Wang Shichong has been a little restless these days, and he has gradually formed a unique sensitivity to the current situation by leading troops to fight for a long time, although the emperor's life of several years of drunken dreams has reduced his sensitivity, but after all, the time on the throne is not too long, and he can still feel the breath of danger approaching. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the past two days, Wang Shichong has not been drunk and dreamed of death in the palace, but stayed in the imperial study day and night to think about countermeasures, he didn't sleep all night last night, his eyes were red, and he was obviously emaciated.

The crown prince Wang Xuanying stood aside with his hands down, not daring to disturb his father's thinking, he had just been summoned by his father, and he didn't know what his father was looking for him?

After a long time, Wang Shichong asked in a hoarse voice: "How is the situation of your uncle and brothers, I mean that the new army is settled?" ”

Wang Xuanying hurriedly bowed down and replied: "Back to my father, everyone is actively responding, but the method of placing recruits is different for everyone, like the second uncle and the third uncle and the second brother, they are mixing the old and new armies, using veterans to lead new soldiers, and the plan of the sons and uncles is the same, and the recruits are trained in separate formations. ”

"Why form alone?" Wang Shichong asked with a frown.

"Erchen and Uncle both think that the recruits are unstable, and once they escape from the battle, it will affect the surrounding soldiers' battles, and instead of being led by the veterans, they will drag the veterans back."

Wang Xuanying just used the uncle's theory to reply to his father, but in fact, the fundamental reason why he didn't want to mix the old and the new was that he found that the veterans would bully the recruits, and the food subsidies issued by the imperial court would also be snatched away by the veterans, which could not solidify the recruits' military hearts, but would make the recruits resentful, but he didn't dare to say this to his father, so he had to move out of the uncle's thinking.

Wang Shichong didn't say anything, he was a man who led troops to fight, he knew that these two plans had their pros and cons, as long as the recruits were well trained, there was nothing wrong with forming alone.

What's more, he just casually asked, and it wasn't this thing he was going to talk to the prince.

Wang Shichong let go of this topic, and said slowly: "I have thought about it for a long time, and I have also drafted various countermeasures, and I have probably sorted out my ideas, which are divided into three strategies, if it can be implemented smoothly, we will not be unable to survive this crisis." ”

"Can my father tell his son?"

Wang Xuanying was also emaciated by the dangerous situation in front of him, but he didn't dare to show it in front of his father, since his father had three strategies, he knew it very well.

Wang Shichong actually wanted to discuss it with his eldest son, so he smiled and said: "The so-called best strategy is to persuade Zhang Xuan to support us instead, to put it mildly, we are willing to be one of his dogs, bite the Tang Dynasty for him, and weaken the strength of the Tang Dynasty for him, I believe he will be tempted." ”

"But the battle of Jingzhou ......" Wang Xuanying referred to the fact that Wang Renze was completely annihilated by Zhang Xuan, and he felt that Zhang Xuan's attitude had changed.

Of course, Wang Shichong understood what the eldest son meant, and said lightly: "Wang Ren sent troops to Nanjun without authorization, arson and disturbed the people, and his fate was completely self-inflicted, I will explain this to Zhang Xuan, and I will also ask him for guilt, of course, we only need to keep Henan County and Hongnong County, and other counties can be dedicated to Northern Sui, I have written a personal letter, I need to find a weighty person to negotiate." ”

Wang Xuanying bit his lip and said, "Erchen is going to be." ”

"You?" Wang Shichong looked at his eldest son in surprise.

"If there is a son as a hostage, Zhang Xuan will believe in his father's sincerity even more."

Wang Shichong understood what his son meant, he was really moved in his heart, although he still had two sons, but he knew that the second and third children were not successful, and they couldn't do such a big thing, only the eldest son could take on the heavy responsibility.

He sighed and said: "How can there be any reason to let the eldest son be hostage, but it is really difficult for your two brothers to take on the big responsibility, and they can only wronged you." ”

"The son has no grievances, and I implore my father to talk about the middle and next strategies."

Wang Shichong nodded, "If the upper policy doesn't work, then use the middle policy, take advantage of the contradiction that the Sui and Tang dynasties want to seize Luoyang, and allocate a war between them, and the cranes and mussels will fight, maybe we will be the fisherman." ”

Wang Xuanying didn't say anything, he felt that if a big war broke out in Luoyang in Sui and Tang, then Luoyang would be the first to be destroyed, but he couldn't say this, he knew that his father had already worked hard about it, and he couldn't hit his father's fragile heart anymore.

Wang Shichong didn't notice the change in the expression on his son's face, and he continued: "If the middle strategy and the upper strategy can't play a role, then we will fight to the death in the city, we have food, and wait for change in battle, the key to this is that all the generals who control the military power must not have different intentions, and they cannot sacrifice the city for glory, this is the reason why all the clansmen are enabled for their father, although their ability is a little lower, but at least they are loyal and have common interests, and they will not think of surrendering to the enemy army." ”

"Erchen understands, Erchen hopes to leave for Yique as soon as possible to meet Zhang Xuan."

Wang Shichong took a handwritten letter and handed it to his son, and said softly: "Be careful all the way!" ”

"Take care, father!"

Wang Xuanying knelt down and kowtowed respectfully to his father, got up and walked quickly.

Wang Shichong looked at his eldest son walking away, and sighed secretly in his heart, hoping that he would have a chance to see his eldest son again.

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Wang Xuanying's intelligence was still a beat slower, Zhang Xuan was still in Yique two days ago, but now he has led 50,000 main forces to pass through Yiyang County on the north bank of Luoshui, and the troops are directed at Hangu Pass.

At present, the 90,000 troops of the Tang army under the leadership of Li Shimin are stationed on the south bank of the valley 30 miles west of Luoyang, and the 90,000 army has thousands of big tents that stretch for more than ten miles, and the momentum is huge, when the 100,000 Sui army stationed in the Yan Division has begun to advance in the direction of Luoyang, the call for the Tang army to immediately enter Luoyang is getting higher and higher, and the generals are all gearing up, looking forward to the order that His Royal Highness the King of Qin is about to issue to send troops, but for a whole day, the King of Qin did not have any order to be issued, which made the generals talk about it and did not know what was wrong.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, Li Shimin stood in front of the map in front of his hand in a daze, he had maintained this posture for almost a quarter of an hour, his eyes were full of helplessness and pain, just this morning, he received urgent information from Hangu Pass, a Sui army of thousands of people had arrived a few miles east of Hangu Pass.

This news surprised Li Shimin, and then he received information from the outside, Zhang Xuan, the king of Qi, personally led an army of 50,000 to Hangu Pass, this news made Li Shimin fall into extreme shock, of course he understood what this meant, the Sui army wanted to cut off their own back road, the Nanxiang Road in the south has been cut off, and now if Henan Road is also cut off, then the 90,000 army led by himself will face an extremely serious crisis.

"Your Highness, I humbly request to lead the army to support Hangu Pass!" Qu Tutong whispered to the side.

Li Shimin finally reacted from his long-term contemplation, he shook his head and said: "This is meaningless, once we divide our troops, it is just convenient for Zhang Xuan to divide and annihilate him, he went to Hangu Pass in the vanguard, but the army is moving slowly, isn't this just waiting for us to divide our troops to rescue?" ”

Qu Tutong is also very difficult, Hangu Pass is a defense of the West, not for the East, the Xiongguan for the defense of the East is Tongguan, precisely because Hangu Pass is for the Guanzhong region, of course the Tang Army does not have to guard against its own people, so Qu Tutong deployed in Hangu Pass has very few garrisons, only 2,000 people, only 5,000 people can capture Hangu Pass from the east.

"But the Hangu Pass is lost, and the consequences are very serious."

"I know this!"

Li Shimin took a few steps with his hands in his hands, and said slowly to Qu Tutong: "Didn't the old general feel that Luoyang was actually a bait? ”

Qu Tutong was stunned, he realized that King Qin's considerations were far more far-reaching than his own, he pondered for a moment and said: "I think it shouldn't be, if Zhang Xuan really has this intention, then it is a good opportunity in Nanyang County, to attack from the north and south, and then block Nanxiang Road, I think it will be more advantageous than Luoyang at that time, what does Your Highness think?" ”

Li Shimin was silent, Qu Tutong's reminder was very convincing, if Zhang Xuan really wanted to annihilate himself, Nanyang or Shuyang County had a better chance, he nodded and said: "The general is right, Zhang Xuan's intention seems to be to monopolize Luoyang and force us to withdraw our troops." ”

"The same is true of the lowly office....."

Li Shimin saw that Qu Tutong wanted to speak and stopped, so he said: "Old general, please continue." ”

Qu Tutong said worriedly: "I can only say that Zhang Xuan is trying to force the Tang army to withdraw from the battle of Luoyang so far, if the battle of Luoyang really starts and the Tang army also participates, then it will not be as simple as the battle of Luoyang, it is likely to be a full-scale war." ”

"What is an all-out war?"

"Your Highness, if the humble position is Zhang Xuan, in order to prevent the Tang army from coming from Guanzhong to aid Luoyang, I will inevitably order the army of Hetao to go south and attack Longyou, and at the same time order the army of Bingzhou to attack the south of Bingzhou, so that the Tang army is too anxious to take care of Luoyang, in that case, we can only fight alone."

Li Shimin was secretly shocked, Qu Tutong's analysis was not alarmist, there was indeed this possibility, and he had nothing to do for a while.

At this moment, a soldier outside the tent reported: "Your Highness, Zhang Xuan, the king of Qi, sent someone to send a letter to His Highness." (To be continued.) )