Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

The second day of September.

Just after finishing lunch with his wife and falling asleep, Li Shancai went out and wandered around the village, protected by more than a dozen personal guards. The leader was Wang Junhao... This was what Ling Jing and Su Dingfang had repeatedly warned, even if Even in Zhuangzi, there must be at least ten personal guards accompanying them, led by Wang Junhao, Zhou Yilang, and Qu Silang in turns.

The period from August [-]th to early September was probably the period when Li Shan worked most diligently since he came to this era. Of course, this so-called work place was fixed in Chang'an... In Dai County a few years ago, Li Shan didn't dare not to go to work, otherwise the Turks might have broken the Yanmen Gate and he hadn't discovered it yet.

Li Shan's diligence during this period was mainly due to preparations for the war against the Turks. There were many direct descendants in Daizhou and Lingzhou, and there were also old tribes like Yang Ze and Hu Yan in Yanzhou. In addition, Li Shan's experience of defeating the Turks made Li Yuan , Li Shimin and many prime ministers and ministers need to consider referring to Li Shan's suggestions.

After being busy for more than half a month, Li Shan finally relaxed. The next battle... Li Yuan may have some inquiries, but there is King Qin in front of him, so he only needs to agree. Is it possible that he still has to fight with him? Li Shimin is a bull?

Li Shan didn't believe that Li Shimin would make any stupid move, but he also had hidden worries in his heart, and this hidden worry was Daizhou.

Judging from the selection of generals and many generals, many people are worried about whether Zhang Zhongjian, the actual leader of the Lingzhou Army, can withstand the Turks' attack. However, Li Shan is not worried. The reason is very simple. Even if Zhang Zhongjian is defeated, he can still hold on... …Because behind him is Wonju.

With Zhang Shigui here, the seven passes of Yuanzhou are as solid as a rock. Once the Lingzhou army is defeated, Zhang Zhongjian can at least escape to Yuanzhou and defend it. Moreover, Li Shan does not think that Zhang Zhongjian is much worse than Su Ding in military command... This is not his fault. My own understanding is the common understanding of many generals such as Su Dingfang, Li Daoxuan, Dou Gui, and Hu Yan.

Those on the Yanzhou Road are relieved. Although Xiazhou is alone, Li Yaoshi is a famous general in the world, not to mention that the possibility of a large-scale Turkic attack on Xiazhou is unlikely.

But Daizhou is different. In fact, the so-called Dai land is divided into two parts, with Yanmen Pass as the boundary, Daizhou and Xinzhou to the east, and Shuozhou to the west. The people guarding Shuozhou are the acting governor Shi Li Shiji and the governor of Shuozhou Liu Shirang. , these two people are both famous generals. Even if the attack is slightly insufficient, it is not difficult to defend Shuozhou.

The problem is that the entire Daizhou Army does not have an actual general. Qin Wutong, the general manager of Daizhou, is inferior in ability and has never had the experience to act alone. It is difficult to suppress the many generals under his command.

Yesterday, Li Shan received a letter from his old friend Li Yiyan. Now there is quite a chaos inside Daizhou. Although he has his own letter, Liu Shirang and Li Shiji are still at odds, and Pang Yu ropes in Xue Wanjun and the general manager of Xinzhou Fang Renyu to invade Daizhou. military command.

As a result, the Daizhou Army is now divided into four groups, one is Liu Shirang who is stationed in Mayi, another is Li Shiji who is stationed in Shuozhou Zhaibao, one is Qin Wutong, the general manager of Daizhou, and the other is Pang Yu who has no actual position.

Li Shanming didn't say anything on the face, but he secretly reminded Li Shimin through Ling Jing... In fact, Li Shimin was also speechless. He didn't expect that the situation would turn out like this. He sent Pang Yu there to help. To put it bluntly, it was to go to the critical moment. Help Qin Wu through.

Today, there are three main forces in Guannai Road and Hedong Road in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty. Zhang Zhongjian is a direct descendant of Li Shan, Li Yaoshi is a direct descendant of Li Yuan, and Qin Wutong is also a direct descendant of Li Yuan... Li Shimin has already regretted it. Only by getting along with each other can he be given the position of acting governor.

Who could have imagined that the two Turkic Khans would form an alliance, and the civil strife would temporarily subside, but a massive attack was about to happen. If I had known this, I should have grabbed the position of Daizhou Governor on that day. At that time, both Zhang Gongjin and Li Shiji were enough to shoulder the heavy responsibility.

Changing the acting governor at this time... Li Shimin knew that this could not be done. Once this suggestion was made, whether Li Yuan agreed or rejected it, it would mean a slap in the face.

In this regard, Li Shimin's decision was to wait and see for the time being. If there were changes, he could let Li Daozong, the general manager of Bingzhou and the city king, lead his army northward.

Standing on the hillock, Li Shan looked down. Below was the moon pool that had been excavated. In the ditch on the hillside in the distance, a river like a jade dragon sloped down, stirring up a burst of water mist, which transformed under the reflection of the sun. A faint rainbow appears.It has been several years since Sun Moon Lake was excavated. It was originally just for water supply, but later Su Dingfang dug a small river on the south side of the village, leading eastward to the Jing River, so that now there are fish and shrimp living in the lake.

"Huai Ren."

"Brother Dingfang is here." Li Shan did not look back. Zhuangzi called him either Alang or His Highness. Only Ling Jing and Su Dingfang could use the same name.

Su Dingfang took two steps forward and stood side by side with Li Shan, but did not look at the moon pool below. He looked far to the south and pointed, "The south bank is relatively difficult to defend, but most of the war horses are there."

"If we are attacked, the war horses will actually be of little use." Li Shan shook his head and said, "If there are heavy troops to attack, I'm afraid the situation is over and we won't be able to escape."

Indeed, if a large army really came to attack, Sun Moon Lake would be difficult to resist. Even if he and Su Dingfang could escape, what about the others?
The Zhu family might be a little better, but Su Mu, Ling Jing, and Li family would all have a hard time breaking through.

"Of course, this possibility is very small." Li Shan comforted: "Just in case."

"You must be on guard." Su Dingfang shook his head, "Abandon the south bank and retreat north to the foot of the mountain, relying on dozens of houses. There is no shortage of food, grass, ordnance in the secret warehouse of Dongshan Temple, and there is no shortage of water on the mountain. It can withstand at least five days. .”

"Please leave it to Brother Dingfang." The person Li Shan trusted most in the military was Su Dingfang.

The current situation is already known. Pei Shiju, Li Shan, Ling Jing, Su Dingfang, Tiance Mansion represented by Li Shimin, and Princess Pingyang and his wife, who are biased towards Li Shan and Li Shimin, are all insiders.

In addition, there are Wang Renbiao and Zhang Wenguan who have already made speculations. Some of them know the inside story, while others just guess that Li Shan has joined the family of King Qin... Of course, they are all insignificant.

Li Shan actually wanted to laugh a little, saying that he was playing a bright card, but the two most important people, Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng and his son, were still kept in the dark. Pei Shiju, himself, and Li Shimin all did not know it for various reasons. Peel back the window covering to them.

As long as Li Shimin does not die, he will be invincible, but Li Shan knows that for him, there is another possibility, that is, if the prince is defeated, Pei Shiju may take advantage of the chaos and directly attack himself or Sun Moon Lake. Take action.

In the final analysis, Pei Shiju didn't care whether Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin won, what he cared about was whether he could defeat or even kill Li Shan.

Therefore, the defense of Sun Moon Lake is very important.

During the National Day, something happened at home. I’m really sorry. I’m going to resume updating today. I’ll try to finish it next month. It’s a little difficult to wrap it up. I want to write more but I’m afraid of being too open. If I write less, I feel it’s too simple.