Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1825 The Third Luoyang War
Chapter 1823: The Third Luoyang War
A city is different from a checkpoint. The checkpoint cannot be bypassed, but the city can be bypassed, but the army can be bypassed, but the logistics cannot be bypassed.

It is precisely because of this that in ancient wars, it is rare to go over the front city and directly attack the next city. After all, the risk is too great.

The same is true for Li Kui and Changsun Wuji's objections.

Luoyang is not a small city. If there are fewer people going there, it will be impossible to attack. If there are too many people going there, if the logistics are not guaranteed, once the food is exhausted, the entire army will be wiped out.

The most important thing in war is logistics.

Logistics instability is a taboo for military strategists.

Such a simple truth, as a famous general in the world, Li Shimin naturally couldn't understand it.

But even though he knew the risks involved, Li Shimin was still ready to take the risk, otherwise he would not be reconciled.

This time the Tang army dispatched a full 15 troops, and now there have been nearly 64 casualties, including [-] generals who died in battle, and even Li Yuanba lost his arm, but only captured Nanxiang County, which had no government office. And a Hangu Pass that has been burned.

Gains and losses are not proportional at all!
In addition, Li Shimin knew that this was his last chance. If he couldn't win Sizhou this time, it would be even more impossible in the future.

The Qin army who got the land of Hebei will inevitably have a sharp increase in strength, and the initiative in the war will completely belong to the Qin army.

From now on, whether it is going south to attack the Central Plains, or going west to take Kansai, it is all on Qin Hao's mind, while the weak Li Tang has only a passive defense.

Li Shimin didn't want to see this scene, so no matter what, even if he knew it was impossible, he had to try it.

This is not just for venting, but also for self-help.

Li Shimin made up his mind that he would never retreat like this. Since he couldn't take the two cities of Yewang and Yiyang in a short period of time, he should surround the two cities and divide his troops to go directly to attack Luoyang.

Nowadays, most of Luoyang City are recruits, and veterans and famous generals who can fight are all on the front line.

Li Shimin felt that if Luoyang went to the city like this, he could take it down even if he divided his troops, and then he would turn around and attack Yewang and Yiyang.

Li Shimin dared to disregard the logistics and divide his troops to capture Luoyang. In addition to the fact that there were many recruits in Luoyang City, the main reason was that there were internal agents in the city, and there were quite a few internal agents.

With Qin Hao becoming king and granting Duke Cao Cao, Zhao Kuangyin and others, the conflicts between Qin and Han have become difficult to reconcile.

This time the five armies of the Southern Han Dynasty attacked Qin, Ma Teng and Han Sui in the Liangzhou route responded to the banner of the Southern Han Dynasty, but in fact it was operated by the Luoyang court.

The attack on the Qin army in the Southern Han Dynasty was also attacking the Luoyang court, but the ministers of the court and the central government united with foreign enemies and targeted their own family members. This shows how intense the conflict between Qin and Han was.

There are a large number of Han officials in the Luoyang court, and it is hoped that Li Shimin can seize Luoyang and become the master of Sizhou, and become the spokesperson of the Han Dynasty to fight against Qin Hao.

Therefore, even if the army goes deep alone, Li Shimin is not fighting alone.

After hearing Li Shimin's explanation, Li Kui and Changsun Wuji pondered for a long time, but they still opposed dividing troops to attack Luoyang for two reasons:

One is that they feel that Li Shimin is a little irrational now.

The second is that Jia Xu is in Luoyang, and those Han officials are destined to be no match for Jia Xu.

Li Shimin had already made up his mind, no matter how Li Kui and Changsun Wuji opposed it, it was useless.

In the end, Li Shimin added [-] troops to Zhao She, ordered Zhao She to lead an army of [-] to surround Yiyang City, and ordered Li Ke to lead an army of [-] to surround Yewang City.

Li Shimin left an army of [-] to contain the Qin army in the two cities of Yewang and Yiyang. He himself led an army of [-], bypassing the two cities of Yewang and Yiyang, and went to attack Luoyang as quickly as possible.

The two generals Gongsun Yan and Tan Daoji saw that the Tang army did not continue to attack the city, but changed to besieging the city, but divided their troops to go elsewhere. It was Li Shimin's strategy to lure them out of the city.

Bypassing the two cities of Yewang and Yiyang, without logistical support, the risk of dividing troops to capture Luoyang is too great.

After all, Li Shimin was as famous as Qin Hao. Gongsun Yan and Tan Daoji obviously didn't think that he would do such an irrational thing.

Although Gongsun Yan didn't think that Li Shimin dared to divide his troops to take Luoyang, Yewang and Yiyang still had to report the situation in time.

When Jia Xu, who was far away in Luoyang, received the news that Hangu Pass had fallen and Li Cunxiao's whereabouts were unknown, he felt both self-blame and fortunate.

I blamed myself for not discovering Li Tang's conspiracy earlier, but fortunately, because of my own caution, the situation has not completely deteriorated and is still within my control.

As for whether Li Cunxiao has died in battle?

Jia Xu felt that it was more likely that Li Cunxiao was still alive. After all, if he really died, Li Tang would definitely take out his body to demonstrate, in order to disintegrate the fighting spirit of the Qin army.

Since Li Tang couldn't produce the real body, it proved that Li Cunxiao was still alive and his whereabouts were only temporarily unknown.

After reading the latest military report, Jia Xu closed his eyes and pondered for a while, then ordered: "From now on, Luoyang will implement a curfew. After Sishi, no one is allowed to go out, regardless of the common people or princes."

"promise."

"Send more spies to the west to prevent a small group of Tang troops from leaving the front line and harassing the counties."

"promise."

Not long after Jia Xu's order was issued, news came that a large number of Tang troops had been found in the territory.

Sixty-five thousand troops were marching. No matter how they concealed such a big target, it was impossible to hide it from the eyes of Qin Jun's spies.

If this cannot be discovered, Jin Yiwei should be disbanded.

The food and grass of the [-] army is not a small amount. Li Shimin's army traveled lightly all the way, and the food and grass that they brought with them could not be used at all, so they could only be supplemented locally in various villages, towns and counties.

Under Qin Hao's vigorous governance, Sizhou's vitality has recovered. Even after the people pay the food tax, every family still has surplus food. This is one of the reasons why Li Shimin dared to go deep alone.

Of course, relying solely on the rations of the people, it is naturally impossible to supply the army.

Therefore, Li Shimin decided to attack Ping County at the junction of Hongnong County and Henan Yin, in order to suspend the crisis of food and grass.

There are no more than 300 county soldiers in Pingxian County, how can they stop the [-] Tang troops who are like wolves and tigers?
Li Shimin originally wanted to persuade the magistrate of Ping County to surrender. In his opinion, as long as the magistrate of Ping County was not a fool, he would never be able to fight against the army of [-] soldiers with [-] soldiers from the county.

Li Shimin decisively ordered to forcibly attack the city, but he didn't want to think that before he had time to attack the city, the county magistrate had already led dozens of horses to escape, and before leaving, he burned the county grain depot.

　Thanks again to HAC for taking a look at the 20000 starting point coins rewarded. Everyone’s message writers have also read it. I came back tonight to announce the result of Li Yuanba’s broken arm.

　　
　
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