infodatos Chapter 195: Three Pillars Stand Together, The Tiger Dominates Hebei
Chapter 195: Three Pillars Stand Together, The Tiger Dominates Hebei
After Li Yuan heard about it, he also issued a secret edict asking Li Shimin to return to the army.
Li Shimin made a statement stating that Luoyang could definitely be conquered, and sent military officer Feng Deyi back to the court to face Chen Jun's current situation.
Feng Deyi said to Li Yuan according to Li Shimin's intention:
Although Wang Shichong received many places, they were only subordinates with slight connections. The actual command could only govern the city of Luoyang. He had tried his best to conquer the city in the near future. If he returns to the army now, his power will be revived, and with the alliance between various places, it will be difficult to eliminate him in the future!
So Li Yuan followed Li Shimin's advice.
When the emperors from various historical points saw this, they rarely complained about it before:
"This Li Shimin is so brave!"
"Why did he become the emperor? It feels like it would be a pity not to be a general and charge into battle."
"Look, this is the first time I have taken the lead and charged..."
"Even if he is just a soldier, he is still the best soldier. The most isolated soldier...
"Look... Li Er is riding alone into the enemy's formation again!"
"What kind of soldier or general is this? Li Er controls the overall situation and actively creates opportunities for combat. He is simply made to be a generalissimo!"
"Alas! If only I had such soldiers, generals, marshals... it would be great!"
People watching the video were speechless. Li Shimin was the best no matter whether he was a soldier, a general or a marshal.
[Li Shimin wrote to Wang Shichong, Xiao intended to bring harm to welfare, but Wang Shichong did not reply. 】
But Luoyang City, which was surrounded as solidly as an iron barrel, became a purgatory.
A large number of troops entered the city and quickly ate up most of the strategic material reserves.
As you can imagine, the price of rice has skyrocketed, and no matter how much gold, silver, or jewelry you have, you can't buy anything.
After the hungry people had finished chewing the bark and grass roots, they could only wrap rice crumbs and soil together and eat them to satisfy their hunger. Starvation was everywhere.
The original 30,000 households in the city dropped sharply to only 3,000 during the siege.
Even Wang Shichong's court officials and nobles all starved to death.
Luoyang City was surrounded. In the end, not only could food from outside be transported to Luoyang, but Zheng's officials in the periphery surrendered to the Tang army one after another without receiving any news from Luoyang City.
Wang Shichong's situation worsened day by day, and he basically became a lonely man trapped in the city of Luoyang.
In desperation, Wang Shichong could only return to Dou Jiande to ask for rescue...
Dou Jiande was the leader of the Hebei peasant uprising in the late Sui Dynasty...
He was born in the Dou family of Fufeng. He had been farming for generations, and he believed in trust and promise. In the Sui Dynasty, he served as the head of the village. He admires heroes and is respected by the villagers.
In the seventh year of Daye, when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty recruited troops to Goguryeo, he served as the leader of two hundred people. Seeing the hardship of the soldiers and people, he became indignant and resisted the Eastern Expedition.
He led Sun Anzu into Gaojibo, raised his troops to rebel, and his whole family was convicted and killed.
He led his troops to surrender to the Duke of East Sea, Gao Shida, and successively defeated Wei Daoer, Yu Wenhuaji, Meng Haigong, etc., proclaimed himself the King of Xia, established the Xia Kingdom, dominated Hebei, and looked upon the Central Plains.
It is said that on the day of the winter solstice in 618, Dou Jiande gathered civil and military officials at Jincheng Palace. Five big birds landed in Le Shou City, and tens of thousands of birds followed them. It took a whole day before they flew away, so the reign name was changed to Wu. phoenix.
A man from Zongcheng presented a Xuangui, and Kong Desao, the Prime Minister of Jingcheng, said:
"In ancient times, Xia Yu personally received the talisman's destiny, and God gave it to King Xuan Gui. Now the auspicious sign is the same as Xia Yu's, and it should be called the Kingdom of Xia. Dou Jiande followed this suggestion.
Before that, Wang Xuba, the commander of the rebel army in Shanggu County, called himself King Mantian, gathered tens of thousands of troops, invaded Youzhou, and died from an arrow.
Lieutenant General Wei Daoer took over the command of this army, calling himself Li Shanfei. He was entrenched in Shenze County and occupied a palace of tens of millions of people.
Dou Jiande signed a peace treaty with him, and Wei Daoer relaxed his guard against him. Dou Jiande suddenly attacked, defeated him, and annexed all his territory.
In 619, Yu Wenhuaji proclaimed himself emperor in Wei County.
Dou Jiande said to his admirers Song Zhengben and Internal History Minister Kong Desao:
I have been a citizen of the Sui Dynasty for decades, and the Sui Dynasty has been my monarch for two generations. Now that Yu Wenji has killed Emperor Yang, he is a treasonous person. He is my enemy. Please let me join you in attacking him. How about it?
Kong Desao said: Nowadays, the country has no monarch, and heroes compete with each other. Your Majesty, as an ordinary citizen, you raised troops from Zhangpu. All the officials in the Sui Dynasty's counties and counties rushed to join you. This is because you rely on God's will to act in accordance with the people's will, and your etiquette and justice are stable. The world.
"Yu Wenhuaji was related by marriage to the imperial court. Both his father and son were favored by the Sui Dynasty. He held an unparalleled high-ranking official position. However, he committed evil acts of murder and rebellion. He usurped the throne of the Sui Dynasty and was the public enemy of the world I~.
"How can you fulfill your responsibility as a rebel leader if you don't punish such a person?"
Dou Jiande said yes. On the same day, he led his troops to attack Yuhuaji and defeated Yuhuaji in several consecutive battles.
Yu Wenhuaji retreated to Liaocheng, and Dou Jiande launched a catapult to throw stones. The device was extremely dexterous, attacking the city from all sides, and finally captured it.
After Dou Jiande entered the city, he first went to pay homage to Empress Xiao [and spoke to her and declared himself a minister.
They arrested all the masterminds of the murder of Emperor Yang, including Yuwen Zhiji, Yang Shilan, Yuan Wuda, Xu Hongren, and Meng Jing. After summoning civil and military officials from the Sui Dynasty to check, they beheaded their heads and hung them outside the camp gate for public display.
Yu Wenhuaji and his two sons were put into a carriage and dragged to Dalu County to be executed.
At this time, Dou Jiande defeated many powerful enemies and dominated Hebei!
Originally, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong also had a hostile relationship. Each side dominated the other side, and they frequently attacked and coveted the other side.
At that time, King Li Shimin of Qin attacked Wang Shichong in Luoyang. Liu Bin, Dou Jiande's official secretary, analyzed him and said:
Now Tang Guo occupies Guanzhong, Zheng Guo occupies Henan, and we occupy Hebei. This is a situation in which three tripods confront each other. "
"I heard that the Tang Dynasty used all its troops to attack Wang Shichong. For two years, Zheng's situation became more and more urgent day by day, but Tang's siege did not relax.'
"Tang's military strength is strong and Zheng's military strength is weak. The development trend must be to defeat Wang Shichong. If Wang Shichong is defeated, then we will have the worry of dying."
"For your sake, it is better to rescue Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong will resist inside while we attack outside. It is certain to defeat the Tang army."
"If the Tang army is defeated and Wang Shichong is saved, this is a long-term strategy to maintain a three-thirds situation. If the Tang army is defeated, Wang Shichong can also be defeated, then we will take the opportunity to eliminate him, concentrate our and Wang Shichong's forces, and take advantage of the Tang army's defeat. If you have the opportunity, go straight to the west and Chang'an can be obtained. This is the basis for peace in the world.
Dou Jiande was very happy and said: This is a good strategy.
Just at this time, Wang Shichong sent an envoy to ask Dou Jiande to send troops for rescue, so he sent Wei Chuhui, the official minister of the imperial court, to Chang'an to meet with Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty and request that the siege of Wang Shichong be lifted.
In February 621, Dou Jiande captured Zhouqiao City and captured Meng Jiigong. He left his general Fan Yuan to guard Caozhou and led all the men of Haigong and Xu Yuanlang to rescue Wang Shichong.
When they arrived in Huazhou, Wang Shichong's servant Han Hong opened the city gate to welcome them into the city.
Dou Jiande captured Guanzhou and killed Guo Shi'an, the governor of Guanzhou; he also captured Xingyang, Yangzhai and other counties, advanced by land and water, transported grain by ship, and headed west up the Yellow River.
Wang Shichong's younger brother, Xuzhou Xingtai Wang Shibian, sent his general Guo Shiheng to join Dou Jiande with several thousand soldiers and horses. A total of more than 100,000 people, said to be 300,000, camped in the east plain of Chenggao.
Building a palace in Banzhu, School Disciple and Wang Shichong exchanged news.
At the beginning, Dou Jiande wrote to Li Shimin, asking the Tang army to retreat to Tongguan, return the captured land from Zheng State, and rebuild the original good-neighborly relations.
Li Shimin summoned the generals to discuss the matter, and everyone requested to avoid Dou Jiande's attack...
But this is not what Li Shimin had in mind.
Then, Guo Xiaoke said: Wang Shichong is at the end of his rope and will soon become a prisoner. Dou Jiande came all the way to rescue Wang Shichong. This is God's will to destroy the two countries Zheng and Xia. We should rely on the danger of Hulao to resist Dou Jiande, and act according to the situation, we will definitely be able to defeat them!
Xue Shou of the Record Office (Wang Lihao) said: Wang Shichong has secured the eastern capital, his warehouses are abundant, and the troops under his command are all elites in the Jianghuai area. The current difficulty is just a lack of food. Because of this, we are holding you back, and you can’t fight if you want to, and it can’t last long if you want to stick to it. "
"." Dou Jiande personally commanded the army to go to the rescue from afar, and he will also use his best troops. If he is allowed to stay here and the two bandits join forces and transport grain from Hebei to Luoyang, then the war will begin. I don't know when it will end, and the day of unifying the world will be far away. "
"Now we should allocate our troops to besiege Luoyang, deepen the trenches and raise the barriers. If Wang Shichong sends troops, be careful not to fight him. Your Majesty, you personally lead the brave elite to occupy Chenggao first, sharpen the weapons and train the soldiers and horses, and wait for them to arrive, waiting for their work. , we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy.”
"After defeating Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong will naturally be defeated. Within twenty days, the two kings will be captured!
Li Shimin appreciated his strategy very much.
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