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Chapter 868 The Chosen One!
The envoys from the Tang Dynasty sent by Li Yuan were Li Xiaoji, King of Yong'an, and Tang Jian, Minister of Civil Affairs, both of whom were trusted by Li Yuan.

As soon as the two of them entered Suzhou, they were very surprised. Suzhou didn't feel depressed at all. The streets were lined up shoulder to shoulder and bustling with traffic.

Li Xiaoji was shocked and said: "Suzhou looks even more prosperous than Chang'an. I really can't believe it."

Tang Jian also said with emotion: "Yes, the Luo family formed a stronghold to protect themselves. There was no war in Suzhou, so it was naturally prosperous, while Yangzhou was much depressed.

The same is true for Chengdu, which is even more prosperous than Chang'an.

In this competition, the world will rise and benefit the world, and the pattern of Luo San and Su Si will definitely change.

The fall of Yangzhou and Luoyang due to military disasters is destined to be seen.

Luoyang is a holy city and can be rebuilt in the future. The recovery of Yangzhou will depend on merchants from all over the world. However, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty built a canal that leads directly to Yangzhou, so the recovery may be faster. "

The Tang Dynasty envoy was very large in number. As soon as they entered the territory of Suzhou, they were immediately informed by the Luo family. The people from the Luo family hurriedly came to greet them, and the group headed to Suzhou Manor.

Here, Tang Jian and Li Xiaoji met Luo Xuanjing and Luo Jingcheng. According to the news obtained from Datang, Luo Family in Jiangnan was chaired by Luo Xuanjing and Luo Jingcheng, and Luo Xuanjing's voice would probably still be On a higher level, Luo girls have always had the tradition of presiding over the family.

The two looked at each other and smiled. Luo Jingcheng invited the angel into the mansion and asked casually, "I wonder what official position your Majesty gave Du Fuwei?"

Edict: With Luo Jingcheng as the Duke of Gusu County, with a settlement of 5,000 households, in the Shangzhu Kingdom, with the addition of the Kaifu Yitong Three Divisions, as a general of heroic cavalry, and as the right servant of Shangshu of Jiangnan Road. "

Because the pressure on Tang Jun was not small.

The current Tang Dynasty has a state-county system, and the governors, especially the governors of Shangzhou like Suzhou, are basically the top local officials.

Needless to say, Luo Xuanjing's Marching Marshal was a temporary dispatch official, just like Li Shimin's Marching Marshal.

"Write a letter to Du Fuwei and persuade him to give up the throne. This is a way to die."

Behind Li Shimin, the people lined up were Luo Xuanye, Luo Xuanling, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Gong. Each one was more powerful than the other. They were all generals with ten thousand enemies, especially Luo Xuanye and Qin Qiong. , taking the enemy general's head from the crowd of thousands of horses is simply outrageous and inhuman.

However, Du Fuwei didn't feel anything was wrong. This incident was quite outrageous. Even Han Wumu didn't want the throne at the beginning, but now he dared to take over the position of prince.

……

If Du Fuwei wants to die on his own, there is nothing he can do, but if Du Fuwei doesn't cause trouble, Luo Shi will have to protect him. Otherwise, people will be scattered. How will Luo Shi lead the team in the future? He won't even be able to protect his own people. live.

Edict: Luo Xuanjing is the wife of Wu State, the same princess, the governor of Suzhou, and the general manager of the march in Jiangnan Road. You are very worthy. "

Li Shimin came on horseback. He appeared in almost every corner of the land of Heluo. With only a few people, he laughed loudly at Wang Shichong's army on the city wall and said, "I am Li Shimin, King of Qin. Who dares to fight?"

Facing the arrogant Li Shimin, Luoyang didn't seem to hear him. He just showed resentment but didn't dare to attack. Those who looked at Li Shimin were a little afraid.

This imperial edict is much more sincere than the one given to Du Fuwei. It is considered normal by everyone. In politics, normality is a good thing, which means it will not attract criticism.

"Xuanjing, the noble daughter of the Zirluo family, was born in the Emperor Gaozong, was famous in Jiangzuo, had great prestige, had great righteousness, was a hero among women, and was no less worthy of others.

This is a third-grade official!
Although the Tang Dynasty established Tao on the state, the current Tao is still a purely military institution.

The Tang army had launched a general attack on Luoyang a month ago, but the Luoyang defenders were extremely strong. The Tang army suffered huge casualties but made no progress.

Last month, there would have been various pressures, but after the grain was shipped from Suzhou, the pressure on Luoyang's front line for grain and grass suddenly eased.

For example, Luo Jingcheng's Jiangnan Daoxingtai Shangshu Youpuse sounds like a civil official, but in fact because the world is not peaceful, he has only one responsibility, which is to raise food and grass. He is a typical military attache.

But the war was not just about food and grass pressure. During the six months of confrontation with Wang Shichong, the Tang army also suffered heavy casualties.

This is what happens when you siege a city. No one in history has ever really conquered a fortified city. Almost all the fortified cities that were captured were due to factors other than war.

Ok?
Luo Jingcheng and Luo Xuanjing, who originally just asked casually, immediately realized that something was wrong. There was nothing wrong with Kaifu Yi, Sansi and Shangzhuguo, but neither the title nor the position was right.

Tang Jian looked at it and smiled and said: "Your Majesty made King Xu the Minister of Xingtai of the Southeast Road, and granted the title of Shangzhu Kingdom and Kaifu Yitong. You are really trustworthy."

There was a burst of laughter in the military camp, but Luo Xuanye did not laugh.

Collapsed earthwork, messy weeds, blood falling on the weeds, and corpses lying in the grass. Looking from a distance, it is a desolate scene. This is today's Central Plains.

Among Li Yuan's sons, Li Shimin was previously the Shangshu Ling of Daoxingtai in Yizhou, Li Yuanba was the Shangshu Ling of Daoxingtai in Hebei Province, and Li Yuanji was the Shangshu Ling of Daoxingtai in Xiangzhou. This official position was also given to princes, or at least to clan members. Responsible for.

The military and political power was also given to a place. Li Yuan gave Luo Jingcheng the right servant shot, and Luo Xuanjing the marching general manager. At least on the surface, the power was divided, but Du Fuwei was given complete trust.

Li Yuan, an old boy, had no good intentions. Luo Xuanjing and Luo Jingcheng secretly looked at each other and couldn't help but feel wary of Li Yuan.

These six powerful generals with ten thousand enemies, coupled with Li Shimin, a commander who was extremely good at seizing the opportunity, Zheng Jun, who had suffered heavy losses, would never try to fight the Tang Army in the field again.

Luo Xuanjing whispered beside Luo Jingcheng. Luo Jingcheng nodded to indicate that he understood. Tang Jian and Li Xiaoji walked into Luo Mansion with smiles on their faces.

Zheng Jun did not go out to fight. Li Shimin smiled casually and returned to the camp. He came in front of Luoyang City on a whim. He often had such sudden thoughts.

King Xu, as soon as he heard it, he was a prince. How could there be any reason to grant the title of prince to a minister?

Southeast Road Xingtai Shangshu Ling, this is also quite wrong, and it is no less wrong than the prince.

Luo Jingcheng wrote a letter to persuade Du Fuwei to surrender using his personal reputation and the reputation of the Luo family. Li Yuan had no good intentions towards Du Fuwei, which was a challenge to the political credibility of the Luo family.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Luo Jingcheng and Luo Xuanjing looked at each other, a little surprised. They didn't expect that Li Yuan would let Luo Xuanjing serve as the governor of Suzhou.

Returning to the military camp, Li Shimin smiled heartily and said: "Since Wang Shichong likes to spend time with us, then we will spend time with him. There is a constant supply of food in Jiangnan. We want to see whether Wang Shichong will starve to death first, or we will starve to death first."

Wang Shichong deeply understood that after losing this battle, there would be no chance again, so he fought tenaciously.

Li Xiaoji did not waste any time, and started to read out the imperial edict directly, "Zirluo family is Jingcheng. He is from a famous family and has great authority in Jiangzuo. He has made many achievements in his life and is outstanding in the world. Since the end of the Sui Dynasty, he has cheered up his whole life and maintained his family." Ye, now that I have observed the situation, my heart returns to Tang Dynasty. I am very happy about it.

After reading out the imperial edict given to Luo Jingcheng, they did not stop. Neither Li Yuan nor Li Xiuning would forget Luo Xuanjing, the daughter of the Luo family who had been with Luo Su for many years.

Neither of them were stupid, and they understood immediately, "The Emperor of Tang wants us to launch an offensive in the south and capture the city."

It was precisely because of this that Li Shimin changed his strategy and cut off Luoyang's connection with the outside world.

Wang Shichong couldn't win in a field battle, and he couldn't fight with exhaustion. How could he win?
Today's Luoyang City, even if it is described as hell, is not an exaggeration. Luoyang City is the largest city in the world with a large population. The Tang army only besieged the city for a month, and no less than one-third of the people in the city starved to death.

Even many low-level officials could not guarantee that they would have food. Even so, Wang Shichong still turned a blind eye to Li Shimin's letter of persuasion to surrender. He was eagerly waiting for the arrival of his savior.

In Luoyang Palace, Wang Shichong knelt in front of the Buddha statue and kept muttering, "Dou Jiande, Dou Jiande, why don't you come?"

Everyone had expected the tragic situation in Luoyang City, but that's what war is like.

And when the battle is over, all the money and silk in the city will be rewarded to the soldiers. This is Li Tang's military law. Although the city is not massacred, the people in the city will not be able to save anything except their lives.

Li Shimin looked at the map and said slowly: "Now the Central Plains is basically owned by the Tang Dynasty. Hulao Pass was not in the hands of the Tang Dynasty before, so we attacked Luoyang.

Now that this gateway to Guandong is in our hands, there is no chance of an accident. Dou Jiande, who supports Wang Shichong, will definitely pass through here, and I will block him. "

Sitting in the tent was a luxurious group of people: Luo Xuanye, Luo Xuanling, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, Qu Tutong, Yuchigong, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Xu Shiji, Liu Hongji, Yin Kaishan, The luxurious configuration of Li Shimin's Prince Qin's Mansion helped him build his current achievements.

Luo Xuanye and Changsun Wuji have accompanied him from the founding of the Tang Dynasty to the present. Most of them were people who surrendered, but they became his important ministers.

Veteran general Qu Tutong always insisted on his own opinion, that is, to withdraw the troops. When fighting, he emphasized the word "stability", "Wang Shichong is in the front and Dou Jiande is in the back. It is really too dangerous. Once attacked from two sides, our army will be defeated, and it will be defeated all the time." The battle is irreversible.

And King Qin, the morale of our army is no longer as high as it was when it just came out of the pass. Previously, it was unable to attack the city and suffered a lot of casualties, which was a huge blow to the morale of our army. Now the soldiers are very tired. If we still face this It is impossible to sustain the war. "

Qu Tutong's words were so reasonable that Li Shimin didn't know how to refute, but he was unwilling to listen to Qu Tutong's opinion. He turned his eyes to Luo Xuanye, and Luo Xuanye said in a deep voice: "There has never been a war. There is no right answer, it is just a choice. It is a choice to work steadily but give up the current results.

Whether to catch Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande in one fell swoop and then establish the general trend of the world in one fell swoop depends on the choice now.

King Qin, what will you choose?

We all obey your orders. "

What Qin King Li Shimin would choose is not a question. Everyone in the tent looked at Li Shimin. They all knew what Li Shimin would say, but they were still waiting. Qu Tutong's eyes were a little dim, but as long as Li Shimin gave the order, he would Do it without hesitation, even if he doesn't agree with it.

Li Shimin was silent for a moment, then looked around at everyone, and said with emotion for a long time: "If I don't have Hulao Pass in my hands, I will definitely return to the pass, but since I have Hulao Pass in my hands, then I will have a fight with Dou Jiande.

I have made up my mind to fight Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande in the Central Plains. I will defeat Dou Jiande here and drive him back to Hebei!

Luoyang, Central Plains, I want to make a reservation! "

really!

This thought flashed through everyone's mind. Li Shimin is like this. When he holds on, he is terrifyingly stable. When he attacks and formulates strategies, he has the momentum to swallow mountains and rivers.

Li Shimin looked at the map and said solemnly: "Hulao is the key. As long as we can enter Hulao Pass and rely on this dangerous pass, we can withstand the Hebei army.

Luoyang has entered the final war, and there will not be much change here. As long as Luoyang is trapped, Wang Shichong will be defeated.

Qingyang..."

Luo Xuanye shook his head and said, "Leave this place to King Qi and King Chu. I will follow you, King Qin, to Hulao Pass. It's too dangerous there."

Li Shimin pondered for a while, his two younger brothers still had some skills, and even Yuanji, who was ineffective, would not make any big mistakes in the war.

"Okay, let's go to Hulao Pass to stop Dou Jiande. When Luoyang is captured, Dou Jiande will naturally have no choice but to retreat."

Li Shimin was very fast and quickly made arrangements to personally lead 3,500 Xuanjia troops to Hulao Pass.

Luo Xuanye and others naturally followed. Coupled with the more than 2,000 people in Hulao Pass, there were already 6,000 people in Hulao Pass. These people are naturally smaller than Dou Jiande's 100,000 troops, but they are enough to defend the city. One Hulao Pass can be compared to the 100,000 troops.

After days of traveling, Li Shimin felt quite tired, but he still managed to cheer up and patrol this fortified city.

As soon as he left, Luo Xuanye knew what he wanted to do. Li Shimin not only wanted to defend the city, but also wanted to use the city to do something to Dou Jiande, which was quite Li Shimin's idea.

……

Dou Jiande rushed all the way from Hebei to attack the city and stationed himself on the waterside outside Hulao Pass.

A court meeting was held immediately. When he went on an expedition, he brought all the ministers of Zhao State with him, which can be said to be very comprehensive.

"Li Shimin, King of Qin in the Tang Kingdom, led thousands of people to Hulao Pass, and it seemed that he was going to confront my army of 100,000.

Hahaha.

Does he think that a few thousand people can stop my army of 100,000? "

Dou Jiande laughed loudly in front of everyone, and Zhao Guozhong also burst into laughter.

When Wei Zheng heard these sounds, he felt a little harsh and couldn't help but said: "King Zhao, that's Hulao Pass. In those days, Hangu Pass was known as one man could guard the pass and no one could open it. This Hulao Pass is no less good. There were people there back then." How many wars have happened here, this important military town is not so easy to capture."

The laughter in the tent suddenly stopped. Wei Zheng was indeed the spoiler of the atmosphere. Dou Jiande smiled indifferently and stopped telling these jokes. Instead, he said: "Since the King of Qin is here, let's start attacking the city tomorrow and let the Tang army see it." Witness the power of my Yan Zhao Erlang."

Wei Zheng sat back on his seat, a little unhappy, but said nothing more. Dou Jiande was indeed a benevolent master, but perhaps because of his continuous success, he was a little conceited. Now, he couldn't listen to Wei Zheng's words.

Wei Zheng tried to speak out and remonstrate several times, but either he didn't listen at all, or Wei Zheng didn't dare to say anything anymore because he was worried that Dou Jiande couldn't help but kill him.

There is no one who can really persuade Dou Jiande now.

It is easy to obey with your mouth, but it is difficult to obey in your heart. Dou Jiande also obviously obeyed Wei Zheng, but in practice he still went his own way, which made Wei Zheng very uncomfortable.

"It would be nice if my right servant shot me. Maybe I can persuade him to move."

The right servant Wei Zheng mentioned was Luo Xuanzhao, the son of the Luo family who had taken refuge with Dou Jiande.

Nowadays, it is an absolutely high position in Zhao Guozhong. Shangshu Youpushe, Shangshu Ling and Shangshu Zuopushe are vacant. This time Dou Jiande attacked, he stayed in Handan to handle government affairs and provide Dou Jiande with food and grass.

Accompanying Dou Jiande is Luo Xuanyun, but Luo Xuanyun is young and has not yet been crowned.

Dou Jiande regarded him as a junior, and although he favored him very much and let him take charge of the Imperial Guard of Zhao State, he basically followed his opinions on military and state affairs.

Zhao Guozhong was filled with disdain for Hulao Pass. They thought that even though it was a dangerous pass, they had an army of 100,000. Even if they were surrounded ten times according to the art of war, they were already far exceeded. How could something go wrong?
But reality soon gave them a heavy slap. On the first day of the attack on Hulao Pass, Zhao Jun suffered a brutal blow, suffering heavy casualties but not even being able to touch the city wall.

This most powerful pass in the world taught Zhao Jun a hard lesson. Dou Jiande, who did not believe in evil, stormed for three more days, but except for leaving corpses, there was no result.

Zhao Jun's winning streak was shattered.

In the big tent, Dou Jiande saw this and said loudly: "What are you doing with your heads down and down?
If you want to capture the fortified city in just three days, is it too much to look down on Hulao Pass?
Although our army suffered relatively heavy casualties, didn't the Tang army suffer any casualties?
There are so few of them. If there are a lot of casualties, they will not even be able to cover the city wall and continue to attack! "

Luo Xuanyun couldn't help but said: "King Zhao, let me lead the team in person. What if we can capture a city gate?"

When Dou Jiande heard this, he waved his hands and said with a smile: "Xuan Yun.

Your brother Luo Xuanye, Duke of Zhou Dynasty of the Tang Dynasty, is in Hulao Pass. Are you his opponent? "

Luo Xuanyun hesitated when he heard the words. He must not be able to defeat Luo Xuanye. Luo Xuanye's martial arts was at the forefront in the Luo family's 1,600-year history, especially when Luo Xuanye was at the peak of his life. Peak, and his peak has not yet arrived.

Dou Jiande smiled and said: "In that case, there is no need to take this risk. If a commander fails in the battle formation, then I will suffer a big loss. If I take turns attacking like this, I can always capture it."

Luo Xuanyun sat down and clenched his hands tightly into fists, but didn't know what to say. He had an ominous premonition. He didn't know what to do if King Zhao was really defeated.

He recalled the political leaders and people in Hebei, the prosperity of Hebei, and King Zhao's benevolent treatment of nobles and common people. Now Xu Shiji and Li Shentong in Li Tangzhong should all thank King Zhao.

He recalled what his second brother said, "King Zhao is too benevolent. People like Xu Shiji and Li Shentong should be killed. Talents that cannot be used by me should be killed."

He is not the emperor yet. Only the emperor has the power to forgive everyone, and the princes should do their own thing. "

That said, it was precisely because of Dou Jiande's kindness that the second brother and he were willing to help Dou Jiande.

If Dou Jiande wins the final victory in this game, Luo Shi can get unimaginable benefits from it.

The fourth brother, fifth brother, and sixth brother who are now committed to Li Tang's camp can all safely join the Zhao camp.

……

In Hulao Pass, Li Shimin and others are also talking about Dou Jiande. It has been half a month since Dou Jiande attacked Hulao Pass. During this half month, Li Shimin and others have been stationed firmly, and Hulao Pass has not wavered at all.

Every day was a kind of torture for Luoyang. Dou Jiande became more and more anxious. If he could not break through Hulao Pass, he would have no choice but to roll back to Hebei in despair.

Li Shimin has been waiting for an opportunity.

Luo Xuanye and Luo Xuanling leaned against the city wall. Luo Xuanling suddenly said: "Fourth brother, I saw Ayun today. He is next to Dou Jiande. Second brother is not here."

Luo Xuanye nodded and said nothing, but Li Shimin came out from the corner. He was inspecting the city and happened to hear, "Qingyang Qingyu, don't worry, your brother will take him under his command after defeating Dou Jiande. His life will never be in danger." .”

Luo Xuanye and Luo Xuanling saluted, then looked at each other and smiled bitterly. This was not up to Li Shimin. What if the emperor wanted to kill Dou Jiande?
There is only one reason why the second brother and the seventh brother do not fight, and that is not to kill Dou Jiande. As long as Dou Jiande is killed, the two of them will fight Li Tang for whatever reason.

If the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was Li Shimin, then...

Li Shimin didn't feel the uneasiness in the two people's hearts, "Let's go, I called people into the house to discuss the next thing. I estimate that the time is almost up. Dou Jiande should start to get anxious."

Li Shimin is best at making others anxious. When he is anxious, he will easily reveal his flaws, and then he can use this flaw to severely defeat Dou Jiande.

……

When Dou Jiande couldn't make a fierce attack, someone gave him an idea, that is, instead of attacking Hulao Pass, he should detour through the Taihang Mountains and enter Hedong from the Taihang Eight Paths.

Now all the Tang troops are in the Central Plains, and Hedong is empty. As long as Hedong is captured, Guanzhong will be threatened.

In other words, it is not a threat at all. Guanzhong is extremely empty now. Dou Jiande can even copy the process of Li Yuan seizing Guanzhong.

This is a very bold idea, which was born out of the encirclement of Wei and the rescue of Zhao. When Dou Jiande first heard about it, he was quite moved.

Because this proposal was full of good prospects, Dou Jiande thought a lot and finally rejected the proposal.

During this process, Wei Zheng did not persuade Dou Jiande because Wei Zheng also felt that this method was not as good as imagined.

The Tang army was indeed in the Central Plains, and it was indeed empty, but to what extent was it considered empty?
Six thousand Tang troops stationed at Hulao Pass can stop the Zhao army from moving forward. There are also many fortified cities in Hedong, such as Jinyang. They are all fortified cities. As long as there are thousands of soldiers and horses, it will be difficult to conquer.

When Liu Wu, Zhou Song, and Jingang were able to sweep Hedong, it was because they encountered Li Yuanji, a loser.

But who is guarding Hedong now?
Hedong Dao Xingtai Shangshu Ling, Hedong Dao Marching Chief, Jinyang left behind, Pingyang Princess Li Xiuning!
Everyone in the world doesn't know about the reputation of this princess. She defended Hedong. Where in Hedong is it so easy to break through?
If the army goes to Hedong, crosses the Taihang Mountains, and fails to capture Hedong, it will face the risk of running out of food. Li Shimin will definitely attack Zhao Jun from behind. In a place like Hedong, the brutality of the Changping Battle is likely to be repeated. .

Moreover, they came to rescue Wang Shichong. The reason why the Tang army only has 6,000 soldiers and horses stationed here is because Wang Shichong is restraining the Tang army in Luoyang. If Luoyang falls due to the detour to the Taihang Mountains, the Tang army will be in the vast Central Plains. Hedong and Guanzhong are connected together.

All the troops could be withdrawn. In view of this, Wei Zheng did not persuade Dou Jiande to accept this suggestion.

For Dou Jiande, what he was thinking was even simpler. He had an army of 100,000 people, but he faced a pass with only a few thousand people. Why couldn't he break it?

As long as he can break through Hulao Pass, the Tang army, which is besieged on both sides, will inevitably collapse. He will be able to march straight in, not only destroying the main force of the Tang army here, but also directly gaining access to the Central Plains.

At that time, Hedong could only surrender. The entire east of the Yellow River would be Zhao's territory, and his great cause of unifying the world would basically be completed.

It's all about this battle, one battle will determine the outcome.

This is the difference between a counselor and a king!
Why is Dou Jiande hiding?
In the process of becoming the emperor, there should be no fear. Is he worse than that Qin King Li Shimin?

Or is he inherently inferior to that Li Yuan?
There is no such truth in this world. That Li Shimin received the letter of mediation from him, but ignored it and detained the envoy. Isn't that the same idea?
Li Shimin also wanted to defeat both himself and Wang Shichong in one battle and achieve his great cause in the Tang Dynasty.

Skillful!

I, Dou Jiande, think so too!

Then let me see who is the chosen one in this era!

Hebei God Lord Yuan Benchu, you have failed. Zhao State is called a puppet state, but the hearts of the people in Hebei will never be destroyed.

Now I rise from Hebei and establish the State of Zhao according to the people of Hebei. This time we will not fail.

I have the hearts of the people in Hebei. Those who win the hearts of the people will win the world. This is what King Su said.

Lord Su Wang, please protect me!
……

The night sky was clear and the stars were shining brightly. Li Shimin stood on the city wall and looked at the dark outside of the city. His thoughts were rolling in his heart. He seemed to see a shining star rising in the dark night. That person was called Dou Jiande.

Li Shimin didn't have any uneasiness in his heart, he only felt excited. This month's war only made him feel that the balance of victory was tilted towards him. He was now full of confidence.

He recalled the ancient etiquette, slowly crossed his hands, placed them on his forehead, and bowed his head.

Lord Su, please send down the destiny for the Tang Dynasty!

Come upon...!

(End of this chapter)