"Yu Chi Gong, you thief, let go!" The incompetent and furious Li Yuanji was so angry that blood filled his pupils, and his eyes were so fierce that he seemed to want to eat Yu Chi Gong alive.
"What if I don't let go!"
Yuchi Gong sneered back, showing no fear at all.
He only served two people in the army, the first was Li Shimin, and the second was Xia Yu.
No matter how high his status is, Li Yuanji is nothing in his eyes.
What about King Qi?
He is just a deputy commander, and everyone knows that the deputy position is basically just decoration. With Li Shimin here, Li Yuanji can bite him!?
Seeing that Yuchi Gong had taken control of the situation, all the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief.
"His Royal Highness King Qi, please don't mess around."
"Yes, it's just an argument. How can we take action?"
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Most of the people in the army were Li Shimin's men. It was Li Yuanji's turn to be arrogant. For a while, they all came to break up the fight, either softly or hardly.
Xia Yuchu was startled by Li Yuanji's fierce appearance and almost ran away.
At this time, when he saw Yuchi Gong holding down Li Yuanji like a chicken, he couldn't help but feel proud again: "Son, do you think I am still easy to bully when I first came here? I am also powerful in the army now!"
"That's enough!" Seeing the chaos in the palace, Li Shimin's face turned gloomy and he shouted loudly: "This is a meeting before the army, who dares to be so presumptuous!"
"Li Yuanji, do you want to try military law?"
Li Yuanji was so angry that his face turned into pig liver, but he knew that Li Shimin really dared to beat him while others did not dare.
Ever since he was young, Li Shimin had never been vague in his discipline.
"Jing De, let go." Li Shimin looked at Yu Chigong.
Yuchi Gong hesitated for a moment, then let go of Li Yuanji, but fearing that the guy wouldn't give up, he still stopped in front of Xia Yu and refused to take a step back.
Li Yuanji got free and looked at Xia Yu breathing heavily, but in the end he didn't dare to do anything again.
"Back off!"
Li Shimin kept a straight face and shouted loudly. Although Li Yuanji was holding back his anger until he exploded, he still suppressed his anger and retreated.
Only then did everyone feel relaxed.
Li Shimin turned his head and glared at Xia Yu angrily. He, the military advisor, and the King of Qi seemed to be natural enemies and could not urinate in the same pot.
"Military advisor, this is a major event before the military. You can't joke about it. Are you sure about it?"
Not to mention that Li Yuanji didn't believe it, he didn't dare to believe it either. This was a mistake in judgment. In the future, it would be a big deal if we used troops like this!
Of course Xia Yu is sure.
Although this thing sounds magical, it is history and a certainty!
You know, history is often full of countless coincidences and magic, and this is where its charm lies.
"Your Highness, please rest assured, I am willing to issue a military order!"
"Actually, some things are not difficult to understand if you put it bluntly."
"First of all, most of the ten states in the east were newly recovered by Wang Shichong last year. Their foundations are not stable. They were only temporarily surrendered due to the power of their troops."
"Secondly, Wang Shichong is a mean and ungrateful person. He only trusts his relatives and is not good at using others. Everyone resents him."
"Our army is currently engaged in consecutive battles and victories, and Wang Shichong has been unable to retreat. When these ten states see this, they will definitely be shaken. How long will it take if they don't surrender?"
"Secondly, there are some inhumane things."
"The governor of Wei Lu in Xingyang must be a member of the Zheng family. And I don't need to say more about the relationship between the Zheng family and the Tang Dynasty."
"The first time we destroyed Mengjin City and Heyang Floating Bridge, we had no choice but to help them."
"Since the Zheng family has already become enemies with Wang Shichong, it should not be difficult for the Zheng family to make the choice to change Xingyang's flag again."
"What the military advisor said makes sense."
When everyone heard this, they nodded one after another. Anyway, the Zheng family in Xingyang had already done the first grade of junior high school. It was clear that he was on the side of the Tang Dynasty. It was reasonable to do the fifteenth grade again.
However, this is only one state, what about Kyushu?
"Let's talk about Bianzhou. The governor, Wang Yaohan, is a close friend and relative of Wei Lu. As long as Wei Lu sends a letter, he will switch sides and surrender."
Brilliant! Everyone’s eyes lit up. This is very reasonable, isn’t it?
"The third is Guanzhou, whose governor Yang Qing is from the old Sui clan——"
"Military advisor," Li Shiji couldn't help but interrupt: "This Yang Qing is Wang Shichong's niece and son-in-law, and he has been entrusted with important tasks. He will not be demoted, right?"
"Haha!" Xia Yu smiled: "A niece and a son-in-law are so rare!? Since ancient times, how many people who have achieved great things will be burdened by the love between their children!?"
"Yang Qing has always been smart. Wang Shichong is not a man who will achieve great things. He must be well aware of it."
"Do you believe General Li that as soon as our army advances eastward, he will kill his wife first, and then be the first to surrender and surrender to our army?"
Everyone gasped when they heard this: Is this Yang Qing so cruel? After all, they are a married couple!
Seeing that everyone was doubtful, Xia Yu turned to look at Du Ruhui: "Master Du, with Yang Qing's cleverness, I'm afraid he has already made secret arrangements with our army, right?"
Du Ruhui said with a look of admiration: "The military advisor is a true god, indeed."
I go!
Everyone was dumbfounded: Military advisor, are you so awesome? You can even calculate this!?
"As for Qi, Xia, Chen and other seven states——"
"Do you remember that Cui Shu, the governor of Puppet Huozhou, and Zhang Gongjin, the general, surrendered to the Tang Dynasty in the early years of Wude?"
"It's just that later, when Wang Shichong marched eastward, we, the Tang Dynasty, were beyond our reach. Cui and Zhang could only temporarily change their banners and join the puppet Zheng."
"But these two people definitely still love me, Datang."
"Master Du, you have a lot of letters from these two, right?"
Xia Yu smiled and looked at Du Ruhui again.
Du Ruhui gave a thumbs up with the word "submit". He felt that Xia Yu was really smarter than a magic stick and knew all the secrets.
"That's easy."
"Cui Shu and Shi Derui, who is in charge of the seven states, are close friends. Shi Derui is also a person who knows the current affairs. At that time, as long as my army marches eastward and Cui Shu sends a letter, Shi Derui will bring the seven states to surrender.
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"So," Xia Yu spread her hands proudly: "What are we going to fight for? These ten states are within easy reach."
Everyone looked at each other in confusion. After listening to Xia Yu's detailed analysis, it seemed that it was really reasonable and not magical at all.
Involuntarily, everyone looked at Li Yuanji with strange eyes.
Li Yuanji's face suddenly turned red with embarrassment. Knowing that he had disgraced himself again, he wished he could immediately find a crack in the ground and disappear.
Li Shimin took pity on this guy. He coughed slightly and changed the subject: "The talent of the military advisor is so amazing that even gods and ghosts are amazed. I am so impressed!"
"So, does the military advisor want to capture these ten states, block Dou Jiande in Hebei first, and then turn around and fight Wang Shichong decisively after he is eliminated?"
"No!" Xia Yu said flatly: "This is too time-consuming and laborious. My intention is to destroy Dou Jiande first, and then Wang Shichong will surrender without a fight in despair!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this and almost thought they were deaf!
Li Shimin said in astonishment: "Military advisor, Dou Jiande has commanded an army of 100,000, but our army under Luoyang City only has 60,000, and we have to besiege the city. How can we have the troops to deal with Dou Jiande first?"
"Under normal circumstances, of course not." A cold light flashed in Xia Yu's eyes: "So, Xia Jun must be led to the preset battlefield."
"Here's my plan."
"While attacking in the east to capture the Ten Prefectures, our army immediately attacked Huiluocang in the northeast of Luoyang, which is the most important source of food and fodder for Luoyang's reinforcements."
"There are more than 300,000 soldiers and civilians in Luoyang City, and the daily consumption is huge."
"Once it is lost and returned to Luocang, our army only needs to encircle it but not attack it. Otherwise, within two months, the city of Luoyang will be devastated."
"This will not only greatly weaken Zheng's army's combat power and will to resist, but will also force Wang Shichong to desperately seek help from Dou Jiande."
"When Dou Jiande gets impatient, he will rush forward. This is our opportunity."
"At that time, we will ask Xingyang, Guanzhou, and Bianzhou to send letters to Dou Jiande."
"It is said that they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, but they were forced to do so because of the Tang army's lustful power. Now that they saw the Xia king's army coming, they did not dare to resist, but they were willing to send the Xia army across the border as gifts and provide them with food and grass. They just waited for the Xia army to defeat the Tang army.
, he will immediately change his flag and return to Zheng."
"The military advisor wants to lure the enemy deeper into the enemy's territory? But will Dou Jiande believe it?" Qu Tutong said suspiciously.
"Believe it or not, it doesn't matter." Xia Yu shook her head and said with a smile: "Wang Shichong is about to be overthrown. How can Dou Jiande still have time to attack these three places?"
"So, even if Wei Lu and others are suspected of having both sides, as long as these three states remain in seclusion and wait to see whether they succeed or fail, Dou Jiande will feel free to march westward."
"Of course, for security reasons, Dou Jiande will leave some troops to monitor these three states and cover the grain routes."
When everyone heard this, they laughed knowingly.
Nowadays, there are many cases of surrendering to Tang Dynasty today and surrendering to Zheng tomorrow. In addition, the Xia army is so powerful that Wei Lu and others are at both ends, which is in line with the current situation.
Dou Jiande would probably believe it, or he had no choice but to believe it.
"Then I wonder where the military advisor plans to lead the Xia army for a decisive battle?" Chai Shao was curious.
"Here, Hulao Pass!" Xia Yuliu Bian pointed at a world-famous super pass on the sand table!