Although Li Yuan's character was not very good, he was still very good at military and political strategies. Naturally, it was impossible to send rogues like Dugu Huaien and Li Shenfu to lead the army.
After two days of discussion with his confidants, Li Yuan finally decided to let his cheap brother Li Xiaoji lead 50,000 troops to Xiliang to support Juhua Li Er, and he set off immediately.
What prompted Li Yuan to make up his mind so quickly was the second emergency letter sent by Li Er.
In this letter, Li Er finally figured out the true identity of his opponent and the approximate number of his troops.
However, at this time, Yuwen Chenglong's army had defeated Zhangye, Wuwei, and Xiping counties with lightning speed. As long as they moved forward to capture Jincheng, Longxi, and Hanyang counties, they could compete with Yuwen Chengdu who was entrenched in Hanzhong.
Li Jing's men and horses were united.
The reason why Yuwen Chenglong's troops were able to capture the three counties so smoothly was because, firstly, Li Yuan was not worried about the natives of Xiliang, and on the pretext of attacking Dayuan, he successively transferred most of the troops from Xiliang; secondly, because he was stationed in Xiliang
The cool chrysanthemum Li Er was not prepared.
When Yuwen Chenglong led his army to attack Jincheng, he finally encountered trouble, because Juhua Li Er had ordered people to urgently reinforce Jincheng, and prepared a lot of gray bottle artillery, rolling wood and stones. If he wanted to attack by force, it would be difficult.
Not small. Moreover, after confirming the news that Yu Wen Chenglong was invading, Li Er immediately gathered all the troops from Xiliang tribes to the three counties of Jincheng, Longxi and Hanyang. What's more important is that Li Er had already joined Li Yuan at the same time.
Lao Wangba and the Western Turk Khan Commander Ye Hu moved troops to ask for help.
"The Western Turks and horses under Tong Yehu's command should have been on the way eastward for a long time. If that barbarian can listen to my king and ride fast, it should not take ten days to arrive."
"Right now, Jincheng has gathered more than 50,000 troops, Longxi also has 40,000 troops, and Hanyang already has more than 60,000 troops. In this way, I have a total of 150,000 troops in my hands, and there are still three strong cities to build.
Guard! Even if you can't defeat Yuwen Chenglong, you can block him for a month, so it shouldn't be a problem!"
"As long as the army from the West Tu comes together. Hehe, Yuwen Chenglong, Yuwen Chenglong, even if you have wings on your ribs, you can't fly out of the palm of my hand! Hahahaha..."
"Your Highness, His Majesty Dayuan is going on a personal expedition, I'm afraid the coming party is not good! We must be extra cautious. It's better to be careful!"
The deputy general on the side, Sima Qu Tutong of Prince Qin's Mansion, saw this and could not help but frown slightly. He hesitated for a moment and then cautiously reminded him.
Being interrupted by Qu Tutong, Li Er felt a little unhappy.
Suddenly, I remembered that Qu Tutong was a descendant of the old Sui Dynasty, and he had once worked as a servant for Yuwen Chenglong. I couldn't help but feel a little more suspicious in my heart.
But after all, Li Er is a man with great ambitions, and he also knows that now he has reached a critical moment of life and death, and it is really not suitable for internal fighting. Moreover, even if he returns to Chang'an, if he wants to do this Qu Tutong, he must have real evidence.
, otherwise it will be a huge disappointment!
Suppressing the little suspicion in his heart, Li Er quickly regained his composure and began to mobilize troops and generals to arrange the defense of the city.
What made Li Er suspicious was that after Yuwen Chenglong's army arrived at Jincheng, they only surrounded Jincheng on all sides and did not do anything else.
He knew that Yuwen Chenglong was unpredictable in his tactics and was the best at strategizing. Now that he finally fought against Yuwen Chenglong, Li Er felt nervous! He patrolled around day and night and ordered his soldiers to strictly guard the city gates to prevent any surprise attack by the Yuan army.
Opportunity.
Li Er worked in Jincheng for two days and three nights with almost no sign of peace. Unfortunately, the Yuan army outside did their daily routine of sending people to scold outside the city gate, but there was no action at all.
Working so hard is because Li Er does not trust his deputy Qu Tutong, so he has to do everything no matter how big or small it is! Moreover, after experiencing so many tragic experiences, Li Er has yet to do anything that can make him feel proud.
When something happened, he was naturally eager to show off and win the favor of his father, Emperor Li Yuan, the old bastard!
As a result, after struggling for two days and three nights, Li Er finally gave himself up!
On the evening of the fourth day, Li Er finally couldn't hold on anymore. After returning to the commander's tent, he fell down in front of the desk and raised the pig's head!
At this moment, in the Yuan army camp outside Jincheng, Yuwen Chenglong was convening a meeting with the generals.
"Your Majesty, the follow-up army of 200,000 people, together with 300,000 women and children, as well as all cattle, sheep, horses, grain and grass and other baggage, have all arrived. Now we are in the camp outside the camp. Qin Qiong ordered the last general to come to pay the order and ask for instructions.
How to know in one step!"
"Okay! Okay! Please call Maogong soon. Thank you for your hard work! When you return home, I will give you a lot of rewards! Let me ask you, how are the affairs in Zhangye, Wuwei, and Xiping counties being handled?"
"Your Majesty, these three counties have been properly handled according to the way we treated the Turks. Now, those three counties have become empty cities!"
It turned out that the reason why Yuwen Chenglong was not in a hurry to attack Jincheng this time was not because he was afraid of Li Er, but because he was waiting for the subsequent robbery armies and captured prisoners to follow.
Now that all the armies have gathered, Yuwen Chenglong naturally had nothing to hesitate about, and immediately started planning with the generals to advance the army.
"Jincheng City is high and the pond is deep. Li Er has been training troops in Xiliang for many years. He is known to be popular and has an excellent military strategy. If we want to attack by force this time, we will definitely suffer heavy losses. Therefore, in my opinion, it is better to act wisely.
Come on! Dear sirs, do you have any good ideas for peace?"
"Godfather, what is there to discuss? As long as you give the order, I will go and smash the broken gate of Jincheng, and then you can lead the army directly into the city. Why don't you use it?
There’s so much to discuss?”
The person speaking this time was Yuwen Chenglong’s cheap godson, the silly boy Yuwen Yuanba.
"That's, well, that's fine!"
After deciding on a strategy, Yuwen Chenglong immediately mobilized his troops and began to prepare to attack the city.
After some intense preparations, at the fifth watch, Yuwen Chenglong's troops finally completed preparations and officially started to steal the camp.
First, Yuwen Yuanba and Yuwen Yuanji led an elite force of 3,000 people, taking advantage of the darkness to quietly reach the west gate of Jincheng, and then quietly climbed across the moat.
Then, Yuwen Yuanba picked up a pair of drums, urns, and golden hammers each weighing 320 kilograms, and began to smash them into pieces.
Yuwen Yuanba had done this before countless times, and this time he attacked the city with ease.
In the blink of an eye, "Boom! Boom! Boom!" dozens of hammers came down. When the defenders at the top of the city looked down in panic with torches, the gates of Jincheng were already "booming".
A sky full of sawdust.
The city gate has been broken, and three thousand elite Yuan troops swarmed in, quickly rushed into the city, and fought to the top of the city.
After being tortured by Li Er for three days, nothing happened at all. At this moment, the Tang army in Jincheng had begun to slack off. They were caught off guard and were killed by the Yuan army. They were attacked at the city gate in the blink of an eye.
Subsequently, the Yuan army quickly lowered the suspension bridge and welcomed the army into the city.
One hundred thousand cavalry rolled in, and in the blink of an eye, the entire Jincheng was engulfed in a sea of fire.