Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 775

Come so fast!

Li Shan's thoughts changed sharply, can Zhang Wenxi stop it?

But one thing Li Shan already understood, he stood up and shouted loudly: "Wang Junhao, Zhang Zhongjian, order the troops, weapons, bows and crossbows, and be ready at any time."

"Yes!"

Wang Junhao and Zhang Zhongjian led the crowd out in a file, and the shouts of the guards outside became louder and louder. Some people brought out all kinds of ordnance from the warehouse, some people were wearing leather armor, and some people took out bean cakes to feed their mounts.

Li Shan's face was sinking like water, and he thought that although he finally gave up Tongzhou and chose Longzhou, this time the pot really has nothing to do with him!

Who would have imagined that Li Shenfu is such a useless material? Who would have imagined that in [-], Liang Shidu, who was forced to shrink back to conquer Wancheng, would march so quickly. He broke Lingzhou in one day and entered Longzhou in three days. Lingzhou Road has almost no resistance.

The key now is that if Liang Jun breaks through Huating, he will be able to flatten the river, and Longzhou is likely to become the main battlefield.

This means that all subordinate officials in Longzhou from Changda down cannot run away, even Li Shan, who is patrolling Longzhou as Secretary of Agriculture, cannot run away... because if he runs away, he will almost give up the Renshou Palace behind him .

Chang Da can't afford this blame, and neither can Li Shan.

Li Shan did not continue to wait for the news in the valley, but went straight into the county seat. At this time, he wanted to stick to Longzhou and protect Qizhou. Chang Da was a key person.

In the Longzhou Governor's Mansion, Chang Da, who was sitting at the top, had an extremely ugly expression, not because of the war situation, but the two assistant officials at the bottom, Chief Shi Yang Ze and Sima Lin Xingcan, all said in unison, we should ask the King of Handan to discuss it together.

At this time, Li Shan happened to approach the main hall.

"Who doesn't know that the King of Handan defeated the Turks three times, and he is a famous general in the court." Yang Ze cupped his hands and said, "The enemy army is going straight to Qianyuan County, please Your Highness lead the army."

Li Shan glanced at the three of them, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth, "Chang Shi Yang Ze, Sima Lin Xing Can."

"If someone remembers correctly, both of them had served in Lingzhou, and both had expelled Liang Shidu."

"Later, Yang Shidao and Dao Zong brothers succeeded, making Liang Shidu abandon Lingzhou and attack Yanzhou."

"They all have generals, why should they commit crimes today?"

Li Shan raised his head and looked at Chang Da, "Your Majesty is the governor of Longzhou, and he is deeply trusted by His Majesty. You should know that you can't escape, and how to deal with it should be decided with one word."

Those present are all old oil fields with ups and downs in the officialdom, and they all understand...you can fight among yourself at any time, but you can't do it at this time. His Majesty is in Renshou Palace. If anything goes wrong, everyone will be in trouble.

Chang Da stared at the two assistant officers for a few times before getting up and saluting, "Thank you for your understanding, Your Highness."

Li Shan turned sideways to avoid it, "Personality does not come at the expense of public affairs."

If you don't like each other, then it's okay if you don't like each other, but now that the situation is at stake, Li Shan sees it very clearly, if there is any internal fighting, it will be courting death... The whole army is not on the same page, and this battle can be known without fighting It's over.

What's more, Li Shan is not willing to take over under this situation. To be honest, it is not difficult to seize power, but what next?
Last year, the victory over the army from Li Jing was due to Li Jing's absence on the one hand, and the Turkic escape on the other hand. Li Shan has Zhang Shigui, Su Dingfang, Liu Shirang, and Xue Wanjun all famous generals, and there is no shortage of leading generals.

But now, I only have Wang Junhao and Zhang Zhongjian by my side. The former has no military talent, and the latter's identity is difficult to convince the public... To put it a little darker, if Li Shan seizes power at this time, if he fails to stop the menacing enemy, this The blame was firmly on Li Shan's back.

Originally, this blame should be pinned on Chang Da's back, why did Li Shan bother to grab it?

The military situation is urgent, and there is no time to talk nonsense, Chang Da said directly: "There are six Zhechong mansions in the four counties of Longzhou, among which there are two upper mansions and four middle mansions."

Li Shan calculated silently in his heart, that is to say, the number of troops was about 5000.

"Yesterday, the soldiers were assembled, among which more than a thousand soldiers were stationed in Huating County." Chang Da continued: "The rest are stationed in Siyuan and Siyang."

"This official led 3000 troops to the north to help. Don't drive Zhang Shilong's deputy. Chang Shi and Sima stay in Liyuan County."

Zhang Shilong nodded and said: "This staff member of Liang Shidu has now defeated Lingzhou, Huizhou, and Yuanzhou, but the Turkic internal struggle will not go straight for a while, and attacking Huating County should be just a tentative move."

Li Shan didn't know much about the terrain in Guanzhong, nor Liang Shidu, so he just listened silently and didn't speak.

Chang Da looked at Li Shan, "Your Highness..."

"Follow the army to the north, or stay in Liyuan County, all are assigned by Mr. Chang." Li Shan said bluntly, "Wang Junhao and Zhang Zhongjian, the leaders of the personal guards, are extremely brave in the battle."

Chang Da hesitated for a while, at this time Chang Shi Yang Ze said quietly: "Your Majesty is still in Renshou Palace at the moment, and may not return to Chang'an, it's better to leave a backup."

Li Shan glanced sideways, frowned slightly, why didn't this guy listen to persuasion, and wanted to fight among himself?
Chang Da looked at the past coldly, nodded after pondering for a moment, and said, "Then invite the King of Handan to sit in Liyuan County."

Li Shan got up and bowed, "If you can't do anything, please bring Zhang Wenxi and his younger brother Zhang Wenguan back south with Huating."

"I hope Huating will not be lost." Chang Da answered irrelevantly, and he didn't dare to give any guarantee at this time.

Two hours later, [-] troops pulled out their camp and headed northwest. Li Shan's face sank like water on the city wall. In fact, he hoped to go north with the army, which is why he supported Chang Da and suppressed Yang Ze before.

But Chang Da is not a broad-minded person. It may be because he is afraid that Li Shan will seize power, or there may be other reasons...

There was a slight sigh, and Li Shan turned his head to look at Yang Ze, "Don't worry, there are only two thousand Liang troops coming to attack, even if it is difficult to win, they should not be defeated."

"That may not be the case." Yang Ze sighed, "Now that the battle is in dire straits, does His Highness think that the lower officials don't know the importance, so you have to make things difficult for the superior at such a moment?"

"Chang Gong is an old man of His Majesty, and he was able to take charge of Longzhou twice and govern the local area. Although his talents are a little mediocre, he can barely support him, but he has no military strategy."

"Back when Jinyang raised troops, Hu Yalang cut off Song Laosheng's way to the south. They faced each other for more than a month, and each side won or lost. Chang Gong led the army. He was defeated and fled. He only escaped with his body and returned after a few months."

The corner of Li Shan's mouth twitched, and he went to war in Hedong, and he escaped for several months before returning... At that time, Li Yuan invaded Chang'an and proclaimed himself Prime Minister.

This shows that Chang Da is a very naughty person. To use the clichés of later generations, he belongs to the kind of person who is not firm in will.

Yang Ze continued: "Later Xue Ju founded the country, occupied the land of Longxi, sent his generals to surrender, and destroyed the city in one fell swoop."

Still very naive... Li Shan has a headache, such a person seems to be a bit useless.

"That's why I want to invite Your Highness to lead the army." Yang Ze said with a wry smile, "This is also for the public, not private."

Li Shan put his hands on his forehead, sighed deeply, and said in a low voice: "Even if the battle is unfavorable, it can be delayed for a few days. The news of the war has already spread, and Suzhou and Qizhou must have already summoned government soldiers to form an army."

"Your Majesty is in Renshou Palace, there must be reinforcements going north."

Yang Ze nodded in agreement, but the corners of Wang Junhao's mouth twitched, it's over!

(End of this chapter)