What kind of person is Li Jiancheng?

There is not much about him in the books that have been recorded in later generations. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBecause he was a loser, in the later Xuanwumen Incident, he was defeated and died, making his younger brother Li Shimin the final victor.

Since Li Shimin's position was taken from him, there were some signs of improper position. For the sake of His Holiness, the "New Tang Book" and "Old Tang Book" had to delete a large number of things about Li Jiancheng, and dressed up the Xuanwumen incident as a situation of last resort.

In fact, as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, or even someone who has been able to suppress Li Shimin for a long time, he can't be so good. His level of warfare has been demonstrated in several wars in the early days of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. Although it is not very talented, it is above the level. The reason is that after his father became emperor, he didn't move much. The key lies in his identity, he is already a prince.

The crown prince is a courtier to the emperor, but to the ministers he is the sovereign. In this position, it can be said that he is only one step away from the emperor. It's just that this last step, how to take it is a very disturbing thing.

The prince can't be too high-profile, and he doesn't need to be too high-profile.

Because of the high-profile result, it will arouse the emperor's vigilance. Although they are father and son, the emperor does not want to abdicate prematurely, power is a good thing, even the father does not want to give it to his son so early.

Of course, the crown prince can't be too low-key. Because of being too low-key, the result is that people are eyeing him, especially when there is a group of wolf-like brothers around the prince.

How to be a good prince is a science. Li Jiancheng's achievements in this study are not bad -- Li Shimin has pressed him down, and he has always been weaker than him.

If there is no group of nuns in Cihang Jingzhai! Li Jiancheng believes that Li Shimin is definitely not his opponent, but now he ......

Li Shimin reached an agreement with the Duzun Fort of Bashu that if the Tang Dynasty could take Luoyang, Bashu would all belong to the Tang Dynasty -- this was a very favorable condition for Li Tang.

Although Wang Shichong, who had just defeated Li Mi, was in full swing, Wang Shichong's personality was not good, he forgot his righteousness when he saw small profits, he was generous on the outside, but narrow-minded on the inside...... This is not a good character to be a monarch. After defeating Li Mi, his power has greatly expanded, and it seems that his strength has increased greatly, but in fact it is just a castle on the beach, and as long as Datang uses a little strength, he can be taken down.

Under such circumstances, it is normal for Bashu to be attached, and once Bashu is attached, Li Tang's strength will certainly increase greatly, but Li Shimin will also become more difficult to deal with.

Faced with such a very likely situation, Li Jiancheng couldn't help but get anxious.

He had to make a move. It happened that the Wu army went north and occupied Wuguan and Shangluo County, which directly threatened the safety of Chang'an, and the Tang Dynasty couldn't help but regard the Wu army going north as a great enemy.

In order to eliminate the threat from the southeast, Li Jiancheng proposed a southern expedition and used troops against Li Qin to recapture Shangluo and Wuguan.

Originally, it was best for Li Shimin to lead the army to the expedition, but this time Li Shimin did not say a word, and he had no intention of competing with Li Jiancheng at all.

"Perhaps? He has already been broken by Wu Jun? Li Jiancheng speculated maliciously.

However, such speculation may not be the truth.

The Wu army is very strong, and the large number of firearms equipped in his army makes the attack power of his army exaggerated to an exaggerated level, and it is simply impossible to fight them head-on.

This is exactly what Li Jiancheng learned from Zhang Shigui.

Zhang Shigui is one of the founders of the Xuanjia Soldiers, and he is also the commander of the Xuanjia Soldiers, and he is a general who was discovered and recommended by Li Jiancheng. There is not much contact between him and Li Jiancheng, but the relationship is definitely not bad. At least he's not from Tiance Mansion. Li Jiancheng quite believed his statement.

The enemy was quite terrifying, but Li Tang had to fight this battle, because Wuguan was too important to Li Tang. As long as Li Tang still wants to gain a foothold in Guanzhong, he can't sit idly by, and Wuguan is in the hands of others.

"I heard that the defenders of the Wu army in Shangluo and Wuguan are not the military towns formed by Li Qin himself, but the team formed by the commander of Li Jing, whose weapons and equipment are comparable to ours, and there are basically no firearms.

Li Qin originally had the idea of changing his clothes, but because he marched too fast, he didn't have much time to change clothes. So his team is still the same...... If the prince wants to make a name for himself, then choosing this opportunity is the best. Zhang Shigui suggested to Li Jiancheng like this.

Li Qin defeated Li Shimin's existence, and as long as Li Jiancheng can defeat Li Qin's army, then in some people's accounts, he will become a stronger person than Li Shimin.

It's propaganda, but the majority of people still believe it.

Don't miss the opportunity, and never miss it. Therefore, Li Jiancheng sent troops, with 100,000 soldiers, countless grains and grasses, plus the 2,000 Changlin army selected by Li Jiancheng himself.

The Changlin Army, which is the elite formed by Li Jiancheng himself, is the guard of the East Palace, and has always only listened to Li Jiancheng's own orders. Unlike the Xuanjia Army, the Changlin Army is better at frontal impact and defense, rather than high-speed raids and penetrating attacks.

The most elite warriors, the most innocent family members, the strongest armor, and the sharpest weapons - the resources that the prince can use are not comparable to the Tiance Mansion. Yes, despite the reputation of the Xuanjia soldiers of Tiance Mansion, the Tang Dynasty did not dare to underestimate the equally elite Changlin Army.

Li Jiancheng commanded the army to Shangluo County and set up the base camp here.

This is September 29th.

At this time, news came from the south that Li Qin was preparing to proclaim himself emperor on the first day of October.

"Emperor? Li Yuanhua's abacus is not bad...... In that case, then I will attack him on the day he becomes emperor! Li Jiancheng thought so. I don't know for what reason, but he decided to give Li Qin a big gift on the day Li Qin ascended the throne and slapped him in the face.

Li Jiancheng had already received information that the guy named Li Jing on the opposite side had only 10,000 defenders in Shangluo, while his defenders in Wuguan were 20,000.

Take Shangluo first, then take Wuguan, and then peek at Xiangyang according to the situation. This is Li Jiancheng's strategy.

He knew that although Qian Duguan, the former city lord of Xiangyang City, went to Jiangning, his power in the city was still strong, and with the personality of these people, as long as he could approach Xiangyang, it would not be impossible for another round of banner frenzy to appear after that.

"The key is that we have to play smoothly!" Li Jiancheng thought so.

In order to prevent accidents, Li Jiancheng sent scouts to constantly monitor the situation in Shangluo City. The latest information he got was that the people in Shangluo City had been evacuated, and now there were guards in Shangluo City.

"So they're trying to resist to the end? In that case, let's give them a little color! Everything goes according to plan! Li Jiancheng gritted his teeth with hatred and made up his mind.

The siege began. 100,000 Tang troops surrounded Shangluo City, and one after another trebuchets were erected, and stones the size of grinding discs flew into the sky under the action of the lever principle, and bombarded the walls of Shangluo City fiercely.

The six-zhang high city wall wailed in trembling, and the soldiers at the head of the city couldn't help but turn pale. They were all soldiers recruited by Li Jing in the south, although they had fought a lot of battles, but they were all small battles, and they were nothing compared to what they encountered in front of them.

"What should I do?" The soldier panicked.

"Don't worry! It's just trebuchets, and we'll be able to suppress them soon. Don't forget the bed crossbow you saw the other day. The calm commander reassured the soldiers and instructed them: "Hide in the anti-artillery holes." There, these stones leave us helpless. ”

"Great!" The soldiers were overjoyed and followed their commanders.

Bomb holes are small houses made of reinforced concrete that are hidden on the inner side of the city wall. Although they are all temporary buildings, the degree of sturdiness is still guaranteed. At least not to say that it's tofu dregs.

Moreover, there are also counter-weapons of the Shangluo defenders hidden in the anti-artillery hole.

Although the soldiers stationed in Shangluocheng and even Wuguan were medieval soldiers without firearms, this does not mean that they did not have corresponding countermeasures in the face of the trebuchets of the Tang army.

In fact, there are no longer a few long-range weapons that represent the highest level of craftsmanship in the Middle Ages. Trebuchets are also found on Shangluo City, and they even have bed crossbows of various sizes - these are all equipment that has been transported through Danshui. Originally, Li Qin also wanted to equip the defenders here with muskets and artillery, but Li Jing, who was in charge of the northwest military, rejected such a suggestion.

"These soldiers under my command are more ignorant than they are, and they will be afraid if the artillery is handed over to them. So, let them use the simplest weapons. There is no such thing as the most powerful weapon, only the one that suits us best. This is Li Jing's answer. It's not that he is hard-mouthed, but he really understands that if he reloads firearms on a large scale, the 100,000 soldiers under his command will definitely need to undergo more rigorous training. And such training time, now is not enough.

"In that case, it's better to use cold weapons!" Li Jing thought so, so most of what he asked for in the rear were all kinds of cold weapon equipment: cold and sturdy steel armor, sharp long knives, powerful iron-tired bows, and all kinds of Karakuri with gears and pulley sets.

Some of this equipment was given directly to the soldiers, while others were hidden and not directly visible to the city.

Showing weakness to the enemy was Li Jing's first strategy in dealing with Li Jiancheng's attack.

Adhering to the principle that if you want to deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your own people, Li Jing's strategy is still very successful.

In the anti-artillery holes, most of the soldiers were saved, and after three rounds of trebuchet projection, they ascended to the defense of the city as the Tang infantry approached.

Countless arrows were hurled from below the city to the city, and the soldiers on the city were not to be outdone and fought back with iron-tired bows. Arrows come and go, blood blooms, and life becomes cheap at this moment.

On the first day of October in the 14th year of the Great Cause, on the same day that Li Qin founded the country and proclaimed himself emperor, Li Jiancheng stormed Shangluo City, and the Battle of Wuguan broke out.

At the beginning of the battle, under Shangluo City, Li Jiancheng underestimated the enemy. He hadn't heard of Li Jing's reputation, and he didn't know how much he was capable of, he thought that he was sitting on an army of 100,000 and could take the small Shangluo City with just one onslaught. Therefore, his initial attack was very fierce, but he did not complete even the most basic trench filling.

This is really a bit urgent, so under Li Jing's calm defense. After a day's attack, Li Jiancheng did not reap much results except for the loss of troops and generals.

"Shangluo's guard is the one named Li Jing? It seems that this guy should not be underestimated. Closing the troops at sunset, Li Jiancheng looked at the sunset, and Shangluo City, who had devoured thousands of his soldiers and horses, thought leisurely.

Since the enemy general has the ability, then he has to deal with it carefully. The surprise attack failed, and Li Jiancheng could only choose the orthodox way of attacking.

From the next day, he took advantage of his strong army to surround Shangluo City and began to fill in the trenches. He besieged the city with 70,000 men and monitored the Wuguan side with 30,000 men, so as to enclose Shangluo City as an isolated city.

This was a miraculous action, perhaps because of Li Jiancheng's troops, and there was not much reaction from the Wuguan side.

Shang Luo was surrounded and cut off from the outside world.

Under the suppression of trebuchets, the cover of bows and crossbows, and the brave use of soldiers, Li Jiancheng used a machine to block the connection between Danshui and Shangluo City, and it took three days to fill the moat of Shangluo City.

After that, the onslaught resumed, and under Li Jiancheng's violent offensive without sparing his life, Shangluo City was in danger in just three days.

The 70,000-strong army went into battle again and again, without any conspiracy and trickery, and only forced the enemy with an upright army, which made Li Jing quite embarrassed.

After many efforts, Li Jing persevered for another five days, inflicting a heavy blow on Li Jiancheng, and he could no longer support it.

Li Jing decided to withdraw his troops, and he used the wireless telegraph in the city to contact the Wuguan authorities, asking them to meet him with naval warships.

Although Danshui is not a large river with abundant water, Li Qin, who is accustomed to using boats, still has a corresponding naval army in Danshui. The Danshui naval army was named Danshui Town, with a number of 1,000 people, equipped with 60 boats equipped with two small cannons and six guns, and 20 ships equipped with four Flann cannons, and had considerable strength above Danshui.

Because this fleet is generally active in the upper and lower reaches of Danshui, even when Li Jiancheng stormed Shangluo City, he did not show up, so Li Jiancheng has always ignored this team, and arrogantly set up his eastern military camp on the enemy very close to Danshui.

So, on the night of October 11, Li Jing's breakthrough began. Under the response of the navy, Li Jing protruded from the east gate and pointed directly at the Dongying built by Li.

Originally, when there was something wrong in Shangluo City, Li Jiancheng had already noticed that something was wrong, and he had already strengthened the protection of Dongying.

But this was of no use at all, because the biggest threat to them was not Li Jing's breakthrough team, but the boat division troops that belonged to Danshui Town above the river.

It was night, the sound of artillery was like thunder, and the rockets covered the sky and the moon. The sudden blow from the river completely blinded Li Jiancheng. He couldn't have imagined that the enemy's attack came from Danshui, let alone that the enemy's attack was completely dominated by firearms, and the power of firearms was so powerful.

In just two quarters of an hour, Li Jiancheng's Dongying completely collapsed. The fire caused by the rocket burned the entire battalion. Countless soldiers, wailing, screaming. They scattered and fled, and happened to meet Li Jing's men and horses who broke out of the siege, and were killed by Li Jing in the first place.

In a night of chaos, Li Jing boarded a ship and returned to Wuguan under the response of Danshui Town, while Li Jiancheng's 100,000 troops damaged 20,000 people in this night.