"What? Dou Jiande wants to send troops? ”

Just when Yun Hao was struggling in pain in Gentle Township, Li Er let out the most terrifying roar. Luoyang has been besieging the city for nearly a year, and it is time for Wang Shichong to be exhausted and about to run out. Dou Jiande of Hebei finally couldn't help but make a move!

This is no less than a bolt from the blue for the Tang army, and even if there is no large-scale battle for a year of siege. The Tang army was also sleepy and lacking horses, and Dou Jiande's 100,000 army was raising troops in Hebei. Now that the momentum is coming, if Wang Shichong comes to join forces with the outside again, the Tang army is even in danger of being wiped out.

"Dou Jiande has accepted Wang Shichong's condition of being a minister, and is now raising grain and grass in Hebei. As expected, the army will be marched at the beginning of spring. Liu Wenjing, who hurried from Chang'an, brought the latest information.

In these years, it was very difficult to organize a campaign of more than 100,000 people, not to mention that one person ate one pound of grain a day. The consumption of grain alone costs 100,000 catties per day. Not to mention horse feed, ordnance, baggage, wealth, and so on. It is simply unimaginable that there is no months of preparation time before the war for every large-scale battle.

This kind of large-scale preparation, wanting to keep it secret is completely a dream. As long as the army is desperately collecting food and all kinds of supplies, fools know that there is going to be war. Not to mention, those bitter soldiers who don't have the slightest sense of secrecy. As long as you set up a mash stall at the entrance of the barracks, you can inquire about everything clearly.

Dou Jiande moved a lot in Hebei, and naturally he couldn't escape the eyes of Datang Xizuo. The food has not been raised enough, and Li Yuan's desk has already appeared in the newspaper. Li Yuan, who was frightened, immediately sent it to Li Er in an urgent manner of eight hundred miles, and he himself summoned his henchmen overnight to deal with it.

"What did the Holy One say?" Li Er took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. He is the commander of the three armies, and if he panics, the army will be even more flustered. Panic, once contagious, can have catastrophic consequences.

"The saint convened the ministers overnight to discuss, and some people said to withdraw the troops, and some people said to capture Luoyang first. Then with Jiancheng, he fought against Dou Jiande. The Holy One has not yet made a final decision, and the Ministers are the Holy One who wants to hear His Highness's opinion. Liu Wenjing bowed and said.

Li Er sat behind the handsome case and was silent, now it is a dilemma to withdraw troops or attack the city. If the troops were withdrawn, the siege of nearly a year would cost countless amounts of money, food, and materials. In the end, it can only end up with a bamboo basket and an empty end, and the morale of Datang's newly rising morale will suffer a huge blow.

If you don't withdraw your troops, attack the city now. Once Dou Jiande sent out his troops, he hadn't succeeded yet, what should he do? At that time, the two armies were so focused that they couldn't withdraw even if they wanted to. After a year of siege and a long siege, how could the fatigued army be Dou Jiande's new opponent.

The elite of the Tang Dynasty are now under Luoyang City, once the whole army is destroyed. The newly founded Li Tang Dynasty may become a short-lived dynasty. The battle of national fortunes, you can't afford to gamble!

The tangled Li Er's eyes were deep, and now he was not only thinking about himself, but also about the future of the Tang Empire. The burden on his shoulders was very heavy, and fine beads of sweat slowly oozed from his head.

"Your Highness! Chen believes that since the siege is not overcome, it is also a good way to temporarily avoid the edge and retreat to Guanzhong. Seeing Li Er's appearance, Liu Wenjing suggested in a low voice. He was a conservative man, and retreating now was the most conservative approach. Anyway, Wang Shichong has been disabled, so he can go back to Guanzhong to repair it and come back next year.

"Hmm!" Li Er glanced at Liu Wenjing, and snorted in his nose, but did not say a word.

The generals looked at each other, not knowing what this "um" meant. Most of Li Shuang's subordinates are military generals who only have muscles but not brains, and it is no problem for these people to go into battle to kill the enemy. But if you want to formulate a military strategy, it is a little difficult for them. These guys are very self-aware and never meddle in such big things.

The air inside the tent was almost stagnant, and no one dared to say a word. Liu Wenjing has a high status, and among the ministers of the court, except for Pei Lian, he has the most authority. Few people dared to oppose his opinions.

"Then ......!"

"Your Highness, my subordinates have something to say." After a long time, Li Er finally spoke. But as soon as he said two words, he was interrupted by a voice.

"Keming, if you have something to say, just say it." Li Er saw that it was Du Ruhui who spoke, and swallowed the scolding on his lips. Du Ruhui did a very good job in the matter of Yun Hao last time. Li Er is very satisfied!

"Your Highness, now that the army has been besieging the city for nearly a year, countless money, food, and materials have been consumed. Wang Shichong is already on the verge of lingering, if he doesn't take Luoyang in one go. Then if he wants to send troops to take Luoyang in the future, Wang Shichong will do the same. Unification of the world will be an almost impossible task.

Not only that, but the people in Datang's new collection and payment are unstable. How many pairs of eyes are staring at Luoyang, if His Highness withdraws. I don't know how many people are going to rebel, if others don't say it, Jianghuai's Voldewey is likely to betray the imperial court.

And this time Wang Shichong descended to Dou Jiande, and Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong will become one. The morale of the enemy army has soared, and the most likely thing is to attack Guanzhong. Under the easy shape of offense and defense, whether Tongguan can be defended is still two words.

The minister meant to continue to besiege Luoyang with the help of deep ditch barriers. In the past few days, there have been soldiers who have secretly come to surrender, which shows that the grain in the city is about to run out. As long as we hold on for a few more months, Luoyang will be defeated. As for Dou Jiande...... Our army was exhausted from a year of siege. He Dou Jiande marched hundreds of miles, wouldn't he be tired?

Our army mobilized the main force to fight against Dou Jiande and fought in the suburbs. There are unparalleled fierce generals like General Wei Chi and General Qin. It is not known who killed the deer! Du Ruhui stood up and talked eloquently, and the generals responded one after another. Where do you get military merits in siege warfare, but field battles are different against the enemy. One by one, they have red eyes, and they make military achievements for the wealth of their children and grandchildren. After a year of fighting, how can you do it without earning anything?

Liu Wenjing looked at Du Ruhui coldly, no one in the court dared to shoot against him like this. A six-rank dismissal actually dared to shoot a bull with a servant. If I don't give you some bad medicine in the future, Lao Tzu will not be surnamed Liu.

Du Ruhui lowered his head and bowed to face Li Er, he couldn't see Liu Wenjing's cold gaze. But Fang Xuanling, who was standing next to him, could see it clearly. Seeing Liu Wenjing's appearance, his heart immediately tightened.

"Well, well said! Wang Shichong has already been besieged to death, so there is nothing to worry about. This time, let's have a good fight with Dou Jiande. Let's see, who is the bad horse, the lame sheep, the skinny camel! Li Er was so arrogant that he stood up and shouted loudly.

The generals roared and promised!