After Wang Shichong fled back to the camp, his mood has not calmed down.

The Tang army was so fierce that in just three months, it swept most of his Zheng State.

Seeing that Luoyang was about to become an isolated city, Wang Shichong couldn't sit still, and immediately convened the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss countermeasures.

After deliberating for a long time, they couldn't find a proper solution.

In the end, Wang Wei proposed: "Your Majesty, why don't we negotiate peace with Tang Jun." ”

"Yes, for the sake of today, we can only negotiate peace and preserve our strength." Wang Shiyun said.

Everyone echoed: "King Qi and King Qi are reasonable. ”

Wang Shichong thought about it, this is a good way, at least he can keep his position as emperor.

So, Wang Shichong sent people to the Tang army camp and said that he wanted to negotiate peace with Li Shimin.

Li Shimin agreed.

The next day, the two sides held peace talks outside Luoyang across Luoshui.

Wang Shichong said: "As long as you don't fight Luoyang anymore, from now on, Tang and Zheng will be on good terms, and I am willing to cut five cities, two million dollars and a thousand war horses to you." ”

Hearing this, a sneer flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he said loudly: "This is impossible, if you want to save your life, surrender obediently and hand over Luoyang."

"If you are interested, I will intercede with Your Majesty and give you an official position.

"Otherwise, the Datang Iron Cavalry will set foot in Luoyang."

Wang Shichong: "......"

In the face of Li Shimin's strength, Zheng Guo's civil and military generals looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

Wang Shichong was silent for a while, and asked, "Is it true that there is no room for maneuvering at all?" ”

"My conditions are like this, if you accept it, everything is easy to discuss, if you don't accept it, then don't talk about it." Li Shimin's attitude was very resolute.

Wang Shi was so angry that he gritted his teeth: "Okay, just fight, whoever is afraid of whom." ”

In this way, the peace talks between the two sides failed, and Wang Shichong returned to Luoyang, strengthened his defenses, and actively prepared for war.

Li Shimin said to the generals: "Luoyang is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and Wang Shichong's main army is in Luoyang, and we can't attack it for a while."

"Therefore, I think that we should first clear the outer prefectures and counties of Luoyang, and when Luoyang becomes an isolated city, even if we besiege them but not attack them, we can trap them alive."

Most of these generals followed Li Shimin to fight in the south and north for several years, admired his resourcefulness, and did not oppose him.

Since the others followed Li Shimin to conquer Wang Shichong, they have won victories all the way and have not objected.

As a result, Li Shimin deployed and swept the periphery of Luoyang from different directions.

Wang Shichong sat on the throne in the Luoyang Imperial Palace, listening to the news of the fall of the city every day, and his heart was extremely flustered.

Wang Shiyun accompanies Wang Shichong every day, and when he heard these bad news, he was terrified.

Could it be that his prosperity could only last for such a short time?

He was not reconciled.

Wang Shixu thought for a while and said to Wang Shichong: "Your Majesty, Luoyang will soon become a lonely city, if Luoyang is surrounded by the Tang army, I'm afraid the news won't get out."

"For now, we have to ask for foreign help."

Hearing this, Wang Shichong's eyes lit up, but soon, the light in his eyes disappeared.

He said sadly: "I heard that the Tang army is preparing to attack Xiao Miao, and Xiao Mi is unable to protect himself, so it is impossible to come to support us.

"Gao Kaidao has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and Xu Yuanlang's troops are not strong...... These small forces simply could not compete with the Tang army. ”

"Your Majesty forgot someone." Wang Shiyun reminded him: "There is also the Xia King of Hebei, Dou Jiande.

He captured Liyang in the Tang Dynasty and more recently several Tang Dynasty cities.

"If you say that the only army that can compete with the Tang Army now, it is the Xia Army."

Wang Shichong was silent, and after a moment, he sighed: "However, Dou Jiande regards me as an enemy, and it is impossible for him to help me." ”

"There are no eternal enemies in this world, and there are no eternal friends, and now that King Xia and we have common enemies, then we can form an alliance."

"But ......"

Wang Shiyun interrupted him: "Your Majesty, we don't have time, and in the current situation, it is urgent to seek foreign aid.

"Regardless of the outcome, we're going to have to give it a try."

Wang Shichong was moved by what he said: "...... All right. ”

So, Wang Shichong sent his cousin Wang Wei to Zhaozhou to ask Dou Jiande for support.

……

After listening to Wang Wei's intentions, Dou Jiande did not reply immediately, but sent someone to arrange for him to stay.

Although Wang Wei was anxious, he had a request for others, so he didn't dare to urge, so he had to stay first.

After Wang Wei left, Dou Jiande convened the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss the matter: "Wang Shichong asked me for support, what do you think?" ”

Wei Zheng immediately said: "The Lord cannot agree. Although we have recently captured several cities in the Tang Dynasty, they are all small, outlying cities that are weakly defended.

"And Li Shimin's army besieging Luoyang was the main army of the Tang Dynasty, and I heard that it was also equipped with firearms.

"We all know how powerful the firearms made by Lin Zhiwu, not to mention that after such a long time, I don't know what powerful firearms Lin Zhiwu has made. Therefore, it is not appropriate for us to go head-to-head with the Tang Army.

"The minister thinks that we should avoid its edge and prepare for it."

However, Feng Deyi put forward the opposite opinion: "This is too demeaning for our Xia army, what if the Tang army has firearms?" We can still defeat them.

"What's more, if we don't support Zheng Guo, then after the Tang Army destroys Zheng Guo, the next target will be us.

"Since there will be a battle in the end, it is better to unite with the Zheng army to fight against the Tang army now, in this way, our chances of victory are also greater."

Dou Jiande bowed his head and felt that Feng Deyi's words were very reasonable.

Wei Zheng retorted: "To support Zheng Guo, we need to lead the army to Luoyang, Luoyang is not our territory after all, we are not familiar with the terrain, and we have traveled a long way to fight, there is no advantage, which is extremely unfavorable to us." ”

"According to what you say, the Tang army is also a long journey, and it is not a local battle, why can they win the battle, but we can't?" Feng Deyi asked sharply.

Wei Zheng was not to be outdone: "Didn't I say it? The Tang army has firearms, and its strength is far above Zheng Guo, so of course it can win. ”

"What you mean is that the strength of our Xia army is not as good as that of the Tang army, and the Tang army can win the battle, but our Xia army cannot."

“…… I didn't mean that. ”

"That's what I think you mean."

The two of you said a word, and the argument was very fierce.

The eyes of the crowd changed with their voices.

In the end, Dou Jiande slapped his palm on the throne and shouted: "Shut up for me." ”

The two immediately shut their mouths and retreated back into place.

"This matter will be discussed tomorrow, you all step down."

Everyone dispersed, and Dou Jiande sat on the throne alone and thought.

If he regrets the most now, it is that he didn't take Lin Zhiwu seriously, let Wang Yu's girl take advantage of the loophole, and kidnapped his right-hand man, Lin Zhiwu.

If Lin Zhiwu hadn't been abducted, then it was his Xia Army who had firearms, not the Tang Army, and he wouldn't have been so scruples about fighting.

If Lin Zhiwu was still by his side, maybe it would not be the Tang army that would attack Luoyang now, but the Xia army......

"Alas, I regret not being at the beginning!"

Dou Jiande's face was full of remorse, his hands were clenched into fists, and he hammered down......