The Tang Dynasty was to win the world immediately, from Taiyuan to the Tang Dynasty to unify the world, it has always been to lead the troops to fight, fighting every day, almost everyone is a good hand at fighting, and fighting war has almost become instinct.

Soon, the Battle of the West River began.

The West River is close to Taiyuan, which is the first pass to enter the Guanzhong, and is resisted by the Sui general Gao Deru with his troops. Due to Li Yuan's lack of a solid base and the fact that he was surrounded by enemies on all sides, coupled with the lack of training of his soldiers, he did not have a military advantage, and this battle was a major battle after the start of the army, which had a great impact on morale.

Li Yuan raised this battle to the point of the success or failure of Tang Ye, he said: "The soldiers and horses are small, and the materials are limited...... The success or failure of this battle is related to the success or failure of staying in Guanzhong. If you conquer the West River, the emperor's cause can be expected, if this battle fails, if you lose this battle, everything will be over!"

Li Jiancheng asked for his life to go on the expedition, wanting to win this first achievement.

As the saying goes, governing the world pays attention to the elders, and the troubled times pay attention to merit. In troubled times, even if it is the eldest son, if he has no military merits, if he is not careful, he will lose his position and lose his life.

It's just that Li Yuan was not at ease, and finally asked Li Shimin to assist from the side.

Li Jiancheng frowned, very dissatisfied, as the so-called employment is not suspicious, and suspicious people are not used. This time, the second brother Li Shimin led the troops against the enemy, or he led the troops against the enemy, that is, no matter who won or lost, they all admitted it.

Now, let the two of them go out at the same time, defeat, and die on the battlefield, and forget it, but if they win, whose credit is it, is it the second brother Li Shimin's, or his Li Jiancheng?

"It's a pity, this father is good at power and skill, and he is good at balance!"

Vaguely, Li Jiancheng seemed to understand something, his father was trying to play balance.

As the saying goes, within an organization, a triangular structure is the most advantageous. In the Qin Dynasty, the prime minister, the Taiwei, and the imperial historian were triangular in structure, and in the Tang Dynasty, the Zhongshu Province, the Shangshu Province, and the Menxia Province, and in the United States, there was also a separation of powers.

And my father has also been in the triangular structure of the camp, my father is a corner, he is a corner, and my second brother Li Shimin is a corner.

At this point, my father was very clever.

It's just that my father ignored the fact that with the easing of external contradictions, the triangular organizational structure will eventually disintegrate, or even collapse.

In order to quickly capture the Xihe, Li Jiancheng made serious preparations and made careful arrangements: First, he formulated military laws, straightened out military discipline, improved the army's combat effectiveness, and ensured that military discipline was strict; second, he carried out strict campaign arrangements, and Li Jiancheng's troops came to the Xihe River, personally inspected the terrain, and made good preparations for the attack.

Due to the full preparation and effective measures, the soldiers fought bravely to conquer the West River in one fell swoop, and it took only 9 days before and after, and the first division was victorious.

Li Yuan was very tall and said: "With this use of soldiers, the world can be rampant." ”

Li Jiancheng looked calm, when he was a sword demon in his previous life, he was playing to conquer the world and fight on the battlefield, which was difficult for him.

Because of this exploit, Li Jiancheng was named the Duke of Longxi, and the governor of the left leading army.

Looking at the military power in his hand, Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

Next, a long march began. In this era when there are no trains, no cars, and not even flat roads, traffic is not good. The war took a year, at least more than half of it, on the march.

Ten days later, I arrived in Huoyi.

Huoyi is bordered by Fenshui in the north, Huotai Mountain in the east, is a dangerous pass that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, the 20,000 elite soldiers of Song Laosheng who hold this place are very strong, and the Qu Tutong who guards the east of the river echoes from afar, forming a horn momentum, in order to block Li Yuan.

At that time, the Tang army was surrounded by strong enemies on all sides: the fierce Turks in the north, looking at Taiyuan, the powerful Li Miwagang army in the east, and the Western Liang soldiers of Xue Ju coveting Guanzhong. Yan Jun's form shì must take Huoyi quickly, otherwise he will lose the favorable opportunity to enter Guanzhong.

Just as Li Yuan wanted to capture Huoyi, news suddenly came that Liu Wuzhou led the Turks to attack Taiyuan.

After Li Yuan heard this, he suddenly fainted again.

"Bastard Liu Wuzhou, take advantage of the fire to rob!"

"If it weren't for ** connivance, how could Liu Wuzhou go south lightly!"

"A group of unfamiliar wolf cubs, ** without believing in their words!"

"It's just that now that we are fighting on both sides, the situation is unfavorable to us, once Taiyuan is lost, then our army's food and grass will be cut off, and we will be relieved!"

Li Jiancheng listened calmly, his mood fluctuated, and sure enough, the Turks made a move. The Eastern Turks are not great good people, and when they see the Tang army capturing Guanzhong, they are indifferent, and he will knock a stuffy stick at the moment when the Tang army is closest to victory. At this time, ** people are very smart, and they did not take action in person, but used the way of Han people to kill Han people to reap the benefits.

Of course, there is another reason, that is, the two generations of the Yang family are extremely warlike, and they have been waged many wars by the Turks, which has greatly weakened the strength of the Turks, so that the Turks want to send troops at this moment, but they are also unable to do it.

After all, the population lost in the war in the Turks, not leeks, grew up and grew, and without twenty or thirty years, it was difficult to recover.

Otherwise, it will be another nonsense ......

"Tang Gong, once Taiyuan is lost, our army will suffer from the enemy's situation, and Taiyuan will have to save ......," Pei Lin said, and began to say the reason for the rescue.

After hearing this, Li Jiancheng sneered in his heart and said: "How to rescue Taiyuan! Now the troops going south are already scarce, and if the troops are divided at this time, it will be even more disadvantageous! If there is too much army to rescue, if there are too few troops, there will be no end; if there are too many rescue troops and the troops are dispersed, the road to the south will be even more difficult, and it will inevitably fall short!"

Li Shimin also said: "Nowadays, there are wolves in front and tigers in the back, and there is a big pit in the middle, and the only way to do this is to rush forward! As the saying goes, the brave wins when they meet on a narrow road, and only courage can have the last laugh!"

"Liu Wu and Zhou Zhi are proud, and the Turks are less trustworthy and greedy, and the two look like they are inseparable, and they will not be in unison. If the Turkic army goes south, it must pass through Mayi. And Ma Yi is Liu Wuzhou's old nest, ** took advantage of the way to collect Ma Yi. Therefore, there are no Turkic soldiers going south, just Liu Wuzhou's army, and it is difficult to break through Taiyuan!"

Then, the Tang army was divided into two factions, one was to rescue Taiyuan and keep Taiyuan safe, and the other was that the defenders were enough to defend Taiyuan and Taiyuan could not be lost, but should concentrate the main force and continue to move south.

The two factions began to polemic.

And Li Yuan was silent and did not make a decision.

At this time, successive sieges were carried out and failed many times. The losses of the soldiers were numerous, the morale was declining, and the homesickness spread, thinking of retreating.

Li Yuan sighed leisurely.

Li Jiancheng was silent in his heart, the Tang army had reached the critical moment, and it could win the country in the past; if it could not pass the Tang army, it would never recover.

At this time, it was raining heavily, and the rain continued for several days, and it was all non-stop, and if it was a literati, he might take advantage of the interest to write a few poems.

It's just that at this moment, Li Jiancheng's expression is solemn, and this rain may crush the Tang army.

The rain at this time was a catastrophe for the Tang Army. In heavy rain, the city could not be attacked, leaving the enemy a chance to breathe, the roads were muddy, many horse-drawn carriages could not move, and the pressure on the transportation of grain and grass increased, and with the rain, the mood of the soldiers also became depressed.

If it goes down for ten days and half a month, the food will run out, and then it will be troublesome.

The 100,000 army alone requires 200,000 catties of grain a day, and the amount of food for horses is even greater, and the consumption of grain on the road is even more huge.

If you seek stability, take advantage of the current food in the army, there is still some morale, and return the same way, at most in vain. But if the stalemate continues, victory or defeat is unpredictable.

At this time, various strategists began to offer advice, from the original rescue of Taiyuan, to the return to Taiyuan. The people in the barracks were panicked, morale was low, the shadow of defeat began to appear, but no one said anything, and the situation became more and more unfavorable.

"Da Lang, what should I do now?" Li Yuan asked.

"Persist and take a step back, which means that there is no way to retreat!" Li Jiancheng said, "Retreating to Taiyuan means that the strategy of going south to Guanzhong has failed, and if you are trapped in Taiyuan, you will definitely die, but you will die a little later; if you continue to attack, you may win or fail, but there is a glimmer of chance!"

"It is better to die early than to die late, and it is better to have a glimmer of life in Boshan than to die certainly!"

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