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Chapter 702 Heyang Gains and Losses

The famous general of the master Mo Zi was imprisoned, and thousands of soldiers and horses were avoiding their white robes.

This sentence refers to Chen Qingzhi, the first general of the Southern Dynasty, and his seven thousand white-robed army.

At that time, Chen Qingzhi led 7,000 White-robed Army and 300,000 Northern Wei troops led by Erzhu Rong. He fought in Zhonglang City. Chen Qingzhi defended Beizhonglang City and resisted Erzhu Rong's 300,000 troops for three days. Later, Erzhu Rong sent artificial rafts to smuggle the Yellow River, attacked Luoyang, and cut off Chen Qing's back road, and then won.

Now Su Dingfang leads 3,000 Zhao troops to guard Beizhong City. He faces the 120,000 troops stationed outside the city by Li Tang. The huge difference in force is no less than that of Chen Qing and Erzhu Rong.

Now Su Dingfang is standing on the top of the city with his sword in his hand. The Tang army stretches to the sky in the distance. This lineup is really heartbreaking.

Su Dingfang looked back and saw that the generals and soldiers were frightened by such a prosperous lineup of the Tang army.

Su Dingfang suddenly smiled and saw that all the generals looked at him, and said confidently: "Mr. Su Fujun wrote to me before, asking our army to only guard Heyang City for three days and retreat across the south bank. Now we have been guarding for two days without a single soldier. Now we only need another day to withdraw our troops."

Speaking of this, the generals smiled and felt much better. Su Ding used his strategies to postpone the date of the general attack of the Li Tang army by two days, which made the soldiers in the city admire the general.

Although everyone yearns for Chen Qingzhi's feat, if the Zhao army soldiers really want to use 3,000 troops to resist more than 100,000 Tang troops under the city, this is definitely something that human forces cannot do. Now Su Dingfang said that he could retreat after guarding for another day, and the hearts of the troops were relaxed.

Chen Qingzhi was able to defend for three days and evenly fought with Er Zhu Rong. Why couldn't they stay for one day?

The worries in Su Dingfang's heart were dispelled and he couldn't help but nod. However, he knew that things were not as optimistic as they thought.

The three-day saying is just a lie. In fact, Su Su wrote to him before, saying that he had discovered the vanguard of the Li Tang South Army on the south side of Luoyang City. At present, the Tang army is heading straight for Luoyang with a force of attacking from north to south. The troops in Luoyang City are also short of their strength, and I am afraid that many reinforcements cannot be sent to reinforce Heyang.

Su Su said that Su Dingfang would defend Heyang with this little force, and he knew it was difficult, but Heyang was the gateway to Luoyang. Once Heyang was lost, the Tang army would cross Heyang and arrive at the city of Luoyang. Therefore, Su Su asked Su Dingfang to do his best to defend as long as he could. He would try his best to gather reinforcements and send them to Heyang.

Just as Su Dingfang was pondering, his subordinates told the waters south that a small boat suddenly came from the lower reaches of the Yellow River to approach the city.

At this time, the Tang army had already blocked the river surface on the north bank. In order to prevent the Tang army from raising ships to cross the river, Su Dingfang had already ordered all ships to return to the south bank of the Yellow River and not to cross the river. This small boat was indeed strange.

"The general's boat is coming up with a foreigner! Please see the general."

"A strange man?" Su Dingfang said in surprise, "bring him to the city tower."

After the anime climbed to the city tower, he clasped his fists and said: "Tu Xiuhegu, see the general!"

Su Dingfang frowned and asked, "Who are you?"

Then the man said, "I am a deputy of the Yinghefu Army under the tent. When I heard that the Tang army came to attack Heyang, I came here to report to General Su!"

Su Dingfang said in surprise: "Oh, could it be that the cavalry of Shide Xi's army are also nearby?"

Tu Xiuhegu nodded and said, "Yes, my general has 20,000 cavalry. A month ago, I had already arrived in Liyang City secretly. I was ordered by Your Majesty to take advantage of the attack on Heyang by Li Shentong's army. Our army attacked Hanoi to cut off its retreat. Unexpectedly, this time the main force of Li Tang was also in Hanoi."

Tu Xiu Hegu looked annoyed. If Li Tangzhen advances according to the original plan, Li Shentong will be the weakest in this way. If he defeats Li Shentong's troops first, he will be worry-free in the north of Luoyang, and the army can cross Heyang to reinforce Luoyang. In this way, even if Luoyang City is under the main forces of the Tang army and the two main forces of Bashu will be greatly increased.

But the Tang army's offensive has changed at the moment.

Su Dingfang said: "Since that is the case, where should the British Hefu lead the army to lead 20,000 troops? Should we cross the Yellow River south from Liyang to reinforce Luoyang, or to advance west from Liyang Land Road to harass the Tang army's Hedong Grain Road?"

Tu Xiuhegu lowered his head and said, "This is what Lord Ying Hefu is worried about, so he sent him to contact General Su and asked if the Tang army attacked Heyang with all their might, how many days would Heyang City be able to defend?"

Su Dingfang turned his head and stared at the other party and asked, "How many days will the Ying-He Fu commander's army want me to guard Su Dingfang?"

Tu Xiuhegu bowed and said, "To be honest, the more the better. Lord Ying Hefu's 20,000 cavalry were on the way to Heyang, less than fifty miles away, and the Tang army still didn't know all this."

After hearing what Tu Xiuhegu said, Su Dingfang's eyes suddenly lit up. Ying Hefu's 20,000 cavalry rushed to Heyang, indicating that he was rushing to the Tang army's rations road. With the raftland cavalry advancing and retreating like the wind, the Tang army had no choice but to do anything even if there were 120,000 troops.

In this way, my persistence in Heyang is very meaningful. As long as I stick to it for one day, the chances of the British cavalry cutting off the Tang army's food supply route will be greater. Judging from the entire battle situation, if you stick to Heyang for one day, the situation will be more beneficial to the Zhao army for a day.

Then Heyang is a key hub for this battle between Tang and Zhao.

Just as Su Dingfang was thinking about it, he suddenly heard a thud and the war drums of the Tang army under the city sounded.

At this time, it seemed as if the earth suddenly sank. The formation of more than 100,000 Tang troops outside the city was scattered, and this formation was about to attack the city.

Su Dingfang didn't even want to be on the top of the city at the moment, so he raised his sword and shouted: "Prepare to fight!"

Just a few days before Li Jiancheng's army was about to attack Heyang, the Linshuo Palace in Youjing was in a busy state.

News of the battle between Tang and Zhao had already reached the palace. In a moment, the alert inside and outside the palace was increased several times. There were soldiers of the imperial guards patrolling the Eredivisie in front of the palace gates.

In Li Chongjiu's study.

Wen Yanbo, Ji Chuan, Zhang Xuansu, and Yu Shinan were serious.

Li Chongjiu stood in front of the map with his hands in his arms, and the Yellow River was winding in the center of the map. At the focus of Li Chongjiu's eyes, several arrows were spreading with fangs and claws on the map. Now hundreds of thousands of troops of Tang and Zhao were confronting both sides of the Yellow River centered on Luoyang.

The incense burns lightly in the study room,

Li Chongjiu said: "If the main force of the Tang army really appears in Hanoi, then the lower part will have to attack Heyang, and then cross the Yellow River and Li Xiaogong's army to attack Luoyang. Where is Yinghefu's 20,000 troops now?"

"Your Majesty, Yinghefu has sent people to report in an emergency with 500 miles, saying that he has led 20,000 cavalry on the way westward into Hanoi." Zhang Xuansu said.

Yu Shinan said: "Your Majesty, Ying Hefu's move is very decisive."

"It is decisive, but Li Tang has a total of 120,000 troops in Heyang. Can he save Heyang by entering Henoi?" Ji Chuan said.

Yu Shinandao: "Mr. Ji was worried too much. Ying Hefu's 20,000 cavalry was not enough to block the enemy, but he had more than enough to disturb the enemy. As long as Heyang City could hold on, there was such a foreign cavalry behind the Tang army, and he would never be at ease. As long as the Tang army's food route was cut off, the Tang army would be in danger."

"But the question is how many days can Heyang City hold on?"

After hearing what Ji Chuan said, Li Chongjiu thought of the Heyang guardian Su Dingfang whom he arranged, who destroyed the Three Kingdoms in history and captured the three masters alive, which was no less than Xu Shiji, a famous general of Li Jing. He should not perform abnormally in his performance.

However, the war just cannot place hope on fantasy. This battle between the two countries is a bet on national destiny, and competition is military strength, economy, and strength. We cannot place hope on one or two famous generals who have miracles and power to turn the tide.

After all, the strength of Heyang City and the Tang Army is too great.

Li Chongjiu said: "Don't think about how many days Heyang is holding onto Heyang. If Heyang falls, what should we do next?"

Zhang Xuansu said: "Your Majesty, the Secretariat has already responded. Xu Shiji's Tun Guards have sent troops from Xingyang and are rushing to Wuguan. If the main force of the Tun Guards appears in Wuguan, it will inevitably threaten the flanks of the Li Tang South Army. At the same time, if Heyang is lost, Ying Hefu's 20,000 cavalry can also cross the Yellow River, land directly at Hulao Pass, and then rush to Luoyang to help."

Hearing Zhang Xuansu say this, Li Chongjiu nodded with satisfaction and said, "It should be so. As long as Luoyang supports my main force to arrive, it will be fine."

Wen Yanbo said: "Your Majesty, the Yi Guards and the Wu Guards are ready. Can they be in charge of the army in person?"

Li Chongjiu did not immediately agree and asked, "How is the Turkic movement?"

"There has not been any abnormalities in the Turks this month, and the mutual exchanges between the two families in spring are also very normal. I heard that Chu Luo Khan has become sick recently. Now it is Princess Yicheng who is dealing with big and small things for him."

"What about the Jianghuai Army?"

"After the Li Tang army set off, Du Fuwei sent people to Youjing, saying that he had no intention of advancing north, but he would pretend to mobilize troops on the border, but would not really take action."

Li Chongjiu laughed and said, "This time the Turks and the Jianghuai Army were very obedient. Why do I seem a bit abnormal?"

Yu Shinan smiled and said, "Since Goguryeo's destruction of the country, the Turks took the initiative to show their kindness to us, not to mention that this time, the Chuluo Khan, who had always been in charge of the war, fell ill. As for Du Fuwei, I don't think he has the courage to take advantage of the situation and dare to take advantage of the situation at this time."

Li Chongjiu said: "Very good!"

"Your Majesty, Pei Ju asks for a meeting!"

"Please come in!"

But when the white-haired Pei Ju stepped inside, he said, "Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations to Your Majesty!"

Li Chongjiu asked, "Why are you happy?"

Pei Ju said: "Of course it's His Majesty who is the most powerful. Princess New Rodman has already agreed to our request and has sent 5,000 Silla troops across the sea to help the battle."

"In addition, King Baekje also took the initiative to send 3,000 troops and was willing to obey His Majesty's orders."

Li Chongjiu smiled and said, "It's really good. Although there are not many Silla Baekje teams and can't help anything, I have obtained this intention."

Zhang Xuansu said: "This is all the majesty of Your Majesty. The defeat of Goguryeo has completely led Silla and Baekje to completely follow our army."

Li Chongjiu said: "Since that's the case, I decided to send troops from Youjing tomorrow and the army will reinforce Luoyang!"

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