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Volume 3: As soon as you enter the capital, it is as deep as the sea Chapter 67: Soldiers suppress Hanzhong

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    Forty thousand Sui troops marched westward along the Hanshui River Valley, crossing high mountains and meandering westward. This Sui army consisted of 20,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry. It was first reorganized by the surrendered troops of Liu Wuzhou and Dou Jiande.

    Later, it was broken up and reorganized several times, especially in Hanoi County. After Yang Yuanqing vigorously rectified military discipline, and after many wars, the Sui army was gradually built into an elite army.

    The 40,000-strong Sui army was so powerful that Fangling County and Xicheng County surrendered along the way. Finally, the army stationed west of Ankang County at the junction of Xicheng County and Hanchuan County.

    The Sui army was stationed in a vast valley that was more than 30 miles long and more than ten miles wide. The Moon River, a tributary of the Han River, flowed through the valley.  Stationed on both sides of the Moon River.

    It was noon, and the sun was scorching in Heyu. Even though it was only mid-spring, it was already feeling unbearably hot. The soldiers were hiding in the big tent to rest, recharge their batteries, and wait for the order to set off. In the Chinese army tent, Xu Shiji was talking to him.  The deputy general Gao Zikai and the marching commander Yao Jindong discussed the military situation together.

    According to the order given to them by Yang Yuanqing, Hanzhong must be captured before April 20th to intercept the northward retreat of the Bashu Tang Army and the southward retreat of the Guanzhong Tang Army. It is now the third day of April, and there is still more than half a month left.

    Although he had plenty of time, Xu Shiji did not dare to be careless. He knew that Luo Yi was a general who was good at leading troops in battle and had nearly 20,000 troops. When the decisive battle of the Sui and Tang Dynasties was about to begin, if he underestimated the enemy and was defeated, it would bring consequences to the entire war situation.  There will be serious consequences. Not only will his father-in-law not be able to get it, but he will not even be able to save his life.

    "This time we take Hanzhong. There are still seventeen days left before the time specified by His Highness. There is still plenty of time. However, the city of Nanzheng County is tall and strong, and Luo Yi commands 20,000 troops to guard it. It is not easy to capture it.  Let¡¯s put it all together and decide on the general strategy first, how to fight this battle.¡±

    There was a map on the table in front of Xu Shiji, which was a topographic map of the entire Hanzhong. They had no sand table and could only rely on this topographic map to plan the war.

    Gao Zi next to him frowned and said: "Didn't the general manager tell me? The troops attack the city first, and the troops attack the city. Attacking the city is a last resort. In this case, I don't think you should consider attacking the city first. We don't have heavy attacks.  If we forcefully attack the city without weapons, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties. It would be a pity to let the cavalry we have trained so hard to attack the city. It is better to think of other ways to lure the Tang army out of the city."

    Marching Sima Yao Jindong also smiled and said: "General Gao is right, there is a second sentence about going up to attack with troops, which is called the second step to attack friends. Now the Sui Dynasty has gained nine out of ten in the world, and the Tang Dynasty is over. I think Luo Yi also  If you are not a person who accepts death, why don't we send an envoy to persuade him to surrender? If he is unwilling to surrender, we will trap him in the city. On the other hand, the Sui army cut off Bashu's way back to the north and forced Hei Yi to go out of the city for rescue. The manager thought that  how?"

    "What a plan!"

    Gao Zikai loudly praised Yao Jindong's plan to force the Tang army to leave the city for rescue. He quickly added: "In fact, Ziwu Road, Tangluo Road, Baoxie Road, Chencang Road, etc., all lead to the south of Hanzhong."  Zheng, I heard that the Tang army was guarding these important passes. We simply removed these defenders one by one and replaced them with our troops. As well as the Jiange Road, Micang Road and Yangba Road in the south, we also captured and changed them.  Being guarded by the Sui army, Nanzheng City has actually lost its strategic significance. Even if Luo Yi does not surrender, he will not be able to hold on to the isolated city, and will inevitably leave the city to seize the road, which is not playing into our hands."

    Xu Shiji was silent in thought. In fact, he heard that King Qi Li Wuji was also in Hanzhong. He didn't know whether the news was true. If the news was true, the situation would change.

    At this moment, a report from the soldiers came from outside the tent, "Report to the manager, the Nanzheng scouts have returned and have urgent information to report."

    Xu Shiqiang was overjoyed and came at the right time. He repeatedly ordered: "Quickly order the foreign ministers to come in!"

    After a while, a short and fat salesman was brought in. This man's name was Wang Ji. He was a native of Hanzhong. He surrendered to the Sui army in the Battle of Jiangling and was selected as a scout. This man was short and fat and had a pair of long legs.  With his nimble little eyes, he looked to be forty years old, and since he was a local, no one would have thought that he was a scout for the Sui army.

    Although this scout named Wang Ji was short and fat, he was very shrewd and looked like a salesman. He stepped forward and knelt down on one knee: "I am here to pay my respects to the general manager!"

    Xu Shiji waved his hand and said with a smile: "What news can you tell me?"

    "Reporting to the general manager, the Tang army has 17,000 troops stationed in Nanzheng City. Except for the 10,000 troops stationed in Hanzhong, the other 7,000 troops were defeated and retreated from Jiangling"

    "Jianling was defeated?"

    Xu Shiji pondered for a moment and then asked, "Is Chai Shao in the city?"

    "Report to the manager, Chai Shao is not in Nanzheng.After returning to Chang'an, Qi King Li Wuji was in Nanzheng and usurped Luo Yi's military power.  "

    Sure enough, Li Wuji was in the city. Xu Shiji quickly asked: "Why do you use the word snatch? Isn't Luo Yi willing to hand over power?"

    Wang Ji bowed and said: "I have a humble cousin who served as a military officer under Luo Yi. I heard from him that Luo Yi refused to hand over power and was almost killed by the King of Qi. In the end, he was forced to hand over power."

    Xu Shiji and Marching Sima Yao Jindong looked at each other, and both of them had an intuition at the same time that there was an opportunity here.

    Xu Shiji asked him again: "Then is your cousin still serving in the army?"

    "Reporting to the general manager, he is still a civil servant in the army. King Qi does not have many people in his hands. In addition to seizing the power of Luo Yi, there are only a dozen other officers who have been replaced by Luo Yi's confidants. The rest have not changed. My cousin is willing  Serving the Sui Dynasty."

    "good!"

    Xu Shiji nodded approvingly, "I will send an envoy to follow you to Nanzheng, and your cousin will introduce Luo Yi. When the matter is completed, I will recommend your cousin to be the Sima of Hanchuan County, and I will give you a heavy reward."

    Wang Ji was overjoyed and said quickly: "I am willing to work for the general manager."

    Xu Shiji gave Yao Jindong a few instructions to arrange the matter, and Yao Jindong led the scout Wang Ji down. At this time, Xu Shiji said to Gao Zi: "You can lead 10,000 people to clear the Jiange Road in the south for me.  Garrison troops at the three passes of Micang Road and Yangba Road, and occupy these three passes."

    ¡°I humble my duty and obey orders!¡±

    Gao Zikai hesitated and asked: "Will the Tang army sweep away the four passes in the north at the same time?"

    Xu Shiji nodded, "The Tang army stationed there can be cleared away, but the Sui army does not need to station troops. The northern road will be given to the Tang army. We will only take care of the southern pass."

    "I understand, I will send troops immediately."

    Gao Zikai took the order and left. In the afternoon of the same day, Xu Shiji led the remaining 30,000 Sui troops to break up their camp and march toward the south.

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    Luo Yi decided to surrender to the Tang Dynasty. A very important reason was that he wanted to regain his independence in the Tang Dynasty and even participate in the struggle for the world. For this reason, he took refuge in the prince Li Jiancheng who was short of generals and became Li Jiancheng's right-hand man.  He won his trust.

    Luo Yi's greatest hope is to lead his army to guard Bashu, and then he can defend Bashu and stand on his own. If Bashu fails, then Hehuang and Hexi are both places that can stand on their own. However, Li Yuan is extremely guarded against foreign ministers and does not give him any chance to guard Bashu.  .

    Hehuang and Hexi were the spheres of influence of Li Shimin and Li Shentong, and the prince could not intervene. In the end, Luo Yi was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Tongguan, and the area east of Guanzhong was the prince's sphere of influence.

    Unexpectedly, during a great war in the Central Plains, Li Shimin took the opportunity to seize his military power in Tongguan. Fortunately, the prince's efforts enabled him to lead 10,000 troops to guard Hanzhong and was named the general manager of Hanzhong.

    "However, although Prince Li Jiancheng valued him, he also took precautions against him. He left his eldest son Luo Cheng in the East Palace as a general. In name, he valued Luo Cheng, but in fact he was a hostage.

    In the study, Luo Yi was pacing back and forth with deep thoughts. Since the day before yesterday, he had been deprived of military power by King Qi Li Wuji in an extremely domineering way. Under the pressure of King Qi, no one under his men dared to resist, which made Luo Yi  Yi had to give in. As long as he disobeyed, Li Wuji would kill him without hesitation.

    At this time, Luo Bo's heart was in chaos. The Sui army arrived in the east, the King of Qi seized power, and the decisive battle between the Sui and Tang Dynasties was about to begin. Where should Luo Yi go?

    He had no loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. From the time he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he had the desire to support his troops and be self-reliant. However, he never had this opportunity. But when he was able to support his troops in Hanzhong, the general trend of the world gradually became clear.  There is no future for supporting the army and becoming independent. On the contrary, it is a dead end.

    As the situation in the south became increasingly unfavorable to the Tang Dynasty, Luo Yi's desire to be self-reliant in using troops had completely disappeared. At this time, he was upset and didn't know what to do.

    The door opened and the second son Luo Xin walked in. Luo Xin was only twenty-four years old this year. He had been following his father since his elder brother Luo Cheng entered the East Palace as an official.

    Luo Xin is different from his elder brother Luo Cheng. He is a civil servant. He once worshiped Wen Yanbo as his teacher, and later studied at the Lu family. He is very knowledgeable. He is currently serving as a clerk in his father's office and joining the army, in charge of confidential documents. But with Li Wuji,  Seizing power, he also lost his official position.

    "Father, can you say a few words?"

    Luo Yi nodded, "Sit down!"

    Luo Xin did not dare to sit down. He waited for his father to sit down, then stood beside him with his hands lowered, frowning and said: "Father, my child has been thinking about it for the past two days. Is it the prince's instruction that King Qi seizes his father's power?  "

    Luo Yi shook his head, "The King of Qi is just the King of Qin. Li Shimin took away the military power of Bashu. With his father's strict decree, he dare not disobey."?I had to give up the military power in Bashu and return to Chang'an, but he was unwilling to do so, so he took my military power away. This should have nothing to do with the prince.  "

    "But it's clear that his father is the prince, and Li Wuji still wants to seize his father's power. What does this mean?"

    Luo Yi sneered, "Li Wuji just does whatever he wants, without any reason. How many tricks does he have? He fled Taiyuan without fighting, which resulted in the loss of Taiyuan. Yang Yuanqing was able to rise in Hedong and robbed the concubine of the general in Tongguan.  , which led to internal divisions in the Tang army, and Li Xiaogong returned with a disastrous defeat. This man is a great troublemaker, but the Holy Emperor has repeatedly protected him, saying that tigers are poisonous and cannot eat their seeds. In fact, half of the Tang Dynasty was destroyed in his hands."

    Luo Xin gritted his teeth and said: "Father, the Tang Dynasty is so ruthless and unjust, why do we still work for it? Why don't we just follow the trend and surrender to the Sui Dynasty!"
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