Qin Hu entered the city to appease the people, counted the granaries, searched for spies, rearranged the city defense, and issued a proclamation to the entire Feng Yi County

Yao Junsu and others came back at noon the next day and reported that they had caught up with Xue Wanche and killed more than 3,000 enemies. Xue Wanche and Li Xiaogong only led a few men to break through the encirclement.

At this point, Li Clan's invading army of 100,000 troops was basically exhausted.

"Li Yuan has suffered a big loss and is very likely to send troops to fight again. We cannot wait and wait. We should take advantage of the victory to pursue Hongnong County and march towards Chang'an at the same time." Li Jing said.

Qin Hu sent Li Jing to command a 30,000-strong army to seize territory from Hongnong County, while he led the main force westward to Chang'an, preparing for a decisive battle with the Li clan.

On December 15th, Qin Hu's army conquered Huayin County. Chen Shuda, the governor of Shangluo County, surrendered to Qin Hu's army. The wealthy families who originally surrendered to the Li clan turned their backs one after another. People came to surrender to him in an endless stream every day.

They rushed to donate their family property, provide weapons and horses, and Qin Hu's strength doubled.

On December 25, Li Jing wiped out Hongnong County and led his army westward with Chen Shuda. The three armies met at the foot of Xinfeng City, with a total of 230,000 troops, known to the outside world as one million.

During the period when Qin Hu and Li Xuancheng were fighting for Yongfengcang, Li Clan's war on the Western Front also encountered problems. Song Jingang defeated Liu Wenjing in Queshu Valley. Jiang Baoyi and Li Zhongwen were captured alive, and the entire army was wiped out. Liu Wenjing

He fled back to Guanzhong alone.

Jiezhou fell.

In order to protect the base camp of Taiyuan, Li Yuan ordered Pei Ji and his cousin Li Xiaoji to lead Tang Jian, Liu Shirang, Yu Yun and others to mobilize an army of 100,000 to rush to the rescue.

"The Li family's food is probably almost exhausted, and we have enough food and grass now, so they are eager to open the food road, and the two food roads, Tongguan and Puban, are guarded by our army and cannot pass. Queshu Valley all the way,

Blocked by Song Jingang."

Qin Hu said to the generals: "Song Jingang and Yuchi Gong are both tiger generals in the world, and their men are horse thieves who kill without batting an eye. I predict that even if Li Xiaoji wins, it will be a miserable victory, and the possibility of failure is extremely high. This is a gift from God."

Good opportunity, if we capture Xinfeng City, we can go straight to Chang'an and regain the capital."

Li Jing said: "Chang'an is empty now. Li Clan's army of more than 300,000 people has been wiped out by 200,000 by us and Liu Wuzhou. In order to save Taiyuan, Li Yuan sent another 100,000 troops to rescue, which just gave us a god-given opportunity. I predict that Chang'an will

The number of troops will not exceed 30,000, and we need to fight quickly and surround Chang'an."

The reason why Li Yuan sent Pei Ji and Li Xiaoji to lead an army of 100,000 to rescue Taiyuan was entirely Li Xuancheng's responsibility. Because he lied about the military situation and took credit for his defeat, Li Yuan made a wrong judgment and thought that the enemy forces along Qin Hu's route were not enough to worry about.

, so he concentrated his efforts on a decisive battle with Liu Wuzhou.

But he didn't expect that Li Xuan fled back to Chang'an in embarrassment soon. He woke up from his dream, but it was too late. The troops of Pei Ji and Li Xiaoji were already approaching.

If they were withdrawn at this time, Song Jingang would probably take the opportunity to hunt them down, and the consequences would be disastrous.

At present, the only thing blocking the advance of Qin Hu's army is Xinfeng, and there are not many soldiers and horses. The general guarding here is a bit troublesome. This man is called Li Daoyan, who is the son of Li Shentong, and both parties have a grudge against his father.

In addition, Li Daoyan's deputy general Shi Wanbao was a knight of the Guanzhong generation. He had a great reputation as a knight and a very good mass base. Although they only had three thousand soldiers and horses, they were very likely to fight tooth and nail.

"Quickly decide, attack the city immediately, and conquer Xinfeng before Li Shihao's reinforcements arrive!" On that day, Qin Hu issued a general attack order to the entire army, asking everyone to seize Xinfeng before the first day of the new year. At most

On the fifth day of the first lunar month, they encircled Chang'an and reported victory to the whole world.

Li Jing, Yao Junsu and other generals acted quickly, surrounded Xinfeng City in the early morning of the next day, and immediately launched an attack. What people didn't expect was that they overestimated the abilities of Li Daoyan and Shi Wanbao, and the two men only fought.

One day, I was so scared that I pissed my pants and ran away.

On December 27, Qin Hu's army entered Xinfeng City and completely cleared the outskirts of Chang'an.

Before marching into Chang'an, Qin Hu divided his troops and occupied Lantian, Chaoyi, and Acheng, basically controlling the entire Wei River. On December 30, the army marched on Chang'an City as planned.

"It's all your fault. You concealed your defeat and took credit for your success, which caused me to send all my troops to the Western Front. Now that Qin Hu's millions of troops have arrived in Xinfeng, what do you want me to use to fight against the enemy?"

Li Yuan was extremely disappointed with Li Xuancheng.

"Today is New Year's Eve, and maybe tomorrow will be the death anniversary of our father and son!" Li Yuan was very scared, and even burst into tears because there was no one else.

Li Xuancheng knelt on the ground, not daring to say a word.

Li Xiuning hurriedly persuaded: "Father, please forgive me this time. Fortunately, we still have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, which can resist for a while. I am willing to send out troops to stop Qin Hu and fight to the death with him. It is a pity that the fourth brother was injured, otherwise what would happen?

To make Qin Hu and Dog Thief so arrogant."

"What's the use of talking about this now? Is there anyone in the world who sells regret medicine?" Li Yuan scolded: "There are only less than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Chang'an City, and some of them are left to defend the city. Qin Hu claims to have millions

Grand Army, what use will it be if you go, ah, what use will it be?"

Li Xiuning said: "Li Daoxuan still has 20,000 troops. He is currently stationed in Longshan to guard against Xue Ju. He should be transferred back urgently."

"Inappropriate!" Li Shihao said: "Longshan soldiers and horses cannot withdraw their defenses. If Xue Ju and others know about it, Liang Shidu and others will take advantage of the situation and rob us. We will be attacked from both sides, which will be like adding fuel to the fire."

"Then what do you think we should do?" Li Yuan suddenly turned his head: "Shihao, why have you been silent? Now that we are in such a crisis situation, aren't you willing to share your father's worries?"

Li Yuan has always known Li Shihao's abilities, and now he clearly realizes that he has no way out except relying on Li Shihao.

But Li Shihao just didn't speak.

Li Shihao pondered for a long time: "This -"

"Can you lead the army to fight and help my father defeat Qin Hu? In the future, these thousands of miles of land will all be yours!" In this desperate situation, Li Yuan couldn't care much, so he made a promise to Li Shihao in front of Li Xuancheng.

willing.

Li Xuancheng and Li Shihao were shocked at the same time.

Li Shihao hurriedly said: "It's not that I don't want the army to go out, but I feel that at this moment, fighting alone is not enough to destroy Qin Hu. We must disintegrate him politically. I have mentioned this plan to my father before.

, I wonder if father still remembers?"

Li Yuan thought about it for a moment, and it seemed that this was really happening: "You mean, taking advantage of the conflict between Qin Hu and Yu Wenhuaji, to transfer him away from Chang'an."

Li Shihao nodded: "The current situation is far more complicated than that day. It is already very difficult to transfer him, but hope is often hidden in crisis. I have a plan to defeat Qin Hu, but my father must send someone there immediately.

Jiangdu, spare no effort to bribe Yu Wenhuaji and Yu Shiji, and the speed must be fast."

"The plan will be settled."


Chapter completed!