Li Xingchen knew that he could not answer this question.
He didn't even have to answer the question because everyone knew the answer.
"If possible, I will keep him alive," Li Xingchen still said. He didn't like silence, even though he knew that silence might be better at this time. "Of course, your father is not an ordinary person, maybe even
Even if I defeated him, he would go to nowhere again."
Yang Lihua said softly: "I know your majesty's difficulties. With your majesty's promise, I am already content."
Li Xingchen smiled, pulled the quilt over, and wrapped Yang Lihua in it: "Go to sleep."
Yang Lihua leaned in Li Xinchen's arms and said "hmm".
Looking at Yang Lihua's gently fluttering eyelashes, Li Xingchen shook her head helplessly.
In troubled times, everyone has their own difficulties and entanglements, especially these women like Piaoping.
Of course, he was not so broad-minded as to accommodate all the women in the harem and consider everything for them, but when they looked embarrassed, Li Xingchen still couldn't bear it.
It seems that I am not that suitable to be a ruthless hero.
With Li Xinchen in his arms, Yang Lihua seemed to have calmed down, and her breathing soon became even. Li Xinchen, on the other hand, opened his eyes and looked above his head.
The war in the north should have started by this time, right?
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The progress of the Han army's march north was slightly slower than Li Xingchen expected, because the water vapor drifting from the south and the cold wind from the north happened to collide north of Yanzhou. A heavy rain fell and the roads were muddy. Even if the Han army
He is eager to fight, so he can only move forward bit by bit at this time.
The rain was falling lightly, and the Han army's camps were distributed along the road, forming a shield for Yanzhou behind them.
Because of the rain problem, the large equipment used for siege is being disassembled. It is definitely impossible for such a heavy thing to walk directly on the road, so it must be disassembled for transportation. It is precisely because we have to wait for these big things to get on the truck, so
The army can only rest and recuperate first.
Although the march of troops stopped, the movements of the sentinels never stopped.
"Report, Yuwenshu's troops have arrived in Luoshui!"
"Report, a group of unidentified cavalry appeared in the northwest of Yanzhou!"
Meteor Detective Horse kept sending back news, making the atmosphere in the Chinese army's tent increasingly tense.
The Han army did not expect that the enemy had already begun to take action before they even attacked the door.
The Luoshui here is of course not the Luoshui of Luoyang. This river has disappeared in later generations, but the place where the river flows still follows the name of the Southern and Northern Dynasties, called Luochuan, which is where the Luochuan Conference was held.
The geographical location of Luochuan has been quite important during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. As the gateway to the north of Yanzhou, one can reach Yanzhou in the north and then connect to the Hetao. Luochuan is used as the boundary between Guanzhong and the northern region, and Luoshui is crossed.
Beyond Luochuan is Yanzhou. Therefore, Luochuan, which exists independently on the north side of Luoshui but still belongs to Yanzhou in administrative divisions, can also be regarded as a representative of the staggered administrative divisions of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
Yuwenshu led his troops directly to Luochuan. Although he did not cross the Luoshui River, he actually entered the Han's sphere of influence, which naturally made the atmosphere of the war more solemn.
At the same time, the cavalry that appeared from the northwest side must have been sent by Yang Jian without even thinking about it. Luochuan is the only way from Yanzhou to Yanzhou, and Yanzhou (now Yan'an) is at odds with Yinzhou (now Yulin).
If Yang Jian wants to gain a foothold in Yinzhou and regroup, he naturally needs to ensure the safety of Yanzhou.
Obviously he didn't trust Yu Wensheng and his son, so it was reasonable to send a team of cavalry.
Yang Jian's current territory extends from Yinzhou to the north to Hetao and even into the grassland, and to the south includes Shuofang County and Yanzhou. It can be said that the entire northern half of Sanqin is under his control, so
The power that can be mobilized should not be underestimated, especially in grain-producing areas such as Hetao and horse-producing areas such as Monan Grassland.
After Yang Jian pacified Hetao, the one who stayed behind in Hetao was Anle County Duke and General Yuan Xie. Yuan Xie was a descendant of the royal family of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and the Yuan surname naturally came from the Tuoba family. Yuan Xie was classmates with Yang Jian when he was young.
"Gay friends", the two have a very good relationship. After Yang Jian came to power, Yuan Xie kindly reminded him that as a wall in the middle of the flood, he must be careful. In the end, Yang Jian walked on thin ice and was cautious until he successfully ascended the throne. As a close confidant, Yuan Xie
Naturally, the tide has also lifted all boats. After the establishment of the Sui Dynasty, he led the northwest Sui army to defeat Tuyuhun as a marching marshal.
Yang Jian captured the Hetao and left Yuan Xie to guard the Hetao, not only because of his trust in Yuan Xie, but also because as a descendant of the Tuoba family, Yuan Xie also had a good way of training and commanding cavalry. Therefore, even if Yang Jian is in such a mess now, he still has nothing to lose.
There were still several thousand cavalry available, and the vast land from Hetao to the grassland naturally became Yang Jian's territory.
Perhaps it was precisely because he saw that Yang Jian still occupied the vast northern area that Yu Wensheng reluctantly remained loyal to Yang Jian.
"Let's explore again!" Pei Zilie was obviously not in a good mood.
As soon as he went out, the enemy pressed forward with such force that Pei Zilie even doubted who was going to hit whom?
The Han army was only delayed for a period of time due to bad weather, but the enemy actually came so arrogantly?
"General, give the order. The battle in Luochuan is inevitable anyway." Han Qinhu, who came back overnight, was still in high spirits.
In addition to Han Qinhu, there were also two generals, Cao Zhong and Chen Zhishen. Cao Zhong followed Pei Zilie all the way from the northwest, while Chen Zhishen was transferred from Xiao Shilian by Li Xingchen to supplement Pei Zilie.
After all, the Han army's defense in the northwest was very weak due to the redeployment of troops. Therefore, Li Xingchen had ordered Xu Deyan to return to the northwest and sent Chun Yuliang, the veteran guarding Hanzhong, to go north to guard Tianshui to prevent Yang Jian from attacking Lingwu or Tuyuhun taking advantage of the situation.
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Therefore, Chen Zhishen was dispatched to fill the vacancy left by some of the northwest soldiers led by Xu Deyan. At the same time, Chen Zhishen led this group of troops to follow Li Xinchen all the way into Guanzhong. It would be unreasonable to go back without fighting, so Li Xinchen was considered
Give him a chance to make a difference.
"Since we are going to fight in Luochuan, let's not wait for the equipment to be loaded into the truck first." Pei Zilie gritted his teeth and said, nothing can be said now to give Yu Wensheng a chance to make further progress. Behind Yanzhou is Feng Yi, Chang'an, and the Han army
His inaction is likely to cause turmoil in Chang'an, which is a political factor that Pei Zilie has to consider.
The purpose of the battle to pacify the north was to stabilize the situation in Guanzhong, especially to stabilize the people of Chang'an. If the Han army did not act, what problems would arise if the situation was not preserved? (To be continued)