Ling Jing has followed Dou Jiande for so many years, and he knows Dou Jiande's personality very well.

As soon as he saw Dou Jiande's expression, he knew what Dou Jiande was thinking, and he decided to tell the strategy he thought of last night.

"Lord, I have a plan to solve Luoyang's predicament."

When Dou Jiande heard this, he couldn't wait to ask, "What is the best plan for sir?" Come on. ”

Everyone also looked at Ling Jing with curiosity.

Ling Jing clenched his fist to his mouth, cleared his throat, and then said: "Actually, we can give up the Tiger Prison Pass, send all our forces to cross the Yellow River, first capture Huaizhou and Heyang, and then send heavy troops to guard the pass."

"Then cross the Taihang Mountain, enter Shangdang, attack Fenzhou and Jinzhou all the way, and finally capture Pujin."

Dou Jiande showed a thoughtful expression.

"On the one hand, this plan can open up the territory, recruit soldiers and horses, and make our national strength stronger;

"On the other hand, the state is the place where Li Yuan raised his army, and the Tang court attaches great importance to the state, and if we do this, the Tang court will inevitably be shocked and send troops to rescue the state.

"At that time, the siege of Luoyang will naturally be lifted."

After Dou Jiande heard this, he clapped his hands and praised: "Wonderful, it's really a clever plan, this plan is tantamount to the strategy of Qi Guo to save Zhao from Wei back then, and in the current situation, there is really no better way than this plan." ”

After thinking about it, it turned out that this was the best way to do it, as the Lord said.

So, Dou Jiande immediately announced: "I will do it according to Mr.'s plan......"

Soon, Wang Wan learned the news that the Xia army was going to attack the rear of the Tang army.

He hurriedly found the eldest grandson An Shi and discussed countermeasures: "Luoyang's predicament is imminent, the food in the city is running out, and Your Majesty will not be able to support it for long."

"Now King Xia is going to attack Tang's rear, and he can't beat it in four or five months, and when Tang returns to the rear and withdraws his troops to Luoyang, Luoyang will definitely be breached."

The eldest grandson An Shi frowned and thought: "Xia Wang Ming knows that Luoyang can't last long, and he still chooses to do this, so it's clear that he doesn't really help Zheng Guo."

"Is it ......?"

As if he had discovered a shocking secret, he exclaimed: "Didn't he use this to strengthen his national strength?" ”

Wang Wan's eyes widened instantly, which was full of consternation, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the eldest grandson An Shi was right: "You say that, it's true."

"Now that I think about it, King Xia did this to expand his territory and strengthen the strength of the Xia army, not to solve the dilemma in Luoyang."

The two discussed it for a while, and became more and more convinced that the real purpose of Dou Jiande's move was not to rescue Luoyang, but to strengthen his own national strength.

"What then? Your Majesty is still waiting for us to save you? Wang Wan asked.

A hint of ruthlessness flashed in the eyes of the eldest grandson An Shi: "For today's plan, we can only let King Xia dispel his mind and continue to attack the Tiger Prison Pass." ”

So, the two discussed it and acted immediately.

Wang Wan ran to Dou Jiande's face, knelt down and cried regardless of face: "King Xia, I have sent someone to send me a message to Your Majesty with great difficulty, saying that Luoyang is in an emergency, the food in the city is exhausted, and even the leaves and bark will be gnawed......"

Speaking of this, Wang Wan choked up and couldn't speak.

Two lines of tears flowed uncontrollably from his eyes, wetting his shirt, and his expression was filled with grief and despair.

Dou Jiande saw Wang Wan's tearful appearance, and his heart couldn't help but feel sour.

If it weren't for the desperate situation, a big man would never cry in public.

Wang Wan saw Dou Jiande's loose expression through his teary eyes, and knew that he had moved Dou Jiande, so he performed even harder.

"King Xia, Luoyang is in a hurry, I can't hold it anymore, I'm afraid that before you capture Huaizhou and Heyang, Luoyang has already fallen into the hands of the Tang army.

"You have a covenant with our majesty, but you can't die without help......

Wang Wan cried and asked Dou Jiande to go to Luoyang immediately, that is, to let him give up the plan to attack the rear of the Tang army.

Dou Jiande didn't agree, only said that he would think about it.

Hearing Dou Jiande say this, Wang Wan knew that his heart had been shaken, so he ran to Dou Jiande every day to cry and plead.

On the other hand, the eldest grandson An Shi secretly visited important generals in the Xia army and bribed them with large sums of money to persuade Dou Jiande to change his mind.

After the generals accepted bribes, they went to see Dou Jiande.

"Lord, now Luoyang is in an emergency, if we cross the Yellow River to attack the rear of the Tang army, Luoyang will definitely fall into the hands of the Tang army."

Cao Zhan continued: "Once Luoyang falls into the hands of the Tang army, the Tang army is mighty, and the regimes in the Central Plains will definitely be afraid and surrender to the wind.

"If the Tang army comes back against us again, we will not be able to resist."

"Yes, Lord." Liu Ya echoed: "Luoyang is very important, and it must not fall into the hands of the Tang army, otherwise once the three-legged situation is broken, my Xia Kingdom will become the next target of the Tang army."

"As General Cao said, by that time, we will not be able to resist the Tang army, not to mention expanding the territory, I am afraid that our original territory will also fall."

These generals are all trying to persuade Dou Jiande to change his mind.

In the end, in order to dispel Dou Jiande's thoughts, these generals swore and said: "Lord, we are confident that we can defeat the Tang army, capture the Tiger Pass, and relieve the crisis in Luoyang." ”

Under their turns, Dou Jiande's decision was completely shaken.

After thinking for a while, he said to everyone: "You are right, Luoyang will not survive that moment. ”

Dou Jiande gave up Ling Jing's strategy.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts were full of joy.

After Ling Jing heard this, he hurriedly came to see Dou Jiande: "Lord, why did you suddenly change your mind?" ”

Dou Jiande said apologetically: "We were defeated one after another before, and our morale was low, and your strategy is undoubtedly the most suitable strategy."

"But now that Luoyang is in an emergency, it won't last long, and it's useless to attack the rear of the Tang army, because Luoyang has long fallen into the hands of the Tang army.

"What's more, now the morale of our army is uplifted, they are confident that they will break through the Tiger Pass, and with their high morale, we will definitely be able to defeat the Tang Army and successfully rescue Luoyang.

"So, I can't do what you want."

Not only to rescue Luoyang, but Luoyang will become his bag when the time comes, Dou Jiande thought secretly in his heart.

Hearing this, Ling Jing did not approve of Dou Jiande, but retorted: "Luoyang is the ancient capital, and there is countless food in the city, so it is impossible to last only a few months.

"The Tiger Prison Pass is full of the elite of the Tang Army, and we will not win if we attack it, but will only lose our troops in vain......

"Do you look down on Lone's army and think they will be defeated?" Dou Jiande suddenly raised his voice and interrupted Ling Jing's words.

Ling Jing saw Dou Jiande's gloomy face, and there was anger in his eyes, and he hurriedly said: "No, the minister didn't mean that, the minister just ......."

"Since you think they're going to win, don't say more, go down."

Ling Jing: "......"

"No, no, Lord, listen to me......"

Seeing that Ling Jing still wanted to argue, Dou Jiande glared at him, and then brushed his sleeves and left.

“......”

Ling Jing stood in the empty tent with a very melancholy expression.

After a long time, he sighed: "Could it be that it is really fate......