Chapter 320 No need

A number of staff members and generals congratulated Li Yuanhui on taking on such an important task.

The Grand Chancellor of the East Road, the Chief Commander of the Army, the Commander-in-Chief of the Military Affairs of the Guandong Provinces, and the Governor of Henan.

This is equivalent to giving him all administrative, military and other rights east of Shan County.

As subjects of the Prince of Qi's Palace, they naturally felt honored.

Li Yuanhui immediately ordered that General Youwuwei, Prince of Linhuai, Li Xuandao, and Chief Clerk of Zhenjun Mansion, Li Baishi, stay in Huainan, leaving them with the forces of five Zhechoufu, while the rest of the generals were to follow the army.

The Zuo Wuwei, You Wuwei, You Weiwei, the guards of the Prince of Qi's palace, the personal troops under the tent, and the Beiwei Army began to assemble their troops.

In fact, the army that Li Yuanhui could command this time included six guards, that is, 150,000 guard troops, plus troops around Luoyang and other places, as well as his own personal troops, basically reaching a scale of 200,000 people.

At the same time, Li Yuanhui sent an order to Luoyang, ordering Liu Wenhui, the general of the Left Jinwu Guard who stayed in Luoyang, to be the commander-in-chief of the vanguard army, and ordered him to lead the two guards stationed in Luoyang to attack first and enter Liyang, with their backs to the Yellow River, so that the Yan army would not dare to attack Yecheng with all their strength, thus reducing the pressure on Zhao Yi from the side.

It also bought some time for Li Yuanhui to lead his troops north, lest the battle be over before the main force arrived.

Shouchun City and its surroundings were once again in a state of intense busyness. Everyone had originally thought that they would be able to stay in peace for a few days after moving to the new seat of government, but they did not expect that the war would come so soon.

When Zhu Deyu returned home, Guo Xiuying, who was holding the child, saw him touching his head and looking embarrassed to speak, so she smiled helplessly and asked, "Are you going to war again?"

Zhu Deyu said, "Well, the Emperor ordered the Prince of Qi to rescue the governor of Hebei, Zhao. Guo Xing and I have to go. The Prince of Qi said before that he would have more free time this year and would not fight a big battle in Qingzhou this year. Who would have thought that an imperial edict came from Chang'an, asking the Prince of Qi to go to Luoyang to lead the troops."

Guo Xiuying was also a smart woman with extraordinary knowledge, so she asked casually, "Does this mean that something has happened in Chang'an?"

Zhu Deyu was stunned for a moment, then said: "It's not clear. We just saw the messenger whispering a few words to the King of Qi. We didn't hear what they said specifically. But Li Changshi said that something happened in Chang'an. I think it should be related to the King of Qin and the King of Jin."

After hearing this, Guo Xiuying was silent for a while, then asked: "Zhongba, what is the brotherly relationship between the King of Qi, the King of Qin, and the King of Jin?"

Zhu Deyu thought for a moment and said, "It seems very good to us, but it may be hard to say in the future."

"After that day"

"No matter what happens in the future, I have received great favor from the King of Qi. I will naturally agree to whatever the King of Qi wants to do."

Guo Xiuying nodded. She understood the weight of her husband's words. If there had been no Prince of Qi Li Yuanhui, there would be no General of the Left Wuwei Guard and Duke of Zhongli County Zhu Deyu today.

Only the monk Rujing from Huangjue Temple.

Who gave you this wealth? You have to understand.

Not only Zhu Yuanzhang himself, but all the generals and governors of the Left and Right Wuwei and Zuoweiwei were promoted by Li Yuanhui.

Some of these people were former Yan military officers, some were bandits, some were roving bandits, and some were local tyrants.

Only a small number of them were relatives of the Li family and descendants of wealthy families in Guanzhong.

Therefore, although the power of the Qi Palace in the Tang Dynasty was not valued by the Guanzhong nobles, the power of the Qi Palace could only be demonstrated in the Central Plains and Huaibei.

In mid-June, the army set out one after another, heading north along the Yingshui Woshui River. Before heading north, Li Yuanhui left a military order to Xuzhou, asking Zuoweiwei and the Xuzhou army to hold on to the spot after retaking Langya and not to continue attacking Qingzhou.

Because we don't want to fight on two fronts, but we still have to take back the places that have been seized.

The deputy commander-in-chief of the march, Li Sixing, the general of the Right Guard, joined Li Yuanhui in Ruyang. This general Li was my father's confidant. He was from the Zhaojun Li family. He fled to Shuzhong because of a crime and later joined my father's shogunate. At the beginning of the uprising, he was specially ordered to sneak into Chang'an to observe the situation and make detailed suggestions on changes, which were all correct.

He had also worked with Li Yuanhui. When the Chang'an incident happened, Li Yuan ordered him to be his deputy. He led the army slowly behind Li Yuanhui and waited for an opportunity to act.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi." Li Sixing went up to the topmost cabin on the fifth floor of the large ship and bowed.

Li Yuanhui hurried forward to give him a false hand and said, "General, there is no need to be so polite."

Li Sixing was in his thirties. Although he was a general, he did not have the majestic aura of a warrior. Instead, he looked more like a scholar.

In fact, he was indeed from a noble family.

After the two met, they exchanged a few polite words and Li Sixing asked Li Yuanhui about his plans. After all, as a deputy, he had to know what the commander-in-chief meant so that he could offer advice and suggestions.

Li Yuanhui then ordered Li Yaoshi, who was the military commander, to make specific arrangements.

It was probably to order Liu Wenhui to go ahead and defend Liyang to support Yecheng, and then wait for the army to arrive and support Yecheng together.
Li Sixing was a little surprised after hearing this. He thought that although Li Yuanhui acted prudently, this time it involved some delicate situations between several princes. Why didn't he launch an all-out attack to relieve Yecheng and then take advantage of the situation to seize Jizhou?
He didn't even intend to really fight with Liu Xuanji, but just wanted to use military force to deter the opponent and thus reduce the pressure on Yecheng.

To be fair, this strategy is the best solution for the current situation.

The Tang Dynasty has just met its envoy, and as it is the first major war since its founding, it should indeed seek stability.

Moreover, the new dynasty had just been established and a lot of time was needed to sort things out. Although Liu Xuanji in Hebei had chosen to continue to carry the flag of Dayan and fight against the Tang Dynasty, he would have to march north to recover Hebei sooner or later.

But this takes time to prepare.

The newly restructured Weifu Army needed time to reorganize its structure. In fact, the efficiency of the Guanzhong military reform was much lower than that of the Jianghuai military reform.

Because the business is so big, there are many things that need to be taken care of. After all, it is Guanzhong, a border area of ​​the wealthy.

On the contrary, Jianghuai had actually completed the overall reorganization, which meant that after Li Yuanhui received the imperial edict at the end of April, it only took about a month.

This also proves that His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi has a very solid control over his troops.

As for the troops in Guanzhong, because of the conflict between the King of Qin, the King of Jin and Your Majesty, it has been two months. I heard that they are still arguing over certain appointments.

Although the Prince of Jin was under house arrest and deprived of his original assignment as the commander-in-chief of the army to support Hebei, his achievements and prestige were there after all. Besides, house arrest can be considered a punishment, right?
He even quarreled with His Majesty in front of him in the main hall. If he is not his biological son, his grave should be overgrown with grass.
Li Sixing was recalling what he had seen and heard in Chang'an some time ago, while Li Yuanhui asked, "What does the general think?"

Retracting his thoughts, Li Sixing bowed and said, "Your Highness is cautious and thorough in deploying troops. I really have nothing to say. My only concern is that if our army does not move, will the people of Yecheng simply surrender to Liu Xuanji?"

After listening to his concerns, Li Yuanhui also thought carefully and replied: "Zhao Yi is a smart man. He knows the general situation of the world. Now that our Tang Dynasty is strong and powerful, and is about to unify the world, he will surrender to Liu Xuanji? I don't think he will be so unwise. Moreover, the army will not come out to confront Liu Xuanji, but can send out cavalry to harass Jizhou continuously, and even go around to cut off its food supply, so as to force it to divide its troops or retreat. In short, there is no need to start a decisive battle with Liu Xuanji for Zhao Yi now."

Of course, I'm not afraid of him. There's no need.
Li Yuanhui added one last sentence in his heart.

(End of this chapter)