Chapter 1822: The Third Battle of Luoyang (I)

Zhao Hao was originally a general of Yuan Shu and a brother of Zhao Kuangyin, who was captured by Li Shimin during the fight against Dong, and then was imprisoned for three years.

After Dong Zhuo died, Zhao Kuangyin also wanted to redeem Zhao Hao, but Li Shimin cherished Zhao Hao's talent and did not agree to Zhao Kuangyin's request.

Li Shimin personally persuaded Zhao Hao to surrender more than ten times, and finally moved Zhao Hao with full sincerity, but considering his relatives and family, he still had concerns in his heart, so he still did not agree to surrender.

Li Shimin saw the concerns in Zhao Hao's heart, so at the beginning of Zhao Kuangyin's proclamation and the establishment of Zhao State, he sent someone to imitate Zhao Hao's notes and wrote to Zhao Kuangyin that he had surrendered, and had asked Zhao Kuangyin for Zhao Hao's wife in the name of Tang State.

Zhao Kuangyin thought that Zhao Hao had really surrendered, and at that time, the Zhao State had just been established, and there were constant internal and external troubles, and he was eager to get the recognition of other countries, so as to achieve political righteousness.

Therefore, he gave Zhao Hao's wife to Li Shimin in exchange for diplomatic relations with Tang State.

Seeing that his wife and children had come to Chang'an, Zhao Hao was naturally extremely moved in his heart, so he surrendered to Li Shimin.

After Zhao Hao surrendered to Li Shimin, he wanted to repay Li Shimin for his courtesy, but he didn't expect to get the suppression of his colleagues first.

The dispute between the Kanto and Kansai of the Han Dynasty has been going on for a long time, and the Han Dynasty has always been controlled by the Kanto Shi clan, and the Kansai Shi clan is naturally suppressed, but because the suppression is too ruthless, most of the Kansai people dislike the Kanto people.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo, who was crusaded by the princes of the 36th Route in Kanto, even if he was in the bad street with an ugly reputation in Kanto, he was still a hero-like figure in Kansai.

Li Shimin inherited Dong Zhuo's basic plate, and the generals in the army were basically from Kansai, and Zhao Hao, a general from Kanto, would naturally be excluded and suppressed among so many Kansai generals.

Zhao Hao is worthy of being a generation of famous generals, even if he has been isolated by General Li Tang and completely withdrawn as a lonely minister, he is still diligent and silently struggles for his post.

In the battle of exterminating Qiang, Zhao Hao made a lot of great achievements, and finally proved his ability to the generals of the Tang army, and reversed the attitude of the generals of the Tang army towards him a little bit.

In the battle of Shu, Zhao Hao also participated, and when the entire Li Tang was frustrated and fell into the quagmire of war, only his army made great contributions, and even joined forces with Liu Yu smoothly, which threatened the safety of Chengdu to a certain extent.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Hao's reputation is getting louder and louder, and he has squeezed into the ranks of the world's famous generals.

Zhao Hao will persuade Yiyang guard Hu Chao to surrender because the unknown young general will definitely lack confidence in his heart when facing a famous general, and he will have self-doubt, which is naturally a good opportunity to persuade him to surrender.

Zhao Hao didn't take Hu Chao in his eyes at all, just because Hu Chao was an unknown person, without excellent records and overwork, but he never thought that there was such a famous general hidden in Yiyang City, Tan Daoji.

Zhao Hao can not care about Hu Chao, but he can't help but Tan Daoji.

There are many famous generals today, and there are even more among the Qin army, but even among the Qin army, which is full of famous generals, Tan Daoji did not fall silent, but relied on his ability to make his own reputation.

Tan Daoji's fame is made by himself, and his record is not only no worse than Zhao Hao, but even slightly surpasses Zhao Hao.

Therefore, when he saw Tan Daoji appear in Yiyang City, even Zhao Hao had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Tan Daoji should have been in Luoyang, but now he appeared in Yiyang, proving that Luoyang had already sent reinforcements before Hangu Pass fell."

As soon as he thought of this, Zhao Hao couldn't help clenching his fists and whispered to himself: "I hope that the reinforcements brought by Tan Daoji are not too many, otherwise Yiyang will not be easy to fight." ”

Zhao Hao's expectations were finally shattered, Yiyang City was quite comprehensive in all aspects, and he couldn't see the lack of troops at all, this was not a city with only two thousand defenders at all.

Even if Zhao Hao personally commanded the army to attack the city, in a short period of time, it would not be able to shake Yiyang City at all, and in desperation, Zhao Hao had to pass a letter to Li Shimin, informing him of the situation on Yiyang's side, and waiting for Li Shimin's next order.

After receiving Zhao Hao's summons, Li Shimin was immediately shocked, the four major military divisions calculated everything for him, but he didn't expect that the reinforcements of the Qin army would come so quickly.

"My lord, now that the Qin army reinforcements are stationed in Yiyang, there is Tan Daoji, and it is impossible to break through Yiyang in the short term." Li Kui said with a look of regret.

"According to the information provided by the bad guys, Tan Daoji is a Confucian general, good at using stratagems, and has a cautious personality, with him in charge of guarding Yiyang City, he can't attack it in the short term." The eldest grandson Wuji sighed.

"If you can't capture Yiyang in the short term, you can't capture Yewang, and you can't march into Luoyang. Lord, we miscalculated. Li Kui said with a bitter face.

"Damn."

Li Shimin clenched his fists unwillingly, gritted his teeth and said, "Jia Xu Lao'er is a big deal for me." ”

Li Shimin and Li Kui's eldest grandson Wuji have different concerns, the two military advisors are concerned about Tan Daoji, while Li Shimin pays attention to Jia Xu who sent reinforcements in advance through Tan Daoji, after all, Jia Xu is the person who speaks in Luoyang.

"Hangu Pass sent reinforcements in advance before Luoyang was in a hurry, is this Jia Xu Lao'er too cautious? Or did he have the ability to predict the fall of Hangu Pass in advance? me! Li Shimin said unwillingly.

"Alas......"

After Li Kui sighed, he said: "Lord, now that the general trend has gone, Jia Xu has already taken precautions, and it is impossible to take Sizhou lightly, we must consider the matter of retreating the army." ”

"Fortunately, this time the troops are not for nothing, Nanxiang County has not only been in the hands of our army, but although Hangu Pass has been burned by Gongsun Yanfei, it can still be repaired." The eldest grandson Wuji said.

"The manpower and financial resources needed to repair Hangu Pass are too great, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive, even if I have such financial resources, I must not waste them on repairing the pass, and it is impossible for the Qin army to let us rebuild Hangu Pass.

The top priority should be to take Luoyang in one go. Li Shimin said.

"But you haven't even captured Yewang City and Yiyang City, so how can you take Luoyang in one go?" Li Kui asked puzzled.

A hint of determination flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "The army is divided into two, one will surround the two cities of Yewang and Yiyang, and the other will bypass the two cities and go directly to attack Luoyang. ”

"What?"

Li Kui and the eldest grandson Wuji exclaimed at the same time, and then objected in unison: "Lord, don't! ”