The western edge of the Nanyang Basin in Nanxiang County, Xiyang County, has a low mountainous area in the northwest, a hilly area in the middle, and hills and alluvial plains in the southeast. It belongs to the south side of the Funiu Mountains, which is an extension of the eastern section of the Qinling Mountains. The mountains run roughly east-west and are rich in agricultural products.

The precious nanmu, green sandalwood, spring wood, lianxiang tree, water green tree, ginkgo; when Yu Wenkai built Luoyang, many building materials and landscape trees in Ziwei City came from Nanxiang, and Xishui and Danshui met in the northeast of the county.

, trace the Dan River straight up to the west to Qinchuan, and go up the Xi River to Hongnong. Convenient water transportation conditions are a major advantage of Nanxiang. In peacetime, a large amount of mountain goods and timber were shipped to Daxing or other places in Nanxiang.

The convenient water transportation resources in Xiangyang and Luoyang allowed the giant merchants from Guanzhong, Jingxiang, Central Plains, and Jiangnan to come directly up the river with Yunfan to buy high-quality goods here at low prices. The land route is also very convenient, only two days out of the city.

In more than ten cities, you can reach the official road in the county that reaches Nanyang in the east and Wuguan in the west.

Although Nanxiang County is close to the north of Nanyang controlled by the Sui army, because the grain and grass for the Tang army at Waiwuguan and Zhuyangguan have to go through Danshui and Xishui respectively, Nanxiang where the two rivers meet has become the most important supplies for the Tang army on these two routes.

Turning the center, since Danshui and Xishui can only sail cargo ships of 500 tons at most and have low transportation capacity, the thousand-stone cargo ship transporting grain and grass supplies from Xiangyang needs to be unloaded onto a cargo ship that is half the size after arriving in Nanxiang County. So Tang Jun

Hundreds of warehouses were built at the intersection of the two rivers, where countless grain supplies were piled. Considering the needs of Nanyang, the warehouse city was built on the east bank. This was where Li Xiaogong obtained supplies during his Eastern Expedition. Previously, there was only one warehouse.

Thousands of troops were stationed here, but now that it was a war, and the northern part of Nanyang had been occupied by the Sui Dynasty, the army increased tenfold to 10,000.

That afternoon, an army of unknown origin appeared on a trail east of Nanxiang County. This army was all cavalry, numbering about ten thousand people. They were tall, strong, and well-equipped, as if they were specially selected.

The soldiers who came out formed an army.

This army is the Xiaoguo Army of the Sui Dynasty, which is known as the emperor's personal army. All soldiers are selected from nearly ten legions. The ten legions themselves are composed of the elite of the Sui army, and they are the elite of the elite, all of them are brave.

They were good at fighting, not only good at mounted shooting and mounted combat, but also very brave in close combat. They were equipped with the best armor and equipment of the Sui army, and their swords and swords were all made of fine iron.

The war horses are also high-quality war horses specially selected from the pastures of Pegasus County, Liaodong. They can travel long distances and sprint at close range. This is why after the Battle of Hongnong, Luo Shixin complained to Yang Tong, saying that the horses in Hequ were invisible.

Hequ horses were not needed to kill him. The Sui Dynasty had several large sources of horses, and there were so many war horses. His beloved general complained, and considering the actual situation, Yang Tong gave an order to fight the Sui army collectively.

Liaodong horses and Hequ war horses sent to Henan have fallen into the homes of ordinary people one after another. The Xiaoguo army and Xuanjia army ride on are the children of Hequ horses and Liaodong horses, which have the strengths of their parents.

The leader of this Xiaoguo Army is naturally Luo Shixin. He was ordered by Yang Shanhui to cooperate with Xue Wanjun's combat plan and was responsible for attacking the Tang Army's logistics in order to weaken the Tang Army's combat capabilities. Based on Xue Wanjun and various previous intelligence, Luo Shixin set his first target.

Nanxiang County is not only the logistics center of Zhuyang Pass, but also provides supplies to Waiwuguan. Once this place is destroyed, the two Tang armies will be affected.

Not to mention the situation at Waiwuguan, Zhuyangguan will definitely be turbulent. If Li Shimin is defeated, then the defenders defending Waiwuguan by the Sui army at Wuguan will be severely beaten from behind by the Sui army. They are only 30,000 men.

What kind of climate did the Tang army have?

They came from Nanyang Jupiao, left the military camp in the west, and then took the road south along Nanyang's Chaoshui to the vicinity of Champion County, then entered the junction of Junyang County and Nanxiang County in Xiyang County, and then headed north in a swaggering way.

On the way, he met a Tang army scout and asked him. He slapped him and called him over, and then claimed that he was Li Yuanji's new army.

The new army became famous in one battle, following the Red Armor Army, and became the most powerful force of Li and Tang Dynasties. They were arrogant and arrogant. In addition, the equipment of Sui and Tang Dynasties was similar in style and came from the south. The scouts believed it. As for the sophisticated equipment, they saw it.

It's quite reasonable. Li Yuanji is the emperor's son, and his personal army would be troubled if its equipment is poor.

In this way, a group of people rested in a valley three miles away from Danshui, patiently waiting for news from the scouts.

Although this was not the first time he had done such a thing, Luo Shixin was not idle either. He personally took a few scouts and stood on a hill, carefully observing the situation down the mountain. Feeling that the view was not wide enough, he even climbed up a tree to watch.

, under his feet is the large river formed by the confluence of Dan River and Xi River, which continues to the south and merges into the wide Han River. This section of the river is relatively wide and can sail a large ship of about a thousand stones. The water surface is also very gentle. It is

It is an excellent place to build a dock and port. On the other side is Nanxiang County, which is the seat of the county. The county town is large in scale, with tall and strong city walls, and a circumference of more than 20 miles. According to the standards before the Sui Dynasty, it should be a densely populated city.

County, but this was not Luo Shixin's goal, so his eyes returned to the foot of the mountain.

At the foot of the mountain is Luo Shixin's target - Tang Army Cangcheng. It is located on the east bank of the river and stretches for eight or nine miles. There are about sixty or seventy large warehouses built of wood. The Tang Army camp guarding Cangcheng is located in

The easternmost part of the warehouse, from the layout point of view, was set up to defend against the Nanyang Sui army's hasty land attack. It is about two miles away from the warehouse, and the dock is located between the military camp and the warehouse. The three are in a pin-zi pattern.

, the dock is now full of Qianshi cargo ships, and at a glance, there are as many as fifty or sixty ships.

After observing for a while, Luo Shixin returned to the valley where he rested.

Back in the valley, Luo Shixin asked the soldiers to invite Xin Li'er. The two discussed the battle strategy in front of a big stone. Luo Shixin drew a sketch and said to Xin Li'er: "The focus of our attack this time is the Tang Army's warehouse.

I plan to burn down all the warehouses with a fire, and the ships will not be spared. This place is different from Hongnong. We cannot get these grains and grass, and it is cheap to stay."

"Excuse me, General, how many troops are there in the Tang Army?" Xin Li'er asked.

"Judging from the area of ​​the military camp, there are about 10,000 people?"

"Will there be a garrison in the county seat?"

Luo Shixin shook his head, "The warehouse is related to the supplies of the two armies. If there is any loss, there will be two levels of turmoil. Once the two armies chaos Zhuyang Pass, the two gates of Waiwuguan will not be attacked, and then the entire Xiyang will be lost.

, plus the main force of our army is close to Nanyang, so the warehouse area is the most important place in Nanxiang County. Relatively speaking, the county seat has no strategic value, but I think there is a lot of flat land around the military camp, and the military camp wants to expand.

It's easy, but they don't, so I conclude that there is no army in the county, and even if there is, it is probably a weak local army."

Xin Li'er was convinced by Luo Shixin's analysis and said with a smile: "From the general's perspective, how should we fight this battle successfully?"

Luo Shixin's finger focused on the military camp on the map, "It's very simple. As long as we kill this army, the warehouses and docks will be lambs to be slaughtered by our army."

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Nanxiang County is rich in wood. The Tang Army used local materials to build more than 70 large warehouses with fences around them. The warehouses were filled with grain, grass and various military supplies. This warehouse is currently the most important transit point for the Tang Army.

The station is very tightly defended. Ten thousand soldiers are divided into four squads, guarding the safety of the warehouse day and night. Teams of soldiers can be seen everywhere. Even the civilians carrying food are specially guarded by soldiers. Not only are they not allowed to bring in sharp weapons, but they are also guarded by soldiers.

Even fire that can start a fire is not allowed to be brought into the warehouse. To the south of the fence is the warehouse gate, which is guarded by more than a thousand soldiers. All civilians who enter the warehouse must be strictly searched by them.

As usual, a brigade of soldiers from the Tang Army were patrolling along the east fence. This place was not only close to the mountains, but also the focus of defense against the Sui Army in the direction of Nanyang. Not only did a thousand-man detachment patrol, but four sentry towers were also built. Soldiers were guarding the sentry towers.

Stay on the last round to observe the situation.

Just when the patrol was about to arrive at Sentry Tower No. 1, a cold arrow was suddenly shot from the mountain and hit the sentry in the throat. The sentry rolled down from the sentry tower holding his throat.

The sound of falling to the ground alerted the soldiers patrolling nearby. They drew their knives and ran towards the sentry tower. Just when they were still dozens of steps away from the sentry tower, countless arrows were shot from the gaps in the fence, and the blue arrows glowed with poison.

, only the sound of bowstrings was heard, and the entire brigade soldiers howled and fell to the ground one after another after being hit by arrows. The soldiers of the Tang Army behind were so frightened that they turned around and ran away one by one, but they could not escape dozens of steps, and a barrage of poisonous arrows hit them again.

The soldiers shot down most of them and only a few escaped.

"There is an enemy!"

The soldiers ran wildly while shouting: "Someone is coming!"

At this time, the guard tower sounded the alarm, and four thousand Tang Army soldiers in the warehouse ran towards the place of the accident from all directions.

"boom!"

The camp fence was pulled down by the Sui army with a noose, leaving a gap ten feet wide. Two thousand Sui army cavalry, led by Xin Zhuer, rushed into the warehouse. At this time, Tang army soldiers came from all directions.

"Form up!"

Following Xin Li'er's order, the cavalry quickly formed ten teams, each with two hundred people. Each soldier held a round shield and a war spear, and urged the horse to kill in four directions. The soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army were extremely brave.

A team of fifty people cooperated tacitly and gave full play to the advantage of the cavalry. They reversed the situation in a moment and killed four thousand Tang army soldiers until their corpses were scattered all over the ground and they fled in embarrassment.

"Burn it all for me!"

At this time, Xin Li'er lit a torch and threw it into a forage warehouse. The soldiers followed suit, and soon more than thirty warehouses were set on fire.

The two thousand cavalrymen joined together, turned their horses and charged towards the entrance of the camp.

The sound of alarm bells and billowing smoke in the warehouse alerted the barracks two miles away. Coincidentally, the army was led by Zhang Liang. After he was asked to go back by Li Shimin, he still got the task of holding on to the important land of grain and grass.

Once he learned the lesson from the Luoshui camp and put all his troops into the Cangcheng. Zhang Liang was having lunch at this time. Suddenly he heard an alarm bell coming from the distance, so he put down his bowls and chopsticks and walked out of the tent. There were soldiers hurriedly

Report: "General, something happened at the warehouse."

Zhang Liang was taken aback and ordered: "Assemble the whole army!"

At this time, thick smoke was billowing from Cangcheng in the distance. Zhang Liang was so anxious that he led five thousand people to rush out of the camp and ran towards the warehouse two miles away.

There are 300,000 shi of grain, 100,000 dans of fodder and 100,000 sets of winter clothes stored in the Cangcheng, which are war preparation materials to be transported to Zhuyang Pass and Waiwuguan. If something happens, Zhang Liang cannot bear this responsibility, even if the King of Jin guarantees it.

Having lost important logistical areas one after another, I'm afraid he won't be reused again.

The mountains on the east bank of Danshui are rounded, leaving a large open space at the north and south ends. However, in the middle, the protruding mountains push the line along the river, cutting the coast into the shape of a gourd that is wide at both ends and slender in the middle.

Since the terrain in the middle part is low, it is convenient for ships to dock, so the Tang army built a dock more than two miles long here. The dozens of large ships moored were the Qianshi fleet that had just sailed from Xiangyang and had not yet unloaded grain and grass supplies.

The boatman was not in the boat at this time, but went to the county town on the other side to squander money. He waited until the civilian men unloaded the supplies before sailing away tomorrow, which allowed the Xiaoguo army to seize the opportunity to attack.

Zhang Liang took the lead and led five thousand soldiers to run along the trail. To the west of the trail was the dock, and on the other side was the gloomy mountain forest, which was dark even in the daytime.

About a mile away from the warehouse, there were faint shouts and screams. Zhang Liang was startled and tightened the reins. The horse immediately slowed down.

"Puff..."

At this moment, there was a burst of crossbow arrows in the forest. The dense arrows knocked the Tang troops to the ground one after another, and screams suddenly broke out. The commander Zhang Liang was not as lucky as last time. He rode on

Zhang Liang, who was on a war horse, became the target of public criticism. Hundreds of arrows were fired at him to greet him, and more than a hundred arrows were hit on his body. He fell off the horse like a hedgehog, following in the footsteps of Qiu Xinggong.

Luo Shixin, who was ambushing here, shouted, "Kill out!"

Eight thousand Xiaoguo troops rushed out from the mountains and forests, instantly dividing the Tang army into several sections. The Xiaoguo troops were like tigers descending from the mountain, waving their swords and fighting bravely towards the chaotic Tang army soldiers.

The thick smoke from Cangcheng alerted the county town on the other side, but there were only a few hundred local soldiers guarding the city in the county town. They were so frightened that they closed the city gate tightly, while the boatman who was buying local goods in the city and trying to take them to Xiangyang to make a fortune

After hearing the news, they all ran to the top of the city and looked to the other side, only to see that the warehouse complex had been shrouded in thick smoke and fire. The thick smoke covered the entire sky, and even the mountains and forests were affected and began to burn.

The military camp was soon ablaze.

Obviously, the military camp has also been destroyed, because at this time, the fighting between the two sides can no longer be seen.

At this time, a boatman pointed at the big boat and shouted: "Look, there is someone on the dock!"

In fact, without his reminding, many boatmen saw hundreds of cavalry holding torches and throwing them at the large ship. The hearts of all the boatmen from Xiangyang suddenly sank into the abyss. They knew that the enemy cavalry was preparing to burn the ship.

Under the watchful eyes of the crew, dozens of large ships caught fire one after another in less than a moment. The fire grew bigger and bigger, and they were soon engulfed.

The cavalrymen who set the fire were very courageous. They waited until the ship slowly sank, and then they rushed their horses up the hill and gradually disappeared from everyone's sight.

"The Sui army is ready to attack, hurry, hurry! Get to your positions! Prepare to defend the city."

At this time, a shrill voice shook the eardrums, and the county magistrate was seen ascending to the top of the city, shouting at the top of his lungs and commanding the local troops to take their positions.

"You also follow me to defend the city. Otherwise, you will all die."

"Okay, okay! Where are the weapons!"

"Give me armor."
Chapter completed!