After Wang Shiyun withdrew his troops, Li Zhiyun was ordered to continue to be in charge to guard against Wang Shichong's comeback.
During this period, Li Zhiyun had a relatively easy life, because Wang Shichong did not make a comeback to attack Tongguan. Life in Tongguan was nothing more than taking the lead in daily drills with the soldiers, and then learning some cultural knowledge from Du Ruhui and Xue Shou.
He handled military affairs at Tongguan and paid attention to Wang Shichong's movements. Occasionally, he would take his brothers out for hunting.
Of course, since Liu Wuzhou went south, he had another pastime, which was to pay attention to the war in Bingzhou.
In fact, Li Zhiyun had known for a long time that Liu Wuzhou would go south this time, and he had also reminded Li Yuan. However, according to the latest news, it is obvious that Li Yuan did not take what he said to heart.
But the young girl Li Yuanji still couldn't escape the fate of being taught by Liu Wuzhou to be a human being.
There are two maps hanging on the wall, one is the topographic map around Tongguan, and the other is the topographic map of Bingzhou.
"According to the news, Liu Wuzhou sent Song Jingang and Yuchi Gong all the way south and has opened up Queshu Valley. From this point of view, Jinzhou and Jiangzhou are in danger and are in danger. If the imperial court does not send reinforcements, Pujin Pass may also be destroyed.
Can't hold on." Li Zhiyun held the wooden pole and pointed at the map.
Du Ruhui stroked his beard and said: "Once Pujin Pass is lost, the pass will definitely be shaken. At that time, the saint will probably ask the king to lead troops to rescue."
Xue Shou said: "If that's the case, it would be better to abandon Pujin Pass and cross the river directly from Fengling to cut off Song Jingang's retreat and strangle them in the pass."
"Although Song Jingang came from a reckless background, he shouldn't be so reckless." Du Ruhui held a different opinion. "I think he will probably choose to occupy Pujin Pass and wait for Liu Wuzhou to conquer Jinyang."
Li Zhiyun shook his head, "Jinyang is not easy to fight. Since Emperor Wen of the previous dynasty, Taiyuan has been an important town in the north. In order to defend against Turks, it has long been built tall and strong. The food, grass and armor in the city are enough for the King of Qi to hold on for several months. Even if Liu Wuzhou had tens of thousands of troops, in a short time
We can't even defeat Jinyang."
Du Ruhui said: "What if the Turks help Liu Wuzhou?"
This is a problem, Turkic dogs have always been inappropriate for humans.
Li Zhiyun put down the wooden pole, rubbed his face, and said: "Now I just hope that the court can find a proper solution, otherwise the matter will definitely worsen."
According to his memory, this time Liu Wuzhou went south, the entire Bingzhou actually fell into Liu Wuzhou's hands.
If the second brother, the God of War, hadn't taken action, well, the outcome would have been hard to say.
At this moment, Li Zhen walked in.
"Your Majesty, someone is coming from Chang'an."
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun immediately had a bad guess in his mind. If Bingzhou was not in trouble, Lao Li would not look for him. Now there is only one possibility for Lao Li to look for him. Things in Bingzhou have worsened.
The fact was as he expected. The imperial court sent Li Shenfu, Prince of Xiangyi County, to rescue Bingzhou but failed. Song Jingang led his army with great momentum and occupied a large area of Bingzhou land. Pujin Pass was in danger.
In the secret letter written by Li Yuan to him, Li Zhiyun also learned the reason for Li Shenfu's defeat and the Turkic soldiers and horses that appeared around Song Jingang.
This is not good news.
Li Shenfu's defeat is not good news, and the reason for Li Shenfu's defeat is even less good news. Li Zhiyun had always thought that these three emperor uncles, Li Shuliang, Li Shentong, and Li Xiaoji, had done enough, but he didn't expect to forget it.
A Li Shenfu.
Not long after, he summoned civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.
"Everyone, Liu Wuzhou colluded with the Turks and led an army to attack Taiyuan and has now surrounded Jinyang. His thieves Song Jingang and Yuchi Gong went south, defeated the imperial troops who rescued Bingzhou, and began to threaten Pujin Pass. The saint asked me to lead the army immediately
The troops went to Bingzhou."
Li Daozong asked: "Your Highness, I wonder how many troops Liu Wuzhou has this time?"
"I don't know, but according to the information given by Chang'an, this time Liu Wuzhou went south to collude with the Turks, and the number of soldiers and horses was probably tens of thousands. Previously, the king of Xiangyi County had discovered 30,000 soldiers in the battle with Song Jingang in Baibi, Jiangzhou.
Turkic soldiers and horses are in Jiangzhou. I guess that Liu Wuzhou still has Turkic soldiers and horses there. A conservative estimate is that Liu Wuzhou should have one hundred thousand horse infantry this time."
Hiss~
Everyone in the hall gasped. Liu Wuzhou's cavalry was probably Turkic cavalry, which made everyone extremely vigilant.
"Fifth brother, we only have about 40,000 soldiers and horses now, and Tongguan still needs to be heavily guarded. Even if we go to rescue Bingzhou, I'm afraid we won't be able to bring more soldiers and horses there." Li Daoxuan said worriedly.
Previously, Wang Shichong, a mad dog, caught Tongguan and bit him wildly. He himself suffered heavy losses, and the Tang army also felt uncomfortable.
Chu Suiliang followed up and said: "According to the court's news, there are 30,000 Turkic troops in Jiangzhou, so Liu Wuzhou has at least 50,000 or 60,000 troops. With our strength, we may not be able to rescue Bingzhou."
Li Zhiyun reassured: "Don't worry about the soldiers and horses. My father has ordered Chai Shao to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to Puzhou to wait for us. In addition, my father has sent a message to the King of Qin, asking him to temporarily stop attacking Dou Jiande and prepare to go north.
Hengshan
The county, from Jingxing, directly rescued Taiyuan and dealt with Liu Wuzhou. King Qin had an army of 100,000, so Liu Wuzhou had nothing to worry about. What we have to do now is to prevent Song Jingang from further attacking Pujin Pass. It is best to kill him in Puzhou
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The rescue strategy given by the imperial court seems to be relatively reliable in Li Zhiyun's opinion.
Chu Suiliang nodded and said: "In this case, my subordinates have no objection."
Xue Shou said: "Your Highness, why don't we cross the river directly from Fengling? In this way, Song Jingang can be caught off guard."
"Okay, let's do it." Li Zhiyun agreed.
Crossing the river from Fengling can save a lot of time, as there is no need to go around Pujin Pass.
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun said: "Tongguan will continue to be guarded by General Li Sixing, Shaanxi Province will be handed over to Yu Shijun, and the others will prepare their troops and set off for Bingzhou tomorrow!"
"As you command!"
The order was given and everyone went down to prepare.
Yu Yun followed Zhang Shigui out of the hall, cupped his hands and said to him: "Congratulations to General Zhang for being favored by the King of Chu. He will prosper in the future, but don't forget your old friend."
Zhang Shigui was also happy to go out to fight with the King of Chu, but he still said modestly: "I have over-honored you, and I will follow the orders of the imperial court."
Yu Jun chuckled.
It would be a lie to say that he is not envious. He is indeed a little envious of Zhang Shigui for following him to take the credit.
Inner room.
Du Ruhui smiled and said: "Liu Wuzhou went south this time at the wrong time. If it were later, King Qin might have defeated Dou Jiande."
Xue Shou said with a smile on his face: "Fortunately, the king has solved Wang Shichong's problem this time, otherwise the crisis in Tongguan will not be eliminated, and the saint may not trust the king to lead troops to Bingzhou for rescue."
Li Zhiyun guessed that his second brother would be very depressed after receiving the handwritten letter from his father. However, he was so impatient that he could not turn a blind eye and had to obey orders.
It’s uncomfortable, second brother.
"To be honest, I'm not worried about King Qin. What I'm worried about now is King Qi. If he can't defend Taiyuan, then all our efforts will be useless." Li Zhiyun frowned. Historically, Li Yuanji secretly left Taiyuan.
Fleeed back to Chang'an.
Du Ruhui said cautiously: "What the king said is reasonable. If the king of Qi cannot hold on, our rescue will be very weak. Moreover, if the king of Qi is defeated this time, the situation in the future will not be good."
Hearing this, the three of them fell into silent silence.
They don't really care about King Qi, they are just worried that once King Qi loses this battle, he will completely lose power in the future.
And this is not good news for Li Zhiyun.
Xue Shou said: "How about this? Your Majesty might as well send a letter to Taiyuan, telling King Qi that you must defend Taiyuan."
Li Zhiyun nodded.
Now, there is only so much he can do, and he hopes Li Yuanji can give him some strength to hold on.
"How about I mention him in my letter?"
What to mention is self-evident.
"Shan." Du Ruhui said: "If we can remind King Qi, he may be able to defend Taiyuan."
"Then let's do it." Li Zhiyun nodded.
Feng Chu, I'm trying my best to pull you, but please don't pull your crotch.