Li Tang sent Jiangnan to return in vain, and as for the marriage, there was no score at all, and people didn't even see Li Xiuning, so they had no face.

Although Li Tang's envoy returned empty-handed, he brought back some news that was not good for Datang. Soon after the Great Sui Emperor Yang Guang was killed by Yu Wenhua, Yu Wenhua and his army returned to the west, but the Jiangnan region was quickly unified by Lu Chang.

Jiangnan is mostly a wild land, and often the political and economic centers are in the north.

Li Tang was no exception, and he didn't pay much attention to Jiangnan at first, and they paid the most attention to Li Mi in Wagang and Dou Jiande in Hebei.

To dominate the world, it is necessary to seize the north first, and then expand from the north to the south, and after controlling the Central Plains, the land south of the Yangtze River will not be a problem.

However, Lu Chang's control of the entire Jiangnan region in such a short period of time was really unexpected by Li Yuan, which made Li Tang have to start paying attention to the forces in Jiangnan.

The news brought back by Li Xiuning and others is not only that, it is said that the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is stable, the business is developed, and the products are abundant......

And the worst news, the Jiangnan army crossed the Yangtze River and advanced into the Jianghuai region.

Hearing this, Li Yuan faintly felt that Lu Chang in Jiangnan must be an important opponent in his future struggle for world domination, and Lu Chang in Jiangnan had the possibility of becoming bigger!

As a last resort, Li Yuan focused his attention on Jiangnan and sent a large number of people to collect information on Jiangnan.

Li Yuan is not willing to just stay in Guanzhong and claim hegemony, his ambition is to seize the entire world.

After Li Tang entered Guanzhong, he used various means to win the support of the gate valve, and now he has stabilized Guanzhong, and the army has attacked and leveled the surrounding forces.

Li Yuan sent several sons to fight everywhere, and at this time, Li Shimin was attacking Xue Ju, Xue Rengao and his son, who occupied Lanzhou and other places in Gansu.

It turned out that when the news of Li Yuan's proclamation as emperor reached Longxi, Xue Ju couldn't sit still.

Xue Ju knew very well in his heart that the relationship between Xiqin and Li Tang was very simple, just eight words: there is you without me, there is me without you.

The Art of War Cloud. "Strike first, strike later", so Xue Ju decided to strike first and take the initiative to attack Li Tang.

The tenth day of the sixth month. Xue Ju gathered superior forces and attacked Jingzhou (now Jingchuan County, Gansu), an important military town in the northwest of Li Tang.

Li Yuan received the report, with Li Shimin as the commander, and led Liu Hongji, Yin Kaishan, Murong Luo, Li Anyuan and other eight road chiefs to rescue Jingzhou.

In early July, Xue Ju led his army to approach Gaojiao City (present-day Changwubei, Shaanxi). Its vanguard has appeared in the areas around Fengzhou (now Binxian County, Shaanxi) and Qizhou (now Fengxiang, Shaanxi), and its soldiers are extremely sharp.

Li Shimin believed that the morale of the Western Qin army was high, and it was not appropriate to fight a decisive battle with it at this time, so he ordered the army to dig deep trenches, increase the barriers, and avoid fighting.

Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, Li Shimin unexpectedly fell ill and suffered from malaria.

Li Shimin, who was bedridden, had no choice but to hand over military command to the two oldest subordinates. Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan.

Li Shimin gave thousands of instructions to the two: "Xue Ju is alone in the depths, and the weight of grain and grass is very problematic. In my estimation, their food and grass will not last long. You must not go to war, and wait until I am well. ”

Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan are subordinates who guarantee the execution of orders.

But in the following time, Yin Kaishan couldn't sit still.

Yin Kaishan, the word is in line, Han nationality, Jingzhao E (now Exian County, Shaanxi) people. His grandfather Yin Bu harmed Zeng Guanju Nan, Chen Si Nongqing, and Guanglu Doctor. His father, Yin Monk, was the secretary of the Great Sui. When Yin Kaishan was young, he was famous for his knowledge and talent, especially good at writing and calligraphy. After Li Yuan Jinyang raised troops. He was recruited as the general's mansion and became Li Yuan's confidant.

Yin Kaishan felt that avoiding and not fighting was too negative, so he came to Liu Wenjing to discuss: "King Qin is worried that you and I are not Xue Ju's opponents, and it is difficult to retreat from the enemy. That's what he said. I think that when Xue Ju heard that King Qin was sick, he would definitely despise us more and more. We can not fight, but we should also show force to deter the enemy. ”

Liu Wenjing thought about it for a while and felt that what Yin Kaishan said was very reasonable. It's not a way to just shrink and not be able to do it, oh, it seems to be demoralizing. The Tang Army can not really fight, but it is also possible to intimidate the enemy! On the ninth day of the seventh month, the Tang army opened a large camp and lined up in the shallow water plain southwest of Gaojia City, showing off its strength.

The Western Qin army has been holding back for a long time, and they are all ecstatic to see that the Tang army has finally left the city.

The happiest person was Xue Ju, who immediately led his elite soldiers to quietly detour behind the Tang family's army. Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan never dreamed that Xue Ju would come to such a hand, which was troublesome.

Xue Juqin led a large army to launch a surprise attack from behind the Tang army. Caught off guard, the Tang army suffered a crushing defeat, with more than half of the dead and wounded, Murong Luo and Li Anyuan were killed on the spot, and Liu Hongji was captured.

The Tang army was defeated like a mountain, and Xue Ju easily conquered Gaojiao City and accepted the dead of Tang soldiers as Jingguan.

The shape took a sharp turn, and at this point, Li Shimin had no choice but to lead the remnants back to Chang'an.

Li Tang's first battle since the founding of the People's Republic of China ended in a fiasco.

Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan caused such a big disaster, Li Yuan's anger can be imagined, he reprimanded the two of them, and then passed down the edict and cut them down for the people.

The Li Tang Dynasty suddenly jumped up and down, and the Western Qin side was united, vowing to break through Chang'an and destroy the Li Tang court.

Xue Ju was full of ambition, and he sent the crown prince Xue Rengao into the siege of Ningzhou. Fortunately, Hu Yan, the assassin of Ningzhou in the Tang Dynasty, guarded the royal party and successfully repelled Xue Rengao, otherwise Chang'an would be in danger.

Xue Ju was about to personally attack Chang'an to destroy Li Tang in one fell swoop, but unexpectedly, at a critical moment, he actually fell ill and died suddenly on the ninth day of August.

The crown prince Xue Rengao then assumed the throne of the emperor and changed the city of Zhecheng (now northeast of Jingchuan, Gansu) to the capital.

I have to say that Li Tang's luck is really good.

And the men of the crown prince Li Jiancheng arrived near Luoyang and fought a battle with Li Mi's troops.

Later, Li Jiancheng found that Li Mi and Wang Shichong were having a good fight, and decided to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, waiting for the opportunity to start again.

At this time, Yu Wenhua led the Xiaoguo army westward and approached Luoyang. It's lively now, Li Mi and Wang Shichong are fighting endlessly, and now they are mixed in with Yu Culture, and Li Jiancheng will not be mixed in at this time.

Hmph, you guys fight, the harder you fight, the better.

When these forces are exhausted, won't Li Tang's opportunity come?

Therefore, Li Jiancheng returned his soldiers and horses to Tongguan and sat and watched the situation in the Central Plains.

Xue Ju's sudden death gave Li Yuan a chance to breathe. It just so happened that Li Shimin came back, and Li Yuan called Li Jiancheng back to discuss the situation in the world together.

At this time, the news of the Central Plains came as soon as the news came, and Lu Chang's Jiangnan Army marched into the Jianghuai region and destroyed the two major forces of Du Fuwei and Li Zitong without much effort.

The worse news was still to come, after this battle, Lu Chang led the Jiangnan army to continue north. Soon after, the king of Zhishilang was destroyed, and Meng Haigong was also finished, and the Jiangnan army actually destroyed the ancient and the enemy swept away the Central Plains.

The Tang Emperor Li Yuan was sweating, and the momentum of Lu Chang in the south of the Yangtze River was too fierce, and he swept all the way north.

Where did this guy come from? The strength is so great!

The Great Sui Emperor Yang Guang had just died, Yu Wenhua and Cai led the Xiaoguo army from Jiangdu to the west, and Jiangnan Lu Chang was under the nose of Jiangdu, didn't he Yu Wenhua know?

Okay, Yang Guang is a faint monarch, just let Jiangnan Lu Chang become bigger, Yu Wenhua and kill the emperor to seize the power of Jiangdu, there is a Lu Chang by his side, he actually ignores it, what is the reason?

Jiangdu's Xiaoguo Army, that is the strongest army in the world! Wood makes sense......

The rise of Lu Chang made it difficult for Li Yuan to sleep, so he had to call the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qin, Li Shimin, to discuss countermeasures.

"Father, Jiangnan Lu Chang led the army north, and the goal may be to take advantage of the melee between Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Yu Wenhua and the tripartite to eliminate one or even more forces in one fell swoop.

Once Jiangnan Lu Chang's conspiracy succeeds, Jiangnan Lu Chang will definitely become even bigger, and I am afraid that there will be no opponents in this world.

If I want to dominate the world, Jiangnan Lu Chang is the first fierce enemy, and I must not succeed in the conspiracy of my tenure. ”

Li Er spoke, pointing to the key.

"My son's opinion coincides with Lonely, and this Lu Chang should not be underestimated. There are many melee in the land of Luoyang, Li Mi, Wang Shichong, Yu Wenhua and the three parties, plus Jiangnan Lu Chang, who is the final victor is still difficult to predict. ”

"From Erchen's point of view, Jiangnan Lu Chang must have come prepared, and he is the ultimate victor. The father and son thought that the Central Plains region must maintain the status quo of multi-party separation, which would be the most beneficial to the Tang Dynasty.

Once my Tang Dynasty solves Xue Rengao in the northwest, we can march into the Central Plains to compete for hegemony. Therefore, the top priority of my Datang must be to make every effort to sabotage the conspiracy of Jiangnan Lu Chang. ”

"The emperor is reasonable, but we are also facing the threat of Xue Rengao, and we can't take care of the situation in the Central Plains for a while, what do you say?"

"Xue Rengao's disease of scabies is not to be feared. However, the problem of Jiangnan and Lu Chang must be solved immediately. The son asked for his father's permission and led his troops into the Central Plains. ”

"This ...... So where is Xue Rengao, who will deal with it, and how does the emperor plan to sabotage Jiangnan Lu Chang's conspiracy? ”

Li Yuan was undecided, he was still very worried about Xue Rengao. Although Xue Ju died, his son was not a good stubble.

"Erchen can be exchanged with the prince, and Erchen will lead his troops into Tongguan. Once the military intentions of Lu Chang in Jiangnan were clear, Erchen waved his army south to attack the land of Nanyang.

Once Nanyang is in an emergency, I don't believe that Jiangnan Lu Chang is not in a hurry, he will definitely rescue urgently. In this way, he resolved his conspiracy to rob in Luoyang. ”

Li Yuan listened, stroked his hair and smiled, nodded and praised: "My son's strategy is very good, encircle Wei to save Zhao, once Lu Chang in Jiangnan withdraws his troops, the Central Plains pattern will still be unbearable." The Tang Dynasty has not yet stabilized the northwest, and the more chaotic the situation in the Central Plains, the better. Yes, yes, so be it. ”

Li Yuan's father and son have agreed that Li Shimin will lead an army of 60,000 troops into Tongguan, pay close attention to the situation in Luoyang, and be ready to go south at any time. (To be continued.) )