Chang'an, Wude Palace, Li Yuan, who was furious, was furious at Li Shentong, "I paid such a big price to win a one-year truce, I expect you to train elite soldiers and boost morale, now it's good, no battle, 5,000 troops surrendered directly, Dasan Pass was lost, and the west gate of Guanzhong was opened directly, what do you say now?" ”

Li Shentong lowered his face full of shame, in fact, he was also very wronged in his heart, the loss of the Dasanguan was not because the soldiers were not refined, nor was it because of low morale, but that there was a problem with the main general, and the main general was also responsible for the problem of supervising the army, and the supervising army was not sent by himself, but he didn't dare to say this, the Dasanguan was lost, the situation was very serious, and now he didn't dare to shirk his responsibility. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Your Majesty, although the Dasan Pass was lost, the Zhou army did not enter the pass, indicating that their strategic goal is not Guanzhong, it should still be Longyou and Hehuang, we still have a chance, Weichen is willing to personally lead the army to recapture the Dasan Pass."

Li Yuan also knew that it was useless to kill Li Shentong at this time, the key was to recapture the Dasan Pass, his anger calmed down slightly, and he pondered for a moment and asked, "How many troops are you going to send to the Dasan Pass?" ”

"Your Majesty, at present, there are 100,000 troops in the entire pass, in addition to the 40,000 troops in Chang'an, and then the 20,000 troops in Tongguan and Pujin Pass, these 60,000 troops can't be beaten, and the remaining 40,000 troops are all dispatched.

"This is what you said, retake Pujin Pass at all costs."

"Wechen Guarantee!"

At this moment, a eunuch reported at the door, "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Qin has an urgent report of eight hundred miles!" ”

Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, and immediately ordered: "Quickly pass in!" ”

Li Shentong didn't know what was going on, he was uneasy in his heart, and he didn't dare to leave, only a moment, a messenger captain was led in, he held up the bulletin, knelt down and kowtowed, "Meet Your Majesty!" ”

Li Yuan took the express from his hand and asked the eunuch to take him aside to wait, he opened the express and read it hurriedly, he couldn't help but be shocked, the express in his hand fell to the ground, Li Shentong was so frightened that he hurriedly picked up the express report, "Your Majesty, what happened?" ”

Li Yuan said in a trembling voice: "The 150,000 troops of the Zhou army attacked Longyou, and Hehuang and Longxi counties are no longer guaranteed. ”

Li Shentong understood in his heart, and he hurriedly comforted: "Your Majesty, this should be the same thing as the loss of Dasanguan, if the two counties of Longxi and Tianshui are not lost, Dasanguan will not be lost." ”

Li Yuan restrained the anxiety in his heart, and asked the soldier who sent the letter urgently, "How is the army of King Qin now?" ”

Although Li Yuan was very dissatisfied with his second son's secession of Longyou and self-reliance, after all, it was his army, how could he be indifferent in the face of the large-scale attack of the 150,000 Zhou army, and his heart was full of worries about the fate of Longyou.

The soldier who sent the letter stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, when I left from my humble position, I heard that the Hehuang Tang Army had withdrawn to Jincheng County, and this time His Royal Highness the King of Qin's withdrawal order was very timely, and it should be able to withdraw smoothly." ”

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief, if the county is lost, it can be recaptured, but if the army is annihilated, there is really no hope.

He picked up the express again, he still didn't read the last few sentences, and the last few sentences turned out to be the second son pleading with him for money and food support, 'There is not enough food and grass, the army's heart is shaken, and he can't organize the people to help the army, and he is anxious for his father to send food.' ’

If it was a normal time, Li Yuan would not ignore his request for money and food, but now is an extraordinary period, Li Yuan has to give in, and he immediately issued a will: "Spread my will, and quickly allocate 200,000 stone of grain and 500,000 yuan of money to Anding County." ”

Li Yuan said to Li Shen again: "Remember your promise, no matter what, recapture the Great Scattered Pass for me." ”

"Wechen obeys!"

Li Shentong hurriedly retreated, Li Yuan took a few steps with his hand, and he said again: "Quickly send the king of Chu to see me!" ”

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Li Yuanji hurriedly came to the imperial study, and happened to meet the worried Li Shentong in front of the steps, "Uncle Huang!" Uncle Huang! Li Yuanji shouted twice in a row, and Li Shentong came to his senses.

"Imperial nephew, why are you here?"

"Father wants to see me!"

Li Yuanji also heard a little rumor, so he stepped forward and asked in a low voice, "Uncle Huang, is the situation very serious?" ”

"The Great Scattered Pass has fallen, do you think it is serious?"

Li Yuanji was taken aback, "Uncle Huang, what is going on, how could the Great Scattered Pass be lost?" ”

"Hey! Don't mention it. ”

Li Shentong waved his hand and said in a depressed mood: "I didn't notice the use of people, and there was a big mess, so I had to clean up the mess by myself." ”

"Uncle Huang is going to fight Dasanguan?"

Li Shentong nodded, "Your father has explained, don't go back to Chang'an if you can't take it." ”

Li Yuanji suddenly thought of something in his heart, and suddenly secretly rejoiced in his heart, and said tentatively: "Uncle Huang, Dasanguan is not so easy to capture, if there are no thirty or forty thousand troops, I advise Uncle Huang not to go." ”

"Stinky boy, don't I know yet? This time 40,000 troops were dispatched, but it was not enough to have an army, and there had to be heavy guys besieging the city, hey! Your father is in such a hurry, I don't know where to look? ”

"Uncle Huang, I remember that there seem to be a few heavy trebuchets in the grain and grass in Chencang County, which are still left over from the previous dynasty, and I guess they can still be used."

Li Shentong patted his head, "Look at my memory, I actually forgot, Chencang County does have it, thanks to the emperor's nephew's reminder, I will send someone to take a look." ”

Li Shentong was worried about the trebuchet and left in a hurry, but Li Yuanji had something on his mind, slowly walked into the Wude Palace, and came to the front of the imperial study, and happened to meet the eunuch Zhao Dezhong, Zhao Dezhong stepped forward and whispered: "The saint is in a bad mood, Your Highness should be as careful as possible when speaking." ”

Li Yuanji nodded, Zhao Dezhong went to report to him first, and soon came out to give him a look, Li Yuanji straightened his clothes and walked into the imperial study quickly.

The father did not get angry as he imagined, but drank the tea unhurriedly, Li Yuanji hurriedly knelt down and saluted, "The son sees the father!" ”

"Yuanji, the situation in Longyou is not good!" Li Yuan sighed and said.

"Erchen just met Uncle Divine Power, and he probably told Erchen about it."

"Now that you already know, I won't say much, I called you here in the hope that this matter will not spread in the streets and alleys of Chang'an, do you understand what I mean?"

Of course, Li Yuanji understands that he has done it more than once, as long as the battle situation is tight, or the Tang army encounters major disadvantages, his father will suppress his speech, anyway, in the end, it will be he, Li Yuanji, who will bear the blame.

"Erchen understands, so go back and deploy."

Li Yuan was quite impressed, his four sons, the eldest and the second were ambitious, unscrupulous for the throne, the third was not sober-minded, it was okay to fight and kill, but he couldn't even bring soldiers, and after so many years of being the general of the Imperial Forest Army, Li Shenfu took office for less than half a year, and almost took away his military power.

There is only one fourth child left, who is shrewd and capable, caring and caring, and has no ambitions, Li Yuan even considered handing over the throne to the fourth child after a hundred years, but he felt that his ability to govern the country was not good, and the benevolence was not enough, the ministers would not buy his account, but he gave birth to a few sons who were smart and clever, and if he was educated, he could become a great treasure, and Yuanji would let him be a great general!

Li Yuan thought about it for a while, but he never thought about how long his dynasty could last?

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Li Yuanji rushed back to the palace and left the gag order to his subordinates to do, they have done this kind of thing many times, and practice makes perfect a long time ago.

He himself brought Cui Wenxiang over, and as soon as Cui Wenxiang entered the house, Li Yuanji yelled urgently: "Our opportunity has come!" ”

Cui Wenxiang was stunned, two days ago, this master sighed and said that there was no chance, but now there is another chance, Cui Wenxiang didn't know what the opportunity was for him, he sat down on his couch, saying that he was listening.

This is his privilege, he can sit casually in Li Yuanji's study, and even specially put his seat.

Li Yuanji was overjoyed, and couldn't help but be excited in his heart: "The Zhou army has captured the Dasan Pass, and the Shentong Emperor Uncle has led the army to recover the Dasan Pass." ”

Cui Wenxiang's eyes lit up, "How many troops did he take away?" ”

"I asked him specifically, and he said that he had taken 40,000 people with him, and I would go back and test it again with the military headquarters."

Cui Wenxiang was also excited, if this is the case, then they really have a chance to come, although Li Shentong has a good relationship with them, but Li Shentong is loyal to the Son of Heaven, and in the end he may support Li Yuanji when choosing the crown prince, but if he encounters a mutiny or something, he will definitely resolutely support the Son of Heaven, which is their biggest obstacle.

Cui Wenxiang quickly calculated in his heart that if Li Shentong took away 40,000 people, then there would only be 40,000 people left in Chang'an, 20,000 Imperial Forest Army, 15,000 Xuanwu Jingwei, and 5,000 Jinwuwei.

"Congratulations to Your Highness, the opportunity has indeed come, Zhang Xuan is really considerate, he knows what His Highness wants, so he sent it."

"Humph! He may not have such a good heart, he clearly wants to be right, we are just borrowing the situation. ”

In fact, Li Yuanji guessed wrong, this move Zhang Xuan really took it for him.

If it was just to capture Longyou, as long as the Zhou army occupied Tianshui County, the entire southern part of Longyou, including the Hehuang area, would it be in their pockets that the defenders of Dasanguan would still run to Tianshui County to fight them?

The real purpose is to help Li Yuanji, if Li Shentong's army is not transferred, Li Yuanji is indeed not good to launch a palace coup.

"Sir, what shall we do next?" Li Yuanji asked eagerly.