The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 325 Marching bravely and forcing him to negotiate peace
"Your Highness, Ling has something to say, please listen quietly!"

"Now our army has basically left Sichuan, and the territory has expanded to this place."

"However, from here to Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, there is no obstruction."

"So, if our army occupies this place, Li Yuan will always feel the threat from our army, so he will send soldiers to seize this place."

"Creating a situation where there is no end to death, this move is greatly detrimental to our army."

For a while, following Fang Xuanling's analysis, Gao Qi seemed to hear something from it.

Immediately, Gao Qi slowly wanted to ask: "Xuanling, you don't mean to let Gu hand over this place to Tang Jun, do you?"

"You know, our army took this place with great effort and hard work. Its importance is self-evident. It's hard to come by!"

"I'm afraid, even if Gu agrees, Jun Yi and the soldiers who participated in the battle will not agree, right?"

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling affirmed: "Yes, the generals and soldiers will definitely not agree to return this place to the Tang army."

"However, although our army wants to return this place to the Tang army, it will prevent it from dying with our army."

"However, this place is not returned for no reason. Our army can completely ask Tang Jun to pay a certain amount in exchange."

"I believe that the Shunzheng and Hechi counties are so important to the Tang army. Li Yuan will definitely agree when he hears that the two counties can be taken back without bloodshed."

For a while, Fang Xuanling's analysis was extremely reasonable, and Gao Qi's doubts were all eliminated in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, Fazheng suddenly said, "However, what if Li Yuan does not agree to return it and insists on fighting our army?"

"It should be noted that now that I have seized the Bashu region from Daqi, I have become the largest group of anti-kings in the world."

"It's hard to guarantee that Li Yuan won't stay with our army forever, and then attack our army with other anti-kings one after another."

"will not!"

Hearing this, before Fang Xuanling opened his mouth, Guo Jia who was at the side replied decisively.

Immediately, Guo Jia slowly analyzed: "Because Li Yuan's ambition is to unify the world, not separate one side."

"Judging from the troops deployed by Li Tang in Tongguan and Taiyuan, it is obvious that the focus of the Tang army is to attack Luoyang and Hebei."

"So, unless it is absolutely necessary, Li Yuan will not decide to fight our army to the death."

"Because, fighting with our army will only cause both sides to lose, and ultimately benefit other anti-king fishermen."

In the blink of an eye, Gao Qi quietly listened to the analysis of the ministers without saying a word.

After all, Gao Qi, as a monarch, is more concerned with how strong he is.

As a manager, the most important thing is to be good at listening to the opinions of your subordinates.

Then identify the most correct decision among them, and adopt and appoint.

This is what smart managers should focus on.

Seeing that the officials had analyzed the situation to a close, Gao Qi began to ask.

"Xuanling, you said just now that our army cannot return Shunzheng and Hechi for no reason."

"Then what should our army ask Tang Jun to use in exchange?"

For a while, Gao Qi grasped the key to the problem, and heard.

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling secretly said "smart" in his heart, and then explained: "Lintao County."

"Our army asked the Tang army to exchange Lintao County."

"Lintao, as the hinterland of Xizhou, borders Bashu in the south, Jincheng in the north, Longxi in the east, and pouring rivers in the west."

"As long as our army can capture Lintao, it will be able to quickly gain a foothold in Xizhou and better link up with the separatist forces in Xizhou."

"Afterwards, when our Great Qi launched the battle to destroy Tang, we would be able to attack from three sides: Nanyang, Hanchuan, and Lintao."

"Its initiative will be firmly in the hands of our military."

"Moreover, Li Xiaogong, who was captured by our army, is a relative of Li Yuan, so it is impossible for him to abandon him.

"Because our army has spent a lot of money since its attack on Shu recently."

"So, our army can still use Li Xiaogong to take the opportunity to blackmail."

For a while, Fang Xuanling could be said to have explained all kinds of situations clearly.

In the end, Gao Qi wanted to stop advancing across the board immediately to avoid fighting the Tang army.

But at this time, all the counselors unanimously suggested to continue to lead the attack.

Gao Qi was very puzzled by this move, and Fang Xuanling also gave a perfect explanation.

Because, if his own side voluntarily stops the march, Li Tang will think that it is the end of his force.

When the time comes for the peace talks, it will be convenient for him to fall into a great passivity.

Therefore, Fang Xuanling suggested that his side continue to march until Li Jiancheng's troops were driven to the north of the Qinling Mountains.

Immediately, Li Yuan was forced to send envoys to carry out peace talks with a strong front.

In this way, it is convenient for you to take the initiative in the peace talks, and take the opportunity to open your mouth!
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Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, Gao Qi personally led the army and attacked Li Jiancheng with Pei Yuanqing as the vanguard.

After learning that the Qi army was attacking in a large scale, due to the large gap in troop strength.

Li Jiancheng ordered the sergeants to strengthen the city defenses in order to rely on the strong city to resist the front of the Qi army.

However, Li Jiancheng far underestimated the strength of the Qi army and Gao Qi's courage.

It is only said that after the Qi army came to Fengxian County, they took a short rest.

Afterwards, Gao Qi gave the order to attack, and in order to be able to win the city in one go.

This time, Gao Qi ignored the opposition of the generals and personally joined the siege.

All of a sudden, many soldiers saw Qi Wang Gaoqi personally join the siege regardless of the danger.

The situation is changing rapidly, and the soldiers of the Qi army are full of fighting spirit, as if falling into madness.

Frantically and fearlessly attacking the city!

And all of this comes from one core, that is Gao Qi.

Without Gao Qi's personal participation, the soldiers of the Qi army would not have such formidable combat power.

It's just that the number of soldiers in the Tang army is already smaller than that of the Qi army, and now the Qi army's morale has soared sharply.

Tang Jun's resistance was almost getting weaker and weaker.

After about half a day of attacking the city, Gao Qi took the lead in entering the city tower, and then started fighting with a long knife in his hand.

Although due to the siege, Gao Qi did not carry the Dragon Spirit Fire Phoenix Spear.

But relying on the top-notch martial arts, the soldiers of the Tang army were hacked to the ground one after another with a long knife in their hands.

As Gao Qi gained a firm foothold on the tower, more and more Qi soldiers rushed to the tower.

Immediately afterwards, the siege engine smashed through the city gate with force through the air.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang He, who was temporarily in command, swung his gun and ordered the whole army to attack.

All of a sudden, the soldiers of the Qi army poured into the city like a tide, and killed them in the city!
As the coach, Li Jiancheng knew that the fall of the city was a foregone conclusion.

Immediately, under the escort of Xue Wanche and Feng Li, he broke out of the siege and led the remnants to flee in a hurry.

However, Gao Qi didn't seem to intend to let Li Jiancheng go. After breaking through the city, Fang Xuanling and other counselors were left behind to appease the follow-up matters in the city.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Qi continued to lead the army in pursuit!

Because the Qi army was in hot pursuit, Li Jiancheng had no choice but to abandon the various cities all the way and fled to Liangquan, the prefecture of Hechi County.

However, Li Jiancheng had just entered the city, and before he had time to strengthen the city defenses, the Qi army followed closely.

In desperation, Li Jiancheng did not dare to lead the army to stick to it, and directly led the army to abandon Hechi.

After seizing the entire territory of Hechi, Gao Qi ordered the entire line to stop marching and suspend operations.

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At this time, it is only said that Li Jiancheng also led the remnants across the Qinling Mountains, and the garrison dispersed to prevent the Qi army from attacking.

(End of this chapter)