On the official road outside Chang'an City, a team of cavalry rushed to the front. The general was wearing a golden helmet and silver armor, and holding a wolf-toothed spear. It was Li Shimin, the Western Road who rushed back from Dazhen Pass.
Ten days ago, Li Shimin led 50,000 troops to join the 30,000 troops of Li Gui of Hexi defeated Xue Ju's army in Xiangwu County, Longxi County, and killed more than 40,000 enemies. Xue Ju was defeated westward and fled to Paohan County, right?
When Li Shimin was preparing to wipe out Xue Ju's army in one go, another crisis occurred in Hedong, forcing them to give up this opportunity to wipe out Xue Ju and lead 20,000 troops to the east.
From Li Shimin's original intention, he wanted to give up Hedong and fight for Guanlong, but his father refused to give up Hedong. However, Li Shimin could also understand his father's reluctance. Hedong is a place of dragon development, with a large population and a fertile land.
Like Henan, Hebei is deeply affected by the bandits, but the problem is that they attack from all sides and fight on the east and south sides, and in the end, they may be defeated on both east and west sides.
Li Shimin's face was deep, and his eyes were filled with unconcealed worries. He wanted to persuade his father to give up Hedong, but he didn't know how to convince his father.
Li Shimin entered the city and headed straight to Wude Hall. He saw Pei Ji standing in front of the hall gate from a distance. He walked up quickly, "Pei Changshi!"
Pei Ji waited for Yang Yuanqing to lead his army north before leaving Wenxi County and returning to Guanzhong. He asked Li Yuan for guilt. Li Yuan did not blame him, but he still used him as usual. However, Pei Ji heard from people around Li Yuan that Liu Wenjing impeached him.
He was extremely angry when he reported the crime of not being timely.
Pei Ji was waiting for Li Yuan to summon him when he suddenly heard someone calling him behind him. When he turned around, he saw that it was Duke Qin Li Shimin. He hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Erlang, when did you come back?"
Only Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing, Wu Shi Zan, Gao Shilian and others can call Li Shi Min. Pei Ji and Li Shi Min have the best relationship. The crisis caused by Li Shi Min's killing of his brother Li Zhiyun last time was due to Pei Ji's powerful handling.
Finally, Li Yuan forgives his son, and Li Shimin is deeply moved by Pei Ji.
Li Shimin smiled politely and said, "Just arrived just now, my father wanted me to go to Hedong to rescue Taiyuan."
When it comes to Hedong, Pei Ji looked a little sad. Although he knew that Li Shuliang would be defeated, he did not expect that the entire army would be wiped out. This made him feel guilty. He sighed, "In the Battle of Hedong, we underestimated the enemy and thought Yang Yuanqing could not be like this.
Go south quickly, but I didn't expect that his cavalry would kill Shuliang's defeat in a few days. "
Li Shimin knew Pei Ji very well, but his talent was not planning and strategy, but logistics Anmin. This time his father used Pei Ji as his uncle's counselor, but did not use Liu Wenjing. This was his father's mistake in employing people. He looked depressed when he saw Pei Ji.
, and comforted him, "Chief Shi, don't blame yourself too much for Yang Yuanqing as a hero in the world. He fights against the 300,000 Turkic troops with his own strength. He is not the one you can deal with. This is his father's mistake in employing people, and Pei Chang
It has nothing to do with history.”
Li Shimin's comfort made Pei Ji feel much more smooth. He looked at both sides and saw that there was no one on the left and right, and whispered: "Although this is the case, Erlang must not say that it was the lord's mistake in employing people. The lord entered Guanzhong shortly after he entered Guanzhong, and his prestige was still
If it is not fully established, it should not let this matter affect his prestige, which is not conducive to the overall situation."
Li Shimin nodded silently, "I understand, thank you for the reminder of the Chief."
At this time, a guard walked up to salute, "Changshi Pei, Prime Minister invites you in."
Li Shimin and Pei Ji walked to Bai Nei Hall together.
Li Yuan was arranging troops in the east in the room. This time he was planning to use 50,000 people to rescue Hedong. Shimin himself brought 20,000 people back. He still had to send 30,000 troops, and food and grass arrangements. He also admitted that he had sent troops for the first time.
It was a little rushed, and this time he didn't dare to be careless anymore.
"Prime Minister, Duke Qin and Changshi Pei are here."
Li Yuan was excited and he was waiting for Shimin to come back and said quickly: "Please invite them in..."
Soon, Li Shimin and Pei Ji walked into the official room, and they saluted each other. Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Sit down!"
Pei Ji came to see Li Yuan today to report on Wenxi's Pei family. Unexpectedly, he happened to meet Li Shimin to discuss the second dispatch of troops. In comparison, the Pei family in Hedong seemed insignificant. He stopped talking and sat quietly beside him.
Listen.
Li Shimin sat down and asked, "Father, what's the situation in Hedong now?"
Li Yuan took out a volume of information and handed it to Li Shimin, "This is just received by Taiyuan Quick Step this morning, you can take a look!"
Li Shimin opened the information and looked at it. His brow frowned slightly. The war in Taiyuan City was fierce, and his fourth brother Wuji asked for help urgently.
"Father, Yang Yuanqing seems to want to take down Taiyuan City before our reinforcements arrive."
Li Yuan was worried and sighed, "I am very worried that Wuji will not be able to defend Taiyuan, which will make all my previous efforts waste. If Taiyuan is lost, Hedong will be unable to protect me, and I will break my wings." He moved, "Father..."
He still couldn't help but say, "Why did my father have to fight for Hedong?"
"What did you say?" Li Yuan stared at Li Shimin with yin eyes, and his anger began to slowly rise in his eyes.
Li Shimin mustered up the courage and said: "The child believes that the troops should be concentrated now to fight for Guanlong and Hexi. If the battle for Hedong fails and his strength is greatly damaged, it will probably not be so easy to fight for Guanlong again. Give up Hedong first and withdraw the troops, money and food in Hedong.
Guanzhong, we will strive for Guanlong and wait until we consolidate Guanlong and then turn around to compete for Hedong. This is actually the same, but we have already obtained Guanlong."
Pei Ji knew Li Yuan very well. Seeing that Li Yuan was about to take off, he quickly smoothed out and said, "Erlang means that we have only been two months after we have captured Guanzhong, and we have not yet established a foothold, so we should not attack from all sides. Erlang is worried that we are not strong enough and it is difficult to support the battle on both sides.
.”
Li Yuan's anger that was about to explode was slightly suppressed by Pei Ji's smooth field. He suppressed the anger in his heart, even though he said in a gentle tone: "I talked with Dugu Zhen and Dou Wei in detail this morning, and he promised to convince other Guanlong nobles.
, fully support us in the battle for Hedong. The obvious problem is not whether we want to fight on both sides, but that Taiyuan City has started a war and can't retreat even if we want to retreat. Either go to rescue Taiyuan or just watch your brother
Killed by Yang Yuanqing."
Speaking of this, Li Yuan glanced at Li Shimin again and asked coldly: "Do you want to die another brother?"
Sweat beads oozing from Li Shimin's forehead. He knew that his father could not give up Hedong, so he knelt down and said, "The child has no intention. He is willing to do his best to rescue Taiyuan." After moving, he did not speak in the end, but Pei Ji understood.
His thoughts said to Li Yuan: "I'm afraid that Taiyuan will be lost before he arrives."
Li Yuan snorted, "If this is the case, I can't blame you, but you can't use this as an excuse to deliberately delay the marching time. If that is the case, I won't spare you."
"Don't dare!"
Li Yuan's face eased a little more. He glanced at Li Shimin quickly, expressed satisfaction with his changing attitude, and his tone softened, "This time you led the army to the east, in addition to the 20,000 troops you brought back from Longxi, I
I will give you another 30,000 people, and all the 30,000 war horses seized from Xue Ju. As for military rations and materials, you don’t have to worry about it. I will use Hedong City as your logistics base, and there are still 30,000 in each county in Hedong.
The army is under your full command. I only have one request from you, and I will send troops overnight tonight!"
Li Shimin returned to the military camp outside the city in a heavy mood and walked into the tent. Fang Xuanling, the adviser who was currently in charge, asked with a smile: "When will the Prime Minister order to send troops?"
Li Shimin sighed without pop-ups or ads, and sat down and said, "My father ordered me to send troops overnight tonight, but I don't know where the other 30,000 troops are. How do I send troops? There are 30,000 war horses to the soldiers, only
It takes a month to train and cooperate. It is really too hasty, and I don’t know where to start.”
"The horses can be left to Changsun Yuanji to arrange them. The army ordered the Ministry of War to transfer them before dark. You don't have to consider the logistics of food and grass. Just order the soldiers to rest and set off at night. Then you also fall back to sleep. Wait for the dusk, I'll call you to get up.
It’s that simple to pack things.”
Fang Xuanling's few words made Li Shimin laugh. In fact, he thought things too complicated. Li Shimin frowned and said, "My father ordered me to rescue Taiyuan first. According to his opinion, he just measured whether to save Taiyuan.
If I cannot save Taiyuan this time, I will fail and I am under great pressure."
Fang Xuanling shook his head, "The last time it was wrong to employ people, and this was the improper strategic goal setting. If you really rushed to save Taiyuan, then the general would definitely be defeated in this trip. I am not saying that Taiyuan would not be saved, but that Taiyuan cannot be saved.
The ultimate goal, the general's ultimate goal should be to protect Hedong, and the gains and losses of Taiyuan are actually not important."
Li Shimin sighed, he didn't know! But his father took Taiyuan too seriously and pondered for a moment. Li Shimin suddenly remembered something and asked, "I remember the sir told me that there is a way to do it."
I wonder what is the solution to delay Yang Yuanqing's attack on Taiyuan?"
Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly on his face. That method is meaningless now. It must be useful when Yang Yuanqing and Liu Wuzhou confront each other. However, since Li Shimin asked, he didn't want to say anything, and said, "I want to suggest it."
General I joined Youzhou Luo Yi to deal with Yang Yuanqing. When Yang Yuanqing attacked Liu Wuzhou, Luo Yi sent troops to Duxing to restrain Yang Yuanqing and Liu Wuzhou from the north. In this way, Liu Wuzhou did not dare to act rashly, and Yang Yuanqing did not dare to go south to attack Liu Wuzhou, as long as he could restrain him.
In one month, the time will come, and we can make arrangements calmly, but now that Liu Wuzhou has been destroyed, there is no point."
Li Shimin was a little moved. I joined Luo Yi, and it should still have strategic significance now. He walked a few steps behind his back and asked again: "But what if Luo Yi refused to join us?"
"He must be willing!"
Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Because he knows better than anyone else, Yang Yuanqing will definitely seize his Banzhou."