The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 944 The decision of the Li brothers and sisters (seeking tickets)

If Baishuiguan, Jiamengguan, and Zitongguan are the gates of central Yizhou, and Mianzhuguan is the key to the northern part of Shu County, then Luoxian County is the northern gate of Chengdu County; now the four major natural dangers of Waisanguan and Mianzhuguan make the Sui army a The battle is decided, and it is easy to break through. The news spread to Chengdu City, which shocked Li Tang's government and the public. Li Shimin ordered Zhang Changxun to lead the army from Xuanwu County to Luo County to defend against the enemy, and at the same time asked the Tubo army to send troops. .

Fortunately, after Li Shimin successfully seized power, he sent his confidant general Zhou Hu to lead [-] elite soldiers to take over the defense of Luoxian County, and took the time to train [-] county soldiers. In the decisive battle, it shouldn't be a problem to stick to it for ten and a half months, and these ten days are enough to give Li Shimin valuable time to dispatch troops.

When Li Shimin sneaked into Chengdu, in order to prevent Li Yuan from being informed, he did not bring many troops to the south. Although he made emergency deployments to the Tang army, most of them were scattered in all directions. Most of the Tang troops in Chengdu were recruits urgently recruited by Li Yuan. To train Li Shentong, Li Shimin, in order not to be ostracized, or to stage a coup in the palace again, on the one hand befriends Dou Gui, Dou Lukuan, Chen Shuda, Xiao Yu, Zhao Cijing and other important civil and military officials who have certain influence in the court. The [-] Tubo army headed by Funiang Shangnang with power and wealth, on the other hand, made friends with Qingqiang who lived on the edge of the five counties of Wenshan, Shujun, Qionglin, Tongchang, and Dangchang.

This Qingqiang tribe is a powerful Qiang tribe in Yizhou. They are good at fighting in the mountains. The self-reliant Li Shimin killed the powerful step by step, won the hearts of his people and the people of the counties, and stabilized the situation in Dangchang and other counties.

After Li Shimin's position was stabilized, He Yuegu, who was not used to the customs of the Han people, returned to the mountains with his tribe and continued the fishing and hunting life that has been his livelihood for generations. However, Li Shimin did not cross the river and demolish the bridge. The Qingqiang communicated with each other, and even imitated Yang Tong's naturalization method for the Bailan Qiang in Lintao. Customs and so on do not interfere, so Li Shimin is deeply supported by Qingqiang.

It was precisely because Qingqiang, a sturdy allied army, could reach Jiulong County in Shu County in two days as long as it traveled from Wenchuan County along the Minjiang River, so Li Shimin dispatched the army around with confidence.

After Li Shimin asked He Yuegu to send troops to help the battle, he ordered people to detour to find Li Zhongwen, urging him to launch a fierce offensive against Linjin County, Pu'an County, and cut off the retreat of the Sui army headed by Yang Tong.At the same time, after [-] Tubo troops went north to Luo County, Dou Gui and Changsun Shunde were appointed as the chief and deputy marshals of the march, and led [-] Tang troops to Luo County to coordinate all wars.

Li Shimin's reaction was not unpleasant. When he received the news of the entry of the Sui army, he made emergency adjustments to several armies, and made a more reasonable strategic deployment for the Sui army to defend from the west, attack from the north, and attack from the east.But although Li Shimin deploys troops quickly, whether it will work is another matter.When Dou Gui and Changsun Shunde rushed to Luo County, Luo Shixin, who had successfully attacked Zhang Changxun's troops, had already arrived at the city of Luo County. Although Luo Shixin failed to use Zhang Changxun's body to scare Luo County guard Zhou Hu, but Bing Feng pointed out, It also undoubtedly made the Luo County defenders panic.

Although Luoxian County is the gateway to Peking University in Chengdu County, it is not a dangerous place. It is not as easy to defend as Mianzhuguan. However, since the Tang army rushed to help Luoxian County, Yang Tong, who is not well-off, can't go around. Pass Luo County and go to attack Chengdu City, otherwise, they will fall into the dilemma of attacking from north to south.

Although Yang Tong is confident that with the Xuanjia in his hands, he can rule invincible hands in Shu County, but the unification of the world is imminent, and the sweeping trend of the Sui Dynasty is irreversible. If he ventures south again, he will not be a lonely hero, but a brain-dead idiot. Egg.With this understanding, Yang Tong did not insist on Luo County, but stationed ten miles away from Luo County with Luo Shixin, silently waiting for the troops to join up.

On the second day, Xie Yingdeng, who was stationed in Wan'an County, Jinshan County, arrived with an army of [-]. Before that, his mission was to prevent the Tang army from going north to Jinshan from Shu County. Now that the Sui army has entered Shu County, there is no need to waste troops Jinshan County, the inner land of Chengda Sui Dynasty.

While Yang Tong was waiting for the troops, after Zhang Changxun died in battle, Xuanwu County and Xincheng County in Shu County fell into the predicament of lacking troops. Cheng Yaojin, who was stationed in Fucheng County, Jinshan County, broke through Xuanwu County and led the main force to come. Luo County joined forces with Yang Tong.

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But he said that Dou Gui had rested for one night, and his energy was much better. In the early morning of the next day, when he finished his work at the county government office and was about to assign tasks, he saw a scout captain striding in and bowed. : "Report to Xiangguo that Yang Tong appeared in the Sui army's camp."

"Yang Tong? Are you sure?" When Dou Gui heard this, he was so shocked that the command arrow in his hand fell to the ground. The general of the land was Yang Tong, Emperor of the Sui Dynasty. This does not mean that Yang Tong is invincible, but that the civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty could not have agreed to Yang Tong's adventure, but he still came. What does this mean?It shows that there will never be fewer soldiers and horses led by Yang Tong, which will make the situation of the Tang Dynasty countless times more difficult.

The lieutenant replied: "It's confirmed. The humble officer saw Yang Tong enter the camp from the north gate of the Sui army with his own eyes. The Sui army in the camp shouted 'The Holy One is mighty, the Sui will win'. The momentum is very spectacular. This cannot be faked."

This news made everyone nervous. Could it be that this time, Yang Tong, who has been victorious in all battles, is fighting in person?

The deputy general, Sun Shunde, quickly said: "Xiangguo, Yang Tong should come to the front to boost morale, instead of going to the imperial conquest. If it is the imperial conquest, he should first go to Ziyang County, which has a large number of troops."

"General Changsun is right. Yang Tong is bound to win Yizhou this time. If the Yellow River hadn't surged in the first half of the year, I'm afraid they would have entered Yizhou long ago. As soon as the Yellow River flooded, the Sui army couldn't wait to send troops. Yang Tong even Arriving here, it can be seen that there will be a fierce battle." The speaker was Chu Liang, who was the commander of the army, but his words were of no value.

After hearing this, Dou Gui didn't take it seriously. He saw Su Xu, the marching commander, who was deep in thought, and asked, "What does Sima Su think?"

Su Xu cupped his hands and said, "Xiangguo, I found that Yang Yu's use of troops is extremely weird. It's never as simple as one-on-one or two-on-two, but he is good at confronting each other head-on, and winning by surprise in secret. If he appears here, I will be worried." His real goal is not Shu County, just like the Sui Dynasty annihilated Li Mi, the real goal is Jiangdu, not Xuzhou."

"Su Sima's words are wrong!" Eldest Sun Shunde said disapprovingly, "Li Mi was not Yang Tong's original goal. His goal was to take down Jingzhou in our Tang Dynasty. It's just that we created the conditions for him to sneak attack on Li Mi. He He then moved to Wei. Originally, according to the truce agreement reached with the Sui Dynasty, he was going to win Jingzhou last year, but it was affected by the heavy rain and had to be postponed until now. How can Su Sima say that his goal is not Shu County? Is it just a joke to send hundreds of thousands of troops? The key is that the Sui and Tang Dynasties coexist in today's world, and there is no strong enemy outside the Sui Dynasty. If he doesn't come to attack the Tang Dynasty now, where else can he fight?"

Su Xu shook his head and said, "General Changsun misunderstood the meaning of humble position. Low position means that Yang Tong not only wants to seize Luo County, but also has more far-reaching goals, such as Wenshan, Brazil, Xincheng, Suining and other counties. He restrained us. Here, attracting the main force of our army and the energy of the court created conditions for other Sui armies to go elsewhere. Not long ago, Li Jing attracted the main force of Shen Guogong Gao Shilian on the frontal battlefield, but Su Lie suddenly broke out. Is it the best trick of the Sui Dynasty?"

"Everyone, stop arguing." Dou Gui saw that the two were going on endlessly, and quickly waved his hands: "No matter what strategy, plan, or conspiracy Yang Tong has, we still have to firmly defend Luo County and wait for the opportunity to retake Mianzhu, Xuanwu and other counties cannot let Yang Tong lead us by the nose."

He glanced at the generals, and continued: "His Royal Highness also considers that Wang Fubao, Yao Junsu, Yu Chigong, Pei Xingyan, Xue Wanjun, Su Lie, Li Jing, Du Fuwei, Shen Guang and others have made great contributions to our counties and counties in the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, when deciding to increase troops in Luo County, we did not treat the Sui Army of Shu County as a separate existence, but considered the overall situation of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and had combat orders for all defense lines. Now we only need to consider how to take back the entire Shu County. The environment, so that Chengdu has a strategic buffer, that is our greatest contribution to the Tang Dynasty, the Sui army in other directions is not our first consideration, and those Sui troops will be coordinated and deployed by His Royal Highness."

"Xiangguo's teaching, I will keep it in my heart." Everyone was speechless, and all retreated in embarrassment.

"Report to Xiangguo." At this time, a guard entered and saluted, "Yang Tong asked people to call out outside the city to invite Xiangguo to talk about the old days."

"Reminiscing about the past? Reminiscing about the past? What right does Yang Tong have to reminisce about the past with me? Just let the soldiers guard the city, don't pay attention to him."

Dou Gui used to be an official of Ziyang County in the Sui Dynasty. In Xiaguanzhong, after the incident was defeated, he took his clansmen and ran to Weinan. It was not until Li Xiuning was born that he attracted the attention of the Sui army in Guanzhong. Then he took the opportunity to occupy Weinan and conquer Yongfeng warehouse. He consulted with the army and the Duke of Zanhuang County. After the establishment of the Tang Dynasty, the rebellion of the Qiang people was suppressed, and he was granted the title of Duke of Bing.

Although the Dou family is now in decline, and the Li Tang Dynasty is also like an old man, he is one of the leaders of the Guanlong nobles. When the world was not in turmoil, the Guanlong nobles had a lot of weight in the Sui Dynasty, even Yang Guang We have to compromise with them, but when Yang Tong rose to power, he punished the descendants of the aristocratic family more than once. When Yang Tong let out the illusion of reconciliation with the aristocratic family, although Dou Gui did not send the Dou family's children to visit Yang Tong in Luoyang, he also People have tested the tone of the important ministers of the Sui Dynasty. As long as the Dou family can gain a chance in the Sui Dynasty, they can also be the internal support of the Sui Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty. He was helping Yang Tong.

Unexpectedly, Yang Tong didn't know what was good or bad, and he should be caught and killed, which made Dou Gui's impression of Yang Tong drop to the extreme.

In fact, it is not only Dou Gui, there are few children from all the aristocratic families in the world who do not hate Yang Tong. It was Yang Tong who released the false news of "reconciliation", which caused them to send people to Luoyang to make friends with the important officials of the Sui Dynasty. As a result, the "reconciliation" failed. Instead, Li Yuan became suspicious and killed them, causing them to lose everything.

Although Yang Tong guessed that Dou Gui would not have good things to say, when the two armies are fighting, it is common for the general to come out and talk first. Dou Gui actually refused directly, although in his own opinion he was dismissive of Yang Tong. Gu, but avoiding it at this time is an act of weakness.And as the guard Zhou Hu directly quoted Dou Gui's original words, he immediately annoyed the generals around Yang Tong.

"Your Majesty, this Dou Gui is arrogant, ignorant, and arrogant. Why should we talk nonsense with him? Let's fight!" Yin Mingyue, Yang Qinfang, Luo Shixin, Xie Yingdeng, Xue Wanbei, Li Daliang, Cheng Chumo and other generals looked at Tang Jun at the head of the city with unkind expressions. , One after another loudly asked for a fight.

Even Li Xiuning's face was quite ugly. Although Dou Gui was considered her elder, she was a daughter and would marry sooner or later. The Dou family did not regard her as a relative.Besides, she knew from Li Jiancheng that it was Dou Gui who let Li Shimin go south, which led to the palace coup. If Yang Tong conquered Yizhou, according to Yang Guang and Yang Tong's wishes, her father would be able to live a rich life, but it was because of the gatekeepers. The sinus guide made the Li brothers fratricide, and the father did not know whether he was alive or dead.

No wonder she doesn't hate Dou Gui!

"The other party irritated you with a single sentence, which is not a good thing." Yang Yu himself didn't take it to heart, whether it was the Li Tang Dynasty or Dou Gui, they were all grasshoppers after autumn——Bunda In a few days, there is no need to argue with some dying people.However, the siege equipment is not yet in place. If Luo County is taken by force now, many soldiers will be lost.

"My lord!" The heroic Li Xiuning rode to Yang Tong's side, pointed his long knife at the high mountain on the side of Luoxian County, and said, "Luoxian County is backed by the mountain, so you can send a team of horses to the mountain as a surprise soldier. Shooting arrows towards the city wall, while the main force is attacking from the front, with the combination of Qi and Zheng, Luo County will definitely not last long."

The idea for Yang Tong is not that Li Xiuning has a lover and forgets her parents, nor that she is ungrateful and does not care about siblings, but that she knows that the Li and Tang Dynasty will be overthrown by the Sui Dynasty sooner or later, so she is so indecisive , it would be better to push the war to Chengdu as soon as possible, so that the father who may be still alive can "see the sun again" earlier, which is good for the country and the people, public and private.If the war is delayed, Li Shimin, who is desperate to jump over the wall, is very likely to let Li Yuan and Li's men and women be buried with him under the madness.

This is also the consensus between Li Xiuning and Li Jiancheng, and also the tacit understanding reached by Li Jiancheng and Yang Tong. The condition is to persuade Li Xiaogong to surrender to the Sui Dynasty. If Li Yuan is dead, then Li Jiancheng will show up and surrender to Yang Tong in public as the prince of the Tang Dynasty. This is also the best recipe to bring peace to Yizhou quickly.After all, Li Jiancheng, as the "Crown Prince", surrendered to the Sui Dynasty. Naturally, the war-weary Tang soldiers and ordinary people could not die for the Li Tang Dynasty, let alone become enemies with the officials arranged by the Sui Dynasty, but accepted the Sui Dynasty honestly. North Korea reorganization, dissolution, governance.

Yang Tong, Fang Xuanling, and Ling Jing listened to Xiu Xiuning's suggestion, and their eyes lit up. This is a good way. At that moment, Yang Tong nodded and said to Li Daliang: "This matter will be handled by General Li. Take charge."

"The last general obeys orders." Under the envious eyes of all the generals, Li Daliang stepped forward to accept the order.

Yang Tong looked at the top of the mountain for a while, and then said: "In addition to the thousand soldiers of the Black Ice Terrace, I will give you another thousand elite soldiers. You take advantage of the darkness tonight to lead people up the mountain, and tomorrow when you see the wolf smoke here, go to the north city wall." Attack."

"Here!" Li Daliang bowed solemnly, took the command arrow, turned around and left.

Yang Tong led the crowd to investigate the terrain of Luo County, and then led the army back to the barracks.And discuss the next battle with a group of civil and military personnel in the main account of the Chinese army.

According to several local hunters who were found by the soldiers, there are two roads leading to Chengdu in Luoxian County. The fallen Luofengpo is near here. This road can indeed bypass Luoxian County and go straight to Chengdu City, but the road is very steep, not only cannot march on a large scale, but also it is difficult to transport food. However, it is not an exaggeration for the ape to overcome his worries and climb up.

"This small road is suitable for a surprise attack. If we lead all the Tang troops in Chengdu to Luo County, we only need one division to bypass Luo County through this small road, and we can directly attack Chengdu City." Fang Xuanling used a wooden stick on the map He gestured a few times and said to everyone: "However, this plan is very dangerous. If it is revealed in advance and Luo County is not under, this surprise attack army will become a lonely army with no support, and the whole army will be wiped out. "

"Our army has conducted long-term training for the terrain of Yizhou, and has all kinds of equipment for climbing mountains and mountains. I think it is worth a try. As long as our soldiers appear under the city of Chengdu, then Li Shimin and Li Tang Wenwu must be frightened. In a hurry, It is very possible that they did some stupid tricks that benefited a certain army of our Great Sui Dynasty; but we know that Li Shimin and He Yuegu, the Qingqiang chief, have always been friends, but until today, He Yuegu still has not been seen. The soldiers and horses in Shu County have not been exhausted, so this matter is put aside for the time being." Yang Tong looked at Diancheng from the small road on the map, and continued: "The most urgent task is to let Li Shimin transfer all available soldiers to Luo County. Once Chengdu is empty of troops, that is our chance."

Luo County is the only place Li Shimin can defend. Although it is not as strong as Mianzhu, it is very important for the use of Chengdu City. Yang Tong cannot bypass Luo County to attack Chengdu when Luo County has a large army stationed. It can be used as the place where Yang Tong fought in Sui and Tang Dynasties.

If all the Tang troops in Shu County were defeated in Luo County, then after the Sui army arrived in Chengdu, they could easily take it down without launching a large-scale storm.

(End of this chapter)