Li Cunqiao died, and Li Siyuan took advantage of the situation to ascend the throne. Li Siyuan rejected the proposals of Huo Yanwei, Kong Xun and other ministers on the grounds that his brother was the last brother, and still used the name of Tang and changed Yuan Tiancheng.

Li Siyuan was quite talented, and after succeeding to the throne, a series of measures not only consolidated the throne, but also made the agricultural economy develop, and the people gradually became rich.

In this way, in two years, the national strength of the Tang Dynasty reached a new peak. At this time, all parts of the country were attached, and only the state of Wu was still self-reliant. Seeing that the time was ripe, Li Siyuan once again put Van Wu on the agenda.

At the beginning of the third year of Tiancheng, Li Siyuan sent a large army, with Li Cunxiao as the vanguard, and at the same time ordered the kings of various places to coordinate and send troops to attack Wu!

If the state of Wu is defeated, the Tang Dynasty will nominally dominate the world again. Moreover, the Tang Dynasty was supported by Taoism, and behind the Wu State was the new religion, and this war was also related to the fate of the two religions.

So when the war began, it immediately attracted the attention of all aspects of the Three Realms.

"Why did the Wu army withdraw again. ”

In the Lingxiao Treasure Palace, the Jade Emperor and Tai Bai Xing worked together to spy on the mortal war with the Circular Light Technique. After all, the survival of the Wu Kingdom directly affects the new religion, and it is also related to this small god.

The fighting has been going on for a month, but there has been no major movement. The Tang army was menacing, and the Wu army also tried their best to resist, but they just couldn't fight the real fire.

As the defender of the city, the Wu army never held on, and whenever it was almost over, it abandoned the city and retreated. Therefore, in just one month, Wu has lost three cities.

Seeing that the Wu army abandoned the city and retreated again, Tai Baixing's face was full of puzzlement. In terms of strength, the Wu army is completely able to resist again.

"You are very talented, but you know too little about military affairs. ”

The Jade Emperor smiled and explained.

"This time, the Tang Dynasty mobilized the strength of the whole country to attack Wu, but in fact, in addition to the main force of the Tang army, the feudal states were afraid of each other and wanted to preserve their strength. Therefore, at this time, if Wu Guo rushes these people and the war heats up, the pressure he will face will inevitably be greater!"

"I see, Your Majesty. ”

Tai Bai Xing looked like he suddenly realized, and then slapped his ass without leaving a trace, and then asked with an open mind to ask for advice.

"But if it goes on like this, the cities of Wu Kingdom will be lost one after another, and won't they still be defeated in the end?"

"Hehe, it's not that simple. ”

The Jade Emperor smiled and said.

"Every time the Tang army captures a city, it must divide its troops and garrison it. Moreover, Wu is different from other countries, and has been teaching and operating for more than 100 years, and the people have long since returned to their hearts. Even if the Tang army occupied the city, it would be difficult to win the hearts of the people for a while, and it would have to be tired of dealing with the Wu spies in the city. ”

"Then Wu Guo has to fight back, right?"

"Old thing, you're right this time. ”

The Jade Emperor smiled, his eyes became deeper, and said.

"Wu is currently dragging on, and with many years of operating the treasury, it is clear that he will fight a protracted war with the Tang Dynasty. And this process is not only to consume the Tang Dynasty, but also to accumulate the strength of the Wu State itself, in order to give the final blow!"

As the co-master of the Three Realms, how could the Jade Emperor be the seemingly incompetent person. The next course of the war was exactly as he said.

Wu fought and retreated, not caring at all about the gains and losses of one city and one place. And every time he abandoned the city, he calmly emptied the granary and treasury.

In this way, the Tang Dynasty was like an empty city, and it did not get any supplies at all. He also divided troops to garrison, and even distributed food to the people in order to stabilize the people's hearts.

Under the governance of Li Siyuan, although the Tang Dynasty had some savings, it was still a little worse than the Wu State. After all, for more than 100 years, the state of Wu has been developing with peace of mind, and there has been no war.

So the war dragged on for more than a year, the area of Wu was reduced by nearly half, and the treasury of the Tang Dynasty was almost empty. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers eat horses and chew horses, and the daily expenses are extremely staggering.

"Money, money, money!"

Wu Guo's strategy, Li Siyuan saw it clearly, but the objective facts are like this, and there is nothing to be done.

But if he gives up on cutting Wu, Li Siyuan is really unwilling, after all, as long as he insists on it a little longer, the world can be reunified in his hands!

Weighing left and right, coupled with Taoism's prodding, Li Siyuan continued to attack Wu and was determined to pacify it in one fell swoop! As for military spending, he could only find a way to raise it. On the one hand, Li Siyuan extracted taxes from various places, and on the other hand, let the feudal towns and countries share them.

In this way, the problem of grain and grass was temporarily solved, but the burden on the people increased, and there were many complaints for a while. And the kings of the various feudal towns are also dissatisfied.

A series of problems are already breeding unconsciously.

But no matter what, the battle continued, and the Tang Dynasty held out for another year. The state of Wu was still retreating step by step, and in the end there were only a few important towns left.

By this time, the war had come to an end.

At this moment, two voices appeared in the court. One is to surround but not fight, and slowly fight with Wu Guo. At this time, there were only a few cities in the state of Wu, and even if the grain and grass in the city were abundant, there was a time when they were exhausted. The other voice is to take down the country of Wu in one fell swoop!

"Your Majesty, you have a lot of dreams at night. ”

Li Siyuan was a little hesitant, and at this time, Guang Chengzi made a statement, saying that if he continued to attack Wu, Taoism would fully support it.

"In that case...... Hit!"

With the support of Taoism, Li Siyuan felt a little more confident in his heart. And most importantly, as he got older, his health was not as good as before. Li Siyuan can clearly feel that he may not have a few years to live.

In order to complete the great cause of unifying the world, Li Siyuan finally made this risky decision.

"Sure enough......"

Jinling, the capital of Wu State, Xu Xuan, Chunniang and others gathered here, and when they learned that the Tang Dynasty sent troops to attack, they couldn't help but sigh.

Wu repeatedly delayed the war, on the one hand, to fight with the Tang Dynasty, and on the other hand, to wait for Mi Xiaoxia to return. It's hard to say when Mi Xiaoxia will return, but at this time, the Tang Dynasty has not given them time.

That thing is ready, just in time for Tang Jun to try it!"

Chun Niang snorted lightly, revealing a touch of fierceness in her eyes.

Next, hundreds of thousands of troops of the Tang army attacked and besieged the few remaining cities of Wu. Among them, the Flying Tiger Army led by Li Cunxiao was the vanguard and went straight to Jinling.

Jinling City is high and wide, and has always been known for being difficult to attack. The Flying Tigers are good at charging, but if they are attacking the city, they will have to change those cannon fodder. Li Cunxiao led the army to come this time, to put it bluntly, just to suppress the formation.

"The gates are open!"

But what people never expected was that the Tang army pressed the border, Jinling actually opened the city gate, and the Wu army poured out, arranging a 10,000-strong army array under the city wall.

"Is there a fraud?"

Originally, it was supposed to hold out, but only 10,000 people were sent at this time, which looked like bait no matter how you looked at it.

"Flying Tigers!

But after thinking about it, what can the bait be, is there still an ambush in this lonely city? Li Cunqiao has not seen an opponent for decades, and at this time, he put Wu Jun in his eyes, and led the army to rush forward with a loud shout.

The Flying Tiger Army is good at charging, and there are not many soldiers, with a total of 5,000 horsemen. At this time, Li Cunqiao took the lead, and five thousand horsemen rushed up like a torrent.

"Almost, fire!"

On the city wall, the general guarding the city saw that the Tang army had entered the firing range, and immediately shouted.

Boom, boom, boom......

Immediately afterwards, I saw a roar on the city wall, and the black cannonballs fell into the Flying Tiger Army, and suddenly exploded, and the surrounding horses were directly overturned!