Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 186 The rain is coming
Luoyang is located at the confluence of four rivers, backed by the Yellow River to the north, Yi River to the west, Ru River to the south, and the Luo River to flow through.

Surrounded by mountains, there are Zhongtiao Mountain and Xiaoshan Mountain in the west, Xionger Mountain and Funiu Mountain in the south, Songshan Mountain in the east, and the Yellow River in the north, forming a natural barrier to protect Luoyang.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to resist the Yellow Turbans, the imperial court set up five more passes on the basis of the three passes in Luoyang. Although the address of the eight passes changed, it continued until the Tang Dynasty.

During the docking with the Hedong Army, Li Ye discovered that except for the [-] soldiers stationed at Sishui Pass, there were only a few hundred troops stationed at the other passes.

"Aren't they afraid that Qin Zongquan will send troops to attack?"

Jing Xiang shook his head and said: "Li Fu Yin said that the Cai thief is a grassroots bandit, so there is nothing to worry about. Besides, there are only five thousand soldiers in Luoyang, and the soldiers cannot be divided."

Hedong doesn't care, His Majesty the Emperor can't ignore it.

Especially Yiqueguan, which is located at the entrance of South Longmen Mountain in Luoyang and Xiangshan Quekou, is the southern gate of Luoyang and must be guarded by heavy soldiers.

"The right Shenwei army will defend Yique Pass from the first to the fifth day, and choose dangerous places on the slopes on both sides to set up military strongholds."

Guangchengguan, which is a little further away, is also guarded by the Youshenwei Army, with troops from the three capitals, and troops from the two capitals to maneuver.

Guangchengguan is also located between two mountains and Sichuan, with complex terrain. It was an important passage from Nanyang, Xiangyang, and Jingchu to Luoyang in history, and it can effectively control the enemy from the direction of Ruzhou.

If the pass is broken, they can also follow the road to retreat to Yique Pass. This line is suitable for an army to guard. Li Ye entrusted this important task to Gao Wenmin.

There is also a pass at the south gate, facing Xuanyuan Pass in the direction of Xuzhou, located on Xuanyuan Mountain at the junction of Yanshi and Dengfeng.

"Xuanyuan Pass was guarded by the Zuo Shence Army divided into five capitals, under the command of Hu Dan, and the remaining five capitals, together with the Shanguo Army, stationed at the east gate of Luoyang, Sishui Pass, and Ma Zijun, the deputy commander of the Zuo Shence Army. command."

"Let the Zuo Huwei army send troops from both capitals to garrison the northern gate of Luoyang and the Mengjin Pass Ferry."

The defense pressure in the north is relatively small, that is, to guard against Li Hanzhi in Zezhou, and he is restrained by Luzhou soldiers and Hezhong soldiers.

"What does Commander Zhu think?"

Zhu Zhen frowned when she saw it, and Li Ye saw his expression was not good.

"Your Majesty, these dangerous passes are just guarding the avenue, not that the enemy has to follow the avenue!"

"Why?"

"When the army moves, the grain and grass go first, and the roads can be used for grain trucks. It's just convenient. There are tens of thousands of roads leading to Luoyang. The big deal is to go over the mountains and ridges, and use the people to transport grain. Your Majesty will line up the Shence Army and the Shanguo Army at various passes. ,

If the enemy enters Luoyang by small road, these passes will be left alone, and the [-]-odd army will not be able to supply food and grass. If the enemy army sticks to it for three to five days and cuts off the food road, the soldiers at these passes will be in danger. . "

Li Ye looked at Jing Xiang, then at Zhu Zhen, and said with a smile, "I'm joking, I want to see if you understand the art of war, now it seems that you still understand the art of war!"

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Li Ye made up his mind, guarded against arrogance and impetuosity, and fought a few battles. He seemed to be a little bit drifting. He had the idea of ​​going to a decisive battle with Qin Zongquan, but now he will stick to the pass with heavy troops. From one extreme to another, why!
It is not the identity of the emperor, who can rule all the people with one word.

"Your Majesty, Guangcheng, Yique, and Xuanyuan only need one man and horse, and leave the three capitals for emergency rescue. Sishui Pass is a great pass, and you can gather [-] troops and store more food and grass. If the enemy goes this way, the army can come out." To attack the enemy's grain road, the main force of the army should still be placed in Luoyang, if the bandits come here, they will refuse to defend according to the city, and when the enemy is exhausted, the army will come out together, and we will be defeated in one battle!"

"Just deploy as you said!"

Li Ye said to Jingxiang: "Look for craftsmen quickly, and make a sand table of the terrain of Luoyang and surrounding states."

Then he said to Zhu Zhen: "Send out all the scouts, regardless of the size of the Luoyang pass, the roads, the terrain must be surveyed in detail, the places suitable for garrisoning troops, the places where grain is stored, the places where ambush, water sources and wells along the way must all be found out. !"

"promise!"

Li Ye then walked out of the empress's mansion in Dongduliu. He did not live in the Luoyang Palace. At this time, the Luoyang Palace was dilapidated and uninhabitable.

During the Wu and Zhou Dynasties, the huge and vast Luoyang Palace was under the Uyghur iron cavalry, and there was not a single palace in it. Later, during the Tang Dynasty, 40 military funds were saved, and the Ziwei Palace and Shangyang Palace were repaired. During the Huangchao Rebellion, they were destroyed. Military disaster.

When Zhang Quanyi served as Yin of Henan, he restored Shangyang Palace. Before Li Hanzhi left, whether it was intentional or unintentional, a fire broke out that night, and Shangyang Palace ceased to exist again.

The eyes are full of ruins, charred wooden beams, and pillars, and no one has cleaned them up.

Li Ye let out a long sigh.

Half of the Daming Palace and Taiji Palace in Chang'an can no longer be used. They were also destroyed in the flames of war, dynasties changed, and many treasures were lost in the long history.

The imperial palace in Luoyang will still need to be repaired one day.

Regardless of Hebei's defense, or Datang's new economic center Huainan, Chang'an's position is a bit awkward.

As a political center, it needs to radiate the whole country, and Luoyang's location has more advantages than Chang'an.

Of course, at this time, Chang'an has a better advantage than Luoyang. If you defend Tongguan, you will defend Guanzhong and Chang'an.

Li Ye wandered around, but lost interest, and said to the servant Zhao Xi who was following him, "Xuan Li Siyuan and all the soldiers under him, I will hold a banquet tonight!"

"promise!"

"By the way, General Fu Cun must arrive!"

"promise!"

The place where the emperor hosted the banquet was the lobby of the residence of the Eastern Capital. The place was not big, and it could accommodate dozens of people.

The emperor sits high in the middle, on the left are civil and military officials from the imperial court, and the commanders and envoys of all capitals in Luoyang have basically arrived. On the right is the Hedong Army. Li Ye looked over and saw that Fu Cun was already in the third row , it seems that at this time, Fu Cun's status in the Hedong Army is not high.

Li Siyuan said: "Your Majesty, Li Jiedu in Heyang is busy with military affairs and cannot come here. The general will apologize to His Majesty. He can go to Luoyang to see His Majesty tomorrow!"

Li Ye said with a smile: "Military affairs are important, how can I blame you, I am very happy to meet with all the generals today, all soldiers, please drink up this cup, by the way, this wine is very strong, don't be in a hurry to drink!"

All the generals said in unison: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Most of the imperial wine bestowed by the emperor had never tasted it. Some sipped it carefully, but it was really strong in the mouth. Some drank it all in one gulp. Their faces turned red and they coughed uncontrollably.

Li Siyuan was no exception, he looked very embarrassed, Li Ye looked at the soldiers and said with a smile: "How is this wine?"

Since the war, injuries cannot be avoided, Li Ye brought a lot of distilled alcohol this time, the degree is not clear, distilled several times, and then blended with ordinary wine 1:1, it is estimated that it is more than 40 degrees, obviously present Except for His Majesty the emperor, no one has ever been in contact with this kind of spirit.

"Your Majesty, this wine is really strong..."

"Ha ha!"

"Ha ha!"

Li Ye raised his glass and said, "Soldiers, have another drink!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

This time the cough was much less. After a cup, everyone basically got used to the spirits...

The food in the army is still the same as usual, roast lamb, stewed beef, baked pancakes, and there are no vegetables in this season.

After five flavors of food and three rounds of wine, Duan Kun approached the lobby when it was hot.

Li Ye's mind was concentrated, Duan Kun would not come in at this time if it was not a major military situation.

"Your Majesty, report from the direction of Caizhou, Qin Zongquan sent 2 troops to gather in Ruzhou, and the forward [-] people have already marched northward along the Ru River!"

Li Ye said: "Do you know who the forward leader is?"

Duan Kun said: "Cai's thieves are very guarded. Dozens of Yushan's personal guards sneaked into Ruzhou City, but only three came out. The number of forwards has been checked several times, but the identity of the main general has not been discovered."

Li Ye thought for a while and said: "Continue to investigate, one of the Cai thieves is called Shen Cong, if you find an opportunity, get on the line with him!"

"promise!"

The rain is coming!
(End of this chapter)