Martial Arts World Assassin

Chapter 400 Deploy troops and generals
Last night Huang Sixi had asked Li Yuan to write two imperial edicts.

Dugu Feng and Yuwen Shang each led a group and sent people separately to persuade Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng to surrender.

After the two men left Qianyang Palace with the imperial edict.

Ning Daoqi stroked his long beard and inferred to himself: "Li Shimin is determined to capture Chang'an. The imperial edict will have no effect on him. He will definitely resist to the end and learn from the lesson of Li Yuan's capture!"

Ning Daoqi turned his gaze to Huang Sixi and said, "Fellow Daoist Jianglong, you can't keep fighting alone. You should immediately form an army. Although you don't want the common people to be dragged into the chaos of war, how can there be no deaths in a war?

It is difficult to intimidate a commander as courageous as Li Shimin to surrender. You must first lead your troops to defeat his army and leave him with nowhere to go. Only then will he surrender!"

Huang Sixi sat back on the dragon throne in the palace, picked up a pen and began to write an eagle letter, saying, "I know! I have already prepared the troops and horses, and stationed them all at the northern border. Let them go south together!"

Huang Sixi knew that the imperial edict of surrender would not work on Li Shimin, but the generals around Li Shimin felt differently.

At present, Luoyang has fallen into the hands of Huang Sixi. Except for the families of the Li family, all the families of the generals who followed Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to the expedition have also been imprisoned.

Li Yuan's imperial edict clearly stated that these generals should surrender to Huang Sixi, and their official titles would remain unchanged.

Perhaps Li Shimin's will to resist will be very firm, but the generals under his command will waver.

As long as the imperial edict can cause Li Shimin's army to lose the will to fight, the goal will be achieved.

Of course, Li Shimin was a good commander of troops and had extraordinary leadership charisma, as can be seen from his quick capture of Chang'an. It is not ruled out that all his men were loyal to him.

Huang Sixi naturally had to make preparations for both situations. He decided to dispatch Li Jing and Xu Shiji to Guanzhong.

Ning Daoqi knew that Huang Sixi's name was "True Dragon Son of Heaven Khan", and he was feared by the grasslands outside the Great Wall. He subconsciously thought that Huang Sixi wanted to borrow the Hu cavalry, so he tactfully advised him: "Although you have obtained the Heshi Bi and are a true dragon, if you want to resolve the disputes in the Central Plains, it is best not to get involved with the Hu tribe outside the Great Wall!"

Huang Sixi said: "My troops are all Han soldiers, they have nothing to do with the Hu people!"

Since the chaos in the world, which vassal did not have soldiers from the Hu tribe? Except for the Song clan, which rejected the Hu people and was unwilling to form an alliance with the Hu people, the rest all hired foreign tribes from outside the Great Wall.

However, Huang Sixi had a similar style to the Song clan. Even though he had the prestige to recruit troops outside the Great Wall, he would not lead the Hu cavalry into the pass.

He always adhered to principles in his heart and tried to reduce the number of troops fighting in China. Even though Li Shimin had conquered Chang'an, he still planned to resolve the issue through negotiations.

He mobilized Li Jing and Xu Shiji to lead troops south, which was actually a deterrent. His purpose was to put pressure on Li Shimin and force him into a desperate situation, preferably to surrender voluntarily.

If Li Shimin would rather die than surrender, Huang Sixi would have no choice but to help him.

Huang Sixi added: "My troops at the border will gather in Shuofang. Last year, Shuofang County was already connected with the Song clan. Although Li Shimin conquered the capital, all parts of Guanzhong are still controlled by the Song clan's troops. My troops will join forces with the Song clan's troops to encircle the capital!"

Huang Sixi launched a surprise attack on Luoyang and captured Li Yuan in one fell swoop, forcing Li Yuan to issue an imperial decree to recruit the Li clan troops fighting outside. Of course, these troops would not be willing to surrender.

The situation in Chang'an was the same.

Li Shimin captured Song Que alive in a surprise attack, and he would certainly force Song Que to issue an order to recruit the Song forces scattered in Guanzhong, Sichuan and other regions. However, the Song forces had already occupied half of the Central Plains, so how could they surrender easily? They would definitely return to the capital and surround Li Shimin.

By the way, would the Li Clan's troops dare to return to Luoyang and surround Huang Sixi? This would depend on whether the Li Clan's commanders were stubborn enough!

In addition to Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng, there is also a Li clan master named Li Yuanji staying in Taiyuan. Li Yuan uses Li Yuanji to block Li Jing who is stationed in Dali City in the north.

After Li Mi's Wagang Army was defeated by Li Jiancheng, Li Yuan took advantage of the situation to take over the Wagangzhai territory and sent his clansman Li Xiaogong to be stationed in Xingyang, the former headquarters of the Wagangzhai, to resist Dou Jiande in the north.

Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji and Li Xiaogong each led an army, which represented almost all the troops of the Li family. If they all returned to Luoyang to provide support, they could gather a force of 100,000.

The question is, can these 100,000 troops kill Huang Sixi?
Last year, Huang Sixi stabbed to death the Turkic Khan Shibi and Wu Zun Bixuan in the midst of thousands of soldiers. The news of his unparalleled martial arts had already spread throughout the Middle-earth, and the news became more and more miraculous. All the people in the Middle-earth who heard of this feat praised Huang Sixi for single-handedly defeating a million Turkic cavalry.

To the extent that today, all the forces in Middle-earth, both the black and white worlds, believe that Huang Sixi is a true dragon who has descended to the earth with invincible magical powers.

Then, Huang Sixi broke into Luoyang alone, killed the six masters and hundreds of elite soldiers around Li Yuan, and easily captured Li Yuan and captured Luoyang. This is enough to prove that the rumors about Huang Sixi's invincible magical skills are not false.

If Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji and Li Xiaogong really dared to surround Luoyang, they would end up like sheep walking into a tiger's mouth. This would save Huang Sixi time to look for them, and he could take the opportunity to assassinate them, putting an end to everything and completely destroying the Li family's power.

So after they assessed the risks, they probably didn't have the courage to come to Luoyang.

But the situation in Chang'an was completely different.

The Song clan already had more than 100,000 soldiers and horses scattered across the country. They were not afraid of Li Shimin's military power. If they received the news that Song Que was captured, they would never be timid. Instead, they would send troops to rescue as soon as possible in an attempt to recapture the center of Chang'an and not give Li Shimin a chance to expand.

Huang Sixi transferred Li Jing and Xu Shiji to Guanzhong to participate in the siege of Chang'an in order to trap Li Shimin to death in the capital.

Once the encirclement is completed, Li Shimin will be unable to escape.

Huang Sixi himself would soon rush to Chang'an to deal with Li Shimin personally.

After he leaves, Luoyang must be guarded by someone and must not be lost again.

He did not trust Dugu Feng and Yuwen Shang. They were both fence-sitters. If Li Jiancheng led his troops back to support him while he was away, the two would definitely surrender to Li Jiancheng without fighting.

So Huang Sixi planned to take Dugu Feng and Yuwen Shang with him and go to Chang'an to fight together.

As for Luoyang, Huang Sixi will look for other generals to garrison it.

Thinking of this, Huang Sixi put down his brush and said to Ning Daoqi and Shi Feixuan, "I would like to ask you two to go out of the city and go to Zhangshui to deliver a letter!"

Ning Daoqi laughed and said, "You are welcome, Daoist Jianglong. If you have something to say, just say it!"

Shi Feixuan agreed with a smile: "Feixuan originally planned to go to Chang'an, but Chang'an was occupied by the Li family, so she couldn't go for the time being. She simply ran errands for Jianglong Langjun, and Feixuan was also happy about it!"

When she heard the word "Zhangshui", she remembered that she had accompanied Zhai Jiao to Shanhaiguan to welcome Huang Sixi's return. Zhai Jiao had introduced the former Wagang generals Shan Xiongxin, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and Pei Xingyan to Huang Sixi.

Huang Sixi recruited the four generals on the spot and told them to return to Zhangshui to meet up with the Wagang veterans led by Marshal Pei Renji, and then rush to Shanhaiguan together.

Shi Feixuan calculated the time. She and Huang Sixi went south to Luoyang, almost at the same time as the four generals returned. Even if the four generals had already rushed back to Zhangshui, it would be difficult for Pei Renji's troops to move out in just two or three days. After all, Pei Renji had gathered more than 10,000 or 20,000 old soldiers of Wagang. Just preparing food and fodder for the long journey would take several days.

Shi Feixuan figured this out, and then asked Huang Sixi: "Did Lord Jianglong ask Feixuan and Sanren to send a message to Marshal Pei Renji, asking him to bring the Wagang troops to Luoyang?"

"Not bad!"

Huang Sixi gave her an approving look and added, "Zhangshui is not far from Luoyang, but it passes through Xingyang guarded by Li Xiaogong. I will ask Li Yuan to write another imperial edict. Master Fairy and Sanren should also take it with you. When you meet up with Marshal Pei and lead the troops to Xingyang, you can use the imperial edict to persuade Li Xiaogong and the Li family generals guarding Xingyang to surrender!"

Huang Sixi asked Ning Daoqi and Shi Feixuan to work together to capture Li Xiaogong.

The two understood Huang Sixi's meaning and asked in unison: "What if Li Xiaogong is unwilling to obey the imperial edict?"

Neither of them had any experience in assassinating a commander in the midst of thousands of troops. If their operation failed, they would need to consider the aftermath.

Huang Sixi knew that this action was somewhat dangerous, so he did not force the two men: "If Li Xiaogong is stubborn and refuses to surrender, don't confront him head-on. Let Pei Renji lead the troops back to Zhangshui first, and only let Shan Xiongxin, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, and Pei Xingyan lead a group of skilled warriors to rush to Luoyang by a detour. This is also possible!"

As long as there is a general, soldiers can be recruited temporarily.

Huang Sixi has the little magic dragon in his hand and controls the Hanjia Granary in Luoyang. He can easily mobilize tens of thousands of soldiers by simply opening the granary to release grain. However, his combat effectiveness is slightly inferior to Pei Renji's Wagang veterans.

But Huang Sixi recruited troops to guard Luoyang City and did not need to go out to fight in the field. He could open Hanjia Granary more often and recruit more soldiers. The numerical advantage could make up for the lack of combat effectiveness.

After listening to Huang Sixi's instructions, Ning Daoqi and Shi Feixuan already had a clear idea of the mission.

Afterwards, Huang Sixi went out of the hall to find Li Yuan to write the imperial edict.

Last night, Dugu Feng and Yuwen Shang brought all the captured family members of the Li family to the palace and detained them all under Huang Sixi's nose. It was not far from the Qianyang Palace, so there was no need to worry about any mishaps.

Huang Sixi finished writing the imperial edict and came back to give it to Ning Daoqi.

Without further ado, Ning Daoqi and Shi Feixuan immediately set out from the city.

Huang Sixi found two thousand-mile horses for them and escorted them all the way out of the palace.

Before they parted, Shi Feixuan asked, "I went to see the women of the Li clan last night. Li Shimin's wife and children were all captured. I think Li Shimin is a hero and would not ignore the lives of his wife and children. Maybe he conquered Chang'an just to use the hostages of the Song clan to exchange his family with you, Jianglong Langjun. If he really proposed such an exchange, would you agree?"

Huang Sixi and the Song family have no kinship at all, and the Song family is not a hostage to Huang Sixi.

Shi Feixuan understood this, and she asked this question deliberately because she wanted to know how close Huang Sixi was to the Song family.

The reason why Song Que was able to capture Chang'an was the result of the joint actions of Song Que and Huang Sixi.

Huang Sixi also opened the Jianglong Academy in Chang'an, recruiting children of the Song clan as students, and announced to the world his alliance with the Song clan. There were even rumors that Huang Sixi and Song Que's youngest daughter Song Yuzhi were close friends and confidantes, otherwise Song Yuzhi would not have served as the acting president of the Jianglong Academy.

However, not long after the Song clan occupied Chang'an, Huang Sixi traveled far to the northern border. What kind of close relationship existed between him and the Song clan has always been a mystery, and no one could guess the inside story.

Shi Feixuan was curious, so she asked through Li Shimin's family.

Huang Sixi answered her: "If Li Shimin really wanted to capture Chang'an for his wife and children, I can send his wife and children back first, and he doesn't even need to return the Song hostages! For a man who regards his wife and children as the most precious thing, I will never use his wife and children as a threat!"

Huang Sixi launched a surprise attack on Luoyang last night. It is still unknown whether Li Shimin received the information that Luoyang had fallen when he captured Chang'an.

In addition, the Li family members in Luoyang City were not the main factor affecting the war situation. Even if Huang Sixi released all the women and children to Li Shimin, as long as Li Shimin could not stop Huang Sixi's assassination, he would still be defeated.

Ning Daoqi nodded slowly after hearing this, thinking that if Taoist Jianglong always keeps his word, then he is a true hero.

Shi Feixuan was surprised. She was obviously surprised by Huang Sixi's answer. She couldn't help but smile: "As the saying goes, a gentleman never jokes. Feixuan will take Jiang Long Langjun's words seriously!"

Huang Sixi pointed at Ning Daoqi and said, "Sanren can testify that if I break my promise, I will withdraw the title of 'True Dragon Son of Heaven Khan' and never use it again!"

In fact, Huang Sixi also wanted to know which was more important to Li Shimin: power over the world or his wife and children.

Ning Daoqi raised his fist and said, "You don't have to testify. I think that Master Jianglong is a true gentleman. He is a man of his word and will never break his promise! Please go back. I will do my best to bring Marshal Pei's troops to Luoyang for you!"

Shi Feixuan also raised her jade palm: "Feixuan will also try her best!"

Without further ado, the two men rode forward.

When they left the gate of Luoyang, Shi Feixuan suddenly asked Ning Daoqi, "Jiang Long Langjun seems to think that Li Shimin would abandon his relatives in Luoyang. What do you think, Sanren?"

Shi Feixuan did not want Huang Sixi and Li Shimin to lead their troops to fight each other. She felt that both of them were outstanding men, and the defeat of either side was not the result she wanted to see.

But there can only be one king in the world, and one of the two must withdraw from the struggle. There is no room for compromise.

Ning Daoqi smiled bitterly: "I can't tell! Although I have met Li Shimin, I don't know him well! In fact, my dear nephew, you don't have to worry about it. When we come back from Zhangshui, Li Shimin should also send envoys to negotiate, and then we will see the result!"

Shi Feixuan nodded slightly and said no more.

She and Ning Daoqi rode at full speed all night and arrived at the Zhangshui base the next day.

At this time, Shan Xiongxin, Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin, and Pei Xingyan had returned from Shanhaiguan and were assisting Pei Renji in reorganizing the troops. When they learned that Huang Sixi had captured Luoyang and captured the Tang Emperor Li Yuan, they were all stunned.

Not long ago, they were beaten like a stray dog by the Li family's army. As a result, Huang Sixi stabbed directly into the heart of the Li family as soon as he made a move.

After hearing how Huang Sixi occupied Luoyang, they hurriedly asked Shi Feixuan why she came.

Shi Feixuan ordered them to immediately mobilize all their troops and move to Luoyang.

Originally they planned to cross mountains and rivers and head north to Dali City. There were no supplies on the way, so they needed to carry a lot of food and fodder. Now they were going south to Luoyang, so they no longer had to worry about supply problems and decided to march quickly.

(End of this chapter)