Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 3 The Arrival of Qututong

The news of Hedong Qututong has been sent by his sister Li Xiuning who is in the customs. In order to prevent the failure of Lao Li's great cause of rebellion, an engineering dog plucked the dog's hair and calmed the tornado that set off.

"However, why did Song Laosheng become vigilant?"

This puzzled Li Zhiyun. As a student of the College of Applied Arts and Sciences, his history is not particularly bad. He knew that after Li Yuan raised the army, he used Song Laosheng's 'courageousness and no strategy' to break Huoyi.

But now, something seems different.

After thinking about it, Li Zhiyun can only attribute it to the appearance of his butterfly.

After all, in order to prevent himself from being beheaded by Yin Shishi, he pretended to be ill and did not go to Hedong to escape the catastrophe of life and death.Perhaps, because of this, Daxing's acting king, Yang You, was very wary of Li Yuan.

Historically, Li Zhiyun failed to escape from Hedong, and after being captured in Chang'an, his head was beheaded by Yin Shishi, the Minister of Punishment of the Sui Dynasty.

At this time, Yin Shishi felt that Li Yuan was not fully prepared for his rebellion. After all, his son could be lost, so he was not 'like an enemy'.

But this time was different, Li Zhiyun didn't go to Hedong, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji escaped from Hedong smoothly, which made Yin Shishi very vigilant.Because this shows that Li Yuan's rebellion plan is very careful, so after discussing with Dai Wang Yang You, he decided to let Song Laosheng and Qu Tutong attack Li Yuan together, preparing to block it in Taiyuan, and then solve it slowly.

"Song Laosheng should have wanted to wait for Qu Tutong from Hedong to come to Huoyi and stop us from continuing to attack Guanzhong." Duan Zhixuan opened his mouth to analyze.

Li Zhiyun rubbed his brows and said, "Qu Tutong is an old man, so it's really hard to deal with."

This famous general, Li Zhiyun is still a little impressed.Because of his unique name, it is still fresh in his memory.

That night, Song Laosheng was defeated and beheaded by Liu Hongji.

Going around, Song Laosheng still died in Liu Hongji's hands.

The army lined up and entered Huoyi, Li Yuan looked at Li Zhiyun who was coming, and suddenly remembered what Zhang Chou Taiyi had said to him back then.

'If the public wants the family business to prosper, the four sons are like the four legs of a tripod, and one is indispensable. '

He originally thought that the fourth son was talking about the four direct sons born to him by his wife Dou Shi, but after Xuanba's death two years ago, he never took those words to heart.

But the rise of Li Zhiyun made him think that sentence seemed right.

Could it be that Zhiyun is the last leg?
In August, Li Yuan's troops went to Jiangjun, and they defended Chen Shuda and surrendered to Li Yuan, and the rebels took Jiangjun without any effort.

"I have received the news that Qu Tutong led tens of thousands of Xiaoguo elites to guard Hedong, blocking the main road of Pujin Pass. If you want to enter the pass, Qu Tutong must be guarded." Li Yuan's eyes were solemn.

In his strategic conception, he was not prepared to attack Pujin Pass, because he had no time to waste time with Qu Tutong at Pujin Pass.Before the uprising, he had reached an agreement with the Guanlong families, and he would definitely enter the Guanzhong within this year and re-establish the world.

As long as he enters the Guannei and gets the support of the Guanlong nobles, his foundation will be quickly stabilized.

Tang Jian, who joined the army in the record room, cupped his hands and said: "Master, you can choose troops and horses to be stationed in Hedong. You don't have to attack Qututong, you only need to deter. As long as there is a change in Qututong, the garrisoned troops and horses will move along with it, and this will definitely make Qututong move. Sudden pass and throw the rat-proof weapon. The lord can use this to lead the army to cross the river from Longmen."

Li Shimin and Tang Jian had a good relationship. After hearing this, after thinking for a while, he said to Li Yuan: "Aye, what Tang Shenjun said is reasonable."

Li Yuan was noncommittal to Tang Jian's words. He and Tang Jian were old friends, and they both stood guard at the guards together.

"Build, what do you mean?"

"Father, although Qu Tutong holds the elite Xiaoguo, he will not dare to act rashly, because Emperor Sui has been trapped in Jiangdu, and most of the soldiers under his command are Guanlong's children, who have long since abandoned Sui. What Tang Shenjun said is enough. Make Qu Tutong dare not attack us."

Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji, and when he saw his cryptic nod, he said, "What you said makes sense. Qu Tutong is better than Wulue, and it is not comparable to Song Laosheng. If he sticks to Pujin Pass, it will be difficult for us to conquer it."

Crossing the river from Longmen, within his plan, he just didn't know how to effectively prevent Qututong.

Now, he knows.

"Completed, you and Shimin will lead the vanguard army to cross the river first and enter Fengyi County. I will lead the army to sit in Longmen and wait for Liu Sima to return from the Turks before crossing the river."

Some time ago, Liu Wenjing was ordered to send an envoy to the Turks to carry out the policy of 'stabilizing the border'.Since Li Yuan raised his army, the ones who really need to guard against are the Turks in the north.To this end, Li Yuan did not hesitate to instruct Liu Wenjing in private that as long as he could stabilize the Turks and conquer Guanzhong, he could even divide the women's property equally among the Turks.

Of course, this is a secret contract.

"Yes." Li Da and Li Er agreed.

Tang Jian asked, "Who does the lord want to go to Hedong to contain Qututong?"

Having said that, Li Yuan looked at Li Zhiyun.

"Zhiyun."

Hearing his name, Li Zhiyun, who has been unknown for a long time, came out.

"Aye."

"Do you dare to go to Hedong?"

Li Zhiyun smiled lightly, "For the great cause of Aye, Zhiyun is willing to go."

"Okay." Li Yuan nodded, looked at the corner and said, "Where is Li Sixing of the Third Left Army!"

"The end is here!" A fighter stepped out of the column.

"You lead four thousand troops and go to Hedong with Zhiyun."

"The last will obey!"

Li Zhiyun thought to himself that Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang under his command each had [-] men, plus Li Sixing's [-] men, so he had [-] troops, and it was enough to garrison Hedong.

But this is not over yet, probably considering that Li Zhiyun is still young, Li Yuan followed closely and instructed: "Shuda, please go with Zhiyun."

Chen Shuda, who had just surrendered, clasped his fists and agreed.

The next day, Li Zhiyun led Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang, as well as Li Sixing and Chen Shuda, to the Yi clan in Hedong.

This location is very particular, it is close to Hedong Pujin Pass, but it is separated by a considerable distance.If Qututong is going to attack Longmen when the army is crossing the river, Li Zhiyun can lead his army to attack Pujin Pass and cut off Qututong's back path.

The news of Li Yuanjun was always followed by Qu Tutong, who was at Pujin Pass.When he learned that Li Yuan had allocated part of his troops to guard the Yi clan, he immediately understood Li Yuan's plan.

He was very sad about this.

Because Li Yuan's strategy was a conspiracy, that is, he was sure that he would not dare to go all out.

"Right now, only by defeating the Yi clan's rebels can we deploy calmly and contain Li Yuan." Qu Tutong looked at the simple map, and the gray man frowned tightly.

In fact, he has tens of thousands of Xiaoguo elites in his hands, and he really wants to fight Li Yuan to the death, and the outcome is still a matter of choice.

However, he dared not.

There are two reasons. One is that the soldiers of Xiaoguo Army were from Guanzhong, and most of them were reluctant to take the initiative to attack and only wanted to defend Pujin Pass.

Second, he could not stretch the front line, otherwise once Li Yuanjun crossed the river from Longmen and captured Pujin Pass, his logistics would suffer, and he would have to be trapped in Hedong to die.

"I heard that the commander of the Yi's rebels is Li Yuan's concubine Li Zhiyun. This son is only fourteen years old. He is young and impulsive, and we may have a chance to defeat it." Ying Yanglang analyzed Yao Junsu.

Qu Tutong reminded: "Li Yuan's goal is to pass within the gate."

As a veteran of the Sui Dynasty, he knew very well who was standing behind Li Yuan, and even more clearly what the purpose of Li Yuan's attack was.

But it is precisely because of this that he dare not move here.

The Xiaoguo Army in his hand was the last force left in Guanzhong in the Sui Dynasty.
Yao Junsu insisted: "If we don't break the Yi clan rebels, we can only watch Li Yuan cross the river from Longmen, and then threaten the gate."

"What do you think?" Qu Tutong asked.

Lord Yao said: "Beiguan is willing to lead the army to attack the Yi clan and cover for the general, no matter what, it is necessary to trap Li Yuan in the east of the river."

"What about the Pujin Pass?" General Sang Xianhe asked.

Yaojun said: "The general can stay in Hedong, and General Sang may wish to lead the cavalry to quickly harass and attack Li Yuan's flank, so that he does not dare to cross the river. When I defeat the Yi clan, I will immediately go to Longmen to support."

"How many days can you break the Yi clan?"

"Li Zhiyun is no more than a child of Huangkou. He learns to fight and brings humiliation to himself. I will be able to capture him within three days." Yao Junsu was full of confidence.

No wonder he is confident, Li Zhiyun is only fourteen years old now, and he was unknown before. In Yao Junsu's view, Li Zhiyun became a general after eating the dividends of his father Li Yuan.

Qu Tutong shook his head and said, "No, although this Li Zhiyun is not well-known, we cannot underestimate the enemy. In this way, General Sang and General Yao will go to attack the Yi clan together. If Li Zhiyun can be captured alive, it may be possible for Li Yuan to be swayed."

Yao Jun always felt that Qu Tutong was a little too cautious, but he still obeyed.

"As ordered!"

(End of this chapter)