readx;? In the whole world, the general trend in the south seems to have been arranged in advance by Liu Sheng and others. An armistice agreement was signed www.biquge.info Yizhou and Jingzhou sides, and they lived in peace according to the original border line. It's just that no one knows how long this agreement will last. However, Liu Xian knew very well that when Jingzhou became stronger, he would naturally not be able to fight, but he couldn't help it. The Battle of Yiting has already determined that he Yizhou has been completely defeated by Jingzhou.

And Jiaozhou in the south of Jingzhou, there are barren mountains and mountains everywhere, extremely poor, although the land is large, but the population is extremely thin, the assassin Shi Geqi knew that Liu Sheng was the hero of the world, and immediately led the account to the army, handed over the table, and took refuge. Liu Sheng was naturally very happy, otherwise he would have to send troops to fight over for the sake of reunification, and it would be extremely troublesome to cross the mountains and mountains.

The trend in the north is that there are too many variables, and some variables Liu Sheng, Ximen Qing and others did not expect at all that the Li family and the Wagang army in Jinyang actually made a deal, and the two sides ceased war to jointly deal with the imperial court. The Li family directly spared Luoyang and Hongnong, and directly sent troops to prepare to attack Tongguan. And Wagangzhai is attacking the Tiger Prison Pass, preparing to take Luoyang. As for Qingzhou, a fief belonging to Liu Chen, the king of Qi, the Li family ceded it to Wagangzhai and let Li Mi fight against the imperial army.

On this day, Yin Bupo hurriedly ran to the General's Mansion to find Huang Xiaoqiang.

Yin Bupo said, "Senior brother, have you heard? The Li family in Jinyang is about to capture Tongguan." ”

Huang Xiaoqiang stopped practicing his sword and asked with some surprise, "Oh, is Ling Jing so weak?"

Tongguan is the first pass in the world, much stronger than the Tiger Pass, when Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and moved the capital to Chang'an, the princes did not dare to pursue. The main reason, the first is that the princes' armies are not united, each has their own selfish intentions, and the second is because this Tongguan is too difficult to capture. Although the Li family is strong at the moment, Huang Xiaoqiang estimates that they will not be able to attack Tongguan for a while and a half.

"Alas, this is the key point, it is said that Ling Jing is sick and has not been in charge of the government for a long time. I heard that the temporary ruler of the dynasty was a minister named Yang Guang. ”

"Yang Guang?" Huang Xiaoqiang smiled in his heart, it was this Yang Guang who went to persuade the Li family not to go south that day. Yang Guang and Li Yuan are related, and with him as an internal response, wouldn't it be easy for the Li family to take Tongguan, and then take Chang'an. Thinking that Ling Jing was in danger, Huang Xiaoqiang would be a little worried again, he didn't want Ling Jing to be in danger, he just wanted Ling Jing to die at his hands, and Huang Xiaoqiang had always had a great question, why did Ling Jing kill his biological father.

"Senior brother, where did you get all this news? Why don't I know. "For a while, Huang Xiaoqiang was busy, accompanied his wife at home, put down the major events in the army, and completely returned the military power to the lord, and let the lord arrange it.

Yin Bupo sighed, "I didn't know at first, but I have a soldier's brother who is a scout for the news, and I only know it from here." ”

When Huang Xiaoqiang heard this, he immediately pondered, "From this point of view, King Chu and Ah Qing should know about this matter." They knew, why didn't they tell me, did they really let me stay at home completely? No, the two of them hated me very well, and they were guarding against me to take revenge. When Huang Xiaoqiang thought of this, he felt a little unhappy in his heart, and couldn't help scolding in his heart, "Ah Qing inevitably underestimates me too much, am I like that kind of impulsive person?"

couldn't help but say, Huang Xiaoqiang said directly, "Let's go, go to the King of Chu and say." ”

Huang Xiaoqiang rode directly to the Chu Palace, and told the relevant information about the matter.

However, Liu Sheng looked at Huang Xiaoqiang in surprise, stood up with a slap on the table, and said loudly, "What? You said that Li Yuan was going to take Tongguan, why didn't I know this news." No one told me about it. Xiaoqiang, did you hear the rumors from somewhere? ”

Liu Sheng anxiously walked back and forth in the mansion thinking. Suddenly, Liu Sheng suddenly came to his senses, and gave an order to the people below, "Quick, go and summon the military division to discuss important matters." Then he turned to Huang Xiaoqiang and said, "Xiaoqiang, Ah Qing may know about this, if I know, how can I not tell you? Besides, all the foundations of my ancestors are in Chang'an, how can I sit idly by?"

After a quarter of an hour, Simon Qing walked briskly.

Liu Sheng immediately asked, "Ah Qing, it is said that Li Yuan is going to take Tongguan, is this news true, if it is true, then won't Chang'an be theirs after a while?"

Ximen Qing glanced at Liu Sheng a little blankly, thought for a moment, and returned, "Lord Qi, but there is such a thing." Ling Jing was seriously ill and could not manage the government, and now the power of the court and the central government is temporarily in the hands of Yang Guang. In this way, Li Yuan estimated that he would be able to take Tongguan in a few days, and the soldiers would be able to command Chang'an. ”

Liu Sheng was immediately furious, "Bastard, why didn't you tell me such an important thing, if it wasn't for Xiaoqiang to tell me, I would still be in the dark." I am the current king of Chu, and the court is in trouble right now, but I am still enjoying myself. Ah Qing, you don't report it, let me fall into the land of disloyalty and unfilial piety. Ah Qing, you are so bold. Someone came, dragged Ximen Qing down for me and put him in prison. ”

Seeing that the situation was not right, Huang Xiaoqiang immediately pleaded, "Lord, the military advisor always has his reason for doing this, I hope you still remember his loyalty, just spare him this time." ”

Liu Sheng nodded, "That's right, Ah Qing, tell me why you did this, if you have the slightest selfishness, I will never spare you." ”

Ximen Qing returned, "The lord, one, the south is initially decided, the people's hearts are unstable, and it is easy to provoke the people to revolt rashly. At present, although our army has reduced tens of thousands of troops, it is still short of money and food, and the minister estimates that our army will not be able to fight a big war before the autumn harvest next year. Third, our army lacks good horses, and it is difficult to fight against the excellent cavalry in the north, not to mention that the opponent is still Li Shimin, so it is a life of nine deaths. Fourth, even if we win by luck in the end, it will be a miserable victory, and the vitality will be greatly damaged, and then the court will calm us down, and the last profiteer will become that Ling Jing. The minister knows that you are loyal and filial, but for the sake of the world, the minister will never tell you the news. ”

Liu Sheng sat on the ground paralyzed and didn't say a word for a long time.

Huang Xiaoqiang looked at this situation and said in his heart, "It seems that the lord is completely unaware." He proposed, "My lord, Ah Qing is also thinking about the overall situation, so you can forgive him for the time being." My lord, do you think this will work?"

Liu Sheng was overjoyed and looked at Huang Xiaoqiang, "Xiaoqiang, what good way do you have? ”

Huang Xiaoqiang smiled and returned, "Lord, I guess that the commander who attacked Tongguan was Li Shimin, the second son of the Li family, and Li Shimin and I have a good relationship, as you know." I will persuade Li Shimin, if I can, to protect every earth and wood in Chang'an City. In this way, his Li family got his own benefits, and he would not hurt the royal family. ”

Liu Sheng grabbed Huang Xiaoqiang's shoulder and asked, "Really, Xiaoqiang, are you willing to persuade Li Shimin?"

"My lord, I will do my best, with Li Shimin's intelligence, he should agree. ”

Liu Sheng smiled, "Xiaoqiang, your method is excellent, the best of both worlds." ”

Huang Xiaoqiang replied, "Actually, I had this plan when I came, and the idea in my heart is the same as Aqing's various suggestions, that is, our army will not move and continue to recuperate." It's just that I'm afraid that if I go to find that Li Shimin, you will misunderstand me. ”

Liu Sheng said, "Eh, what you said, who is in our relationship?" The most you can do when you go to Li Shimin is to reminisce about the past, can you do anything else?"

Huang Xiaoqiang smiled, "That's right, that's right." ”

Huang Xiaoqiang and Yin Bupo each went back to clean up, and then hurried to Chang'an City, just to reach Chang'an City as early as possible. As for Lin Zhan, he was supposed to go to Chang'an together, and the three of them avenged their master together, which was a previous agreement. But Lin Zhan is now guarding Jianye City with Kuai Ze and others, and if the three of them go north together, time is not allowed.

On the other side, Tongguan has been breached, and Huang Xiaoqiang guessed correctly, the commander of the army is indeed Li Shimin. Li Shimin led the troops to continue to advance, but stationed outside Chang'an, and did not choose to attack, but only ordered the siege of the city.

Li Yuanba sat lazily on Li Shimin's handsome chair, thinking of the Battle of Tongguan. Li Yuanba smiled and said, "Alas, second brother, the battle in Tongguan is really boring, such a weak opponent, you still call them the elite of the imperial court." 60,000 elites of the imperial court guarded the so-called Tongguan, the first pass in the world, and they were not casually beaten down by our 70,000 people. There are also those generals guarding the pass, none of them can fight, and even I can't catch two hammers. ”

Li Shimin took off his armor and said angrily, "Eh, you look like this on my handsome chair, and the people below see what kind of body Cheng is, hurry up and give it to me." The 60,000 horses in Tongguan are indeed the elite of the imperial court, if it weren't for the secret help of my cousin, who cut off their grain and grass, where would they come out with us for a decisive battle, and they would definitely defend to the end under the leadership of the guard Yang Shoucheng. However, it is a pity that General Yang is such a loyal man. ”

Li Yuan said domineeringly, "Hey, that person surnamed Yang is pedantic and stubborn. If you want him to surrender, you can't come to fight us, and in the end you apologize to yourself, what a stupid person. Second brother, this kind of person dies when he dies, you don't have to worry about this kind of person. By the way, second brother, there are less than 30,000 people guarding the city in Chang'an City at the moment, and we just entered it casually, why do we want to garrison troops in this outskirts. I've heard that the food in the palace is so delicious that I've always wanted to try it. Now that I finally have a chance, I can't wait. ”

Li Shimin said, "Fourth brother, charge into battle, your bravery is invincible in the world." But this world cannot be defeated by bravery. Although there were less than 30,000 defenders in the city, there were hundreds of thousands of people. If we forcibly attack the city, it will inevitably provoke their army and people to fight against us. Besides, after the attack, the army is in chaos, and this prosperous capital is bound to suffer, which I don't want to see. ”

Hearing this, Li Yuanba became a little impatient, "Alas, second brother, you are good at everything, but this is not good, I like to talk about these big truths, I feel sleepy when I hear it." Okay, okay, you always have a reason for ordering a siege but not attacking, and I won't attack without permission. When you want to attack, just call me, I'm going to find a place to sleep now. After saying that, he went out with his twin hammers.

Li Shimin also shook his head helplessly when he saw it, but fortunately, this lawless younger brother on the battlefield can still listen to his own persuasion and will not stir up trouble. Li Shimin then explained in his heart, "If we forcibly attack it, it will inevitably make the princes of the world make a big fuss, and the reputation of our army will definitely be damaged, and the people of the world will stay away." Whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world, fourth brother, do you understand?"

On the hills in the distance, Huang Xiaoqiang and Yin Bupo were looking at Chang'an City.

Yin Bupo said, "Senior brother, looking at this situation, does Li Shimin want to wait for the backup to arrive, and rely on the crushing of the number of people to attack the city?"

Huang Xiaoqiang shook his head slightly, "He wants to wait for the food in the city to run out, and the guards will automatically open the city and surrender." Either let the soldiers in the city go out of the city to fight to the death, or let the court lose the hearts of the people. ”

Huang Xiaoqiang said in his heart, "After Liu Cuo's squandering of the imperial court, the major granaries of Chang'an have never been full. Now it is a time of war again, and it stands to reason that there is not much grain in Chang'an, not to mention that there are countless people. It only takes more than half a month for Brother Shimin to besiege the city, and Chang'an City will be completely starved of food. Not good, wouldn't it be a great deal if the soldiers killed the people for food. Thinking of this, Huang Xiaoqiang immediately said, "Senior brother, the two of us quickly go to Li Shimin and persuade him to attack the city." ”

Yin Bupo was a little puzzled, the senior brother who was usually the most taboo about attacking the city actually wanted to persuade others to attack the city. But he didn't ask much, just rode his horse and continued to follow.

When he came to Li Shimin's camp, after the reports of the soldiers below, Li Shimin personally ran outside the camp to greet him.

Entering the big tent, Huang Xiaoqiang hurriedly said, "Brother Shimin, your attack is really powerful, but have you thought about it, if the soldiers in the city run out of food, wouldn't it be a big bad thing for them to kill the people for food?"

Li Shimin smiled playfully, "Brother Huang, it turns out that you came here for this, I thought you were afraid that Ling Jing would die at our hands, so you came to take revenge in person." ”

Huang Xiaoqiang replied, "Revenge is one of the purposes of my coming to Chang'an, because I know Ling Jing's ruthlessness, so I consider that he may treat the people as pigs and dogs for his own interests, and kill them as military food." ”

"Brother Huang, I also know this, but what you may not know is that Ling Jing is not in Chang'an City right now. Now Wang Su, the defender of Chang'an City, is a good official who is extremely loyal but loves the people like a son, and he will not kill the people for food even if he starves to death. ”

Hearing this, Huang Xiaoqiang breathed a sigh of relief, during the days he spent in the capital, Huang Xiaoqiang heard Wang Su's name, and knew that his nature was indeed the same as what Li Shimin said, and he was immediately relieved.

Li Shimin continued, "If Ling Jing was in Chang'an City now, I wouldn't have done this. ”

As a handsome person, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, Huang Xiaoqiang admired Li Shimin a little more in his heart, and praised, "Brother Shimin, you really have the world in mind." You are now leading troops to besiege the city, although it is a little dangerous, but in the end you will gain the recognition of the entire world, which is amazing. ”

Li Shimin smiled and did not deny Huang Xiaoqiang's praise, after all, Huang Xiaoqiang said what he wanted, and Li Shimin had completely regarded Huang Xiaoqiang as a confidant, so he did not hide anything in front of Huang Xiaoqiang.

"By the way, you said that Ling Jing is not in Chang'an City, so where is he now?"

"I heard my cousin say that Ling Jing may have gone to Shaolin Temple. (To be continued.) )

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