Chapter 381: The Li Family's Father and Son
"The generalissimo thinks Qu Tutong will definitely fail?" Li Jing said with some hesitation: "Although he can't control all the troops, some generals under his command are still very loyal to him." ”
"The building is about to fall, maybe Qu Tutong himself has the intention of surrendering Li Yuan." Li Xin hesitated for a while and said, "Qu Tutong's son Qu Tushou has been captured by Li Yuan's people. It's in the middle of Daxing City. ”
Li Jing opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Xin, he didn't expect this incident to happen in Daxing City, which was calm on the surface, which can also show that in Daxing City, I am afraid that he has long been corrupted by Li Yuan, and even Qu Tutong's family was caught by the Guan Long family. It's no wonder that Li Xin will let his wife, children and mother withdraw, and now it is really unsafe in Daxing City.
In fact, he didn't know how Qu Tutong surrendered Li Xin, but he knew that Qu Tutong would definitely surrender, so he would not pin his hopes on a person who might surrender at any time.
"If this is the case, Li Yuan's entry into Guanzhong must be a foregone conclusion, Generalissimo, if you can, you must strengthen the defense of Yongfeng Cang." Li Jing hesitated for a while before saying: "Once Li Yuan's army enters Guanzhong, those people of the Guanlong family lurking in Guanzhong will definitely take refuge under Li Yuan's command, Li Yuan's soldiers and horses will expand rapidly in a short period of time, grain and grass will become his loophole, and Yongfeng Cang will definitely become his target." ”
"Defending Yongfeng Cang? Who can defend? Li Xin shook his head, he looked up the information on the side, only to find a copy of the text, glanced at it, a wry smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and said: "Even if there are more soldiers and horses to defend, they can't resist the thieves, look, Huayin County Commander Li Xiaochang, speaking of which, he still has something to do with Li Yuan, and he is also the son-in-law of the Dou family." It's a pity that Huayin is too far away from us. Otherwise, why bother with the Yin World Master, even if we can occupy the Yongfeng Warehouse, we don't have to worry about the problem of grain and grass from now on. Damn, the imperial court has built so many granaries in Guanzhong, from Guangtong, Yongfeng, and Changping, all of them are in the east of Daxing, otherwise, we will not be passive. ”
"Generalissimo, those places are all canals. That's why so many granaries are built. Li Jing explained with a smile.
"That's why I feel sorry!" Li Xin shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Brother Jing, sometimes, I think my strategy should be changed, you look at the granary on the edge of Daxing, at the very least, we must also master one or two, so as to support our long-term battle." Then don't think about Yongfeng Cang, Li Xiaochang will not submit to us, but Changping and Guangtong Cang can still be considered. ”
"That's it. Is the generalissimo preparing to change the east-west confrontation to a north-south confrontation? Li Jing looked at the map in front of him, his brows furrowed, he had to admit that Li Xin's idea was a bit unexpected. From the previous thing confrontation. It can occupy an advantage in terms of geographical advantages, but the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, grain and grass, and the grain and grass of Li Xin's army rely on transportation from the rear. Not to mention the long distance, what is more important is that the northwest is barren, even if Li Xin has worked hard for many years. However, it cannot fundamentally change the reality of Li Xin's lack of food and grass. If the confrontation between the north and the south is changed to an equal division along the Wei River or the canal, Li Xin may not be able to occupy an absolute advantage in geographical advantages, but there is no guarantee of grain and grass.
"This plan must be perfected, what must be done is to hit with one blow, and not let Li Yuan and them know, otherwise, they would rather burn it down, and I am afraid it will not be left to the generalissimo." Li Jing hesitated for a while and said.
"After solving Tang Bi and Li Xiuning in front of him, he collected their soldiers and horses, and then the general did this special thing, and took the two granaries of Changping and Guangtong in his hands. I have food in my hands, and I don't panic in my heart! Li Xin was also very happy to see that his construction was supported by Li Jing.
"The last will obey." Li Jing had a wry smile on his face, such a task was not easy, he had to go back and think about it seriously.
"Haha, then I won't send the general." Li Xin is very comfortable with a talent like Li Jing around him, if he doesn't squeeze it, then he is really sorry for himself!
Li Xin's appointment as the generalissimo of soldiers and horses was not only known by Li Xiuning and others, but also by Li Yuan, who was separated by the Yellow River, Li Yuan was very panicked in his heart, and from this edict, he felt that Daxingcheng supported Li Xin, at least in terms of public opinion, he no longer had an advantage as the Duke of Tang Guo. In front of Li Xin were Tang Bi and Li Xiuning, and there was Qu Tutong on the opposite side of him, with tens of thousands of troops stationed in Hedong. Li Yuan once served as an ambassador of Hedong comfort, and he stayed in Hedong, such a big city, it was extremely difficult to capture him.
"Father, can you come in?" The voice outside the big tent was relatively gentle, as if it was warm jade, which made him feel extremely relieved to listen to it, and a smile suddenly appeared on Li Yuan's unhappy face, and it was his eldest son Li Jiancheng who spoke.
"Come in!" Li Yuan was still very satisfied with his eldest son. Under his teaching, Li Jiancheng has grown into the style of the eldest son, whether in governing the country or marching and fighting.
"Father." The big tent was rolled up, and I saw Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin walking in together.
"Why, you two brothers are here together, but what's the matter?" Li Yuan didn't expect his two sons to come, so he smiled and pointed to Mazha on the side and said, "How is the situation in the army?" ”
"The morale of the army is not bad, but I have been waiting for a long time under Hedong City, facing the fortified city, and I will not be able to conquer it for a long time, and the morale of our army will be affected." Li Shimin urged: "Wei Xuan has asked the acting king to canonize Li Xin as the generalissimo, which shows that they are afraid of us, and they need Li Xin to help them fight us." Father, the child thinks that Hedong City must not wait any longer, and must immediately withdraw the troops, cross the Yellow River, and go to Guanzhong, we are members of the Guanlong family, and only by entering Guanzhong can our strength be completely strengthened. ”
"I think so too, but Pei Lin said that once we withdraw our troops, Qu Tutong will attack from behind, and when the time comes, we will not only have the soldiers and horses of the Yin World Division in front of us, but also the soldiers and horses of Qu Tutong in the back, and we will be defeated if we are attacked from both sides." Li Yuan said with a smile.
Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin glanced at each other, and the two brothers knew that this was not what Pei Lin meant, but the concerns of the Guan Long family, the Guan Long family was doing a hammer deal this time, if Li Yuan failed, the Guan Long family would not be happy, so at this time, it seemed timid.
"Master Pei, this is unfounded, what is in front of us, others think it is a thousand difficulties and obstacles, but in the eyes of the child, it is a flat river." Li Jiancheng's eyes flashed with light, making people dare not look directly, only to hear and say: "Father, the people of the world have suffered Yang Guang for a long time, and the same is true in Guanzhong, my father raised troops that was in response to the heavens, from Taiyuan to the present, except for Huoyi and Hedong, we no longer have any obstacles, this is the proof, if the father believes in the child, let the child lead the army of 3,000 and cross the Yellow River, the soldiers and horses on the other side will not dare to attack our army, but will turn against us." ”
"Father, the child is willing to give it a try." Li Shimin saw Li Jiancheng make a move, and he was not far behind, pointing to the marching map not far away, and said: "Qu Tutong only relies on Hancheng and Haoyang, and my eldest brother and I led a group of men and horses to conquer Hancheng and Haoyang, and Qu Tutong's reliance will have no effect." If he makes any moves, he will face a situation where we are caught between two sides. ”
"Haha, I don't need you to do anything, I'd better let someone else go! You stay at the headquarters with me, ready to cross the river at any time. I'd like to see if I'm faster, or if Li Xin is faster. Li Yuan was told by his two sons that he had a trace of fighting spirit.
"Father, there is one more thing about Sanniang." After Li Jiancheng heard this, he glanced at Li Yuan with some embarrassment.
"What's wrong with Sanniang?" After Li Yuan heard this, the smile on his face remained unchanged, he still felt proud of his children, not to mention the two sons for the time being, it was his daughter Li Xiuning, except for some aspects that made him a little dissatisfied, other aspects can be called heroines.
"Li Xin's soldiers and horses are about to arrive in Fufeng, and they are only a stone's throw away from martial arts, and Uncle Shentong once built a joint army with Tang Bi, but was rejected by Sanniang." Li Jiancheng still said seriously: "Uncle Shentong thinks that Tang Bi's soldiers and horses are not enough to resist Li Xin, and if he unites with our army, he can delay Li Xin's actions." ”
"And what does he mean?" Li Yuan was a little dissatisfied, and said, "Let someone replace Sanniang?" Will Sanniang's army approve? Hmph, if I don't trust my own daughter, who else can I trust? Sanniang will not disappoint me. ”
"Father, don't forget the evil seed that Sanniang gave birth to, I'm afraid it's already in Li Xin's camp now." Li Shimin was about to continue, but found that there was a pair of vicious eyes in front of him, and he was suddenly startled, and he couldn't say any more.
"Remember, Sanniang is my daughter." Li Yuan waved his sleeves viciously and said, "Go ahead!" Naturally, Sanniang is in charge of the affairs in Guanzhong, and no one else is allowed to dry up. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin did not dare to object, so they had to retreat.
After a while, Li Yuan ordered Wang Changhuan and Liu Hongji, the commanders of the left and right forces, Shi Chen Yanshou, and Shi Danai, the chief of the left and left leaders, to lead 6,000 foot cavalry to cross the Yellow River from Liangshan and set up a large camp on the west bank of the Yellow River, echoing Li Yuan from afar. And let Cao Rengui, the Huhu of Hedong County, say that he had surrendered the Hancheng guards and showed Hancheng, so that the defense line that Qu Tutong had high hopes for disappeared under Li Yuan's casual blow.
Li Yuan immediately left a part of the soldiers and horses to monitor Qu Tutong, and he led the army into Guanzhong, those Guanlong families after Li Yuan entered Guanzhong, all the forces were mobilized in an instant, and a large number of people came to surrender every day, or a hundred and ten people, or thousands of people, or for the people, or for thieves, or for the rebels, and so on. (To be continued......)