Chapter 1824 The Third Luoyang War (Part 1)


    Chapter 1822: The Third Luoyang War (Part 1)


    Zhao She was originally a general of Yuan Shu and a brother of Zhao Kuangyin. During the fight against Dong, he was captured by Li Shimin and then imprisoned for three years.


    After Dong Zhuo died, Zhao Kuangyin also wanted to redeem Zhao She, but Li Shimin cherished Zhao She''s talents and did not agree to Zhao Kuangyin''s request.


    Li Shimin personally persuaded Zhao She to surrender more than ten times, and finally moved Zhao She with full sincerity. However, considering that his relatives and family still had concerns, he still did not agree to surrender.


    Li Shimin saw the concerns in Zhao She''s heart, so when Zhao Kuangyin was called a public servant and when Zhao Kuangyin was established, he sent someone to imitate Zhao She''s notes and wrote to Zhao Kuangyin that he had surrendered and asked Zhao Kuangyin for Zhao She''s wife and children in the name of Tang.


    Zhao Kuangyin thought Zhao She had really surrendered, and the Zhao State had just been established at that time, and there were constant internal and external troubles. He urgently hoped to be recognized by other countries and thus achieve political justice.


    Therefore, Zhao She''s wife and children were given to Li Shimin in exchange for diplomatic relations with the Tang Dynasty.


    Seeing that his wife and children were all coming to Chang''an, Zhao She was naturally extremely moved, so she surrendered to Li Shimin.


    After Zhao She surrendered to Li Shimin, she wanted to repay Li Shimin''s courtesy for him, but she did not expect that what she got was the suppression of her colleagues.


    The Han Dynasty had a long battle in Kanto and Guanxi, and the Han Dynasty had always been controlled by the Kanto tribe, so it naturally suppressed the Kanto tribe. However, because the suppression was too ruthless, most Kanto people hated Kanto people.


    Therefore, Dong Zhuo, who was attacked by the 36 princes of Kanto, was still a hero in Kanto even though he was famous in Kanto.


    Li Shimin inherited Dong Zhuo''s basic foundation, and the generals in the army were basically from Guansai. Zhao She, a general from Guandong, would naturally be excluded and suppressed among so many Guansai generals.


    Zhao She is worthy of being a famous general of a generation. Even though he has been isolated by the generals of the Li Tang Dynasty and has become an isolated minister, he is still diligent and silently working in his position.


    In the battle to destroy the Qiang, Zhao She made many great contributions and finally proved his ability to the generals of the Tang army, and gradually reversed the attitude of the Tang army generals towards him.


    Zhao She also participated in the battle to enter Shu. When the entire Li Tang encountered setbacks and was trapped in the quagmire of war, only his army made great contributions and even successfully met with Liu Yu, threatening Chengdu''s security to a certain extent.


    It is precisely because of this that Zhao She''s reputation became increasingly famous and he squeezed into the ranks of famous generals in the world.


    Zhao She would persuade the surrender of the Yiyang guard general Hu Chao because the nameless young general would definitely lack confidence and develop self-doubt when facing the famous general. This is naturally a good opportunity to persuade the surrender.


    Zhao She didn''t take Hu Chao seriously at all, because Hu Chao was an unknown person and had no outstanding record and contributions. But he never expected that there was a famous general in Yiyang City, Tan Daoji.


    Zhao She may not care about Hu Chao, but she must not care about Tan Daoji.


    There are many famous generals today, and there are even more among the Qin army. But even among the famous generals in the Qin army, Tan Daoji did not remain silent, but instead relied on his ability to gain fame.


    Tan Daoji''s fame was achieved by himself. His record was not only not worse than Zhao She, but even slightly better than Zhao She.


    Therefore, when he saw Tan Daoji appearing at the head of Yiyang City, even Zhao She had a bad premonition.


    "Tan Daoji should have been in Luoyang, but now he appears in Yiyang. It proves that before Hangu Pass fell, Luoyang had sent reinforcements."


    As soon as he thought of this, Zhao She couldn''t help but clenched her fists and whispered to herself: "I hope that the number of reinforcements Tan Daoji brought is not too many, otherwise Yiyang would not be easy to fight." Zhao She''s expectations were eventually shattered. Yiyang City was arranged in all aspects, and there was no sign of insufficient troops at all. This was not a city with only two thousand defenders.


    Even if Zhao She personally commanded the army to attack the city, she would not be able to shake Yiyang City in a short period of time. In desperation, Zhao She had to send a letter to Li Shimin to inform him of the situation in Yiyang and wait for Li Shimin''s next order.


    After receiving Zhao She''s indictment, Li Shimin was shocked. The four military advisors calculated everything for him, but they didn''t expect that the reinforcements of the Qin army would come so quickly.


    "Lord, now that the Qin army reinforcements are entering Yiyang, with Tan Daoji here, it is impossible to break Yiyang in the short term." Li Kui said with regret.


    "According to the information provided by the bad guys, Tan Daoji is a Confucian general who is good at using strategies and is cautious in his character. With him in charge of guarding Yiyang City, he may not be able to conquer it in the short term." Changsun Wuji sighed.


    "If you can''t conquer Yiyang in the short term, and you can''t capture the wild king, you will not be able to march into Luoyang. Lord, we miscalculate." Li Ju said with a bitter look on his face.


    “It’s abominable.”


    Li Shimin clenched his fists with an unwilling look on his face and gritted his teeth and said, "Old Jia Xu ruined my big deal."


    Li Shimin and Li Xu Chang and Sun Wuji paid different attention to it. The two military advisors were concerned about Tan Daoji, while Li Shimin paid attention to Jia Xu who sent reinforcements in advance through Tan Daoji. After all, Jia Xu was the person in charge of Luoyang.


    "Hangu Pass was not in a hurry yet, Luoyang sent reinforcements in advance. Is this because Jia Xu was too cautious? Or did he have the ability to predict the fall of Hangu Pass in advance? It''s really my death!" Li Shimin said with a look of reluctance.


    "well…"


    After sighing, Li Xu said, "Lord, the situation is now hopeless. Jia Xu is already prepared. It is impossible to easily take Sizhou. We must consider withdrawing troops."


    "Fortunately, this time the troops were not gained nothing. In addition to the capital of Nanxiang County, all the capitals were included in our army, and although Hangu Pass had been burned by Gongsun Yan, it could still be repaired." Changsun Wuji said.


    "The manpower and financial resources required to repair Hangu Pass are too great, and it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Even if our Tang Dynasty has such financial resources, it must not be wasted on the Xiu Pass. Besides, the Qin army cannot allow us to rebuild Hangu Pass.


    The most urgent task should be to take Luoyang in one go. "Li Shimin said.


    "But even Ye Wangcheng and Yiyangcheng have not been captured, how can we take Luoyang in one go?" Li Xu asked in confusion.


    A trace of determination flashed in Li Shimin''s eyes and said in a deep voice: "The army was divided into two, one surrounded the Ye Wang and Yiyang cities, and the other went around the two cities to attack Luoyang directly."


    "What?"


    Li Kui and Changsun Wuji exclaimed at the same time, and then opposed in unison: "Lord, no!"


    Thanks to HAC for being bored and looking at the 20,000 starting point coins rewarded, and two more chapters are added to show gratitude.


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    (This chapter ends)