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Dou Jiande lost!

And lost very completely......

The 180,000-strong army was wiped out almost in a single moment, either killed, captured, or routed and fled. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIn short, when Dou Jiande withdrew from the battlefield, he found that there were not many people left around him. The general Gao Shixing was beheaded by Luo Shixin in Yecheng, northern Zhangbei, and Ruan Junming and Gao Yaxian were killed by Pei Xingyan on the south bank of Zhangshui. Kong Deshao was captured alive by Xue Wansheng, and Yin Qiu Shizan was buried in the ruins of Yecheng in Zhangbei. The baggage battalion was burned down by Shen Guang and his people, and countless soldiers were drowned in Zhangshui.

When he fled to Yongnian, there were only a few people left by Dou Jiande's side, including Cao Dan and Ling Jing, and there were only 7,000 soldiers and horses.

Before Dou Jiande could recover from the shadow of the fiasco, Li Yanqing personally led an army of 20,000 troops to the city of Yongnian. At the same time, Li Jiancheng lobbied the Changping of Jiangjun in Hedong to surrender, and Xue Shixiong led the order to go on an expedition, gathered 30,000 troops in Hedong, and attacked Handan from Changping County.

Li Yi in the north, with his second son as the vanguard, and Xue Wan as the deputy general, defeated Hou Junji in Yishui Design.

Hou Junji fled in the chaos without a trace, and his whereabouts are unknown. Li Yi then ordered his eldest son Luo Song and second son Luo Cheng to divide the soldiers into two ways. Stormed Xindu all the way and approached Xiangguo. Xindu was under tremendous pressure for a while, on the one hand, he had to divide his troops to rescue Dou Jiande, and on the other hand, he had to resist Li Yi's attack. In desperation, Dou Jiande's wife, Cao Shi, ordered the left servant to shoot Qi Shanxing to go to the plains to ask for help from Yu Wenhua. At the same time, he ordered Song Zhengben to lead his troops to take command and go north to resist Li Yi's attack. For a time, the land of Hebei was in chaos.

On November 23 of the second year of Wude, Xu Shiji set up a plan to lure the enemy and defeated Yu Wenshi.

On November 29, Yu Wenhua ordered Yuwen Chengdu to take command and prepare to send troops to rescue Dou Jiande. The so-called truth of cold lips and teeth is also clear to Yu Culture. If Dou Jiande was finished, then it would be impossible for him to resist Li Tang's attack. Even if Yuwen Chengdu is brave and good at fighting, you must know that what Yuwen Chengdu is facing is not an ordinary person, but Li Yanqing, who is known as invincible.

On the third day of December, Yuwen Chengdu led 20,000 Xiaoguo to Yongnian County.

On the eighth day of December, when Yuwen Chengdu left Qinghe and the pioneers had arrived in Pingxiang, Pei Shiju brazenly raised troops in Qinghe County and announced his submission to Li Tang. Yu Wenzhihe was killed in the chaotic battle, and then Pei Shiju opened the city pass, so that Li Shentong's army drove straight in, and after crossing the Yellow River, he quickly occupied Qinghe County, and the army pointed straight to the plain. Yu Wenhua was shocked, and hurriedly ordered someone to recall Yuwen Chengdu, and at the same time mobilized his troops and horses to try to delay Li Shentong's footsteps.

Although it is important to rescue Dou Jiande, it is even more important to save his life......

On December 11, Yuwen Chengdu learned the news of the Qinghe rebellion in Pingxiang and immediately returned to the army to rescue him.

But this back and forth also caused chaos in the 20,000 Xiaoguo. On November 13, on the way back to Qinghe in Yuwen Chengdu, Yu Jingcheng was ambushed by Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing personally led the 10,000 victorious army, and 10,000 soldiers, with Pei Xing Yan Luo Shixin Xue Wanche as the vanguard, and the four generals will jointly attack Yuwen Chengdu.

Yuwen Chengdu responded to the battle in a hurry, and it was naturally difficult to resist Li Yanqing's offensive.

After a day of fierce fighting between the two sides under the city, Yuwen Chengdu finally could not resist Li Yanqing's offensive, and retreated in defeat, life and death unknown.

And the 20,000 Xiaoguo disappeared......

On December 17, Li Shentong conquered Li Ting, defeated Yu Wenhua and the main force, and approached the city of the plain.

On December 18, Li Yi defeated Song Zhengben in Hejian Qilijing. Under the protection of Qi Shanxing, the Cao family evacuated Leshou overnight and fled to Bohai County.

On December 20, Dou Jiande was killed by his subordinate Cao Dan, and Yongnian County was broken!

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A big battle that should have been evenly matched ended in such a strange way......

The smooth war in Hebei made Li Yuan, who was far away in Chang'an, unable to help but be dumbfounded. He really didn't understand how Li Yanqing connected the entire Hebei war situation in one place. In particular, Pei Shiju's sudden attachment can be said to be a stroke of genius.

"Who can tell me why Pei Shiju suddenly joined me?"

Li Yuan muttered to himself, frowning.

Speaking of which, Li Yuan and Pei Shiju are no strangers. During the reigns of Yang Jian and Yang Guang, Pei Shiju always stood tall and was trusted by the two emperors. Moreover, this man is not only a scheming man, but also an excellent diplomatic envoy. During the time of Emperor Wen of Sui, Yang Jian clashed with the Turkic Datou Khan, and it was Pei Shiju who was ordered to send an envoy to the Turks to divide the five Turkic tribes, and then Yang Su defeated Datou in a cavalry battle.

However, in the battle against Datou, the main planners at that time were Yang Jian, Yang Su, and Gao Ying.

Pei Shiju is just an executor, not a decision-maker. However, at the beginning of the great cause, with the death of Yang Su, Gao Ying was not reused, and Pei Shiju began to transform from an executor to a decision-maker. It was this person who sent an envoy to the Western Regions as a Huangmen squire, made a map of the Western Regions, and single-handedly planned a strategy to divide the relationship between Tuyuhun and the Turks, and then there was Xue Shixiong's great defeat of Tuyuhun and Yang Guang's great achievements in setting up four counties in the Western Regions. It can be said that in the battle of Tuyuhun, Pei Shiju's credit accounted for at least half.

Such an old and strong minister, and at the same time the head of the four surnames in Hedong, Wen Xi is the patriarch of the Pei family, can Li Yuanyan have no scruples?

On the evening of the day when Pei Shiju was attached, Li Shentong successfully crossed the Yellow River and occupied Qinghe County, Li Yuanwei quietly left the imperial city and went straight to Yiningfang.

In Chang'an, it was snowing lightly.

One after another, dyeing the whole city white.

In Yining Fang, stands a majestic mansion. The vermilion gate stands out in the night. There was a layer of snowflakes on the steps of the door, and the lanterns of the dead wind swayed in the wind, as if dancing in the cold wind.

On the door plaque, there are gold characters on a black background, and the eye-catching word 'Doufu' is written.

Li Yuan's chariot stopped outside the gate of Dou Mansion, and his own guards stepped forward and knocked on the door knocker.

The owner of this Dou Mansion, named Dou Kang, can also be regarded as Li Yuan's brother-in-law. Dou Kang is Dou Rongding's son, although he and the late Mrs. Dou are not in the same room, but the relationship is not bad. When Dou Kang was in Youzhou, he often contacted Li Yuan, who was stationed in Loufu, and had close contacts with each other.

Moreover, Dou Kang's son Dou Dan is also Li Yuan's son-in-law.

This also gives the relationship between the two families closer. However, after Li Yuan ascended the throne, Dou Kang no longer paid attention to the government. He likes to drink, so he ends up drunk and dreams of death. Although Li Yuan persuaded him several times, he could not make Dou Kang change his mind. In the end, I had to let Dou resist and no longer asked. In fact, Li Yuan was very clear about Dou Kang's intention in doing this. The so-called successful retirement, the so-called Taoguang and obscurity, is probably this situation.

It's just that if there is anything upset, Li Yuan will still consult Dou Kang.

In Li Yuan's view, Dou Kang has always been an extremely wise person......

However, due to the suddenness of Li Yuan's arrival, Dou Kang got drunk again. Li Yuan was very helpless, so he had to sit in the study, accompany the drunk Dou Kang, and talk to himself non-stop.

"Brother Dou, I really have a headache now.

I originally hoped to take this opportunity to make Yuwa'er retreat from the difficulties, and arrange it in the future. But who knows, this kid actually did it...... not only restrained Wang Shichong's soldiers and horses, but also defeated Dou Jiande in Hebei, and also killed the Poyetou family.

In this way, no one seems to be able to suppress him.

He holds Henan in his hands and has the credit of pacifying Hebei...... I originally wanted to order Erlang to command the army in order to suppress his prestige, but I didn't expect that Luoyang was not captured, but Hebei was pacified first. As the saying goes, the cunning rabbit is exhausted, and the lackeys cook ...... I don't want to be the heartless and unrighteous person. But that kid's prestige is so great that now the whole of Chang'an is discussing his affairs, how can I feel at ease? ”

On the couch, Dou Kang chirped his mouth, turned over, and continued to sleep soundly.

Li Yuan stepped forward to cover Dou Kang with a blanket, sighed, and continued: "Xiaoji died in battle, and my heart hurts.

should have treated Yuwa'er well, but this child didn't know how to advance or retreat. With such a great credit for him, how should I settle it? ”

Yes, Li Yanqing's merits are so prominent, so prominent that Li Yuan is jealous.

Dou Kang spit out a sentence vaguely, "Your family's affairs, don't make noise." ”

The voice was small, and it seemed to be drunk.

But when Li Yuan heard it, he couldn't help but feel ......

"Brother Dou, then you say, does Yuwa'er have a different heart?"

"Fools are desperate!"

Li Yuan knew very well in his heart that Dou Kang seemed to be drunk and woke up, and he must have heard what he said clearly.

The reason why he pretended to be drunk was because he was unwilling to get involved in the disputes in the court again. As for the reason, Li Yuan also understood. Speaking of which, Dou Kang's mother is still Yang Guang's aunt. But even so, after Yang Guang ascended the throne, the suppression of Dou Kang is still fresh in his memory.

In fact, Yang Guang suppressed more than Dou Kang?

Isn't Li Yuan also a relative of the emperor? His mother is still the sister of the Empress Dowager Dugu, but Yang Guang suppressed it, and she still had no scruples.

Yan Qing is a smart person, how can he not know his own thoughts?

But he still didn't hesitate, not only did not retreat, but did even better.

If he had anything else in mind, he wouldn't be afraid. But it's precisely because he doesn't have so many worries that he is so open-handed.

is just like Dou Kang said: A fool will be so desperate!

Is Li Yanqing a fool?

Li Yuan couldn't help but smile when he thought of this.

Perhaps, what a fool he is!

Thinking of this, Li Yuan's heart suddenly brightened, and he also had a vague idea of the arrangements after Yan Qingyue.

He patted Dou Kang's body, got up and walked out of the study, and left Dou Mansion.

At the moment when Li Yuan walked out of the study, Dou Kang suddenly opened his closed eyes and looked out of the door, and after a long time, he let out a long sigh.

This imperial family matter, it is better to be less involved......

(To be continued)