First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 381
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In Hebei, Liu Heita officially declared his anti-Tang when he broke through Yingzhou, and then erected the banner of the Eastern King of Han.

Guanzhou and Dongyanzhou responded one after another. In the whole of Hebei, there was almost no enemy Liu Heitai.

However, at this time, the Tang army from Guanzhong had arrived in Hebei, and the two sides were about to meet, and the war was imminent.

Shenzhou, Anping City, the government office, and Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan, the general manager of the Hebei Road Marching, led the army to Anping City.

In the governor's mansion, Li Daoxuan was full of vigor and high spirits, sitting high on the main seat, and all the generals in the hall sat in rows.

"Everyone, report back from the scouts. Liu Heitai has left Beizhou and is coming to Shenzhou. I am determined to give this thief a head-on blow. What do you think?" Li Daoxuan, who is nearly 19 years old, has an immature face, but his temperament is very heroic , unstoppable.

Seeing that no one answered, Li Daoxuan frowned and looked at Li Jing, "Li Changshi, what do you think?"

Li Jinglue pondered for a while, and echoed him: "What your majesty said is reasonable. The bandit army has been victorious in recent days, and they are arrogant. Now that the imperial army is here, if they don't win a big victory, they can restore the decline. I'm afraid that the people of Hebei will lose their hearts."

"Yes, that's the truth," Li Daoxuan was overjoyed.

"If we don't fight our army's prestige fiercely, the bandit army may think that they are invincible in the world. Most of the people are ignorant and ignorant. Seeing that the bandit army is so rampant, I'm afraid they think that the court is afraid of the bandit army, so they must fight hard."

Li Jing nodded in agreement, "It's just that we need to discuss where to fight. The main side is in our army, and we need to occupy favorable terrain in advance."

Li Daoxuan didn't care about this, as long as he could fight, he said straight away: "The sage told me when I went out to fight, that Li Changshi was familiar with the art of war, let me listen to your opinions more, and tell me, where is the right place to fight."

Hearing these words, Li Jing was a little moved. Li Daoxuan was pure in heart and would not speak nonsense, which showed that Li Yuan had really let go of his grudges towards him.

In fact, when Li Jing offended Li Yuan twice at the beginning, it was not because he had any opinion on Li Yuan, but Li Jing was a man of integrity and would not participate in those dirty things.

Li Yuan asked him to help collect BMWs in order to please Yang Guang, which in Li Jing's view was flattery, and Li Jing naturally refused.

It was not Li Jing who spread the word, he was not a gossiper, and after the word was spread, Li Jing didn't even bother to go to Tang Guogong's house to explain.

As for reporting Li Yuan's treason, this is perfectly normal, after all, Li Jing was a courtier of the Sui Dynasty at that time.

The Li family was favored by the emperor. His father, Li Quan, was appointed as the prefect of Zhao County, and he was granted the title of Duke of Linfen; his grandfather was appointed as the governor of Yinzhou, and he was granted the title of Duke of Yongkang; At that time, Shi accompanied Yang Guang around and served as the evangelist...

In such a situation, it was impossible for Li Jing to just sit back and watch Li Yuan's rebellion, not to mention that Li Jing was the prime minister of Mayi County at that time, and was close to Taiyuan.

If Li Yuan rebelled, Ma Yi would be the first to bear the brunt. Whether it was out of loyalty or self-protection, it was reasonable for Li Jing to report Li Yuan.

It's just that the demise of the Sui Dynasty has become an established fact, and Li Jing has no choice but to accept it, which is also human nature.

Walking to the map, Li Jing thought carefully and pointed to Xia Bo, "My lord, most of Liu Heita's troops are cavalry, among which the Turkic elite cavalry are powerful, while our army has many infantry, and Xia Bo's terrain is rough, which is not conducive to cavalry charging. Array, you can array with this place."

Li Daoxuan was overjoyed when he heard the words, "Just as Li Changshi said, tomorrow morning, no, this afternoon, the whole army will go to the Bo, and this king will win a big victory here to prove the great power of the Tang Dynasty, and no offense is allowed."

The generals happily agreed, and as the commander, Li Daoxuan's unrelenting bravery also affected the morale of the soldiers.

Among the people present, only Yuan Guogong, Shi Wanbao, the deputy commander of the army, looked unhappy and didn't say a word.

Li Daoxuan walked all the way, gearing up, eager to try the battle, discussing military affairs would only ask Li Jing, and completely ignored him as the deputy general manager.

Now the two of them finalized the combat deployment after a question and an answer. From the beginning to the end, he, the deputy commander, became a decoration, which made the proud Shi Wanbao accept it.

Shi Wanbao came from the history royal family of the Western Regions. Although he was a barbarian, his background was not humble.

Grandfather Shi Gui was the governor of Yuanzhou in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and he was named Duke of Lingwu County.

His father, Shi Jing, was the general manager of Jingzhou in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and was named Duke of Taiping County.

The younger brother Shi Wanshou was the former Sui Zuo leading general.

His elder brother is Shi Wansui, a well-known general of the Sui Dynasty.

Shi Wanbao himself is also a famous ranger in Guanzhong. After Li Yuan raised his troops, Shi Wanbao actively responded in Guanzhong and assisted Princess Pingyang to welcome Li Yuan into the pass.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Shi Wanbaojue was granted the title of Duke Yuan, and he ranked second in the list of meritorious officials.

Such a person is now ignored by the 19-year-old clan and county king, and it is inevitable for Shi Wanbao to feel unhappy.

At noon, the army was assembled, and Li Daoxuan was in high spirits. With an order, the army marched to the Bo.

Li Jing is a master in the art of war, and he has studied deeply in the military formation.

After coming to Xiabo, Li Jing immediately led the troops to check the terrain. After returning to the camp, he deduced the most suitable army formation for infantry battle according to the terrain, and went to the central army camp excitedly.

"Shi Wanbao, you are so courageous. This king is the coach. Do you dare to disobey?"

Ten steps away from the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Jing heard Li Daoxuan's furious voice, Li Jing frowned, the battle is about to start, the generals disagree, this is a big taboo, so he quickened his pace immediately.

Seeing Li Jing coming, Li Daoxuan pointed to Shi Wanbao and said, "Li Changshi is here. Look at this fellow, how rude he dares to say that this king is brave enough to be a man."

Seeing that Li Daoxuan showed no mercy to himself in front of Li Jing, Shi Wanbao was also furious, stood up awkwardly, and angrily scolded: "When I joined the army to fight, you didn't know where you were, you brat How dare you be rude to someone?"

Although Li Daoxuan is the prince of the county, Shi Wanbao is really not afraid of him.

Li Daoxuan was young and arrogant, hearing the words was like adding fuel to the fire, he was even more furious, "You are so brave...".

Li Jing was busy trying to comfort him, pulling Shi Wanbao back, "Duke Yuan be careful with his words".

Shi Wanbao snorted coldly, shook off Li Jing, cast a cold glance at Li Jing, spat: "Snitcher's ears", then turned and left.

Li Jing looked sullen.

"This king will write a letter to impeach this official," Li Daoxuan said through gritted teeth.

"Your Majesty can't do it", Li Jing hurriedly tried to dissuade him, "during a great war, there should be no internal strife", and then, fearing that Li Daoxuan would not be able to swallow this breath, he added: "We will make calculations after returning to the court".

"It's still Li Chang's general knowledge of history," Li Daoxuan snorted coldly: "This bureaucrat is Hu Yi after all."

Li Jing's face changed slightly when he heard the words, Li Daoxuan's words were a bit too serious, although Shi Wanbao is a barbarian from the Western Regions, but now he has been Sinicized, if Shi Wanbao hears these words, he will definitely turn against each other.

(End of this chapter)