Li Shi's militia was divided into two routes, one was led by the general Pang Yu to attack Zongluohu from the front, and the other was led by Li Shimin himself, which was a strange army, and the victory or defeat of the war mainly depended on this strange army. Pang Yu and Zong Luohu fought in the shallow water plain, and the battle was in a stalemate, and Li Shimin led the odd army to attack from the rear of Zong Luohu.

Li Shimin led dozens of cavalry to take the lead in rushing into the army of Zong Luohu, and Pang Yu's army flanked back and forth. Where had Zong Luohu seen such a formation, he was suddenly blinded, and the soldiers retreated first, and he also followed. It doesn't matter if you lose the battle or win, your life can be saved.

At this time, Li Shimin carried forward the style of "also chasing the poor and brave, and not selling the name and learning the overlord", and followed Zong Luohu to the death, all the way to Zheqi City. Before the retreating Qin soldiers had time to enter the city, Li Shimin arrived. Under the city of Zheji, Xue Renguo has already set up a position, and is waiting for ↓↓↓, ≮.♀ns£b.∽m Li Shimin?

Don't get me wrong, this is not a welcome Li Shimin, although Zong Luohu was defeated, but Xue Renguo, who has always been conceited, thinks that this is just a small defeat, it is Zong Luohu's incompetence, he believes that he will be able to win Li Shimin. It wasn't until something happened that he felt that this seemed to be his end.

In front of the two armies, Xue Renguo's generals surrendered to Li Shimin in front of Xue Renguo. His grandmother's, Xue Renguo is so angry. It's useless to be angry, it's useless to be angry, if there is a problem, you have to find a way to solve it, Xue Renguo's head is very chaotic now, the scene just now hit him really hard, and he can't think of any good way for a while, so let's collect the army and go back to the city.

For Xue Renguo's move back to the city. Li Shimin did not stop him, let alone take the opportunity to attack Xue Renguo. Because he thought that the bloody victory of Tong Guò was not the most successful victory. He will win without blood.

So Li Shimin's army surrounded the city and besieged it without attacking. Xue Renguo originally thought that when he returned to the city, the situation would be somewhat better, but on the contrary, the situation was getting worse and worse, and it was getting worse and worse. In the city, both generals and soldiers rushed to come down from the city wall and surrender to the Tang army.

There was a fight for a piece of the wall, and you didn't let me surrender. I will destroy your will. At the same time, there are competitions to see who surrenders faster (this one depends on who runs faster, similar to the current track and field events).

Seeing this qiē, Xue Renguo had nothing to do, his capital was all spent by himself, he couldn't fight again, he couldn't defend it, and there was only one way left for him. The next day, he made the last decision of his life. November of the first year of Wude (618). Xue Renguo went out of the city and surrendered to Li Shimin, so that the Xue Ju group, which had been in Longxi for five years at the end of the Sui Dynasty, was destroyed, and Longxi was included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin was ashamed, relying on calmness, perseverance, wisdom, and bravery.

Li Yuan is an ambitious person. After becoming the emperor, his goal was very clear, that is, to unify the world. At that time, Xue Ju was not dead. Li Shimin did not pacify the Xue Ju group. Li Yuan had already set his eyes on Li Liang. The policy adopted by Li Yuan is four words - long-distance friendship and close attack.

For Xue Ju, who was close at hand, Li Yuan knew that war was inevitable. Not only because Xue Ju is not honest, but also because Xue Ju occupies the place of Longxi. Li Yuan always felt like his backyard was being occupied, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart alone. Li Yuan has also heard of Li Rail, and knows that this person is kind, benevolent, and different, unlike Xue Ju, who colluded with the underworld, Li Rail has read books.

After reading too many sages, I have the idea of emulating them. When he started a war with Xue Ju for the first time, Li Yuan realized that Li Liang was a person who could be used, and hoped that he could fight for it, return to the arms of the people, and attack Xue Ju together, so he sent an envoy to lobby Li Liang. …

Seeing Li Yuan's messenger, Li Liang was very happy, and when he opened Li Yuan's letter to him, he was even more excited, because Li Yuan called Li Liang his younger brother, which means that the two are brothers, a family, and a family is easy to talk to.

You must know that at that time, no matter how famous Li Liang was, it was impossible to surpass Li Yuan. Li Yuan was so cordial that Li Liang did not expect, and as soon as he was happy, he ordered the reception of the envoy, the hospitality of good wine and food, and promised to let his younger brother Li Mao go to see Li Yuan at the wine table.

Compared with Li Yuan, the old fritter, Li Liang was too tender, and he was coaxed in a few words, which was similar to Li Mi before. It seems that Li Yuan is really not very kind, and he picks on his own family's fools. Li Mao followed the envoy to Chang'an, and Li Yuan was not stingy, and directly appointed Li Mao as a general.

He also appointed Zhang Qiande as an envoy, and went with an edict to canonize Li Liang as the king of Liang and the governor of Liangzhou. At this time, Li Liang was not idle, and was busy becoming the emperor and establishing a cool country to live in peace. By the time Zhang Qiande arrived in Liangzhou, Li Liang had already ascended the throne as emperor. In the face of Li Yuan's canonization edict, two completely different opinions appeared in the Li Rail Group.

The first opinion was put forward by Li Liang himself, who planned to remove the emperor title and accept Li Yuan's canonization, the reason was: "The eldest brother calls me my younger brother, the two of us are a family, and the family must be harmonious, and we can't compete with each other for the world, let alone fight each other."

Every time I see this, I have to admire Li Yuan's flickering skills, he is so clever, he obviously bought Li Rail, and Li Rail also helped Li Yuan count the money. Li Yuan's success does not come from chance.

Flickering is also a skill. Another opinion is represented by Cao Zhen, just the opposite of Li Liang, who disapproves of accepting Li Yuan's edict on the grounds that "the Sui Dynasty lost the world, and everyone in the whole world has the right to get it, Li Yuan is the emperor in Guanzhong, and we are the emperor in Hexi, and the well water does not interfere with the river water, so why should we be subservient to others?" ”

When Li Rail heard it, it made sense, we are both emperors, why should I listen to you, Li Rail, who has just tasted the taste of being an emperor, feels that being an emperor is really enjoyable, and such a good errand can't be lost casually.

So Li Liang began not to urinate Li Yuan. from a small landlord suddenly became a large landlord; from one county to five; from a petty official to an emperor; His psychology swelled dramatically, and since then, Li Liang has changed.

Slowly he learned to enjoy, slowly he learned to hold on to the power in his hands, and slowly he no longer loved the people as much as before. Slowly, he began to listen to slander...... Right is a very strong poison, and the longer you eat it, the deeper the poison becomes. This sentence is very correct when applied to Li Rail. History has proved that the three good students also have a bad day. Let me give you a few examples. The sky is still so blue, and the white clouds are still very leisurely, but Li Rail is no longer the Li Rail of the past.

The first example: Liang Shuo was a good buddy who raised troops with Li Liang, and he also participated in that meeting, made important speeches, and after the success of the uprising, Liang Shuo also got a small official position (official department Shangshu).

Liang Shuo is different from others, although he is also a landlord. Others only know how to amass wealth and keep their possessions. And Liang Shuo is even smarter than them. He can see the essence of things, he can see things that others can't see, and he can predict things before they happen, and he is a very far-sighted person.

I can always help Li Liang come up with some very good ideas. Therefore, Liang Shuo is an important figure in Li Rail Group, and Li Rail consults with Liang Shuo whenever he has something. Liang Shuo always felt that the population of the ethnic minorities (Hu people) in Liangzhou was too large and very strong, and sooner or later there would be chaos, so he built a guard against it as soon as possible. And An Xiuren, another landlord who raised troops with Li Liang, was a Hu person, and he had a lot of opinions about Liang Shuo when he heard about it. …

So the landlord of Liang and the landlord of An formed a beam. Liang Shuo is usually very good. Looking down on people, once Li Liang's son Li Zhongyan went to Liang Shuo's house to wait for Liang Shuo, and it happened that Liang Shuo was sleeping, and Li Zhongyan waited. Liang Shuoniu's temper is committed again, and he usually looks down on Li Zhongyan, but now he doesn't get up at all.

Left, right, etc. Li Zhongyan didn't see Liang Shuo come out, and Brother Gongzi's temper came up. Who do you think you are, I won't wait? Lift your leg and go. So Liang Shuo offended Li Zhongyan again.

An Xiuren and Li Zhongyan joined forces to report to Li Liang. said that Liang Shuo rebelled, and Li Liang was very confused and let Liang Shuo commit suicide at home. As a result, Liang Shuo died unjustly, Li Rail destroyed the Great Wall, and those old buddies who rebelled against him were terrified (afraid that Li Rail would also kill himself).

The second example: there was a disaster in Hexi, the common people had nothing to eat, and it reached the point of cannibalism, Li Liang planned to open the government warehouse to relieve the hungry, and his general Cao Zhen and others also persuaded him to do so.

However, Xie Tongshi and other former officials of the Sui Dynasty were at odds with Cao Zhen and others, claiming that Cao Zhen was wrong, preventing Li Liang from releasing grain, and put forward a fallacy and heresy: "Those who starve to death among the common people are weak, how can a strong person starve to death?"

The government stores grain to deal with emergencies, how can it feed those old and weak, Cao Zhen is not thinking about the country? ”

Li Liang agreed very unexpectedly, so he didn't release grain, and the people complained and deviated from morality, and many people wanted to rebel against him. Li Yuan was very angry about Li Rail's behavior (he did not accept his canonization), and now that Xue Renguo had been resolved, Li Yuan planned to send troops to attack Li Rail.

It was at this time that a man named An Xinggui recommended himself, claiming that he had a way to recruit Li Liang.

Li Yuan said, "Then you can try it." "This is a very suitable deal for Li Yuan, not to mention the small risk, in case An Xinggui succeeds, he can take Hexi without standing, if An Xinggui fails, it is not too late for him to send troops. For An Xinggui, this is a gamble, if he wins, glory and wealth are at his fingertips; Having said that, if you fail, you probably won't necessarily be killed.

An Xinggui still heard about the current situation of Li Rail Group, and he believed that he could complete the task. In order to be foolproof, An Xinggui made two plans before leaving.

The reason why An Xinggui dared to stop this job was that he had capital, and his capital was Li Rail Group's household department Shangshu An Xiuren was his elder brother. An Xinggui was very smart, he did not go to see Li Liang as Li Yuan's envoy, but first found his brother An Xiuren. An Xiuren recommended An Xinggui to Li Liang, since he is the elder brother of the landlord of An, he can't be treated badly, without saying a word, landlord Li named An Xinggui an official.

When he was fine, Landlord Li was tired of playing, and suddenly thought of An Xinggui, who gave him an official position a few days ago, and didn't know how he was, so Li Liang ordered An Xinggui to come to see him. As soon as An Xinggui heard Li Liang calling, he knew that the opportunity had come.

In Li Liang's palace, Li Liang asked, "Do you have any strategy for governing the country and securing the country?" "He enjoyed being an emperor, it was so cool. An Xinggui said very facelessly: "This place in Liangzhou is too poor, there is no danger to be defended, and it is close to the Hu people, so I can't say when there will be chaos."

The current Tang Dynasty is in Guanzhong. The strength is the strongest among all the princes in the world (this, it's a bit blown). It is a matter of time before the world is unified. An Xinggui swallowed a mouthful of foam and said the last sentence: "I think it's okay to surrender to the Tang Dynasty." Li Liang silently did not answer, and it took a long time. Suddenly said: "I am now in Hexi, although the Tang Dynasty is strong, what can it do to me?"

Could it be that you are a spy sent by the Tang Dynasty? When he said the last sentence, Li Liang stared at An Xinggui with his eyes, hoping to see panic and helplessness in An Xinggui's eyes. However, Li Rail was wrong, An Xinggui was a spy, but An Xinggui's psychological quality was much better than Li Rail imagined. An Xinggui replied very calmly: "I heard that if you don't go home to show off when you become a big official, it's the same as wearing beautiful clothes in the dark." …

Now I am an official in my hometown. I don't have to show off, my family can see me, can I have anything else to think about? (An Xinggui, An Xiuren live in Liangzhou) Li Liang nodded, dispelling his suspicions about An Xinggui: "You go out." ”

After a long time, Li Rail felt that something was wrong, what was wrong, he couldn't say, when An Xinggui walked out of Li Rail's palace, his underwear was soaked. He breathed a sigh of relief: "It was really dangerous just now, as long as you say a wrong word, you are in danger of losing your head, fortunately I am clever." ”

An Xinggui patted his chest. While talking to himself. Through the conversation just now, An Xinggui knew that Li Liang had been corrupted by power. can't get rid of the right, those words just now should be regarded as playing the piano to the cow. The first plan went bankrupt. An Xinggui decided to implement the second plan.

An Xinggui found his elder brother An Xiuren again, and prepared to use force to force Li Liang to submit. The two brothers led the Hu soldiers to attack Li Liang. Li Gang went out of the city to meet the battle, was defeated, and was forced to return to the city to hold on. An Xinggui shouted around the city: "The Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty ordered me to kill Li Liang, dare to help the rebels, and connect the three clans." So many of the soldiers and people went out of the city and surrendered. Li Liang saw that the general trend had gone, and he couldn't be a landlord if he wanted to, so he drank goodbye to his wife and children.

An Xinggui captured Li Rail, in Chang'an Li Yuan did not think of the so-called brotherhood, and directly beheaded Li Rail, before he died, Li Rail knew that Li Yuan was a liar and a big liar. An Xinggui and An Xiuren brothers have made great contributions, Li Yuan named An Xinggui the right general of Wuhou and the Duke of Liangguo; Feng An Xiuren Zuo Wuhou General, Shen Guogong. Since then, Li Yuan has taken Hexi without standing, the Li Rail group has been destroyed, and there is no strong enemy in the west, Li Yuan has set his sights on the east and the south. The world is so big, I want to travel!

Liu Wuzhou's next target, Liu Wuzhou, to be honest, this is not Li Yuan's pick, but Liu Wuzhou took the initiative to find Li Yuan, and asked very arrogantly: "Sample, don't accept it, do a fight." This is obviously a provocative act, since becoming the emperor, where has Li Yuan been so angry, before Liu Wuzhou finished speaking, Li Yuan was angry: ", if I don't take you down, I won't be surnamed Li." ”

Although Liu Wuzhou's own moral level is not high, he was born as a hooligan, but his strength is not to be underestimated, Li Yuan suffered a lot in the first few battles, first the old iron son Pei Lin was defeated, and then Li Yuanji fled back to Chang'an without fighting, and Taiyuan was occupied by Liu Wuzhou until ...... According to the rules, let's first introduce Liu Wuzhou's resume: Liu Wuzhou, a native of Mayi.

Liu Wuzhou's background is not good in two words, and bad in one word. He is not as good as Li Yuan and Li Mi, inheriting the title, brocade clothes and food; Even Xue Ju, who colluded with the underworld, and Li Liang, who had a good land, were not as good, and this guy praised him a little bit when he said that he was the underworld, and made it clear that he was a hooligan.

This background has a fight with Liu Bang. Liu Wuzhou hangs his children, idle, lazy, does not do serious things, and the so-called buddies who are with him are also this person, these people have a common characteristic: their mouths are more flowery than anyone else's words, what Lao Tzu is the first in the world, what looks at this is not pleasing to the eye, and he will definitely not be able to catch the shadow at the critical moment.

And Liu Wuzhou just likes such people, soaking with them all day long, drinking wine, eating meat and bragging, and then picking up bubble girls when he has nothing to do, in a word, do everything, just don't do serious things. Liu Wuzhou's brother was very angry when he saw him like this, and said with hatred: "Just like you, sooner or later it will affect our family." I think you should do something serious, and I can marry you a daughter-in-law and live a stable life. ”

After listening to this, Liu Wuzhou didn't say anything, thinking: Why do you marry a daughter-in-law, you still have to support her, the house flowers are not as fragrant as wild flowers. His brother's words obviously had no effect on Liu Wuzhou, what he did before, and what he still does, seems to have the meaning of changing Bengali, such as going home every day before, but now it has simply developed into a night without returning.

If nothing remains the same, Yang Guang is very honest, and the Sui Dynasty is very peaceful in development, it is estimated that Liu Wuzhou's life will start as a baby and end up as a hooligan, if it is better, one day he suddenly woke up and felt that he was doing a little too unprofessional, and turned to live an honest life, marry a wife, and have a child. Either way, his name will not remain in history.

However, Yang Guang provided him with a stage, as mentioned earlier, Yang Guang's three expeditions to Goguryeo, wantonly conscription, of course, the conscription order also arrived in Mayi, Liu Wuzhou saw the conscription order, and wanted to go to the conscription, anyway, my brother didn't want to see him, his reputation was not good, and there was no one to give his wife if he stayed at home, so it was better to gamble, and he would die, if he was lucky, he couldn't die, and he could ride a horse back to let those who looked down on me see. (To be continued......)