Chapter 4 The Beginning of the Appearance of the God of War
"Tang Gong, although our army has suffered a few small defeats in recent days, but the general trend of Guan Long has been decided, Tang Gong only needs to be quiet for a while, I believe that the Guan Long nobles in Chang'an City will definitely respond to Tang Gong!" Pei Lin said lightly.
"Lord Pei's words are really misleading the country and the people!" As soon as Pei Lian's words fell, Liu Wenjing on the side said loudly, "Tang Gong, Pei Lian's strategy is the way to take trouble, and Tang Gong must not adopt it!" ”
Pei Lin was furious when he heard this, and looked at Liu Wenjing angrily and said, "Lord Liu, what do you mean by this?" Since the Tang Dynasty raised the army, the Guanlong nobles have repeatedly helped us, and Weinan, Xinfeng, Gaoling and other Jingzhao counties have also been captured with the assistance of the Guanlong nobles. “
Liu Wenjing sneered, "Can Weinan, Xinfeng, Gaoling and other places compare with Chang'an?" Wei Xuan, the guard general of Chang'an, is very calculating, the reason why Jingzhao counties can let the Guanlong nobles easily take it is because the local county order does not dare to touch them at all, but who is Wei Xuan, do you think he will give the Guanlong nobles a chance? “
"This..." Pei Lin was speechless for a while when he heard this.
Liu Wenjing glanced at him disdainfully, and continued: "Although Tang Gong has the advantage now, but Master Pei, don't forget, Xue Ju in Longxi, Li Liang in Hexi, and Yang Gao, who has recently ascended the throne, are all eyeing Guanzhong, if Tang Gong has been stationed under Chang'an City, they will suddenly enter Guanzhong if they can't keep it, and the situation of our army will be critical at that time!" ”
"Father, the child thinks what Lord Liu Wenjing said is very true!" Li Shimin spoke out in support of Liu Wenjing, "It was our Li family who raised troops against the Sui, not the entire Guanlong aristocracy, and we can't pin our hopes on the Guanlong nobles." ”
Li Yuan stroked his beard and groaned: "What Zhaoren and Shimin said is extremely true, but Chang'an City is high and deep, and Wei Xuan is a veteran who has been famous for many years, so it is not easy to win Chang'an!" ”
Li Shimin looked at his father's sad face, smiled slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Don't panic, father, the child has a plan, maybe he can take Chang'an!" ”
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Li Yuan has a lot of pressure outside the city, but the pressure in Chang'an City is only heavier than Li Yuan, since Li Yuan besieged the fortification, Chang'an City has implemented a strict curfew, and at the same time there is martial law during the day, and residents are allowed to leave home to buy food only one hour each day at noon and dusk. The streets were full of patrolling soldiers.
At the same time, in order to prevent the Guanlong nobles in the city from fornicating with Li Yuan, Wei Xuan implemented strict surveillance of each family's mansion, and once he found any trouble, he would immediately arrest him, but those who dared to resist would be killed.
The Zhao family, one of the Eight Pillars of Guanlong, which had a close relationship with Li Yuan's family, prepared to launch a mutiny when Li Yuan's troops arrived in Chang'an to welcome Li Yuan into the city. Who knew that it was not a secret, but Wei Xuan knew that all 427 members of the whole clan were killed. This move severely shocked the other families of Guanlong, and under Wei Xuan's high-pressure control, none of the nobles of Guanlong dared to act rashly.
Chang'an City, Daxing Palace.
Yang Yu, the acting king who was ordered to stay in Xijing, sat behind the big case at the top, with a sad face.
There were more than a dozen courtiers standing sparsely under the stage, making the palatial Daxing Palace look very deserted. After all, the general trend of Guanzhong has been decided, and it is impossible for most courtiers to put their lives on Yang Yu, who is already about to collapse, and they have resigned and left.
At this moment, the people who are willing to come to the Daxing Hall to discuss matters are all die-hard loyalists of the Great Sui, but everyone has a sad face, except for the one standing behind Wei Xuan, his eyes are slightly closed, and his face is light, as if the siege of Li Yuan's army has nothing to do with him at this moment.
This person is Li Jing, who was known as the god of the Tang Dynasty in later generations, and Li Yaoshi.
Although Yang Su, Han Baohu, Niu Hong and other high-ranking officials of the Sui Dynasty praised Li Jing, believing that he was good at using soldiers, good at strategy, and was a rare talent of Wang Zuo, but for many years, for various reasons, Li Jing has been condescending to the lower ranks.
This time Li Yuan rebelled, it was Li Jing who sensed a hint of wind and grass in advance, disguised himself as a prisoner, and rushed back to Chang'an to report the news in the starry night, which made his official position rise a few levels, otherwise, he would not even be qualified to discuss matters in the palace.
Yang Yu sat on the top, glanced at the ministers in the hall, and a sense of sadness surged in his heart: There are more than 140 officials in Chang'an City, and there are only these dozen ministers and righteous people!
After a long time, Yang Yu adjusted his emotions, gritted his teeth and said: "Ladies and gentlemen, at present, Li Yuan's rebel army is besieging Chang'an, and the entire Guanzhong is in the hands of the enemy, what good strategy can you have to save the crisis in Guanzhong?" ”
"Your Highness, Weichen thinks that although Li Yuan is powerful, most of his subordinates are bandits and bandits, as long as we guard Chang'an, as long as the time is long, Li Yuan will definitely retreat!" General Zuo Yiwei and General Yin Shishi slowly stepped out of the ranks, bowed down and said.
"General Yin, is what you said true?" After all, Yang Yu is only a twelve-year-old child, although he is smart, but after all, he is still just a flower in a greenhouse, and he has never encountered such a big storm.
"Your Highness, rest assured." Yin Shishi said in a deep voice, "The Guanlong nobles in the city are under our supervision, and there is enough grain and grass in the city for a year's use of the army, Li Yuan wants to take Chang'an, dream!" ”
"Your Highness, what General Yin said is very true!" The white-haired veteran Wei Xuan also spoke, "Don't look at Li Yuan is in the limelight now, in fact, he is also in danger now, Xue Ju in Longxi and Li Liang in Hexi are also eyeing Guanzhong now, and his old nest Taiyuan is now also exposed to Liu Wuzhou's troops, as long as we resist Li Yuan for a while, Xue Ju, Li Rail, Liu Wuzhou, these thieves will definitely pounce on Li Yuan like hungry wolves." ”
After listening to Wei Xuan and the words of the Yin World Master, Yang Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then the matter of city defense is lonely, please leave it to the two of you!" ”
"Report, report, report!"
Just as Yang Yu was talking to Wei Xuan and Yin Shishishi, the captain of the city gate hurriedly rushed into the hall, bowed down and said, "Your Highness, urgent military situation, Li Yuan's army outside the city has been withdrawn!" ”
"Great!" The Yin World Master was overjoyed when he heard this, and said to Yang Yu: "Your Highness, this must be someone among the traitors such as Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou who made a move against Li Yuan, and Li Yuan was forced to return to the army to rescue the rear!" ”
Jun Cheng Guyi also clapped his hands and rejoiced: "This is really God bless the Great Sui, Your Highness, Weichen thinks that we should mobilize a large army to pursue Li Yuan, and we must have some gains!" ”
Yang Yu was a little moved when he heard this, but he still resisted the impulse, turned his head and asked Wei Xuan, "General Wei, what do you think should be done?" ”
Wei Xuan pondered for a long time, stroked his beard and said: "Your Highness, the old minister thinks that this is indeed a rare fighter, and now most of the bandits in Guanzhong have joined Li Yuan's command, if Li Yuan can be hit hard in one fell swoop, then most of the bandits in Guanzhong can be pacified." ”
Even Wei Xuan said this, Yang Yu made up his mind and was about to order the whole division to hunt down Li Yuan, but suddenly heard a different voice from below.
"Your Highness is slow, Weichen thinks this is Li Yuan's plan to lure the enemy, His Highness should guard Chang'an at this moment, and must not go out of the city to pursue!"