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Yang lost, Yuci lost./First/First

After the Xiliang army left the well | after the pass, it was like a broken embroidery. After Yuci, it had already reached seven counties of Taiyuan County. The east side of Taiyuan had all fallen into Xiao Buyi's hands!

The iron clanging, straddling the seven counties and four mountains, the sky and the earth are dark, the earth is moving, the mountains are shaking, the beacons are rising, and the swords are gone.

Li Zhongwen and Yuwen were anxious when they learned the news.

They knew that the Xiliang army was very sharp, but they didn't expect that their downtown was as sharp as the one below. Shi Ai and Shouyang were fine, after all, that was not the strategic focus. To defend Taiyuan was to defend the fundamental place, and it was impossible to cover everything. Choosing to give up some areas and strategically sticking to certain places was what they should do. But Yuci was actually destroyed in one day, which made Li Zhongwen and others unbelievable!

Wherever Xiao Buyi's soldiers arrived, no one could stop him.

Yuci is the barrier in the eastern part of Taiyuan. Li Yuan appointed Wei Yijie to guard the city, commanding nearly 10,000 elite troops, and there were sufficient preparations to defend the city. Li Zhongwen only felt that no matter what Yuci, it would be no problem to persist for more than a month. As long as Yuci defended it, Taiyuan City would be restless. The Turkic soldiers would move south soon, and Xiao Buyi would never please him.

But before the Turkic troops arrived, Xiao Buyi had arrived.

Xiao Buyi had already thorned, and Xiao Buyi used the city-breaking crossbow. Xiao Buyi did not conquer Yuci, but destroyed Yuci City. The catapult and city-breaking crossbows took turns to destroy Yuci City Wall. After destroying Yuci City Wall, the Xiliang army relied on a large number of people to defeat the Tang army, and relied on a large number of people to break through the opponent's defense.

Tang army general Wei Yijie and Yang Maojin died in battle, and Yuci nearly 10,000 Tang troops survived.

Pound Yuci. After passing Huangshe Ridge, it was Taiyuan. When he learned that Yuci was defeated, Li Zhongwen and others had already been in full force and were ready for the whole nation.

Li Zhongwen and the Right Guard General Yuwen studied and discussed strategies to resist opponents overnight. Li Zhongwen was originally Taichangqing. Because of his contribution to the battle in Hedong, he was appointed as Taigu Duke. Although Yuwen was falsely accused by Li Yuanji, Li Yuan still knew the general idea and knew that he would defend the country and rely on these loyal ministers. Therefore, after losing Taiyuan, he did not blame Yuwen. Later, he was even more recognized as Yin Qing Guanglu Dafu. He was highly valued. The two were trusted by Li Yuan. They were determined to fight to the death to defend the city.

"Taigugong. Taiyuan City is not short of soldiers. There are as many elite soldiers as 50,000. In addition, the people who travel in various places are recruiting people, and it is not a problem to raise 100,000 people. I heard that the Xiliang army is only as many as 100,000. Taiyuan City uses 100,000 people to defend it. Occupy the terrain. The food and grass are enough for several years. Regular resistance is not a problem." Yuwen~ analyzed the overall situation.

"Xiao Buyi always does not use conventional means to attack the city." Li Zhongwen said worriedly: "Taiyuan Dongqi County. Yuci has sufficient troops. He used a city breaking crossbow to destroy the city wall. Then he conquered it in one go. It makes people worry about it."

Yuwen said: "Taiyuan is different from Yuci. Taiyuan is divided into two cities inside and outside. The other city breaking crossbow may be able to destroy the outer city. But it is not so easy to attack the inner city."

Li Zhongwen pondered and said, "What do you mean is that we and the Xiliang Army are preparing to fight alleys outside the inner city? If we rely on the terrain, we can indeed keep the crossbow cart from a distance."

Yuwen~ nodded and said, "We must be prepared like this. The biggest problem with Yuci being defeated is that seeing that the opponent is fierce, the city is insufficient, and the city is not in danger of leaving, so the opponent is pinching the fatal hole."

Li Zhongwen thought of something, "We should not repeat the same mistakes. Since we have more troops, it is better to send two teams of troops to the Longshan Mountains and the village between Mengshan Mountains. If the enemy attacks the city, our army can harass them from both sides. If we do not attack, we will not be able to defend it?" Longshan is located in the southwest of Taiyuan, Mengshan is located in the northwest of Taiyuan, and the two mountains and one city happens to be a triangle.

Yuci lost its despair and Taiyuan left the blockade, so Li Zhongwen could only separate camps to resist Xiao Buyi.

Yuwen~ said: "This is indeed a great trick. In this way, we will not be beaten like Yuci, and we cannot fight back. If we can wait for an opportunity to destroy the crossbows and catapults of the Xiliang Army, we will have a greater grasp of defending the city."

Li Zhongwen smiled bitterly and said, "I am actually quite hesitant about the division of troops. I don't know what the result is. The Xiliang army has defeated Yuci, stationed troops in the west of Huangsheling, looking at Taiyuan from afar. I believe that even if I break through several counties, I will have to rest for a few days before I can attack Taiyuan with all my strength. Crossbows and catapults are their powerful weapons for siege. How can they not guard the elite troops? But according to my opinion, he may not necessarily destroy Taiyuan City."

Yuwen said: "Why did Mr. Taigu think so?"

"If Xiao Buyi goes to Taiyuan, he will rely on Taiyuan as a springboard to attack Hedong and cross the river to attack Guanzhong. Since that is the case, he will always leave this foundation."

Yuwen shook his head and said, "I don't think so. Xiao Buyi is a man with many tricks. He is determined to be Guanzhong. Since that's the case, he should use any means. He only wants to break the city, open up the road to Hedong, and follow the example of the way the emperor took Guanzhong and destroy Taiyuan. It is not impossible for him to destroy."

Li Zhongwen sighed to the sky and said, "If he really had this idea, he would be afraid that the creatures would be in trouble."

Yuwen's eyes lit up and he whispered: "Duke Taigu, if Xiao Buyi really wants to destroy the city, I have a plan."

Li Zhongwen hurriedly asked, "I wonder what General Yuwen has to do?"

Yuwen said: "In the past, Li Shanfei attacked Taiyuan quickly, and Xiao Buyi lifted the siege of Taiyuan... His reputation is very high in Taiyuan."

Li Zhongwen frowned and said, "I am indeed worried about this. When Xiao Buyi made a thousand miles of news, he fought against the Turks and broke the siege of Yanmen. Later, he defeated Lishanfei and shocked Shanxi. The people on the border had a great impression of him. If the people listened to his rumors and turned against him, we must be careful."

Yuwen said: "But at this time, and at that time, Xiao Buyi has been in Jiangnan for many years, and the Eastern Capital has fought, and most people in Shanxi have returned to the emperor. The people are ignorant and like to believe in rumors. We can actually spread rumors that the Western Liang army was in Taiyuan, and they were cruel and violent. Wherever they went, they slaughtered countless people and did not grow any grass."

Li Zhongwen said: "Well... it's okay."

Yuwen~ Seeing Li Zhongwen agreeing, he lowered his voice and said, "In fact, this trick was used when the emperor was in charge of the uprising, but it was only used to arouse the people's resentment towards those who colluded with the Turks..."

"Silence!" Li Zhongwen had heard something, and looked around in a hurry. Seeing that there was no one around, he breathed a sigh of relief, "General Yuwen, this kind of thing is unreasonable!"

Yuwen shook his head, "Actually, everyone knows this kind of thing."

"No need to say more." Li Zhongwen said firmly.

Yuwen sighed, "Okay, I just want to say that as long as we promote Xiao Buyi's cruelty and the people do not know the truth, they will naturally work together with us. As long as Xiao Buyi destroys the outer city, the people will help us fight bravely with the Xiliang army to protect their homes. Even if we lose to Xiao Buyi, they will still be severely damaged. If the Turkic soldiers arrive... they will definitely be able to fight them back to Hebei, and they may be wiped out in Shanxi. I wonder what Taigu is saying?"

Li Zhongwen hesitated for a long time, "This plan is feasible, but when will this Turkic soldier arrive?"

Yuwen sighed: "The Turkic soldiers will not cause less land harm than the Western Liang army."

Li Zhongwen knew what Yuwen meant. When he defeated Liu Wuzhou, the Turkic soldiers were attacked.

They had too much energy to burn and kill the Wuzhou tribe in Mayi and Yanmen. After all, most of the people who followed Liu Wuzhou's uprising were there, and their hometown was in trouble. How could they not be anxious? Song Jingang Baibi was defeated, and Liu Wuzhou actually had some strength, but he abandoned Taiyuan and fled north because he was attacked from both sides and had no intention of fighting.

Li Zhongwen took over Taiyuan since then. After that war, the Turkic soldiers thought they had made great achievements, but they did not rob them in the border and came to Taiyuan to plunder again. I think the emperors of the Tang army all submitted their condemnations to the Turks, so how could those Turks take Li Zhongwen seriously? As a result, the Turkic soldiers plundered for more than a month, and they did everything they could to rape, kill, and plunder. The people suffered hardly. Li Zhongwen was completely uncontrollable. That period was the darkest day since Li Zhongwen led the army. Yuwen's old story was re-reported, and Li Zhongwen was in a conflict. He knew that with his own ability, he could not defeat Xiao Buyi. So he hoped that the Turkic soldiers would come, quickly defeat the Western Liang army and return Anning to Shanxi. But he also knew that the Turkic soldiers were coming, but he was afraid that the Turkic soldiers would become more severe, which would make the military and civilians even more uncomfortable.

While hesitating, a soldier hurried over and said, "Duke Taigu, the Turkic envoy Guqilu is here."

Li Zhongwen was mixed with joy and sorrow. What was happy was that Gu Chulu was a popular man under Li, and now he has been promoted to Shijin. He once went to Xijing with Li to show off his power and almost rode on Li Yuan's head. Since he has come, it means that Li is about to send troops. Worry, Gu Chulu is a greedy guy, and it is not easy to deal with this person.

He stood up and greeted him with a crown. Yuwen frowned a little, but could only follow him.

In Taiyuan City, the two of them have the largest official titles. If they don’t welcome them, they are afraid that this bone fortune will leave if they twist.

When Gu Chulu came in, several Turkic generals followed him, his eyes seemed to be on his head, and he said straight: "Li Zhongwen, this Taiyuan City is not as popular as I imagined. But when you heard the tone of your message, you always feel that even if a person's butt is burned, it's just like that. Has the face next to you been kicked by a donkey? Why is that color?" Several Turkic generals around him laughed and were full of contempt. This is an advantage in the bones. For at least many years, except for the short ten years in which Qimin was in power, the Turkic soldiers have always regarded the Central Plains as a treasure house and taken it by taking it. They look down on the Central Plains people because in their eyes, the Central Plains people only have civil strife and only ask the Turkic people to help conquer the world. After conquering the world, they have to keep showing goodwill to the Turkic people. How could such Central Plains people be taken seriously by the Turkic people?

Yuwen was furious and thought to himself that he was a great general, but in Gu Chulu's eyes, he was actually worse than a dog. Li Zhongwen took a breath and squeezed out a smile and said, "Yi Jin was joking. He... was not feeling well and was sick."

Gu Chulu was used to this kind of servility and was too lazy to care. He yawned and chose the most noble position to sit down and said, "I brought two hundred people here."

"Okay, I understand." Li Zhongwen pulled a personal soldier and whispered a few words. The personal soldier hurriedly left. After a while, several people actually brought a large box over.

Gu Chulu finally felt a little energetic and straightened his body. The Turkic generals around him were even more like dogs seeing bones. His eyes shone brightly, and the box lid opened, revealing a dazzling light. At this time, the warm sun was shining in the lobby, shining on the orange gold, with a blazing light.

Gu Chulu laughed and said, "Li Zhongwen, among the people like the Tang Dynasty, I like you the most."

Li Zhongwen said: "Please wait for some thoughts to accept." Seeing Gu Chulu's satisfied expression, Li Zhongwen asked: "But I don't know when Khan will send troops?"

"The Xiliang Army has not arrived, why are you in a hurry?" Gu Chulu turned around and looked at him, "Last time I brought back a few maids in the ground, and they were very envious when they saw him. This time I came... I also want you to help find a few."

Li Zhongwen's face changed slightly, and he was as usual in a flash, "This... is certainly possible." Several generals around Gu Chulu laughed, with indescribable contempt and obscene expressions.

Li Zhongwen endured the humiliation and whispered: "Yi Jin, I wonder when Khan will send troops?"

Gu Chulu stood up and walked over, patted Li Zhongwen's shoulder hard, "You satisfy us, of course we can't accept your filial piety in vain. Don't worry, Khan's army has arrived at the Tianchi Lake in the north of Loufan. You need the Xiliang army to fight quickly and let us take care of their retreat."

Li Zhongwen was both surprised and happy. According to his news, the Turkic soldiers were always in Dingxiang. How could they suddenly go south and advance hundreds of miles to Loufan North?

Seeing Li Zhongwen humiliation, Gu Chulu laughed and said, "You don't have a saying in the Central Plains that soldiers are the most powerful? Khan can send troops, how can you think of it? Get ready for women quickly!"

Gu Chulu only stayed in Taiyuan City for three days, but Xiao Buyi did not even have any troops to come to the city!

Li Zhongwen couldn't figure it out, the soldiers and civilians in Taiyuan couldn't figure it out, but Gu Chulu felt majestic. Xiao Buyi knew that he had arrived in Taiyuan, so he didn't dare to attack, so he couldn't help but humiliate Li Zhongwen again.

Three days later, Gu Chulu brought 200 Turkic soldiers and sufficient gold, and the woman left Taiyuan City, saying that since Xiao Buyi did not send troops, he would ask Khan to send troops.

Li Zhongwen spoke softly and asked Gu Chulu to say good things. Gu Chulu laughed out loud and went out of the city and headed north. After dozens of miles, he stopped his horse and ordered several generals to take the Turkic soldiers to turn around first, but he led a general and more than a dozen Turkic soldiers turned east.

To the east is the area of ​​the Xiliang Army, and to the southeast is Huangsheling. If Li Zhongwen saw his move, he would probably not understand it.

This move by Gu Chulu will not only make Li Zhongwen confused, but even if he is accompanying him, he will still be confused. "Wait for jin, what will we do in the East?"

"It is said that the King of Xiliang is so powerful that I want to meet. Trerek, have you always wanted to see him?" Gu Qiulu said.

The general said angrily: "I wish I could peel him off and get cramps! But if we go like this, wouldn't we die?" Although the general was arrogant, it was based on the foundation of thousands of troops. Knowing that these people were only afraid that they would not be enough to fill the gaps in the Xiliang army.

"Terrek died at his hands, no wonder you hold a grudge, but this time we are going to be the messenger." Guqiludao. It turned out that Terrek was Terrek's brother, and Terrek died under Xiao Buyi's iron cavalry in Hebei, so Terrek was very angry with Xiao Buyi.

"Messenger? What messenger?" Trerek said in a daze.

Gu Chulu smiled and said, "Do you think we really want to help Li Tang?"

Trerek changed color and said, "Do we want to help Dongdu?"

Gu Chulu sighed: "Khan has no headaches against the enemy, but the headache is that our generals are too simple."

Trerek knew that Gu Chulu was mocking him, and his face turned red and said, "I don't understand a lot, but I must avenge my elder brother."

Gu Chulu said: "They often say that gentlemen take revenge, it's not too late for ten years. If you want to take revenge, you don't have to hurry. Although Khan now helps Li Tang, he doesn't want Li Yuan to unify the world. The best result is of course, let Xijing and Dong fight.

Both were injured. Then the strength of the Central Plains was greatly reduced..."

"At that time we can enter the Central Plains and unify the world?" Trerek said excitedly.

Gu Chulu laughed and said, "Teller, you are not too stupid. Of course, the best result is to let them fight for both sides and get both sides. The Khan can get the world, and the least it will also hurt their vitality. At that time, we will ask for their land and money, which is easy to get back to the back?"

"Then this hatred?" Trerek said unforgettably.

Gu Chulu's face turned aside and said in a deep voice: "Teller, if you can't bear it, you will be in trouble! Why should you rush to avenge this hatred? Wouldn't it be even more satisfying to torture them every day?"

Although Trerek was dissatisfied, he did not dare to disobey the meaning of Guqilu. Seeing Huangshe Ridge looking at the mountain, there were flags floating hidden on the mountain. When he knew that he had arrived at the Xiliang army, he was worried, "If we go, what should they do if they kill us?"

Gu Chulu smiled contemptuously, "First, I am an envoy. The two countries have fought military forces and not killed the envoys. This is the rule since ancient times. Although these people from Central Plains are not good, they still have to abide by this rule. Second, I negotiate with them on behalf of Khan to give them a chance. They cannot ask for anything, so how can they kill us? On the contrary, they can't ask for us. I think that the emperor of Li Tang respects me. What is a King of Xiliang?"

After saying that, Gu Chilu laughed loudly. When Trerek thought about it, he was indeed the case and couldn't help but let go of his worries.

The two of them rode their horses close to Huangsheling, and saw the Xiliang military camp descending on the mountain. They were magnificent and could not help but feel shocked.

Before he could get close, a team of cavalry came over. The general led by Li Wenxiang, shouting, "What are you doing?" The cavalry came so fast that when Li Wenxiang asked, he had surrounded more than a dozen Turkic soldiers, and he looked at him coldly.

After all, Gu Chulu had seen a big scene and was not panicked. He said in a deep voice: "My name is Gu Chulu. The Turks' Qi Jin came to negotiate with the King of Xiliang at the order of Khan."

Li Wenxiang looked at Gu Qiulu up and down and said coldly: "Wait." He rode his horse and turned around, and the other soldiers were eyeing him with bad expressions. Gu Qiulu was used to the flattering expression in Li Tang, and suddenly saw this kind of reception. After Li Wenxiang entered the camp, he came out for a long time. Although Gu Qiulu was arrogant during this period, he did not dare to act wildly, just because he found that he was surrounded by an opponent. There were about a hundred cavalrymen, all of them looked fierce and hard, and it was difficult to deal with.

When his whole body was chilling and his butt was hot, Li Wenxiang left the camp and said coldly: "Come with me." The cavalrymen rushed Gu Chulu and others into the Xiliang camp and walked straight through the horse marching path.

Gu Chulu's eyes were circling around and he took the opportunity to observe the Xiliang military camp. Although he had learned the method of the Xia camp, it was just used on the grassland. Compared to this place, it was like a ignorant child. But what shocked him the most was not the prosperous lineup of the Xiliang army, but that he could hear the sound of wind, water, and horses neighing, but he could not hear the sound of soldiers.
To be continued...