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Chapter 841 Whoever enters the pass first is king (second update)
In the room, Ji Chuan and Li Chongjiu talked with each other, and they were open and honest.

Ji Chuan heard Li Chongjiu say that Yang Guang was backlashed by the Guanlong clan because of his support for the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. After he was defeated, he thought carefully for a while, but then said: "Your Majesty, the humble minister did not think clearly just now. But you can take a step back and don’t kill them all.”

Li Chongjiu immediately said: "Ji Aiqing speaks from the bottom of her heart, why don't I know. If I relax a little bit and let the gentry out, they won't support Li Shimin so wholeheartedly, and it will be easier to pacify Guanzhong. But do you think I am Da Zhao can still accommodate, can the Guanlongmen Faction take effect?"

Himekawa fell into deep thought.

Li Chongjiu continued: "Although the world is vast and the people are many, there are only those people who are high above. If I allow the Guanlong clan to take effect in the future, then the interests of the Hedong gentry, as well as the newly supported poor families and merchant clans, will be affected. In fact, seizing the world is a process of redistribution of benefits. Since I took the name of the year as innovation, what is innovation, of course, is to replace the old with the new. Just as the broken flesh and blood are not removed, how can new flesh and blood grow .”

"Look at those high-ranking Guanlong clans in the past. At first glance, they seem to be in their prime, but in my eyes they are already dead. It is definitely not these people who will lead me to Dazhao and Huaxia in the future. So this time I will We must take advantage of the opportunity of attacking Tang to completely dig out these rotten flesh and blood. After conquering the entire Great Tang in the future, all the benefits will be decided by my hands and handed over to the people of Great Zhao. At the same time, it is also a warning to those Gentlemen, don’t think about having both sides, rain and dew, anyone who is an enemy of my Great Zhao will end up like this.”
After hearing Li Chongjiu's words, Ji Chuan was silent for a long time and finally said: "Your Majesty, I understand, it's like tearing down the old house and building a new one. This is smashing all the pots and pans, and building ten thousand feet high from the ground."

Li Chongjiu laughed loudly when he heard the words, looked into the distance and said, "That's right, it's just smashing all the altars and jars. Because Yang Jian was born in the Guanlongmen Clan, he compromised too many Guanlongmen Clans after he seized the world, and finally caused his son to conquer Goguryeo. , the backlash of the Guanlongmen clan, what is the use of such a clan. Anyway, the Guanlongmen clan has ruled the Central Plains for a hundred years, and now it is time to replace it with new blood."

Li Chongjiu knew that the biggest difference between him and Li Tang was that he was not born in the Guanlongmen Clan.That's why Li Yuan didn't marry his daughter Li Zhiwan to him.But in another situation, if he really became Li Yuan's son-in-law, he would never be able to occupy a high position in Li Tang's internal affairs. This is an insurmountable gap.

In fact, following Li Chongjiu's statement that it's either me or the enemy, it was passed on to Li Tang's inner queen by the patriarch of the three tribes in Hedong.In one day, as many as a hundred officials resigned from various places in Li Tang.Lang Xue Yuanjing, secretary of Li Tang, and Liu Xun, a member of Zhongshushe, all left without saying goodbye.As for the generals who served in the army, several deserted and left with their seals, and some even took away their own troops.It wasn't until Li Shimin ordered the rectification and killed a few people that the trend of fleeing improved.When Li Tang attacked Zheng, the scene of Wang Shichong's officials betraying Zheng and surrendering to Tang almost happened again on Li Tang.

Li Chongjiu also left some leeway for the Guanlongmen Clan, and did not kill them all. If Li Shimin's attack area was expanded from Li Shimin alone to the entire Guanlongmen Clan, then the battle of conquest of Tang Dynasty would probably last for a few more years. It is necessary to completely eliminate the influence of the Guanlongmen faction in Guanzhong.

Just when Li Chongjiu received the patriarchs of the three tribes in Hedong, Zhao Guo's vanguard army had already arrived at Tieshaguan, an important town on the Zhe Road.

Su Dingfang rode vertically to inquire about the iron brake and closed the defense of the Tang army, but once the cavalry rushed in, they were shot back by random arrows.

Seeing this, Su Dingfang frowned. He came as the vanguard of Zhao Guo, and he fought and won consecutive battles along the way, defeating seven cities of the Tang army in a row.But he ran into difficulties before this iron brake pass. This iron brake pass is very difficult and dangerous, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as one man guarding the pass.

There is an abyss in front of the pass. I heard from the army guide that this abyss is very narrow. When walking on weekdays, there are often chariots and horses fighting for the way here, and they fall into the abyss.

Tiesha pass is so difficult to attack, but it has to be attacked, because this pass guards the only way on the road.If this pass is not captured, Zhao's army will not be able to pass through.

At this time, a small school came to report: "General Su, General Luo led the army to arrive!"

When Su Dingfang heard that Luo Shixin had arrived, he knew that he could not monopolize the achievement of breaking the Tiesha Gate, and could not help but curse inwardly, why didn't this lunatic Luo come sooner or later, and why did he arrive at this time.Fortunately, Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin were both generals of Xu Shiji's guard army, so even if the city was broken, he didn't have to worry about the other party taking his credit, so Su Dingfang ordered his men to station in front of the pass.

Soon Luo Shixin led the troops to arrive.

When Luo Shixin saw that Tiesha Pass had not yet been captured by Su Dingfang, Luo Shixin felt relieved, and immediately came to Su Dingfang and said, "General Su, I have finally caught up with you. I don't know how the Tiesha Pass is going, how many troops does Li Tang have stationed there?" "

Su Dingfang was not very angry when he saw Luo Shixin, but it was related to the military situation. He still said truthfully: "We don't know anything about the military situation. The Department of Rumors didn't give us any information. We only know that Tiesha Pass is guarded by the famous Tang Army general Li Daoxuan."

Luo Shixin listened and said: "Isn't Li Shimin very suspicious of Li Tang's clan? Why is he still willing to use Li Daoxuan as a general?"

"I don't know, maybe the two are brothers." Su Dingfang guessed casually.

Luo Shixin laughed and said: "Yeah, don't worry about him so much, after breaking this barrier, you can attack Wenxi, brothers, get ready to eat meat!"

When Luo Shixin called out, the Qingqi behind him all raised their weapons in response, obviously their morale was very high.

"How do the cavalry attack the city? Look at this road."

Luo Shixin said indifferently: "What's wrong with the cavalry, can't the cavalry fight on foot? Look at me."

"How many troops do you want to mobilize?"

"Three hundred elites are enough."

"Are you sure that you don't know how many Tang troops are in the city?"

Luo Shixin pointed to the mountain road and said: "This iron brake pass is a dangerous pass. Look at the terrain. It is not convenient to transport military rations. Moreover, this pass cannot accommodate too many people, so 300 people are enough."

Su Dingfang secretly admired it, Luo Shixin observed it carefully, and said nothing more at the moment.

Luo Shixin ordered [-] soldiers, dismounted his horses together, borrowed [-] step shields from Su Dingfang, and said: "Don't worry, you will definitely have a share of the credit for breaking the Iron Sha Pass! But I want to take the lead. "

"Then I'll just wait," Su Dingfang suddenly stepped forward and said, "General Luo, please be careful."

Despite Su Dingfang's advice, Luo Shixin didn't take it seriously.

At that moment, Luo Shixin's men and horses raised their shields and formed a formation of tortoise shells, heading towards the city gate.Su Dingfang said: "I'll wait for the crossbowmen to prepare and prepare to respond."

The lieutenant general said: "General Luo is so proud, let him attack the city, it would be better to be disgraced."

Su Dingfang said: "Where did you put so much thought into it? If you lose, you will lose all the strength of Zhao Guo's army."

The deputy general immediately ordered to go down and make arrangements.

Seeing Su Dingfang coming to attack the city, the Tang army who closed the door immediately shot down the arrows and stones.

Luo Shixin was surrounded by soldiers, with a shield in one hand and an iron gun in the other, and he went forward with his head buried.The arrows on Tang Jun's head were so dense that Zhao Jun couldn't lift his head.And the mountain pass is very narrow, only allowing five or six people to stand in front.

At this time, Luo Shixin shouted: "Brothers, when we meet on a narrow road, the brave wins, follow me to kill!"

After Luo Shixin called out urgently, the three hundred soldiers agreed at the same time, but they saw Luo Shixin leading the troops and speeding forward.The soldiers arrived under the city plate, and at present a dozen soldiers acted as steps, and they jumped up to the pass with their robes under their hands.

The soldiers who rushed to the city plate used the hands and shoulders of Paoze as stepping stones to kill the city plate.

There are not many places to stay in the city, only dozens of people can turn around, and everyone is crowded in the narrow place to fight.But Tang Jun still took advantage of the geographical advantage, blocked in front of this low city plate, and prevented Zhao Jun from climbing the city wall from other places.

Zhao Jun's soldiers were picked down from the city again and again. Seeing this scene, Luo Shixin roared and hurled himself against the wall with an iron gun in his hand.The Tang army on the city wall lost half of their three souls and seven souls before Luo Shixin's terrifying roar.

Luo Shixin jumped onto the city plate, and rolled the iron gun in his hand like an autumn wind sweeping fallen leaves, but saw that the bricks on the city plate were like rice flour, and they were torn apart under his iron gun.Dozens of red-headed bricks flew in all directions, hitting the heads and faces of the seven or eight Tang soldiers in front of them.

A puff of smoke and dust rolled up, just at that moment, but seeing Luo Shixin's long spear, swinging and closing the gun was so fast that he couldn't see clearly.In the blink of an eye, the red tassel on the iron spear in his hand was covered with blood, and the iron spear pierced through the bodies of several Tang soldiers like piercing tofu.The iron armor on their bodies has no ability to hide in front of the spears.

Luo Shixin was unstoppable and unstoppable,

Luo Shixin's bravery was so great that both the enemy and our armies above and below the city couldn't help being amazed.

General Li Daoxuan of the Tang Army, seeing Luo Shixin's bravery, couldn't help but change his expression, but seeing Luo Shixin fighting with three Tang Army soldiers, he suddenly had a thought, and suddenly he approached Luo Shixin with a dagger in his hand, and slashed at Luo Shixin with his sword.

And Luo Shixin had already killed the two current Tang soldiers, and the remaining one rushed towards Luo Shixin when he saw this scene.

Luo Shixin's iron spear pierced through the opponent easily, but the soldier of the Tang army desperately grabbed the long spear stuck in his chest, even the mighty Luo Shixin couldn't pull out the long spear.

Luo Shixin saw Li Daoxuan attacking him. At this moment, he had to retreat with his spear to avoid the sword that stabbed at his vitals.But after throwing the gun, he didn't have an iron gun, so how could he resist the Tang army coming from left and right.

But Luo Shixin didn't have time to think about it. Right now, the only option is for a strong man to cut off his wrist.

But at the moment Luo Shixin was about to shoot his gun, Li Daoxuan let out a muffled groan, it turned out that an arrow suddenly hit his right arm.The dagger in Li Daoxuan's hand immediately fell to the ground.

At this time, I heard the applause from the city.

"General Su is good at arrows, and he can shoot arrows from two hundred paces without missing a beat!"

"That's right, this sneak attacking dog thief, how can our General Su let you hurt our General Luo?"

Luo Shixin knew that it was Su Dingfang who saved his life, so he couldn't help but feel ashamed, so he pulled out his spear with all his strength, and shot Li Daoxuan away.

Li Daoxuan was caught off guard and killed by Luo Shixin with a single shot!One of Li Tang's generals was killed like this.

"The enemy general Li Daoxuan has been killed by me, and you should surrender quickly!" Luo Shixin killed Li Daoxuan and raised his spear and shouted to all sides.

When the soldiers of the Tang army saw Li Daoxuan being killed, they had no fighting spirit and surrendered.Zhao Jun, both above and below the city, cheered!

After the iron gate was broken, Luo Shixin immediately went to Su Ding's side and said, "General Su, if you hadn't saved my life just now, I, Luo, would have died long ago. Please forgive me for my arrogant words before."

Su Dingfang said: "They are all working under General Xu's account, you don't have to be polite, it's just that this city-breaking battle..."

"Other matters are easy to discuss, and we don't need to talk about military achievements!" Luo Shixin resolutely refused.

Su Dingfang laughed and said: "Okay, then you and I will be half of each other."

Luo Shixin thought for a while and said: "Success, let's do it like this!" But he still spoke in a tone that clearly distinguishes between public and private.

In the evening, Li Chongjiu had already learned the news that Tiesha Pass had been captured ahead.

The good news has also come to him, Tang army general Li Daoxuan was shot dead by Luo Shixin, all three hundred Tang troops in the city surrendered, and Tiesha Pass was only held for less than half an hour under the attack of fierce general Luo Shixin.

Regarding Luo Shixin's strength, Li Chongjiu had no doubts at all, but another report of success sent back by the army supervising army contained another record.

Li Chongjiu knew that Luo Shixin was in danger during the siege, but fortunately he saved his life in the end and was not injured.But for Li Chongjiu, he couldn't help being afraid, even the ten iron gates, in Li Chongjiu's eyes, couldn't be compared with a general like Luo Shixin.

In history, Luo Shixin was too fierce, defending Mingshui City to the death, and finally died in battle under the city.

But what's interesting is that it was Su Dingfang who saved his life.Li Chongjiu remembered that in Shuotang novels, Luo Shixin's prototype, Luo Cheng, died at the hands of Su Dingfang.But in another scene right now, Su Dingfang actually saved Luo Shixin's life.Therefore, the two formed a friendship instead, which is a good thing for Li Chongjiu.

"get off!"

Li Chongjiu tapped on the window, and the carriage stopped slowly.

Li Chongjiu got out of the carriage, and there were marching troops on both sides.

But in the distance, the first batch of food transportation teams from Heyang had already arrived at the rear army.Civil servants pushed chicken carts and walked on the road.In addition, there are thousands of ox carts full of grain and grass, also following from behind.

Li Chongjiu immediately asked: "Which line of people are the guards?"

After hearing this, the Ting Wei officer immediately said: "It's the Yi Wei Army!"

Li Chongjiu nodded, and immediately said: "Take the cavalry of the Tingwei Army out of the fifth regiment and incorporate them into the Yiwei Army to guard the rations."

After hearing this, the court guard hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the court guards are the imperial guards protecting His Majesty. If they are dispatched, what if..."

Li Chongjiu reprimanded immediately: "I can rest assured that there is nothing wrong with the grain road. Otherwise, there is no army food, and even if there are millions of troops beside me, it will be useless. In this battle with Li Tang, if our army protects the grain and grass, it will be half successful." Let's go, let Zhang Shilang and the others come to see me."

"promise!"

Soon Zhang Xuansu, Ji Chuan, Yu Shinan and other staff members arrived together.

Li Chongjiu ordered people to spread out the map and said: "Once the iron brake pass is broken, Jiangzhou is safe to defend. Our army's forward will arrive at the city tomorrow. Where are Yuchi Jingde's troops?"

"Your Majesty is here," Zhang Xuansu skillfully pointed on the map, "it is less than thirty miles away from Jiangzhou."

"Very good, how is the Jiangzhou Tang army doing?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, there has been no movement. Jiangzhou has closed the gates of the city since the Tieshaguan fell a day ago, and the people are not allowed to enter or leave. It seems that the guards of Jiangzhou are worried that spies will enter the city."

Li Chongjiu said: "It is General Duan Zhixuan of Li Tang who is stationed in Jiangzhou. How about Yu Shinan?"

Yu Shinan said: "This man is Li Shimin's pawn. He has been promoted all the way through his military exploits. He is very brave. This time, he replaced Li Chen, the former governor of Jiangzhou Xiangwu King, and served as Li Tang's general guarding Hedong. Right now, Li Tang's east army is under his tent. .”
Ji Chuan added: "Hedong is the place where Li Yuan started his family. The Hedong army has always been elite. In the past, it fought many times with our Xiaowei army stationed in Taiyuan. They won each other. There are nearly ten thousand elite troops in the Hedong army, and the current combat strength of the Hedong army should not be as good as before."
Li Chongjiu said: "In this way, Jiangjun is also short of troops. It seems that Li Shimin is really planning to give up Hedong. Retract troops and guard Chang'an."

Ji Chuan sneered and said, "So Li Tang will be defeated faster. Once Jiang County is broken, our army will be able to march straight in, and if we break through Pujin Pass, Chang'an will be just across the river."
Li Chongjiu said: "Li Shimin is definitely not the type to be captured without a fight. Our army is progressing smoothly, which means that he must have a backup. What happened to Wang Junkuo's West Route Army?"

Yu Shinan said: "It should be attacking the Longyou area of ​​Hexi, and it should be near Qianshuiyuan at this time. Your Majesty, Hexi and Hedong are far away, and many news will take more than [-] days to convey. Originally, there are carrier pigeons However, Li Tang’s intelligence department domesticated falcons to hunt and kill carrier pigeons, which made it difficult to transmit messages.”

Hearing what Yu Shinan said, everyone couldn't help feeling a little worried about Wang Junkuo's army in Hexi.

Li Chongjiu said: "Wang Junkuo is my chosen general. I believe in his ability. Even if Li Shimin wants to target him, his subordinates are all cavalry. If he can't win, he can retreat."

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, the generals felt a little relieved.

Yu Shinan asked: "Then, Your Majesty, shall we attack Jiang County tomorrow? Or wait for news from the West Route Army."

Li Chongjiu slapped his palm on the map and said decisively: "Of course there is no need to wait. Tomorrow, we will capture Jiang County, and then go down to Pujin Pass. After crossing the Yellow River, we will be in Guanzhong. The one who enters Guanzhong first will be the king!"

Hearing Li Chongjiu's categorical statement, all the ministers immediately agreed.

Immediately, Li Chongjiu's military order was immediately delivered to the front generals Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang through the fast horse.

The order is very simple, the first to pass is the king!
(End of this chapter)