(Let's talk about the update.) Some brothers said that I had too little one a day. But in fact, this change is divided into two chapters, and I just put them together. The word count has also been around six thousand. It will remain at 5000+ until the book is completed. In addition, I was preparing a new book, writing an outline, checking information, writing the beginning, etc., which was very time-consuming. Human energy is still limited, and it can only be so. The new book was killed, and I was already very depressed, and I begged for comfort. ）

A few days later, the Zhaoshu issued by the two emperors from the two imperial courts arrived in the state capitals and counties of the Tang Dynasty. Two different courts, two different positions, each of them was not afraid to attack each other with the most vicious and vicious words and charges. They all expressed their determination to put each other to death.

The streets and alleys are plastered with these transcribed edicts. Even on the streets of Chengdu Mansion, there are also the inscriptions of Li Mao's side to crusade against Wang Yuan and Li Mao's edict posted overnight, and there are announcements rewarding Wang Yuan's head and calling on the military and civilians to surrender and be promoted. Similarly, on the streets of Chang'an, edicts from Chengdu were also posted everywhere, and the meticulous work and spies on both sides contributed the greatest strength to this public opinion war.

In the southeast and southwest, as well as in Jinghu and other places, such edicts and announcements were also posted all over the streets. Even on one wall, a few feet apart, two proclamations from different courts were in the ring. It is very interesting that the people can read each other word by word.

After a few days of confusion and confusion, many people made their own choices. You will see many such scenes in the streets of the large and small cities in the north and south of the river, the east and west of the Qinling Mountains. The two groups of people accused each other in the streets, and even fought with each other, because they quarreled over their respective positions.

The side supporting Wang Yuan clearly has a majority. This is not only because Wang Yuan's reputation in the Tang Dynasty is higher than that of Li Mao, but also because the Chengdu court's proclamation is more evidence. For example, the transcribed copy of the agreement signed with the Uighurs in exchange for land in exchange for soldiers and horses, with the autographs of Li Mao and the Uighur leader Guli Peiluo, is obviously more convincing. And in terms of merit, the combination of Wang Yuan and Xuanzong is obviously stronger than the combination of Li Mao and Li Guangbi. Wang Yuan was a famous commander of the Tang Dynasty, and the four conquests against Nanzhao, Tubo, Huifu, and An Lushan were all external, not internal. has long been famous all over the world and has become a big hero in the eyes of people all over the world. And Li Mao's image is not good, and his recent forced recruitment of strong men in the southeast has aroused the hatred of the people. Although Li Guangbi is also a famous general, his exploits are simply the light of a candle and the sun and the moon compared to Wang Yuan.

But there are also many people who choose silence and neutrality, and they have seen a lot of shocking inside stories from the edicts of the two courts, and they are actually very disappointed in the two courts. Who is right and who is wrong is actually not important in their minds, they are just worried about their fate. There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two lords in the country. In this situation, a big war is about to break out. The days that have been settled down so easily may be in turmoil and life and death again.

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On October 12, the 500,000 troops on Li Mao's side were divided into two routes, with 200,000 people on the other road, and Li Mao personally drove the expedition, with Zheng Qiushan as the auxiliary, to attack Qingning Erzhou and take Longyou Road directly. An army of 300,000 troops along the way was the main force, commanded by Li Guangbi, and directly sent troops from Jinzhou to attack Tongzhou and directly took the core of Shudi.

In fact, Li Mao, Zheng Qiushan's soldiers and horses played the role of feints to involve and disperse the opponent's forces. The real attacking soldiers were Li Guangbi's army of 300,000. This is the main force that directly smashes the Yellow Dragon. There are only two cities between Tongzhou and Chengdu, and the distance is even shorter. Therefore, the focus of the battle between the two armies must be on Li Guangbi's road, not Li Mao's road, which is why Li Mao has to go on the road, because relatively speaking, the army on the road is safer. Naturally, safety should be the first priority.

On October 14, Li Guangbi's 300,000-strong army arrived at the city of Tongzhou unimpeded. In Tongzhou City, Wang Yuan led an army of 100,000 Shence troops to be waiting at the head of the city.

Wang Yuan's deployment of this battle was also a two-way confrontation. The 150,000 Shence army was divided into two routes, one was led by Gao Xianzhi and 50,000 horses, and the remaining 100,000 troops were led by Wang Yuan to meet the enemy in Tongzhou. The soldiers and horses on both sides faced an enemy that exceeded their own strength several times, and the pressure was huge.

Before sending troops, Wang Yuan had an exchange with Gao Xianzhi, and Wang Yuan told Gao Xianzhi that the 50,000 soldiers and horses on the north road should not be defended to death, but could only delay time to make a nuisance. As a last resort, Longyou Dao can give up, and Gao Xianzhi needs to retreat to Chengdu. Sticking to Chengdu is Gao Xianzhi's ultimate task. And Wang Yuan must not retreat, he must defeat Li Guangbi in Tongzhou, once Tongzhou is lost, Wang Yuan's soldiers and horses can only retreat to Chengdu, then 500,000 troops will be under the city of Chengdu, Chengdu will be lost. Chengdu is the core of everything, all the grain, grass, armaments and materials are stationed in Chengdu, Chengdu loses, and there is no chance of victory.

Therefore, in order to implement this strategy, the people of Qingning Prefecture in Longyou Province, Longzhou, Fengzhou, Qizhou, Xingzhou and other prefectures have begun to evacuate to Chengdu. Food and money will also be cleared, and nothing will be left behind. Gao Xianzhi's army of 50,000 was, to put it bluntly, to cover the evacuation of the people. Once all the people are evacuated to Chengdu, Gao Xianzhi's soldiers and horses will also return to Chengdu to garrison.

Before Chengdu could be conquered, the Battle of Tongzhou had to be won in order to force the enemy to evacuate Chengdu.

Tongzhou City, the same city, different situation, but like the previous big war that broke out here, this city has also become the key to the war. Whoever wins here will take the initiative in the battle.

In order to ensure the victory of the Battle of Tongzhou, almost all the elite equipment and elite troops were under the command of Wang Yuan, and Gao Xianzhi's soldiers and horses only had 10,000 cavalry and 40,000 soldiers and horses that were picked up. This is also what Gao Xianzhi took the initiative to request. Gao Xianzhi understood that he could defend Chengdu, with the help of millions of people in Chengdu, and with the strong walls of Chengdu. In Tongzhou, where Wang Yuan is located, the city defense is not very strong, and there is almost nothing to help except for the 100,000 Shence army, so it is necessary to put all the elite equipment in Wang Yuan's hands to increase the chance of victory.

On the afternoon of the 14th, Li Guangbi's 300,000-strong army walked out of the mountains and mountains, arrived at the city of Tongzhou, and began to camp under the city. When the sun set, Wang Yuan led the generals to climb the city tower. The camp of the enemy army in front of him has been settled, and the camp of the 30-way army stretches for more than ten miles, including several hills outside the city. In the camp, the flags are displayed, and people come and go. On several hills, tall watchtowers have also been erected, and the flow of people gnaws at the trees on the hills like ants, and large patches of trees have been cut down to be used for firewood in the camp or to build siege equipment. In the distance, in the col, carts came out of the valley like a long dragon and drove into the rear of the camp one by one. The car was full of grain and grass materials. All in all, the size and momentum of this large battalion in front of you are enough to be intimidating.

"I'm a mother. It was the first time I had seen an army of 300,000 gathered together. Damn, it's going to be a tough battle. Dashuai, how should we fight? Tan Ping, who was standing beside Wang Yuan, smacked his tongue.

Before Wang Yuan could answer, Zhao Qing teased beside him: "What? Brother Tan is scared? Aren't there a lot of people? There were many people in Shi Siming back then, didn't he return with a big defeat? ”

Tan Ping said, "You're scared." I'm not afraid. It's just that I was surprised to see so many soldiers and horses at first glance. With the handsome here, what are we afraid of? ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Don't underestimate the enemy. The current situation is not the same as when Shi Siming came to attack. At the beginning, he was able to win because Deputy Marshal Gao led his troops to capture Pizhou and approach Chang'an. Shi Siming had no choice but to withdraw his troops. In fact, he only annihilated 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses at the beginning, and he still had the strength to attack, but he was just forced by the situation. Now it's different, 200,000 enemy troops on the north road attack, 300,000 troops here attack, both roads are advantageous, and if you want to play the game of encircling Wei to save Zhao, I'm afraid it won't work. ”

"What the marshal said is very true, you must be cautious. Many of the generals in the army were too underestimating the enemy, and the last general thought that it would be better to warn them not to underestimate the enemy. This battle is about the overall situation of life and death, and it can't be laughing and laughing. Song Jiangong said solemnly.

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "What General Song said is true, but there is no need to exaggerate too much. Morale should be boosted rather than discharged, and the proportion should be grasped well. ”

Song Jiangong nodded yes.

Liu Dehai asked on the side: "Dashuai, how do you say to fight?" Are we going to defend the city like this? ”

Wang Yuan shook his head and said, "Defend the city? How to hold on? Once an army of 300,000 launched a siege, it would be surrounded on all sides. Isn't it even more overstretched that my 100,000 soldiers and horses are scattered across the four cities? If one thing is broken, it will be bad, so it is impossible to defend passively. ”

The generals around him were silent, although they said that they were not afraid, but the grim situation was in front of them, and no one could not be worried.

"We have to take the initiative. You see, they're building siege engines, and apparently they're in a hurry. That's where we can take advantage of it. They won't attack a city until the siege equipment is ready. Li Guangbi suffered a loss in Qingning and Qingning, and this time he learned to be obedient and had to take it step by step. But these two days are the time we can use. Wang Yuan pointed to the soldiers and horses that were busy logging and dragging in the enemy's camp.

"Dashuai, you command, what do we do." The crowd shouted.

Wang Yuan pointed to the large lane behind the camp that drove like a long dragon from the mountain col: "Cut off the grain road first, the mountain road we built to Jinzhou has given them convenience." Their food carts and material resources are endless, and our first task in the past two days is to cut off that passage. Of course, this did not defeat them, and his army must have carried at least ten days of food to eat, but in the long run, it would greatly disrupt their rhythm. Once their siege is blocked, and they are under the pressure of cutting off the food routes, they will be in disarray. ”

"Marshal, he is willing to lead his troops and horses to cut off his food route." Tan Ping said loudly.

Wang Yuan said: "Tell me, how do you plan to cut off its grain channel?" How many troops are needed? ”

Tan Ping thought for a while and said, "Three thousand is enough." After crossing the mountain, cut off its grain cart. ”

Wang Yuan smiled and said: "The other party's 300,000 soldiers and horses must have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to escort them, because this is too important to them." With 3,000 soldiers and horses, you want to cut off their grain routes? I'm too confident. ”

Tan Ping patted his chest and said, "Dashuai, if I can't do it, your military law will deal with me." When did I Tan Ping blow nonsense? ”

Wang Yuan laughed and said, "Just kidding you." Naturally, I believe in your power. But even if it is 3,000 soldiers and horses, I can't give it. We only have 100,000 soldiers, and 3,000 is a lot of men. I will give only three hundred. And I also want to ask these 300 people to keep cutting off the food routes, not just harassing them. ”

"This ...... How? Tan Ping was dumbfounded.

Wang Yuan smiled and said, "Of course it can be done, and it can be done easily." Just ask Liu Dehai for something. Liu Dehai, did I bring all the ** bags I asked you to carry? ”

Liu Dehai nodded and said: "A large truck is loaded, all of which are in the warehouse." ”

Wang Yuan nodded and said, "Very good." And they relied on these things to cut off the grain routes. ”

At this point, even the most stupid person can understand what Wang Yuan means. The so-called ** bag is a giant thunderbolt with a fuse made by the arsenal improvised. Before, everyone was puzzled, and they didn't know what the use of Dashuai making this kind of giant thunderbolt that could not be projected, but now they finally understood. It turned out that the marshal had already taken precautions and thought of the most convenient way to cut off the other party's grain route.

"The commander means to blow up the mountain beams and block the roads with falling rocks, so that their grain trucks cannot pass. So as to serve the purpose of blocking the grain route? Tan Ping said suddenly.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "That's right, if you can use clever methods, why do you need to fight with brute force?" Even if you are given 3,000 men, you can kill the opponent's grain and horses, and you can only succeed once. If they mobilize more soldiers and horses to transport food, won't you just sigh? Why not just blow up the cliff and block the mountain road at once. Wouldn't it be beautiful to let them spend manpower to build roads, and if they repair them, you will blow them up, and 300 people will be flexible and mobile without spending too many troops? ”

"Good way, good way. But I don't need to go, I'd better stay and defend the city. The hide-and-seek that is blown around is also too boring. Tan Ping said with a smile.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "I knew you wouldn't go, Song Jiangong, you go and select three hundred soldiers who are good at climbing, get some tools in the iron fiber axe and chisel, no need to carry weapons and armor, bring some dry food and water, and let them complete this important task." It's very important to choose a good leader. Tell them that if they complete this task, everyone will be rewarded for their meritorious service. ”

Song Jiangong immediately ordered the deputy general to do it.

Wang Yuan turned his head to look at the enemy camp under the sunset under the city, and said with a smile: "Zhao Qing Tan Ping, you go and prepare immediately, and let's send a meeting gift to Li Guangbi tonight." ”

"Tonight? Is the marshal going to attack the camp tonight? The crowd was amazed.

Wang Yuan smiled: "Yes." ”

"Are you sure it's tonight?" Zhao Qing smacked his lips and said.

"What? Is it possible to attack the camp and pick a day? It's tonight. Wang Yuan said with a smile.

"But the commander, they must build siege equipment overnight tonight, and they must be heavily guarded, and we may not have a chance to get close to the enemy camp." Zhao Qingdao.

Wang Yuan said with a smile: "Why do you want to sneak close to the enemy camp, we just need to kill it in the open." ”

Everyone was stunned.

After nightfall, it was dark. In mid-October, it was already very cold after dark. The cold wind swished in the mountains, blowing on people's bodies and making them cold to the bone.

The atmosphere in Li Guangbi's camp did not become cold because of the cold weather, on the contrary, the whole camp was brightly lit and noisy. After encamping in the afternoon, tens of thousands of soldiers and horses cut down the trees on the two hills within the camp area, and according to Li Guangbi's order, some soldiers and horses will start to make siege catapults overnight to prepare for a large-scale siege in the near future.

Li Guangbi placed the large tent of the Chinese army on the hill in the middle of the camp. After the trees were cut down, the top of the hill was leveled out into an open field, and Li Guangbi's imposing tent was set up on it. In this position, as long as you get out of the big tent, you can overlook the entire battlefield, and you can even see the flow of people on the streets of Tongzhou City in the distance. This is the perfect place to command this great battle.

In the evening, when Li Guangbi came to the top of the mountain for the first time, he overlooked the surrounding camps and mountains, and watched the 300,000 troops busy preparing for battle, and could not help but feel a sense of pride in his heart. In the past 20 years, he has been running to drill camps, encountering many ups and downs in his life, and even fell into the bottom of his life because of successive defeats. But now, he, Li Guangbi, finally grasped the opportunity and came to the pinnacle of his life.

A long time ago, he served under Wang Zhonghe, and his ideal in life was to be able to become a prince and envoy on his own. Later, he became a festival envoy, and his goal was naturally higher. However, no matter how hard he tried, everything seemed to come to an end and began to go downhill. He assisted Ge Shuhan, bowed his head under Wang Yuan's account, he insisted on it in a low-key and tenacious manner, looking for an opportunity to turn over. Eventually, he found his chance, and he egged Li Mao to ascend the throne in an almost gambling way, and then he won the bet.

Today, he Li Guangbi has become the commander of the 500,000 army, and at this moment, in front of his eyes, the 300,000 army under his command is spread all over the land within a radius of more than ten miles, and Wang Yuan in the opposite city is afraid that he is trembling at this moment. Even that Wang Yuan, he had never commanded 300,000 soldiers and horses. If it weren't for the situation, the number of soldiers and horses in his hands would have doubled.

However, Li Guangbi has never been a person who gets carried away, and the caution in his bones and the slightest awe of Wang Yuan make him attach great importance and caution to this war. Even if the soldiers and horses surpass the other party too much, he can only allow himself to have a little bit of pride in his emotions, but in