At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 693 All-round Contest

Li Shimin led his troops back for [-] miles, and stopped to set up camp in front of a slightly higher slope, and set up a banner of King Qin on the highest point of the slope, so that all the soldiers of the three armies could clearly see it.

At this time, the red sun was setting and the sunset was like blood. Gao Bufan also ordered to stop the attack. He set up a camp two miles away from the Tang army, buried pots for cooking, and stepped up the construction of fortifications.

Although the Qi army has the upper hand, but in terms of strength, it is still the Tang army that has the upper hand, so Gao Bufan and Xu Shiji dare not take it lightly.

It is now the end of the first lunar month, and the severe cold is about to end. Spring is approaching. Gao Bufan pushed aside a piece of dry grass on the ground with his feet, and found that there is a faint green color from the ground. It is estimated that after a few continuous spring rains, the place will be full of greenery.

Although Hanoi County is just across the river from Luoyang, it still belongs to the Hebei Plain because it is to the north of the Yellow River. To the north of it are the majestic Taihang and Wangwu Mountains. From where Gao Bufan stands now, the distant The Taihang Mountains are clearly visible.

Du Ruhui lightly stroked his beard and said happily: "There are still ten days until the second dragon rises in February. Spring plowing is just around the corner. This year's harvest on the fertile soil in the Central Plains will belong to King Qi. Don't delay the farming season."

Gao Bufan smiled and said: "Don't worry, Mr. Du, it's just right after this battle, and the spring plowing will not be delayed."

"I hope so, what is the current situation in Luoyang?" Du Ruhui changed the subject.

Gao Bufan cried bitterly: "Everything is busy, my king's head is getting big, this Minister's order is not easy to handle."

Du Ruhui laughed dumbly and said: "Everything is difficult at the beginning, not to mention that now there is a lot of waste waiting to be done, and it will be fine after a while when it is on the right track. At this time, it is necessary to recruit talents."

"Wuji is already doing this matter, but the manpower is still insufficient. After a period of time, when it stabilizes, this king plans to transfer Mr. Wei from Youzhou to Luoyang." Gao Bufan said.

Du Ruhui nodded, and said meaningfully: "It's time for the concubines to come to Luoyang."

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "This matter is not urgent. There are still many local forces in the Central Plains that have not been wiped out, and Li Tang still occupies Hongnong and Shangluo in the west of Luoyang. Wugou and the others should stay in Youzhou for the time being. Let’s pick them up when the time is right.”

Du Ruhui didn't mention it anymore after hearing the words, there was really no need to rush this matter, anyway, Luoyang, the eastern capital, was already in hand, King Qi could ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor at any time, there was no need to rush, it would not be too late after Luoyang was settled.

Xu Shiji's losses were counted, and the casualties also exceeded [-], of which over [-] were killed.

Gao Bufan ordered the corpses of the fallen soldiers to be collected, and the wounded were treated. Compensation work was also carried out at the same time, and then some of the captured spoils were rewarded to those who made meritorious deeds to boost the morale of the armed forces.

For several days in a row, Tang Jun and Qi Jun stood still. After all, in the previous battle, both sides suffered serious blood losses and needed to take a good rest and recover.

Naturally, Gao Bufan is not in a hurry. Now that Li Mi has been wiped out, Wang Shi led the remnant troops westward to Wangwu County, which is no longer a threat. Liyang Cang, Luokou Cang, Heyang Cang, and Luoyang are all controlled by him. Here, there is sufficient food and grass, and logistics resources are continuously brought in, but Li Shimin's logistics supplies are very difficult.Therefore, Li Shimin was willing to confront, and Gao Bufan was willing to accompany him to the end. Every extra day, the Qi army's chances of winning would increase by one point.

Li Shimin obviously understood this, so on the fourth morning, he ordered to take the initiative to attack. Tang general Wang Junkuo led an army to fight in front of the formation, and Xu Shiji sent Shan Xiongxin to fight. The two sides fought fiercely for half a day, regardless of the outcome. .

In the afternoon, Li Shimin sent Hou Junji and Wei De (Li Shanfei) to fight, while Gao Bufan sent Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin to fight until sunset on the west mountain. The outcome was also close, and they each returned to the camp and agreed to fight again tomorrow.

However, in the middle of the night that day, both sides attacked each other's camp by coincidence. Although none of them succeeded in the end, the battle was quite fierce. Generals Ma Yuangui, Zhou Chao, and Wang Deren were killed in battle, and Wang Junkuo was captured by Qin Shubao.

On the morning of the fifth day, the Qi army and the Tang army fought again, and the scale was even bigger. Except for the armored heavy cavalry, all arms were sent to the field, and they fought until the evening, causing great casualties on both sides!
At this time, Li Shimin finally couldn't stand it any longer, so he had to retreat quietly at night, not even the tents. At about dawn, the scouts of the Qi army found something unusual, and they approached for reconnaissance, and found that the Tang army had gone to the nest and emptied it. Report it now.

Gao Bufan was also unambiguous, and ordered the cavalry to come out, biting their tails and chasing them all the way. In the end, the Tang army paid a price of 5000 people, and then fled into Wanzi City in Taihangxing in embarrassment.

Taking advantage of the victory, the Qi army attacked fiercely and broke into the city that day. The Tang army hurriedly withdrew to Tianjingguan in the Taihang Mountains. Gao Bufan then ordered to stop the pursuit and retreat to Wanzi City to guard the entrance of Taihangxing.

In this way, the first all-round contest between the Qi army and the Tang army was temporarily over, known as the Battle of Hanoi in history.In this battle, both the Tang Army and the Qi Army suffered great losses, but it ended with the Qi Army winning. The Qi Army not only successfully resisted a wave of planned counterattacks from the Tang Army, but also drove the Tang Army out of Hanoi County. The north of Luoyang was stabilized.

Next, Gao Bufan ordered Xu Shiji to lead an army of [-] to Wangwu County, to clean up Wang Shichong, who was at the end of his life, and summoned Li Jing, ordering him to lead the army south to attack Taiyuan. The spoils and prisoners returned triumphantly to Luoyang City.

When Gao Bufan returned to Luoyang, the whole city was full of excitement. Yang Tong once again led civil and military officials out of the city ten miles to meet him.

This is really a double happiness, and naturally we have to create an atmosphere. Gao Bufan simply ordered the opening of Hanjia warehouse, Luoyang warehouse, Heyang warehouse and Liyang warehouse. Half stone grain.

One stone is equivalent to 120 catties, half a stone is [-] catties, tsk tsk, what a big deal, the people in the Central Plains are all rushing to tell each other, and there is joy, rushing to the major granaries.Some cunning people ran non-stop from this granary to another granary, intending to receive double rations. However, the officials had already thought of this level. Stamp the seal of the granary where it is located, hey, if you want to get a double portion, there is no way!

Although there is no way to receive double grain, most people are quite satisfied. Sixty catties of rice, mixed with wild vegetables and miscellaneous grains, is enough for several families to survive until the summer grain harvest, so the people are all grateful to Dade , They all ran to the gate of Shangshu Province to bow down, thank King Qi and Princess Danyang, and wish the two a happy marriage for a hundred years, give birth to a precious son early, and grow old together.

Although hundreds of thousands of shi of grain was dispatched in this way, Gao Bufan didn't feel distressed, because all industries are currently in depression. This move not only saved a lot of people, but also greatly stimulated economic recovery. This is the invisible long-term benefit of cultivating and producing hard.

In addition, since receiving food must have a household registration book, a large number of refugees and black households had to go to the local government to apply for naturalization documents. In just ten days, the counties around Luoyang alone had nearly 100,000 more people out of thin air. Not to mention a surprise.

The reason why the common people become refugees and black households is nothing more than committing crimes or evading taxation. After Gao Bufan learned about it, he ordered that, except for some who committed serious crimes, all the refugees and black households should not be blamed, and after re-naturalization, everyone The land can be distributed according to the land equalization order.

As a result, more refugees and black households went to the government to re-naturalize. Everyone was happy, not only got the household registration, but also got the rations, and the distribution of land. Can start spring plowing.

The people of the Central Plains, who have suffered the pain of war for many years, all burst into tears. God is sorry, it seems that the days of peace are coming back again.

Long live King Qi, thousand years old Princess Danyang, you are truly living Bodhisattvas who save the suffering!
(End of this chapter)