Sui and Tang Dynasty Generals

Chapter 121 You said, teach the Turks a lesson!
"What? They were defeated? But they only had more than a thousand people!"

Upon hearing the news brought back by the scouts, Liang Xuansu, Cai Ran, Yu Lichuan and others in the tent all looked incredulous.

If it was Li Shimin who broke through and escaped when they were surrounded before, and if it was Fu Zihou who attacked at night in Jinyang, then this time, the enemy had only more than a thousand soldiers and it was a head-on battle.

Nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses were defeated by more than 1,000 cavalrymen...

"We must not let them return to Jinyang!"

Chu Bo looked at Zhen Zhai'er and said softly.

"The 20,000 troops and 3,000 elite soldiers who stayed in Jinyang before have either died or fled. If Fu Zihou is allowed to return to Jinyang again, we will have to withdraw troops to garrison Jinyang, and we cannot reduce the number of troops!"

Chu Bo looked solemn.

Drawing troops from the army attacking other cities would inevitably lead to a shortage of troops in other places, disrupting all previous plans. More importantly, how many tens of thousands of troops would have to be withdrawn from the troops left behind in Jinyang? Twenty thousand or thirty thousand?
Who can guarantee that if we continue to divide our forces in this way, we won’t be defeated one by one by Fu Zihou? Wouldn’t that be courting death?

"Now, there is also a Li Shimin!"

At this time, Yu Lichuan also added a sentence.

During this period of time, everyone saw with their own eyes how powerful Li Shimin was. Fu Zihou alone was already frightening, and now with the addition of Li Shimin...

The thought of letting these two return to Jinyang makes my spine chill.

"They can't go back to Jinyang!"

Zhen Zhai'er said with a gloomy face.

Looking at the Taiyuan map, Zhen Zhai'er had thought that Fu Zihou and Li Shimin would break out from Tang Zhenhao, but she had never thought that Tang Zhenhao would be defeated.

Even Tang Zhenhao was beheaded by Li Shimin.

The thought that if Fu Zihou had not led the Jinyang cavalry to rescue Li Shimin, Li Shimin would have surely died.

"Huai Yan, I regret... I didn't follow your advice at the beginning!"

Zhen Zhai'er's once calm face now showed regret in her eyes as she looked up at Chu Bo.

If we had listened to Chu Bo's advice and captured the east city of Jinyang first and eliminated Fu Zihou, we wouldn't be in this situation today.

Without Fu Zihou, the captains in Jinyang would not dare to leave the city even if they were given ten times the courage.

at the moment.

It was because of Fu Zihou that the garrison left behind in Jinyang was defeated and Yang Boyue was captured. It was also because of Fu Zihou that Li Shimin, who had crushed the morale of his army, was able to escape. Even Tang Zhenhao died at the hands of Li Shimin.

All this is because of Fu Zihou!

Zhen Zhai'er's heart was filled with regret.

I should have listened to Chu Bo and got rid of Fu Zihou first before heading south.

"General, as long as Fu Zihou and Li Shimin cannot return to Jinyang, there is still room for us to make plans!"

Chu Bo raised his hand and said to Zhen Zhai'er, as if he still had confidence in Duke Wei's hegemony as long as Fu Zihou was eliminated.

"I have deployed my troops. Fu Zihou will definitely not be able to return to Jinyang this time! However, Tang Zhenhao was defeated. I am worried about Queshu Valley..."

Zhen Zhai'er looked at the map and spoke, then looked at Chu Bo in public.

"Huai Yan! You go guard Queshu Valley! All the food and fodder for the army is there. I'm worried about something happening, and I don't trust others!"

This time, Zhen Zhai'er did not choose to give this important task to Liang Xuansu or anyone else, but chose to give it to Chu Bo.

There was no other reason. Chu Bo was the only person among all the people who never looked down on Fu Zihou from beginning to end, and he always regarded Fu Zihou as a great enemy. It was the other people in the army, and even himself, who never listened to Chu Bo, that caused the great disaster.

Today, Queshu Valley is not only about blocking the Huoyi Sui army in the south, but also a place for the army to store grain. At this critical moment, compared with other people in the army, Chu Bo's ability and stability make Zhen Zhai'er feel at ease.

"Here!"

When Chu Bo heard Zhen Zhai'er's words, he did not refuse. He raised his hand and gave Zhen Zhai'er the order.

Inside the commander's tent, no one objected to Zhen Zhai'er's words, whether it was the other generals, Cai Ran, Yu Lichuan and others, or even Liang Xuansu.

With Chu Bo in Queshu Valley, everyone felt relieved.

Five days later.

In Taiyuan County, ten miles outside Jinyang City, in a huge rebel camp, rebel scouts were constantly coming and going in front of the camp gate.

A rebel soldier patrolled the camp with a long spear in hand.

The bandit flags erected on the tall wooden fences swayed in the breeze.

Inside the coach’s tent.

Zhen Zhai'er, Liang Xuansu, Chu Bo, and other generals and captains gathered together, looking at the map and listening to the scouts' reports.

After a long time. "Where are the people?"

Zhen Zhai'er, who was always calm and composed, grabbed a small wooden block on the sand table and smashed it hard on the sand table. Her flushed cheeks and ferocious eyes made her look particularly scary.

Whether it was the scout who reported the incident, or other captains, generals, as well as Liang Xuansu, Cai Ran and others, they were all frightened by Zhen Zhai'er's actions.

Looking at the furious Zhen Zhai'er, Liang Xuansu, Cai Ran and others looked at each other in confusion.

They are also very curious.

What about people?

Why did none of the scouts sent out find any news about the Sui cavalry?

Where did Fu Zihou and Li Shimin go? Why didn't the more than a thousand people return to Jinyang or go to other cities in Taiyuan County? It was as if they all disappeared without any trace.

"Where will it be hidden?"

Zhen Zhai'er's cheeks were flushed with anger. At this moment, her eyes were fixed on the sand table of Taiyuan County's terrain. She kept wondering where Fu Zihou and Li Shimin would lead that cavalry.

and also.

Why didn't Fu Zihou return to Jinyang after rescuing Li Shimin?

It's impossible!
Taiyuan County was full of his own troops attacking cities. After Fu Zihou rescued Li Shimin, he should have returned to Jinyang as soon as possible.

A spy? An insider?
impossible!
When Tang Zhenhao led the cavalry to hunt down Li Shimin, he had just ordered the entire army to abandon their baggage and rush to Jinyang at full speed. There was no way Fu Zihou could get the news.

But why have so many days passed without seeing Fu Zihou and his cavalry?
"Send out all the scouts to search for me! Search the entire Taiyuan County and find the trace of this Jinyang cavalry!"

Zhen Zhai'er pointed to the south and gave orders to everyone in the commander's tent.

Zhen Zhai'er was depressed because there was no news about Fu Zihou and the cavalry.

Zhen Zhai'er was somewhat panicked by her knowledge of Fu Zihou and Li Shimin.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation!
"Here!"

"Here!!"

When the captains and lieutenants heard Zhen Zhai'er's words, they all raised their hands to accept the order, then turned around and left, sending out their scouts to search together.

..............................

Li Shimin and Fu Zihou, who left the mountains and rivers, led a large cavalry army to Yanmen County.

Fu Zihou, who came to Yanmen County for the first time, rode on his war horse and looked at the sparsely populated and devastated cities he passed by. He was unable to utter a word for a long time.

"A year ago, the Turks attacked Yanmen. Of the forty-one cities, only Yanmen City and Gang County were saved. The population and food of other cities were all burned, killed and looted by the Turks. Even those who survived would starve to death!"

Li Shimin said softly when he saw Fu Zihou's appearance.

Looking at this scene, Li Shimin felt heavy in his heart. The southward advance of the Turks would be a disaster for the people of the Central Plains.

While talking.

Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Fu Zihou. Now Fu Zihou was the Fenwu Wei of the Sui Dynasty. In addition to the Turks, there was another person who caused all this to happen.

Fu Zihou must know who that person is!

Li Shimin wanted to see if Fu Zihou's eyes would change when he saw the scenes before him.

After all, my father had already made up his mind when he was in Luoyang...

Fu Zihou led the troops in Jinyang and was deeply loved by the officers and soldiers. Now that he has made meritorious service, his position will surely be further promoted.

Sensing a hint of helplessness in Fu Zihou's eyes, Li Shimin felt a little happy, but he held back and did not show it.

"Should we kill more Turks this time?"

Fu Zihou looked at Li Shimin.

When Li Shimin heard Fu Zihou's words, he looked into the distance.

"If I had the chance, I would teach the Turks a lesson!"

Li Shimin looked into the distance and said softly.

What he meant was that Li Shimin would certainly like to make the Turks suffer, but the Turks had strong soldiers and were extremely familiar with the terrain. When Li Shimin came with the Sui army, it was difficult for him to gain any advantage.

Fu Zihou felt relieved when he heard Li Shimin's words.

In history, after Li Yuan started his rebellion, he was concerned about the powerful Turkic forces and had to constantly show favoritism to the Turks. This relationship lasted for more than ten years.

At the moment, with Li Shimin's words, Fu Zihou no longer needs to worry about his future relationship with the Turks.

(End of this chapter)