On May 20th, the Tang army left Queshu Valley and entered Jiezhou, which was the former boundary of Xihe County.
At this time, the moods of the two Tang army commanders, Li Shentong and Pei Ji, were not easy to explain.
The joy of winning the first battle was naturally indispensable, but the emperor's edict also arrived.
Good news and bad news come one after another.
Li Mi, who had dominated Henan for many years, rebelled against his relatives and was completely defeated.
Now Wang Shichong, who has been promoted to the position of Prime Minister, finally killed this lifelong enemy.
At this time, Wang Shichong looked extremely terrifying. Many of Li Mi's generals surrendered, which not only increased Wang Shichong's military strength several times, but also rapidly expanded his territory.
In just over a month, Wang Shichong occupied everything from Shandong and Southwest Shandong in the east, to the western part of Henan in the west, to both banks of the Yellow River in the north, and to the north of Huaihe River in the south.
There is no doubt that this was Wang Shichong's most proud period since he started his army. With his momentum rising, he who was originally hiding in Luoyang City was gradually being despised by the heroes of the world.
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He was almost replaying the story of Li Yuan's journey south to Chang'an. In a short period of time, he almost had the power to coerce the emperor and control the princes.
Of course, Wang Shichong, who was in ecstasy, would never let go of Li Mi, his mortal enemy.
He personally led his troops to pursue and intercept Li Mi in western Henan, and vowed to take Li Mi's head before resting.
Li Mi's ability in leading troops was unparalleled by Wang Shichong's. He led his troops to resist step by step, and still fought bloody battles for several times before he gradually became exhausted. After being defeated, he quickly fled westward.
Needless to say, Li Mi's embarrassment at this time is nothing more than the so-called hero's end.
The self-proclaimed Duke of Wei was very different from the indomitable Cao Mengde. Once defeated, there would be no chance to make a comeback. Moreover, because he saw the emptiness in the southern part of Jin, he wanted to cross the river and go north, but was blocked by Li Jiancheng and his troops.
Even if Tang Jun didn't want to fight this lost dog at this time, it would be impossible. Letting Li Mi enter Hedong would be just like a joke.
Li Mi was attacked from both sides, but without any surprise, he finally surrendered and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Wei Gong Li Mi, who had been famous in the world for a long time, was kicked out of the ranks of the world. Li Tang took advantage of the situation and occupied some counties in western Henan, and faced Wang Shichong from afar.
Wang Shichong was unwilling to do so, but he still paid homage first and then sent troops. He sent a letter to the Tang army asking the Tang army to hand over Li Mi and others so that they could demarcate the border and rule.
Li Jiancheng naturally refused.
The two armies fought for a while before Wang Shichong led his troops back east.
There is no way, the sequelae caused by the rapid expansion are very serious, Li Mi's many subordinates need to be carefully screened, and it is expected that the big quagmire of Dongdu will shake a few times after losing Li Mi as a foreign enemy.
What Wang Shichong was most afraid of at this time was actually that General Li Mijiang and Emperor Huangtai would come together and come up with something like a dress edict.
Therefore, he had no intention of fighting with the Tang army at this time. After leading his troops back to the Eastern Capital, he had to face a lot of things. It is conceivable that he would not compete with foreign enemies again in a short time.
The Tang army was also in trouble. Once Wang Shichong separated Henan, as originally expected, the threat to Li Tang immediately increased greatly.
At a time when the Jin army was marching north to fight Li Po in Jinyang, Li Jiancheng would not take advantage of Wang Shichong's unstable footing to attack Wang Shichong eastward.
This was actually a very good fighter, but unfortunately, Li Jiancheng could only watch the opportunity slip away before his eyes.
For Li Shentong and Pei Ji, this can actually only be regarded as mixed news.
The bad news is really bad news. Li Xiaogong has lost Chengdu. Without the assistance of Li Jing, the Li clan is really not worthy of its name.
Xiao Mian's navy intercepted the river and blocked Li Xiaogong's army in Kuizhou. He then united with the Southern Barbarians to capture Chengdu. After the first battle, Li Xiaogong was forced to retreat to Jianmen, losing almost half of Shu to Xiao Mian.
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Shuzhong was shaken, Guanzhong was shaken.
Li Yuan was shocked and wanted to increase his troops in Shu, but Tang Jian, Qu Tutong and others dissuaded him. What Shu lacked was not soldiers, but generals who could conquer and fight well.
Li Xiaogong has a good reputation, but he really doesn't have much talent in leading troops. This is generally the case for the Li clan members. It's not clear how useless they are, but to say that they are full of talents is sheer nonsense.
After that, Yin Kaishan, the minister of the Ministry of Personnel, went to Sichuan to help Li Xiaogong. Not to mention, Li Yuan's old habit broke out again, and then he ordered his son-in-law Chai Shao to go to Shuzhong with Yin Kaishan.
Then the good news came. Xue Ju died of illness and his son Xue Rengao succeeded to the throne. The war in the northwest seemed to have taken a turn for the better.
The good news is not certain, but the bad news is quite real. Guo Zihe, the general manager of Lingzhou who surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, was killed by Liang Shidu. The situation in the northwest of Li Tang Dynasty is further deteriorating.
The Turks came to Xue Rengao's aid, leaving Li Shimin and others to choose to stick to their guns and look for other opportunities to fight.
Li Mi and Xue Ju died and surrendered. For Li Tang, the pros and cons are now hard to say clearly. After Li Mi surrendered, Wang Shichong became a serious problem for Li Tang.
Xue Ju died, but he did not destroy the hozens. He also received more assistance from the Turkic Khanate, and the threat to the northwest of Li and Tang Dynasty increased instead of decreasing.
The edict, like the Di newspaper, presented all the wars around Li Tang to Li Shentong and Pei Ji. There was no word of urging, but the entire text seemed to be shouting for the two to end the war in Hedong as soon as possible.
Return south.
After receiving the edict, Li Shentong and Pei Ji were not in a good mood.
In fact, they had just finished writing their victory reports, and they received a blow in the head, not a minor one but a serious one.
This is what the leaders of the army are actually afraid of. The generals are afraid that the commander-in-chief is impatient and urges him to fight, while the commander-in-chief is afraid that the monarch is anxious and urges him to fight.
There are countless examples of battles that resulted in defeat as a result.
Not to mention Li Shentong, even a scholar like Pei Ji felt a weight on his shoulders after receiving the edict, and the idea of a quick decision was not in his mind, let alone Li Shentong.
They all knew what the king's words meant to the soldiers at the front, and it would affect their judgment of the war and even the progress of the war.
If you are eager to fight, you will face the northern Shanxi frontier army with elite cavalry. Even if you are not in that position, you can actually feel the feeling of helplessness.
According to Li Shentong's plan, by this winter, the army should be able to capture Jiezhou and advance to Jinyang.
If you want to capture Jinyang, your chances are not great.
It depends on whether you can find the right opportunity to severely damage the enemy's army in the previous battles and make the enemy's people confused. Then you can take advantage of the situation to recruit people and surrender, and you will have a chance to break through Jinyang Fortress.
And this is only the best situation for the battle. The biggest possibility is to defeat Li Po's army and make them flee back to Jinyang in embarrassment. Then the war will definitely be postponed until next year.
First attack Yuci, then besiege Jinyang, and then divide the troops into four parts to replace the three counties of the state.
This will undoubtedly require more time, and any mistakes may occur during this period, and the time may be delayed even further.
But this edict forced him to find a decisive battle with the enemy. It was best to encircle and annihilate the enemy to the north of Jinyang. This made the burden heavier for the more than 100,000 Tang troops.
Because the Tang Army lost the opportunity to choose, once the opportunity for a decisive battle appears, the Tang Army must move forward
This was not a good thing for Li Shentong, the commander-in-chief of the Tang Army.
He cannot let the enemy troops retreat to Jinyang, which obviously requires more planning.
When the Tang army entered Jiexiu, Jiexiu was already an empty city. Li Shentong, who should have been happy, felt half-hearted at this moment.
Taking advantage of the momentum, the army came and captured the key point of Queshu Valley in the first battle. They advanced again to retake Jiexiu. The morale of the army was strong, but the enemy was timid. In response to Li Shentong's guess, Li Po had been overwhelmed by the momentum of the Tang army.
There is a desire to retreat.
This is of course a good thing, because the enemy has no advantage of cavalry, and due to guilt and cowardice, the Bingdai cavalry, which poses the greatest threat to the Tang army, is losing its due power.
Li Shentong has never led a large group of cavalry in battle, but he knows that cavalry rushing into battle should be terrifying. What is even more terrifying is that the cavalry comes and goes like the wind, harassing and attacking, which will make the army at a loss.
As the Tang army advances, the cavalry's room for display will gradually be suppressed. At a certain point, if the two armies engage in battle, they will only have to face the cavalry's frontal charge.
But now, facing the empty city of Jiexiu, Li Shentong's face was as dark as water, and he couldn't be happy at all.
The enemy had no intention of a decisive battle. If Li Dingan led his army back to Jinyang, more than 100,000 Tang troops would be unable to advance or retreat. Li Shentong never dreamed that he would be in such an embarrassing situation.
As long as Li Po leads his army back to Jinyang safely, it will be considered a victory without a fight? Why doesn't our family have such luck?
In fact, just one edict has almost completely changed the combat intentions of the commander of the army ahead.
Li Shentong guarded the dangerous points and advanced slowly. It was better to fight the enemy decisively, and he could not and would never give the enemy an opportunity. At this time, a fundamental change finally occurred.
Sitting in the former Jiexiu Governor's Mansion, Li Shentong issued an order to the generals to set up camps around Jiexiu, and then summoned the generals again to discuss matters.
In fact, the discussion is almost the same. The first thing to do is to inquire about the enemy's movements again when dispatching.
Jiexiu surrendered without a fight, which was beyond the expectations of the generals of the Tang army. The battle of Queshu Valley was over, and the enemy army gave up on dangerous situations such as Jiexiu and retreated.
The Tang army was actually very excited at this time. The enemy retreated without a fight, obviously they were afraid.
With the intention of losing the battle, it is natural for such an army to be defeated in one battle. The number of voices asking for a battle suddenly increased in Li Shentong's ears.
At this time, no one wants to let another descendant take the credit that belongs to them.
Monthly ticket Monthly ticket, is there too much written about this battle, and not enough description of the war itself? Ah Cao is a little worried that it is not exciting enough, to be continued.
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This chapter has been completed!