Xindu was called Changle in the former Sui Dynasty. It was the county seat of Xindu County at that time. King Qin Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande in Hebei last time and took Xindu County and renamed it Jizhou. Changle also changed its name to Xindu and was still the state seat of Jizhou.
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Generally speaking, the county seat where this kind of county seat is located will be slightly larger or more prosperous.
But the letter is obviously not.
Ruined, desolate, messy, and other words are the best adjectives for Xindu now.
Since the chaos in the world at the end of the Sui Dynasty, except for the Guanzhong area, no major bandits have appeared, and other places are basically a mess.
There are Liu Wuzhou in Bingzhou, Dou Jiande, Wei Daoer, Xu Yuanlang in Hebei, Wang Bo and others in Qingzhou, Wagangzhai, Wang Shichong in the Central Plains, Du Fuwei in Jianghuai, etc.
Thirty-six roads to rebel against the king and seventy-two roads to smoke and dust. Although it is suspected of exaggeration, is it just empty talk?
The reason why Li Tang was able to accumulate great strength so quickly is inseparable from the fact that Guanzhong was well protected by the Guanlong nobles.
Otherwise, whenever Li Yuan was asked to set up his foundation in another place, he would have to worry about food, grass and population.
The crimson water flowed through, and a caravan of more than 20 people stopped by the river.
"Xindu was once the capital of the ancient Zhao Kingdom. After thousands of years, although the city was moved several times, it never left the lake. Walking about ten miles west from here, you can see Xindu. But General Yuchi, what I mean is
If Dou Jiande's soldiers and horses gather here, then they must have scouts around, so we have to be careful."
Cheng Mingzhen is from Hebei, so he naturally knows the situation in this area. He is currently serving as a general under Yuchi Gong. This time Yuchi Gong came to inquire about information, so he took Cheng Mingzhen with him.
Although Yu Chigong did not read much and usually liked to speak with his fists, he was quite rigorous in marching and fighting and did not fire off cannons for granted.
He didn't want to fail the mission and go back to be bitten by that thief Cheng Yaojin.
"In your opinion, what should we do?"
"Disperse disguise."
After a while, the Tang army scouts abandoned their horses and handed them over to the people left behind to take care of them. The others put on tattered clothes, smeared their faces with black mud, and approached Xindu step by step.
Dressed up like them, the world is full of people. The world is in chaos, and the most indispensable thing is the victims of the disaster wandering around.
Yu Chigong and Cheng Mingzhen supported each other and slowly approached Xindu.
"General Yuchi, look what's under your feet." Cheng Minzhen suddenly stopped.
Yuchi Gong looked down and found a large number of intricate footprints. He was a general, so he could identify what those footprints were at a glance.
"Horse hoof prints."
"That's right." Cheng Mingzhen said slightly excitedly: "It seems that Dou Jiande is very likely to be in Xindu."
Yuchi Gong nodded, and the two of them continued to move forward.
When I walked to the gate of Xindu City, I found that the gate was tightly closed, and many victims gathered aside and sighed.
Cheng Mingzhen and Yuchi Gong blended into the crowd and quickly inquired about the situation.
It turned out that ten days ago, Xindu suddenly closed the city gate and no longer allowed anyone to enter or exit.
"That's right, it's right here." Yuchi Gong looked at the wall of Xindu and said firmly.
Cheng Minzhen whispered: "We have to go back immediately."
Yuchi Gong shook his head, "Don't worry, we haven't explored the surrounding area clearly yet."
After three days of investigation by Yu Chigong and others, they finally understood the situation around Xindu. They stopped delaying and immediately returned to Changhe to inform Li Zhiyun of the situation.
After learning the news, Li Zhiyun did not hesitate and immediately asked Yuchi Gong to lead 30,000 people to attack Xindu.
He led the remaining soldiers and horses to support him outside to prevent Dou Jiande from setting up an ambush outside.
Inside the camp.
Li Zhiyun and Su Lie knelt down opposite each other.
"General Su, I've admired you for a long time." Li Zhiyun looked at Su Lie quietly.
Luo Shixin was able to capture Su Lie, which was an unexpected surprise for Li Zhiyun. He never thought that he could meet Su Lie so easily, and in this way.
In history, Su Lie was an out-and-out famous general. In the Tang Dynasty, there was no general who could beat Su Lie.
His achievements can be summarized as "attacking Jieli in the north, destroying the Turks in the west, pacifying Baiji in the east, and suppressing Tubo in the south. He destroyed the three kingdoms before and after, and captured their masters alive."
In the future, he will have an awesome disciple.
This guy can't be said to be a god of war, but he can be said to be a victorious general.
Now he is captured alive by Luo Shixin, probably because the current Su Lie is not the ultimate body yet.
Of course, it is most likely because Dou Jiande did not know how to know gems and was blind in his command. He used Su Lie and Gao Yaxian as bait to lure himself into the bait.
The result was a disastrous defeat.
Li Zhiyun remembered that in history, Su Lie was unwilling to serve the Tang Dynasty after his adoptive father Gao Yaxian died in battle, and chose to return to his hometown to live in seclusion. It may be that during that period, Su Lie was growing rapidly, and finally upgraded to the highest level, and then
He came out of the mountain and began to sweep across all directions.
Hey, he was lucky this time, just like catching a mature Greymon.
Su Lie was also looking at Li Zhiyun.
To be honest, he was a little careless. Because like most of the generals under Dou Jiande, he did not attach much importance to Li Zhiyun. He believed that Li Zhiyun could persist until now only because of the strength of the Tang army.
But after Gong Gao's defeat, he understood that Li Zhiyun was not an ordinary person, otherwise Luo Shixin would not have easily seen through his plan, and then he could have captured himself and returned to Tangying.
Of course, he still has reservations about Dou Jiande's seduction plan in his heart.
"I will not surrender." Su Lie said calmly, with a very firm attitude.
Hearing this, Li Zhiyun smiled. If he didn't know history, he might not have the confidence to persuade Su Lie to surrender.
"Okay, General Su, let's give it a three-month period. If General Su still doesn't want to change his mind within three months, I, the King, will make the decision and release General Su, how about that?"
"Is this true?"
"really."
"Okay, I promise you." Su Lie said, "After three months, you can wait to release me."
Li Zhiyun smiled and thought it wouldn't take three months at all.
Perhaps because he was in a good mood, Su Lie couldn't help but say: "Although you have a great advantage, you will still lose in the end."
"Oh?" Li Zhiyun raised his eyebrows, "Does General Su think so highly of Dou Jiande?"
Su Lie chuckled and did not answer. Although he was in Tangying, his heart was with Dou Jun. So he would not talk too much and expose Dou Jiande's plan.
Unexpectedly, Li Zhiyun said directly: "Because of the Turks?"
Su Lie was slightly stunned.
"Do you know the Turkic news?"
Li Zhiyun said: "I just found out about it not long ago."
Hearing this, Su Lie muttered: "In that case, I'm not afraid to tell you, or in other words, you must have figured out that Gong Gao was a bait to lure you to Leshou, but you didn't fall for it. The situation now looks like
You have the advantage, but when the Turks move south, you will be at your wits end.
Although you and I belong to different camps, we are both Han Chinese. I would like to remind you that it is better to leave here as soon as possible, otherwise you may die if you are caught by the Turks."
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "General Su, let's wait and see. I will make sure that the Turks never come back."
Su Lie smiled and shook his head silently. He thought Li Zhiyun was bragging. If the Turks and Dou Jiande join forces, their military strength will suppress the Tang army, and their combat effectiveness will also suppress the Tang army.
What does Li Zhiyun win?
Still too young.
Shortly after Yuchi Gong set out, Li Zhiyun also led the army to Xindu. However, he walked slowly and was very vigilant. Scouts were all around to gather information.
At the critical moment, once the chain is dropped, the overall plan will fail.