"If there is not enough food, what is the use of it?"
This is Li Po's explanation to the generals.`
Some of the leading officers of the Heng'an Town Army behaved as if nothing had happened, while others were more excited. The Heng'an Town Army has gained confidence in the past few years, and they have also inherited the traditions of the Sui Army very well. The stronger they become, the more powerful they become.
The more opponents there are, the more they can provoke them to fight.
The people who came from upstairs were a little frightened. They went to Hebei to fight against the Youzhou Army. They all felt that the chance of victory was slim.
The people from Yanmen thought that Yanmen County Wei Wang Zhibian believed that these people were relieved when they heard that they were going to send troops to Hebei instead of going north to the grasslands to compete with the Turks.
In fact, with the civil war in the Central Plains, there were suddenly many people who were keen on civil war in the world. This was not for any other reason, but because the foreign enemies were too powerful, and they all felt that it was difficult to compete with them on their own.
Therefore, there is a saying that in order to deal with the outside world, one must first calm down the inside.
Does it make sense? It does exist, but by fighting, it actually creates a situation and mentality that is used for internal strife and is timid from foreign enemies.
After repeating this for several times, the people of the Central Plains Empire had the inherent impression that the foreign enemy was powerful, and the bravery of their ancestors was gone with the wind.
Of course, no matter what, Wang Zhibian and others do not have much say, so what they are thinking becomes less important.
The total number of cavalrymen in Loufan Yanmen is only over 3,000. Compared with the increasingly large Heng'an Town Army, they are so light that even they themselves feel ashamed.
They also completely did not expect that the Heng'an Town Army in Yunnei would expand to such an extent after the Turks moved south twice.
The rumors about the Heng'an Town Army in the North finally became clear in front of the numerous military camps.
The military discussion lasted for three days.
Over the past few years, the military decision-making process of the Heng'an Town Army has become much more formal.
It’s no longer the case that Li Po just slaps his head and says what it is. When he has an idea, he has to discuss it with everyone.`
There is no way, the army is getting bigger and bigger. It is impossible for Li Po to take care of all aspects by himself. This is the only way for any army to expand.
One person is equivalent to an army, and the inevitable result is defeat. There will be no second result.
At this time, the northern Shanxi frontier military group with Li Po as the core also took a prototype.
This is obviously different from the rise of the famous aristocratic military groups in Kansai, Shandong, and Hebei, but the process is also similar.
When their military power expands to a certain level, a series of military clans will inevitably be born, and then political families will be born, and their families will inevitably be inextricably linked.
Of course, these must be based on the prerequisites of continuous military victory and can withstand the test of time.
At the end of April, the sky is dry and the sun is shining brightly.
Yunnei's 15,000 cavalry army completed its reorganization and assembled.
In Ma Yitong's palace, Li Bi carefully put on the armor and tied the silk ribbon on her husband. Just like every time before, she felt very reluctant to give up, but she never caused any trouble to her husband when he went on an expedition.
Li Po turned around, hugged his wife, and warned: "Guard Yunnei City well. If the Turks come, you must not send troops to aid the county. Before winter, I will definitely return to Yunnei. By the way, there are many people around me."
Add more manpower and don’t let the fine work take advantage of you.”
Li Bi raised her eyebrows, wrinkled her nose, squinted her eyes, and patted her husband's shoulders. "Take care of yourself all the way. I'm not going anywhere here. I'm just waiting for my husband to return in triumph. When the time comes,"
When her eyes were wandering, she saw the red eyes peeping out from the door and said with a smile: "Then my husband will accept her."
Li Po looked back, laughed out loud, and said a very classic sentence, "If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?"
Amid laughter, Li Bi beat his breastplate loudly.
In April of the thirteenth year of Daye, Li Po led his army out of Yunnei, passed Lingqiu, entered Feihu Road, and marched into Hebei.
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At this time, there was a man in Yunnei City lying in the arms of a female prostitute, covering his face and crying, because his brother Wang Ji had received a letter of mourning, and their cousin Wang Tong had passed away.
Wang Tong was about the same age as his brothers, less than forty, but his achievements were beyond the reach of the two brothers, so it can be said that he died young.
Wang Tong was a literary master among the people of Hedong. He had never been an official in his life. He wrote books and theories behind closed doors. He was regarded as a great craftsman and had many disciples.
Because he was a descendant of the Wang family and had a great literary reputation, the Wang family in Jinyang also set up his tomb in his ancestral land and privately named him "Wen Zhongzi".
Wang Jing, who was far away in Yunnei, could not go to the funeral, but the two brothers had been friendly with Wang Tong when they were young, so naturally they were extremely sad.
Wang Jing, who was intoxicated with beauty and unwilling to hear about the world, finally took action at this time. Seeing the chaos in the world, although there was a battle in Yunnei, there were so many elite soldiers and generals stationed there, but it was as stable as a paradise. .
He then thought of bringing his brother and cousin's nephew to Mayi.
It is worth mentioning that the great painter Zhan Ziqian also died in this year. In fact, these two people can be said to be the same figures as the legacy of the founding emperor.
They all had profound attainments in literature and art. Unfortunately, when they passed away, it was the chaotic times of the late Sui Dynasty, and their names were lost in the billowing smoke of gunpowder. Few people in later generations will know their names.
Wang Tong lived a happy life in Yunnei, but it was hard for him to do anything by himself.
So he had no choice but to ask for help, and what he asked for was Liu Jing, who had been a horse thief. Liu Jing was in charge of Yunnei's warehouse. Like Wang Jing, he didn't have much talent, but he had many evil ideas.
Upon hearing this, I felt that this seemed to be a good thing. There were not too few literati in Yunnei now. The general had a great heart and treated the literati with great courtesy.
With this thought, he went to report to Li Bi that he knew about it.
Li Bi did not hesitate and directly sent 200 people to accompany Wang Jingnan. As for whether he could pull out the famous Wang Ji from the whirlpool of the war in Hedong, it was actually a matter of doing his best and relying on fate. .
At the same time, Li Yuan's southward army finally achieved success. The horse thief Liu Hongji killed Song Laosheng in formation, opening the door to the southeast of Henan Province.
At this time, Li Yuan showed his decisiveness and divided his troops into three groups. He sent his eldest son Li Jiancheng to lead Liu Wenjing and others according to Qu Tutong, and ordered his second son Li Shimin to lead his troops to pass Gaoling and attack Chang'an in a roundabout way. He himself led the troops to seize the imperial court directly. Yi, planning to use the shortest time to get to Chang'an City.
At this time, Li Yuan's third daughter Li Xiuning, who had been cut off from news for a long time, gave Li Yuan a surprise.
Li Xiuning, who went to work in Huxian County, did not hide and wait for his father and brother's army to arrive. Instead, on Li Jing's suggestion, he dispersed his family wealth, recruited strong people, and gathered troops in Huxian County.
Then he used the name of Tang Guogong Li Yuan to recruit various rebel armies, with Li Jing at his side to make plans and 500 elite troops from Heng'an Town.
The small-scale rebel armies from all walks of life surrendered one after another under the continuous fighting and pulling of this sudden military brigade.
In April, this army had rapidly expanded to tens of thousands, and he captured two granaries in Chang'an County.
Moreover, as the momentum grew stronger and the Chang'an garrison was defeated one after another, even the nobles in Chang'an City came out to join Li Xiuning's command one after another. The title of the Detachment of Women was born, and it shocked the hinterland of Kansai.
By the time Li Yuan and his son arrived, they were sending troops to besiege Chang'an Old City and had already invaded the outer city of Cheng'an Old City. Taking Chang'an Old City was just around the corner.
At this time, Li Xiuning led more than 100,000 troops.
In April, war raged in Hedong, and Henan was not bad either.
Li Mi and Wang Shichong went back and forth around several large warehouses in Luoyang. They fought countless battles, large and small. Only in the vicinity of Luoyang, the eastern capital, were the corpses strewn everywhere and the blood flowing like rivers. By April
, with red eyes on both sides, they surrounded Luokou warehouse again, preparing for a big battle.
The population of Henan was rapidly depleted by the fighting between two heroes in the late Sui Dynasty.
Some people were also bathed in blood during such campaigns, and began to stand out one after another, and switched camps quite frequently. Yes, those who participated in the Henan War lacked the most basic loyalty.
At the beginning of Li Po's army, Zhuojun stayed behind, and Xue Shixiong, the general of the right imperial guard, died in Zhuojun.
This general who narrowly escaped death with his troops in Baishi Mountain was finally defeated by Dou Jiande in the civil war.
Of course, this is also the prerequisite for Luo Yi to occupy Youzhou. If not for Xue Shixiong's tragic defeat, Luo Yi, Zhao Shizhu and others would not dare to send troops to join forces.
Xue Shixiong's death was actually caused by grief and anger due to the loss of military power.
Later, Luo Yi mourned his death with great fanfare, and took advantage of the situation to gain Xue's favor, further consolidating his position as the general manager of Youzhou.
Just when he was thinking about continuing to run the counties in Youzhou and win over people's hearts, he never thought that before his old enemy Dou Jiande, who had hundreds of thousands of troops, could do anything, the heroes of Jin got out of Feihu Road, and at Feihu Pass surrounded by mountains,
A terrifying cavalry army was assembled.
Outside the flying fox's mouth, flags are shining and horses are honking.
The mountains in the north are faintly visible, but the south suddenly opens up.
After walking through the depressing Batu Caves, Li Po breathed in the fresh air. What was even more rare was that it had just rained here, and the mountains and forests were green and the vegetation was fragrant.
A Taihang Mountain actually separates the east and west sides into two completely different worlds.
At this time, it was already May, and the long and narrow Flying Fox Road cost the army more than ten days of precious time.
Therefore, Li Po ordered Wang Zhibian to wait for the following 5,000 troops at Feihukou, and he immediately led his army to the east and entered the northern boundary of Hebei across the mountains and plains.
Because I have to write about another war, Ah Cao needs to think carefully about it, so I coded a chapter yesterday. Originally, I planned to write a chapter tonight, but there is still enough time. I should be able to code out the chapter tonight. If not
If so, don’t be surprised, Ah Cao is working hard on the idea.
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This chapter has been completed!