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- As Chen Kedi was worried, Zhou Shao did not defend Jiangxia City.
Li Shimin took advantage of Zhou Shaoze's defeat and retreat, and his foothold was not stable. He pushed directly from the Han River to Jiangxia's flanks, broke through the two cities of Hanyang and Hankou, and surrounded Jiangxia on both sides.
At this time, Xiao Mian, who saw the Tang army's victory, was reluctant to take out the treasure at the bottom of the box, and ordered General Yang Daosheng to lead the navy out of the Yangtze River to cooperate with the Tang army to attack Jiangxia.
Zhou Jun Navy fought with Xiao Liang Navy and was defeated by the other side.
Jiangxia is south of the Yangtze River. After the Zhou family navy was defeated, it lost control of the Yangtze River. The entire Zhou family's territory was completely divided into two.
Zhou Shao was young and unable to hold his position. Seeing that the Zhou family was about to collapse, his general Lu Yi decisively surrendered to Li Tang.
The Zhou family army was surrounded on three sides by Li Tang and Xiao Liang, and was in a critical situation due to internal and external troubles. Zhou Shao was so frightened that he did not dare to fight at all, so he had no choice but to abandon Jiangxia and retreat to Wuchang (today's Ezhou City, Hubei Province), giving up an important river defense town to the Tang army in vain.
When Chen Kedi arrived at Wuchang City, Zhou Shao Ze had 30,000 troops and only 5,000 or 6,000 troops left in his hands. They were all defeated and defeated. If he wanted to fight again, he would have to reorganize.
The loss of Jiangxia made Chen Kedi feel very depressed.
At this time, Chen Kedi no longer thought about Yong'an and Anlu counties in Jiangbei. The most important thing now was to hold a base for the Sui army's next western expedition.
Chen Kedi thought about it and felt that Wuchang City was not defendable.
First of all, Wuchang is too close to Jiangxia. Li Shimin and Xiao Liangjun can use Jiangxia as their base to attack Wuchang at any time. Secondly, from Jiangxia to Wuchang, apart from various lakes, there are plains, which is not conducive to defense.
If the Sui army wanted to fight on horseback, they would be blocked by these lakes.
Finally, Chen Kedi decided to withdraw to Xiling (now Huangshi City, Hubei Province). Xiling, also called Xisai, is an important place for Jiang defense. It was originally a county in the Southern Dynasties and was abolished in the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang's reign. This place is surrounded by mountains on three sides and a river on one side. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It also has a good harbor where heavy troops can be stationed.
Chen Kedi ordered Zhou Shaoze to station troops in the city for repairs, and ordered Mai Mengcai to lead two regiments to station troops in the Iron Mountain to the west.
Or maybe God helped Chen Keeni. At the most critical moment of the war, Li Shimin left.
Perhaps Li Shimin also felt that the situation was determined.
After Li Shimin conquered Jiangxia, he was eager to return to Jiangling and annex Xiaoliang. He ordered Li Xiaogong to be the commander-in-chief of the march on Ezhou Road and station troops in Jiangxia. He also ordered Li Changqing to be the commander-in-chief of the march to Anzhou Road to attack Anlu and Yong'an counties. This time yu*e we nyu*an.com Zhang Si
Before leaving, Li Shimin also told Li Xiaogong to guard Jiangxia and block the Northern Sui army from advancing westward.
Li Xiaogong has more than 17,000 land and sea troops in his hands, stationed in Jiangxia to block the Yangtze River.
Originally Li Xiaogong¡¯s target was in the east, but Li Shimin ordered him to take Qichun County and Jiangxia County. However, Li Xiaogong wanted to take advantage of the situation and attempted to go north to occupy Yong'an County and then return to attack Qichun.
Yong'an County is the hometown of the Zhou family, and it is the most prosperous in terms of wealth and materials. However, Li Xiaogong, although he has outstanding abilities, has always been extravagant and greedy for money. In the face of military achievements and wealth, he is somewhat unable to move forward.
So Li Xiaogong personally moved to the north of the Yangtze River, leaving only General Yan Qi to guard Jiangxia. He also ordered the veteran Zhang Wenjie to lead an army of five thousand and take Wuchang and Yongxing (now Yangxin County, Hubei Province) counties in the south to prepare for the Sui army.
Li Xiaogong believed that the arrangement was sound.
Zhang Wenjie was an old subordinate of Yang Xiu, and he often conquered the Xun people. After Yang Xiu was deposed, he was also removed from his post. When Li Xiaogong conquered Bashu, he recruited him under his command.
One veteran general and five thousand troops were enough to cope with the Sui army's reinforcements, at least until the main force returned for reinforcements.
In fact, if it is to defend the city, of course it is possible, but this time Zhang Wenjie is chasing the remnants of Zhou Shaoze. He went all the way east from Jiangxia to Wuchang and found that it was an empty city, so he continued to pursue without stopping.
Zhang Wenjie may have good abilities, and he also had many military exploits when he conquered the Yi people, but after all, he has not led troops to fight for more than ten years, and has not experienced a few real wars since he surrendered to Li Xiaogong, so he has lost his vigilance.
From the north of Xiling to Kou City, there is a long and narrow area, surrounded by Tieshan Mountain, Baiyu Mountain and Huama Lake, which can lead to the city head.
Zhang Wenjie advanced to Xiling, and without conducting reconnaissance in advance, he plunged into the ambush of the Sui army.
The Sui army defenders were defeated and retreated to the city. Zhang Wenjie fought more energetically.
At this time, Mai Mengcai was ordered to attack along the western foot of Xisai Mountain, detour to the rear of the Tang army, and launch a fierce attack on Zhang Wenjie's headquarters.
Zhang Wenjie was instantly stunned by the attack and immediately ordered a retreat.
At this time, Chen Kedi also came from Huama HubeiXisai Mountain broke out and cut off the Tang army's return route.
Although Zhang Wenjie was old, he was indeed a brave general. He took the lead with his remaining troops and attacked the Sui army's defense line several times without success.
His troops were trapped in Tieshan and Baiyu Mountains for a day and a night by the Sui army. The entire army lost all its baggage and supplies, and the soldiers were hungry and exhausted. Zhang Wenjie had no choice but to lead his troops to break out of the encirclement and ordered his men to climb Tieshan back to Jiangxia.
"It's a pity that Zhang Wenjie was really unlucky. It rained heavily in the middle of winter, and the roads were muddy, making it impossible for people and horses to move forward.
So the defeated Tang army began to surrender to the Sui army in large numbers. 强牺 yuewenyuan.com 读牺
The next night, when Zhang Wenjie broke through to Bishidu, he encountered the Sui army's skirmishers. Zhang Wenjie tried his best to break the formation, and finally died among the rebels.
In the battle of Xiling, Zhang Wenjie's troops were severely defeated, and only a few thousand of the remaining troops fled back to Wuchang.
Chen Kedi learned through interrogating the prisoners that Li Shimin had returned to Jiangling, and the remaining general Li Xiaogong had also gone north to attack Yong'an County. He looked at the map and suddenly had the idea of ????raiding Jiangxia.
The generals were completely stunned by Chen Kedi's idea.
At this time, it was raining non-stop outside the window. The weather in December was already very cold, but this rain fell on people, freezing the bones and chilling the heart.
No one knows why it¡¯s raining so heavily in the twelfth lunar month? But if we go forward in the rain on such a cold day, we may die.
Mai Mengcai suggested that the troops could be sent to Jiangxia by boat to avoid wind and rain, but Chen Kedi refused.
At this time, walking on water is certainly comfortable, but at the same time the risk of exposure is also greatly increased. Li Xiaogong is a veteran general. Although he is young, he has many responsibilities and will definitely be prepared for the incoming army on the river.
Going east from Jiangxia, there are sentry posts along the river. Once the Sui army's navy breaks in, it will be discovered by the Tang army's sentinels.
The Sui army made a surprise attack from afar. If the Tang army was well prepared, it would be simply wishful thinking for the Sui army to succeed in breaking through the city without the assistance of siege equipment.
By land route, from Xiling to Jiangxia, there are many lakes and mountains, and the Tang army only occupied one city of Jiangxia at this time. Jiangxia City is in the northernmost part of Jiangxia County, and most of Jiangxia is actually not in the hands of the Tang army.
The Sui army made a surprise attack at this time. With a time lag, the Sui army could penetrate Jiangxia City before the Tang army could react. Zhi Da Zhi Xiao
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