Luoyang, the eastern capital, faces each other across the Yellow River, that is, the ancient ferry port of Mengjin. According to legend, the end of the reign of King Wu of Shang was dark, and in the ninth year of King Wu of Zhou, King Wu led a large army to the east, and met 800 princes of the alliance at the ancient ferry port of Mengjin to discuss the great cause of cutting down Zhou. Because King Wu of Zhou thought that the time was not ripe at that time, he led troops to retreat temporarily after the alliance. In the eleventh year of King Wu of Zhou, the reign of King Shang was even darker, and King Wu of Zhou thought that the time had come, so he once again allied with the princes of Yu Mengjin, officially opening the prelude to the crusade against Shang.

Because King Wu twice met the princes of the alliance at this ferry, the ferry was later named Mengjin. In the eleventh year of the Great Cause, Li Yuan raised troops, in order to paralyze Li Mi and make him help him drag Wang Shichong's soldiers and horses, so that he could enter the Guanzhong in the west, he showed weakness to Li Mi. That time, Li Mi wrote back and invited Li Yuan to go south to the alliance. But that time, Li Yuan was too busy to put it off.

But only a year later, in early March of the first year of the republic, Li Yuan again received an invitation from the League to meet the League. However, this time the inviter is no longer Li Mi, but Chen Pojun.

In the cave, the light in Li Yuan's eyes flashed.

"General Zhang, you said that King Chen invited the old man to the alliance of Jin? Is this serious? ”

"Absolutely."

Li Xiuning, who was on the side, couldn't hold back his excitement and couldn't help but say, "Could it be that the broken army has arrived in Mengjin?" But it is still Wang Shichong's territory, and he is so deep into the dangerous land, it is very dangerous, haven't you dissuaded him? ”

Zhang Wei smiled and shook his head, "Dissuasion? It doesn't have to be that way. Hanoi County is indeed Wang Shichong's territory at the moment, but Wang Shichong's current situation is not very good. If nothing can be changed, all of Wang Shichong's previous operations will be finished, and he can only sit and wait for death. But Wang Shichong is not a stupid person. After the Battle of Luoyang, he immediately sent his eldest son Wang Xuanying to Jijun. ”

Li Shimin said in disbelief, "Could it be that Wang Shichong bowed his head to Chen Pojun and called him a minister?" ”

"Indeed, Wang Xuanying discussed with King Chen for a long time on behalf of Wang Shichong, but the final covenant still had to be discussed with Wang Shichong in person. That's why there will be this alliance in front of us. King Chen had personally led the sailors along the Yellow River all the way west to Mengjin, and Wang Shichong had already gone to meet him. Now King Chen is waiting, just waiting for King Tang. Zhang Wei smiled and slowly said the recent situation in front of him.

Li Yuan was a little confused and a little puzzled. He is now exhausted, and it is a helpless move to surrender Chen Kefu on the surface, but although Wang Shichong lost in Luoyang, he still has nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, even if Luoyang can't keep it, there are still several counties in Hedong, and he still has a lot of capital in his hands, why did he suddenly ally with Chen Pojun?

Zhang Wei seemed to see what Li Yuan was thinking, and said softly, "The world will be divided for a long time, and it will be divided for a long time." Since the seventh year of the Great Cause, the world has been in turmoil for a long time. If you think about peace today, the people think quietly, and the reunification of the world is the trend of the times. Looking at today, although there are many people in the world, the one who can calm the world is none other than King Chen. Wang Shichong is just a Hu man from the Western Regions, and in his early years, he relied on flattering Emperor Sui to be promoted one after another. Although he seized the opportunity several times, he had more than 100,000 Jianghuai elite soldiers in his hands, and he even took the opportunity to occupy the eastern capital Luoyang. But in the battle of Luoyang, its roots have been lost, and it is just wishful thinking to fight for the world again. Wang Xingman is a smart man, and he knows how to choose the most correct one at the moment. ”

"Right now, he still has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and he will get a lot of money by surrendering to King Chen at this time. At the very least, King Chen has promised Wang Xingman the position of King Zheng, and the Wang family has been rich and prosperous for hundreds of years, so what is there to hope for. If not, our Hebei army, Henan Li Mi army, Shannan Yang Xuan army, and Guanzhong Yuwen army will be able to roll them into powder immediately. ”

Li Yuan nodded heavily, "It's just that now I'm surrounded in the mountains here, and Yang Yuan is sending troops to search everywhere, how can I go down the mountain to Mengjin to see King Chen?" ”…,

"King Chen had already arranged that the king of Tang only had to lead his people along this mountain all the way to the east, from Hedong County to Jiang County, which is now the territory controlled by Wang Shichong. We went down the mountain in Jiangxian. To the west into Zhengping, there is the first pass of Taihang Bashan. From Zhengping, go all the way to the southeast along the Yiguan channel, you can pass through Wangwu and Taihang, reach Jiyuan City, Hanoi County, and then go south along Jishui, you can reach Mengjin. ”

Hearing that everything had been arranged, and everyone could finally leave the cold mountains, the Li Tang Wenwu ministers in the cave couldn't help but show relaxed faces. Most of these Li Tang courtiers who were born in aristocratic families have fled in this mountain for a long time, and they are already almost desperate. Being able to leave this damn jungle now, even if he knew that even if he got out of this wolf's den, he would have to enter Chen Pojun's tiger's den immediately, but no one cared about that. All they want now is to get out of here right away.

Everyone looked at Li Yuan with hopeful eyes, hoping that he would answer immediately.

Li Yuan swept over everyone, looking at the expectant gazes of his subordinates, feeling disappointed and relaxed in his heart. Especially when he saw his daughter's extremely expectant and excited eyes, he also felt a sense of guilt in his heart. However, when his eyes fell on the face of his son Shimin on the far left, what he saw was Li Shimin's hideous scarred face, the frowning brow, and the gentle shaking of his head.

Li Yuan retracted his gaze, lowered his head and muttered for a moment, raised his head, and said to Zhang Wei with a smile, "Thank you General Zhang for the good news, and thank you King Chen for lending a helping hand when we were in danger of survival, the old man is grateful." Everything that follows, but according to King Chen's orders. These 3,000 remnants were all handed over to General Zhang. ”

Zhang Wei looked at Li Yuan, whose face did not change, and couldn't help scolding the old fox in his heart, and said loudly, "It's dawn, and everyone has rested all night, I think it's better to set off immediately." The sooner you get to Mengjin, the sooner you can get out of the damn jungle. ”

"Yes, yes, yes, what Special Envoy Zhang said makes sense. Let's go, let's not lose time. Now the old man doesn't want to do anything, just want to drink a pot of piping hot wine and take a hot bath. Li Yuan said with a smile on the side, completely treating Zhang Wei as an envoy.

One order after another was handed down, and Li Yuan's father and son and Li Xiuning's 3,000 remnants took advantage of the fog in the early morning to quickly set up camp and leave, all the way to the east.

Yellow River, Mengjin Ferry.

This ancient crossing of the Yellow River, which connects the eastern capital of Luoyang and Hanoi County in Hedong, has always been very important.

The eastern capital is located in the center of the Central Plains, the Yellow River in the north separates Henan from Hedong, and the three mountain ranges of Wangwu, Taihang and Zhongtiao Mountain in the north are connected, forming a natural boundary between Hedong and Henan. Although Hanoi County is located in the east of He, it actually lives in the south of Wangwu and Taihang, and the plain terrain of Pingchuan is geographically closer to the plains of Hebei and the Central Plains.

Among the eight Taihang mountains, Hanoi County has two passages, Yiguan and Taihang. It is an important passage from the Central Plains to Jin, and the east of Hanoi County is connected with Ji County and Wei County in Hebei.

Walking through the pass, you can go straight to the southeastern and western counties of the river. Take Taihang, you can climb over Taihang, and go straight into Changping County. To the east, you can follow the Taihang Mountain and go straight to Wei County, the southwest gateway of Hebei.

Moreover, as the northern barrier of the eastern capital Luoyang, Heyang City, which is close to the Yellow River, also built Heyang Cang, one of the six major warehouses in the world. Occupying Heyang County is equivalent to occupying the Mengjin Ferry from the Central Plains to Hedong, the two major passages of Yiguan and Taihang, as well as Heyang Cang, one of the six major warehouses in the world.

After the Battle of Luoyang by Wang Shichong, the eastern capital was completely surrounded by Li Mi's army. Although it is still holding on to the fortified city and more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, the entire Luoyang has become a chicken rib in Wang Shichong's eyes. It's a pity to throw it away, and it's tasteless to eat. …,

If you want to fight, you will inevitably fall into a bitter battle with Li Mi, and with the current offensive and defensive situation, he can only suffer. And if he gives up and Li Mi can easily get Luoyang, then with his current soldiers and horses in Hedong, it will also be difficult to resist Li Mi's attack with the power of victory.

went north to fight for Taiyuan, but after Huoyi was blocked, Wang Shichong decisively recovered the soldiers and horses from Hedong to Hanoi County. And sent his three sons to look for a way out in three ways.

The eldest son Xuanying went to Hebei to see Chen Kefu, the second son Xuanshu went to Jiangnan Jiankang to see Chen Shen, and three times Xuanwei went to Hedong to see Yang Yong.

The three sons rushed to various places with his instructions, hoping to find a chance to solve the current crisis.

Originally, it was also helpless, and the practice of a dead horse being a live horse doctor, Wang Shichong never thought that there would be some hope. But the result was much more than he expected, and the three sons went quickly and came back faster.

The eldest son Xuanying was the first to bring back the news of Hebei, Chen Pojun not only personally met with Wang Xuanying, but after a hasty meeting, he immediately took 50,000 soldiers and horses to the east along the Yellow River by boat, and came back with his son, and stationed troops at the Mengjin ferry.

And the second chief and the third son also followed closely behind, and hurried back.

In addition to the news brought back by the three sons and the envoys of the three families, another person also unexpectedly appeared in Hanoi City.

"King Zheng, your real enemy is Chen Pojun from Hebei." Shen Luoyan, who had just arrived suddenly, persuaded, "If you can deal with Chen Pojun with Duke Wei, it is really the best policy." ”

"I will never compromise with Li Mi," Wang Shichong replied, his tone leaving no room for argument. "Unless he renounces his claim to be king, cancels his Wei title, submits to this king, and retreats from Luoyang with his troops and horses."

"Then don't form an alliance with him," Shen Luoyan immediately gave in, although she used to be Li Mi's military advisor, but it seemed that she didn't come for Li Mi this time. She knew that although Wang Shichong was known as the smiling tiger, he actually had a hard personality and strong self-esteem, and once he made up his mind, there was no room for change. "Someone else can help you too. Yang Xuan, who was in Hedong, was strong and strong, and had just defeated Li Yuan, if he allied with him and dealt with Chen Kefu together, it would also be a superior choice. ”

"This king once placed Yang Xuan in Taiyuan, and not long ago he took advantage of his and Li Yuan's fishermen in Hedong, he has long been eager to peel off my skin and bones, and it would be good if he didn't come to attack me immediately, how can he expect his soldiers to help me."

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