Dugu Xiude believes in his own vision, Zhang Gongjin will never be the kind of person who stabs in the back.

"Believe me, Zhang Gongjin won't do this." Dugu Xiude said to the guards.

At this moment, Zhang Gongjin came to the Weizhou Assassin's Mansion, and he did not hide anything from Shangguan, telling Dugu Xiude about his mansion, and also told Dugu Xiude what he said to him to Assassin Shi Cui Shu one by one.

"It's not a secret, Zhang is determined to join the Tang Dynasty with Dugu Xiude, I don't know what to do with the assassination?"

Cui Shu was very satisfied with Zhang Gongjin's attitude of not concealing it, but Cui Shu hesitated about his proposal.

The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and no one is sure that victory will be won until the last moment.

Although it now seems that the Tang Dynasty has the most extensive territory, the Xia Dynasty also has the support of the people and a strong army.

In the end, Cui Shu said: "You allow me to think about this matter." ”

"What to do with Dugu Xiude?" Zhang Gongjin asked tentatively.

"Let him live in your house first, and don't leak the news."

"Yes."

Zhang Gongjin put his mind at ease, Dugu Xiude is safe for the time being.

When he returned to the mansion, Zhang Gongjin told Dugu Xiude about his efforts to persuade Cui Shu to join Tang.

and assured Dugu Xiude: "If Cui Tingshi is unwilling to defect to the Tang Dynasty and wants to be unfavorable to the Dugu brothers, Zhang will definitely fight side by side with the Dugu brothers and escape together." ”

When the guard heard this, his heart sank.

But Dugu Xiude was very happy, and he said to Zhang Gongjin: "Brother Zhang is so honest, what else do I have to worry about?" ”

Then he settled in Zhang's mansion with peace of mind.

And his guards have always been very worried, and they are worried every day, always following Dugu Xiude's side, lest he be in danger.

After spending two days in this way, Zhang Gongjin got Cui Shu's exact answer.

Soon after, Cui Shu and his subordinates surrendered to Li Shimin and sacrificed Weizhou.

Li Shimin was overjoyed, and immediately appointed Cui Shu as the assassin of Zouzhou, and Zhang Gongjin as the governor of Zouzhou, and reported to the imperial court.

On this day, Li Shimin and Wang Wei fought again.

Due to the surrender of the Weizhou Assassin Shi, Wang Wei's army was demoralized, while the Tang army was in high morale, and the two sides were fighting, and the situation was obvious.

"Li Shimin, I'm going to kill you."

As soon as they arrived on the battlefield, Shan Xiongxin, Chai Xiaohe and other Li Mi's old troops were angry when they saw Li Shimin, and they galloped towards Li Shimin.

With the previous lesson, Li Shimin left many fierce generals by his side this time, Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, Duan Zhixuan, and Luo Shixin......

Shan Xiongxin and the others couldn't get close, and they sacrificed a lot of their companions.

Cheng Zhijie beheaded Wang Bodang under the horse, Qin Shubao stabbed Chai Xiaohe in the chest with a shot, and Luo Shixin and others killed Cai Jiande and other Li Mi's old subordinates one after another.

At this point, there were only a few people left in Li Mi's old department, such as Shan Xiongxin and Pei Renji.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Shan Xiongxin quickly retreated.

"Chase."

"Kill all the Sui dogs."

......

In this battle, Wang Wei's army was defeated, and the Tang army captured a lot of baggage, and its morale was even better.

The eldest grandson Wuji took the opportunity to propose: "Marshal, now that I am strong and weak, and my morale is strong, I should take advantage of the victory to pursue and capture Luoyang." ”

"Not yet." Li Shimin shook his head slightly.

He also thought that he could take Luoyang in one fell swoop, but after this period of fighting with the Sui army, he found that with the current strength of the Tang army, he would not be able to take Luoyang for a while.

If Luoyang is captured at this time, he must be prepared for a protracted war, but the imperial court is committed to unifying the Central Plains, and grain and grass are needed everywhere, and they do not have enough food and grass, so the war should not be protracted.

What's more, he received the news that Dou Jiande was leading his army westward, and he couldn't stay here for too long, otherwise all the places in Hebei and Henan would be included in Dou Jiande's pocket.

Having made up his mind in his heart, Li Shimin ordered: "Cheng Zhijie, you and Duan Zhixuan stay here and continue to fight against Wang Wei, and the others will follow me to quell the rebellion." ”

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Liaocheng.

After Li Shentong surrounded Liaocheng, he launched an attack every three or five days.

Yuwen Zhi and according to the city do not come out.

As time passed, the grain and grass in the city gradually depleted.

On this day, Sima Dejiao hung his head and said to Yu Wenzhihe: "Your Majesty, we have run out of grain and grass. ”

Hearing this, Yuwen Zhiji's face turned blue.

Unexpectedly, he, the emperor, deserved to be so sloppy that he would starve to death in the small Liaocheng.

Pei Yun weakly proposed: "Your Majesty, we ...... Surrender ......"

The Tang army is too strong, and with their strength, they really can't resist it.

Sima Dejiao has always been at odds with Pei Yun, but this time when he heard Pei Yun's proposal, he did not object.

Of course, there are many types of surrender......

Sima Dejiao pondered for a moment, and said to Yuwen Zhiji: "Your Majesty, for the sake of today, we can only surrender to the Tang Army first and preserve our strength for the future. ”

"What General Sima said is extremely true." Yu Shinan analyzed: "Guo Zihe was originally divided from one side, last year he declared himself a minister to the Tang Dynasty, the Tang court conferred his title, and let him serve as the governor of Lingzhou, and now Guo Zihe is still in charge of the army.

"Your Majesty, if you also surrender to the Tang Army, the Tang Court will definitely treat you like Guo Zihe.

"At that time, you will be in charge, and you can recharge your energy and make a comeback."

"Yes, Your Majesty, that's what the minister meant." Pei Yun echoed.

Other ministers also seconded the proposal.

During this time, Yuwen Zhihe was exhausted by this battle to defend the city, and regretted that he had listened to the words of the Li clan patriarch, sentenced the Sui Dynasty, and set up his own door.

Thinking about it, he will resent Yang Guang, if there is no Shangsi Festival, he is still Xu Guogong, who has infinite scenery, showing off his power in Luoyang, not to mention how comfortable his life is.

It's like now, wandering around, and being chased and beaten......

Yu Wenzhi didn't want to fight a long time ago, so Sima Deji's suggestion was right in his hands, and he immediately said: "Since all the secretaries have the same opinion, then do it." ”

So, Yu Wenzhi sent people out of the city to deliver a letter of surrender to Li Shentong.

Tang Jun was very happy when he learned that Yuwen Zhihe surrendered, but Li Shentong did not accept Yuwen Zhihe's surrender.

Zhao Junde, the assassin of Beizhou who was transferred by Li Shentong, was very puzzled: "The two sides have been fighting for so long, and the soldiers have long been tired, and now that Xu Guo has surrendered, why didn't the ambassador allow it?" ”

Last year, after Li Yuan gave titles to various clan relatives, he also named Li Shentong as the ambassador of Shandong Province to pacify, and the Tang Dynasty's armies in Shandong were controlled by him, and Cui Gan, the squire of the Yellow Gate, was appointed as the deputy envoy of Shandong Province to pacify.

At this time, Deputy Envoy Cui Gan also did not understand Li Shentong's actions: "Ambassador, Yu Wenzhi and ask for surrender, this is a good opportunity, we should accept his surrender and return his territory, so as not to be robbed by other forces." ”

Li Shentong looked serious and explained to everyone: "Now that Yuwenzhi and the grain and grass are exhausted, we can conquer it in one battle, why accept his surrender?"

"If we accept the surrender, the property in the city will still belong to Yu Wenzhi and others, and we can't take the property, so what can we use to reward the soldiers? And what to use for military expenses? ”

Cui Gan immediately retorted: "Dou Jiande personally led the army to Liaocheng in a few days, and Wang Shichong's army will intrude on our rear from time to time. ”

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