The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 959 Pretending to be Smart

Li Yuan is a master of intrigue, he not only likes to watch the infighting among his subordinates, but also likes to see the leaders of various factions crawling under his feet like a dog in order to gain more benefits, which greatly satisfies his vanity. .

As early as the peak period of the Tang Dynasty, he divided the court into more than a dozen large and small factions through methods such as division, support, and alienation. The Qi Wang faction, the clan faction, the Jinnan faction of Peiji, the Jinbei faction of Taiyuan Wang and Wen, the Guanlong Dugu faction, the Guanlong Dou faction, the Jiangnan Xiao faction, the Jiangnan Chen faction...

Each faction has its own interests.Therefore, when the political affairs hall votes on a certain resolution, the seven prime ministers often consider the interests of their own faction first, and then the overall situation of the country and the interests of the country.For example, Pei Ji's seizure of Li Shenfu's military power in the Battle of Bingzhou was actually an attack by the Jinnan faction on Li Yuan's fear of leading clan generals, and in the name of the emperor and the court.As a result, Pei Ji, who didn't know anything about military affairs, made a fool of himself, removed all of Li Shen's reasonable defenses, and replaced all the guards at key positions with the Jinnan faction. The result was undoubtedly cheaper than the Sui Dynasty. There are many, many such examples...

And this atmosphere of factional disputes has also been brought into the army. Although it has disappeared a lot now, there are still many factions in the army. Take the pitifully few tens of thousands of soldiers in Chengdu City as an example, they are divided into Li Shimin Although Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng had lost their real power, their forces still existed in the army.

Li Shimin intends to integrate the army and the imperial court into a community of interests that share weal and woe and share weal and woe, but it is not a one-day cold, and the Sui Dynasty did not give Li Shimin time to integrate, so he had no choice but to give up.

This time Li Shimin agreed to Zhang Shigui's request for additional troops. There were only three sources of troops. Either he would draw troops from Ma Sanbao who obeyed Li Yuan's orders, or he would transfer his own troops away. The other option was to recruit new soldiers. The 1 people in the army are neither the material for defending the city, nor the military discipline is loose, and they are also sending food when they go.

As night fell, a carriage stopped in front of Lujiang King Li Yuan's mansion. Li Yuan was Li Yuan's cousin, and a man of both civil and military skills. Go to Yizhou Xingtai Province Zuo Pushe, and together with Zhang Changxun control the military and political affairs of Yizhou.

Li Yuan was very close to the former prince Li Jiancheng, and had a good relationship with Li Yuanji. After the Xuanwumen incident, he and Li Shentong had a sad curtain call.

However, Li Yuan, who has been working in Yizhou since Yizhou was owned by the Tang Dynasty, took Yu Wenxian, a famous general of the Northern Zhou clan who once served in Yizhou, as a model. He governs the counties and counties of Yizhou, so that he has an excellent reputation and influence here, so Li Shimin is deeply afraid and dare not impose substantive punishment on him. The move to dismiss him as a citizen is not only a show for himself From the perspective of his subordinates, it was also for the purpose of recovering Li Yuan for his own use. Not long after, Li Shimin restored his title and appointed him as the general of the town army. He was then sent to recruit the young men of Shu County.

Before the Sui Dynasty, he was very demonized by Li Yuan, and Li Yuan had a high prestige and a good reputation in Shu County. When he used the slogan of "protecting the family, defending the country and defending the land" to recruit soldiers, he was in a closed place and did not know the real situation of the Sui Dynasty. The young and strong in Shu County responded one after another, so in less than half a month, Li Yuan recruited more than 3 recruits.

What he didn't know was that his army, which hadn't received any formal training, had already been targeted by Li Shimin.

The carriage waited at the gate of his mansion for a while, and a housekeeper quickly stepped out, and bowed his hands in front of the carriage: "The king of the county invites Xiangguo Yuwen to enter the mansion for a briefing."

Yuwen Shiji stepped out of the carriage: "I came here uninvited, and disturbed the king of Lujiang to rest."

"Where! Where! My county king has always been hospitable and welcomes Xiangguo very much." The housekeeper waved his hand respectfully: "Please, Xiangguo!"

"Please!" Yu Wenshi returned the salute with a smile, followed the butler unhurriedly all the way to the living room, only to see Li Yuan greeted him personally in front of the steps.

Li Yuan is a low-key person and a high-profile person. After these ups and downs, he has become more cautious. He knows that Yuwen Shiji is Li Shimin's confidant, so he dare not neglect, so he specially came to the front of the steps to wait, and see Yuwen Shi When he arrived, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "I can't go out of the house to welcome you, so please forgive me."

Yuwen Shiji returned the courtesy and smiled: "Your Highness, you are too polite. I came here uninvited and disturbed His Highness's rest."

"Xiangguo's words are out of the question. I can't even invite such a distinguished guest as Xiangguo. How dare you say the word 'excuse me'. Please come in, Xiangguo!" Li Yuan welcomed Yuwen Shiji into the living room, and ordered the maid Serve tea.

After the two exchanged a few words of pleasantries, Yuwen Shiji turned the topic to the main topic: "Your Highness, I went to the palace today to meet the Holy Spirit, and I talked to the Holy Spirit about the current battle situation. He is very worried!"

Yuwen Shiji and Li Yuan were good friends before, and the two had a very good personal relationship, and Yuwen Shiji's younger sister Yuwen Zhaoyi was very favored by Li Yuan. After Shiji and Princess Nanyang could not be reconciled, Li Yuan also betrothed a daughter of the Li family to him, and now he has both sons and daughters.Although the Xuanwumen coup took place, Yuwen Shiji still did not enter the palace, but became the liaison between Li Yuan and Li Shimin.

"It's because of Liu Hongji's incompetence, Duan Zhixuan's incompetence, Wei Xiaojie's incompetence, Li Zhongwen's incompetence, Han Wei's incompetence, Zhang Changxun's incompetence, Xia Houxun's incompetence, Li Xizhi's infidelity, and Liu Dewei's injustice." Li Yuan snorted coldly: "One and two of them are all dead bodies, and they have failed the expectations of the Holy Majesty and the Crown Prince, and put my Tang Dynasty in such a disadvantageous situation. If I had seen the true colors of these things one day earlier, why would Datang be in this situation?"

Most of the names that Li Yuan read were generals of Li Shimin's direct lineage, and although Li Xizhi and Liu Dewei were not Li Shimin's confidant generals, they were also arranged by Li Shimin to key positions.Now Li Yuan is selectively pointing out these people to criticize, which seems a bit accusatory.

Yuwen Shiji laughed a little awkwardly, and said in front of those who didn't hear: "Your Highness, this battle is about the life and death of the Tang Dynasty, and it is normal for the Holy Majesty to be worried. Zhang Shigui asked the 'Holy Majesty' to send troops to Jinyuan City to contain the enemy in the north for him. 'Holy Majesty' feels very embarrassed now."

Li Yuan was stunned and said: "Send troops? How dare you ask for reinforcements?"

"Uh!" Yuwen Shiji was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Exactly, Director Zhang still wants soldiers."

Li Yuan said angrily: "Zhang Shigui originally had [-] soldiers. Although Zhang Zhen lost [-] soldiers in Tongquan County, he gathered all the defeated soldiers in Xincheng and Brazil. His current strength is quite large but has increased. No matter how you say it, there are six About [-] troops; Hou Junji, who defended Ziyang with him, also has [-] troops. If Zhai Changsun's Longshan Army is included, the strength of the three of them far exceeds that of the Sui Army on the South Road. Zhang Shigui actually wants reinforcements now , Thanks to him being so kind as to say it out loud, why don't you show your face?"

"Your Highness, a battle cannot be won with a large number of people!" Yuwen Shi and Li Yuan, who had always been cautious, reacted so violently, and said with a wry smile: "You also know that Zhai Rang and Li Mi attacked Xingyang with an army of more than 20, and the result was stunned. Yang Tong used the 20 Xiaoguo army to kill them all. This is nothing but a mob. But the [-] Hebei coalition army led by Dou Jiande is a fierce soldier who has survived more than ten years of war. Surprisingly, the result was that Yang Tong was completely wiped out. Our soldiers were only a little stronger than Zhai Rang's soldiers, but the Sui army was brave and good at fighting, and none of them were worse than the original Xiaoguo army. What is even more unacceptable is , they are not much less than us in number.”

"..." The corners of Li Yuan's mouth twitched a few times, and he sighed, "The key is that there are only so few troops in the city. If we send troops out, if Yang Tong breaks through the defenses of Luo County and Jiulong, what kind of soldiers will we have?" To intercept? If 10,000+ Sui troops are pointing directly at Chengdu, how can we defend the city?"

"But the 'Holy Majesty' mentioned His Highness." Li Yuan was taken aback, "Why did the Holy Majesty mention me?"

Yuwen Shiji said calmly: "Actually, it is not the sage who mentioned it, but the sage said that there are no soldiers to send, and he is deeply worried. Huaian Wang Li Shentong said that His Highness's new army can also be used."

"It's really playing the piano!" Li Yuan stood up vigorously, and said angrily: "These 2 people are now a mob, and it is useless to go there. Anyone who knows a little bit about military affairs knows that once the war falls into a stalemate, or In an unfavorable situation, this kind of mob not only has no effect at all, but will be the first to be defeated and shake the morale of the army. Why is Uncle Huai'an so unwise?"

"Your Highness, calm down, Your Highness, calm down..." Yu Wenshi quickly waved his hands, calmed Li Yuan down, and patiently explained to him: "Actually, the Holy Majesty and the Crown Prince did not agree. The Holy Majesty and the Crown Prince just said that they need to think about it. I just came to remind him. Your Highness, if the Holy Majesty or the Crown Prince summons you, please understand their difficulties, after all, the Tang Dynasty has reached this stage, as long as someone is available, we have to bite the bullet."

Li Yuan was silent for a while, then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you Xiangguo for reminding me, I will not offend the Holy Majesty and the Crown Prince."

"Then I won't disturb His Highness's rest." Seeing that the goal of dividing and alienating Li Yuan and Li Shentong had been achieved, Yu Wenshiji left, knowing that there was more to say.

"Xiangguo, go slowly!" Li Yuan sent Yuwen Shiji away and went back to his study.Although he was close to Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, he did not have any enemies with Li Shimin, but Li Shimin's cruel method of burning Li Yuanji to death and killing his family made him feel chilled and afraid.

This is not Li Yuan's unfounded worry. After all, throughout the ages, when new emperors came to the throne, almost without exception, they generously rewarded those who possessed the merits of the dragon, and they never relented when they made an example of those who resisted him.Judging from Li Shimin's performance, it is undoubtedly the same.

What made him even more chilled was that Li Shimin not only killed his brothers with the same father and mother, but also imprisoned his own father. This man has a vicious heart, three points better than animals.

Since I had a good relationship with the former prince, I must be the one who Li Shimin wants to liquidate. The reason why I can still live now is nothing more than my good reputation in Sichuan and the value of using it.

But what about later?
Just thinking about it makes Li Yuan shudder.

And this Yuwen scholar is Li Shimin's confidant, although he keeps saying "Holy One" and "Holy One", but Li Yuan knows that this is actually Li Shimin's meaning. In name, he wants his army to support Jinyuan City, but in reality?Could it be that he could no longer recruit soldiers and lost his use value, so Li Shimin was ready to kill the donkey?

This realization made Li Yuan hate, fear, and regret. He felt that Li Shimin's butcher knife was hanging over his head. Once the troops were lost, the fate of Li Yuanji's family would be his own tomorrow.

He also thought of Li Jiancheng, who was imprisoned by Li Shimin in Mianzhu County, and now there is news that he died at the hands of the Sui army, and he felt even more restless.

He believed the news that Li Jiancheng was dead, but he didn't die at the hands of the Sui army, but Li Shimin ordered his bodyguards to kill him. Afterwards, he gave the Sui army the bad name of killing his brother. It can be said that the remnants of the remnants of the Chinese Communist Party share the same hatred against the enemy, and it can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Li Yuan sighed in the room, restless.At this time, a beautiful woman with a graceful temperament and elegant demeanor brought a cup of hot tea into the study.

This beautiful woman is in her thirties, wearing a light blue white orchid skirt and a jade colored half arm, her face is like a full moon, her eyes are bright and her eyebrows are long, she is Li Yuan's concubine Webster, Webster's single name is Xiao, Her father Wei Yi and Li Yuan's father Li Zhe were generals in the same dynasty, and their relationship was very good.The two elders hit it off immediately, and their marriage was established as early as when they were children.

Li Yuan was older, and when Wei Xiao got married at the age of 16, the two had been married for more than ten years and had one son and two daughters.

Having lived with her husband for more than ten years, Webster knows that he is a person who hides his tears outside. When he returns home, he will smile at himself and his children, as if nothing has ever troubled him. Her husband is now Anxious, it was the first time she saw it.

Webster didn't know what happened, so worried, he came to visit his husband on the pretext of delivering tea.She put the teacup on the table and saw her husband standing up and pacing, sitting down and sighing, she also became nervous and frightened, and couldn't help asking softly: "Husband, is it possible that the Sui army is coming? "

"Women, don't ask too many questions!" Li Yuan replied impatiently.

Webster walked up to her husband and sat down, held his hand and said softly: "Husband, we have known each other since we were young, and we have been married for 16 years. I have never seen you so nervous and anxious. It must be a big deal." When things happen, the so-called one person counts the short, two people count the long, you just tell me, we will bear the big things together."

Being held by his wife's smooth and warm hand, Li Yuan calmed down a little, stroked his beloved wife's palm, sighed, and said very annoyedly: "I was cheated by the prince! He asked me to go to various places to recruit troops, but I also want to do my best for the country, so I ran around and used my word of mouth in Shu County to recruit [-] young and strong men from Shu County. Today he asked Yuwen Shiji to tell me that it must be the right time to send this army to the battlefield. I feel that I have nothing to use, so I plan to kill me. If I knew this, I shouldn’t have worked so hard to recruit soldiers. It’s a pity... alas, it’s too late to regret.”

"Husband!" Wei Shi was surprised: "Although I don't know about state affairs, I also know that the battle ahead is tense. Isn't it normal for the prince to send your army to support? Husband, are you worried too much?"

"If in the name of the Holy Majesty, a decree can transfer the army away normally, I wouldn't worry about it. But that's not the case!" Li Yuan said the meaning of Yuwen Shiji's words, and expressed his worries. Having said that, he finally said: "If the prince takes this army away, maybe we will be ransacked by him. I am very anxious now, and I don't know what to do."

"What should I do?" Wei Shi was so frightened that his face was pale and there was no trace of blood on his face, he said in a trembling voice.

"I'm in a mess right now, and I don't know what to do!" Li Yuan said in a very dazed manner.

"Now everyone is saying that Li and Tang are about to perish? Everyone has to say that the Sui Dynasty can kill the city of Chengdu casually, but such a simple matter, I really don't know what the emperor of the Sui Dynasty is waiting for." Webster complained angrily. : "If the Sui army broke through the city of Chengdu earlier, we might still have a way out because of Xiuning... Does he have to let Li Shimin kill us to be reconciled?"

The speaker had no intentions, but the listener had intentions, but Li Yuan's thoughts were moved by his wife's complaint.

This is indeed the case, the Sui army suppressed the Tang Dynasty in every aspect, defeating the Tang army is very simple, but why didn't Yang Tong?
Not long ago, when Yang Tong was investigating the case of the granary, he took the opportunity to cut off the hidden forces of the nobles such as the seven clans and five surnames, but now he seems to be procrastinating when facing the real enemy. Why is this?Could it be...

Li Yuan suddenly came to his senses, could it be that Yang Tong wanted to take advantage of the issue and use the battlefield of "the enemy and us are clearly distinguished" to deal with the Li family in Longxi, but he didn't want to bear too much notoriety, so he didn't launch it for a long time, but let Li Shimin do it ?This method is exactly the same as using Li Yuan to kill Guanlong nobles, southern gentry, and Yizhou tyrants.

In this way, even if Li Shimin didn't kill him, Yang Tong would definitely kill Li and his party members at the most suitable time, including himself.

Thinking of this, Li Yuan gasped, and sweat began to flow from his forehead.

Wei Shi wiped off his sweat with a handkerchief, and persuaded softly: "Husband, although we are also members of the Li family, Li Shimin has not treated us with any kindness, and he is really too unkind. Not only did he kill his own brothers and poor nephews, but he also forcibly took Princess Qi away afterwards. Such a corrupt and conscienceless person is indeed not worthy of your allegiance to the death. This time he is using you to recruit The army, let the Yuwen scholars threaten you, the next time will definitely kill us. Now that Li Tang is about to die, I think the husband still has soldiers in his hands, so let’s just surrender to the Sui Dynasty. I used to listen to the princess (Zheng Avalokitesvara) said that the prince said more than once that Emperor Shengwu was a man of temperament, and he also found out that Xiao Xian, a traitor who surrendered, saved the people of Jingzhou from the torment of war, and later became a high official in the Sui Dynasty... and Dou Jiande, because there The persecution of the people is well-known in Qingzhou, and he became a high official in the Sui Dynasty after he surrendered. My husband’s reputation in Yizhou is not bad. If you take the [-] troops to surrender the Sui Dynasty, you will also make a great contribution, even if you don’t become a Sui Dynasty in the future. The official of the court, how can I live on?"

Li Yuan nodded, "Let me think about this matter again."

. . . . . . . .

In the morning, Yang Tong opened his eyes, looked around subconsciously, and found that the little fairy who had been in his arms all night was gone.

Last night, Yang Qinfang, who was limp like a beautiful snake and begged for mercy, got up earlier than him, which really surprised Yang Tong.

In fact, this is because he doesn't understand women.

Perhaps in Yang Tong's eyes, a sleeping beauty with disheveled hair and blushing cheeks has a special taste, but ordinary smart women only want to present her most beautiful side to the man she loves, so Yang Tong Qinfang got up early before Yang Tong woke up, and when Yang Tong woke up, she appeared neatly dressed and radiant.

Thanks to its special terrain surrounded by mountains, the temperature in Shu County is very high, especially in the early autumn when the heat is still hot, like a steamer.Therefore, Yang Qinfang, who has no combat missions, wears looser and more comfortable regular clothes, a gauze double-breasted and narrow-sleeved shirt, and inside the gauze shirt, which is as thin as a cicada's wings, the tight-fitting "Myrobalan" wraps her plump body The crisp breasts make the tall and straight and the canyon outline an attractive hot curve.

"Husband, are you awake?" Yang Qinfang smiled sweetly, her eyes were bright and radiant, her rosy face was like a small cabbage after being irrigated by spring rain, it was so tender and tender.As the saying goes, women are those who please themselves, when she saw Yang Tong's astonished eyes, she knew that the morning's hard work was not in vain.

As if she was at home, she waited on Yang Tong to get up and dressed him virtuously and gently.

Yang Tong didn't like this kind of life like a parasite who stretched out his hands for clothes and opened his mouth for food, but after so many years, Yang Tong, who had become used to being served by his wife, finally became a parasite he hated.

The green salt for mouthwash is ready, and the toothbrush is made of ivory, and it is by no means a rough product made by ordinary wealthy people.The facial cleanser formulated with pearl powder, honey, ginseng, lotus root powder, almonds, etc. was the secret skin care recipe that Empress Xiao brought into the palace.

Not to mention, after using this thing, it can make the face smooth as jade, elastic and tight, the effect is really excellent,
Yang Qinfang didn't ask Shurawei and Luochawei to help, she couldn't stop people like Wei Fengwu, Changsun Wugou, Shui Tianji, Li Xiuning, Lu Qinghua, Xiao Yuexian, Yin Mingyue, Jiang Fengyi, but other women wanted to Yang Qinfang refused to touch her man.So she personally waited on Yang Tong to brush his teeth, wash his face, comb his hair and put on a hairpin like a little girl. Looking at Ai Lang who made herself look handsome, she hugged his arm very happily: "Sisters have gone to the military camp. Let me have breakfast!"

"Okay." Yang Tong said indifferently. To be honest, except for the days of marching in the Southern Expedition, he himself lived like a vacation, and he didn't feel the tension of being in the war at all.

The breakfast is relatively simple. A small cauldron is filled with fragrant green chicken porridge, green and white wild vegetables with mashed garlic, and freshly baked steamed cakes; the meat from the tiger that Yang Tong and Luo Shixin killed yesterday is also made into Thin white sliced ​​meat, then pickled deer preserved, red worm preserved...the portion of each dish is not much, and each dish is served in a small plate, but all kinds of dishes are not only delicious, but also very beautiful, served in porcelain Inside, it whets the appetite just by looking at it.

Yang Tong ate very deliciously, so he didn't realize that Yang Qinfang stopped his chopsticks when he was half full, and watched him eat with interest.Yang Tong asked, "What's wrong?"

Yang Qinfang smiled sweetly: "It's nothing, I just like watching you eat."

These tender and affectionate words, like the orchid-like musk fragrance on her body, slowly penetrated into Yang Tong's heart, and the delicious food seemed to be even more fragrant.However, Yang Tong knows the knowledge of keeping fit if you are hungry or not drinking when you are thirsty, so he doesn't eat when he is [-]% full.

Yang Qinfang brought him tiger bone soup again.

Yang Tong stirred the soup with a spoon, took a sip of the thick but not greasy delicious soup, and asked casually, "You said you had a stomachache the day before yesterday? Did you have a child?"

"No! That one, that one came this morning..." Yang Qinfang shook her head, touched her elastic belly with a red face, and whispered expectantly: "Husband, I also want to have a baby." A child, a child is funny."

"Of course I have no objection." Yang Tong glanced at her with a half-smile, "After your day is over, let's work hard together."

"Okay!" Yang Qinfang was overjoyed, she was about to say something, but was interrupted by Wang Xiongdan's rough and loud voice: "My lord, General Luo, Fang Shangshu and Ling Shangshu are asking to see you in the big tent."

The cozy atmosphere is gone.

"Got it, I'll be there soon." Yang Tong walked out of the back tent.

As soon as he went out, he saw Wang Xiongdan violently dragging a big guy on the ground by his hind legs.

Yang Tong's face turned dark, and this guy actually brought back a giant panda. The giant panda with black and white hair had two dark circles under its eyes, and looked naive.

Fortunately, this thing has rough skin and thick flesh, so it can't be killed easily. In order to obtain a complete skin, Wang Xiongdan just knocked it unconscious, but didn't kill it. Don't look at the giant panda's naive, harmless to humans and animals. It was the result of artificial breeding in later generations, but now they are the most ferocious beasts in the mountains and forests. According to people in Shu, they are more dangerous than tigers and leopards.

Yang Tong never dreamed that Wang Xiongyi just heard people say that this thing is fierce yesterday, and he came back early this morning after doing a lot of work.He looked at the unlucky bear with dark circles on the ground, and said, "This thing looks quite interesting. Since you didn't kill it, you might as well take it to Luoyang Xiyuan and raise it."

"That's no problem!" Wang Xiongdan said with a nonchalant smile, "There are too few of them, so I will take someone to the mountains today to catch a few more, preferably young ones."

"You can figure it out." Yang Tong warned, "Don't focus on hunting, if you delay the business, I won't spare you."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, you will be careful in the end, and you will never delay the business." Wang Xiongdan said hastily.

"It's good to have a sense of proportion." Yang Tong ignored the man and the beast, and walked quickly to the front tent.

"See Your Majesty." Luo Shixin, Fang Xuanling, and Ling Jing saw Yang Tong coming, and hurriedly got up to greet him.

"Exemption." Yang Tong sat down on the main seat, looked at the cheerful Fang Xuanling and Ling Jing, and asked with a smile: "Let me guess, is it Li Shimin who sent the army here again, or is there a change in the city of Chengdu? "

"It wasn't Li Shimin who sent troops, it was Yu Chigong, Wang Fubao, and Yao Junsu who drove Liu Hongji out of Wudu County." Ling Jing smiled and presented a translated eagle letter to Yang Yu, saying: "Please have a look. "

"Oh? Let me take a look." Yang Tong took the battle report and read it carefully. It mentioned Duan Zhixuan's death in Shunzheng City and Wei Xiaojie's death in Dangchang City. , Liu Hongji, who had lost his troops and generals, was forced to cede to Wudu County and urgently withdrew his troops to the south.

Although Tang Jun's defeat was within Yang Tong's expectation, the news of Duan Zhixuan and Wei Xiaojie's death still made Yang Tong somewhat astonished.

That's all for Wei Xiaojie, this Duan Zhixuan is a famous official and general in history, his ability is absolutely not bad, but now he died in the hands of Yuchi Baoqi and a few soldiers, now it sounds, it is also unbearable Sigh.As for Liu Hongji giving up Wudu County and unifying the northern part of Yizhou, it was not only a surprise, but also let Yang Tong see the courage of this famous general.

Although fleeing without fighting a battle sounds a bit useless, but it is undoubtedly the most wise decision to evacuate urgently before the encirclement of the three armies is completed.It's just that the Long March is not so easy.

The northern and central parts of Yizhou have now become the territory of the Great Sui Dynasty. If the Tang army had only a few thousand people, Liu Hongji could hide in Daba Mountain and Minshan Mountain, where the Sui army had nowhere to look. However, he still has a large army of [-] troops , How could such a mighty army be able to hide from the eyes and ears of the Sui army?

What's more, Liu Hongji's ultimate goal is nothing more than Shu County and Ziyang. As long as he grasps these two key points, he will not be able to jump out of the Sui Army's "Five Fingers Mountain".

Therefore, the only advantage of withdrawing troops is to avoid the dilemma of being encircled on all sides, so that the Tang army can adopt layers of defense, and fight and go tactics to deal with the enemy on one side.

If there were no accidents, Yu Chigong, Wang Fubao, Yao Junsu, and Liu Gang should have already set up an ambush circle somewhere in Pingwu County or Yicheng County, waiting for Liu Hongji to sneak in.

"Liu Hongji's idea of ​​withdrawing to Shu County is good, but our generals are not standing still, and there is no suspense in this battle." Yang Tong said with a smile: "Now I am thinking, should we let Yu Chigong and the others take the lead?" Bring the army to Shu County."

"We already have a lot of troops around Shu County, and there is no need to mobilize the troops." Fang Xuanling paused for a moment, and made a calculation for Yang Tong: "The First Army, Fifth Army and All kinds of auxiliary soldiers add up to as many as 13; there are even more troops in the south of Shu County. Fifty to sixty thousand, totaling up, definitely no less than 30, this is already an overkill, if the Seventh and Ninth armies are also summoned, I am worried that there will be no place to set up a formation."

"That's true! Let Yu Chigong, Wang Fubao, and Yao Junsu end the battle early, and let the army rest on the spot. If these generals are interested, they can come to help."

In fact, Yang Tong is just talking. After all, the daily consumption of 10,000+ soldiers during the war is not a small amount. Although the imperial court is rich, it is not so profligate. Recruit and hire manpower, open more official roads, water conservancy, and strengthen the embankments of the Yellow River and Yangtze River.

What's more, the current 30 army has already overwhelmed the Tang Dynasty. If there are more troops, the Tang army may directly pick up the heads of Li and his son and surrender. This obviously violates Yang Tong's use of war. A strategy to wipe out the puppet elites of the Tang Dynasty.

After so many years of expulsion and pursuit by Yang Tong, the Chengdu Plain has become a hard-hit area flooded by aristocratic families. Although many aristocratic families were slaughtered by Li Yuan, according to the living style of the aristocratic families, he let Li Yuan Most of what Yuan Ji killed were superficially powerful forces who disobeyed him, while more forces actually subdued under Li Yuan's lustful power without saying a word.After Li Shimin seized power, in order to unite the forces of all parties to fight against the Sui Dynasty, in terms of policy, he gave the green light to such people and compromised with many interests to stabilize these forces.Therefore, it is easy for Li to destroy the Li Tang dynasty, but it is more difficult to eliminate these restless forces. In the period of governance, the court cannot use iron and blood to kill them randomly. But in this way, sooner or later, the Chengdu Plain will become the world of aristocratic families. .So the best way is to wipe them out in the name of destroying the enemy when the enemy is clear, so as not to jump out and cause trouble in the future.

"Saint is wise."

(End of this chapter)