fire.
Of the 120,000 troops trained by Li Yuan, about 30,000 of them actually followed Li Yuan through life and death, and the rest were recruited privately.
I don't have a deep relationship with Li Yuan. It's just for a living. Now that I don't even have a living, who will work for you?
Just when Li Zicheng began to think, a soldier hurried in.
"The general is in trouble. The cunning enemy army attacked our rear army first, and the target seems to be food and grass."
When Li Zicheng heard the soldiers' report, there was no worry on his face, because the food and grass had already been transferred to him.
"I understand. Hurry up and arrange for support."
Just when Li Shentong was about to go out, Li Zicheng grabbed him.
"Uncle, don't worry, now is the right time. The food and grass have been transferred by me a long time ago. The food and grass are just some ordinary sand and some ordinary dry branches and leaves pretending to be;
At one point, after they destroy the fake food and grass, we can use this to motivate the soldiers to burn their boats, and then we can stimulate the anger of those soldiers. "
After Li Shentong heard Li Zicheng's words, the expression on his face showed a bit of surprise.
