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第三十章 饮恨弘农三

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    李孝恭的军队在陕县西南约二十里的桃林镇被两支隋军追上<></span>唐军被迫应战<></span>而寡不敌众而大败<></span>被歼灭五千余人<></span>李孝恭率领余部继续向南撤离<></span>而此时弘农县城已被秦琼率一万军占领<></span>李孝恭无奈<></span>只得绕过弘农县<></span>率军向弘农郡纵深撤退<></span>同时<></span>他又紧急派人向潼关的李元吉求救<></span>

    潼关<></span>赵慈景一路小跑<></span>焦急万分地向城头奔去<></span>李元吉站在城头<></span>凝望着远处的雄峻起伏的山川以及二十余里外隐约可见的阌乡县<></span>再远处<></span>黄河俨如一条玉带<></span>从北方流淌而来<></span>就在这里折弯向东而去<></span>一条蜿蜒绵长的小路从远处伸展而来<></span>一直延伸到潼关<></span>这里是进入关中的唯一陆路关隘<></span>

    <></span>殿下<></span><></span>

    赵慈景气喘吁吁跑来<></span>急声道:<></span>李郡王紧急求援<></span>为何不去救援他们<></span><></span>

    李元吉转过头看了赵慈景一眼<></span>眼睛里充满了嘲讽之意<></span><></span>赵长史认为我会去救他吗<></span><></span>

    赵慈景呆了一下<></span>他一下子想起黄君汉事件<></span>心中顿时又气又急道:<></span>殿下<></span>那件事只是私事<></span>而现在是事关社稷的国事<></span>你不能因为一已之私就毁了数万唐军的性命<></span><></span>

    <></span>闭嘴<></span><></span>

    李元吉恼羞成怒<></span>怒斥他道:<></span>我是潼关主帅<></span>保卫潼关才是我的本职<></span>现在杨元庆兵屯阌乡县<></span>李孝恭的求救人居然没有被拦住<></span>这就是杨元庆故意放他前来<></span>诱引我们去援救<></span>若我兵败阌乡<></span>潼关丢失<></span>你担得起这个责任吗<></span><></span>

    <></span>这.....<></span>

    赵慈景一时语塞<></span>但他知道<></span>李元吉只是借口隋军在阌乡县驻兵<></span>而实际上是李元吉怀恨李孝恭<></span>而不愿意去救他<></span>

    <></span>可是殿下按兵不救<></span>没有一点救援的意思<></span>怎么向圣上交代<></span><></span>

    李元吉阴阴地看了他一眼<></span>冷笑了一声<></span><></span>既然如此<></span>我就给你五千军队<></span>命你去救援李孝恭<></span>做一做姿态吧<></span><></span>

    <></span>我去救<></span><></span>赵慈景张大了嘴<></span>

    <></span>对<></span>我就以潼关主帅的名义<></span>命令你去救援<></span>你敢违抗我的军令吗<></span><></span>李元吉冷冷道<></span>

    ........

    半个时辰后<></span>万般无奈的赵慈景率领五千军队向阌乡县方向奔去<></span>他心中却想着<></span>一旦遭遇隋军阻击<></span>就立刻撤回潼关<></span>他虽然希望李元吉去救援李孝恭<></span>但前提是他自己留在潼关守城.

    赵慈景一路谨慎<></span>率军向东而行<></span>大约走了一个时辰<></span>军队渐渐靠近了阌乡县<></span>赵慈景更加小心<></span>他派人前去打探消息<></span>片刻<></span>士兵回来向他报告了一个惊人的情报.

    <></span>启禀长史<></span>阌乡县城是座空城<></span>一名隋军也没有<></span><></span>

    赵慈景一下子愣住了<></span>怎么会<></span>不是有报告说有大批隋军从这里渡河了吗<></span>

    士兵又禀报道:<></span>听县里人说<></span>隋军是去参与围堵李郡王的军队了<></span>所以他们放弃阌乡县城<></span><></span>

    赵慈景心中想了想<></span>不管怎样<></span>先占领县城再说<></span>他立刻令道:<></span>全速前进<></span>占领县城<></span><></span>

    队伍加快速度向县城疾奔而去<></span>而此时<></span>在唐军南面数里外<></span>杨元庆率领两万军队埋伏在一片森林中<></span>杨元庆也注视着阌乡县城<></span>那座空县城是他放下的一颗诱饵<></span>就等着潼关的军队被诱引上钩<></span>

    这时<></span>一名斥候骑马奔至<></span>翻身下马<></span>向杨元庆禀报道:<></span>启禀总管<></span>敌军五千人正向阌乡县城奔去<></span>已经快到了<></span><></span>

    ‘才五千人<></span>’

    杨元庆心中微微有些失望<></span>他以为至少是一万援军<></span>看来<></span>李元吉此人确实是心黑手狠<></span>不管李孝恭死活<></span>他已从黄君汉口中得到了整个事件的始末<></span>李孝恭弹劾李元吉<></span>引来了御史监察<></span>但李元吉却死活不肯承认<></span>李孝恭和李元吉之间已经有了极深的仇恨<></span>

    其实潼关险要<></span>一夫当关<></span>万夫莫开<></span>只须五千军便可以将潼关牢牢守住<></span>根本不需要三万人驻守<></span>只能说明今天就是李元吉对李孝恭的报复<></span>不肯派主力去援助<></span>李氏家族内部出现了裂痕<></span>

    <></span>出兵<></span>截断敌军后路<></span><></span>

    杨元庆一声令下<></span>两万隋军发动了<></span>向数里外的潼关道杀去<></span>

    ........

    赵慈景率五千军队一路疾奔<></span>离阌乡县城还有两里时<></span>一股冰冷的河风迎面吹来<></span>赵慈景忽然反应过来<></span>不对<></span>就算隋军去参与围剿李孝恭的军队<></span>县城内也不可能一个士兵没有<></span>一定会有少量军队镇守县城<></span>这么重要的县城<></span>隋军怎么可能完全放弃<></span>这一定是诱饵<></span>

    <></span>全军停止前进<></span><></span>

    赵慈景心中疑惑而紧张<></span>又命一名士兵前去探查<></span>片刻士兵奔回来禀报<></span><></span>长史<></span>阌乡县城又关闭了<></span>城头上出现了千余隋兵把守<></span><></span>

    <></span>不好<></span>全军火速退回潼关<></span><></span>

    赵慈景意识到自己上当了<></span>这是敌军的引诱之计<></span>敌军要截断自己的退路<></span>赵慈景心急如焚率军向潼关撤离<></span>但走了不到两里<></span>山道两侧忽然传来一声梆子响<></span>顿时万箭齐发<></span>密集的箭矢从两边山林里射出<></span>五千唐军措不及防<></span>被射得人仰马翻<></span>惨叫声响成一片<></span>

    赵慈景惊得魂飞魄散<></span>他抽出战刀嘶声大喊<></span><></span>冲出重围<></span>冲出去<></span><></span>

    山道两边喊杀声震天<></span>前后道路都被隋军堵住<></span>中间箭如疾雨<></span>唐军被在逼在狭窄的山道上<></span>进退维谷<></span>死伤惨重<></span>无数巨大的火球从两边山岩上滚落<></span>滚入人群中<></span>唐军士兵无处躲避<></span>被烧得哀嚎惨叫<></span>哭喊连天........

    赵慈景军队被伏击处离潼关只有十余里<></span>虽然从潼关上看不到<></span>但潼关的斥候却将这个情报紧急禀报了齐王李元吉<></span>

    一名斥候校尉在李元吉面前跪下<></span>哀哀央求道:<></span>殿下<></span>赵长史被数万隋军围困<></span>死伤惨重<></span>危在旦夕<></span>恳请殿下紧急去救援<></span><></span>

    李元吉脸上面无表情<></span>其实他早就知道会有这个结局<></span>五千人去救援李孝恭<></span>不就是送上门去的美餐吗<></span>可如果不去救援<></span>他确实无法向父皇交代<></span>既然赵慈景急于去救李孝恭<></span>那就让他去做一个替死鬼吧<></span>不彻底堵住他的嘴<></span>难保他不向父皇告自己的黑状<></span>

    李元吉脸上渐渐露出一丝狰狞的冷笑<></span>他迅速瞥了一眼哀求的斥候校尉<></span>猛地拔出刀<></span>一刀刺进校尉的心脏<></span>校尉惨叫一声<></span>倒地而亡<></span>李元吉在他身上擦去刀刃的血迹<></span>冷冷道:<></span>你算什么东西<></span>竟敢来命令我出兵<></span><></span>

    他随即下令道:<></span>隋军即将大举进攻潼关<></span>不准再开启关门<></span>胆敢开关门者<></span>立斩无赦<></span><></span>

    .......

    被围困在山道上的唐军已经死伤过半<></span>战死者的尸体填满了沟壑<></span>投降者不计其数<></span>赵慈景本人也身中三箭<></span>都是要害重伤<></span>他已奄奄一息<></span>

    赵慈景躺在一块大石后<></span>从怀中取出一封血信和一只玉珮<></span>交给身边的书童罗佩儿<></span>吃力地断断续续道:<></span>你要...活下去<></span>把信交给...我妻<></span>让她告诉圣上<></span>我是...是被齐王所害.......<></span>

    赵慈景一口气接不上来<></span>就此闭目长逝<></span>几名亲兵都痛哭失声<></span>就在这时<></span>两万隋军从山上冲了下来<></span>将士剩下的两千余唐军团团包围<></span>唐军无路可退<></span>纷纷跪地投降<></span>一场伏击战不到一个时辰便结束了<></span>

    杨元庆骑马出现在战场上<></span>视察降卒和隋军们收拾战场<></span>到处是被烧焦的尸体<></span>沟壑里尸体堆积<></span>杨元庆心中也忍不住叹息一声<></span>吩咐手下将士<></span><></span>尽量救治伤者<></span>战死者就地掩埋<></span>埋深一点<></span>不要被山豺吃掉<></span><></span>

    一名偏将将十几名赵慈景的亲卫带上来<></span>后面一副担架上放着赵慈景的尸体<></span>十几名亲卫跪下泣道:<></span>求楚王殿下饶我等一命<></span>让我们把赵侍郎尸首送回长安<></span><></span>

    这时<></span>一名士兵将一封信和一块玉佩递给杨元庆<></span><></span>这是从一名亲兵身上搜到<></span>好像是赵慈景的遗书<></span><></span>

    信没有封口<></span>杨元庆抽出信看了一遍<></span>是赵慈景控诉齐王李元吉强夺大将之妻<></span>心怀私恨<></span>不肯出兵救援李孝恭<></span>杨元庆沉思片刻<></span>如果这封信落在李渊手上<></span>李元吉就死定了<></span>而形成不了李氏集团内部的裂痕<></span>绝不能让此信落到李渊手上<></span>

    杨元庆把信揣如怀中<></span>把玉佩递回<></span><></span>把玉佩还给亲兵<></span><></span>

    他又对十几名赵慈景亲兵道:<></span>念你们对主人一片忠心<></span>我且饶你们一命<></span>也准你们把赵侍郎尸体送回长安<></span>不过不准走潼关<></span>你们会泄露我的军机<></span>你们绕道武关<></span>走上洛郡回去吧<></span><></span>

    十几名亲兵含泪磕头谢恩<></span>便抬起装有赵慈景尸体的担架向山下走去<></span>杨元庆一直目送他们走远<></span>这才下令道:<></span>整顿军队<></span>回阌乡县<></span><></span>

    .......

    弘农郡卢氏县<></span>李靖率领数万联军一路南追<></span>李孝恭的军队五战五败<></span>死伤惨重<></span>只剩下残军不足三千人<></span>正仓惶南逃<></span>离他们只有十几里<></span>再加快速度<></span>今晚便可追上李孝恭的残军<></span>将他们彻底歼灭<></span>活捉李孝恭<></span>

    数万联军在卢氏县城下休息半个时辰<></span>准备起身继续追赶<></span>这时<></span>十几名骑兵从后面疾奔而来<></span>

    <></span>李司马<></span><></span>后面骑兵大喊<></span>

    李靖回头望去<></span>他认出来人<></span>是杨元庆的几名亲兵<></span>他立刻勒住了战马<></span>片刻<></span>几名亲兵奔至<></span>取出一命杨元庆的金牌道:<></span>总管有令<></span>穷寇勿追<></span>让李孝恭回长安<></span><></span>

    李靖一怔<></span><></span>这是为何<></span><></span>

    亲兵又取出一封信递给他<></span><></span>这是总管给司马的亲笔信<></span>司马看了便知<></span><></span>

    李靖接过信打开<></span>匆匆看了一遍<></span>脸上渐渐露出一丝会心的笑意<></span>还是总管目光长远<></span>他当即下令道:<></span>军队停止追赶<></span>返回弘农县<></span><></span>

    .......

    隋军的停止追赶最终使李孝恭逃脱大难<></span>他率领不到三千残军一路南逃<></span>从武关进入了上洛郡<></span>在上洛县遇到了赵慈景的亲兵<></span>才知道是被齐王李元吉所害<></span>李孝恭满腔悲愤<></span>从上洛郡返回了长安<></span>

    争夺弘农郡的战役以两隋联军的大捷而落下了帷幕<></span>李孝恭率领的三万唐军几近全军覆没<></span>这次惨败<></span>使李渊的东进野心遭受了沉重的打击<></span>

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