Chapter 2520: Shu, Sui and Qin, the three kingdoms of Tang (final)


    Chapter 2517: Shu, Sui and Qin divided Tang Dynasty (end)


    How high is the price Liu Yu offered to Li Siyuan?


    First of all, after gaining the throne and independence, Li Siyuan will leap from a general to a warlord, leaping from a class to a legitimate development force.


    Secondly, if Li Siyuan went alone, even if he declared his independence and kingship, with his prestige and power, there would definitely not be many people paying attention to him.


    But if it becomes a vassal state of the Southern Han Dynasty, the situation will be completely different.


    With the sign of Nanhan, you are protected by Nanhan, and you don’t have to worry about being targeted by other forces. It is a big protective umbrella for Li Siyuan.


    Finally, and most important, that is, Li Siyuan will get an excellent opportunity, an opportunity to absorb the development and growth of the remnants of Li Tang.


    Now that Shu, Sui and Qin have jointly sent troops, the broken ship of Li Tang is destined to sink, but there are still many inheritances on the broken ship.


    The Shu Kingdom was ungrateful and betrayed the alliance. Most of the generals of the Tang Dynasty were very angry about it, so compared with the Shu Kingdom, most of the Tang generals were more willing to defect to other forces.


    This is also why the Shu Kingdom clearly conquered Hanzhong first, but there were so many cities hanging up the Qin flag.


    Most Tang generals were still focused on Li Tang, but the demise of the Tang Kingdom was basically doomed. If a Li Tang continuation force appeared at this time, it would be similar to Li Tang continuing the Western Liang army and able to survive in the cracks between major forces, it would be a new choice for those Tang generals who were unwilling to surrender to Shu.


    No matter which of the above three points is of great benefit to Li Siyuan, but Liu Yu gave it to Li Siyuan at one time. This price is obviously much heavier than Yangping Pass.


    The reason why Liu Yu paid such a great price and gave Li Siyuan such preferential treatment was not only to obtain Yangping Pass, but also another purpose, which was to strive to unite allies to fight against Qin.


    Since Li Tang is destined to fall, then reorganize the remnants of Li Tang into a new anti-Qin force. Even if it does not completely belong to Shu, it will still belong to the anti-Qin alliance. This is more beneficial than disadvantages to Liu Yu.


    What''s more, as long as Li Siyuan accepts the feudal of Shu and handes Yangping Pass to Shu, his path to surrender to Qin will be completely cut off, and he will only be able to go all the way to the end in the future.


    Although Li Siyuan was surrendered by Zhang Song, he still guessed Liu Yu''s intention. After all, it was impossible for pies to fall from the sky, and it was still such a big pie.


    If Li Siyuan had no ambitions, Liu Yu''s conditions would be ten times as long as the peak, which would still be worth mentioning to him.


    But Li Siyuan had great ambitions hidden, and now he was still hooked up and completely out of control. Naturally, he could not bear the temptation of such conditions.


    "There are only 10,000 defenders in Yangping Pass, and there are no strong generals. If there are no reinforcements, they will definitely not be able to stop Li Cunxiao''s army.


    It is better to take this opportunity to hand over Yangping Pass. Not only can it preserve its strength, but it can also win a lot of benefits and allow Qin and Shu to fight for both losses. It can be said that it will win three goals in one fell swoop. ”


    As soon as he thought of this, Li Siyuan had already made a decision in his heart. He opened his eyes and said seriously: "Mr. Zhang Song, please tell the King of Chengdu after you go back. As long as he keeps his promise, Li Siyuan will be his leader in the future."


    Zhang Song immediately smiled when he heard this. He knew that Li Siyuan had accepted their conditions, Yang Pingguan saved it, and his life was also saved.


    Just as Zhang Song lobbying Li Siyuan, Li Cunxiao''s 50,000 troops had also been assembled and officially headed towards Yangping Pass.


    At the same time, the war between the three counties in Longxi officially began. After all, the Qin army had assembled the army early, so the three armies had to move much faster.


    Li Tang now has only one hundred thousand troops in the country, of which 50,000 are in Hanzhong, 30,000 are in Longxi, and the last 20,000 are in Qiang land.


    The total strength of Longxi is only 30,000. Faced with the offensive of the 60,000 Qin troops from three routes, even though Longxi Governor Ji (Ji) Chang was prepared, he was still caught off guard by the Qin army and lost consecutively.


    The Qin army came from three groups, and Ji Chang was not allowed to take care of each other. Apart from recruiting new recruits, he could only transfer most of his troops to Longxi County, first protecting one county, trying to defeat Xuanyuan first, and then supporting the two armies.


    Ji Chang was ready to fight against Gongsun Xuanyuan in the capital, but he did not expect to fall into Xuanyuan''s plan to openly repair the plank road and secretly overcome Chen Cang.


    Xuanyuan pretended to lead his army straight to Didao, but the troops turned around halfway and headed directly to Jianchenghe Pass, Longxi County.


    The guard general did not expect Xuanyuan to come. He was caught off guard and held on for only half a day, but was captured by Gongsun Xuanyuan himself.


    At the same time, Ayang City, Hanyang County, was captured by Long Qi, and Wudu County, Gudao and Hechi City were also contributed by Wu Qi and Sun Lingming respectively.


    After the war started, on just the first day, even if the four cities fell, the morale of the Tang army in Longxi instantly fell to the bottom.


    The situation did not improve at all afterwards.


    After Long Qi captured Ayang City, he successively captured Chengji and Lueyang City, and his troops reached Long County, the capital of Hanyang.


    Wu Qi and Sun Lingming, who invaded Wudu County, did not attack the city of Shanglu again, but did not go north to attack the territory of Hanyang County, connecting the three cities of Xixian, Wangyuan and Shangguo, with their troops heading straight to Longguan.


    Longguan is the eastern gate of Longxi. It was established in the early Han Dynasty. Because it was located in Longshan, it was named Longguan, also known as Dazhenguan.


    Longguan is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Not only is it a 5,000 Tang army guarding, but the defending general is also a general of the Li Tang royal family, Li Kai.


    Long Qi sent an envoy to persuade the surrender early, but this person directly killed the envoy to show his determination not to surrender.


    Li Kai''s move directly changed the Qin army''s strategy plan, forcing Wu Qi to go north to cooperate with Longqi, and the two armies worked together to tackle the tough bone of Longguan first.


    When Wu Qi''s army arrived at Longguan, Longqi had already captured Longxian, the Hanyang capital, as well as Qinting and Jieting. He had no more worries before his troops were sent to Longguan.


    Wu Qi''s army was in the south and Long Qi''s army was in the north. The two armies attacked Longguan for three days.


    The three-day fierce attack caused nearly half of the Longguan defenders to suffer casualties, but Li Kai was still unwilling to surrender.


    In order to survive, the defenders in the pass finally attacked and killed Li Kai, and then turned on and surrendered to Longji.


    Since then, the two major northeastern passes in Longxi, Longguan and Heguan have all fallen into the hands of the Qin Dynasty.


    The Qin Dynasty got Longguan and Heguan. In Longxi, it was a stable win situation where one could advance, attack, retreat and defend. There was no need to fight quickly anymore, and it was completely possible to fight steadily.


    Therefore, both Xuanyuan and Longqi slowed down the pace of attack, and Wu Qi also led his army back to continue to attack Wudu. With consecutive defeats, the morale of the Tang army in Longxi continued to decline and a large number of signs of surrender began to appear.


    Longxi County: Zheng County, Xiangwu;


    Hanyang County: Ayang, Pingxiang;


    Wudu County: Qiang Road;


    In total, nearly 10,000 defenders chose to open the city and surrender.


    Ji Chang had no choice but to do this, and he could not solve it alone, let alone preventing the surrender of the defenders of each city.


    "It''s abominable." Ji Chang gritted his teeth.


    "Governor, the three counties in Longxi have only thirty cities in total. Now the war has only been started for ten days, and nearly half of the land has fallen. If the battle continues, it is better to be a mantis armed chariot and sacrifice in vain.


    Before the county magistrate Ji Xuan finished speaking, he was beheaded by Ji Chang with a sword.


    Ji Chang shook off the blood stains on the sword and glanced at everyone, and said coldly: "If you dare to surrender again, you will be killed without mercy."


    Seeing this, everyone present was silent and did not dare to mention surrender.


    Ji Xuan is a member of the Ji family, Ji Chang''s cousin. Ji Changdu killed him without saying a word. If they dare to mention it, they will definitely have no way to survive.


    The ministers present also understood the reason for Ji Chang''s opposition to surrendering to Qin. All the sons were all killed in battle and fought with the Qin army.


    Just two days ago, Ji Chang''s second son Ji Fa fled back from Guanzhong and brought the news that his eldest son Ji Kao had been killed by the swordsman of the Black Ice Platform halfway through the escape.


    Since then, among the more than 20 sons born to Ji Chang, except for Ji Dan who returned to Qin early, Lei Zhenzi who was forced to surrender to Qin, and Ji Fa who fled back, everyone else was killed by the Qin army in the battle of Guanzhong.


    More than 20 sons died in a row. Ji Chang''s white-haired man gave birth to a black-haired man. He had already formed a blood feud with Daqin. How could he surrender to Daqin?


    "Report to the governor, the Qin envoy asked for a visit." A soldier came to report.


    Ji Chang heard this and said directly: "I won''t see you, just kill me."


    San Yisheng stood up at this time and said, "Well, this envoy cannot be killed. Governor, you should meet him."


    Ji Chang was stunned and a little confused, but he nodded and agreed.


    It was not until after seeing the envoy that Ji Chang understood why the envoy could not be killed, because the person who came was his youngest son, Lei Zhenzi and Ji Lei.


    "My son, you are back. I''m afraid that you will not come back like your brothers."


    After seeing Lei Zhenzi, Ji Chang rushed up directly, hugged his son and started crying, crying so sadly.


    Lei Zhenzi was sent to Kunlun before he could remember and was raised by his master Yun Zhongzi. He spent more than a month at home, so his feelings for Ji Chang were actually very weak.


    But no matter how weak the relationship is, Ji Chang is also his biological father, and he can''t let go of this blood relationship.


    "Father, Lei Zhenzi is here to persuade him to give up resisting surrendering to Qin, as the Qin envoy." Lei Zhenzi said indifferently.


    Ji Chang''s body suddenly stiffened, and his tears stopped instantly. He pointed at Lei Zhenzi and said "you" for a long time, but he was so angry that he couldn''t speak. In the end, he just replied, "Don''t think about it."


    A strange look flashed in Lei Zhenzi''s eyes. He had no choice but to surrender. Even though the senior brothers and Ji Dan took turns to persuade him, he still never let go of his hatred, so he naturally did not want his father to surrender to Qin.


    This time, Ji Dan was the mission of persuading surrender to Longxi.


    Lei Zhenzi knew that this fourth brother was very eloquent and that when he really saw his father, he might be able to persuade him to let go of his hatred. So he snatched this task from Ji Dan on the grounds that his father liked his younger son more.


    "Your twenty-two brothers were killed by the tyrant Qin. This hatred and hatred are irreconcilable. It is impossible for your father to surrender to the tyrant Qin."


    Ji Chang said in a deep voice that he had no responsibility for Lei Zhenzi surrendering, nor did he have no responsibility for Ji Dan to surrender to the Qin Dynasty.


    After all, if Lei Zhenzi doesn''t surrender, he will definitely die. When Ji Dan surrendered to Qin, both sides had not yet made enemies, and the Ji family agreed.


    With Ji Dan here, it can at least ensure that the Ji family will not be exterminated.


    "Father, Longguan and Heguan have been lost, and the three counties in Longxi are destined to be unable to defend. Since my father is unwilling to surrender, why not give up Longxi as soon as possible and retreat to Qiang territory while he still has troops." Lei Zhenzi said.


    When Ji Fa heard this, he also said, "That''s right, my father gave up Longxi, and he could avoid the Qin army''s military strength, and he could conquer the Qiang land''s military power.


    Now the Qiang land has not been completely occupied by the Sui Kingdom. Father, you have gone to the Qiang land. At least we have a place to live in, so we will wait for a comeback in the future. ”


    The words of the two sons made Ji Chang stunned. He gave up the three counties of Longxi and retreated into the Qiang land. He had never thought about this idea.


    "But can Yang Guang tolerate our father and son?" Ji Chang said hesitantly.


    "There will be a battle between Qin and Sui Dynasty, and soon after, as long as we are willing to surrender and obey their orders, Yang Guang will definitely accept it." Ji Fa said seriously.


    Ji Chang nodded, then looked at Lei Zhenzi and said, "Son, are you a false surrender?"


    "That''s right, the hatred of killing the master is irreconcilable. Even if the master sect has turned to the Qin Dynasty, I, Lei Zhenzi, will never give up."


    Lei Zhenzi knew very well that he insisted on taking revenge, which meant he would be expelled from the sect, but even so, he would not regret it. He must avenge his mentor Yun Zhongzi''s blood hatred.


    "Since that''s the case, let''s work together to avenge your master and brother and fight against the tyrannical Qin to the end."


    As he said that, Ji Chang took Ji Fa and Lei Zhenzi''s hands.


    The father and son looked at each other with a firm look in their eyes.


    (This chapter ends)