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

Chapter 441 The Situation Changes, Lu Bu Disrupts the Situation
Chapter 430 IX The Situation Changes, Lu Bu Disrupts the Situation
It just said that after the Xia army forcibly seized the Yishui defense line, they continued to gallop all the way to Laishui without any rest, and joined the army of Xiong Kuohai to storm Laishui.

It didn't give An's soldiers any respite. Although Laishui also had defenses, it was not as strong as Yishui's defense line.

Not only that, but Laishui is more conducive to attack than Yishui. After all, Laishui is in the upper reaches, and its tributaries are relatively wide. Ships attacking on the water can accommodate more soldiers at one time.

Therefore, with Xia Jun's onslaught, An Jun didn't hold out for half a day before announcing that Laishui had fallen!
At this time, the guard Zuo Tiancheng wanted to force the Xia army back with his own bravery and keep the Laishui defense line.

It's a pity that Zuo Tiancheng was encountering the general Xiong Kuohai galloping towards him. For a moment, under the criss-crossing of sticks and knives, Xiong Kuohai knocked Zuo Tiancheng's big knife flying with his stick.

Moreover, under the blow, Zuo Tiancheng's internal organs were obviously severely injured, and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Immediately, Zuo Tiancheng didn't dare to stay any longer, panicked, he rode his horse and fled away with the remnants.

For a while, as Zuo Tiancheng withdrew from Laishui, Xia's soldiers finally cleared away the resistance forces, occupied Laishui, and completely removed the obstacles to marching into Youzhou.

At this moment, Yishui and Laishui, the two natural lines of defense of Youzhou, fell into Xia Jun's pocket, completely opening the way to march into Zhuojun.

Just as Xia Jun frantically seized Yishui and Laishui, the battle of Jixian was in full swing.

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Shuobang, Gunji Rock Green

At this time, Guo Ziyi, as an envoy of the Tang army, had arrived here and asked to meet Qi Wang Gaoqi.

However, Gao Qi did not summon Guo Ziyi immediately, but put him aside, the most important reason was because Gao Qi knew his intentions.

After all, now the Tang army has almost completely occupied most of the territory in northern Xinjiang, and its Wuyuan County, except for the prefecture of Jiuyuan, which is still in the hands of the Qi army, almost all the rest have fallen.

Because Jiuyuan City is too strong to be captured, Princess Pingyang sent Guo Ziyi as an envoy to meet Gao Qi at the camp of the Qi Army in order to reduce the casualties of forcibly capturing Jiuyuan, and discuss the peaceful capture of Jiuyuan City.

In fact, Princess Pingyang knew very well that because the Qi army's foundation is in the south of the Yangtze River, it will not stay in northern Xinjiang for a long time, so Jiuyuan City will give up sooner or later and return to the south.

That being the case, Gao Qiqi must also have the idea of ​​exchanging the city with Tang Jun in his heart, but he will not give up for no reason, and let Tang Jun take out benefits in exchange.

After all, Jiuyuan was also a city that the Qi army had worked hard to seize, and they gave it up without any benefit. Even if Gao Qi agreed, his soldiers would definitely not agree, and Princess Pingyang knew this well.

He was talking, is Gao Qi the one who will suffer?
Therefore, after discussing with her staff, as well as Li Mu and Guo Ziyi, Princess Pingyang used Guo Ziyi as her envoy, with the purpose of negotiating with Jiuyuan and the Qi army.

Just to say, just when Gao Qi left Guo Ziyi aside, the war situation in northern Xinjiang had a new development. At this time, the homeless Lu Bu took the opportunity to send troops to Datong City, an important city in Wuyuan Wulashan.

Not only that, but immediately after, Lu Bu and his son Lu Fang led the cavalry to gallop forward and went straight to the "Woye" outpost on the front line of Datong.

At this time, the focus of the Tang army was on the front line of the Great Wall to defend against the Turks outside the Great Wall, and to negotiate with the Qi army. It was not expected that Lu Bu would send troops to Wuyuan at this time, resulting in no defense in all places.

So easily, Lu Bu's army captured Datong and the fertile land so easily, formally turned against the Tang army, and led the army to contend with the Tang army.

However, Lu Bu was not a fool. He knew that his own strength could not compete with the Tang army, so when he was trying to win Datong, he also sent an envoy to join the Qi army in Shuofang.

On the other hand, envoys were also sent to form an alliance with Dou Jiande in Jizhou to relieve the pressure brought by the Tang army.

As for Gao Qi, he didn't reply to Lu Bu immediately. After all, the foundation of the Qi army is not here, and it is obviously not wise to rashly turn against the Tang army, so Gao Qi chose to sit on the sidelines and not help each other!

At this time, Dou Jiande was attacking Shi Siming in Youzhou on a large scale, and it was Liu Heita who stayed behind in Jizhou who received the envoy of Lu Bujun.

After Liu Heikai learned of Lu Bu's situation at this time, he didn't dare to make a decision easily. After all, the monarch is Dou Jiande at this time, and making decisions without authorization is definitely not a wise way to protect oneself, but it is easy to be suspected.

Therefore, Liu Heikai sent his messengers to the front line at the first time to inform Dou Jiande of the situation and let him make a decision himself, so as not to be suspicious of himself.

Since the attack on Shi Siming was at a critical time at this time, and Xia Jun was already at odds with Tang Jun, and since his side was not adjacent to Lu Bu's territory, it was beneficial but not harmful to form an alliance with Lv Bujun.

Therefore, after Dou Jiande weighed the pros and cons, he sent an order to tell Liu Heita to secretly pay attention to the battle between Lv Bu's army and the Tang army. If Lv Bu couldn't hold on, he could send troops to Jingxing to invade Taiyuan County in response to Lv Bu and force the Tang army to return to help.

However, although Gao Qi has not yet met Guo Ziyi at this time, he is not in a hurry at all. He is refreshed every day, tasting wine and drinking tea, and living a happy life.

Even if Gao Qi spread the news of Lv Bu's invasion of Wuyuan on purpose, Guo Ziyi only smiled, without any panic.

According to Guo Ziyi's understanding of Lu Bu, Lu Bu is just a reckless man, and the strength of his subordinates is far inferior to that of Tang Jun, so how can he be the opponent of Princess Pingyang and Li Mu, and he will be captured sooner or later!
In fact, in the final analysis, Guo Ziyi still looked down on Lu Bu at all, and he didn't take him seriously from the bottom of his heart.

After all, Guo Ziyi came from the nobles of Guanlong, as for Lu Bu, he was just an ordinary citizen in Wuyuan, and only with a little military exploits did he finally get a half-job.

How could such a person fall into Guo Ziyi's eyes, and it is reasonable to look down on him, and Lu Bu also has the stain of betraying his master, which would make scholars feel ashamed.

It's not hard to imagine that if Dong Zhuo hadn't colluded with Hu Kou, Lv Bu's betrayal would be like in history, his reputation would be completely ruined, and there would be no room for him in such a big world!

In the final analysis, the key reason is that the feud between the Han people and the Hu Kou has existed since ancient times, and it is difficult to eliminate at all. Lu Bu's betrayal of Dong Zhuo this time, in the eyes of the people, is a throwing away of the dark and turning to the bright.

In fact, the real reason why Guo Ziyi looked down on Lu Bu was that the two were good at different fields. Guo Ziyi always believed that the best choice was to command the three armies, strategize and win a decisive victory thousands of miles away!
On the contrary, I look down on Lu Bu, who is a fierce general who attacks the enemy's formation. After all, even if you are in the top three armies, so what, can you be defeated by a hundred people, but can you still be defeated by ten thousand people?

Even the overlord of Western Chu back then, wasn't he among the millions of Han troops in Gaixia, forced to commit suicide in Wujiang with hatred?

Therefore, Guo Ziyi sneered at Wuli, and looked down on Wuli, which was the most genuine thought in his heart.

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At this time, in Feng'an Town, the Tang Army Camp

Its coach, Princess Pingyang, had learned through scouts that Lu Bu had taken the opportunity to attack Datong and Woye, so she immediately summoned the lieutenant generals to discuss strategies to defeat the enemy.

"Everyone, I think you all know what the commander-in-chief is here this time, so I'm not beating around the bush. I don't know what countermeasures you generals have?"

For a while, Princess Pingyang saw that all the generals in the army had arrived behind her, and asked first.

Hearing this, Li Zhongwen, the lieutenant general of his army, stood up and challenged the battle immediately in order to show his performance, saying: "Princess, the last general invites the battle, and when he sends troops to Lu Jun, he will definitely behead Lu Bu. Come to see the princess."

Although there are elements of exaggeration in this statement, but Li Zhongwen's bravery is indeed not weak, and no one else refuted his words.

Li Zhongwen, Xiang Shanzhi, and Qiu Shili were all Yuangong generals who followed Princess Pingyang from Guanzhong to respond to Li Yuan's army.

This time, Li Yuan was well aware of the importance of Northern Xinjiang to Li Tang, so he not only sent Princess Pingyang to Northern Xinjiang to preside over the overall situation, but also sent the generals under his command to assist in the army.

However, the fact that the rest of the generals under his command did not have the enthusiasm to attack Li Zhongwen does not mean that Princess Pingyang did not attack either. "

"General Li, don't underestimate the enemy."

Immediately, Princess Pingyang first advised her to restrain her character and not to be too proud

Afterwards, Princess Pingyang continued to speak: "Don't underestimate Lu Bu. Although Lu Jun's strength is far weaker than my Great Tang's teacher, his bravery is not inferior."

"Last time when Lu Bu faced the Sui Dynasty's backer king Yang Lin, he fought against the six generals of the Sui army. Even Ding Yanping, who was known for his bravery and was once the nine elders of the Sui Dynasty, did not dare to face him directly."

"This shows that Lu Bu's bravery must not be underestimated, and we must all be careful!"

It has to be said that Princess Pingyang is worthy of being a general. Even if her own army is stronger than Lu Bu, she is not arrogant or impetuous, and she has a very thorough understanding of Lu Bu's bravery.

At the same time, he tried his best to dissuade the generals under his command with words, not to underestimate the enemy and underestimate Lu Bu's combat power.

In fact, Princess Pingyang was justified in being cautious this time. Since Lu Bu was able to dominate the Wuyuan for several years and survived among the Sui army, Tang army, and Hukou outside the Great Wall without being wiped out, it shows that his strength must not be weak.

For such an enemy, if you underestimate him, you will definitely suffer a big loss. In other words, Lu Bu is a fierce tiger who chooses people and loves them. If you don't pay attention, you will be bitten back.

Even Emperor Wu of Wei (Cao Cao), who had excellent military skills, was afraid of Lu Bu and wished to die.

Afterwards, Li Zhongwen respectfully followed Princess Pingyang's teachings, immediately calmed down, asked for advice, and said, "Then I don't know how the princess is going to meet the enemy?"

"How to expel Lu Bu and regain Datong and Woye?"

Hearing this, Princess Pingyang had already thought about a strategic decision, and said slowly: "According to the commander's order, the whole army will rest for a day, and tomorrow the army will march out, cross the Yellow River to the north, and approach Woye directly to meet Lu Bu."

All of a sudden, Princess Pingyang also became serious and ordered to attack Lu Bu. There was no fear of Lu Bu in her words.

This is the real talent of a general. On the one hand, he recognizes Lu Bu's strength, but on the other hand, he is not afraid of Lu Bu's bravery and dares to confront him.

Next, after the order to send troops was communicated, Princess Pingyang led the army to stand firm here with the calm Qiu Shili, confronting the Qi army in Jiuyuan City, and beware of its sudden attack on her own army.

Although Princess Pingyang knew that the Qi army would not participate in any military operations between her own army and Lu Bu's army, as the chief general of one side, she still had to be cautious.

After all, the heart of defense is indispensable!

Later, Princess Pingyang issued an order to guard the foot of Yinshan Mountain, and Yongfeng's Li Mu's subordinates ordered him to strictly defend the line of defense of Yinshan Mountain, so as not to let the barbarians outside the Great Wall take advantage of the fire to invade the inland again and plunder the Han land.

From this, it can also be seen that Princess Pingyang also has a very serious mind for the overall situation. Although she is leading the army to participate in the civil war, she is also worried about the interests of the Han people and beware of the Hu bandits.

As for after all the affairs were arranged, Princess Pingyang wore armor and a sword around her waist early the next morning. She was dressed in a style, which could be described as heroic and personable.

Even Hua Mulan, the ancient heroine, may not be able to do it!
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Yellow River, Uga River
Originally, Princess Pingyang's plan was to cross the Yellow River and approach Woye, and take it back before Lu Bu could react.

Unfortunately, unexpectedly, Lu Bu actually occupied the favorable river beach along the coast in advance, and set up a defense line to prevent the Tang army from crossing the river.

For a while, Princess Pingyang launched a symbolic attack across the river, but unfortunately all ended in failure. In desperation, she had no choice but to set up a formation on the other side of the Wujia River to confront her.

It has to be said that Lu Bu's disturbance at this time gave Gao Qi an opportunity to open his mouth. Originally, when the Tang army swept all over northern Xinjiang, the soldiers' front was extremely high for a while, but Gao Qi had no idea how to resolve the handover with the Tang army. Matters concerning Jiuyuan City.

Give it to Tang Jun for no reason and without asking for anything in return?Is this possible? How could Gao Qi make a wedding dress for others?
At this time, Lv Bu's disturbance turned the situation into a big turnaround. Just imagine, if the Tang army and Lv Bu were in a stalemate for a long time at this time, food supply must be a huge problem.

It should be noted that the principle that food and grass go first before the soldiers and horses move, shows how high the proportion of food and grass is in the war.

However, if Jiuyuan City is in the hands of the Qi army for a long time, it will undoubtedly plant a time bomb behind the Tang army, which will explode at any time, putting it in the most dangerous situation.

After all, even ordinary food and grass escorts have to pass through the territory of Jiuyuan, thus facing the possibility of military rations being robbed.

Therefore, with the appearance of Lu Bu for a while, Gao Qi instead took the initiative and decided the life and death of Tang Jun.

At this moment, Gao Qiqi hoped that Lu Bu would not be wiped out by the Tang army too early, and try to hold back the main force of the Tang army in northern Xinjiang.

As long as the time dragged on longer, the situation would be more favorable for the Qi army, and Gao Qi would be able to open his mouth even better and snatch food from the Tang army.

In this way, Gao Qi can use Jiuyuan City as a bargaining chip to get the biggest reward from the Tang army in exchange.

It has to be said that the situation in northern Xinjiang changed because of Lu Bu alone, which can be called a "shit stirring stick" stirring it up, which made Tang Jun extremely uncomfortable.

Half a month later, along the Wujia River, the Tang army was still confronting Lu Bu's troops.

Princess Pingyang also knew that the prolonged time would be extremely unfavorable to her own army, so she also stormed the Lu army on the opposite bank to make a breakthrough.

However, Lu Jun's defense line was also extremely tight. Lu Bu personally commanded and attacked halfway several times, causing Tang Jun's soldiers to smash their halberds into the sand.

For a while, the battle situation was deadlocked!
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Not only that, Liu Heita, who was staying in Jizhou at this time, also saw the right time, and led the troops to gallop towards Jingxing in person to attack Jingxing Pass, an important pass in Taiyuan County of the Tang Army.

For a while, the situation of the Tang army was like a broken ship with leaks everywhere, and its situation was extremely difficult.

The battle situation in northern Xinjiang is so deadlocked, how can it be broken?

(End of this chapter)