In order not to "scare" Wang Shichong, Li Po also deliberately ordered someone to send a message to Wang Shichong, saying that he had no intention of competing with him, but just built a pontoon bridge, ordnance and armor and other things that were easy to transport.

Scared or not, Wang Shichong didn't know, anyway, the pontoon bridge was built, and at the back of the camp, the craftsmen who came all the way from Jinyang were also directing the soldiers to cut wood and build ships.

At the right time, Li Po needed to stay focused, so he had quietly arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River, ready to make difficult choices at any time.

On the way from Tongguan to Hancheng, the Tang army's passing horses were endless, coupled with the transportation of grain and grass, and the mobilization of soldiers and horses, the roads along the Yellow River on the ground in Guanxi were extremely busy.

It is said that knowing oneself and knowing the other is invincible, but in the past few years, it is difficult for the generals to know the enemy, and many times they have to rely on guessing to make decisions.

This is undoubtedly the charm of war, just like a game of chess, the two sides are fighting for the victory, and the bystanders are watching the process, so many people talk about the war, but those generals who really participated in the war, what makes them unforgettable is definitely the difficult and dangerous judgment during the period.

Whether it is Li Jiancheng, Li Shenfu, or Li Po, Wang Shichong, they are actually waiting at this time, especially Wang Shichong, the news he wants to hear most is undoubtedly that the Tang army is out of the customs to face the battle.

He was confident that with an unprecedented army in his hands, he would be able to crush any enemy on the flat ground, and even if Li Mi was reborn, he would definitely bow down to him when he saw such a large army.

So of course he hoped that the Tang army would go out of the pass to fight him, instead of defending the pass with all his might.

Of course, he also has the confidence to break through and capture Li Jiancheng'er, because most of the Henan army has experienced the battle of Luoyang, which is obviously the source of his bursting confidence.

In fact, no matter how confident Wang Shichong is, this is the first time he has commanded such a huge army, and only he knows where he is in a hurry.

When he set off from Luoyang, Wang Shichong was already a little anxious, offering to heaven and earth, and the sound of the generals chanting long live resounded throughout the world, so that the dizzy Wang Shichong regained his pride.

Just like when Yang Guang faced an army of millions, he believed that as long as he went, he would definitely be able to defeat those damned enemies.

And when the army was marching westward one after another, the army that did not know the head in front and the tail did not see the tail gave Wang Shichong a headache again, and even sometimes he would have strange thoughts, wouldn't it be good to make this stout and long dragon a little thinner and shorter?

But he never thought that if he went afar, Cao Cao conquered Sun Quan, known as a million army, and finally failed, and when he got closer, Yang Guang's third expedition to Liaodong, the smallest one had three or four hundred thousand people, but it made it more ugly than the other, and finally died and the country was destroyed, leaving countless infamy.

Even if you don't talk about them, let's just say that Li Mi and Li Shentong are two, Li Mi claimed to have 500,000 troops at the peak, what was the result? Li Shentong raised more than 200,000 troops to attack Li Po, what was the result?

In fact, there is no need to go too far, the war at the end of the Sui Dynasty has reached the present, and there have been countless examples of winning more with less, so the war is different from what Han Xin said, once the number of people reaches a limit, the effect will be extremely uncomfortable, but it is not something that can be summed up in one sentence.

And the limit value that Wang Shichong can accommodate is actually much lower than the previous examples, but he blindly went west to fight with the army, in fact, it can only show one thing, Wang Shichong is extremely mediocre in terms of military strategy and his governing ability.

He and Li Mi rose up at the right time, they are typical heroes of the times, if the world is peaceful, these two people will not say that they are kings and hegemons, even if they are in and out of the phase, they all look up to them, and in the end, they are all the same crazy, but the two of them are together again, at this point, the world is really wonderful, isn't it?

Of course, this seems to be a bit biased, look at the princes in the world now, Li Yuan is still like a point, and who among the others is not from the bottom? Compared with Wang Shichong and Li Mi, they are even more meaningless.

And now, Wang Shichong's subordinates are no less thoughtful than the emperor, in fact, since the time when the army gradually gathered in the eastern capital of Luoyang, Wang Shichong has gradually lost control of the army.

Henan people are undoubtedly the most rebellious group in this time period, and Henan also has the posture of becoming a home of bandits after Shandong and Hebei.

In fact, no matter whether the current people in Henan admit it or not, they can't change a fact, that is, a messy word, the people don't need to say, where there is a mouthful of food, they will gather there, and the hometown has become a luxury in the eyes of the people of Henan.

And the soldiers were no better, they ate the last meal without the next meal, and the ragged soldiers could be seen everywhere in the counties, and most of them survived the last winter, completely by absorbing the vitality of the people.

Speaking of the leading generals, they can be fed and clothed, but the fear of losing military power is growing day by day, and military rations have become a problem that many generals cannot solve.

The Henan army gathered so quickly, in fact, the generals felt that they were about to be unable to survive, and as usual, they needed to fight a way out with knives and guns.

In any case, the army led by Wang Shichong is actually walking on the edge of the cliff, whether it is bright or planted headlong off the cliff, it depends on their own choices and efforts, and it also depends on the will of God.

Anyway, in mid-June, Wang Shichong left Wang Shiyun of Qi, and the eldest grandson An Shi and others to guard Luoyang.

With Wang Shiwei, the king of Chu, leading 50,000 troops as the forerunner, he led the Chinese army, and led the rear army with Chen Guogong Duanda, supplemented by his nephew Wang Renze and Wang Xingben.

When everything was arranged, the army then set up camp and headed westward one after another.

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At this time, Li Po was standing on the bank of the Yellow River, looking at the surging river, and his imagination was fluttering.

In June, the Yellow River has entered the flood season, and the two pontoon bridges that have been built are like two long snakes that are shaking their bodies, which is definitely not a proper time to cross the river.

At this time, because the soil and water conservation in the upper reaches is quite good, the water of the Yellow River is still very clear and the water is also very deep, unlike later, when the dry season will show a lot of sand in the slow flow of the water.

The river wind was very strong, and the cloak on Li Po's body was blowing violently, and Li Po pressed the handle of the knife on his waist, like a sculpture that did not move, looking like a perfect picture.

But at this time, Li Po is neither sad in the spring and autumn, nor is he chasing the past and the present, he is just weighing how many people and horses will appear on the other side if he wants to force the crossing of the Fengling Ferry, what kind of casualties will be, and what the result will be.

This place is obviously not as dangerous as Pujin Bridge, but this time it is not as simple as facing Li Tang, the situation is very complicated, and it is very likely that stealing chickens will not make it a loss.

Countless news came back from the scouts who crossed the river, converged on the banks of the Yellow River, and entered his ears, and as expected, the army led by Wang Shichong was in disarray, more like a group of peasant troops with considerable combat effectiveness.

Such a rabble went to attack the Tongguan Pass, in Li Po's opinion, it was simply a joke, if he was replaced to guard the Tongguan...... He will definitely gather more people and horses, rush forward with elites, and strive to defeat Wang Shichong as quickly as possible, right?

Who knows, anyway, Li Jiancheng retracted into the turtle shell, then Wang Shichong should not have any chance, the remaining question is very simple, who will clean up the mess and how to do it.

What makes Li Po more relieved is that Jinyang is very stable, and even a little too stable, which will even make him have the illusion that those people don't care very much about him, the king of Han, has three longs and two shorts.

Of course, this is just an illusion, but in fact, without him, the king of Han, it seems that Jinyang City is much calmer than when he was there.

Bu Qun and others have already led their troops to arrive one after another, and the grain and grass have also entered the warehouse of Jiangxian County, and they are constantly being transported to the banks of the Yellow River, everything is in order, and he doesn't need to bother much.

It was the first time he had noticed such a smooth feeling, and it was undoubtedly a compliment to his years of hard work, and everyone under his command knew what to do and what would satisfy him.

Habits can not be cultivated overnight, over the years, many people have been trusted and reused by him, and similarly, many people have blind confidence in him, so habits have gradually turned into a kind of atmosphere......

Therefore, his rule is the most stable, although there are fewer talents, but his loyalty is very high, which affects him personally, and there are fewer suspicious and fickle places.

So today, many things have become much simpler, like the preparation for this war, and there are almost no twists and turns, which was almost unimaginable in previous years.

The only thing that worries Li Po a little is that the wars are too frequent, and now the troops who come to the edge of the Yellow River can be said to be elite divisions, but Wei Chigong, Li Nian, Chen Yuan, and Wei Chikai's subordinates have not returned to their hometowns for two years.

Most of the men and horses led by Bu Qun and others returned to the two states a few months ago, and now they have been called back again, and the people who come and go may not be as good as those stationed on the riverbank.

All the generals said that with His Royal Highness the King of Han in charge, there was no need to consider the morale, but Li Po didn't see it that way, so over the past few days, he has been constantly inspecting various ministries, and he has also been constantly emphasizing to the generals that the clothing, food, housing and transportation of the soldiers under his command are constantly emphasized.

It is not known what the effect will be, because it needs to be tested by fierce battles, well, there are no deserters anyway, Li Po thought optimistically.

It's just that what he didn't know was that many deserters were about to appear in front of him, and what he didn't expect was that the role of his two pontoon bridges was far more than just forcibly crossing the Yellow River......