Li Shimin's intention, "You and I, one from the south and the other from the north, can subdue the great rivers," was originally understood by Li Yaoshi.

Therefore, in this comprehensive review, he only briefly described the situation of the heroes in the north, and elaborated on the strategy of Xiao Mian in the south.

At this time, Li Shimin's pride appeared, and Pharmacist Li could not help but be generous and said with raised eyebrows: "When the time comes, the sky will be clear and the earth will be peaceful. I hope to follow you to enrich the country, strengthen the country, promote education, bring peace to the people, and fulfill my lifelong wish!"

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The two of them held each other's hands tightly and looked at each other with ardent eyes.

After a long time, Pharmacist Li finally said: "The affairs of Xiao Mian's tribe can be solved slowly, either with bribes or with time.

There is another matter in front of us, which is urgent. Now that Shannan and even Bashu have not yet fallen into Xiao Mian's control, our army should recruit troops as soon as possible."

Li Shimin nodded and said: "It's exactly what I want!"

The next day Li Shimin suggested to Li Yuan to quickly capture Bashu in Shannan.

He knew that his father was extremely reluctant to hear the name Li Yaoshi, let alone give him a chance to make meritorious deeds, so he did not reveal that this was the result of a discussion between the two.

At that time, Li Yuan happened to get the military information of Xue Ju's attack on Fufeng, so he ordered Li Shimin to lead his troops to attack, and sent Li Xiaogong to comfort Shannan.

Li Xiaogong's great-grandfather Li Hu was Li Yuan's grandfather and Li Shimin's great-grandfather, so he was Li Yuan's cousin and Li Shimin's clan brother.

A few years later, the Tang army conquered the Yangtze River Basin. Although Li Yaoshi was the general manager of the march, he was nominally under the command of Prince Li Xiaogong of Zhao County.

However, at this time, Li Xiaogong was still the Duke of Zhao County and had not yet been granted the title of County King. "Shannan" refers to the south of Zhongnan Mountain.

The so-called north and south of China are physically divided by the Qinling Mountains and the Huaihe River. The middle section of the Qinling Mountains is located in the south of Guanzhong and has been called Nanshan, Zhongnanshan and Zhongnanshan since ancient times.

At this time, Li Yuan believed that Li Xiaogong was enough to conquer Shannan. As for Hexi, Dou Jing, the prefect of Fufeng during the Sui Dynasty at that time, was the younger brother of Li Yuan's late wife Dou. He had already intended to join the Tang army, and Li Yuan had already taken possession of the land.

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Now that Xue Ju was attacking Fufeng and Dou Jing's army was in serious trouble, Li Yuan urgently ordered Li Shimin to attack him. Li Yaoshi was already in Li Shimin's army, so he followed Li Shimin out to the west, and Li Yuan expressed no opinion.

Xue Ju was originally a captain in Jincheng.

Jincheng is today's Lanzhou. The Li and Tang royal family claimed that their ancestors were from Didao, Longxi, and the area was under the rule of Jincheng. In the last years of the Daye, the people of Longxi were hungry and bandits broke out. The prefect of Jincheng ordered Xue Ju to arrest them.

However, Xue Ju kidnapped the prefect and opened a warehouse to provide relief to the victims. In an era of desolation and famine, if there was food and pay, there would be troops.

So Xue Ju claimed to be the overlord of the Western Qin Dynasty, looted officials and horses, recruited gangs of thieves, and many people joined him.

Xue Ju first defeated the Sui army in Hezhou, and the Qiang leader led the Minshan soldiers to surrender; then he captured Shanzhou, Kuozhou, and all the land in Longxi. Then he ordered his eldest son, Xue Rengao, to march eastward to Qinzhou, and his second son, Xue Renyue, to march southward.

River pond.

Xiao Yu, the governor of Hechi in the Sui Dynasty at that time, was not only the younger brother of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, Empress Xiao, but also an old acquaintance of Li Yuan.

He led his troops to resist the enemy and tried to stop Xue Renyue. However, Qinzhou was soon captured by Xue Rengao, making Xiao Yu's situation even more critical when facing Xue Renyue.

At this time, Li Yuan entered Chang'an.

For Xue Ju, Chang'an was the top priority, so he pressed the Hechi offensive and led his troops from Qinzhou to the east to attack Fufeng. Li Shimin and Li Yaoshi were both unparalleled military wizards. In just ten days, Xue Ju was defeated

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After Xiao Yu got the news, he immediately joined the Tang army. In this way, Li Yuan could control all rivers and lakes.

At the same time, at the eastern end of the Tang army's power, Liu Wenjing had planned to capture Qu Tutong, and surrendered after escorting him to Chang'an. In addition, Li Xiaogong's move to comfort Shannan went smoothly, and the Tang army was greatly inspired.

However, Li Shimin understood that Xue Ju was only temporarily defeated and would never stop advancing eastward.

He discussed with Li Yaoshi, and Li Yaoshi said: "Xue Ju is cruel and can't unite people's hearts, so we don't need to divide them. He controls the land of Longxi, with the east facing our army, and the south with the Qinling Mountains. Xue Ju controls all of it.

Among the troops of Qin and Long, no one has the skills to fight in Xianshui, so they do not want to advance south. To the west is Wuwei Li Gui, who has always been at odds with Xue Ju, so our army may wish to communicate with him. To the north is Shuofang, the capital of Liang Division, and he may

If we form an alliance with Xue Ju, our army must be on guard against it."

Li Shimin nodded in agreement: "Li Gui came from Longxi. He is the same Li family as me, and he also fought against Xue Ju. It is not difficult to communicate with him. As for Liang Shidu??" He stopped talking and looked at Li Yaoshi.

Li Yaoshi smiled slightly: "All armies have an agreement with the Turks and are not allowed to attack each other. Before Xue Ju attacked Fufeng, Fufeng was trapped by bandits, and our army also tried to attack it. Therefore, the two armies fought for Fufeng, not to attack each other. Now

If Xue Ju wants to form an alliance with Liang Division to attack our army, he must get the approval of the Turks. Therefore, the top priority is to contact the Turks to prevent Xue Ju from succeeding."

Li Shimin asked: "In your opinion, sir, how should we connect?"

In the Northern Dynasties, the Wei Dynasty was divided into the east and the west, and the Turks took the opportunity to gain power.

From the Northern and Southern Dynasties to the early Sui Dynasty, the power of the Turks was far greater than any other political power in Central China.

Rather, the Turks, not China, were the masters of most of Asia at that time. It was not until the period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty that Chang Sun Sheng engineered a rift to split the Turks.

Afterwards, they fought and divided at the same time. Finally, in the middle of the Kaihuang period, both the Eastern and Western Turks declined due to internal fighting and melee.

However, Yang Guang's absurd and licentious behavior later led to the rise of many heroes in the last years of the Great Cause and the chaos in China, which allowed the Turks to become strong again.

The heroes of the late Sui Dynasty who were adjacent to the Turks included Xue Ju, Li Gui, Liang Shidu, Guo Zihe, Liu Wuzhou, Dou Jiande and of course Li Yuan. In order to avoid being besieged by various armies, they had to "befriend" the Turks.

The Turks had an agreement with the heroes and were not allowed to attack each other. In fact, "making friends" was a flattering word. At that time, no one had the ability to make friends with the Turks, and could only submit to the Turks.

Therefore, if Xue Ju wants to form an alliance with Liang divisions to attack Li Yuan, he must get the approval of the Turks. If the Tang army wants to prevent the two armies from forming an alliance to attack, they must also go through the Turks.

Li Shimin was naturally aware of all this. He just wanted to know whether Pharmacist Li's ideas were consistent with his own; he also wanted to know how Pharmacist Li planned to contact the Turks.

Li Yaoshi also understood Li Shimin's intention and said: "Our army can send envoys to the Turks by two routes, either Lingwu Road or Mayi Road. Lingwu Road is between the two armies of Xue Ju and Liang Shidu. If you take this road, you will be attacked.

If we delay, we are afraid that we will not be able to reach the Turks in time. If we take the Mayi Road, we only have to avoid conflict with Liu Wuzhou. What's more, the Fourth Young Master is still in Taiyuan, which is only five hundred miles away from the Turks. It only takes two days for a quick horse to arrive.

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Pharmacist Li was very aware of the situation, and so was Li Shimin. What made him hesitate was his fourth brother Li Yuanji.
Chapter completed!