Tongguan was in a stalemate. Starting from July, the stalemate lasted for more than half a month. The Zheng army could not advance even an inch, and the Tang army could not get out.
Only then did Wang Shiyun realize that Li Tang must have known about their plan to sneak attack Tongguan, otherwise Tongguan's defenders would not have so many troops at once.
Of course, both Duguji and Duguwu had guessed early on that the Tang Dynasty must have known that Zheng Jun was preparing to attack Tongguan. Otherwise, there would not have been so many defenders at Tongguan, and the King of Chu, Li Zhiyun, would not have appeared at Tongguan.
However, they had no intention of reminding Wang Shiyun.
In order to capture Tongguan, Wang Shiyun adopted a combination and sent several nephews and generals to attack in turn. He also tried various strategies, but the Tang army would not come out.
Angry Wang Shiyun cursed Li Zhiyun in the city as a coward.
As for Li Zhiyun, he laughed and used a small speaker to reply that he was a fool.
Chang'an.
Not long ago, Li Zhiyun sent news to Li Yuan that Wang Shiyun's 100,000-strong army was storming Tongguan. It looked like a well-prepared sneak attack.
This made Li Yuan a little lucky. Fortunately, Zhiyun was smart and anticipated this, otherwise Wang Shichong might have succeeded.
The troops at Tongguan were sufficient, so Li Yuan did not need to send troops to support him. He just asked Li Jiancheng to maintain the supply of food and grass to Tongguan. He also understood that Wang Shichong's 100,000-strong army came in force, and he must have seized Dou Jiande's opportunity to invade Hanoi, so he did not ask for it.
Li Zhiyun immediately defeated the enemy, but asked Li Zhiyun to defend Tongguan.
The war at Tongguan was neither good nor bad.
The same was true for the Hebei war that King Qin was responsible for. According to the news sent back by Li Shimin, Dou Jiande's camp had a large number of Turkic soldiers and horses. He was unable to defeat the enemy for a while, so he could only adopt the strategy of strengthening the walls and clearing the field, and fought with Dou Jiande in the Xiangzhou and Hanoi areas.
Hard consumption.
Of course, there is also a little bit of good news, that is, Liyang was not attacked by Wang Shichong.
However, this does not reassure Li Yuan.
Because not long ago, Duan Decao, the general manager of Yanzhou, sent a letter saying that Liang divisions were united with Turkic troops to go south to invade Lingzhou.
The three wars made Li Yuan realize that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
It wasn't until his agent in Luoyang sent news that the Turks had sent an envoy to Luoyang to meet Wang Shichong that Li Yuan suddenly realized.
Liang Shidu, Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, they have connections with the Turks!
This time the three parties attacked Datang, it was obviously the Turks who were behind it!
This made Li Yuan furious.
"The Turks don't keep their word!"
The six prime ministers and the prince looked at each other without saying a word. Isn't it normal for Turks to not keep their word? How can you expect a group of beasts to talk to you about the Spring and Autumn War?
Pei Ji said: "Your Majesty, I believe that the current important task is to defend Tongguan and repel Liang Shidu and Dou Jiande."
Li Yuan said: "Go on."
"Yes." Pei Ji said slowly: "Wang Shichong ordered Wang Shiyun to lead an army of 100,000 to attack Tongguan. The attack was fierce. We were unable to defeat him in this battle and could only defend. Dou Jiande defeated the King of Huai'an with strong troops and occupied Hebei. His momentum was also strong.
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The enemy is powerful. Only the Liang division capital has few troops and horses, and little food and fodder, so Duan Decao, the governor of Yanzhou, and Yang Ze, the governor of Lingzhou, can quickly defeat the enemy. In this way, the pressure on the north will be reduced, and the imperial court can send troops and horses to Hebei to help the King of Qin.
Defeat Dou Jiande."
"Once Dou Jiande is defeated, the King of Qin can cross the river to attack Wang Shichong. At that time, Wang Shichong will definitely recall Wang Shiyun, and the crisis at Tongguan will be relieved. And the King of Chu can also leave the pass and cooperate with the King of Qin to attack Luoyang."
Dou Wei glanced at Pei Ji and said nothing, still somewhat approving of it in his heart. Although he looked down on Pei Ji's bad behavior of kneeling and licking Li Yuan, he could not deny that Pei Ji's analysis was very reasonable.
Even Liu Wenjing and the prince couldn't say that Pei Ji was farting.
Li Yuan nodded, "What you said makes sense. Send an order to Duan Decao and Yang Ze and ask them to defeat Liang Shidu quickly!"
As long as Liang Shidu is defeated, there will be no pressure in the pass, and the troops in Guanzhong can be sent to Hebei. The King of Qin will have reinforcements to help, so that he will have a chance to defeat Dou Jiande.
Once Dou Jiande was defeated, Wang Shichong had to consider whether he could continue to attack Tongguan.
Immediately afterwards, Li Yuan said: "It is reported that Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, and Liang Shidu all have Turks behind them. What do you think?"
In fact, Li Yuan had already asked this question at the beginning, and now he is just repeating it.
Sitting and watching, Dou Wei thought to himself. He said: "Your Majesty, the Turks are plotting against us in the Central Plains. They have been there since ancient times. There is no need to panic."
Is this consolation?
Li Yuan was a little angry. Guanlong people were very good at fighting for power in the political hall, but they were also very good at paddling water.
Li Jiancheng leaned forward and said: "Father, the Turks are currently strong and it is really not appropriate for us to fight with each other. We should wait for the news from our second and fifth brothers."
He was reminding Li Yuan that there was a fire at his door now, so he should endure it for the time being.
Li Yuan really wanted to punch the Turkic dog to death, so he gave money to others, but the Turkic dog still wanted to cause trouble for him.
Feed unfamiliar dog food.
Li Yuan was just furious, but Wang Shichong, who was in Luoyang, was a little defensive.
At that time, Ashina Simo told him that Chu Luo had sent his younger brother Du Bi to lead 100,000 Turkic cavalry to assist Dou Jiande, which would surely involve most of Li Tang's troops in Hebei. As long as he could seize the opportunity, he could break through Tongguan.
Capture Chang'an.
What's the result?
Dou Jiande is now blocked by Li Shimin in Hanoi and Xiangzhou, and his 100,000-strong army is blocked in Tongguan and unable to move forward.
Tongguan is not weak at all, okay?
Wang Shichong was psychologically prepared for the Turks' deception, because he had no intention of truly surrendering to any of the bad guys, he just wanted to take advantage of the situation.
The most vulnerable thing for him now is that he cannot defeat Tongguan, and his army of 100,000 can only be exhausted in front of Tongguan.
He is not Li Yuan. Behind him is the Guanlong family, which can continuously obtain food and grass. He has nothing behind him. The capital left to him by Emperor Sui Yang is almost empty. The newly occupied Li Mi territory has long been occupied during the Daye period.
He was beaten into a sieve and was poorer than Luoyang. What could he use to consume the Tang army?
Do you want to learn from Zhu Can to eat people?
What a joke, he still dreams of unifying the world!
How can you be a beast now?
Luoyang Imperial Palace.
"King Qi still can't defeat the enemy?" Wang Shichong looked at the prince Wang Xuanying.
Wang Xuanying gritted his teeth and reported, "No."
"waste!"
In anger, Wang Shichong kicked Yu An over.
His Royal Highness's Taibao Wang Shiwei, Duan Da, Yun Dingxing and others were frightened.
It’s okay not to be afraid. How many people did Wang Shichong kill before and after he ascended the throne?
Lu Chu of the Fan Yang Lu family all died tragically under Wang Shichong's sword, let alone little fish and shrimps like them.
"Tell King Qi that I want him to capture Tongguan within ten days, otherwise he will wait for me to punish him!"
Now that Tongguan cannot be captured, when Li Shimin defeats Dou Jiande and the Tang army withdraws its men, he will be the one who suffers.
Wang Xuanying tried to persuade him, but he still didn't dare, so he cupped his hands and said, "I understand."
As for the others, they did not dare to say a word for fear of causing harm to the fish in the pond.