The Dahua army occupied the majestic Taigu Pass, which is a Xiongguan and a mountain city, with tens of thousands of people in the original city, but when the Chinese army invaded, it was found that in addition to some orphans and widows, the old, the weak, the sick and the disabled, there were more than 10,000 people.

Most of them were captured by the Tang army to fill the army, and the men were either killed in battle, or were mistakenly killed by arrows, covered by artillery fire near the city, and died in the battle.

It is difficult to say whether this crime should be put on the Chinese army or the Tang army, some men were indeed killed by Dahua soldiers, and died under swords and arrows, but if these men were not forcibly plundered into the army by the Tang army and forced to take up arms to defend the city, they, the common people, would not be implicated.

Therefore, the Tang army and the Chinese army both harmed them, but after entering the city, the soldiers of Dahua did not implicate the remaining people in the city with their anger, but did not disturb the households, and even sent people to visit, and after learning that the grain and grass in the city were exhausted, they also took the initiative to send people to distribute some food to each family. After all, it will be late autumn, and then there will be a harsh winter, and without food rations, they will all starve to death at home.

Xu Shiji and Hou Junji, two generals, entered the city, each responsible for a city gate, and began to clean up the battlefield, to use this city as a turnover place, a place to hoard grain, and the grain and grass in the rear should be continuously transported, and when the time comes, it will be hoarded in Taigu City, and it will be transported forward in waves to ensure that when attacking Jinyang, there is a guarantee of sufficient grain and grass.

Luo Zhaoyun did not return to Taigu City with his army, but set up camp fifty miles north of Taigu City, in a place with abundant water.

Trenches, deer barriers, barbs, camps, arrow towers, and other military defense facilities are all properly prepared, and the ten-mile company camp is vast and vast, and the camp is clearly distinguished, and the camp is in good order.

At night, bonfires swayed, and the guards moved around, heavily defended.

Luo Zhaoyun personally interrogated Li Jiancheng, the crown prince of the Tang Kingdom, in the big account.

Many years ago, the relationship between the two was not bad, and at that time, Luo Zhaoyun went to Li Mansion in Chang'an, and also made some personal friends with Li Jiancheng and others.

But in the competition for the world, interests come first, and all friendships must be put aside.

"Brother Jiancheng, don't come to harm!" Luo Zhaoyun sat on a tiger skin chair, with a picture of mountains and rivers behind him, a lot of walking and dense scrolls on the table, and a wooden frame in the corner, hanging his clothes and armor.

Li Jiancheng was tied and pushed forward, the ropes on his body had not yet been untied, his clothes and armor were covered with dirt and tears, his hair was messy, and there was dirt on his face. ”

"Loosen up." Luo Zhaoyun didn't continue to stimulate him, gave Ning Wufei, the guard who held Jinwu, a look, and motioned for him to loosen Li Jiancheng's bonds.

"Whoa!" Ning Wufei took matters into his own hands, untied the knots behind his back, and gave Li Jiancheng the rope that he temporarily loosened.

Li Jiancheng endured the pain of the wound, moved his wrist, opened his unkempt hair, looked at Luo Zhaoyun, and asked with a wry smile: "How do you plan to deal with it, behead the sacrificial flag, and hit the morale of the Tang army?" Or do you plan to use it as a bargaining chip, coercing and luring Jinyang City? ”

Luo Zhaoyun smiled faintly and said, "I, the righteous division of Dahua, am invincible, and I can't use these means. As for how to deal with it, I haven't thought about it yet, if Jinyang City can be successfully taken, or Ling Zun can think about your safety, the life and death of 100,000 households in Jinyang City, and can surrender peacefully, perhaps, you not only have a way to live, but also continue to be officials! ”

"Heh, after embarking on the road of conquering the world, is there any way to live? The loser may not end up well, can you guarantee that you will not settle accounts in the future? Li Jiancheng asked, in fact, it was also his worry, and Li Yuan's worry.

If it is the rebel army defecting, he may be able to continue to try it as a general, but the people who founded the country, such as Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong and others, will end up dead, and the consequences of surrendering or not are actually almost the same.

Because when you establish a country, you have the ambition to be the king and the emperor, you will be guarded against, and you will always feel like a stalk in your throat, and after a few years of peace in the world, you will continue to be marginalized, and then find an opportunity to clean it up, and some even find an excuse to get rid of it quickly.

Therefore, Li Yuan didn't want to surrender, and would rather die to the end, hoping that the Turks would send troops and be able to survive for them.

Luo Zhaoyun smiled slightly, in fact, this topic is to the point, he is indeed wary of the Li father and son, it is because of the influence of history books, in that real and already happened historical space, Li Yuan and Li Shimin, father and son, created the Tang Dynasty, which is also one of the most powerful and glorious dynasties of Chinese civilization.

Such a founding figure has to be taken seriously, so much so that Luo Zhaoyun has always regarded these two as the most threatening opponents, and their fate is full of unknowns, directly related to his own fate.

Although traveling through ancient times is an outrageous thing, since Luo Zhaoyun has returned, he has pushed history to this point and changed many historical trajectories, and he does not want to give up, and he will succeed.

If Li Tang is not eliminated one day, his sense of security will also hang, and I don't know if the father and son will counterattack.

For Li Jiancheng, Luo Zhaoyun is not so jealous, after all, in the history books, the dignified prince of the Tang Dynasty, in the case of dominance, lost a lot, and his personal ability is still limited.

At present, Luo Zhaoyun only regards this historical space as a different dimensional space similar to the earth's past Tang Dynasty, so he firmly believes that if he can change this history, he may not really return to the past. After all, people cannot be resurrected after death, and there is no such thing as going back in time, Einstein said, narrating that people can travel to the future, but to go through the past, the theory is insufficient.

"It depends on how your Li family cooperates, one thought of heaven and one thought of hell, many times, the position is different, and when you are forced to have no way out, you can't turn back."

"Can you go back now?" Li Jiancheng sighed, with a bitter smile on his face.

"Yes, but your father and second brother will not choose to turn back, but you still have a chance." Luo Zhaoyun stood up, there was something in his words, in fact, he had a lot of thoughts about getting rid of Li Yuan and Li Er, but it was a bit difficult to appease Li Valve, Dou Valve, etc., if he kept a relatively mediocre Li Jiancheng with relatively mediocre ability, maybe after getting rid of other people, he could also be regarded as having a living mouth, which could reflect Dahua's benevolence and righteousness of not killing his subordinates and treating his captives preferentially.

"Actually, you don't have to worry about it, other people's fate is in your own hands, just wait for news in Taigu City, even if you can't see those relatives in Jinyang one day, but you can still see Xiuning."

"What, Xiuning, my sister is still alive in the world?" Li Jiancheng immediately shook his head and said to himself: "It's impossible, why hasn't there been any rumors?"

"She's in Chang'an City, inside the palace." Luo Zhaoyun smiled faintly, and what he said was a little unclear, which was reverie.