Half a month later, Tang Junshuai tented.

After the last time Li Shimin's magic arrow forced Shan Xiongxin back, the arrow spelled Xie Yingdeng's record, Li Shimin's prestige in the Tang Army has risen to a new level, many old people who followed Li Yuan to raise troops have witnessed the myths and legends created by Li Shimin along the way, and all of them are admired for Li Shimin's wisdom and bravery, and the generals of the newly attached Tang Army are also respectful to Li Shimin under the witness of their ears and eyes and this time, for a time, Li Shimin's prestige is unparalleled, even more than the eldest brother Li Jiancheng who is the marshal of the left.

Although Li Jiancheng was dissatisfied with his younger brother being in the limelight and establishing his prestige, he knew that Li Tang was still in the early stage of entrepreneurship, and he should focus on the overall situation at the moment, so on the surface, he became a generous and benevolent big brother, and everything in the army, as long as Li Shimin nodded, he would not object in principle, but slowly became a "mascot." ”

In fact, Li Tang has completed the predetermined plan to go out of the eastern capital this time, and the reason why he is still relying on the eastern capital and not leaving is because he is waiting for Xue Ju, the overlord of Western Qin, who dominates Longyou, to enter the military pass, because Longyou is vast and sparsely populated, and the Tang army has to defeat Xue Ju if it wants to take Longyou.

However, Xue Ju is extremely brave, cunning temperament, and the cavalry of Longyou is fierce and good at fighting, if the Tang army goes to Longyou to fight Xue Ju, not only the supply line is too long, but also there is no chance of winning, if you can lure Xue Ju into the Guanzhong and annihilate his main force, it will be much easier to defeat Xue Ju in the future.

Li Jiancheng kept playing with the tiger talisman in his hand after the handsome case, and asked, "Second brother, why is there no news yet!" ”

Li Shimin smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "Big brother doesn't have to be anxious, Xue Ju is greedy, he will definitely fight Guanzhong's mind when he sees my Guanzhong soldiers going out of the Eastern Capital, not to mention that now there are more than 100,000 Huangyuan thieves in Fufeng County and Li Hongzhi and Tang Bi, these people are even more greedy and weak in combat, Xue Ju will definitely eliminate them, and use these thieves as a precursor to invade Fufeng County!" ”

As he was talking, the tent door was lifted, and a piece of sunlight from outside penetrated through the gap, Liu Wenjing's face was full of joy, and he went straight into the tent, and smiled at Li Jiancheng: "Shizi, Duke Qin, good news, Xue has moved!" ”

Li Jiancheng's spirits perked up, and he quickly stood up and said, "Really, Xue Ju really moved?" ”

Liu Wenjing nodded and said: "Xue Ju proclaimed himself the overlord of Western Qin, set up his eldest son Xue Rengao as the crown prince and marshal of the Eastern March, and the general Zong Luohu as the king of Yixing, leading 100,000 troops to attack Qinzhou, and the second son Xue Renyue as the king of Jin, and leading the history of Hezhou Thorns, leading tens of thousands of troops to attack Hechi County, and the general Chang Zhongxing led 15,000 troops to cross the Yellow River to attack Li Rail. ”

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is the result?" ”

Liu Wenjing hooked her lips and asked, "Do your highnesses want to hear the news along the way first?" ”

Li Shimin asked anxiously: "Let's listen to Xue Rengao's way first, this is the most critical road!" ”

Liu Wenjing smiled teasingly and said, "Unfortunately, it's bad news!" According to the report from Guanzhong, Xue Rengao conquered Qinzhou, and now Xue Ju has moved the capital to Qinzhou and officially called the emperor! ”

"What? Xue Ju turned out to be the emperor? Li Jiancheng stood up and asked in surprise.

Liu Wenjing smiled slightly and said, "Yes, these ferocious barbarians, after entering Qinzhou, summoned all the local rich people, hung them upside down, poured their noses with vinegar, and demanded property from them. Prisoners were often tortured by amputating their tongues, cutting off their noses, and beheading. It's so tyrannical! ”

"It seems that Xue Ju's climate has been completed, and now is the time when he is at his most popular! So what happened to Xue Renyue along the way? The 20,000 elite soldiers led by Dou Liang, the head of the march, and Jiang Yan, who joined the army, went out of Dasanguan to appease Longyou and be responsible for containing Xue Ju, how is Hechi now? Li Shimin calmly analyzed, and then asked.

Liu Wenjing replied: "Xue Renyue has made no achievements along the way, he besieged Hechi County, and Xiao Yu, the guard of Hechi County, a relative of the Sui Dynasty, and the former Western Liang royal family, resolutely resisted and held the city, and when Dou Liang led his troops to arrive, Xue Renyue had no choice but to withdraw his troops, and Xiao Yu also surrendered to my Tang Dynasty!" ”

Li Jiancheng said happily: "This is good news, Dou Liang won the river pool all the way, then he successfully intervened in Longyou, and embedded a nail in Xue Ju's heart, Xue Ju is afraid that it will be very uncomfortable now!" ”

Li Shimin nodded and said: "Yes, if Xue Ju wants to attack Guanzhong, he must send troops to attack them, at least he must contain and monitor the Dou Rail Department, which will support our Guanzhong Army to a certain extent, and when the time comes, as long as our army annihilates Xue Ju's main force in Guanzhong, Dou Rail and they can drive straight into Xue Ju's hometown Jincheng!" ”

Liu Wenjing clapped his hands and smiled: "Sure enough, everything is not as expected by His Royal Highness, then do you know what the situation of Xue Ju's third road is?" ”

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Xue Ju's power in the five counties of Hexi is far inferior to Li Rail, Li Rail is the surname in Guzang City, and he is the leader they jointly pushed out, so it is inevitable to work together, Xue Ju boldly went to Hexi to grab territory, and he must return with a feather!" ”

Liu Wenjing said with a smile: "It's not just a feather returning, after Chang Zhongxing crossed the Yellow River, he fought with Li Rail's subordinate Li Yun in Changsong, Chang Zhongxing was defeated, and the whole army fell into Li Rail, and, guess what, Li Rail captured Xue Ju's people and actually put them all back, you say it's not unusual!?" ”

Li Shimin said: "Li Liang's move is very clever, his foundation is in Hexi, there is no need to fight with Xue Ju, now let him go back, one can show favor to Xue Ju, let him attack Guanzhong with all his might, and the other can also show his name of benevolence and righteousness, therefore, he also successfully occupied the land of the five counties of Hexi!" ”

Liu Wenjing nodded and said: "Exactly, Li Liang easily obtained the land of the five counties of Hexi with almost no blood, and proclaimed himself the king of Hexi Daliang, and appointed the official subordinates, all in accordance with the old practice of opening the emperor." ”

Li Shimin turned his head to Li Jiancheng and asked: "It seems that we can deal more with this King of Xiliang, he is a smart person, he should be able to see the situation in the world clearly and make trade-offs!" Big brother, without further ado, let's prepare and return to the army! ”

Li Jiancheng nodded, and responded: "Okay, in this way, our goal of going out of the customs to fight has been achieved, not only to fight under Luoyang City, to expand the land for hundreds of miles, but also to lead to Xue Ju should indeed consider retreating!" ”

Li Shimin said with a straight face: "Very good, big brother, you lead the main force to withdraw first, and give me 20,000 horses after they are broken, I estimate that there are wild dogs chasing after our butts, and I promise to give these wild dogs an unforgettable and profound lesson!" ”

Li Jiancheng laughed, stood up, patted Li Shimin's shoulder, and said, "Brother, I'll leave it to you!" ”

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