When the Northern Sui Dynasty was in danger, Yang Gao had sent people to Dou Jiande and Xu Shiji for help, but was categorically refused.

In fact, if there was no Southern Sui as a support, Dou Jiande and Xu Shiji would definitely accept Yang Gao's suggestion to resist the Tang army together, but the Tang Dynasty and the Southern Sui were clearly separated and had nothing to do with each other, so neither the imperial court nor they felt the need to participate in the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Northern Sui. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

"Xia Guogong's soldiers are strong and strong, and Li Shimin's soldiers are only 30,000, maybe Xia Guogong can keep him this time!" Yang Gao yearned: "Brother Dade, at that time, he was imprisoned in the heavenly prison for life, and the revenge of the mountain forest army was also avenged." ”

Li Xuanba smiled indifferently, shook his head and said nothing, the eldest grandson Wuji looked the same, and replied: "Your Majesty, it is not so simple to capture Li Shimin, with his ability, in the face of Xia Guogong's army, no matter how bad it is, he can ensure that the army will return to the territory of Datang intact." ”

Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji admired Li Shimin so much, Yang Tong frowned slightly, and said: "Nearly 150,000 soldiers under the command of Xia Guogong, plus tens of thousands of horses under the command of General Xu, does Brother Wuji think that Li Shimin still has the strength to fight?" ”

"Your Majesty, battlefield killings don't just look at the number of large armies." Without waiting for the eldest grandson Wuji to explain, Li Xuanba said: "At the beginning, the Wagang thieves gathered 400,000 people, but they were defeated by Wang Shichong's 50,000 army, has Your Majesty ever thought about the reason? ”

"Wagang's momentum grew, and Li Mi began to become arrogant, so he was successfully attacked by Wang Shichong, and many main generals were wounded and captured, which led to the discouragement of the army, which is one of them." Yang Tong replied without hesitation: "Second, the soldiers under Wang Shichong's command are all well-equipped and well-trained, on the other hand, the Wagang thieves, except for the 8,000 internal army led by Li Miqin......" Yang Tong said halfway, understood, and sighed: "If Xia Guogong is a light enemy, there is indeed a risk of defeat." ”

In the long history, there are not a few examples of winning more with less, Dou Jiande seems to be strong, but there are only more than 20,000 people who can really fight with the Tang Army head-on, and the 50,000 people led by Xu Shiji are only a few thousand people with neat armor, and the imperial court has the intention to provide armor and weapons for the Hebei Army and the Wagang Army, but there are too many people, and they are really unable to do it in the short term.

The Tang army is different, they are all soldiers who survived the battlefield, and their combat power is comparable to that of ordinary people, and the Tang Dynasty is supported by the Longmen valve, not only with complete armor and weapons, but also thousands of cavalry.

Everyone knows that cavalry is the natural enemy of infantry, as long as there are hundreds of cavalry, they can easily tear apart the infantry phalanx of tens of thousands of people, once the formation is chaotic, the numerical advantage will become a disadvantage, and it is not a strange thing that the army is defeated.

"If there is a jealous brother, Your Majesty can rest assured." Li Xuanba looked much more relaxed than Yang Tong, his eyes looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, and said with a smile: "Brother Wuji, you just returned to Jiangdu and asked you to go to Dongping County, Xuanba was really a little unhappy. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji was slightly surprised, but quickly covered up and bowed down.

"I originally thought that the Great Brotherhood would go there in person." Yang Tong said with a smile: "If you can relieve the siege of Luoyang this time, I hope that Uncle Huang can learn his way back and join hands with me to raise the prestige of the Great Sui State." ”

"Your Majesty, it is easy to repel the Tang army, but if you want to relieve the siege of Luoyang, it is far from enough to rely on the soldiers and horses in the hands of Xia Guogong and General Xu." Li Xuanba shook his head and said, "After all, the main force of the Tang army is as many as 150,000, even if Brother Wuji has the talent of the world, it will be difficult to reverse the defeat of Luoyang. ”

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In Li Xuanba's memory, in the process of pacifying the world in the Tang Dynasty, there was a particularly famous battle, that is, the Battle of Tiger Pass. It is said that in this battle, Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande's 400,000 army with less than 3,000 cavalry.

Of course, Li Xuanba would not think so now, because he clearly knew that Li Shimin was not leading 3,000 people, and Dou Jiande's command was not 400,000 heroes. In terms of military strength alone, Dou Jiande does take advantage, but when it comes to combat effectiveness, the Hebei Army is far behind the Tang Army.

"Brother Wuji, in your opinion, does Your Majesty really want to relieve the siege of Luoyang?" On the way home, Li Xuanba asked casually: "Xuanba really can't see it, he is a temptation or a reminder." ”

"Your Majesty's grievances with Luoyang are very clear in your heart, and Wuji feels that Your Majesty has no need to test whether you have the intention of helping Luoyang." The eldest grandson Wuji replied very simply, obviously he had already thought about this question: "In the past few days since Wuji came back, I saw that the holy aunt often left the palace, so she must have entered the palace." ”

Yang Tong, like Li Xuanba, almost died in the hands of Yang Gao, they naturally did not have any good feelings for Yang Gao, and they were indifferent to Yang Gao's life and death.

Yang Ling is different, she may be a little disappointed with what Yang Gao did, but when Yang Gao was in danger, Yang Ling very much hoped that the imperial court could help him, at least let him survive.

"After a few months, you have been much more careful in what you say and do." Hearing the words of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Xuanba was in a much better mood, and instead said: "You should know that in private, Xuanba wants you to call me!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji has always called Li Xuanba a son or a great virtue, but when he came back from Lingnan, he suddenly changed his name, and in front of Yang Tong, the eldest grandson Wuji's performance became restrained, which made Li Xuanba very unaccustomed.

"Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and as a courtier, you should keep a sense of awe." The eldest grandson Wuji smiled faintly and said respectfully: "Wuji's uncle has to salute when he sees King Zhou, how can Wuji lose his etiquette?" ”

Gao Shilian came to Jiangdu not long after, he was appointed by Yang Tong as the secretary of the ministry, in Li Xuanba's impression, this person attaches great importance to etiquette, and the temper is stubborn, Li Xuanba once asked him not to be polite, but every time Gao Shilian saw him, he would bow down.

However, Li Xuanba could see that Gao Shilian saluted him, not a slap on the horse, let alone flattery.

"It's really like an uncle." Li Xuanba muttered in a low voice, no longer paying attention to these trivial matters, and said with a straight face: "Are you surprised that you were sent to face Li Shimin this time?" ”

"General Xu and General Wang under the command of Xia Guogong are both talented generals, and with them, Li Shimin should not take any advantage." The eldest grandson Wuji was silent for a moment and replied, "So Wuji is indeed curious, why did King Zhou arrange it like this?" ”

"Your Majesty feels that in the face of Xia Guogong and the soldiers under General Xu, Li Shimin has no power to resist, and it is difficult to guarantee that Xia Guogong will not think the same, so the imperial court needs to send someone to remind him, you are familiar with him, and you are naturally the best candidate." Li Xuanba's face was calm, and he walked in front with his hands in his hands: "And what kind of ability Li Shimin has, you know best, who will you send if you don't send it?" ”

Li Xuanba's answer was very reasonable, and the eldest grandson Wuji didn't think much about it, but when he looked up, he found that Li Xuanba looked worried, and he couldn't help but be puzzled. (To be continued.) )