This information made Yang Yuanqing slightly stunned. He remembered that before entering Guanzhong, he had also investigated the troops of Huining County. Huining County should have only 10,000 troops, so why did it increase to 20,000 troops?

"Is the information confirmed?" Yang Yuanqing asked in a deep voice.

"Report to Your Highness, the information will definitely be confirmed. We saw it with our own eyes. Later, we captured the Tang army ration officer, and his confession also confirmed our judgment."

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment, and he gradually figured out the reason. It must be that Pei Renji showed his power in Lingwu County. Either the troops of Lingwu County retreated to Huining County in the south, or Li Jiancheng realized the danger of Huining County.

Increase troops to Huining County.

But no matter what, Huining County has become a 20,000 army, and his strategy needs to be slightly changed.

In Yang Yuanqing's chess game, Guannei Road and Henan Road are the focus of the competition. Henan Road mainly forces Li Shimin to withdraw his troops, while Guannei Road is to compete for rights and interests.

Among the counties of Guannei Road, the focus of the Sui army was Lingwu County, Huining County and Yan'an County. They actually represented three strategic resources, food, silver and turtle oil.

At the same time, Yan'an County is the bridge to Guannei Road entering Hedong Road, and its strategic significance is even more important, so Yang Yuanqing is bound to win these three counties.

When Yang Yuanqing learned that the Tang army in Huining County had increased to 20,000 people, he decided to change his tactics. He immediately wrote a letter under the light of a torch, stamped it with a seal, and handed it to the scout.

"You go to Lingwu County immediately and hand the letter to General Pei."

"Abide by the order!"

The scout took the letter and turned to leave, but Yang Yuanqing called the young scout again and smiled and said, "What's your name?"

The scout immediately bowed and said, "I am called He Desheng. Wei Yi's father fought side by side with His Highness in the 19th year of Kaihuang...

It was the leader of His Highness at that time, and he always mentioned His Highness to me."

Yang Yuanqing was stunned. He immediately thought of the first time he received the task, and he won the dead lottery. He Baichang, who liked to draw lots to decide the task. Yang Yuanqing couldn't help but laughed knowingly. He Baichang was good, very much to him.

Care, later, when fighting against the Turks, some people said that he was killed, and some people said that he was injured and retired, and no news about him was heard again.

"So it's He Baichang's son. Is your father still alive?"

"Report to your Highness, my father is farming in Youzhou. He broke his arm and is living a good life now. His family has been allocated a hundred acres of land."

"Okay, I'll go see him when I have time! Be careful all the way, this letter is very important."

"The humble job will definitely be sent safely."

The scout He Desheng gave a military salute, turned his horse's head and ran away. The sound of horse's hooves gradually faded away and soon disappeared into the darkness.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?" Luo Shixin asked next to him.

Yang Yuanqing now needs time to wait for Pei Renji's news, he pondered for a moment and said, "Go to Pingliang County to rest first, and then decide on the next step of action depending on the situation."

After saying that, he urged his horse to run into the darkness. Luo Shixin waved his hand back and shouted, "Everyone keep up!"

The cavalry speeded up their horses and rushed to the north.

Just as Yang Yuanqing led his army toward Pingliang County, Taixuezi Li Jiancheng had already led an army of 30,000 to Shangjun in the east and was heading south along the Luoshui River to Fengyi County.

The Luoshui Road is also a strategic road to enter Guanzhong from Yan'an County in Guanzhong. From Yan'an County, passing Shangjun, entering Guanzhong Fengyi County actually heads south along the Luoshui River Valley.

This Luoshui is not the same river as the Luoshui flowing through Luoyang. This is the Luoshui on the Loess Plateau. For example, Luochuan County, Luojiao County is named after this river, but the Luoshui Road is not conducive to the narrow marching road.

It is difficult for the army to walk on the bumpy and bumpy baggage.

But winter is exceptional. The army can walk on the frozen river surface, which is very convenient and fast.

At the third update, the Tang army camp was stationed near Luojiao County, Shangjun, and the army drove from Yan'an County. After a day and night of march, the Tang army walked 120 miles. The soldiers were exhausted and fell asleep.

The military camp was silent, and the white snow reflected the camp in the bright light. There was the intermittent sound of horse hooves of patrol soldiers, surrounded by mountains, which was very quiet.

Although the third update was over, a trace of light was still shining in the central army's tent. Li Jiancheng did not fall asleep. He had a thick blanket on his legs and a basin of charcoal fire was placed next to him. The red charcoal fire was crackling and burning.

Victory.

Li Jiancheng was reviewing memorials at his desk. Although he led his army to the Nei Road in the north, a large amount of government affairs still followed him, and he had to be busy until the third day before going to bed every night.

It was extremely cold at night, and Li Jiancheng's hands quickly froze. He reached out to the charcoal basin from time to time to bake, rubbed his fingers gently, and stopped sometimes, and seemed a little worried. In the middle of the night, he got his father.

The emperor's emergency flying eagle sent a message, and he knew that the Sui army had entered Guanzhong, which made him extremely nervous.

This is also what Li Jiancheng is most worried about. Guanzhong is empty. If the Sui army sneaks into Chang'an, it will have extremely serious consequences, but he also feels it is unlikely that the Sui army will fight against the Turks in the north and it will be impossible for him to be distracted from the two sides.

But the facts proved that his concerns were not redundant. Sui army did raid on Guanzhong, and Li Jiancheng immediately realized that the Sui army should have ended.

When the father's father came three consecutive orders to urge his troops during the day, he brought a more shocking news. It turned out that Yang Yuanqing, who personally led the troops, fully confirmed his inference that the Sui army defeated the Turks.

Li Jiancheng's heart was heavy. In the more than two years of disputes between the Sui and Tang dynasties, they were always at a disadvantage. Perhaps now it is because the Sui Dynasty is not strong enough and cannot destroy the Tang Dynasty, but what about the future? As time goes by, Hebei's economy is

If the Sui army will recover, it will become easier for the Tang Dynasty to perish.

Li Jiancheng's strategy is to focus on developing the south, developing internal affairs, and enhancing his own strength. He opposed provoking the Sui Dynasty and expanding to the north, but his father believed his second brother's words and suffered a crushing defeat in the last battle for the Central Plains.

He also wanted to use the battle of Sui Tu to capture the inner Taoist and Central Plains.

But will Yang Yuanqing really give in? Will he watch his interests be seized by the Tang Dynasty, and will he abide by the Guannei Dao and the Central Plains being taken away by the Tang Dynasty? Yang Yuanqing personally led his army to attack Guanzhong, which is actually an attitude, indicating that

He will never compromise or give in.

This is what made Li Jiancheng feel heavy. He felt that the Tang Dynasty was sliding into an extremely dangerous situation.

Li Jiancheng sighed and put down his pen. He was very confused and had no intention of dealing with government affairs anymore. He simply stood up and walked out of the big tent with his hands behind his back. Outside the big tent, a fresh cold wind blew towards him, and the cold air was icy, making him all over.

A tremor trembled, but the whole mind became awake.

Li Jiancheng looked up at the bright stars in the night sky. Li Chunfeng told him that everyone has a corresponding fate star, but he didn't know which fate star he had. He wanted to ask Li Chunfeng for advice. Just as he was thinking, something came from behind him.

Footsteps.

"Your Highness!" It seemed to be Wang Gui's voice.

When Li Jiancheng turned around, he was indeed the Taishi son Zhongyun Wang Gui. This time Wang Gui was appointed as the marching sir and followed him to go to war. Wang Gui himself was also resourceful and gave him many good ideas. He was a person Li Jiancheng relied heavily on.

"It's so late, why haven't Zhongyun been sleeping?" Li Jiancheng asked with concern.

"I have something to do in my heart and it's hard to fall asleep."

Wang Gui sighed, "Isn't your highness not sleeping?"

Li Jiancheng smiled, "Is it because Yang Yuanqing led his army into Guanzhong?"

"It's true for this matter, but I guess Yang Yuanqing's goal is not Guanzhong, and attacking Guanzhong is just his method."

Li Jiancheng nodded, "Get in and talk! It's too cold outside."

The two walked into the tent and sat opposite each other in front of the charcoal fire. A guard brought them two cups of hot tea. Li Jiancheng picked up the hot tea and took a sip, and smiled and said, "So continue talking, I want to listen."

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"Your Highness, I believe that Yang Yuanqing's intention is to restore the situation before the Turkic invasion. The six counties in the north of Guanyin and Huining County are all his territory, and he will never give up, so he attacked Guanzhong.

A dangerous move, but it just pinched the lifeline and forced His Highness's army to return to Guanzhong, and then he regained the inner road of Guanzhong."

Li Jiancheng closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, and then said, "You made a lot of sense. If I only withdraw Duan Decao's 20,000 troops to guard Chang'an, and the remaining 80,000 troops remain in the inner road, what do you think of this plan?"

Wang Gui shook his head, "What's the use of protecting Chang'an? What about Guanzhong? If the Sui army turned upside down, the emperor would be furious, can your highness bear it?"

"But there is a Qin King's army to defend in Guanzhong. Wouldn't he withdraw his troops from Luoyang?"

"Your Highness!"

Wang Gui smiled bitterly, "Have you not thought about it before? Actually, the King of Qin doesn't want to withdraw his troops?"

Li Jiancheng was a little stunned. He really didn't expect this. He hesitated and said: "The King of Qin dared to resist the order and refused to withdraw his troops back to Guanzhong? I don't think it's possible!"

"Your Highness, it is entirely possible that the King of Qin was the King of Qin when he advocated taking advantage of the opportunity of Sui's battle. If he conquered the battle again, the King of Qin would find it difficult to gain a foothold in front of the saint, so he must gain something and take Luoyang.

Only by occupying some of the Central Plains counties can he give the emperor an explanation, otherwise..."

Although Wang Gui didn't finish his last words, Li Jiancheng had already understood completely, and he sighed slightly, "It seems that I cannot return to Guanzhong."

"That's right, Yang Yuanqing left Mingmou. We could clearly guess his intentions, but we had to go back to Guanzhong. This is how powerful this person is."

Li Jiancheng was not very interested in Yang Yuanqing at this time. He was considering his second brother Shimin's affairs in his mind. The second brother dared to resist the order and refused to obey it. Even if he took down Luoyang and the Central Plains and made great achievements, his father could

Do you trust him anymore? Will you still hand over the army to him?

Li Jiancheng knew his father very well and regarded the throne as more important than anything else. Once his second brother formed a matter of taking over military power, his father would never spare him.

At this moment, Li Jiancheng really hoped that Li Shimin could resist the order and refuse to obey the order.

Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng turned around and smiled at Wang Gui, "There is actually a lot of articles to do here, don't Zhong Yun think?"
Chapter completed!