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Chapter 2042 Battle of Longzhou

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    Li Shimin set fire to Chencang City. When Zhang Wenyuan and his troops arrived, they saw only a white field.

    ¡°You little brat Li Shimin, this fire is too vicious.  Chencang is the forward base for attacking Sanguan and an important checkpoint that blocks the Tang army from moving north. Its position is irreplaceable.  If you want to rebuild Chencang City, it will take less than a year and a half, and it will never be possible.  And this left enough buffer time for Li Tang.

    By the time the new Chencang City is built, Li Tang's operations in Hechi County and Sanguan will be impregnable.

    Now that Li Shimin has stationed troops and dispersed at Guanzhong, he can go north to harass Guanzhong at any time.

    Zhang Wenyuan did not dare to move easily, so he had to temporarily garrison the old place of Chencang to prepare for the construction of the city.

    At this time, Longzhou in the north had not yet been conquered. Bai Fuyuan's three thousand troops and Chang Da were in a stalemate between Dazhenguan and Longzhou City, and neither could defeat the other.

    So Zhang Wenyuan ordered his general Gao Jianzhuang to lead an army to the north to support Bai Fuyuan.

    Gao Jianzhuang joined the Sui army on the battlefield of Goguryeo. He first commanded the Guiyi army. Later, 7788 of the Goguryeo people who initially surrendered were consumed, and most of the rest were incorporated into the Sui army.  As the earliest example of surrender, Gao Jianzhuang was allowed to join the Han nationality and was incorporated into the Youtun Guard Army.

    Over the years, Gao Jianzhuang followed Zhang Wen in the far east and west, and made many military exploits. Now he is the first general of the Youtun Guard Army, Tiger Ben Lang.

    There are many Turks, Goguryeo, Mohe, Khitan, and Xi people in the army, such as Gao Jianzhuang.  Hu Bing was brave and unafraid of death, but Huang Mingyuan was reluctant to part with such a good source of soldiers and sufficient cannon fodder.

    But the lessons learned from the Tang Dynasty are still vivid in his mind. Huang Mingyuan used barbarians, but he was even more wary of barbarians.

    In addition to the strict requirements of speaking Chinese, writing Chinese characters, wearing Han clothes, and performing Han rituals, Huang Mingyuan also organized the families of Hu soldiers into households, which were directly managed by Xingtai and not subject to local jurisdiction; at the same time, Hu General  The proportion of Hu soldiers in the troops under his command should not exceed one-third; the proportion of Hu soldiers in the generals under Hu generals should not exceed one-fifth; the Hu soldiers who had performed meritorious service and were injured should be given special permission to convert into Han nationality, etc. In any case, these Hu soldiers should be integrated into the Han people to the maximum extent.  At home.

    For example, Gao Jianzhuang will record the Han nationality in the ethnic column in his personal file. Of course, he will also mark that the original ethnic group is Goguryeo. His son will also have it, but when it comes to his grandson, the latter column will be cancelled, and he will become a complete  A thoroughly Han family.

    Gao Jianzhuang also regarded himself as a Sui person. His former identity as a Goguryeo, or even as a member of the Goguryeo clan, was just a shameful memory for him.

    In order to wash away the shame on them and to better integrate into the Sui Dynasty, these barbarians worked harder than the Han army and were not even afraid of death.

    Even death is a kind of enjoyment. Martyred family members automatically become Sui citizens.  Sometimes one sacrifices oneself in exchange for the hope of the family for generations.

    This expedition to Longzhou was the first time that Gao Jianzhuang led an army independently, so he was more excited than anyone else.

    The first army of the Sui Army consisted of 6,800 men, with three battalions, one crossbow battalion, one cavalry battalion, one scout brigade, one craftsman brigade, and one guard brigade.  Although the Youtun Guards Army has suffered losses after successive battles, there are still four to five thousand people in the army at this time, all of whom are veterans of hundreds of battles.

    ??The crowd marched west along the Lishui River and arrived at the foot of Longzhou City.

    At this time, Chang Dazheng was confronting Bai Fuyuan.  After Chang Da returned to Longzhou City, he and Bai Fuyuan each had two to three thousand men, each occupying a territory, and neither of them could do anything to the other.  But when Gao Jianzhuang came to the west and soldiers pressed down on the territory, Chang Da felt the pressure.

    The two sides fought for several days, but Changda was unable to defeat him, so he led his troops to retreat from Longzhou City and fled back to Dazhen Pass.

    Dazhenguan is also called Longguan. It is built on the top of a mountain. The mountain is high and the slope is steep, making it difficult for humans and animals to travel. It is the "key of Guan Shaanxi".

    However, it is precisely because of this that it is inconvenient to come and go from Dazhenguan, and there is a lack of water nearby. Once surrounded, there is a risk of water shortage.

    Gao Jianzhuang and Bai Fuyuan approached the Great Earthquake Pass. Seeing that the place was dangerous and unable to pass, they planned to besiege it first and then look for opportunities.

    At the same time, the two men launched an offensive plan, and constantly sent people to spread the news to the Tang army in Guanzhong. The news that Li Tang was defeated, Chang'an was captured, and Li Yuan's death made the Tang army in Guanzhong panic.

    With the imperial court gone, there is no hope for soldiers to resist.

    But Chang Da¡¯s will to resist is still firm.

    Chang Da was a member of Song Laosheng's general Yingshitang. Later, in the Battle of Huoyi, Song Laosheng died in the battle, and Chang Da was defeated and went into hiding.

    Chang Da is not only a military general, but also a famous poet with a good reputation.

    Li Yuan heard about Chang Da's reputation and wanted to recruit him, so he sent people to search for him many times and asked Chang Da to come out.

    Chang Da was deeply moved and surrendered to Li Yuan.

    ?Chang Da was first appointed as the commander of the army, and then as the governor of Longzhou to resist Xue Ju.

    At this time, when they were trapped in Dazhen Pass, no one persuaded Chang Da to surrender, but Chang Da repelled them all.  He was deeply benefited by Li Yuan's knowledge and friendship, so naturally he wanted to die for Li Yuan.

    "Moreover, the fall of Chang'an was just a rumor made by the enemy. No one knows whether it is true or not. It is also possible that the Sui army deliberately spread rumors to disrupt the morale of the army.

    In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Chang Da ordered that the three armies were not allowed to discuss the matter, and anyone who dared to spread rumors would be executed.

    Chang Da is a general, but he also likes to write poetry, but he has a lot of bookishness.

    Chang Da himself was a loyal man and was willing to die for Li Tang, but not many soldiers in the three armies were willing.

    Li Tang has been in charge of Guanzhong for less than a year, and all the troops were recruited within the past year. These soldiers come from complex sources and have different identities. It is expected that they will have a sense of belonging and loyalty to Li Tang in such a short period of time.  It's just a fool's errand.

    Soon, Chang Da¡¯s subordinates Zhang You and Longzhou Zhizhong Zhao Hongan discussed a mutiny and secretly kidnapped Chang Da.

    Zhang You tried hard to persuade Chang Da at first, hoping that Chang Da would surrender with them, but Chang Da was also stubborn. Faced with Zhang You's persuasion, he scolded Zhang You and said: "You are a slave who escaped death, how can you come to see me?"  ?¡±

    Zhao Hongan also came to persuade him to surrender, but was scolded so badly by Chang Da that he hid his face and retreated.

    Zhao Hongan was a man of culture and was not as knowledgeable as Chang Da, but Zhang You was a small man. How could he be willing to be humiliated by Chang Da? So he drew his sword and slashed Chang Da several times, almost killing Chang Da.

    Fortunately, it was Zhao Hongan who stepped forward to stop Chang Da and saved Chang Da's life.

    But that¡¯s all.

    On August 21, Zhang You and Zhao Hongan led 2,000 remnant troops in Longzhou, opened the Great Shock Pass, surrendered to the Sui army, and handed Changda, who would rather die than surrender, to Gao Jianzhuang.

    Chang Da is really a loyal man. Until this moment, he still held his head high and cursed at Gao Jianzhuang, preferring to die rather than surrender.

    Anyone else would have thought Chang Da was a man.

    But Gao Jianzhuang was a loyal dog in the Sui army, how could he endure Chang Da's wanton abuse of Duke Wei and the Sui army.

    So Gao Jianzhuang directly ordered Chang Da to be executed.

    At this point, the entire land of Longzhou fell completely into the hands of the Sui army.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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