It took a lot of effort for the Tang army to get out of the customs, and the troops were not much, but they were the essence of the Tang army in Tongguan, and the leaders of the troops were all Guanxi generals, among which the henchmen of the East Palace were naturally the majority, and there were Sang Xianhe, Lu Chengda and others who had been in battle for a long time, which was very reassuring.

Overall, it's still a bit messy.

is similar to Li Po's original expectation, once Wang Shichong is defeated, his courtiers and subordinates will definitely join Li Tang in groups, which will make Li Tang's troops and talents swell up like a blow again.

Xue Rengao's defeat was like this, if it weren't for this loser who threw all the money that his father had worked hard to accumulate to the Li family, Li Tang would not face several fronts of battles now, and he could still defend steadily.

Wang Shichong is even more incredible, the talents of Luoyang, the eastern capital, are gradually inferior to Chang'an, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and it is not comparable elsewhere.

In fact, throwing Henan to Li Tang may not be what will happen, will such a burden make Li Tang indigestion? A large number of people also means that people's hearts are changeable, and the arrogance of the Guanxi aristocracy and the Luoyang gate valve is famous.

Of course, Li Tang has the power of a great victory, Chang'an and Luoyang, and the momentum will inevitably rise, will there be a guy who doesn't count in his heart to take refuge?

Therefore, it is actually difficult to distinguish between the pros and cons.

The current situation is that Li Po led the army to the south, determined to block Li Tang in Guanzhong, and took the opportunity to take a bite on Wang Shichong's piece of fat.

It's just that Wang Shichong was defeated too simply, and all kinds of changes combined have caused today's situation.

Li Po crossed the river in a race against time, trying to strengthen the troops at the Fengling Ferry.

Li Jiancheng was also very uncomfortable, the Henan army was scattered, and he couldn't send troops out of the pass to pursue the remnants of the enemy at the first time, which undoubtedly left a relatively generous time for the fleeing Henan army.

As a result, the outcome is difficult to predict.

The descendants came one after another, crowded in a mess before the Tongguan closed the door, more like buying time for the fleeing comrades.

The names of Henan Wenwu with names and surnames appeared in Li Jiancheng's ears, but it had already made it difficult for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be interested, and the joy of harvest was replaced by anxiety before it rose.

And such a situation also made Li Jiancheng dare not go out of the pass, too many people were lowered, and soon the number of people exceeded 20,000, rushing towards the 30,000 mark, so many soldiers who had just been fighting, frightened, irritable, and extremely sensitive, the generals were coming one after another, and they needed to leave enough troops to deter them.

In addition, it is necessary to consider the issues of grain and grass, resettlement, etc., if it were not for Li Gang, who had served as the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, here, Li Jiancheng would probably not be able to take care of anything else, and a group of demotes alone would consume most of his energy.

Therefore, there were only more than 25,000 people sent out, and they were divided into two groups, not only to pursue Wang Shichong, but also to block the Fengling Ferry.

Well, it is indeed difficult for people to be happy about such a victory, and in the chaos, Li Jiancheng also made a fatal mistake.

He was obviously misled by Li Shenrune, this time Li Po came with all his strength, and he was well prepared and had a clear goal, in contrast, Li Jiancheng's decision in the chaos was very inappropriate.

Of course, the Tang Army in Tongguan was not without any preparations, and the military discussions before the war were one after another, and they would not only discuss how to hold Tongguan, and all kinds of situations were naturally considered.

But war is like this, preparation is preparation, pre-war prediction is always pre-judgment, and all kinds of unexpected situations are the most common scenarios in war.

A war that goes on exactly according to the established strategy, well, that doesn't belong to the realm of mortals......

And every decision made by the commander of the army after he came into battle, in fact, there was an element of gambling, just a matter of how much, and these were all based on more adequate preparations.

The two complement each other to form the whole picture of the war.

The Tang army was prepared, but in the face of the increasingly complex course of the war, there were obvious signs of inadequacy, and Li Jiancheng was not a person who was good at improvising.

So, His Royal Highness the Prince, who wanted to reap all the merits and block Li Po on the edge of the Yellow River, once again made some decisions to "get the best of both worlds".

It seems that it is comprehensive, but in fact, it can not really leave the Henan army, and it also greatly increases the risk of the 20,000 elite soldiers led by Sang Xianhe and others.

Obviously, in a hurry, Li Jiancheng's judgment was skewed......

The only obvious advantage of Li Jiancheng's deployment may be that Tongguan is still as stable as Mount Tai, and after sending 25,000 elites, the defenders of Tongguan not only did not decrease, but increased their strength.

At such a time, no one has the ability to attack Tongguan Jiancheng, unless they are crazy.

It's Li Gang who goes to the heart, although this old minister of the emperor rarely has the opportunity to lead troops outside, but he is also an expert in military affairs, this year's Wenchen is like this, Wenchen who doesn't understand military affairs, you dare to appear in front of people like a dog, are you embarrassed?

In his busy schedule, Li Gang suggested that people should lead troops out of the customs to reinforce Sang Xianhe.

Li Gang meant that taking one or two people from Henan to go out and make meritorious contributions was actually very useful, but loyalty and the morale of the soldiers he led became a problem.

And Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie is a very good candidate, and at the same time, he can also erect one or two examples among the people, which is conducive to appeasing the people of Henan in the future.

In the final analysis, in fact, like Li Jiancheng, Li Gang didn't take the battle at Fengling Ferry seriously, Li Ding'an would definitely not have heavy troops there, otherwise how could Wang Shichong dare to attack Tongguan with all his might?

And the Fengling ferry is also a narrow place, Li Ding'an crossed the river at this time, nothing more than seeing Wang Shichong's defeat, wanting to enter Henan to get a piece of the pie, and even wanting to take the opportunity to take more Luoyang.

In Li Gang's view, this is like wishful thinking, the surging Yellow River is blocked there, how much time does it take to cross the river? No matter how fast the Tang army arrived, 20,000 elites were enough to drive Li Ding'an's river-crossing soldiers down the Yellow River.

The reason why he persuaded Li Jiancheng to send troops to reinforce Sang Xianhe was because Li Ding'an was known for being able to fight, and his soldiers must be strong and good at fighting.

Second, in addition to the Fengling Ferry, the most important thing is Hongnong and other counties, not only to guard against Li Ding'an, Xiao Milling, but also to wait and see the direction of Luoyang, which is definitely not something that one or two thousand soldiers and horses can do.

Third, Henan has surrendered too many people, and sending some out can reduce the pressure on the Tongguan defenders, and there will be more room for maneuver in terms of troops.

Li Gang didn't elaborate too much on all kinds of reasons, because His Royal Highness the Prince, who is good at accepting people's words, is not very willing to listen to the nagging of him, the actual prince teacher, especially after Li Gang handed over his resignation to Li Yuan before.

What is the reason why Li Jiancheng has been lukewarm to him, and Li Gang himself doesn't quite understand, maybe he offended the eldest son of Tang Gong when he was an official.

Maybe it's his family background, reputation, or his life is not liked by the prince, anyway, since he entered the East Palace, he vaguely felt Li Jiancheng's alienation, and after speaking for Liu Wenjing, this gesture was almost in the clear.

So he is similar to Wei Zheng, and he is gradually reluctant to talk more in front of Li Jiancheng, and he was very unsuccessful when he was by Yang Yong's side, and he felt that he didn't have the ability to teach the prince anything, and the scene of the prince and the prince fighting was too similar to that of Yang Yong and Yang Guang's brothers back then, so Li Gang has been trying to stay away from a place like the East Palace.

So when he talked to the prince, he always adhered to the principle of being short and short, and during the war, Li Jiancheng's shortcomings were seen in his eyes, and he didn't see how he persuaded him.

In fact, what he didn't know was that Li Jiancheng was influenced by his mother Dou to be like this, not only that he Li Gang, Gao Jiong, Yang Su and others had a bad impression in Li Jiancheng's mind.

Because the Dou family classified such people who had served in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and were later reused by Yang Jian as Yang's eagle dogs, disloyal and unrighteous people.

If the Dou clan can speak loudly, these people will have to be hated as a traitor.

And Li Gang's personality is not likable, too square, even if he helps anyone, most of them will not make people feel any gratitude, which is very inappropriate in the process of Li Jiancheng and Prince Li Shimin.

In addition, Li Gang wants Li Jiancheng to be a graceful and atmospheric prince, Li Jiancheng feels that he is more graceful and atmospheric, and he has done a good job, so what are you Li Gang nagging all day long?

Having said so much, in fact, in the final analysis, Li Jiancheng felt that Li Gang did not wholeheartedly assist him as a prince, and Li Gang needed to speak or take the initiative to do many things, but Li Gang did not move, and he couldn't do it at all.

At this point, I can't support you...... It's no wonder that Yang Guang, the king of Jin, won and the crown prince Yang Yong went to the throne, but you were still safe and sound......

Once the seeds of distrust are planted, they will take root and sprout, and then they will be "verified" in many things, and Li Gang will not be invited to see Li Jiancheng.

In fact, it can be seen from this point that Li Jiancheng has inherited some of Li Yuan's characteristics very well in terms of personality, and under the appearance of tolerance, there is suspicion and ruthlessness.

They prefer sleek sinking, rather than a square minister like Li Gang.

In terms of listening to people's words, they are not even as good as Yang Guang, who has died and the country has been destroyed, and both father and son actually like to listen to good words, or euphemistic and interesting advice.

Therefore, in the East Palace, there has always been a group of harmony, and one or two outliers have to be very seriously excluded by everyone, and the atmosphere has gradually formed, and it is normal for Li Gang, the prince Zhan Shi, to be distracted.