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Chapter 568 Battle Under the City (Second Change)

The spring rain has been much less. The foot of the northern foot of Songshan Mountain is densely covered with pine forests. Under the watering of the spring rain, there is a lush scenery.Zhao Jun's soldiers in leggings were marching forward. The Zhao Jun team was like a long dragon, and the beginning and the end could not be seen. Li Chongjiu pressed his horse and held his whip and looked at the hills in the distance.

The soldiers on the side built a temporary camp. Li Chongjiu got off his horse, took off his coir raincoat, and sat on a bamboo pole.The soldiers grabbed the four corners of a sheepskin map and spread it in front of Li Chongjiu. The map was densely packed with several arrows drawn.On the other hand, Xue Wanshu, Zhang Xuansu, and Ji Chuan, the three civil servants also took off their coir raincoats, and hurried to the camp to meet Li Chongjiu.A soldier had already served the stewed ginger soup to the three of them.

"Where did Guo Shiheng's former army go?"

"Breakthrough Gong County half a day ago, and fought with the Tang army in the south of the city. The Tang army retreated after losing. The Gong county magistrate who originally surrendered to Li Tang surrendered to the Zheng army. Report to Li Chongjiu.

"After capturing Yanshi, we can reach the city of Luoyang. I didn't expect Zheng Jun to have some strength." Ji Chuan laughed.

Zhang Xuansu was silent for a while and said: "No, I think Wang Xuanying and Guo Shiheng are in danger."

"Zhang Aiqing, what do you say?" Li Chongjiu asked.

Zhang Xuansu said: "With the strength of the Tang army, how could it be possible to be defeated by the Zheng army? If the two of them lose, it will not be a big loss. If they win, it must be a way to lure the enemy."

Li Chongjiu nodded, and everyone discussed for a while. At this time, on the north bank of the Yellow River, Xu Shiji and Wang Mahan's 2 horses were overwhelming.

Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, retreated steadily all the way, successively captured Xinxiang, and won two counties.Li Shentong lost his troops and lost his generals, and retreated to Hanoi City to join Liu Dewei's troops, and only then did he contain the defeat.And Xu Shiji's striker, Su Dingfang, had already led the army, and attacked to a place less than [-] miles away from Heyang.

Once Heyang is captured, it means that Zhao Jun can cross the river at any time to rescue Luoyang.If Li Chongjiu was still blocked in front of Hulao Pass today, then Xu Shiji's [-] troops could go one step ahead. Not only could they save Luoyang, but the Tang army in Hulao Pass would be in danger of being cut off at any time.

Xue Wan stated: "Huang Junhan, the general manager of the Tang army, has been defeated. Li Tang has only Liu Dewei, the general manager of the Luzhou march in Hebei. The main troops are in Hanoi, and there are not many troops guarding Heyang. The two generals Xu and Wang captured Heyang is definitely not a problem, but it depends on how long the Tang army in Heyang can hold on."

Li Chongjiu pointed at the map with his horsewhip and said: "Cheng Mingzhen's navy and Su Dingfang's fine cavalry, it is imperative to attack Heyang together. Our army in Heyang must be in our hands. Let Xu Shiji and Wang Mahan continue to lead the army deep, and ignore Hanoi." Li Shentong and Liu Dewei's Tang army turned south and attacked the three cities of Xiaheyang along the river, which is a great achievement."

"No!" Xue Wanshu immediately drafted the document for Li Chongjiu, and ordered people to cross the river and send it to Xu Shiji's army.

After dealing with military affairs, Li Chongjiu just closed his eyes and rested for a while.

"Urgent report!"

A cavalryman came to the camp and stopped. His horse was covered with mud. The opponent got off his horse and said to Li Chongjiu, "Your Majesty, the Zheng army's forward fell in the east of Yanshi. The Tang army surrounded Prince Zheng Guo and Guo Shiheng. Being attacked, the situation is in jeopardy!"

As Zhang Xuansu said, this matter was not beyond Li Chongjiu's expectation.

Xue Wan said: "Your Majesty, although Wang Xuanying took the blame for himself, for the sake of the allied forces, we can't sit idly by and send troops to rescue immediately, otherwise the Zheng army will be finished."

Li Chongjiu stood up and looked at the distant mountains with his hands behind his back, but he didn't speak.

Ji Chuan couldn't help but said, "Your Majesty, rescue is like putting out a fire, and there should be no delay."

Li Chongjiu turned around and said: "No, our army stands still!"
When Li Chongjiu said this, Xue Wanshu and Ji Chuan were shocked, but Zhang Xuansu showed a thoughtful expression.

Yanshi is only twenty miles east of Luoyang.For Wang Xuanying, Yanshi was a blessed place for Zheng Jun. They defeated Li Mi here at the beginning, and their plan to make Li Mi rule the Central Plains failed.But right now, for Eight Thousand Zheng Jun, this has become a dead end.

Because of the rain, Luoshui surged, and the water on the river bank was turbulent.But on both sides of the river bank, Li Tang's cavalry in black armor came out of the dense forest valley.But Zheng Jun threw away his armor and armor, and fled along the river bank. Li Tang's cavalry immediately shot at Zheng Jun with bows and arrows.

The cavalrymen of the Tang Army fired all their arrows, and the soldiers of the Zheng Army were running in a hurry, and the arrows in their backs kept hitting the ground.When the pursuit came close, Tang Jun drew out his saber and immediately hacked at Zheng Jun who was fleeing.On the banks of the Luoshui River, Luoshen was nowhere to be seen, only the soldiers of the Zheng army were continuously thrown into the water by the Tang army.Some Zheng Jun saw Tang Jun chasing him, and jumped into the water to escape, regardless of Taotao Luoshui, but was swept away by the torrent.

The death and injury of Zheng Jun on the bank of the river was terrible.Li Shimin watched all this leisurely, and it was too easy for him to defeat this Zheng Jun.

At this time General Hou Junji rode his horse and came, threw a human head on the ground and said: "This is General Zheng Jun Guo Shiheng, he was beheaded within three bouts with me."

Li Shimin glanced at the leader on the ground and said: "General Zheng Jun, in front of you, he is nothing more than a person who inserts a bid to sell his leader."

Hou Junji was very happy to receive Li Shimin's praise. At this time, Cheng Yaojin, another general of the Tang army, also rode his horse and said, "Your Highness, the rest of the Zheng army surrendered to us. Only the crown prince Wang Xuanying, several Zheng officials, and several Hundreds of Zheng's troops have retreated to the mountain, and the last general asked if they want to live?"

"Does that matter?" Hou Junji said, "If Wang Xuanying is captured, he can force Wang Shichong to surrender the city."

Cheng Yaojin said: "Okay, I understand, wait for X to get him."

"Wait!" Li Shimin stopped Cheng Yaojin.

When Cheng Yaojin saw Li Shimin stop him, he couldn't help but said with a fiery expression: "His Royal Highness, what are you waiting for? If you wait for Zhao's reinforcements to come, my cooked duck will fly away."

Li Shimin glanced at Cheng Yaojin and said with a slight smile, "I just want to wait for Zhao Jun's reinforcements!"

Hou Junji and Cheng Yaojin were taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly understood.

Hou Junji said: "The King of Qin wants to use Wang Xuanying as a bait to surround the spot for reinforcements. This is really a clever plan!"

Cheng Yaojin threw Ma Qian to the ground and said, "Okay, as soon as the Zhao soldiers and horse reinforcements arrive, my old Cheng can kill me again."

Li Shimin said: "That's right, Li Junxian, Chai Shao has already laid an ambush on the bank of Luoshui River, Hou Junji and you will lead your troops around the back of the mountain, once Zhao Jun falls into a trap, put them in your pockets, and Cheng Zhijie, you and your troops will besiege Wang Xuanying, as soon as the Zhao army arrived, he pretended to be invincible and retreated, leading them into his pocket."

"No!" Hou Junji and Cheng Yaojin took the order together.

In fact, Li Shimin withdrew from Hulao for the time being. One reason was that the Zhao army's navy had bypassed Hulao and could attack Heyang with Xu Shiji's army at any time, copying the Tang army's rear route at Hulao Pass.The second is because Li Yuan's imperial decree has been issued, if he does not retreat from Hulao Pass, he will be disobedient on the spot, so even if he wins this battle, he will definitely break with Li Yuan.

Therefore, Li Shimin deliberately withdrew his troops from Hulao Pass in a roundabout way, in order to paralyze the Zhao army, thinking that Li Shimin let them go west to Luoyang, and the Tang army had the intention of retreating, so Li Shimin suddenly shot back and defeated those who were eager to enter Luoyang to relieve the siege. Zhao Jun, on the other hand, also had an explanation in front of Li Yuan, and he claimed to confront Zhao Jun in the battle behind the palace in Yanshi, avoiding the end of disobedience and disrespect.

In fact, with Li Shimin's tenacious personality, it is impossible to give up the victory that is about to be won, and give up half a year of hard work.Li Shimin moved the battlefield from Hulao to Yanshi.Just as Wang Shi acted as Nian to block Li Mi in Yanshi, here is the default battlefield to fight Li Chongjiu.

After a detour, the result did not change, but Li Shimin took retreat as an advance, not only resolving all kinds of unfavorable and desperate situations for himself, but also winning opportunities for himself.

Now Li Shimin looked at Luoshui, which was dyed red, and said in his heart: Li Chongjiu, don't play those tricks anymore, let's fight Gu Yi in an upright manner. Gu Yi has been waiting for this battle for ten years since Yanmen Pass.

Li Shimin swung his whip heavily, the horse neighed, and its hooves sank into the rain and fog.Li Shimin waited all night at Yanshi City.Wang Xuanying, Du Yan and others were tied up on the hill and they were also terrified.

However, nearly ten thousand elite Tang Junku waited all night, but did not wait for Zhao Jun's reinforcements.In the early morning, wet fog rose around the Luoshui River, ambush Tang Jun, and was awakened by the sound of galloping horses' hooves.

A general came to Li Shimin and said anxiously: "Your Highness, Director Shi has an urgent report!"

General Shi Wanbao of the Tang Army sits at Longmen and guards the south gate of Luoyang.

Li Shimin glanced at the other party and said: "I don't know if Xiao Mian has sent troops to Xiangyang?"

The eldest grandson Wuji beside Li Shimin said: "There is no fuss about this. The king of Qin expected this matter. Xiao Mian is cunning and unresolved. Even if he sent troops, he would definitely not dare to go north to fight me in Luoyang." .”

The general lowered his head and said, "Reporting to King Qin, it was indeed Xiao Xian who sent troops, but it was not the matter that Director Shi wanted to tell. It was Zhao Jun...Zhao Jun broke through Xuanyuan Pass yesterday!"

As soon as this remark came out, Fang Xuanling, who was sorting out the paperwork, stopped in the hands of Du Ruhui.Fang Xuanling even missed and almost dropped the dossier in his hand on the ground.Hulao Pass and Xuanyuan Pass are located at the northern foot of Songshan Mountain and the other at the southern foot of Songshan Mountain. If Hulao Pass is the main entrance to Luoyang, then Xuanyuan Pass is the side entrance.

Once Zhao Jun breaks through Xuanyuan Pass, he will only be twenty miles away from Luoyang.Li Tang had no soldiers to defend here, so he could only sit back and watch Zhao Jun successfully reach the city of Luoyang.Zhao Jun's arrival at the city of Luoyang meant that Li Shimin's decisive battle with Li Chongjiu in Yanshi became meaningless.The siege of Luoyang laid by Li Shimin has been broken.

However, the path in front of Xuanyuan Pass is difficult to walk, which is not conducive to the entry and exit of large troops, and the pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Li Shimin ordered General Sheng Yanshi to station there before, so it is absolutely safe.

But why Li Chongjiu was able to break through Xuanyuan Pass, there was no other possibility except that Sheng Yanshi surrendered to the enemy.

Li Shimin and Li Tangzhong couldn't help asking in their hearts, how did Xuanyuan Pass be captured by Zhao Jun?

(End of this chapter)