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Shen Mu has the urge to hold her in his arms, it must be a very intoxicating enjoyment, especially when he recalls her hateful gesture of rejecting people thousands of miles away; but he is only fantasizing in his head, but he will not take actions.He didn't know what to say to say: "Long time no see."

Linglong glanced at him coquettishly, frowned slightly, and said slightly annoyed: "Why are you staring at him so intently? Is it because you have forgotten me?"

Shen Mu was taken aback secretly, thinking that when a woman said such resentful words, she must have a lot of affection and forced herself to express her position.He couldn't help thinking of the sad past when he said goodbye to Shang Xiufang in Chang'an but waited for nothing, coughed dryly and said, "How could I forget Miss Jiao? Come in and talk about it?"

Linglongjiao shook her head and said: "I am ordered by the Holy Majesty to go to Changping immediately to monitor the Tang army's movements. Before leaving, I just came to say hello to the young commander."

From Tongguan to Luoyang, the water route passes through the Yellow River, and the land route exits the Tongluo official road. Changping is located in the middle of the Tongluo official road, tightly strangling the south bank of the Yellow River. Economically or militarily, it is a battleground for military strategists.

When the cities in the Guandong surrendered to the Li Clan, Changping was still firmly in the hands of Wang Shichong, but if it fell into the hands of Li Shimin, the Tang army in Guanzhong would be able to go straight out of Tongguan, pass through Hongnong to Changping, or arrive at the north of Luoyang by water. As its only main road on land, it attacked Mianchi and Cijian, two important towns on Luoguan Road in Xitong, Luoyang.

Shen Mu said, "How does Miss Jiao know that I'm here?"

Linglong rolled her eyes at him and said: "It's rare for me to hide what happened here. Sigh, I really don't understand how the Holy Majesty treats you like this, yet you are still willing to help him."

Shen Mu smiled bitterly and said, "This is called interest. Miss Jiao should understand what kind of person Wang Shichong is, why is he still in love with the inn? Once Luoyang falls, is it not a joke?"

Linglong Jiao shrugged her shoulders, revealing her charming and coquettish attitude inadvertently, wrinkled her nose and said: "He is following orders. If he dies, I will be free, and then I will transfer to your banner to be a little spy!" "

Shen Mu said dejectedly: "I hope I still have my life to enjoy that blessing."

Linglongjiao slightly annoyed: "Young Marshal, how can you be so unconfident in yourself, don't tell you." A tumbling, dexterous civet cat arrived on the top of the wall, did not forget to say goodbye to him, and quickly disappeared outside the wall.

Shen Mu shook his head and smiled wryly, he had a deep understanding of Li Shimin's great talent and skill in using soldiers.Unless Wang Shichong immediately abdicated to him, or entrusted all the military power to Shen Mu, there might still be a little chance of reversal.This is not because he thinks that he is superior in strategy and can compete with Li Shimin, but at least he can appease the generals under Wang Shichong who have long been renounced, and employ people according to their talents, instead of only knowing how to appoint relatives like Wang Shichong.

From now on, until the city of Luoyang is broken, it will be the most important time for his young commander.The longer this period, the better for him.He will meet with Xuan Yong, Bai Wenyuan, Bu Tianzhi and others through Yang Gongqing to arrange offensive and defensive plans.Only by winning his hometown Jiangdu can he hope to win the world and compete with the invincible Li Shimin in the Central Plains.

For the next fifteen days, Shen Mu stayed at home, devoting himself to digesting the precious experience he learned from Ning Daoqi.Whenever Yang Gongqing came to visit him, he would study Luoyang's geographical situation and the application of military tactics with him, living a quiet and fulfilling life.

No. On the 16th day, the military meeting that Wang Shichong had delayed for at least five days for no reason was finally held.

Yang Gongqing was ordered to pick him up into the palace, and as soon as he boarded the carriage, Yang Gongqing said angrily: "Do you know why Wang Shichong insisted on delaying the meeting for a few days?"

Shen Mu was shocked and asked why.

Yang Gongqing said fiercely: "Wang Shichong issued an edict this morning to announce that Wang Honglie guards Xiangcheng, Wang Xingben guards Hulao, Wang Tai guards Huaizhou, Wang Shihui guards South City, Wang Shiwei guards Philadelphia, Prince Xuanying guards East City, and Wang Xuanshu guards Hejia City , Wang Dao guarded Yaoyi City, and he himself led [-] troops to fight against the Tang army."

Shen Mu was stunned when he heard that.These generals guarding Luoyang Bafang City are all relatives of Wang Shichong, which shows that he doesn't trust generals with foreign surnames at all.

Wang Shichong may have learned from Li Mi's past, knowing that once the army is defeated, there will be a chain reaction of surrendering to the enemy under his command, but he will only put Zheng Jun in a doomed position by letting his relatives ignore his talents and dispatching troops.

This arrangement also caused Wang Shichong to use his brains and work hard, which caused the meeting to be delayed.

Shen Mu said, "Is Zhang Zhenzhou here?"

Yang Gongqing said: "The town arrived six days ago, and there were Tian Fen, the governor of Xianzhou, and Yang Qing, the governor of Guanzhou. But Li Mi's surrendered generals Duan Da and Shan Xiongxin were not summoned to Beijing by him, because Wang Shichong didn't even Trust them. Sigh, tell me, young commander, you don’t need to fight to win or lose this battle.”

Shen Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Wang Shichong is the one who didn't know that he would lose. We expect him to last longer."

Yang Gongqing nodded and said, "Besides that, what else can I ask of him?"

The carriage enters the imperial city.

The military meeting that decided the rise and fall of the Zheng Kingdom was held in the Hall of Deliberations, presided over by Wang Shichong himself, including Wang Xuanying, Wang Xuanshu, Wang Honglie, Wang Xingben, Wang Shihui, Wang Shiwei, Wang Daoxuan and other princes and princes, and generals with foreign surnames included Yang Gongqing, Zhang Zhenzhou, Song Mengqiu , Lang Feng, Yang Qing, Tian Fen, and Shen Mu were reluctantly added to make the two sides equal.

Wang Shichong obviously digested the shock of Shen Mu's first report, and seemed confident and calm.But at least on the surface, they still respected Shen Mu, allowing him to sit in the upper seat on the right, side by side with Wang Xuanying opposite.

Shen Mu thought that he would meet Linglongjiao, but the beauty from Kucha did not show up.

Wang Shichong said: "Just received the news that Song Jingang raided Yuci with [-] elite cavalry and defeated the troops of Jiang Baoyi and Li Zhongwen, the Tang generals. The next target is not Pingyao, but Jiezhou."

Everyone was in an uproar, only Wang Xuanying observed Shen Mu with a sneer on his face, and his reaction was completely different from the others.

Shen Mu wondered in his heart, Wang Xuan should not be surprised, since he knew about this earlier.But it's intriguing to be so unkind to yourself.

What exactly is wrong?

Wang Xuanshu was puzzled and said: "Although Song Jingang is a fierce general, the Tang army should not be so weak."

Wang Xuanying said complacently, "My brother doesn't know something. This time Song Jingang invaded Taiyuan in the south, and Jieli gave full support behind him. He not only supplied war horses and equipment, but also used Turkic elites to pretend to be Song Jingang's subordinates. How could the Tang army be able to handle it."

Shen Mu began to understand why Li Yuan was so afraid of the Turks and dared not openly offend Xieli.If the face is torn apart, Xie Li joins forces with Song Jingang to march south without any scruples, who can stand them?Fortunately, it is still not so blatant.

Zhang Zhenzhou said: "Once the Song army captures Pingyao and Jiezhou, they will be able to directly besiege Taiyuan City. Taiyuan is not only Li Yuan's old nest, but also the Tang Dynasty's back-up granary. There is no room for loss. I wonder what Li Yuan's countermeasures are?"

Wang Shichong looked at Shen Mu, and said with a relaxed expression: "If it is true as the young commander guessed, Li Shimin deliberately let Li Yuanji lose in order to lure Song Jingang to go deeper, then he is very likely to make a big mistake that turned the Li family from prosperity to decline. "

Shen Mu said indifferently: "What's wrong?"

Wang Shichong raised his voice and said sonorously and forcefully: "The mistake is to underestimate the enemy. Now Li Yuan is defending Taiyuan with Li Yuanji, and he also ordered Pei Ji to be the general manager of the Jinzhou Road to lead the army to assist Li Yuanji. It can be seen that Li Yuan is aware of the danger. Once Taiyuan falls , Song Jingang’s troops can go south along the Fenshui River, follow Li Yuan’s old road to enter the pass, cross the Yellow River and point directly to Chang’an, otherwise why would Pei Ji go to help?”

Wang Xuan smiled speculatively and said: "As long as we can contain Li Shimin's army outside the pass, when Song Jingang goes south smoothly, even Li Shimin will be overwhelmed by the enemy, no one can change his fate."

Shen Mu shrugged his shoulders and did not answer.

Tian Tomb said: "How is the strength of Li Shimin's troops, and where are they stationed?"

Wang Xuanying hurriedly said: "Li Shimin's main force is currently concentrated in Chousang in the northwest of Hongnong, and they can reach Taolin in two days' march. It depends on the situation that they want to invade Changping. We must make him come or go this time."

Shen Mu secretly sighed in his heart, guessing Li Shimin's ability with Wang Xuanying's incompetence and ignorance, waiting for Xia Chong to talk about Bing, he didn't know what to say.

Zhang Zhenzhou frowned and said: "With Li Shimin's shrewdness, how could he be so stupid to start two fires? Everyone knows that even if there is an isolated city left in Luoyang, it cannot be conquered in a year or so."

Wang Xuanying said in displeasure: "If he doesn't come to attack me, I will attack him. We must make him sink in the mud, and we can't divide our troops to deal with Song Jingang. When Song Jingang and Li Jun are both defeated, we will take advantage of the vacancy and reap all the benefits. Fisherman's profit."

Wang Shichong coughed dryly, interrupted Wang Xuanying's self-satisfied chatter, turned to Shen Mu and said, "Young Marshal, if you have any opinions on this, please speak up without any hesitation."

Shen Mu cursed inwardly, although Wang Shichong put on an attitude of respectful and virtuous corporal, in fact, he had already arranged for the princes to take charge of the strategic towns around Luoyang.If you want to besiege Luoyang, you must first clear the barriers.

At that moment, he said slowly, "What's happening on Li Shiji's side?"

Wang Shichong said: "Li Yuan appointed Li Shentong, king of Huai'an, as the pacifying ambassador of Shandong Province, to help Li Shiji attack Yu Wenhuaji's army in Wei County, hoping to capture Yu Wenhuaji one step earlier than Dou Jiande, so as to stop Dou Jiande's army."

Shen Mu slapped the table and sighed: "This is exactly the role of Li Shimin's garrison army Chousang, the purpose is to contain the Holy Majesty's Zheng army, so that Li Shiji can expand northward."

Zhang Zhenzhou nodded and said: "Young commander's words are reasonable."

Wang Xuanying sneered and said: "I think Li Shimin is seeking his own death. Yu Wenhuaji will perish soon, this is a fact that no one can recover. No matter which side captures Yu Wenhuaji, Xia and Tang will confront each other head-on without aid. It’s more beneficial to us than harmful.”

Wang Honglie and other Wang Xuanying's "inners" praised each other and supported him.

Wang Shichong coughed again, drawing everyone's attention back to him, and said in a deep voice: "Our meeting today is to decide whether we should send troops to attack Li Shimin. face."

Wang Xuanying said decisively: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, we must not miss it."

Zhang Zhenzhou and Yang Gongqing exchanged glances, but did not speak.Tian Fen and Yang Qing's status was lower than theirs, and they dared not speak up.

Song Mengqiu expressed his approval first, and Lang Feng and other clan members followed suit one after another.

Wang Shichong saw Shen Mu frowning as if in a daze, thinking hard, and wondered: "Does the young commander have any other ideas?"

As if suddenly waking up, Shen Mu nodded and said, "It is true that I have other ideas. My humble opinion is that under the current circumstances, it is absolutely inappropriate to send troops to attack Tang."

"Touch!" Wang Xuanying slapped the table heavily, and said angrily, "I knew you were a spy sent by Li Shimin, and you still didn't show your fox tail."

Everyone, including Wang Shichong, was stunned.

Wang Shichong shouted: "Don't talk nonsense, my son."

Wang Xuanying stood up abruptly, glared at Shen Muji on the other side and pointed: "Dare to admit it, Shen Mu, when you were in Chang'an, did you surrender to Li Shimin early under Li Jing's gossip?"

Shen Mu still had a leisurely look, and said with a smile, "Why is the prince so angry? This is the first time my younger brother has heard of such an important rumor. I don't know if the news came from our Luoyang beauty, Rong Jiaojiao?"

Wang Xuanying obviously told him the truth, and immediately discounted his straightforwardness, and continued sternly and said: "You don't need to worry about where the news comes from, do you dare to answer my question?"

There was silence in the hall.

Shen Mu laughed relaxedly and said, "What kind of person I am, Shen Mu, the world has its own opinion. If others don't understand, I don't need to waste my words."

Zhang Zhenzhou said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid the prince has misunderstood, the young commander is definitely not this kind of person."

Seeing that Wang Shichong hadn't spoken, Wang Xuanying became bolder and said angrily, "If it's really a misunderstanding, why did he insist that we not use troops against Li Shimin?"

Shen Mu thought to himself that it would be inappropriate to quarrel with Wang Xuanying too much, took the opportunity to let him step down, slapped his forehead and said: "It turns out that the prince misunderstood my younger brother because of this, please sit down, prince, and listen to what my younger brother has to say."

Wang Shichong nodded to Wang Xuanying. Although Wang Xuanying was deeply upset, he still sat down and listened to Shen Mu's explanation.

Everyone focused on Shen Mu.

Shen Mu said solemnly: "I like to imagine it personally. If my younger brother were Li Shimin, I would never go to war with the Holy One in this situation, because I have to reserve my strength to deal with Song Jingang who is so powerful."

Wang Shichong asked in surprise: "Since this is the case, why did Li Shimin station troops outside the pass? Is it just to contain us and prevent us from interfering with Li Shiji's activities?"

Shen Mu said: "This is one of the reasons, and the other reason is to test the mind of the Holy One. Assuming my guess is correct, Li Yuan is absolutely unwilling to use force against Luoyang now, and at least hopes to postpone the matter to ten months later."

Everyone was stunned, and they didn't understand how the ten-month deadline was determined.

Even Yang Gongqing couldn't help but said: "Why did the young commander say that?"

Shen Mu smiled and said: "The reason is very simple. It's because Concubine Dong Gui was just pregnant with Li Yuan's flesh and blood. If Tang and Zheng go to war, Concubine Dong Gui might panic and hurt the fetus. With Li Yuan's character, he probably wouldn't want this to happen. .”

Everyone was stunned, yet unbelievable.

Wang Honglie was puzzled and said, "Didn't the young commander say that the Tang army was coming to attack Luoyang? Is it contradictory to say this now?"

Shen Mu said: "It is imperative to attack Luoyang, but there is a sequence. Just look at the Tang army divided into two groups, one against Song Jingang, one against Yu Wenhuaji, and Li Shimin stayed behind. It can be seen that Li Shimin's strategy is to attack first. Consolidate the north bank of the Yellow River, and began to plot the Tongluo official road. If the official road fell into Li Shimin's hands, the Tang army would cover it from both water and land, and first eat away all the cities around Luoyang. "

Wang Xuanying said eloquently: "Since this is the case, should we still sit and wait for death, allowing Li Shimin to show off his might?"

Shen Mu calmly said: "If we send troops to attack Tang at this time, we will do Li Shimin a big favor in vain, so that he will no longer have to pay attention to Li Yuan's will, and Li Yuan will also have something to say to Miss Shuni. At that time, Li Shimin only needs to cross the Yellow River. May I ask if the prince dares to cross the river and pursue him?"

Wang Xuan should be at a loss for words.Although they gained a few strongholds on the north bank of the Yellow River, they were all north of Luoyang, and they were pinned down by Li Shiji's army. It is certainly not a good strategy to lose the defense while the other side rushes to nothing.

Wang Shichong pondered: "Does the young commander think that we should stand still and wait and see what happens?"

Shen Mudao: "In the battle between Zheng and Tang, the Holy Majesty actually had the advantage of the geographical advantage. If he can win harmony again and make the whole party united, Li Shimin is likely to repeat Li Mi's mistakes after a long period of fighting. The Holy Majesty should marry Dou Jiande again. Form an alliance and fight against the Tang army together, it will be more foolproof."

This can be said to be Shen Mu's last earnest warning and reminder to Wang Shichong, pointing out his greatest weakness.

Zhang Zhenzhou and other generals with foreign surnames all praised them in their hearts, but they dared not express anything on their faces.

Wang Shichong nodded and said: "The alliance with Dou Jiande is imperative. He once went to Luoyang to talk with me for a night, but because of some differences in interests, we still can't get together."

Shen Mu asked in surprise, "Divergence?"

Wang Shichong was a little embarrassed, and coughed dryly: "Since Xu Yuanlang surrendered to Dou Jiande, Xia Jun's forces have reached Tongji directly, which caused us to have several conflicts with Li Shiji and Dou Jiande in the west of Xingyang, which made us very unhappy."

Hearing his vagueness, Shen Mu vaguely guessed that maybe the matter had something to do with him.Because the south of Tongji Canal is Liangdu, which is exactly his Shen Mu's territory.Because of Liu Heitai's relationship, Dou Jiande had long regarded Shen Mu as his own. Maybe Wang Shichong had plans for his young commander, but Dou Jiande opposed it, so Xia Zhengcai couldn't get along.

Of course he would not expose it, and suggested: "This matter is on my shoulders. As long as the Holy Majesty agrees, I can go to Leshou to speak to Dou Jiande, tell him my interests, and guarantee that he will fight against the Tang army."

(End of this chapter)