The leader of this Western Qin army is indeed the Western Qin Jin King Xue Renyue, and he is indeed sending his father home.
Four days ago, Xue Ju learned that Li Shimin was unable to defend Changwucheng. He was worried about his foolish son Xue Rengao. After discussing with his adviser Hao Yuan, he decided to temporarily retreat to Qinzhou in order to attack Chang'an again someday.
However, Xue Rengao was a wild dog that escaped the reins and was not obedient at all. He led his soldiers and horses to attack Changwu City.
Mentally exhausted and seriously ill, Xue Ju finally passed away and officially became GG.
After Xue Ju's death, Xue Rengao succeeded to the throne directly in Zhecheng City, posthumously granted Xue Ju the title of Emperor Wu, and asked Xue Renyue to escort Xue Ju's coffin back to Qinzhou, while he continued to fight with Li Shimin to death.
"Your Majesty, as long as we cross Huating, we will be safe." Qiang surrender general Zhong Lisu said.
They walked along the Jing River, and as long as they passed through Huating in Longzhou and entered the boundary of Qinzhou, they would be fine.
Xue Renyue nodded worriedly and Zhongzhong said, "General Zhong, I am still worried that my brother will stay alone in Zhe'an City."
Zhong Lisu was slightly silent and said: "Your Majesty is an enemy of ten thousand people, and Li Shimin is definitely no match for him."
"But Li Shimin defeated the late emperor before."
Zhong Lisu stopped talking. Western Qin and Datang had been locked in a stalemate in Changwucheng for some time. Although Li Shimin had not yet taken action, the tug-of-war had exhausted the Western Qin soldiers and horses.
Moreover, their grain supply could not last any longer.
This is a very real problem. The war lasts from April to September, and it will be October soon. The food of Xi Qin will be exhausted. How can we continue to fight by then?
Xue Renyue waved his riding crop irritably. He was always very uneasy. Without Xue Ju, he always felt that Xue Rengao was unreliable.
But he is not the heir, so he can only take orders from Xue Rengao.
Two days later, Xue Renyue was passing by Huating and met Chai Shao who came to intercept the road.
The flying battle flag of the Tang army paralyzed Xue Renyue to the ground.
Zhong Lisu drew his sword and stood guard around the coffin, staring coldly at the Tang troops who were surrounding him from all directions.
Chai Shao pinched the horse's belly with his legs, and the horse gave way.
Afterwards, Li Zhiyun stepped forward on horseback.
"Xue Renyue, now you are surrounded by my king's troops, why don't you surrender?"
Xue Renyue's lips trembled and he drew his sword tremblingly.
"Li Thief, don't even think about insulting my father!"
Return to the father?
Li Zhiyun sneered, "Do you think you can beat me with your skills? Surrender, I won't do anything that goes against nature. You are worrying too much."
Xue Renyue's hand holding the sword trembled violently, and in the end he only heard a 'clang' sound as the sword fell to the ground.
Seeing this, Zhong Lisu sighed slightly and could only slowly put down the sword in his hand.
After capturing this Western Qin army without any bloodshed, Li Zhiyun immediately began to interrogate Xue Renyue.
He received two pieces of news: one was that Xue Ju was indeed dead, and the other was that there was already a problem with the grain supply in the Western Qin Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, we can take advantage of the victory to pursue, block the Western Qin grain route, join forces with the King of Qin's troops from east to west, and defeat Xue Rengao," Chai Shao said.
Li Zhiyun's eyes shifted from the map and landed on Chai Shao.
"Brother-in-law, we have to wait for Prince Changping to come before we can make a decision."
"Fighters are fleeting," Chai Shao emphasized.
Li Zhiyun smiled bitterly, "Brother-in-law, can you ensure that the emperor's uncle will not be angry afterwards?"
Hearing this, Chai Shao was stunned. He immediately realized that once they did this, they would definitely be stealing credit in Li Shuliang's eyes.
"But, are we just going to give up the fighter jet we got?" He was a little angry. He was angry both at Li Shuliang and at Li Zhiyun's cowardice.
Li Zhiyun didn't care that Chai Shao was slandering him. He was here to make soy sauce, and catching the big fish this time was just an accident.
"Brother-in-law, don't worry. Although it is important to cut off the food channel, we have Xue Renyue and Xue Ju in our hands. What these two people can do is even more powerful than cutting off the food channel."
"How to do it?"
"Go straight to Huanglong!"
Three days later, the Western Qin team set out again. The leaders were still Xue Renyue and Zhong Lisu, but the people around them were all replaced by Tang troops, a total of three thousand people.
Li Zhiyun stood on the low wall of Huating. With the telescope in his hand, he could see Li Shuliang with Bai Xiao.
"Box box box..." Bengbu paused, and Li Zhiyun laughed like a chicken thief.
Xie Shufang didn't understand why he was laughing, but he said unhappyly: "Your Majesty, why don't you want this obvious contribution? If we can break into Qinzhou and capture Xue Ju's lair, you will be the number one contributor this time."
Li Zhiyun put down his telescope and recalled the scene where he and Li Shuliang suggested pretending to be soldiers of the Western Qin Dynasty, escorting Xue Ju's coffin back to Qinzhou, and taking advantage of the opportunity to mobilize troops.
At that time, Li Shuliang asked Li Zhiyun hypocritically if he wanted to steal the crystal base of Western Qin together.
Li Zhiyun immediately stated that he would garrison Huating to block Xue Rengao's reinforcements.
Li Shuliang was very happy. He felt that his nephew was very sensible, so he immediately expressed his gratitude to him when the project was completed.
"There are too many monks and too little porridge. If you open your mouth less when eating, you will always be full." Li Zhiyun's mouth curled up.
Everyone was moved by this kind of contribution. Not only did Li Shuliang personally go to Xue Ju to wear sackcloth and mourn him, Chai Shao and Feng Shaoshi also mixed with the army and followed him.
If he goes there again, won't he be annoying?
How many people can one steamed bun serve?
Du Ruhui said appropriately: "General Xie, if Xue Rengao learns that Qinzhou has fallen, he will definitely send troops back. As long as the king can stop him, his contribution will be considerable."
"But it's not as great as the victory over Qinzhou." Xie Shufang muttered.
Li Zhiyun smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Do good work, and you will inevitably have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds in the future. Without Xue Ju, there are Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande, and Xiao Xian."
Xie Shufang nodded depressedly.
Du Ruhui walked to Li Zhiyun and whispered: "The king's move should be more than that."
Li Zhiyun chuckled, "Uncle Huang is a talented general of the Tang Dynasty, how can you steal his limelight?"
Hearing this, Du Ruhui understood instantly.
Let's say that Li Shuliang escorted Xue Ju's coffin back to Qinzhou. With Xue Renyue and Zhong Lisu in the team, the journey was smooth and he easily approached Chengji, the capital of Western Qin.
Xue Ju's entire army was in Zheqian City. Zhai Changsun, who stayed behind at Chengji, only had 2,000 men. Facing Li Shuliang's troops, he had no chance of winning.
After entering the city, Li Shuliang immediately launched an attack. The war lasted only three hours. Li Shuliang successfully captured Chengji and killed all the officials of the Western Qin Dynasty.
Later, Li Shuliang sent people to send the news to Chang'an and Changwucheng respectively.
Knowing that Li Shuliang had succeeded, Li Zhiyun did not dare to neglect. If Qinzhou was lost, Xue Rengao would definitely go crazy. He would either attack Li Shimin fiercely or turn around and return to Qinzhou to aid.
Huating in Longzhou, which is stuck between Qinzhou and Jingzhou, will become an important battlefield.
Of course, the premise is that Xue Rengao wants to return support.
However, regardless of whether he returns to aid or not, the second brother Li Shimin will take this opportunity to attack Xue Rengao.