Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Zhang Liang mobilized the best men from the 3 counties in Luozhou, gathering a total of troops, and placed most of the main forces in Luoyang city.

According to the results of his discussion with the King of Wei, he did not need to lead his army to attack the surrounding states and counties.

His most important task was to defend Luoyang and stop all troops coming out of Chang'an.

Zhang Jinshu frowned slightly and advised with a serious expression.

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang, I suggest that we defend Luoyang City to the death!"

"With the protection of the tall city, the tens of thousands of new soldiers under our command can firmly stop the imperial army!"

"Once we leave the city and fight the imperial elite, I am worried that this battle will cause heavy losses!"

Putting aside the fighting capability of the main general Xue Rengui, this imperial guard is an elite force that has experienced hundreds of battles, and their equipment is far superior to theirs.

Instead of using the great advantage of the city, they had to push it out to fight the imperial court's elite troops head-on. Isn't this stupid?

Faced with the deputy general's questioning of his orders, Zhang Liang also showed an unhappy look on his face.

He thought about it seriously, then slowly shook his head and said.

"General Zhang, offense is the best defense."

"As long as we win the first battle, it will inspire all the soldiers, and we will be able to resist the tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops from the imperial court later!"

There was a pause.

He said in a deep voice: "Do you think there are only 10,000 troops around Chang'an?"

"I tell you, there are at least 120,000 troops around Chang'an!"

Because Chang'an is located close to the Turks and the Weishui Alliance event happened there, Your Majesty is particularly concerned about the safety of Chang'an.

One third of the Tang Dynasty's regular troops were guarding Chang'an.

As long as Your Majesty dispatches tens of thousands of troops to attack Luoyang, it will be enough to give these people a hard time!

Zhang Jinshu's eyelids twitched slightly, and he insisted on his own idea and replied.

"Commander-in-Chief Zhang, our newly recruited soldiers have never fought in a battle, and their hearts are not yet stable."

"Once there are signs of defeat in this battle, there will definitely be a rout."

"Please think twice, Governor Zhang!"

The people of Luozhou were forcibly conscripted into the army by them. It can be said that most of the people did not want to join them in rebellion.

Now they can use the families of these soldiers as a threat, so it is no problem to make them work hard to defend the city.

If we lead soldiers out of the city to fight, the variables will increase exponentially.

Zhang Liang said firmly: "While the people escorting the armor are still unaware of our uprising, it is best to ambush them outside the city!"

"General Zhang, there is no need to say more. Just follow the orders of this governor!"

Although some of the newly recruited soldiers have never been on the battlefield, they have all participated in training in the local Zhechoufu and have their own combat skills.

In addition, he distributed weapons, armor, bows and crossbows, and the combat effectiveness of the new recruits was barely maintained.

Moreover, among these 3 troops, 5 are his old subordinates, and their combat effectiveness is definitely no worse than that of the imperial guards led by Xue Rengui.

"Hey!"

Zhang Jinshu sighed secretly and responded with a worried tone.

"As ordered!"

He has followed Zhang Liang for several years and knows Zhang Liang's abilities and temper well.

Once he has made up his mind, few outsiders can convince him.

Just as Zhang Liang was dispatching soldiers in Luoyang City to prepare to attack the imperial guards led by Xue Rengui from the east and west, Li Tai's side had already gone crazy with killing.

Xiangzhou.

Inside the Governor's Mansion.

Du Chuke held a battle report he had just received and reported to Li Tai with an excited look on his face.

"Your Highness, we have won a great victory in our first battle!"

"Weizhou Governor Yin Yuhe led an army of 3 to successively capture Ezhou, Jizhou, and Yunzhou, forcing Qizhou Governor Li Sixing to open the city gates and surrender!"

"Xiang Changshi Wei Renzuo led an army of 5 to conquer Yizhou, Luzhou, Zezhou, Weizhou and Huazhou, and has already connected with Luozhou!"

"Mingzhou Governor Cui Yuqing led an army of 3 to conquer Xingzhou, Beizhou, and Jizhou, and he is almost able to take over Zhaozhou as well!"

Because the surrounding states and counties have been almost infiltrated by the Prince of Wei's Palace in the past year or so.

So in just four days, the three armies had conquered 12 states.

"it is good!"

“Great fight!”

Li Tai shouted excitedly, his chubby face filled with smiles.

The first battle went so smoothly that he now controls 15 states, which are connected to Luozhou.

If Zhang Liang could not withstand the attack of the imperial army, he could also dispatch troops to provide support.

When Li Tai heard that the governor of Qizhou, Li Sixing, had surrendered, he immediately thought of Li Zhen, the King of Yue who served as the governor of Qizhou, and asked hurriedly.

"Where is the King of Yue?"

"When Li Sixing surrendered, he didn't attack the King of Yue, right?"

Although he has achieved great results now, if his men kill King Li Zhen of Yue, it will probably infuriate his father completely.

Du Chuke quickly replied: "Your Highness, originally the Inspector Yin wanted to kill the King of Yue, but was dissuaded by his generals."

"The King of Yue is now being escorted by Weizhou Sima Weitong and is rushing to Xiangzhou."

Li Tai was relieved to hear that King Li Zhen of Yue was not killed.

He said in a deep voice: "Du Chuke, you will pass on my order to the commanders of all the armies later. No one is allowed to kill anyone from the Li royal family!"

"Tell them to take all the captured members of the Li royal family to Xiangzhou!"

It's not that Li Tai was too soft-hearted to kill these relatives, but he intended to use these Li clan members as a threat to make his father feel uneasy.

Du Chuke quickly responded: "Yes, sir!"

After a moment of excitement, Li Tai went on to ask about the battle situation of other armies.

"Zhang Liang, what is the current situation of the battle between the King of Han and the King of Teng?"

"Wu Wang Li Ke is still keeping his troops in place?"

A month ago, Yin Yuhe went to Songzhou to lobby King Wu Li Ke to join him in a rebellion, but Li Ke neither agreed nor refused.

If Li Ke could participate in the uprising, he would be able to take advantage of the surprise attack and quickly capture Bianzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou and Yingzhou.

Unfortunately, this person has great ambition but is as timid as a mouse and can never accomplish anything great.

Du Chuke replied: "Prince Teng has few soldiers and generals, and has no record of any battle."

"There is no movement in Luozhou, but Zhang Liang has already raised 3 troops and is ready for battle."

Then he flipped through the last battle report in his hand and said with a grim expression.

"There's some trouble with the King of Han!"

Li Tai frowned and asked with some uneasiness in his heart.

"What's going on with the King of Han?"

Among the people who were currently rebelling with him, the one he felt most at ease with was Luozhou Governor Zhang Liang, while the one he was most worried about was King of Han Li Yuanchang.

If he had no choice, he would never have taken the King of Han to do this important task.

Du Chuke said with an unpleasant expression: "The King of Han recruited 3 soldiers and an army of marched towards Liaodong, and successfully captured Jizhou and Danzhou."

"But when they were attacking Pingzhou, they suddenly encountered the cavalry led by Su Dingfang, and more than 2000 of them were killed and 4000 were captured."

"When another army of 10,000 attacked Yizhou, they were met with the desperate resistance of Yizhou Governor Wang Jun'e, and the battle situation became a stalemate!"

what!

Su Dingfang led the cavalry south?