As the city gate slowly opened, Lin Renzhao immediately tore off his disguise and rushed out first with a long shout. The Sui army soldiers broke out and rushed into the pass. The more than a hundred Tang soldiers guarding the gate were instantly killed by the Sui army's swords. .
The Sui soldiers who rushed into the pass, led by Lin Renzhao, quickly rushed to the top of the city and snatched the winch of the suspension bridge. At the same time, seven thousand Sui troops led by Lieutenant General Lin Renzhao also roared in like a whirlwind and poured into the pass instantly.
After only half an hour of fierce fighting, Jingxing had already changed hands.
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The main force in Luoyang, led by Yang Gao, seized key places such as Queshu Valley and Jingxing with lightning speed, blocking news from the three coalition forces of Li Yuanji, Wokuotai, Zhu Yuanzhang and the rear. It was not until ten days later that a messenger from Taiyuan sent the news to Li Yuanji.
The way back was cut off, which was like a bolt from the blue for Li Yuanji, Wokuotai, Zhu Yuanzhang and others. For a moment, the three allied army camps suddenly seemed to explode.
The seemingly ferocious Li Yuanji was at a loss when he heard the news. He neither had the civil and military strategy of his second brother Li Shimin nor the broad-mindedness of his eldest brother Li Jiancheng. When he suddenly encountered this incident, his prototype was immediately exposed.
"What should I do? What should I do? What should I do?"
Li Yuanji paced back and forth in the handsome tent, chattering incessantly, as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
In the commander's tent, Guan Yu, Lu Bu, Xin Yunjing, Deng Zongbi and other old generals from Chai Rong's army saw Li Yuanji's appearance and looked down upon him, secretly saying that trash is trash and will never get ahead.
"Xiangguo Pei, what's your best plan now?"
Li Yuanji turned his attention to Pei Ji. Pei Ji was the only person he could trust here.
In battlefield combat, Pei Ji's abilities were only inferior to Li Yuanji's. He smiled helplessly when Li Yuanji asked him, handed over his hand and accused him, saying that he had no other good ideas.
"Prince Ogedai, what do you think?"
Pei Ji had nothing to do, so Li Yuanji turned his attention to his staunch ally Wo Kuotai.
Wokuotai frowned and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, King Qi, my army of 300,000 people consumes a huge amount of food and grass in one day, and the situation ahead is not good. In my opinion, it is better to take advantage of the Sui army's victory over Jingxing to gain a foothold." Before it is stable, quickly counterattack and capture Jingxing, retreat to the northern part of Bingzhou, and then plan the next step!"
"I'm afraid not!"
Li Keyong shook his head and said: "Your Highness, you don't know the danger of Jingxing Pass. The land of Jingxing is high and flat on all sides, and the middle part is as low as a well. There is only a long and narrow passage through it. Ten thousand soldiers and horses can resist a hundred thousand troops." attack.
Opposite us there is Yue Fei's army of nearly 200,000 men, who is watching eagerly. If our army retreats, Yue Fei will raise his troops to pursue us. At that time, we will definitely be attacked by the Sui army from two sides and the entire army will be annihilated at Jingxing Pass. "
Hearing this, Wokuotai couldn't help but feel discouraged: "I can't leave, I can't win, so what should I do?"
"Your Highness, Ming Wang Zhu Yuanzhang is outside asking for an audience!"
At this moment, the guards outside the tent came to report.
"What is he here for?"
Li Yuanji frowned when he heard this. Ever since he formed an alliance with Ogedai and allowed the Turks to plunder Hebei, Zhu Yuanzhang claimed in a fit of anger that he was sick and could not get out of it. His army had been working hard against Yue Fei's army several times. .
Gu Yuan and Pei Ji quickly said: "Your Highness, although Zhu Yuanzhang is somewhat unhappy with His Highness, our three coalition forces are in the same boat. In this crisis, he will surely put aside his displeasure and work together with His Highness to resolve the crisis."
"Then invite him in!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yuanji immediately waved his hand and signaled the guards to invite Zhu Yuanzhang in.
Not long after, Zhu Yuanzhang entered the Tang army's commander's tent with his trusted advisor Li Shanchang and his nephew Li Wenzhong.
When Li Yuanji saw Zhu Yuanzhang coming in, he couldn't wait to say: "King Ming, now Jingxing is captured by the Sui army, what do you think should be done?"
Looking at Li Yuanji's anxious face, Zhu Yuanzhang was filled with disdain. In order to be a general, you must first treat your heart. Mount Tai collapses in front but remains unchanged; elk rises to the left but does not blink. With Li Yuanji's behavior, all the 100,000 elites carefully trained by Chai Rong would be defeated by him sooner or later.
I don’t know how Li Yuan educated this son. Among his several adult sons, the eldest son Li Jiancheng was honest, tolerant, benevolent and good at governing the country. The second son Li Shimin was good at conquering and fighting and made great achievements. The fourth son Li Xuanba, although his IQ was not good, was known for his high martial arts and was known as the Tang Army. The first strongman. Only this Li Yuanji was cruel, cruel, arrogant and lewd, and was not on the same level as the other three.
Although he looked down on Li Yuanji in his heart, now he and Li Yuanji were on the same line. If Li Yuanji was defeated, he would not be able to escape the fate of being completely annihilated by the Sui army.
With cold lips and teeth, Zhu Yuanzhang could only suppress his dissatisfaction with Li Yuanji and Wokuotai, and said in a deep voice: "The three hundred thousand troops have been cut off and their supply of food and grass will not last long. The only solution for now is to withdraw quickly." It’s the best policy!”
"Does King Ming mean to take back Jingxing by force?"
Hearing this, Wokuotai couldn't help but secretly laugh that Zhu Yuanzhang was just like this. He didn't know the terrain of Jingxing, but Zhu Yuanzhang had lived in Hebei for a long time and he didn't care about the terrain.
"The terrain in Jingxing is dangerous, and there is no possibility of recapturing it in a hurry!"
Zhu Yuanzhang shook his head. Get out of the city and stop our 300,000-strong army.”
"King Ming has a wonderful plan!"
Li Keyong was the first to react and immediately said to Zhu Yuanzhang: "It was King Ming's foresight that found a way out for our three coalition forces."
Hearing Li Keyong's praise, Li Yuanji, who didn't have many ideas to begin with, stood up and thanked Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands and said solemnly: "Don't be too happy, everyone. There are many capable people in the Sui army. It is difficult to hide the road of Feihuxing from their eyes. If Gu's prediction is correct, Yang Gao is very likely to An order will be sent to Han Xin, ordering him to dispatch elite troops back to Youzhou to block Feihuxing. Gu suggested that it is best to dispatch an elite group to go ahead and seize the Feihuxing important road to ensure the safety of our army's retreat."
"good."
Li Yuanji ordered without hesitation: "Guan Yu, Zhang Yinglei, and Tao Zhenting are ordered to follow the order. The three of you will lead 10,000 elite troops to set off immediately to seize the key points of Feihuxing and ensure the safety of our main force's retreat."
Although Guan Yu, Zhang Yinglei, and Tao Zhenting were not convinced by Li Yuanji, it was not the time to act impulsively, so they all clasped their fists and accepted the order.
"My Turkic soldiers are the best at attacking. Pugu Huai'en, I order you to lead ten thousand warriors to set off together with General Guan, General Zhang and General Tao. You must firmly hold the Feihuxing arterial road."
Wokuotai also knew that the current situation was not suitable to preserve his strength, so he also sent an army to help.
