Zhang Wenyuan led his troops westward to Puban. Before that, Dugu Huaien, who was besieging Puban City, suddenly retreated from Puban and returned to Pujin Pass in Hexi.
When Lu Shaozong defeated Yinye, Dugu Huaien knew that he would lose to the Sui army, so he retreated overnight to avoid the danger of the entire army being annihilated.
On March 2, Puban City, which had been besieged for several months, was finally relieved.
After surrendering Tutong and leaving Puban, Yao Junsu was almost in dire straits in the city. There were only four to five thousand troops in Puban City, commanded by Yao Junsu. The main army was led to Tongguan by Qu Tutong.
After Qu Tutong left, the Tang army surrounded the city and attacked fiercely.
Although the city was strong, the Tang army never captured it.
Later, Dugu Huaien called Yao Junsu's friend Chen Zheng to persuade him to surrender. Chen Zheng was the son of Chen Mao, the Taifu Qing. He served as the Chengwu Lang of the Military Cao. He was highly praised by Yang Guang, who valued him very much. After the city of Chang'an was broken, Chen Zheng surrendered to Li Yuan.
Chen Zheng came to the city, met Yao Junsu, and told him the news of the fall of Chang'an. After Yao Junsu heard the news, he choked with tears and was so sad that he couldn't control himself. Everyone around him also choked with tears.
Chen Zheng also shed tears and wetted his clothes, and took the opportunity to persuade: "Jun Su, our army has been defeated, and the righteous flag points, don't fail to respond. The situation is like this, you should surrender early to gain wealth."
Yaojun replied loudly: "Chen Zheng, you are a minister of the Sui Dynasty. The emperor ordered you to assist the king in Guanzhong. Why don't you think of repaying your service, which has led to this? The horse you are riding now is a gift from the king. You have Why are you talking nonsense here?"
Chen Zheng defended: "Jun Su, I came here despite my strength."
Yaojun Su Nai replied: "My Yaojun Su is still strong, so there is no need to talk too much."
Chen Zheng was so ashamed that he withdrew.
After that, Li Yuan sent many people to persuade him to surrender. He even said bluntly that as long as Yao Junsu surrendered, he would be promoted to the third level and granted the title of Duke, but Yao Junsu would not be moved.
Yao Junsu's wife was in Chang'an, and Li Yuan sent his wife to persuade him to surrender.
His wife said: The Sui Dynasty has been destroyed, why do you want to bring disaster on yourself? "
Yao Junsu felt great pain in his heart. He suppressed his sorrow and said, "women cannot know the affairs of the world." He drew his bow and shot at his wife, who was hit by an arrow and fell down.
Everyone was shocked, and no one dared to persuade him.
The Tang army attacked the city day and night, and the small Puban City suffered huge casualties. At this time, Puban City was cut off from outside news, so Yao Junsu made a wooden goose and placed the memorial in the neck of the wooden goose. In the memorial, he analyzed the situation in detail, and then floated the wooden goose on the Yellow River. , let it flow down the river.
Although Yao Junsu doesn¡¯t have high hopes, there is a chance.
In fact, Yao Junsu also knew that there was little hope in this battle, but as a Sui minister, he must be loyal to the death.
"I am an old minister of the vassal, and I have been promoted many times. As for my righteousness, I have to die. If I eat this valley for several years, I will be able to know the affairs of the world. If the Sui Dynasty is defeated and the destiny is restored, I will behead to pay for it. You gentlemen."
When all the generals heard this, they all sighed.
Yao Junsu tried his best to defend the city. After Zhang Wenyuan arrived at Puban City, he saw Yao Junsu again and saw that Yao Junsu had a withered face and gray hair, and he was more than ten years older.
Seeing Zhang Wenyuan, Yao Jun burst into tears, as happy as a child, just like the rain after a long drought.
After Zhang Wenyuan arrived at Puban, he did not continue to attack and stopped stationing troops in Puban.
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The Battle of Puban ended, and at this time the Battle of Tongguan was reaching an anxious state.
On that day, Li Yuan proclaimed his six-year-old son Yang Xingji as emperor, and he was very proud of his ambitions. Unexpectedly, the news of the fall of Jinyang came, which made Li Yuan vomit blood on the spot and was deeply shocked.
If it weren¡¯t for Li Yuan¡¯s strong willpower, he might have died directly.
But when Li Yuan wakes up, it will be like mourning his heir. The entire civil and military ministers' faces were filled with sadness. The fall of Jinyang was like a basin of cold water, dousing everyone's previously heated hearts. At this time, everyone discovered that capturing Guanzhong was not the end of the world, but the beginning of a challenge.
His enemy is the ferocious beast Huang Mingyuan. Before, Huang Mingyuan stayed still, just waiting for him to make a move.
"It's too late to regret it now. I rebelled and I have to bear it myself even if I cry." This is a one-way street, there is no turning back.
In fact, it took more than a month from the fall of Jinyang to the news being transmitted to Chang'an, which was far beyond the normal deadline. In addition to the Sui army using a large number of Beidou personnel and troops to set up defenses at all levels to prevent the news from leaking out, more importantly, Li Yuanji did not return to Guanzhong, nor did he report the situation in Jinyang to Li Yuan, so that until now, no one has Know what happened in Jinyang.
Then Liu Yunfang went south from Lishi and went straight to LongThe door, and the news that could be sent was cut off here, which caused the news of Jinyang's fall to lag for so long.
Faced with this news, Tang Jian suggested that since Jinyang had been lost for more than a month, if the Sui army moved south in a large scale, the entire Hedong might be unsafe. At present, in addition to ordering all states and counties to seize the city and defend themselves, the most important thing is to occupy Puban and Tongguan and close the two gates to the east of Kankan.
Tang Jian¡¯s intention is very obvious. At this time, the Tang army will focus on attacking Puban and Tongguan. As for the Hedong states, let him go.
Li Yuan felt a little distressed after hearing this. The states east of Hedong are all fertile lands with abundant supplies of food and troops. Losing this place will cut off the Tang army. But Li Yuan was helpless. The states in Hedong were really beyond his reach.
Everyone estimates that there are tens of thousands of scattered soldiers in several states east of the river. Although the Sui army came south in a large scale, it would take at least several months to successfully capture a prefecture or county. A few months were enough for the Tang army to occupy Puban and Tongguan. If the Tang army is lucky, they can send the Sui army to block Jiangzhou and Jinzhou.
Of course, the latter is just an expectation.
Li Yuan then ordered his cousin Dugu Huaien to lead the armies in Hedong and speed up the attack on Puban.
He also ordered his eldest son Li Jiancheng to be the marshal of the East Route and lead his army to attack Tongguan and attack Qu Tutong's troops; his second son Li Shimin was appointed the marshal of the West Route to attack Fufeng and attack Liang Mo's troops; he also ordered his cousin Li Shentong to be the marshal of the North Route to attack Guan. Northern counties.
The entire Guanzhong is surrounded by enemies on all sides. The only thing Li Yuan can hold firmly in his hands is Chang'an City. After Li Yuan took control of Chang'an, the original Daxing City became Chang'an City.
Li Yuan can be regarded as a tenacious person. Although he is worried about the situation and the safety of his second son, he remains motionless and looks as normal every day without showing any trace of anxiety.
??????????????????????? However, the house leaked and it continued to rain, and news came from Jingzhou, which had just surrendered to the Chang'an government of Li Tang Dynasty. Xue Ju's troops in Jincheng divided into two groups and led his army to invade Guanzhong, and the northern route was approaching Jingzhou.
This Tang Dynasty is really like a broken drum, about to be hammered by thousands of people.
Li Yuan was so shocked that he had to wait for reinforcements from the Jingzhou garrison, and ordered Li Shentong to lead his army to Jingzhou for support.
Li Yuan suffered many blows, which made Li Yuan a little overwhelmed, but he knew that at this moment, he could not fall, otherwise people's hearts would be in chaos, and the Tang army would also be in chaos. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com