"Let's go back to Dingtao first!"
Cao Cao could afford to let go. Now that he had made the decision to abandon Bianliang, he would not have the slightest regret. And losing Bianliang is not a fatal blow to the current Cao Wei.
A force that can become the first-class dynasty in the world of China will not be destroyed so easily. Boom!
Thousands of cavalry surrounded Cao Cao and his party and turned to leave.
As Cao Cao said, the battle between Cao Cao's army and the Eastern Han Dynasty's soldiers and horses is not over yet, and it is still unclear who will have the last laugh. A few days later.
In a small city in Ran Wei, three parties of people came quietly.
The leaders were Taiwei Shen Zhong from Ran Wei, Shangshu Ling Xun You from Cao Wei, and Jin Wang Li Zhi and famous official Yao Chong who came on behalf of Li Tang.
The situation in the northern part of the Chinese world is constantly changing. Driven by various reasons, the three forces of Li Tang, Ran Wei, and Cao Wei gradually moved closer, and further sent envoys to discuss the alliance.
In the main hall, the three parties took their seats.
"King of Jin, Shangshu Xun, the situation in the north is now clear. Li Tang wants to go south to the Central Plains, Cao Wei wants to counterattack Bianliang, and our army wants to resist the Ming army going south. Each of the three parties has its own needs. It will be difficult for us to achieve our goals by ourselves. !」
"So, we need to unite!" Taiwei Shen Zhong said solemnly.
Ran Wei was very enthusiastic about this tripartite alliance.
Because even King Ran Min understands that with Ran Wei's strength alone, he is probably no match for Zhu Di's two great generals.
They must have reinforcements and help from other forces to fight against powerful enemies. It just so happened that neither Li Tang nor Cao Wei wanted to see the Ming army unify Hebei and become the master of Hebei.
"Yes, that's why we came. The three of us really need to unite..." Xun You, Li Zhi, and Yao Chong all nodded slightly. The alliance is a consensus among their three parties.
However, Xun You quickly said: "There is no problem with the alliance, but after our three parties unite, we must carefully discuss the command of troops and horses, and the strategic priorities... I suggest that after the alliance is formed, we first join forces to attack Hanoi. Camp, open the exit for the Tang army to go south!"
"As long as the Tang army can enter the Central Plains, the crisis between us and Hebei will be easily resolved!"
Shen Zhong's expression changed slightly when he heard this, and he quickly said: "Xun Shangshu, the immediate priority is to repel the Ming army that is preparing to go south. If we don't deal with the north first, the Ming army will definitely disrupt us when we fight the Han army. situation······"
Both Wei states wanted Li Tang's support.
However, Cao Wei's plan was more in line with Li Zhi and Yao Chong's ideas. After all, it had always been Li Tang's goal to penetrate the southward breakthrough. It would be more beneficial to Li Tang if he could capture the Hanoi camp first as Xun You said.
The three parties each have their own demands. In order to protect their own interests as much as possible, even if the three parties have plans to form an alliance, they must continue to test and argue.
After nearly a day of debate.
Li Zhi and Yao Chong returned to the courtyard where they had settled. Several pretty maids gently came forward to serve tea. Li Zhi waved his hand and asked the maids to leave, and then took a sip of tea.
"Yuanzhi, do you think our alliance with Cao Wei and Ran Wei was too hasty... Both Cao Cao and Ran Min need the support of our army, and we seem to be carrying two burdens! "
Li Zhi put down the tea cup and said.
In Li Zhi's opinion, the strength of the generals, troops and horses that Cao Cao had honed was relatively average. Although Cao Cao took the initiative to go to Hanoi to assist in the battle, Cao Cao's army had just been defeated, and no one was sure how much strength they could exert.
Of course... the alliance is a foregone conclusion, and Li Tang does need Cao Wei's power.
What Li Zhi said just now was just a casual expression of dissatisfaction with Cao Jun and Ran Wei.
Because the focus of today's debate is who of them will get assistance from Li Tang first. Both sides want Li Tang to send generals and elites. Ran Wei has the highest demand and wants Li Tang to send Li Ji, Su Dingfang, and Xue Rengui. Famous general.
Li Tang had many famous generals, but each of them had a task, either to guard against the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty in the north, or to lead an army to guard against the Western Han army in the southwest and northwest.
The geographical conditions of the Tang Dynasty were not very good. If it were a normal struggle for hegemony in troubled times, Li Tang would still have an advantage based on the land of Bingzhou. But now many dynasties in the world of China stand side by side, Bingzhou is attacked from all directions, and the mountains are locking the key. It is not good in any direction. develop.
Not only was it difficult to expand outward, but Li Tang also had to be constantly on guard against enemies attacking Bingzhou, so most of the famous generals were guarding the border towns, and only a small number of famous generals could be mobilized to actively expand outward.
If we really follow Ran Wei's request and dispatch Li Ji, Su Dingfang and others to Hebei, then there will definitely be some problems in the defense line around Li Tang. This is another reason for Li Zhi's dissatisfaction.
"There is nothing we can do about it. Without Cao Wei, the Eastern Han Dynasty will definitely unify the Central Plains. By then, our dynasty will have no chance to go south. Without Ran Wei, the Ming army will be able to sweep in from the north and occupy Hebei!"
"Relying on Bingzhou alone is not enough to dominate China. Only Bingzhou plus Guanzhong, or Bingzhou plus Hebei can surpass other princes..." Yao Chong said.
The merging of states and Guanzhong was the foundation for Li and Tang's unification of the world in history.
In Bingzhou and Hebei, there was Guangwu Liu Xiu who unified the world, and Yuan Shao and Gao Huan who swept the north. Although the latter two failed to achieve unification, they had the foundation for great unification.
"There are the Qin State and the Western Han Dynasty in Guanzhong, but there are only Zhu Di and Ran Min in Hebei. If our government captures Hanoi, we will look for opportunities to intervene in Hebei... Before that, Hebei must not be unified!"
Yao Chong's eyes flickered and he said.
Li Tang actually didn't value Ran Min as an ally, and now he was using him to use Ran Min as a tool to stop Zhu Di. "I understand what you said! I just feel a little uncomfortable!"
Li Zhi sighed and said.
"It would be great if Lord Xia could agree to form an alliance. Compared with the troops of Cao Wei and Ran Wei, the Xia army, which is invincible in the south and north, is our best ally!"
Making friends from far away and attacking at close range is the best way to fight for hegemony in troubled times.
According to this logic, Li Tang and Daxia are far apart in the north and south, but they share some of the same interests. They are natural allies. After forming an alliance, there is no need to worry about falling out for a long time.
Cao Wei, Ran Wei...their territories are too close! After Li Tang formed an alliance with them, he could only choose to attack the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the direction of expansion was restricted by his allies.
"It's only a matter of time before the Xia Army agrees to form an alliance. I heard that the Xia Lord recently ordered General Yue Fei to conquer Jingnan. This is most likely the Xia Army preparing to go north to the Central Plains!"
"Wait, wait for a while, if I guess correctly, Daxia's envoy will definitely go to Taiyuan!" Yao Chong said.
In the following days, after constant debate, the three parties finally reached a consensus and formed a coalition! The troops of the three parties formed a coalition camp in name.
Among them, Li Tang's general Li Jing served as the commander-in-chief.
