Chang'an, Wude Hall, Li Yuan was furious at Li Shentong, "I paid such a great price to win a one-year truce. I hope you can train elite troops and boost morale. Now, I won't fight in one battle, and five thousand troops surrendered directly. Dasan Pass was lost, and the western gate of Guanzhong was opened directly. What do you think you should do now?"

Li Shentong lowered his face and was ashamed. In fact, he was very unfair. Losing Dasan Pass was not because of the lack of soldiers or the lack of morale. It was because there was a problem with the main general. The main general had a problem with the military supervisor. The military supervisor was not sent by himself, but he did not dare to say this. The situation was very serious. Now he did not dare to shirke his responsibilities.?

"Your Majesty, although Dasan Pass has been lost, the Zhou army did not enter Guanzhong, which means that their strategic goal is not Guanzhong, but Longyou and Hehuang. We still have a chance. We are willing to lead the army to retake Dasan Pass in person."

Li Yuan also knew that killing Li Shentong was useless at this time, and the key was to regain Dasan Pass. His anger calmed down a little, and he asked for a moment of contemplation: "How many troops are you going to go to Dasan Pass?"

"Your Majesty, there are currently 100,000 troops in Guanzhong. In addition to the 40,000 troops in Chang'an, there are 20,000 troops in Tongguan and Pujin Pass. These 60,000 troops cannot be defeated. The remaining 40,000 troops are all dispatched. I am preparing to divide the troops into two groups, one by one, 30,000 troops are responsible for regaining Dasan Pass, and the other 10,000 troops stationed in Fufeng County as support, and regaining Pujin Pass at all costs."

"This is what you said, you can take back Pujin Pass at all costs."

"I promise!"

At this moment, an eunuch reported at the door, "Report to Your Majesty, Your Highness, the King of Qin, is promptly reported to you for eight hundred miles!"

Li Yuan was stunned and immediately ordered: "Come in!"

Li Shentong didn't know what happened, and he was uneasy and did not dare to leave. In just a moment, a lieutenant sent a letter was brought in. He raised the express high and knelt down and kowtowed, "Greetings to Your Majesty!"

Li Yuan took the express newspaper from him and asked the eunuch to take him to wait. He opened the express newspaper and hurriedly read it, but he was shocked. The express newspaper in his hand fell to the ground. Li Shentong was so scared that he quickly picked up the express newspaper, "Your Majesty, what happened?"

Li Yuan said in a trembling voice: "The 150,000 Zhou army attacked Longyou, and Hehuang and Longxi counties are no longer protected."

Li Shentong understood in his heart, and he quickly comforted him: "Your Majesty, this should be the same as the loss of Dasan Pass. If Longxi and Tianshui counties were not lost, Dasan Pass would not be lost either."

Li Yuan restrained his anxiety and asked the soldiers who sent the letter, "How is the Qin King's army now?"

Although Li Yuan was very dissatisfied with his second son separating Longyou and establishing himself, it was his army after all. How could he remain indifferent in the face of a large-scale attack of 150,000 Zhou troops? He was filled with concerns about the fate of Longyou.

The soldiers who sent the letter came forward and said, "Report to Your Majesty, when I left the imperial position, I heard that the Tang army in Hehuang had retreated to Jincheng County. This time, His Highness Qin's withdrawal order was very timely and should be able to withdraw smoothly."

Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. If the counties were lost, they could be taken back, but if the army was annihilated, there was really no hope.

He picked up the express again. He still didn't read the last few words. The last few words were actually the second son begging him for money and food support. "There is insufficient food and grass, and the army's morale is shaken. He cannot organize the people's strength to help the army. He is eager to see the emperor's food."

If it were normal times, Li Yuan would not pay attention to his request for money and grain, but now it is an extraordinary period, and Li Yuan had to give in. He immediately issued an order: "Transfer my order, and fire will allocate 200,000 shi of grain to Anding County and 500,000 stag."

Li Yuan also said to Li Shentong: "Remember your promise and no matter what, you will win back the Great San Pass for me."

"I obey the order!"

Li Shentong hurriedly retreated with a bow. Li Yuan walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and he said again: "Tell me that the King of Chu is here to see me!"

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Li Yuanji hurried to the imperial study room and happened to meet the worried Li Shentong in front of the steps. "Uncle Emperor! Uncle Emperor!" Li Yuanji called twice in a row before Li Shentong recovered.

"Nephew, why are you here?"

"The Father wants to see me!"

Li Yuanji also heard some rumors and walked up to him and asked in a low voice: "Uncle Emperor, is the situation very serious?"

"DaSan Pass has fallen. Do you think it's serious?"

Li Yuanji was surprised, "Uncle Emperor, what's going on? How could Dasan Pass be lost?"

"Hey! Don't mention it."

Li Shentong waved his hand and said in a frustration: "I didn't care about people, and there was a big mess, so I had to clean up the mess myself."

"Uncle the emperor wants to go to the Dasan Pass?"

Li Shentong nodded, "Your father has given me, don't go back to Chang'an if you can't take it down."

Li Yuanji suddenly thought of something, and suddenly felt secretly happy in his heart, and then tentatively said: "Uncle Emperor, Dasan Pass is not so easy to capture. If there is no 30,000 to 40,000 troops, I advise Uncle Emperor not to go."

"Boy, don't I know yet? This time I sent 40,000 troops, but it's not enough to have an army alone. There must be heavy guys who attack the city. Alas! Your father is so anxious, I don't know where to look for it?"

"Uncle Emperor, I remember that there seemed to be several heavy trenchers in the grain and grass in Chencang County, which were left by the previous dynasty, so I guess it can still be used."

Li Shentong slapped his forehead, "Look at my memory, I actually forgot. Chencang County does. Thanks to the emperor's nephew's reminder, I will send someone to see it now."

Li Shentong was thinking about the catapult and left anxiously. However, Li Yuanji had something to do and slowly walked into the Wude Hall and came to the imperial study room. He happened to meet the eunuch Zhao Dezhong. Zhao Dezhong stepped forward and whispered: "The emperor is in a bad mood, so your highness should be careful when speaking."

Li Yuanji nodded, Zhao Dezhong went in first to report to him, and soon came out to wink him. Li Yuanji dressed and walked into the imperial study room quickly.

The father did not have the great thunder as he imagined, but he drank tea slowly. Li Yuanji quickly knelt down and bowed, "Son of the son, please see the father!"

"Yuan Ji, the situation in Longyou is not good!" Li Yuan sighed.

"I just met the Emperor of Divine Power, so he probably told me about it."

"Since you already know, I won't say much. I called you here because I hope this matter will not be spread in the streets and alleys of Chang'an. Do you understand what I mean?"

Of course, Li Yuanji understood that he had done it more than once. As long as the situation was tight or the Tang army encountered major disadvantages, his father would have to restrain his remarks. In the end, Li Yuanji would take the blame.

"My son understand, I'll go back and deploy now."

Li Yuan was quite moved. His four sons, the eldest and the second, were ambitious. He used any means to make the throne. The third was not clear-headed and fighting and killing was okay, but he couldn't even take troops. After being the general of the Imperial Guard for so many years, Li Shenfu almost took away his military power in less than half a year after taking office.

Only the fourth brother was smart and capable, caring, and had no ambitions. Li Yuan even gave the throne to the fourth brother after thinking about it for a hundred years, but he felt that he was not capable of governing the country and was not kind enough. The ministers would not buy his account. Instead, he gave birth to several sons later. After he was educated, he could be a great general. Yuan Ji asked him to be a general!

Li Yuan was thinking a lot for a while, but never considered how long his dynasty could last?

Li Yuanji rushed back to the palace and threw the ban to his men to do it. They had done this kind of thing countless times, and they had already practiced it to make perfect.

He himself found Cui Wenxiang. As soon as Cui Wenxiang entered the house, Li Yuanji shouted anxiously: "Our opportunity is here!"

Cui Wenxiang was stunned. The man sighed two days ago and said that there was no chance. Now he had another chance. Cui Wenxiang didn't know what the opportunity he was talking about. He sat on his couch to express his attention.

This was his privilege. He could sit at will in Li Yuanji's study, and even specially placed his seat.

Li Yuanji was overjoyed and couldn't help but feel excited, saying: "The Zhou army captured Dasan Pass, and the Emperor of Shentong led his army to recover Dasan Pass."

Cui Wenxiang's eyes lit up, "How many troops have he taken away?"

"I asked him specifically, and he said he had brought 40,000 people away. I'll try it out with the Ministry of War."

Cui Wenxiang was also excited. If this was the case, then they really had a chance. Although Li Shentong had a good relationship with them, Li Shentong was loyal to the emperor. In the end, he might support Li Yuanji when he chose the prince, but if he encountered mutiny or something, he would definitely support the emperor, which was their biggest obstacle.

Cui Wenxiang quickly calculated in his mind that if Li Shentong took away 40,000 people, then there would be only 40,000 people left in Chang'an, 20,000 Imperial Guards, 15,000 Xuanwu Jingwei, and 5,000 Jinwu Guards.

"Congratulations to Your Highness, the opportunity is indeed here. Zhang Xuan is really considerate. He will send you whatever you want."

"Hmph! He may not have such a kind heart. He obviously wants Longyou. We are just taking advantage of the situation."

In fact, Li Yuanji guessed wrongly. Zhang Xuan really took this move specifically for him.

If it was just to seize Longyou, as long as the Zhou army occupied Tianshui County, the entire southern part of Longyou, including the Hehuang area, would the defenders of Dasan Pass still run to Tianshui County to fight them?

The real purpose is to help Li Yuanji. If Li Shentong's army is not transferred away, Li Yuanji will indeed not be able to move into a palace coup.
Chapter completed!