The Great Earthquake Pass was breached, and the news of the defeat of the Tang army without food was transmitted back to Chang'an, and Li Yuan's face was blue and extremely ugly.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the people's hearts were unstable, and the people were determined that he wanted to pacify the various groups in Guanlong, and at the same time attract talents, encourage farming, govern the localities, and smooth out the institutions, etc., It would take a period of time, at least a few months, or more than several years, to completely control the forces in Guanzhong.

But now that he is governing the new court in Chang'an, the institutions have just been perfected, but the foreign wars have been repeatedly defeated, so that those gate lords who have a wait-and-see attitude are not optimistic about the Tang Dynasty.

He can expect that when the news of the defeat in the northwest spreads, it is estimated that many big families will continue to close their doors and not participate in the new policies of the Tang Dynasty, because they are worried that the army of tigers and wolves in the northwest will enter Chang'an in the future, and they will also accompany the funeral.

"This Northwest Chinese Army, is there no one who can control it?" Li Yuan was very annoyed and said frustrating words.

"Your Majesty doesn't need to be angry, I, Lord Li, are full of talents, and there are so many heroes in the Guan, can't we unite and deal with the Northwest Army? The last general was willing to lead his troops. The person who spoke was Li Yuan's nephew Li Daoxuan.

Dugu Huaien said: "Your Majesty, last time Xue Ju was broken, Liu Hongji, Murong Luoyu and others have been rescued, you can send these people to gather under the command of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to jointly block the attack of the Northwest Army, in addition, there are young generals under the command of King Qin, Duan Zhixuan and Zhang Gongjin, and they can also be sent to the prince's dispatch, maybe they can resist the attack of Dahua soldiers and horses." ”

Now that Li Shimin is sick at home, many of the ministers and generals around him have been sent out to continue to serve the imperial court, and now some people propose to temporarily send these to serve under the crown prince, obviously wanting to take the opportunity to weaken the influence of King Qin.

Li Yuan nodded when he heard this, for the time being, he didn't think about whose faction it was, he only cared about the situation and safety of the Tang Dynasty, once he was threatened to the imperial court, he, the emperor, would not be able to make a living, how could he care if they were the crown prince or the king of Qin.

"This statement is reasonable, I immediately ordered to mobilize a group of generals and strategists to rush to the east bank of the Huanghe River, gather troops, and resist the invasion of the Northwest Chinese army into the hinterland of Fufeng County!" Li Yuan immediately made a decision and sent someone to draft the holy decree.

In this way, Li Daoxuan, Liu Hongji, Murong Luohu, Duan Zhixuan and others were all sent to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to obey the command.

On the other hand, Yin Kaishan and Liu Wenjing led troops to resist the Chinese army led by Qu Tutong to attack Anding County.

In the northwest battlefield, more than fifty percent of the Tang Dynasty's military strength has been contained, and the remaining two or three percent are being led by Li Xiaogong and Pei Lian, and they are going north to fight with Song Jingang's army.

In the struggle for hegemony among the princes, the Tang regime is also in the whirlpool of struggle, and some Guanlong nobles are waiting to see if Li Tang can hold on, because the young marshal of the year, the current king of Dahua, is not easy to mess with, he has grown up and has the ability to rule the world.

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Yu Wenhua led an elite army of 100,000 to break the siege of the Jiangnan Anti-King Alliance, left from Jiangdu, went all the way north, crossed Huaishui, and entered Xiapi County.

There is an anti-king here, named Zhang Qixu, a native of Huainan, who hoarded 30,000 soldiers in the Xiapi area.

Yu Wenhua and the fierce generals of Yuwen Chengdu in the army naturally came in handy, and after a head-to-head confrontation, they defeated this rebel army, so they stayed in Xiapi County for a few days and attacked Pengcheng County.

There are two anti-kings in Pengcheng County, namely Wei Qilin and Zhang Dabiao, each with tens of thousands of horses, occupying the mountain as the king, entrenched in several county seats.

Yang Shilan persuaded: "Prime Minister Yuwen, we attack Pengcheng County, fighting here, there is no point, only increase casualties, the soldiers are not eager to fight, they are eager to rush to the eastern capital as soon as possible, we might as well go west to Ruyin County, Runan County, where to replenish grain and grass, there are some noble lords in Ruyang, coercing them to provide grain and grass, as well as repairing weapons, etc., to supplement the consumption of our army, from Runan County to the north, that is, Yingchuan County, is also the southern gateway of Luoyang, we sit there to watch the tiger fight, see Li Mi and Wang Shichong both defeated, Then take the opportunity to take the eastern capital, and Prime Minister Yuwen may be able to control half of the country. ”

Yu Wenhua was a little moved after hearing this, and after discussing with his younger brother Yu Wen Zhiji, his sons Yu Wen Chengji, Yu Wen Chengtoe, etc., he felt that it was very feasible, so he ordered the whole army to change the route and march towards Ruyin County, giving up the strategy of continuing to attack Pengcheng County.

However, Yu Culture and Temperament are thin and cold, and they are greedy for wealth and nobility, and they have no ability to be heroic, so after a long time, the generals who elected him as the leader began to have opinions, but Sima Dezhan is a lesson from the past, so no one dares to plan a mutiny for the time being, but he has a negative attitude and is not optimistic about the future.

Pei Ju did not die in Jiangdu Palace and was able to save his life, but he was in a very bad mood, because he had a clear understanding of Yu Wenhua and his ability, and knew that it was difficult for him to achieve great things, and he was doomed to fail in the anti-king competition, and the big forces of all parties had already taken Yu Wenhua as the object of conquest.

"Uncle, which side is our Pei family on, do we really want to be the same as Yu Wenhua?" Pei Shangyong complained a little.

Pei Ju glared at him, stretched out his finger and put his finger in front of his mouth and sighed, then walked to the door of the military tent and looked out, and after seeing that there was no secret post to observe, he turned around and said: "The Pei family has a deep heritage and is full of talents, although Brother Pei Yun was beheaded by Yu Wenhua and in a fit of anger, but my Pei people were not slaughtered, and their vitality was not injured." Now we can hide in the shadows and continue to watch. At present, Pei Renji's father and son have taken refuge in Li Mi, Pei Lin has become Li Tang's confidant Wenchen, and there are other Pei people who serve different vassal kings, this is to invest separately, put eggs in different baskets, there are always successes, and the luck of the first-class gate valve will not decline. ”

Pei Shangyong said: "Uncle, my nephew can succeed in the Northwest Army, and he plans to slip away on the way and defect to Dahua, I don't know if it is feasible?" ”

"It's too dangerous for you to go alone."

"Not only myself, but also a few Junhiko, they are also planning to escape from the team and go to the Ming Lord." Pei Shangyong became passionate and paid special attention to the news of the war in the northwest.

Pei Ju hesitated for a moment before sighing: "Okay, I will arrange a small errand for you, stay and get some food and grass, etc., when the time comes, it is up to you to choose to stay." ”

"Thank you, uncle!" Pei Shangyong clenched his fists, looking excited.