In order to deal with the Wagang army, Yang Guang sent Hu Benlang general Liu Changgong to lead 30,000 troops to aid Xingluocang, at this time Yang Guang put the main focus on the war on the western front, he sent Pei Ju, Qu Tutong, Yuwenshu several people into Guanzhong, bypassing Tongguan to threaten Chang'an, and in order to drag the Tang army in Tongguan and prevent them from returning to defend Guanzhong, Yang Guang sent Luoyang guard Wang Shichong to lead 70,000 troops into Tongguan, intending to nail the Tang army in Tongguan. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In order to arrange this bureau and set up this plan, he almost dispatched more than seventy percent of the current Sui army, and after Zhang Xutuo's defeat and death, the entire Henan, Hebei and even Youzhou and Shandong have been out of the control of the imperial army, Yang Guang has realized that something is not good at this time, before he also regarded these peasant uprisings as a trivial matter, but at this time he was difficult to deal with such a trivial matter.

The number of defenders in Xingluocang was small, and the Wagang army occupied the largest granary in the world with almost no effort.

At this time, there were a large number of civilians who followed the Wagang Army, in order to win the hearts of the people, Li Mi decided to open a warehouse to release grain, and the warehouse was opened for three days, releasing millions of stone of grain outward, and the Wagang Army was also shocked, and its influence reached its peak with this time of grain release.

Liu Changgong didn't know much about the Wagang Army, but before that, because of Zhang Xutuo's defeat and death, he was a little jealous of the Wagang Army, and he was very cautious on the march along the way.

Li Mi took advantage of the momentum of the Wagang army, took the opportunity to proclaim himself the Duke of Wei, changed the Wagang army to the Wei army, and established the Wei State, at this time gathered in Xingluocang of the people of no less than a million people, Li Mi sent people to select young and strong men from among these people, formed a new army, greatly expanded their army, and Wang Bodang also defeated the flinching Liu Changgong army in Luokou, captured countless baggage, the Wei army won many battles, the momentum is growing day by day, the surrounding small groups of righteous troops have come to defect, Li Mi accepted them all, This further improved his strength, and by the summer, the Wei army had exceeded 300,000 people, becoming the most powerful rebel army in the world.

The Wei army is growing step by step, and the threat to Luoyang is deepening day by day, which makes Yang Guang restless in Luoyang City, and the gentleman does not stand on the dangerous wall, and Luoyang City at this time is almost the fat on the mouth of the Wei army, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a dangerous wall, so he hurriedly recalled Wang Shichong and Yuwenshu two armies, so that Wang Shichong stayed in Luoyang, assisted Yang Tong, the king of Yue, to guard the city, and he took Yuwenshu and Xiaoguo Army to the south by boat, went to Yangzhou for refuge, and went to Langya Mountain to ask for advice.

Pei Ju was very disappointed with Yang Guang's move, at this time his army had already taken most of the land in Guanzhong, and he was already in Chang'an, and he would be able to take Chang'an City immediately, and Yang Guang actually withdrew Yuwenshu and Wang Shichong's troops at this juncture, which made Li Shimin's army stationed in Tongguan able to rush to the aid of Chang'an, and the Sui army's control of Maojindu was also handed away with Yuwenshu's departure, so that if he continued to besiege Chang'an, he would be likely to be attacked by the Tang army on both sides. And there is a possibility that even the back road will be cut off.

Pei Ju looked up to the sky and sighed, sighing that such a great opportunity was lost like this, Li Tang could not be destroyed at this time, and he had no such good opportunity for the Sui army.

In the city of Chang'an, Li Yuan saw that the Sui army finally retreated, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, before the Sui army's offensive was like a tide, and the land in the pass was lost one after another, seeing that the Sui army was about to launch an attack on Chang'an, which made him feel very worried, the Tang army was not very strong, the main army was in the Tongguan area, and the Sui army went upriver along the Yellow River, bypassing Tongguan and entering Guanzhong, which made the barrier of Tongguan not there, and the army of the Sui army general Wang Shichong was still stationed outside Tongguan City, so that Li Shimin did not dare to divide his troops to come back to rescueThis made Chang'an City fall into a crisis, the defenders in Chang'an City were less than 30,000 people, and the reinforcements from all over the country had not yet rushed back so quickly, if the Sui army attacked it, Chang'an City would be very dangerous.

"Father, this time you can force back the enemy army, all thanks to your command, and the second brother led the army to fight to the death outside, so that the Sui army will be killed, and the soldiers of the three armies work together to protect Chang'an, and they also need some praise and encouragement!"

Seeing Li Yuan let out a long breath, Li Jiancheng took the opportunity to say that he planned to let Li Yuan handle this matter by himself, after all, he was the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he definitely didn't want to let go of the opportunity to contact the army like this and win over his own forces.

Since ancient times, the struggle for power has been very cruel, and at this time, the relationship between the internal members of the Li family has also changed a lot because Li Yuan became emperor.

Li Jiancheng is the eldest son in the family, he was made a son a long time ago, and Li Shimin is not as big as him, but as he grows older, Li Shimin began to gradually show a talent that is different from ordinary people, he is open-minded by nature, sociable, not yet twenty years old, friends are all over the world, and his military talent is also undoubtedly shown after Li Yuan raised troops, Li Yuan also trusts him very much, and handed over half of the army to him, and this army was soon forged by Li Shimin into the most powerful army in the Tang army. Moreover, this army is very loyal to Li Shimin, and it is almost impossible for him Li Jiancheng to win over this army.

He is the crown prince, there is no army in his hands, this is a very uneasy thing, since ancient times, people with an army are strong, because the army represents power, represents strength, even if he is the prince, if there is no army support, then at best it is only a nominal prince.

For this reason, Li Jiancheng won over his brother-in-law, Chai Shao, the governor of the right leading army, Chai Shao has an army of 30,000 people in his hands, although the strength is not as good as Li Shimin, but it is an army that he is most easy to approach and woo, and Chai Shao has a very good relationship with Li Yuanji and Li Jiancheng, so Li Jiancheng did not spend too much effort, he got Chai Shao's support, with this 30,000 army as a backing, Li Jiancheng's heart is a little more relieved.

However, at this time, the 30,000 troops who participated in the defense of Chang'an were not the prince's henchmen, and he did not express his support for Li Jiancheng or Li Shimin, so Li Jiancheng wanted to see them fight for it, he had already recommended to Li Yuan, and recommended his younger brother Li Yuanji to stay in Taiyuan, and when the Sui army withdrew, he was sent to take office, which means that another part of the army is controlled in his hands, if he can get this army in Chang'an City, then his strength in the army will surpass Li Shimin!