First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 64 Gathering in Chang'an
62. Gathering in Chang'an
Although the Great Sui Dynasty was already in turmoil, there were still such a group of white-haired veterans who devoted their allegiance to it, and Gao Chong was filled with emotion.

For example, Zhang Xutuo, Yin Shishi, Qu Tutong, Song Laosheng and others, maybe their hearts still stay in the prosperous age of the founding emperor when the Turks were defeated in the north and the Chen Kingdom was destroyed in the south.

Seeing that he failed to commit suicide, Qu Tutong was deeply saddened, pointing to his personal guards and weeping, "You have trapped me in infidelity and injustice".

"Old General Qu Tutong, you have tried your best." Gao Chong couldn't help being awed when he saw Qu Tutong was so loyal.

Hearing this, Qu Tutong's heart was touched, he was stunned for a long time, then he faced the direction of Yangzhou in the southeast, knelt down again and again, "The minister was defeated with all his strength, and I have reported to the sage Long En, the gods of heaven and earth, I have observed it", then he stood up and captured him.

"There are rumors in the Sui army that it is better to eat three buckets of green onions than Qu Tutong. It can be seen that Qu Tutong's prestige is high. Now that he has surrendered, he will definitely hit the hearts of the Sui army." Li Shimin stood by the Yellow River, full of spirits .

But Gao Chong whispered from the side: "I was just captured, and I haven't surrendered yet."

Li Shimin paused when he heard the words, and glared at Gao Chong, a little speechless, then waved his hands and said: "That's not important, the important thing is that he is already in the Tang camp, that's enough."

It seems that this old general Qu Tutong has already been "surrendered". As long as it is publicized to the outside world that Qu Tutong is in the Tang camp, he will surrender if he does not surrender.

Gao Chong was speechless secretly, it seems that Li Er is already very dark-bellied now.

Tongguan, all the Sui military equipment in the pass saw Qu Tutong's reinforcements coming. At first, the army's morale was greatly shaken and their confidence soared. , The morale of the Tongguan guards suddenly fell to the bottom.

Li Jiancheng seized the opportunity and stormed the city. After a bloody battle, Wang Changxie, the leader of the army, took the lead and went to the city first, beheading Sui general Liu Gang, and then captured Tongguan. So far, Chang'an, the capital of the Sui Dynasty, has become an isolated city.

At this time, Li Yuan was stationed in Gaoling, Li Jiancheng captured Tongguan, Li Shentong, Li Xiuning and other Li clans stationed troops in Jingyang, Duan Lun stationed in Lantian, Yin Qiao stationed in the old city of Han Chang'an, Li Zhongwen and He Pan stationed troops in Acheng, and Li Shimin captured Qu Tutong. Stationed in Weinan, Guanzhong has already planted Tang character banners all over, and Tang troops from all directions gradually gathered in Chang'an City.

On the third day of October, Li Yuan arrived in Chang'an City and camped at Chunming Gate, the east gate of Chang'an. In the next few days, a steady stream of Tang troops gathered outside Chang'an City, with a total of more than [-] soldiers. The mighty camp was full of darkness. , which can't be seen at a glance, lined up to the other side of the Bahe River.

In the large tent of the Chinese army, Li Yuanduan sat at the head, and everyone in the tent sat in rows. Gao Chong looked at them one by one, and there were many unfamiliar faces, such as Sun Hua, Li Shentong, Li Zhongwen and others, and some of them had only met a few. Li Xiuning, Duan Lun and others in front of him.

Seeing the civil servants and generals gathered together, Li Yuan was very happy. Grandma's face was full of smiles, she twirled her beard, glanced around, and kept nodding.

"Since I started the army, I have won many battles and victories. Today, more than [-] troops gathered in Chang'an City. It is so majestic. When the victory is completed, all of you here will have to contribute."

Hearing Li Yuan's words, everyone in the room was in high spirits. As long as Chang'an City is destroyed, Duke Tang will be promoted to the throne, and even the country will be established. Without exception, everyone here will be the founder of the country.

As for Pei Ji, Gao Junya, and Liu Wenjing who sat closest to Li Yuan's head, they were respectively the official residence of the Great General's Mansion Chief Shi, Bie Jia, and Sima. These three people will undoubtedly be the most important at that time.

"My lords, the decisive battle is imminent. If you have any thoughts on this battle, you can speak freely." Li Yuan continued to use his greatest strengths and brainstorm.

Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, for a while, no one spoke first.

Unavoidably cold, Pei Ji coughed, and said directly: "I'm waiting for more than [-] troops here, so I don't need to use any tactics. When the siege equipment is complete, I can directly push the army forward, and break through Chang'an with the force of thunder, shocking everyone. The world, to declare Tang Gong's power."

As soon as this remark was made, it was very much in line with the wishes of the generals present. Li Shimin also waved his fist, "A 20 army, even with one mouthful of saliva, can flood the city of Chang'an."

Gao Chongzhi rolled his eyes when he heard that, if it wasn't for the inappropriate occasion, he would have made a few high and low sentences.

At this time, Gao Junya said: "Mr. Tang, if you want to achieve great things, you need to win the hearts of the people. We are waiting for 20 troops here, stretching for several miles. The 20 troops come from different places and different generals. If the military orders are not strictly enforced, For fear of disturbing the people."

"What Junya said is true. From now on, Chang'an City will be our core, and we must not lose the hearts of the people." Pei Ji also nodded.

"Exactly, we are the righteous army to help the country, and we must not harass the people."

"If you harass the people, it is no different from bandits."

Brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin also nodded in agreement.

Li Yuan nodded slightly when he heard the words, also thinking about this question.

At this time, there was an unharmonious voice, "Biejia Gao, are you saying that the soldiers of the generals have no military discipline?"

A stern look flashed in Gao Chong's eyes, and he didn't need to look at him to know that this strange voice must have come from Liu Wenjing.

Liu Wenjing's words were extremely blunt, and the complexions of the generals also changed. Newly attached "big bandits" such as Qiu Shili and Li Zhongwen looked at Gao Junya with unfriendly expressions when they heard the words.

Li Yuan frowned, waved his hands and said: "Jun Ya has no such intentions, Zhao Ren is serious." After speaking, he glanced at Liu Wenjing, and a trace of impatience flashed deep in his eyes. He recalled what Pei Ji said to him that day: "Liu Zhaoren refused to accept being under Junya, and often uttered wild words, threatening to kill Junya in the future to raise his eyebrows."

Li Yuan is cautious by nature, and now that things are about to happen, what he cares about at this time is Wang Tu's hegemony, and he should put the overall situation first. Li Yuan is very displeased with Liu Wenjing's apparent internal struggle.

Pei Ji lowered his head and cast a casual glance at Liu Wenjing, as if looking at a dead person.

"Orders are issued that all officers and soldiers of the army are not allowed to leave camp without a general order, sneak into villages, and disturb the people. Anyone who violates these three orders will be subject to military law."Li Yuan slapped the desk and shouted sharply, he knew very well that the hearts of the people must not be lost.

What's more, Pei Gao and Li Jiancheng's brothers, the opinions of these four people are enough to make Li Yuan firm in his determination, even if everyone else in the room opposes it, it is useless.

All the generals solemnly agreed, but only Li Zhongwen and the others seemed to be a little unhappy. They were born as giant bandits and defected to Li Yuan. At this time, they were provoked by Liu Wenjing, and their self-esteem suddenly became troubled, and they were resentful. hostility.

Liu Wenjing kept staring at the reactions of Li Zhongwen and the others, seeing that Li Zhongwen's face was really gloomy, she couldn't help but feel secretly happy, but she didn't know that the praying mantis was catching the cicada and the oriole, and Pei Ji was secretly observing Liu Wenjing, so he was secretly smiling.

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