Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 777

"Restraining the soldiers in Longzhou, Qizhou, and Jingzhou?"

This time, it was Zhou Zhoulang who went to Renshou Palace to report the letter. He looked at Su Dingfang with a strange expression, swallowed, and whispered, "Mr. Lang is really..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Su Dingfang stared, but he couldn't help muttering, it's really evil!

From Shandong to Daizhou and then to Qishuozhou, Li Shan is always in Longzhou today, and there seems to be a vortex holding him firmly. After the battle report from the north came, Su Dingfang felt that Huairen might send another It came in handy... as expected.

Su Dingfang was actually a little worried. Liang's army broke through three states in a row, and the rear strength was insufficient. Huairen controlled the army. Even if he could not win quickly, he would not be defeated. The only problem was that he was not by his side. , may not be able to control freely.

What's more, just now Ling Jing came in a hurry and told His Majesty that King Xu Handan was recommended by Pei Shiju to control the army... How can Su Dingfang feel at ease?

But Ling Jing didn't care about that, he had already returned to the top of the mountain, and was asking Changsun Wuji for news in a low voice... With Pei Xuanji around, Pei Shiju shouldn't dare to do anything this time.

"The edict is about to be sent, and Chen Fu, the superintendent of the palace, will rush to Longzhou together with Huairen's personal guards." Changsun Wuji said in a low voice, "The army of Qizhou Prefecture formed an army in Yongxian County and has already gone north."

Ling Jing thought about it in his heart. Yong County is located tens of miles northwest of Renshou Palace, not far from the border of Longzhou and Qizhou. Although Qizhou's troops are not too many, they can somewhat supplement Longzhou's troops.

Because the three prefectures of Lingzhou, Yuanzhou, and Huizhou fell, Jingzhou may also face the attack of the Liang army, so Li Shan can actually command the soldiers in Longzhou and Qizhou, and the strength of the troops is still quite tight. .

However, as long as there is a delay of a few days, the government soldiers from Jingzhao, Fangzhou, Fenzhou, Tongzhou and other places will arrive one after another, with at least [-] to [-] troops in hand, and then there is no need to be afraid.

Ling Jing breathed a sigh of relief, but out of the corner of his eye, he saw Li Shimin's face with deep worry, "Your Highness, this is..."

Changsun Wuji shook his head with a blank expression on his face.

At this moment, there was commotion at the foot of the mountain. Su Dingfang personally led a soldier with blood on his face to climb the mountain and ran towards the Great Treasure Hall.

Li Shimin's face changed drastically. Qin Qiong, who had been ordered by him to inquire about the news before, rushed over and whispered in his ear: "Jingzhou was defeated, and Liang's army went north."

Thousands of Liang troops crossed Yuanzhou and went south. Yu Wenying, governor of Jingzhou, led [-] government soldiers to form a formation in the north of Anding County. After three quarters of fierce fighting, the Tang army was defeated and almost wiped out. Yu Wenying escaped into the county with only her own life.

As soon as this news came out, the entire Great Treasure Hall fell silent, and Li Yuan's face was even paler, and the hands in his sleeves were trembling slightly.

Although he is the founding king of a generation, although he held a high position in the former Sui Dynasty, he also commanded the army and even raised the whip outside the region, but after all, he is almost 60 years old, and he has been scraped by a bone-scraping steel knife for eight years. Where is Li Yuan now? What courage is there to fight to the death?

Li Yuanji was the first to speak, "Father, return to Beijing immediately."

As soon as these words came out, some noises resumed in the hall, Pei Shiju opened his eyes and looked carefully, His Majesty seemed to be moved.

After all, if you go south from Anding County, Jingzhou, you can reach Qizhou in a day. With this distance, a raid is likely to bring Liang Shi a very generous return.

Yang Gongren persuaded in a low voice: "The son of a thousand gold can't sit still, but your majesty is the master of the world."

Li Yuan stabilized his mind, nodded and was about to give an order, but there was a stern voice from the gate of the palace, "No way!"

Wearing soft armor, Li Shimin stepped inside with a voice like a bell, "Father, the Lingzhou army is gone, and the Liang division has swallowed up the three states, but they continue to send troops south to attack Longzhou and Jingzhou separately. This matter is very important." Suspicious."

Li Yuanji sneered and said, "Second Brother, do you want to lead the army into battle?"

Li Shimin simply ignored this idiot. He believed that not everyone was as stupid as Li Yuanji.

Indeed, Li Yuan hesitated for a while, then said in a low voice, "Could it be that you are here for Renshou Palace?"

"It's possible." The Zhongshu Ling lowered his voice. He used to be the general manager of Liangzhou, and he also had achievements in the field of military strategy.

"The attack on Longzhou has already aroused suspicion, and now Jingzhou has been defeated..." Li Shimin shook his head and said, "The Liang army must attack Renshou Palace southward."

Li Yuanji also understood. Liang Shi all swallowed Lingzhou, Yuanzhou, and Huizhou in one gulp. When the Turks were still in civil strife, they sent a large army to continue southward under the premise of limited troops. This is unreasonable. .

The only explanation is that Master Liang knew that Li Yuan was escaping the summer heat in Renshou Palace, so he made the long-distance raid.

"Father, we have to go now." Li Yuanji panicked, "Order the chief of Qizhou to lead his troops to set up defenses, and send father back to Chang'an first."

This time, Li Shimin didn't dare to say "definitely not" any more, but said euphemistically: "It's not far from Anding County, Jingzhou, to Renshou Palace. If we leave at this time..."

The implication is that if he chooses to run away at this time, he may collide with Liang Jun, or he may be spotted by Liang Jun and chase after him. In that case, even Li Shimin, the Tiance General There is no good way.

In the era of cold weapons, once the cavalry pursues the situation, generally speaking, the direction of the war is inevitable. The defeated side can only pray to run faster...not necessarily faster than the chasing soldiers, but must run faster than their companions be fast.

"Erlang means..."

"Immediately send envoys to gather troops from Qizhou, Fangzhou, and Jingzhao. Su Dingfang is a famous general. He will lead the left and right Qianniu to guard the Renshou Palace. , as long as Su Dingfang sticks to it for two days, he will be able to break through."

Li Yuan's eyes flickered and he didn't respond, but he was thinking in his heart, even if Su Dingfang was a famous general in the world, he only had thousands of Qianniuwei on his left and right, could he be able to stop Liang Jun's attack?

Although the strength of the incoming enemy troops is not yet known, this Liang army defeated the [-] government soldiers led by Yu Wenying, the governor of Jingzhou, in Jingzhou.

Can it last two days?
Will reinforcements from all over the place arrive so soon?
If Qianniuwei on the left and right would collapse at the touch of a button, he would have nowhere to run if he wanted to!

Li Shimin paused and added: "Qizhou's troops in Yong County have already gone north, but they immediately sent envoys to recover, and they may be able to come to help tomorrow."

Li Yuanji habitually wants to fight against Li Shimin, but he is not stupid. He carefully looked at the expression on Li Yuan's face, and then whispered: "Although Jingzhou is close to Qizhou, Qizhou is also close to Jingzhao. It will arrive in Jingzhao soon."

"Even if the enemy army comes to attack Renshou Palace, once people are found to be empty, will Liang Jun continue to march towards Chang'an?"

The last sentence made Li Yuan suddenly realize that he might not need to run back to Chang'an, but as long as he left Renshou Palace, Liang Jun would have no target, so would he still have the guts to linger and scout for news?
But Li Shimin couldn't bear it anymore, stared at Li Yuanji fiercely, but didn't say anything, he knew that the other party's reason was not easy to refute, especially himself, a prince who had military merits and wanted to seize the heir.

But the thing is obvious, Li Yuannian is nearly [-] years old and can still ride and shoot. Of course, Li Shimin, Li Yuanji, and Qin Qiong are generals. Needless to say, even Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Ling Jing are fine, but there are also those concubines Woolen cloth?

In addition to the concubines, Li Yuan also brought along many princes under the age of ten who hadn't learned how to ride a horse this time.

Even among the courtiers, there are still old people like Pei Shiju...who would collapse while riding a horse without support.

(End of this chapter)