"Luoyang is a thousand-year-old capital, and the strength of the city wall is far better than that of Hongnong, and a strong attack is definitely the next strategy."

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Don't say that it is in the current situation, even if the situation is very good, Gu will not take the practice of taking people's lives to fill the city." ”

Li Jilong was stunned when he heard this, and immediately looked happy, and asked, "Does Your Highness already have a plan to break the city?" ”

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "If you want to capture a fortified city like Luoyang, the best way is to use the advantage of troops to surround it on all sides, cut off its peripheral support, turn it into a lonely city, and consume the grain and grass in the city to run out!" ”

Li Jilong frowned slightly, and reminded Li Shimin: "But Your Highness, there is still a 100,000-strong army of Sui General Xue Rengui in the Central Plains, and Luoyang is surrounded on all sides. That doesn't seem realistic! ”

"So the first step we have to do is to seize the Tiger Pass, the choke point of Xue Rengui's march into Luoyang, and we must not let the main force of the Sui army enter Luoyang City."

Li Shimin's eyes flashed cold, and he said in a deep voice: "The only thing to be thankful for is that the guard of the Tiger Prison Pass is Wang Shichong's confidant, and he did not take refuge in the Sui army after the Luoyang Incident. And Xue Rengui should still have some scruples about Wang Shichong, so he didn't dare to blatantly take action against the tiger prison.

But now that Wang Shichong is dead, Xue Rengui will no longer have any worries, so he will rely on the thousands of soldiers and horses in the tiger prison to block Xue Rengui's army for three days at most. What's more, this tiger prison guard may not be persuaded to surrender by the Sui army after learning of Wang Shichong's death.

So time is running out for us now. Lone decided to take advantage of the news of Wang Shichong's death to personally lead the elite cavalry to attack the Tiger Prison Pass. And you and the old general Qu Tu led the main infantry to march into Luoyang, you don't need to storm the city fiercely, you only need to completely surround Luoyang to death! ”

"King Qin, you yourself led the elite cavalry to attack the Tiger Pass, and the main army was handed over to Qu Tutong and Li Jilong, what about Lone? What should this deputy marshal do? Don't you really regard these hundreds of thousands of troops as your Qin Palace's private soldiers? ”

As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Yuanji's yin and yang strange voice sounded on the side.

Li Shimin was suddenly furious, glared at Li Yuanji, and said loudly: "You didn't listen to Gu's military order to kill Wang Shichong, and Gu's plan collapsed completely." You should feel lucky that you didn't cure your sin now, and you dare to slander Gu. Someone came, tied up Li Yuanji, and escorted him back to Chang'an to be disposed of by his father! ”

"Li Shimin, you dare!"

Li Yuanji's face changed greatly, and he yelled at Li Shimin with some inwardness, while Li Guiren on the side had already raised his knife in his hand and took two steps forward to protect Li Yuanji.

"Take it all for me!"

Li Shimin stretched out his hand, and the generals behind him, such as Pei Xingyan, Mountain Lion Camel, Gao Xianzhi, and Wei Chigong, rushed up, and in the blink of an eye, they pushed Li Guiren and Li Yuanji to the ground, took the rope and tied the two up.

"Send them back to Chang'an and hand them over to my father!"

Li Yuanji was pushed and pushed by Li Shimin's personal soldiers and put on the war horse, and his mouth kept scolding and scolding. Li Shimin ignored Li Yuanji's scolding, waved his hand in disgust, and signaled his subordinates to hurry up and take Li Yuanji away.

After Li Yuanji was escorted away, Du Ruhui approached and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, no matter how His Royal Highness King Qi says, he is also the deputy marshal of the army designated by His Majesty, will you do this to cause His Majesty's displeasure?" ”

"If you leave this idiot in the army again, maybe there will be some kind of moth for Lone?"

Li Shimin said with a gloomy face: "My father still needs to fight for him alone, even if he is unhappy at this time, he will wait until the end of the Luoyang war to ask Lone for guilt!" ”

"However, if we fail to take Luoyang City this time, then Your Majesty will definitely not be able to trust Your Highness as much as you do now!"

Du Ruhui said worriedly: "Moreover, more than half of the elites of the Tang Dynasty have gathered here, and it is impossible for Your Majesty to let His Highness lead it alone no matter what." I'm worried that His Royal Highness King Qi may go and return. ”

"The war is imminent, and it is a taboo for soldiers to disagree with the generals. My father is also a veteran of the battlefield, so he should understand this truth. ”

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "But just in case, you will send an eagle letter to Liu Wenjing and Dou Kang, asking them to convince their father." This deputy marshal doesn't matter if it's for Li Shentong or Li Shenfu. In short, Li Yuanji's idiot must not be allowed to come back. ”

Liu Wenjing was originally the marching Sima of Li Shimin's army, but in order to stabilize the morale of the army and let the Tang army, which was blocked under Hongnong City, survive the winter, Li Shimin made the decision to pay the whole army.

It was because of this that Liu Wenjing rushed back to Chang'an to report to Li Yuan, and asked Li Yuan to issue an edict to the Ministry of War to increase the salary of the whole army.

However, due to the Tang Dynasty's successive wars, the huge loss of money and food, Pei Lian, Dugu Zhen, Wang Qi and other Li Jiancheng's henchmen used this as an excuse to obstruct it, Li Yuan was used to the mud between the two sons, and at this time he was undecided, on the one hand, he felt that Liu Wenjing was reasonable, and the Tang army had been fighting hard for several months, and it should indeed be encouraged. On the other hand, under the persuasion of Pei Lin and others, he began to feel sorry for the large sum of money and food, and he couldn't make a final decision. Liu Wenjing had no choice but to stay in Chang'an and continue to fight with Pei Lin and others.

Du Ruyan nodded immediately when he heard this, and arched his hand and said: "Your Highness is wise, let's do it!" ”

Li Shimin continued: "Although Meng Gong, the defender of Luoyang, is unknown, it can be seen from the fact that the auxiliary machines are all planted in his hands, and this person is by no means an idle person. Although the old general Qu Tu and Li Jilong are both generals who command the army, they are still a little hot when it comes to scheming and strategizing. So this time, you will stay in the army and assist the two of you, and you must not fall for the enemy's tricks and ruin Lone's plan! ”

"The battle of Luoyang can now be said to be a battle related to the lifeblood of my Tang Dynasty. If this battle is won, our Tang Dynasty military horses can sweep the Central Plains with the momentum of victory. But if we lose, then I'm afraid we won't have a chance to get out of Tongguan again in our lives! ”

Li Shimin said and stretched out his hands to hold Du Ruhui's hands, and said in a deep voice: "Keming, now that the auxiliary machine is gone, the only one who can rely on you is you!" I hope that in the future, we will be able to drink and talk in the Ziwei Palace in the Eastern Capital! ”

Du Ruhui slowly raised his head, looked at Li Shimin's pair of blazing tiger eyes for a while, only to feel a warm heart, and immediately knelt on one knee to the ground, and said in a somewhat excited tone: "Your Highness is so respectful of your humble duties, do you dare to do your best?" ”

"Keming, I'm relieved to have your words!"

Li Shimin nodded happily and said in a deep voice: "The soldiers are very fast, Lone led the Xuanjia elite cavalry to set off, and the other cavalry was led by Li Siyuan, and they would rest here for a while before setting off." You, Li Jilong, and the old general Qu Tu will first deal with Wang Renze, who is transferring Hongnong, and then immediately kill Luoyang. ”