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At this time, the main force of Li Xiaogong's Xiangyang Tang Army had just arrived in Shangluo, and the Tang army left in Xiangyang City was less than 10,000, and most of them were old and weak soldiers. Under the onslaught of more than 100,000 Zhou troops, it lasted for five days and finally fell.

When Li Xiaogong learned that the rear was attacked, he was also anxious. But at this time, Shangluo County had not been completely recovered, and with Li Yuan's holy decree on his head, he did not dare to withdraw his troops and return without authorization.

A week later, together with Li Shentong, he completely recovered the counties of Shangluo County, and then hurriedly led the army back to the rescue.

But his army rushed day after day, and when he returned to Xiangyang, he had become the end of a strong crossbow, and was waiting for the Zhou army to wait for him.

In the first battle on the bank of the Han River, Li Xiaogong's 100,000 army suffered more than half of the casualties, so he had to fight and retreat, and only after retreating to Jiangling could he stabilize his position. And Li Jing also took into account that his troops were limited and the battle line did not dare to be extended, so he only guarded the line from Xiangyang to Nanyang, cutting off the connection between the Tang army and Guanzhong in the Jingxiang area.

Although theoretically, the Tang army in Guanzhong could still go to Bashu from Hanzhong, and then go out of the gorge and Badong to reach Jiangling, but in this way, the detour was more than a thousand miles away, and the road along the way was rugged, and it took nearly two more months.

Therefore, recapture Xiangyang and reopen the connection between Guanzhong and Jingxiang. became Li Yuan's top priority.

Lin Mo continued at this time: "Your Majesty, General Li Jing learned from the captured Tang army generals that Li Xiaogong had sent someone to Li Yuan for urgent help, and it was expected that Tang army reinforcements would arrive soon. Therefore, General Li Jing hoped that His Majesty would lead his army west along the Yangtze River and attack Jiangling. He said that if the Tang army reinforcements can be defeated, then our army will be able to completely take the land of Jingxiang into the bag! ”

After that, he looked at Yuming expectantly, hoping that he would make the decision to postpone his journey north and continue to fight in the land of Jingxiang.

Yu Ming took a deep breath at this time, and he couldn't help but say that Li Jing's suggestion was tempting to him. If the northward march is really stopped, and the army and Li Jing join forces to attack Li Xiaogong, then they can really completely occupy the land of Jingxiang and turn this fertile land into their own stable territory.

However, the price of this is the loss of Hetao, Hedong, and even Hebei. That would separate Liaodong, where he started, from Henan, Shandong, Jiangnan and other places.

Now his horses and cavalry mainly come from Liaodong. Liaodong now has a population of 40,000 or 50,000 and is rich in grain, and if it is cut off, the Zhou Dynasty is afraid that the gains will outweigh the losses.

And if you don't give Li Jing more troops, let him continue to drag Li Xiaogong and the upcoming Li Tang reinforcements. That would help him to counterattack the north, relieve the danger of Hebei, and maybe even recapture the land east of the river and the Hetao.

Of course, the consequences of this will put Li Jing under tremendous pressure, and he may even lose the land of Jingxiang completely...... But such a price is something you can afford.

After all, Hedong and Hebei are positive territories that have ruled for several years, the people's hearts have returned, and they can generate a lot of income. Jingxiang, on the other hand, was a negative territory that had just experienced the war and required the imperial court to spend a lot of money and food to settle down.

Therefore, after weighing it in his heart for a while, Yuming still decided to continue to lead the army to return north to rescue the Hebei war.

"Mo, if it is only the loss of the Hetao and the east of the river, it is still an acceptable loss for me. But if Hebei is lost, it will be a consequence that I can't bear! Yu Ming told him his analysis at this time, and then said: "I know that you want to continue to attack Jiangling in the west, hoping to wipe out all Li Tang's forces in Jingxiang in one fell swoop. I will leave you with 50,000 horses and horses, go to Xiangyang to join my master, and continue to fight in the Jingxiang area!" ”

"The last general obeys!" Lin Mo was slightly disappointed, but Yuming agreed to allocate 50,000 horses to him and let him cooperate with Li Jing to continue fighting, which was still barely acceptable. As for whether you can rely on this bit of people to occupy Jingxiang, you have to rely on your own and Li Jing's skills.

After allocating 50,000 horses to Lin Mo, the Zhou army continued to move north, and finally returned to Luoyang on August 15 of the first year of Yongchang.

Yu Ming ordered the Southern Expeditionary Army to be disbanded for ten days, so that they could rest well, and at the same time, the officials of the Ministry of Defense had enough time to prepare for the grain and grass.

He especially reminded Hu Sizheng, the minister of national defense, and asked him to prepare as many winter clothes as possible.

Yu Ming estimates that in this battle of going north to rescue, the confrontation between the two sides may be very long, and whether the battle can be ended before the Chinese New Year is a big question.

After the army was disbanded, Yu Ming was about to drive back to the palace, but was stopped by Wei Chi Jingde and Guo Yi.

"Your Majesty, it's just getting dark, so you don't have to go back to the palace so early! If you have time, we can go shopping on the street together, just make a private visit to Weifu and experience the people's feelings. Wei Chi Jingde squeezed his eyebrows and said.

"A private visit to WeChat? Experience the people? Yuming was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

If it was Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, or Wei Zheng who made this suggestion, he would not be surprised at all. Because they are all ministers, they are concerned about the life of the surname and the economic development of the place.

But now it is very strange that the two generals who are making this suggestion are Wei Chi Jingde and Guo Yi, who are five thick generals.

Yu Ming looked at the two of them carefully, only to see that there was a hint of cunning in the eyes of these two people.

"Let's be honest! What exactly are you trying to do? I don't believe you have the leisure to experience any people's feelings! Yu Ming smiled slightly.

"This ......" The two of them squeezed their eyebrows for a while, and then Wei Chi Jingde sneered: "Your Majesty, Yi has taken a fancy to a girl named Zijuan in the Perfume Pavilion, and wants to pursue it, but she doesn't know how to pursue it. And His Majesty has always been eager to pursue women, so I want to invite Your Majesty to go along! ”

"What? Is this the reason? After hearing this, Yu Ming was also made a little crying and laughing by them.

Guo Yi also said boldly at this time: "Your Majesty, the four beauties of Luoyang have entered your harem. If you want to talk about the world's most talented person, it must be Your Majesty. But Your Majesty has eaten meat, so he has to teach us how to drink soup...... I wonder if Your Majesty would like to go with me? ”

Now he is a little uncertain whether Yu Ming will go to that kind of occasion or not. If it was when Yuming was not the emperor before, although everyone was in the relationship between the lord and his subordinates, they were like brothers, so naturally there was no problem. But now that Yuming is already the emperor, he thinks that he will have more worries if his identity is different. Whether he will go with them to listen to the Perfume Pavilion, Guo Yike is really innumerable.

At this time, Yu Ming's mind was reminded of the first time he went to listen to the Perfume Pavilion and met Yin Fei there. Now the owner of this perfume pavilion has also changed, and I heard that after Yue Dachai's death, this place was acquired by a mysterious woman, and then redecorated again. I can take this opportunity to see it.

And Guo Yi has a clumsy tongue, but the girls in the perfume pavilion are all shrewd, and he should really help him check it well. If Zijuan is a coffin cleaner who sells his art but not his body, he is talented, and Guo Yi really likes it, but he can be mobilized to pursue it well.

But if that Zijuan is obviously a sellout, and she is the kind that recognizes money and doesn't recognize people. He will persuade Guo Yi to give up.

"Alright! Since the two of you are so excited, I naturally can't sweep away your Yaxing! Yu Ming smiled and said: "I gave the whole army ten days off, just let you relax, I can't do it if I don't take it easy!" Let's go back to ten years ago, when we first went to the Perfume Pavilion! I'll go crazy with you, too! ”

"That's it!" When Guo Yi heard this, he was overjoyed.

And Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, Cheng Yanjin, Zhou Tao and other generals also wanted to go together after hearing about it.

So, everyone immediately changed into civilian clothes and went to the perfume pavilion in a mighty way.

After the group came to the largest green building in Luoyang City, Guo Yi asked the old bustard, but was told that the girl named Zijuan had left Tingxianglin Pavilion and did not know where to go, which made him frustrated.

But so many people came to listen to the perfume pavilion, and they couldn't just go home. So, Wei Chi Jingde booked a private room, and then ordered a table of wine and food, ready to drink.

"Come on! Come! Come! Your Majesty, I would like to give you a toast! If you hadn't prompted my brother to make a propeller, I'm afraid I would have lost in the hands of Du Yu. Thanks to His Majesty's Hongfu, let me Zhou Tao also show his face in the army! Zhou Tao opened his mouth wide, and said with drunken eyes holding up his wine glass.

Yu Ming's face was also flushed, and he was full of wine, and after Qin Qiong on the side poured him full of wine, Fang and Zhou Tao touched the glass, and then drank it all.

The generals around him cheered loudly, and then there was a burst of shouting and fist guessing in the room.

Fortunately, they were drinking and having fun in the box, if they were in the hall, they would lose face in the court if they were discovered by others, and they would have to be Wei Zheng from Yuming down, and everyone would have participated in it.

Cheng Yanjin was originally a veteran ruffian, and he was also drunk at this time.

So he exclaimed: "There is only good wine here, and it is really boring without beautiful women to accompany you!" Since we have come here to listen to the perfume pavilion, why don't we call some girls to come in and accompany the bar, and also teach our brothers to have a good time! ”

"Ah...... General Cheng, I'm afraid this is inappropriate! After all, this is the largest green building in Luoyang, there are many eyes and ears, and we people are very eye-catching, if we only drink here, maybe those imperial histories will not say anything, but if you want to call the girl to accompany you, and it reaches the ears of the queen and several imperial concubines, Your Majesty will ......" Qin Qiong said with some worry.

"Uncle Bao, you are also cowardly! The queen and several imperial concubines are not jealous people, so they will not care so much about this matter! And Your Majesty is the king of a country, how can he not have this freedom? Men, how can they not be out there? As long as you love the woman in your heart, you can do it! Doesn't Buddhism also have a saying: Wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha stays in his heart? Cheng Yanjin said indifferently.

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