Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 171 A little bit of defense

Tongguan was in a stalemate. Starting from July, the stalemate lasted for more than half a month. It was difficult for Zheng Jun to advance and Tang Jun could not get out.

Only at this time did Wang Shiyun know that Li Tang must have known about their plan to attack Tongguan, otherwise the defenders at Tongguan would not have so many at once.

Of course, both Dugu Ji and Dugu Wu had guessed early on that Tang Chao must have known about Zheng Jun's plan to attack Tongguan.Otherwise, there would not be so many defenders in Tongguan, and Chu Wang Li Zhiyun would not appear in Tongguan.

However, they did not intend to remind Wang Shiyun.

In order to take down Tongguan, Wang Shiyun arranged and combined, and sent out several nephews and generals to take turns to attack. Various tactics were used, but Tang Jun just didn't come out.

An angry Wang Shiyun scolded Li Zhiyun as a coward in the city.

As for Li Zhiyun, he smiled and used a small speaker to reply that he is a sand sculpture.

Changan.

Not long ago, Li Zhiyun sent the news to Li Yuan, saying that Wang Shiyun's [-] troops are storming Tongguan, and it seems that it is a surprise attack prepared.

This made Li Yuan a little lucky. Fortunately, Zhiyun was smart and expected this, otherwise Wang Shichong might really succeed.

The troops in Tongguan were sufficient, so Li Yuan didn't need to send troops to support, but just asked Li Jiancheng to maintain the supply of food and grass to Tongguan.He also understood that Wang Shichong's [-]-strong army must have seized the opportunity of Dou Jiande's invasion of Hanoi, so he did not ask Li Zhiyun to defeat the enemy immediately, but asked Li Zhiyun to guard Tongguan.

The battle at Tongguan was neither good nor bad.

The same is true of the Hebei War that King Qin was in charge of.According to the news sent back by Li Shimin, there were a large number of Turkic soldiers in Dou Jiande's camp. He was unable to defeat the enemy for a while, so he could only adopt the tactics of fortifying the wall and clearing the field, and fought against Dou Jiande in Xiangzhou and Hanoi.

Of course, there is also a little bit of good news, that is, Li Yang was not attacked by Wang Shichong.

However, this did not reassure Li Yuan.

Because, not long ago, Duan Decao, the general manager of Yanzhou, wrote a letter saying that Liang Shidu and Turkic soldiers went south to invade Lingzhou.

The three battles made Li Yuan realize that something was wrong, but he couldn't say what was wrong.

It wasn't until his spy stationed in Luoyang sent news that the Turkic people had been sent to Luoyang to meet Wang Shichong, which made Li Yuan suddenly realize.

Liang Shidu, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, they have connections with Turks!
This tripartite attack on Datang was clearly instigated by the Turks!
This made Li Yuan furious.

"Turkic thieves don't believe what they say!"

The six prime ministers of the Zhengshitang, and the prince, the seven looked at each other silently.Isn't it normal for Turkic people to keep their promises? Can you expect a group of beasts to talk to you about the Spring and Autumn War?

Pei Ji said: "Your Majesty, I think the important task now is to defend Tongguan and repel Liang Shidu and Dou Jiande."

Li Yuan said: "Go ahead."

"Yes." Pei Ji said slowly: "Wang Shichong ordered Wang Shiyun to lead an army of [-] to attack Tongguan. The attack is fierce. This battle is invincible and can only be defended to the death. Dou Jiande defeated the King of Huai'an with a strong army and occupied Hebei. Incapable of fighting the enemy. Only the capital of Liangshi, with few soldiers and horses, and little food and fodder, can allow Duan Decao, the general manager of Yanzhou, and Shi Yangze, the governor of Lingzhou, to quickly defeat the enemy. In this way, the pressure on the north is reduced, and the imperial court can send troops to Hebei to help King Qin defeated Dou Jiande."

"Once Dou Jiande is defeated, King Qin will be able to cross the river to attack Wang Shichong. At that time, Wang Shichong will definitely recall Wang Shiyun, so that the crisis at Tongguan will be resolved. And King Chu will also be able to leave the pass, and cooperate with King Qin to attack Luoyang."

Dou Wei cast a glance at Pei Ji, but didn't speak, but he still had some approval in his heart.Although he looked down on Pei Ji kneeling and licking Li Yuan, he couldn't deny that Pei Ji's analysis was very reasonable.

Even for Liu Wenjing and the prince, it's hard to say that Pei Ji is farting.

Li Yuan nodded, "You're right, pass the decree to Duan Decao and Yang Ze, let them quickly defeat Liang Shidu!"

As long as Liang Shidu is repelled, there will be no pressure in the pass, and the army in the pass can be sent to Hebei, and King Qin will have reinforcements to help him, so that he has a chance to defeat Dou Jiande.

After Dou Jiande's defeat, Wang Shichong had to weigh whether he could continue to attack Tongguan.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan said again: "It is reported that Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, and Liang Shidu all have Turkic people behind them. What do you think?"

In fact, Li Yuan has already asked this question at the beginning, and now he is just repeating it.

Sit and watch, Dou Wei thought to himself.He said: "Your Majesty, the Turkic people have always wanted to plot against me in the Central Plains. They have been there since ancient times. Don't panic."

Is this consolation?

Li Yuan was a little angry, people from Guanlong were very good at fighting for power in the political affairs hall, but they were also good at paddling water.

Li Jiancheng leaned forward and said, "Father, the Turks are powerful right now, it's really inappropriate to fight each other, let's wait for news from the second and fifth brothers."

He was reminding Li Yuan that now that the door of his house is on fire, he should bear it for the time being.

Li Yuan really wanted to punch the Turkic dog to death. He gave money to others, but the Turkic dog still wanted to trouble him.

Feed unfamiliar dog things.

Li Yuan was just furious, but Wang Shichong, who was in Luoyang, broke his defense a bit.

At that time, Ashina Simo told him that Chu Luo had sent his younger brother Dubi to lead [-] Turkic cavalry to assist Dou Jiande, and he would definitely be able to draw most of Li Tang's troops in Hebei.As long as he can seize the opportunity, he can break through Tongguan and take Chang'an.

The results of it?
Dou Jiande is now blocked by Li Shimin in Hanoi and Xiangzhou, and his [-] troops are blocked in Tongguan.

Tongguan is not weak at all!
Wang Shichong was mentally prepared for the deception of the Turkic people, because he didn't intend to really surrender to any dog, he just wanted to take advantage of it.

Now his biggest defense is that he can't defeat Tongguan, and the [-] troops can only die in front of Tongguan.

He is not Li Yuan. The Guanlong family stands behind him, who can obtain food and grass continuously. There is no fart behind him. The old money left to him by Emperor Sui Yang is basically about to be emptied. It has been beaten into a sieve, and it is poorer than Luoyang. What can he use to spend with Tang Jun?
Do you want to learn from Zhu Can to eat people?
What a joke, he still dreams of unifying the world!
How can you be a beast now.

Luoyang Palace.

"Is King Qi still unable to defeat the enemy?" Wang Shichong looked at Prince Wang Xuanying.

Wang Xuanying bit the bullet and reported, "No."

"waste!"

In a rage, Wang Shichong overturned the imperial case with one kick.

His Royal Highness' Tai Bao Wang Shiwei, Duan Da, Yun Dingxing and others were shocked.

Don't be afraid. How many people did Wang Shichong kill before and after he ascended the throne?

Lu Chu of Fan Yang's Lu family all died tragically under Wang Shichong's knife, let alone these little fish and shrimps.

"Tell King Qi that I want him to take down Tongguan within ten days, otherwise he will wait for my punishment!"

Tongguan can't be defeated now, and when Li Shimin defeats Dou Jiande and Tang Jun draws his manpower, he will be the one who will suffer.

Wang Xuanying tried to persuade him with a few words, but still didn't dare, so he cupped his hands and said, "I understand."

As for the others, they didn't dare to speak out, for fear of harming the fish in the pond.

(End of this chapter)