Li Shimin, the King of Qin, seized this fighter plane and launched a siege of the city in the middle of the night
Last time, it was said that Li Shimin, the King of Qin, led a large army across the Yellow River and arrived at the camp of The Western Mountain of Baibi. Song Jingang's army was stationed at Baibi. Baibi is now southwest of Shanxi.
Battle of Bobi
Song Jingang learned that Li Shimin was stationed at Baibi West Mountain and confronted him. That night, he summoned Yang Funian and Huang Ziying to the camp office to discuss ways to deal with Li Shimin. They just want to make a quick decision. Therefore, for several days in a row, he led troops out of the city to challenge Li Shimin, insulting and provoking in every way, and the enemy tried to provoke Li Shimin. The generals under Li Shimin, the King of Qin, almost reached the point of intolerableness, and went to the King of Qin's tent one after another to request a battle. Li Shimin, the King of Qin, observed the strength of the enemy and made the decision to "frustrate the wall". What is "hard wall setback"? It is to stand still and strike at the enemy's vigor.
However, the soldiers were puzzled. The impatient Cheng bit Jin and shouted, "King Qin, you let me wait every day to sit in the camp and eat white rice, how can this defeat Song Jingang and destroy Liu Wuzhou?"
"General Cheng, this battle must be fought, and you will have to wait patiently for a while!" Du Ruyi said with a smile.
Du Ru obscure
"Keming, you're right!" (Keming, is a word for Du Ru obscure.) Li Shimin nodded and replied, "Now that Liu Wuzhou occupies Jinyang, Song Jingang's lone army has penetrated deep into Baibi, and his grain and grass are insufficient, so he must fight with our army quickly." In the past few days, Song Jingang has repeatedly sent Yang Funian to lead troops to challenge him, the purpose of which is to lure our army into battle in order to realize his strategic intention of making a quick battle and a quick decision. The king has seen through the enemy's plan, and how can he be deceived! ”
"King Yingming of Qin!" Du Ruqian praised, "Since Liu Wuzhou led his army to invade our Tang Dynasty, there have been more than half a year, and there is very little grain and grass left in his army. Song Jingang led the main force from Hezhou all the way to Baibi, although he occupied Jinzhou, Xunzhou and other places, but because the people were afraid of intrusion, they all hid in the castle, and it was difficult to collect grain and grass and other military supplies. Now Song Jingang is so anxious to engage our army precisely because of the shortage of food in the army. ”
"Kemin is right!" Li Shimin smiled and said, "The main force of our army should be a fierce soldier and horse, and the strong wall will not fight, and its sharpness will be frustrated." But when the time comes, you can fight a battle. Usually, we can send small units to the enemy camp to attack. In this way, the enemy will be frightened and unstable, and he will also take the opportunity to kill his soldiers and seize his horses and grain and grass to enrich our army. Kill two birds with one stone! ”
"The King of Qin said it very well!" Qin Shubao agreed, "Today Liu Wuzhou occupies most of Hedong, but after all, his troops are limited, and there will definitely be weak points." In this way, the King of Qin could order us to lead an army to attack the weaker defensive places. This can not only effectively deter the enemy army, but also take the opportunity to establish a stronghold outside the cypress wall, which can form a pinch attack on the cypress wall. ”
So the generals took turns sending small troops to harass Song Jingang, making Song Jingang uneasy day and night.
Li Shimin, the king of Qin, also sent people to post notices everywhere, hoping that when the people returned to their hometown, the people would be protected by the Tang army. A few days later, various prefectures and counties sent people to Li Shimin's military camp to ask for a meeting, saying that they wanted grain and grain, and that there were people, and when the people learned that Li Shimin, the king of Qin, was coming, they all came out of the mountains where they were hiding. Li Shimin bought a large amount of grain at a high price and prepared for long-term perseverance.
Soon, Song Jingang felt that he could not defeat Li Shimin quickly, so he consulted with the general Wei Chi Jingde to open a road to the south and connect Bo Prefecture, which is now Yongji, Shanxi, Xia County, Xun Prefecture, and Jin Prefecture from west to east. Therefore, Wei Chi Jingde and Xun Xiang led the troops south and stationed themselves in Huanzhou on the edge of the Huanshui River, which is now the city of Shanxi.
As a result, Baibi's military strength weakened. Li Shimin, the King of Qin, seized this fighter plane and launched a siege of the city in the middle of the night, and the next morning, the banner of "Li, King of Tang and Qin" flew at the head of Baibi City. Li Shimin did not stop and immediately strengthened the military facilities of Baibi. Song Jingang and Wei Chi Jingde turned around and wanted to retake Baibi, look at Li Shimin's military appearance, and did not dare to act rashly.
In the second year of Wu De (619), Liu Wuzhou invaded the south, and Lü Chongmao, a resident of Xia County, gathered a crowd to proclaim himself the King of Wei in response to Liu Wuzhou. Why did Lü Chongmao suddenly become king? This is because when Pei Ning fled Jiezhou, he engaged in a strong wall and cleared the wilderness, burning the people's grain, causing the people to resent and resist. In order to cooperate with Li Shimin in his conquest of Song Jingang, Li Yuan ordered Li Xiaoji, the Prince of Yong'an, Dugu Huai'en, Yu Yun, the governor of Shaanzhou, and Tang Jian, the attendant of Neishi, to lead troops across the Yellow River to attack Lü Chongmao. Lü Chongmao asked Liu Wuzhou's general Song Jingang for help, and Song Jingang sent Wei Jingde and XiangXiang to lead troops to rescue him. Li Xiaoji, Dugu Huai'en, Yu Jun, Tang Jian, and Liu Shirang, the commander-in-chief of the march, were all captured.
On February 20 of the following year, Li Yuan again sent the general Sang Xianhe to attack Lü Chongmao again. Wei Chi Jingde led troops to help Lü Chongmao guard Xia County, and Tang Gaozu secretly sent someone to pardon Lü Chongmao's crimes and promote him to the position of Assassin of Xia Prefecture, so that he could get rid of Wei Chi Jingde. This secret was leaked, and Wei Chi Jingde killed Lü Chongmao. At the end of December, Wei Chi Jingde thought of meeting XunZhou with Xun. This operation was learned by Fang Xuanling's intelligence agency. Li Shimin immediately realized that the fighter plane was coming. He asked Fang Xuanling to check the journey from Xia County to Xunzhou. Fang Xuanling opened the map of mountains and rivers he was carrying.
"King Qin, please see, out of Xia County to the north, walk 60 miles, to a place called the Meiliang River, the Shuishui River runs through it, cross the river, and then go north for 140 miles to Xunzhou." Li Shimin asked, "Is miriamgawa suitable for ambush?" Fang Xuanling said, "It is a good place to ambush." It is surrounded by hills where you can ambush your army. Li Shimin immediately continued: "Just when the enemy army crossed the river, he was caught off guard." ”
When the generals heard that there was a battle to be fought, they were very excited.
Du Ruhan said: "Because it is almost the New Year, Wei Chi Jingde would not have thought that we would take the initiative to send troops and win this battle with nine out of ten." ”
The generals scrambled to fight miyoshikawa. Li Shimin immediately dispatched Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao, and Yin Kaishan to march out. Three generals led three thousand men and horses out of the camp in the dark in the middle of the night, quietly bypassing Song Jingang's stronghold, and then stepping on the snow, they quickly marched in the direction of the Mira River.
The road was rough and difficult, and the trek was about 70 miles, and finally reached the Mira River at sunset. Ambush in the hills on both sides of the Shuishui River.
Yin Kaishan, known for his harsh rule of the army, let the troops immediately enter a state of war, so that there is no mistake.
Portrait of Wei Chi Jingde
Sure enough, Wei Chi Jingde led a thousand cavalry, two thousand infantry, and a thousand grain trucks to the river. Wei Chi Jingde's horse rushed across the river and ran north, just at this moment, the Tang army that was ambushed on both sides of the river rushed out, and the Tang Dynasty general Cheng Yaojin chased after Captain Chi Jingde with a spear, just as Wei Chi Jingde was also good at using the spear. At this time, the two people will fight together, and after fifty rounds of fighting, Cheng Bite Jin is a bit overwhelmed. At this time, Qin Shubao shouted, "Bite Jin!" Let me deal with this sunspot. Why did he call Wei Chi Jingde a "black son"? It is said that Wei Chi Jingde worked as a blacksmith when he was young, with dark skin and amazing arm strength.
Qin Shubao used a steel whip to entangle Wei Chi Jingde, which was really a chess opponent and would meet a good talent. Wei Chi Jingde saw that the enemy had two generals, and it was difficult for him to deal with them, so he fled north with a false shot, and Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao quickly pursued, but the horses of the two men were not as good as Wei Chi Jingde's horses, and they could only watch him escape without a trace. On the other side of the river, the veteran general Yin Kaishan defeated the enemy army that had not crossed the river, killing more than 2,000 enemies.
Wei Chi Jingde and Xun Xiang became the commander of the light pole, fled back to Xunzhou on a single horse, won a complete victory in the battle of Meiliangchuan, and returned to Baibi, the King of Qin, Li Shimin, held a celebration meeting, when Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin described Wei Chi Jingde's high-strength martial arts, Li Shimin, the king of Qin, secretly planned to fight with Wei Chi Jingde personally, and a feeling of pity arose.
So did Li Shimin, the King of Qin, really have a chance to personally fight with Wei Chi Jingde?
Please see the next time "Li Shimin's martial arts were so high and this fierce general wrestled with no victory or defeat"!