Chapter 539: Tongguan Road

"Woo--"

Before the sun came out, the sky was dark and the sound of horns sounded in the camps that stretched for miles.

The soldiers in the camp began to get up in an orderly manner, wash, put on their armor, and then eat dry food with boiling water.

Li Chengqian got up at the same time and washed up, then put on a wide moon-white Taoist robe, walked out of the tent with crutches, and ate dry food with the soldiers with boiling water.

All the generals and ministers in the military camp, including Li Xiang, walked into their camp at this time and ate dry food with ordinary soldiers with boiling water.

This is a conspiracy that has been formed when sending troops to Liaodong. Every time there is a war, all generals must have dinner with ordinary soldiers.

The difference is that Li Chengqian did not wear golden armor today.

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After Li Chengqian and his soldiers ate dry food together, a red sun barely broke through the thick sea of ​​clouds. The huge and irregular black clouds in the sky were inlaid with gold edges, emitting scorching golden light, melting the heavy black clouds in the sky little by little.

“Everything…”

Dozens of war drums sounded at the same time. The soldiers in the camp swallowed the last bite of dry food, ran to the school grounds and lined up, and then followed the general out of the barracks.

Their goal is Tongguan, a famous hero in the world, where elite soldiers and generals of the Long military group were in charge, with ministers at the imperial court level, and were uniquely favored by Guanzhong.

They once went to Liaodong and fought with Goguryeo again and again, establishing the achievements of destroying the country.

There were countless brothers who died far away in this battle to destroy the country, and their families needed pensions; there were countless brothers who became disabled due to injuries, and these people needed the care of the court in the future.

But these deserved things are now far away from them, and it is very likely that they will not get them in the end if they fight for their lives.

They were actually a lonely journey. Although they had been going well all the way around the world before, they all knew that the prince was not the emperor yet, and the emperor could find a reason to depose the prince.

Will Luoyang, Henan Road, Hebei Road and Shandong Road behind them still support them?

The only way to break the deadlock is to return to Chang'an successfully and send the crown prince to the throne.

Only when the crown prince becomes the emperor will the efforts of the other emperor will they receive corresponding rewards.

This is the true thoughts of ordinary soldiers.

Why is this happening... Many soldiers don't know, they only know that they are going to capture Tongguan where they are blocking the road.

Tens of thousands of troops set up their military formations several miles away. When the vanguard of the army came to the city of Tongguan, the military formation behind them walked out of the military camp.

The soldiers walked neatly, and the bluestone road made a symphony of "bang bang bang bang..." and the sound of war drums behind them were shocking.

Gao Luxing and Wei Renqing both participated in the Tang and Turkic wars, and both fought and won battles, so they were by no means mediocre.

At this time, the two of them were on the head of Tongguan City, watching the rows of soldiers with bright armors holding long swords and spears, pressing towards Tongguan City like a sea of ​​storms and seas. They couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning.

"High school teacher, will the prince attack the city today?" Wei Renqing was unsure.

Gao Luxing was not sure, but in order to stabilize Wei Renqing and his soldiers, Gao Luxing said calmly: "If he attacks the city, we will defend first. At most, we can mobilize the army in one month."

Wei Renqing swallowed after hearing this, sucked in the air conditioner and said, "That's all."

Changsun Wuji and his gang knew very well that Li Chengqian's merits and power today did not have enough serious crimes, and he could not be accused of the crown prince.

So their usual strategy is to force Li Chengqian to make rebellious actions, and then send troops to deal with Li Chengqian with justification.

Now as long as the news of Li Chengqian sending troops to attack Tongguan today is passed back to Chang'an, Changsun Wuji will immediately see Li Shimin, convict Li Chengqian of great crimes, and tell the world that it will finally gather a large army to quell the rebellion.

As for why the generals of Tongguan stopped Li Chengqian's army from passing the pass? It can be said that it was Li Shimin's life, which can also attack Li Shimin's prestige.

Although this strategy is simple, it is very effective.

For example, this is how King Yong's rebellion was made by Li Bai.

King Yong was originally the serious southern military commander named by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. After Emperor Suzong ascended the throne, he ordered the right to hand over military power to King Yong, but King Yong refused to hand over it.

Emperor Suzong of Tang sent a civil servant to the Yongwang army to scold Yongwang, and Yongwang arrested this man.

Then King Yong became a rebellion, and both father and son were killed. Even Li Bai, who was in the army, was implicated and almost died and was eventually exiled to Yelang.

Not only Changsun Wuji and his gang knew this strategy, but Li Chengqian and his civil and military ministers were also very clear about it.

Therefore, before the official attack on the city, I would ask Li Chengqian again.

Su Dingfang commanded the army to arrange an array at fifty steps away from Tongguan City. Tens of thousands of troops made thunderous momentum towards Tongguan City, which caused Gao Luxing and Wei Renqing to be nervous. He transferred elite soldiers and powerful generals to prepare various cities to guard the city and be ready for battle.

The siege battle was about to begin, just waiting for Li Chengqian's order.

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"...Looking at the west capital, hesitating, sad about the Qin and Han dynasties' travels..."

Behind the military formation, Li Chengqian was wearing a wide moon-white Taoist robe and walking leisurely on the bluestone road with a cane.

Li Xiang was wearing a white prince's robe and walked beside her. While walking, she was also chanting the "Shanpo Yang● Tongguan Ancients" copied by Li Chengqian.

Li Shiji, Chu Suiliang, Du Zhenglun, Liu Xiangdao, Du He, Zhao Jie and others also followed behind in casual clothes. While walking, everyone looked up at the mountains on both sides, or looked down at the carriage tracks on the bluestone, and their expressions were very leisurely.

Liu Kui was wearing a red robe, holding a whisk, and led a four eunuchs to follow the two of them gently, ready to obey orders at any time.

Behind were Cheng Wuting and Wang Fangyi, who were covered with armor, led 200 soldiers wearing bright light armor to protect the carriage.

"Report—"

A knight in soft armor rode a war horse and quickly ran from the formation to the side. When Li Chengqian and others saw it, they stood in the local area and waited for him to come.

When the knight ran seven or eight steps away from Li Chengqian, he turned over and jumped off his war horse, knelt on one knee on the ground and shouted: "Report to the Prince, the army is lined up at the city of Tongguan. General Su asked for instructions: Should I attack the city immediately?"

After hearing this, Li Chengqian looked up at the strict military formation ahead and said in a deep voice: "Go back and tell General Su: I will not send you any more, wait for orders to act."

"Abide by the order!" The knight answered loudly and stood up, turned his horse on his back, turned his head and sent an order to Su Dingfang.

When the knight walked away, the civil and military ministers following Li Chengqian looked at each other, and they were all guessing in their hearts: Li Chengqian had any backup plan...

Li Chengqian did not mean to explain it to everyone, turned his head and looked at Li Xiang and asked, "Xiang'er, do you know where the four words "Tongguan Road in the mountains and rivers" and "Tongguan Road in the mountains and rivers" refer to?"

Li Xiang heard this and hurriedly walked to Li Chengqian in front of him and said, "Return to his father, the words "mountain and rivers are on the inside and outside" come from "Spring and Autumn. Biography of Zuo" Before the Battle of Chengpu, the 28th year of Duke Xi of Lu, in the Chu, the battle of Chengpu in Jin Dynasty: Suzhou in Xia... Zijian said, "It is a battle! If you win, you will win the princes; if you do not win, the mountains and rivers in the outside will be harmless."

This is what Duke Wen of Jin had no confidence before the Battle of Chengpu. His uncle advised him, which means: Just do it! If the princes of the Central Plains win, they will be interested in Jin, and Jin will be the overlord. If they are defeated, our Jin State will have Taihang Mountains in the east and the Yellow River in the west and south, and there will be no loss.

When Li Chengqian heard Li Xiang recite Zuo Zhuan skillfully, he nodded with satisfaction and continued to walk forward. After a while, he turned his head and asked Li Xiang, "According to what you said, 'mountains and rivers' refers to the land of the Three Jins in Hedong. Isn't the 'mountains and rivers' written to His Majesty that year, Tongguan Road' was wrong?"

When Li Chengqian first came over, in order to deal with Li Tai, he asked Wei Zheng, who had already exhausted his energy and had a life-threatening life, to carry the coffin to the hall. Li Chengqian looked at Wei Zheng, who had only one handful of bones, to fight for him, and was very moved and wrote an inscription for Wei Zheng in the hall.

Li Shimin was very jealous and wanted to snatch it away on the spot. Li Chengqian had to write a picture of Li Shimin as well.

At that time, I wrote the poem "Nostalgia for Tongguan" written by Zhang Yanghao of the Yuan Dynasty just now.

Li Chengqian didn't realize anything when he wrote it. Later, when he read "Zuo Zhuan", he discovered that "mountain and rivers" refers to the Jin State in the Spring and Autumn Period, which is the Shanxi region in later generations, and was the jurisdiction of Hedong Road in the Tang Dynasty.

At that time, Li Chengqian thought he had copied a joke by copying poems. Later, after learning about the founding history of the Tang Dynasty, he realized that this was not a joke.

As the eldest grandson of the Emperor, Li Xiang was also the focus of the training of the Li Tang royal family, so such a problem naturally could not help him. He opened his mouth and replied: "Of course, the father is not wrong. Although the 'mountain and rivers' is now about Hedong Road, he can go south along the Yellow River from Hedong Road and enter Guanzhong from Pujin Pass. This Pujin Pass is just behind Tongguan.

This was the way my Emperor Gaozu walked from Taiyuan to pass through this road.”

Li Shiji, who was behind him, immediately his eyes lit up when he heard this and knew where Li Chengqian's backup plan was.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!