The Tang army began to send people to the river area near Guocheng, trying to prevent the subsequent main forces of the Dahua army from crossing the river. However, Hou Junji and Lai Huer had thought of this, and they snatched tens of thousands of troops from the vanguard army across the river overnight. Now there are as many as 60,000 Dahua army in Guocheng, and 20,000 troops were captured, and they were reorganized separately to form a new army to deal with the Tang army.

Therefore, the Tang army east of the river bank no longer had much advantage in terms of number of people, and did not dare to go out in full swing and gave up defending the city. Therefore, 20,000 to 30,000 people came out, and they were soon blocked and repelled by the Dahua Pioneer Army.

After Li Jiancheng learned the news, he had no choice but to think hard for a while, but there was no way to defeat the enemy. He was extremely angry and was covered in cold wind.

After Li Gan, Liu Hongji and others persuaded him, Li Jiancheng agreed to withdraw temporarily, because the front line was too dangerous, and at some point the other three cities would be defeated. At this time, he took the opportunity to leave the front line with the excuse of being sick, return to the capital, and be his crown prince. The battlefield affairs should be left to the general.

Originally, Li Jiancheng wanted to take Li Xiuning back with him, but Princess Pingyang had a very twisted personality and had to defend to the last moment. She had the courage of the Iron Fist of Women, which made the prince feel ashamed of himself.

General Murong Luohu was temporarily appointed as commander, Liu Hongjifu assisted and Li Daoxuan was deputy commander, and the other generals such as Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Gongjin, Pan Ren, and Dai Yuanxiang continued to stand in confrontation.

Before Li Jiancheng left, his heart was heavy. He looked back at the isolated city and knew very well that under the strength of the Northwest Army, he would not be able to defend for long. He had to strengthen his defense in Jingzhao County and then fight to the death with Dahua. Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty would be in danger.

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Yu Hua and his troops arrived in Xiangcheng County, and were adjacent to Henan County where Luoyang was located. After stationing troops there, they no longer advanced north. His wishful thinking was to let Wang Shichong and Li Mi both suffer losses, and then attack Luoyang, achieve great achievements, and become kings.

But he never expected that it was precisely because of his arrival that the remaining royal family and the remaining ministers in Luoyang City were united in the same hatred.

Yang Tong consulted Duan Da, Yuandu, Lu Chu, Huangfu Wuyi, Zhao Chang and other six nobles, and ruled out Wang Shichong, who was guarding outside the city, and wanted to negotiate peace with Li Mi in private, and also appointed Li Mi as the left servant and recruited Luoyang. As long as Li Mi could kill Yuhua and this rebel minister on behalf of the royal family.

Yuandu said: "Your Majesty, Li Mi's army is strong and has a strong force of 300,000 troops. He is full of powerful generals. If he can attack us and defeat Yu Huaji, if he uses a knife to kill people, he can eliminate our great troubles and kill two birds with one stone."

Zhao Chang continued: "Turning Li Mi to Beijing can balance Wang Shichong's power. The two of them are hostile to each other, and they will inevitably win over Your Majesty. In this way, Your Majesty will become more and more powerful. In a few years, Your Majesty will be in the old age and will be able to personally control the military power and not be underestimated."

These nobles were able to be honored by relying on His Majesty's favor, but Wang Shichong's power gradually became stronger and they felt threatened. Therefore, they also advised Yang Tong to win over Li Mi, avenge the Yang royal family, and at the same time restrain Wang Shichong.

Yang Tong's eyes exuded a faint chill. Although he was only sixteen or seventeen years old, he gradually matured and knew what his current situation meant. It had been staged in history, and Wang Shichong was no less than Dong Zhuo. If he could not control his destiny, he would not have a good end in the future.

When the news came out, Li Mi fell into a plan and summoned some strategists to discuss.

"You guys, what do you think? If we continue to fight like this, we will be unable to conquer Luoyang for a long time. We have lost the opportunity to compete for the world. Let's watch Li Tang, Dou Jiande, Northwest Army, and Xiao Liang grow. This time it is an opportunity. If we do not choose to reconcile with Luoyang, we will face two attacks on Yuhua and Wang Shichong and be attacked from both sides. If we agree, we can turn around and deal with Yuhua and then pretend to enter the city and take the opportunity to occupy Luoyang and control Wang Shichong!"

Jia Runfu said: "King Wei, I'm afraid that Wang Shichong and the court did not follow their kind intentions. Yang Tong wanted to use a knife to kill people, weaken the quota of our Wagang army, and avenge the Yang family. Secondly, we should use us to restrain Wang Shichong's power. Wang Shichong must also like the Wagang army, Yuhua and both sides of the defeat. At that time, he can reap the benefits of the fisherman, turn around and deal with us, and control the court."

Wang Bodang said: "Duke Wei, Yang Tong and Wang Shichong of the imperial court have their own abacus. They are calculating us, so we should be cautious."

Li Mi sneered: "When three parties are in the game, everyone has their own selfish ideas. If you want to swallow the other party, how to make a decision is beneficial to you. This is the key. You don't have to care about their vicious thoughts. As long as we can achieve our goals, their abacus will be lost."

Fang Yanzao proposed: "At present, this move is needed, and I have to go, otherwise, I will be trapped in it by both sides and will be more passive."

"Yuhua is not enough to prove it, but he has the most powerful general Yu Chengdu and the great general Yu Juluo around him, which is difficult to deal with."

"It's okay, no matter how powerful Yu Chengdu is, how many can you fight? When the three heroes fought against Lu Bu, now I, Luo Shixin, Cheng Zhijie, and Pei Xingyan, can still beat him up!"

Shan Xiongxin stood up and said, "Shan had long wanted to meet this number one strong general of the Sui Dynasty."

Li Mi said: "Okay, since you all have such courage, then kill Yuhua and his men and horses to eliminate this army, and you can gain the favor of many Sui generals and old men. You can issue an edict to the world and raise the prestige of our Wagang Army!"

Jia Xiong said: "How many troops are appropriate to dispatch?"

Li Mi did not take Yu Huaji's people seriously and said contemptuously: "One hundred thousand elite soldiers and ten thousand cavalry are enough. Although the Xiaoguo Guard was very strong back then, after two years, his morale was low and he was no longer the imperial guards he had before. People were disintegrated and easily encircled and annihilated."

Xu Shiji clasped his fists and said, "Duke Wei, why not give it to the general to lead the troops there."

Li Mi pondered for a moment and didn't want to give up the credit. After all, this was something that attracted much attention from all over the world. He shook his head and said, "It's better for me to take action personally. We should not be able to lose money and regain military power. General Xu, you are in charge of the camp in Mangshan and continue to confront Wang Shichong so that he will not attack and use fraud!"

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Chapter completed!