The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 114 Character decides fate
The Battle of Bingzhou launched by the Sui army was as scattered and low-key as usual. It had been deployed as early as a month ago. When Yecheng was still bustling with the selection of "three halls and one pavilion" bachelors, the Battle of Bingzhou had quietly started.

If the Battle of Bingzhou is compared to a game of chess, then capturing Queshu Valley is undoubtedly a crucial step in this game of chess. Of course, a game of chess will not be completed in two or three steps, but capturing Queshu Valley is like capturing a big dragon. It has been done, and the whole chess game will go smoothly.

Li Jing's task is to seize the three counties of Xihe, Longquan, and Linfen, which are empty of troops outside of Taiyuan and south of Queshu Valley.

Yang Tong was in charge of commanding Hedong County, Jiang County, and Wencheng, and Pei Renji was in charge of Jiangjun and Wencheng; the Tang army in Changping County and Shangdang County was controlled by Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanshu, Wang Bian and others.

And another key chess point is undoubtedly the only bloody battle in the Battle of Hedong City in Hedong County.

In this battle, the Sui army killed as many as [-] enemies, captured more than [-] enemies, and captured the most important strategic city in the south of Bingzhou, Hedong City. Li Shentong, the defender of Hedong City, was captured alive. Died at the hands of Shui Tianji.Tang Jun's fiasco in the Battle of Hedong!The dust of the entire Bingzhou battle was settled.

After the Battle of Hedong City, the Wencheng, Longquan, Changping, and Shangdang Tang troops who were confronting the Sui army surrendered and surrendered, obediently accepting ten years of labor reform!
Now, except for the isolated city of Taiyuan, which Pei Ji insisted on, the entire territory of Bingzhou was returned to the Northern Sui Dynasty, and the time only took half a month.

In the Tang Dynasty, Changping Wang Li Shuliang, the governor of Changping County, and Li Deliang, the governor of Shangdang County Xinxing King, were captured alive and dedicated to the Sui army. In addition to Duan Lun, who was captured alive by Shen Guang, the core strength of the Li family's clan and foreign relatives was not small.

The Guanzhong Tang army headed by Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning has just left Chang'an, and the Battle of Bingzhou is coming to an end.

In the end, she was stationed at Tongguan to defend against the Northern Sui army.

The Battle of Bingzhou is over!
But the impact had just begun. Just half a month later, the news that Yang Tong seized Bingzhou and unified Jizhou, Youzhou, and Bingzhou quickly spread all over the world. reached the peak, the number one prince has become
There was an angry roar in Chang'an Daxing Palace Taiji Hall not too far from the river:
"Incompetent, useless, all of them are trash!"

Majestic, tall and majestic, on the high platform of the great hall, dressed in a gorgeous dragon robe, the incomparably majestic Li Yuan threw a piece of music from the high platform heavily, and the terrifying killing intent spread.

Less than a few days after the fall of Bingzhou, Li Shimin, the coach of the western expedition to Xueju, returned with another bad news. In the battle of Qianshuiyuan, the eight generals of the Tang Dynasty were defeated successively. Generals Murong Luohu, Li Anyuan, Liu Hongji and others were captured tragically. Sixty-seven out of ten of the [-] troops who went out for the expedition died. At the end of the campaign, Xue Ju occupied Gaoqian and collected the dead bodies of Tang soldiers to form a Jingguan to show his majesty.

The people in Guanzhong were panicked, and the whole area was shaken!
"Your Majesty, calm down. Although the incident happened suddenly, fortunately King Jin responded in time and contained Xue Ju to the west of Dashan Pass, and the pass is still as stable as Mount Tai." Liu Wenjing hurriedly stood up to persuade with a helpless face.

"Nonsense, Xue Ju only had [-] soldiers, but he caused heavy losses to my [-] army, and many generals were captured alive. You still told me that Guanzhong is as stable as Mount Tai? Where does the stability come from?" anger.

"Retreat!"

Li Yuan waved his sleeves, and ran towards the Ganlu Palace angrily!
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East Palace!

Prince Li Jiancheng is discussing the current situation with his grandson Wuji in a low voice.

Since Li Shimin divorced his wife and remarried, assassinated his ex-wife, and his younger sister disappeared, the eldest grandson Wuji, eldest grandson Shunde, Gao Shilian and others have completely turned to Li Jiancheng.

The eldest Sun Shunde is brave and good at fighting, and Gao Shilian is both talented and virtuous, and Li Jiancheng relies on him as his arm, but what he values ​​most is the resourceful eldest Sun Wuji.

"Wuji, what do you think of the current situation?" Li Jiancheng asked.

"Your Highness! Xue Ju is domineering both internally and externally. It cannot last long and is not to be feared. The key is the Northern Sui Dynasty! Yang Tong ruled the interior as a king and conquered the outside with hegemony. Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and Kong Yingda are all virtuous talents who govern the world, Li Jing, Li Jing, Deng Hao, Yang Shanhui, Pei Renji, Wei Yunqi and others are handsome talents with both civil and military skills, and there are countless young generals. Of course, the most terrifying It’s still him himself. Now Jizhou and Bingzhou have joined together, and the general trend has come!”

"The Battle of Bingzhou broke out suddenly, without any warning, and was resolved quickly. From the beginning to the end, it took only 25 days to occupy the entire Bingzhou except Taiyuan City!" Li Jiancheng said with a wry smile: "This is what everyone agrees on. reason, but I don't think so. What do you think?"

"Nepotism, eager for quick success." Changsun Wuji told the truth.

"Wuji is half right!"

Li Jiancheng looked out of the window with his hands behind his back. After a long time, he sighed: "Father, regardless of actual talents, let the Li clan take charge of military power and disasters. He performed vividly and vividly in the Battle of Bingzhou! Uncle Shenfu was killed in Taiyuan, and Uncle Shentong was defeated in Hedong. , It’s all failure in their judgment of the current situation! If Uncle Shenfu can reuse Li Zhongwen, Huo Yi will not fall easily. As for Uncle Shentong, it was his nature that caused the defeat of Hedong.”

Changsun Wuji was puzzled and said, "How does Your Highness say this?"

Li Jiancheng said: "Uncle Shentong is very careful. You can only feel at ease if you keep anything precious by your side. If you are a little farther away, you will feel restless, restless, and afraid of being snatched away by others! The same is true for his deployment of troops this time. Under such circumstances, he should send a heavy army to take back Huoyi. The Sui army at that time was actually not many, and only 2 people were needed to succeed. But how did he do it? He actually hoarded all the heavy troops in Hedong County. When major incidents happened in various places, they squeezed out the troops little by little like the little people who are greedy for money. This time it was fine, and they were eaten up by Yang Tong bit by bit! When Yang Tong's soldiers came to the city, the soldiers were not as good as others Many, the combat power is weaker than the opponent, the morale is even worse, and the command and response ability is not good... It is unreasonable for him not to fail."

"puff!"

Changsun Wuji couldn't help laughing when he heard what he said was funny.

Li Jiancheng also laughed, and then said: "Let's talk about Uncle Shenfu, he is very capable in terms of ability, but he is too honest, so honest that he has no temper, no different from an eminent monk! Honestly look at Pei Ji, who doesn't know anything about military affairs. The old guy took away the military power, and when he was desperate, he was tricked out by Pei Ji, and he was killed in the first battle! The father and emperor reused the two uncles, Shu Liang and Shu Liang, but not only the military power was taken away, but he was also dedicated to Yang Tong! The second younger brother was reused, but Xue Juzhi was defeated miserably, and Xiaogong was reused, but he returned in vain... If the emperor does not get rid of cronyism, sooner or later our Great Tang will be ruined by it."

"As for quick success, I won't talk about it. If you listen to me and concentrate on attacking Liang Shidu, Guan Nei Dao has already fallen into the hands of my Tang Dynasty. Lishimengmen Pass, Longquan Yonghe Pass, and Wencheng Jichang Pass, if there are reinforcements, Yang Tong will not be able to defeat the entire Bingzhou! It is precisely because our army is fighting in multiple directions that there are no soldiers to send in a hurry, which leads to the loss of Bingzhou on all fronts, even in the With [-] cavalry in a hurry, Hedong City will not fall." Speaking of this, Li Jiancheng was very heartbroken.

Changsun Wuji was silent, he was not in charge of the royal family's housework, although he agreed with Li Jiancheng's statement, he could not express his support. After a while, he said in a deep voice, "Does your Highness think Taiyuan can be saved?"

"Absolutely impossible! There is no point in defending Taiyuan City. We don't have the strength to take back Bingzhou!"

Li Jiancheng first gave a decisive definition, and then said: "Yang Tong monopolizes a quarter of the world's population. As long as he thinks, he can form an army of 40 to [-] at will! But we don't have the right time and place, and the morale of the army is low. The power of the whole country can't beat him, and Xue Ju, Liang Shidu, Zhu Can and others have been offended by us all over the place. If they take advantage of the opportunity, how can we stop them? By then, Bingzhou will not get half an inch of land, and Guanzhong will be lost. Gotta clean up."

"Your Highness is right! But how does Your Highness think we can withdraw the Dayuan Army?"

"What is Wuji's opinion?"

"redemption!"

"redemption?"

"Yes!" Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "There are still tens of thousands of soldiers in Taiyuan. After the redemption, tens of thousands of troops will be added to the country, and as far as His Highness is concerned, tens of thousands of loyal soldiers will be added."

"Not only must the Taiyuan Army be redeemed, but the clan's relatives, Pei Ji's Pei family, and the Taiyuan Wang family must also be redeemed! Even if the Holy Majesty disagrees, or if the redemption cannot be returned, we must let the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty know that His Highness has mentioned it and insisted on it."

Li Jiancheng was silent.

Since Li Shimin married Dugu Mingxiu, Li Shimin has been restless with the support of Dugu, Dou, Webster and other Guanlong families. What is his intention?It is clear at a glance.

And besides the name of a prince, Li Jiancheng only has the relationship with the Wang family of Taiyuan, but the influence of the Wang family is in Taiyuan. Even if someone works in Guanzhong, it is only a civil servant!If he advocates the redemption of the Taiyuan Army, then he will definitely gain the loyalty of this lone army.At the same time, the clan, relatives, Pei family, and Wang family will also become his helpers.

Before Li Jiancheng could speak, a guard reported, "His Royal Highness, the Holy Majesty has summoned His Highness to go to the Ganlu Hall to discuss matters!"

(End of this chapter)