Vol 2 Chapter 2443: Li Tang returned to the Han Dynasty, Sui, Shu and Chu aided the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2443 Li and Tang returned to the Han Dynasty, Sui, Shu and Chu aided the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 2439: Li and Tang returned to the Han Dynasty, Sui, Shu and Chu aided the Tang Dynasty

 Liangzhou, Jincheng County, the capital of Sui Dynasty, Daxing City (formerly the seat of Jincheng), and the palace of the Sui Dynasty.

"Report...to report to the lord, and report from the Guanzhong line. Gongsun Xuanyuan raided Chencang and broke through Sanguan. Li Jing divided his troops into seven groups to attack Chang'an."

"What?"

Hearing this, not only Yang Guang, Yang Su, Gao Jiong, Cheng Gongying, Zu Jue, Ban Gu and others all exclaimed.

"Sanguan was actually broken? How did Li Shimin do it? Sanguan, the last of the four passes, was able to be defeated so easily by the Qin army?"

Yang Su looked in disbelief. He had dealt with Li Shimin a lot, and he couldn't believe that Li Shimin, who had always been cautious, could not even guard his only retreat.

 But after listening to the spy's narrative, Yang Su suddenly didn't know what to say.

There are traitors inside and powerful enemies outside. In this case, let alone Li Siyuan, even if it were replaced by him, Yang Su, he might not be able to bear the separation.

"Sanguan was the last gateway to Li Tang, but now it has fallen into the hands of the Qin army. Now the hundreds of thousands of Tang troops in Guanzhong are completely trapped in Guanzhong." Ban Gu said solemnly.

 “Alas, Li Tang is in danger.” Yang Guang sighed.

Although Yang Guang and Li Shimin have a grudge against killing their father, the person who least wants anything to happen to Li Tang now is Yang Guang.

Once Li Tang completely lost Guanzhong, Great Qin's territories in Yongliang and Yongzhou would also be connected, and the Sui State would also directly face the pressure of the entire Great Qin.

Only countries bordering Da Qin can experience the sense of powerlessness and almost suffocating oppression under Da Qin's powerful national and military power.

Tang State was originally the vanguard of the anti-Qin movement and was the most active in the anti-Qin movement. Naturally, the result was that the leader was shot.

Although the Tang State was not as big as Shu and Chu in the beginning, its national power and military power were no weaker than those of Shu and Chu. As a result, its backbone was broken by Qin in the first battle.

Even a proud man like Li Shimin had to give up his throne, become a vassal and pay tribute to the Qin Dynasty, and become a vassal state.

The State of Wei borders Da Qin. When facing Da Qin, he is just like Sun Tzu. He does not dare to offend him at all and almost always responds to his requests.

The five kingdoms of Yuan, Qing, Qi, Chu, and Shu also bordered the Qin Dynasty, and as a result, they were all beaten by the Qin Dynasty.

 So far, except for the Song Dynasty, no country bordering the Qin Dynasty has suffered heavy losses.

So far, the Sui Kingdom has not suffered any major losses from Da Qin, but it has suffered from small losses.

During the third Hetao War, Yang Guang was defeated by Meng Tian and Wang Meng, and fled back to Liangzhou in embarrassment. By betraying his trust and stabbing his allies in the back, he annexed most of the base of the Ma and Han families, and became the well-deserved leader of Liangzhou. the overlord.

After that, Yang Guang sent Yang Su to conquer the Western Regions. Everything went smoothly at first, but Ji Xiaolan entangled the Western Region coalition forces and had no choice but to postpone the Western Regions due to too much resistance.

In addition, after Yan Xing and Ma Chao surrendered to Qin, Da Qin gained an enclave in Liangzhou.

Since Yang Guang’s old rival Meng Tian became the governor of Liangzhou in the Qin Dynasty, the friction between the Qin and Sui Dynasties has never stopped.

How many chassis and population does Da Qin have in Liangzhou? The total population of the two counties is only 200,000, but there are 60,000 elite garrison troops. How can Yang Guang feel at ease?

In this short period of one and a half years, there were as many as 134 border conflicts between the Qin and Sui Dynasties. They were small frictions between dozens or hundreds of people. The two countries won and lost each other, but the Sui Kingdom basically lost. More wins less.

Meng Tian only had 60,000 Liangzhou Qin troops in his hands, which already put great pressure on Yang Guang.

If Da Qin were to completely occupy Guanzhong and Yongliang and Yongliang were connected to each other, then the Sui State would probably be under the shadow of Da Qin all the time in the future.

“Report...to inform my lord, the Tang State has sent a letter through flying pigeons to ask for help from the Sui Dynasty. I hope that the Sui Dynasty can send troops to support us.”

Hearing this, Yang Guang quickly took the letter asking for help and read it at a glance.

Li Shimin made it clear in his letter that he was forced to betray the Southern Han Alliance and become a vassal state of Qin. He hoped that Yang Guang could speak for him so that the Southern Han Alliance could re-accept Li Tang.

At the same time, it is also hoped that the Sui State can send troops to attack Xiaoguan to disperse the Qin army's forces and reduce the pressure on the Tang army in Guanzhong.

 He also promised to cede the three counties of Qiang to the Sui State as a reward for the Sui army's dispatch of troops.

After Yang Guang read it, he passed the letter down and asked everyone to read it one by one and express his own opinions on whether Tang Dynasty could be saved or not.

After reading this, most of the civil servants and generals present believed that Li Tang should not be saved, because after Li Tang lost Sanguan, he had become a caged bird. It would only be a matter of time before he was annihilated. There was no need for the Sui State to sacrifice itself for the sake of the Tang State. Drag into the quagmire.

Yang Guang didn't listen to anyone's opinions, but he didn't want to go to war with the Qin army before he was fully prepared, so this time he was just going to show off and send troops to support Li Tang, but he was not allowed to go to war directly with the Qin army. .

“King Gu decided to send 100,000 troops to attack Xiaoguan in two directions and rescue Li Tang. Gu Qin led an army of 50,000 as the left army, and Yang Su led an army of 50,000 as the right army.” Yang Guangda gave the order.

 “As ordered.” All the generals said in unison.

Yang Su's previous Western Expedition destroyed nine countries in the Western Regions. The Sui State captured a large amount of population, food, and wealth, and invested it in the development of internal affairs. Under Yang Guang's governance, after one and a half years of vigorous development, Sui's political economy had been greatly improved, and it no longer had any pressure to bear the consumption of a hundred thousand troops.

Before Yang Guang's army set out, the news was revealed to Meng Tian, ​​the governor of Liangzhou in Qin Dynasty, by the lurking Heibingtai spy.

After Meng Tian received the news, he immediately held a meeting to discuss whether the Qin army should fight head-on or passively defend against the 100,000 Sui troops coming.

There are only 60,000 Qin troops in Liangzhou, nearly half of whom were reorganized from the Korean and horse armies. Even after a year and a half of training, their combat effectiveness is no longer what it used to be, but they still have a lot of respect for the Sui army. After all, they have been He was beaten terribly by the Sui army.

The local Qin army in Liangzhou, led by Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Yan Xing, had not yet realized how powerful they were, so they tended to be defensive.

The foreign Qin army led by Long Qie and Jiao Moqian had no fear of the Sui army, so they all advocated taking the initiative to attack. After all, the Qin army has always been good at defeating more with less.

 Sixty thousand versus one hundred thousand? The advantage is mine.

Meng Tian thought about it and felt that training all the time was not a problem. It was time to pull out the army and fight the Sui army with real swords and blood. Only after seeing blood can the Liangzhou Qin army transform into a real elite. .

So, Meng Tian set out with 40,000 troops and 20,000 cavalry, totaling 60,000, to fight the Sui army. He had generals such as Long Qie, Jiao Mogou, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, and Yan Xing under his command.

Meng Tian led his army straight towards Yang Guang's headquarters, preparing to defeat them one by one, but this shocked Yang Guang.

He sent troops just for show, but he didn't want to start a real war with Meng Tian, ​​so he quickly ordered a halt to the advance and summoned Yang Su to join him.

After Yang Guang and Yang Su joined forces, their strength reached 100,000, and their momentum was extremely huge.

Meng Tian was not absolutely sure of winning. Seeing that Yang Guang did not take the initiative to attack, he guessed what the other party was thinking, so he set up camp on the spot and confronted the Sui army across the river.

Although Yang Guang and Meng Tian were very restrained, their men couldn't hold it any longer.

Today Jiao Mo went to lead a surprise attack on the Sui camp with 500 people.

Tomorrow Gao Changgong will bring three hundred cavalry to burn the Qin army's food and grass.

 The day after tomorrow, Ma Chao went to the Sui camp to challenge.

 The day after tomorrow, when you are high, you will be provocative.

It can be said that there are constant conflicts every day.

While Qin and Sui were confronting each other in Liangzhou, Shu and Chu also made the same decision as Sui, which was to send troops to support Li Tang in order to contain the strength of the Qin army, but not to actually go to war with the Qin army. .

Liu Yucai has completely controlled the military and political power of Shu, and has not yet completed the internal affairs. Naturally, he does not want to provoke the Qin army at this time, but it is impossible to watch the Qin army occupy Guanzhong.

At Su Qin's suggestion, Liu Yu decided to readmit Li Tang into the Southern Han Alliance, and personally led 100,000 Shu troops, as well as generals such as Xing Tian, ​​Liu Er, Zhang Ren, and Peng Yue, to go north to Hanzhong to support Li Tang.

Li Shimin was overjoyed when he learned about it and rejoined the Southern Han Alliance, which meant that Li Tang no longer had to fight alone, even if the three allies were just using him as a target.

The road to Shu is difficult, and leaving Sichuan is not easy.

It will take at least a month for one hundred thousand Shu troops to reach Hanzhong. In this time, the war in Guanzhong will probably be over.

What Liu Yu never expected was that although his trip did not have much effect, it was an unexpected blessing. He actually gained a peerless general who was not inferior to Xing Tian.

As for Liu Xiu, after Li Shimin was beaten to the ground by Ying Hao, he consciously took on the role of a vanguard against Qin. No one was more active in opposing Qin than him.

Liu Xiu was the last to receive the news, but he moved faster than Liu Yu. He directly sent an additional 100,000 troops to Jiangling, and there was a strong tendency for the Northern Expedition to attack Xiangyang.

After Xue Rengui, the governor of Jingzhou, received the news, he immediately transferred the troops from each battalion in Jingzhou back to Xiangyang, as if your Chu army dared to come and our Qin army dared to fight.

However, the 150,000 Chu troops in Jiangling are just training in Jiangling and show no signs of moving. It seems that it is probably a fake move.

As for the two Central Plains countries of Wei and Song, they all kept silent in a tacit agreement after receiving the news that the Qin army sent troops to Guanzhong.

 Wei and Song Dynasty made no statement regarding Da Qin's sending troops to Guanzhong. They neither supported nor opposed it. Their attitudes were really intriguing.

Seeing that there were signs of war between Qin and Chu, Wu State secretly sent more troops to Lujiang. If Qin and Chu really started a war, they would send troops to sneak attack the rear of Chu State, with a yellow bird behind them. In short, they would not miss any opportunity to weaken Chu State.

In this way, China, which had only been peaceful for a year and a half, became tense again due to the second Guanzhong War between the Qin and Tang Dynasties.

However, anyone with a discerning eye can basically see that the momentum created this time will not lead to a melee among the countries, but Li Tang may not be able to escape this disaster.

 Kunlun Mountain, Bajing Palace.

Taoist Taiqing, who had been in seclusion, suddenly opened his eyes. After counting his fingers, his brows suddenly furrowed and he issued an order to aid Tang Dynasty.

 (End of this chapter)