Three days later, Su You's army finally left Baekje King City, and then split into two routes.

The First Route Army was led by Su You himself, and its components were 1,500 artillery and 500 artillery pieces in Lincang, as well as 3,000 Eastern and Western troops led by Wang Bodang and Zhu Ziheng. In addition, there were a thousand cavalry and five thousand auxiliary troops and cannon fodder troops brought from Southeast Asia.

Su You guessed that most of the main forces of the invading army of Goryeo were already in the capital of Silla, Jinseong, and the defenders were stuck at this time, so it was obviously to pick up the leaks.

Of course, with the more than 13,000 people led by Su You, plus the artillery that was impossible to appear in this era, Su You was not afraid of facing the main force of the Goryeo Army head-on.

The second army was led by Lai Yanbei, assisted by Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, and sailed along the Han River to the city of Comfort.

This large army also had 500 artillery pieces and 1,000 heavy cavalry, and the auxiliary troops were composed of 5,000 guards led by Buyeo Hui himself.

The Second Route Army had 6,000 fewer defensive troops than the First Route Army, and the auxiliary troops were not as good as the cannon fodder brought by Su You from Lincang and from Southeast Asian countries, but fortunately, they were born and raised in the Natives and had better ability to resist cold.

Su You also couldn't allocate too many troops to Yanbei, so he changed the original plan to directly attack the royal city of Goryeo.

Su You and the generals under his tent both believed that although the more than 8,000 people who came to Yanbei did not necessarily have the strength to attack the Goryeo Royal City, it was more than enough to go to the Comfort City to fight the Goryeo invaders by surprise.

The only thing that worried Su You was that once the fleet from Yanbei entered the Han River, the Goryeo royal city would soon get the news that there was one more powerful enemy on the peninsula.

At this time, the two fleets had already parted ways, and it was no longer a problem that Su You should consider.

At the same time, Yang Yichen, who had dispersed the thieves in Hebei, heard the news that Zhang Xutuo had died in the Great Sea Temple, and immediately led a large army to Wagang to kill.

However, because of the heavy snowfall, Yang Yichen's army stopped not far from Jindi Pass with its back to the Yellow River, and then set up camp with deep ditches and high bases, but did not fight.

Jindi Pass had been taken by Li Mi more than two months ago, and after that, nearly 10,000 people set up camp not far from Jindi Pass, and they were dependent on Jindi Pass.

Now that Yang Yichen is leading his troops to come, although the Wagang army is on guard, it is not too afraid, after all, Zhang Xutuo, who has won a hundred battles, is folded in Wagang's hands, and what is a mere Yang Yichen?

Because of the arrival of Yang Yichen and the recent emergence of Xu Yuanlang in Lu County, the process of the eastward expansion of the Wagang Army finally stalled; Li Mi was already sending troops to Jindiguan for reinforcements, so the Wagang army was not in a hurry to engage Yang Yichen at this time.

Yang Yichen, who has always liked to use turtle tactics, seemed to understand that Yang Guang would summon himself to Jiangdu sooner or later, and this time the troops used words to provoke the Wagang army.

When the turtle met the turtle, Yang Yichen could only frown and sigh when he faced the Wagang army not far away at this time.

It is indeed no exaggeration to use "foreign" to describe the Wagang Army, as far as Yang Yichen can see, the Wagang Army has been receiving reinforcements in the past few days, and its momentum is growing stronger and stronger.

The Wagang Army is not only numerous, but also much better equipped than the chaotic army half a year ago; Today's Wagang Army is no longer the appearance of being poor and scattering with a rusty knife and wooden stick.

Although Yang Yichen kept sending people to scold the war, he was also a little weak-hearted, and now the troops of the imperial court are recognized as foreign powers.

Yang Yichen thought about Zhang Xutuo's battle of the Great Sea Temple, and couldn't help sighing.

A young general beside Yang Yichen had been looking at the veteran who was already full of flowers, his eyes were full of admiration, and when he heard his sigh, he couldn't help but ask, "The general doesn't know what to worry about?" Although there are many thieves in this tile gang, we can make steady progress, and we may not be able to exterminate them."

The young general obviously also thought of Dahai Temple along Yang Yichen's gaze, and his words did not remind Yang Yichen of the anxiety of scolding and fighting every day.

Yang Yichen listened to the words of the young general, but he didn't know how to answer, the Wagang Army was still a little different from the previous Hebei thieves.

After Wagang became famous in the first battle, the people gathered when they climbed to the heights, and today's Wagang army is the most majestic time, and the number of people can only fight more and more; However, the army of the imperial court will not have fresh blood injected, and can only fight less and less.

In addition, if the counties are in danger today, if you want Yang Guang to send reinforcements to cooperate with him to exterminate Wagang, is it possible?

Seeking stability together is obviously not suitable for the current situation.

However, at present, there are countless elite soldiers in the Eastern Capital, and if you want to resolve the crisis in Wagang, you can only rely on the elite soldiers in the Eastern Capital, which is why Yang Yichen previously wrote a letter begging Yang Guang to return to the Eastern Capital.

Yang Yichen looked at the young general beside him and said softly: "Runfu, what you said is very true. If His Majesty is still in the Eastern Capital now, with his majesty, why is it difficult to pacify this tile gang thief? That's why the old man sighed. ”

The young general nodded, and Yang Yichen said again, "Runfu, General Zhang's death can be described as a lesson from the past, I know this." ”

The young general's face suddenly darkened, nodded and said, "My father followed General Zhang, and afterwards said that General Zhang was like no one among the thieves, and my father was behind him, and he was about to rush in with his brothers, but "

Yang Yichen nodded, "There are capable people in the Wagang Army, and it is said that they also used this secret weapon that can explode when they took Jindi Pass. ”

The young general's name is Jia Runfu, and his father is called Jia Wuben, and the father and son follow Yang Yichen and Zhang Xutuo, which can be regarded as a glorious family loyal to the imperial court.

While the two were talking, a messenger hurriedly walked over and reported, "General, someone from the DPRK has arrived!" ”

Someone from the DPRK? Yang Yichen was overjoyed, and immediately walked towards the camp.

But how could Yang Yichen expect that Yang Guang actually ordered him to immediately follow the eunuch who sent the decree south to Jiangdu, and his military power was about to be handed over to Yang Shanhui, and only a hundred guards could be led?

As soon as Yang Yichen finished listening to the general affairs and people reciting the holy decree, he immediately fell to the ground unconscious.

If Zhai Rang and Li Mi knew that Yang Yichen was summoned to Jiangdu by Yang Guang, they would definitely wake up from sleep; But because they heard the news of Yang Yichen's defeat of Gao Shida, they became wary of him.

At this time, Zhai Rang had already shrunk back from Dongping County to reinforce Jindi Pass.

Li Mi never forgot his Xiangyang plan, and began to lead Pei Yuanqing, Qin Shubao, Shan Xiongxin and others to march to Yingchuan County in the southwest

At this time, Li Yuan, who was far away in Taiyuan, Shanxi, was holding the battle report of the battle of Zhangxutuo Dahai Temple, and was stunned on the spot for a while.

Zhang Xutuo is dead.

Zhang Xutuo is dead!

Li Yuan lost his mind, which seemed to be good news for him.

Eighteen-year-old Li Shimin hurried in, he was a famous ranger in the eastern capital in his early years, but since he became famous in the Battle of Yanmen last year, no one dares to underestimate him.

Eighteen-year-old Li Shimin was heroic, but after walking into his father Li Yuan's study, he was overjoyed.

"Shimin, why are you so frizzy and frizzy, you don't even knock on the door" Li Yuan was interrupted by his son, and immediately broke off, just like Jia Zheng in "Dream of Red Mansions" treated Baoyu.

Li Shimin is not a soft persimmon, he immediately grabbed his father's arm and said coquettishly, "Father, I almost knocked on the door just now, don't I also have good news for you?" ”

"What's the good news?" Li Yuan nodded, and gestured to the soft couch for him to sit.

"Zhang Xutuo is dead!" Li Shimin immediately lowered his voice and reported this important news.

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Of course, Li Shimin was a little dissatisfied with Li Yuan's carefulness everywhere, and said with a grin, "My father, this is a left-behind mansion, and it is impossible to say that Zhang Xutuo's death is still unspeakable?" ”

Li Yuan frowned, and said that of course there was no problem with Zhang Xutuo's death, but if this matter was treated as good news, it would be a bit rebellious.

Li Yuan pointed to Li Shimin's forehead with some dissatisfaction, sighed and said, "If you can have"

"If I can have half of the maturity and stability of my eldest brother, you will be relieved, right?" Li Shimin was also a little dissatisfied immediately, and ruthlessly criticized Li Yuan's mantra, and said, "I know that I am not as stable as the eldest brother, nor as strong as the third brother's martial arts, but I am me, why should I be like them?" ”

Li Yuan didn't know how to explain Li Shimin's dissatisfaction, he had four sons born to his wife alone, and two sons born to concubines, and it was obviously impossible to level these sons with a bowl of water.

However, he still sees the honor brought to him by Li Shimin and Li Xuanba; If it weren't for their meritorious service in the Battle of Yanmen that day, how could they get the position left behind in Shanxi?

However, praising his son in person is obviously not in line with the values of this era, so Li Yuan's love for Li Shimin can only be buried in his heart.

After all, Li Shimin is also a person who does big things, but after venting his dissatisfaction, he immediately returned to the topic, "Dad, Zhang Xutuo is dead, what should we do?" ”

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin expressionlessly, and asked lightly, "What do you want to say?" ”

"My father, I am your own son, can I not understand your plans? You are now a Taiyuan stayer, and this Taiyuan is very familiar. You say that you are fighting bandits and resisting the Turks, but most of the time you are actively courting the local wealthy families, what is this for? ”

"Who did you listen to?" Li Yuan's face sank, and he shouted in a low voice.

Li Shimin shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Who else says this?" As long as you are not blind, you can see that my father has a lot of prestige in Shanxi, and as long as he raises his arms, he will definitely gather people. Now that His Majesty is far away in Jiangdu, the only force that can suppress the rebel army is Yang Yichen Yang Shanhui and a few people who will come to protect Wang Shichong, but they are either in Hebei or Jiangnan."

Li Yuan listened to Li Shimin's analysis of the current situation, and he also agreed with seven or eight points, but he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Li Shimin looked at his father silently, and his courage grew, and he continued, "As long as we start an incident too far away, we can quickly go down the Fen River and go straight from Tongguan to Chang'an, and we can sit firmly in Guanzhong."

Li Yuan was silent, Li Shimin's spirit was slightly shocked, and he was about to continue to talk about his rebellion, when Li Jiancheng hurried over, "Father, there is a holy decree." ”

Li Yuan nodded, Li Shimin frowned, and the father and son could see each other's worries when they looked at each other.

Yang Guang is capricious, and now that the wind and rain are shaking, it is not a good thing to come to the holy decree.

Li Yuan came out to receive the order, and the general secretary preached, "The edict said, Li Mi gathered the crowd in Wagang, and it was a big rebellion. Today, all counties and counties are ordered to strictly investigate the remaining sins of Wagang, and severely punish them. ”