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Shen Mu asked, "Is there any movement from Li Shimin's side?"

Wang Xuanshu showed a dignified look, and said in a deep voice: "According to the information we have received, Li Shimin will personally lead an army out of the Kanto in the next few days. We are ready to deal him a head-on blow. Sigh! Sure enough, he is not the same as the young commander. As expected, Li Shimin learned the lesson of Li Mi's long-term attack on Luoyang, and adopted a strategy of gradually clearing out the outer strongholds, cutting off the esophagus, and then isolating us."

Shen Mu glanced at the prosperous Luoyang scenery with great interest, and said in surprise: "Li Shimin's army is still far away in Guanzhong, how do you know what strategy he adopts?"

Wang Xuanshu said: "Because after the battle of Baibi, the Li family successively sent four generals to gather troops around us. Shi Wanbao was stationed in Longmen and cut off our south aid route; Liu Dewei stationed troops in Taihang. If we attack Hanoi in the east, our north The road was closed; Wang Junkuo was eyeing Luokou Cang, and the other general, Huang Junhan, was relying on Mengjin, and once he crossed the river, it would be difficult to return to Luocang."

Shen Mu secretly thought that this is indeed worthy of being called "Shang Bing Conquest". Li Shimin did not spend a single soldier, but only relied on the mobilization of soldiers and horses, which constituted a huge pressure on Wang Shichong.Under such circumstances, if Li Shimin wanted to persuade the generals under Wang Shichong to surrender, it would be a matter of course for them to defect and surrender.

Shen Mu said confidently: "Luoyang is located at the confluence of rivers. It's not easy to isolate Luoyang. Back then, I wanted to persuade your father, and my words were of course exaggerated. Don't worry, Li Shimin will let the horse come here, as long as we can hold on On the front line of Yanshi and Hulao, when Li Shimin was besieging the city, Dou Jiande's army came to help, and he would definitely kill Li Shimin, and whether he can escape back to Guanzhong is also a question."

Wang Xuanshu showed embarrassment, and said in a low voice: "Father refused to listen to my advice, violated the agreement with Dou Jiande, and ascended the throne of God yesterday."

Shen Mu's expression changed, "What?"

People and horses galloped into the palace.

In the study of the imperial palace, Wang Shichong in a dragon robe finished reading Dou Jiande's secret letter, and handed it to Wang Xuanying who was sitting at the lower right for him to read it too, and said with a frown, "Why does Dou Jiande help me deal with Li Shimin?"

Before Shen Mu answered, Wang Xuanying sneered while reading Dou Jiande's letter without raising his head: "Maybe tigers are rejected by the front door, and wolves are entered by the back door!"

Shen Mu immediately became angry, and was about to stand up, when Wang Xuanshu, who was sitting next to Shen Mu, hurriedly said: "Now King Xia and our Dazheng are close by each other, if Luoyang falls, the next one..."

Wang Shichong cut him off and said, "How could Luoyang fall? Li Shimin has always been good at attacking from the back. That's how Xue Ju and his son and Song Jingang were defeated by him. I will use the same way to deal with him today. When he can't attack for a long time and retreat At that time, it was the moment when his entire army was wiped out."

Although Shen Mu has absolutely no affection for Wang Shichong, he has to admit that this is the correct strategy to deal with Li Shimin's army. The question is whether Zheng Jun can stick to it until that moment.

Wang Shichong stared at Shen Mu with twinkling eyes, and did not speak immediately, while Wang Xuanying threw Dou Jiande's letter on the table next to him without respect, and looked at Shen Mu who was opposite to Wang Shichong's left with a sneer.Wang Xuanshu had no choice but to smile wryly, and kept silent, the study was filled with an embarrassing atmosphere.

Suddenly Wang Shichong looked up to the sky with a long smile, and said: "Young commander is so concerned about my Da Zheng's affairs, I am very grateful. If Li Shimin came to attack a year earlier, I might be in a hurry, but after a whole year of preparations, I am fully confident that I will fight this battle .Now my Luoyang soldiers are well-stocked, as long as I can defend until the heavy snowfall in winter, how can Li Shimin persevere?"

Shen Mu was very surprised. The last time he saw Wang Shichong, at least on the surface, the old fox treated him very politely, but this time his attitude has changed drastically. What is he relying on?Or, as he said, he has full confidence in winning this battle.

Shen Mu felt dejected and had nothing to say, and said with a wry smile: "Is the Holy Majesty going to issue an order to expel me?"

Startled, Wang Xuanshu looked at his father.

Wang Shichong sighed: "Young Marshal is really a person I admire very much, but unfortunately he can't be used by me, Wang Shichong. The bigger problem is that the Young Marshal has become a member of the Song family in Lingnan. Song Que has always been hostile to people of foreign origin. He is incompatible, young commander, please tell me how to trust you?"

Shen Mu said: "There are priorities. If you, my lord, are fully confident that you can deal with Li Shimin alone, of course you have nothing to say. But the facts are in front of you. All those who were confident that they could deal with Li Shimin have finally been proven It is wrong. If I were the Holy Majesty, I would not have cut off my own retreat before going to war. I will say everything I want to say! As for what to do, I will ask the Holy Majesty to decide."

Wang Shichong smiled and said: "We have worked together to defeat Li Mi, this time we can join forces to teach Li Shimin a big defeat. Don't be suspicious, young commander, but everyone must speak out what is in their hearts first."

Wang Xuanying said indifferently: "Repelling Li Shimin, how will it benefit the young commander?"

Shen Mu really wanted to punch Wang Xuanying in the face, to see what his little pale face would look like afterwards, this person didn't know the general situation, and he still held a grudge against him because of the humiliation of being captured twice.After taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice: "Can you turn it around and say, if Li Shimin captures Luoyang, what harm will it do to me, Shen Mu, okay?"

Wang Shichong showed displeasure, and snorted coldly, "Young commander, please speak up."

Shen Mu shifted his gaze from meeting Wang Xuanying to Wang Shichong, and said: "If Luoyang falls, then Dou Jiande will be forced to retreat to Hebei, at that time Li Shimin only needs to send him any general from Tiance Mansion, and Luoyang will be as strong as gold. At that time, the first person Li Shimin wanted to kill was not Dou Jiande, but I, Shen Mu."

Wang Xuanying said: "Did the young commander overestimate the importance of himself in Li Shimin's heart? Dou Jiande has 40 troops, while the young commander's army has only tens of thousands of people, and there is no strong city to defend."

Shen Mu responded to his mocking gaze, and said with a smile: "This is not a question of who is more important, but a question of strategy. If Li Shimin captures Luoyang, the Tang Dynasty of the Li Clan will be very powerful, and some people who look after the wind, such as Gao Kaidao, Luo Yi and his ilk had no choice but to rush to surrender to the Tang Dynasty, making Dou Jiande unable to move. Li Shimin was not a fool, he would only lure Dou Jiande to attack from the expedition, and he calmly deployed troops to the south. With the establishment of a naval fleet and the support of Du Fuwei's Jianghuai army, the southern heroes were left at their mercy. At that time, Dou Jiande's only way out was to attack Luoyang. He met Li Shimin, who was the best city defender in the world. What will be the result? It seems that I don’t need to say it out!”

Wang Xuanying was speechless because what he said was all the truth, and it was something that Wang Xuanying never thought about.

Wang Xuanshu's eyes shot admiringly, and he couldn't help nodding.

Wang Shichong's eyes were bright, and he had to agree to nod, saying: "Young Marshal has a very thorough view of the whole situation, but Luoyang will not fall."

Shen Mu said with a smile: "Since the Holy Majesty pointed out that we must speak the truth, then I am not polite. How can the Holy Majesty be so confident?"

Wang Shichong said with confidence: "Because the young commander has calculated thousands of times, he still leaked the internal variables of the Li family. If Li Shimin can conquer Luoyang in one fell swoop, of course there will be no problem. If he can't attack for a long time, other enemies will be ready to move. Li Yuan may Change your mind and order Li Shimin to retreat, does the young commander understand what I mean?"

Shen Mu's heart was shocked, and he suddenly grasped that the reason why Wang Shichong was so confident was because he secretly got support from the Turkic people, and because of this, he didn't take Dou Jiande's assistance seriously.When Li Shimin besieged Luoyang, as long as Jieli helped Liang Shidu's generation to attack Taiyuan again, Li Shimin had no choice but to retreat and return to the pass.

After staring at each other for a while, he and Wang Shichong laughed, leaned back on the back of the chair and sighed: "If the Holy Majesty really thinks so, it will fall into the trap of the Turkic people."

Wang Shichong's expression changed for the first time, and he said displeasedly: "What does the Turks have to do with me? How could I fall into the tricks of the Turks?"

Shen Mu smiled and said: "Of course I don't know what the relationship between the Holy Majesty and the Turks is. I just hope that the relationship is not established through Zhao Deyan or Daming Zun as a bridge. One day, Jieli will join forces with other tribes outside the Great Wall to attack Yes, but it definitely won’t happen within the past few months. I just came back from outside the Great Wall, and I may know the situation outside the Great Wall better than you.”

Wang Xuanshu couldn't help but asked, "What's the current situation outside the Great Wall?"

Shen Mudao: "It can be described in a random word. Under the pressure of Bi Xuan, Tuli was forced to repair with Jieli, but both sides were exhausted due to the battle of Benlangyuan and the establishment of the Bohai state. Before establishing a new relationship with other ethnic groups, you will never dare to act rashly. If my prediction is correct, Xieli expressed support for you, Dazheng. What I am afraid of is that you will surrender without a fight, so that Li Shimin can capture the Yellow River without a single soldier. At that time, the control of the world can be easily obtained. For Xieli, the most ideal would be Li Shimin's vitality was severely injured by the attack on Luoyang. , and then gradually erode it to complete the dream of sweeping the Central Plains."

There was a leaden silence in the study.

Wang Shichong stared at Shen Mu, let out a long breath and said, "Xieli has no promises to me."

He spoke this sentence weakly, obviously insincere, which made Shen Mu know that he was right.

Wang Xuanying said in a deep voice: "What did the young commander mean when he said that Zhao Deyan and Daming Zunjiao would guide us?"

Shen Mu shrugged and said, "It doesn't mean much. Zhao Deyan and Rong Fengxiang have a close relationship, and Rong Fengxiang himself is a member of Daming Zunjiao, and you are very tolerant of him. I just guessed it like this, it should be reasonable!"

Wang Xuanying was at a loss for words, and the words were tit for tat, how could he be Shen Mu's opponent.

Wang Shichong said absent-mindedly: "Let's not argue over these trivial matters. What good suggestions does the young commander have?"

Shen Mu secretly breathed a sigh of relief, after spending so much time talking, it was Wang Shichong's words to fight for.Zhengrong said: "My proposal can be summed up in three sentences, that is, defense is the first, unite with Dou's army, and strengthen the tiger prison."

Wang Shichong pondered: "I thought the young commander had some unexpected proposals. These... Hey! These are our strategies."

Shen Mu cursed inwardly, at least one of the alliances with the Dou army was not his established strategy, saying: "The first strategy is easy to say, but it is difficult to implement. The second item is the alliance with the Dou army, the Holy Majesty must suspend the name." God, things are negotiable."

Wang Xuanying finally found a chance to fight back, and said displeasedly: "The name is not good, the words are not good, and now the old Sui emperor has officially abdicated to the father, which has greatly boosted the hearts of my Dazheng army. What does this do to Dou Jiande? His joy can be changed by King Xia." Calling Emperor Xia is a matter of title, otherwise Emperor Father would be as short as Li Yuan."

Wang Shichong was silent, seeming to agree, but also seemed to be thinking about proclaiming himself emperor.

Whether Wang Shichong talks to Dou Jiande as King Zheng or Emperor Zheng, of course there is a big difference. If he chooses the latter, it will be difficult for the two sides to have a common basis for cooperation.

Wang Xuanshu was speechless.

Shen Mu sighed: "This is a matter for Dazheng, it's up to you to decide. But any front can be lost, but Hulao Yanshi, the most important front in the east, must not be lost. It is not only the way for Dou Jiande to come to help, but also My young marshal can send food, grass and equipment in a steady stream of life and death. I have a bold proposal, and I hope the Holy One will believe that I am a promise-keeping person and absolutely trust me."

Wang Shichong was startled and said, "Does the young commander want to guard the tiger prison for me?"

Shen Mu slowly said word by word: "Of course this is the most ideal, but it is difficult for the strong sage. I only hope that Yang Gongqing, Zhang Zhenzhou, or Mr. Xuanshu can be the right one, and I will be a subordinate to run errands. Then I dare say that even if Li Shimin has three heads and six arms, he can't isolate Luoyang, and we can win a big battle with certainty."

Wang Xuanying lost his voice and said, "How can this be done?"

Wang Shichong reached out his hand to prevent Wang Xuanying from continuing, saying, "Let me think about this matter carefully."

Ignoring Wang Xuanying's wink, he said to Wang Xuanshu: "Xuanshu will take care of the young commander's accommodation here. Tomorrow morning we have an important military meeting. Young commander, please attend on time."

Shen Mu and Wang Xuanshu rode out of the palace together and stepped onto Luoyang Paradise Street, feeling a little emotional in their hearts.

The proud soldier must be defeated.

Wang Shichong's current momentum is entering its peak period. The main reason is to defeat Li Mi's Wagang Army and dominate Luoyang, the eastern capital in the core strategic position of the Central Plains.Secondly, he won the struggle of the small imperial court in the eastern capital and drove away the Dugu Clan, and now he forced Yang Yu to abdicate the throne to him.External troubles and internal troubles are all solved at once.

But his proclaiming himself emperor is not strategically smart, because it will make Dou Jiande feel disgusted and overthrow the joint covenant.However, it was the trend of the times. Because Lin Shihong, Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Li Yuan, Xiao Xian and other overlords all proclaimed themselves emperors one after another, if Wang Shichong held high the banner of "Yang Sui", it would be difficult to gain appeal.Wang Shichong, who had just defeated the Wagang Army, was in full swing, and with the instigation of Wang Xuanying and others, he couldn't bear it, so he took this wrong move.

At this time, the south of the Yellow River is all his Dazheng territory. If he can repel Li Tang's army and dominate the Central Plains, it is no wonder that his ambition conceals his reason, and he does not even pay attention to himself who has contributed to his current momentum. Inside.

However, Shen Mu was sure that if Wang Shichong and Li Shimin were allowed to fight in a decisive battle, Wang Shichong would definitely lose in the end.

The reason for the failure is Wang Shichong's own personality. Although this person's superficial words are nice, the fact is that he is cunning and repetitive. .Dominated by such a personality, it is impossible for him to treat others with sincerity, and it is even more difficult for people to be willing to die for him.When meeting Li Shimin, who is open-minded and magnanimous, who knows how to use people well, the consequences can be imagined.Otherwise, if Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin's generation can compete to help him, it is really unknown who will win the deer.

Failure to reward his subordinates fairly for their meritorious deeds, not to mention the difficulty of expecting outsiders to join him, will force his subordinates to join the hostile camp. This is Wang Shichong's biggest mistake.

People and horses galloped up Luoyang Bridge.

Wang Xuanshu gave a dry cough, pulled Shen Mu from his contemplation to the reality in front of him, and said, "What is the young commander thinking?"

Shen Mu smiled wryly and said, "I'm wondering if the trip was in vain."

Wang Xuanshu was taken aback and said: "Young commander, don't think so, didn't father just say that he appreciates you very much?"

Shen Mu sighed: "I also appreciate Li Shimin, so what? Alas! Don't talk about these discouraged things anymore, can I still live in the place where I was last time, that house is quite nice, and I love its quietness the most."

What I want to ask most in my heart is the situation of Yang Gongqing?But even Wang Xuanshu, who had a crush on him, knew that it was not appropriate to ask hastily, otherwise if it came back to Wang Shichong, it would be no wonder that he did not doubt the relationship between the two.

Wang Xuanshu agreed straight away: "There is no problem with this."

Shen Mu hurriedly said: "I don't need anyone to wait on me. Yes! How are my old comrades here?"

Wang Xuanshu happily said: "The two generals, Mr. Yang and Mr. Zhang, are currently in Luoyang. After I settle down with the young commander, I will inform them. They will be very happy to meet with the young commander again."

Shen Mu let go of his worries, and secretly thought that as long as he saw Yang Gongqing, he would be able to fully grasp the situation in Wang Shichong's side. Then he would see how to turn things around and let Wang Shichong "tragedy win" this tough battle that will determine the fate of the world. .

Yang Gongqing, Zhang Zhenzhou, and Shen Mu sat around the table in the hall. These two most famous generals under Wang Shichong's command were all handsome, so it can be seen that they were busy and busy, and they had little time to relax due to the upcoming war.

Zhang Zhenzhou avoided gossip and said, "Young commander, do you know that Wang Shichong and Zhu Can are secretly allies?"

Shen Mu cried out, "What?"

Among the heroes fighting for hegemony, the one with the worst reputation is the "King of Garuda" Zhu Can. Both he and his daughter are notorious people, and Zhu Can is even said to be a demon king who kills and eats meat.In recent years, Zhu Can's internal forces have risen, while his external forces have been oppressed by Xiao Xian and Du Fuwei. It is natural to find a backer. The question is why Wang Shichong took him in. This move is bound to lose people's hearts.

Shen Mu gave birth to the feeling of history repeating itself. No matter how bad Zhu Can is, there are always tens of thousands of bandits under his command. No wonder Wang Shichong is so confident.

Because Shen Mu's situation is different, Li Shimin is determined to destroy Wang Shichong, and he, Shen Mu, must help Wang Shichong defend Luoyang and repel the great Tang army. He can no longer be as flexible and free as Longquan.

Yang Gongqing shook his head and said: "I really don't understand why Wang Shichong made mistakes again and again, and he recruited this fierce monster that everyone hates."

Shen Mu secretly thought that the younger brother understood, but it was not appropriate to say it out loud.Because Zhang Zhenzhou is not his confidant, it is not appropriate to let him know too many secrets.

(End of this chapter)