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Chapter 349 Surrounding Wei and Rescue Zhao
After the generals heard that Li Shimin stationed his army in Baibi, Wen Yanbo explained: "Baibi is located in Jiangjun, which happened to cut off the connection between our army from Linfen County to Hedong County, and Yao Junsu and Lu Chongmao."

As Wen Yanbo said, Yao Junsu and Lu Chongmao are in the south, while Li Chongjiu came from Jinyang and are in the north. If Li Chongjiu wants to get through Hedong, he must defeat Li Shimin's [-] elite in Baibi, and then join Yao Junsu and Lu Chongmao. You can only join teachers.

Wen Yanbo cupped his hands and said to Li Chongjiu: "Now that the Tang army is stationed in Baibi, it is undoubtedly to cut off the relationship between the north and the south. First go south and then go north, destroy Yao Junsu, and after Lu Chongmao, lead troops north to fight me."

Wen Yanbo continued: "I would like to report to Lord Shanggu that we are progressing smoothly in Bingzhou. First, it is due to the improper actions of the Jinyang guard and the prestige of our army. Second, it is because of Yao Junsu and Lu Chongmao's restraint. part of Tang Jun's energy."
"I think Yao Junsu and Lu Chongmao must be rescued."

"That can't be the case. Do you really think that our army is now confident of capturing the whole of Hedong? Li Shimin is stationed in Baibi, and he may be waiting for work at leisure, luring us to leave Jinyang for a decisive battle!" Ji Chuan said loudly.

Hearing Ji Chuan's words, Wang Mahan said disdainfully: "There is nothing to be afraid of in a decisive battle. Now brothers have broken through several states in a row, and the entire Tang army in Hedong has been defeated by us. Brothers are screaming from top to bottom. As long as the Tang army came, they would destroy as many as they came, so they just took this opportunity to fight across the Yellow River, dragged Li Yuan from Chang'an City, and asked him to teach him how to behave."

After Wang Mahan spoke, all the generals present laughed.

Yuchi Gong remained silent, the other young generals such as Xue Wanche and Xue Wanjun all had eagerness in their eyes.

Successive victories, breaking the city and pulling out the state, gave the generals such as Li Chongjiu extremely high confidence.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help showing joy when he saw that the generals were like this, but Ji Chuan still said at this time: "Don't think about it, Li Yuan is a hero in the world, with 20 soldiers under his command, except for Li Xiaogong who went south to attack Bashu. In addition, this time Li Shimin will lead Li Tang's all-powerful soldiers to fight us in a decisive battle."

"Our army took advantage of the opportunity of its main force to fight Xue Ju to win Jinyang. It was a fluke. If we go south to Baibi to fight Li Shimin, we will be exhausted and lose food and grass."

Yu Chigong shook his head and said, "Ji Langzhong, this time our army looted the counties and got a lot of food and grass, which is enough to support the army for several months. You don't have to worry about this for now."

Xue Wanche also said at the side: "It's freezing cold now, although it is very cold, but our army's [-] soldiers grew up in a bitter cold place like the Youzhou grassland. When it comes to fighting in winter, we are definitely better than the Tang army. .”

All the military generals were against Himekawa's opinion.Ji Chuan seemed to be alone here. He cupped his hands and said to Li Chongjiu: "Our army's current occupation of Bingzhou is a quick victory. The foundation is not stable. If we lose the first battle, we will definitely collapse."

"enough!"

"Scaremongering!" All the generals scolded one after another.

Ji Chuan glanced at the generals, and asked Wen Yanbo, "Wen Changshi, what do you think?"

This time, the civil servants who accompanied Li Chongjiu to the south were Ji Chuan, Wen Yanbo, and Xue Wanshu.Now the generals of the military are also advocating to go south to Baibi to fight Li Shimin, Ji Chuan can only turn to Wen Yanbo for help, and Xue Wanshu is currently in Taicang in the city, counting the grain and grass to be sent to the front line.

Wen Yanbo glanced at Ji Chuan, hesitated for a while, and said: "Mr. Shanggu, I thought that if you let Yao Junsu go, and Lu Chongmao and the two don't care about it, you will be defeated by everyone. But if you go south to rescue, Li Shimin will be attacked by the enemy. .So I thought I could try a war."

Hearing this, Himekawa stepped back immediately, closing his eyes to express that he would never speak again.

Wen Yanbo glanced at Ji Chuan, he was a little bit hard to hide at the moment, he was born in the Taiyuan Wen family, which was a well-known noble family in Taiyuan.

Since the Han Dynasty in Taiyuan, due to the war in the Central Plains, the clansman's clothes have moved southward, and the northern clans have been unable to restore their grandeur in the north.This time Wen Yanbo joined Li Chongjiu, and he was also under a lot of pressure from the clan.

This time the world was in chaos, and there were many heroes everywhere. The Wen family in Taiyuan had a lot of contacts with Li Yuan and Li Shimin in Jinyang.

And after Li Yuan raised troops in Jinyang, Wen Yanbo's two younger brothers, Wen Daya and Wen Dayou, were asked by the clan to serve Li Tang as officials to show their full support for Li Tang.But Wen Yanbo didn't listen to the wishes of the clan, he had already been appointed as the county magistrate under Li Chongjiu's command earlier.

After Jinyang, his father, and his clan's uncle, wanted him to resign from office. Wen Yanbo thought that even if he went to Li Tang, he would have to wait at least 30 to [-] years to realize his ambition and get the position of prime minister. .But in the Youzhou Army, Li Chongjiuxian already had the intention of cultivating him as a prime minister, and he trusted him very much.

Wen Yanbo was grateful for Li Chongjiu's cultivation and reuse, so he rejected the tribe's request for him to return to Taiyuan, and continued to stay in Youzhou to assist Li Chongjiu.

But in this way, Wen Yanbo also knew that there was a serious rift between himself and his clansmen. After Wen Yanbo returned to his hometown after capturing Jinyang this time, even though he is now in Youzhou, he is a first-rank official residence. The treatment of officials is second only to Li Chongjiu, but after returning to his hometown, those clan uncles and congshus all closed their doors to him, and they were treated coldly in the clan.

Wen Yanbo, who was born in a rich family since he was a child, inevitably felt a little unconvinced, so this time he was more eager for Li Chongjiu to defeat Li Tang in a battle to prove that his choice was correct.

Li Chongjiu was a little surprised when he saw the meaning of his subordinates joining the main battle. It seemed that after successive victories, the elite soldiers under his command had become arrogant soldiers at some point.

If I remember correctly, Liu Wuzhou and Li Shimin also confronted Baibi in history. I don't remember the specific battle situation, but the final outcome of this battle is needless to say.

From Jinyang to Baibi, the journey is long, and the food road is long, so the army food is bound to be in short supply after all, if someone robs the food, the situation is worrying.But what Wen Yanbo said is right, if he doesn't go to Baibi, he can only sit back and watch Yao Junsu and Lu Chongmao being annihilated, so the morale of the army will be shaken, and now the whole army has won consecutive victories and their morale is high, if he shrinks back and refuses to fight, It is inevitable that there is some unreasonableness, and the generals and soldiers under his command may also complain.

After all, Liu Wuzhou had an army of 6 when he attacked Tang at the beginning, and he also defeated Bai Bi. This time he attacked Bingzhou, but he had [-] troops, twice as many troops as Liu Wuzhou. Li Tang's foundation is unstable.

When two powers meet, it is undoubtedly a cowardly move to retreat without a fight.

"Please let Lord Shanggu show you how to fight next time!" Seeing that Ji Chuan was silent, all the generals stepped forward together. They obviously felt that there was a good chance of winning the battle now.

Li Chongjiu glanced at the generals, and said: "This time Li Tang dispatched four armies to recover Hedong, it should not be ignored, not to mention Li Shimin's new victory over Xue Ju, the soldiers under his command are all elite, our army will fight against him, the outcome is unpredictable .”

The generals heard that Li Chongjiu also objected to sending troops, and they all felt dissatisfied at the moment.

"Then if you dare to ask Duke Shanggu, won't you save Yao Junsu and Lu Chongmao?"

Li Chongjiu said: "Li Shimin's garrison at Baibi is precisely because our army is in a dilemma. If we go south, the battle line will be long, and the teachers and teachers will be easily exhausted. If the soldiers do not move, then Yao Junsu and Lu Chongmao are taken care of by him. Gather all the troops calmly, and we can still go north to fight me. Therefore, if we want to defeat the Tang army, we cannot follow Li Shimin's wishes, and we will fall into his trap."
Wen Yanbo immediately asked after hearing the words: "Then what does Lord Shanggu mean?"

Li Chongjiu said: "Our army is still heading south, but instead of taking the dangerous road of Queshu Valley to Hexi, I want to lead the army to attack Shangdang County!"

"Shangdang County!"

The generals did not go to a decisive battle with Li Shimin, but attacked Shangdang County.At this time, Ji Chuan's eyes lit up, and he said: "Mr. Shanggu, this is the best policy!"

"What's the best way? Tell me and listen, why don't I understand." Wang Mahan asked.

Ji Chuan glanced at Wang Mahan, and thought that this man was also the general in charge of one party, but he didn't know it, but Ji Chuan also knew that this man was absolutely loyal to Li Chongjiu, he was a confidant.

Himekawa angrily gave Wang Mahan some basic knowledge of geography.

It turned out that from Jinyang to the south, separated by Taiyue Mountain in the middle, the two avenues of Bingzhou went from Jinyang to the southwest and passed through the west foot of Taiyue Mountain. This was the route Li Yuan used to seize Guanzhong from Jinyang. Zhaoyuqi, through Queshu Valley, Huoyi, and then across the Yellow River from Pujin, can go straight to Guanzhong and reach Chang'an.

And from Jinyang to the southeast, passing through the eastern foot of Taiyue Mountain, passing through Shangdang County, passing through Changping County, Gaoping County, and finally crossing the Yellow River from Mengjin to Dongdu.

This route was originally wanted by Yin Kaishan when Li Chongjiu was a bandit in Qiqianzhai. He was forced to flee from the Erxian Village of Shan Xiongxin in Shangdang County. , Arrived in Dongdu and met Li Mi next to the White Horse Temple.

Ji Chuan said: "It can be seen from this that Jinyang is the key point of Bingzhou. Pass through the pass in the west, go south to Luoyang, east to Youzhou, and control the grassland in the north."

Wang Mahan heard the words: "What does this have to do with our attack on Shangdang County?"

Ji Chuan looked hopeless, and said: "Shangdang County is an important town for Li Tang. Once this place is lost, it means that Bingzhou is only half of the remaining east of the river. Li Shimin can garrison Baibi, and we can attack Shangdang County, to encircle Wei and save Zhao."

Speaking of this, Yu Chigong also said: "That's right, the remnants of Li Yuanji's troops at Yin Kaishan in Shangdang County are nothing but frightened birds, we can defeat them in one battle."

Wen Yanbo nodded, showing joy, and said: "If Li Shimin ignores Shangdang County and continues to lead the army to attack Hedong, we can take Shangdang County, but if Li Shimin comes to rescue Shangdang County, then the situation will reverse, and we will The army can wait for work in Shangdang County at leisure, without worrying about the long battle line and running out of food and grass."

All the generals nodded together.

(End of this chapter)