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The Wuguan Pass was broken, the Yaoguan Pass was broken, and Li Jing led the army to drive straight in, and the troops were close to the Blue Pass!

This is three pieces of news, which can be passed on to Li Yuan's hands, but it has only been three days. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Li Jing's force, ruthlessness, and attack are beyond the imagination of too many people. If it is said that Liu Wu and Zhou's soldiers went down to Hedong and Guanzhong was shaken, then this time Li Jing broke through two levels in a row, which can be said to make Guanzhong terrified!

It's just because these two levels are so important.

Li Yuan's efforts in these two passes are no less than those in Hebei and Hedong. Li Shuliang, Li Deliang, Li Fengci, Li Boyi and other clansmen were all reused by Li Yuan as kings, and these four princes just had to guard these two passes, which shows that Li Yuan attaches great importance to these two passes.

Li Yuan got the news of Li Shuliang and said that when Wuguan was lost, he still couldn't believe his eyes. At that time, he only thought that Li Shuliang had passed on the wrong news, he was waiting for the good news of the victory in Xiangyang, how could Wuguan suddenly be lost?

How can Wuguan be lost?

But the subsequent news made Li Yuan sleepless all night, and Wuguan was indeed lost. Li Fengci and Li Boyi's 20,000-strong army was stationed at Wuguan, relying on the terrain, but they did not hold out for half a day.

Li Yuan almost vomited blood!

At that time, he couldn't wait to cut Li Fengci and Li Boyi, in his opinion, even if the pig went to defend the martial pass, it would not be broken in half a day, and Li Shuliang didn't even know who was leading the army! Li Yuan had already suspected that it was Li Jing who made the move, and he had always wondered if with Li Jing's ability to use troops should not be able to capture Shen Faxing for a long time, and he would definitely have a plan. But just as it was difficult for Xiao Buyi to guess Li Xuanba's thoughts, it was difficult for Li Yuan to guess Li Jing's direction of using troops, and he was no longer able to do everything.

After Li Yuan got the news of the loss of Wuguan, he was not idle for a moment, he immediately ordered Guanzhong to gather troops and rush to Languan to support, and at the same time ordered Li Shenfu of Languan to support Languan as soon as possible, he could not tolerate the Western Liang army to fight under Languan, if that was the case, the outcome was unpredictable. As soon as the blue pass is broken, there is no danger to defend in the pass!

In Li Yuan's view, these three levels are as stable as a natural danger, with the Qinling Mountains being crossed, overlooking the south, he sits in Guanzhong, and most of the territory does not have to bother, but the two passes are broken, Li Yuan is like being stabbed twice in succession, and his heart is dripping blood.

Li Yuan was under a lot of pressure. In the past, he solved his opponents one by one, taking Xijing, Xue Ju, and Liu Wuzhou. But now, against Xiao Buyi, an opponent, he is ten times more difficult than Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou combined.

It is not so simple to mobilize troops and reinforce the Blue Pass!

In the first battle of Tuoshui, Hebei, the Tang army suffered heavy losses, and now it is fighting in Hebei, Hedong, and Henan, and now Guanzhong has successively sent more than 200,000 troops.

In Li Yuan's opinion, there is nothing more food-burning than sending troops.

The Tang Army's battle line was too long, and there were too many troops, and the supply of the Tang Army was already in a difficult situation. Guanzhong is not as good as the eastern capital, Guanzhong has a narrow terrain, and grain storage has always been a big problem. Emperor Wen of the Great Sui Dynasty was unparalleled in his wisdom, but when there was a great drought in Guanzhong, he also fled with the people, and the cramped food supply in Guanzhong can be seen. Yang Guang's relocation of the capital to the eastern capital is certainly to balance the north and the south, and solving the grain reserve is also one of the purposes. After the Great Sui moved its capital to Luoyang, it was only after the problem of insufficient grain supply in Guanzhong was slightly solved, and the grain in the south of the Yangtze River was continuously transported to the eastern capital through the canal, and then transferred to Guanzhong, and since then, Guanzhong has solved the problem of tight rations. But after Xiao Buyi occupied the Eastern Capital, he naturally did not kindly send grain to Guanzhong, and the Guan interrupted the grain route in the Eastern Capital and fell into a difficult situation again. After Li Yuan entered Xijing, he also scratched his head for the food problem, so Wangjia Rice Shop was able to get attention in Guanzhong, and Xiao Buyi also had the opportunity to rebel against Wangjia Rice Shop, and Li Jing was able to successfully capture Wuguan, which was to take advantage of this weakness in Guanzhong.

Li Yuan had to use food to increase his troops to aid Languan, and this expenditure made him worried. In these years of fierce battles, he has tried his best to save grain and grass, but recently, he has used it very well. The reserve is less than one point, and he doesn't know how long this battle will last, so he must use it sparingly. The distribution of troops in the three passes seems to be, each has nearly 20,000 Tang soldiers, according to Li Yuan's plan, Wuguan is lost, but the Tang army should have at least a few thousand troops left, plus 20,000 soldiers and horses in the pass, as long as the guards still have brains, how to say that they can hold on for more than a month, so he urgently transferred 50,000 elite soldiers to prepare grain and grass to go to Languan.

These preparations, he needed three days.

But he didn't expect that three days later, when he was about to send troops to the battle, he received the news that the pass had been lost!

It didn't last for three days!

At that time, Li Shenfu had not yet had time to reinforce the pass, and when the Wuguan was lost, he did not realize the seriousness of the situation, he couldn't imagine that Li Jing would fight so fiercely, not to mention Li Shenfu, even Li Yuan and Xijing Qunchen couldn't think of it.

Everyone in Xijing is almost crazy!

I heard that after Li Jingqin led a large army of more than 100,000 to conquer Wuguan, he rushed to attack Yaoguan, using the newly developed city-breaking crossbow and trebuchet, and destroyed the city wall of Yaoguan alive overnight. After the city was broken, Li Deliang broke his leg, Li Shuliang was entrusted with a heavy trust, fought desperately, and led his troops to rely on the broken city, lanes, and ditches to resist stubbornly. But the number of troops in Yaoguan was only more than 20,000, and Li Jing did not hesitate to press the whole army and attack at night.

Although there is no 200,000 troops as mentioned in front of the city, there are as many as 60,000 soldiers available in hand, and it is imperative to attack the pass! There was a gap in the pass, the Western Liang army attacked day and night, and the Tang army held out until the third day, and finally was unable to continue and retreated in the direction of Languan.

After Li Yuan learned the news, he drew his sword and slashed it on the table, and the ministers did not dare to speak.

Anger is anger, but the situation is urgent, and we should be cautious. Li Yuan's second order was to immediately send troops to reinforce Languan. Li Jing's army pressed the border, and the 50,000 soldiers and horses raised now were not enough, so Li Yuan immediately ordered the military department to summon another 30,000 elite soldiers and set off at night.

When the 80,000 soldiers and horses were sent out, Li Yuan sat down weakly as if he had been hollowed out.

At this time, it was late at night, and the hundred officials of Xijing were still busy after retreating from the court, preparing for the battle against Li Jing. The general has been given a death order, and Li Jing must not be allowed to break through the blue pass again!

The reinforcement of 80,000 soldiers and horses plus the 20,000 stationed in Languan, as well as the Tang army that was defeated in the first two passes, Languan can be said to be more than 100,000 troops waiting for it, and the five kings gathered to discuss the countermeasures to meet Li Jing. Baiguan felt that no matter how good Li Jing was, he would have to stop at the Blue Pass. But at the moment, they didn't dare to be careless, because the saint said that he would send troops to support Languan again, and he must strangle Li Jing before Languan.

But Xijing is now overstretched, how many more troops can be sent?

You must know that at present, Guanzhong has sent more than 300,000 soldiers and horses to participate in the war, plus the casualties in various places, only for the eastern capital, Li Yuan has invested 400,000 troops, this is the first time for Li Tang, but even so, the situation in Guanzhong is definitely not optimistic.

Of course, Li Yuan understood this, so he was very tired.

The brilliant lights in the hall also looked dim in Li Yuan's somewhat distracted eyes.

"Li Jing ......" Li Yuan gritted his teeth and punched on the table, if he knew the situation today, Li Yuan would definitely kill Li Jing at any cost in Taiyuan back then. But then...... He also wanted to curry favor with Xiao Buyi and balance his forces, so he let Li Jing leave, but he didn't expect it to finally cause a big disaster.

He and Li Jing seem to be born enemies. Thinking of this, Li Yuan frowned, sighed heavily, and instructed the palace people: "King Xuanjun enters the dynasty." ”

When Li Xiaogong came to the palace, he coughed non-stop. His body seems to be worse than a day, and it is really a miracle that he can survive, Li Yuan looked at Li Xiaogong coldly, and waited for him to catch his breath for a while, then asked: "You should know the military situation of Languan." ”

Li Xiaogong coughed violently again, and his waist was a little upright. Li Yuan waited quietly, but there was no pity in his eyes.

"I've heard that." Li Xiaogong finally said these words with difficulty.

Li Yuan said: "Xuanba said that this time he took Xiangyang and nine out of ten, and he didn't want Xiangyang to be taken down, but he damaged Wuguan." ”

"The matter of Wuguan, it seems that I can't complain about King Wei." Li Xiaogong said in a low voice.

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, "If he hadn't said that he wanted me to help take Xiangyang, how would Jiancheng and Fengci divide their troops to the south?" If it weren't for the weakening of their strength due to the division of troops, how could the Wuguan be broken? ”

Li Xiaogong sighed, wanting to say that the pass was not divided, and it was not broken. But although he couldn't see it, he could still hear the anger in Li Yuan's mouth, and he didn't want to argue, so he was silent.

Seeing that Li Xiaogong was silent, Li Yuan finally suppressed his anger, "Hasn't Xuanba turned around yet?" ”

Li Xiaogong shook his head, "I haven't seen him since he went to Xiangyang. ”

Li Yuan snorted coldly, and in an instant, he turned into concern, "I am ...... now I really want to see him. If you see him, let him come to me as soon as possible. Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and I don't blame him. At present, the top priority is to reverse the decline. ”

"Holy ...... I want to see Xuanba...... Isn't that just for the ministers to know? Li Xiaogong said slowly.

Li Yuan said: "It's okay! ”

Li Xiaogong hesitated for a moment, "Okay, if he comes to me, I will immediately convey what the Holy Lord said." If there is nothing else to do, Weichen will retire. He got up to leave, and Li Yuan suddenly shouted: "Xiaogong, you have been very smart since you were a child, according to your opinion, how can you fight against the Eastern Capital now?" ”

Li Xiaogong muttered: "If it is according to Weichen's intentions, I am afraid that I will ask the prince to withdraw his troops and chase Li Jing first." ”

Li Yuan was displeased and said, "According to your intentions, my 100,000 army in Languan can't defeat Li Jing?" ”

Li Xiaogong saluted: "Weichen doesn't dare. However, in the past, when the Holy Lord won the victory, he concentrated the superior forces and annihilated each one. ”

Li Yuan pondered, but Li Xiaogong turned around slowly, groped out of the palace, and returned to the mansion. After arriving at the study, he groped and sat down, he has been blind for a long time now, accustomed to the dark, even if no one is around to support him, he is not much different from a normal person.

The door rang softly, and an old servant pushed the door in, and said in a dumb voice: "King Jun, do you want to drink tea to warm your body?" The old servant's name was Fu Bo, who took care of his daily life, and came in with a pot of tea at this moment, looking at Li Xiaogong with bright eyes.

Li Xiaogong said: "Xuanba, is it you?" His tone was not alarmed, and he turned his head in the direction of the old servant, although he could not see it, but he could see that he was very warm-hearted.

The old servant pulled a chair and sat down slowly, "How do you know it's me?" The old servant's voice was no longer hoarse, but became low. The voice was gloomy and uninhibited, and the loneliness was mixed with feelings, which was Li Xuanba's tone.

Li Xiaogong said: "If people are blind, their ears are naturally easier to use, and there is still a difference between your voice and Fu Bo." In fact...... I know you may be coming these days, and I have told him not to come to my study at night. ”

Li Xuanba sighed: "I can't even hide it from you, no wonder Li Jing saw through it and lost in his hands." ”

Li Xiaogong was silent for a moment, and comforted: "Xuanba, although you are talented, Li Jing is not a simple person, the bearded guest eyes are above the top, and you can worship Li Jing, although there is some red hair, but I think the bigger reason is that Qiu Fei knows that Li Jing is the marksmanship successor of Hulu Mingyue, so he befriended him, hoping to take this opportunity to annihilate the enmity of Mingyue at the end of the world." At the beginning, the bearded guest made a scaperofor Li Jing and fled the world, and his intention was to resolve grievances. Li Jing and Shengshang have been at odds for many years, and they seem to be trivial things, but you and I must know the deeper reasons! ”

Li Xuanba just snorted coldly and didn't answer.

Li Xiaogong said again: "Li Jing's wisdom is by no means below you and me, and he can endure for many years, and now he has become famous in one fell swoop, which shows his wisdom." You lost at his hands...... It's not wrong. When Li Xuanba looked out of the window melancholy, Li Xiaogong said again: "But it is understandable that you are competing for the world, not disturbing the country." Even if Kunlun knew, he would think that life and death were fateful, and wealth was in the sky. The bearded man and Kunlun can't do anything to you because of the promise they made to Li Babai back then, but they may tell Li Jing the cause and effect. ”

Li Xiaogong obviously knows a lot of things, and he is even more concerned about Li Xuanba. Li Xuanba looked out the window, lonely in the middle of the night, like a heart he had at the moment.

The two were silent for a moment, and Li Xuan said domineeringly: "Kunlun treats me well......

"But he seems to love Xiao Buyi even more." Li Xiaogong was a little angry.

Li Xuanba smiled abruptly: "In the battle of the world, the winner is king!" He finally remembered the kindness of his master and apprentice, and asked the bearded guest to let me go, otherwise he would have ...... I am dead at the hands of bearded men. ”

"This is the bearded guest...... Alas! Li Xiaogong sighed: "Why do these people want to oppose you everywhere? What's so good about Xiao Buyi, although they are neutral in the open, they always take care of him secretly? ”

Li Xuan said domineeringly: "Plant melons and get melons, plant beans and get beans, the cause and effect have long been decided, where is the complaint?" Since I bear everything from Li Babai, of course, I also have to bear his grievances. Kunlun already knew that I faked my death in exchange for the foundation of the Li family, but in his eyes, I was an act of righteousness and bravery. In his eyes, I have always been a good disciple. But I have been deceiving him, acting in secret, doing what he has been restraining his disciples from doing. He sighed and said, "Later, after the Luoshui attack, he finally began to doubt me, and I used the grassland plague to trap him. Speaking of which, he has done his best to me, and I am truly ashamed of him. ”

Li Xiaogong said: "I don't think what you did was wrong!" "He said it so firmly, there can be no doubt. Li Xuanba turned his head, looked at Li Xiaogong and said: "Xiaogong, although you and I are not biological brothers, you have always treated me better than biological brothers, and it is difficult to tell right or wrong between me and Kunlun in this life." I, Li Xuanba, do things happily, and I never take it to heart when people in the world spurn it, but there are only two people who can be said to be disappointed, and one is you! . ”

"The other one, of course, is Pei Mingcui?" Li Xiaogong said lightly.

Li Xuanba lowered his head and said in a low voice: "Yes, I have failed her intentions." I passed by her many times, but I didn't go to see her after all. ”

"You have your grievances, you can speak out and ask her to forgive." Li Xiaogong hung his head.

Li Xuanba sighed, "Now that it's over, what's the point of talking more?" The only thing I hope now is that she will forget about me! Whether she is negative or ruthless, I have no choice, and I dare not ask her for forgiveness. When he said this, the corners of his mouth twitched, and his expression darkened. But after a while, he took a long breath and regained his coldness, "The Holy Lord has found you?" ”

Li Xiaogong nodded, describing everything Li Yuan said, and Li Xuan said domineeringly: "You gave him a good plan." Li Xiaogong said: "He is now suspicious of you and me, so although my strategy works, he may not be able to use it." ”

Li Xuanba smiled, "You can be regarded as understanding the mind of the saint." After a little groaning, Li Xuan said domineeringly: "Okay, if he wants to see me, I'll go see him." ”

Li Xiaogong was surprised: "You are not afraid of ......" He wanted to speak and stopped, Li Xuanba asked, "What am I afraid of?" ”

"I'm just scared...... He will not tolerate you any more, and your plan will not work. ”

Li Xuan said domineeringly: "I'm not afraid, after all, I'm still useful." Li Xiaogong smiled bitterly: "You understand everything?" But why don't you take the opportunity to stop? With your ability, the sea and the sky are open to your flight. ”

Li Xuanba suddenly clenched his teeth, his face was pale, Li Xiaogong felt abnormal, and lowered his head, "I shouldn't have persuaded you." ”

Li Xuanba breathed a sigh of relief, his face pale, "Xiaogong, I know you are good for me." For me, you're where you are today......"

"Are you and I brothers?" Li Xiaogong looked up and asked.

"Of course!"

"If it's a brother, there's no need to talk nonsense; It's a brother, that's why I advise you to let go; It's a brother, and I just know that you won't let go either. You have chosen this path, but there is no way back. The corners of Li Xiaogong's mouth grinned, although there was an indescribable weirdness, but his tone was sincere, "People always have to die, why take it too seriously?" I choose, I have no regrets. I only hope that you will have no regrets. ”

Li Xuanba pursed his lips, his eyes were already shining, and he sighed: "I am conceited and smart, but now I realize that sometimes I can pretend to be confused, but I am smart." He turned and strode away, never looking back. Li Xiaogong sat down slowly, still lonely and shrouded in twilight.

Li Xuanba came out of the county king's mansion, took a breath of the wet and cold air of the spring night, wiped off the disguise on his face, and suddenly strode towards the palace. His steps were firm and steady, and his expression was indifferent.

The night is sinking, his heart is cold, he is tired of hiding behind the scenes, he wants to be an upright man, he has long wanted to restore his identity, Li Tang has made great contributions to now, he doesn't want to be unknown.

But the palace didn't just want to enter, and when it reached the moat, soldiers intercepted it and asked, "What are you doing?" ”

"I am King Wei, I want to see the saint!" Li Xuanba said lightly.

The soldier was stunned, "How can there be any king?" ”

Li Xuanba didn't know why in his heart, a nameless fire swelled, he was the king of Wei, but he was the king of Wei, and before he died, he was already forgotten.

"I am King Wei, I want to see the saint!" As soon as Li Xuanba stretched out his hand, a golden token appeared in his palm. On the obverse are engraved two large golden letters, 'Avoid death! ’

Li Xuanba stared at the soldier and said: "Give this token to your commander, if I don't get a reply in a stick of incense, I can avoid death, but I don't dare to guarantee that you can see the sun of tomorrow!" ”

Li Xuanba soon met Li Yuan. Li Yuan was sleepless, and in fact, he had been waiting for Li Xuanba.

There are not many people who hold the gold medal for avoiding death, and among the heroes of the first righteousness, Pei Lin has one, but that is the first celebrity in the saint. For those who hold the gold medal of avoiding death, even if they are beggars, the soldiers do not dare to slack off.

Li Yuan looked at Li Xuanba, who was a few feet away, and said with emotion: "Xuanba, you have lost a lot of weight. ”

Li Xuanba knelt down and said: "Holy Lord, the sons and daughters have been entrusted by the Holy Lord, please take the heavy responsibility of the Holy Lord!" ”

When he heard the word 'Erchen', Li Yuan's eyelids jumped inadvertently. Looking at Li Xuanba who was kneeling, Li Yuan's eyes were complicated, and he said after a long time: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, you have a credit to the Tang Dynasty, and I will forgive you for your innocence." Get up. ”

Li Xuanba slowly got up and retreated to the chair and sat down.

Li Yuan said: "Xuanba, we all underestimated Li Jing. ”

"Yes." Li Xuanba said succinctly.

"The current situation...... I don't say it, and you should know it too. Li Yuanruo said with deep meaning: "Among the sons of the Li family, you should be the first in your wisdom, I don't know what way to retreat from the enemy right now?" ”

"Erchen didn't dare to say it." Li Xuan was domineering.

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows, "But it's okay to say it." ”

Li Xuanba groaned slightly: "The current enemy should be Li Jing. ”

"Do you think Li Jing can break through the blue pass and take Chang'an with just one courage?" Li Yuan asked.

Li Xuan said domineeringly: "Since Li Jing can break two levels in a row and break the blue level in a row, it's not impossible." Seeing Li Yuan's unhappy face, Li Xuanba smiled bitterly: "Since the saint is displeased, it is okay if the son doesn't say it." ”

Li Yuan's face was cloudy. Finally, he said, "Let's go on." ”

"Li Jing is resourceful, of course the Holy Lord knows. In addition, I came prepared this time, I am only afraid that it will be difficult for Languan to support it with the current soldiers and horses. If he breaks the Blue Pass, then the Blue Pass will become his barrier, and even if he doesn't garrison Bashang and threaten Chang'an, as long as the rumors are spread, I think the army far away from the Holy One knows that the Blue Pass has been broken, and I am afraid that it will not be able to face the battle, and sooner or later it will be defeated. ”

Li Yuan's face had changed, but he was still silent.

Li Xuanba said again: "The eldest brother led the army to face off against the Eastern Capital against Yugu, and at the moment, it seems that it is definitely not a good chess. You must know that at this time and that time, when Hebei was in turmoil, it was a good policy for us to take advantage of the chaos to attack the eastern capital on all sides and win in the chaos. At present, Hebei has been decided, Xiao Buyi is concentrating on dealing with Guanzhong, and our army's front should not be too long. He has been unable to conquer for a long time, and he is already a chicken rib. In this case, it is better to temporarily take Tongguan as a barrier, and the eldest brother's troops are all used in Languan, and it is a good strategy to retreat Li Jing first and recapture Wuguan in one battle. ”

"If there is no involvement of Yugu, wouldn't Hedong and Hebei be dangerous?" Li Yuan asked.

Li Xuanba said solemnly: "Hebei can be defended according to the danger, and if the valley withdraws its troops, Hedong will indeed become the most important battlefield for fierce battles." Erchen is willing to lead a large army and fight side by side with King Yongkang in Hedong. I only hope to give the Western Liang army a head-on blow there, and if you unite with the Turkic cavalry, you can expect a big victory! ”

"What if you don't win?" Li Yuan asked slowly, and the hall was silent like death!

(To be continued)