Early on the next morning, Yuchi Kai arrived at Puban, and together with Yuchi Gong, accompanied Li Po around the Puban military camp, warehouses, stables, etc.
Li Po didn't see anything wrong. The military camp was still the same as before. The rough northern men behaved like cats in front of him, but as long as you turned your head, these guys would definitely show their teeth and claws and speak with their fists.
There is very little entertainment in the military, and they often play fighting in the military camp. While maintaining their wild nature, they also have amazing combat effectiveness.
After a quick inspection, Yu Chiqi seemed to want to give Yu Chi Gong some eye drops, but seeing His Highness the King of Han keep smiling, pointing and talking to Yu Chi Gong, he finally put away his thoughts of gossiping.
After fighting under Li Po for several years, the unyielding and resentful young man of the world had long since lost his impatience and started to be more observant.
After coming to Puban, I always felt that the vague gaze on him made people a little scared. Thinking about it carefully, I haven't made any mistakes since I was guarding Longmen. Well, damn, it must be
It was Yu Chigong who said his fault in front of the general.
Li Po did not pay much attention to Wei Chi Gong's position in the army, and then led his troops to take a look along the river bank. The flag of the Tang Army on the other side was looming in sight, and many camps were built. It looked like he was really stubborn.
posture.
The pontoon bridge on the river disappeared, leaving only the two iron cables on the east bank and a few boats that were fished up here. The Pujin Bridge also had an ill-fated fate. I think it was burned down by Sang Xianhe when Li Yuan went south.
Once, and now it was demolished by Li Tang...
Silently looking into the distance, Li Po thought to himself, when will he capture Li Shenfu and keep him company with his brother in Jinyang Prison.
Thinking of Li Shentong, Li Po's thoughts were further extended. In the future, these relatives of the Li clan will be really troublesome. They can be killed on the battlefield, but if they are caught alive, it will be very difficult to deal with them.
Because they are all members of the Kansai clan and have connections with many families, once the head is chopped off, the blood may be splattered all over you.
For example, Li Yuan didn't kill Li Mi, but pretended to let the tiger return to the mountain, and then he took Li Mi's life.
In fact, Li Po knew that this was a difficult proposition to solve. From the moment he entered the Sui Dynasty, he realized that the clan was like a big dark cloud, hanging over the Sui Dynasty, affecting thousands of people.
man's destiny.
Of course, this proposition can be put aside for the time being, just like Li Shentong was thrown into Jinyang Prison without asking any questions. The question is still there, but there is no need to give an answer.
Now he needs to think about how to cross the river and defeat the Li and Tang defenders along the bank. It is not easy to build a pontoon bridge on the Yellow River. It is best to wait until winter, when the flow of the Yellow River slows down, or it freezes directly.
Thinking about the severe cold in winter, Li Po couldn't help but shiver. He had suffered from the cold. As long as he thought about it, he could feel it so clearly that it almost left a psychological shadow.
What makes people more helpless is that the time when the Yellow River freezes is the coldest period of the year. If we really want to fight at that time... it will definitely be a blitzkrieg against the clock.
And he definitely didn't want to be like Li Shimin and escape back in despair.
Li Po marked their locations in Hancheng, Feng Yi, and Yongfengcang in his mind. Feng Yi was undoubtedly the most important fulcrum. As long as Feng Yi was in hand, Li Tang's defense on the west bank of the Yellow River would be in vain.
When Li Yuan went south, if Sun Hua, the great enemy of Guanzhong, had not sacrificed Feng Yi, Li Yuan would have wanted to cross the Yellow River and take Chang'an, while also stewing Qu Tutong, but it would not have been that easy.
"See you later..."
The sound of tapping the breastplate was very loud, and his voice was not soft, with a Hebei accent that could not be eradicated. Well, Chen Yuan is here, but this idiot who likes to carry a big ax doesn't know how to think about it in advance.
How to call the former general, today's His Highness the King of Han, so he got stuck in embarrassment, leaving Yu Chi Gong, Yu Chi Qi and others looking at him as if he were a fool.
Li Po was also happy. Chen Yuan could be said to be the most pure-minded among all the generals under his command. That day, just for a bite to eat, he led his people to demolish the Goguryeo dam.
He was lucky enough to have followed the right person. Along the way, his position was only below that of Yuchi Gong and Bu Qun. His personality has not changed much. He dared to fight and kill. He also dared to confront anyone who made him unhappy.
, this is true even for Luo Shixin.
However, he made good friends with Luo Shixin, which allowed the Hebei and Shandong soldiers under Li Po to get along more harmoniously. They were a group with a very violent temper, and almost no one wanted to provoke them.
Their group was quite large. They surrendered people from Youzhou and surrendered prisoners from Turks. They all became obedient under their beatings and scoldings.
But unlike Luo Shixin, Chen Yuan has always been very popular in the army. Even brothers Yu Chi and I often said in front of people that Chen Yuan and my brother once suppressed bandits in Hebei. What's the point of a few words?
It can be seen that the straightforward character of Hebei people is very concrete in Chen Yuan, so many people do not care about his offense.
Just like now, Li Po, who was interrupted from his thoughts, was not unhappy at all. He simply waved his hand and said, "Okay, I heard that you and Li Nian are building a camp. How is the construction going?"
Suddenly, Chen Yuan straightened up and said, "Reporting to the general, the camp has been roughly completed. General Li is building a high watchtower. He should be able to see the other side from a distance. I just don't know if Wang Shichong will be able to see clearly when he comes."
The group of people returned to Pu Ban, just in time for dinner, and chatted with several generals while eating. Before they knew it, it was late at night, so they drove away some of the chattering guys, and Li Po had a rest for the night.
Wang Shiyun was summoned the next day.
Wang Shiyun and others were already angry. Before he arrived, Henan's army had already begun to prepare for war. Henan's food and grass were gradually running out, causing chaos in the Henan army.
Where to find food became one of the most important topics in the Luoyang court. Dou Jiande was extremely poor. If he went south to attack Du Fuwei and Xiao Xian, the back would be left to Dou Jiande and Li Ding'an, or even Li Yuan.
If Li Ding'an and Li Yuan can still restrain each other, Dou Jiande will not be polite...
In the end, Wang Shichong overcame all opinions and decided to launch an army to attack Li Yuan.
In fact, this was also the established strategy after defeating Li Mi. Wang Shichong, who occupied the eastern capital, looked at Chang'an to the west and his mouth was watering like a river.
He persistently believes that with the two capitals in hand, I own the world.
In fact, neither Luoyang, the eastern capital, nor Chang'an, the western capital, have such great symbolic significance to him anymore, because the world has passed the period when occupying the eastern and western capitals can recruit surrenders and rebels.
What's more, Wang Shichong's strength declined at an incredible speed after a period of violent expansion.
Ultimately, from the moment Wang Shichong became emperor, he lost his best and last good opportunity.
Everything Wang Shichong is doing now is like a death struggle. People who follow him are actually aware of this, such as Wang Shiyun.
Sending people across the river in such a hurry to marry Li Po made a political marriage lose most of its practical significance, and it was more like offering a daughter for help.
Whether this is successful or not will be looked down upon by others.
This truth is so simple, even if ordinary people get married in a hurry, let alone marry a prince?
But the situation forced us to do it, and this move was not without merit.
Form a good alliance with Li Ding'an and send troops to Tongguan. If they win, they will rush in with a big bang. Xijing is in sight. If they can't, they can return to Luoyang and regroup. The Tang army will definitely not dare to pursue them.
In fact, the biggest advantage is that even if Dou Jiande takes advantage of the opportunity to attack, he will not have too many scruples when turning back to fight him.
Of course, Wang Shichong wanted more when he sent someone here at this time...
This was where Wang Shiyun struggled. His younger brother, who became the emperor, didn't even listen to what he said. He even scorned the atmosphere of Jin. He stubbornly believed that Jin was in a corner, so how could he compete with the world?
The general meaning is that the geographical location is wrong, and the strategy is inherently disadvantageous. No matter how hard you try, it is the result of marrying someone else. Furthermore, Li Ding'an's family background, hum.
Well, the same thing is said. The estranged son of the Wang family who became the emperor had no one else in his eyes except the dead Li Mi. The fact that he started an expedition to the west at this time is proof of this.
But Wang Shiyun is not Wang Shichong. He is not as crazy as his younger brother, and he still has reason. How can Li Ding'an, who is strong and strong, be a person willing to marry others?
Therefore, when Li Po arrived in Puban for two days and summoned him, Wang Shiyun had already anticipated the outcome. After hesitating for a moment, he ordered someone to invite his niece to accompany him to see Li Po.
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It is true that his niece is the daughter of the Wang family, but she is not the daughter of Wang Shichong, but the youngest daughter of King Wang Shiwei of Chu. The Wang family has many daughters, but there is only one daughter of the right age who is a legitimate daughter.
There are many rules for the marriage of a powerful family, and it is unique to bring his daughter to his door to meet him directly. Even Wang Shiyun felt a little embarrassed.
This was obviously his last effort. This nephew had good looks and manners, and was considered a leader among the ladies in Luoyang. There were many people who wanted to marry him.
What I also think about is that Li Ding'an is young. If there is a beauty by his side, he might be able to say something easier...
But what he never expected was that when he finished the ceremony with Li Po, who was sitting high in the hall, Li Po just took a brief look at the person who was giving him the ceremony, Pinpin Tingting, who had a pair of very prominent eyes.
, my heart immediately twitched.
As young as a flower, skinny and small... this is not the point. No matter how Li Po looks at it, he should be... no more than fifteen years old, right?