Li Shimin and several of his confidants stayed up all night, their eyes were like rabbits, and their dry heads were on fire.
There is no way. If you want to get rid of a character like Dugu Huai'en, you have to fill in the necessary details after deciding on the general direction. This is not something that can be explained in one or two sentences.
Several people, including the King of Qin Li Shimin, knew in their hearts that this matter was a major matter related to their wealth and lives, and could not be ignored in the slightest. The more detailed the discussion, the greater the chance of success.
No one can bear the consequences of failure, not even Li Shimin.
Because the Dugu clan has been on a decline since the reign of Emperor Wen, this is actually a relative term. It means that the official positions of the descendants are somewhat incompatible with the Dugu clan itself.
At that time, as Dugu Xin's children died one after another, the second generation inherited the legacy of their father and sisters and lived a very prosperous life. Under the precautions of the emperor and important officials in the court, they were no longer willing to strive for military glory.
Power.
When it came to the third generation of Dugu Huai'en, there were indeed many brothers and sisters, but no one could occupy the prominent position anymore, so the decline gradually became apparent.
A big family like this has very deep roots. It is unlikely that it will fall to the ground suddenly. It can only be that it gradually declines as time goes by.
You are constantly digging for the roots of the top clans, so you won’t be able to use punishments like punishing the nine tribes on them. Otherwise, not only Li Shimin, but also Yu Wenshi and others will be punished, and no one will be able to escape.
After discussing it all night, the final result was actually just the word "quick"... This was obviously about sacrificing something else for the sake of the current war.
As for the adverse reactions in Chang'an or other places after Dugu Huai'en's death, even Li Shimin didn't want to think too much about it, let alone Yuwen Shiji and others.
Li Po conveniently sent a monk to Li Shimin, which made him very anxious. The effect was very good.
But now Li Shimin is not the only one with a big head. Li Po himself also has a big head.
No matter how much information you hear, it is better to take a look with your own eyes.
When Li Po led his army to encircle Puban City, walked around the city wall, and then came to the edge of the Yellow River to wait and see, Li Po also became entangled.
This is a fucking hell of a place.
Thousands of years later, there was only a mound-like place left. Now seeing this scene, Li Po just wanted to scold his mother. Whoever built the old Puban site many years later must have built it to fool people.
As the old capital of Yao and Shun, it was the center of the world at that time. After several repairs, Li Po had no intention of wondering how old it was. He only cared about the strength of the city.
After he took a long walk around the city, he knew that Puban was very hard.
How hard is it? The city is not very big, but the city wall is very high and made of stone. It is definitely not comparable to the mound of earth later.
In particular, the moat is very wide, and it is full of living water, because there is no shortage of water right next to the east bank of the Yellow River.
Looking at the Puban City with flags all over it, Li Po felt a little dizzy. This immediately reminded him of Liaodong City. Of course, Puban City was incomparable to Liaodong City. The Goguryeo people who loved building cities spent a lot of time on Liaodong City.
But there was no way, it was the most brutal siege he had ever seen, bar none. As long as it was an siege, he had to recall that it was not up to him to make the decision.
Li Po was not the only one who was dizzy. Xu Shiji, who had followed Yuen Long here, would definitely become a confidant if he knew what Li Po was thinking.
He once followed Li Mi under the city of Luoyang and suffered a bloody head injury, which already left a psychological shadow.
But some people were more cheerful. Yuen Long, who had passed the customs, was looking brisk. He accompanied Li Po and pointed at Puban City, and also chirped, because they had built a city on the bank of Cangshui River for nearly two years, and they were really quite interested in it.
There is research.
Li Po listened patiently for a long time. He had also built a city before, so he didn't know anything about it, but he just didn't "learn" it in such detail as Yuen Long.
Finally, it was concluded that this could indeed be said to be a fortified city. The Tang army marched south to Hedong, leaving only Puban City unconquered. In addition to the fact that there was a Yao Junsu in the city, Puban was probably easy to defend but difficult to attack. This was also an important reason.
The more he listened, the worse his mood became, but this time Li Po did not use a big slap to suppress his talkative brother-in-law.
Afterwards, he discussed with the generals word by word. To his relief, everyone had no intention of being timid and invited troops to attack the city. In fact, the number of troops was not very tight. After all, Puban was not a big city.
When everyone came to the edge of the Yellow River and saw Pujin Bridge, Yuen Long, who was addicted to being a tour guide this time, was immediately suppressed by Li Po.
This is a pontoon bridge floating on the Yellow River.
Unlike the temporary floating bridge built by the Sui army on the Liao River, this is a permanent floating bridge in the true sense.
Below are a number of boats, connected by iron cables and covered with wooden boards. The ice on the river has been cut through by the Tang army. With the current weather and the rapid current of the Yellow River, even if the river freezes again, it will not be tolerated.
A large group of people walked on the ice.
As for the pontoon bridge, Li Po couldn't say much about the technical skills. It's just that the bridge deck is not very wide, but it is definitely not narrow. If it is a normal season, there will be no problem for the army to pass by in sequence.
But now that the Tang army is stationed on the beach in the west, it's hard to say what price the army will have to pay if they want to cross such a pontoon bridge.
After thinking about it, when more than 100,000 Tang troops went south to Chang'an, they neither captured Puban nor crossed Pujin Bridge. It seems to be reasonable.
In fact, whether it is Pujin Bridge, Longmen Ferry, or even Fengling Ferry, they are equivalent to gaps in the Yellow River, just like the narrow roads in the Taihang Mountains, and they are all dangerous places in war.
It will not be easy for the army to pass through these places.
Silent all the way, Li Po led the generals back to the central army, and immediately ordered Yuchi and five thousand troops to station in the west of Puban City to cut off the connection between the Tang army on both sides of the Yellow River.
The generals thought they understood the situation, because according to the result of the previous military meeting, they were to capture Puban first, and then fight the Tang army on the Yellow River to see if there was any chance to invade Kansai in one fell swoop.
If the Tang army wants to cross the river to help, that will be the result that everyone wants to see...
But in fact, they all thought wrong. If Li Po had hesitated before crossing the river to fight the Tang army defenders or stopping on the east bank of the Yellow River, then now when he had personally watched Puban City and Pujin
After the bridge, this hesitation no longer exists.
In the evening, the Chinese army's tent was brightly lit and all the generals gathered.
Li Po's confident voice echoed in the big tent. He described Puban City as the last fortress in the entire Jin region that was defended by enemy forces.
Here, he did not paint a big pie for everyone, but cunningly changed the concept secretly.
The term foundation came out of his mouth very frequently. It seemed that after conquering Puban, everyone would have a complete foundation. From then on, they could do whatever they wanted and eat whatever they wanted.
Such a relatively beautiful picture made him paint it vividly.
Like many times before, the generals were so excited by him that they wished they could immediately lead their troops to the top of Puban City and replace the Tang army's battle flag with the sun, moon and star flag.
In fact, if someone who is very familiar with Li Po is here, such as Li Bi, he will definitely know that this guy must be paving the way for future arrangements. Otherwise, such an important military meeting will happen again later.
With so much blood shed, how can there be so much rhetoric?
After the generals dispersed, Li Po, like Li Shimin, rubbed his head and sat down to think quietly for a long time before muttering, "Now... no one will say that Guanxi is not Guanxi, and Chang'an is not Chang'an, right?"
At the same time, Li Po was also silently weighing the gains and losses of this battle in his heart.
In fact, in his opinion, this battle had already begun since Li Shimin led his troops to attack Longmen last year.
Li Erlang, who has the bonus of talent aura and lucky aura, is really not easy to deal with. He feels so uncomfortable even after losing the battle. If he wins, why don't he go to heaven?
Compared with Li Shentong, Li Zhongwen and others, Li Er is a truly difficult opponent.
Because you can't leave him any loopholes, otherwise he will definitely chase you and bite off a piece of fat from your body.
At this time, Li Po had clearly realized Li Shimin's strategic intention to use the hinterland of Guanxi as bait to consume Jin's troops along the Yellow River.
It sounds simple to say, but it is not easy to do this. It requires a lot of tactical coordination, as well as enough patience and courage.
You must know that once the Jin army breaks through the Tang army's defense on the west bank of the Yellow River, the Tang army's battle situation will collapse thousands of miles away.
Therefore, such a strategy requires the leading generals to have firm determination and courage...
If he were to change places, Li Po thought that he would not be so desperate. With such a strong family background, it would be boring to resort to bloodshed.
He will burn the Pujin Bridge, secure the east bank of the Yellow River, and turn his head to see if there are any opportunities in Sichuan or the northwest...
The defeat in Jin Dynasty can be made up for from other places.
If Li Shimin heard Li Po's inner voice at this time, he would definitely curse, "Do you think I am a local emperor like you, and I can do whatever I want?"
Well, Li Po's conjecture does not make sense. Li Shimin is still a brick. Even if this brick has a halo such as the second son of the emperor, King of Qin, General Tiance, etc., it is still a brick. Wherever you need to add, you can add it.
ah.
He cannot be compared with Li Po, a local emperor who was already a man of his word and very liberal in most places in Jin.
And by this time it was very clear that Li had given up the idea of advancing westward...
Puban City looks very solid, Pujin Bridge is too narrow for the army to pass quickly, the ice of the Yellow River is too thin in February, and it is very dangerous for the cavalry stationed in Longmen to cross the river, etc., etc., in fact,
They are all representations.
Ultimately, it was Li Po's war philosophy that gradually took shape. He felt that since the enemy was still willing to deal with you here, it shouldn't be a good battlefield for our own army.
It can be said that Li Po, who has gone through many wars, has gradually matured both strategically and tactically. The chance of him suffering an immediate loss is very slim...