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Chapter 501
Li Yuanji's impassioned words immediately made Li Yuan very happy.

Li Yuan looked at Qu Tutong and asked: "Now I want you to conquer Luoyang, but your two sons were pledged by Wang Shichong to Luoyang, what can I do?"

Qu Tutong clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty used to be a prisoner, and he should have died, but His Majesty did not abandon him. He not only released him, but also gave him grace. At that time, I swore with my heart that I would spend the rest of my life as my Majesty's duty. Now I can lead the way Breaking the thief, what should the second son care about!"

Hearing this, Li Yuan praised and said: "Qing Zhen is a man who sacrificed his life for righteousness."

Following the discussions of the generals, the thunderstorm outside the hall gradually stopped, and the hall was completely quiet.

Li Yuan stepped into the hall with clear footsteps.

Li Yuan suddenly said: "Prince."

Li Jiancheng made his first speech: "No."

Li Yuan said: "The Turkic is a confidant's trouble, so we must guard against it. You lead your army across Pujin and station here to protect the north side of Chang'an."

Li Jiancheng was ordered to retreat, and Pujin was across the river from Chang'an, so he could return at any time, and he could lead the army at hand.Li Jiancheng readily agreed.

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin and said, "King Qin, King Qi."

Li Shimin and Li Yuanji stepped forward with fists together.Li Yuan said: "The king of Qin is the commander-in-chief, the king of Qi is the deputy general, Qu Tutong, the chief of the Shandong Road, Liu Dewei, the chief of the Luzhou Road, Liu Hongji, the chief of the Shanzhou Road, Shi Wanbao, the chief of the Xiongzhou March, Huang Junhan, the chief of the Huaizhou, and the Song Dynasty. Sheng Yanshi, the governor of the state, Chai Shao, the marching chief of Jingzhou Road, and Liu Shirang, the marching chief of Anzhou Road, left Tongguan to attack Zheng!"

Li Shimin, Li Yuanji and all the generals agreed together.

After speaking, Li Yuan handed the sword in his hand to Li Shimin, and said solemnly: "Dingding the world, I will entrust you to fight here."

Li Shimin lowered his head and said: "Father, my son and minister will not disgrace the mission."

Li Tang's attack on Zheng has already been decided.In October of the third year of Wude, Li Yuan sent Qin Wang Li Shimin as the main general, Qi Wang Li Yuanji as the deputy general, led Qu Tutong, Chai Shao and other eight generals, 25 generals, a total of [-] soldiers on land and water, and went east out of Tongguan to attack Zheng.

As soon as the news of Li Tang's conquest of Zheng Guo came out, it immediately spread to the ears of Wang Shichong in Luoyang.At this moment, Wang Shichong, who is already proclaimed emperor, called all the generals to discuss in Luoyang Palace.

Wang Shichong said: "I am not at all surprised that Li Tang came to attack me. Ever since I defeated Li Mi, I have been waiting for the day of the decisive battle with Datang, and now I finally have this opportunity."

Speaking of this, Wang Shichong said: "This battle is related to the life and death of Zheng and Tang. Therefore, I decided to gather the brave and skilled soldiers from Zhuzhou towns to Luoyang, set up four town generals, and recruit troops to guard the four cities of Luoyang. Qi King Shiyun guarded the southern city, King Chu Wang Shiwei guarded Baocheng, prince Wang Xuanying guarded the eastern city, Hanwang Wang Xuanshu guarded Hanjia City, Lu Wang Wangdao guarded Yaoyi City. In addition to Luoyang, several important places should also be guarded by generals. Wei Wang Wang Honglie town In Xiangyang, Jing Wang Xingben town Hulao, Song Wang Qin town Huaizhou."

All the generals were expressionless when they heard this. In the four cities of Luoyang, Wang Shichong was appointed as a son of the Wang family.For example, Wang Shiwei, king of Chu, and Shiyun, king of Qi, are both the elder brothers of Wang Shichong, while Wang Xuanying and Wang Xuanshu are the eldest and second sons of Wang Shichong.As for Wang Daoyu, King of Lu, Wang Honglie, King of Wei, Wang Xingben, King Jing, and Wang Qin, King Song, they are all nephews of Wang Shichong.

Wang Shichong seems to be nepotism, but now Wang Shichong has fallen into a situation of betrayal, and the generals, officials, and common people cannot be trusted, and they have rebelled against Zheng and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, he can only use the children of the Wang family to control the military power.

Wang Shichong went on to say: "I take the soldiers as the elite and defend myself in Luoyang. The left auxiliary general Yang Gongqing is in charge of the cavalry of the 28th government of the left Longxiang, the right guerrilla general Guo Shancai is in charge of the infantry of the 28th government of the inner army, and the left guerrilla general Ba Yegang is commander of the 28th government. The infantry of 3 foreign troops, with a total of [-] horses, will prepare for a battle with the Tang army. Do you have any objections to my arrangement?"

Bing Yuanzhen, the servant of Huazhou Xingtai, said: "Although Luoyang is in danger of Weihan, it is only a few hundred miles away, the fields are thin, and it is surrounded by enemies. If you don't fight and defend behind closed doors, you will be destroyed by the Tang army."

Wang Shichong nodded, and said: "I also have this intention, and everything is arranged right now just to prepare for a rainy day."
Shan Xiongxin said: "Your Majesty, the Tang army is powerful now, and Li Shimin is one of the most famous generals. The Guanzhong government's soldiers are the best in the world. Why don't you ask for reinforcements from outside?"

Before Wang Shichong could speak, Du Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, said: "Your Majesty has asked Turkic for help, and Turkic said that he will attack Li Tang Hexi, thinking of Austrian aid."

Shan Xiongxin said: "Although the Turks have strong soldiers and horses, they can't dispel the fire near the water."

Wang Shichong asked, "What advice does the general have?"

Shan Xiongxin said: "Looking at all the heroes in the world, now that Du Fuwei has surrendered to Li Tang, he can send troops to the north at any time to attack Li Tang from east to west. .There is only Lord Zhao in the world today, who has the strength to help me fight Li Yuan. Why don't your majesty send an eloquent envoy to Zhao?"

Shan Xiongxin's words made the generals of Zheng Jun present agree.

Situ Duan Da said: "Master Zhao just defeated Liu Heita, and the momentum is booming."

Sun Anshi, Chief Internal History Commander, said: "Right now, Lord Zhao is leading an army of 10,000+ to station in Liyang and observe troops in Mingzhou. It is not that he intends to cross the great river in the south."

Wang Shichong's audience will discuss, clapping his legs and saying: "General, do you think I don't want to? A while ago, I ordered Xue Qing to envoy Zhao, but Li Chongjiu didn't allow it. He also abducted Qin Qin and Luo two generals. I feel this tone." I can't even swallow it now."

Yang Gongqing clasped her fists and said: "Your Majesty is a person who does great things. How can you stick to past grievances? No matter how the battle with Li Tang will be won or lost, it is imperative to ask for reinforcements from Hebei."

"What's more, at this time and at that time, you must know that Li Yuan, an old thief, is looking at Shu. This time he is attacking Zheng in a big way. If he wins Zheng, he will definitely attack Zhao. The Lord Zhao is a heroic figure. How can he not see through this point? ?”

Bing Yuan said, "I'm just afraid that Li Chongjiu will attack Liu Heitai now, and it's true that he won't have time to help Zheng, but anyway, it's good to check his tone."

Wang Shichong pinched his beard and said: "Bing, Shan and Yang are justified. In this case, I will send envoys to Zhao and Du Aiqing again. This time, you can go for me."

Du Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, although my minister is not as good as Su Qin and Zhang Yi, I must do my best."

At that time, Du Yan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, brought a generous gift, and took a naval warship from Heyang, and went down the Yellow River. When he arrived at Liyangdu, he heard that Li Chongjiu was in Daming, and immediately rushed to Daming by boat.

Du Yan shouldered the mission and did not dare to neglect at all. After landing in Daming in a hurry, he learned that Zhao Jun's army had set off from Daming to attack Xia Jun's Handan City. Li Chongjiu personally led the army to conquer.

At present, Du Yan even chased after Zhao Jun's camp to meet Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu was wearing a military uniform, and when he heard that the Zheng Guo envoy had come, even if he didn't have to think about it, he knew why the other party came to find him at this time.

Xue Wan in the army said: "The envoy of Zheng Guo must be to ask for reinforcements for Wang Shichong. Now that Liu Heita has not been defeated, our army has no spare power to help Zheng."

Zhang Xuansu said: "Our army is temporarily powerless about aiding Zheng, but we must make good friends one or two, so as to strengthen Wang Shichong's determination to resist Tang."

Li Chongjiu said: "Let the envoy of Xuanzheng go in."

Soon after, Du Yan came into the camp to meet him.

Du Yan stepped into Zhao Jun's camp, this person still has a lot of background, the other party is the son of the Jingzhao Du family, a great lord in Guanzhong, his ancestors were either governors or county guards, and Du Ruhui's uncle at the same time.When he was young, he once said that the emperor is good at using hermits, and it is better to hide in Taibai Mountain.So he lived in seclusion and was not an official. Later, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was furious after hearing about it, and exiled him to the south of the Yangtze River. After the death of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he became an official in the court.

And Du Yan, who failed to pretend to be coercive, also learned his lesson, stopped pretending to be coercive, and paid respects to Li Chongjiu, saying: "Nowadays, the world is in chaos. Tang won Kanxi, Zheng got Henan, and Zhao got Hebei. Potential. If we use the past to describe the present, Li and Tang are the most powerful, comparable to Cao Wei, Zheng Guo to Eastern Wu, and Zhao Guo to Western Shu. Now the Tang Dynasty is raising troops to Zheng, and the Tang army is powerful, but it is difficult for Zheng Guo to turn around. Not as good as Tang Jun, the situation is dire."

"Tang is strong and Zheng is weak, so it is bound to fail. If Zheng is dead, Zhao cannot be independent. It is better for the two families to form an alliance and form a brotherly state. Send troops to save them. Zhao will attack the outside and Zheng will attack the inside. The Tang will be destroyed."

Du Yan's remarks have been brewing for a long time. He compared the current situation in the world to the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty, and implored Li Chongjiu to fight against Tang and help Zheng.

Li Chongjiu thought for a while after hearing the words, and asked: "I don't know how Master Zheng will arrange to deal with Li Shimin?"

Du Yan didn't hide anything, and said: "The elite soldiers will be stationed in Luoyang, and the outside will be guarding Xiangyang, Hulao, and Huaizhou."

Li Chongjiu nodded when he heard the words, and said: "Master Zheng and Li Mi have fought in Luoyang for many years, and they really have a deep understanding of strategy. Although this is not the best strategy, it is also the best strategy for Master Zheng to deal with right now."

The best strategy Li Chongjiu said was not to stay in Luoyang, but to fight the enemy in a decisive battle around Luoyang, but Wang Shichong, a big bastard, forced himself to be a warlord, and killed the Emperor Taizhu, which made the surrounding officials and generals want to abandon Zheng But he defected to Li Tang, so Wang Shichong couldn't trust the general with a different surname, so he had to hand over the general power to several relatives.

Afterwards, Wang Shichong prepared to gather elite troops to fight Li Tang decisively. It would be best if he could win. If he could not win, he would retreat to Luoyang Jiancheng.But with an isolated city, it was absolutely impossible to defend itself, so Wang Shichong implemented key defenses around it.

Xiangyang City is related to the relationship between the north and the south, and it can also unite with Liang Wang Xiaoxiao.

Hulao, needless to say, is connected to Songyue Mountain in the south and the Yellow River in the north. It is the passage through Luoyang to Henan and Shandong in the east, and it is also an important gateway.

And Huaizhou is Wang Shichong's only stronghold in Hebei. It protects Heyang and prevents the Tang army's navy from going down the Yellow River to attack Wang Shichong's rear.

Du Yan was overjoyed when Li Chongjiu praised Wang Shichong, and said: "Then, can King Zhao send troops to help Zheng immediately?"
Li Chongjiu said: "Be safe and don't be impatient. If you want me to send troops to help Zheng, then Lord Zheng must agree to Gu's three conditions."

(End of this chapter)