Prehistoric: Continue to practice the method of covering the sky and create the ninth secret realm

After Li Yuan heard about it, he also issued a secret order for Li Shimin to return to the army.

Li Shimin made a statement stating that Luoyang could definitely be conquered, and sent military officer Feng Deyi back to the court to face Chen Jun’s current situation.

Feng Deyi followed Li Shimin’s wishes and said to Li Yuan:

Although Wang Shichong got many places, they were just subordinates with slight connections. The actual command could only govern the city of Luoyang. He had exhausted his wits and could not conquer the city. day is in the near future. If he returns to the army now, his power will be revived, and with the alliance between various places, it will be difficult to eliminate him in the future!

So Li Yuan followed Li Shimin’s suggestion

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When the emperors from various historical points saw this, they rarely complained about it before:

“This Li Shimin is too brave!”

“Why did he become the emperor? It feels like it would be a pity not to be a general and charge into battle.”

“Look, this is the first time that you have taken the lead and taken the lead in the charge.……”

“Even if he is just a soldier, he is still the best soldier and the strongest individual soldier.……”

“Look… Li Er is riding alone into the enemy formation again!”

“This… what kind of soldier, general, Li Er controls the overall situation and actively creates fighter opportunities? He is simply made to be a generalissimo!”

“well! If only I had such soldiers, generals, marshals… it would be great!”

People who watched the video were speechless. Li Shimin, whether he is a soldier, a general, or a marshal, is the best.”

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【Li Shimin wrote to Wang Shichong, saying that he was doing harm to welfare, but Wang Shichong did not reply. 】

But the city of Luoyang, which was surrounded as solidly as an iron barrel, became a purgatory.

A large number of troops entered the city and quickly ate up most of the strategic material reserves.

As you can imagine, the price of rice has skyrocketed, and no matter how much gold, silver, or jewelry you have, you can’t buy anything.

After the hungry people had finished chewing the bark and grass roots, they could only wrap rice crumbs and soil together and eat them to satisfy their hunger. Starvation was everywhere.

The original 30,000 households in the city dropped sharply to only 3,000 during the siege.

Even Wang Shichong’s court officials and nobles all starved to death.

Luoyang City was surrounded. In the end, not only could food from outside be transported to Luoyang, but Zheng’s officials in the periphery surrendered to the Tang army one after another without receiving any news from Luoyang City.

Wang Shichong’s situation worsened day by day, and he was basically a lonely man trapped in the city of Luoyang.

In desperation, Wang Shichong could only ask Dou Jiande for rescue…

Dou Jiande was the leader of the peasant uprising in Hebei in the late Sui Dynasty…

He was born in the Dou family of Fufeng. He had been farming for generations and was committed to his trust. In the Sui Dynasty, he served as the head of the village. He admires heroes and is respected by the villagers.

In the seventh year of Daye, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty recruited troops to Goguryeo, he served as the leader of two hundred people. Seeing the hardship of the soldiers and people, he became indignant and resisted the Eastern Expedition.

He led Sun Anzu into Gaojibo and raised his troops to rebel. His whole family was convicted and killed.

He led his troops to submit to Gao Shida, Duke of Donghai, and successively defeated Wei Daoer, Yu Wenhuaji, Meng Haigong, etc., called himself the King of Xia, established the Xia Kingdom, dominated Hebei, and looked at the Central Plains.

It is said that on the day of the winter solstice in 618, Dou Jiande gathered civil and military officials at Jincheng Palace. Five big birds landed in Le Shou City, and tens of thousands of birds followed them. It took a whole day before they flew away, so the reign name was changed to Wu. phoenix.

A man from Zongcheng offered a Xuangui. Kong Desao, the Prime Minister of Jingcheng, said::

“In ancient times, Xia Yu personally received the talisman, and God gave it to King Xuan Gui. Now Ji Zhao is the same as Xia Yu and should be called Xia Kingdom. Dou Jiande followed this advice.

Before that, Wang Xuba, the bandit commander in Shanggu County, claimed to be King Mantian, gathered tens of thousands of troops, invaded Youzhou, and died from an arrow.

Lieutenant General Wei Daoer took over the command of this group of troops, calling himself Li Shanfei. He was entrenched in Shenze County and had 100,000 troops.

Dou Jiande signed a peace treaty with him, and Wei Daoer relaxed his guard against him. Dou Jiande suddenly attacked, defeated him, and annexed all his territory.

In 619, Yu Wenhuaji proclaimed himself emperor in Wei County.

Dou Jiande said to his advisers, Song Zhengben and Internal History Minister Kong Desao:

I have been a citizen of the Sui Dynasty for decades, and the Sui Dynasty has been my monarch for two generations. Now Yu Wenhua has killed Yangdi and is treasonous. He is my enemy. Please let me join you in attacking him. How about it?

Kong Desao said: Nowadays, the country has no monarch, and heroes compete with each other. Your Majesty, as an ordinary citizen, Starting from Zhangpu, every official in the Sui Dynasty rushed to join you. This is because you relied on God’s will to act in accordance with the people’s will and stabilized the world with etiquette and justice.

“Yu Wenhuaji was related by marriage to the imperial court. Both his father and son were favored by the Sui Dynasty. He held an unparalleled high-ranking official position. However, he committed evil acts of murder and rebellion, usurping the throne of the Sui Dynasty and becoming the public enemy of the world.”

“If such a person is not punished, how can you fulfill your responsibility as the leader of the rebel army?”

Dou Jiande said yes. On the same day, he led the troops to attack Yu Wenhuaji, and defeated Yu Wenhuaji in several consecutive battles.

Yu Wenhuaji retreated to Liaocheng, and Dou Jiande abandoned it. Stone carts were thrown with extremely dexterous equipment, and they attacked the city from all sides, and finally captured it. After

Dou Jiande entered the city, he first went to see Empress Xiao, and spoke to her about his surrender.

Wu Da, Xu Hongren, and Meng Jing summoned the civil and military officials of the Sui Dynasty to check, and then beheaded them and hung them outside the camp gate for public display.

Yu Wenhuaji and his two sons were put into a carriage and dragged to Dalu County to be executed.

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At this time, Dou Jiande defeated many powerful enemies and dominated Hebei!

Originally, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong also had a hostile relationship. Each side dominated one side, and they frequently attacked and coveted the other.

At that time, King Qin Li Shimin attacked Wang Shichong in Luoyang. Liu Bin, Dou Jiande’s official secretary, analyzed to him:

Now the Tang State occupies Guanzhong, the Zheng State occupies Henan, and we occupy Hebei. This is a situation in which three tripods confront each other.”

“I heard that the Tang Dynasty used all its troops to attack Wang Shichong. For two years, Zheng’s situation became more and more urgent day by day, but Tang’s siege did not relax.”

“Tang’s military strength is strong and Zheng’s military strength is weak. The development trend must be to defeat Wang Shichong. If Wang Shichong is defeated, then we will have the worry of losing our lips and teeth.”

“For your sake, it is better to rescue Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong resists inside, and we attack outside. It is certain to defeat the Tang army.”

“If the Tang army is defeated and Wang Shichong is saved, this is a long-term strategy to maintain a three-pointed tripartite situation. If after the Tang army is defeated, Wang Shichong can also be defeated, then we can take the opportunity to destroy him, concentrate our forces and Wang Shichong’s forces, take advantage of the opportunity of the Tang army’s defeat, and attack directly to the west. Chang’an can be captured. This is the basis for pacifying the world.

Dou Jiande was very happy and said: This is a good strategy.

Just at this time, Wang Shichong sent an envoy to Dou Jiande to ask for troops to rescue him, so he sent his minister Wei Chuhui to Chang’an to meet Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty and request that the siege of Wang Shichong be lifted.

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In February 621, Dou Jiande captured Zhouqiao City and captured Meng Jiigong. He left his general Fan Yuan to guard Caozhou and led all the men of Meng Jiigong and Xu Yuanlang to rescue Wang Shichong.

When they arrived in Huazhou, Wang Shichong’s servant Han Hong opened the city gate to welcome them into the city.

Dou Jiande captured Guanzhou and killed Guo Shi’an, the governor of Guanzhou; he also captured Xingyang, Yangzhai and other counties, advanced by land and water, transported grain by ship, and headed west up the Yellow River.

Wang Shichong’s younger brother, Xuzhou Xingtai Wang Shibian, sent his general Guo Shiheng to join Dou Jiande with several thousand soldiers and horses. A total of more than 100,000 people, said to be 300,000, camped in the east plain of Chenggao, built a palace in Banzhu, and sent people Exchange news with Wang Shichong.

At the beginning, Dou Jiande wrote to Li Shimin, asking the Tang army to retreat to Tongguan, return the captured land from Zheng State, and rebuild the original good-neighborly relations.

Li Shimin summoned the generals to discuss the matter, and everyone requested to avoid Dou Jiande’s attack…

But this was not what Li Shimin thought.

Then, Guo Xiaoke said: Wang Shichong is at the end of his rope and will soon become a prisoner. Dou Jiande came all the way to rescue Wang Shichong. This is God’s will to destroy the two countries Zheng and Xia. We should rely on the danger of Hulao to resist Dou Jiande, and act according to the situation, we will definitely defeat them!

Xue Shou, the reporter, said: Wang Shichong secured the east capital, the warehouses are abundant, and the troops in command are all elites in the Jianghuai area. The current difficulties are It’s just a lack of food. Because of this, we are holding you back. You can’t fight if you want to, and it can’t last long if you want to hold on.”

“Dou Jiande personally commanded the army to go to the rescue from afar, and he would also use his best troops. If he is allowed to stay here and the two bandits join forces and transport grain from Hebei to supply Luoyang, then the war will begin. I don’t know when it will end, and the day of unifying the world will be far away.”

“Now we should allocate troops to besiege Luoyang, deepen the trenches and raise the barriers. If Wang Shichong sends troops, be careful not to engage him in battle. Your Majesty, you personally lead the brave elite to occupy Chenggao first, sharpen weapons and train soldiers and horses, and wait for them to arrive, waiting for work. Definitely able to defeat the enemy”

“After defeating Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong was naturally defeated. Within twenty days, the two kings would be captured!

Li Shimin admired his strategy very much…………………………………………………………………………………………..