After Yang Jian received Yang Su's letter asking for help, he took it very seriously and immediately convened a military and political meeting to discuss it. Soon after, he sent 20,000 troops to support. By now, the number of troops at Yique Pass had reached 45,000.
However, the increase in military strength cannot relieve the crisis at Yique Pass, because what Yique Pass lacks is not soldiers, but strong generals who can stop it.
Currently, the only famous general in Yique Pass who can be named is Yang Su, and he is still a Confucian general. As for Wang Fang, he is only a second-rate warrior.
After the two armies from the southeast and south of the Kwantung Allied Forces joined forces, there were thirteen princes and countless generals under their command. How could Yang Su resist them?
Li Shimin saw the dilemma of Yiqueguan at a glance, and after receiving Yang Su's letter for help, he immediately held a military and political meeting to discuss who to send to support. As for this candidate...
The murderous intent in Yuwen Chengdu's eyes was almost solidified, he cupped his fists and said coldly: "General, the last general requested to go to support Yique Pass."
Seeing that Yuwen Chengdu was full of murderous intent, Li Shimin didn't know that he wanted to avenge his father. However, Yuwen Chengdu was obviously losing his mind at this time. If he was allowed to go, it would most likely lead to bad things, but if he was not allowed to take revenge,
He will definitely hate himself.
It’s really difficult to handle! Li Shimin sighed in his heart.
Just when Li Shimin was in a dilemma, Yang Guang walked quickly to Li Shimin's ear and whispered: "Let General Chengdu go. I will go with him this time. Don't worry, he will never let him mess around.
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"That's all it can do."
Li Shimin sighed, the situation he faced was getting more and more difficult, and at this time there must not be any internal conflicts.
Within more than a month after Guangcheng and Xuanyuan Passes were breached one after another, Dong Zhuo's verdict on Li Shimin's defeat was finally handed down.
After much discussion, the civil and military officials in Chang'an could not find a general who could replace Li Shimin to defeat Qin Hao, so they finally decided to allow Li Shimin to serve as the commander-in-chief of Sizhou Liang's army.
It has to be said that Dong Zhuo hindered Li Shimin this time. If the verdict could have been issued earlier, Li Shimin might have been able to save Yu Wenhuaji. However, after the verdict was issued, Guangcheng Pass had already been breached by Bai Qi.
Before Li Shimin had time to react, Sun Jian then led his troops to completely block the retreat from Xuanyuan Pass. At this time, even if Li Shimin wanted to save Yu Wenhua, it was too late.
Soon after, Yu Wenhuaji was defeated and killed, and only one of the three southern passes in Sizhou was left, Yique Pass.
After getting the news, Li Shimin was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
The two great passes guarded by 40,000 troops could not even hold on for just one month, and the casualties caused to the coalition forces were not even one to two...
Li Shimin couldn't believe this was true. How could Yang Jian have such a bad taste in people?
In fact, regarding the defense of the three southern passes of Sizhou, the candidates for the garrison were not appointed by Li Shimin. They were all Yang Jian's confidants and were personally appointed by Yang Jian.
Li Shimin actually wanted to replace him with someone of his own, but considering that he had just arrived, replacing Yang Jian's people so eagerly would definitely cause dissatisfaction within Yang Jian's army.
Li Shimin did not understand the abilities of the three men, but he believed in Yang Jian's vision of people. In addition, the main force of the coalition forces had been at Hulao Pass, so the change of generals was temporarily delayed.
However, the results of this order exceeded everyone's expectations. In just one month, the two levels were broken one after another.
Li Shimin must not be blamed for the fall of the two passes this time. After all, the guards at the three passes were all Yang Jian's men.
Yang Jian is actually quite unfair. He has a good eye for judging people. Yu Wenhuaji and Han Qinhu can both serve as first-level defenders. However, the opponents they face this time are too strong and completely beyond their capabilities.
, even if Li Shimin were to appoint the guard in person, the result would probably not change.
It's too late to say anything now. Two of the three passes have been lost. Yique Pass bears the same important task as Hulao Pass. Once Yique Pass is breached, the coalition forces will march straight into Luoyang City, so Yique Pass must not
Any mistakes.
After thinking this, Li Shimin no longer hesitated and immediately ordered: "Yang Guang, Yuwen Chengdu, Shi Wansui, Chai Shao, Yu Juluo, I now order you and other five people to go and help General Yang Su defend Yique Pass."
"promise."
The five generals responded in unison, and Yuwen Chengdu's eyes flashed with gratitude, and he left with the four of them.
As soon as the five generals left, Du Ruhui stood up and said: "My lord, our army has consumed a lot of troops in defending the city for more than a month. If we continue to defend with the current strength, there may be gaps, so it is time to
Requesting reinforcements from Luoyang."
The situation on Li Shimin's side is completely different from the three passes in the south. Li Shimin has always used 50,000 troops to fight against Qin Hao's 330,000 troops. Facing an enemy army six times more than his own, he has never asked Luoyang for help, and the only
Once, Yang Guang falsely sent an order to mobilize 10,000 cavalry.
However, after more than a month of offensive and defensive battles, both the coalition forces and the Liang army were depleted in strength.
In addition to the all-out attack at the beginning, the coalition forces' subsequent attacks were organized and rational, consuming the Liang Army's flying stones and consuming the Liang Army's strength bit by bit.
Gradually, the flying stones in Hulao Pass were finally not enough, and the coalition forces finally took out their own catapults, and used the collected flying stones to launch the most violent counterattack. As one went back and forth, the Liang Army's
Casualties also gradually increased.
After more than a month of offensive and defensive battles, the Liang army had suffered losses of more than 10,000 troops, and most of the remaining troops were extremely exhausted, while the coalition forces had suffered more than 30,000 casualties, and more than one-third of the army's troops were also extremely exhausted.
If this trend continues, the coalition forces may be able to forcibly break through Hulao in less than half a month. However, there are still sufficient reinforcements in Luoyang behind Hulao Pass. Li Shimin will definitely request reinforcements when necessary.
All the princes of the coalition forces also knew that this battle would definitely continue, and it would be impossible to crack the hard bone of Hulao Pass without breaking a few teeth, so they were all prepared for a protracted battle and vomiting blood.
Of course, Li Shimin also knew that Hulao Pass was about to reach its limit, and now it was time to ask for help, so he nodded without thinking and said: "What the military advisor said is true, I will write a letter to ask for help right now."
There were less than 40,000 troops in Hulao Pass, and most of them were exhausted, so Li Shimin thought for a while and then directly wrote, asking Yang Jian to send him 30,000 new reinforcements.
By then, the situation at Hulao Pass will also turn into a situation where 70,000 defenders are fighting against the 300,000 coalition forces. As things go on, Li Shimin will be more certain to hold on.