Wang Shichong became famous in Luoyang, making his power reach its peak, and there was no other two at the moment.

When he rushed back to Dongdu, he accepted the congratulations from the generals and civil officials, and realized that Wang Shichong was about to become emperor and establish a new regime.

The seven nobles in the court, such as Duan Da, Yuan Wendu, Wei Jin, Huangfu Wuyi, Lu Chu, Guo Wenyi, Zhao Changwen and others, were all controlled and placed under house arrest.

However, Wang Shichong is also a black-hearted person. He knows in his heart the prestige of these people in Luoyang. If he wants to be emperor, he needs the support and support of these prestigious people. Therefore, he did not immediately send someone to kill him, but wanted to appease him and continue to entrust important tasks to be loyal to him.

Most of these so-called seven nobles are favored officials, scheming, and flattering people, and naturally they are also afraid of death. Therefore, when they were arrested, the idea of ​​turning to Wang Shichong and continuing to be an official was basically impossible to make them righteous and generously executed.

Their loyalty to the Great Sui Dynasty, without the desire for power, and fear of the decapitation, came so strongly.

In addition to some ministers in the court who wanted to win over, Wang Shichong also longed for appeasement and persuasion of Shan Xiongxin, Pei Renji and his son, Zu Junyan, Cheng Zhijie, Luo Shixin, Bing Yuanzhen and others. If he could get these tiger generals and counselors, he would become one of the most powerful princes after the establishment of Zheng State.

He could almost instantly compete with Dou Jiande, Du Fuwei, Li Yuan, Liu Wuzhou and other forces. He needed talents in troubled times. This time he could capture so many military generals and win a great victory, which made Wang Shichong become more complacent and feel that his fortune has come and it is time to achieve great things.

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The Turks, Tang army, and the three armies dispatched more than 100,000 troops to launch fierce attacks on the Tucheng defense line that Dahua defended. They rushed to the top of the city several times, but were all resisted by the soldiers of the army to eliminate hidden dangers. In the end, they returned in vain and temporarily withdrew their troops back to the camp.

Although the coalition forces were defeated, the Dahua soldiers did not relax their vigilance and began to repair the city walls, clear the battlefield, dig trenches again, build stone walls, etc.

Since the defensiveness in front of the camp here is not a real city, but a temporary project that is less than half a month, the degree of solidity is far less than that of the city wall. It is made of soil, river sand and rocks, and lacks the accumulated bonding and solidification. Therefore, it was smashed by the stone thrower several times, and some gaps appeared and scars were covered.

Although there are 60,000 to 70,000 people in the city, the new army occupies a small half, and the real main force is less than 40,000. Therefore, how to use this elite soldier is the key to Dahua's victory.

When defending the city, the new army is usually responsible for carrying bows, arrows, rolling wood and other debris. A team of new soldiers will be sent to hone the troops at intervals, and resist with elite soldiers to hone the troops. In this way, the old army leads the new army and teaches the experience of fighting through actual combat.

Luo Zhaoyun personally inspected the injured camp, comforted the wounded soldiers, and proposed a sacred edict to bury the martyrs for a grand funeral, which boosted morale and infected the soldiers of the lower class, which made the soldiers of Dahua very highly recognized and supported the court and His Majesty, and were willing to fight for Dahua to the end.

In the palace tent, the generals gathered.

Luo Zhaoyun summoned military generals and advisers to discuss matters and analyzed: "At present, the three-way coalition forces have lost 70,000 to 80,000 people after several battles, but they still have nearly 100,000 troops. In addition, Liang and Tang are all in their own ruling areas and recruit new troops. Therefore, if you want to defeat the coalition forces, you still can't be careless."

Du Ruhui said: "Your Majesty is that our army has a stable defense at present, but we are powerless to defeat the coalition forces. If we can stand firm and guard for a few months, when the cold winter comes, the coalition forces may retreat on their own."

Chu Suiliang also said: "Yes, the current coalition forces are only twice as powerful as ours. If we want to attack the city defense line, we will pay a heavy price. Our defense should be able to hold on."

Qu Tutong said: "The old minister thought that temporary defense was the best strategy, and then sent troops to continuously attack the Liang army. The Tang army's food and grass road made them tired. When General Li Jing pointed at the capital of Liang's country, our army's counterattack opportunity will come."

"I think it is not too hasty to fight for the world. Now Dahua is at a disadvantage, so we should seek it with caution."

"I also think that you should avoid his aura and wait for an opportunity to counterattack!"

These civil officials and military generals have successively put forward their opinions. After hearing this, Luo Zhaoyun nodded slightly, hoping to stick to it and wait for the opportunity. As an emperor, sometimes he had to just listen to the words and not just do whatever he wanted.

"Since all my beloved officials have such advice and analysis is reasonable, I think it is feasible and I will report it!"

Du Ruhui, Yu Zhining, Guo Xiaoke, Qu Tutong and others all breathed a sigh of relief, some worried that Your Majesty would become more arrogant and could not listen to the opinions of the ministers and finally failed. After all, no matter how wise a person is, as his reputation becomes stronger and stronger, there are times when he underestimates the enemy and makes mistakes.

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Li Shimin arrived at the Huoyi Fortress in Linfen County with some trusted guards and loyal subordinates.

This is the only way to Hedong to Taiyuan County. Li Xiaogong, Pei Ji and others fought to Linfen County to meet Song Jingang and Yuchi Gong's team. They each had their own victory or defeat, but it was difficult to advance again and fell into a confrontation.

Li Shimin came with the imperial edict and served as the commander of the Northern Expedition Army. Li Xiaogong was the deputy, Pei Ji was the chief secretary, and Generals of the Cavalry Lin Xingcan, Yang Ze, and Duan Deming were waiting for the order.

Pei Ji said: "Song Jingang is not afraid of it, but Yuchi Gong under his command is a powerful general. He charges and fights in front of the team. No one can defeat him. Our Tang army already has three partial generals, and several commanders have encountered his vicious hands. This man is also proficient in some military tactics and is not a reckless person. Our army once designed an ambush, but was discovered at this time. Instead, he used the trick and sent a small group of people to lure out the ambush, and then encircled and suppressed him. He had to guard against it."

Li Shimin's eyes flashed and sighed: "If we can get Yuchi Gong, we will be a tiger general in the Tang Dynasty who can counter Liu Wuzhou's 'Dingyang' regime, defeat Song Jingang, and regain Yanmen Pass. At that time, we will gather troops again in Hedong and Taiyuan to consolidate the rear. Even if Dahua occupy Guanzhong, we may not be defeated!"

"Your Highness of the King of Qin, are you worried that the three-way Allied forces, hundreds of thousands of troops, will not be able to defeat the Dahua Army within the pass?" Pei Ji took the lead in asking, and all the soldiers had such questions.

Li Shimin said: "Although the strong generals are strong and Dahua is weaker, the coalition forces have their own thoughts and cannot be unified in command. Whether they can withstand Luo Cheng's conspiracy or intrigue is still unknown. We must make the worst preparations in order to regain Jinyang and consolidate Taiyuan with the spirit of burning the boats!"

Li Xiaogong followed and said, "What Your Highness Qin is saying makes sense. Don't be distracted for the time being. We cannot control the situation in the pass; but the situation here is that we can achieve it through hard work. Therefore, we must never waver the determination to win Taiyuan County!"

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Chapter completed!