People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 979: Li Zhi and Li Xian, father and son fight

Xiaohuashi Gorge, drizzle is hazy.

Above the level, Li Xuan stood calmly.

Wearing a black battle armor, holding an eight-sided Han sword in his hand, he looked at the Dahuashi Gorge Pass in the distance.

It has now been retaken by the Tibetans.

Wang Xiaojie occupied it for only two months before it was recaptured by the Tibetans.

The city itself was built to guard against enemies coming from the north. The wall to the south was lower and the valley was vast, making it difficult to defend.

So when Lun Qinling led the army to attack, Wang Xiaojie only defended for one day and then retreated.

Li Xuan turned his head to look in the direction of Wuhai, and a thick city appeared at the end of his sight.

Liu Shenli transferred a lot of craftsmen to Wang Xiaojie, but those craftsmen, as well as the equipment shipped later, were all used in renovating Wuhai City Pass.

Where are the manpower and material resources invested in Dahuashi Gorge?

But Xiaohuashixia is different.

Li Xuan pressed her hand on the hard female wall, and a solid feeling came immediately.

Since he occupied it, he has mobilized many craftsmen to carry out renovations.

In the canyon, above Guancheng, and in the mountains further away, there are figures of Li Xuan's soldiers in action.

All of them have been strictly repaired according to Liu Shenli's method of repairing mountain roads.

This place has long been a brutal and murderous fortress.

Liu Shenli said that Li Xuan was preparing to flood Shixia, which was not a lie.

Li Xuan did make such preparations, but that was the last resort here, not the trump card that should be played now.

However, Liu Shenli didn't have many options. If he wanted to defend Wu Hai, he had to let Li Xuan play his cards now.

Li Xuan never thought that on the battlefield where the army was fighting, there would be the emperor's sinister political manipulation.

Xue Rengui was used by the emperor to balance Liu Shenli. Even if Li Xuan had followed Li Xuan's original plan, Xue Rengui's military merit would be the highest and would even overwhelm Liu Shenli.

If he is unable to obtain due military merit, Liu Shenli's path to the cabinet will be hindered, and he may even be replaced by Xue Rengui.

This was the emperor's plan to let Xue Rengui join the cabinet, while Liu Shenli remained his Minister of Industry.

No one has ever said these things openly, but in fact, everyone who knows about this matter knows the game involved.

Xue Rengui knew it, Liu Shenli knew it, Li Jingxuan knew it, and now, even Li Xuan knows it.

But Liu Shenli was unwilling.

For myself and for the prince.

……

There was a burst of fast footsteps moving forward behind him, and Yao Yi then appeared solemnly behind Li Xuan: "Your Majesty."

"How's it going with Wang Xiaojie?"

Li Xuan did not turn around, but still looked at the Dahuashi Gorge in the distance, as if he could see the location of Lun Qin Mausoleum from here.

"Yi arrived in Wuhai a few days ago and handed over the prince's letter. General Zhonglang immediately became furious and severely reprimanded the deputy general who came to Changzhou to ask for military rations.

Originally, everything ended here, but the deputy general said a few words of dissatisfaction, and then General Zhonglang dragged the person out and gave him thirty military sticks. After that, General Zhonglang said, everything is as arranged by the prince. "

Yao Yi looked at Li Xuan cautiously. There was something he wanted to say in his heart, but he held it back.

Although Wang Xiaojie's attitude and tone were very polite, Yao Yi vaguely felt that Wang Xiaojie seemed a little dissatisfied with Li Xuan.

But facing the powerful Li Xuan, he could only suppress this dissatisfaction.

After all, even though Wang Xiaojie had outstanding abilities, his status in the emperor's heart was still far inferior to that of Li Xuan.

He could only suppress his dissatisfaction temporarily.

But only temporarily.

What a proud warrior!
"Today afternoon, his general will be the first to attack. I think Lai Lun Qin Ling will want to capture him alive. Next, Wang Xiaojie will send out a large army to try to snatch him back, but Lun Qin Ling will probably send troops to stop him. Then it’s time for us to take action.”

It is not unusual for Zhou Yu to have a yellow cover.

Li Xuan looked sideways at Yao Yi and said gently: "Chang Shi, when we send out troops in the afternoon, everything is up to you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yao Yi earnestly handed over his hand. He knew that Li Xuan was still venting his anger on his behalf.

In the current situation, as long as the man is about to attack, his life will fall into Li Xuan's hands.

As long as Li Xuan sends troops a little later, the general will most likely be killed in the hands of the Tubo people.

He was even captured alive as Li Xuan said.

But Yao Yi couldn't bear the consequences, and neither could Li Xuan.

"Your Majesty, after all, he is a confidant of General Zhonglang, and General Zhonglang has high hopes for him." Yao Yi reminded cautiously.

"Don't worry, I won't miss the opportunity." After a slight pause, Li Xuan looked at Yao Yi and said, "Chang Shi has never been in the army and doesn't know much about what's going on inside.

The men in the army are more direct and don't know much about the world, so if you want to convince them, you have to show more strength than them... Wang Xiaojie is the same way. "

Wang Xiaojie is unruly and domineering, how could Li Xuan not know that?
But that's how it is in the military. If you are not strong, then you will lose everything you should have in the military.

The Confucian approach will not work in the military.

"In this case, please choose the time to go to war carefully, the military situation is the most important thing." Yao Yi deeply handed over.

Li Xuan did not answer Yao Yi, but said softly: "Chang Shi has been here for a long time, what do you think of this level?"

Yao Yi looked solemn and said in a deep voice: "The Tubo people don't have 2 people. I'm afraid they won't be able to capture this place easily. In addition, there are mountains..." "Yes, there are also dams on the mountains that have been blocked for three months." Li Xuan Looking towards the top of the mountain, you can vaguely see a trench rushing down.

Li Xuan said softly: "In the battle of Dafeichuan, no one can guarantee that the Tang Dynasty will win and Tubo will be defeated."

Yao Yi's breathing stagnated slightly, and then he listened carefully to Li Xuan's statement.

"If the Tang Dynasty wins, then I can use this place to prevent him from retreating after the defeat of Lun Qinling and leave him behind completely." Li Xuan clenched his fist fiercely.

If Qinling can be killed here, then the entire Changzhou will no longer have to worry about the threat of Tibet.

Looking sideways at Yao Yi with a solemn expression, Li Xuan sighed softly and said: "If this battle goes against the Tang Dynasty, I can also use this place to rush through Lun Qinling's retreat, forcing him not to slow down his advance. Step by step, give Datang a chance to breathe."

"Yao Yi admires your prince's grand intentions." Yao Yi bowed seriously, and then said: "What if Lun Qinling is not in a hurry to pursue me after General Zhonglang retreats, but instead concentrates part of his strength to attack me, what should I do? ?”

"Chang Shi, do you think in the eyes of Lun Qinling, which one is more important, the king or the army?" Li Xuan asked rhetorically.

"It's the army that's important."

"In this case, when the army retreats, how can Qinling give the army a chance to regroup in Dafeichuan? Naturally, they will pursue and fight fiercely. In this case, if you are slow, the chances of the Tubo people winning will be greatly reduced. .”

Li Xuan snorted lightly and said, "Under the overall situation, he doesn't have much choice."

"If before the army retreats, he will risk everything to attack us." Yao Yi looked at Li Xuan seriously.

"So this king is back." Li Xuan looked calm. If Lun Qinling came to attack with all his strength, then he would use all his strength to deal with Lun Qinling.

"If the prince is really so sure, then what difference does it make whether the decisive battle takes place in Wuhai or Dafeichuan?" Yao Yi expressed the biggest hesitation in his heart.

"Yeah, it's Wuhai or Dafeichuan, what's the difference?" Li Xuan sighed softly and turned to look in the direction of Wuhai.

If there is a decisive battle in Wuhai, then we will support Liu Shenli and the prince.

If there is a decisive battle in Dafeichuan, then we will support Xue Rengui and the emperor.

That's the difference.

"Dong Zhao Guo is coming soon." Li Xuan suddenly whispered. Yao Yi was slightly startled, and then his expression changed.

Zhao Guogong, Zhongshu Ling Li Jingxuan.

Another person has come to share in the military exploits on the battlefield.

Li Xuan waved her hand and said: "No matter what, I am in charge of everything. Order Qiu Zhenmu to prepare for attack; order Yan Tao to prepare for city defense; order Li Yi to release water at any time."

"Here!" Yao Yi immediately handed over his hands and turned around with a solemn expression to give the order.

Li Xuan looked at Zhou Qian and Su Baotong on the other side and said, "You also go and prepare, I may attack at any time."

"Here!" Zhou Qian and Su Baotong immediately retreated.

Li Zhu stood behind Li Xuan silently.

Li Xuan looked at the Dahuashi Gorge in the distance, lost in thought, and said quietly: "Everyone has their own calculations, but no one has thought about it, is Lun Qinling really that easy to deal with?"

Li Zhu bowed slightly.

"Send the order for Nuanquan Station to start preparations."

"Here!"

……

Dahuashi Gorge, with countless Tubo cavalry protruding from it.

One of them was heading towards Wuhai, one was heading towards Xiaohuashi Gorge, and the one in the middle was heading directly towards the Bitter Sea.

As soon as more than a dozen grain trucks rushed out of the swamp, they were attacked head-on by the Tibetans.

Since the fall of Dahuashi Gorge, harassment of grain roads by Tibetans has become more and more common.

Li Xuan stood on the city wall and looked at the three thousand Tubo cavalry who appeared to be rushing towards Xiaohuashi Gorge, but were actually trying to block the road. Their expressions were terrifyingly calm.

After passing the three thousand cavalry, Li Xuan looked towards the Dahuashi Gorge. He knew in his heart that Lun Qinling already knew that he was back.

Li Xuan turned around and looked in the direction of the sea of ​​suffering.

A thousand cavalry suddenly came out from behind the grain team. The tall and strong man leading them was none other than Hei Te Changzhi.

Black-toothed Changzhi waved the eight-foot-long spear in his hand and charged into the Tubo cavalry with excitement on his face, instantly bringing up countless blood mist.

Li Xuan smiled softly, Wang Xiaojie was enough to give Qin Ling a headache, and now he had to add Hei Te Changzhi.

Tens of thousands of cavalry came out in three groups. The Tibetan cavalry that Hei Te Changzhi faced head-on was less than [-]. He only had a thousand elite men, which was enough to charge and kill at will.

At this moment, there was a "dong" sound and the heavy drum beat.

The next moment, a thousand cavalry followed and came out of Wuhai.

The leader was none other than Chen Tong, the general of Zuo Weilang who went to Xinghai to collect food.

"Kill!" Chen Tong, with endless anger, rushed directly into the Tubo army, tore a big hole in an instant, and then killed him fiercely.

In an instant, countless Tubo cavalry fell to the ground.

……

At this time, Li Xuan stood on the top of the city, looking at the Tibetan cavalry who were killed and retreating, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

This is not a false defeat, but these Tubo cavalry are not the real elite of Lunqinling at all.

Silently, the two Qianqi who were originally at the back were already brushing against the edge of the battlefield and were killing Chen Tong and Hei Te Changzhi.

On Qin Ling took action.

The fish is hooked.

(End of this chapter)