Li Tai stood in the courtyard, holding a handful of bird food and teasing the caged bird.
At this moment, a young eunuch ran in from outside.
He walked up to Li Tai and said softly: "Your Highness."
Li Tai nodded and threw the bird food into the bird cage.
Then, he took the little eunuch all the way into the study.
He sat at the head of the table, took a slow sip of tea, and asked, "How is the situation on Jiangnan Road?"
"Well……" ??
The eunuch pondered for a moment, and then said: "It is still the same as the news delivered before. Runzhou City is still under the control of His Highness the Crown Prince, and the rebels are all stopped at the gate of the city."
Hearing this, Li Tai paused in picking up the tea cup.
He asked: "How long have the rebels besieged Runzhou?"
"It's been seven days."
The eunuch said: "Today is the eighth day..."
"Eighth..."
"Forty thousand troops laid siege to a small city called Runzhou, but they were not able to capture it for eight days."
Li Tai snorted coldly, then drank all the tea in the cup and said: "I'm afraid Wen Tong, the commander-in-chief, will be the end of his power."
Hearing this, the eunuch raised his head slightly, glanced at his master, and lowered his head again without daring to say anything.
And his actions were naturally noticed by Li Tai.
However, Li Tai did not point it out.
He asked directly: "Tell me, why was he able to hold on to Runzhou City for so long with those old, weak, sick and disabled people?"
"this……"
The young eunuch shook his head and said, "I dare not make any assumptions."
"This is not speculation."
"I just want to discuss the military situation with you."
Li Tai looked at the little eunuch and said, "You just need to tell me the truth."
After hearing this, the little eunuch raised his head and looked at Li Tai again.
He said: "I think this is mainly because of His Highness the Crown Prince..."
"After all, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always had great prestige in the military."
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"There are even rumors among the army that as long as His Royal Highness is here, the winner of the war will definitely be the Tang Dynasty."
"I think it is also because of this that the soldiers of Jiangnan Road united and fought to the death with the enemy."
"And there are actually not many soldiers in Runzhou City. If you include the young men in the city, Runzhou can at least pull out nearly 20,000 defenders."
The little eunuch said: "And if 20,000 defenders want to block the siege of 40,000 rebels, it should be more than enough..."
"Um……"
"What you said makes sense."
"This guy has indeed learned a lot of skills during his several years on the battlefield."
"Especially when it comes to demagogueing people, he is very good at it."
Li Tai put down the tea cup and said: "However, this battle is not easy for him. At least he will definitely not be able to defend Runzhou City."
Hearing this, the little eunuch looked at the ground with a flash of doubt in his eyes.
He didn't quite understand why Li Tai, as a member of the royal family, always thought about the rebels defeating the imperial army and winning.
Could it be...
A very terrible thought suddenly flashed through the little eunuch's mind.
But I didn't wait for him to react.
Suddenly he noticed a chill falling on himself.
The little eunuch came to his senses and slowly raised his head.
Suddenly, he saw Li Tai staring at him without blinking.
Seeing this scene, the little eunuch was also frightened and trembled.
He swallowed his saliva and said: "Your Highness... Your Highness, what are you..."
"oh……"
"nothing."
Li Tai slowly stood up and walked to the desk.
He casually picked up the pen and wrote a line of words on the paper.
When the ink dried, he handed the paper on which he wrote to the little eunuch: "You should know who to give it to, right?"
The little eunuch quickly signed the note and said, "I understand, little one."
"Remember."
"Even if you die, you can't throw away the note. Do you understand?"
While speaking, Li Tai looked at the young eunuch with cold eyes and said, "Otherwise, you know the consequences."
How dare the little eunuch say anything else?
He immediately raised his hands in response and said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will make sure everything is perfect."
"Go down."
As Li Tai waved his hand, the young eunuch exited the Heyu Palace.
And after the little eunuch left.
Li Tai was the only one left in the study.
He rubbed his fingers and sneered: "You want to defend Runzhou City? Have you asked me..."
…
Now, Li Shimin has led troops to conquer the rebels in Henan Road and Huainan Road.
Without Li Shimin in charge, Chang'an City would be very vulnerable to attack.
If Chang'an City was occupied by rebels, it would be a truly dark moment for the Tang Dynasty.
In order to prevent such a thing from happening, all parts of the Tang Dynasty entered a state of emergency.
Especially Shannan Road, which serves as the southern barrier of Chang'an City, was urgently dispatched everywhere.
The official roads are full of scouts and spies running wildly to deliver information, as if there is no stopping.
As the southern barrier of the Guannai Road, if Li Ke chooses to go north, they will be the first line of defense for Chang'an City.
All the soldiers, inspired by the general, were ready to fight to the death with the enemy and keep the rebels out of Shannan Road.
certainly.
Except for these spies.
Along the way, the third most powerful force in the Tang Dynasty, besides Liangzhou, Bingzhou, and the Second Army, was also ready for the expedition.
Xiangyang Army.
A team that made great achievements in the decisive battle between the north and the south of the Tang Dynasty.
However, after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, this team was almost hidden in the snow and did not participate in a few decent battles at all. >
But now I am forced to do nothing.
After all, except for the Liangzhou Army and the Bingzhou Army, few armies in the Tang Dynasty had the strength to fight against the Shu Army.
There is no need to say more about the Liangzhou Army, as Li Chengqian has already arranged an action plan.
As long as Li Ke dares to step out of Jiannan Road, they will immediately launch a fierce attack into the hinterland of Jiannan Road.
The Bingzhou Army was to defend the northern barbarians, and also guard the safety of Chang'an City and Li Shimin.
So at the moment, the only ones that can be mobilized and still have strength are the Xiangyang Army.
Although the Xiangyang Army did not participate in many battles after the founding of the People's Republic of China.
But you must know that Li Shimin has always cultivated the Xiangyang Army as a reserve force.
Although the Xiangyang army lacked fighting skills, their equipment was not bad.
There are also many weapons such as Zhenguan Cannon and Sky Fire Thunder. This year, they even have a new crossbow team of more than 3,000 people.
But it’s still the same problem I mentioned before.
Although their equipment is comparable to that of the Shu army, their combat experience is not as good as that of the Shu army.
But now I can’t control that much.
Now, the 50,000 Xiangyang Army troops were also assembled outside Jingzhou City under Li Chengqian's urgent dispatch.
On that day, as soon as the sky was dark, the generals of the army integrated the entire army.
Because this time the commander-in-chief who will lead them on the expedition has arrived.
Gao Zhixing stands on the Dianjiang platform.
Looking at the army in front of him, Gao Zhixingzhi said: "The reason why soldiers are respected is not because they are soldiers, nor because they do things in the court."
"It's because of the responsibilities that we, soldiers, carry on our shoulders."
"When the people need us, we have to stand up regardless of our lives."
"When the country needs us, we must abandon everything and fight for the country."
"Now, the time has come."
Gao Zhixing surrounded everyone present and said: "Countless brothers and sisters need us, we must stand up..."