Li Shimin looked around the generals in the tent and said loudly: "The Sui army has just taken charge of Luoyang. Although they will try their best to suppress Wang Shichong's power in Luoyang City. But Wang Shichong has been in power in Luoyang for several years, and his power will never be reduced in one day. He was uprooted by the Sui army in a short period of time. So if Gu's prediction is correct, Wang Shichong received the news from Luoyang within a day or two."
"Report, Your Highness the King of Qin, Hongnong urgently reports!"
Before Li Shimin finished speaking, a scout on horseback rushed outside the big tent, rolled his saddle, dismounted his horse and walked quickly into the big tent. He reported loudly: "Your Highness, King Qin, half an hour ago Wang Shichong suddenly led the main army to leave Hongnong City. Rush all the way south."
All the generals in the tent were overjoyed when they heard the news. After hearing the news, General Li Jilong immediately walked up to the scout and asked in a deep voice: "Have you seen clearly? Is it really the old thief Wang Shichong who is leading the army in person?"
The scout nodded and replied in a deep voice: "Back to the general, I can see clearly that Wang Shichong is indeed leading the army himself, accompanied by Wang Yanzhang and Shan Xiongxin. However, I did not see Wang Renze. "
"Your Highness, Wang Shichong must have received the news of the Luoyang Incident, so he rushed to Luoyang in such a hurry. As for Wang Ren, who is not in the army, he must have stayed behind in Hongnong City."
After hearing this, Li Jilong immediately turned to Li Shimin with excitement: "Your Highness, the old thief Wang Shichong is worried that Luoyang will make mistakes while busy. This kind of fighter opportunity is rare in a lifetime. The general thought that our army could besiege Hongnong with infantry, intercept Wang Renze in the city, and quickly gather elite cavalry to surround him." Pass through Hongnong City to pursue Wang Shichong."
Li Shimin shook his head slightly, smiled and said nothing, and turned his eyes to Du Ruhui who was aside. Du Ruhui smiled knowingly, walked out slowly and said: "General, we have been dealing with Wang Shichong for so long, don't you still know the skills of this old thief? Even if he is really worried about the situation in Luoyang, such a low-level mistake Will he really do it?"
Li Jilong frowned slightly and asked in a deep voice: "What do you mean by the military advisor, Wang Shichong has a conspiracy?"
"Wang Shichong must be betting now on whether Gu Gu will be eager to win and personally lead the elite cavalry to chase him!"
Li Shimin walked slowly to the map, traced his finger across the map, and finally stopped at the location of Cijian and said: "Look, everyone, the name of this place is Cijian. The water flows from Mianchi Mountain, flows through Xin'an County, and flows in from the southeast. The Valley River just divides this place into two. And there are dense forests on both sides of the Jianshui River, so even if tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are hidden, they will not be noticed easily. "
"If Gu's prediction is correct, Wang Shichong must have set up ambushes on both sides of the river. As soon as Gu crosses Jianshui, the two ambushes will be launched together. The ambush on the west bank of Jianshui will rely on Jianshui to form an array to stop Gu. The follow-up troops and horses, while the troops and horses on the east bank of Jianshui are responsible for encircling and annihilating Gu's vanguard troops, and taking off Gu's head!"
Qu Tutong said with some suspicion: "Your Highness, is this guess too arbitrary? This strategy sounds feasible at first glance, but after thinking about it carefully, I feel that there are too many elements of risk and luck in this strategy. As long as If there is a slight deviation in the middle, all the previous efforts will be wasted. Will Wang Shichong really adopt such a strategy?"
Li Shimin smiled coldly: "Now that things have happened, does Wang Shichong have any other options besides making a desperate move? He should know very well that neither the Tang Dynasty nor Yang Gao can tolerate such an ambitious man like him. !”
Qu Tutong frowned slightly, lowered his head and thought for a long time, nodded and said: "What Your Highness said makes sense, but I don't know how Your Highness plans to use the troops?"
"Gu has been painstakingly planning for today for a long time, and even Gu's most trusted advisers have joined in. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Gu to let Wang Shichong return south safely today. Even if he knows there is a trap, Gu will chase him!"
Li Shimin took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Gu needs a loyal and brave general to cross Jianshui first under Gu's banner and lead Wang Shichong's ambush troops out. Gu Hui led the main force to support from behind and attacked Wang Shichong's army from both inside and outside. But the risk is extremely high. Once Wang Shichong's troops are blocked by Wang Shichong alone on the west bank of Jianshui for a little longer, the forward troops acting as bait will be in danger of being wiped out!"
Having said this, Li Shimin paused for a moment, then swept his gaze across every general in the tent and said, "You are all brothers who have followed Gu through life and death. Are you willing to trust Gu this time and put your lives in Gu's hands?" ?”
As soon as Li Shimin finished speaking, Li Jilong, Pei Xingyan, Yuchi Gong, Shan Shituo, Gao Xianzhi, Guo Zhiyun, Li Jixuan, Li Siyuan and other generals all came out, knelt on the ground and said loudly: "The last general has been greatly favored by the King of Qin, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire ahead. , we are also willing to fight for His Majesty the King of Qin!"
Li Shimin's eyes flashed with a hint of imperceptible pride, and he nodded and said: "Okay, all generals are indeed loyal and brave men. It is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty to have you. General Yu Chigong and General Li Siyuan."
"The general is here!"
When their names were called, Yu Chigong and Li Siyuan took two steps forward, raised their hands and said.
Li Shimin took a command arrow and said in a deep voice: "General Yuchi, you are Gu's personal guard general. If you appear in the team, Wang Shichong will definitely think that Gu is also in the army. General Li Siyuan, you and Gu are similar in body shape. It is most suitable for you to pretend to be Gu. This time, you two will lead Gu's five thousand mysterious cavalry to cross the stream first, draw out Wang Shichong's ambush and hold off his army for Gu."
Li Siyuan and Yuchi Gong clasped their fists together and said, "I will obey your orders!"
Li Shimin took out another command arrow, looked at Qu Tutong and said: "Old General Qu Tu, I have ordered you to lead 60,000 infantry troops to surround Hongnong City. No matter how the battle ahead is, you cannot let Wang Renze leave the city!"
Qu Tutong chuckled: "Don't worry, Your Highness, if there is a soldier from Hongnong City who rushes to Cijian to interfere with Your Highness, I will accept this head to apologize to Your Highness!"
"Gu Ye believes that the old general can do it!"
Li Shimin smiled slightly and turned to look at Pei Renji, another veteran in the tent: "General Pei, you have always been known for your caution. I have ordered you to stay in the camp to prevent any unexpected events!"
Pei Renji cupped his hands and said loudly: "Your Highness, don't worry, as long as I am here, the camp will be safe!"
"good!"
Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, slowly drew out the sword from his waist, and said loudly: "The rest of the generals will lead their troops together with Gu. They will only wait for General Li Siyuan and General Yuchi Gong to lead out Wang Shichong's ambush before launching a full-line attack. , defeat Wang Shichong’s main force as quickly as possible.”
"I will obey your orders!"
Li Jilong and other generals answered loudly. General Shan Shituo chuckled, showing two rows of sinister teeth, and said: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely take off the head of that old thief Wang Shichong for you this time!"
"No, never!"
Li Shimin shook his head firmly: "I would like to solemnly warn all generals here that you can kill anyone in this battle, except Wang Shichong, the old thief. You must let him live no matter what."
(Insert: Li Xuanba will not participate in any military discussions of the Tang army due to his IQ problem, so he is not here. But Li Shimin will definitely take him with him when he goes on an expedition.)
