Xindu County, Changle Palace!

After Dou Jiande received Li Yuan's handwritten letter, his face showed hesitation, although he had long thought that his lips were cold and his teeth were cold, and he couldn't save Luoyang from death, but if he really wanted to take the main force to aid Luoyang, fight with the two or three hundred thousand Dahua strong army, and finally lose both, he wouldn't be so stupid.

Because the vitality of Xia Guo was greatly injured, it was likely that Luo Yi from Zhuojun and Li Tang from the northwest would be stabbed from behind and from the side, and Hebei's struggle for power would be destroyed.

And Wang Shichong is a villain, ruthless and ruthless, with a honey sword, Dou Jiande has also coveted Luoyang for a long time, and he can't wait for Dahua and Wang Shichong to fight to the death, both of them will be defeated, and then wave their troops south to repel Dahua, so that the Hebei army can occupy the eastern capital and integrate Hebei and Henan together.

Song Zhengben, the head of the household, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, since Li Tang has made a promise to send us grain and grass, military salaries, war horses, weapons, and send 5,000 archers to assist, it is also considered that people have contributed. Moreover, there are Turkic soldiers and horses attacking the Yanshan area to contain Luo Yi, so that our army can draw more men and horses to launch an attack on the Dahua Army in the Luoyang area. ”

Zuo Servant shot Qi Shanxing and said: "Although it is inevitable to send troops, according to intelligence, it seems that Wang Shichong will rely on Luoshui defense and siege barriers, and it will not be a problem to hold on for another half a year, every day passes, the two armies are consuming, so it is not appropriate for our army to immediately cross the river and fight to the death with Dahua, it is recommended to start from the east, attack Liyangcang first, and control the entire Yongji Canal in the hands of my Xia Kingdom, and the forces are advancing to Qi to drive away the remnants of Li Mi and Xu Shiji, so that we can recruit more strong men to join the army and go to the front line to fight Dahua, and plenty of food and grass. ”

Dou Jiande felt that what Qi Shanxing said was very reasonable, Liyangcang was north of the Yellow River, south of Yongji Canal, and had been firmly guarded by the Wagang army, which was the territory of the Wagang army.

But now it is not what it used to be, the Wagang army is less than 100,000 people, and I heard that Li Mi has lost his ambition and drank and enjoyed himself in Xingyang, this is a good time for the Xia army to go south and attack Liyangcang, with sufficient grain and grass, not only the military strength and materials of the Xia State have been replenished, but also the warehouse can be opened to release grain, recruit more new troops, and bring them to Luoyang to fight.

Dou Jiande nodded slightly and said: "Yes, I think that it is safe for our army to take the route of Liyangcang and Xingyang, first of all, there is no Dahua army along the Yellow River to intercept it, and the second is that in the march, our army can easily defeat Wagang to join the army, and clean up some reckless thieves along the way, improve the morale of our army, and have a warm-up effect on the confrontation with Dahua behind." ”

"Your Majesty is wise, so that our army can be tempered by fighting, and when it confronts Dahua, it already has strong combat effectiveness."

"Your Majesty is wise!" The other ministers echoed the praise.

Dou Jiande attached great importance to this operation, hesitated, and said: "This time, I want to personally drive the expedition, there is Liu Heimin in the north to guard against Luo Yi, I have been relieved, but the south is occupied, relying only on Su Dingfang, Xu Yuanlang, Wang Fubao and other generals, lack of a commander-in-chief, I really don't worry, they fight with Li Jing, because according to the news, this Li Jing is good at the art of war, chest strategy, it is difficult to deal with, he has made great achievements in the northwest, not to be underestimated, so, only I personally go to the Chinese army, command the overall situation, to be at ease. ”

After listening to this, all the ministers agreed with Dou Jiande's words, because although Su Dingfang is a brave general and is about to become a concubine, he is too young, and he was defeated in an ambush when he attacked Youzhou a few years ago, and then he has no experience in participating in big battles and victories. Although Wang Fubao is also a general, he is more than brave but not wise.

As for Xu Yuanlang, it was a small prince who took refuge in the Xia Kingdom all the way, and let him control the army of 200,000, no one would be at ease.

Therefore, Dou Jiande plans to go out in person, firstly, to lead the army to fight, and he has quite a lot of experience, secondly, his prestige is enough, which can deter the three armies and improve morale, and thirdly, he firmly grasps the military power, so as to prevent the generals under his command from being overshadowed.

Dou Jiande immediately arranged: "Well, for now, we will pay close attention to the battle between Dahua and Luoyang, while waiting for the actual actions of Li Yuan and the Turks, and at the same time mobilize the army to move to the east, so that Su Dingfang and Wang Fubao can attack the rest of the Wagang army north of the Yellow River and take Liyang Cangcheng!" ”

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In Xingyang City, Li Mi hugged left and right in the palace, drank and had fun, and borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, because he had heard that Wang Junkuo, the guard of the Tiger Prison Pass, joined Niu Jinda to mutiny, surrendered to Dahua, and dedicated the Tiger Prison Pass to the Dahua generals.

This is a big blow to him, because Li Mi has already felt that his ambition is difficult to reward, in this troubled era, there is no chance to become a big thing, he only hopes to be able to save a certain territory, be able to be the emperor for 20 years, live happily, and achieve great things or not, it will not affect his sleeping beauty, enjoy the power and wealth of the emperor level.

No matter if the emperor of the soil is, at least one person is high and unrestrained, and he does not have to send people under the fence. Now Li Mi feels more and more that it was right to listen to Xu Shiji's words and not immediately defect to Dahua, otherwise, how could there be such a happy life.

Uncle Wang broke into the palace today, his face was pale, he was Li Mi's newest person, and he was also the most loyal one, and now in Xingyang, he was a general, and he was also named the Hou Ye, responsible for the defense of the palace, but Uncle Wang saw that Li Mi was becoming more and more decadent, and he really couldn't see it.

"Who is making a noise outside the palace!"

A palace lady ran in in a panic and said, "It's Uncle Wang who is the general!" ”

"What did he come to do, I didn't announce him to the palace today!"

"General Wang said that he had something to meet His Majesty, otherwise, he would not leave today."

Li Mi was disturbed by Yaxing, and he was unhappy, but he still trusted Wang Bodang very much, and waved his hand to let Gong'e lead Wang Bodang in to meet him.

In an instant, Wang Bodang walked in in a brocade robe, and saw Li Mi lying on the couch, hugging back and forth, at least six or seven beauties, angry in his heart, his face was unhappy, and he hugged his fists and said: "I've seen Your Majesty!" ”

"General Wang, you want to insist on seeing me today, what is the important matter?"

Wang Bodang said loudly: "Your Majesty has not held a court meeting for many days, and there have been many discussions in Xingyang City, pointing fingers at my Wei court, and even many people have begun to leave the city, unwilling to be the people of Wei, and some ministers are also absent-minded, closed all day long, and do not do practical things, but Your Majesty has been enjoying himself in the palace, is my Wei really going to be so decadent until the country dies?" ”

"Presumptuous! Wang Bodang, you stop me! After Li Mi heard this, he was furious, and he was already depressed, but now in front of some concubines and beauties, he was so reprimanded by a general, so how could he, the emperor, get off the stage?

Li Mi said angrily: "Speak disrespectfully, offend Long Wei, rebel, come here, pull this Wang Bodang out of me....." He just wanted to say "cut it", but after all, he was an old friend for many years, and he didn't admit to killing him, so he changed his words and said: "Drive me out, don't enter the palace again." Temporarily remove the general, go home and think about it behind closed doors! If you still don't repent, don't blame me for being unkind! ”