How could Li Yuanji and Pei Ji's plans be hidden from Zhu Yuanzhang, the leader of the Ming Dynasty?
Looking at the ill-intentioned Li Yuanji and Pei Ji in front of him, Zhu Yuanzhang looked angry and almost wanted to refuse, but when he looked at Wo Kuotai and Mao Dun who were also sneering at the side, he knew that he could not stand alone, so he gritted his teeth and nodded. He nodded and said: "Okay, Gu Hui will lead his soldiers and do their best to intercept Yue Fei."
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"Li Yuanji is a common man, Pei Ji is an idiot!"
Returning to his tent, Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he kicked over the handsome case in front of him and cursed loudly.
"My lord, put aside the wrath of thunder!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's chief adviser Li Shanchang persuaded Zhu Yuanzhang: "Although it is quite hateful for Li Yuanji to make our army rear, but if they can really behead them successfully, the benefits will be endless. Yang Gao's eldest son is only three or four years old now. If Yang Gao's death in the Sui Dynasty The army will be in chaos, and our army will be closest to Hebei if we stay in the rear. We may be able to retake Hebei by counterattacking first."
"madness!"
After hearing Li Shanchang's enlightenment, Zhu Yuanzhang's expression did not change at all, and he reprimanded mercilessly: "Li Yuanji and Pei Jitongguan, those armchair fools, are just having their whims. Why can't you understand the situation?"
Li Shanchang was stunned for a moment, and Zhu Yuanzhang, still angry, continued: "Capture the thief first, capture the king, it sounds nice, but you don't even look at what's going on now.
The Jingxing area is so dangerous. There are hundreds of thousands of elite Sui troops beside Yang Gao. The Central Plains Corps led by Xue Rengui was the first to form an army. It has experienced the pacification of Wagang and the Luoyang War. Its elite level may even be higher than that of Yue Fei's Corps. With Li Yuanji and Wo Kuotai's troops, how could they have the confidence to carry out any kind of beheading operation? To put it another way, even if they could defeat the Sui army at Jingxing, would Yang Gaoer be a fool? If the situation is not good, will you still stand there and wait for Li Yuanji to attack? "
"In a desperate situation, we don't want to try our best to fight for a way out. Instead, we disperse our troops and attack in all directions. We still have to scheming internally to harm our friendly forces. Such a situation."
Zhu Yuanzhang clenched the sword in his hand, shook his head and sighed, not having much hope for the future.
"But my lord."
Li Shanchang shook his head and sighed: "Our army relies on the Tang army for food, grass and baggage. Even if we don't want to, once Li Yuanji cuts off our army's supplies, our army of 100,000 soldiers will immediately fall apart."
Zhu Yuanzhang was helpless. Although he was ambitious and full of strategies, but the situation was stronger than others, he could only succumb to Li Yuanji, a fool.
"Instruct the three armies to prepare for war. I don't know how many of my sons from Hebei will survive this battle!"
Zhu Yuanzhang sighed, turned his head and walked back to the back tent with his hands behind his back, leaving this last order calmly.
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Emperor Yang Gao of the Sui Dynasty personally led hundreds of thousands of elite lightning troops to make a surprise attack on Bingzhou, captured the key areas of Queshu Valley and Jingxing, beheaded Tang Army general Li Cunxu, and captured Song Jingang alive. The Sui army's brave general Huo Qubing led 30,000 elites in a long-distance attack to seize Feihuxing, locking nearly 300,000 troops of Li Yuanji, Wokuotai, and Zhu Yuanzhang in Hebei. The world was shocked for a while.
After Tang Emperor Li Yuan received his revenge, his already weakened body could not withstand the blow and he fainted. After being rescued by the imperial doctor, the first words he said when he woke up were: "Quickly, gather all the troops and horses, and we will do it at all costs." Rescue the army trapped in Hebei."
It’s no wonder that Li Yuan lost his composure. Although in history, Li Yuan’s reputation was completely crushed by his son, and he was jokingly called the founding emperor with the least sense of existence, but if he still can’t understand the situation now, then he would be very sorry for the temple name of Tang Gaozu. .
In fact, Li Yuan knew very well that among the various armies of the Tang Dynasty, the most powerful was the 100,000 Bingzhou Army currently trapped in Hebei. Even the main force in Guanzhong led by Li Shimin had been severely weakened after experiencing the defeat of Bashu. In terms of strength, it also lost to the Bingzhou Army.
Once the Bingzhou Army was completely annihilated, it can be said that half of Li Tang's military strength collapsed. At that time, Li Yuan would completely withdraw from the stage of fighting for world hegemony. The best outcome would be to be like Liu Wuzhou and Liang Shidu. The Turks begged for mercy and barely managed to survive in one or two small counties on the northwest border.
Li Jiancheng also understood this. After receiving the news of the fall of Jingxing, he persuaded Kublai Khan and Lun Qinzan without hesitation, and the 200,000 coalition troops attacked Luxiang regardless of the cost. However, facing Meng Gong's iron wall, they never made an inch forward. .
"My son Yang Gao, why is he so lucky? There are so many generals under his command who are good at conquering and fighting. Why does heaven help the Sui Dynasty but not the Tang Dynasty!"
Looking at the Nexiang city wall in front of him, and at the soldiers retreating like a tide after another failed attack on the city, Li Jiancheng sighed helplessly: "The Tang Dynasty is in danger!"
The Tang Dynasty was shaken, and everyone in the government and the public were lamenting. Many officials were already silently preparing for a retreat, trying their best to contact Sui Dynasty officials to prepare for a change of court.
And after Temujin, who was far away on the grassland, received his revenge, his mood was not much better either. Youzhou was defeated, and the Turks lost more than 100,000 troops. This has damaged Temujin's prestige. If he loses the 100,000 soldiers and horses in Ogedei, I am afraid that he will no longer be able to suppress the tribal chiefs below.
At present, many people on the grassland have criticized him. Yelu Dashi, the remnant of Yelu Abaoji, gathered a group of old members of Yelu Abaoji, accepted the canonization of the Sui Dynasty, received financial support from the Sui Dynasty, and made trouble everywhere. There has not yet been a large-scale rebellion, but if the situation continues to deteriorate, someone might jump out and collude with Yelu Dashi.
There is also the Ashina family, Qimin Khan, Shibi Khan, Chuluo Khan, and Jieli Khan. The lofty prestige established by the four father and son generations in Turks is deeply rooted. Those of the Ashina family back then The best friends were afraid of Temujin's strength and did not dare to take any action. But after Temujin defeated Youzhou, these people were already ready to take action. If Temujin is unable to stop the deterioration of the situation, these people who are ready to take action will completely come to light.
You know, Jieli Khan's son and Princess Yicheng, who also had great prestige in the hearts of the Turks, were both in the Sui Dynasty. Once the Sui Dynasty took up the banner of replacing Jieli Khan, those of the Ashina family The party members will definitely abandon Temujin and join the Sui Dynasty without hesitation.
Therefore, no matter what, Temujin must find a way to rescue the trapped Ogedaibe. He bit the bullet and mobilized 80,000 troops from Xueyantuo, Huihe, and Tiele tribes. He personally led the troops south to Bingzhou, and together with the Tang Dynasty's more than 10,000 troops stationed in Taiyuan, marched towards Jingxing for a final push.
