In fact, if nothing else, everyone knows that judging from the specific situation of Zhen Lun, the capital is already besieged on all sides.
Liu Zhu, the prefect of Hanzhong in the west, Li Yuan, the prefect of Jinyang in the north, Yuan Shao, the prefect of Jizhou, and Dong Zhuo, the prefect of Jiangdong, in the east, and Zhao Xuanjia, the prefect of Jingzhou in the south, directly surrounded the capital.
Among them, Liu Zhu, the governor of Hanzhong, and Li Yuan, the governor of Jinyang, were recognized as heroes. They were of noble birth, and their governance was in order, and the people under their rule lived and worked in peace and contentment.
There is no need to say more about the performance of these people in their own places. Let me just say one thing. People like Li Linfu are in charge of the capital. As a result, Longyou Road has been providing disaster relief for several years, but the people are still in dire straits. Bandits are still everywhere on the Gyeonggi Road, and the court has just sat back and watched. reason.
Such a sharp contrast, it is clear at a glance which one is good and which one is bad!
However, after Xiao Yi investigated and executed Li Linfu, he regained a little bit of his popularity and reputation.
This was one of the reasons why the imperial court agreed to Xiao Yi leading troops to conquer the country himself without any descendants.
Li Yuan was still sitting behind the gorgeous tortoiseshell table, looking at the top of his head in silence, like a puppet. No one of the generals, counselors, and attendants on the left and right dared to come forward and speak, until he looked downstairs and saw the neighing of people and horses, and someone hurriedly arrived.
"Father……"
The man was about 20 years old, wearing a single-collared black python tunic, a double-tailed tortoise-back gold belt around his waist, and a pair of suede leather boots with hundred soles. Eight feet in length, with sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, he was extraordinary in martial arts, shaped like a dragon, and powerful as a galloping horse. He was none other than Li Huaian, the eldest son of Li Yuan. When he came upstairs, when he saw his own father, he couldn't help but stepped forward and cupped his hands. :"Father."
"Has the settlement been settled in Luzhou?"
Li Yuan finally showed a smile, and the generals and counselors on the left and right were relieved.
Seeing this situation, Li Huaian also forced a smile.
He naturally knew what his own father was worried about, but he was ultimately unable to do anything about it.
"Settled in."
"Qin Qiong, the commander-in-chief of the Eastern Army, is stationed in Gaoping with 30,000 troops, always paying attention to Yue Hongling's movements."
"What did Linfen County say?" After laughing, Li Yuan remained motionless and directly asked about military affairs.
"Father, since the Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom is personally recruiting, this is a huge opportunity." Li Huaian answered immediately and solemnly.
"He got rid of the treacherous prime minister Li Linfu in the capital, straightened the imperial court, and punished corrupt officials. He had clever methods and deep thoughts. He was also able to lift a bronze tripod. I am afraid he is just like his second brother. He is a person born with supernatural powers."
"Now the capital is spreading rumors that the Crown Prince is brave and resourceful, and if we can defeat the Crown Prince, we will be able to securely stay in Hebei."
"As long as it's this battle, the Crown Prince will retreat."
"We can count as winning."
"There's no rush to attack Chang'an again, because Liu Zhu in Hanzhong and Zhao Xuanjia in Jingzhou haven't moved yet."
"We don't have to be the first to win. Chang'an has high walls and strong walls, so it is a difficult place to attack."
"Everything can be carried out according to the previous plan."
Li Yuan nodded slightly, giving himself and some people around him a reassurance, and replied: "Then let's act according to the plan we made before."
The pressure brought by the crown prince is still not small, the name of a person is like the shadow of a tree.
Xiao Yi's previous actions in the capital changed his previous image of a cowardly and incompetent prince, and became a powerful ruler with both civil and military skills.
People like Li Yuan are always paying attention to the situation in the capital and have a fairly comprehensive understanding of Xiao Yi.
His decisive mind, clever means, and powerful force all put a lot of pressure on people like Li Yuan.
Fortunately, Li Yuan's side is not too bad either.
At the very least, there is Li Huaian who has the qualifications to be a hero. In addition, Li Yuan himself is also very capable and convincing. In addition, there is also Li Xuanba, the second son of Li who is born with supernatural powers, with a pair of hundred-jin weights. The hammer is invincible in northern Shaanxi.
Even some of the generals from Meng Yuan and Dai Jin surrendered under these hammers.
Jinyang was originally an important town established in the north to resist the Mongolian Yuan and Dajin, and the court spent a lot of thought on this.
In the early days of Zhenyuan, it did play a role.
From then on, Meng Yuan and Da Jin did not dare to go south to plunder the Daqian border pass, and withdrew from Shuozhou and other places.
In addition, there are generals such as Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong. They can be regarded as complete military commanders and counselors. They are powerful themselves and have the support of aristocratic families. Under the promotion of these people.
Even if Li Yuan doesn't want to rebel, it's impossible.
Some people try to make him become a rebel.
Among them, Li Huaian put a lot of thought into it. He was Li Yuan's eldest son. When Li Yuan became emperor, he would be the prince.
This is called looking at your father as a dragon.
Stop gossiping.
The strategy that Li Huaian said he had discussed before was to attack Linfen County with all his strength and then encircle the area for reinforcements. If he could force the prince to ask Yue Hongling for help, or Yue Hongling would take the initiative to support him.
They immediately targeted Yue Hongling and made arrangements for an ambush. They selected several places for the ambush and started preparations.
For this battle.
It can be said to be carefully planned and well prepared.
If they fail to force the prison prince to ask for help, but are suppressed by the other party, they have something to do.
That is to disperse the troops and start wars everywhere.
After all, there are still two governors who haven't moved, and there are five border guard princes who haven't moved either.
What's the future of Daqian?
No one can tell.
"Commander, the Duke seems to be a little worried?" After appeasing Li Yuan, Li Huaian went down the watchtower and arrived at the military camp. Du Ruhui hurriedly greeted him.
"Maybe the hero of Daqian is back?" Li Huaian turned to look at Chang'an and said softly. "It is not easy for a prince to be able to hide his incompetence for more than 20 years and get rid of the treacherous prime minister Li Linfu who has controlled the court for several years so quickly."
"So what if he is the hero?" Du Ruhui immediately retorted. "Nowadays, Daqian has lost the hearts of the people. There is a treacherous faction in the capital, which is causing trouble for the court. Besides the capital, the five border guard princes are also restless. Some secretly unite with the barbarians, and some raise troops as bandits. How can they still be the princes of Daqian? Besides, several prefects are so self-respecting that they support their own troops, and now they directly rebel."
"If you lose the deer, the whole world will chase it away!"
Li Huaian thought for a moment and nodded: "This is the truth. It is precisely because the situation is unclear and the way forward is unclear that my father is so worried."
"We tried our best to defeat the prince. If we paid a relatively high price, it would be more than worth the gain."
"After all, anything beautiful in the forest will be destroyed by the wind."
Du Ruhui was speechless.
The situation in Jinyang is also more complicated. The supervisor Gao Qiu relies on his status to show off his power in Jinyang Mansion, and from time to time he does some outrageous things.
Li Yuan could bear it.
But Li Huaian couldn't bear it!
There are also Jinyang aristocratic families who can no longer bear it.
If Gao Qiu continues to behave like this, the hearts and minds of the Li family that they have managed to win over may be lost.
Moreover, the most critical issue is that Gao Qiu somehow knew about some of Li Huaian's secret plans and planned to report them directly to the prince in charge of the capital.
In this way, Li Yuan has to take the initiative. If he continues to endure it, many people may think that he is a coward, and he will be disappointed by this.
The superiors cannot all be Goujian.
When the prince of the prison country came to question him and let Gao Qiu continue to rant, it would be better to kill the man directly and intercept his memorial.
Then follow Dong Zhuo and raise the banner.
In this way, we can still gain some righteousness, kill Gao Qiu to calm the public's anger, raise the banner, and win over people's hearts.
Well, the thing has been done. At this time, we cannot look forward or backward, let alone retreat, as this may easily shake the morale of the military.
After thinking about this, the young prince regained some confidence and said in a deep voice: "The matter has come to this, and you should do your best. The situation is unclear and the way forward is unclear. This is actually a benefit. Only when the water is muddy can things appear. Big Fish, I'll go down and rest for a while, and when Yaojin and the others come back, we can discuss military affairs."
Du Ruhui saluted immediately and then continued to deal with logistics.
They had been preparing for this trip south for so long, and they had also tolerated Gao Qiu for so long.
What for?
It is not your own future.
Du Ruhui wanted to get a chance to display his talents so that he would not be buried in history.
Qin Shubao and others wanted to repay Li Yuan's kindness in helping him, and now they also want to gain a future.
The Wang family, Chai family, Gao family, Changsun family, etc. all think about their own families. If they want to go further, they must obtain the merit of following the dragon and take control of Chang'an City in one fell swoop, becoming a truly aristocratic family.
An hour later, horses' hooves rumbled on the road, and then several more horses galloped into the camp and turned to the main camp.
When the first person entered the camp, it turned out to be Cheng Yaojin, the commander-in-chief of the Western Army in the Tang Army. He was followed by Wei Chigong, the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong were both considered strong men of the time. They were tall and burly and full of explosive power. They were sweating profusely when they came up, so they greeted them with fists in their hands.
When Li Huaian saw the two of them, he greeted them casually. They had known each other for several years. They had guarded Shuozhou, defeated the rebel armies of Meng Yuan and Dajin, fought together on the battlefield, and ate and drank together in the military camp. They had become as close as brothers.
Everyone did not continue to chat. Li Huaian pointed directly at the map and began to analyze the war: "Everyone, the terrain of Linfen County is a bit complicated, and the capital city is also high-walled and strong, which is not conducive to siege and cavalry field operations. Now the rebel army holds 10,000 troops. Fushan Road and Yicheng Road, coupled with the fact that the coach Xiao Yi is very powerful and good at military affairs, if we go head-to-head, I am afraid we will look stupid."
Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong nodded slightly: "What does the prince mean?"
Li Huaian looked at Du Ruhui and said: "Build a plank road in secret to attack Chencang, Cheng Yaojin, you lead the men and pretend to attack Fushan Road. You don't need many people, and they are all light cavalry. Yuchi Gong and I lead the troops to Linfen County, if Xiao Yi lets people Support Fushan and we can directly attack Yicheng."
Cheng Yaojin nodded and looked at Yuchi Gong again.
The pressure brought by the supervision of the crown prince is still considerable.
In fact, the dispatch of troops this time was a little hasty. It was because Gao Qiu was dissatisfied with their attitude. The Li family was unwilling to marry their daughter to his son. They also learned about some of Li Huaian's plans and wrote a memorial directly. It was only then that the Li family rebelled.
After the army went south, they met the prince's personal expedition. Yue Hongling blocked Luzhou. The Xuanba of the Li family failed to defeat his daughter-in-law. The two sides ended up in a draw, with casualties on each other. Li Huaian failed to break the city, and Yue Hongling failed to repel the thieves. military.
This stalemate is very unfavorable for Xiao Yi, and the same is true for Li Huaian.
