However, even after dealing with these Turkic rebels, the battle of Hulao Pass, which Li Hongyun personally commanded, was still difficult.
It can even be said to be a fancy failure.
The first failure was when Wang Shichong accidentally broke through the encirclement and Liang Jun failed in the encirclement and suppression. He lost a battle and was forced to retreat.
Although Li Hongyun quickly organized his troops to kill him after retreating, he later laid a trap when he went to Hulao Pass to defend Dou Jiande.
The King of Qin and the King of Qi went to Hulao Pass to defend Dou Jiande. Historically, Wang Shichong was frightened and did not dare to fight again.
Unexpectedly, this time, perhaps because of Liang Jun's previous defeat, Wang Shichong did not completely become a frightened bird. Instead, after King Qin and King Qi left, he forcibly organized his hungry soldiers to kill them.
Liang Jun was caught off guard.
Although Liang Jun's losses were not too heavy in this battle, Wang Shichong's morale was greatly boosted and he also grabbed a lot of supplies.
This paved the way for Wang Shichong's next attack.
During the period when the King of Qi and the King of Qin were confronting Dou Jiande at Hulao Pass, Wang Shichong continued to lead his troops into battle and won consecutive battles, causing heavy losses to the Liang army that besieged Luoyang.
Li Hongyun was very angry, so he started over again.
There are two ways to solve this problem. The first way is to be on strict guard when besieging Luoyang. Whenever Wang Shichong dares to leave the city, he will be beaten up. The beating will make him so scared that he will not dare to leave the city again.
The second way is to simply leave King Qin behind and continue to attack Luoyang.
After thinking about it for a while, Li Hongyun chose the latter.
Because the first method requires him to continue fighting the siege of Luoyang, which is a waste of time.
Keeping the King of Qin here will not only ensure that nothing goes wrong, but also prevent the King of Qin from going to Hulao Pass to grab his own credit.
Although it is a bit overkill, for Li Hongyun, his only goal at this time is to successfully pass the level and win the Xuanwu Gate Change.
The second failure was because Dou Jiande inexplicably arrived at Hulao Pass three days early and occupied the city first.
Li Hongyun was instantly dumbfounded and all the original scripts were cancelled.
Under Dou Jiande's superior strength, although Liang Jun fought bravely, it was still difficult to prevent the enemy from coming to Luoyang City to join forces with Wang Shichong.
Li Hongyun had to start over again.
He reviewed the reasons and found out that it was not because Dou Jiande was early, but because he was late.
According to the original history, the generals guarding Hulao Pass surrendered to the Liang Dynasty one step ahead, so the King of Qin traveled day and night to organize elite cavalry as quickly as possible to take over Hulao Pass.
But this time for some unknown reason, the general hesitated and did not make up his mind to surrender to the Liang Dynasty until three days later.
So by the time King Qi, played by Li Hongyun, received the news and rushed over, it was already too late.
Li Hongyun was very angry. He analyzed the reasons and believed that there were two possible reasons.
The first possibility is that his prestige is still not as good as that of the real King of Qin in history, especially his reputation for courtesy and clear distinction between rewards and punishments.
That's why the garrison general at Hulao Pass hesitated, probably because he felt that he might not receive enough preferential treatment after coming to King Qi's service.
The second possibility is that he did not actively send people to lobby and instigate rebellion, but waited passively.
Historical materials record the sacrifice of the guard general of Hulao Pass, but they do not say anything about the guard’s mental journey.
Li Hongyun had subconsciously thought that he was here to take the initiative to serve, but when he thought about it now, he felt that things might not be that simple. Behind this, it was probably also a reflection of King Qin's strong intelligence ability.
So this time, he sent people to persuade them to surrender with a heavy sum of money. His troops were very quick and he finally took the first step to occupy Hulao Pass.
For the third time, Li Hongyun got his wish and confronted Dou Jiande at Hulao Pass.
Unexpectedly, in the middle of the confrontation, Tan Ma suddenly came to report that Dou Jiande ran away!
Li Hongyun was shocked and led troops to pursue him. Only then did he discover that Dou Jiande had really abandoned Wang Shichong in Luoyang and instead adopted Ling Jing's strategy of "crossing Taihang and joining the Shangdang" and attacked Hedong instead.
Taking advantage of the entanglement between Liang Jun and Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande decided to take the first step to seize the territory.
Li Hongyun was a little confused, that’s not right! That’s not what the script said!
When he played Dou Jiande before, he knew the situation there very well.
Logically speaking, weren't all the generals under Dou Jiande bribed by Wang Shichong? Aren't they strongly opposed to this plan?
Did Dou Jiande mistakenly believe that his men were high-spirited to fight, so he did not adopt this plan and instead continued to storm Hulao Pass?
Why has the script changed again this time?
After thinking hard, Li Hongyun realized that maybe... those generals who were bribed by Wang Shichong may not necessarily have the shadow of King Qin behind them!
Obviously, this kind of intelligence and rebellion work relies entirely on others and is extremely uncontrollable.
If you want to make your opponent always act according to your plan as much as possible, the safest way is to build a strong intelligence network yourself.
Snooping, instigating rebellion, planning... Only by taking all these matters into your own hands can you ensure that every step is within your plan.
So Li Hongyun started again.
This time he began to focus on setting up an intelligence network and personally investigated the placement of spies in Dou Jiande's army. During the confrontation, he not only focused on cavalry raids, but also on intelligence work.
For the fourth time, everything originally went smoothly, but when they attacked Wang Shichong's main formation, the two sides fell into a fierce battle.
As a result, during the fighting, an army suddenly mutinied. Liang Jun, who was in a good situation, was suddenly betrayed, and Li Hongyun himself died in the rebel army.
Liang Jun collapsed completely.
Li Hongyun once again reviewed the situation angrily, only to realize that this collapse was actually due to a very small thing.
It's because he failed to distinguish rewards and punishments.
In the previous battles against Xue Ju and against Liu Wu, Zhou, Song and Jingang, although he fought bravely and took the lead, establishing authority to a certain extent and firmly holding the military power in his own hands, he did not give any post-war rewards.
Too many questions.
After accepting the reward from Liang Gaozu, he just briefly looked at the list of rewards handed over by his subordinates, and felt that there was nothing wrong with it, so he went ahead with it.
But he didn't know that there were actually many unreasonable things on this award list.
During the war, many grassroots officers fought hard, but did not receive adequate rewards; while some related officers seemed to be very useful, but in fact their achievements were exaggerated, and they received more rewards.
Sometimes, there were not many results after fighting hard battles, and the court did not have so many rewards. Li Hongyun did not choose to make up for the rewards himself, but just made do with the rewards given by the court.
When he first started leading the army, this problem had not yet appeared.
Because the soldiers still have expectations for the future. After all, they are still winning battles at this time, and they feel that there will be opportunities for rewards in the future.
However, after successively defeating the two powerful enemies of Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou, the issue of rewards still existed, so many soldiers had deep grudges.
In addition, Li Hongyun did not disband the organization and still let many demoted generals lead the old troops, which further aggravated this risk.
This time, Li Hongyun corrected these problems, and the rewards and punishments were clear.
Not only did he always pay attention to the specific tasks and execution of each middle-level and grass-roots general during the battle, but he also strictly inquired about subsequent rewards.
Those who have made meritorious deeds will be rewarded heavily, and those who have made mistakes will be severely punished. Rewards and punishments should be clearly defined, and both kindness and power should be given.
And for those who have their own little ideas when submitting military merits, they will be punished lightly and beaten severely.
If the soldiers have outstanding achievements in battle, but the spoils of war are not large enough, and the rewards from the court are not enough, then the soldiers will be rewarded out of their own pockets.
Only in this way can the three armies be guaranteed to use their lives and fight to the death.
Otherwise, at the critical moment of the battle, it is very likely that a sudden mutiny of a certain unit will cause the whole battle to fail.
…
Trying again and again, Li Hongyun could find a new shortcoming every time he tried.
He constantly made up for these shortcomings by changing his natural skills or taking advantage of his familiarity with history and the ability to repeat it infinitely.
Finally, he relied on various talents and skills and his continuous learning to build the King of Qi in this world into an all-around polygonal warrior.
Can strategize, calculate every move of the opponent, and formulate a perfect battle plan;
You can lead Yuchi Jingde and other powerful generals to charge into battle, and your arrow skills are as good as the gods, and the arrows are not missed;
Can build a powerful intelligence network and even instigate opposing generals;
Rewards and punishments are clear, kindness and power are given simultaneously, and the soldiers admire him extremely.
Relying on absolute hard power, Li Hongyun finally won the battle of Hulao Pass and captured two kings in one battle, achieving great military exploits.
Liang Gaozu was overjoyed and named him General Tiance, commanding Tiance Mansion.
But when Liu Heitao's rebellion followed, Liang Gaozu did not let King Qi lead the army, but asked King Qin to put it down.
As a result, the prince, the king of Qin, and the king of Qi also emerged in the court.
There is no doubt about the status of the prince. Even if Liang Gaozu forced him to lift him up, he would still lift him to the highest position.
Although the King of Qin did not make such great military exploits as in real history, he participated in several battles, and he was not just a soy sauce like the King of Qi in history, but also played an important role.
He is deeply loved in the military.
Under Liang Gaozu's deliberate balance, King Qin captured Liu Heita and pacified Hebei. Although his military exploits were slightly inferior to King Qi's, he was still quite powerful.
Not to mention the King of Qi played by Li Hongyun. He captured two kings in one battle and won no title. In addition, he strategized and clearly rewarded and punished. The civil servants and generals under his command were enough to compete with the King of Qin.
Then, the Turks began to invade.
The King of Qin and the King of Qi each led a group of troops to attack, but the Turks fled in the face of the wind.
In the Battle of Wulongban, the King of Qin and the King of Qi rode out together to cross the ditch. Khan Jieli Khan was so frightened that he fled all night. All the strategies prepared by Li Hongyun were not even used.
But internal conflicts intensified.
Although most of King Qin's achievements were taken by Li Hongyun first, King Qin's ability and prestige are still there.
He still has Qin Shubao and other generals under his command, as well as many famous ministers to assist him. Although it is different from the situation where the stars of Tiance Mansion shine brightly in real history, his strength cannot be underestimated.
Moreover, the light of Tiance Mansion was no longer so dazzling this time, so Liang Gaozu no longer focused his suppression on him.
On the contrary, the King of Qi, played by Li Hongyun, received more suppression.
Obviously, after unifying the world, Liang Gaozu was more wary of King Qi than King Qin.
Because Liang Gaozu suddenly realized that this son was really terrible!
As early as the age of fifteen, he accurately predicted the situation in troubled times, and later used his troops like a god to calm the world.
I thought that the King of Qin was an unparalleled genius, but I didn't expect that when compared with the King of Qi, he would only be eclipsed and work steadily as a support.
What a threat such a son would be to his throne!
Since the King of Qin could calculate the failure of Liu Wuzhou and Dou Jiande, as well as the date of Xue Ju's death, he might not be unable to calculate the date of death of his own father.
The image of "very wise yet almost demonic" caused great panic to his former enemies.
And now, this panic finally came to Liang Gaozu.
Liang Gaozu began to constantly beat the King of Qi. Of course, the prince also joined forces with Zhang Jieyu, Yin Defei and other favorite concubines to blow wind in Liang Gaozu's ears.
On the contrary, King Qin often said good things to King Qi.
After all, although King Qin has been suppressed by King Qi, he still admires his wise and almost demonic brother from the bottom of his heart. He believes that as long as the brothers work together, they can govern this huge country.
But this behavior made Liang Gaozu even more vigilant.
Because everyone can see how powerful King Qin and King Qi are. If these two people unite, let alone the crown prince, even Liang Gaozu's position will be easily overturned.
As a result, Liang Gaozu began to blatantly sidestep the situation and suppress both the King of Qin and the King of Qi at the same time.
Li Hongyun's generals were dismantled, civil servants were transferred to the Prince's Mansion, and all the private soldiers under his control were also dismantled.
The Prince's Mansion maintains as many as four thousand private soldiers.
At this point, Li Hongyun finally became anxious.
Because he realized that he could no longer wait until the Bai Jingtian incident. If he waited any longer, his power would be completely cut off.
Even if the Xuanwu Gate Incident really happened, the four thousand people brought by the prince would be enough to drown him using the human sea tactics.
As for the King of Qin...he can't protect himself now.
Moreover, Li Hongyun could not count on the King of Qin. If the King of Qin took action, he and the prince might be killed together.
At this moment, Yuchi Jingde came to the palace of Prince Qi and reported a piece of news.
"Your Majesty summons the crown prince and King Qin to the palace tomorrow."
Li Hongyun couldn't help but perked up and subconsciously looked at his bow and arrow.
Then, he stretched out his hand and tightly grasped the big bow that had accompanied him in battles for many years.
"Gather the dead soldiers and enter the palace tomorrow!"
Bai Jingtian couldn't wait any longer. He didn't have that much time.
Historically, the King of Qin had to be cautious when launching the Xuanwumen Revolution, because if it failed, the consequences would be disastrous.
But Li Hongyun doesn't need to be too careful. After all, he can choose to start over again as he is "very wise and almost a monster".
…
Li Hongyun had already completed all the preparations for the Xuanwumen Incident.
Li Hongyun, who was guarding the Xuanwu Gate, had paid more attention to He Chang and won over him in advance during the campaign.
Yuchi Jingde had already been taken under his command by him.
Although the King of Qin still had some strong generals under his command, Li Hongyun attached great importance to confidentiality this time. Under a sudden attack, he was confident that the King of Qin would not be able to organize enough manpower.
Although the number of private soldiers in the hands of the prince at this time was several times that of the King of Qin, it was the King of Qin that Li Hongyun was extremely afraid of in his heart.
After leading the troops into Xuanwu Gate, Li Hongyun sent Yuchi Jingde and Baiqi to ambush, while he personally led the troops to find Liang Gaozu and invite his father to go boating on the sea pond.
This is not a good idea. In real history, this task should have been completed by Hou Junji.
But Li Hongyun is just a player. He doesn't need to think about how to record it in history books, nor does he need to care about the subsequent impact of this incident.
He just needs to win the Xuanwu Gate Change at this moment.
Therefore, he chose the safest way.
After controlling Liang Gaozu and many ministers and inviting them to row a boat on the sea pond, Yuchi Jingde also began to ambush the prince and the King of Qin.
But the prince and the King of Qin were not from the same place, so they did not act at the same time.
King Qin entered first, but soon realized that something was wrong, so he rode his horse and fled eastward.
After weighing the situation, Yuchi Jingde decided to kill the prince first.
After Li Hongyun returned, he learned that King Qin had escaped and immediately sent his generals to pursue him.
Although the King of Qin was extremely brave, he was eventually captured by hundreds of cavalry.
Yuchi Jingde, who was covered in blood, persuaded: "Your Majesty! King Qin is heroic and powerful, and he has great aspirations for the world. If your Majesty wants to secure the throne, he should be killed immediately!"
Other generals also requested orders one after another.
Obviously, there is no mercy in a brutal power struggle.
As long as the King of Qin is alive, these groups of heroes in the Qi Palace will be a huge threat.
Li Hongyun sighed softly.
In fact, if there really was such a talented King of Qi in history, then King Qin would be the emperor, and King Qi would lead the troops to pacify all directions, and the two brothers would create a super dynasty that would be more powerful than the Zhenguan rule in history.
But this is ultimately unlikely.
Because the King of Qin and the King of Qi are both positioned as "monarchs" rather than famous generals.
The role played by King Qi under King Qin may not be greater than that of Li Jing, but the threat to the throne is much greater than that of Li Jing.
Finally, Li Hongyun made up his mind to bring this trial to a successful conclusion.
"Second brother, no, King Qin.
"Perhaps you don't know that I have tried countless times to really defeat you.
"Now I finally won, but it's nothing to be proud of.
"At the end, do you have any last words?"
Li Hongyun looked at King Qin. He had never thought before that he could really defeat this talented man.
Of course, his success was achieved through the blessing of a large number of golden talents and skills, the foresight to understand history, and the ability to play the game over infinite times.
Therefore, he did not feel proud and proud, but felt a little disappointed.
If he became emperor, could he really do better than King Qin?
Obviously, that's impossible.
However, what Li Hongyun didn't expect was that the tied King Qin actually showed a meaningful smile.
"Fourth brother, I just want to ask you a question."
Li Hongyun nodded: "You can ask."
The corners of King Qin's mouth continued to rise: "Who are you now?
