Global Warring States: Get the Tang Taizong template at the beginning

Chapter 336 Cat and Mouse Game
"General, the scholar's cavalry is making a detour."

"Got it. Let's go."

Han Qinhu carried a thick-backed broadsword and led three thousand cavalrymen away.

Behind him was a town filled with smoke and in chaos.

The ordinary town lacked manpower and could not withstand Han Qinhu's 3,000 cavalry and was quickly captured.

As soon as Han Qinhu's cavalry deployed in the surrounding area learned that Li Qian's cavalry was approaching, they immediately withdrew.

After Han Qinhu's cavalry left, the two cavalry units met fifteen miles north of the town.

"He was really quick. He ran away."

"We have all traveled light and are riding as fast as we can, but we still didn't expect it to be difficult to intercept."

The two cavalry generals Pugu Huai'en and Zong Luohou each led 3,000 cavalrymen to intercept and kill the invading Han Qinhu.

However, Han Qinhu's cavalry jumped out of the encirclement early, and Pugu Huai'en and Zong Luohou both missed their targets.

Otherwise, with Pugu Huai'en, Zong Luohou and their 6,000 cavalry, they would be able to fight a bloody battle with Han Qinhu's 3,000 cavalry for half a day and delay the arrival of the main army.

Just two hours later, another town was attacked by Han Qinhu.

Han Qinhu, holding a big knife, took the lead and climbed the city wall first.

The defenders of this town only had a few hundred men, and were no match for a ferocious enemy like Han Qinhu.

"The sword cuts the sky!"

Han Qinhu held the hilt of the sword with both hands and swung the sword. The sharp sword cut the two defenders in front of him in half!
The bloody scene made the other defenders lose the courage and confidence to resist, and they dropped their weapons and surrendered.

"Come here, set fire to the granary."

"But General, this town's granary has at least 50,000 dan of grain. It would be a pity to burn it down like this."

Han Qinhu's cavalry opened the wooden door of the town's granary and saw the mountains of grain inside. They couldn't help but think that Han Qinhu's decision to set fire to the grain was a waste of food.

"What do you know? This is exactly where the lord and the military advisor are so smart. Just do as you are told."

Han Qinhu knew that kindness was not suitable for commanding an army.

The cavalrymen looked at each other in confusion, knowing that they could not disobey military orders, so they had to burn down the entire granary.

The fire was raging and the flames shot up into the sky, and could be seen even from a distance.

In another town, He Ruobi, holding a Fang Tian Hua Ji, killed the town commander in less than three rounds.

"withdraw!"

He Ruobi had no time to harvest the ripe crops. After ordering the farmland to be burned, he learned that the troops sent by Li Qian to encircle and suppress the rebellion were approaching, so he decisively led the cavalry to retreat.

"I'm a step late."

"Such good crops were burned by fire. Tens of thousands of refugees have been created, which will increase our food burden."

Xie Ai, Ma Yue, Cheng Yi, Beigong Chun and other Xiliang generals led the cavalry, divided their troops into four groups, and attacked in different directions, but they still could not stop He Ruobi's cavalry.

They couldn't help feeling sorry when they saw the fire spreading across the prairie, the fertile farmland being engulfed by the fire, and the black smoke rolling in the strong wind.

In Wancheng, the Greatest Emperor of All Time and his military advisor were personally in charge. In front of them was a topographic map of the southern part of Nanyang County, which showed the distribution of the various troops of the Greatest Emperor of All Time, and also marked the locations where the various cavalry units of Li Qian's forces appeared.

"The last time I hired someone to assassinate him, the assassination attempt failed and the scholar escaped. This time, let's see how he responds to my attack." The emperor of all ages received frequent good news from the front and was very proud.

Since the coalition forces of the Great Emperor of All Ages launched the offensive, countless villages and towns have been looted, and even more granaries and farmlands have been burned down. Not only has Li Qian been left with no harvest in these places, but the population in these places will also become a burden to Li Qian as they have no food.

The military advisor personally sat in Wancheng, and based on the clues in front of the topographic map, he deduced the route that Li Qian might send the cavalry to attack, and then ordered Han Qinhu, He Ruobi and other generals to lead the cavalry to avoid it in advance.

Because he was personally in command of this cat-and-mouse game, and with the help of generals such as Han Qinhu, He Ruobi, and Yang Lin who could greatly increase the cavalry's marching speed, the cavalry sent by Li Qian to attack from both sides failed repeatedly.

Generals such as Han Qinhu, He Ruobi, Yang Lin, and Dong Ping were also ordered to send out cavalry to spread out in all directions and retreat immediately at the slightest sign of trouble.

It is not easy for Li Qian's forces to intercept and kill these cavalrymen.

"How are you going to cope with this next?"

The military advisor was confident, as if victory was certain.

In Liangshan City, Li Qian met with the two main generals Wei Rui and Gao Xianzhi who were guarding the city.

Li Qian and Du Ruhui personally stationed in Liangshan City and commanded the encirclement and suppression of the invading cavalry.

Cavalry generals at the front, such as Pugu Huai'en, Zong Luohou, Beigong Chun, Cheng Yi, and Di Qing, successively sent back news that most of the cavalry had come back empty-handed.

Qin Ming led a cavalry to intercept the King of Backers Yang Lin, but Qin Ming was no match for Yang Lin. Before the army could gather together, Qin Ming was defeated by Yang Lin. Yang Lin took the opportunity to lead the cavalry to break out of the siege.

If Yang Lin had not been worried about being surrounded by the main cavalry force of Li Qian's forces, he might have captured Qin Ming alive before leaving.

"The enemy must have a master behind them. The routes of advance and retreat of each cavalry unit have been perfectly designed. They will plunder villages and towns without stopping for long. Once there is any disturbance, they will immediately withdraw. This makes it difficult for our cavalry to encircle and suppress them."

Du Ruhui analyzed the cavalry marching route of the Alliance of the Greatest Emperor of All Time with a frown on his face.

The military strategist who planned this attack was no less strategic than Du Ruhui.

Li Qian also frowned.

He had the Tenth-Rank Cavalry Black Armor Army. In a head-on confrontation, the two Han Qinhu and the two He Ruobi might not be his opponents. However, Han Qinhu and He Ruobi played to their strengths and avoided their weaknesses. They did not choose to confront Li Qian head-on, but adopted harassment tactics, constantly attacking Li Qian's territory, making Li Qian overwhelmed.

The strategy proposed by the military advisor of the greatest emperor in history was a bit vicious, which led to war in the northern part of Li Qian's territory and hundreds of thousands of people were displaced.

If this continues, Li Qian's cavalry will be exhausted and all their energy will be tied up, making it difficult for them to develop.

"Does the military advisor have any good ideas?"

Li Qian was quite troubled by this situation and wanted to see what Du Ruhui thought.

"The only plan now is to clear the fields and fortify the fortresses in the north, and then prepare our troops in the south. When we have enough troops, we can divide them into several routes and launch a massive counterattack."

Du Ruhui didn't have any better solution and could only take the safest approach, which was to abandon the villages and towns in the north, station troops in the city, wait until the recruitment was completed, and then try to counterattack.

“This is one of the few methods left.”

Li Qian decided to adopt Du Ruhui's defensive counterattack tactics.

"If we know the enemy cavalry's route, we can deploy heavy troops to ambush them in advance... I'm afraid that if all the cavalry are gathered in one place to ambush, if the ambush is discovered, not only will the ambush fail, but other places will also suffer."

Du Ruhui did not completely give up thinking of countermeasures, but when he thought of the cost of this strategy, he shook his head.

Du Ruhui's mumbling gave Li Qian a flash of inspiration.

"Looks like I have to ask her for help."

(End of this chapter)