Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1824 The Third Luoyang War
Chapter 1822: The Third Luoyang War
Zhao She was originally Yuan Shu's general and Zhao Kuangyin's brother of the same clan. He was captured by Li Shimin during his campaign against Dong, and then he was imprisoned for three full years.

After Dong Zhuo died, Zhao Kuangyin also wanted to redeem Zhao She, but Li Shimin cherished Zhao She's talent and did not agree to Zhao Kuangyin's request.

Li Shimin personally persuaded Zhao She to surrender more than ten times, and finally moved Zhao She with full sincerity, but considering his relatives and family members, he still had concerns in his heart, so he still did not agree to surrender.

Li Shimin saw the worries in Zhao She's heart, so when Zhao Kuangyin proclaimed his father, and at the beginning of the founding of Zhao Guo, he sent someone to imitate Zhao She's notes, wrote to Zhao Kuangyin saying that he had surrendered, and asked Zhao Kuangyin for Zhao She in the name of Tang. wife and children.

Zhao Kuangyin thought that Zhao She had really surrendered. In addition, Zhao Guo had just been established at that time, and there were constant internal and external troubles. He desperately hoped to gain the recognition of other countries, so as to gain political righteousness.

Therefore, Zhao She's wife and children were given to Li Shimin in exchange for diplomatic relations with Tang.

Seeing that his wife and children had come to Chang'an, Zhao She was naturally extremely moved, so he surrendered to Li Shimin.

After Zhao She surrendered to Li Shimin, he wanted to repay Li Shimin's courtesy to him, but he didn't expect to be suppressed by his colleagues first.

The Kanto-Kanxi dispute between the Han Dynasty has been going on for a long time, and the Han dynasty has always been controlled by the Kanto officials. Naturally, the Guanxi officials were severely suppressed, but because the suppression was too severe, most people in Kansai hated the people in the Kanto region.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo, who was crusaded by the princes of the 36th Route of the Kanto, even in the notoriously bad streets of the Kanto, was still a hero in the Kansai.

Li Shimin inherited Dong Zhuo's basic background, and the generals in the army were basically from Kansai. Zhao She, a general from Kanto, would naturally be excluded and suppressed among so many generals in Kansai.

Zhao She is worthy of being a famous general of a generation. Even though he has been isolated by Li Tang's generals and completely become a lonely minister, he is still diligent and silently fighting for his position.

In the battle against Qiang, Zhao She made many great achievements, and finally proved his ability to the generals of the Tang army, and gradually reversed the attitude of the generals of the Tang army towards him.

Zhao She also participated in the battle of entering Shu. When Li and Tang suffered setbacks and fell into the quagmire of war, only his army made great achievements, and even joined forces with Liu Yu smoothly, threatening Chengdu to a certain extent safety.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao She's reputation has become more and more famous, and he has squeezed into the ranks of famous generals in the world.

Zhao She persuaded Hu Chao, the defender of Yiyang, to surrender because the unknown young general would definitely lack confidence and have self-doubt when facing a famous general. This is naturally a good opportunity to persuade him to surrender.

Zhao She didn't pay attention to Hu Chao at all, because Hu Chao was an unknown man with no solid record or achievements, but he never thought that there was a famous general hidden in Yiyang City, Tan Daoji.

Zhao She can ignore Hu Chao, but he can't ignore Tan Daoji.

There are many famous generals in the world today, and there are even more in the Qin army, but even among the famous Qin army, Tan Daoji did not remain silent, and instead relied on his ability to gain his fame.

Tan Daoji's fame was earned by himself. Not only was his record no worse than Zhao She's, he even slightly surpassed Zhao She's.

Therefore, when Tan Daoji appeared at the head of Yiyang City, even Zhao She had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Tan Daoji was supposed to be in Luoyang, but now he appears in Yiyang, which proves that Luoyang sent reinforcements before Hangu Pass fell."

Thinking of this, Zhao She couldn't help clenching his fists, and whispered to himself: "I hope the reinforcements brought by Tan Daoji are not too many, otherwise Yiyang will be difficult to fight."

Zhao She's expectations were finally shattered. The layout of Yiyang City was quite comprehensive in all aspects, and there was no sign of insufficient troops. This was not a city with only two thousand defenders at all.

Even if Zhao She personally commanded the army to attack the city, it would not be able to shake Yiyang City in a short time. In desperation, Zhao She had to send a letter to Li Shimin, informing him of the situation in Yiyang, and waiting for Li Shimin's next order.

After receiving Zhao She's message, Li Shimin was shocked. The four major military divisions calculated everything for him, but he never expected that Qin's reinforcements would come so quickly.

"My lord, now that Qin's reinforcements are stationed in Yiyang, with Tan Daoji around, it is impossible to break through Yiyang in a short time." Li Kui said with regret.

"According to the information provided by the bad guys, Tan Daoji is a Confucian general who is good at using tactics and has a cautious personality. If he is in charge of guarding Yiyang City, I am afraid that it will not be able to take it down in the short term." Changsun Wuji sighed.

"If you can't attack Yiyang in the short term, if you can't capture the wild king, you won't be able to march into Luoyang. My lord, we made a mistake." Li Kui said bitterly.

"Damn."

Li Shimin clenched his fists unwillingly, gritted his teeth and said, "Jia Xu spoiled my big business."

Li Shimin and Li Kui's elder Sun Wuji focused on different points. The two military advisers paid attention to Tan Daoji, and through Tan Daoji, Li Shimin paid attention to Jia Xu who sent reinforcements in advance. After all, Jia Xu was the one who spoke in Luoyang.

"Hanguguan sent reinforcements in advance before Luoyang was in an emergency. Is this old man Jia Xu being too cautious? Or did he have the ability to predict the fall of Hanguguan in advance? It's heaven and me!" Li Shimin looked unwilling Said.

"Ugh……"

After Li Kui sighed, he said: "My lord, now that the general situation is over, Jia Xu has already prepared himself. It is impossible to take Sizhou lightly. We must consider the matter of retreating."

"Fortunately, this dispatch of troops did not result in nothing. Nanxiang County has lost everything except its governance, and although Hangu Pass has been burned down by Gongsun Yan, it can still be repaired," Changsun Wuji said.

"Repairing the Hangu Pass requires too much manpower and financial resources, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Even if we have such financial resources in the Tang Dynasty, we must not waste it on repairing the pass. Moreover, it is impossible for the Qin army to allow us to rebuild the Hangu Pass.

The top priority should be to win Luoyang in one go. "Li Shimin said.

"But even Yewang City and Yiyang City have not been captured, so how can they take Luoyang in one go?" Li Kui asked puzzled.

A look of determination flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "The army is divided into two, one part surrounds Yewang and Yiyang, and the other bypasses the two cities and goes directly to attack Luoyang."

"what?"

Li Kui and Changsun Wuji exclaimed at the same time, and then objected in unison: "My lord, no!"

　Thanks to HAC for taking a look at the 20000 starting coins rewarded, and adding two more chapters to show my gratitude.

　　
　
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