At the same time as the rebellion broke out in Chengdu, far above the Yellow River, a naval battle also kicked off at this time!
Among the northern princes, Liu Bei, Dou Jiande and Qin Zheng all formed naval forces. But this time, only Liu Bei's side participated in the war.
Dou Jiande belongs to his own people, there is no need to cause trouble for his people here, just find a reason to fool him! For people like Su Qin, the reasons he found are absolutely impossible for others to say. They are absolutely reasonable!
As for Qin Zheng, he had to guard against Li Shimin and protect his own territory, which was always his primary goal!
It is true that Li Shimin has not sent any troops to Youzhou for the time being, but it does not mean that Li Shimin will never attack Youzhou. Li Shimin's shrewdness is not inferior to that of Qin Zheng. The fact that he did not take action at this time just shows how shrewd this person is!
Everyone knows that even though Li Shimin took advantage of the civil strife in the Qing Dynasty to fight against the autumn wind, Li Shimin really only wanted to fight against the autumn wind, and he was the type who would come back after grabbing a fortune! Li Shimin is not crazy now, going to seize Manchu territory!
There wasn't even a city on the grassland. Even after Li Shimin defeated it, how could he defend it? It was just a field battle on the grassland, fighting against the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who were all powerful cavalry. Li Shimin was no longer a sheep, and his head was burned and confused!
Li Tangcai is a little more powerful now, and what was Li Tang's heyday like in history! If you want to fight with the grassland and occupy the territory of the grassland, you must have enough strength and foundation! If you don't have enough strength and foundation, you just want to occupy the territory of the grassland, because you are afraid that you will not die quickly enough!
If they are really dragged into the quagmire of war, with Li Tang's national power, just wait until Qin Zheng, who has seen enough excitement, strikes hard!
Therefore, knowledgeable people know very well that Li Tang's fight against the Manchus was just to fight against the Qiu Feng, the kind that would come back after grabbing a handful. Li Tang's only way out was with Qin Zheng.
However, Li Shimin would never deal with Qin Zheng at this time. How could Li Shimin be such a short-sighted person? If he were to deal with Qin Zheng at this time, once Li Xiang was given the opportunity to unify the Han Dynasty, how long would Li Tang be able to survive?
Although Liu Bang once held Qin Zheng back, it was because Qin Zheng at that time had almost put the knife to Liu Bang's neck! Qin Zheng was thinking about how to kill Liu Bang. Liu Bang himself was almost dead at that time, so why should he help his opponent deal with another opponent?
If Liu Bang helped Qin Zheng deal with Li Xiang at that time, it would only be Qin Zheng who benefited. After that, Qin Zheng would kill Liu Bang or not! With Liu Bang's character, how could Qin Zheng be killed under such circumstances?
Today's Li Tang is completely different from Liu Bang's perspective back then! For Li Tang today, the fall of the most powerful vassal force in the Han Dynasty is also the greatest benefit to Li Tang!
The Han Dynasty was in a state of division, so Li Tang had the opportunity to invade the Han Dynasty. If the Han Dynasty was unified by the Jin army, given Li Tang's current national strength and Li Shimin's head was not broken, how could he possibly think that Li Tang could do it better than the Jin army that had unified the Han Dynasty at that time!
Confidence is self-confidence, arrogance is arrogance, and if your head is broken, it is another situation! It's impossible to call yourself self-confidence if you're conceited, let alone if you have a broken head, it's even impossible to call it self-confidence!
If Li Shimin thinks that after the Jin army unified the Han Dynasty, he and Li Tang still have a chance, that is not called self-confidence, let alone arrogance, it is just a bad head!
However, Li Shimin did not take the opportunity to launch an attack when such a large part of Youzhou's troops were absent, but instead made Qin Zheng and the advisers in Youzhou even more vigilant!
Unless Li Shimin has no idea about the Han Dynasty, there is only one reason why Li Shimin has not taken action against Youzhou at this time, that is, Li Shimin thinks that the time has not come yet!
After analysis by the advisers in Youzhou, Qin Zheng had roughly guessed that the time Li Shimin was waiting for was when the Jin army was defeated by the alliance of princes.
After the Jin army was defeated by the alliance of princes, at this time, Li Shimin started to take action against Youzhou, so there was no need to worry about the emergence of a princely force that could unify the Han Dynasty.
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At that time, even if Han Xin's army who was far away in Guanzhong wanted to return to Youzhou, it was not possible to fly back. The soldiers had to walk step by step. It would not be possible in more than a month. !
And within this period of time, it is the best time for Li Shimin to attack Qin Zheng!
In addition, although all the princes of the Han Dynasty have united, Li Shimin will never think that the Jin army will be easily captured! Li Shimin has also been paying attention to the war situation of the Han Dynasty, especially the battle at Hulao Pass. The northern princes directly suffered a big loss at the hands of Li Xiang. Yuan Hong, Jin Dasheng, Yin Zhou and other world-famous strong generals were all killed in the battle. battlefield.
This made Li Shimin even more determined. Even if the Han princes united and defeated the Jin army, their own strength would definitely suffer heavy losses. It is not certain how many of Han Xin's soldiers and horses can come back. Those famous Qin army It’s even less certain that a few generals can come back!
Therefore, Li Shimin has been waiting for a time that he thinks is right! And when the right time comes, it will be the time for Li Shimin to mobilize all his land and water armies and fight with all his strength.
Therefore, Qin Zheng's navy is also busy now. Youzhou's coastline is not long, but it is not short either. They also have to prevent Li Tang's navy from a sudden attack!
It is precisely because of this that in the entire Northern Alliance, there was also a decisive battle between Liu Bei's lone navy and the Jin army's navy!
The Jin Army's Yellow River Navy and Liu Bei's Navy are the two most powerful naval forces in the north. These two naval forces have been in the army for the longest time and have developed the longest, and may not be as good as those in the south. Navy, but it can surpass the remaining navy in the north in all aspects!
And not long ago, the two strongest navy masters in the north finally had a serious and complete victory!
Han Shizhong's 30,000 navy met Liu Rengui's 25,000 navy on the Yellow River. Although Han Shizhong himself lost 3,000, Liu Rengui lost 5,000.
The most critical thing is that after this battle, Liu Rengui Navy's large warships have basically been lost. In all likelihood, they have either sunk into the Yellow River or have been damaged to varying degrees. It will take a certain amount of time. Only after repair can it be put into use again.
Before these warships were fully replenished, Liu Rengui's navy was already in decline. But how can the warship be replenished overnight? Since then, the water control rights of the Yellow River have basically fallen into the hands of Han Shizhong!
