Chapter 413: Going to the battlefield is a dangerous thing

Chapter 413: Going to the battlefield is a dangerous thing

"Senior Li Jing, in light of the situation between the enemy and us, you have proposed ten strategies to attack and destroy Xiao Xian.

Li Yuan attached great importance to this.

Senior Li Jing, you organized the manpower and material resources to build ships and organized the soldiers to practice naval battles in preparation for the siege of Jiangling.

Also in September of that year, the troops were divided into four groups and marched towards Jiangling.

It was the rainy season at the time and the river water was surging. The water flowing through the Three Gorges was rushing down wildly, roaring like a wild beast.

Xiao Xin saw that the water was so turbulent, and thought that Senior Li Jing could not go east.

He even directly rested the soldiers without any precautions.

Senior Li Jing, you did encounter some minor troubles here, because when the Tang army saw such a terrible flood, they all wanted to retreat.

Who wouldn't be afraid of the raging flood that could swallow a person at any time? "Li Wu shuddered twice. What she feared most was water, especially the green water, the deep sea water, the turbulent water, etc. She always felt it was particularly scary.

It felt like something big would emerge from the water, and Li Wu got scared just thinking about it.

Seeing the little fairy unconsciously lift his spirits twice, several people thought that the little fairy was frozen. The wind blowing in this box is still a bit cold if it keeps blowing.

"Little immortal, are you feeling unwell?" Li Jing asked. Bai Qi and Han Xin also looked at Li Wu, and found that his complexion was good, so they breathed a sigh of relief.

The little fairy is fine.

Li Wu quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, I just felt scared when I thought about the terrible flood. Senior Li Jing, you actually dared to send troops directly at that time. I feel a little scared when I think about it. Senior Li Jing, weren't you afraid at that time?"

Those dangerous floods, no matter what kind of danger they are, can really kill you, there is no logic at all.

Li Jing stroked his beard and laughed, "Little Immortal, I am afraid, of course, but I still have to go. If you are afraid of this and that, why go to the battlefield? Just go home and farm!"

There is nothing wrong with what he said. Going to the battlefield is a dangerous thing. Who isn't afraid? No one is not afraid of the unknown death. But being afraid doesn't mean you don't have to do these things.

Many people in the barrage are also discussing this issue. Every war they fight is dangerous and scary, but they still have to fight. It’s not that they love fighting, but they just have to fight.

"Hahaha, junior Li Jing, you said it well," Bai Qi laughed.

Li Wu also nodded and said, "Senior Li Jing, you are right. War will not end just because you are afraid of it. In fact, if we show fear, that is what the enemy likes. They think that if we scare them, they will bully us even more unscrupulously.

Let me continue to talk about your deeds, Senior Li Jing.

At that time, the soldiers were all afraid and wanted to retreat, but fortunately, with your encouragement, Senior Li Jing, you led more than 2,000 warships and went eastward along the Three Gorges.

Since Xiao Xin was caught off guard, he naturally won the war.

The Tang army successively captured the two towns of Jingmen and Yidu, and pursued the enemy to the city of Yiling.

At that time, the person stationed nearby was Xiao Xin's brave general Wen Shihong.

Li Xiaogong's troops were ready to march as soon as they arrived.

Senior Li Jing, you stopped the advice and said that the correct tactic is to neutralize the enemy's edge, dampen his enthusiasm, and then capture him in one battle.

But at that time, Li Cungong simply refused to listen to your advice, Senior Li Jing, because he had won consecutive battles and became a little arrogant.

He misjudged the enemy's strength and ordered Senior Li Jing to stay in the military camp while Li Cungong led the troops into battle himself.

The result is predictable: a crushing defeat, and they fled to the south bank with heavy losses.

After Wen Shihong won, he let his troops plunder everywhere. Senior Li Jing saw that the enemy army was in chaos and immediately ordered the Tang army to fight.

Wen Shihong's army was unable to retreat for a while, and was naturally defeated by the Tang army. More than 10,000 soldiers were killed or drowned, and more than 400 warships were captured.

After conquering Yiling, Senior Li Jing headed straight for Jiangling, the capital of Southern Liang.

Wen Shihong's defeat made Xiao Xin very panicked, and the soldiers who had just been recruited in Jiangnan could not arrive as promised.

Senior Li Jing, you defeated Xiao Xin's brave general, captured more than 4,000 soldiers, conquered the outer city of Jiangling, and then occupied the water city and seized a large number of warships.

At this time, Senior Li Jing, you did something puzzling, which was to ask Li Cungong to abandon all the captured warships into the river and let them drift downstream.

This is very confusing. I have no idea why you, Senior Li Jing, would do this!"

Bai Qi and Han Xin both looked at Li Jing, Bai Qi was puzzled.

"Why don't we use this good warship and let it drift downstream?" Bai Qi asked.

Han Xin thought for a while, then thought of something and said, "Young Master Li Jing, your method is good. Let the reinforcements think that Jiangling has been breached, so no one will take care of these warships, and these warships will float down. This will prevent the reinforcements from acting rashly. What a good strategy!"

Li Jing also stroked his beard and said, "It's just so-so, not as good as you, the God of War!"

Bai Qi suddenly realized what was going on.

At first, the people in front of the sky curtain didn't know why Li Jing did this, but after hearing what Han Xin said, they all knew.

Many people also praised Li Jing.

"Young Master Li Jing, thank you for the compliment," Han Xin also said with a modest smile.

The three of them drank another glass of wine. Li Wu didn't understand why they drank in such a strange way.

So he continued, "Indeed, as Senior Han Xin just said, the reinforcements from the lower reaches of the Yangtze River saw this situation and thought that Jiangling had been breached, so they did not dare to move forward.

When the governor of Jiaozhou and the chief secretary heard that Jiangling was going to pay homage, and on the way heard that Xiao Xin was defeated, they hurried to Li Cungong's tent to surrender.

The Tang army surrounded Jiangling tightly. Xiao Xin saw that he was isolated from the outside and had no reinforcements. The people in the city could not hold out for long, so he finally opened the city gates and surrendered.

Senior Li Jing, you assisted Li Cungong in his expedition, and it only took two months to eliminate the Southern Liang, the largest separatist force in Jiangnan.

Senior Li Jing, you were naturally promoted to the position of Inspector of Jingzhou. You pacified the Lingnan states, and 96 states surrendered upon hearing the news. You gained more than 600,000 households, and the place of Lingnan also came under the rule of the Tang Dynasty.

In July 623 AD, the two generals of the peasant uprising army, Du Fuwei and Fu Gongju, were at odds with each other.

Fu Gongju took advantage of Du Fuwei's visit to the court, secretly occupied Danyang, and raised an army to rebel against the Tang Dynasty!

Li Yuan appointed Li Cungong as commander-in-chief and Senior Li Jing as deputy commander-in-chief, and led seven generals including Li Ji to march eastward to attack.

More than 10,000 rebels were killed, wounded or drowned, and Fu Gongju was captured. At this point, the entire Jiangnan region was pacified.

Hehe, it was also at this time that Li Yuan praised Senior Li Jing and said that none of the famous generals in ancient times, such as Han Xin, Bai Qi, Wei Qing, and Huo Qubing, could compare to Senior Li Jing!"

After hearing this, the three fell silent again, especially Li Jing, who felt extremely embarrassed. He had just fought with Senior Bai Qi. Although he was a little unconvinced and felt that he could not beat Bai Qi because of his old age, the fact was that he really could not beat him.

Does the little immortal want to see them compete again?

The barrage of comments started arguing again, and it was still the three dynasties arguing, but no one could make any conclusion. Everyone thought that the soldiers of their own dynasty were the most powerful.

Other dynasties also secretly added fuel to the fire and watched the fun. In short, the barrage was extremely lively.