roccoschili Chapter 7 Li Jing: Your Majesty, rest assured, this humble general has nine ways to deal with them,
Chapter 7 Li Jing: Your Majesty, rest assured, this humble general has nine ways to deal with them,
In the sky.
Hua Xin died on the spot under the iron hooves of the Xuanjia Army, and Cao Zhen tried to break through the encirclement but was blocked by Li Jing.
His 50,000-strong army cut off the Shu army's retreat, but under such circumstances, he too had no way to retreat!
Overnight, more than 50,000 enemy soldiers were annihilated and more than 70,000 were captured. The remaining Wei troops fled into the mountains and fields, posing no further threat.
Even though the Wei army was large and powerful, the near annihilation of its 150,000-strong force was still a devastating blow!
The Shu Han state, which had been brought to the brink of collapse by Li Shimin's series of policies, was completely revitalized at this moment!
What followed was a relentless, unstoppable advance!
The garrisons of Tianshui and Anding were undefended, so Li Shimin sent men dressed in Wei army uniforms to trick the city gates into opening them and capture the city without bloodshed.
Subsequently, Li Jing led his army to attack the old road of Chencang, annihilated the defending troops, and then joined forces with Zhuge Liang. Together, they formed an army of 70,000 men and carried a small amount of supplies, heading straight for Luoyang, the eastern capital!
Under this lightning-fast offensive, the State of Wei was thrown into complete chaos.
Even if Cao Rui reinstated Sima Yi, it would be too late.
The northern defenders were unable to return to provide support for the time being, and the southern battlefield was also tightly entangled by Eastern Wu.
"Your Majesty, the only way forward is to promise Sun Quan that he will become emperor, to make peace with Eastern Wu, and to allow Guanqiu Jian to lead his army back to reinforce us. Only then can we have the strength to fight!"
Sima Yi did not waste his time when he was at home in retirement.
He carefully studied the Fubing system introduced by Li Shimin, and the more he studied it, the more alarmed he became.
If Shu Han successfully implemented this system, the fighting power of its soldiers would far surpass that of Wei!
Unfortunately, the leader was also extremely skilled in siege warfare.
By besieging Luoyang and attacking its reinforcements, and by launching feint attacks from all sides, the remaining defenders of Luoyang were exhausted and worn out in just half a month with minimal casualties!
Although they carried few supplies, the Wei troops coming from all sides turned them into a mobile granary for the Shu army.
Within half a month, no fewer than 50,000 reinforcements had been lost to the Shu army, and countless supplies and provisions had been lost.
Holding out until the Shu army's supplies were exhausted was almost impossible.
The only thing he could think of now was that the 100,000 troops entangled by Eastern Wu in the south still had a chance to lift the siege of Luoyang!
"Zhongda, I understand what you mean, but even if I wanted to, I'm afraid this letter wouldn't be able to be sent out."
In just one month, Cao Rui seemed to have gone from heaven to hell.
"The Shu army is feigning an attack from all sides, but in reality, they are besieging the enemy's stronghold and ambushing reinforcements. A small number of elite troops could suddenly break out from one of the sides and perhaps escort the messenger out of the encirclement."
Sima Yi said.
Everyone in Luoyang is now trapped.
If even messengers can't get out, then it can only mean that the fate of the Wei Kingdom is sealed.
At the same time, the image on the sky suddenly split apart.
On the other side of the scene, Li Shimin, Li Jing, and Zhuge Liang are sitting together in the central command tent.
"Your Majesty, Cao Rui is cornered and will surely turn his attention to Eastern Wu. Sun Quan is two-faced and we must be wary of him!"
Zhuge Liang would naturally not overlook any opportunity that Sima Yi could see.
But clearly, his heart was still a little too small.
"Prime Minister, guess what I will do next?"
Li Shimin asked with a smile.
"The best approach is to tighten the encirclement and never allow any messengers to break through. As long as we cut off the connection between Dongdu and the outside world, we will have a great chance of taking Dongdu in one fell swoop!"
Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and said.
Once we capture Luoyang, we can use Cao Rui to command the other lords, and everything else will be much simpler!
"You're wrong. I'm going to let his messenger leave."
"After taking Luoyang, the eastern capital, we'll need a legitimate reason to unify the country!"
No matter what Cao Rui's messenger sends to Eastern Wu, it will leave a handle for him to use against him!
"A two-front war? Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
Zhuge Liang was instantly terrified.
"A golden opportunity indeed, Prime Minister! Listen to me! In three months, I will watch Cao Rui and Sun Quan perform a dance for me together in Luoyang!"
"Li Jing, heed my command!"
"The general is here!"
Li Jing immediately knelt on one knee.
"I'll give you 30,000 troops and 20,000 surrendered soldiers. Figure out the rest yourself. I want to see Sun Quan in three months."
Li Shimin said calmly.
"According to the order!"
Hey, you really agreed to that?
What can a mere 50,000 soldiers do?
Among them are 20,000 surrendered soldiers. If these surrendered soldiers rebel, you will be in serious trouble!
Zhuge Liang, like many others watching from behind the screen, was completely bewildered.
Li Shimin dared to give the order, and you, Li Jing, actually dared to accept it!
"Don't be too surprised. After all, Li Jing was known as a god of war in later generations. He won every battle in his life, so it's not surprising that he had such confidence."
Emperor Taizu of Song, Zhao Kuangyin, commented in the live chat.
If we're talking about those who have the clearest understanding of Tang Dynasty history, he's probably one of them.
The reason why the generals of the early Tang Dynasty were not well-known was mainly because they were overshadowed by Li Shimin, the Grand General of Heavenly Strategy.
In fact, Li Jing experienced hundreds of battles, big and small, throughout his life, and he was truly undefeated in every battle!
"Li Jing's abilities are admirable, but it's a pity that he lived in the same era as Li Shimin."
Zhu Yuanzhang's attention was diverted, and he temporarily put Zhu Di aside.
Judging from the reviews on Tianmubian, it's really damn good!
"Being born in the era of Li Shimin is both a blessing and a curse. It is because I did not have the merit to overshadow my lord, since the one with the greatest merit was this lord."
"But isn't it a bit too presumptuous of him to still dare to divide his troops at this point? Fifty thousand soldiers, are they just going to deliver vegetables to Eastern Wu?"
Zhao Kuangyin continued.
"Have you forgotten? How did Eastern Wu attack Jingzhou?"
Zhu Yuanzhang countered with a question.
A white-clad figure crosses the river!
You can do what you say on the first day of the month, but I can't do what I say on the fifteenth?
That's probably what Li Shimin meant!
Otherwise, if we launch a direct attack, 50,000 men simply won't be enough!
"Crossing the river in white!?"
"Your Majesty, do you intend to replicate Lü Meng's attack on Jingzhou?"
In the sky above, Zhuge Liang also reacted quickly.
Only with this method could Li Jing have a chance to defeat Eastern Wu!
"They deserve what they got for what they did to them."
Li Shimin said calmly.
"Furthermore, the powerful clans of Eastern Wu are deeply entrenched. Li Jing, please deal with them as you see fit. After unifying the world, I do not want to see any powerful clans daring to ride roughshod over me!"
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Zhuge Liang quickly got up.
"Your Majesty, what are you going to do?! Even if you want to suppress the powerful families, now is not the time!"
"No, now is the time. Once the country is stable, there won't be such a good opportunity to eliminate the powerful families."
"Li Jing, do not disappoint me!"
Li Shimin sneered.
This move is to make an example of the powerful families of the Three Kingdoms period, and to warn the five noble families and seven prominent clans against these few monkeys!
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I have no fewer than nine ways to deal with them. When Your Majesty unifies the land, there will be no more powerful clans in Eastern Wu!"