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So let the facts prove who is better among us. Victory or defeat may not be a complete explanation, but at least victory or defeat can prove who is better suited to survive in troubled times. It's not you, it's me!

Either win or lose! Proud people's minds are often not sober, at least not very sober, very wise, they tend to look down on their opponents, misjudge the opponent's ability and the situation they were facing at the time, and mistakenly think that they are right, Xue Shixiong is no exception, just the moment he got the news of Dou Jiande's escape, his brain sent a wrong signal, Dou Jiande is afraid of me, this is not true, but Xue Shixiong thinks it is true.

As a result, his troops were not as solemn as before, and entered a state of war at any time, and even when they were camped, they were not strictly guarded, and the fighting enthusiasm of the soldiers gradually decreased, and they all thought that there was no battle to fight this time, and even if they did, they would only be shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

The pride of an ordinary person is nothing, but the pride of a commander will bring pride to the whole army, a proud Xue Shixiong fought with a proud 30,000 soldiers, I don't know what awaits them ahead. Is it the joy that comes after victory? Or is it a grave of fate?

Dou Jiande had already gotten the news about Xue Shixiong, and he knew that Xue Shixiong looked down on him, so he was not angry. On the contrary, he thought that it was a perfect opportunity, that his goal had been achieved, and that he decided to take action against Xue Shixiong. Sue Xue Shixiong with facts, I am not a straw bag, you are. Maybe you weren't before. But now, you are. Maybe you don't want to admit it, but you have to admit it.

Dou Jiande led the troops to a stop one hundred and forty miles away from Xue Shixiong's camp, and he was about to make the last deployment before the war. His plan was this, he set out with a few thousand cavalry first, and the main force followed. Rush to Xue Shixiong's camp before sunrise and launch an attack to annihilate him in one fell swoop.

Dou Jiande's plan is good, but it can't be considered perfect, and the key to this plan is to be sure to arrive before sunrise. While the soldiers of the Sui army were still asleep, they launched an attack under the cover of night, and Da Xue Shixiong was caught off guard, but what if he couldn't make it before sunrise? That's tragic, face-to-face confrontation with Xue Shixiong, Dou Jiande is not sure whether he can win, and the probability of defeat is higher than the probability of victory, otherwise he wouldn't have to run.

For this issue. Dou Jiande had already thought that he didn't dare to face Xue Shixiong's elite troops in person, so Dou Jiande made an agreement with the soldiers. If we feel Xue Shixiong's camp after sunrise, we will disarm and surrender. Dou Jiande didn't want his soldiers to lose their lives in vain, so he chose the best two paths for them, either to win a big victory or to surrender and avoid death. In short, life is higher than a qiē.

In the apprehension, Dou Jiande once again set off with the cavalry troops. He knew what this war meant to him, if won. He has removed the biggest stumbling block in his path, and his future is limitless; If it fails. It's hard to say whether it's life or death; This is also the reason why he delayed joining the rebel army in the first place, although this gamble was very exciting, but he had to gamble with his life.

What you don't want to see, what often happens, this sentence is very suitable for the current Dou Jiande. The sky is light, Dou Jiande is still one mile away from Xue Shixiong's camp, a sneak attack is impossible, it seems that the second plan can only be implemented, Dou Jiande and his soldiers discussed whether to surrender. However, unexpectedly, all of a sudden, the fog was thick, and they couldn't see each other clearly face to face, Dou Jiande said happily: "This is God helping us!" ”…

Under the cover of the fog, Dou Jiande led the cavalry to rush into the Sui army camp, the soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy, Xue Shixiong was caught off guard, too late to make defensive preparations, the Sui soldiers were blinded by this sudden attack, and they fled out of the camp one after another, Xue Shixiong could not prohibit it, at this moment the proud general was no longer proud, only to save his life, and fled back to Zhuo County under the protection of the attendants.

Dou Jiande won a resounding victory, and Xue Shixiong paid a heavy price for his pride. It is worth mentioning that after being defeated by Dou Jiande, Xue Shixiong was very depressed in his heart, and he couldn't turn that corner, and after a long time, he became ill, and he couldn't afford to get sick, and finally reported to the king of Hades. After this war, Dou Jiande's prestige rose in a straight line, and everyone remembered this peasant leader who defeated Xue Shixiong, because Xue Shixiong was simply a nightmare in their eyes, but this nightmare was defeated.

Dou Jiande defeated Xue Shixiong, then defeated Yu Wenhua, and defeated Li Shentong. The big drama is about to begin.

The protagonists of the battle for Luoyang have been introduced, and the actors have also appeared on the stage, what media have come to interview,

Oh, come on, our big show will start soon. The fourth year of Wude (621) is destined to be an extraordinary year, this year will stage a legend that has been praised for thousands of years, some people will come to an end in this year, and some people will be more brilliant in this year. In fact, this scene began in the third year of Wude (620), in July to be exact.

In July of the third year of Wude, Li Shimin, the king of Qin of the Tang regime, led his troops to attack Wang Shichong, opening the curtain of this great drama.

Li Yuan wants to fight himself, Wang Shichong knows it, and he has also made arrangements to concentrate all the elite soldiers and strong generals in Luoyang, so that he can command and give full play to all the national strength of Zheng Guo to fight this battle, he knows that this battle is a matter of his life and death, to be honest, Wang Shichong didn't want to fight this battle, isn't it good to live honestly?

Why do you always have to use knives and guns? Wang Shichong thought so, he wanted to enjoy himself, but Li Yuan didn't do it, either give me the territory, or I snatched the territory from you, Wang Shichong chose the second option.

Slowly, Wang Shichong knew that he did not have the ability to protect his own territory, and Li Shimin marched all the way, and Wang Shichong's subordinates surrendered to Li Shimin, and Li Shimin besieged Cijian (west of Luoyang City). Wang Shichong personally led 30,000 elite soldiers to the rescue, but was defeated by the Tang army, Wang Shichong ordered the withdrawal of Cijian's defenders and retreated.

Wang Shichong stationed his army in Qingcheng Palace, and Li Shimin followed closely here. The two armies lined up to confront each other across Luoshui, and Wang Shichong walked to the front of the formation and shouted to Li Shimin: "Yang Guang has no way, the world is in chaos, the Tang Dynasty is the emperor in Guanzhong, I am the emperor in Luoyang, and the well water does not interfere with the river water." I have not invaded your land, but what is the king doing here today with his army? ”

Li Shimin sent Yu Wenshi and replied to Wang Shichong: "Within the four seas, it is not Tang Tu, if you know the current affairs, you will surrender, I promise to make you a big official." If you don't know the current affairs, I will fight until you surrender, you can do it yourself, in short, no one can stop me from the Tang Dynasty to unify the world. Wang Shichong said melancholy: "Isn't it good for us to live in peace?" ”

Yu Wenshi replied very firmly: "No, the purpose of our coming is to seize Luoyang, are you willing to hand over Luoyang?" Wang Shichong was silent, only he knew how to defeat Li Mi and call him Emperor Luoyang. How difficult it was to establish a country that was the emperor in the troubled times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, and has experienced too many difficulties to the present, and Wang Shifu is reluctant to give up this qiē. wants him to hand over Luoyang obediently, if he is not cornered, it is absolutely impossible.

I want to hold on to this qiē, I defeated the seemingly powerful Li Mi, and I also believe that I can defeat you Li Shimin, a young man in his early twenties who has not yet grown up. dared to argue with me, Li Shimin's rude words aroused Wang Shichong's long-lost ambition. …

I think Wang Shichong had known the facts earlier. He would never have been so confident again, and he would have felt that this young man in his early twenties was so terrible. Terrible to the extreme, so terrible that no one wants to be his enemy.

Since there is no way to talk about it, war is inevitable. Li Shimin camped in Beibi Mountain, Wang Shichong led 20,000 elite troops out of Luoyang City to attack the Tang army, Li Shimin ordered Qu Tutong to lead 5,000 people to meet the battle, Li Shimin told Qu Tutong: "You go first, I will attack his back road." "Qu Tutong and Wang Shichong fought by the Luoshui River, the soldiers fought bravely to kill the enemy, Zheng army was many, and the Tang army gradually couldn't support it, at this time Li Shimin led the main cavalry force to suddenly appear behind the Zheng army, echoing Qu Tutong's appearance, and soon the cavalry of the Tang army broke through the Zheng army's position.

Wang Shichong felt the pressure, but this was his last hole card, he didn't want to fail, commanded the troops to stabilize their position, and fought to the death, Li Shimin took the lead, leading the cavalry to attack the Zheng army, and the infantry followed up, Zheng Jun's willpower was very strong, after being broken, he quickly reunited the formation, from morning to noon, under the repeated impact of the cavalry led by Li Shimin, the Zheng soldiers were defeated, and Wang Shichong was very helpless to flee back to Luoyang. In this battle, a total of more than 8,000 Zheng soldiers were captured and killed, and the pursuers fought until the city of Luoyang.

After this defeat, Wang Shichong has no hole cards, his ambition disappeared with the defeat, every day you can hear the news of the defeat of the generals outside, even if the weather is good one day, you can not hear the news of the defeat, you can also hear the news of surrender to the Tang army, the Tang army has surrounded Luoyang, Wang Shichong has no ability to go out of the city to fight, for Wang Shichong to be able to hold Luoyang is a kind of luck, but Wang Shichong has a hunch that Luoyang will be captured sooner or later, and it seems impossible to expect others to ask for help.

Wang Shichong may not know his own level, but he is still very accurate in looking at others, he knows that none of the generals under his command is Li Shimin's opponent, just when Wang Shichong was completely desperate, God gave him a glimmer of hope, this hope comes from a messenger, a letter. A messenger of Dou Jiande, a letter written by Dou Jiande to Wang Shichong.

After receiving Dou Jiande's messenger and letter, Wang Shichong was already very surprised, and when he saw the content of the letter, Wang Shichong's big mouth simply couldn't close, patted his face, pinched his ears, and saw if he was dreaming, how it was like a dream. The reason why Wang Shichong's expression is so exaggerated is not that he is performing, but that he can't believe that this is really a letter written by Dou Jiande to him, and the content of the letter made his heart that was originally sinking to the bottom rise, "Are you not in trouble now, I will save you immediately." ”

Dou Jiande is very realistic, there are no polite words, he goes directly to the topic, can Wang Shichong not be surprised to see such content? At this time, there were still people who came to save themselves, Wang Shichong was really moved, this person was Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong was even more moved.

You must know that the relationship between the two people is not very good. And there have been many big fights, either you occupy a county of mine, or you rob me of a county, Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande are next to each other, such a territorial dispute has never been broken. Both of them are not honest, and the battle is not less, and the grievances and grievances have accumulated, and the grievances between the two people are already very deep.

Wang Shichong never dreamed that Dou Jiande would pull his brother at this time, he was not putting up a fight, in order to save his life, he abandoned the previous grievances and grievances, and immediately sent his nephew Wang Wan and eldest grandson An Shi to ask for help. Wang Shichong is like a drowning man. Suddenly, I saw a straw, although I knew that the straw could not save my life, I would hold on to it firmly and not let go.

What's more, Wang Shichong thinks that Dou Jiande is much more useful than straw, if there is still someone in the world who is Li Shimin's opponent, Wang Shichong believes that this person is Dou Jiande. There is no one else. Before leaving, Wang Shichong instructed Wang Wan: "Go back quickly, you must rush back before Luoyang City is broken, otherwise we won't be able to see each other again." ”…

Wang Wan nodded, turned around and left, he couldn't guarantee anything, all he could do was to do his best to complete the task, he always remembered Wang Shichong's expectant and trusting eyes. It's not a task that everyone can do. It is a matter of life and death for Luoyang and Wang Shichong's family, and being able to hand over this task to Wang Wan is enough to see Wang Shichong's trust in Wang Wan. However, later facts proved that Wang Shichong had chosen the wrong person.

When he received the news of Li Shimin's attack on Luoyang, Dou Jiande was fighting against Meng Haigong, another separatist force. Whether it is in team building or in the leadership of the group, Dou Jiande Group is better than Wang Shichong Group, of course, no matter what. His team can't be compared to the team of the Tang Dynasty, and it is also the team of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin Group is better than Li Yuan Group, which is one of the reasons why Li Shimin was able to create a prosperous era of Zhenguan later.

Dou Jiande, who has political sensitivity. Knowing that the Tang army eliminated Wang Shichong, the next target was himself, so after the general Liu Bin proposed a plan to rescue Luoyang and join Zheng to resist the Tang Dynasty, Dou Jiande agreed without hesitation.

sent an envoy to Wang Shichong to express his intention to rescue, and Wang Shichong sent Wang Wan and his eldest grandson An Shi for help. In February of the fourth year of Wude (621), Dou Jiande defeated Meng Haigong and led the victorious army to embark on the road to Luoyang for help.

The situation of the Tang army in Luoyang was not very optimistic, although Wang Shichong was trapped in Luoyang City and did not dare to go out of the city to fight, but they could not capture Luoyang for a long time. There are two very lethal weapons in Luoyang City, and it can be said that Wang Shichong was able to hold Luoyang under Li Shimin's onslaught, thanks to these two weapons.

One is a cannon that can fire fifty pounds of boulders with a range of 200 steps, and the other is a burst of strong bows, the bow is like a wheel, and can fire eight arrows in a row, similar to the current machine gun, with a range of 500 steps, and the arrows are like big axes, which are extremely lethal. Under such a powerful defensive weapon, Li Shimin besieged on all sides, day and night, and did not capture Luoyang for a long time.

The defenders of Luoyang City had several times to surrender to the Tang army from the city wall, but they were all found by Wang Shichong and slaughtered, under Wang Shichong's terrifying and bloody rule, few Zheng soldiers still had the courage to surrender.

In Luoyang City for a long time, someone had already built yì Li Shimin withdrew to Guanzhong, Li Shimin made a judgment after analyzing the situation at that time, Luoyang City at that time had become a lonely city, the surrounding city that originally belonged to Wang Shichong was either captured by the Tang Army, or took the initiative to surrender to the Tang Army, the situation in Luoyang City was also very bad, it was besieged for so long, their food had already been eaten up, as long as they insisted on insisting, they could force Wang Shichong to surrender out of the city.

Hearing that Dou Jiande came to the rescue of Luoyang, the Tang army was in a panic, a Wang Shichong was enough of a headache, and another Dou Jiande came to this trip to the troubled waters, Qu Tutong and other generals advocated that they should not suffer from the enemy on their backs, lift the siege of Luoyang, retreat the army, and wait for the opportunity to defeat Dou Jiande. Li Shimin once again used his sober mind to comprehensively analyze the situation at that time,

He knew that the reason why Wang Shichong still stuck to Luoyang in such a difficult situation was to wait for Dou Jiande to save him, to put it bluntly, there was still a thought in his heart, a hope, if he defeated Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong's hope would be gone, so Wang Shichong would surrender without fighting. On the contrary, if you don't fight Dou Jiande and let Dou Jiande come to Luoyang City and join Wang Shichong, then the situation will really be unfavorable to you.

So he couldn't withdraw, he could only fight, he couldn't let Dou Jiande come to Luoyang, and he had to defeat him halfway, Li Shimin chose Tiger Prison. The Tiger Prison is no stranger to everyone, the Three Kingdoms in the Three Kingdoms is here, the Tiger Prison has been a strategic place since ancient times, attacking the family must fight, and defending the home must be defended. If Dou Jiande wants to reach Luoyang, he must pass through the Tiger Prison.

The current Tiger Prison happened to be in the hands of the Tang Army, and Li Shimin made up his mind that he could not let Dou Jiande pass the Tiger Prison, so he ordered Qu Tutong to assist Li Yuanji to continue to surround Luoyang, and he personally led the cavalry to the Tiger Prison.

With Li Shimin guarding here, even if Dou Jiande has wings, he can't fly over, Dou Jiande's strategist Ling Jing offered advice to Dou Jiande, we don't need to spend here, we can bypass the tiger prison and attack the rear of the Tang army (occupy Heyang, recover Hedong, and threaten Chang'an), this has three advantages, first, there is no serious illness defense, such as entering a no-man's land, there is not much risk; Second, we have opened up territory and expanded our territory. Third, the siege of Luoyang was naturally resolved. (The novel "Those Things in the Tang Dynasty" will have more fresh content on the official WeChat platform, and there will also be a 100% lottery gift for everyone!) Open WeChat now, click on the "+" sign in the upper right corner to "add friends", search for the official account "qdread" and follow, hurry up! (To be continued)