The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 452 Strategic Layout
In the county hall, Yang Shidao, Fang Xuanling, Pei Renji, Wei Zheng, and Ling Jing sat under Yang Tong, looking at Pei Renji who was smiling, Yang Tong said, "What did Fang Xuanzao say?"

"My lord!" Pei Renji cupped his hands and said, "Weichen and Fang Xuanzao talked in detail for one night, and the two sides basically reached a consensus. The property has already arrived, so let's not stop talking about it."

"How did you talk about the territory?" Yang Tong asked.

"Li Mi also disagrees, but I just hope that the Sui Dynasty will not attack the three counties of Liangjun, Yingchuan, and Huaiyang."

"The implication is that we can fight Jibei, Dongping, Dongjun, and Jiyin?" Yang Tong smiled knowingly.

Pei Renji nodded and said: "After all, this vast territory was laid down by the soldiers of the Wei Army with their blood and lives. If we say abandon it, we can't explain it to the soldiers below. Therefore, Yang Tong thinks that Li Mi will not easily agree. If we use our strength to conquer these four counties, Li Mi can also give an explanation to the soldiers, if we can't take them down, then it's our own problem."

"This so-called negotiation is still based on strength, but this negotiation is still very necessary. At least it can control the war within a certain range and prevent a full-scale war from breaking out."

Hearing this, Yang Tong said: "I think Xingyan can first occupy Dongjun, and go south to capture Dongping and Jiyin. Then let Shen Guang lead an army to recover Dongjun, so that it can be connected with Luoyang. Connect our forces in Henan into one."

Pei Renji agreed: "I also think that Li Mi will not give up Liangjun for a while, and I also suggest that the emperor should not attack Liangjun and Huaiyang for the time being. In this way, Bohai County can be used as a logistics center for attacking Dou Jiande. Jibei, Dongping, Jiyin Liu Heikai can be restrained in the two counties of Qilu and Henan, while Henan County and Hongnong County in the southwest are connected with Guanzhong and become the forward positions for going south to Jingxiang."

Yang Tong pondered for a moment and said: "Liang County contacts Jianghuai, and Yingchuan contacts Jingxiang. I can let go of the former, but Yingchuan must be taken, lest Li Mi let the fake Tang go eastward from Runan below Yingzhou."

Now that Li Mi has the ambition to abandon the Central Plains and move south to Jianghuai, occupying the blank area left by Li Mi's retreat to the south is the top priority for Yang Tong.The reason why he keeps increasing his troops is to cope with the changes in the battle situation.

But for Li Mi, he still has the choice of Li Yuan. In order to curb the forces of the Sui Dynasty, he might sell Yingchuan, Huaian and Runan to Li Yuan. If Li Yuan gets Yingchuan, he can threaten Xingyang accordingly, and even Hit Qingzhou through Liang County.

Moreover, once Li Mi's plan to go south is frustrated, he will inevitably make a comeback, so colluding with Li Yuan is imperative.

Yang Tong didn't care if Er Li colluded with him, but he absolutely wouldn't allow them to threaten his territory. If Yingchuan existed, then Yang Tong could calmly deploy troops to deal with Er Li on both sides.

Pei Renji said: "I'm afraid that the front line will be too long and the rear will be empty. If Dou Jiande sneaks into Hebei, it will not be worth the loss."

Yang Tong said: "This is indeed a problem. Dou Jiande is a wolf king. Although he is injured, he can't be careless. Otherwise, we can simply let the navy block the Yellow River."

"That's okay. Even if Dou Jiande invades the two counties on the south bank of the Yellow River in Bohai County, the impact will not be great." Pei Renji agreed with Yang Tong's plan.

At this time, a soldier came to report: "Report to Your Majesty, there is urgent information from Xiangyang County!"

"Bring it up!"

The soldiers respectfully presented a letter tube, and there was only one sentence in the letter, "Li Shentong led [-] troops out of Xiangyang and entered Chongling Zaoyang County in the east." '

This news immediately surprised Yang Tong. Apart from asking Li Shimin to lead 18 main forces to attack Luoyang, and Li Xiaogong and Daozong to command [-] troops to station in Xiangcheng, Li Yuan actually asked Li Shentong to send [-] troops. Instead of helping Li Shimin, he ran to the east.

"My lord, what's the matter?" Seeing Yang Tong's expression changed, Fang Xuanling asked quickly
"See for yourself!"

Yang Tong passed the information to Fang Xuanling and asked everyone to pass it on.

Fang Xuanling said: "Obviously, Li Yuan not only wants to seize Luoyang, but also wants to seize the counties in the Central Plains. It seems that Li Yuan also has no hope for Li Mi."

Yang Tong asked: "You mean, Li Yuan found out that Li Mi has the ambition to go south?"

Fang Xuanling nodded, "I think Li Mi revealed it on purpose."

"What's the purpose?"

"Li Mi wants to be a player in this big game of chess, and intends to use the territory he is about to give up as a bait to promote the Sui and Tang Dynasties to launch a full-scale war in order to profit from it. In other words, Li Mi made the same promise to us and Li Yuan." Fang Xuanling said.

Yang Tong frowned and said, "What can he get by himself?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Most of Li Mi's troops are from the Central Plains. If the whole army is forced to go south, a coup d'etat similar to the Jiangdu Rebellion is very likely. Take the opportunity to cut off disobedient factions; third, lure two tigers to compete for food, so as to prevent the Sui family from dominating."

"Li Mi has a good idea!" Yang Tong snorted coldly, and said with a sneer, "What's even more ridiculous is Li Yuan. I'm afraid he doesn't know that Shixin has captured Yique Pass."

Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Yiqueguan was only lost yesterday evening. The flying eagle transmission is unique to my Sui Dynasty. Others still rely on soldiers to transmit messages. It's normal for Li Yuan not to know."

"Although Li Yuan became crazy again, the 4 army plus Li Xiaogong's 12 people, there are 20 people, it's not easy to deal with!" Yang Tong tapped the table with his finger, although he dispatched [-] troops to go south this time , but after dividing the troops one by one, there are actually very few that can be used as mobile forces.

"If an army of 12 invades together, it will be difficult to deal with!" Fang Xuanling laughed.

"Xuanling is saying that there is a time difference?"

Fang Xuanling nodded with a smile and said: "What the Holy Majesty said is not bad, just to overcome this time difference, Li Shentong is still in Chongling County. The only ones who will really come in handy are Li Xiaogong's 20 elite in Yangdi. As long as our army defeats Li Gong Xiao's troops, then Li Yuan's forces can be driven out of Xiangcheng County. At that time, only [-] troops need to be sent to Luyang Pass, and even if Li Yuan has [-] troops, it will be difficult for him to advance. Our army can be locked up because of this. Assemble."

Yang Tong nodded and said, "Then let Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin attack Xiangcheng at the same time today, and eat Li Xiaogong without any means."

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "I fully agree."

Since Luo Shixin entered Yingyang, Qin Qiong's second army had all gathered in Xinzheng. In addition to the [-] regular army, he also had [-] slave soldiers. If Luo Shixin's [-] men were added, the number was [-] more than Li Xiaogong's.

Not to mention a sure victory in this battle, but there is still a [-]% certainty. As a famous general in history, it is his honor that Li Xiaogong can be taken down by the imperial court with a gang of fierce generals and a terrifying army.

As for Li Shimin, since Yang Tong was watching from Yanshi, if Li Shimin rashly went to war against the Sui Dynasty before Luoyang fell, he would be in danger of being attacked by both the Sui army and the Zheng army in Luoyang.

Ling Jing on the side smiled and suggested: "The Tang army from Jingxiang moved northward, and Xiangyang fell into emptiness. I think it is necessary to remind Xiao Mian. Let him seize this opportunity to counterattack and regain Jingxiang."

"Alright! I'll leave this matter to you. Send a letter to Jiangling immediately so that our people can get in touch with Cen Wenwen." Yang Tong laughed. After all, Xiao Xian sent all his daughters here. Well, as a son-in-law, I really should return a gift, but I don't know if the new father-in-law can defeat the old father-in-law who has no active troops.

"Here!" Ling Jing bowed and stepped back.

Yang Tong continued to discuss with the rest.

Due to the unexpected appearance of the main force of the [-] Tang Army, Yang Tong's previous plan was disrupted. After discussion, everyone immediately readjusted the previous plan.

The East Road was divided into two. First, Pei Xingyan led the third army and [-] slaves to change the front line from Bohai County to Qi County occupied by Liu Heita. Then, based on this, the two counties of Jibei and Dongping were recovered. Annihilate Liu Heikai in Lu County, or blast him into Langye to join Wang Xiaohu.On the other side, Shen Guang commanded [-] Sui troops and [-] slave soldiers to recover Dongjun and Jiyin.

The middle road also divided into two groups, one route led Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin to enter Xiangcheng, wiped out Li Xiaogong's [-] troops, recovered Xiangcheng, Yingchuan, and Fuyang, and then stationed troops in Wuchuan, Fuyang, at the intersection of Feiyang, Nanyang, Huai'an, and Chongling. County, to deter the three north counties of Xiangyang. If any of Nanyang and Chongling counties were lost, the Sui army could directly attack Xiangyang city, so Li Yuan could not continue to be arrogant; on the other hand, Yang Yu continued to sit in Yanshi and put pressure on Li Shimin at all times.

On the west road, Yang Shanhui crossed the river from Shan County to deter Li Shimin from the west. As for when to march, it was subject to Yang Tong's order. If he marched too early, Yang Tong was worried that he would scare Li Shimin away.

Several armies moved at the same time, but Yang Tong did not send troops immediately, he still had to wait for Li Shimin and Wang Shichong to consume them, intervening in the war prematurely would not be conducive to weakening Wang Shichong.

In addition, he wanted to weaken Xiao Mian.Let Li Jing in Guanzhong sit and watch Li Yuan and Xiao Xian, and wait for the moment when the two decide the winner.

(End of this chapter)