For Yu Wenhua and the army, the invasion of Hanoi was certainly the result of Li Erjun's envoys fanning the flames, but it was also a helpless choice. To be precise, it was a very helpless and the most correct choice.
The reason is, of course, Wang Shichong and Li Mi, the two stumbling blocks. Although it is no longer possible for Li Mijun to be an opponent of Yu Wenhuaji's army on the frontal battlefield after Tongshan's disastrous defeat, the Hulao Pass natural barrier is still in Li Mijun's hands. Keeping the Hulao pass tightly, relying on the backing of Jiancheng Xiongguan and Luokou Cang for food, even if it can't stop Yuhuaji's army in the end, it can make Yuhuaji's teeth collapse. The same is true for Wang Shichong here. Wang Shichong's army who sticks to the eastern capital city can also make Yu Wenhua and his army pay a heavy price in the battle, consuming a large number of Yu Huaji's vital forces.
Of course, if Yu Wenhuaji, Li Mi, and Wang Shichong can sit down and have a good talk, it is not impossible for Li Mi to lend a way to Yu Wenhuaji to go west. Wang Shichong can also let Yu Wenhuaji bypass the east capital and go west. It is a win-win situation for the three families, and the only unlucky one will be Chen Sangliang who occupies Yuwenhua and his hometown. But the problem is that Li Mi has to guard against Yu Wenhuaji's sudden turn of events when passing through Hulao Pass, and Yu Wenhuaji also has to guard against Li Mi's sudden revenge on Tongshan. Wang Shichong would definitely not be polite to Yu Wenhuaji's retreat, so even a fool like Yu Wenhuaji knew that it would be most beneficial to shake hands with Li Mi and Wang Shichong, but he dared not take this big risk.
Two reasons also determine that it is impossible for Yu Wenhuaji to be cramped in Liyang warehouse. The first is of course that the food in Liyang warehouse has been tossed by Li Mi for more than half. If it reaches 30%, at most it is enough for Yu Wenhua and more than 100,000 soldiers in the army to toss for half a year; the second is that Yu Wenhua and his subordinates are eager to return home, and they are all looking forward to returning to their hometown in Guanzhong as soon as possible, and they have not seen each other for more than two years. Family reunion—In order to go home, the soldiers of the Xiaoguo Army had already killed Emperor Sui Yang, and they would never mind killing Yu Wenhuaji again.
So there is no way, even though we know that the road from Hanoi to Hedong via Jiangjun is rough and hard to walk, and it is difficult to guarantee the supply of food and grass, but in order to appease the soldiers under his command, and because Yu Wenhua and his brothers are also very homesick, in the After receiving Li Er's support and the promise of providing food and grass, Yu Wenhuaji still sent Sima Dekan's 10,000 troops as the vanguard to march westward, attacking the Linqing Pass at the east gate of Hanoi, and sent a letter to force Zheng Qianxiang, the governor of Hanoi appointed by Li Mi, to surrender. The first thing to do is to take Hanoi and get through direct contact with Li Er, and then decide how to enter the army.
Thanks to the changes in history, Sima Dekan was killed by Yu Huaji before he was south of the Yellow River. The victory in the Tongshan War also resolved many Sima Dekan's dissatisfaction with Yu Huaji, so he attacked Hanoi County. In the war, Sima Dekan, who is very good at fighting, still put in a lot of effort to fight. As a result, Zheng Qianxiang and his Hanoi thieves suffered a lot. The elite Xiaoguo soldiers with teeth attacked fiercely, and within a day of clearing the customs, they were overthrown by the full-fledged and red-eyed Xiaoguo army. Zheng Qianxiang paid a heavy price but couldn't stop Sima Dekan, so he had to lead the remaining soldiers. The remnants of the defeated soldiers abandoned the pass and fled back to Hanoi County in a hurry. Gongcheng, Xinxiang and other counties around Linqingguan were terrified and surrendered to Sima Dekan. Yuhuahua and his army successfully entered the hinterland of Hanoi. Looking down at Luoyang, the eastern capital, from a high position, I also saw a glimmer of hope for a direct connection with Li Er.
The good news came back to Liyang Cang, and Yu Wenhua and Daxi, who were sleeping with Emperor Sui Yang's concubine in their arms, were unavoidably a little elated, thinking that the self-army was powerful and invincible in the world, no matter which force it was, it was not my opponent--in fact, it was true, no Even Chen Sangliang's army might not be able to defeat Yu Wenhuaji in a head-on confrontation using tricks. However, at this time, the bad news came suddenly. Chen Sangliang had already killed the main force of Li's Second Army with the momentum of sweeping the fallen leaves in the autumn wind, regained the counties in southern Shanxi, and immediately increased his troops in Jiang County, strangling Yu Wenhua and the army in the crossing of the country. The only way to go west to Hedong is the only way, and the difficulty for Yu Wenhua and his army to fight back to Guanzhong through Hedong has suddenly increased.
Ren Yu, the conscientious envoy of Li Erjun, still tried his best to persuade Yu Wenhua and attack Hedong, and wanted to use Yu Wenhua and this knife to avenge his master Li Er. He listened to him, not only didn't help Ren Yu pit his brother, but also Yu Wenshi, who saw his own dominance in the world, urged Yu Wenhua to change his strategy, first take Dongdu and Luokou Cang, gain a foothold and completely solve the problem of food and grass , Then plot to take Guanzhong from the west, and then sweep the world.
In fact, the situation is quite favorable for Yu Wenhua and the army. Although the three sluts Chen Sangliang, Wang Shichong, and Li Mi may join forces to clean up Yu Wenhua and the army in troubled times, the three sluts have many conflicts among themselves, and the conflict of interests is absolutely impossible to resolve. , It is actually easy to separate and divide them. At the same time, under the condition that food and grass are not worrying for the time being, Yu Wenhua and the military university that have successfully entered the hinterland of Hanoi can go south from Heyang, bypass the front of Hulao Pass, and attack Li Mi from behind. Both Chen Sangliang and Wang Shichong had Li Mijun who had a vengeance, it was very easy, and then relying on the powerful military strength of Yu Wenhua and the army, it was easier to crush Li Mi who was already seriously injured than to crush an ant.
In view of this situation, Yu Wenshi and Feng Deyi, whose bones are softer than cooked noodles, designed a set of troops for Yu Wenhua and Feng Deyi. They suggested that the army should be divided into two, one guarding Liyang warehouse and responsible for protecting the grain road in Hanoi. The main force took Heyang to cross the Yellow River southward, and in the honor of Tianshou Emperor Yang Hao, crowned Wang Shichong and Chen Sangliang respectively as comfort, in exchange for them not helping Li Mi, and then used a small number of troops to guard against the western front, and the main force stormed Luokou First take the food from the warehouse, and then attack Hulao Pass. If you can force-land Li Mi for your own use, it is of course the best. If you can’t force-land Li Mi, you can also force him to give up Hulao Guandong and flee. After Yu Wenhua and his army turn around, they can deal with Wang Shichong and Chen. It would be so much easier to be sad.
Yu Wenhuaji was very tempted by the suggestion made by the third brother and Feng Deyi, and nodded in agreement to consider adopting this strategy, but in terms of how to appease and bribe the two traitors, Chen Sangliang and Wang Shichong, Yu Wenhuaji did not listen to Yu Wenshi and Feng Deyi. He made his own decision and only agreed to give Chen Sangliang the title of King Tang and Wang Shichong the title of King Zheng. He was not willing to take out a lot of gold and jewels to buy important civil and military generals under Chen Sangliang and Wang Shichong. A little symbolic gift, and then sent envoys to take the imperial decree of Emperor Tianshou Yang Hao on the road. ——This point is of course Yu Wenhuaji's head in the water. If he is willing to spend a lot of money to buy him, he may not be sure about buying the civil and military men under Chen Sangliang's command, but there is great hope for buying the greedy Lao Wang's family.
However, Yu Wenhuaji also did something that was hardly a miracle, that is, to seal a title of King of Wei to Li, and sent people to Hulao Pass to recruit Li Mi again, trying to recruit the three sluts in troubled times at the same time. He also thought that even if he could only pull a slut to his side, he would still be able to get great help and reduce great pressure. Although Yu Wenshi, He Feng Deyi and others felt that there was no such hope, but considering that doing so could somewhat show the benevolence and righteousness of the self-army, they did not object, and let Yu Wenhua and toss around.
After all, Yu Wenhuaji and his cartilage Feng Deyi's ability to maneuver is limited. He didn't know that Yu Wenhuaji's tossing around was actually hitting the most critical point. In fact, both Chen Sangliang and Wang Shichong were afraid that Li Mi would turn against him and stand in front of Yu Wenhua. And on the other hand, as for Li Mi himself, if he is forced by the situation, he will never mind giving in to Yu Wenhua for the time being. At the same time, in Li Mi's heart, he is still brewing an even more ambitious plan...
If Wang Shichong hadn't listened to Chen Sangliang's suggestion and sent someone to contact Li Mi first, maybe Li Mi would have gone directly to hug Yu Wenhuaji's thigh. After Wang Xuanshu returned to Dongdu with the blueprint of the pine tree cannon and Chen Sangliang's suggestion, Wang Shichong, who was overjoyed, laughed wildly for ten minutes and said hundreds of words about "good son-in-law". So he ordered to imitate pine cannons, and at the same time immediately sent envoys out of the city to contact Li Mijun, asking to exchange grain with Li Mijun with the mountains of silk and satin cloth piled up in the eastern capital.
As Chen Sangliang expected, the severe winter was approaching, and Li Mi's army, who had no source of cloth, was worried about the cold clothes for the winter, so although Li Mi didn't want to have any contact with Wang Shichong, let alone let Wang Shichong alleviate the suffering of food shortage, But unable to withstand the repeated persuasion and pleading of the civil and military under his command, and at the same time, in order to leave a way out just in case, Li Mi still reluctantly accepted Wang Shichong's request, and exchanged 20,000 shi of grain from Wang Shichong for 30,000 pieces of cloth.
After the first time, of course there will be a second time. After finally re-establishing direct contact with Li Mi, Wang Shichong, who urgently needs to let Li Mi be used as a cannon fodder, hits the snake with a stick, and immediately sends people to Hulaoguan, quietly bribing Li Mi's cronies persuaded Li Mi to form an alliance with him to deal with the powerful enemy Yu Wenhuaji. ——This is Li Mi's huge advantage in politics. Li Mi only played the banner of overthrowing tyranny, and did not support the emperor, nor was he guilty of regicide.
Li Mi was noncommittal to Wang Shichong's request for an alliance, neither refusing nor agreeing, and sent Wang Shichong's envoy away just saying that he needed to consider it. However, as soon as Wang Shichong's envoy left, Yu Wenhuaji's envoy came behind him. Under the banner of Tianshou Emperor Yang Hao, he not only pardoned Li Mi's previous crimes, but also sealed Li Mi with the false title of Wei Wang, which is symbolic Rewarded a fief and a little jewelry.
Sitting and listening to the imperial decree of Yang Hao read by Yu Wenhua and his envoy, Li Mi didn't say a word. Pei Renji and Shan Xiongxin next to him would have misunderstood Li Mi's meaning, and suffered a big loss from Yu Wenhua and his envoy in the Tongshan battle. Feeling angry, he immediately stood up and yelled loudly. The good-natured Shan Xiongxin even drew his knife to chop Yu Wenhua and the envoy. In view of the fact that Li Mi had done the beautiful thing of sending Yu Hongjian to Dongdu to be executed, the envoy of the Yuwen Army was so frightened that his feet went limp, he fell to his knees with a plop, and kept begging for mercy.
Fortunately, Li Mi stopped Shan Xiongxin by surprise, and even more unexpectedly, he personally helped the Yuwen Army envoy to comfort him, and then said: "I would like to ask your envoy to report back to Prime Minister Yuwen, saying that the sinner, Li Mi, burst into tears when he heard the decree. Helplessly, all the generals under his command refused to accept, and the sinner has already accepted the official position of the Eastern Capital, this matter cannot be discussed, and I ask Prime Minister Yuwen to understand the difficulties of the sinner, and if there is a chance in the future, Li Miding will bow his head in front of the prime minister and plead guilty."
Li Mi's answer stunned everyone present, as well as Yu Wenhua and the envoys sent by him. When he quickly asked Li Mi what surrender conditions he wanted, Li Mi didn't speak anymore. Arranged soldiers to escort Yu Wenhua and envoys out of the pass and across the Yellow River. As a result, Yu Wenhua and the envoy had just left. Pei Renji, Shan Xiongxin and others immediately asked Li Mi why he treated Yu Wenhua and the envoy so kindly. In their words, there was a plan to accept Yu Wenhua and surrender
"Surrender to Yu Wenhua and the thieves? Do you think I will do that?" Li Mi replied with a sneer: "Yu Wenhua and the rebels murdered the king and the lord. Heaven and earth will not tolerate it. They killed tens of thousands of my soldiers in Tongshan and took my Liyang warehouse." , kidnapping our army's women and children's family members, this hatred and this hatred are irreconcilable, how can I forget it for a moment?"
"Then Wei Gong, why are you still showing weakness to Yu Wenhua and the envoy?" Pei Renji and others hurriedly asked.
"The situation forced me to do this." Li Mi said calmly: "If I don't cooperate with Yu Wenhua and make false claims, then his next step will either be to attack Hulao Pass directly, or he will go south via Heyang and take a detour to attack Luokou Warehouse. Fortress, and our army has been severely injured after the Tongshan battle, how can we resist his Guanzhong elite?"
"Duke Wei might as well consider forming an alliance with Wang Shichong for the time being, and jointly conquer Yuwenhuaji." Shan Xiongxin suggested cautiously: "Wang Shichong has already sent an envoy to request an alliance before, and you, Duke Wei, surrendered to the Eastern Capital court in terms of reputation, and joined forces with Wang Shichong." It's easy to join forces, also known as righteousness."
"I am stupid to form an alliance with Wang Shichong." Li Mi said bluntly: "Hulao Pass and Heyang Bridge are under the control of our army. If I conclude an alliance with Wang Shichong, Wang Shichong will definitely ask me to stick to Hulao Pass and Heyang Bridge. Yangqiao, isn't it because our army and Yu Wenhuaji will fight recklessly, and he, Wang Shichong, is hiding behind his back to pick a bargain?"
Shan Xiongxin and others nodded silently, and then Yu Wenwen next to him asked again: "Wei Gong, what should we do next?"
"Continue to fight with Yu Wenhua and Xu Xu, and neither agree nor reject his solicitation to surrender. Let him lead him first and let him feel that our army may be used by him." Li Mi said without hesitation: "At the same time, order Zheng Qianxiang to retreat to the Heyang Bridge. Leading Yu Wenhuaji's partial teacher to the south to attack the Eastern Capital."
"And then?" Yu Wenwen hurriedly asked.
"After that, we can only play by ear." Li Mi replied with some helplessness: "Although Yu Wenhuaji himself is stupid and incompetent, the soldiers and horses under his command are too powerful. If we fight head-on, our army is not his at all. The opponent, if he wants to break him to avenge Tongshan, the only way is to introduce him to the Eastern Capital battlefield, disrupt the situation in the Eastern Capital, and then act accordingly. Lure Yu Wenhua and cross the Yellow River from Heyang to the south, although it is very important for our army It's a risk, but it's better than being attacked by Yu Wenhua and Hulaoguan, allowing Wang Shichong to take the opportunity to send troops to capture the Luokou warehouse and cut off the lifeline of our army."
Everyone nodded silently, and after discussing some business matters, the generals took their leave and left. Li Mi also led Wang Xuance and Cai Jiande, two civil and military cronies, out to the city wall to relax. The result made Wang Xuance, Cai Jiande and others quite strange. Li Mi, who is used to thinking while taking a walk, actually boarded the west gate of Hulao Pass, staring at the west direction in a daze. After a long time, Li Mi said to himself, "Tie Chen, what do I have to do before you send troops to Dongdu?"
"Wei Gong, what do you mean?" Wang Xuance was naturally extremely concerned about the matter of Chen Sangliang, and immediately asked curiously, "From your tone, it seems that you really hope that Chen Yingliang's traitors will send troops to the Eastern Capital?"
"Of course." Li Mi said absent-mindedly: "Yu Wenhuaji's military strength is too strong. Neither our army nor Wang Shichong is his opponent. Even if we can defeat him together, the traitor Chen Yingliang will still benefit in the end. To me As far as the army is concerned, the most favorable situation is to lure Chen Yingliang's traitor soldiers into the Eastern Capital, join forces with Wang Shichong and fight Yu Wenhuaji, and we will lose both, and then we will reap the benefits."
After that, Li Mi said to himself again: "If there is any way to drag Chen Yingliang's traitor into the battlefield of Dongdu, it would be great. As long as Chen Yingliang's traitor and Yu Wenhuaji join forces, our army will not be able to surrender to Yu Wenhua." It can be discussed as well as providing him with food and grass, and we can take advantage of the opportunity to reap the benefits as long as they are both defeated. It is a pity that this traitor is too treacherous, and it is simply impossible to get him to trick him into sending troops. "
At this time, there happened to be a group of soldiers from Li Mi's army coming from west to east, but Li Mi, Wang Xuance and others ignored them and made calculations together. Wang Xuance also said cautiously: "Wei Gong, since you feel that the Daxing army should be brought into the Guanzhong battlefield , is more beneficial to our army, so why don't we try to send envoys to the west, requesting an alliance with the traitor Chen Yingliang, and inviting him to send troops to attack Yu Wenhuaji?"
"Chen Yingliang's traitor will only agree if he is stupid." Li Mi said with a sneer: "As long as he guards the Xiaohan Road in Tongguan, he can sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, laughing at us and Yu Wenhuaji fighting to the death, and he will take the initiative to send troops if he is stupid. Dayu culture and."
Things seemed to be uncertain. At this time, a messenger rushed up to the wall and said to Li Michi: "To the Duke of Wei, Chen Yingliang, the puppet prime minister of Daxing, sent an envoy to see him, and asked to form an alliance with our army to crusade against Yuwenhua. and!"
"What? What?" Li Mi almost thought that his ears had misheard, and hurriedly said, "Say it again, why did the traitor Chen Yingliang send someone here?"
The messenger repeated Chen Sangliang's request for an alliance again. While Li Mi, Wang Xuance and others were stunned together, some smiles quickly appeared on Hei's face, and said: "If you want to sleep, you will have a pillow. It’s a good thing. Although this traitor must be uneasy and well-intentioned, it doesn’t matter, it just happens to test the traitor’s purpose.”
Chen Sangliang sent a very orthodox envoy this time, and he also sent a very orthodox letter. In other words, he told Li Mi the principles of righteousness of monarchs and ministers, claiming that he was determined to avenge Sui Yang Emperor, Invite Li Mi to help, and promise that after defeating the enemy, he will definitely play Mingyi Ning Emperor, give Li Sealing King a title, and forgive his previous crimes. Li Mi, who was deceived by Chen Sangliang's letters for countless times, was puzzled, but did not hesitate, and quickly nodded and said: "Very good, please tell the prime minister that Li Mi agreed to form an alliance with him and join hands to fight against Yu Wenhua and the rebels!"
The heaven and earth network gradually opened to Yu Wenhua and the currently strongest army. After the envoy who received Li Mi's courtesy returned to Liyang Cang, Yu Wenhua and his brothers, Feng Deyi and others were amazed at Li Mi's weakness, and soon came to a conclusion. Conclusion - Li Mi has been shaken after Tongshan's disastrous defeat. As long as he puts some pressure on Li Mi, it is very likely that Li Mi will be forced to lead his army to surrender!
The best way to put pressure on Li Mi is to directly send troops to threaten. It is also the same as someone sending pillows when he wants to sleep. After a few days, Sima Dekan sent a fast horse to send news, saying that all Li Mi's troops in Hanoi had retreated to Heyang City. Sima Dekan Kan thinks this is a great opportunity to take the opportunity to seize the Heyang Bridge and open up the road to Luoyang in the south. Ask Yu Wenhua and whether to enter the army
"Advance! Of course we must!" Yu Wenhuaji said viciously: "Let Sima Dekan attack with all his strength, try to win the Heyang Bridge, and open up the road to the south to Luoyang! I will immediately lead the main force to force Li Mi to surrender, and take Dongdong. All!"