"Father, Master Liang has withdrawn from Shuofang City and guarded Honghua County! The seven counties of Guanbei are all in the hands of Yang Tong. ”

Late at night!

The urgent news brought by Li Jiancheng woke up Li Yuan, who was sleeping peacefully, from his sleep.

"Father!" Li Jiancheng tried his best to use a tactful tone and said: "After the Sui army took Yulin and Wuyuan, the troops were divided into three routes, and in just half a month, they captured Lingwu, Yanchuan, Shuofang, Diaoyin, and Yan'an. ”

Li Yuan frowned and pondered, his next step was to take Guannei and Longyou to consolidate the rear, and then turn around and fight for hegemony in the Central Plains to the east, and Yang Tong controlled the seven counties of Guanbei, especially after occupying Lingwu County, it is very likely that he will send troops to assist Xue Ju, and it is also very likely that Lingwu County will be used as the foundation to expand to Honghua County and Pingliang County in Liangshidu. And Yan'an County, which directly borders Feng Yi, threatens the entire territory of Guanzhong by land, and if you go down to Shangjun, even Jingzhao is under the troops of the Great Sui.

If you only close the center and don't have Guan Nei and Longyou, it's like a person only has a head and no limbs and torso, which is absolutely not good!

"Where do you think Yang Tong's next target will be?"

Li Yuan was also very helpless, Liang Shidu was originally just a local hero, killed Shuofang County Cheng Tang Shizong, and occupied Shuofang County to rebel. What powerful people can he have? Today's achievements are just a bear created by the times.

Li Jiancheng said: "Erchen believes that his goal is Guanzhong. ”

Li Yuan's heart was shocked, he wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked, "How can you see it?" ”

"Father, the Central Plains has become Wang Shichong, Li Mi, and Dou Jiande, if Yang Tong rashly sends troops, the three parties are very likely to unite together, which will drag Yang Dong's great energy, rather than this, it is better to let the three fight and live to the death, and then take advantage of the three to be injured, and then cross the river to the south."

"Now, Yang Tong has occupied the seven counties of Guanbei, with 150,000 troops, and a Turkic servant army, the number of which is as high as more than 200,000, he can take Pingliang, Honghua, and Shangjun with his hands, not only to cut off my westward road, but also to comprehensively suppress Guanzhong, at the same time, his Hedong army crossed the Yellow River westward, and at that time one north and one east flanked. And my Tang Dynasty has not yet unified the hearts of the people, and has been defeated one after another, so that the elite soldiers are exhausted and the morale of the generals is not high, and there is Xue Ju, a big enemy in the west, so it is really not difficult for Yang Tong to capture Guanzhong. In this case, why did he go to Guanzhong to drip the troubled waters? ”

Li Jiancheng glanced at Li Yuan, whose face was dark, and said, "Actually, Yang Tong's intention is very simple, that is, not to give us a chance to develop, and to nail us to death in Guanzhong!" ”

"Urgent!"

There was a sound outside the palace, which made Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng feel like they were frightened.

"Read."

"During the day, 80,000 Sui troops conquered Shangjun."

"Hiss...... "Li Yuan's father and son have both been trained in the army, and they heard this! A cold sweat suddenly broke out on their backs, this is the soldiers coming to the city! As a result, the northern part of Jingzhao and half of Feng Yi were shrouded in the Sui army's troops.

Li Yuan's face turned pale, and he sat on the ground, really afraid of something.

"Quickly pass on my order, order Dou Kang to command 40,000 elite soldiers, and enter Yijun County overnight, and never let the Sui army enter Jingzhao for half a step."

After the order was issued, Li Jiancheng suggested: "Father, now half of Feng Yijun is surrounded by the Sui army, and the third sister is stationed in Tongguan in the southeast corner of Jingzhao, and she can't take care of the north. ”

Li Yuan hurriedly said: "Who do you think is the main general who is more secure?" ”

"Erchen thinks that Qu Tutong can be the main general, when we used more than 200,000 troops day and night, took turns to attack Hedong City, but he was easily blocked, it can be seen that his defensive ability is extremely strong, and he is the most suitable candidate."

Although Li Jiancheng's words are reasonable, Li Yuan does not believe Qu Tutong, Qu Tutong was finally forced to surrender without reluctance, how could he appoint Qu Tutong as the main general.

"Let me think about it!"

Li Jiancheng knew that Li Yuan didn't believe in Qu Tutong, let alone accept the other party's order as the main general, so he inevitably felt some regrets in his heart.

"Why don't you let Hyo-gung go!" Li Yuan had another headache, and Li Tang was not well off in terms of commanding the generals.

Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong are his most optimistic juniors, but they lack war training, and it will take a few years to become the handsome talents he expects...... But now that his eyebrows are burning, how can he Li Yuan have a few years to wait?

Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong have handsome talents, but now they only have talents in this area, and the difference between handsome and handsome seems to be a word but is actually a world of difference. It is not necessary to have the talent to become a qualified commander, but the participation in actual combat and the tempering of the mind are indispensable. Their brother is a newcomer, how can he be the opponent of an old and spicy general like Li Jing? If you don't think about it a little, you will be eaten by this old ghost and there is not a single bone left.

However, Li Xiaogong is not without the slightest achievement, he led an army of 30,000 not long ago to defeat the man-eating mad demon Niu Cang entrenched in Shangluo County, and recovered Shangluo County, Li Yuan then ordered him to be the marshal of the Southern Route Army, and led 50,000 troops into Hanzhong Bashu.

Li Jiancheng disagreed, the situation in the south is good, if Li Xiaogong is transferred back, wouldn't it be a complete waste? When did Yang Tong consume death?

After explaining his claims, he suggested: "It is better to have the eldest grandson Shunde as the main general, Daozong, Chai Shao, and Hou Junji as deputy generals!" ”

"Chai Shao and Hou Junji have great potential, and when no one is available, they adopt the method of combining the old and the new, and temper talents with the help of war. And Feng Yijun is right under his nose, even if something happens, Chang'an can react immediately. ”

Li Yuan pondered for a moment and agreed with Li Jiancheng's statement.

Li Jiancheng thought for a while, and then said: "Father, what the sons are worried about is our troop strength, the Western Expeditionary Army in the hands of the people is not counted, Guanzhong only has General Dou's 40,000 soldiers, the third sister's 20,000 troops, plus the defenders from all over the country plus the army taken away by Xiaogong, there are only 150,000 people in total, and 50,000 of them are undertrained. ”

"Recruitment?" Li Yuan groaned.

"That's right, not only to recruit soldiers, but also to train them into elite soldiers in the shortest possible time."

Li Yuan nodded and said: "What the emperor said is extremely true, how many people are suitable, who can be the general?" ”

"The number of soldiers should not be less than 50,000, and the training candidates should be selected! Uncle Avatar is more suitable. Li Jiancheng gave advice, although Li Shentong has character flaws, it is still okay to train soldiers.

The important thing is that after the redemption case, these clans completely fell to him, and the army has always been the hard power that Li Jiancheng dreamed of. After all, Li Shimin not only has an army of 150,000 in his hands, but also the full support of the Dugu family, the Dou family, and the Wei family. How to sit firmly on Li Tang Tianzi?

"It's possible! simply let Shentong, Shuliang, and Deliang each train an army of 20,000 people, so that the results are fast, and everyone has something to do. ”

Li Yuan, who had learned the lesson, also felt that Li Shentong, Li Shuliang, and Li Deliang had limited talents, but if they were deprived of their military power, it would chill the hearts of the children of the clan. Now let them be the main generals of the training army, but they don't go to war, it is a very good placement, and they can also firmly control the military power in the hands of the Li family, which is definitely a great thing to kill multiple birds with one stone.

After the arrangements were made, Li Yuan said again: "Let the people of the world solve Xue Ju as soon as possible, and seize Longxi and Hexi as soon as possible." ”