Chapter 466: The Battle of Luoyang (1)
"Hey." After Li Shimin waited for Li Yuanji to come out of the big tent, he sighed deeply, he knew that even if he didn't want to attack Luoyang, whether it was Li Yuan or Li Jiancheng, he would not agree. Luoyang has a great relationship, and Xu Sheng is not allowed to lose. He was very worried about the situation of Li Xin in Chang'an, and he urgently needed to know the situation in Chang'an.
"Auxiliary!" Li Shimin thought about it and decided to let the eldest grandson Wuji investigate the matter of Chang'an.
"Second son." The eldest grandson Wuji entered the big tent, and when he saw that Li Shimin's face was much better, he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he was really afraid that Li Shimin would not be able to get over this hurdle in his heart.
"I need to know where the hell is Li Xin? Even if he is really injured, he knows where he is recuperating. Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji and said.
The eldest grandson Wuji was stunned when he heard this, but he still nodded and said, "The subordinates will definitely mobilize people to find Li Xin's whereabouts." "The eldest grandson Wuji knows that the easiest thing to change the battlefield situation at the moment is Li Xin, as long as Li Xin is shrinking in Guanzhong, Li Shimin is safe, if Li Xin is not in Guanzhong, it means that Li Xin is probably hiding somewhere, giving himself a fatal blow, at this time, what Li Shimin has to do is to roll as far as he can.
"The King of Qi is going to attack Hongnong, you also have to pay attention to Hongnong's affairs, Hongnong is guarding our flanks, if something goes wrong on his side, we must react quickly. This is our second hurdle. Li Shimin commanded again, what came to mind in his mind, but this thought flashed in an instant. Just as he was about to think about it, suddenly there was a loud noise outside.
"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Your Highness."
Zhai Changsun strode in, his face was still panicked, and he pointed to Luoyang City in the distance with sad and angry eyes, and he was speechless.
"What's wrong?" Li Shimin hurriedly got up, didn't even wear shoes, and walked towards the outside of the big tent, looking at the tall Luoyang City. All that catches the eye is human heads, thousands of heads lined up on it, densely packed, making people's skin cold. Even in August, Li Shimin, who was outside Luoyang City, still unconsciously tightened his clothes.
"Damn, hateful, Wang Shichong should be killed, Wang Shichong should be killed." Li Shimin clenched his fists, and his eyes were full of blood when he looked at Luoyang City, Wang Shichong cut off the heads of the soldiers who died in battle. It is hung on the city wall, on the one hand, to increase the prestige, and on the other hand, it is also used to deter and deter the enemy.
Li Shimin already felt that the morale of the army had been affected, and last night's battle was too fierce and brutal, and the morale of the army was greatly affected, and I am afraid that attacking Luoyang City again at this time will definitely affect the morale of the army again.
"Soldiers. Do you know what that is? It was the head of our brethren, and now it was hung by the enemy on the wall as a trophy to show off to us. The enemy is so brutal. Can we let our brethren go out on the spot? ”
"Brothers, as a man, he should die on the battlefield, but he can't use such cruel means, Wang Shichong is so cruel. The whole world is against him, and we, as men, are we afraid of such a brutal man? ”
"The emperor has asked the king of Qi to lead 30,000 troops to come. In the rear, tens of thousands of troops have come to support us, and the emperor has prepared a large amount of grain and grass, which is about to be transported to the front. The emperor has prepared a lot of money for this campaign, and those who make meritorious contributions this time will not only be rewarded with titles, but also have a lot of money and land. ”
Li Shimin stood under the big curtain and gave a loud speech, his voice was very loud, and there were many soldiers around him, constantly repeating Li Shimin's words, so that Li Shimin's words could be spread throughout the three armies.
Sure enough, as Li Shimin's words ended, the officers and men of the three armies cheered, and their morale was rebounded again, of course, this kind of morale rebound is not long-lasting, to make the real morale rebound bigger, to maintain a high will to fight, it is necessary to achieve victory, this is the most important thing.
"Revenge, revenge."
Seeing this, Liu Wenjing immediately raised his arms and shouted loudly, but in fact, he was relieved in his heart, they needed to find the key point of the decisive victory, at least they had to win a victory first, so as to save morale. Undoubtedly, revenge is the best option.
"Revenge!" The soldiers of the three armies shouted together, and the entire Luoyang City shouted, and the sound shook the entire Luoyang City, which made the faces of everyone in Luoyang City cold.
"I'm afraid something is not good this time." Wang Shichong looked at the Li Zhao military camp below, there was a trace of strangeness in the depths of his eyes, he faintly regretted it in his heart, he knew that it was okay to get Li Shimin away, and now looking at this posture, it is almost impossible to let Li Shimin leave.
"Are you still afraid of them? We are not alone, but we have two powerful strengths, even if Li Shimin is powerful, what about it? Shan Xiongxin said indifferently.
"Throw all these heads down, tie Liu Dewei to the city wall, give him food and drink, and can't let him die." Wang Shichong finally waved his hand and said: "If Li Shimin dares to attack and release arrows, we will put Liu Dewei there and let them shoot arrows." ”
"Yes." You Junda and the others were stunned when they heard this, but they didn't speak, it can be said that this kind of practice is really too shameless, and if it is not good, this will not only not make Li Shimin withdraw from the army, but can also arouse Li Shimin's madness, so that Li Shimin's military morale will be more cohesive, and he will attack Luoyang frantically.
"Don't worry about Luoyang, Luoyang is far stronger than you think." Wang Xuanying glanced at everyone, pointed to Li Shimin's camp in the distance, and said disdainfully: "Li Shimin will definitely sink in front of our Luoyang." He burst into laughter.
"What's going on, I feel that the prince seems to be very sure, if Li Shimin really blocks the entire Luoyang, how long can Luoyang last?" You Junda suddenly asked curiously.
"There may be some mystery in it, but it's not for us to know." Shan Xiongxin thought for a while and shook his head and said, "According to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, throw these heads down, and then let's defend carefully!" ”
"Hey, this kind of thing is really uncomfortable!" You Junda said dissatisfiedly.
"War has been like this since ancient times, Wang Shichong is like this, Li Shimin is also like this, see if Lu Chu, Yuan Wendu and others are not like this?" Shan Xiongxin shook his head and said: "Although Wang Shichong is a little despicable in doing this, he is also to protect Luoyang. ”
"I just don't know why Wang Shichong is so sure that he can stick to Luoyang. If Li Shimin besieges Luoyang for a long time, can Wang Shichong still hold on? You Junda asked with some disbelief: "Guarding Luoyang, I don't care about the city, but I care about the grain and grass, as long as the grain and grass are enough, Luoyang can be defended." ”
"Not to mention how much grain and grass there is in Luoyang, how long can Li Shimin wait in Luoyang, Li Xin's soldiers and horses are in Chang'an, and if they don't come out now, it doesn't necessarily mean that they won't come out in the future, how powerful Li Xin is, how can he let Li Shimin occupy such an important place as Luoyang, wait! Li Xin will come out sooner or later, and at that time, it may be impossible for Li Shimin to leave. Shan Xiongxin said proudly: "The emperor has the confidence to stick to Luoyang, not because he is strong enough, but because there is a Li Xin next to him." ”
"Li Xin?" You Junda and the others all showed complicated expressions on their faces, it is undeniable that no one in this era can avoid the word Li Xin, Wang Shichong in Luoyang is like this, and the same is true for Li Shimin outside.
Li Xin in Tongguan didn't know that he would be missed by so many people, he stood quietly on top of the Tongguan Tower, Tongguan is located between Hongnong and Chang'an, high as a cloud, next to the cliff, the real man is a place where ten thousand people can't be opened, and because of this place, Li Xin can occupy Guanzhong, not worried about the threat from Kanto.
"Prime Minister, an urgent report from Hongnong." Du Ruhui and Shen Qianqiu came together.
"But Li Shimin sent people to occupy Hongnong?" Li Xin didn't look back, and said in a very flat voice.
"Exactly, Li Yuanji personally led the army to occupy Hongnong, and the Hongnong army had 50,000 people." Shen Qianqiu didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly said: "Li Shimin changed from attacking to besieging without the internal response of Lu Chu and others. I think he was afraid that our army would attack from Hongnong, so he let Li Yuanji occupy Hongnong. ”
"Although Li Shimin is smart, he is much worse in this regard, he just saw us going to Luoyang from Hongnong, but he didn't expect that we would go to Luoyang from another direction." Li Shimin said indifferently.
"Prime Minister, no matter what, if we don't say anything about Hongnong, I'm afraid Li Shimin will be suspicious." Du Ruhui said in a low voice: "My subordinates thought that Li Shimin let Li Yuanji occupy Hongnong, which had three meanings, first, to resist our army's attack on Luoyang from Hongnong; The second is to transfer Li Yuanji away from his side, the contradiction between the three brothers of the Li family is known to the entire Zhao State, Li Shimin drove Li Yuanji away, presumably because he didn't want Li Yuanji to form a constraint around him; Third, that is to stimulate us, if the prime minister sends troops to fight, maybe Li Shimin will not suspect anything, if he does not send troops, Li Shimin may suspect that we will have greater moves. ”
"In that case, we must send someone to go for it." Li Xin was silent for a while, and finally said: "Let Pei Xingjian go, lead the army with 10,000, Pei Xingjian is more stable, he goes to go, the offense may be insufficient, but the defense is definitely okay, and he can do it anyway." Li Xin agreed with Du Ruhui's view.
"Yes." Du Ruhui responded, and then said: "The prime minister can't appear in Tongguan, maybe the prime minister should change places to recuperate, and this place is relatively close to Wuguan, our army can easily break through Wuguan, pass through Nanyang, and kill under Luoyang City." ”
"Then the king will go to Zhongnan Mountain to cultivate." Li Xin thought for a while and said: "Keming, if someone comes from Luoyang, we will give it if we need grain and grass, and if we need soldiers and horses, we will shirk it." We must wait until both sides are exhausted before we can send troops, or even wipe them out. (To be continued......)