When the news spread that Li Tang failed to recruit Lu Yuan to surrender, everyone knew that the war between Li Tang and Lu Yuan's forces was inevitable and there would definitely be a battle.

Many "people of insight" jumped out to accuse Lu Yuan of not considering the people, acting for his own selfish interests, and refusing to accept Li Tang's surrender, causing the people of the world to suffer from war.

Among them were Wang Bo, the first person in the uprising in the late Sui Dynasty, "Zhi Shilang", and Kong Yingda, a descendant of Confucius...

But the strange thing is that Cihang Jingzhai, who has always stood by Li Tang, remained silent this time and did not make any statement, which made some people keenly feel what happened between Li Tang and Cihang Jingzhai.

Li Tang reacted to the failure of recruiting Lu Yuan to surrender. Li Yuan became furious in the Tai Chi Palace, claiming that Lu Yuan was ignorant of promotion and issued some orders against Lu Yuan's forces, but did not directly send troops to fight Lu Yuan.

Anyone who knows the situation knows that Li Tang will not directly send troops to attack Lu Yuan at this time: first, they want to digest the territory of Xiao Mian and Lin Shihong, and are not ready to go to war with Lu Yuan; second, Cihang Jingzhai is here

Shi Zheng sent people to travel around the world, and even Fan Qinghui personally went to

Shan persuaded all parties to put down their hostility and help them suppress the Demon Sect. Although Li Tang's senior officials were dissatisfied with Cihang Jingzhai's approach, the influence of Cihang Jingzhai was there, and the Buddhist sect behind it was even more

Unable to turn a blind eye, Li Tang had to hold his nose and admit it first.

But not fighting now does not mean that there will be no fighting in the future. It is impossible for Li Tang to dominate the world because Cihang Jingzhai has not sent troops. Cihang Jingzhai is not that capable yet. Li Tang and Lu Yuan are busy preparing for war.

Cihang Jingzhai traveled around, contacting various forces to suppress the Demon Sect, which had some success. He took out several pieces of Shi Zhixuan's vest, forcing Shi Laoxie to hide out, and destroyed many Demon Sect dens.

He also killed all the four major disciples of Evil Emperor Xiang Yutian, greatly damaging the Demon Sect's strength.

It's just that Cihang Jingzhai's most desired goal has not been accomplished. The whereabouts of the four holy monks have not been found, and the master of the magic sect who is suspected of being the contemporary evil emperor has not been able to be forced out.

Time flies, and nearly a year has passed. According to the reign of Li Tang, it is already the fifth year of Wude. Li Tang believes that he is ready to unify the world. Li Yuan orders Prince Li Jiancheng to command one hundred thousand troops, known as

Three hundred thousand came to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan ordered Kou Zhong to lead an army of 100,000 to meet the enemy.

This battle was huge, with both sides investing as many as 200,000 troops.

All parties in the world are paying close attention to this battle.

If Lu Yuan's side loses in this battle, then this battle will be the last tough battle for Li and Tang to dominate the world. From then on, no one in the country can challenge Li and Tang's troops.

It is a foregone conclusion that Li Tang will dominate the world!

And if Li Tang loses, there will be variables in Li Tang's unification of the world. At that time, even if Lu Yuan cannot conquer the south and complete the unification, it is very likely that he will divide the north and south with Li Tang.

But for this battle, all parties are more optimistic about Li Tang. Due to various factors, the north has an advantage over the south. Therefore, unification wars since ancient times have mostly been based on the north conquering the south, and the south has never succeeded in conquering the north.

Everyone on Li Tang's side, from Li Tang's royal family to the traders and lackeys, were full of confidence and believed that Li Tang would win this battle!

The war began in the spring of 1622. The harsh winter had just passed and the earth returned to spring, escaping the cold season. During this warm time, the south was caught in a fierce war.

The battle involving more than 200,000 people was fought at multiple points. In people's imagination, the Tang army should be invincible. Lu Yuan's army would flee upon hearing the news and be defeated thousands of miles away.

However, what was unexpected was that it was not Lu Yuan's army that was routed thousands of miles away, but the Tang army.

During the attack of Lu Yuan's army, cities were destroyed one after another. Li Tang's cavalrymen and horses were all sent to the sky. The infantry was wiped out group by group, and the Tang army was defeated.

Because the weapons and tactics used by the opponent were very special, it was difficult for the Tang army to adapt.

They have become accustomed to cold weapon warfare, and if they suddenly face Lu Yuanjun who uses guns and cannons, of course they will not adapt and will be beaten and confused.

Kou Zhong was quite insidious. He knew that the Tang army did not know the power of guns and artillery, and deliberately set up a trap to lure the Tang army into a trap. In the first battle, he annihilated a large number of Tang troops in one fell swoop and killed many famous generals of Li and Tang.

Lu Yuan had been holding back for several years. Although his technology had not reached a very advanced level, he could still create some guns and cannons.

Being able to make these guns and cannons was at the expense of Shan Meixian. The Dongming Sect started by selling weapons, so they naturally had their own workshops and a large number of mature craftsmen. Lu Yuan used these craftsmen to develop the guns and cannons.

Although these guns are not very advanced, they are stronger than swords and spears, which means they are advanced in this era.

Moreover, the Dongming faction was based on Ryukyu Island, which prevented spies from all forces from discovering it in advance. When Lu Yuan even trained troops using guns, he did so on Ryukyu Island.

After several years of making guns, the world was shocked!

The Tang army, which was stunned in the first battle, decided to take out their magic weapon in order to restore their morale. Catapults used to attack the city were rolled out. Sadly, these catapults did not throw many catapults.

A piece of stone was blown apart by Lu Yuanjun's artillery.

On the fifteenth day of the war, Lu Yuan's army completely defeated the Tang army. Koo Zhong commanded the army to advance towards the three regions of Hunan, Hubei, and Henan. They were invincible along the way. The forces that did not surrender and the Tang army were crushed by Kouzhong and even failed to retreat.

In time, Li Jiancheng was also captured by Kou Zhong.

Kou Zhong did not kill him. After seeing him, he gave him slightly better treatment than ordinary prisoners and sent him to Yangzhou.

The war went on too fast. After receiving the exact news, all parties were stunned and silent. Li Tang was so loud before the war that they all thought that Li Tang had become a major force. They didn't expect the biting dog to stop barking and hide in the grass with its flowery tail exposed.

It may not be a small tabby cat, it may also be a big tiger.

Lu Yuan's power turned around in just half a month, which refreshed people's judgment on the strength of him and Li Tang. Who will eventually dominate the world has become uncertain and full of unknowns. Some people's minds have begun to waver. Lu Yuan

Recently, we have received support from many people and forces.

In order to add some trouble to Li Shimin, Lu Yuan extorted a large sum of ransom money from Li Tang and released Li Jiancheng back. However, Lu Yuan did not give Li Tang a chance to breathe and added another 50,000 troops to Kou Zhong.

, ordered Kou Zhong to attack the north ruled by Li Tang.

This means that Li Tang cannot be eliminated, but Li Tang must be crippled.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that as long as Kou Zhong successfully captures part of the lower north, establishes a firm foothold, and opens up a north-south passage, Li Tang's advantage will be lost. Even if Kou Zhong fails to completely defeat Li Tang, Li Tang will never be able to do so again.

To dominate the world, we can only continue to defend.

Li Tang also knew the situation he was facing. This battle would determine their final fate. He also tried his best. Not only did he mobilize more than 200,000 troops, he even colluded with the East Turks. The East Turks must pay heavy profits.
Chapter completed!