Chapter 50: Mysterious Armored Army Plate Armored Army
Dou Jiande was restrained by Luo Yi and was unable to go to Luoyang for rescue!
This is the news sent back by Wang Shichong's envoy to Hebei.
Seeing such news, Wang Shichong could not hold back for a moment and fell down, not knowing whether he would live or die.
Prince Wang Xuanying entered the palace urgently and met Wang Shichong. The father and son looked at each other without saying anything, except for a long sigh.
"Since the army was launched, this should be the biggest crisis for our government." Wang Shichong looked pale, leaning on the quilt and looking at the prince Wang Xuanying, "Prince, I just received news that Dou Jiande was restrained by Luo Yi and could not go south, cough cough cough.
......Pooh!"
Wang Shichong coughed violently and spit out a mouthful of bloody phlegm.
Wang Xuanying said in confusion: "Dou Jiande is very powerful, how can Luo Yi contain him?"
"Have you forgotten that Li Shimin conquered Hebei not long ago, and Dou Jiande was defeated all the way, and he is no longer as strong as before. Although Luo Yi cannot destroy Dou Jiande, he can indeed contain him." Wang Shichong sighed.
Despite all his calculations, Luo Yi unexpectedly surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Wang Xuanying's face turned pale in an instant. They regarded Dou Jiande as the hope of rescuing Luoyang. Now that they heard such news, Wang Xuanying felt a little discouraged for a moment.
"Father, what should we do?" Wang Xuanying asked in a panic.
Seeing this, Wang Shichong wanted to slap him twice. He was obviously of the same generation, but his son was more than twice as old as Li Yuan's son.
Not to mention Li Shimin, he himself couldn't beat him. Even Li Zhiyun, Li Yuan's concubine son, and Wang Shichong both thought they were better than their own sons.
When the two armies faced each other, it was Li Zhiyun who broke through his front camp.
Looking back even further back, at the Battle of Tongguan, his 100,000-strong army suffered even more heavy losses.
Comparing with Li Zhiyun, Wang Shichong found that his son was worthless. Comparing one person to another will lead to death, and comparing goods to goods will lead to throwing away!
"Shut up!" Wang Shichong scolded: "You are the prince, how can you be so panicked!"
Wang Xuanying thought to himself, why not panic at this time? If Dou Jiande can't rescue Luoyang, won't they be dead?
"My son, I know I was wrong."
Wang Shichong snorted coldly and said gloomily: "Although Dou Jiande can't come over, I still have a way to save Luoyang."
"What method?" Wang Xuanying asked.
Wang Shichong said: "Donghai Li Zitong, who just defeated Shen Faxing, has become a hero. We can contact him. In addition, there is Jianghuai Du Fuwei."
"Li Zitong and Du Fuwei are both powerful men. Will they come to the Central Plains to help us?" Wang Xuanying asked worriedly.
"Bullshit." Wang Shichong said: "If we can't stop the Tang army, they can't either."
The more he thought about it, the more Wang Shichong felt that he was aggrieved, blocking Li Tang's first stop when he came out of confinement, and how many knives he suffered from others.
Immediately, Wang Shichong asked Wang Xuanying to go to Hulao to transport grain, and at the same time sent an envoy to ask for help from Li Zitong and Du Fuwei.
No matter whether these two people would agree or not, he could only give it a try. Otherwise, he could only watch Luoyang being surrounded by the Tang army, and he would also fall into the hands of Li Yuan.
Tang army camp.
Since the siege of Luoyang, Li Zhiyun's life has gradually become more stable. Except for discussing military affairs with the King of Qin and the King of Qi, most of his time is relatively boring.
If Li Zhiyun were to write a marching diary, it would probably contain something like this.
On December 1, soldiers and horses surrounded Luoyang, patrolled and destroyed Zheng's army who tried to break through.
On December 3, they intercepted and killed Zheng's troops and horses from the south, and cut off Wang Shi's supply of food and grass.
On December 4th, we sat in camp.
On December 5th, we sat in camp.
On December 7th, when the weather was cold, we cut down trees to make fires and set up camp.
On December 10th, I was still sitting in the camp, my buttocks were hurting from sitting, why didn't Wang Shichong die?
Light snowflakes were already falling from the sky, and Li Zhiyun did not intend to continue to sit in camp. He took Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong with him and led the Guards to check around Luoyang.
Duan Zhixuan, Xie Shufang, Cheng Yaojin, Luo Shixin, Li Junxian and others under his command have all been appointed as camp managers, leading troops to be stationed in various directions in Luoyang.
Hundreds of horses passed by and stopped on a low slope.
Li Zhiyun was wearing a big cloak and looking at Luoyang City. The towering square city fell into his eyes. The masterpieces of human architectural art impacted Li Zhiyun's mind all the time.
"Yang Guang is really extravagant."
Du Ruhui said from the side: "The Imperial City of Luoyang was built according to the Imperial Palace of Chang'an. It is even better than the Imperial Palace of Chang'an. It is really spectacular."
"In the eyes of this king, they are all useless." Li Zhiyun shook his head and said: "The palaces and towers are brilliant, but they cannot match the hearts of the people. No matter how strong the city gate is, it is not as sharp as the hearts of the people. Yang Guang is so happy for his success.
, impatient, trying to use the people of one generation to become the foundation of eternity, it is really stupid.
The strength of the city of Luoyang is not the walls, but the hearts and minds of the people. If the hearts of the people are strong, even if Luoyang has no city walls, the city will never be lost."
"I will teach you." Du Ruhui's eyes were bright. Your Highness was becoming more and more charming.
Yuchi Gong has always been a spoiler of the atmosphere. He asked: "Your Highness, when will we break into Luoyang? I heard that Yang Guang left a lot of good things in Luoyang."
"Jingde is short of money?" Li Zhiyun asked.
Yuchi said respectfully: "What I mean is that after entering Luoyang, you can't take advantage of others."
"Hahaha." Li Zhiyun smiled, "Almost."
He has asked Wei Siqi to secretly contact Wei Jin and Wei Ji in Luoyang. Li Shimin has also asked Dugu Huaien to contact Dugu Ji, Dugu Wudu and others. As long as nothing happens, they will definitely win Luoyang.
However, he also felt a little emotional at this point.
This time Dou Jiande was restrained by Luo Yi and could not come to Luoyang to rescue Wang Shichong. Even if his second brother could defeat Wang Shichong and regain the Eastern Capital, he would probably lose his strategic general.
The turmoil caused by this little butterfly is getting stronger and stronger, and there are more and more changes.
At this moment, Xue Cao came on horseback.
"Your Highness, King Qin asked you to go to the camp immediately to discuss important matters."
"What happened?"
"I heard that one day ago, the scouts discovered that Wang Xuanying, the false prince of Zheng, was going to Hulao to transport grain, but he was intercepted and killed by Qu Tutong's army."
"Is Wang Xuanying dead?" Li Zhiyun asked. He learned from Wei Siqi that Wang Xuanying was married to a daughter of the Wei family, so he had some impressions.
"No." Xue Shou shook his head and said, "Wang Xuanying escaped, but Qu Tutong captured Wang Shichong's envoy to the East China Sea."
East China Sea?
The changes in the little butterfly will affect a person and lead to a series of changes. Changing the destiny of one person will also change the destiny of a group of people.
Li Zhiyun returned to the camp and learned from Li Shimin that Wang Shichong sent envoys to the East China Sea and Jianghuai to ask Li Zitong and Du Fuwei to come to Luoyang for rescue.
Li Zhiyun said: "Not long after Li Zitong defeated Shen Faxing, and his morale is now strong, he may come to rescue Wang Shichong. But Du Fuwei is in Jianghuai, will he come?"
Historically, Du Fuwei once surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but at that time he was not sincere and only had the intention of separatist rule. Later, when Li and Tang unified the world, it became irresistible and he surrendered completely.
Now, because of the appearance of Li Zhiyun, the Tang Dynasty had changed many things in its early foreign wars, and Du Fuwei did not send anyone to the Tang Dynasty to ask for submission.
"It's hard to say." Li Shimin said with serious eyes: "Although Li Zitong, Shen Faxing, and Du Fuwei have grievances against each other, Wang Shichong was defeated, and our Tang army took all the land in the Central Plains, which can directly threaten Li Zitong and Du Fuwei , I’m afraid they won’t be able to catch you without mercy.”
This is a typical story of lips dying and teeth falling apart.
Everyone present basically understood the meaning, not to mention Li Zitong and Du Fuwei.