Chapter 1824: The Third Battle of Luoyang (Part 1)
Chapter 1824 The Third Battle of Luoyang (Part 1)
Chapter 1822: The Third Battle of Luoyang (Part 1)
Zhao She was originally a subordinate of Yuan Shu and a brother of Zhao Kuangyin. He was captured by Li Shimin during the war against Dong and was imprisoned for three full years.
After Dong Zhuo's death, Zhao Kuangyin also wanted to redeem Zhao She, but Li Shimin cherished Zhao She's talents and did not agree to Zhao Kuangyin's request.
Li Shimin personally persuaded Zhao She to surrender more than ten times, and finally moved Zhao She with his full sincerity. However, considering his relatives and family, he still had concerns in his heart, so he still did not agree to surrender.
Li Shimin saw the concerns in Zhao She's heart, so when Zhao Kuangyin became the duke and the Zhao Kingdom was established, he sent someone to imitate Zhao She's notes, wrote to Zhao Kuangyin saying that he had surrendered, and asked Zhao Kuangyin for Zhao She in the name of the Tang State. His wife and children.
Zhao Kuangyin thought that Zhao She had really surrendered. In addition, the State of Zhao had just been established at that time and was experiencing constant internal and external troubles. He was eager to gain recognition from other countries and achieve political justice.
So, he gave Zhao She's wife and children to Li Shimin in exchange for diplomatic relations with Tang.
Seeing that his wife and children had come to Chang'an, Zhao She was naturally extremely moved, so he surrendered to Li Shimin.
After Zhao She surrendered to Li Shimin, she wanted to repay Li Shimin's courtesy to him, but he didn't expect that he would be suppressed by his colleagues first.
The dispute between Guandong and Guanxi in the Han Dynasty has been going on for a long time, and the imperial court of the Han Dynasty has always been controlled by the Kanto official clan. Naturally, they suppressed the Kansai official clan vigorously. However, because the suppression was so severe, most people in Kansai hated the people in Kanto.
So, Dong Zhuo, who was attacked by the thirty-six princes in the Kanto region, was still a heroic figure in the Kansai region even though he had a bad reputation in the Kanto region.
Li Shimin inherited Dong Zhuo's basic base, and the generals in the army were basically from Kansai. Zhao She, a general from Kanto, would naturally be marginalized and suppressed among so many Kansai generals.
Zhao She deserves to be a famous general of the generation. Even though he has been isolated by the generals of Li and Tang Dynasties and has completely become a lonely minister, he still works diligently and silently for his position.
In the battle to destroy the Qiang, Zhao She made many great achievements, and finally proved his ability to the generals of the Tang army, and gradually changed the attitude of the Tang army towards him.
Zhao She also participated in the battle to enter Shu. When the entire Li and Tang Dynasty suffered setbacks and fell into the quagmire of war, only his army made great achievements, and even successfully joined forces with Liu Yu, threatening Chengdu to a certain extent. safety.
It is precisely because of this that Zhao She's reputation has become more and more famous, and he has joined the ranks of famous generals in the world.
Zhao She would persuade Yiyang guard Hu Chao to surrender because the unknown general would definitely lack confidence and have self-doubt when facing a famous general. This is naturally a good opportunity to persuade him to surrender.
Zhao She didn't take Hu Chao seriously at all, because Hu Chao was a unknown person with no outstanding achievements or achievements, but he never thought that there was a famous general hidden in Yiyang City, Tan Daoji.
Zhao She can not care about Hu Chao, but he cannot help but care about Tan Daoji.
There are many famous generals in the world today, and there are even more among the Qin army. But even among the Qin army with so many famous generals, Tan Daoji did not remain silent. Instead, he made his name through his ability.
Tan Daoji's reputation was achieved by himself. Not only was his record no worse than Zhao She, he even slightly surpassed Zhao She.
So, when he saw Tan Daoji appearing at the top of Yiyang City, even Zhao She had a bad premonition in his heart.
“Tan Daoji was supposed to be in Luoyang, but now he appears in Yiyang, which proves that Luoyang had already sent reinforcements before Hangu Pass fell.”
At this thought, Zhao She couldn't help but clenched his fists and whispered to himself: "I hope the reinforcements brought by Tan Daoji are not too large, otherwise Yiyang will be difficult to fight." Zhao She's expectations were finally dashed. Well, the layout of Yiyang City in all aspects is quite comprehensive, and there is no sign of insufficient troops. This is not a city with only two thousand defenders at all.
Even if Zhao She personally commanded the army to attack the city, he would not be able to shake Yiyang City in a short period of time. In desperation, Zhao She had to send a letter to Li Shimin, informing him of the situation in Yiyang, and waiting for Li Shimin's next order.
After receiving the message from Zhao She, Li Shimin was immediately shocked. The four military advisers had calculated everything for him, but they did not expect the Qin army's reinforcements to come so quickly.
"My lord, now that the Qin army's reinforcements are stationed in Yiyang, and Tan Daoji is here, it is impossible to break through Yiyang in a short time." Li Kui said with a look of regret.
"According to the information provided by the bad guy, Tan Daoji is a Confucian general who is good at using strategies and has a cautious personality. With him responsible for guarding Yiyang City, I am afraid that it will not be captured in the short term." Changsun Wuji sighed.
"If we can't capture Yiyang in a short period of time and capture the Wild King, we won't be able to march to Luoyang. Lord, we made a mistake." Li Kui said with a bitter look on his face.
“Damn it.”
Li Shimin clenched his fists with a look of reluctance, gritted his teeth and said, "Jia Xu has ruined my big job."
Li Shimin and Li Kui Changsun Wuji had different concerns. The two military advisors focused on Tan Daoji, and Li Shimin used Tan Daoji to pay attention to Jia Xu, who had sent reinforcements in advance. After all, Jia Xu was the talker in Luoyang.
"Luoyang sent reinforcements in advance before Hangu Pass was in danger. Is this because Jia Xu was too cautious? Or did he have the power of foresight and predict the fall of Hangu Pass in advance? It's really my fate!" Li Shimin looked unwilling. said.
"well…"
Li Kui sighed and said: "My lord, the situation is over now. Jia Xu has taken precautions. It is no longer possible to take Sizhou lightly. We must consider retreating."
“Fortunately, this dispatch of troops was not without success. Except for the administrative center of Nanxiang County, all Nanxiang County was in the hands of our army. Although Hangu Pass was burned by Gongsun Yan, it can still be repaired.” Changsun Wuji said.
“Repairing Hangu Pass requires too much manpower and financial resources, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Even if our Tang Dynasty has such financial resources, we must not waste it on repairing the pass. Moreover, the Qin army will not let us rebuild Hangu Pass.
The top priority should be to capture Luoyang in one go. "Li Shimin said.
"But if we haven't even captured Yewang City and Yiyang City, how can we capture Luoyang in one go?" Li Kui asked puzzledly.
A trace of determination flashed in Li Shimin's eyes, and he said solemnly: "The army was divided into two. One group surrounded the two cities of Yewang and Yiyang, and the other bypassed the two cities and went directly to attack Luoyang."
"What?"
Li Kui and Changsun Wuji exclaimed at the same time, and then objected in unison: "My lord, you can't do it!"
Thanks to HAC for the 20,000 starting coins rewarded by Boring Kankan, and I have added two chapters to express my gratitude.
(End of this chapter)