The battle report of Liang Jun's defeat of Jingzhou shocked everyone in the room. Could it be that after Liang's division conquered the three states, he was still going south in a big way?
Could it be that there are reinforcements behind Master Liang?
Have the Turks already sent troops?
Everyone knows the terrain in the northwest of Guannai Road. In terms of distance, Liang Jun rushed to Chang'an via Jingzhou. This is the fastest route, but it is difficult to achieve in practice.
There are Qingzhou, Ningzhou, and Pizhou to the east of Jingzhou. The Liang army wants to attack Jingzhou, and the Tang army will threaten it from the flanks. Compared with it, Longzhou is more suitable. Although it is detoured, the Longyou Road in the west faces the pressure of the grassland, and there is only
Jingzhou is separated by Lishui River.
In the fifth year of Wude, thousands of Turkic troops attacked Lingzhou, went south to Yuanzhou and invaded Longzhou, breaking the Great Shock Pass and shaking Chang'an.
The Liang division had no reason to tentatively attack Longzhou, but instead attacked Jingzhou with heavy troops... Everyone had different ideas. Zhang Wenguan, Zhang Wenxi and even Chang Da himself couldn't help but think that maybe Yu Wenxin, the governor of Jingzhou, was also useless.
More useless than Changda?
But after a brief silence, two voices sounded almost at the same time.
"His Majesty!"
"Ren Shou Palace!"
The former is Long Governor Shi Yangze, and the latter is Handan King Li Huairen.
Master Liang didn't even have such a good appetite, and Li Shan didn't believe He Sui was lying. Liang Jun must have indeed tentatively attacked Longzhou, and the Turks probably hadn't made any moves yet... Then, Liang Jun, who had invaded Jingzhou, headed straight for Renshou Palace.
It should be the only reasonable explanation.
Li Shan's mind suddenly changed. In this way, many things can be reasonably explained, such as why no reinforcements have arrived in Longzhou yet, why His Majesty has not appointed a general to lead the armies, and why Liang Jun tentatively attacked Longzhou...
This is to contain Longzhou's military strength.
"The governor of Jingzhou was defeated the day before yesterday. If Liang Jun was in a hurry, he should have..." Chang Da panicked and only looked at Li Shan, "Your Highness, what should I do?"
Although Chang Da was poor at military strategy, his mind turned quickly, and he immediately recalled that His Majesty had not appointed General Longzhou to take over the war, which meant that there was probably something wrong with Renshou Palace.
Yang Ze said with a sullen face: "If Liang Jun attacks Renshou Palace, the war should be in full swing... Longzhou has not yet received a request for reinforcements, but the local soldiers from Qizhou should have already gone to help."
This is called pressing down the gourd and raising the gourd... This thought flashed through Li Shan's mind. This can be regarded as a chain reaction caused by his time-traveling butterfly.
He stirred up trouble in the northeast of Hebei Province, triggering the civil strife in the Eastern Turks in advance, and directly led to the exchange of Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, and Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi.
Originally it was Li Daozong and Duan Decao who were keeping an eye on Liang Shidu, but now Li Shenfu is here...Liang Shidu picked up on the weaklings and emerged as a new force, taking over the three states in one fell swoop.
But now is not the time to lament this. Whether it is openly or secretly, Li Shan cannot accept the consequences of Liang Jun's attack on Renshou Palace.
Whether it is Li Yuan's death or Li Shimin's death, it is a tragedy for Li Shan. If Li Yuan and Li Shimin die at the same time, then Li Shan's situation will be difficult to say. After all, Li Dewu and Pei Shuying, who know the inside story, have little weight...
The worst possibility is that if Pei Shiju is lucky enough to survive, but Li Yuan and Li Shimin die, then Li Shan will have no choice but to immediately flee in embarrassment with his mother.
He was a life-and-death rival, and his only son died in the hands of Li Shan... Well, Pei Shiju would definitely think so after knowing the news.
Even if Pei Shiju knew something about it, he could check it carefully. On the one hand, he and Li Shan would not attack each other's relatives before deciding the winner. On the other hand, he could also inquire carefully about the battle, and there were not only one or two witnesses.
But the white-haired man gave the black-haired man a gift. Li Shan guessed that Pei Shiju would like to eat his own flesh and blood raw.
The continuous drastic changes made Li Shan's nerves a little tired, but it was not the time to rest yet. His eyes slowly swept across everyone's faces, and he said in a low voice: "The true qualities of a hero are revealed only when the sea flows across the sea."
Yang Ze stood up and prostrated: "But I will listen to His Highness's instructions."
Everyone then prostrated themselves and said, "But I will listen to His Highness's instructions."
Li Shan took a deep breath and said, "Immediately send a scout to inform Liyuan County and order Sima Lin Xingcan of Longzhou to lead his troops south to Qizhou to assist Renshou Palace."
"At the beginning of this year, the Turkic generals who were captured in the Shuozhou and Yunzhou battles last year were sent back to Wuyuan County. Others were fine, except Ashina She'er, who was good at strategy and scheming.
He has the appearance of a hero." Li Shan stood up and said slowly: "Now Ashina She'er is helping Jieli Khan to check and balance Tuli Khan. It is said that Wuyuan County has already started a war."
"But I can't rest assured. If the Liang army has conquered Lingzhou, they will definitely send envoys to Wuyuan County..."
"Longzhou cannot send troops southward, leaving the defense empty." Li Shan looked at Chang Da, "I also ask Chang Gong to stay and guard Huating in case the enemy attacks."
Chang Da immediately responded: "He has his own responsibilities. Chief Shi Yang Ze is good at military strategy, and he is the leader in the army."
Li Shan nodded slightly, turned to look at Zhang Wenxi, "Prepare dry food, water, and replenish war horses and ordnance."
In fact, everyone here has already guessed what Li Shan wants to do. Longzhou has just experienced a disastrous defeat. Three thousand troops including Zhang Shilong have been killed in the battle. The troops are insufficient, and they have to defend Liang Jun who may go south at any time.
Even the Turks really didn't have the energy to go south to aid Renshou Palace.
For the current plan, the only possibility is that Li Huairen, the king of Handan, led hundreds of his guards to rush south.
Seeing his brother hurriedly going out to arrange everything, Zhang Wenguan couldn't help but sigh, Brother Huairen is really busy.
Two-quarters of an hour later, Li Shan led more than 600 personal guards and nearly a thousand war horses, racing all the way towards Renshou Palace.
Outside the south city gate, everyone watched as the figures of hundreds of cavalrymen gradually disappeared. Chang Da sighed: "A few years ago, such a hero was only as good as the King of Qin back then."
Everyone nodded in agreement. In the eyes of many people, Li Huairen, the king of Handan, and Li Shimin, the king of Qin, had many things in common. The most obvious thing in common was that they were both ten years old and dominated the world with their military exploits.
Yang Ze, the chief historian, said softly: "Your Majesty established the country. Within a few years, the King of Qin conquered the south and the north, cleared up the inner world, and raised the capital. In these few years, the King of Handan suddenly emerged, defeated several Turks, and showed his power outside the Great Wall. In terms of military exploits, he was not weak to the King of Qin.
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"Brother Huai Ren is always in trouble, but he always turns the tide at the critical moment. This is the case in Shandong, Mayi, and Shuozhou." Zhang Wenguan said loudly: "Hundreds of elite soldiers quickly went south, and the Renshou Palace will be safe!"
The others remained silent. Chang Da prayed in his heart that Li Shan could arrive at Renshou Palace in time and once again stage a good show to turn the tide, otherwise he might not be able to escape this disaster.
Indeed, at this moment, Zhou Lang was driving his horse to the north. He climbed down from the back mountain of Tiantai Mountain with great difficulty and finally returned to Qianyuan County... At that time, Li Yuan had already led his bodyguard north.
If Li Shan failed to arrive at Renshou Palace in time to rescue him, the blame would probably fall on Chang Da, the general manager of Longzhou... Who told you to send troops hastily and lead to a big defeat? If not, Li Shan would not have gone north.