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

Chapter 542 Songshan Captures the King
With Wang Shichong trapped in the isolated city of Luoyang for half a month.

At this moment, Xu Shiji led the main force of the Tang army to join Li Shimin, and then Li Shimin commanded the armies to take over the corresponding territory of the rebel army.

All of a sudden, rebels from all over the country surrendered one after another, and the Tang army took over Mianchi, Xiong'er and other places.

After a rest, Li Shimin summoned the army again, as well as the rebels from all over the country, and marched eastward, approaching Luoyang, the capital of Zheng's army.

Galloping in a big way, flags were flying on the road to the east, and soldiers of the Tang Army attacked overwhelmingly!

Its thick smoke billows, people scream and scream, and war drums are like waves.

Later, Hou Junji, the vanguard general of the Tang army, approached the outskirts of Luoyang first.

Because Zheng Jun was strictly ordered by Wang Shichong to guard the city and refused to fight,

Based on this, Hou Junji directly pushed ahead and seized Hanjiacang City first, advancing the battle line second.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin also personally led the main force here, approached Luoyang City, set up camp under the city, divided into four battalions, and besieged Luoyang City.

Luoyang City has high walls and thick walls, and Li Shimin also knows that since Wang Shichong has done enough precautions.

Then a strong attack must be impossible to capture, so Li Shimin did not try to attack by force, and it was in vain.

However, after the soldiers trapped Luoyang, Li Shimin also ordered Changsun Wuji and Shi Wanbao to lead the army to the surrounding areas of Luoyang.

As Wang Shichong was trapped in the isolated city, the Tang army's troops rushed into the hinterland of Henan County like a tide.

After the arrival of the Tang army, the vacillating guards all over the country switched and surrendered one after another.

After days of fierce fighting, Li Shimin led the army on the right within a few months, and as the governor, he pacified all the territories of Zheng State except Luoyang City.

As Luoyang City was isolated by the Tang army, its situation became more and more critical!
At this moment, Wang Shichong's heart is also extremely urgent, and he is also infinitely expecting that the forces in various places can distinguish the situation and send troops to rescue.

It should be noted that Li Tangxiong occupies Guanlong, and the nobles of Guanlong support him behind him. If he is seizing the land of Zheng Guo this time.

There is no doubt that Li Tang's strength will be improved to a higher level, and it will be more difficult to deal with.

The battle in the Central Plains is going on at this point, and the anti-king forces in this world have basically been established.

Among them, Gao Qi in the south has won a decisive victory, and the pacification of Jiangnan is just around the corner!
As for Zhu Yuanzhang, who is still stubbornly resisting, he is just a clown, and he will definitely not be able to withstand the conquest of the Qi army.

Secondly, there are Cao Cao who dominates the Central Plains, and Zhu Wen and Huang Chao in Shandong.

In addition, Dou Jiande, who is dominant in Hebei, and Luo Yi, the King of Yan, who is struggling under the leadership of the Jinrenbing.

The battle has progressed to this point, and almost all the weak are eliminated by this era, leaving only the strongest anti-kings.

Wang Shichong believes that whether it is Gao Qi's vision, or Dou Jiande, Cao Cao.

They should all be able to see clearly the harm after Li Tang destroys Zheng.

When the lips are dead, the teeth are cold!
Wang Shichong felt that the anti-kings should not turn a blind eye to the fact that their side will be wiped out by Li Tang.

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It's just that when Li Tang was besieging Luoyang, urgent news came from Hebei.

After Zhu Can arrived in Hebei to meet Xia Wang Dou Jiande, Dou Jiande called a civil and military consultation almost immediately.

Later, as everyone analyzed the situation, most civil and military ministers handed over their hands to support and assist Wang Shichong.

That being the case, Dou Jiande also issued an order, ordering Liu Heita to be the left leader and the governor, responsible for leading the army to defend the west and defend Taiyuan from the Tang army coming out of the customs.

However, with Zhao Kuangyin as the right leader and the commander-in-chief, he led the army to stick to the land of Shanggu Yi County.

Always observe the battle situation of Youyan and defend its land.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered Yi Lianpo to be the Shangzhu state, station troops in Bohai Sea and Hejian, and manage this place.

It was because of the arrangement of the general defense that Dou Jiande personally led the army to the expedition, with Xiong Kuo Hai as the general who opened the way.

General Wang Fubao was a general in the army, and then personally raised an army of [-], crossed the river to Luoyang, and attacked urgently!
It is only said that after crossing the Yellow River, the Xia army galloped forward, and they were only tens of miles away from Henan County in just a few days.

At this time, Xia Jun's troops advanced gradually, gradually posing the slightest threat to Tang Jun.

Also because of the news of the reinforcements, the tense atmosphere in Luoyang City was temporarily relieved.

At this moment, after the news of Xia's army approaching Jindi Pass, Li Shimin also called all the generals in the army to discuss.

After some discussions, Li Shimin decided to personally lead the Xuanjia Army and [-] infantry to reinforce Jindiguan.

Li Shimin felt that Jindi Pass was a dangerous pass for the westward march to Luoyang. With the strength of the pass city, it would not be a problem for [-] soldiers to resist the Xia army's offensive.

Subsequently, with Xu Shiji and Li Yuanji staying in the camp, they continued to besiege Luoyang and prevented Zheng Jun from getting in touch with Xia Jun.

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Jindi Pass
At this time, Dou Jiande was struggling to inspire the morale of the army, and ordered Wang Fubao to command the battle with all his strength, and stormed Jindi Pass.

All of a sudden, people shouted like a tide, arrows rained intertwined, and there was a miserable sound from the city.

Above and below the city, the battle was fierce.

However, with the strength of the pass city of Jindiguan, and Li Shimin personally guarding the pass city, the pre-arrangement is like an iron bucket.

Although Xia's army lost troops and lost generals, they could not shake the Guancheng at all.

The siege failed for several days, and Dou Jiande also considered that the sergeants in the army might not be able to stand such a high-intensity battle.

After thinking about it, he temporarily ordered a strike to rest.

As the war temporarily stopped fighting, Li Shimin was very depressed in Guanzhong for several days.

Seeing that the fighting has stopped now, Li Shimin couldn't help but become more playful, so he planned to go hunting in Baihua Valley.

Although Changsun Wuji, Sima Yi and other counselors were worried about his safety on the grounds that the war was not over.

They all tried their best to persuade Li Shimin not to take risks easily, so as not to expose his whereabouts and be besieged by Zhi Xia's army.

However, Li Shimin has made up his mind, so why would he listen to his persuasion?

The eldest grandson Wuji, since Sima Yi is a top advisor, his style of doing things is not static.

Seeing that he couldn't stop it, Sima Yi couldn't help changing the subject, and said slowly, "King Qin, since you are so persistent in hunting."

"Then for the sake of your safety, Zhong Da suggested that His Royal Highness King Zhao follow you."

"His Royal Highness King Zhao is unrivaled in bravery. He holds a pair of golden hammers to defeat the invincible opponents in the world. Even if the enemy finds out, he can protect King Qin and retreat!"

Hearing this, Changsun Wuji also felt that Sima Yi's plan was appropriate, and he also changed his mind and echoed Sima Yi.

Of course, Li Shimin was not a stupid person either. After his persuasion, Li Shimin also agreed to come down and took Li Yuanba with him.

It's just that Li Shimin also intended to take Li Yuanba to play, after all, if he hadn't relied on his divine power before.

Even if Li Shimin can think of a plan to raid the rear Liangdao, it may not be successful.

In addition to Li Yuanba's stupid mind, simple mind and slow reaction, Li Er also took good care of him.

This time, I would also like to take Li Yuanba with me to go out and relax!

However, Li Shimin never imagined that just because of his insistence on hunting this time, Datang would go to its peak.

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As soon as Li Shimin prepared all the hunting tools, dozens of Xuanjia soldiers in black armor followed him to guard him.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin and Li Yuanba went to Baihua Valley.

When leaving, Sima Yi and Changsun Wuji were in charge of guarding the pass, waiting for their return.

Valley of Flowers

This place is located on the east side of Luoyang, outside Jindi Pass, and a mountain range near its east.

Originally, Baihua Valley was densely forested in the early years, and there were many wild beasts, but the temples on the mountain sprang up, and the founder of Shaolin, Lu Wei, crossed the river.

Baihua Valley was renamed Shaoshi Mountain and became the outpost of Shaolin Temple. On weekdays, people burn incense and worship Buddha and pass along the valley.

Over time, the prey that was originally plentiful in the valley gradually disappeared!

Therefore, Li Shimin's attitude was firm this time, and he wanted to go hunting in the valley. In fact, this was just a cover for him.

In fact, Li Shimin's real plan is to go to Shaolin Temple in Songshan, please see the host.

Instead of negotiating, let him lead the monks and soldiers down the mountain to help the Tang army and defeat the menacing Xia army.

At the other end of Shaoshi Mountain, a group of people are also walking slowly.

After walking for a long time, the leader was a burly man who reined in the reins and said slowly: "Yuan Lang, are you sure this king can persuade Shaolin Temple?"

"Let the monk soldiers help our army defeat the Tang army, is this a certainty?"

Hearing this, Xu Yuanlang said slowly: "King Xia, don't worry about this matter. As long as King Xia goes to invite you with sincerity, the host will most likely agree."

"It should be noted that the monks pay attention to saving all sentient beings. In fact, when translated, isn't it to treat the common people with benevolence and righteousness?"

"But now that the king of Xia is in Hebei, he has a high reputation and benefits the people. Isn't this the same as what the monks said about saving all living beings?"

The two who were chatting on the horse were Xia Wang Dou Jiande and Xu Yuanlang.

This time Dou Jiande had the same idea as Li Shimin, he went to the Shaolin Temple on Mount Song to ask the monks and soldiers for help.

Immediately, Li Shimin and Dou Jiande were walking on the other side of the mountain.

Its target location is very similar, that is Songshan Shaolin.

After walking for a long time, Dou Jiande arrived at the mountain gate first, and then ordered the guards to stand outside the mountain gate.

When Dou Jiande called the door himself, Li Shimin also walked slowly across Shaoshi Mountain and climbed up the mountain gate.

When he was about to continue walking towards the mountain gate, Li Shimin's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered something, and in a blink of an eye, he ordered the whole army to hide in the dense forest next to him.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin hid quietly in the dense forest, paying close attention to the unkind soldiers.

Li Shimin has been in the army since he was a child, and he is very sensitive to the battle-tested soldiers.

At this moment, Li Shimin could feel that Dou Jiande's bodyguards were all warriors on the battlefield, so they should not be underestimated!
"Who is this, who actually arrived at Shaolin Temple one step ahead of me?"

Because Dou Jiande's men were all dressed in civilian clothes, very simple, but Li Shimin didn't know the truth immediately.

However, at this moment, he did not step forward immediately, but stared slowly and carefully.

After about a long time, Li Shimin glanced past and found Dou Jiande's face by accident.

For a while, Li Shimin exclaimed, "This...is this Dou Jiande?"

At that time, during the decisive battle in Siming Mountain, Li Shimin also went to rescue him under the order, and he was also very familiar with Dou Jiande.

Although it has been several years, I still remember Dou Jiande's face very clearly.

It's just that he exclaimed in the first second, but Li Shimin smiled coldly in the next second.

Because, all of this came so easily and effortlessly!
Originally, Li Shimin's original intention of visiting Shaolin Temple was to seek support from monks and soldiers, but now he directly bumped into Dou Jiande.

Have to say, this is not a coincidence!
Immediately, Li Shimin said coldly: "Dou Jiande, since you have met this king today, you should die!"

At this moment, Li Shimin had already come up with a perfect strategy, that is to capture the thief first and capture the king.

As long as Dou Jiande is captured, the Xia army in front of the pass will be self-defeating.

Therefore, thinking of this level, Li Shimin pondered for a moment, and quietly gave instructions to a Xuanjia sergeant.

In a moment of relief, the sergeant Xuanjia quietly went down the mountain and left.

Immediately afterwards, Li Shimin made arrangements and ordered dozens of Xuanjia sergeants to be ready to go out at any time to capture Dou Jiande alive.

Hearing the order, although the Xuanjia soldiers didn't say anything, they told Li Shimin with the actions of their hands.

They are ready to fight at any time!

The Xuanjia Army is indeed an elite, and its words and deeds are all about cruel actions.

Immediately, Li Shimin's face changed again, and he walked slowly towards Li Yuanba who was squatting aside and playing with branches.

"Yuanba, can you do your second brother a favor?"

Hearing this, hearing Li Shimin's words, Li Yuanba was immediately elated, and said with a smile, "Second Brother, what are you talking about?"

"Yuanba is your younger brother, your words are orders, and Yuanba will definitely obey."

Seeing that Li Yuanba agreed so easily, Li Shimin couldn't help showing a hint of concern in his eyes.

There is no doubt about the degree of love!

However, due to time constraints, Dou Jiande had already gone to the hall to discuss with the host.

Immediately, Li Shimin informed Li Yuanba of his plan, and asked him to smash Dou Jiande's guards to death in a short while.

Seeing this, Li Yuanba almost jumped up excitedly, raised his hammers and said, "Haha, second brother, kill quickly!"

"Yuanba will definitely smash these bad guys with a pair of hammers, so that they won't bully Second Brother."

"Don't worry, don't worry!"

Hearing this, Li Shimin stroked Li Yuanba's head to comfort him gently.

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For a long time, at the gate of the mountain, the white hair was all white, and the host and Dou Jiande, who were in their sixties, came out hand in hand, one on the left and one on the right.

"Master, this time as long as you can let the monks in the temple defeat the Tang army for my Great Xia."

"When our Great Xia army dominates Henan, this king will definitely contribute heavily to subsidize the temple and let the Shaolin Temple rebuild its original glory."

Due to successive years of wars, the glory of Shaolin Temple has long been lost.

However, the host is a monk, how could he say it clearly, and said slowly: "King Xia, you are too worried!"

"The reason why I am willing to help Daxia is not because I need funding."

"It's just that my monk family cares about compassion and pays attention to saving all sentient beings. I just don't want any people to be in dire straits."

"It's not that King Xia needs to subsidize Shaolin Temple."

It's just that, although the presiding officer said it was hype, but he took the matter of funding to heart.

In his words, he almost quietly reminded Dou Jiande not to forget the agreement.

Indeed, this is also the practice of the host, otherwise how could Shaolin Temple send monks and soldiers to help Li Shimin in the original history when he went to the east?
Just saying, just when Dou Jiande bid farewell to the host and was about to return, leading the crowd back.

Suddenly, a miracle appeared, and in the distance, two golden hammers galloped out.

Suddenly, the two Xia army guards had no time to react, they were smashed directly on the chest, died on the spot, vomited blood.

Afterwards, a scrawny young man ran out quickly, rushed to the outside of the mountain gate, picked up two golden hammers and began to slaughter all directions.

For a while, Li Yuanba's bravery could be described as unfathomable and unstoppable, and the guards who came up almost died if they were rubbed, and were injured when they touched him.

At this moment, Li Shimin also led the Xuanjia army to rush out quickly, and came to kill here!
Suddenly, with Li Yuanba leading the way, Dou Jiande's guards were like paper, unable to resist at all.

For a moment, Dou Jiande felt fear in his heart, and he could not help but retreat to the side of the host, asking for protection.

Immediately afterwards, Xia Jun's bodyguards still quickly guarded Dou Jiande, protecting him tightly.

Seeing that Dou Jiande was in danger, the abbot couldn't help picking up the remnants, and saluted with palms together: "Amitabha!"

"This benefactor, I don't know who you are, why did you work in Shaolin Temple?"

"My Songshan Shaolin is a pure place, you are so rude, are you provoking my Shaolin?"

I just want to say that although the words of the host are modest, the meaning of his words is full of threats.

For a while, Li Shimin saw that the host was protecting Dou Jiande, and knew that he was already on the side of Xia Jun.

At this moment, Li Shimin couldn't help taking a few steps forward, and said coldly: "Hmph, I am the King of Qin in the Tang Dynasty."

"This time I came here specially to capture Dou Jiande, if you are sensible, dodge quickly!"

"Otherwise, just mind your own business and stop blaming this king for entering Shaolin Temple."

In an instant, Li Shimin knew that he could not ask Shaolin Temple for help, so he threatened directly with an unquestionable tone.

After the words were finished, the host continued to put his hands together and said, "Amitabha, since the benefactor is so obsessed with obsession, he is not ashamed to speak out!"

"Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

In an instant, the abbot greeted him, and all the monks in the temple picked up their sticks and ran out of the mountain gate, standing on both sides of Dou Jiande and the abbot.

At this moment, the two factions are confronting each other!

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But suddenly, the sound of horseshoes came slowly down the mountain, and the sound sounded like the sky.

After a long time, Li Shimin's face was overjoyed, and he said secretly: "The opportunity has finally come!"

ps: The third update, due to plot reasons, it is not easy to split, so 4500 words, more than 1 words broke out today.

(End of this chapter)