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Chapter 220 The Opportunity Against the Kings
Hearing that Li Mi was going to cross the river and lead an army to attack Luoyang, Fang Yanzao didn't have much surprise on his face, obviously he knew it already, but Wei Zheng and Zu Junyan glanced at each other, but they didn't expect it.

"What's the matter, are you surprised?" Li Mi shook his feather fan lightly and said with a smile.

Wei Zheng lowered his head and said: "Striving for fame in the court and benefiting the city, attacking the east will affect the whole body, attacking it will definitely save it."

Li Mi waved his folding fan with a smile, and said: "I understand what you mean, you are worried that if I attack the Eastern Capital, the Sui army will come to rescue them from all directions, and they will fall into a bitter battle, right?"

Wei Zheng lowered his head and said, "Pu Shangong is wise, I heard that if you want to cut down a big tree, you have to cut down the branches first, and then the trunk. I'm afraid I won't have enough power to do it all at once."

Before Li Mi could speak, Fang Yanzao laughed and said, "Brother Wei must have been bewitched by Li Chongjiu when he went to Shanggu."

Wei Zheng laughed twice, but did not refute.Fang Yanzao arched his sleeves and said: "At that time Sima Cuo persuaded the King of Qin to attack Shu instead of Zhou, because the Emperor of Zhou was still alive and had no faults, so he got a bad name. The common people all rose up and wanted to punish him. If Duke Mi can lead an army to attack Luoyang, he will undoubtedly bear the hope of the world.

Li Mi listened to Fang Yanzao's words, nodded and smiled, obviously agreeing very much.

Wei Zheng saw that Li Miyi was very determined, but he felt that he should persuade him reluctantly, saying: "I heard that in Luoyang, Zhang Xutuo, Pei Renji, Liu Changgong and other generals are stationed. It is not to be taken lightly. Besides, Luoyang has convenient water transportation. , the Sui army in Zhuojun will come to rescue from all directions, and our Wagang army is fighting against the Sui army all over the world."

Fang Yanzao said with a smile: "Zhang Xutuo is brave but not scheming, he is arrogant and ruthless, Mi Gong can capture him in a single battle, as for Pei Renji, Liu Changgong is even more famous, and if our army attacks Luoyang, the Sui army will be on all sides Wouldn't it be better to come to rescue, since the troops in various places are empty, the rebel army must be ten times stronger than before."

"I'm afraid someone is a fisherman..."

Li Mi smiled and said: "Dou Jiande's letter has said that if my Wagang army captures Luoyang, he is willing to surrender the whole of Hebei. If I enter Hebei now, Dou Jiande is likely to fight with me. Now Dou Jiande's power is not in my favor. Under Wagang, if the two armies fight each other, they will only be ridiculed by the Hunjun. In addition, Li Yuan, who stayed behind in Jinyang, also sent a letter."

Speaking of this, Li Mi showed a bit of arrogance on his face.Li Yuan said in the letter, although I am mediocre, I am fortunate to inherit the rest of my life. I am old now, and I have no ambitions. Fortunately, I have a younger brother who is in the midst of spring and autumn. To win the Jiuding, who can I give up my younger brother? Wouldn't it be a great event to push the younger brother and the leader of the alliance, raise the expectations from the left to the right, and work together to hold the baby in Xianyang and get rid of King Zhou in Muye. (Note [-])"

Li Mi couldn't help being ecstatic when he thought of how this former hero, Duke Tang of the Li family in Longxi, kept humiliating him.Since he went to Wagangzhai, he had long had great ambitions, and he was determined to enter Luoyang. Later, he was persuaded by Li Chongjiu, Wei Zheng, Chai Xiaohe and others, so he temporarily went to Hebei.Now he has five counties in Hebei, with 20 people under his command, tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and his influence is quite considerable.But now Li Yuan and Dou Jiande support him to attack Luoyang. If Luoyang is captured by then, he will be the lord of the world. Even if they don't support him, he still has the support of the people all over the world.Why go to Hebei to fight hard with Duan Da and Xue Shixiong, and fight with Dou Jiande in Hebei? That is not to weaken the strength of the anti-Sui forces.

What Li Chongjiu and the others said is also very reasonable, but the biggest enemy of the Wagang Army right now is the Great Sui, not Li Yuan and Dou Jiande.Now that Sui is to be defeated, someone must attack Dongdu by force, and Li Mi feels that he should not give in.

At the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain, the green hills are covered with snow, and a white-gray dirt road goes straight into the high mountains.

On the white-gray dirt road, thousands of sturdy Turkic warriors were slowly riding their horses. Among them, the braided-haired Ashina Tulifer was sending Li Yuan's envoy Liu Wenjing to the south.Liu Wenjing didn't dare to neglect, this Ashina Tulifer was Shibi Khan's younger brother, now he was setting up mud steps, commanding the soldiers of the Turkic East Ya, and at the same time, the other party was also one of the Turkic people who had the most insight into the situation in the Central Plains.

The two sides hadn't chatted a few words, Ashina Tulifer pointed to the gray-white dirt road under his command, and said: "Mr. Liu, the road we are stepping on is the white road in your Han population. It is far away from Pingcheng, and it is now Dingyang. Shanyang County, Mayi County, where the Khan is based, is only a five-day journey, and soon you will be able to return to work with Duke Tang."

Seeing the appearance of Ashina Tullifer pointing out his country, Liu Wenjing had a different attitude. The land under his feet turned out to be the northernmost Dingxiang County in the Sui Dynasty, and the north reached the foot of Daqing Mountain at the southern foot of Yinshan Mountain.However, a year ago, it was this person and Shibi Khan's younger brother Ashina Duobi, who was located in the south of Yazhiyin Mountain, Mohe Duo of the Wuyuan tribes, who broke through Dali City in Dingxiang County and captured Dingxiang. the whole county.

Zhang Changxun, the governor of Wuyuan County, became brothers with Ashina Dobi, and the whole county has surrendered to the Turks.Bai Yusuo of Lingwu County gathered 10,000+ people to surrender to the Turks.In addition, Liu Wuzhou of the three counties of Mayi, Loufan and Yanmen surrendered to the Turks.Right now, the Turks have unconsciously drawn the six prefectures of the Sui Dynasty to their own side, and their power has extended from Yinshan to the south of the Great Wall in one go.
But even though Liu Wenjing thought so in his heart, he said on the face: "It is thanks to Dahan, and Nibushe's full support, that I can complete the work of Tang Gong so quickly."

Ashina Tulifu laughed, and said: "Don't talk so much nonsense, speaking of Baidao, when Emperor Wei was here, he built Baidao City. By the way, Emperor Wei built Wuchuan Town here later. Beware of us barbarians, if I remember correctly, Duke Tang’s ancestors also came from Wuchuan Town.”
Hearing what the Turkic man said, Liu Wenjing's face changed, secretly admiring his insight into the situation of the Han people.Liu Wenjing said: "That's right, but it's not only Tang Gong, but most of the twelve generals in the Eight Pillars Kingdom came from Wuchuan Town."

This Wuchuan town was actually born of Zhou, the ancestors of the emperors of the Sui and Sui dynasties, including the ancestors of Li Yuan.

Ashina Tulifer shook his horsewhip, touched the iron beard on his chin with the other hand and said: "We have drank the Wuchuan water together, so our two families are no longer outsiders. Khan asked Kang Jiaoli to send a thousand horses to Taiyuan, and promised Duke Tang that if he enters the pass, I will give you Turkic troops and horses as you need, but why is Duke Tang modest, and only need five hundred warriors and two thousand horses?"

Liu Wenjing's back was wet with cold sweat, and she said in a low voice: "Thank you for your generosity, but if the Turkic army conquers Guanzhong, it will cost a lot of millet, which is not something we can supply. Please be aware of this."

Ashina Tulifu smiled and said: "Mr. Liu, don't be nervous, I just want to plan for Mr. Tang. Since I don't want to, I will say it. It's just that Mr. Tang refuses to talk about the time to start the army. I don’t understand that Guanzhong needs to wait for the main force of the Sui army to move eastward, and Guanzhong is empty.”

"I think if the troops are insufficient, Duke Tang can rely on our Turkic army. Didn't the Khan say that you can do as much as you want. If Duke Tang continues to push back, I always feel that my sincerity is insufficient."

Liu Wenjing is also sweating profusely on her forehead now. In this icy world, she said the truth from the bottom of her heart: "This is not an excuse from Mr. Tang. There are 10,000+ main forces of the Sui army in the east. They are all elite. If we attack Chang'an now, the east will be defeated." The main force of the Sui army in Du will definitely go all out to break through the Guanzhong, and then we will fall short. So we can only wait for Li Miwagang's army to attack Dongdu first, or even transfer the Sui army from Guanzhong to Dongdu, so that we can attack Guanzhong with confidence."

Liu Wenjing thought about what Li Yuan said to herself before coming here.

Li Mi is arrogant, if I attack Guanzhong now, if I make him angry, I will create another enemy.It would be better for me to write a letter, as a way of humiliating the award and proud of my ambition.Once Li Mi crossed the river and attacked Luoyang, he would fortify the way of Chenggao for me and send soldiers from the eastern capital.And I have to concentrate on the westward expedition, wait for the Guanzhong to be settled, and take advantage of the danger to raise the prestige, Xu observes the momentum of the snipe and the clam to harvest the merits of the fishermen, it is not too late. (Note [-]) After Li Yuan finished speaking, he wrote a copy of the book to Li Mi in front of Liu Wenjing, saying that he was old and rotten, and that Li Mi was young and determined to forge ahead. For the Lord of the world.

After listening to Liu Wenjing's explanation, Ashina Tuliver said: "Mr. Liu is very reasonable, but if the Wagang Army does not attack Luoyang for a day, then is it true that Tang Gong will not raise the flag against the big army for a day?" Sui. You must know that in order to facilitate your uprising, Khan even persuaded Ashina (Note [-]) to take refuge with your Li family. If you delay, our Turkic horse warriors will be given away for nothing?"

Liu Wenjing knew that this Turkic man was a formidable opponent, so he said immediately: "Don't worry about the mud step, the Wagang army will definitely go south to attack Dongdu, no later than March this year, and I will never lie Khan and you."
Ashina Tulifu smiled slightly, and said: "I don't have any worries about Mr. Tang, it's just a joke."

After hearing this, Liu Wenjing wiped sweat from his forehead, and said with a sigh of relief: "Thank you, if our army can enter Chang'an, everything will be done according to the old proposal, the people's land will go to Tang Gong, and the gold, jade, silk and silk will go to the Turks."

Ashina Tulifu raised his head and laughed like a wolf like an owl, and said: "It's a deal, if Tang Gong doesn't give it, we Turkic people will go to Guanzhong to get it."

Liu Wenjing's body tightened, her face changed drastically again, and she buried her head deeply.

And in Yuyi Town, Li Chongjiu also received Li Mi's appeal against Sui Yang Emperor at this moment.Li Chongjiu sighed when he saw this, Li Mi endured for half a year longer than in history, and finally he couldn't hold back and went south to attack Dongdu.For Li Chongjiu, such a result has one disadvantage and one advantage.

The disadvantage is of course that Li Mi's move finally made Li Yuan cheaper.But as for the advantage, since Li Mi gave up Hebei, Li Chongjiu's chance to seize Hebei came. Without him, he would lose one of his biggest competitors.

And as the Wagang Army goes south, it is equivalent to the advance of Liu Deng's army into the Dabie Mountains, drawing the attraction of the Sui army all over the world to the eastern capital, so that the opportunity of rebelling against the king everywhere, including Li Yuan, and Li Chongjiu will come.

Note 180 Note [-]: Both of these dialogues can be found in Zizhi Tongjian, Volume [-]. The original text is very raw, so this article has made a popular treatment.

Note [-]: Ashinai, that is, Shidanai, the special Qin of the Western Turks, was a general of the Sui Dynasty, and later joined Li Yuan.

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