Dugu Xiude believed in his own vision, and Zhang Gongjin would never be the kind of person who stabbed him in the back.

"Believe me, Zhang Gongjin won't do this." Dugu Xiude said to the guards.

At this moment, Zhang Gongjin came to the governor's mansion of Bingzhou. He did not hide anything from Shangguan. He told the story of Dugu Xiude in his mansion, and also told the governor Cui Shu one by one what Dugu Xiude said to him.

"To be honest, Zhang decided to surrender to the Tang Dynasty with Dugu Xiude. I wonder what the governor intended?"

Cui Shu was very satisfied with Zhang Gongjin's unconcealment attitude, but Cui Shu hesitated about his proposal.

The battlefield changes rapidly, and no one is sure to win until the last moment.

Although it seems that the Tang Dynasty had the vastest separatist territory, the Xia Dynasty also had the hearts of the people and its army was very strong.

Finally, Cui Shu said, "Let me think about this matter."

"What should I do with Dugu Xiude?" Zhang Gongjin asked tentatively.

"Let him live in your house first, and don't leak the news."

"yes."

Zhang Gongjin felt relieved, Dugu Xiude was temporarily safe.

When he returned to the mansion, Zhang Gongjin told Dugu Xiude about his attempt to persuade Cui Shu to surrender to Tang.

He also assured Dugu Xiude: "If governor Cui is unwilling to defect to the Tang Dynasty and wants to be unfavorable to the Dugu brothers, Zhang will definitely fight side by side with the Dugu brothers and escape together."

When the guard heard this, his heart sank.

But Dugu Xiude was very happy. He said to Zhang Gongjin: "Brother Zhang is so honest, what else can I worry about?"

So I stayed in Zhang's house with peace of mind.

His guards were always nervous, worried every day, and always followed Dugu Xiude's side, fearing that he would be in danger.

After spending two days in such a trepidation, Zhang Gongjin received Cui Shu's exact answer.

Not long after, Cui Shu and his subordinates surrendered to Li Shimin and offered to Wuzhou.

Li Shimin was overjoyed and immediately appointed Cui Shu as the governor of Zouzhou and Zhang Gongjin as the deputy governor of Zouzhou, and reported to the court.

On this day, Li Shimin and Wang Bian fought again.

Due to the surrender of the governor of Wuzhou, Wang Bian's army was depressed, while the Tang army was in full swing, and the situation was obvious.

"Li Shimin, I want to kill you."

As soon as he arrived on the battlefield, Shan Xiongxin, Chai Xiaohe and other old Li Mi subordinates were furious when they saw Li Shimin, and galloped towards Li Shimin.

With the previous lessons, Li Shimin left many powerful generals by his side this time, Cheng Zhijie, Qin Shubao, Duan Zhixuan, Luo Shixin...

Shan Xiongxin and others couldn't get close to each other, and they sacrificed many companions.

Cheng Zhijie killed Wang Bodang on the horse, Qin Shubao stabbed Chai Xiaohe in the chest with a shot, and Luo Shixin and others killed Cai Jiande and Li Mi's old subordinates one after another.

At this point, only Li Mi's old subordinates were Shan Xiongxin, Pei Renji and others.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Shan Xiongxin retreated quickly.

"Chase."

"Kill all Sui dogs."

......

In this battle, Wang Bian's army was defeated, and the Tang army seized a lot of supplies and had even better morale.

Changsun Wuji took the opportunity to propose: "Marson, now that I am strong and weak, and my morale is strong, I should take advantage of the victory and seize Luoyang."

"Not yet." Li Shimin shook his head slightly.

He had thought he could take Luoyang in one fell swoop, but after this period of battle with the Sui army, he found that with the current strength of the Tang army, he could not take Luoyang for a while.

If Luoyang is captured at this time, he must be prepared for a protracted war, but the court is committed to unifying the Central Plains, and food and grass are needed everywhere. They do not have enough food and grass, and the war should not last long.

What's more, he received the news that Dou Jiande was leading his army westward. He could not stay here for too long, otherwise all places in Hebei and Henan would be taken into Dou Jiande's bag.

Having made up his mind, Li Shimin ordered: "Cheng Zhijie, you and Duan Zhixuan stay here and continue to fight with Wang Bian. The others follow me to quell the rebellion."

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Liaocheng.

After Li Shentong surrounded Liaocheng, he launched an attack every few days.

Yuwen Zhi and Guancheng did not leave.

Time passed day by day, and the food and grass in the city were gradually consumed.

On this day, Sima Dekan reported to Yuwen Zhiji dejectedly: "Your Majesty, our food and grass are finished."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Zhiji's face turned blue.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was so cowardly that he would starve to death in the small Liaocheng.

Pei Yun weakly proposed: "Your Majesty, let us... surrender..."

The Tang army was too strong, and with their strength, they could not resist it.

Sima Dekan has always been in disagreement with Pei Yun, but this time he heard Pei Yun's proposal, he did not object.

Of course, there are many kinds of surrender...

Sima Dekan thought for a moment and said to Yuwen Zhiji: "Your Majesty, for the sake of this, we can only surrender to the Tang army first and preserve our strength to achieve the future."

"General Sima said very well." Yu Shinan analyzed: "Guo Zihe originally ruled one side. Last year, he relied on the Tang Dynasty. The Tang court granted him a title and even asked him to serve as the general manager of Lingzhou. Now Guo Zihe still controls one side's army.

"Your Majesty, if you surrender to the Tang army, the Tang court will definitely treat you like Guo Zihe.

"At that time, you can take charge of your own strength and make a comeback."

"Yes, Your Majesty, I mean that too." Pei Yun followed suit.

Other ministers also agreed.

During this period, Yuwen Zhiji was exhausted by the battle to defend the city, and he regretted that he had believed the words of the Li clan leader and the others, and sentenced the Sui Dynasty to establish his own family.

As I thought about it, I would resent Yang Guang. If it weren't for the Shangsi Festival, he would still be the glorious Duke of Xu, who showed off his power in Luoyang, so he would be so comfortable.

Not like now, I am wandering around and being chased and beaten by others...

Yuwen Zhi had long since stopped fighting, so Sima Dekan and his friends' suggestions hit him and immediately said, "Since all the ministers agree, let's do it like this."

So Yuwen Zhihe sent someone out of the city to send a letter of surrender to Li Shentong.

Tang Jun was very happy to know that Yuwen Zhiji surrendered, but Li Shentong did not accept Yuwen Zhiji's surrender.

Zhao Junde, the governor of Beizhou who was recruited by Li Shentong, was puzzled: "The two sides fought for so long, and the soldiers were already exhausted. Now that Xu Guo surrendered, why didn't the ambassador agree?"

Last year, after Li Yuan granted titles to his clans, he also appointed Li Shentong as the ambassador of Shandong Dao. The troops in all walks of life in Shandong were controlled by him, and Cui Gan, the assistant minister of Huangmen, was appointed as the deputy envoy of Shandong Dao.

At this time, the deputy envoy Cui Gan also didn't understand Li Shentong's actions: "Amusement, Yu Wen Zhihe requested surrender, this is a good opportunity. We should accept his surrender and take it back to his territory so as not to be snatched by other forces."

Li Shentong had a serious expression and explained to everyone: "Now that Yuwen Zhi and the food and grass are gone, we can conquer it in one battle, so why should we accept his surrender?

"If we accept surrender, all the property in the city will be left to Yuwen Zhi and all. We cannot seize the property. What should we use to reward the soldiers? What should we use to serve as military expenses?"

Cui Gan immediately retorted: "Dou Jiande personally led a large army to Liaocheng soon, and Wang Shichong's army will invade our rear from time to time. If we cannot immediately pacify Yuwen Zhiji, then Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong will attack each other, and with Yuwen Zhiji, we will find it difficult to escape."

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