Chapter six hundred and eighty seventh: Gao Tang Discussion
Hebei Gaotang City was originally just a medium-sized city in Qinghe County, but this time it became lively because it was located between the three counties of Qinghe, Pingyuan and Qijun.
Of course, the liveliness mentioned here does not mean that the city has become more prosperous, but that more than a month ago, soldiers and horses of heroes from the north and south such as Luo Yi, Xue Shixiong, and Du Fuwei gathered here. The heroes of the three parties gathered together, and naturally there was also the 100,000 Liang army from Luoyang, led by General Li Jing. The total number of soldiers and horses from the four parties was actually a full 150,000 troops, and these 100,000 Liang troops came from Luoyang. The enemy that the 50,000-strong army had to deal with was not an easy one. It was the 60,000-strong coalition army of two Hebei heroes, Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao.
Ever since the defeat of Gaojibo, Dou Jiande has been on bad luck. He was beaten wherever he went. Dou Jiande, who had always been unfavorable in Hebei and Shandong, was almost dealt with this time. Finally, Gao Kaidao came in time, and Dou Jiande was killed. After being rescued from the siege, Dou Jiande relied on his prestige in Hebei to regain his strength and finally regained some of the situation. Now the coalition forces of Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao have occupied the plains, Bohai and Qijun , what they have to face now is the 150,000 troops that have already reached the door.
In the prefect's mansion in Gaotang City, the commanders of the four armies gathered together. Of course, none of the masters of the four armies came in person. The commander-in-chief of the Xue family army who came here was Xue Wanshu, the second among the four brothers of the Xue family. The youngest Xue Wanche, as for Luo Yi's Youzhou Army, was led by Luo Yi's younger brother Luo Shou, while Du Fuwei sent his powerful generals Kan Ling and Wang Xiongxi. These generals were divided into two sides. Okay, and sitting at the top is Li Jing, the commander-in-chief of a hundred thousand Liang Army. Of course, on Li Jing's right hand side, there are several Liang Army generals, namely Changsun Heng'an, Luo Shixin and Lai Hong, who came to punish the brothers.
With so many powerful generals, it is natural that counselors are indispensable for their help. Wen Yanbo, the counselor under Luo Yi, and Liu Wenjing, the counselor under Wan He, are both sitting among the generals. Not to mention Liu Wenjing, Wen Yanbo is the former bachelor of the East Palace of the Sui Dynasty. Wen Daya's younger brother is a great talent with profound knowledge, alertness and discernment. Luo Yi, a martial artist, was able to achieve such success in Youzhou thanks to Wen Yanbo's help. This shows that Wen Yanbo's talents are no less than Yu Liu Wenjing.
After everyone sat down, Li Jing first clasped his fists and saluted everyone. He is now the Great Sui Xiaoqi General. Among the generals here, he has the highest position, so Li Jing became the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces without hesitation and greeted everyone. After talking for a while, Li Jing coughed lightly, and today's meeting began. He looked around at everyone, and Li Jing said loudly: "Everyone, the four armies have gathered here now. I believe you all know that we are here." The goal this time is to completely eradicate Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao. Regarding this, if you have any thoughts, feel free to speak freely."
As soon as Li Jing finished speaking, everyone who sat down had their own reactions. Luo Yi's younger brother, Luo Shou, turned to look at Wen Yanbo. However, seeing that Wen Yanbo did not speak, Luo Shou immediately lowered his head and remained silent, while Xue Wanche did. What he wanted to say was pulled by Xue Wanshu next to him. Xue Wanche could only shut up. As for the two generals, Kan Ling and Wang Xiongxi, they looked at each other and remained silent. For a moment, there was no When people spoke, the atmosphere in the hall became a little depressing.
Perhaps because he couldn't stand the depressing atmosphere, Luo Shixin started to mutter carelessly and shouted: "What else is there to think about? Isn't it just that there is an extra Gao Kaidao? We will kill him with an army of 150,000, no matter whether he is Gao Kaidao or All the high closed-door ways turn him into a high-dead way,"
"That's right," Lai Zheng also looked proud. After killing Yu Wenhua and his brothers and avenging his father, Lai Zheng also regained his youthful and straightforward character. He got along well with Luo Shixin, who had always been forthright. Luo Shixin said this. Yes, he also echoed the sentiment. Moreover, he himself thought the same way. The advantage between an army of 150,000 and an army of 60,000 was really too great.
"Shixin, Liulang, don't take it lightly," Li Jing said with a straight face, but he waved his hands to Luo Shixin and Laizheng, signaling them not to underestimate the enemy too much, and said: "Gao Kaidao has extraordinary martial arts. He was able to Slowly building up a business in Hebei, where there are many powerful people, it can be seen that this person is not in vain. As for Dou Jiande, this person has been in Hebei for many years and has a high reputation among the bandits in Hebei. Although he suffered a series of defeats this time , but his own prestige has not been damaged. Now he has regained his composure. He climbed up and shouted, bandits from Hebei and Shandong are also coming in groups. As time goes by, Dou Jiande will definitely make a comeback to deal with the two of them. We You definitely can’t take it lightly,”
"What General Li said is absolutely true," Wen Yanbo suddenly said at this time: "Although Dou Jiande was defeated, his general Wang Fubao and his adviser Song Zhengben are still there, and with his courage to open the way, Dou Jiande is definitely not good. To deal with, and I remember, Mr. Liu once said that the reason why Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao suddenly formed an alliance was because people from the Li family in Chang'an were the matchmakers. We also need to guard against the role of the Li family in it. This battle, It’s not as easy to fight as I thought,”
Hearing Wen Yanbo suddenly mentioning herself, Liu Wenjing also turned her gaze to Wen Yanbo, then smiled again, nodded and said: "Master Wen is right, but I don't think you need to worry too much about the Li family. Since Li Yuan Since he ascended the throne, many problems have arisen within the Li family, not to mention that the Li family still wants to regain Taiyuan. I heard that Li Yuanji, the fifth son sent by Li Yuan to Taiyuan, was defeated by Liu Wuzhou for eighteen consecutive battles. In the end, Li Yuan had to use Tiance. General Li Shimin is sent up. Although Li Shimin is brave and resourceful, it is not that easy to defeat Liu Wuzhou. Therefore, in a short period of time, we do not need to worry about the Li family causing trouble behind us."
Hearing what Liu Wenjing said, the other three generals also secretly felt relieved. To be honest, they were really worried that the Li family would suddenly interfere, especially Xue Wanshu. Their Xue family army's sphere of influence was exactly the same as that of the Li family. Hedong is adjacent to each other. If the Li family really wants to send troops to intervene, then their Xue family army will bear the brunt.
Although the base of the Xue Jiajun was the fierce soldiers of Yan, one of the four most powerful soldiers in the Sui Dynasty, the number of soldiers and horses was not large. Especially after the battle of Gaojibo, the Xue Jiajun was also seriously injured, and now it has become a The weakest of the four armies, among the 150,000 troops this time, the Xue Family Army only had 10,000 troops.
Kan Ling narrowed his eyes and then said: "Since it is impossible for the Li family to take action, let alone the alliance of our four armies, the 100,000 Liang troops led by General Li are enough to defeat Dou Jiande. He Gao Kaidao's soldiers and horses were defeated, haha, we are a bit redundant here,"
Hearing Kan Ling's words, Li Jing, Changsun Heng'an and Liu Wenjing all had a flash of light in their eyes. Among the four armies, apart from their 100,000 troops, it was Kan Ling who brought the most Jianghuai soldiers and horses. , there are nearly 25,000 troops, and the remaining 15,000 people are the Youzhou Army sent by Luo Yi. However, what Kan Ling said is that he wants to withdraw and leave Liang Jun alone. Regarding the intention of facing Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao, after a while, Li Jing said with a smile on his face: "General Kan is joking. Although Liang Jun is known as an army of 100,000, most of them are new soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is far behind. It will be good to be able to exert the combat power of 50,000 people by then. In this battle, we will have to rely more on the Jianghuai Army under General Kan and General Wang,"
Li Jing directly kicked the ball back to Kan Ling's feet. Kan Ling also smiled, but had no intention of taking the kick. Instead, he said: "By the way, I heard that the Wagangzhai rebels were defeated by King Liang. Although Zhai Rang, the leader of Wagang Village, and his general Shan Xiongxin were both killed in the battle, but Li Mi, the second master of Wagang Village, is missing. I wonder if there is any news about Li Mi from King Liang after all these years."
Kan Ling suddenly mentioned Li Mi, which made Li Jing stunned. He turned and looked at Liu Wenjing. Seeing that Liu Wenjing was also thoughtful, he paused for a moment, and then said to Kan Ling: "Well, I heard that It is said that when Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande joined forces, it was Li Mi who was the matchmaker. Now Wang Shichong has been defeated and died, but Li Mi has quietly disappeared, and there is no trace of Li Mi on the King of Liang."
"Oh," Kan Ling nodded slightly and said with something else: "Well, since Li Mi can help build a bridge between Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, then, according to what General Li sees, whether the alliance between Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao is going to work with Li Mi It’s about that,”
Kan Ling said this, once again making Li Jing and others stunned for a moment, and then they all fell into deep thought. Although Li Mi only had one Pushan camp under his command, he was full of tricks. Even Wan He had explained this person in detail before. It was very dangerous, so Li Jing and others did not dare to underestimate this person. If Li Mi really served under Dou Jiande, then this battle would be even more difficult to fight. Regarding this situation, Li Jing did not dare to take it lightly, and immediately attacked Kan Ling asked: "General Kan, if you say so, do you know some information about Li Mi? If so, please tell me, General Kan."
"Haha," after hearing Li Jing's words, Kan Ling chuckled, gently wiped the beard above his lips with his hand, and then said: "Actually, Kan doesn't dare to say that he knows any information, it's just some hearsay. It's just a rumor. Rumor has it that Li Mi has now joined Li Shimin, the general of Li Tang Tiance, to serve the Li family. It is this Li Mi who contacted Gao Kaidao and Dou Jiande this time. But whether this rumor is true or not, Kan It’s also unknown,”
PS: When writing about the battle of Gaojibo earlier, Ma Jia actually wrote Wang Fubao as Wang Xiong saliva. Such a big mistake was only discovered now. Ma Jia was really confused. He can't change it now even if he wants to. Please forgive me for making a statement here~~