Li Shimin led an army of 150,000 out of Tongguan and went straight to Luoyang. And Wang Shichong, who had already received a warning from the Sui Dynasty, also led 80,000 elites into Hongnong to resist the attack of the Tang army.

Under Hongnong City, Li Shimin, who was dressed in armor, looked at the orderly and high-morale Sui soldiers on the city, and suddenly sighed and said: "Although this Wang Shichong is treacherous, he does have a hand in military training. No wonder they can be reused by Yang Guang's faint monarch, these Sui troops seem to be well-trained, and they are by no means comparable to those bandit-born soldiers and horses who fought with us in the past! ”

Hearing this, Li Yuanji snorted disdainfully on the side: "Second brother, His Royal Highness King Qin, you are also making too much of a fuss." In front of my 150,000 heroes of the Tang Dynasty, Wang Shichong is just a mantis arm as a car, and he is not vulnerable at all. ”

Li Shimin frowned slightly, and said unhappily: "Wang Shichong is indeed not our Datang's opponent. But don't forget, there are still more than 100,000 Sui troops behind Wang Shichong, if we lose too much strength when dealing with Wang Shichong, then be careful and make a wedding dress for the Sui army in the end! ”

Li Yuanji sneered: "How can there be immortals in a war, if my generals in the Tang Dynasty are as timid as King Qin, then I think it's better to go back to Guanzhong quickly!" ”

"You... Hum! ”

Li Shimin snorted angrily, no longer paying attention to Li Yuanji, who was sneering at him, surrounded by the two fierce generals Gao Xianzhi and Guo Zhiyuan, who had just been promoted, he stepped forward, raised his head and said loudly to the Sui army on the city wall: "Where is Wang Shichong, Duke of Zhengguo?" Li Shimin, the king of Qin in the Tang Dynasty, is here, can General Wang dare to come out and see him? ”

As soon as Li Shimin's voice fell, Wang Shichong appeared on the city wall surrounded by Wang Renze, Wang Yanzhang, Shan Xiongxin and other generals, and shouted at Li Shimin under the city: "Li Shimin, I, Wang Shichong, have never done anything to be sorry for you Li Tang, why did you Li Tang raise troops one after another to invade our border and let the people fall into fire and water?" ”

Li Shimin smiled slightly: "General Wang's words are wrong. As the saying goes, the husband is not guilty, but he is guilty! Luoyang is the center of the world, no matter which force will be greedy, not to mention the Tang Dynasty that I aspire to the world! ”

"Renze, Yanzhang, Xiongxin, I am here to drag Li Shimin, you quietly go down and prepare soldiers and horses to prepare at the gate of the city, and after hearing the drums, you will go out of the city and capture Li Shimin alive. Li Yuan'er will rely on Li Shimin's son to fight the world now, as long as we catch Li Shimin, we are not afraid that the Tang Army will not retreat! ”

Wang Shichong visually measured the distance between Li Shimin and the city gate, and suddenly had bad intentions, and secretly ordered Wang Yanzhang, Wang Renze, and Shan Xiongxin.

"Yes!"

The three generals received the order in a low voice, and each of them took his weapon and secretly went down the city wall.

Seeing the three of them leaving, the corners of Wang Shichong's mouth hooked slightly, and he continued to say to Li Shimin: "Listening to King Qin's tone, is there bound to be a battle between you and me?" ”

Li Shimin's face was calm, and he said lightly: "If General Wang insists on keeping Luoyang, this battle is indeed inevitable. But if General Wang can surrender to my Datang and offer Luoyang, not only can this battle be avoided, but I, Datang, will also reward General Wang and the generals under your command. ”

Wang Shichong's face changed when he heard this, and he scolded sharply: "Li Shimin, put away your rhetoric, I would have been deeply favored by His Majesty, how could I make a move to betray Sui and surrender to Tang?" ”

Li Shimin laughed and said, "General Wang, Ming people don't say secret words. Whether General Wang is a Sui minister or an independent party, everyone knows it. General Wang, don't look at Yang Gao'er who is now thriving in the south, but sooner or later he will die under Lone's sword. General Wang is a person who understands and should know what to do is the right choice! ”

Wang Shichong seemed to be moved, and asked, "Li Shimin, oh no, His Royal Highness King Qin." I want to know what kind of title your Tang Dynasty will give me if I raise Luoyang and surrender? ”

Li Shimin's face was overjoyed when he heard this, originally he just had the attitude of giving it a try, but who would have thought that this Wang Shichong would really have some intentions, which suddenly made him overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "General Wang, please rest assured, before Gu went on the expedition, his father told Gu that if General Wang is willing to raise the city and surrender, he can make General Wang the King of Zheng, the governor of Sizhou, and the Zhu State." ”

"King Zheng, the governor of Sizhou, the country of Zhu! It's such a big official position. Li Shimin, are you a fool when I am Wang Shichong? I, an outsider, am actually listed as kings alongside your own son, can I, King Zheng, be the king? ”

Wang Shichong snorted coldly in his heart, but in order to buy time for Wang Yanzhang and the others, he still pretended to be hesitant on the surface, and muttered: "His Royal Highness King Qin, let me think about it, think about it!" ”

Wang Shichong pretended to be pensive and stood at the head of the city for a long time without speaking. After a long time, Li Shimin also felt that something was wrong, so he said to Wang Shichong: "General Wang, Lone will give you a night to think about it, and if you figure it out, you will open the city and surrender, and if you can't figure it out, you will fight to the death with Lone!" With that, he pulled the reins and left.

Wang Shichong saw that Li Shimin was leaving, and secretly paced Wang Renze and the others to be almost ready, so his face immediately changed, and he laughed wildly: "Li Shimin, are you so easy to deceive when I am a three-year-old Wang Shichong?" Come on, take down this boy who doesn't know the height of the sky! ”

Knock knock knock......

As soon as Wang Shichong finished speaking, the drums on the city wall beat loudly. The city gate also opened violently at this moment, the rumbling horses' hooves sounded together with the dense drums, thousands of iron horsemen swarmed out, Wang Yanzhang, Wang Renze, and Shan Xiongxin The three generals charged first, shouting loudly: "Li Shimin's children are leaving!" ”

"Ding Dong, Wang Yanzhang was detected to be in the lead, force +7, base force 100, and the current force has risen to 107."

"Ding Dong, if Wang Ren is detected, he will enter a state of rapid advancement, with force +4, base force 96, and the current force will rise to 100."

"Ding Dong, Wang Renze's four-dimensional ability was detected, commander 91, force 96, intelligence 84, and politics 75."

"Ding Dong, it was detected that Shan Xiongxin has entered a state of bravery, with +3 force, 95 base force, and the current force has risen to 98."

"It's not good, brothers, hurry up and rescue His Royal Highness King Qin!"

The sudden change surprised the Tang soldiers who were lined up not far away, and Wei Chigong, who surrendered in Bingzhou and was treated well by Li Shimin, was the first to react, roared, and rushed out first with his legs between the belly of the horse.

"Ding Dong, it was detected that Yu Chi Gong has entered the state of protecting the master, the force is +5, the base force is 97, and the current force has risen to 102."

Wei Chigong roared, and all the Tang generals came to their senses, and Li Siyuan, Li Cunxian, Mountain Lion Camel, Pei Xingyan, Li Jixuan and other generals urged their horses out of the battle and went to rescue Li Shimin at a gallop.

"What a Wang Shichong, it's really insidious!"

Li Shimin scolded angrily and turned his horse away. Guo Zhiyun and Gao Xianzhi guarded the left and right, and from time to time they called the feather arrows shot by the Sui army in the rear for Li Shimin.