According to the news about Qu Tutong in Hedong, his sister Li Xiuning, who was in the pass, had sent someone to come. In order to prevent Lao Li's rebellion from going wrong, an engineering dog plucked out the dog's hair and calmed down the tornado.
"But why did Song Laosheng become wary?"
This puzzled Li Zhiyun. As a student of the School of Applied Arts and Sciences, his history was not particularly bad. He knew that after Li Yuan raised his army, he used Song Laosheng's "bravery but not strategy" to defeat Huoyi.
But now, something seems different.
After much deliberation, Li Zhiyun could only attribute it to the appearance of his butterfly.
After all, in order to prevent himself from being beheaded by the Yin Shishi, he pretended to be ill and did not go to Hedong, thus escaping the disaster of life and death. Perhaps, because of this, Yang You, the acting king of Daxing, was very wary of Li Yuan.
Historically, Li Zhiyun failed to escape from Hedong, and after being captured in Chang'an, his head was beheaded by Yin Shishi, the Minister of Punishment of the Sui Dynasty.
At this time, Yin Shishi felt that Li Yuan was not fully prepared for the rebellion. After all, his own son could be lost, so he did not feel like he was facing a powerful enemy.
But this time it was different. Li Zhiyun did not go to Hedong. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji escaped from Hedong smoothly, which made Yin Shishi very vigilant. Because this showed that Li Yuan's rebellion plan was very thorough, so after discussing with Dai Wang Yang You, he decided to let Song
Laosheng and Qu Tutong jointly attacked Li Yuan, preparing to block him in Taiyuan and then slowly solve it.
"Song Laosheng probably wants to wait for Qu Tutong from Hedong to arrive in Huoyi to prevent us from continuing south to attack Guanzhong." Duan Zhixuan started to analyze.
Li Zhiyun rubbed his brows and said: "Qu Tutong has become a mature man and is really difficult to deal with."
This famous general, Li Zhiyun is still somewhat impressive. Because his name is very distinctive and remains fresh in people's memory.
That night, Song Laosheng was defeated and beheaded by Liu Hongji.
After going round and round, Song Laosheng still died in the hands of Liu Hongji.
The army entered Huoyi in formation. Li Yuan looked at Li Zhiyun who was coming and suddenly remembered what Zhang Qiu Taiyi had said to him back then.
"If you want your family to be prosperous, the four sons are like the four legs of a tripod. One of them is indispensable."
He originally thought that the fourth son was talking about the four legitimate sons born to him by his wife Dou, but after Xuanba died two years ago, he no longer took that sentence to heart.
But the rise of Li Zhiyun made him feel that that sentence was correct.
Could it be that Zhiyun is the last one?
In August, Li Yuan's troops arrived at Jiangjun, and the defender Chen Shuda surrendered to Li Yuan. The rebel army captured Jiangjun without any effort.
"I have received news that Qu Tutong has led tens of thousands of Xiaoguo elites to garrison in the east of Hedong, blocking the main route of Pujin Pass. If you want to enter the pass, Qu Tutong's troops must be on guard." Li Yuan's eyes were solemn.
In his strategic concept, he did not plan to attack Pujin Pass because he did not have time to waste time with Qu Tutong at Pujin Pass. Before the initial uprising, he had reached an agreement with the Guanlong families and would definitely kill them within the year.
Enter the pass and reestablish the universe.
As long as he enters the pass and gets the support of the Guanlong nobles, his foundation will be quickly solidified.
Tang Jian, who joined the army in the recording office, cupped his hands and said: "My lord, you can choose soldiers and horses to station in the east of Hedong. You don't have to attack Qu Tutong, just deter him. As long as Qu Tutong makes any changes, the troops and horses stationed in Qu Tutong will move accordingly. This will definitely make Qu Tutong
The sudden passage is a rat-proof weapon. The lord can use this to lead the army to cross the river from Longmen."
Li Shimin had a good relationship with Tang Jian. After hearing this, he thought for a moment and said to Li Yuan: "Aye, what Tang Jianjun said is reasonable."
Li Yuan did not comment on Tang Jian's words. He and Tang Jian were old friends, and they had served together in the Imperial Guard.
"Jianjian, what do you mean?"
"Father, although Qu Tutong has the elite Xiaoguo in his hands, he will not dare to act rashly, because the Sui Emperor has been trapped in Jiangdu, and his soldiers, most of whom are descendants of Guanlong, have already abandoned the Sui Dynasty. What Tang Shenjun said is enough.
So that Qu Tutong does not dare to attack us."
Li Yuan looked at Pei Ji and saw him nodding cryptically, and then said: "What you said makes sense. Qu Tutong is good at military strategy, and he is not comparable to Song Laosheng. If he insists on holding Pujin Pass, it will be difficult for us to conquer."
Crossing the river from Longmen was within his plan, but he just didn't know how to effectively guard against Qu Tutong.
Now, he knows.
"When it is completed, you and Shimin will lead the vanguard to cross the river first and station in Fengyi County. I will lead the army to sit at Longmen and wait for Liu Sima to return from the Turks before crossing the river."
Some time ago, Liu Wenjing was ordered to send an envoy to the Turks to carry out the policy of "stabilizing the border". Since Li Yuan raised his troops, the only thing that really needed to be guarded against was the Turks in the north. For this reason, Li Yuan did not hesitate to give Liu Wenjing private instructions. As long as the Turks can be stabilized, they can conquer Guanzhong.
After that, he could even divide the women's property equally among the Turks.
Of course, this is a secret agreement.
"Yes." Li D and Li Er agreed one after another.
Tang Jian asked: "Who does the Lord want to go to Hedong to contain Qu Tutong?"
Speaking of this, Li Yuan looked at Li Zhiyun.
"Zhiyun."
Hearing his name, Li Zhiyun, who had always been unknown, came out.
"Aye."
"Do you dare to go to Hedong?"
Li Zhiyun smiled lightly and said, "For the great cause of Aye, Zhiyun is willing to go."
"Okay." Li Yuan nodded, looked towards the corner and said, "Where is Li Sixing of the Third Left Army?"
"The end is here!" A warrior walked out of the queue.
"You will lead four thousand soldiers and horses and follow Zhiyun to the east of Hedong."
"The general will obey your orders!"
Li Zhiyun secretly thought that Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang under his command each had one thousand men, plus Li Sixing's four thousand men, so he had six thousand troops, which was enough to garrison Hedong.
But this was not over yet. Perhaps considering that Li Zhiyun was still young, Li Yuan followed up and ordered: "Shuda, please go with Zhiyun."
Chen Shuda, who had just surrendered, clasped his fists and agreed.
The next day, Li Zhiyun led Duan Zhixuan and Xie Shufang, as well as Li Sixing and Chen Shuda, to the Yi clan in Hedong.
This location is very particular. It is close to Pujin Pass in Hedong, but separated by a considerable distance. If Qu Tutong is planning to attack Longmen when the army is crossing the river, Li Zhiyun can lead his army to attack Pujin Pass and cut off Qu Tutong.
Passage to the back.
Qu Tutong, who was at Pujin Pass, was always paying attention to the news about Li Yuan's army. When he learned that Li Yuan had assigned part of his troops to garrison the Yi family, he immediately understood Li Yuan's plan.
He was extremely sad about this.
Because Li Yuan's plan was a conspiracy, that is, he was determined that he would not dare to put all his money into a fight.
"Right now, the only way to calmly deploy and contain Li Yuan is to defeat the Yi clan's rebels first." Qu Tutong looked at the simple map, his gray-haired man frowning tightly.
In fact, he has tens of thousands of Xiaoguo elites in his hands. If he really wants to fight Li Yuan to the death, the outcome is still uncertain.
But, he didn't dare.
There are two reasons. One is because the Xiaoguo Army soldiers were from Guanzhong, and most of them were unwilling to take the initiative and only wanted to defend Pujin Pass.
Secondly, he cannot extend the front line, otherwise once Li Yuan's army crosses the river from Longmen and captures Pujin Pass, his logistics will suffer and he will be trapped in Hedong waiting to die.
"I heard that the rebel leader of the Yi clan is Li Zhiyun, Li Yuan's concubine. He is only fourteen years old. He is young and impulsive. We may have a chance to defeat him." Ying Yanglang analyzed Yao Junsu.
Qu Tutong reminded: "Li Yuan's goal is within the pass."
As a veteran of the Sui Dynasty, he knew very well who was standing behind Li Yuan, and he also knew more clearly what the purpose of Li Yuan's army was.
But precisely because of this, he did not dare to move around here.
The Xiaoguo Army in his hands is the last force left in Guanzhong by the Sui Dynasty. If something happens, what should the Daixing King of Daxing do?
Yao Junsu insisted: "If we don't defeat the Yi rebels, we can only watch Li Yuan cross the river from Longmen and threaten the interior of the pass."
"What do you think?" Qu Tutong asked.
Yao Junsu said: "I am willing to lead the army to attack the Yi family and provide cover for the general. No matter what, Li Yuan must be trapped in the east of the river."
"What about Pujin Pass?" General Sang Xianhe asked.
Yao Junsu said: "The general can stay and garrison in the east of the river. General Sang may as well lead the cavalry to quickly harass and attack Li Yuan's flank so that he does not dare to cross the river. After I defeat the Yi family, I will immediately go to Longmen to support."
"How many days will it take you to defeat the Yi clan?"
"Li Zhiyun is nothing more than a child with a yellow mouth. He will humiliate himself by learning how to fight. I will capture him within three days." Yao Jun was full of confidence.
No wonder he was confident. Li Zhiyun was only fourteen years old now and was unknown before. In Yao Junsu's view, Li Zhiyun only became a general by taking the dividends from his father, Li Yuan.
But Qu Tutong shook his head and said: "No, although this Li Zhiyun is not well-known, we cannot be careless and underestimate the enemy. In this case, General Sang and General Yao will attack the Yi family together. If Li Zhiyun can be captured alive, Li Yuan may be able to use the rat weapon."
Yao Junsu felt that Qu Tutong was a little too cautious, but he still obeyed the order.