That night, two friends, Li Yuan and Pei Ji, were very drunk. They wished they could drink themselves to death and no longer have to worry about the troubles that would come tomorrow.
Speaking of which, Li Yuan is quite lucky. In this season, he can still have a friend to drink with him. In this regard, he has surpassed almost all kings.
Because kings have no friends, being alone is the true portrayal of them.
Li Po is more qualified. He has few friends to chat with. He has always been able to endure loneliness and does not need to drink with others to relieve his boredom.
Across more than half of Chang'an, Li Po looked at Li Yuan from a distance. His thoughts were different from before. Two days later, Li Po gradually calmed down.
Chang'an City did not disappoint him. The city walls are very high and thick. The city has a large population and even more talented people. These are the most precious wealth today.
Li Po stationed troops under the city and immediately led his guards to circle around Chang'an City. He then ordered to camp for ten days to rest, and at the same time began to make siege equipment.
He gave the people in the city enough time to "prepare", allowing them to think clearly and distinguish between ourselves and the enemy. Of course, during this period, more news would come from everywhere.
The scattered ministries will return one after another. Except for strategic locations such as Feng Yi and Huayin, the rest can be left alone. For places like Kansai, just visiting Xijing means that most of Kansai has been obtained.
In addition, there are Tongguan and Qututong tribe in the northwest, plus Li Shimin who escaped, there are almost more than 300,000 troops... In other words, Li Tang's strength still exists, and there are still great variables in this battle.
The pie is very tempting, but which part can be eaten first? Not to mention Li Po, even the generals around him have no idea.
Li Shimin fled in a hurry. He tried to catch up after two or three days, but he didn't know if it was too late.
If it's too late? Let him join forces with Qu Tutong? Things will be a little troublesome. Qu Tutong... Although I have never seen this person, he served as Minister of War in the former Sui Dynasty? It is said that he was highly regarded by Yang Guang.
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After surrendering to Li Tang, he was also trusted by Li Yuan. He was able to lead a large army with a different surname. This seemed to be the first time for Li Tang.
What does this mean? Does it mean that Qu Tutong is very loyal? Li Po thinks? This person should be very smart... So will he be smarter this time?
What can Li Shimin give him? When he gets there? He will definitely seize Qu Tutong's military power first. If Qu Tutong is really so smart, what will he do to protect himself? This is worth looking forward to...
Then there is Li Jiancheng from Tongguan.
In Li Po's view, compared with the cunning and courageous Li Er, Li Jiancheng was like a withered bone in a grave, and he was not worth paying attention to.
Because of Zhang Shigui, he knew the situation of the Tongguan garrison best. The Tongguan garrison had not fought any tough battles for many years, and it was not until last year that it experienced a test.
The performance can be described as confused. Wang Shichong almost led a chaotic army? With the vanguard Shan Xiongxin's army completely defeated, he almost broke into Tongguan? The combat effectiveness of the Tongguan defenders can be imagined.
Coupled with the battle at Fengling Ferry, it makes people feel even more ridiculous.
And Li Jiancheng has a good reputation? He accepted so many surrendered people and didn't escort them back to Chang'an for screening and appointment? How dare he put such a group of people in Tongguan? He is really looking for death.
Zhai Rang, Li Mi, and Wang Shichong are all good role models. They both died a few years ago. Li Jiancheng will probably follow in their footsteps. I just don’t know whether the person who will be handed over to him in the end will be Li Jiancheng, a living person, or a stone.
Head.
He has great confidence in those guys. As long as they are trapped for a while, if those people feel that something is wrong, there will be chaos in Tongguan. This is much easier to guess than Li Shimin's.
On this day, Li Po held a military meeting for almost a whole day. In addition to occasionally listening to news from various places, he was discussing various matters after entering Chang'an.
This kind of military discussion will be held many times, because although everyone has captured cities, they have never captured a place like Chang'an. However, they still have some experience to learn when entering Jinyang.
But it was really different at that time. It was Yu Wenxin who dedicated the city, and the Wang family of Jinyang was behind him, plus Li Yuanji had almost offended the people of Jinyang...
With all these factors, it was easy to conquer Jinyang, and later the administration of Jinyang was also smooth.
Countless Yu Wenxins may appear here in Chang'an, as well as countless Wang families. If you don't make preparations in advance, you will be in a hurry after entering the city. If you accidentally let the army escape control, it would be a joke.
Therefore, military discussions one after another discussed slogans and actions such as strict military discipline and no indiscriminate killing. In addition, when entering the city, who should take over the city defense, who should take care of the prisoners, who should be in charge of various government offices in the city, and who should
I have to deal with the nobles in the city.
There are all kinds of things, no matter how big or small, everything you can think of has to be arranged.
The next step is to ask Yang Xuxiu to send a letter back to Jinyang, so that everyone in Jinyang can set off south.
In addition to leaving the necessary officials and garrison, Chen Xiaoyi temporarily stayed in Jinyang and served as the general manager of Bingzhou. People from other government offices in Jinyang will have to move to Chang'an. No matter how crowded Chang'an's personnel will be, they must first
Let the government orders be communicated clearly.
The officials in Chang'an need to be carefully selected and appointed, and they also have to control the noble families. They must have a large number of their own people. Those who surrender first will benefit, those who surrender later will get the soup, those who contribute will definitely have merit, and those who do not will stand behind, etc.
Wait, these are all established paths.
The journey from Jinyang to Chang'an is not too far, and the people there have already prepared for it, but one trip can take ten to twenty days at the fastest, or more than a month at the slowest time, so the time is not very tight.
No one knows how many conflicts the Jinyang people will have with the locals when they reach the Kansai border, and whether it will lead to uncontrollable disasters.
Anyway, Li Yuan is a lesson learned from the past. The people he brought back from Jinyang all made great contributions, but many people did not live a satisfactory life in Chang'an. It is okay to say that they were excluded, like Liu Wenjing [www.biquwu.biz]
Lost my head.
In addition, Henan people, Hebei people, Shandong people and other people from the hometown of Northern Qi, as well as those from the South, have been baptized by the war in the late Sui Dynasty. Each of them has to bridge their differences and hostility and find some mutual restraint balance among them.
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When he thought about the endless political struggle he would have to face in the future, Li Po became a little worried.
Of course, it can be seen from these preparations that Li Po already regards Chang'an as his treasure, and his people are gearing up. Even if no one offers the city, they will lead their troops to fight against the Kansai people again.
, Hey, capturing the city of Chang'an was also a great achievement.
As time went by, the size of the army under Chang'an City grew larger and larger, and soon exceeded one hundred thousand. In addition to the follow-up troops and horses coming from Jin and the people escorting grain and grass, there were also some surrendered by the Tang Army.
captured.
If we want to attack Chang'an by force, they will be the first ones to attack the city.
To be honest, there is a big gap between the performance of the Tang Army and Li Po's imagination. The generals and soldiers of the Tang Army did not have a strong will to fight from top to bottom. The hard battle that Li Po thought would happen did not happen. The main force of the Tang Army led by Li Shimin
Runs faster than a rabbit.
Some of the defenders in other places collapsed at the first touch, while others surrendered...
It’s hard to imagine that they were the ones who created the founding emperor’s prosperous age, and that they were the ones who followed Li Yuan and his son to sweep the world... Or should we say they were just too lucky?
This is of course a joke. Anyone who can create a unified empire will not reach this point just by luck.
Li Po became increasingly busy. In addition to preparing to take over Chang'an and some subsequent matters, he also began to order people to go everywhere to appease people's hearts and try his best to ensure that the counties in Guanxi would not miss the farming season as before.
This is more difficult to do. In the time of war, who would have the energy to farm? Maybe they are busy for others. In addition, more than 100,000 soldiers and horses led by Li Shimin went all the way to the west, requisitioning grain and grass everywhere, and strengthening the people, causing damage to the local area.
Very big.
In a hurry to escape, like a bandit, Li Yuan's good reputation in Kansai was already very little, and now it has been ruined. Many people are gnashing their teeth when they talk about the Li family in Kansai.
But Li Po will not give up his efforts just because of this. No matter how hard Guanxi works, it is still better than Mayi and Yanmen back then. Now look at it, it is already the granary of Jin. If it were not for him, Li Po, who would be able to do it?
Have such ability?
And things like farming must be done down-to-earth year after year to achieve results. If you don't work hard this year, you won't have anything to eat this year. If everyone has no food, no one will be safe.
There were not many people available around him for the large army to fight, so he called the sons of the noble families who came to vote, and after a brief discussion, he sent out a lot of envoys to encourage farmers and asked them to spread the word. Once he Li Po Zhu
According to the government, all counties in Kansai will be exempted from taxes on money, food, and labor this year.
So the virtuous name of the King of Han first appeared on the land of Kansai...
After a few days of busy work, there was still no movement in Chang'an City. Just when Li Po was thinking about using some means to put more pressure on the people in the city, one of the news he wanted to hear the most came back.
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In Fufeng County, on a hill at the southern foot of Panlong Mountain, Cao Canjun, the commander of General Tiance's mansion, Zheng Rentai, was covered in blood and tried to straighten his back. There were dozens of hedgehogs like him gathered around him, covered in blood.
The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were exhausted.
The earth-shattering sound of horse hooves echoed in their ears. Zheng Rentai swore that he had never seen so many horses and cavalry in his life.
They looked at the scene in front of them in shock and despair. Clouds of cavalry swarmed past. They usually wore half-body armor, carried bows and arrows on their backs, and carried ring-headed knives...
Because of the long-distance pursuit, everything from their bodies to their horses seemed to be covered with a layer of dust. They galloped down the slope, not even interested in taking a look at the remnants of the defeated generals.