Li Shimin's life was very difficult these days. After losing to Xu Shiji and Cheng Yaojin in the battle of Manhan Village, he reduced his troops, abandoned the four counties in the south of Hanzhong County, and stuck to the three counties and the county in the north.
Faced with this situation, Xu Shiji led his army to control the four southern counties, and could only attack one county at a time.
With the sharpness of the Far Eastern Army's siege equipment, it is not difficult to attack these counties. It basically takes three or four days to attack a county.
Therefore, nearly a month has passed, and only the county town in Hanzhong County is left where Li Shimin is stationed personally.
At this point, the Li Jiajun who was defending the county only had more than 30,000 men. However, Qushi City at the junction of Hanzhong County and Champion County was still firmly in the hands of the Li Jiajun. Xu Shiji was not in a hurry to attack, but only mobilized the infantry from the Champion County.
Ten thousand people were once again stationed outside Qushi City to watch.
Outside Hanzhong County, Xu Shiji led nearly 50,000 troops, of which 20,000 were Si barbarian cavalry.
Since ancient times, under normal circumstances, it would be difficult for an army of 50,000 to conquer a city defended by 30,000 men, but it would be different if the siege was made by the Far Eastern Army.
The Far East Army has such self-confidence, and the Li family's army guarding the city also has such worries and fears, so the morale is not very high. If it weren't for Li Shimin's personal prestige in the army, he is also very good at winning over people's hearts and gathering talents for his own use.
, and was willing to die for him, the morale of the army had already collapsed.
But when Li Shimin got the news that the man commanding the 50,000 reinforcements was actually his third brother Li Yuanji, the morale of the army did not collapse. Li Shimin himself almost collapsed.
In front of the generals, Li Shimin remained calm and cheered loudly to boost the morale of the army, saying that reinforcements would arrive soon. However, when he returned to his resting place in the city (the palace previously built by Zhu Can), only he and Changsun Wu were left.
At the time of Ji, his face had become extremely gloomy.
"Father is really stupid. He actually sent Yuan Ji to lead troops to support him." Li Shimin gritted his teeth when he said this.
Changsun Wuji also frowned tightly, shook his head and said: "This shouldn't be the case! His Royal Highness the Prince of Tang has always been wise and powerful, and although those old guys are sometimes pedantic, they shouldn't make such mistakes!"
Li Shimin breathed out slowly, suppressed the anger in his heart, and allowed himself to regain absolute sanity. After pondering for a while, he thought of a possibility. His face changed involuntarily, murderous intent flashed in his eyes, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Perhaps it is some powerful family.
Wang Junlin has secretly surrendered to Wang Junlin, and the Military Intelligence Office of the Far Eastern Army has obviously grasped Yuanji's stupidity and jealousy of me. If I am not mistaken, it was Wang Junlin who instructed these powerful families to secretly work to facilitate Yuanji, a fool, to lead the army.
A matter of support.”
Changsun Wuji thought for a moment and nodded slightly. This possibility was very high, and when he thought about it carefully, it was only this possibility.
"Fortunately, my father transferred Hou Junji from Heifeng Pass, and he will follow Yuan Ji. I don't think there will be any big problems." Li Shimin sighed, and suddenly felt a little powerless. He had always faced Wang Junlin, who always
If you can get an advantage in front of him, all your preparations and layouts will be defeated in the end.
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On the blue sea, a huge ship belonging to the Fanyang Chamber of Commerce of the Far Eastern Army moved forward on the sea. The strong monsoon blew the sails, fast and smooth. It was okay to sail along the coastline to familiar areas, but to a place that the ship had never been before.
In the sea, you need to proceed with caution.
A sailor asked someone to tie himself to the bow of the ship. He held a soft rope with numbers in his hand and kept throwing the lead pendant into the sea. Then he lifted it up and quoted the numbers one by one. There was an accounting room on the ship.
The gentleman marked these numbers one by one on a huge chart.
Some sailors lay on the deck and wiped the deck very carefully. If the deck is not wiped carefully, it will seriously affect the service life of the ship.
Although the sea water does not freeze in spring, the sea is windy and no one wants to sunbathe during this season.
Except for the sailors operating the ship from the Fanyang Chamber of Commerce and a few alert guards, there were not many people on the deck.
There is a building similar to a small palace on the giant ship. In the spacious hall in the middle, Wang Junlin is lying on Nie Xiaoyu's lap, and the latter is gently squeezing Wang Junlin's shoulders. In addition,
There is no one else.
"Xiao Yu, then Li Shimin will definitely think that the powerful family loyal to their Li family secretly surrendered to me, and then pushed Li Yuanji to the position of the reinforcement leader heading to Hanzhong according to my wishes." Wang Junlin enjoyed Nie Xiaoyu's just right massage.
, while talking, I was thinking about how the two of them have been busy with their own things over the years. Unlike when they first met more than ten years ago, Xiaoyu often played the role of a maid. Now that I think about it, I really miss it!
"After all the original history and the information we have collected over the years are deduced from big data, Li Shimin will definitely think so." Nie Xiaoyu still looked as cold as usual, but her eyes were much brighter than usual, seemingly
She also enjoyed the two-person world and intimate interaction with Wang Junlin.
Nie Xiaoyu pressed his hands on Wang Junlin's temples. Wang Junlin closed his eyes slightly in comfort and said, "You can't blame Li Shimin for this. No one would have thought that you could quietly give Li Jiancheng a second personality.
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Nie Xiaoyu said: "The process of hypnotizing Li Jiancheng and deeply suggesting his psychology, and helping him build a second personality was really smooth. This Li Jiancheng's will is just about the same as that of an ordinary person."
"In this way, Li Shimin will hate some wealthy families because of the upcoming war in Hanzhong County. When he returns to Chang'an City, he will definitely do something, and naturally he will force those who are just thinking about it, but in reality
The aristocratic families who are still waiting on the sidelines have completely surrendered to us." Wang Junlin said with a look of expectation. He knew that in the battle of Hanzhong County, with Li Yuanji as a troublemaker, Xu Shiji and Cheng Yaojin would capture Hanzhong County sooner or later.
But it is almost impossible to kill or capture Li Shimin alive.
Therefore, he used all forces to send Li Yuanji to Hanzhong County, not only to help Xu Shiji and others conquer Hanzhong County as soon as possible, but also to lay out Li Shimin's plans after returning to Chang'an City.
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Li Yuanji and Hou Junji led 50,000 elite troops through the Qinling Mountains and headed south. Six days later, they finally entered Hanzhong County.
The mountains are undulating all the way, here
The mountain shape is thin and lush, with a gurgling stream flowing down from the mountain. Compared with the mountains in Guanzhong, the mountains here are more elegant.
Surrounded by mountains, there are large fields covered with green rice. Huge waterwheels rotate slowly beside the ravines, and countless farmers are busy in the fields.
Li Yuanji led a large group of cavalry to charge towards them. The horses galloped with murderous intent, trampling on the farmland, rushing across the field, and rushed into a shallow river, stirring up waves of water and showing panic in the eyes of the farmers busy in the rice fields.
Many people screamed and ran away into the distance.
Hou Junji certainly knew that it was not good to do this, but he would not do it to dissuade Li Yuanji, who was not easy to talk to, for the sake of these untouchables.
The leader of this army, Li Yuanji, is twenty-one years old. As far as he is concerned, he is actually proficient in bow and horse, and he has been familiar with military books since he was a child. He can be said to be both civil and military, especially Hou Junji.
I found that the staff around Li Yuanji seemed to be quite talented, so some of my worries dissipated along the way.
However, Li Yuanji's civil and military skills were only based on paper and words, because he had little practical experience. However, in addition to trampling on the people's farmland along the way, with the help of his staff, Hou Junji did not do much.
After interfering, I found that Li Yuanji was quite cautious and careful all the way down. He would not do anything risky, and he also had tight defenses and considered every aspect extremely thoughtfully.
This made Hou Junji secretly wonder if he had misunderstood the third young master before, and also thought about how the son of Prince Tang could be an ordinary person. The second young master would not say it, he was simply a dragon among men. Although the eldest young master
He focuses more on civil affairs, but he is also recognized as talented in governing the country.
Unknowingly, with the help of the staff around him, Li Yuanji had gained some trust and recognition from Hou Junji.
At this time, the sky was getting dark. Lieutenant General Hou Junji came up to Li Yuanji, clasped his fists and said: "Third Young Master, the previous spies reported that there is a canyon about twenty miles away from here, which is suitable for camping. Do you want to make a big move?"
Travel to the canyon and then camp?"
Li Yuanji looked at the terrain. The terrain in this area was open. There was a small river two miles away to the south, and a dark mountain range more than ten miles ahead. He was a little unsure and glanced at the staff next to him. The staff
Nodding imperceptibly, he immediately shook his head confidently and said: "General Hou, it is too dangerous to walk in the mountains at night, and it is easy to be attacked by the Far Eastern Army. I think it is better to camp on the spot and wait.
It’s not too late to continue marching after daybreak.”
Hou Junji frowned slightly and looked around at the terrain here. He originally wanted to persuade him again, but seeing Li Yuanji's very determined attitude and thinking about Li Yuanji's remarkable performance along the way, he didn't want to say anything else.
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Seeing that Hou Junji had nothing to say, Li Yuanji felt very happy, but before he finished what he wanted to say, he continued: "Now that we have arrived in Hanzhong County, we must defend ourselves against sneak attacks by the cavalry from Wagang Camp at any time.
Moreover, the Far East Army also has that special force, which is best at sneak attacks at night. General Hou has suffered the losses of that special force, so he should know how powerful it is. Besides, there are mountains ahead with dense forests. Crossing the mountains at night is a taboo for soldiers. Therefore, we
You should be extremely careful, what does General Hou think?"