Chapter Twenty-Six: There is no master in the world
Li Mi's Wagang Army and Yu Wenhua and the most powerful army in the world led by Yu Wenhua - Xiaoguo Army, this decisive battle of Li Mi's Wagang Army and Yu Wenhua and the most powerful army in the world led by Yu Wenhua - Xiaoguo Army, this decisive battle of Tongshan is about to kick off.
The Xiaoguo army was almost the most elite army of the Sui army, and they were eager to return to Guanzhong to reunite with their families, so they were very strong in terms of combat effectiveness and will to fight, and they were a very strong military force.
Although there are many famous generals in Li Mi's Wagang Army, those soldiers are not good, they are all peasants in nature, and they joined the Wagang Army because they couldn't eat, and their combat effectiveness was far worse than that of the Xiaoguo Army.
Although the Xiaoguo army was very strong, Li Mi was not afraid.
Because Li Mi knows Yu Wenhua very well, both of them are from the gate valve and know each other very well.
In Li Mi's eyes, Yu Wenhua and this guy are simply a straw bag, he has been a gentleman since he was a child, and Li Mi knows how capable he is.
Although the Xiaoguo Army is a regular army, the key is who is the commander of this army. It can be said that Li Mi has never regarded Yu Wenhua as a person who competes for the world and competes with him.
Since coming to Wagang, Li Mi has been too smooth all the way, and he has really achieved a lot of results before this. At this time, Li Mi had been carried away by several victories and began to become arrogant.
With his current strength, he doesn't take Yu Wenhua in his eyes at all, thinking that he can easily clean up Yu Wenhuahe, and then turn back to settle Luoyang.
These two strong enemies in the chaos of the world met together, and it is still unknown who killed the deer, but the western capital of Chang'an has undergone drastic changes.
At first, Li Yuan raised troops in Taiyuan, appointed himself a general, and actively attacked the Sui army.
At this time, the power of the Turks was very strong, and Li Yuan was worried about the bad things of the Turks on the one hand, and on the other hand, he wanted to borrow the Hu people's fierce Hu Ma, so he obeyed the advice of others. Negotiate peace with the Turkic Shibi Khan, and the two sides agreed: "If you have to invade Chang'an, the people's land will belong to the Tang Dynasty, and the gold and jade silk will belong to the Turks." ”
Li Yuan won the hearts and minds of the people. Opened granaries, relieved the victims, and took the opportunity to recruit volunteers. These volunteers are a rabble, and they have not been reviewed and practiced, so it is very difficult to lead.
Nevertheless. Li Yuan still went all the way west, and he passed the pass and went straight to Chang'an.
The situation in the world is erosive, and Li Yuan's journey can be regarded as smooth, at least he has not experienced much resistance.
After entering Chang'an, Li Yuan won over the Sui Dynasty gate valve and consolidated his position, Li Yuan announced that Yang Guang, the emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty, was the emperor of Yaozun, and Yang Yu, the grandson of the emperor, was the emperor, and changed the Yuan Yining to Emperor Gong of Sui.
Implication. Emperor Yang Guang of Sui, abdicate.
At this time, Yang Guang is still the emperor of the Great Sui, and you are a courtier who decided to stay as the emperor of the dynasty, isn't it a bit rebellious!
As a courtier of the Sui Dynasty, although Li Yuan was rebellious, he kicked Yang Guang away. However, with Emperor Yang Guang, he was far away in Jiangdu.
Emperor Gong enshrined Li Yuan as the king of Tang and Li Jiancheng as the son of the king of Tang; Li Shimin was Jing Zhaoyin and was renamed the Duke of Qin; Feng Li Yuanji was named the Duke of Qi.
I have to say that Li Yuan is very sophisticated and far-sighted.
Li Yuan did things in accordance with the rules. The courtiers are the courtiers who never dare to offside, and they walk steadily step by step, at least they did not ascend to the throne all at once.
Li Yuan gave the people of the world the feeling that he was wholeheartedly thinking for the Great Sui Dynasty and was a great loyal minister.
It didn't take long for Li Yuan to gain a firm foothold in Chang'an. Then there was the Jiangdu Incident, Yu Wenhua and the Great Sui Emperor were killed, and Yiqiē changed with it.
The news that Emperor Yang Guang of the Great Sui Dynasty was killed by Yu Wenhua is known to everyone in the world, and Li Yuan immediately tore off his disguise when he learned the news, abolished Emperor Gong of Sui Yang Yu, and became the emperor himself.
Li Yuan's hand was quite beautiful. Now that the power is in charge, the time has come, and there is no need to play with those hypocritical things anymore.
Li Yuan forced Emperor Gong of Sui to be located in him, and officially became emperor in Chang'an, with the country name Tang, Jianyuan Wude, and the capital of Chang'an, which was for Tang Gaozu.
Li Yuan took Li Shimin as the Shang Shu order.
Soon, Li Jiancheng was appointed as the crown prince, Li Shimin was named the king of Qin, and Li Yuanji was the king of Qi.
Li Yuan, the cousin of Yang Guang, the emperor of the Great Sui Dynasty and the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty, also gave Yang Guang the nickname of the word "Yang", even if he was a cousin, he still stepped on it in order to elevate himself.
At this point, there is no master in the world.
All forces showed their abilities and actively participated in the competition for hegemony. The largest forces in the world, Li Yuan established the Li Tang Dynasty in Chang'an, Dou Jiande in Hebei, and Wagang Li Mi occupied Henan. As for the eastern capital of Luoyang, Wang Shichong occupies a city and is relatively weak.
Compared with this, Li Yuan established himself as an emperor one step ahead of others and played a preemptive role.
At the same time, Li Yuan stood in Guanlong, won over the family and gained great support.
Compared with other warlords, Li Yuan's advantage is very obvious.
Li Yuan had a ready-made government structure more than the other forces, and he took over the Sui Dynasty bureaucrats who remained in the western capital of Chang'an, so he no longer had to worry about the lack of officials.
Li Tang inherited the system of the Sui Dynasty, which is generally three provinces, six ministries and twenty-four divisions.
The three provinces are Shangshu Province, Zhongshu Province and Menxia Province.
Shangshu Province is in charge of the national decrees and is the executive organ of the orders. There are six subordinate departments, namely, officials, households, rites, soldiers, criminals, and workers.
The Ministry of Officials is in charge of the selection, evaluation, reward and punishment of officials; The household department is in charge of household registration and taxation; The officials are in charge of etiquette and imperial examinations; The military department is in charge of the military; The Penal Department is in charge of the prison; The Ministry of Engineering is in charge of civil engineering; Each department is divided into four divisions to serve as administrative organs.
The province was responsible for the drafting of the emperor's edict and was the decision-making organ. The Ministry of Men examines the edict drafted by the Ministry of Books and rejects and revises it if it is inappropriate. The supervisory organ is the Imperial Historical Observatory, and its duty is to supervise and impeach civil and military officials.
The local government is basically two-tiered, i.e. the state and the county. The prefects were the Assassin and the Prefectural Order.
The news quickly spread all over the world, and also spread to Jiangnan, Su Wei, Pei Shiju and others admired Lu Chang's foresight incomparably. In the general's words, it is not half a point. As soon as Emperor Yang Guang of Sui Lie died, Li Yuan immediately tore off his hypocritical face, kicked Emperor Gong of Sui away, and established himself as emperor.
It seems that the Li family members have long harbored ambitions, and they couldn't see it before, and that was because the time was not right. Now that the time has come, he immediately tore off his face to snatch the Sui Dynasty, where can he see that Li Yuan is a loyal minister?
Also, Li Yuan's nickname to Emperor Yang Guang was really "Yang". These judgments all happened before this, what do you say Su Wei and Pei Shiju think in their hearts? It's a fairy! Even if Su Wei and Pei Shiju are capable, no matter how big they are. When encountering a character like Lu Chang, there is only one way to worship and convince him, and honestly assist Lu Chang to compete for the world.
Right now, the vast land is constantly in flames, and the shape is already very clear. All parties were acting, but the general of the Dujia family was not in a hurry, and he was anxious about Su Wei and Pei Shiju and others beside Lu Chang.
"General, Li Yuan has ascended the throne and established himself as emperor. Is it time for Jiangnan to seize the time to take action? The earlier founding of the country will occupy the initiative, and I am afraid that it will be more passive later, such as today, although there are many heroes, if you want to talk about comprehensive strength, Jiangnan should be the head. ”
For the sake of Jiangnan's interests, Su Wei spoke first and urged Lu Chang to launch a hegemony campaign.
Pei Shiju was not far behind, and then Su Wei's topic made a suggestion: "Yes, general, take the lead one step earlier, and one step later will only strengthen the opponent's strength." No more delays. Li Tang has only been in Chang'an for a few days, why should he Li Yuan be the emperor. ”
Lu Chang waved his hand, signaling everyone to be calm.
"If today's chaos shows his own ability, he Li Tang set himself up as the emperor, that is because Li Tang is a couple, and he must take the lead in taking the lead. We don't need to care too much about other people's affairs, and it is most important to do our own things well.
At present, Li Zitong led his troops to move westward, approaching Jiangducheng.
Du Fuwei was not far behind, and the Jianghuai army began to move eastward. The two armies of the two sides are dozens of miles apart in the east and west of Jiangdu City, and I think the time is almost up, and the Jiangnan army can start its operation. ”
Lu Chang didn't say anything about the hegemony. Just talk about the two armies of Li Zitong and Du Fuwei. It's a lofty thing, and it is said to be ambitious, but in fact, it is better to take one step at a time, and fight the world in a hurry.
The strength of the two military forces of Li Zitong and Du Fuwei is not small, and it is impossible for the Jiangnan Army to deal with them together, so there must be a sequence of things, right?
Solvay wanted to know the answer. So, he opened his mouth and asked: "General, Du Fuwei and Li Zitong two armies, who does the general plan to deal with first?" ”
Lu Chang smiled slightly and said: "Of course, we will deal with Li Zitong first, take Li Zitong, open the passage to the east, and Lu Di will be under control."
Li Zitong had almost 50,000 or 60,000 troops, and this time the troops entered the river, there were more than 50,000 troops.
Du Fuwei's army was relatively large, almost close to 100,000, and the army approaching Jiangdu was estimated to be 60,000. Relatively speaking, Li Zitong's troops are weak. This military operation in the Jianghuai region must at least solve Li Zitong. However, if the time is ripe, it is better to take the entire Jianghuai region at once to pave the way for the Central Plains. ”
Before the words fell, Pei Shiju stroked his palms and smiled: "Hehe, the general is wise, kill Li Zitong, the road to the east in Jiangnan is smooth, and with the cooperation of the navy, the eastern coast is at your fingertips." ”
Lai Hu'er was a little worried, although there were already more than 200,000 troops in the south of the Yangtze River, but the territory occupied by the southern army was vast, and troops were needed everywhere.
It is impossible to transfer all the troops in Jiangnan out because it is necessary to deal with Li Zitong, although it is important to fight across the river, there are still enough troops in the Jiangnan area to defend it.
"General, Li Zitong and Du Fuwei have a total of more than 100,000 troops. Although our total strength is not inferior to theirs, we cannot all of them be withdrawn.
The land south of the Yangtze River is vast, and there must always be enough troops to garrison, how does the general distribute these troops? ”
Coming to Hu'er, Su Wei and Pei Shiju reacted, and the Jiangnan army has opened a lot, but Jiangnan has a large territory, so there are naturally more troops needed. Therefore, if all factors are taken into account, the current number of Jiangnan troops is not dominant.
If too many troops are sent out, the land south of the Yangtze River can be empty, and who knows what can happen during this time? Wouldn't it be terrible if something unexpected?
If the army sent out is too small, it will not move the other party at all. If we want to win the war quickly, we must send absolutely superior forces. The question is where the superior forces are, and they will definitely not be able to come up with them in a short time.
The worst situation is that if Du Fuwei and Li Zitong join forces to deal with the Jiangnan army together, it will be a big trouble if this situation really occurs!
Thinking about this, Su Wei became anxious and said: "General, although Jiangnan needs to continue to develop outward and annihilate the two major forces of Jiangbei, Du Fuwei and Li Zitong, the most important thing is to ensure Jiangnan's safety first. General, the army in Jiangnan is still too small, why don't you consider a moderate expansion of the army? ”
Lu Chang smiled slightly and said, "The expansion of the army is certain, but it can't add too much burden to the people of Jiangnan."
The reserve army has been preparing in an orderly manner, and it will take a certain amount of time to become an army, and it will not be possible to achieve it overnight. Again, the expansion of the army must not be at the expense of reducing the combat capability of the existing army.
This time, Jiangnan will not deal with the two major forces of Du Fuwei and Li Zitong at the same time for the time being, so there is no need for too many troops.
I estimate that this time the Jiangnan Army crossed the Yangtze River, at most 100,000 troops were enough. ”
It's just that 100,000 troops have to deal with the hundreds of thousands of troops of Du Fuwei and Li Zitong on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and this gap is a bit big! As a veteran general of the killing field, Lai Hu'er was a little worried.
"General, isn't 100,000 troops too little, Li Zitong and Du Fuwei are not easy people to deal with. In case this battle doesn't go well, it will be a disaster for Jiangnan, and I have to think about it completely. ”
"Hehe, of course you can't fight hard, you need to grasp the timing and deal with it skillfully. Don't worry, I will personally lead 50,000 troops to the battle, come and lead 50,000 troops to stand by, and when the time is ripe, I will fight across the river. In this way, it can be ensured that the Jiangnan troops will not be empty. ”
The plan has been decided, and the Jiangnan army has begun to dispatch troops to prepare for the battle.
The Jiangnan Army began to prepare for the Yangtze River, and the shape of the Jianghuai region changed abruptly, and the war clouds were thick.
Jiangdu City is located at the junction of canals, surrounded by dense rivers.
This time, Li Zitong took Wu Yunzhao as the general, left 10,000 troops to guard the lair, and personally led more than 50,000 troops to approach Jiangdu City.
However, Li Zitong was very experienced in raising troops this time, and did not threaten Chen Ling too close to the Jiangdu City, nor did he cross the canal, and set up camp about thirty miles north of the Jiangdu City, on the east side of the canal.
Li Zitong started to act here, and Du Fuwei was not idle.
In fact, as early as when Yu Wenhua left Jiangdu City, Du Fuwei had already taken action. However, he did not launch a military campaign with great fanfare, but only concentrated the Jianghuai army to the east.
As soon as Li Zitong's army moved, Du Fuwei had already noticed it, and hurriedly mobilized 60,000 troops to move eastward, and set up camp fifty miles away from Jiangdu City.
In this way, the two armies were far apart, and neither had any intention of provoking the other. (To be continued.) )