"Although Li Shimin won the Tiger Prison Pass, he is also suffering from the enemy!" Xinyue'e said.

"That's not the case, it is precisely because he is worried that he will be attacked by the enemy on his back that Li Shimin will seize the Tiger Prison Pass, and he will have a lot of choices in the next step. You can defend the Tiger Pass, defeat Hebei first, and then attack Luoyang! It is also possible to block the Hebei soldiers and horses from attacking Luoyang first under the Tiger Prison Pass. Gao Kan shook his head and said.

"Not bad! Now it's time for us to be embarrassed! Zou Yu frowned.

"So what to do?" Xinyue'e asked.

"Relying on Wang Shichong, there is absolutely no way to recapture the Tiger Prison! Now there are only people and horses in Hebei. Gao Kan also felt embarrassed and said.

"Nope! The people of Hebei are also unreliable! If you really put your hope in them, then it will really be over! Zou Yu knew that in another world, Dou Jiande lost in the end, so he shook his head and said.

"Send a message to Dou Jiande, let him arrange people to attack the territory of Qi State, and leave some people near the Tiger Prison Pass to contain it." Zou Yu commanded.

"Whoa!" Fang Zhi responded with a fist.

"Why don't you let them attack the Tiger Prison and evacuate the men instead? Even if Wei saves Zhao, it may not have an effect, right? After all, there are a lot of soldiers and horses in the Qi country. Crescent Moon asked, puzzled.

"It's just containment, it really depends on the result, or it depends on whether Luoyang can hold it! The longer Wang Shichong held out, the greater the chance that Li Shimin would withdraw his troops. Zou Yu replied.

"Alright! In other words, now I can only look at Wang Shichong himself! Xinyue said with her hands spread.

"Wang Shichong! He can't be trusted, we have to increase his confidence, and then find a way to force Li Shimin back! Zou Yu said with a smile.

"There are still 30,000 elites in Luoyang! With the nearby manpower, there is no problem in holding Luoyang. Dai Xuan argued with some disbelievance.

"Then do you want to make a bet with this king?" Zou Yu said with a smile.

"Xiaguan doesn't gamble." Dai Xuan shook his head and said.

"It's okay, it's just a boring pastime, you and I bet on whether Wang Shichong can hold Luoyang City!" Zou Yu saw his upright face and unsmiling appearance, and knew that he should be a person similar to Su Dingfang, who was very self-disciplined and well-behaved at all times.

"If the prince makes a move, Luoyang will definitely not be able to hold it, isn't this a steady loss or a win for the lower officials?" Dai Xuan said.

"Huh! When Li Shi's militia came to the city, I bet that Wang Shichong would surrender without a fight! Zou Yu said with a smile.

"Impossible! Emperor Zheng has been defeated repeatedly, defeated again and again! Only today, how can it be possible to surrender without a fight when the soldiers come to the city! Dai Xuan shook his head and said.

"Hehe, then let's bet on this!" Zou Yu said with a smile.

"What are the princes and the lower officials betting on? The lower officials don't say that the family is surrounded by four walls, and they are also poor, but they have no gambling funds. Dai Xuan said lightly.

"This king doesn't gamble money with you! If you win, the king promises you a condition that is not excessive; If you lose, go to Jinyang to take up a post! Zou Yu said with a smile.

Honest people, as subordinate officials, naturally the more the better. Therefore, Zou Yu wanted to turn some easily, at least this Dai Xuan looked very pleasing to the eye.

"No matter what, I won't suffer, and the lower officials have no reason to refuse, right?" Dai Xuan looked at Zou Yudao with a little surprise.

"So Dai Changshi has recently served as a chief historian in the army."

Dai Zhou saw that Zou Yu was so confident that he had already regarded himself as a subordinate, and he didn't know whether he should feel the honor of being valued, or the sadness that Wang Shichong was so despised, but he didn't have anything to say, so he stepped aside and began to adapt to the new job.

"What do we do next? Just go back to Luoyang? Crescent Moon asked.

"Go back to Luoyang, wait for news, see Li Shimin's next move, and also see how Wang Shichong will respond." Zou Yu replied.

The others had no other opinions, so they had to wait with peace of mind.

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Tiger Prison Pass! Not long after Zou Yu led people out of the pass, Li Shimin entered the pass, but a piece of news made him lose his good mood for winning the Tiger Prison Pass.

"Report to King Qin! General Wang Junke is killed! A soldier trotted in front of Li Shimin, clasped his fists and saluted.

"What!" Li Shimin exclaimed. Wang Junke's martial arts are good, he still attaches more importance to it, and Wang Junke has attacked the city many times, and he has taken the lead, which makes him the most satisfied.

Soon, the soldier carrying Wang Junke's body appeared in front of him, Li Shimin looked at it and asked angrily, "Who killed General Wang?" ”

"Back to King Qin! The little one didn't know, it was said that a group of cavalry from outside the pass rushed into the city to save Shi Daixuan, the head of the Tiger Prison, and ran away after killing General Wang.

There were two men who killed the king's general, one with a sword and a shield, and the other with a long club. The soldier replied respectfully.

"Long stick!" As soon as Li Shimin heard the person with the stick, he thought of the person he didn't want to see, so he couldn't help frowning, and then continued to ask: "What do those two people look like?" What armor to wear? ”

"It is said to be a beast armor, with two tiger heads on both shoulders, and the face is covered with iron armor, so you can't see clearly!" The sergeant thought for a moment and replied.

"Zou Changfeng!" When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but clench his fists.

"Why did Zou Changfeng appear here? Could it be that Luoyang has already been taken down by him! It was Wang Shichong who surrendered to Jinyang. Liu Hongji, who lost his hands-on ability, but his command talent was still there, couldn't help twitching his cheeks.

"Nope! It should be the same as Dou Jiande's people, but Wang Shichong invited him. Li Shimin shook his head and said.

"King Qin is right, and Zou Changfeng is fighting against the Turks, and there shouldn't be many people coming, otherwise with their strength, it would be impossible to enter the pass and exit." Wei Shaoqing Liu Zhenghui agreed.

Hearing that Zou Yu was coming, Li Shimin and the more than ten people around him all looked solemn, and Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Immediately send people to find out where Zou Changfeng is?" How many people did you bring in? And on the entire ground in Luoyang, if there is any wind and grass, you can't let it go. ”

"King Qin had better ask His Majesty to check on the Turkic side, what is going on!" The eldest grandson Wuji reminded.

"Auxiliary, do you mean to prevent Zou Changfeng from just pretending to attack the Turks, and the real purpose is us?" Li Shimin asked.

"It's very possible! Investigate the Turks, and if there is a great war, it means that it is true; If not, then not only us, but also Guanzhong must be vigilant. The eldest grandson Wuji replied.

As he was talking, a guard sent a secret letter, Li Shimin opened it, and then said to the people who were looking at him: "No need to inquire about the Turks!" There were indeed big battles, and they weren't usually fierce. ”

"This is news about the Turks?" Eldest Sun Wuji asked.

"Yes, it is indeed related to the Turks, and the situation of the grassland is not known yet, but Shuofang has a result, Honghua, Diaoyin, and Yan'an have been taken, and there are 30,000 Turkic soldiers, and Puzhou suddenly appeared." Li Shimin replied.

"That is to say, Master Liang is trapped in the lonely city, and these 30,000 people are also coming towards Guanzhong! It seems that the Turks are in a bad situation! Someone has already surrendered. Du Ruhui analyzed.

"This is also a good thing, doesn't it mean that Zou Changfeng has not brought many people?" Liu Hongji said.

"Nope! My father was worried that the Turks would cross the Yellow River and attack Guanzhong, so he had already arranged for people to defend it, and asked us to eliminate Wang Shichong as soon as possible, or retreat! Li Shimin said.

"Never! King Qin, must not retreat, Wang Shichong to protect the eastern capital, the warehouse is full, the commander's soldiers and horses, are the elite of the Jianghuai region, the difficulty now is just a lack of food, it is difficult to hold on for a long time, if we withdraw the troops, wait for Hebei grain to be transported to Guanxi, then in the future, if you want to fight Luoyang, you don't know what year and month, the day of dominating the world, it is very far away. Xue Shu hurriedly persuaded him.

"Yes, Your Highness! Xue Ji's room is right, Wang Shichong is panicked, it is a good time to take Luoyang, the west is in hand, control the east and west, and reject the enemy; With the support of Bashu's grain and grass, you can attack and defend in the future. Du Ruhui followed and persuaded him.

"It's just Dou Jiande, how should Zou Changfeng deal with it, if you don't repel them, I'm afraid it will be difficult to go to Luoyang! Moreover, Puzhou and Tongguan threaten Guanzhong, and this king is afraid that his father will worry! Li Shimin said embarrassedly.

"If you wait for a long time, it will change! It is difficult to ensure that Du Fuwei and his ilk have no other thoughts, and in the opinion of his subordinates, His Royal Highness asked people to guard the Tiger Prison Pass, go to Luoyang as soon as possible, and take advantage of the power of the great victory to take Luoyang as soon as possible; As for Zou Changfeng, it depends on how many people he has. Du Ruhui suggested.

"Hmmm! Luoyang City is wide, and there are many places to attack, if there are no 30,000 or 50,000 elites, it is still very difficult to hold it. Liu Hongji nodded in agreement.

"Wang Shichong's 30,000 elites have been in Luoyang, and Zou Changfeng, it can't be just a few thousand people! In this way, if you want to storm Luoyang, I'm afraid it's impossible! After all, we can use it, but only 100,000 horses. Eldest Sun Wuji shook his head and said.

"It's impossible to storm it, then outwit it! King Qin came all the way, all looking forward to the wind, I believe that there must be people in Luoyang City who have the heart of Chang'an, why not go to make a decision. Du Ruhui suggested.

"Subordinates seconded!"

"The subordinates (the last general) seconded the proposal!" Everyone agreed in unison.

"Good! The soldiers and horses in Shuzhong stayed outside the pass and supported each other with the Tiger Pass; Liu Hongji is the main general, Qiu Xinggong, Qiu Shi, You Zhilong are the deputy generals, and the auxiliary machine joins the army. Li Shimin is not a hesitant person, since they all agree, he immediately made a decision.

"Whoa!"

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"How so? How so? Wang Shichong muttered to himself blankly, for such a majestic pass as the Tiger Prison Pass, which was lost so quickly, it was obviously a little unbelievable until now.

Li Shi's militia sent to Luoyang, Zou Yu had returned to Luoyang, facing Wang Shichong's frightened face, becoming the emperor, it seemed that his sharpness had been worn out, and he no longer had the strength to be defeated and fought repeatedly.

In fact, this is also normal, when a person has nothing, he is often fearless, but after having it, he loses it, which is a huge blow, not to mention that this kind of imminent loss, will become nothing, or even lose his life, that kind of mentality, naturally self-evident.

"It's not all your people who did good things, and they actually kept us out, otherwise Li Shimin would not be able to take the Tiger Prison Pass so easily!" Fang Zhi said dissatisfiedly.

"Fang straightens his mouth, don't mention anything that has passed." Zou Yu raised his hand to block it.

"That's right! Right! Let's not mention the things that have passed, let's still think about how to repel Li Shimin. Wang Shichong nodded awkwardly.

For the successive rebellions of his subordinates, he was obviously very embarrassed, especially in front of outsiders, which made him even more angry, but in front of Zou Yu, he couldn't raise his head.

"Luoyang City has thick walls, it is not difficult to hold it, the key is that there can be no more civil strife! Especially the people, be kind to them. Zou Yu reminded.

"It's not a way to hold on, you have to drive Li Shimin away, can the prince mobilize more soldiers and horses to come to help in the war?" Wang Shi asked with an anxious face.

"This king is still fighting against the Turks, and it's good to be able to come to support, where are there still more manpower." Zou Yu said angrily.

"This..."Wang Shichong couldn't help but be speechless in disappointment.

"But don't worry, I've already written to Dou Jiande and asked his men to attack Li Yuan's territory, as long as he sticks to it, Li Shimin will naturally retreat; When the war on the grassland is over, the king will be able to transfer troops! Zou Yu comforted him.

"Now that the people and horses of Hebei are blocked from the pass, I don't know if Brother Zou can support a batch of grain and grass?" Wang Shichong asked.

"This..."For no reason, of course Zou Yu would not agree, so he looked at Wang Shichong with an embarrassed face, and then said: "The north is vast and sparsely populated, and the grain output itself is not much, and now it is fighting abroad, and I really can't take it out!" ”

"Please also ask Brother Zou to think of a way, of course! The old brother is not for nothing, he is willing to pay for it! Of course, Wang Shichong knew that Zou Yu was shirking, one side of the force, how could a lot of food be squeezed, not to mention that Zou Yu's territory was so wide, there must be a lot of inventory, the most important thing was Yongfeng Cang, and he knew that there was a lot of storage there.

"Even if you have money, you know that the most valuable thing in this troubled world is food." Zou Yu shook his head and said, if you want to talk about copper coins, they are really worthless in troubled times, and in their interior, they are only limited in distribution, and they are not fully produced, after all, Zou Yu does not understand finance, and it will be bad if he does too much.

This is also the reason why most of the salaries paid in Jinyang are paid in materials. Whether it is copper coins, gold and silver, only in times of peace and prosperity can they be circulated as currency very stably.

"What do you need, Brother Zou, just say it, as long as the elder brother can get it." Wang Shichong said urgently, he was really worried that Zou Yu deliberately did not take the grain and grass out, so as to weaken his strength.

"That's it, brother, you also know, I have some northern men there, especially Liaodong, and all herdsmen, no culture, no books to read, Luoyang, as the eastern capital, has a lot of books, all of which are given to me." Zou Yu pretended to have a headache and said.

"This..."Wang Shichong didn't expect that Zou Yu was paying attention to the Luoyang book collection, although he didn't use it, but he also knew that there must be a lot of good things there, especially what the readers wanted, so he couldn't help but hesitate for a while.