During the battle between Tongguan and Huayuan, Li Shentong successfully withdrew to Jingyang, but Zhang Pinggao, the commander of the Tianjie Army, was killed in the battle. The Tianjie Army was almost completely wiped out. Only Li Daliang, who led less than a thousand people, fled to the southwest.
Li Shentong used his teammates¡¯ heads to gain peace for himself.
After defeating the main force of the Tang army, Huang Mingzheng led the main force of the Yinshan Guards, took advantage of the victory and went south, and occupied Fuping and Sanyuan counties (now northwest of Sanyuan County, Shaanxi Province), and ordered Li Zhengbao to lead his troops to Yunyang.
Hearing that Li Shentong fled to Jingyang, Huang Mingzheng prepared to completely destroy Li Shentong here.
On August 4, Li Zhengbao arrived in Yunyang. This place was already an empty city, and Li Zhengbao successfully occupied Yunyang City. According to the plan, Li Zhengbao's next step was to cross the Jingshui River and reach Jingyang, blocking Li Shentong's escape route south.
But Li Zhengbao, who had just entered Yunyang City and had not had time to take a breath, suddenly received a report from a scout that the Western Qin army was twenty miles away and was heading towards Yunyang City.
Li Zhengbao was shocked.
Although he often dealt with Xue Ju when he was under Liang Shidu, the two sides were still thinking of forming an alliance with each other to carve up Guanzhong. But since surrendering to the Sui Dynasty, this was the first time they encountered the Western Qin army.
Didn¡¯t it mean that Xue Ju died of illness and Xue Rengao was leading his army to attack Binzhou City?
Could it be that Binzhou City was destroyed?
Li Zhengbao did not dare to delay and immediately sent someone back to Sanyuan to deliver a message to Huang Mingzheng. Now is the critical time to destroy the Tang Dynasty. The participation of tens of thousands of people like Xue Rengao is likely to affect the overall situation of Guanzhong.
Whether or not to fight the Western Qin Army is not something you can decide.
Of course Li Zhengbao has not been idle either. At a distance of twenty miles, Xue Rengao was almost about to set up camp. Li Zhengbao decided to use this time to recruit civilian men, build a defense line, and prepare for battle.
Whether to fight or not is one thing, but whether to prepare is another.
"And Xue Rengao is not afraid of heaven or earth. He is a fool. It is hard to say whether he will attack Sanyuan City regardless of the situation.
Huang Mingzheng soon received Li Zhengbao¡¯s letter.
Since occupying Tongguan and Huayuan, Huang Mingzheng has moved south very quickly, almost racing against every second.
Huang Mingyuan wrote another letter from Hebei to inform all the ministries: The ministries must move forward quickly, intersperse and advance, and do not necessarily have to engage in decisive battles, but they must use the advantage of cavalry to get as close as possible to the enemy in front of them, entangle the opponent, and not give the opponent a chance to move.
Therefore, the main force of Huang Mingzheng went directly to Jingyang, and divided his troops to take Yunyang. At the same time, he also ordered Wang Huchen to lead the eastward attack to attack Gaoling and Wannian (formerly Guangyang County, today Beiyueyang Town, Lintong County, Shaanxi Province) counties to completely block Li Shentong. A large place on the north bank of the Weishui River.
I have to say that Huang Mingzheng¡¯s plan is absolutely fine.
As long as Li Shentong's troops are annihilated, the Yinshan guards are on the Wei River, with Weibei as their back, and they can suppress Weinan, and Huang Mingli's Shenwu guards are in the south and north, the entire Chang'an is in the palm of your hand.
But the appearance of Xue Rengao disrupted this step.
In the original plan, Dou Kang had always blocked Xue Rengao in Binzhou City, while the Sui army took Weibei. Although Dou Kang may not be able to defeat the opponent, after all, he has tens of thousands of troops in his hands and it is still necessary to defend the city.
But the current situation really catches people off guard.
For Huang Mingzheng, the tens of thousands of people who suddenly joined the battlefield by Xue Rengao were a huge uncontrollable factor. If his fangs were suddenly exposed during the decisive battle with the Tang army, it would be almost a disaster for the Sui army.
So he was a little hesitant about what to do now.
Li Shentong is right in front of him. As long as Li Shentong is defeated, the overall situation in Guanzhong will be more than half determined. Huang Mingzheng is really unwilling to give up.
But Xue Rengao is also a big problem.
At this time, Chen Wenyue said: "General manager, now is the critical moment. It is best not to fight with the Western Qin Dynasty, so as not to force Xue Rengao to Li Yuan's side."
Huang Mingzheng shook his head and said: "This is not a question of whether I want to fight or not. Of course I don't want to cause trouble, but Xue Rengao is right in front of me, who can influence his thoughts." #115.com 牺如
Now is the critical time for the Sui army to occupy Guanzhong. Xue Rengao is not stupid. Xue Rengao, who has always been eyeing Guanzhong, can he let the Sui army occupy Guanzhong step by step?
I¡¯m afraid he has to get involved.
"But the encirclement and annihilation of Li Shentong's department is related to the entire situation. The decisive battle in Weibei is about to begin. Without our army, the outcome of the battle is unpredictable. It is better to order Li Zhengbao to stick to Yunyang and block Xue Rengao. After our army has annihilated Li Shentong, he can return to the division. enemy.
Li Zhengbao has a strong city to rely on and thousands of troops. The main force of Western Qin is cavalry, and they will not be able to conquer the city. "
Huang Mingzheng waved his hand and said: "It's settled, you are stupid. Yunyang City is not a solid fortress or a high fortress. One man can guard the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it. This is a smooth pass. Xue Rengao can move around as he pleases without having to step foot. Under one pass and one city.
We go south to Jingyang, with a large gap in Weibei behind us. When Xue Rengao rushes in behind our army, our army will be surrounded by the Western Qin Army and the Tang Army.
"Furthermore, our army has selected five of the eight counties in Weibei, and they are all the most precious places in Guanzhong. You should know who Xue Rengao is. If they are allowed to enter Weibei, the entire people of Weibei will probably suffer. "
Chen Wenyue said at this time: "Before Li Yuan entered Guanzhong, the hearts of the people were all about Li Yuan. Although there was a conscription later, there were still many people in Guanzhong who were interested in Li Yuan. Let them see the iron cavalry of the Western Qin Dynasty. This will People will know who is really treating them well."
Before Chen Wenyue finished speaking, he was interrupted by Huang Mingzheng.
"Let's not talk about it. There is no such thing as the people of Guanzhong. The people of Li Yuan are all the people of my brother. For so many years, the Fengzhou Army has always protected the people and has never sat back and watched thieves harm the people.
"I have given up my intention. Let's send troops to Yunyang. I also want to see what kind of thing this eldest young master of the Xue family is. "
Although Xue Rengao's name can stop children from crying in Guanzhong and Guanxi, in Huang Mingzheng's view, he is still just a child.
Huang Mingzheng led the main force to the west, and ordered three thousand troops to go south to support Gaoling City.
Gaoling City is the intersection of the three axes of Yunyang - Weinan (today's Weinan City, Shaanxi Province), Sanyuan - Xinfeng, and Jingyang - Wannian. It is an important passage for Huang Mingzheng to go south again. A place that must be defended.
But unexpectedly, Wang Huchen, who was originally responsible for capturing Gaoling and Wannian counties, reported that the main force of the Tang army had stationed in the two counties and was preparing to cross the river.
Huang Mingzheng was very surprised. Jingyang, Gaoling, and Wannian were connected together, which would be a big trouble. Si minus 75 zhong*wen.com Si
After hesitating for less than a minute, Huang Mingzheng decided to fight back against Xue Rengao.
Li Yuan is a fierce tiger, and Xue Rengao is a wolf. A tiger can eat a person, and a wolf can eat a group of sheep.
Huang Mingzheng had no choice but to leave Wang Huchen behind to keep an eye on the two counties, while he sent people south and east to inform Huang Mingliao and Zhang Wenyuan of the situation in the two counties. Mi He 75zhongwen.com Mi
And Huang Mingzheng led the main force of the Yinshan Guard to attack Xue Rengao