Chapter 223 [Tang Empire]
His gaze became even more short-sighted, his eyes only stared at Luoyang, but he didn't know that the world was very big, Luoyang was only a part, even in the face of Luoyang, Li Mi did not adopt the correct strategy, and it took several years to capture Luoyang.
Power corroded Li Mi step by step, and Li Mi didn't realize that the once ambitious teenager had been replaced by a hero who was worn out by reality in the troubled times. Xiaoxiong, yes, Li Mi is also a Xiaoxiong. He had the possibility of becoming a hero, however, it was he who gave up. No man forsakes himself, neither does the heavens! If you abandon yourself, no one can help you! Li Mi is suitable for growing up in adversity, but not for surviving in good times.
It has always been Li Mi's dream to enter Luoyang, and he has spent a lot for Luoyang, including: time, money, food, hard work, and the lives of countless soldiers, but he is still outside Luoyang City, what he didn't expect is that Luoyang is like being spelled, he will never be ⌒ million * * * book ※ ⌒ it, ≮.£ns♂b.⊥m is far from being an outsider. In contrast, Wang Shichong was much luckier, a defeat invited him into Luoyang City, and a coup d'état, he became the master of Luoyang.
Li Mi has been paying close attention to Luoyang, he wants to enter Luoyang so much, he is going crazy to think about it, he has paid a lot, and the return is very small, Li Mi's heart is very unbalanced. Although his thinking is no longer as agile as when he had nothing, he still has that self-confidence, Wang Shichong will bow down to him, and I am the master of Luoyang City.
It has been a long time since Wang Shichong was defeated by Li Mi last time, and Wang Shichong has been very well-behaved during this time, not provoking trouble or causing trouble. As long as Li Mi doesn't look for him, he will definitely not provoke Li Mi. Even if Li Mi took the initiative to stir up trouble, Wang Shichong's attitude was to calm things down. It's up to you to make trouble, but Wang Shichong has not been idle, he is looking for an opportunity, a chance to beat Li Mi down, and it will never be easy to turn over.
In the mouth of Li Mi's surrendered soldiers, Wang Shichong got the news of Li Mi's actions, one of the important points is that Li Mi and Yu Wenhua fought in Tongshan, although they were victorious, Li Mi's own losses were not small. Most of the elite horses died on the battlefield, and the remaining soldiers were demoralized. For Wang Shichong, this is enough, Li Mi and I are here, this time will be the end of your life.
Wang Shichong's confidence does not seem to be very sufficient, after all, he has seen Li Mi's strength, in order to cheer up himself and his subordinate soldiers, Wang Shichong gave full play to the spirit of independent innovation. Thought of a good idea. This method is not worth mentioning now, but in those days it played a certain role in the success or failure of the war.
Wang Shichong first found a person named Zhang Yongtong and hyped Zhang Yongtong to dream of Zhou Gong three times. Duke Zhou asked Zhang Yongtong to tell Wang Shichong that it was the right time to attack Li Mi now, and he would definitely be able to achieve victory.
Wang Shichong built another temple for the Duke of Zhou. Every time he went to worship before sending troops, most of Wang Shichong's subordinates were Chudi people. Believe in ghosts and witchcraft. Wang Shichong ordered the wizard to declare that the attack on Li Mi now would definitely be victorious. If you don't fight Li Mi's army, there will be a plague.
As soon as he heard such a thing, there was no need for Wang Shichong to say, the soldiers under him were all vying to ask for battle, the crowd was angry, the fighting spirit was high, Wang Shichong's goal was achieved, looking at the simple and excited faces of the soldiers, Wang Shichong hid in a corner and smiled secretly.
The war between Li Mi and Wang Shichong was inevitable, and in September of the first year of Tang Gaozu Wude (618), the war was about to break out, and the two fateful enemies finally reached the moment of decisive battle. Li Mi didn't want to lose, and Wang Shichong didn't want to lose either. Li Mi vs. Wang Shichong Wang Shichong personally selected more than 20,000 elite soldiers and more than 2,000 war horses, and first sent troops to attack Li Mi.
Li Mi ordered Wang Bo to guard Kim Yong Kim, and he led the elite soldiers to the front line of Yanshi, and Wang Shichong's army crossed Luoshui and confronted Li Mi in Yanshi. Li Mi camped at the foot of the Beibi Mountains, Shan Xiongxin camped outside Yanshi City, Wang Shichong sent cavalry to attack Shan Xiongxin's camp, and Li Mi ordered the generals Pei Xingyan and Cheng Yanjin to reinforce Shan Xiongxin. …
Pei Xingyan rushed into the enemy formation, was shot by a stray arrow, planted to the ground from the horse, Cheng Biting Jin rushed to the rescue, killing several enemy soldiers, Cheng Biting Jin picked up Pei Xingyan, rode a horse to break out of the encirclement, on the way continued to be pursued by Wang Shichong's cavalry, Cheng Biting Jin fought bravely, a cavalry pierced Cheng Biting Jin's armor with a spear, Cheng Biting Jin turned around and grabbed the spear, broke the spear shaft, killed the pursuing enemy cavalry, fought all the way, and finally returned to Li Mi's camp with Pei Xingyan. In this battle, Li Mi's army suffered heavy losses, and many generals were injured. Li Mi convened a military meeting of the generals to discuss the next strategic plan.
The general Pei Renji offered advice to Li Mi, Wang Shichong poured out of the nest, Luoyang must be empty, and he could take the opportunity to attack Luoyang. Li Mi disagreed, his strategy was to go to the city and hold on, Wang Shichong wanted to fight, we ignored him, his food was insufficient, and we would definitely not be able to afford it, and within ten days, his army would be in chaos and collapse without a fight.
The head of Li Mi's analysis is the Tao, which is also very reasonable, but at this time there is a third opinion, represented by Shan Xiongxin, who advocates taking the initiative to attack Wang Shichong, and most of the generals support Shan Xiongxin's opinion, and Li Mi at this time is no longer the wise general who defeated Zhang Xutuo. He decided that the minority should obey the majority and listen to Shan Xiongxin's opinion, Pei Renji persuaded him hard, Li Mi did not accept it, Pei Renji stomped his feet and sighed and said, "You will regret it." ”
defeated Yu Wenhua, Li Mi no longer looked at Wang Shichong in his eyes, there were no barriers around the barracks, there was no defense, and he was arrogant to the extreme, which was the beginning of decline. On September 12, the day of the decisive battle came.
Wang Shichong ambushed his troops in Beibi Mountain. At dawn, Wang Shichong swore an oath with the soldiers, an impassioned speech under the military flag, and the previous speeches were nothing more than how important this battle was to us, what if we won such a victory, and what if we failed, these things were said a lot, and the soldiers did not care. Wang Shichong was very realistic, and said directly: "If you don't win this battle, you will die, we will not only protect the empire, but also protect our lives, and if you win, you will enjoy glory and wealth." ”
After dawn, Wang Shichong led the army to attack, because Li Mi was defenseless, Wang Shichong directly hit in front of Li Mi's camp, Li Mi went out of the camp to fight, Li Mi's army formation has not been arranged, Wang Shichong suddenly launched an attack, mobilized all the army, and did not leave any back road. Wang Shichong knew that his strength was too far behind Li Mibi. The only way to achieve victory is to make a desperate bet.
Wang Shichong's surprise attack. produced the effect he expected, Li Mijun, who was unstable. At first, he was blinded by Wang Shichong, but Li Mi's army had undergone strict training and battle-hardened battles, and the soldiers' suzhì were incomparable to other warlords, so they quickly regained their composure and calmly fought against Wang Shichong's army.
The war has entered a state of intercourse, and the two sides are fighting fiercely, and Wang Shichong knows that if this continues, he will be more than lucky. So he decided to use the killer feature. Wang Shichong arranged an ambush and carried out a surprise attack, but this was not his killer weapon, his killer weapon was a person, a person who was very similar to Li Michang.
Here's the thing, Wang Shichong found a person who was very similar to Li Mi in advance, tied him with a rope, and hid in a secret place until the battle was fierce. Ordered someone to pull him to the front of the formation, and shouted loudly: "Li Mi has been captured by us. At this time, the ambush arranged by Wang Shichong in Beibi Mountain suddenly came out again, condescending. Directly attacked Li Mi's camp, set fire to the tent, grain and grass, and Li Mi's army soon collapsed.
Li Mijun General Zhang Tongren. Chen Zhiluo surrendered to Wang Shichong in front of the battle. At night, Wang Shichong surrounded Yanshi. Li Mi's general Zheng Gong (pronounced three sounds) of the Yanshi went out and surrendered. Li Mi's generals Shan Xiongxin, Pei Renji, Qin Shubao, Cheng Yanjin, Fan Wenchao and others surrendered to Wang Shichong. …
Li Mi's troops were defeated like a mountain, and the morale of the soldiers was low. wanted to go to Liyang to defect to Xu Shiyun, but he was afraid that Xu Shiyun (Li Mi killed Zhai Rang, and the guard cut Xu Shiyun's neck) to hold a grudge, so he didn't dare to go. When Wang Bodang heard that Li Mi was defeated, he abandoned Kim Yong City and retreated to Heyang City, and Li Mi went to Heyang and defected to Wang Bodang.
Li Mi saw Wang Bodang, as if he had seen his relatives, and the bitterness and pain of the defeat for many days suddenly came to his heart, Li Mi wailed and cried, admitting that he was mainly responsible for the defeat and wanted to commit suicide to make amends to everyone. Wang Bodang hurriedly hugged Li Mi and cried sadly, and all the generals under Li Mi wept sadly.
The soldiers had no intention of fighting, their morale was low, most of the generals surrendered to Wang Shichong, and they did not hear the news of Xu Shichong in Liyang, and it was estimated that they would have to surrender to Wang Shichong, and Li Mi, who was at the end of the road, decided to surrender Li Yuan in Guanzhong. Everyone agreed. Li Mi said to Wang Bodang: "Your family is here, don't go." ”
Wang Bodang said: "Back then, Xiao He led the whole clan to follow Liu Bang and defeat Xiang Yu, I hate to let my brothers follow you, how can I not go?" Li Mi looked at Uncle Wang's red eyes with a reddened speech, and thought that he was the one who recommended himself to Li Mi, and couldn't help but say: "I didn't see the wrong person, you are my confidant." Wang Bodang said firmly: "Confidants must be heart-to-heart." Li Mi nodded. There is truth to the fact that those who do not prepare are those who are prepared to fail.
Wang Shichong did a lot of preparations before the war, such as: using the words of Zhou Gong to beat Li Mi (Li Mi, you can't blame me, it was all made by Zhou Gong, and it has nothing to do with me Wang Shichong), looking for people who look like Li Mi (this plays a key role in the victory or defeat of the war, because it represents not only a face, but also people's hearts and confidence), ambush soldiers, and ideological mobilization before the battle...... And none of these Li Mi have. Defeat made Wang Shichong grow, and victory made Li Mi retreat.
A rogue triumphs over a scholar. It's just that at present, if you look down, you will find that Wang Shichong and Li Mi are the same. But on the whole, Li Mi can accompany the word "male" better than Wang Shichong.
Li Mi's ending Li Mi's life in Chang'an was not comfortable, he thought that Li Yuan would make him a big official like the prime minister, but the fact was that Li Yuan named him Xing Guogong and Guangluqing. What kind of official is Guangluqing? Guang Luqing is in charge of the palace banquet, one of the nine qing, the grade is not low, if this job is done by others, it will be very happy, let Li Mi do it, Li Mi feels a little embarrassed. After all, we used to be the first princes in the world, and now you let me serve others to eat, others sit and I stand, and others eat and I watch.
It seems that Li Yuan is still worried about Li Mi's affairs, today you finally got into my hands, I have to take care of you. Li Yuan was polite to Li Mi on the surface, the brother was long, the brother was short, and he married his cousin to Li Mi. But Li Yuan's subordinates were not so polite to Li Mi, originally Li Mi couldn't get along in the Central Plains, and came to Guanzhong to eat, and those in power under Li Yuan also thought that Li Mi, who was once the first prince in the world, must be rich, and he came to fight the autumn breeze if he had nothing to do, and also brought some small words, such as: If you don't give money, I will sue Emperor Sù (Li Mi) for your rebellion. Isn't this just naked blackmail?
Li Mi was very angry about this kind of behavior. But the atmosphere is useless, only money will solve the problem. Today Li Mi gave this. Tomorrow came the one again, and slowly Li Mi sent out all the belongings he brought. There are also a lot of foreign debts, even so, those in power did not let Li Mi go, or came twice a day, they used Li Mi as a cash machine, and it was an inexhaustible one.
The more Li Mi thought about it, the more angry she became, and she shed muddy tears angrily, am I easy? As the former number one prince in the world, you were bullied like this, Li Mi recalled the days when he led thousands of troops and horses to gallop across the field. Li Mi misses it very much, and he still wants to live like that again. …
In the unbearable situation, Li Mi complained to Wang Bodang, Wang Bodang can be said to be Li Mi's only friend, Wang Bodang is also very angry about Li Mi's environment, but he has no money, and he can't help Li Mi. Seeing that Wang Bodang could only listen to his own complaints, and had no countermeasures, Li Mi was very disappointed. Hey, Bodang's courage has become smaller, and his IQ has also decreased.
Li Mi knows that his current self is the same as when he has nothing. No one can count on it, so you can only rely on yourself. But what he doesn't understand is that his heart is not as calm, so calm, and so calm as it was when he had nothing.
heard the news that Xu Shichong refused to surrender to Wang Shichong. Li Mi was lonely for a while, and he was surprised. What is lonely is that I have misseen Xu Shixian. What surprised him was that he finally found out that Xu Shiyun was a real reliable person, even more reliable than Wang Bodang.
Li Mi wanted to return to the Central Plains. Join forces with Xu Shiyun and join the game of competing for the deer again, even if you fail, it is better than serving others to eat here. If you want to return to the Central Plains, you must first get Li Yuan's consent, after all, it is on other people's territory, Li Mi did not dare to be too arrogant, he asked Li Yuan to return to the Central Plains to recruit Xu Shichang and other former subordinates, and pass through Luoyang. To Li Mi's surprise, Li Yuan readily agreed.
Although some ministers disagreed, Li Yuanli rejected the public opinion, and I believe in my brother. Li Mi and Wang Bodang were in a good mood on the way back to the Central Plains, Li Mi believed that when he went to Yizhou (now Ruzhou City, Henan Province), he would be safe, because Yizhou was in the hands of his subordinate Zhang Shanxiang, but when he went to Chousang (now north of Lingbao City, Henan), there was a problem, and Li Yuan suddenly issued an edict to let Li Mi return to Chang'an.
Li Mi felt that Li Yuan was suspicious of him, and he decided to refuse Li Yuan's order, but Wang Bodang disagreed, Wang Bodang thought that since he had submitted to the Tang Dynasty, he was a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, and if he wanted to be loyal to the monarch and patriotism, he had to obey Li Yuan's order. Wang Bodang disagreed even more with Li Mi's preparation to return to the Central Plains to make a comeback, which was obviously a rebellion against the Tang Dynasty, but no matter how Wang Bodang persuaded Li Mi, Li Mi firmly believed that even if he died, he could not go back to Chang'an to serve others for dinner.
Wang Bodang was helpless, and finally said: "If this is the case, let's die together." Li Mi said very melancholy: "Li Mi is still the Li Mi of the year, and Wang Bodang is no longer the Wang Bodang of the year." Wang Bodang sighed, didn't say anything, and made up his mind in his heart, I will not betray you, even if everyone betrays you.
Li Mi is wrong, Wang Bodang is still the same Wang Bodang, Li Mi is no longer the same Li Mi. The moment Li Mi decided to rebel against the Tang Dynasty, he was already doomed to a tragic end. Later, at the end of the first year of Wude, Li Mi occupied Taolin County and coerced his troops to go to Yizhou from the mountain road. Li Mi's entire army was annihilated, and Sheng Yanshi beheaded Li Mi (37 years old) and Wang Bodang.
From a scholar who has achieved nothing, a young man full of enthusiasm to a supporter of the world, and from the first prince in the world to a thief, this is Li Mi's life full of ups and downs. When he had nothing, he endured all kinds of hardships, and several times he was in danger of losing his life, and the process of going from having nothing to supporting the army was very sad and painful, and he had to bear all kinds of setbacks, failures, and tribulations.
If you don't have strong willpower, don't think about doing big things. From defeating Wang Shichong to being defeated by Wang Shichong, Li Mi's psychology formed a very big deficit, so that after the Battle of Beibi Mountain, Li Mi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty without hesitation, which he is very similar to Xiang Yu. Han Xin was ambushed on all sides, Xiang Yu didn't have to kill himself in Wujiang, but in the end, Xiang Yu still died, not because the opponent defeated him, but because he defeated himself, Xiang Yu's psychological endurance was obviously inferior to Liu Bang.
The children of Jiangdong are talented, and their comeback is unknown. I have summarized Li Mi's successes and failures, and at the beginning of writing Li Mi, I also quoted a sentence from **. Humility makes people progress, and pride makes people lag behind. Li Mi's success is due to his modesty; Li Mi's failure because of pride! I have already said about Li Mi as a person.
Li Mi is suitable for growing up in adversity, not for surviving in good times! The first prince at the end of the Sui Dynasty, a generation of heroes Li Mi! Li Mi is dead, our story will continue, Wang Shichong is Li Mi's old opponent, an "old friend", the friendship between the two people is not to be said, if they don't fight, it's not their character. Wang Shichong defeated Li Mi, this time it was completely stopped, and Wang Shichong, who returned to Luoyang, breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest, and said to himself: "It's really not easy" ...... (Want to know more exciting news about "Those Things in the Tang Dynasty"?) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner, select Add Friends to add an official account, search for "Qidinzngenng", follow the official account, and never miss every update again! (To be continued......)