Li Yuan once secretly ordered the intelligence organization controlled by Li Shimin to collect a large amount of information about Wang Junlin and some news unknown to the world. After analysis, he came to the conclusion that he was even more afraid and afraid of Wang Junlin.
Li Yuan sometimes even thought that Wang Junlin was really the reincarnation of some evildoer.
Therefore, Li Yuan has always been afraid of Wang Junlin in his bones. He has always regarded Wang Junlin as his biggest enemy and the most feared enemy.
Wang Junlin has been busy beating others before. Although the two sides have had various fights secretly, there has never been a full-scale war openly. In other words, this is the first time that Wang Junlin has clearly stated or shown that he, Li Yuan, is a hunting target.
Li Yuan felt a chill in his heart when he thought that the more than 400,000 Wagang troops commanded by Li Mi, who had been at the height of their power, were wiped out by Wang Junlin within a few months.
However, when Wang Junlin came to Mayi County in person, Li Yuan did not think that he came for Guanzhong. The first thing he thought of was his hometown of Hedong or Taiyuan.
If there is no expectation, Wang Junlin's appearance in Mayi County this time is coming to his hometown of Taiyuan. Taiyuan may not be in crisis for a while, but the war surrounding Taiyuan City will be inevitable.
How to deal with Wang Junlin's subsequent forceful dispatch of troops, and how to protect Taiyuan?
After racking his brains for thought, Li Yuan suddenly remembered what his second son Li Shimin once reminded him: If Wang Junlin planned to plot Hedong and Taiyuan, he would never send troops from Hebei to attack the Taihang Mountain Pass guarded by Li Shimin, because for Wang Junlin
He has too many better choices, such as Luo Yi from Youzhou and the horse thieves from Mayi County.
However, Li Shimin had always believed that Wang Junlin had the greatest possibility of attacking Hedong from Youzhou with the tiger general Luo Yi as the main force, because it was much easier to supply grain and grass than Mayi County from Youzhou.
Therefore, in the past few years, Li Shimin secretly had frequent contact with Goguryeo Yeon Gaesumun, secretly formed an alliance, and even gave Yeon Gaesumun a lot of support in terms of weapons and equipment, just so that one day when Wang Junlin sent troops from Youzhou to Hedong, Yuan Gaesumun
Gaisuwen was able to lead the Goguryeo army to contain Youzhou.
Although Li Shimin also knew that the effect of this kind of containment was limited, after all, there was an Annan Kingdom on the Goguryeo Peninsula controlled by Wang Junlin. Yuan Gaisuwen dared to send more troops to Youzhou, and Fang Xuanling of the Annan Kingdom
Immediately the army will march north.
Who would have known that Li Shimin's plan failed, and Wang Junlin's plot to move to Taiyuan, Hedong, actually started from Mayi County, which was located in a remote corner. What horrified Li Yuan, Li Shimin and other Tang Wang groups was that under the command of Wang Junlin and Yuchi Jingde, 50,000 people
Before the troops from the Tiger Camp arrived in Mayi County, they did not receive any news.
Li Yuan suddenly realized that these days, the horse thieves from Mayi County suddenly sent troops to plunder the villages and towns and military villages in Guanzhong and Hedong Bianguan, and the two groups of warlords from Pingliang County and Tianshui County sent troops to intimidate them, all in order to contain the energy and attention of the Tang army.
, to cover Wang Junlin and Yuchi Jingde's 50,000 Tiger Battalion elite troops, who successfully appeared in Mayi County.
Originally, if Wang Junlin sent troops from Hedong or Youzhou, the 80,000 East Army led by Li Shimin would be the main force to resist the Far East Army. However, Wang Junlin sent troops from Mayi County, and Li Shimin's 80,000 troops did not dare to leave even one soldier.
Support Taiyuan because he has to guard against the Far Eastern Army Luo Shixin's Tornado Battalion and Youzhou Luo Yi's troops who have been confronting him.
Therefore, Wang Junlin suddenly appeared in Mayi County, which suddenly made Li Yuan unable to take care of Hedong and Taiyuan. Although he had nearly 400,000 troops, the remaining army he could mobilize was currently only 50,000 troops from Chang'an City, and these 50,000 troops
People still need to defend Chang'an.
Unless the 50,000-strong Southern Route Army led by Li Xiaogong in Bashu is transferred back, this is unrealistic and uneconomical.
Because they have been planning Bashu for a long time, and have already invested their human, financial and energy into it. If they give up Bashu, the early efforts will be wasted, and they will be occupied by Xiao Xianxi Liang Army from Jiangnan.
Compared with Li Yuan in Guanzhong, the Bashu counties in Hanzhong were more inclined to be loyal to Xiao Xian, so this was another price Li Yuan was not willing to bear.
Li Yuan was filled with worry, his brows were furrowed, and he sighed repeatedly. Seeing this, Li Jiancheng, the eldest son who had been accompanying him, hesitated for a while and whispered: "Father, I think the current situation is not as bad as what father is worried about."
Seriously, my father doesn’t need to be too afraid of the Far Eastern Army and Wang Junlin.”
Li Yuan glanced at his eldest son indifferently. He was actually not satisfied with his eldest son in terms of his strategic vision and control of the general trend of the world. In this regard, he had always adopted the opinions of his second son Li Shimin, but now Li Shimin was not around.
However, his eldest son's character was his favorite, and his second son Li Shimin's aggressiveness and overpowering domineering and sharpness always made him feel uncomfortable, so he usually preferred his eldest son. At this time, he encouraged the eldest son:
"What do you think of Jiancheng?" Li Jiancheng was actually very sensitive. Although his father had an encouraging look on his face, he felt from Li Yuan's eyes that his father didn't pay much attention to his next words, and he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy and nervous. In fact, he
He also knew his own shortcomings, which was that he had never dared to say much about military affairs in the past, but this time he had a reason that he had to say.
"Father, I think that in this short period of half a year, the counties under the rule of Wang Junlin have more than doubled, but the military strength has not increased much, and there are not no losses among the Wagang army.
Moreover, after the Far Eastern Army occupied the Central Plains, it had to be on guard against Wang Shichong in Luoyang, Zhu Can and Du Fuwei in Huaibei and Huainan, Liang Shidu, Li Zitong, Xiao Xian in Jiangnan, and Yang Guang in Yangzhou.
Besides, there may not be any remnants of the Wagang Army, so Wang Junlin still has to station a large army in the Central Plains to guard it.
In short, Hai'er thought that Wang Junlin could not send too many troops to attack Taiyuan. Now the news he got is that he only brought 50,000 people to Mayi County, which confirmed Hai'er's judgment.
And we still have 50,000 troops in Taiyuan. My father can also ask the Northern Route Army to dedicate 30,000 troops to support Taiyuan. Together with the troops and horses from the counties in Hedong, the total number will be at least 150,000. Even if the second brother
The 80,000 Eastern Route Army does not dare to move without authorization, and our military strength will only be greater than that of Wang Junlin. Besides, if we are defending and he is attacking, we will have the advantage of Taiyuan's fortified city."
"Yes, Jiancheng is very thoughtful." Li Yuan nodded. The eldest son's words made sense this time, although he suspected that the eldest son had done enough homework beforehand, and many of the words he said may have come from the aides around the eldest son.
It was the first time that Li Jiancheng received such affirmation and encouragement from his father in military affairs. He was refreshed and became more confident, and said: "Father, I have analyzed the process of Wang Junlin's attack on the Wagang Army. The battle of troops on the battlefield was certainly the main reason.
However, Wang Junlin is good at attacking the enemy's heart and disintegrating the unified offensive from within the enemy. Zhai Rang and Li Mi both died tragically, and Cheng Yaojin and Xu Shiji surrendered to Wang Junlin. This is an example of Wang Junlin. Therefore, I thought that the key to resisting the Far Eastern Army's invasion of Taiyuan was to choose a good general.
A good general can be invincible."
Li Yuan nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction, but he sighed secretly, because he had already guessed that the eldest son was so well prepared just to compete with the second son Shimin for the head coach's choice, but he did not show any sign of encouragement on his face.
Asked: "Jian Jiancheng, in your opinion, who is the most suitable person for my father to send as the head coach stationed in Taiyuan?"