Du Qi changed the topic and said, "As for the propaganda of Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda, you're in charge of it. What we need to do now is to attack Longyou. Li Shimin wants to use his people to resist, so we'll completely destroy his delusion. "
Shangguan Yi said, "Your Majesty, I have an immature idea about seizing Longyou."
Du Qi said, "Just say it."
Shangguan Yi said, "Under normal circumstances, we should directly attack Liangzhou and seize it. Then, we'll attack the other provinces in Longyou and control the whole of Longyou. But now, I don't think we should adopt such a method. We should focus on roping them in and then strike them with thunderous means. "
"The first step is to move the army to the border of Ganzhou and temporarily station there. But we'll send some bad people to continue the operation and rope in all the officials in Longyou. Many officials in Longyou have sent letters to us, saying that they're willing to submit to us. So, we should continue to expand this achievement. "
"The second step is to let the people of the Tang dynasty gather in Longyou. When they have more people, we'll use the forces we've roped in and strike with thunderous means. We'll completely destroy the gathered forces of the Tang dynasty in one go. Doesn't Li Shimin want to use these people to resist? We'll use the most powerful means to directly destroy these people. The best result is that we can achieve consecutive victories and kill our way to the border of Longyou Dao in one go. "
Shangguan Yi said, "At that time, we'll divide the army into two groups. Xue Rengui will march in from the north and Xiao Yuanqi will march in from the south. Your Majesty will lead a part of the army and follow them. In this way, we'll gradually stabilize the situation. We'll kill our way to the border in one go and see the reaction of the Tang dynasty. At that time, the situation of the Tang dynasty will collapse even more. "
After listening, Du Qi thought about it carefully.
Shangguan Yi's suggestion was highly feasible. Moreover, Xia Xia's army had an absolute advantage now, especially with the spies who had sent letters from various places to submit to Xia Xia. It would be easy for them to win.
Shangguan Yi continued, "Originally, because of Wei Zheng and Kong Yingda, public opinion had already been stirred up in the Tang dynasty. Then, when Longyou Road is lost, the situation in the Tang dynasty will further collapse. "
Du Qi nodded. "Alright, let's do it."
Shangguan Yi said, "This subject will arrange it immediately."
Du Qi nodded.
Shangguan Yi got up and went down to inform them.
After the order was passed down, the army set out from Gan Province and headed for the border of Liangzhou. It did not take long to travel from Zhangye to the border between Liangzhou and Gan Zhou. In just six to seven days, they had arrived. In fact, this marching speed was slowed down by Du Qi. If they moved at full speed, the time would be even shorter.
When the army arrived at the border, many people in Liangzhou and other provinces in Longyou Road had already sent letters to Du Qi, expressing their willingness to submit to Xia Xia. Even the provincial governors of many provinces had also expressed their willingness to submit.
The situation in Longyou Road had collapsed.
Many people had no intention to resist.
Especially in Longyou Road, because of the order of the Tang dynasty, too many people had poured in. Countless people had gathered in Longyou Road, making the provinces in Longyou Road chaotic. After all, the so-called heroes had recruited people, so eating, drinking, and defecating was a problem. They consumed a lot of food every day, so in the end, it was the common people who suffered losses. Many people were robbed.
In particular, many of these local forces did not restrain their soldiers, causing the soldiers to rob everywhere. Sometimes, there were killings and robberies, causing the common people to fall into an abyss of suffering. The local government did not dare to restrain them at all, and no one did. Therefore, the situation was even worse and completely deviated from the direction Li Shimin had expected.
According to Li Chengqian's plan, he recruited knowledgeable people, organized the common people into an army, and then marched to Longyou Road to resist. In Li Chengqian's plan, he did not take into account the actual situation of these people, nor did he consider the problem of human nature. He completely ignored that these people would rob and even cause chaos when they arrived at the border.
Li Shimin might have considered it, but he selectively ignored it. Because for Li Shimin, if he could use the people in the country to block Xia Xia's army or delay Xia Xia's pace, it was worth it.
As a result, Longyou Road was in a mess.
At this time, the bad people Du Qi had arranged in Longyou Road took advantage of the situation to spread the various benefits of submitting to Xia Xia. The Tang dynasty did not care about the life and death of the people in Longyou Road, but Xia Xia was willing to take care of it, and Emperor Xia Xia was willing to give the common people a peaceful life.
Public opinion in various places kept turning to Xia Xia.
All of them were favorable to Du Qi.
Especially in September, before Du Qi's army entered Liangzhou of Longyou Road, Longyou Road was already in chaos. Countless common people fled in all directions, and many of them fled into Xia Xia's territory.
There were even more voices calling for Du Qi to enter Xia Xia's territory.
Many people were looking forward to Du Qi's army entering.
Du Qi had been paying attention to the situation in Longyou Road. Of course, he could enter Longyou Road at the first moment. But if Du Qi entered Longyou Road at the first moment, although many people were willing to submit to Du Qi, some people would think that Du Qi was an invader. Du Qi had been waiting for a while. Although it was not a long time, Longyou Road was completely in chaos during this time, and the common people were in deep trouble. Therefore, at this time, the common people were looking forward to Du Qi's entry and calming down the chaos by Du Qi.
No one thought that Du Qi was an invader anymore.
They were all waiting for Du Qi to enter.
In fact, during this time, although many forces had gathered in Longyou Road, they had not formed a real big force from the beginning to the end. As a result, although there were forces in various places, they were too scattered.
On this day, in Xia Xia's camp.
In the main tent of the army.
Du Qi summoned Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi. Looking at them, he said, "Now in Longyou Road, the voices calling for Xia Xia's army to enter Longyou Road are getting louder and louder. At this time, we already have the foundation to enter the Tang dynasty. You two, lead your troops and go to war. Shangguan Yi has already told you the specific route, so I won't repeat it. I only have one request for you. "
"Your Majesty, please tell us."
Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi said in unison.
Du Qi said in a deep voice, "You must go there as fast as you can and sweep Longyou Road like a thunderbolt."
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi said in unison.
For them, Du Qi's order was what they should have done before, and it was also the route they had been deducing during this time. Although they had not sent out any troops during this period of time, they had already thoroughly researched the route of the troops they would send out and the number of troops they would deploy. Therefore, they were already very confident.
Du Qi waved his hand and said, "Send out the troops. I will take care of the rear for you."
"Yes!"
Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi said in unison again.
The two immediately took action. After leaving the main tent, they went to mobilize their troops. After Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi left in a hurry, Qie led 20,000 soldiers and followed them into Liangzhou.
This battle started on September 3rd. In less than two days, Xue Rengui's army had already reached Guzang County, the administrative center of Liangzhou. The provincial governor of Liangzhou directly opened the city and surrendered. Liangzhou was conquered.
Xue Rengui and Xiao Yuanqi's troops kept advancing. They went to Liangzhou, Shanzhou, Kuozhou, Lanzhou, Hezhou, Yaozhou, Min, Weizhou, Qinzhou, and finally reached the border of Liangzhou. Although part of Liangzhou was still under attack, in fact, the other provinces would be conquered sooner or later.
From Liangzhou to Qinzhou, they won nine battles and nine victories. In the whole Longyou Road, there was no one who could resist Xia Xia's troops. Even the people spontaneously helped Xia Xia's troops to block the troops in Longyou Road.
Some people in the remaining provinces had already raised the flag of surrender, indicating that they were willing to surrender to Xia Xia.
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