Chapter 55 Manpower is exhausted

A rain blocked the way of the Tang army, and the Tang army was in a desperate situation.

Manpower is sometimes exhausted, compared to nature, man's strength is too fragile, just a rain, heavy rain for more than ten days in a row, let the Tang army fall into collapse.

On rainy days, the roads were slippery and the soldiers could not brave the rain to attack the city, and if they forcibly drove the soldiers to attack the city, it could lead to a mutiny. At this time, the soldiers could only nest in their tents, and it was extremely uncomfortable in the rain and humidity. As the army was stranded and food consumption increased, the morale of the army began to decline, and some rumors began to ring out in the army.

After all, the Tang army was a rebellion, and it was an army against Sui.

At this time, in the eyes of the people, he was a rebellious minister and thief, and he was wiped out by the Sui army if he was not good, and he did not have an advantage in righteousness. When the soldiers went into battle, they were at a psychological disadvantage. If you win the battle again and again, you may also cover up the illusion of a rebellious minister and thief. However, once the situation is unfavorable and reaches a stalemate, the morale of the army will be shaken.

As the rainy weather continued and the battle situation stalemate, some soldiers only felt that the future was bleak and the future was bleak, and began to flee. And some strategists also began to advise one after another, thinking of retreating to Taiyuan, and after repelling Liu Wuzhou, they would continue to go south.

The quarrel continues, the flight continues.

In just a few days, his father Li Yuan's hair turned a lot grayer, and it seemed that a day was a year, and he was aging rapidly. And the second brother Li Shimin also sighed and was depressed.

The entire Tang army was gloomy and bleak, as if it was about to disperse at any time.

There is no future, no hope, Li Yuan at this moment does not have the majesty of the founding emperor at all, and Li Shimin does not have the majesty of a generation of emperors, like a lost dog, extremely down.

Li Jiancheng's expression also became solemn.

The situation is very bad and even worse, so bad that it can't be worse, it seems that the Tang army will collapse at any time!

If he didn't know history, Li Jiancheng would also doubt whether the Tang Army would be able to survive this threshold.

It's just that Li Yuan is insisting, Li Shimin is also insisting, and he is also insisting, it has nothing to do with faith, nothing to do with self-confidence, just because there is no way back, just like a pawn who has not crossed the river, he can only rush forward, and he has no capital to retreat.

When marching and fighting, many times it is like taking a bus, and if you miss this platform, you will never go back.

From the moment of the expedition, the back road of the Tang army had been cut off, either the Tang army was wiped out and died on the way to attack Chang'an, or Chang'an was conquered and Guanzhong was occupied. There are only these two paths to take, there is no third way to go.

Time was ticking, and on the eighteenth day, the time came to run, the rain stopped, and the weather began to clear. The high-ranking members of the Tang Army breathed a sigh of relief and began to plan the siege of the city.

In the end, the method of luring the enemy was decided, first to lure the enemy into battle, using such means as insulting in front of the battle, light cavalry fighting, and self-retreat to lure the enemy out; then, using the elite cavalry to cut off his retreat, and flanking the front and rear to annihilate Song Laosheng's troops. This plan to annihilate the enemy is very simple, and even a little simple and unreliable.

Just because the Song Laosheng Department has an advantage, as long as they continue to hold on to Huoyi and keep it safe, the Tang army will not be able to go south to Guanzhong, and can only be stuck here, cut off from the front, and die.

It's just that Song Laosheng began to make mistakes, and felt that if he continued to defend the city, although it was safe, he would not be able to get credit. Once the Don Army withdrew, it could only be a tie at that time. Where did he take the initiative to attack and annihilate the Tang army under the city, it was full of joy and great merit.

For the sake of great success, Song Laosheng gave up the advantage of the city and began to fight out of the city.

It's a pity that Song Laosheng did not annihilate the Tang army, but fell into the encirclement of the Tang army. In the city of Huoyi, the main army was annihilated in the north, and the troops in the city were empty, so the Tang army attacked the city and conquered Huoyi in one fell swoop.

This battle shocked the Turks and Li Mi, and their prestige was greatly enhanced.

At this time, the Turks, who made small movements, immediately calmed down a lot, as if they had become a good baby. When the defenders of Taiyuan learned of the victory, their morale soared and their confidence in defending the city increased greatly; when Liu Wuzhou learned the news, he immediately cursed, and when he saw that Taiyuan was difficult to conquer, he left in a huff and returned to his hometown.

When Li Mi learned about it, he cut off three tables.

Originally, the Tang Army, which had fallen into a critical situation and almost collapsed, came back to life, but Song Laosheng, who was supposed to win a great victory and block the Tang Army here and move towards victory, was cut off his head and became a stepping stone for the Tang Army.

That's how it is!

At the moment closest to defeat, and also the moment closest to victory, hold on, turn your head, and victory will be in your hands, such as the Tang Army.

At the moment closest to victory, that is, the moment closest to defeat, breathe a sigh of relief, make a little mistake, and become a loser, such as Song Laosheng.

Victory and defeat reversal, only in a moment!

Li Jiancheng constantly summed up his feelings.

After the capture of Huoyi, there were strategic differences within the Tang army around the direction of the march: Pei Lian was the leader, who advocated an all-out attack on Hedong, and Li Shimin, who was led by Li Shimin, who advocated an all-out attack on Chang'an, believing that Qu Tutong was more than enough to defend and not enough to attack.

There are incompleteness in these two propositions: first, Pei Lianzhi's proposal is inappropriate, because the terrain in Hedong is dangerous, relying on the Longmen ferry, Qu Tutong is a famous general, with a degree of command, elite troops, and a choke point. Once the attack is not overcome and the stalemate is stalemate, the best opportunity will be lost and the favorable opportunity to seize Guanzhong will be missed.

And Li Shimin Zhang also has something inappropriate, if he gives up Hedong, he doesn't care. Qu Tutong will attack from behind, and he will fall into the danger of being attacked by the enemy on his back.

In the end, Li Yuan adopted a compromise method and decided to divide his troops into two routes: one was led by Li Shimin, who seized all parts of Guanzhong along the Wei River and surrounded Chang'an in a roundabout way, and the first was led by Li Jiancheng, who guarded Tongguan in Yongfengcang, defended Qu Tutong and Li Mi into the pass, occupied the grain base of Yongfengcang, and ensured that Li Shimin would seize Guanzhong in a roundabout way.

After Li Jiancheng heard this, he sighed in his heart, and his father was playing balance again.

At this time, whoever conquers Guanzhong first and enters Chang'an first will be able to gain great prestige and huge political capital.

And he has already gained great prestige in previous battles. If at this moment, he led the army to attack Chang'an, once he conquered Chang'an, his prestige would inevitably rise sharply, and he would threaten his father's majesty, which would be extremely unfavorable to his father's majesty. In order to suppress his prestige, he pulled his second brother Li Shimin in front of the top cylinder.

At this moment, if the second brother Li Shimin conquers Chang'an, it will better enhance his prestige and form a strong force, forming another balance with the forces to which he belongs.

Li Shimin led the army out and marched towards Chang'an, but he was quickly resisted by the strong forces in Guanzhong, killing all the way and advancing all the way. At this time, Li Xiuning rose and formed a women's army based on the children of Guanzhong. The two armies began to cooperate in battle, and the speed of their advance increased.

Soon the soldiers came to Chang'an and conquered Chang'an lightly.

With the pacification of Chang'an, the rest of Guanzhong will be handed over!

In just six months, Guanzhong was pacified, and the Tang army had a foothold.

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