The tranquility before the war was extremely short-lived. By the afternoon of this day, the intelligence reports coming back suddenly became intensive.
Enemy sightings frequently appeared in the direction of Wannian County. The scouts fought and fought on the road leading to Wannian County. The further they went, the more scouts the Tang army had.
Various signs indicate that there is indeed a large army stationed in the direction of Wannian County, but we don't know how many there are and who is leading the troops.
And this is definitely not the local garrison of Chang'an or Chang'an County. It is completely different from a well-prepared army to a temporary gathering and unorganized army.
Towards evening, the scouts at the front finally got some news from the captured Tang soldiers after paying a great price, and some scouts also broke through the obstruction of the Tang army and reached the vicinity of Wannian County.
With the two facts confirmed, the news became accurate instantly.
There are military camps scattered around Wannian County. It is impossible to count them in detail, but it is roughly estimated that there are about 100,000 people. This is already a large-scale army.
As for whether this Tang army was elite and where it came from, even the captured Tang soldiers themselves were confused. The only thing that was clear was that they were temporarily stationed in Wannian County and were under orders from the generals of Tiance Mansion.
General Tiance, King of Qin Li Shimin.
It was expected, but also surprising.
Unsurprisingly, only Li Erlang is so cunning, and among the Li family, only Li Shimin seems to be able to fight. This is a critical moment of life and death. As long as Li Yuan is not old and foolish, it is only reasonable for Li Shimin to appear on the other side.
Surprisingly, the detective reports have always said that Li Er was serving as Shangshu Zuopushe in Chang'an, which can be said to be a high-ranking and powerful position. At the moment when Prince Li Jiancheng was guarding Tongguan, it seemed unlikely that Li Shimin would appear so quietly in Wanwan.
Nian County.
Is the Son of Destiny so magical?
When Li Erlang actually appeared, it was very troublesome. This man made plans and acted later, but he was much more courageous than others. He was not lacking in courage and had enough brains. He was destined to be an extremely difficult opponent.
And when his figure loomed, it made people even more alert. If Li Shimin really appeared in Wannian County, it would prove that the attack on the Tang Dynasty at this time was all planned.
The Jin army will then gradually enter the battlefield set by others and engage in a battle with no chance of winning.
Seeing that the Jin army was already at a strategic disadvantage, the Tang army also felt uncomfortable.
The Jin army started out as cavalry, moving around like fire and wind, and it was a habit for them to have large army of sentinels. It was almost an impossible task to surprise such an army.
When the number of Jin troops on the shore increased and their claws spread out, the Tang army's detection became confusing. Especially the road between Feng Yi and Feng Yi was gradually blocked by the Jin army, leaving no room for the Tang army stationed in Wannian.
One impression is that Feng Yi was surrounded.
In the Wannian County Government Office, Li Shimin was sitting high in the hall. Within a day, the situation turned critical, which was indeed unexpected.
Li Po thought it was too slow for the army to cross the river, but the Tang army felt that the Jin army was crossing the river too fast, which was a bit worse than the worst-case scenario discussed by Li Shimin and the generals.
Moreover, the Jin army's sentry cavalry arrived very quickly. It took less than a day to reach the vicinity of Jingzhao. Although Li Shimin had fought several battles with Li Po in recent years, he had suffered enough losses from the Jin army being too elite. However, in comparison, the Jin army
Jun's performance still surprised him.
Even Li Shimin was thinking in his heart, if he had such a strong army, why worry about the uncertainty of the world? Well, according to later generations, this is the real envy, jealousy and hatred.
Over the years, the strong and the weak have changed, and even a half-crossing attack has to be carefully calculated. It can neither let go too much nor leave too little, which is really a headache.
In the county government hall, everyone discussed for a long time and gradually divided into two groups.
I think we should wait a little longer. The army of more than 100,000 people, plus the troops of Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, who is guarding Feng Yi, is a strong force. Among them, the elite of the Tang army account for most of them. If we can't take advantage of this opportunity, we will suffer heavy losses.
Wouldn’t the invading enemy make everyone in the world laugh?
The other ones are the opponents. They think that behind us is Chang'an. Once the enemy is allowed to gain a foothold, it will be a disaster. The enemy army will win without defeat, and the Tang army will be defeated without defeat. At that time, no one will
Even if Qu Tutong led his army to come to the rescue, it would not be possible to turn the tide.
No one advocated returning to defend the capital, otherwise a few heads would have been lost.
What made Li Shimin dumbfounded the most was that the order from Chang'an arrived late, ordering Wannian County to immediately recruit strong men and civilians and arrive in Weinan within three days to obey the order.
Weinan is the administrative seat of Daoxingtai, Shaanxi Province, and there is nothing to fault about its location. It is just that the time is too slow. If we really follow this timetable, after three or four days, let alone the entire Jin army has passed
River, it is estimated that the entire Feng Yi County has been completely destroyed.
Chang'an's generals' orders from the Guard, the Ministry of War's orders, and even the emperor's edict must have gone to more than just Wannian County. They might even have ordered Qu Tutong to lead his troops back east.
But again, Changan's response was too slow.
There are many clans in the court, which have been entangled for many years. In addition, in recent years, the prince and the king of Qin have been constantly fighting with each other. In peacetime, once it comes to a critical moment, Chang'an's military and administrative system has become as slow as an old man in his twilight years.
In fact, by the evening of that day, before Li Po complained, Li Shimin could no longer hold on.
There are many reasons. First of all, the Jin army's scouts are approaching Wannian County more and more frequently. Apparently they have discovered something abnormal here, and the elite of the Jin army are also shown here.
The scouts surrounded Wannian County like wolves. Even if the damage became more and more serious, they could not move away. After a while, the reality of Wannian County's army could no longer be concealed.
Furthermore, the last personal battle report written by Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, well, it can also be said to be a letter asking for help, also came to Li Shimin's hands. Thousands of Jin army vanguards have arrived at Feng Yi's city.
Li Shimin naturally knew what this meant. The number of Jin troops crossing the river was probably not a small number. This was a large army stretching its body to create room for maneuver on the battlefield.
In addition, something even more disturbing happened for Li Shimin.
Chang'an urgently ordered Prince Li Jiancheng to go to Weinan to lead Shaanxi Province's military department, and also served as Shaanxi Province's marching general. He had jurisdiction over the riverside army, Jingzhao, Fengyi and other counties and counties' garrison, and civilians were subject to his voluntary recruitment.
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Naturally, this edict was not sent to Tongguan, but came directly to Li Shimin's desk.
First, the prince was ordered to return to Beijing, and now he was entrusted with important military and state responsibilities. Obviously, the prince was still a prince, and his poor performance in Tongguan did not damage his weight in the emperor's mind.
After Li Shimin read this edict, he was so angry that he wished he could burn the entire city of Chang'an.
Now his enemies were not only Li Ding'an, the King of Han, who was threatening to demolish Li's ancestral hall, but also his father and brothers. Therefore, the only one who could lose his composure was Li Shimin.
He couldn't wait any longer. If he waited any longer, not only would he be in danger of defeat, but poisonous arrows might be shot from behind him.
His Highness the King of Qin's mission is very important. He must first defeat the powerful enemy, and then use the power of victory to argue with his father and brothers when he comes back. Then, he must clear the court and appease the ministers everywhere.
wait wait wait.
That part was extremely difficult, and any wrong move could result in being shattered into pieces. Li Shimin slowly tore the edict into pieces, cheered himself up, summoned everyone, and ordered the army to immediately break out of camp and rush to Feng Yi overnight.
With an army of more than 100,000 on the march, the momentum will naturally not be small, and they can no longer hide from the prying eyes of the scouts.
As General Tiance Li's flag fluttered in the night sky, the battle to determine the ownership of Xijing finally began...
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The war in the late Sui Dynasty came into this year, and the weakness of the successor became more obvious.
When the two Li fought, the total number of troops mobilized did not exceed 300,000.
Dou Jiande shrank his head and looked around, but in the end he did not dare to cross the river and enter Henan. Instead, he asked the army to cultivate fields and grow food on the spot.
The anxious Xiao Mian had no time to look around and was in a hurry to clean up the mess.
Du Fuwei had no ambitions and had no interest in competing with others. As he watched indifferently, his life became more and more comfortable, and even his subordinates became lazy and lacked energy.
To the northwest, Li Gui was dead. After an incident in Guzang City, Liang's vitality was severely damaged. Subsequent incidents occurred one after another. He was unable to fulfill his previous promise and attack Li Tang together.
What is even more ridiculous is that after losing the support of the Turks, Liang Shidu no longer dared to pry outside Lingzhou. He could hardly save his own base, and it was only a matter of time before he became a rogue bandit.
The great waves and the vigorous uprising in the late Sui Dynasty have come to this day, and there are only a few survivors of those famous figures who were famous all over the world at that time, and most of them look disgraced, which is quite ironic.
Actually, something interesting happened this year.
On the peninsula far away from the Central Plains, Goguryeo was severely weakened after several "victories". It can be said that by this time, the three most powerful empires in Asia had suffered heavy losses in the collision with each other and fell into
into a dying state.
This obviously gives their opponents an advantage.
For example, when the Sui Dynasty fell into war, the Tuyuhun tribe in the northwest gradually returned to their hometown.
As a result of the Turkic civil strife, the Tiele tribe became disloyal, the enemies in the north became more powerful, and some tribes in the northeast also broke away from the control of the Turks and showed signs of prosperity.
The same was true for Goguryeo. After relying on capriciousness to survive and achieve a series of "brilliant victories," Goguryeo inevitably became chaotic.
The Silla people, who had been oppressed by Goguryeo, found an opportunity and wanted to regain the glory of their ancestors. Therefore, Queen Shan of Xinluo sent envoys across the sea to prepare to form an alliance with the Sui people who had suffered great losses, and together they drove the Goguryeo people into the sea.
Go feed the fish...
This chapter has been completed!