Turbulent Times Chapter 1519: Li Yuan under the city of Chang’an
Li Shimin felt Guo'er's affection and dependence on him, but he couldn't change his mind at all.
Few people know that the seemingly calm Li Shimin is quite irritable and depressed these days.
When Wang Junlin attacked Wagangzhai in the Central Plains, the Li Yuan Group was not idle. On the one hand, they sent Li Shimin to lead 50,000 elite soldiers to station at the border of the Far East Army, and at the same time, the main force was 200,000 troops. Li Yuan personally led the march into Guanzhong.
If there were no strong threat from Wang Junlin's Far Eastern Army, and the Li Yuan Group's deep fear of Wang Junlin, he, Li Shimin, would now be the general leading the army to attack Guanzhong, making contributions, increasing his prestige, and expanding his lineage.
But now, in order to guard against and deter the Far Eastern Army, he had to lead the army here, and stayed here for half a year without fighting a single battle.
Although his direct line confidants Hou Junji, Changsun Wuji and others were also by his father's side, and he made some arrangements in secret, but thinking of the fact that his elder brother Li Jiancheng and his father fought against Guanzhong in the past six months, they had won him over again. He was very anxious because of the number of generals in the army and the addition of an unknown number of direct descendants.
To be honest, if he was not facing the Far Eastern Army, but any other force, he would have used some means to provoke the war, and then opened up the territory, leading 50,000 horses with one person to fight no worse than his father and elder brother. The great achievement of the 200,000 main force.
But... If it can only be if, Li Shimin in the whole world doesn't have to be afraid of anyone, and he can wage war against any force without hesitation, but he dare not act rashly against Wang Junlin's Far East Army.
So, he stayed here for half a year, and his heart was full of deep unwillingness.
For this reason, he also did some other things in the past six months, such as sending people to collect and inquire about the policies promulgated by Wang Junlin in the eleven counties under his command, the training methods of the Far East Army, etc.
Of course, he also tried his best to plant a lot of secret agents in the territory of the Far East Army, but unfortunately, none of them could enter the core of the Far East Army.
This woman named Guo'er is stunning, gentle-tempered, very talented, and has a deep affection for him. Li Shimin was reluctant at first, but for the great cause, she had to be sent to Fanyang County.
In order to ensure that Guoer's identity after going to Fanyang County has no flaws, Li Shimin used a huge amount of financial and human resources. He believes that after Guoer goes to Fanyang County, he will definitely come into contact with the core layer of Fanyang County soon.
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Tang Duke Li Yuan personally led the army to capture Guanzhong. When Wang Junlin led 50,000 horse generals and dispatched more than 300,000 troops to defeat the Wagang Army one after another, Li Yuan's war in Guanzhong also reached its final moment—— Capture Chang'an.
Now Li Yuan is planning to deal the final blow to Chang'an City. But after he saw the spies sent from the Central Plains about the war between the Far East Army and the Wagang Army, and Li Mi's personal letter sent to form an alliance, his face changed several times, and he didn't speak for a long time, his face was as green as a cloud in the sky.
Although they were about to capture Guanzhong, the 200,000 army lost more than 70,000 soldiers against the more than 200,000 county soldiers, county soldiers, and government soldiers in Guanzhong. Now there are still 130,000 horses.
But Wang Junlin led 50,000 troops to deal with more than 300,000 Wagang Army, and now only lost 10,000 people, and even almost hit the Wagang Army's lair.
It's not like I don't know, but Li Yuan feels the strength of the Far East Army.
Li Yuan never believed that the government soldiers, county soldiers, and county soldiers that the imperial court operated independently in Guanzhong could be stronger than the Wagang Army trained by Li Mi, Zhai Rang, Xu Shiji and others.
Relying on more than ten years of grain stored in Yongfeng warehouse during the Great Sui Dynasty, besides the 100,000 direct descendants of the Li Yuan Group, there are now more rebel troops vassalized by the Li family, and the total strength has reached 300,000.
In addition to the 50,000 troops led by Li Shimin to deter and guard against the Far East Army, another 50,000 troops are stationed in Taiyuan.
Today, the total number of Sui troops stationed in Chang'an City is less than 30,000! The main general Wei Wensheng was a tough guy, and he was loyal to the Great Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan tried his best to persuade him to surrender, so he used the masters and the dark men around Wei Wensheng to poison Wei Wensheng to death.
After Wei Wensheng's death, the deputy general Yin Shishi was in charge of the troops in Chang'an City. Although he did not surrender, his character and talent could not convince the crowd. The difficulty for them to capture Chang'an was greatly reduced.
Since ancient times, taking down Chang'an City means that the Li family will be able to smooth out the crowd and achieve supremacy.
Because Guanzhong has been the foundation of emperors since ancient times.
Furthermore, from a strategic point of view, the Li family can go out of the Hangu Pass and advance eastward at any time from now on, attacking any opponent that they don't like. However, if the heroes want to deal with the Li family, they must first face the natural dangers rising from the ground such as Huashan, Xiong'er, and Xiaoshan.
"It would be great if there is no Wang Junlin and the Far East Army!" Thinking that the Far East Army will soon occupy the Central Plains, and the Far East Army's powerful combat power, even if they are about to occupy the entire Guanzhong area, Li Yuan's face turns pale Very dignified.
Without the presence of Wang Junlin and the Far Eastern Army, he could calmly digest the entire Guanzhong and other recent victories, readjust the strategic deployment, and push their Li family to the centuries-old state. highest peak.
But he knew that after Wang Junlin occupied the Central Plains, he would never just sit back and watch their power grow stronger. He even thought that the Far East Army's next target would be them, and even Wang Junlin's next target would be his hometown Taiyuan.
Seeing Li Yuan's solemn expression, none of the civil and military officials in the tent wanted to speak first.
The strength of the Far Eastern Army led by Wang Junlin made everyone deeply afraid, and they dared not speak up easily.
The butter wax spit out scorching flames, illuminating the expressions of the civil and military officials under Li Yuan's command.
"Ahem, um, um!" Feeling uncomfortably suffocated by the silence in the military tent, Army Sima Liu Wenjing had no choice but to speak first, "Our army is about to break through the city!" And even if Wang Junlin wants to send troops to attack Hedong, it will take at least half a year later, not to mention the second son Shimin leading fifty thousand elite soldiers to guard against him, with the second son's ability to lead the army, he will definitely not be easily succeeded by the Far East army!"
Liu Wenjing said the words very easily, but the achievements of the Far East Army led by Wang Junlin over the years and the combat power they have shown are really scary, so not everyone thinks that his easy speculation is correct.
Li Jiancheng hesitated to speak, but Li Yuanji stood up and said loudly, "Father, don't worry, after the capture of Chang'an City, give my son a hundred thousand horses, and my son will lead them to Fanyang County in half a year."
Everyone glanced at Li Yuanji, but no one spoke. Although Li Yuanji was Li Yuan's third son, they didn't have any sarcasm on their faces, but they were already cursing idiots in their hearts.
Li Yuan was even more angry and scolded: "You are not ashamed to speak out, sit down."
Li Yuanji blushed and wanted to argue, but Li Jiancheng pulled him to sit down.
"Currently, our army's main energy should of course be on how to capture Chang'an. But after capturing Chang'an, we must carefully adjust our deployment!" Li Jiancheng summed up at the right time, with a smile on his face, full of stability and confidence in his demeanor, and Li Jiancheng Yuan Ji's stupid behavior just now formed a stark contrast, and many people secretly nodded in appreciation.
"But regarding Wang Junlin's Far East Army, the final general thinks that it is better for Mr. Tang to take precautions!" Li Shimin's confidant Hou Junji glanced vaguely at his eldest son Li Jiancheng, and suddenly stood up, with a solemn expression and shouted to him. Li Yuan suggested.
His suggestion has been echoed by countless people. It is true that Wang Junlin's reputation is so fierce that few people are not afraid.
All of a sudden, everyone spoke one after another. Most of the generals thought that they should make plans early, but no one could make feasible suggestions on what to do.
In particular, someone suggested that Li Yuan send an assassin to assassinate Wang Junlin, which was criticized by everyone.
Just kidding, sending someone to assassinate Wang Junlin, the possibility of success is very small, but if you start this way, if Wang Junlin is annoyed, send someone to assassinate Li Yuan...
Thinking that Wang Junlin, who is capable and talented and has countless masters under his command, would send someone to assassinate him, Li Yuanchuang shuddered all over, and directly ordered the person who proposed to assassinate Wang Junlin to be driven out.
Li Yuan thought that there were two very important foreshadowings by Wang Junlin's side, Li Xuanba and Li Jing. It should be possible to severely injure the Far Eastern Army at critical moments, and even decide the outcome of the battle.
"Mr. Tang, at the end of tomorrow, the general will personally lead people to attack the city, and try to break through Chang'an within ten days. With the food stored in Chang'an city and armor staff as military supplies, Mr. Tang doesn't have to worry too much about the Far East Army. That Wang Junlin has offended the nobles of the world's noble families to death, and although he is arrogant now, it is only for a while!" Sun Hua, who was personally promoted by Tang Gong Li Yuan as Dr. Zuo Guanglu, Wuxiang County Duke, and Feng Yi's prefect, obviously had a crush on Wang Junlin. Not paying enough attention.
Because in his opinion, Wang Junlin is an enemy of the powerful families in the world, and his defeat is only a matter of time.
"If the powerful family can deal with Wang Junlin, so many families will not be destroyed by Wang Junlin. If Wang Junlin is so easy to deal with, how many times would they have died?" Liu Wenjing said to Sun Hua and others. Ignorance scoffed.
At present, there are many generals in Li Yuan's camp, so Liu Wenjing, Pei Ji and a few other civil servants suddenly feel a kind of loneliness that stands out from the crowd.
They don't understand why Li Yuan is so accommodating to those so-called leaders of the rebel army who have recently joined him, not only granting these guys the highest position, but also allowing them to participate
A decision that concerns the fate of the entire Li family army.
In the eyes of Liu Wenjing and other civil officials, some people are at most Fan Kuai of the present age, who are barely capable of charging into battle, and have no foresight at all. If you have the time to listen to their advice, it is better to read more ancient books and learn some countermeasures from the wisdom of the predecessors.
When the army had just crossed the Yellow River, people from aristocratic families such as Liu Wenjing and Pei Ji had privately suggested to Li Yuan that he should start to rectify the order in the army.
According to the practice of the Sui Dynasty, people from humble backgrounds should not be listed with those from noble births. After making military exploits, the rewards received should not be the same.
After pondering for a while, Li Yuan replied: "There is no distinction between high and low between arrows and stones; when discussing honors, if there is any difference, it should be awarded from this honor."
This kind of fair attitude is naturally dissatisfied by the people of the powerful family, but the benefits are also obvious, which makes the Li family army rapidly expand.
Another consequence that accompanied the development and growth of the army was that the order in the Chinese army tent became more and more chaotic, and many times it was like a group of bandits discussing how to rob houses!
For some reason that Liu Wenjing couldn't understand, Li Yuan himself liked this kind of chaotic scene very much.
Liu Wenjing and others speculated that Li Yuan wanted to use these people to form a balance with those from their powerful families, so as to prevent them from being controlled by the powerful families as much as possible.
I have to say that Li Yuan has done a very good job on the surface. He has been listening attentively, and he doesn't care about the swear words and black words that are full of tents. As long as some words hit the point, no matter who said them or how much foul language they uttered, Li Yuan would sincerely express his praise and affirmation.
The heroes and thieves who were inspired immediately filled their faces with excitement, and continued to follow the previous train of thought, like a powerful and unconstrained style, without any restraint at all.
"Take Chang'an first, then set up Shangluo, and then use an army to force Wang Shichong in Luoyang, and at the same time try to form a secret alliance with Wang Shichong to jointly deal with the Far East Army Wang Junlin, and send another army to quickly support the second son... ..." The strategy most favored by the heroes at the moment comes from the mouth of Changsun Wuji. He not only demonstrated the possibility of this strategy in terms of time, but also integrated the Far Eastern Army, the Wagang Army, and the current confrontation form of the three parties in Luoyang. threat.
"I'm afraid that Li Mi will lead the Wagang Army to defeat too quickly, and Wang Shichong is afraid of the Far East Army and dare not form an alliance with us!" Someone voiced his worries loudly. But his words were quickly swallowed up by ridicule, "With what Wang Shichong has done, how could King Qin An form an alliance with him, or in other words, Wang Shichong would dare to form an alliance with King Qin An with the dominance of King Qin An Wang Junlin."
"Wang Shichong, who was born in a powerful family, would not believe Wang Junlin! After all, Wang Junlin has destroyed many powerful families in these years." The core generals regarded Li Yuan's silence as an opportunity to show their vision and talents, and rushed to speak .
This group was the loudest, and soon got the support of Chai Shao, the commander of the horse army. After the Taiyuan soldiers sent troops to Guanzhong, Chai Shao, who was originally the commander of Li Shimin's marching army, was transferred by Li Yuan, and was promoted by Li Yuan soon because of his repeated outstanding achievements along the way. Now he alone leads a mobile force. Under the instigation, Chai Shao and Li Jiancheng got closer again.
However, Chai Shao's department is usually under the direct jurisdiction of Li Yuan. As soon as there is a battle, this cavalry will immediately act as a lore, bypassing the frontal battlefield where the two armies are stalemate at critical moments, and attacking the opponent's coach from the side and back.
Li Jiancheng led Chen Yanshou, Qian Jiulong and a group of older generals who were not as optimistic about the situation as Changsun Wuji and others. They also tend to have the highest vigilance against the Far Eastern Army, but they do not recommend that Li Jiajun take the initiative to provoke the attention of the Far Eastern Army after capturing Chang'an.
Capturing Guanzhong is the first step for Taiyuan soldiers and horses to obtain the qualification to compete for the world.
In the next second step, Li Jiancheng believes that the focus should be on the management of Guanzhong, Hedong and other sites.
First send people to guard the natural danger of Hangu Pass, so that the eastern princes are unable to advance westward.
Then let the second brother Li Shimin lead some elites to guard against the Far East Army, and the rest of the soldiers and horses go out to restore local order, settle the refugees caused by the war, and restore spring plowing and order as much as possible is the most important thing.
The candlelight danced, illuminating Li Yuan's old and tired face, no one knew what he was thinking.
At this time, Li Yuan saw that everyone was arguing with their own thoughts, and he suddenly said: "Starting tomorrow, the whole army will storm Chang'an, and the city must be broken within ten days. As for how to prevent the Far East Army, it is not yet clear." I'm in a hurry to make a decision at the moment, and I'll see the situation later."
"I would like to die for Duke Tang!" The generals stood upright with their fists clasped at the same time, answering loudly.
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