Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

I have to admit that in terms of analysis and judgment of the overall battle situation, Li Shimin is the best in the world, much better than Li Shan.

Li Shan is still worried, but Li Shimin has made an accurate judgment... Even if Yanzhou's troops are not available, the Turks are already powerless.

Nearly 80,000 allied troops marched south. In just two days, they fell into Liangzhou and defeated Lanzhou. They almost completely wiped out the main force of tens of thousands of Tang troops on the Longyou Road. They successfully entered the Guannai Road and reached Jingzhao.

However, within three days, Dubu Khan, who advanced with light troops, only escaped being killed. The leader of Xue Yantuo's group was beheaded by Yu Chigong, and the allied forces lost their spirit.

Then yesterday in the battle of Wugong Liquan, the Tang army destroyed thousands of Tiele cavalry, driving a nail between Dubu Khan and Yi Nan that everyone knew, but that was difficult for everyone to ignore.

With more than 30,000 troops in hand, Li Shimin was sure to hold the line of defense along the Wei River and prevent the Turks from approaching Chang'an City. Even if the Turks penetrated again, Xinfeng, Weinan, Lantian, Lishan, etc. on the east side of Jingzhao The earth is guarded.

Even if the Turkic cavalry comes and goes like lightning, it is impossible to attack Chang'an when the flanks and rear may encounter threats at any time.

Moreover, the Hedong side will continue to send troops to return reinforcements. The Yanzhou cavalry will not be able to make it in time. However, Su Shichang and Yang Ze will lead the infantry south along the Qinzhi Road. They should arrive tomorrow and the next day. If they are stationed at the border of Fangzhou and Jingzhao, they will be able to Put a lot of pressure on Turks.

Therefore, Li Shimin was not nervous, and was still in the mood to play with his obsession and lose his thinking power.

In the camp, Li Shimin sat at the top and said to Ling Jing with a smile: "Huairen is clever and clever. He was the first to defeat the enemy in this battle."

Everyone nodded, among them Fang Xuanling, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Zhining, Han Liang and others praised the most.

The others only arrived at the battlefield today. They had not met Li Shimin before and did not know the specific details. They just had to send someone close to Li Shimin to inform them... The boss has died and I have taken over the East Palace, so be careful what you say.

"In the first battle on the ninth day of October, we almost captured Dubu Khan, and sent Zhao Guogong to set up an ambush again in Yi County. They defeated Xue Yantuo's vanguard and beheaded the leader." Han Liang calculated in his mind and said with a smile: "Now it's ten At dusk on the 13th of the month..."

"If it hadn't been for Wei Siwang's hard support and all his strength, I'm afraid..." Yu Zhining nodded in agreement. Li Shan held out on the west side of Jingzhao for four days before the Turks made a detour and arrived outside the Tang army's defense line at dusk today. , in total Li Shan gave Li Shimin five days to gather troops.

If it weren't for Li Shan's insistence, Li Shimin really wouldn't have any good ideas. He didn't have any soldiers, and he wasn't a god who could make soldiers by spreading beans.

At this time, Ling Jing said expressionlessly: "But in this battle, Li Huairen is the first to blame."

"Uh..." Li Shimin was speechless. What he said really made sense. If Li Shan hadn't killed the Turks too hard before, Dubu Khan might not have fought all the way to Jingzhao. If it weren't for Pei Shiju, Dubu Khan Khan may not be able to make Xue Yantuo go south in a big way.

Pei Shiju has confessed, and what he presented to Dubu Khan was... The story of Dingyuan, the former Han Dynasty, now Xue Yantuo has entered Jingzhao, and most of the Huangmen servants Cui Minqian and Qiao Shiwang have been killed.

Well, Li Yuan has already appointed Yu Zhining, a staff member of the Tiance Mansion, to serve as the Huangmen Minister... The other Huangmen Minister is also Xue Yuanchao, an official of the Tiance Mansion.

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji knew the inside story, Cheng Yaojin also half-listened to it, and everyone else was a little confused... The former reason may become a crime in the mind of a foolish and unscrupulous monarch, but whether it is your majesty or the prince, They are not stupid, and no one knows the last reason.

After a while, the generals took their orders and left one by one. Only a few staff members stayed in the central military tent. Li Shimin stared at the hanging map by candlelight for a long time, stretching out his fingers to make gestures from time to time.

The weakness of the Turks was not only reflected in their military strength and strength, but also in the logistics of food and grass. Because they had a very strong political purpose, the Turks did not stay in Lanzhou, Longzhou, Jingzhou, Qizhou and other places for a long time to plunder. This also led to a shortage of food and grass for the Turks.

There is no need to worry about Xinfeng, Weinan, and Lantian on the east side. They are already strong and clear, but the north side is a bit more difficult.

"Send messengers overnight to Yueyang, Sanyuan, Fuping, and Huayuan counties." Li Shimin said slowly: "Whether it's true or not, set fire to the food." After a pause, Li Shimin smiled and said to Ling Jing: "This is Imitate Huairen’s old wisdom.”

"It's just a last resort." Ling Jing nodded.

"This is a helpless plan, but Huairen obviously had a plan back then." Li Shimin shook his head.

Fang Xuanling knew that this referred to the great victory in Wei County that reversed the war in Shandong. Li Shan had people arrange ships in Yongji Canal in advance and then set them on fire, causing chaos among the rebels, and Liu Heitai was unable to stop it.

"It's a pity..." Li Shimin's eyes were still on the map, and he murmured repeatedly: "It's a pity, it's a pity."

Ling Jing, Han Liang and other staff members did not say anything. If Li Jing had not gone to Lingzhou, this battle might have defeated the Turks, and it might have changed the history of Turks dominating the grasslands.

Li Jing went to Lingzhou, which opened up many possibilities for the development of the war situation, but both Li Shimin and Li Shan, who was nearly a hundred miles away, knew that Li Jing was the only hope to defeat the Turks.

"It would be great if Huairen could take action on the martial arts side tomorrow..." Li Shimin whispered: "The Turks will retreat in two days at most..."

At this time, there was noise outside, Li Shimin's face darkened, and he said sternly: "What happened?!"

Now Yuchi Gong and Qin Qiong are under the command of Li Shan. The man who leads the Xuanjia soldiers and is also in charge of the bodyguards is Cheng Yaojin. He walks into the tent and says: "Your Highness, Li Keshi, Zhang Cong and An Yuanshou led more than 2,000 cavalry to enter." camp."

"It came so fast!" Ling Jing was a little surprised, "But now that there are more than two thousand cavalry, there is no need to worry."

Li Shimin nodded, "Chiang Guogong led his army to retreat to the border of Puzhou and Jiangzhou, so it came quickly...Liu Hongji was stationed in Huoyi, and the Turks did not cross."

Obviously, under the premise that the Tang army was stationed in Huoyi, although Tuli Khan captured Queshu Valley, he did not dare to go south aggressively, otherwise he would be screwed if Liu Hongji cut off his retreat.

At this moment, outside Baiquan County, after more than three days of trekking, Li Jing led thousands of cavalry to finally complete most of the journey with difficulty, and the road was smooth next.

In the Tang Army camp outside Baiquan County, Li Jing saw Zhang Shigui unexpectedly.

"The combined forces of Turks and Xue Yantuo have entered Beijing. They have sent scouts to investigate, but they have not returned yet."

"There are small groups of Huqi in Jingzhou, Qizhou, and Longzhou, but they don't have many troops."

"Wei Yunqi, the governor of Ningzhou, hid on the west side of Ziwu Ridge and sent a messenger to report that he wanted to join forces and move south."

"The deposed prince conspired to rebel. The King of Qin and the successor king of Wei, Li Huairen, led their troops to put down the rebellion. The King of Qin has already taken control of the East Palace."

Zhang Shigui quickly explained the situation of the battle with a sullen face, and then stared at Li Jing.

Pharmacist Li is also in trouble. Just because of the battle in Guji Town, everyone is unhappy with him now... I dared to trick Li Shan back then, but this time, do I dare to trick His Majesty and the Crown Prince?