The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 286

At dusk, in Pujin Pass, Yang Tong looked at Li Jing's flying eagle letter and praised loudly: "The pharmacist has already launched an attack. At the cost of more than a hundred people, he burned [-] Tang troops to death in Bayan Mountain, Xiping County. Li Shimin gave up watering the river." Commandery, led the main force and fled to Lintao County in a panic! Xue Wanjun and Duan De have taken over Jianhan and the northern part of Jincheng! Now Xue Wanjun leads our army of [-] and [-] slaves to Longxi."

"Great! The recovery of Guanzhong is just around the corner."

"Congratulations, Your Highness."

"Your Highness, should we do something? Support from the side?" Luo Shixin said excitedly. They have an army of [-], and they can do something. But why does His Highness, who is usually domineering, remain motionless this time as if nothing happened? .

Illogical.

"Xiao Luo, you are almost married, why are you so anxious!" Yuchi said with a smile.

"Can you not be in a hurry!" Luo Shixin said loudly with a blushing face, "You all have several babies. Your Highness and I were born in the same year and the same month. The children are four, no, five! Can I not be in a hurry. "

"Ha ha!"

Everyone laughed!

Yang Tong smiled and said, "The reason why we don't move is to wait for news from the pharmacist! Now, the opportunity to launch an attack has arrived."

"That's a good feeling!"

"His Royal Highness arrange it."

The generals were overjoyed and extremely excited, with a strong murderous intent in their eyes, and they were overwhelmed in just two days.

"Feng Yi has eight counties. Qu Tutong led an army of [-] in Chengcheng County in the center of Feng Yi, playing a supporting role in the middle. The remaining seven counties had [-] to [-] troops. Fengyi County and Chaoyi County in the south each have [-] defenders, and Guangtongcang in the south has [-] elite troops. If we attack one by one, we will lose countless troops, and it will take time and effort, so I decided to lure the snake out of the hole."

"How to lead?"

Yang Tong said loudly: "There is a beacon tower at Pujin Pass, and five beacons indicate that Pujin Pass is in danger. If the five sticks are at the same point, the defenders from nearby counties will definitely swarm to help. Let's lay an ambush on the way."

"Wonderful!" Pei Renji praised.

"Yuchi, you lead [-] Xiaoguo and [-] Hedong troops to set up an ambush near the Changchun Palace, annihilate the enemies who came to help, and take Feng Yi County. If you have spare strength, call Xiagui County as well."

"Here!" Yu Chigong's eyes lit up, and he licked his lips excitedly, it didn't seem to be a challenge at all.

"Shen Guang, you led [-] Xiaoguo and [-] Hedong troops to go south secretly and take down Guangtong warehouse. Is there any problem?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, the Guangtong warehouse will be taken down for you in the end!" Shen Guang patted his chest and said.

"Remember it for me, I don't care about the materials in the Guangtong warehouse, you are my arm across the world, your safety is the most important thing!" Yang Tong smiled lightly.

"Assisting His Royal Highness to unify the world and create great achievements for thousands of years is the luck of the last general." Shen Guang was extremely grateful, but his heart to win a complete Guangtong warehouse was even more determined.

"Xiao Luo, Lao Niu, the two of you will share [-] Xiaoguo and [-] East Army, and I will meet Qu Tutong, an old general."

"Here!"

The second general responded loudly.

Yang Tong cupped his hands to Pei Renji and said, "General Pei, we set off at the second watch, and you light the beacon fire at the third watch, and Pujin Pass and the Tang army from Chaoyi County will be handed over to you."

"Your Highness, just relax. Please be careful, Your Highness." Pei Renji solemnly obeyed.

"Don't worry, General Pei." Yang Tong smiled, and ordered to a guard: "Send a letter to Xingyan and Dingfang respectively, so that the second general will launch an attack on Beidi County and Shang County respectively at the third watch! Tonight, flowers are blooming all around, and when Li Yuan woke up, he found that most of Guanzhong had been lost."

The generals laughed out loud
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late at night!

The Anren Hall of Daxing Palace is Zhang Jieyu's bedroom. The palace is surrounded by palace guards. Teams of mighty and majestic guards patrol back and forth. There are secret sentries in every corner of the imperial garden. The strict security shows that Emperor Li Yuan of Tang Dynasty will stay here tonight. .

At midnight, the entire Daxing Palace was very quiet.

Suddenly, an exclamation came from a palace, which shattered the tranquility of the night. A guard strode towards Anren Hall, and the guards here immediately became vigilant.

"Anyone who trespasses in the Forbidden Palace will be killed without mercy. Come and report your name, so as not to make mistakes!"

Amidst the sound of the short blade being unsheathed, the weapons in the guards' hands pointed at the daring man who trespassed in the forbidden palace.

"I'm Li Sixing!" The visitor's voice was full of majesty.

By the light, the guards also recognized General Zhige Li Sixing at this time, and immediately put away their weapons.

Li Sixing is one of Li Yuan's confidant generals, he was sent to Chang'an to inquire about the situation before raising troops, and after returning to Taiyuan, he told the truth in Guanzhong in detail, and he answered Li Yuanzhi's questions clearly and logically, deeply in Li Yuanzhi's opinion. Italy, was awarded the left three command army.Joined the army to defeat Song Laosheng, Pingjing City, because of his meritorious service, he was named General Hushi and General Zhige, and was No. 13 among the [-] founding heroes who avoided death once for the founding of the Tang Dynasty. He has a great status in the court.

"General Li, the Holy Majesty has already rested, so we can talk about it tomorrow." Two servants stopped Li Sixing.

"Five beacon fires have been ignited from the beacon tower at the southern peak of Mount Li. This is an urgent military situation. You must report it to the Holy Majesty immediately, or it will be too late." Li Sixing was so anxious that he almost jumped.

The two servants heard the words and saw Li Sixing's terrified face, they didn't dare to make decisions on their own, and they couldn't bear it if they missed important military affairs, so one of them hurriedly said: "General, please wait for a while."

After speaking, the old eunuch turned around and walked into the bedroom. The bedroom in Anren Hall was very quiet. There were two incense burners in the corner, and green smoke curled up. Shu brocade, embroidery, and several long silk curtains on the main hall are hung with fist-sized luminous pearls, which sprinkle light pearls on every corner of the main hall.

Eight jade screens divide the main hall into two.Eight maids of honor stood outside the jade screen, on standby at any time.

There is an ivory and gold silk bed on the jade steps in the hall, and a hibiscus gauze is hung on the bed. The Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty and the young and beautiful Zhang Jieyu embraced and slept in the gauze.

The old servant reported from outside Yuping: "Your Majesty, General Li Sixing has an urgent military report."

Otherwise!

After Li Yuan and Zhang Jieyu fell in love with each other, they had already fallen into a deep sleep, how could they hear that low voice?

Helpless, the old servant raised his voice and said it again.

"What's the matter?"

Li Yuan was woken up, but his voice was full of anger.

"Your Majesty, General Li Sixing said that five beacon fires were lit on the southern peak of Mount Li." The servant said cautiously.

The servants also knew that the Lishan Beacon Tower would be set on the edge of the crown of the foreign enemy. Since ancient times, only King You of Zhou dared to play such a wonderful thing as a beacon fire show, and the emperor did not dare to mess around.

"I know, let's talk about it tomorrow." Li Yuan said in a daze, impatiently.

After a pause, the servant raised his voice again: "My lord, five beacon fires are burning at the same time."

"what?"

Li Yuan finally realized the seriousness of the problem, his drowsiness disappeared without a trace, and he sat up suddenly.

There are three beacon towers in Lishan Mountain. The north peak is the beacon foretelling accidents in the north, the middle peak is for accidents in the west of Guanzhong, and the south peak is for the police in the east of the Guandong. Five beacons are lit at the same time, which means that a certain pass is in danger.

Li Yuan was frightened out of his wits, ran out of bed barefoot, grabbed his outer robe and put it on.

Zhang Jieyu didn't dare to sleep any more, she asked the maid on standby to come in and put on Li Yuan's robe, but Li Yuan didn't have the leisure to enjoy himself, he was barefoot, tied the jade belt, and ran out in a hurry.

Seeing Li Yuan coming out, Li Sixing hurriedly stepped forward to salute, "Your Majesty, it is very likely that something happened at Pujin Pass."

This is also what Li Yuanzhi thought.

Wang Shichong only had a territory the size of a palm, and he was unable to advance westward at all. Only the Sui army could force Pujin Guan to light five beacons.

It seems that Pujin Pass is not far away from being broken. If the dangerous pass is lost, the powerful cavalry of the Sui Dynasty will have no place in the pass. How should his Li and Tang Dynasty deal with it?Can you handle it?
The consequences of losing the dangerous pass made Li Yuan instantly think of the fire in the palace that often woke him up from nightmares.

In just an instant, Li Yuan's clothes were already soaked in cold sweat, and he quickly ordered: "Hurry up and call the prince and Xiangguo to the Ganlu Palace, hurry up."

Li Yuan forced himself to calm down, he went back to the palace for a simple wash, and then hurried to the Palace of Yu Gan Lu.

Li Jiancheng, Liu Wenjing, Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, Chen Shuda, Dou Wei, and Dugu Zhengliuxiang got the news and rushed to the palace quickly. When they heard the news that the five beacons on the southern peak of Lishan Mountain were connected, they were all stunned.

"See Father Emperor!"

"See Your Majesty!"

The six people arrived at the back of Ganlu Hall and saluted Li Yuan one after another after he had calmed down.

"No need to be too polite! Sit down!" Li Yuan asked everyone to sit down, but he couldn't sit down at all. He reminded emphatically: "Although the specific situation is not clear, I think something happened at Pujin Pass. Obviously the Sui army came to commit the crime."

Li Yuan let out a heavy breath. Just after Li Tang decided to recall the Tuntian Army and launched a fatal blow to Yongbei, Yang Tong came to his door. Is this considered retribution?
"Five fires burning together! It means that the pass is about to fall or fall. This Yang Yu really can't be careless at all. Everyone is talking about it now, how should I, Tang Dynasty, deal with it?"

"Father!" Li Jiancheng comforted: "The matter may not be as serious as we thought."

"Hmm! Why do you see that?" Li Yuan felt relieved when he saw Li Jiancheng's calm expression.

"He Panren, the general guard of Pujin Gate, is the former subordinate of the third sister. Back then, under the leadership of the third sister, he swept away the rebel army in Guanzhong. Even Shangshu Qu Tu was repeatedly defeated by the third sister. A veteran veteran of many battles, it is more than enough to guard one pass. The reason why he set up five beacon fires in succession may be that he did not know how many enemies were invading in the dark, so he gave the most urgent warning. Pujin Pass is easy to defend. There is only one pontoon bridge to march on the difficult and dangerous pass. Even if the Sui army had a million people, they could not set up a siege formation. He Panren has the advantage of a strong city, the danger of the terrain, and [-] defenders. It can also be guarded for two hours. At that time, the defenders of Fengyi County, Chaoyi County, and Guangtongcang will already be in place. In Chengcheng County not far away, Qu Tu Shangshu commanded [-] elites. When he arrives, Then everything will be fine.”

Hearing this, Li Yuan's depression dissipated a lot, and he felt a lot more comfortable, but he is an emperor after all, and he dared not be careless in such a big matter, so he asked again: "What if Pujin Pass falls? gone?"

"Even if the Pujin Pass is broken, there is still Qu Tutong. He is a veteran in the battlefield for many years, has rich combat experience, and is famous for his good defense. With the [-] elite army in his hands, how can he serve us well?" Gain time to prepare."

"That's not necessarily the case!" Pei Ji said in a loud voice, with a tone of contempt and distrust: "Qu Tutong was loyal to the Sui Dynasty in Hedong County, and was finally forced to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. This person cannot be trusted."

The other five people all glanced at him coldly. Pei Ji was the best at stalking people behind his back. Everyone was very wary of him, and they didn't even bother to be with him, and no one paid any attention to his words.

But Li Yuan frowned slightly, and then said: "Qu Tu Aiqing's character and loyalty need not be discussed, I trust him."

Believe it?
If he believed it, he would not acquiesce in his son-in-law, Zhao Cijing, the Minister of the Ministry of War, taking Qu Tutong as Minister of the Ministry of War.It's just that Li Yuan didn't want to say it, but Pei Ji's words pierced a thorn in his heart, and he felt very uneasy.

Li Jiancheng glanced at Pei Ji coldly, and said to Li Yuan: "What is really worrying is that since Yang Tong has launched an offensive, it is definitely not just the east road."

These words touched Li Yuan's heart. If Yang Tong just came all the way, it's okay to say, but Yang Tong ordered more than half of Yongzhou and Liangzhou. , Honghua, and Pingliang attacked Guanzhong, and they could also attack Li Tangxin's Hehuang area from Huining and Wuwei.In this way, Li Tang needs to be defended everywhere, consuming a lot of national power in the confrontation. Even if he does not enter Guanzhong, he can still send a large army to the border to disgust Li Tang when Li Tang goes south, causing the people in Guanzhong to be in turmoil. Li Tang was forced to withdraw his troops.Yang Tong can definitely do this kind of thing, and not once or twice.Why has the Hehuang area in Hexi been unable to settle down for so long?It's not how powerful Xue Ju and his sons and Master Liang are, but Yang Tong always ruins the good things of Datang, and whenever Li Tang wins or loses, he will jump out to disrupt the situation.Otherwise, how could the battle in Hexi remain unresolved?

"His Royal Highness is right." Xiao Yu sighed lightly, looked at Li Yuan and said, "Your Majesty needs to make preparations early."

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