First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 45 The Opportunity Is My Own Fight
43. Opportunities are won by oneself
Now the heavy rain is blocking, and then Song Laosheng is stationed in Huoyi. Even if Huoyi is defeated and all Linfen is taken, there will still be a strong Hedong.

Needless to say, Qu Tutong, a famous veteran with illustrious martial arts, is well known in the world, and although Yao Junsu is not as famous as Qu Tutong, Li Yuan just happened to know him.

Years ago, when Yang Guang was the King of Jin, Yao Junsu became an official because of his family background, serving Yang Guang as a confidant and attendant. At that time, Li Yuan was a thousand oxen and was on duty in the palace, so the two met.

Like Gao Deru, Yao Junsu is loyal to Yang Guangna, but what is different from Gao Deru is that Yao Junsu is loyal and courageous, and he is quite strategic. Li Yuan is also well aware of his ability.

So now Li Yuan is full of melancholy and melancholy. He really can't think of a way to solve it, so he uses his strengths and calls everyone to discuss together. It is impossible to give a good strategy on the spot without soldiers approaching the city, and without fighting with Teacher Song and others.

Li Shimin saw that everyone was sad and the atmosphere was gloomy, so he couldn't help frowning, and said loudly: "We are raising the rebel army and aiming to help the country. Now we only encounter a small setback, so we are so decadent and negative. How can we make things happen."

As soon as these words came out, it was like a bell in the morning and a drum in the evening, waking up everyone.

Li Jiancheng also echoed in a loud voice: "What Erlang said is true. Marching and fighting is nothing more than soldiers coming to cover up water and earth. No matter how good they are, Song Laosheng and Qu Tutong, they are just helping the tyrant and short-sighted people. How can I be full of civil and military personnel?" Is it mediocre?"

The words of Li Jiancheng and the two brothers attracted Liu Hongji, Yin Kaishan and others to agree, "The two young masters are right, he Song Laosheng Qu Tutong is not superhuman, so why not be afraid of him, as long as the sky clears, I will fight with him one game".

Seeing that the crowd was excited, Li Yuan didn't seem very happy. He opened his mouth for a moment of hesitation, but still didn't say anything. He just nodded and said, "In that case, let's go. Let's go down and think about some good strategies to defeat the enemy. Wait until the weather clears."

Seeing his father like this, Li Shimin's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly pulled Li Jiancheng back, "Brother, father...".

Li Jiancheng was also quite worried, and dragged Li Shimin to a remote place, "Father has always been cautious, but now that the rainstorm is continuous and there are strong enemies coming to stop him, I am afraid that my father will retreat in his heart."

"Advance leads to life, retreat leads to death," Li Shimin was furious. "Since ancient times, have you ever heard of a rebellion that retreated halfway through?"

Li Jiancheng also had a gloomy expression on his face, "Erlang, don't worry, let's see what father thinks." He said and looked at Li Shimin, "Once father decides to withdraw the army...".

"Admonition with death", Li Shimin said seriously, Li Jiancheng nodded when he saw this, patted Li Shimin on the shoulder and left.

After returning to the tent of the Youling Army Mansion, Li Shimin was still depressed.

Changsun Wuji on the side is no one, and it can be seen at a glance that Li Shimin is not worried about a powerful enemy, but is worried about Li Yuan's attitude, "Erlang, Pei Changshi's attitude is especially important now."

One word awakened the dreamer, Li Shimin nodded immediately, "The auxiliary machine reminded me very well, my father has always listened to Pei Ji's words, so I will go to him now."

After saying that, Li Shimin wanted to get up, but was held back by Changsun Wuji, "Now that the general has not made a decision, why did Erlang look for him?"

Li Shimin was a little helpless, "I'm afraid it will be too late after my father makes a decision."

In Lishi County, more than sixty miles northeast of Lishi County, there is a continuous mountain range, majestic and precipitous, with vertical and horizontal valleys, towering and straight. This mountain is called Longwang Mountain, also known as Zhenwu Mountain, and later named North Wudang Mountain.

At this time, five thousand soldiers and horses were quietly stationed in the forest in the unnamed valley on the side of Longwang Mountain. But if he accidentally approached, the secret whistle hidden in the dark would attack.

"General, this is the eighth mountain dweller," said the scout team, who was carrying a commoner in a rough brown shirt.

"The people are innocent, don't hurt their lives, let them go after we leave." The general in charge is Gao Junya, the scout nodded, and took the people aside to resettle them.

"When are we going to wait in this corner of the mountain?".

It's summer, and the weather is hot. It's not a good feeling to lurk in this mountain forest. Not only are insects, snakes, mosquitoes and ants infested, but it's also airtight, and the heat is unbearable. Yang Mao tore off his clothes, revealing the dense chest hair, and complained to the wind .

Gao Junya looked at the soldiers and horses resting in the forest, looked into the distance, and said only one word, "Wait".

Seeing this, Yang Mao scratched his head and stopped asking any more questions, while Chen Yanshou at the side thought for a while, but frowned and said, "General, when the Xihe River was broken, Youzhi suggested to persuade them to surrender in order to break down the morale of the enemy army, but we suggest waiting for the opportunity. When the siege lasted for a long time, the morale of the enemy army naturally fell. At that time, Youzhi said a word, "The opportunity is won by oneself, not given by others."

Gao Junya raised her brows when she heard this, and murmured: "The opportunity was won by myself...", whispered several times, and then looked at Yang Mao and Chen Yanshou with a look of joy behind her.

"Two months ago, Yang Zichong ordered the county officials to take the luggage and seize it back to Beijing, but the county officials took the luggage to the Liangshidu on the way. This was regarded by Yang Zichong as a great shame and shame.

In the past two months, Yang Zichong has been raising troops, and all men over the age of 14 in Lishi County have been forcibly conscripted into the army in order to attack Liang Shidu. I originally wanted to wait for Yang Zichong to attack Liang Shidu, and then take the opportunity to seize the city. Your sentence The words reminded me."

Chen Yanshou was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Youzhi's words reminded you."

Gao Junya ignored it, frowned for a moment, then looked at Yang Mao.

"Yang Mao, you lead 500 people, without banners or armor, pretending to be bandits, pretending to attack Lishi County at night, and then going west, you must make a big noise, threaten to defect to Liang Shidu, and come back after a circle."

Chen Yanshou's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he nodded in agreement: "Yang Zichong hated Master Liang to the bone, but now he pretends to be a bandit to attack the county and threatens to join Liang Shidu. This will anger Yang Zichong and give him the opportunity to start a war." reason".

Yang Mao laughed when he heard the words, "Bandits are my old profession, so I don't need to pretend."

Gao Junya stared at the words, Yang Mao hurriedly went down to prepare.

Lishi County, under the jurisdiction of five counties including Lishi, Zhongyang, Fangshan, Linxian, and Liulin, has a small area and a small population. It is a military city.

Although Yang Zichong was born as a literati, after he was demoted from Shijun, he did not rest on his laurels. The small Lishi County, a frontier military town, can withstand such a toss, the "land" is preserved, but the "people" are uneasy.

(End of this chapter)