Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 115 Good Opportunity

More than a month ago, Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qin Li Shimin resisted the Turkic invaders in Guannei Road and Hedong Road.

When the later sage ordered the king of Qi to use the governor of Bingzhou to attack Liu Heita, almost everyone thought that this was a battle without any suspense.

After all, Liu Heitai hadn't captured Dingzhou at that time, and Shuang Shiluo, the general manager of Dingzhou who was born in the Qin Palace, was still desperately resisting.

But no one expected that Qi Wang Li Yuanji did not choose to go east out of the Taihang Mountains and go directly to Zhaozhou and Dingzhou to help, but chose to go south to Shaanxi Road, trying to lead the army north.

The delay of time made the battle situation take a turn for the worse, King Qi paused, Liu Heitai finally broke through Dingzhou, the old troops rose up, and tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers marched southward.

Yizhou, Dingzhou, Mozhou, Yingzhou, Shenzhou, and Zhaozhou were attacked one after another in a short period of time. The old troops of Dou Jiande and Liu Heitai rebelled and went down to Yanzhou, Cangzhou, and Guanzhou. Most of Hebei Road had already been lost. .

When the report of Bo's defeat spread to Beijing, the city was in an uproar. The [-] elite Tang troops were wiped out. The commander, Hebei Dao Army Chief Huaiyang Wang Li Daoxuan, and the Marching Deputy Chief Yuan Guogong Shi Wanbao did not know whether they were alive or dead.

This reminded countless people of Liu Heita's record in Hebei and Shandong last year.

Among the officials of the DPRK and China, there are also those who are yelling at Li Daoxuan and Shi Wanbao for losing their teachers and losing their land... These are basically rare animals.

He went to see King Qin Li Shimin with half understanding, after all, Li Daoxuan had always been close to Li Shimin, and was even brought out by the latter.

If you are a real expert, go to see Prince Li Jiancheng... There is no doubt that although the battlefield is in Hebei, it is part of the battle between the East Palace and the Prince Qin's Mansion.

On the day when the battle report came out, Wei Zheng rushed back to Chang'an in a hurry. Although he often experienced the battlefield, Wei Zheng looked quite tired because of his haste.

"Xuancheng's trip has been exhausting, but it's just in time." Wang Gui, No. 1 under the crown prince of the Eastern Palace, went out to meet him personally, and helped Wei Zheng, who was faltering, into the Eastern Palace.

Not only Wang Gui, but outside the Hall of Mingde, Prince Li Jiancheng was waiting in person, and the attitude of the corporal was impeccable.

"No hurry, no hurry, serve the tea first." Wei Ting helped Wei Zheng sit down on the soft couch, and asked the servant to bring the teacup, "Brother Xuan Cheng, drink slowly."

After some fuss, Wei Ting drove out the idlers and others, leaving only the crown prince, Wang Gui, Wei Ting and Wei Zheng in the hall.

"Brother Xuan Cheng, the battle report of King Huaiyang's defeat has been sent to Beijing, is there any other battle report?"

Wei Zheng licked his already chapped lips, "Before I left, I received the battle report, and Xu Shanhu, the general manager of Beizhou, was defeated and died."

Wang Gui frowned, "Do you have any news from King Huaiyang and Duke Yuan?"

Wei Zheng shook his head wearily, "Liu Heita's troops are sharp, he sent some troops to defeat Xu Shanhu, and personally led the main force to attack Xingzhou. We don't know the outcome yet."

"Qi Shanxing, the general manager of Xingzhou, is Dou Jiande's old department..." Wei Ting suddenly added, "If he surrenders with the entire city..."

Qi Shanxing is indeed Dou Jiande's old department, but before he became the general manager of Xingzhou, he was the second left guard of the Qin Palace. Wei Ting's words are obviously gloating.

"Ahem." The prince glanced over and reminded: "It may not be defeated."

"Uh?"

Wang Gui snorted, "I've never heard that the king of Lujiang County is good at military strategy."

If Qi Shanxing was defeated, Luozhou would be the next one to be unlucky. Li Yuan, the governor of Luozhou, Lujiang County King, was a good friend of the prince, and Luozhou was also the only state capital in Hebei Province that was held by Donggong.

Wei Ting took the lead, shrunk his head and remained silent. Li Jiancheng asked a few questions carefully, and after a moment of pondering, he asked, "Xuan Cheng, from your point of view, is it appropriate to send troops to Hebei?"

"This is an opportunity for the crown prince to make contributions, and he must not miss it." Although Wei Zheng's voice was hoarse, he was passionate and powerful, "Firstly, the King of Qin should not be allowed to lead the army, and secondly, His Highness should not call for battle immediately."

"Why is this?"

Wei Zheng explained in detail, "In the battle of Xiabo, tens of thousands of Turkic cavalry participated in the battle..."

Li Jiancheng immediately gave up the idea of ​​asking for orders to go out immediately, which is why Wei Zheng hurried back to Beijing.

Li Jiancheng is not stupid, and he is not unfamiliar with military affairs. He has led the army several times, and he has been on his own. He knows very well that Liu Heitai is already difficult enough to conquer Hebei. .

"Someone once offered advice..." Li Jiancheng said softly: "If you want to be sure, you need to wait for the cold winter, and the Turkic people will eventually return to the north."

Wang Gui smiled lightly and said, "Xuan Cheng watched the war in Hebei and summoned heroes from Shandong for His Royal Highness. Unexpectedly, he sent them here before entering Shandong... Li Dewu, Lieutenant of Chang'an County, is quite knowledgeable."

"It's him?" Wei Zheng was taken aback. He had talked with Li Dewu several times in Wuling County, but he really didn't realize it.

It has not been a day or two since Donggong paid attention to the war in Hebei. Wang Gui had already calculated, turned his head and said: "Your Highness first admonishes the sage, and secondly summons the generals..."

Li Jiancheng was nodding before he finished listening. This one is the same as what Wei Zheng said, the first thing is not to let the second brother lead the army.

Li Jiancheng is confident in this point. His second brother has done so well in battle, and even his father is unwilling to see him make new achievements... At the beginning of the year, he used his second brother to conquer Hebei, which was really a last resort.

Even so, the second younger brother Luoshui was victorious, and his father called him back to Beijing immediately.

Wang Gui continued: "The Hebei Province has been fighting for years, the fields are barren, and the food and grass are in short supply. In the first battle of Xiabo, [-] troops were lost. Your Highness should suggest to adjust the food, grass and troops of the Eastern Shaanxi Province."

"Master Wang is right!" Li Jiancheng patted the table lightly, his tone quite cheerful.

Wang Gui's proposal seems logical. In fact, during the war in Hebei last year and this year, Eastern Shaanxi Province has been sending food and troops, but it is actually saying...Your Highness, now is a good time to attack Eastern Shaanxi Province.

Li Jiancheng's eyes were shining, and he couldn't help getting up and pacing back and forth. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this was a good time.

Qin Wang Li Shimin served many positions, such as Tiance Admiral, Shang Shuling, and Shangzhu Kingdom, etc., but outside Chang'an, he also had many positions, such as Yongzhou Mu and Liangzhou Governor.

But the most important of them are two positions, one is Yizhou Daoxingtai Shangshuling, and the other is Shandong Daoxingtai Shangshuling.

That is to say, he, Li Shimin, is the top leader in Yizhou Road and Shandong Road.

Yizhou Road is in the land of Shu, it is too far away, and it is mainly attacked by Li Xiaogong and Li Jing, and the officials of Yizhou Road Xingtai are not considered Li Shimin's confidantes, at most they are fighting with him.

But the East Shaanxi Road is different, and it is too important, almost including Gaohua in the Central Plains. The main officials of Daxingtai in the East Shaanxi Road are either Li Shimin's confidantes, or they are simply from the Qin Palace.

Li Shimin holds Shandong Dao in his hand, and Li Jiancheng has to sleep with one eye open in the East Palace. Now that he has the opportunity to attack Shandong Dao, how can we not let him be ready to move?

Li Jiancheng tried his best to control his expression, looked at Wei Zheng, "What does Xuan Cheng think?"

Wei Zheng cupped his hands and said, "Brother Yuyu is a great talent, and the lower officials are far behind."

"This statement is wrong, if there is no Xuancheng running thousands of miles, planning painstakingly..."

Wei Zheng and Wang Gui humbled each other...or flattered each other, which made Li Jiancheng's beard stand up.

"That's how it is over there. Gu immediately go to Tai Chi Palace to pay respects to Father Emperor."

"Xuan Cheng is not in a hurry to go home, we will hold a banquet later."

(End of this chapter)