Inside the Jinyang Imperial Palace.

Li Yuan's face was solemn, he had already learned of Liu Heimin's defeat, fled to Yanmen, and wanted to lead the remnants of his army to defect to the Turks, and needed the support of the Turks.

Hebei, Liaodong, Henan, Qilu, etc., have all been captured by Dahua one after another, and it is only a few months, and they have been swept away, and there is nothing that can be resisted.

Those heroic figures, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Li Mi, and the three major forces of the Central Plains all collapsed.

"Isn't there anyone who can cure Luo Cheng? The arrogance was too arrogant, and he destroyed several countries, and now he directly led the army to attack Shangdang, and he will soon attack Taiyuan County. Li Yuan was in the imperial study, complaining with a few cronies.

Pei Lin shook his head and said: "Dahua's momentum is too fierce, the soldiers are strong and strong, and the momentum is menacing, I am afraid that there are two or three hundred thousand elite people, this time my Tang Kingdom is in a critical juncture." ”

Li Er stood up and said resentfully: "At the moment of life and death, we can only fight hard, they have traveled a long distance, we can't come out of the wall, avoid its edge, and then cut off its grain and grass to carry out guerrilla warfare, I don't believe that we can't drag down this long-distance army of soldiers and horses." ”

"Don't come out of the wall? It's easy to say, you don't want to think about it, Dahua has that kind of black powder, you shoot the earthen forts and defensive walls that the soldiers have worked so hard to pick up, maybe under the black powder, they will soon collapse, and there are many cavalry in the Dahua army, they come and go freely, you fight guerrilla warfare with them, isn't this a moth to the fire? Li Yuan snorted coldly and directly refuted the words of the second prince.

"Father, this is the safest way, do we want to have a life-and-death battle with Dahua head-on?" Li Er explained unconvinced.

Li Yuan scolded: "I want a perfect strategy, a specific strategy, how to break the enemy and help the Tang State survive this difficulty!" ”

Pei Lin said: "Your Majesty is angry, we transferred back to Longquan, Lishi County's soldiers and horses, plus the forbidden army and government soldiers of Taiyuan County, there are more than 200,000, and then like a Turkic borrowed soldiers, and Dahua will fight to the death, not giving an inch, let Dahua see that my Tang State is a difficult bone to gnaw, and then negotiate peace with Dahua, as long as the existence of the Tang State of Taiyuan County is recognized, even as a dependent country, it can be negotiated, so as to save the survival of my Tang Kingdom." ”

Li Xiaogong hugged his fists and said: "Your Majesty, no, isn't that to surrender to Dahua, and in the end, it will not be eaten away step by step?" ”

Li Jiancheng stood up and said: "Father, until the last moment, we must not be soft, Dahua's morale is like a rainbow, if we can't hold the idea of burning jade from the beginning, we will be defeated in the end!" ”

Li Shimin followed: "Father, don't hesitate, the child is willing to lead the troops and fight Dahua on the front line." ”

Li Yuan stood there, his face was gloomy, his heart was struggling, surrendering to Dahua, whether he could keep the Tang State in the end, it was also unknown, since ancient times, no small country could exist independently, and it would be tolerated by the big countries that unified the world, Li Yuan knew very well that even if he compromised now, he would live a very aggrieved life, and in the end it would be difficult to escape the fate of destroying the country.

"Okay, then fight, have a jade burn with Dahua, beat Dahua painfully, and let them retreat." Li Yuan said with a long sigh.

After hearing this, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Li Shentong and others all became excited, although they knew the risks and pressures that existed in confronting Dahua, it was better than sitting still and surrendering to sincerity.

It is better to be broken than to be complete. Sometimes, although compromise can temporarily settle down, it can save a while, but it can't save a lifetime.

Next, everyone discussed, transferred troops, and sent generals, as well as the military supplies of grain, grass, and armor, and appointed the commander and generals, and prepared to lead the army to attack and meet the menacing Dahua Xiong.

Shangdang County is now under the onslaught of hundreds of thousands of Dahua troops, and it is difficult to keep it, so Tang Guo directly chose to stick to Taiyuan County.

Li Shimin and Li Xiaogong are responsible for the first rest assured, leading 80,000 troops to guard Taigu City, where the mountains are undulating, the canyon is long, and the ravines are everywhere.

Although the canyon can be ambushed, the Dahua scout team is too keen and will definitely reconnoiter the entire mountain and canyon in advance before marching, so it is almost impossible to ambush the Dahua army. If the conspiracy fails, you can only use yang schemes, and the city pass is defended, and Dahua is needed to attack it.

Hou Junji arrived first with a large army, 60,000 horses, densely packed, and the armor was shining.

Siege has always been the side defending the city to occupy the geographical advantage, and the side besieging the city has paid a relatively large sacrifice.

But this is only a local factor, as the so-called time is not as good as the location, the location is not as good as the people, the Dahua army has elite soldiers, sophisticated weapons and equipment, united military spirit, invincible morale, the formation of the advance, such as Mount Tai pressing the top of the momentum, dignified and solemn.

"Knock knock—"

The sound of drums outside the city shook the heavens and the earth, and Dahua's legions were neat and well-organized, constantly advancing, and it seemed that the city was about to be attacked.

Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Xu Shixu, Dou Cong and other generals climbed to the top of the city, raised their eyes, and the black and oppressive, crowded Dahua army, there were 60,000 or 70,000 elite soldiers, this was only the vanguard army.

A few miles away, there was still a large army gathering, which was the second main army of Dahua.

They knew in their hearts that Emperor Dahua was personally marching, and there must be a steady stream of enemy troops coming behind them, approaching Taigu City.

At this moment, the siege battle is about to begin, and Li Shimin, as the commander-in-chief, is full of enthusiasm and high morale, even in the face of the powerful Chinese army, he still has an unyielding will.

In history, Li Er is both civil and military, and can even become a figure of the first emperor of the ages, as he grows older, he becomes more and more mature, and he often hone in the military camp for more than a year, eat in the military camp, and sleep in the military camp.

"To descend or not to descend?"

"Descend or not—" Thousands of people outside the city shouted, forcing the people inside the city to respond.

Li Shimin snorted coldly, his expression was firm, and he shouted: "Don't fall!" ”

"Don't fall—"

"Don't surrender—" The defenders at the head of the city, roaring and twisting into a force, were also quite imposing.

"Then fight!" Hou Junji's face sank and he ordered the siege of the city.

Suddenly, the armor under the city is pushing the watchtower ladder, stone throwing machine and other large siege equipment, a phalanx is arranged neatly, each square has a large cloud ladder or stone throwing machine, all the phalanx is approaching the city in an orderly manner, the behavior is uniform, but it has always remained calm, the two sides have not yet fought, a solemn atmosphere will envelop the entire battlefield.

And the city also blew the horn of preparation, the soldiers carried stones and wood, set up firewood, boiled boiling soup and oil, and carried arrows to the city, every ten steps of a box put a box, open the lid of the box, and show the arrows......

The sergeants on both sides were tense, and the battle was about to break out.