The fourth battle report was that Li Daozong, the general manager of Bingzhou, sent a partial division north to encircle thousands of Turkic cavalry with Fang Renyu in Lingzhou.
At this time, both the Hedong generals and everyone in Liangyi Palace knew very well what the Turks wanted to do.
The Turks used a partial force to take Daofeng Pass in order to move north quickly and attack the main force outside Yanmen Pass... There may not be a need to attack. Once the news spreads, the Tang army's morale will definitely be unstable. Jieli Khan will attack Yanmen Pass again. The possibility of breaking through in one fell swoop is very high.
This is also the reason why Li Daozong immediately sent a partial division northward. He must not allow thousands of Turkic cavalry to attack Daizhou and form a situation of internal and external attacks.
At this time, Li Yuan had already read the fifth battle report that had just been delivered, and motioned to the attendant with an expressionless expression to hand it to Prince Li Jiancheng.
Afterwards, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin and other prime ministers and ministers looked at it one by one. For a while, there was silence in the Liangyi Hall.
Three thousand cavalry marched north, and Li Daozong's actions were not too shabby. The Bingzhou Army was the core combat force of the entire Hedong, and it was impossible to press all the troops up.
But just thirty miles north of Xiurong County in Xiangzhou, the Turks used a small force to lure the enemy deep. Later, they set up ambushes and defeated the Tang army. Not even a single leading general was left alive, and the three thousand cavalry collapsed.
Prince Li Jiancheng and Pei Ji exchanged glances and said, "Father, Brother Daozong is young after all..."
Li Yuan, who was constantly irritated, rarely gave his eldest son a good look, and sneered: "Does Li Shenfu have a chance to win?"
One sentence clearly analyzed the prince's thoughts and blocked all the prince's words.
After thinking for a long time, Li Yuan calculated in his mind and looked sideways at Li Shimin, "Erlang?"
Li Jiancheng, who was opposite Li Shimin, couldn't help but look a little ferocious. At the most critical moment, his father would always trust him... In the second year of Wude, he and his second brother led an army to attack Luoyang and returned without victory, but they attacked again the next year. In Luoyang, his father left everything to his second brother, leaving him trapped in Chang'an.
Li Shimin looked calm, straightened his body, and said loudly: "The Turks marched very quickly, and they set up an ambush to defeat the pursuers. I'm afraid that Xiangzhou will not be able to take a single blow."
Li Yuan nodded slightly, Bingzhou's pursuers were defeated, Lingzhou could no longer reach Lingzhou, and the Turks' invasion of Daizhou was almost certain.
"The younger brother of the King of Rencheng is appointed as the general manager of Bingzhou. He has the ability to command troops and acts steadily. He must have dispatched troops and generals at this moment..."
Speaking of this, Li Shimin suddenly stopped talking and looked at Li Yuan without saying a word.
Li Yuan let out a long sigh, knowing what his second son meant.
Li Yuan did not send an army northward before, simply because he did not want to immediately change the layout and offensive and defensive core of the Tang Army in Hedong Road. After all, it was bitterly cold in Zhouzhou and Lingzhou in those previous years, and it was difficult to provide much resource support to the Tang Army. Only Hedong Road had the largest population. Only the densest and richest areas around Taiyuan Prefecture have this qualification.
Although the process and details are slightly different, Yanmen Pass was not captured frontally, but fortunately the troops in Bingzhou were in good order...
Li Yuan composed himself, "Erlang continued."
Li Shimin slandered a few words, and it was obvious that I had to take the blame. He restrained himself from looking at Princess Pingyang and said softly: "The Turks broke through the pass and entered, and the Bingzhou army marched north. I'm afraid that my footing will be unstable... "
Everyone understands this sentence. With the Yanmen Pass broken, the Turkic army, which has not been able to plunder for two years, will inevitably attack sharply. The Bingzhou Army moving north may not be able to stop it. It is better to wait in Taiyuan Prefecture.
In other words, Li Shimin was suggesting giving up Daizhou.
Suddenly there was a heavy breathing sound in his ears. Li Yuan turned his head and was not surprised to see Princess Pingyang staring hard at Li Shimin... Giving up Daizhou, even if it was only temporary, everything Li Shan had done in the past year or so They will all turn into nothingness, and it will even be difficult for them to return to the customs.
There is no essential difference between giving up Daizhou and giving up Li Shan... Su Dingfang, Ma Sanbao, Li Kai, Zhang Gongjin and others may still find a way to escape back to Chang'an, but it will be difficult for Li Shan, Zhang Shigui and Xue Wanche who stayed in Guji Town .
Princess Pingyang stared at Li Shimin fiercely, and she couldn't help but start to doubt her speculation a few months ago... Huairen should not have joined the King of Qin, otherwise the second brother's temperament of accepting Yingjie would not have been ignored.
Li Shimin has a very good reputation in this regard. On the night before the great victory of Luoshui in the fifth year of Wude, Liu Heitai attacked Li Shiji at night. The battlefield was chaotic at that time. Li Shimin personally led a small group of cavalry to rescue him. If it weren't for Qin Qiong and Yu Chigong, he would have almost died in the battle. ...Li Shiji also completely devoted himself to the sect of King Qin because of this.
There was another person who had the same speculation as Princess Pingyang, but the difference was that Pei Shiju, who was watching coldly, squinted his eyes and looked at Li Shimin. He did not believe that King Qin would give up so easily... Not to mention Li Huairen, there was Zhang Shigui over there in Guji Town. Woolen cloth.
Li Shimin changed the topic and continued: "Brother Daoxuan is firmly guarding Bingzhou. Even if it is not low, the Turks can break the city. We should gather the soldiers in Guanzhong, collect food and grass, station troops in Puzhou and Jiangzhou, and go north to support us at any time. "
Puzhou, Jiangzhou and Jingzhao Road are directly adjacent to each other. Generally speaking, when troops are dispatched from the pass to Hedong, they will either go through Fengling Pass in Puzhou or Longmen Pass in Jiangzhou.
Abandoning Daizhou, temporarily holding the army under the leadership of Li Daozong, the general manager of Bingzhou, and then using the army as its backing, Li Shimin's handling was quite satisfactory, not brilliant, and had no flaws.
The sullen Prince Li Jiancheng suddenly asked, "Who should lead the army?"
Li Shimin chuckled lightly, "I should be appointed by my father...or is it that my eldest brother is willing to leap on his horse and whip his whip?"
Li Jiancheng's expression changed. In the fifth year of Wude, Jieli Khan's troops were almost reaching the Yellow River... Li Yuan, who glanced sideways, cursed secretly, "two lamps that don't save fuel!"
The boss is afraid that the second brother will lead the army, but the second brother will put the boss on a high level with just one sentence... If you want to suppress me, the general of Tiance, only you, the prince of the East Palace, are qualified!
Li Yuan was a little hesitant. Now that the world has been decided, non-clan members cannot serve as generals... It's time to change this rule.
At this time, Pei Ji sighed softly, "It's a pity that the Prince of Handan County..."
Everyone in the hall was silent and quiet.
Li Shimin suddenly made a gesture and said, "Father, the Yongkang County Lord must have entered Hedong, right?"
Princess Pingyang was shocked, "Yes, Pharmacist Li should have arrived in Hedong and headed north to serve as the general manager of Daizhou!"
Pei Shiju closed his eyes. This situation was not under his control, but it was the most dangerous time for that young man... Even if there was a famous general named Li Yaoshi, he might not be able to escape.
Of course Pei Shiju knew that, in public opinion, Li Jing was appointed as the general manager of Daizhou. When he went north to take office, he should go north even to clean up the mess. In private opinion, if Daizhou fell, Li Jing's nephew Li Kai and his nephew Li Yiyan would both be there. Served on behalf of the state.
