Wang Shichong became famous in Luoyang and brought his power to the peak, and he was unbeatable for a while.

When he rushed back to the eastern capital, he accepted the congratulations of the generals and ministers, and realized that Wang Shichong was the emperor and established a new regime in the near future.

The seven nobles in the imperial court, such as Duan Da, Yuan Wendu, Wei Jin, Huangfu Wuyi, Lu Chu, Guo Wenyi, Zhao Changwen and others, were all controlled and placed under house arrest.

However, Wang Shichong is also a black man, and he knows in his heart the prestige of these people in Luoyang, if he wants to be the emperor, he needs the support and support of these prestige people, so he did not immediately send someone to kill him, but to pacify him and continue to entrust him with important tasks to be loyal to himself.

Most of these so-called seven nobles are favored ministers, scheming and flattering people, and they are naturally people who are afraid of death, so when they were arrested, the idea of switching to Wang Shichong and continuing to be officials was bred in their hearts, so that they could be righteous and generous, which was basically impossible.

Their loyalty to the Great Sui is not as strong as the thirst for power and the fear of decapitation.

In addition to some ministers in the court to win over, Wang Shichong is also eager to appease and persuade Shan Xiongxin, Pei Renji and his son, Zu Junyan, Cheng Zhijie, Luo Shixin, Bing Yuanzhen and others.

Almost instantly, it was able to match Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, Li Yuan, Liu Wuzhou and other forces. Troubled times need generals, this time to capture so many generals, a big victory, made Wang Shichong more and more complacent, feeling that his fortune has come, it is time to achieve a great cause.

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The Turks, the Tang army, and the two armies dispatched more than 100,000 troops to carry out a fierce attack on the Tucheng defense line held by Dahua, and rushed to the head of the city several times, but they were all stubbornly resisted by the soldiers of the army, eliminated the hidden dangers, and finally returned in vain, and temporarily withdrew the army back to the camp.

Although the coalition forces were defeated, the Dahua sergeants did not let their guard down and began to repair the city walls, clear the battlefield, re-dig trenches, build stone walls, etc.

Due to the defensive nature in front of the camp here, it is not a real city, but a temporary project of less than half a month, so the solidity is far less solid than the city wall, and it is made of mud, river sand, and rocks, and lacks the bonding and solidification accumulated over time, so it was smashed several times by the stone thrower, and there were some gaps and scars.

Although there are 60,000 or 70,000 people in the city, the new army accounts for a small half, and the real main force is only less than 40,000 people, so how to make good use of this elite army is the key to Dahua's victory.

When defending the city, those who are responsible for carrying bows and arrows, rolling logs and other sundries are generally taken on by the new army, and a team of new soldiers will be sent at intervals to hone and hone together with the elite soldiers to resist and hone, so that the old army leads the new army and teaches the experience of fighting with actual combat.

Luo Zhaoyun personally inspected the wounded barracks, comforted the wounded soldiers, and put forward the holy message of burying the martyrs, boosting morale, and infecting the low-level soldiers, so that the recognition and support of the Dahua soldiers for the court and His Majesty were very high, and they were willing to fight to the death for Dahua.

In the tent of the palace, the generals gathered.

Luo Zhaoyun convened the generals and strategists to discuss the matter, and analyzed: "At present, the tripartite coalition army, after several battles, has lost 70,000 or 80,000 people, but there are still nearly 100,000 troops, plus Liang and Tang are in their own ruling areas, recruiting new troops, so if you want to defeat the coalition army, you still can't be careless." ”

Du Ruhui said: "What Your Majesty said is that at present, our army's strength and defense are safe, but if we want to defeat the coalition army, we are powerless. If you can hold the wall and hold it for a few months, when the cold winter comes, the coalition forces may retreat on their own. ”

Chu Suiliang also said: "Yes, the current strength of the coalition army is only more than twice that of ours, and if we want to attack the defense line of the city, we will pay a heavy price, and our army's defense should be able to hold it hard." ”

Qu Tutong said: "Lao Chen thought that temporary defense was the best policy, and then sent troops to constantly attack the Liang army and the Tang army's grain and grass roads, making them tired of coping, and when General Li Jing pointed at the capital of Liang State, the opportunity for our army's counterattack will come." ”

"The minister thinks that the fight for the world should not be too hasty, and now Dahua is at a disadvantage, so he should be cautious."

"The minister also thinks that he should avoid his sharpness, and then wait for the opportunity to counterattack!"

After listening to this, Luo Zhaoyun nodded slightly, hoping to stick to it and wait for the opportunity, as an emperor, sometimes you have to just listen to your words, and you can't just go your own way.

"Since all Aiqing have this advice, the analysis is in Li'er, I also think it is feasible, quasi-play!"

Du Ruhui, Yu Zhining, Guo Xiaoke, Qu Tutong and others all secretly breathed a sigh of relief, some worried that His Majesty would become more and more arrogant, and he would not be able to listen to the opinions of the ministers, and finally succeeded, after all, no matter how wise a person is, but as his prestige becomes stronger and stronger, there are times when he makes mistakes against the enemy.

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Li Shimin arrived at the Huoyi Fortress in Linfen County with some trusted guards and loyal subordinates.

This is the only way from Hedong to Taiyuan County, Li Xiaogong, Pei Lin and others hit Linfen County and Song Jingang, Wei Chigong's team to meet, each has a victory or defeat, but it is difficult to advance again, and falls into a confrontation.

Li Shimin came with the holy decree and served as the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army, Li Xiaogong was the deputy, Pei Lin was the long history, and the hussar generals Lin Xingcan, Yang Ze, and Duan Deming were at the disposal of the troops.

Pei Lin said: "Song Jingang is not afraid, but his captain Chi Gong is a fierce general, charging into battle, fighting in front of the team, no one can beat, my Tang army already has three partial generals, several captains have encountered his poisonous hands, this person is also proficient in some art of war, not reckless, our army has designed an ambush, but was recognized at this time, but will be calculated, send a small group of men and horses to lure out of the ambush, and then encircle and suppress, have to guard. ”

Li Shimin's eyes flickered, and he sighed: "If you can win Wei Chigong, you will be a tiger general in the Tang Dynasty, and you will be able to counter Liu Wuzhou's 'Dingyang' regime, defeat Song Jingang, and recapture Yanmen Pass. ”

"His Royal Highness King Qin, are you worried that the tripartite alliance, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, will not be able to defeat the Dahua army in the pass?" Pei Lin was the first to ask, and all the soldiers had such questions.

Li Shimin said: "Although the fierce generals are strong, Dahua is weak, but after all, the coalition forces have their own thoughts, and the command cannot be unified, whether they can resist Luo Cheng's conspiracy and tricks, it is still unknown, we have to make the worst preparations, in order to recapture Jinyang and consolidate Taiyuan with the spirit of breaking the cauldron and sinking the boat!" ”

Li Xiaogong followed and said: "What His Royal Highness King Qin said makes sense, let's not be distracted for the time being, the battle situation in the Guannei can't be controlled by us; However, the battle situation here can be achieved through our efforts, so our determination to take Taiyuan County must not be shaken! ”