Chapter 3 Flashy One

Liu Wuzhou was looking forward to the good news of Wei Chi Jingde in Fenyang City, looking forward to the stars and the moon, who would have thought that in the end, he got the news that Wei Chi Jingde's army was wiped out, and he was shocked, how could he have the courage to fight hard with Li Jiancheng? Simply open the north gate and lead the remnants of his army to abandon the city.

Li Jiancheng led his troops to chase hundreds of miles day and night, and took advantage of the situation to recover Yanmen and Mayi counties. Chasing straight to the bank of the Xiaojin River Note 1, Siye could no longer see half of the Han village, and was afraid of being ambushed by the Turkic tribes, so he ordered Mingjin to return. After this battle, except for a small part of Dingxiang County, Hedong Province returned to the territory of the Han family. The northern threat of the Tang Kingdom is gone, and he can finally free up his hands and go all out to chase the Central Plains.

When the good news was transmitted back to Chang'an, Li Yuan was overjoyed and ordered to reward all the soldiers who participated in the war and give each of his two sons an additional 1,000 households. Li Shimin expressed his gratitude, saying that he did not dare to compete with his brother, and was willing to use thousands of households to redeem Chi Jingde's crime of resisting the Tang Dynasty. When Li Yuan saw the seal, he felt more and more relieved. simply rewarded Wei Chi Jingde with the position of a four-rank general, and assigned it to the account of King Qin.

Immediately, Li Yuan adopted the suggestions of the military department Shangqu Tutong and the right servant Pei Lian, and took the crown prince Li Jiancheng as the commander of the Northern Route Army, Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian, as the commander of the Southern Route Army, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, as the commander of the Western Route Army. Where can those grass-headed kings in troubled times withstand the blows of the regular army? Within three months, it was cleaned up. During this period, Cheng Mingzhen, Wang Ermao, Zhang Jin, Wang Fei and others also followed the trend, easily made a lot of contributions, and their positions were promoted steadily. Especially Wang Qiang Ermao, who inadvertently related to the samurai Qianpan, there are people in the court who are good officials. actually got the title of the founding marquis, and the number of food estates increased to more than 700.

Rong Ma is handsome, and everyone rarely has time to take care of their families. But every time I bring it home, I am full of joy between the lines. The women who stayed at home also knew that it was up to them whether their husbands could make contributions or not, and they didn't dare to drag the men back. While the central people wrote a reply to ask for warmth, they tried to keep the trivial things at home in order.

In July of the third year of Wude, west of Hongnong County and south of the Great Wall, all the rebel forces entrenched in the territory of the Tang Dynasty were wiped out. The battle against Wang Shichong was also put on the agenda. According to the suggestion of Sun Shunde, the chief confidant of his adviser, Li Yuan transferred the prince back to Beijing and ordered Qin Wang Shimin to lead an army of 150,000 to the east, and the troops were directed towards Luoyang.

As early as when the Tang army was going all out to deal with Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong expected that there would be such a day. Therefore, they attacked in advance and eradicated Zhang Baoxiang, Li Gongqing and other forces in Henan who supported the Tang Dynasty one by one. At this moment, seeing that the Tang army was menacing, he also raised his troops and horses and marched west to meet the battle.

As soon as the two sides fought, the difference in strength between them was clearly exposed. Li Shimin's military forces include peerless brave generals such as Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, and Luo Shixin, and Wen has first-class advisers such as Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui, and the offensive is unstoppable. On the other hand, under Wang Shichong, except for Shan Xiongxin, the general of Wagang, almost all of the rest are old Sui Xungui. The only handsome talent who can stand alone, Pei Renji, was also copied by him for the crime of "rebellion". Therefore, he was overstretched everywhere, and was forced by the Tang Army to have no strength to fight back.

Seeing that the situation was very good, Li Shimin immediately adjusted his strategy. personally led the main force to force Wang Shichong's army, and then quietly sent Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin, and Cheng Zhijie to each lead a soldier and horse to bypass Bishui and sweep the entire territory of Dazheng State. Except for the vicinity of Luoyang, the counties in Henan were originally the territory of the Wagang Army. After Li Mi's army was defeated, the local generals were forced to accept Wang Shichong's moderation. But Wang Shichong has always used nepotism, and he has no kindness to the old Wagang generals. At this moment, Qin Shubao, Cheng Zhijie, Luo Shixin and other old leaders came to attack, and the former colleagues couldn't afford to kill each other, so they simply opened the city gate and changed their banners directly.

At the end of July, the general Zhang Gongjin led 30,000 soldiers and horses to surrender to Qin Shubao. In August, the defender of Deng Zhou accepted Luo Shixin into the city. In September, the general Tian Zan took the 25 prefectures under his rule as a gift and followed Cheng Zhijie into the Tang camp. By October, Luoyang had almost become a lonely city, with only a limited number of strongholds such as Tiger Prison and Yuan Wu, because the city walls were tall and the guards were Wang Shichong's own brothers, so they barely lost them. However, the road to Luoyang was disturbed by Cheng Mingzhen and his troops, and it was interrupted from time to time, and the distress letters were sent to Wang Shichong's desk one after another, but not a single grain of grain and grass could be transported.

At this time, Wang Shichong was really anxious, and took the initiative to come forward and make peace with Datang across Luoshui. May I do my best to pay tribute to my subordinates. Li Shimin smiled slightly, and replied loudly: "My Tang Dynasty is determined to be in the four seas, and you have blocked my way to march, of course you have to fight to the death!" If General Wang has lost the vigor of the past, he can surrender and go to Chang'an to meet my father, and he will definitely be able to ensure that you are rich and prosperous for the rest of your life. If General Wang insists on fighting, let the horses come, why bother so much nonsense! ”

The words were concise and to the point, and the core generals listened to it in their ears, and they all felt that King Qin was speaking happily. Hou Junji smiled slightly, pulled out his horizontal knife, raised it high above his head, and repeated loudly: "Don't talk nonsense, King Qin asked you, to fight or not to fight?" ”

"The King of Qin asked you, to fight or not to fight?" The surrounding soldiers are all old men who have followed Li Shimin for many years, how can they not guess their thoughts, and they also pulled out their horizontal knives one after another, holding them high above their heads, "To fight or not to fight, to fight or not to fight?" ”

In an instant, the cries were mixed with the sound of Xiao Xiao and the sound of horses, and the autumn wind swept across both sides of Luoshui. When the Tang soldiers heard this, everyone was in high spirits, but Wang Shichong's subordinates heard it, but the more frightened they felt. Seeing that the morale of his subordinates was low, Wang Shichong did not dare to respond, turned his mount in a gloomy manner, and led the army back to Luoyang. Li Shimin took the opportunity to cross Luoshui and came outside Luoyang City.

Back in the city, the more Wang Shichong thought about it, the more angry he became. Originally, the heroes of Wagang were all defeated under their own hands, but for some reason, after taking refuge in Li Shimin, they were immediately reborn, and seeing them was like a thorn in the back. Angry, he ordered his brother-in-law Shan Xiongxin to be called to his side, and complained in a low voice: "Back in the Wagang Army, you also had some friendships with Cheng Zhijie and Qin Shubao. Now that they have been killed outside Luoyang City, it is not interesting for you to follow me again, it is better to go out of the city and join them! ”

Shan Xiongxin was stunned when he heard this, knelt on his knees, and replied with tears in his eyes: "In the past, it was true that I and Qin Shubao were brothers and sisters, but they were all personal friends, but now it is a dispute between the two countries. If the lord doesn't believe me, he will cut off Shan's rank. Shan didn't dare to complain! ”

Seeing that Shan Xiongxin said decisively, Wang Shichong suddenly felt that he was so angry that he couldn't go, stood up, and supported Shan Xiongxin with both hands, "Where did Xiongxin come from, if I don't believe you, will I promise my sister to you?" Stand up quickly and don't show the joke to others. I just saw that the enemy army was strong today, and I couldn't bear to let Shao'e wait for death with you and me! ”

Shao'e is the name of Wang Shichong's sister, and in order to win over the generals of Wagang, Wang Shichong married her to Shan Xiongxin. After getting married, the husband and wife were together, and now they have a son. Shan Xiongxin was already arrogant, and when he heard this, he felt even more humiliated, smiled, and said angrily: "Since Shao'e is married to Shan, she naturally understands that being a military general will inevitably have the day when he dies before the battle. In case the war is unfavorable, Shan will accompany the lord to death. For the sake of friendship back then, Qin Shubao and others will not be embarrassed by the weak wife and orphan left by Shan. It's just that now that the overall situation has not been decided, the lord must not say any more frustrating words. If you doubt Shan's loyalty but can't do it because of Shao'e's face, please give Shan a long lance. A certain went to camp outside the city to repay the kindness of the lord in the past! ”

After that, he pushed Wang Shichong's hand away, pulled his legs and walked out. Wang Shichong hurriedly grabbed his brother-in-law and said with tears in his eyes: "Xiongxin, Xiongxin, I can't admit my mistakes." Don't be reckless, if you really have three longs and two shorts, how can I face the generals under my command? ”

Shan Xiongxin earned two earnings, but after all, he still couldn't bear to embarrass Wang Shichong, stopped, sighed and said: "Actually, today's events are not impossible to reverse. Do you think that when I was under Li Mi, I entered the inner city of Luoyang several times, and in the end I was captured by the lord? Now, the Tang army has just passed Luoshui, why is the lord chaotic all of a sudden? ”

mentioned the past when the Wagang army was killed by relying on the lonely city of Luoyang, Wang Shichong's face immediately radiated brilliance. At that time, the offensive of the Wagang army was no worse than that of the Tang army in a few days, but in the end he still turned defeat into victory. Today's situation seems dangerous, but who knows if it won't be resurrected for the second time?

Thinking of this, he smiled and said in a low voice, "Xiongxin is right, I am confused. Luoyang City is so high, unless Tang Jun has wings, he will definitely not be able to enter it! ”

Shan Xiongxin nodded, smiling and comforting: "As long as the lord is not messed up." There are more than 100,000 troops outside, and every day they stay is the consumption of more than 100,000 catties of food. The Tang Kingdom is also newly established, and it may not be able to take out so much grain and grass for the front to chew! ”

Hearing the word "grain", Wang Shichong couldn't help frowning again. "The Tang Army's consumption is huge, and our consumption is also a lot. There is not much surplus in Luoyang, and the roads in Xingyang and Guancheng have been cut off by Cheng Mingzhen's thieves......"

"There is indeed not much food in the official warehouse. But the Duan family, the Zhu family, and the Situ family are ......." Shan Xiongxin thought about it and reminded in a low voice. There are many old and young relics of the Great Sui in Luoyang City, and there are many grain reserves in each family. As long as the storage of one or two of them can be confiscated, it will definitely be enough for the soldiers to eat for several months.

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Shichong's head had already shaken into a wave drum, "Xiongxin don't be reckless." The Duan family and the Zhu family have the merit of supporting, and the Situ family is also a third-generation nobleman with a great reputation. Gu Pingsu has a lot of dependence on them, how can he beat their ideas? ”

What Shan Xiongxin doesn't like the most is these so-called nobles, but Wang Shichong treats them all as treasures. The two monarchs and ministers disagreed, and the room was boring in a flash. After pondering for a while, Shan Xiongxin sighed and said faintly: "In this way, we can only forcibly open the passage with the tiger prison." Don't worry, let Shan think of a way. That Cheng Mingzhen was born in the green forest, and he was the best at blocking roads and robbing. But fighting in array is not necessarily its strength. If Shan Mou leads a sentry cavalry out of the city quietly, as long as he finds his traces......."

"Kill it for me!" Wang Shichong waved his hand vigorously and said categorically.

Note 1: Xiaojin River, near present-day Hohhot, Inner Mongolia.

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