In Chang'an City, since the three armies were dispatched, Li Jiancheng felt very uneasy, as if he was carrying fifteen little rabbits, and he was restless.
After the first day, Li Shentong from the Western Expedition sent back news that he had traveled forty miles and would continue to move forward tomorrow.
Forty miles is just okay, it’s a steady progress! Not bad at all!
With this evaluation, Li Jiancheng did not show any dissatisfaction.
Similarly, news came out from Li Xiaoji's headquarters in the Northern Expedition that Yan Dao was working hard on his way.
Li Shenfu, who was on the Eastern Expedition, also sent back a message before dark, saying that the journey had been uneventful and that he was ready to set up camp.
At this point, Li Jiancheng's high-hanging mental arithmetic has been temporarily put down. At least, the three main forces are still there, and no surprises have been encountered.
But by the next day, only two of the three armies had sent back news. As for Li Shenfu's troops who were closest to Chang'an, no news had been sent back until midnight!
Li Jiancheng suddenly became uneasy and quickly sent scouts to the direction of Xinfeng to find out the news.
What shocked Li Jiancheng was that after ten rounds of scouts were sent out, no news came back from any of them. It felt as if these scouts had all fallen into a mud pit, without even a ripple being made.
Could it be that the East Route Army is in trouble?
Shouldn't it? That's a total of 60,000 horses! Although there are 40,000 old, weak, sick and disabled, there are still 20,000 elite cavalry! How come there is no news at all without any news being sent back?
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I have already sent out more than a dozen groups of scouts, but why haven’t any of them responded? And there are still no dead bodies alive!
This is unusual!
By the third day, only Li Shentong's group of the three armies was left with any news. As for the other two groups, there was no news.
It’s over! Both groups are going to be doomed! What can we do? What can we do?
These two bastards, Li Xiaoji and Li Shenfu, can kill me!
It doesn't matter if those two bastards are dead, they have joined my army of 120,000 people! That's a whole army of 120,000 people!
Even if there were 120,000 pigs, they shouldn't just disappear without a trace, right?
This time we are in trouble. We only have less than 60,000 troops left in Chang'an city, and some of them are old, weak, sick and disabled! What will I do if the Yuan army attacks me?
!
Is it possible that Uncle Wang Huai'an should return to Chang'an?
But what should we do about the Western Expedition?
If we cannot open the Great Sanguan Pass, I will be trapped and killed by the Yuan army sooner or later in the isolated city of Chang'an.
Although there is arable land around Chang'an, it cannot be cultivated. Not only that, you can't even go out to cut firewood! How can people live like this!
Thinking of all the possibilities, Li Jiancheng couldn't help but spin around anxiously, like an ant on a hot pot.
He was anxious and anxious all day long. At ten o'clock in the evening, Li Jiancheng suddenly received news that two groups of troops suddenly appeared in the north and east of Chang'an City. It seemed that they were not the Tang army, but the Yuan army!
"What?"
Now Li Jiancheng was completely disappointed! He quickly left the palace with a group of eunuch guards and hurried towards the north gate closest to the palace.
When they reached the city wall, Li Jiancheng raised his eyes and looked into the distance. This sight was not important, and Li Jiancheng was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground.
"The Yuan army is coming! The Yuan army is coming! The Yuan army is really coming!"
The nightmare became a reality. For the first time, Li Jiancheng discovered that he was so fragile and far less commanding than he was when he was the prince. Mount Tai collapsed but his appearance remained unchanged!
Although Li Tang didn't have a very smooth life when he was the prince, he could still manage to survive, and when he encountered trouble, he had an old bastard named Li Yuan to support him.
Now, although Li Jiancheng succeeded in taking over after killing his father, all these troubles have been piled on Li Jiancheng's head. Li Jiancheng, who was not fully prepared for this, couldn't help but feel numb.
What's more, most of Chang'an City's troops have been drained away now, and they are at their weakest moment!
At this time, the Yuan army attacked. And it came with the power of a great victory. It's strange that Li Jiancheng wasn't nervous!
After shivering for a long time, Li Jiancheng was finally helped up by a group of eunuch guards. After regaining consciousness, Li Jiancheng's first reaction was to find reinforcements!
At this time, it seemed that the only people who could come to Chang'an to reinforce Li Jiancheng were the 100,000-strong army commanded by Huai'an King Li Shentong. In fact, Li Shentong's command had only 70,000 horses left, and the 30,000 forward troops had been destroyed by the Yuan army.
It was eaten. It’s just that Li Jiancheng didn’t know it yet.
At the critical moment, Li Jiancheng still had some courage, and immediately sent ten teams of fast horses out of Chang'an west to catch up with Li Shentong and quickly return for reinforcements.
After sending the letter asking for help, Li Jiancheng quickly regained his composure. After pondering for a while, Li Jiancheng sent an order to urgently summon all the princes and ministers and asked the major families to express their stance.
At this moment, Li Jiancheng had made up his mind. No matter who it was, as long as he dared to show any intention of surrender, he would be chopped off first! To avoid causing any trouble at the critical moment!
What disappoints Li Jiancheng is that at this moment, Li Jiancheng's two cheap uncles, Dou Kang and Dou Gui, seemed to be different people. Instead of mentioning surrender, they both made impassioned statements that they were willing to surrender.
Live and die with Chang'an City, and so on.
Being fooled by the two old men Dou, Li Jiancheng was puzzled, but it was not easy to disgrace the two old men Dou at this time, but he only praised the old man Dou with a few words of praise for his loyalty.
, then turned to look at the others.
The disciples of the Cui family of Qinghe, the Lu family of Boling, and the Zheng family of Xingyang knew that even if they surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, they would probably not be spared, so they expressed their opinions one after another and vowed to coexist and die with the Tang Dynasty.
Although there are many other aristocratic families who are not optimistic about Li Jiancheng, none of the officials in this group of aristocratic families are cunning and cunning. When they saw Li Jiancheng's gloomy face, and remembered the brutal methods of this guy who even dared to kill his own father, they all started one after another.
They guessed the situation closely, changed their words one after another, and echoed the words, saying that they would swear allegiance to the Tang Empire to the death, and so on.
Seeing that the families were so united, Li Jiancheng finally regained some confidence. He immediately drew his sword in his hand and chopped down the table with a "clang". The tip of the sword pointed to the sky and said impassionedly, "Since the families are so loyal, I
You will definitely not live up to the expectations of the noble families! As long as you overcome the current difficulties and resolve the siege of the Yuan army, I will reward you greatly!"
"However, now we still need all my dear friends to work together with me to defeat the Yuan thieves!"
"I will obey your Majesty's imperial edict! With His Majesty Long Might sitting in Chang'an, those clowns of the Yuan Dynasty will be wiped out with a snap of your fingers! I sincerely wish your Majesty a victory and immediate success! May your Majesty rule the world as soon as possible! Long live my Emperor!
Long live!"
When the two old men heard this, they rushed out of class to kowtow and shout flattery.
The two old men Dou stole the spotlight, and the other civil and military officials were not to be outdone. They rushed to deliver baskets of horses to Li Jiancheng one after another, fearing that they would be too slow to catch up with the hot ones!
Being deceived by the ministers to the point that his bones were stiff, Li Jiancheng couldn't help but feel a little elated. However, Li Jiancheng had not lost his mind while he indulged in drinking. He knew that with the more than 60,000 Tang troops under his command, it seemed a bit difficult to guard the city of Chang'an, which was more than 80 miles away.
Not big enough.
So, after thinking for a while, Li Jiancheng began to make a new request to all the families, that is, let the major families send Ding soldiers to help defend the city!
Naturally, Li Jiancheng didn't know that it was this move that pushed the entire Tang Empire into the abyss of destruction. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com () to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support.