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Chapter 710 Sanmen Gorge (Second Change)
Chang'an, Tai Chi Palace.

The sun was hanging high, and outside the main hall, a group of maids were walking on the stone steps in front of the main hall with trays of meals.

"Stop!" came a shrill voice.

The maids stopped together, and the eunuch from the Shangshi Bureau came out, stood in front of an old eunuch holding a dust whisk and said with a smile: "Eunuch Zheng is polite, it's time for your majesty to eat."

The old eunuch took a look and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I'm discussing the Luoyang war with several ministers in the hall, and I don't have time right now."
"Then what should we do, Eunuch Zheng, your majesty's dragon body is very important. In the morning, your majesty only eats half a bowl of lotus seed and barley porridge. If you don't eat it at noon, you will hurt your dragon's body."

The old eunuch said: "I also understand that you don't eat after lunch. I don't think His Majesty has any appetite for your portion. Why don't you serve something light and delicious?"

"promise!"
Seeing how the eunuchs and maids were busy, the old eunuch sighed. He walked to the steps in front of the hall, but he heard Chen Shuda's clear voice, still talking, and couldn't help but shook his head.
At this moment in the main hall, Li Yuan was sitting on the main hall with his eyes closed, showing deep fatigue. He was already in his fifties. For the past month, he had been paying attention to the army's expedition, especially these few days. Battle reports came every day, and Li Yuan was directing the battle in Luoyang in the hall, and dealt with new news as soon as there was any new news.

Li Yuan took a sip of tea, opened his bloodshot eyes, and interrupted the argument between Pei Ji and Chen Shuda in the palace: "Enough, now is not the time to hold Qian Jiulong accountable. Things have already happened, and I don't want to." Pursue further, Qian Jiulong is a minister of Zhen Yuan Cong, think about this point, let the ministers of Zhongshu Province who only know how to play tricks all day long, discuss again not to blame too much, and hurt the hearts of the veterans in the hall .”

"No!" Pei Ji and Chen Shuda agreed together.

Yuwen Shiji said: "Your Majesty, our army has more than 30 troops. It has been more than a month since we attacked Zhao this time. Except for Du Fuwei who has not moved all the way, the rest of the roads have won and lost. Although it is King Hejian's The army from the south is already approaching the city of Luoyang, but if the army from the north of His Royal Highness cannot cross the Yellow River, they will not be able to attack Luoyang with the troops of King Hejian alone."

Li Yuan nodded and said, "I know."

Speaking of this, Li Yuan picked up the memorabilia at hand and said: "This is the secret report sent by the Prince of Qin's mansion yesterday. His spies in Liyang sent news that there are indeed more than [-] warships passing by at Liyangdu, heading up the Yellow River. But it is not enough to prove that Li Chongjiu and his government army and the main force of the court guards are on board. These warships may also be empty ships."

"Du Ruhui, a member of the Qin King's staff, and Li Jing, the head of the Heyang King's tent, all wrote a memorial to me, saying that they have not seen the real movement of Li Chongjiu's main force. The army on the north route led by the crown prince may be in danger, and even the army on the south route may be attacked. attack!"

Chen Shuda on the side said: "Your Majesty, we have already done our best to investigate. The main force of the Zhao army has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. It is impossible for him to fly into the sky, and it is impossible to escape into the ground. As long as he shows his whereabouts, we will be able to detect it. "

Pei Ji said: "Your Majesty, I am worried. His Royal Highness's army on the North Road! If Qian Jiulong's army rations are not lost this time, I will be fine. If the rations are lost now, it will be bad."

Yuwen Shiji looked at Pei Ji and asked, "Are you worried that Li Chongjiu will come out of Jingxingkou and attack Shangdang?"

Pei Ji shook his head and said: "Shangdang has King Xiangwu sitting in the town, so nothing will happen for a while. My minister is worried that if Li Chongjiu joins forces with Taiyuan Zhao Jun, and then goes straight to the east of the river, what will happen when Pujindu is captured?"

As soon as Pei Ji's words came out, the expressions of all the people present changed.

From the map, from Taiyuan to Pujindu, all the way through Xihe, Linfen, Jiang, and Hedong counties, when the Zhao army attacked Taiyuan, its vanguard grassland cavalry almost hit Hedong County.At that time, in the court of Li Tang Dynasty, there was a saying that he gave up Hedong to avoid Zhao Jun's edge.

And now the [-] Tang troops stationed in Hedong have been transferred to Shangdang, and the four counties are empty. If Li Chongjiu's main force, Zhao Jun, and Yu Chi Gong stationed in Taiyuan join forces, it is not impossible for the army to drive straight down and capture the four counties. It took a long time.But once Li Chongjiu is allowed to capture Pujindu, it can create momentum to cross the Yellow River southward and directly attack Chang'an.

At that time, Li Jiancheng's army in Hanoi would have to return to Hedong to lift the siege of Chang'an.This decisive battle of the main forces was normal at first, and Li Tang would not be afraid at all, but the problem now is that Li Jiancheng's army is short of food, and the army returned to Pujindu from Hanoi. Can't eat enough.

Li Chongjiu can stick to the dangerous point and not take the initiative to fight. When Li Jiancheng runs out of food and the soldiers' morale is extremely low, he can attack with a backhand.Therefore, even if the Tang army has an advantage in strength, the chances of winning a decisive battle with the main force of the Zhao army are not even [-]%.

Pei Ji analyzed all the consequences. In fact, without Pei Ji's analysis, the people in the temple are all knowledgeable soldiers. How could they not understand.

From the map, the three major ferries of the Yellow River, Pujin Ferry which is only one step away from Guanzhong, Mengjin Ferry where Heyang City is located, and Liyang Ferry where Liyang City is located, have become the three key points of this Tang-Zhao war. where.

Chen Shuda said: "Your Majesty, do you want to transfer part of the North Army back to defend Linfen County and Jiang County?"

Li Yuan walked back and forth with his hands behind his back and said, "No, there is no turning back when you open the bow. There are still 3 horses in Chang'an. Even if Li Chongjiu hits the city, so what? I'm still afraid that he won't succeed!"

"Your Majesty!" Pei Ji and Chen Shuda urged together.They were worried that Li Yuan was acting on his own will, and Chang'an was Li Tang's heart, so how could he easily put him in danger.

General Li Yuan stopped and said: "I know what you are going to say, but I have already advocated that the northern and southern armies were originally planned to attack Luoyang together. Now the southern army has succeeded, but the northern army is not enough because of the robbing of rations. As long as the general rations arrive at the prince’s army, that’s enough, right?”

Pei Ji said: "Your Majesty, this is a good statement, but right now it will take at least [-] days to readjust the grain from Guanzhong and transport it to Heyang!"

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "You are talking about the land route, not the water route!"

Pei Ji and Yuwen Shiji looked at each other, both showing astonishment.

Pei Ji asked: "Your Majesty, does it mean that you want to use grain ships to transport grain and take the Sanmenxia waterway on the Yellow River?"

"Not bad!"

Pei Ji was sweating profusely and said: "Your Majesty, the Sanmenxia waterway is too dangerous. Countless boats have sunk here. If grain and grass are transported to Heyang through Sanmenxia, ​​only two out of ten boats will get there."

Li Yuan shook his head and said: "During the Han Dynasty, river boats from the Jianghuai River could enter the pass from the Yellow River, so why not even a single boat can leave today. You don't know, I have already sent people to secretly rebuild the plank road on the south bank of Sanmenxia , the purpose is for today's use!"

(End of this chapter)