Chapter 2465: Game within game, plan within plan
Wang Jian's decision to use 30,000 Qin troops on foot and cavalry to face Li Shimin's 60,000 Tang troops caused quite a stir among the Qin troops.
Many generals led by Gongsun Xuanyuan expressed opposition. As for the reason, of course the Tang army was too numerous, and the leader was still Li Shimin. It was a bit risky to fight 30,000 against 60,000. If you were not careful, you might be defeated. There was no need to do so. Take this risk if you are sure to win.
Gongsun Xuanyuan and Li Shimin had the most contact. As early as the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the two of them had encircled and suppressed the Yellow Turbans together, and even joined forces to force Xiang Yu to commit suicide in Jiangbei.
Therefore, among all the Qin generals present, the one who knows Li Shimin best is undoubtedly Gongsun Xuanyuan.
It was precisely because he knew Li Shimin best that Gongsun Xuanyuan objected. In his opinion, Li Shimin was even more powerful than Li Mujia. .
Li Shimin led the Hebei Allied Forces to defeat the Yellow Turbans, kill Xiang Yu, and led the Liangzhou Army to block thirty-six princes at Hulao Pass... and other achievements, all of which prove that he is one of the top generals of this era.
Once upon a time, before the rise of King Liu Xiu of Chu, Li Shimin and Ying Hao were once regarded by the world as the "Two Heroes of the Han Dynasty".
However, these two people, one is the son-in-law of the great devil Dong Zhuo, and the other is the one who destroyed the Han Dynasty and restored the Qin Dynasty. This title has also changed from praise to ridicule, and naturally no one mentioned it over time.
Ying Hao and Li Shimin, just like Jiang Shang and Wen Zhong in the past, they seem to be the protagonists of this era, and the existence of all other heroes seems to be to reflect the glory of the two.
Unfortunately, when two tigers fight, one of them will be injured.
If Li Shimin hadn't been captured alive by Ying Hao during the war against Dong, and after being released, he fought with Yang Jian and Yang Guang's father and son, missing the best time for development, and he wouldn't have been trapped and died in Guanzhong, losing his room for outward expansion.
Just imagine, if Li Shimin had not been captured alive, nothing would have happened to Yang Jian. The person who succeeded Dong Zhuo would definitely be him, and the Xiliang army would naturally not be divided.
If they take advantage of the civil war between Erliu and Liu to invade and capture the entire Yizhou, then the Tang State, which owns Qin State's territory, will have really terrifying war potential.
Unfortunately, all of this was ruined by Ying Hao.
Ying Hao first defeated Li Shimin's undefeated golden status, and then captured Sizhou to block the Tang Dynasty's eastward development path. At the same time, he broke up the internal strife in Guanxi and did not give Li Shimin any chance to develop and grow. Only then did Li Tang Development is severely restricted.
But even so, it is not completely restricted.
The Battle of Sizhou was Li Shimin's resistance to Ying Hao. Unfortunately, not only did he fail, but he was defeated completely, causing Li Tang to lose everything and never have any chance to rise again.
Originally, the world looked at Li Shimin with a filter. It was not until Li Tang was forced to surrender that he voluntarily resigned from the throne and declared himself a minister. Only then was he completely pulled away from the detective.
At the same time, Liu Xiu, who had always kept a low profile, and Liu Yu, who only broke out at the end, also began their overtaking in corners, surpassing Li Shimin in terms of reputation and power.
Today, Li Shimin's reputation is less than one-third of what it was in his heyday, but even if he loses all the blessings of his halo, he is still one of the strongest commanders in the world in the eyes of the world.
Gongsun Xuanyuan also felt the same way, so he opposed Wang Jian.
If you want to fight Changsun Wuji or Li Mu, Wang Jian wants to fight 30,000 to 60,000, then you can really give it a try.
But if the opponent is Li Shimin, Wang Jian dares to fight 30,000 to 60,000. Isn't that a little too arrogant and does he not take Li Shimin seriously? Even His Majesty is not as crazy as you.
Gongsun Yan, one of the chief generals of the three armies in the west, also had many dealings with Li Shimin. When he was guarding Yewang City, he made Li Shimin defeated, so he didn't think Li Shimin was that great.
Gongsun Yan actually supported Wang Jian in the war, but Xuanyuan was the head of the Gongsun family and was his cousin. In addition, he accidentally cheated Guo Xuanyuan before, so even if he supported Wang Jian in his heart, he could not He had to stand with Xuanyuan.
Among the three generals on the west route of the Qin army, two actually opposed a decisive battle. This also gave Wang Jian a big headache. After all, if he could not convince the two, he would never be able to lead the entire army to challenge Li Shimin.
At this moment, Wang Jian was a little envious of Wu Qi.
Wu Qi is the governor of Yongzhou. In Li Jing's absence, he is the biggest, so he can command the three armies on the east route.
On the other hand, he was only the deputy governor. Although he could command Gongsun Yan, he could not command Gongsun Xuanyuan, because Xuanyuan's official position was at the same level as his, and his title was much higher than his.
All famous generals have one common characteristic, that is stubbornness. As long as they believe that they are right, they will go on without any doubt.
Li Shimin is like this, Wang Jian is like this, and Gongsun Xuanyuan is like this.
Gongsun Xuanyuan thought Wang Jian was too arrogant, and Wang Jian was not the kind of person who could speak well, so he could not convince Xuanyuan at all.
At the critical moment, Wen Zhong and Ji Dan stood up and analyzed from multiple perspectives such as military, morale, and politics, and concluded that the Qin army had a 70% victory rate. Only then did they convince Xuanyuan and Gongsun Yan to cooperate with Wang Jian. Take action.
The three armies of the Qin Army on the west route unified their steps and decided to take up the battle and fight to the death with Li Shimin, and Chang'an became more and more strange because of the upcoming battle.
In Chang'an, Ban Chao was still imprisoned in the sky prison, but he was well aware of the situation outside.
Ban Chao took out a piece of paper from the hidden compartment of the food box. After reading the content on it, he skillfully threw it into his mouth and swallowed it.
"Li Shimin dares to take the initiative to fight. Where does he have the confidence to win? Or does he have other plans?"
After Ban Chao thought hard for a long time, he felt that this was probably a trap. After all, Li Shimin couldn't possibly not know that the pro-Qin forces in the city were already very strong. He took all the main forces out of the city at this time, not to allow the pro-Qin faction to seize power. What a chance.
Once the pro-Qin faction rebels and seizes control of Chang'an, he will never be able to return to Chang'an.
Therefore, Li Shimin took the initiative to leave the city this time. This was most likely a trap. The purpose was to lure out the pro-Qin forces in the city so that they could be wiped out and all the hidden dangers in Chang'an City would be completely clear.
"This is to build a plank road openly and covertly to infiltrate Chen Cang. What a good Li Shimin."
Ban Chao sneered in his heart. He was about to spread the news, but his hand froze in mid-air.
"No, we can no longer communicate with the spies outside. This may expose them. I hope someone among the spies in the city or the pro-Qin faction can realize this."
Ban Chao secretly prayed in his heart.
Ban Chao's guess was correct. Li Shimin did have the opportunity to leave the city to lure out all the pro-Qin forces in the city gate and catch them all. But it was also true that he wiped out Wang Jian outside the city.
Li Shimin's plan was far deeper than Ban Chao thought. He wanted to kill two birds with one stone, not only to eliminate hidden dangers in the city, but also to swallow up Wang Jian outside the city.
"Li Chunfeng, after I lead my army out of the city, the safety of Chang'an City will be left to you."
Li Shimin looked at Li Chunfeng below and warned: "If the power of the Qin army is still hidden in Chang'an City, they will not miss this opportunity, so they must take this opportunity to wipe it out in one fell swoop."
"Promise, I will live up to my lord's trust."
Li Chunfeng responded loudly, with a confident look on his face, but only he knew the pressure in his heart.
Seeing this, Li Shimin nodded. He didn't know which of his men had fallen to the Qin army, but he knew that Li Chunfeng was definitely not among them.
With Li Chunfeng, the great master, watching over him, Li Shimin could safely leave the city and fight Wang Jian to the death.
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Li Si's mansion once again welcomed an uninvited guest, but this person was the secret agent with the Yellow Number One, Yu Huatian, whom Li Si had always wanted to see but couldn't.
Li Si was shocked when he saw Yu Huatian. He had no idea that Yu Huatian, the imperial party member who escaped from Luoyang with Sima Yi, would be Huang Zi No. 1, one of the four secret agents of the Qin Dynasty.
After Yu Huatian rescued Sima Yi, he and Sima Yi joined Li Tang. Because of his status as an imperial party, his master-level strength, and Sima Yi's strong recommendation, he was valued by Li Shimin and currently holds an important position among the bad guys. .
Even if Sima Yi was forced to leave later, Yuhuatian was still prosperous in the Tang Dynasty.
Maybe who would have thought that Yu Huatian, who was an imperialist and at odds with the Great Qin, would actually be one of the four secret agents of the Great Qin, Xuanhuang, and had already lurked among the bad guys.
Bad people are Li Tang's eyes. Now that the Great Qin has infiltrated into the bad people, Li Tang has even lost his eyes to start a war. How can the Great Qin fight?
"What, are you surprised to see me?" Yuhuatian said lightly.
Li Si nodded, then shook his head and said: "Unexpected, but reasonable, the Four Great Secret Agents of Da Qin are indeed worthy of their reputation."
Yu Huatian came to see Li Si in his true form, indicating that Da Qin's plan in Chang'an has reached its most critical moment, and it is time for all parties to work together.
Yuhuatian came to Li Si personally this time, just to get Li Si to cooperate with him. After Li Shimin left the city, he launched a rebellion and seized control of Chang'an City. In this way, Li Shimin would not be able to return to Chang'an no matter whether he won or lost.
After Li Si heard what Yu Huatian said, a sneer suddenly appeared on his lips: "Do you really think Li Shimin will leave the city without any backup plan this time?"
"What's the meaning?"
Yu Huatian's expression suddenly changed. After some deep thought, he realized that everything now might be a trap.
"What should I do? Should I give up this opportunity?" Yu Huatian said with a look of unwillingness.
"It will be impossible to give up, but if there is an uprising, it is not the time yet."
After saying that, Li Si stared at Yuhuatian and said in a deep voice: "We have reached this point. I hope you can trust me. I have a big move I want to make, but I need your cooperation."
Hearing this, Yu Huatian was silent for a while and then said: "Li Si, you have proven your position with actions. I will fully cooperate with you before Mr. Ban Chao is released from prison."
When Li Si heard this, he stretched out his palm.
Seeing this, Yuhuatian frowned and said, "What is this for?"
Li Si rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Are you just talking about it? Shouldn't you come up with some practical information to give me some confidence?"
When Yuhuatian heard this, he immediately understood what Li Si meant, so he took out a letter from his arms and said, "This is the list of Li and Tang military generals who have defected to our Qin Dynasty. It should be useful to you."
Liston's eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly grabbed it and looked through it. Even though he had been prepared for it, after seeing the list, he still couldn't help but take a breath. He didn't expect that there would be someone there unknowingly. So many people have been incited to rebel.
"It seems you are not idle either." Li Si joked.
Yuhuatian snorted coldly to show his dissatisfaction, and Li Si asked: "Are you sure that there is no one planted by Li Shimin among the people here?"
“I’m not sure, but if you feel something is wrong, you can drive away on your own.
After saying that, Yu Huatian frowned and said in a deep voice: "Even if this is a trap that Li Shimin didn't set, if we plan correctly, we may not be able to take this opportunity to capture Chang'an City."
"No, it's too dangerous."
When Yuhuatian heard the coarse salt, he pointed at the list in Li Si's hand and said, "Is it still dangerous with them?"
Li Si nodded and said: "Yes, you don't know Li Shimin. Since he dares to leave the city, he will definitely leave behind a back-up, and there will definitely be more than one.
But we only have one chance. If we cannot successfully capture Chang'an, the consequences will be unbearable. "
Therefore, instead of fighting for the slightest possibility, it is better to continue to endure and find other big things. "
Yuhuatian was speechless for a moment, and after a while he asked, "What exactly do you want to plan?"
"You will soon know that this will be a good show." Li Si said with confidence.
The next day, Li Shimin led an army of 60,000 people out of the city, and his generals were an all-star lineup.
There are not only famous generals such as Changsun Wuji and Zhao She, but also many fierce generals such as Li Yuanba, Xin Wenli, Shang Shitu, Ma Shanwei, Gao Siji, Gao Sixiang, Gao Xingzhou, Wei Hu, Xue Ehu, Han Dulong, etc. .
Such a facelift of the Tang Army may not be enough for the main force of the Qin Army on the eastern front, but if it is only to deal with the Qin Army on the west, it is obviously enough attention.
At the same time, Wang Jian also waited for the best of the three armies on the west route to come to fight. Among the 30,000 troops, there were as many as 15,000 cavalry. The ratio of infantry to cavalry reached a shocking one to one.
In addition, there are many generals such as Gongsun Xuanyuan, Gongsun Yan, Ji Dan, Wen Zhong, Yuwen Chengdu, Yue Yun, Pei Yuanqing, Huang Tianhua and so on.
"Lord, the Qin army has already set off for the battlefield."
After hearing this, Li Shimin glanced at Chang'an City behind him and asked, "Is there any movement in Chang'an City?"
"Yes, the rebels, one by one, can't stand it any longer."
Li Shimin showed a cruel smile and said with a ferocious look: "Tell Li Chunfeng that every one of them counts. I would rather kill the wrong one than let him go."
"promise."
It can be foreseen that Chang'an will soon follow in Luoyang's footsteps, and blood will flow into rivers as a result.
Today’s guarantee will make up for the missing updates on Tuesday.
(End of chapter)
