Luoyang, the largest metropolis in the world, has the largest population, up to one million people, and the Hu merchants in the Western Regions go back and forth, and the city is quite prosperous! However, since the departure of Yang Guang, the martial emperor who built it, the luck of this capital seems to have dissipated, and since then, it has begun to become more and more depressed. In recent years, because of Wang Shichong's continuous wars and food shortages, the people of Henan County have long been miserable, and the continuous flight of the people has caused the population under Wang Shichong to drop sharply. Many people who stayed near Luoyang moved their families south, but more simply went directly to Hebei, and I heard that the treatment there was good! This former first heroic city is now prosperous and desolate.

As the dark sky shrouded, Yun Dingxing, who participated in the hunting and killing of the Houzaimun rebels, also withdrew from the city to Yunfu.

After bathing and changing clothes, Yun Dingxing was dressed in a brocade robe and met with a heroic young man, this person was Li Shimin's marching Sima Yin Kaishan, and at the order of Li Shimin, he infiltrated Luoyang with the defeated army.

Yun Dingxing's face showed a hint of complexity, and said: "When I fought side by side with King Jin and General Yin, especially yesterday, General Yin was in high spirits, but the old man was old. ”

"Lian Po is over seventy years old and can still eat rice, ten catties of meat, and wear battle armor to cover the world, General Yun is now strong, why is he old? When the younger generation came, His Royal Highness also said that General Yun was a good teacher who brought him into the army, although he did not have the name of master and apprentice, he really had the reality of master and apprentice, and if there was a general by his side to give advice, he would not be defeated in Hehuang. ”

When the siege of Yanmen occurred, Li Shimin was put into the command of Yundingxing and began his military career in this life.

"Really?" Everyone loves to listen to sycophants, and Yun Dingxing is no exception, now Li Shimin is famous all over the world, and it is even more difficult for Wang Shichong to sleep and eat, Yun Dingxing is naturally very happy to respect himself so much.

"Exactly!" Yin Kaishan nodded, and said with a smile: "The general is far-sighted, both civil and military, if he is in my Tang Dynasty, he can be the general of the right military guard." His Royal Highness said that after the general returned to the Tang Dynasty, he would play the Son of Heaven, and General Feng Yun would be the Duke of Guide, and strongly recommended the general as the prime minister. ”

Yun Dingxing's eyes lit up, Wang Shichong was about to be defeated, he had already been in contact with Li Tang, Li Shimin's promise to himself made him very satisfied, and said with a smile: "Kaishan can enter Luoyang, and if you want to come to Luoyang City, there is already an internal response, so why bother to find the old man?" ”

"We have some people in the city, but we can't change the general trend. Unlike General Yun, he is one of the few people in the Wang clan who holds military power. As for the generals who served for Wang Shichong, there was no one else except the general, on the contrary, some of them would be executed on the basis of guilt. ”

Yin Kaishan has a very clear grasp of the situation in the city, and knows that Yun Dingxing is the person in charge of the soldiers in the city, although there are not many soldiers and horses, he can help Li Shimin enter the city at a critical moment. And he also knew that the reason why Li Shimin was looking for Yun Dingxing was not because of his friendship in the past, but actually because he took a fancy to Yun Dingxing's nature of being afraid of death.

When Yang Yong was deposed, he immediately took refuge in Yang Guang, and when the emperor Yang Qi was weak, he took refuge in Wang Shichong, and made suggestions for Wang Shichong's enthronement. In the past, Yun Dingxing sold Yang Yong and Yang Qi, but now it is Wang Shichong's turn.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Yun Dingxing thought for a while, and suddenly asked, "I don't know how Yang Tong is now?" ”

Yun Dingxing's words seemed to be asking for Wang Shichong, but he was actually asking for himself, after all, Da Sui was stronger than Li Tang, and he had more capital to dominate the world than Li Tang.

Although Yang Tong entered Henan County, his soldiers and horses not only confronted King Zhao Jun and King Rencheng, but also prevented Li Mi. The possibility of Wang Shichong wanting to use Yang Tong's power is extremely small. Yin Kaishan looked at Yun Dingxing with a smile and said: "There is also the fact that after Yang Tong broke through Xingluo City, he executed Duan Da for the crime of disloyalty, inhumanity and injustice. This matter is in an uproar, and almost everyone knows about it... And some people were also included in the must-kill list by Yang Tong. ”

Yun Dingxing's face was stiff with a smile, his face turned pale, he understood that Yin Kaishan was talking about himself, if this was true, he only had one way to choose Li Tang, he was silent for a while, and smiled reluctantly: "Although Wang Shichong did not form an alliance with Yang Dong, he knew that Yang Dong's big move south was also for Luoyang, if the Sui and Tang dynasties fought and both were defeated, then both could only return in vain." ”

"After the defeat of the Sui and Tang dynasties, Wang Shichong became Yang Tong's barrier, so that Yang Tong could concentrate on attacking the Central Plains, and if Li Tang wanted to plot the Central Plains, Luoyang would not be able to bypass it in the first place, which was the reason for Wang Shichong's survival and the source of power."

"If the King of Jin has a way to prove to Wang Shichong that Yang Tong cannot send troops in advance, I believe that Wang Shichong will not have such wishful thinking, at that time, Wang Shichong will definitely give up on himself."

In the final analysis, Yun Dingxing didn't want to take the risk of killing his head to assist Li Shimin, he was worried that there were Wang Shichong's men and horses in his 2,000 army, and once someone found out, today's Li Gongyi and dozens of other generals and colonels would end up tomorrow.

Wang Shichong now used extremely cruel means in order to keep Luoyang City, but one of the people in the city fled, and the whole family was killed, and fathers, sons, brothers, and husbands and wives could be exonerated as long as they denounced each other. He also ordered the five families to be one to supervise each other, if someone defected with the whole family and the neighbors did not find out, the four neighbors would be executed, which was also the reason why Yun Dingxing did not dare to betray Wang Shichong wantonly.

When Wang Shichong was defeated, he only had to take advantage of the situation, not only to save his family's life, but also to enjoy wealth.

"Thank you, General Yun, for your advice." Yin Kaishan was overjoyed, he could find out Wang Shichong's true intentions, and then he could deal with it.

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The Tang army camp outside Luoyang City is overwhelming, the flag is like a cloud, and the nearly 200,000 military camp stretches for more than 20 miles, and the momentum is huge. In the distance, dense tents have sprung up, one after the other, with no end in sight.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Shimin stood in front of the map with his hands stunned, he had maintained this posture for almost a moment, his eyes stared at the red circles outside Luoyang, these red circles represent the place where the Sui army was garrisoned, just this evening, Hangu Pass guarded the future report, the big ships on the other side of the Yellow River are densely packed, the masts are like forests, there are thousands of big ships, there are tall Wuya warships, there are also shuttle ships, more large troop carriers, these big ships come against the current, does it mean that the Sui army in Hanoi County intends to cross south?

His brows furrowed into an inverted figure, worried about the situation in front of him, Yang Tong had hoarded more than 200,000 troops east of Luoyang, and now he had made so many ships north of the Yellow River, how many troops did he have? If more than 200,000 come here, can I beat Luoyang, and even if I do, how can I defend it?

"Your Highness, the detective rode south of Luoyang and found an arrow letter." At this time, Hou Junji opened the curtain from outside and entered.

Li Shimin finally reacted from his long contemplation, he took the letter and saw that it was Yin Kaishan who let his people shoot out of the city, and after reading it, he told the Chinese martial arts the contents, and then snorted coldly with a gloomy face: "Yun Dingxing, this old fox, is really greedy for life and afraid of death. ”

"It is because he is greedy for life and afraid of death that he can live a nourishing life in front of the Sui Dynasty and Wang Shichong. Looking at those Kanto families again, they don't take Yun Dingxing in their eyes at all on weekdays, but now? Yun Dingxing still had 2,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and the children of the Kwantung family in the city were in a panic, for fear that Wang Shichong would take his life. Liu Wenjing looked very open.

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "Yang Tong asked Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin to see King Zhaojun and King Rencheng to death, and there are more than 100,000 troops available in their hands. Originally, the king planned to end the battle of Luoyang as soon as possible, and then contain his main force to give the king of Zhao Jun and the king of Rencheng a chance to annihilate the enemy. But today Yang Tong put on such a big battle in Hanoi County. According to the meaning of Xiangguo, how are we doing now? ”

"The key is Wang Shichong." Liu Wenjing thought about it on the side, and suddenly smiled: "As long as Wang Shichong is broken in a very short period of time and Luoyang City is taken, then Luoyang and Yique will become the insurmountable central axis of the Sui army." ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "In fact, in the first three battles outside the city, we should have been defeated for a while, so that Wang Shichong could go out of the city to fight with me, and now he is scared, he simply can't shrink back, and we need to lose more than ten times if we want to take Luoyang." ”

From Yin Kaishan's letter, Li Shimin knew that Wang Shichong still had at least 50,000 elite troops, as well as tens of thousands of young and strong people, and that there was enough food and grass in the city, and that it was not easy to capture Luoyang. What's even worse is that as long as you fight for a few more days, the knotted man will transform into a sergeant in the war, and the offensive power may not be as good as that of an upright army, but it is more than enough to defend the city.

If there were no foreign enemies, he would not have to spend a little more time, leisurely and leisurely drain the morale and morale of the Zheng army, and then give the other party a fatal blow, but Yang Tong squatted on both sides of Luoyang like a tiger, watching him consume, waiting for him to show fatigue.

Liu Wenjing silently calculated Wang Shichong's troops, and suddenly said: "It's not impossible to let Wang Shichong fight, I have a plan for him to lead his troops out of the city." ”

Li Shimin was overjoyed. "Sangkook, please!"

"Yin Kaishan said that Wang Shichong regards Yang Tong as a life-saving straw, and dreams hope that Yang Tong will launch a war against my Tang Dynasty to give him a chance to breathe, we might as well use Wang Shichong's eagerness to make a fuss, the main force pretends to fight in the northeast of Pishan, Luoyang only leaves a small number of troops, and then moves the army north, Wang Shichong will definitely take advantage of the unstable opportunity of our camp to go out of the city to attack, when the time comes, as long as the garrison in the camp restrains Wang Shichong, the main force can kill Wang Shichong by surprise."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he immediately turned around and ordered: "Please come in and discuss the matter." ”

In a moment, Xiao Yu, Yu Wenshi, Hou Junji and others all arrived at the big tent of the Chinese army. Li Shimin told everyone about Liu Wenjing's strategy, and Hou Junji said excitedly: "Xiangguo's plan is very good, and the last general is willing to lead the army to defend the camp to attract Wang Shichong out of the city!" ”

Li Shimin shook his head and smiled: "Your bait is not fragrant enough, I am still in charge, you can lead 20,000 Red Armor troops to pretend to evacuate, and then lead the army to kill back when the beacon fire in Bishan is lit." ”

At this time, Li Shimin saw that Xiao Yu was silent in thought, so he asked, "Does Xiao Xiangguo have any ideas?" ”

"Yang Tong is like a wolf, he has always advocated attack, but this time he is different from the previous steady and unmoved, I think he has other conspiracies." Xiao Yu picked up the wooden pole and pointed to Yique on the sand table, and said: "What I'm worried about is the king of Rencheng, Yingyang City and Peng Po City have been occupied by the Sui army, if Yique is lost, it will cut off our connection with the two county kings in the southeast, if Zhuyang Pass in Hongnong County is lost again, we will become today's Wang Shichong." At that time, if Yang Tong sends troops to Xingyang, if Li Mi also breaks the contract and attacks, the situation of the two county kings will be in danger. ”

As soon as the words fell, Liu Wenjing next to him said: "What Xiao Xiangguo said is extremely true, Yique Pass must not be lost, with it, our army can echo the north and south of the two county kings, and split the Sui army in the Yellow River-Luoyang-Yique East and West." And now almost all of our troops are in the Central Plains, and the rest are also arranged on the border of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and the interior is empty. Once Yique is lost, and the two county kings can't resist the Sui army, the Sui army can kill all the way to Xiangyang, making the hearts of the people in the capital fluctuate. At the same time, it was necessary to send people to strengthen the defense of the south bank of the Yellow River, because the 5,000 defenders of Hangu Pass could only defend against the enemy who invaded Tongguan, while the Sui navy planned to land from Shaanxi County, so there could be no expectations for Hangu Pass. ”

Hangu Pass is to defend the west, not to the east, the east defense of the Xiongguan is the confrontation with the Tong Pass, because the Hangu Pass is aimed at the Guanzhong Sui army, the Tang army garrison is only 5,000, and the Sui army in Hanoi County Nandu only needs 10,000 people to capture Hangu Pass from Shaanxi County in the southeast. If Hangu Pass is lost, the Sui army in Guanzhong will be able to enter the logistics center of empty troops - Hongnong Changyuan County.

Li Shimin nodded, thought for a moment, and then said to Wang Junkuo, the general under his command: "The confrontation with the Daoist Sect is Luo Shixin, this person is brave and brave in the three armies, wise and brave, and the non-General Wang can't deal with it, I will give you 10,000 fine horsemen to assist the Daoist Sect to guard this important level for me." ”

Wang Junkuo said proudly: "The last general will already meet the so-called first and second fierce generals of the Sui Dynasty. ”

"Duan Zhixuan." Li Shimin thought about it, felt a little unsafe, turned his head to look at his generals Duan Zhixuan and Murong Luohu, and said in a deep voice: "I will give you 20,000 troops, you and Murong Luohu will lead to take over the defense of Shaanxi County, inspect the river bank day and night, if there is any change in the Sui army on the other side, you must report it as soon as possible." ”

"The last general obeys!" Duan Zhixuan and Murong Luo Huhong said.

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Half an hour later, Wang Junkuo led 10,000 cavalry to the southeast of Yique, and in a short time, Duan Zhixuan and Murong Luohu led 10,000 foot soldiers to the northwest.

Immediately afterwards, Chai Shao and Hou Junji each led 40,000 troops to leave the camp and drive to the northeast, leaving only about 20,000 troops in the main camp.

Zheng Jun's scouts quickly reported to Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong climbed to the top of the city in doubt, looked at the frequent movements in Li Shimin's camp in the distance, and secretly wondered: "Could it be that Yang Tong sent troops?" ”

At this time, Yun Dingxing's eyes flashed beside him, and he asked: "Shengshang, it should be the Sui army dispatched, Li Shimin is worried that he will be attacked by the Sui army and us, so he takes the initiative to meet the Sui army, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to break the enemy, Weichen is willing to lead a strong force to annihilate the Tang army!" ”

Wang Shichong frowned and said, "Wait a minute, wait until it's verified."

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