Chapter 280 Military situation in northern Shaanxi

Chapter 280 Military situation in northern Shaanxi

Although several days have passed, the people on the Baishui Plateau are still talking about the drill and competition that day. Every time they tell the story to the newcomers, they can't help but be excited and amazed.

Li Tai, a young general who had just emerged in the Taiwan government, was actually able to defeat Zhao Gui, a veteran general, and his powerful soldiers with two wins and one loss. The result itself was already shocking, and the overwhelming victory in the final field battle was even more shocking.

"That day, and the scene at this moment, there was no wind in the plains, but when Governor Li whipped his horse whip, strong winds began to rise on the plains..."

According to word of mouth among the masses, Li Tai has become like a god general who knows how to call the wind and rain. It is not because the masses began to worship him crazily after this battle, but because normal logic cannot explain the destruction of Zhao Gui's part that day. The fiasco.

Originally, in everyone's minds, Zhao Gui's troops must be more well-trained than Li Tai's troops. Even if Li Tai gained a certain degree of advantage through tactical choices and adjustments, the two sides would definitely have to go through an extremely fierce battle. Only a tug-of-war can determine the outcome.

But in the sight of the people watching the battle that day, first Zhao Gui's formation was clearly defined, and then Li Tai led his troops to charge forward. The two sides fought. Li Tai fell into the battle formation, and his cavalry continued to attack. Zhao Gui's formation began to shrink, and then fell into chaos. Then the collapse began.

The whole battle lasted for more than a quarter of an hour. When the crowd saw the generals of both sides again, Zhao Gui, who had previously vowed to make Li Tai worship the princes, had been held up by the neck and held on horseback, and was pulled out.

Such a result, not to mention Zhao Gui who looked extremely gloomy at the time, the generals watching the battle were a little unacceptable for a while. In the end, the general Yu Jin who presided over the competition did not even announce the outcome of the two sides, but just ordered Li Tai He quickly let go of the held Zhao Gui and apologized to him. Then he announced that the fight was over and the generals led their troops back to camp.

Although the spectators dispersed, various discussions related to this did not stop. Putting aside the victory, defeat, honor and disgrace, Li Tai's troops were able to defeat Zhao Gui's army formation so cleanly. The tactics he used and the opportunities he seized are worthy of discussion and reference.

"According to what I see, Li Boshan's troops can't say there are any tactical innovations. They are just the basic cavalry tactics of advancing, retreating, clutching, and even some are scattered and jerky, and the changes are not flexible enough. The key to their victory is just to use bravery. Soldiers are brave.”

In the Baishui camp, when Da Xingtai, who had just arrived, asked about the matter with great interest, Yu Jin, who was presiding over the arbitration that day, stood up and analyzed the report: "The defeat of Zhongshan Gong cannot be entirely attributed to The crime of war. His troops failed to coordinate and coordinate, and Zhongshan Gong himself was relentlessly attacked by Li Boshan..."

"If one general is incompetent, the whole army will be tired!"

Yu Jin’s analysis was quite covert for Zhao Gui, but Yu Wentai’s summary after listening was to the point. He said with emotion: “Although Zhao Yuangui has been in battle for a long time and is familiar with military affairs, he has never been known for his bravery. If there is a huge battle with tens of thousands of soldiers, you can still predict the outcome by relying on strategy and tactics. But in this narrow formation, you are a brave young man who is eager to win and become famous. His muscles, bones, and blood are not as good as others, and failure is inevitable. As it should be.”

Yu Wentai didn't like the contest between Zhao Gui and Li Tai. He was not very polite when he commented on Zhao Gui's failure. He was not very satisfied with Jin's subsequent handling. He directly said: "The older man used his maturity to , The young man rewards his bravery. Although this competition is not a ritual, the young man's enthusiasm should not be unresponsive. Zhao Qiaoqi should have some response to the young man competing in the same field. An expression of appreciation.”

Zhao Gui returned to the camp after the competition that day, claiming that he occasionally felt cold and ill. He rarely appeared in front of others, and did not rush to greet Daxingtai who arrived from Chang'an.

But it doesn't matter if others don't come, there will always be someone who will convey Daxantai's wishes to him.

When Da Xingtai's words reached his ears, Zhao Gui, who had pretended to be sick just because he couldn't save face, almost got really angry. But no matter what his own mood was, since Da Xingtai had said so, it would be a bit shameless for him to make no further statement.

So Zhao Gui suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered his subordinates to select a few horses in the camp and send them to Li Tai as prize money for that day's competition.

Regarding this unexpected surprise, Li Tai accepted it with a polite smile. He slapped the person in the face and received the prize. Don't be too proud.

Of course, all the kind care does not come without reason, especially for a boss like Yu Wentai who cannot be called too wealthy.

Li Tai noticed that only Yu Wentai and a group of civil and military ministers came from Chang'an to Baishui to participate in the parade. Prince Yuan Qin, who had been the mascot in previous years, did not come with him. Although Wang Yuanxin of Guangling and other members of the Yuan clan were also present in the team, these people were obviously not as important as the prince. In other words, in this year's parade, Daxingtai could only follow the lead.

Yuwentai naturally did not completely abandon the capital and courage of the Western Wei Dynasty at the moment, but it did not prevent him from further promoting his authority on the original basis.

This time, the prince was detained in Chang'an based on the previous incident, and he alone presided over this year's parade. Moreover, the preparation process for the parade was quite smooth, and the military appearance of the sergeants was also much better than in previous years. This naturally made Yuwentai ambitious. Zhuang, embodied in his words and deeds, means that he is more partial to Li Tai, a confidant of the Tai government, and less protective of Zhao Gui, an old brother.

Li Tai was already famous on the Baishui Plain because of his previous battle with Zhao Gui. Now that he has the support of Daxingtai, he will inevitably become even more famous in front of others. Even his troops were once assigned the duty of police and bodyguards, cooperating with the elites of the Sixth Army to defend the camp on the plateau.

The number of participants in this year's parade was much smaller than last year, but the process of the entire parade did not suffer much. The sergeants' performance was obviously improved compared to last year. The main and auxiliary officers of the Sixth Army and the state and county soldiers The pattern is clearer, and the performance of the six armies also shows that the reorganization over the past six months has been very effective, and there is a vague edge in the soldiers.

In addition to the improvement in the overall military appearance and momentum, a large number of new faces among the powerful Han people like Li Tai are also emerging.

Although most of these powerful men do not have the status and treatment of Li Tai who leads an army alone, they are also widely distributed in the positions of commanders at the middle and lower levels of the armies. Especially among the Sixth Army, the proportion of Han commanders has increased even more significantly. Although it has not yet reached a level that far exceeds that of Xianbei commanders, it cannot be underestimated.

This certainly does not mean that Yuwentai has solved the ethnic conflicts in the Western Wei army. It is just that if the Western Wei Dynasty wants to continue to strengthen the construction of the army and improve its strength, then it is the only way to widely absorb Han armed forces and Han tyrants, but it will not be determined by anyone's will. There has been a change, Yuwentai is just going further and more smoothly on this right path.

Although Li Tai did not participate in the scheduling and training of other troops, after several days of parade drills, he would inevitably have to have frequent contact with other military commanders and generals.

Apart from some useless pleasantries and flattery among each other, what these generals talked about the most was the previous battle between him and Zhao Gui. They were full of praise when he mentioned it, and some even regarded Li Tai as a Han soldier from Kansai. The leading representatives.

Although Li Tai is not a native of Kansai, most of his subordinates are recruited from Kansai, and it is a relatively rare armed force in which Han descendants make up the absolute majority. Although he did not deliberately flaunt this, as his sense of presence increased, he could not help but be noticed by interested people.

In the process of communicating with these generals, many people expressed their hope to lead their troops to join Li Tai's team and were willing to obey Li Tai's orders.

This is of course not because he finally developed some domineering spirit, but because his increase in power and qualifications gave him room to grow his wings, and naturally some people took notice.

Compared with some cruel and unsympathetic Hu commanders, some Han powerful people are naturally more willing to follow candidates like Li Tai. Whether it is task allocation and scheduling during combat, or daily training supplies, etc., following a good general will undoubtedly bring greater convenience.

Li Tai held many positions and was involved in military and political affairs in the Taiwanese government. He had his own channels for raising armor and staff supplies, and he was highly valued by Daxingtai. In terms of ability, he led his newly formed army to a victory over Zhao Gui's old soldiers. , such a general is simply impeccable, and people can't help but want to follow him.

Faced with such enthusiastic expressions from the masses, Li Tai naturally responded with a smile, but unfortunately his current position and qualifications did not allow him to accept more subordinates, so he could only express these good intentions and keep them in mind.

In this year's parade, driven by various factors, Li Tai finally felt proud and proud. He usually followed the Daxingtai to go out and show off his power. When nothing happened, he went in and out of the camps with his own soldiers, and all the generals looked at each other with smiles. Welcome, no one dares not to give face wherever you go.

If it weren't for the fact that he had more lofty ideals and goals, Li Tai might have felt that there was nothing wrong with holding this parade forever.

Of course, no matter how he felt, reality would not stand still. Just as he was showing off his power on the Baishui Plateau, an urgent military order was sent from Dongxia Prefecture where Li Mu was guarding to Baishui: A large number of Jihu troops suddenly appeared along the river in Dongxia Prefecture, heading straight towards Guangwu, the capital of Dongxia Prefecture. The city is coming and will go south to plunder the black water defense city.

Knowing that his home was about to be stolen, Li Tai was naturally not in the mood to continue showing off on the Baishui Plateau, and immediately asked Daxingtai for orders to go to war and help northern Shaanxi.

Yu Wentai naturally nodded in agreement, and after learning that the thieves were powerful, he sent more than 2,000 elite soldiers of the Sixth Army based on Li Tai's original troops, and handed them over to Li Tai to lead them to Beizhou.