Chapter 164: Li Shimin

Zhang Chuchen said hatefully: "This Li Yuan, the Holy Lord gave him such a great honor and official position, but he didn't know how to be grateful at all, and he actually rebelled against the court!" These careerists who are afraid that the world will not be chaotic are really damned! ”

Zhang Zhongjian asked: "Then did Li Yuan go well after raising the army, and what was the situation?" ”

Li Jing replied: "Generally speaking, the progress of the Tang army is simply too smooth, the only difficulty is the battle of Huoyi, after winning the battle of Huoyi, the Tang army almost all the way unimpeded, sitting on tens of thousands of elite Zuo Xiaowei general Qu Tutong as a watcher, so that the Tang army smoothly approached Daxing, the surrounding righteous army and official army almost fell in despair, and the Tang army had hundreds of thousands of troops in just a few months. ”

Zhang Zhongjian asked: "Watch from the wall!?" ”

Li Jing nodded and said: "Well, at that time, the Holy Lord was already wary of Li Yuan, and specially let Song Laosheng lead 30,000 elites to enter Huoyi, just to monitor Li Yuan here, once he pulled the flag and rebelled, he would be blocked by Song Laosheng on the way to the army." Qu Tutong, who was stationed in Hedong, was the second guarantee, most of his subordinates were Xiaoguo and the elite soldiers of Guanzhong, and the land of Hedong was also a bridge connecting Xijing and Dongdu, but Qu Tutong's attack on the Tang army was so perfunctory, and even repeatedly defeated, which did not meet the level of his Qu Tu general at all. ”

"After the Tang army entered Guanzhong, Qu Tutong did nothing, neither led the main force to aid Daxing, nor attacked the back road of the Tang army, anyway, it was to release water there, and Tongguan as a barrier in Xijing, he Qu Tutong actually only sent Sang Xianhe to lead thousands of troops to guard, and he himself actually withdrew to Hedong, so that Guanzhong was lost, Sang Xianhe directly led his troops to surrender, his subordinates were panicked, and the whole army mutinied on the road, and even he himself was captured by the Tang army! This release is too obvious! ”

"Actually, Qu Tutong is like this, in disguise, he pit the general of the Yin Division who stayed in Daxing, and what disgusts me the most is that after the collapse of his old man's army, he still has to put on a show, the Tang army sent his son to persuade him to surrender, and he actually pointed a bow and arrow at his son, saying that he would never surrender to show his loyalty. In the end, he was 'hijacked' by his own soldiers and forced to surrender to the Tang army, it is said that when he was 'hijacked', he also said with a handful of snot and tears that he was sorry for the court and the saint, and then he was praised by Li Yuan, and he was still the secretary of the military department and the title of Jiang Guogong. ”

Zhang Chuchen snorted in disgust and said, "Phew! This Qu Tutong is disgusting! Folklore, it is better to eat three buckets of Ai, not to see Qu Tugai, and to take three buckets of green onions, not to meet Qu Tutong. It seems that this Qu Tutong is an actor, he is a powerful man, he pretends to be a good man, he does what he likes, and he plays a good show, what an actor! ”

Zhang Zhongjian shook his head and said, "Let's talk about the Tang Army, I want to know about the Battle of Huoyi at that time!" ”

Li Jing said helplessly: "The Tang army can win, I personally think it is completely due to Li Yuan's second son, Li Shimin." In fact, at that time, Li Yuan's army was only tens of thousands, which was comparable to the 30,000 people under Mr. Song. In the end, the Tang army had a big difference of opinion because of the lack of food, and it was at Li Shimin's insistence that Li Yuan decided to take a risk and lure Song Laosheng out of the city for a decisive battle on the grounds of retreat. In that battle, the Tang army fought extremely hard, and Li Jiancheng's department almost collapsed, but it was only by relying on Li Shimin's cavalry that he successfully broke through Song Laosheng's flank, and Xiao beheaded Song Laosheng in Liu Hongji's formation, and successfully turned the tide of the battle. It is said that in that battle, Li Shimin's bow and arrows were all shot, and he smashed into Song Laosheng's flank with two knives, and even cut dozens of people, and the blades of the two steel knives were cut by him, which was extremely fierce! ”

Zhang Chuchen was surprised: "Is this Li Shimin so powerful?" ”

Li Jing nodded, and said with a straight face: "His strength is not outstanding in the later life of the Guanlong family, but he is skilled in archery and horses, and he is deeply inherited by his father, and his speed and technique of galloping are even surpassed!" Moreover, this son is not only strong in martial arts, but also deeply understands the mystery of the art of war. To be honest, I, Li Jing, have seen countless heroes in my life, but the only one who can really be called a young hero is Li Shimin! ”

Zhang Zhongjian nodded and said: "Yes, combined with intelligence, in the eleventh year of the Great Cause, Li Shimin, who was only sixteen years old, participated in the troops of Yun Dingxing, the general of the Right Tun Guard, and went to King Qinwang of Yanmen together. At that time, the Turks had 400,000 horsemen, and Yunding Xing had few soldiers, but Li Shimin's method of setting up camps, erecting more flags, and beating drums day and night was adopted, so that the Turks did not know the reality of the reinforcements. ”

Li Jing frowned and said, "I have a hunch that this Li Shimin will become the biggest enemy of my dynasty!" ”

Zhang Chuchen couldn't believe it: "It's not that exaggerated! Anyway, he is only twenty years old now, a young man who has just won the crown, no matter how powerful he is, he won't be so powerful!? ”

Li Jing hooked his lips and said: "Li Shimin is smart and heroic, with extraordinary bearing, often ambitious, and able to bow down to the corporal. When the world was not completely disrupted, he pushed wealth and raised scholars, and married heroes, such as the eldest grandson Shunde, Liu Hongji and others, all of whom were included in the shogunate. After joining the army, this Li Shimin shared weal and woe with the soldiers, striving to be the first in everything, and played a very good role as an example, and his subordinates Hou Junji, Yin Kaishan, Duan Zhixuan and others were deeply impressed by his wisdom. He is a person, not on the bright side, he also attaches great importance to power and strategy, and has opened a bachelor's house, for example, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling are the representatives of the eighteen bachelors, giving advice to his daily actions, so, many times, his overall vision is even far beyond his father! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Zhongjian's eyes were cold, and he said: "I heard you say so much, and the saint is also very jealous of this son, it seems that I have to plan my arrangements for him!" ”

Li Jing persuaded: "It's okay to try, but don't force it!" I think that if this Li Shimin can be arranged so easily, then he is not worthy of me and the saint to be so jealous! ”

Zhang Chuchen said: "Okay, the situation is almost understood, without further ado, let's start acting separately now!" ”

Li Jing suggested: "Senior sister, you should focus on meeting these people, one is the eldest son of the late General Sun Sheng, Sun Anye, the other is the former Huayin County Commander Sun Wunai, one is the commander of the unified army Yuan Hongshan, and the other is the general of the forbidden army, Liu Dexu. ”