Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 331 Why doesn't the king learn from the prince
The army of King Chu arrived in Jingxing, Hengzhou within three days, and began to cross the mountains one after another, entering Taiyuan, Bingzhou.

The last time Liu Wuzhou went south, King Qin supported Taiyuan, and he followed the same route.

For Datang, Hebei can be lost, but Taiyuan must not be lost.

The reason is simple, Bingzhou is equivalent to the northern wing of Datang.Just like Hanzhong Bashu is the southern wing of the Tang Dynasty.

Keeping Bingzhou, the Tang army can march from Taihang Baxing at any time to attack Hanoi and Hebei.From the perspective of strategic terrain, it is possible to attack and defend Hebei by sending troops from Bingzhou.

On the contrary, if the east road is lost, it means the loss of the northern wing.At that time, even if Hebei is defeated, it will not be able to defend, which is determined by the terrain.

In the same way, the reason why Li Xiaogong and Li Jing were able to wipe out Xiao Xian so quickly at the beginning was partly because of their terrain advantage.

The Bashu Hanzhong is in the hands of the Tang Dynasty, and the Tang army can leave Bashu at any time, go down the river, and go straight to Jiangling.

In addition, Taiyuan in Bingzhou was the place where Li Tang Long Xing, and its political status was comparable to that of the northern capital of the Tang Dynasty. Losing Taiyuan would be a huge blow to the courtiers of the Tang Dynasty, and would have extremely bad effects.

More importantly, Taiyuan is an important town in northern Xinjiang. Once Taiyuan is lost, Turkic soldiers and horses will drive straight in, directly threatening Guanzhong.

By that time, the Tang army's battlefield will have to be placed in the Sanfu area of ​​Guannei.This is unacceptable to Li Yuan and Tang officials.

Therefore, no matter what, Taiyuan cannot be lost.

Even if Li Zhiyun didn't defeat Shibobi this time, Li Yuan would definitely let him give up Hebei to support Taiyuan.

And since Li Zhiyun decided to seize the heir, he naturally wanted to open up the situation.Not only does he have to support Taiyuan, he also has to find ways to maintain the stability of Hebei as much as possible.

So far, he's doing just fine.

It's just that he is also very clear that if Jieli wins this time, Hebei Road, Hedong Road, the two lands, and most of the north will all fall.

Coupled with the fact that King Qin died in battle, the burden on his shoulders was heavy.

Reining in the horses, Xue Yuanjing stood on the low slope, watching the soldiers of the Tang army entering the mountain path in an orderly manner, and remained silent.

"What are you thinking?" Xue Shou came to him on horseback.

Xue Yuanjing said: "I was thinking, why doesn't Your Majesty follow the example of the Crown Prince and the King of Qi?"

"What do you mean?"

"If the king slows down his marching speed, can he take advantage of Xieli's hand to get rid of the crown prince and King Qi?"

Hearing this, Xue Shou was surprised, and immediately shook his head and said, "It's unrealistic."

"Unrealistic?" Xue Yuanjing was stunned, and immediately said: "Even King Qin can't stop Jieli, let alone Crown Prince and King Qi."

Xue Shou said: "That's not what it means. You have to understand that King Qin didn't lose to Jieli, he lost to his own people. And the crown prince and King Qi are not King Qin either, they don't have King Qin's mind and magnanimity.

According to what you said, it is impossible for the king to slow down the marching speed and wait for Xieli to kill the prince and King Qi.You have to know that the crown prince and the king of Qi are not the king of Qin, and they will not continue to defend Taiyuan when there is no hope of victory.

If the king's support is slow, the crown prince and King Qi will probably abandon Taiyuan directly and flee back to Chang'an when they see that the situation is not right.At that time, if we stay alone in Bingzhou, we will put ourselves in danger.

Moreover, it is very likely that we will follow the old path of King Qin.Once the prince and King Qi give up Taiyuan and retreat, our logistics and food will be cut off directly. "

Speaking of this, Xue Shou collected his thoughts, and continued: "The more important thing is, even if Jieli can really kill the crown prince and the king of Qi, after the king defeats Jieli, things will not be easy to deal with after returning to Beijing. Because until then At that time, the object of everyone's suspicion will become the king.

The sage has already lost the king of Qin, if he loses the prince and king of Qi again, do you think he will feel that the king is behind everything?
More importantly, at that time, the king will be the only adult prince with military power in the court, and his every move will be noticed by the courtiers.

But now, the king's layout in the court has not yet been perfected, and he hastily ascended the throne, causing endless troubles. "

Hearing this, sweat dripped down Xue Yuanjing's forehead.He realized that he was thinking things too simply.

"Perhaps, at that time, the sage will feel that he can only rely on the king to stabilize the court. Maybe that's not the case." Xue Yuanjing put forward another guess.

Xue Shou smiled, "It's not impossible, but you have to understand that the matter has developed so far, the king can't afford to lose, and we can't afford to lose either. The attitude of betting on a saint is too unwise."

As early as the beginning, Li Zhiyun proposed this kind of plan, but Du Ruhui and Xue Shou opposed it immediately, so they gave up.

The reasons given by Du Ruhui are very convincing.

If the Crown Prince, King Qin, and King Qi all die, King Chu can indeed take the opportunity to seize most of the military power.

But the problem is that the foundation is not stable.

It is not enough that there is only one Yang Gongren in the court who expresses his support.If Li Zhiyun had Li Shimin's advantage, he might be fine to do this.

But Li Zhiyun didn't.

Without the support of the family behind him, more than half of the courtiers will not be loyal to Li Zhiyun.Even if he ascends to the throne in the future, the officials below him will be obedient and obedient, which is a terrible thing.More importantly, the test of Emperor Li Yuan was not easy.

So, this is a whimsical plan.

Xue Yuanjing was not stupid, he quickly figured it out, so he dismissed the idea.

"You're right, it's not easy for us to get to this point, and we really should be careful."

Xue Shou laughed and said: "It's good for you to think so, but don't worry too much, now that King Qin is dead, the crown prince and King Qi are the biggest suspects, and King Qi himself still has ambitions, we just need to follow the plan step by step , Your Majesty will eventually ascend to the top."

Xue Yuan respectfully nodded, "I understand."

Xue Shou said with emotion: "One day, you and I will assist Mingjun to revitalize Xue's lintel, and our name will go down in history."

Having said that, Xue Yuanjing grinned.

They tied their heads to the waistbands of their trousers to help the King of Chu seize the heir apparent, what they want, what they want, isn't that exactly what they want.

Victory is very close.

On the other side, Li Zhiyun was driving the horse and leading the army across Jingxing without saying a word.

He knew very well that after entering Taiyuan, it was the end of the whole 'bureau'.Whether he can get this game done well is entirely up to him.

In mid-July, the army of the king of Chu entered Taiyuan. Within three days, they defeated Shouyang and Yuci, beheading more than ten thousand Turkic soldiers and horses.Then the army entered Yangqu, directly threatening the Turkic flank.

Because of the arrival of the Chu king's army, Jieli was furious.

He felt that Shi Bobi was a waste, but he failed to defeat Li Zhiyun, and let Li Zhiyun lead his army into Taiyuan, ruining his great situation.

Facing Li Zhiyun, Jieli did not sit still, let alone retreat, he immediately led the army to counterattack Yangqu.

Li Zhiyun is not stupid, so naturally he will not rely on Yangqu Town to hold on.When he entered Taiyuan, he got in touch with Li Jiancheng immediately.

Facing the attack of the Turkic army, Li Zhiyun led the army to maintain the frontal battlefield, while Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji led the army to attack and harass.

Within half a month, the Tang army attacked Yanmen, Tianmen, and Baijing three passes several times, annihilating thousands of Turkic soldiers and horses, causing panic among the Turkic people.

At this time, Xieli ran into Li Zhiyun, a stubborn stubble, on the frontal battlefield, and his heart bleeds with hatred.

He never expected that besides Li Shimin, Li Tang also had another Li Zhiyun who would be so difficult to deal with.

When he entered Taiyuan, he never thought that Shi Bobi would withdraw from Hebei, let alone that Li Zhiyun would come to support Taiyuan.

Because the soldiers and horses were scattered and stationed at various passes, he was unable to defeat Li Zhiyun in the frontal battlefield for a while.On the contrary, Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji were repeatedly attacked from the rear.

(End of this chapter)