"I know you can't get used to eating these coarse teas and light meals, and to tell you the truth, I can't get used to eating either."

"But for the next four months, before the wheat harvest, everybody had to eat like this."

"If I get through this time, I will never forget these days of sharing weal and sorrow with you."

"If someone dares to secretly eat two meals illegally at home, then you should pray not to let the fans of Dongchang find out!"

After Li Mao warned everyone in the hall, he feasted on the gruel and pickles in his hand.

At this moment.

Li Longji, who was far away in Luoyang, was a different scene.

Luoyang Imperial Palace is twelve miles around, and there are twelve gates on all sides, all of which are inherited by the Sui system.

Vientiane Shrine is the most magnificent of them all, with a height of nearly 300 feet.

This palace was built by Wu Zetian, mainly used as a sacrifice.

The largest festival ever held here involved more than 900 dancers.

In the Vientiane Shrine, the song of neon clothes and feathers sounded.

Li Longji was sitting on the dragon chair, looking at the one hundred and eight young dancers who were dancing in the hall with a smile on his face.

On the left and right sat his newly promoted military generals.

Among them, Niu Cyclamen and Wang Yu are the leaders.

And Wang Zhengjian, who fled back with Li Longji, stood at the door to guard the wind.

"Good food and wine, hurry! Hurry! Li Longji raised his glass and sighed.

At this time, he seemed to have forgotten the troubles of the world, raised his wine glass and kept nodding.

Niu Xianke stood up and bowed in response: "Your Majesty, I want to come to Chang'an City to uncover the thief!" ”

"Hehe, what Niu Aiqing said is very true! It's freezing this day, and I see how the rebel can survive until spring. Li Longji sneered.

mentioning Chang'an is like uncovering the scars on his body.

He had been indulging in pleasure all day lately, just so that he could forget about the humiliating incident for a while.

Starting from Yao Shun, no emperor has been driven away by his own son.

Li Longji can be regarded as setting a precedent.

Even if it was Emperor Taizong Li Shimin, he went through the normal process before ascending the throne and became emperor, and he still gave the old emperor a lot of face.

Pei Kuan also echoed at this time: "Your Majesty, the people in Chang'an City are short of food and clothing, and the ministers think that they must be missing Your Majesty. ”

"Humph!"

At the mention of the people in Chang'an City, Li Longji's face instantly became extremely ugly.

If it weren't for these people, he wouldn't have been so frightened that he fled to the desert, so much so that he lost Chang'an.

Pei Kuan saw the change in the emperor's face, and immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing.

He hurriedly remedied: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to personally lead the troops to recover Chang'an, and ask Your Majesty to give the minister a chance to atone for his sins." ”

"It's freezing now, and it's the festive season, so I don't think it's suitable to send troops."

Li Longji refused directly without thinking about it.

The first is that he doesn't believe in Pei Kuan's ability, and the second is that he really doesn't have any extra troops in his hands.

After all, the huge Luoyang City still needs to be defended by the forbidden army.

In the past month, he has not recruited any new recruits.

"Your Majesty's words are wrong!"

Hedong Jiedu made Wang Yu suddenly get up and said.

Li Longji's face was stunned, and he asked patiently, "Does Wang Aiqing have any high opinions?" ”

Wang Yu explained in a positive voice: "Your Majesty, the Spring Festival, not only we have to celebrate it, but also the enemy. ”

"Now it's freezing and it's not conducive to attacking, we think so, and the enemy will think so."

"So the last general thinks that as long as he sends troops to attack at this time, he will be able to take Tongguan in one fell swoop."

Pei Kuan thought he had found a bosom friend, and then said, "Your Majesty, as long as you give the minister 10,000 soldiers and horses, the minister will definitely take Tongguan within five days." ”

Li Longji looked at Pei Kuanzhi, who was swearing, and frowned.

He had already lost confidence in Pei Kuanneng to lead his troops to win the battle.

But for the support of the Pei clan in Hedong, he couldn't assertively refuse.

"Your Majesty, General Pei is not familiar with the situation of the soldiers in Hedong, so let the last general lead the troops to attack Tongguan! Today is the first day of the first lunar month, and the last general will set off overnight tonight. Wait until the seventh day of the first lunar month, Your Majesty will definitely receive the good news of the last general. ”

Wang Yu also saw the emperor's thoughts, and spoke to help relieve the siege.

Li Longji asked with a smile, "Since it is a sneak attack, how many troops does Wang Aiqing plan to lead there?" ”

Wang Yu replied: "The last general only needs 10,000 horses, and if there are too many soldiers and horses, the speed of the march will definitely not be able to be raised." ”

After pondering for a moment, Li Longji still felt that something was wrong.

You must know that the elite cavalry of the four guards of the Northern Ya Guard, which was personally commanded by Chen Xuanli, did not break through the 800 camp led by Gao Shun.

According to the spies' report, the current guard of Tongguan is Gao Shun, and there are a full 10,000 troops.

Li Longji thought about it and thought that Wang Yu had little chance of winning.

"I thought it was better to act according to the original plan, and wait for Fan Yang Jiedu to make Zhang Shouqi lead the army to arrive."

Zhang Shouqi's messenger had arrived in Luoyang ten days earlier, claiming that Fanyang's 90,000 elite soldiers would pour out of their nests and come to King Qin.

At the same time, there was also a messenger from Wang Zhonghe, the envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, who also said that an army of 60,000 was rushing to Xiaoguan.

Li Longji issued an edict to Zhang Shouqi asking him to lead his troops to Luoyang as soon as possible, and the order to Wang Zhongji was to tell him not to be in a hurry, and to wait for the day when Erlong raised his head in early February before launching an attack on Xiaoguan.

His original plan was to wait until the second day of the second month of February, and lead a total of 140,000 troops from Hedong and Fanyang towns to Tongguan in person.

Coupled with Xiao Guan's 60,000 Shuo Fang troops, a total of 200,000 troops surrounded the fortifications.

When the time comes, it will be called an army of 500,000 to the outside world, and it will directly defeat the resistance of those people in Chang'an.

Of course, Wang Yu also knew about this plan.

But if it develops in this way, the credit that belongs to him is very small.

"Your Majesty, the fighter plane is fleeting!"

"The dangerous terrain of Tongguan should be known to everyone here. If the enemy army is prepared, even a 200,000-strong army will be difficult to break through in a short time. ”

"There is no other way but to drain the enemy's army."

"This will cause our army to suffer extremely heavy losses."

"If Your Majesty allows the last general to lead the army to sneak attack, even if it fails, the last general can guarantee that there will not be too many casualties."

After Wang Yu finished speaking, he knelt directly on the ground and asked for his life.

Pei Kuan also knelt down, "Please allow Your Majesty to allow the last general to go with General Wang to attack Tongguan." ”

"Uh-huh....."

Li Longji pondered for a moment, and finally chose to agree with the opinions of the two.

"Soldiers, you should set off immediately!"

"Tongguan is a fish on my chopping board, and I can't escape."

"If you arrive and find that you can't do anything, go back! The safety of the two generals is the most important! ”

Speaking of this, Li Longji raised his glass, "I will give the two generals a glass of Zhuangxing wine." ”

When Pei Kuan and Wang Yu heard this, their hearts were moved, and they raised their glasses at the same time, "Your Majesty Xie cares, and the general will definitely listen to the order." ”

In fact, Li Longji was worried that before the official expedition, the news of the defeat would spread, which would have a bad impact, so he asked them to retreat to Luoyang if they couldn't do anything.