Turbulent Times Chapter 1537: The fear brought by Wang Junlin
And Li Yuan once secretly ordered the intelligence organization controlled by Li Shimin to collect a lot of information about Wang Junlin and some news that the world did not know.
Sometimes Li Yuan even thought that Wang Junlin was really the reincarnation of some evildoer.
So, all along, Li Yuan has always been a little afraid of Wang Junlin in his bones. He has always regarded Wang Junlin as his biggest enemy, and also the enemy he fears the most.
Wang Junlin has been busy beating others before. Although the two sides have had various fights in secret, there has not been a full-scale war on the surface. In other words, Wang Junlin has clearly stated or shown that he regards Li Yuan as a hunting target. This is the first time once.
Thinking that the more than 400,000 Wagang Army led by Li Mi, who was in full swing before, was wiped out by Wang Junlin in a few months, Li Yuan felt chills in his heart.
However, when Wang Junlin came to Mayi County in person, Li Yuan didn't think he was coming for Guanzhong. He first thought of his old nest of Hedong or Taiyuan.
Unexpectedly, Wang Junlin's appearance in Mayi County this time is aimed at his Taiyuan lair. Taiyuan may not be in crisis for a while, but the battle around Taiyuan City will be inevitable.
How should we deal with Wang Junlin's next strong attack, and how can we keep Taiyuan?
After racking his brains and pondering, Li Yuan suddenly remembered what his second son Li Shimin had reminded him: If Wang Junlin plotted against Hedong and Taiyuan, he would never send troops from Hebei to attack the Taihang Mountain pass guarded by Li Shimin's troops. As far as Junlin is concerned, he has too many better choices, such as Luo Yi in Youzhou and the horse thief in Mayi County.
However, Li Shimin had always believed that Wang Junlin had the greatest possibility of attacking Hedong from Youzhou with Luo Yi as the main force, because the supply of grain and grass from Youzhou was much better than that of Mayi County.
So, in recent years, Li Shimin has been in frequent contact with Yuan Gaisuwen in Goguryeo secretly, formed an alliance in secret, and even gave Yuan Gaisuwen a lot of support in terms of weapons and equipment, just for Wang Junlin to send troops from Youzhou to Hedong one day At that time, Yuangai Suwen was able to lead the Goguryeo army to contain Youzhou.
Although, Li Shimin also knows that this restraint has limited effect. After all, there is an Annan Kingdom on the Goguryeo Peninsula that is controlled by Wang Junlin. Fang Xuanling will immediately march north with his army.
Who knew, Li Shimin's plan failed, and Wang Junlin's conspiracy in Hedong Taiyuan actually
Of course, it started from Mayi County, which lived in a remote corner. To the horror of Li Yuan, Li Shimin and other Tang Wang Group, before the 50,000 tiger battalion led by Wang Junlin and Yuchi Jingde arrived in Mayi County, they Didn't even receive any news.
Li Yuan's heart suddenly dawned on him, and he realized that these horse thieves in Tianmai County suddenly sent troops to plunder Guanzhong and Hedong Guan villages and military villages, as well as the two warlords in Pingliang County and Tianshui County sent troops to deter them, all in order to contain them. With energy and vision, Wang Junlin and Yuchi Jingde led 50,000 elite Tiger Battalion soldiers to appear in Mayi County smoothly.
Originally, if Wang Junlin sent troops from Hedong or Youzhou, the 80,000 East Army led by Li Shimin would be the main force to resist the Far East Army, but when Wang Junlin sent troops from Mayi County, Li Shimin dared not have any soldiers One **** left to support Taiyuan, because he had to guard against the Far East Army Luo Shixin's whirlwind battalion and Youzhou Luoyi's troops who had been confronting him.
Therefore, Wang Junlin's sudden appearance in Mayi County made Li Yuan unable to take care of Hedong and Taiyuan at all. Although he had nearly 400,000 troops, the surplus army he could mobilize was only 50,000 from Chang'an City. These 50,000 people will also defend Chang'an.
Unless the 50,000 South Route Army led by Li Xiaogong who went south to Bashu was transferred back, but this is not realistic, and it is not cost-effective.
Because they have been plotting Bashu for a long time, manpower, financial resources, and energy have already been invested in it. If they give up Bashu, the early efforts will be wasted, and they will be preempted by the Xiao Xianxi Liang army in the south of the Yangtze River.
Compared to Li Yuan in Guanzhong, the counties in Hanzhong, Bashu are more inclined to be loyal to Xiao Xian, so this is a price that Li Yuan is unwilling to bear.
Li Yuan's heart was filled with anxiety, his brows were tightly knitted together, and he sighed again and again. Seeing this, Li Jiancheng, the eldest son who had been accompanying him all the time, hesitated for a while, and said in a low voice, "Father, my son thinks that the current situation is not as serious as my father worried about. My father doesn't need to be too afraid of the Far Eastern Army and Wang Junlin."
Li Yuan glanced at the eldest son indifferently. He was actually not satisfied with the eldest son in terms of strategic vision and control of the general trend of the world. He always accepted the opinions of the second son Li Shimin in this regard, but Li Shimin is not around now.
However, the character of the eldest son is his favorite, while the aggressiveness of the second son Li Shimin and the overpowering domineering and sharpness always make him feel uncomfortable, so he usually prefers the eldest son, and at this time he treats the eldest son Encouragement: "What do you think about the completion?"
Li Jiancheng is actually very sensitive. Although his father looked encouraging, he felt from Li Yuan's gaze just now that his father didn't pay much attention to what he said next. He couldn't help feeling a little uneasy and nervous. He actually knew his own The shortcoming is that he has never dared to say much about military affairs in the past, but this time he has reasons to say.
"Father, my child thinks that Wang Junlin has doubled the counties and counties under his rule in this short period of six months, but his military strength has not increased much, and he is not without losses from the Wagang army.
And after the Far Eastern Army occupied the Central Plains, they had to guard against Wang Shichong in Luoyang, the ogre kings Zhu Can and Du Fuwei in Huaibei and Huainan, Liang Shidu, Li Zitong, Xiao Xian in Jiangnan, and Yang Guang in Yangzhou.
Besides, the Wagang Army may not have no remnants, so Wang Junlin still has to station a large army in the Central Plains to guard it.
In short, Hai'er thought that Wang Junlin could not send too many troops to Taiyuan, but now he got the news that he only brought 50,000 people to Mayi County, which confirmed Hai'er's judgment.
And we still have 50,000 horses in Taiyuan, and my father can ask the North Route Army to send 30,000 horses to support Taiyuan, plus the soldiers and horses from the counties and counties in Hedong, the total number is 150,000, at least. Even if my second brother's 80,000 East Route Army dared not act presumptuously, we would only have more troops than Wang Junlin. Besides, we are defending and he is attacking, so we will have the advantage of fortifying the city of Taiyuan. "
"That's right, Jiancheng thought very carefully." Li Yuan nodded, the eldest son's words made sense this time, although he suspected that the eldest son had done enough homework beforehand, and many of the things he said may have come from the eldest son's staff.
It was the first time for Li Jiancheng to receive such affirmation and encouragement from his father in terms of military affairs. He lifted his spirits and became more confident. It is the main reason, but Wang Junlin is good at attacking the heart and disintegrating the unified offensive from within the enemy. Zhai Rang and Li Mi both died tragically. , As long as you choose a good general, you will be invincible.”
Li Yuan nodded slightly to express his satisfaction, but he sighed secretly again, because he had already guessed that the eldest son was so well prepared to compete with the second son Shimin for the candidate for the coach, but he didn't show the slightest bit of expression on his face. Encouragingly, he asked again: "Jiancheng, in your opinion, who is the most suitable coach for the father to station in Taiyuan?"