The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

After Li Changqing announced the dismissal of officials from Jiangnan and other places, not only did he not encounter any resistance, but those officials were extremely cooperative.

Although it was a pity to lose his official position, it was nothing more important than his own wealth and life. Li Changqing's actions could be called kind, and considering their situation, they were not as ruthless as Li Shimin.

With the deliberate cooperation of Jiangnan officials, Jiangnan fell under Li Changqing's control in less than a week.

The first thing Li Changqing did after that was to"forcefully collect grain" from Jiangnan.

It was a forced requisition of grain in name, but in fact it was purchased at normal market prices, because it was the big grain merchants who controlled the bulk of the grain.

Li Shimin prohibited the sale of grain to Li Changqing, but if it was"robbed by force," there would be no excuse. Caught.

With this excuse, grain merchants in Suzhou and Hangzhou and other places began to compete for Li Changqing's"forcible requisition of grain". Some traded at prices far lower than the market price, and some even gave them away for free without taking any money.

This shows how unpopular Li Shimin was in Jiangnan. The source of all this lies in his reputation for killing his brother and imprisoning his father, and his killing of Zhou Gongxuan, which chilled everyone's hearts.

Even honest ministers like Zhou Gongxuan were killed so easily, so wouldn't these wealthy businessmen without official positions be fat sheep ready to be slaughtered at any time?

Not only the wealthy businessmen secretly supported Li Changqing, but countless people in the North also spontaneously donated food after learning that Li Changqing was short of food.

The thoughts of the people in the North are very simple and simple. They can feel Li Changqing's kindness to them, so they also love and support him from the bottom of their hearts.

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Chang'an, Tai Chi Hall

"Li Changqing! You are so brave!"

After listening to the secret agent's report, Li Shimin angrily overturned the Long Case, his brows full of anger.

He never expected that Li Changqing would choose such an extreme approach, directly taking over Jiangnan and forcibly requisitioning food!

But That's not what he was angry about. What he was angry about was the reaction of the people.

Why did no one come forward to criticize such a tyrant's act of forcibly requisitioning food? Why were those ignorant and unruly people in the North willing to donate food spontaneously?

Why did Li Shimin Can't even figure it out

"Why should the world be so harsh on me, but be so tolerant of him, Li Changqing! Why!"

Li Shimin's roar echoed in the empty hall.

Without Changsun Wuji's assistance, he became even more irritable and irritable.

After a long time, Li Shimin calmed down from his excitement. When Wang Gui saw this, he He cautiously said:"Your Majesty, now King Wu has raised a large amount of food in the Jiangnan area, what should we do? Should we send troops to intercept? Li

Shimin frowned and said nothing. After a moment, he raised his head and said,"Come here with the map!""

The guards in the palace hurriedly went down after hearing this and brought over a map.

Why do you say carry? Because in ancient times, a map was a very precious thing. It was usually drawn in great detail and made of cowhide or sheepskin. Waiting for non-perishable materials to draw.

After the guards spread the huge map on the ground, Li Shimin took off his shoes and walked on the map while thinking about something, and finally stood somewhere on the map.

"Send the order and mobilize 50,000 troops to ambush here to intercept Li Changqing's grain transport team!"

Li Shimin said coldly.

The place where he stood was the only way from Jiangnan to Youzhou, and the grain transport team would definitely pass by here.

Li Shimin had murderous intentions in his heart. No matter what, he must not let Li Changqing get it. This batch of food and grass!

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Three hundred miles outside Hangzhou, this place is different from the prosperous Hangzhou. It is a deserted land that no one cares about. Because it is so inaccessible, even woodcutters are not willing to come here to collect firewood.

On the ancient road at sunset, a long convoy of grain transporters moved forward slowly, and the sound of wheels rolling on the ground startled a crowd of birds.

In front of the team, a flag of King Wu with a black background and gold patterns fluttered in the wind, making a hunting sound.

This team was the one transporting grain from Hangzhou to Beijing. This batch of grain contained more than 300,000 shi. If transported to Beijing, it would be enough to sustain the army for a long time.

On a hillside in the distance, a strong man with a beard and black armor was observing the team from a distance.

"Humph, only five thousand dragon cavalry troops were sent to escort the food. King Wu was indeed as confident as the rumors said."

After observing for a while, the strong man sneered.

He was the commander of the 50,000-strong army sent by Li Shimin to ambush the grain transport team. His name was Wu Yue.

He was still complaining a little when he received this assignment from Li Shimin. Ambushing King Wu Li Changqing's team? Isn't that looking for death? Who doesn't know that King Wu's army is invincible?

But all his worries disappeared at this time. An army of 50,000 ambushed a team of only 5,000 people, even if the opponent was a dragoon army , this is also an absolute crushing of people!

"Pass the order of a certain general! Army attack!"

Wu Yue put on his helmet, then got on his horse, brandished his sword and shouted.

Following his order, the tens of thousands of troops lurking on the hillside moved and turned into a black torrent rushing down, straight down. Charge towards the grain transport team!

Tens of thousands of cavalry charged, and the momentum they brought was so powerful that even the earth was trembling. The dragoon army quickly discovered this sudden rush of tens of thousands of troops. The general's He reacted very quickly and shouted angrily:"Enemy attack! Form a formation to meet the enemy!"

The Dragon Cavalry followed Li Changqing in the north and south. They were the elite among the elite. Their reaction speed was so fast that they formed a defensive formation in an instant to withstand the impact of the opponent's cavalry.

"kill!"

The killing sound of tens of thousands of troops was loud. Compared with the huge number of their side, the dragoon army with only 5,000 people seemed weak. Casualties soon appeared, but the number of people lost by the other side was even greater.

Seeing that he could no longer resist, the leader of the Dragoon Army gritted his teeth and ordered:"Retreat immediately! Don't be wary!"

After the order was banned, the general gave the order, and the remaining dragoons changed their formations again. While resisting the enemy, they quickly retreated, even leaving behind the grain and grass they had transported.

Wu Yue burst out laughing when he saw the scene of the dragoons escaping in embarrassment. :"Is this the invincible dragon cavalry army in the world? In front of this general, there is no choice but to flee!"

"All officers and men, listen to your orders! Follow my general to hunt down the enemy!"

Wu Yue raised his arms and shouted, his heart full of excitement and excitement. If he could wipe out a whole dragoon army, he would become famous all over the world!

Looking at the famous generals of the dynasty, who can defeat King Wu Li Changqing's dragoon army head-on? ? He, Wu Yue, will be the first! This is a supreme honor!

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Ahead, the dragon cavalry general who ordered his soldiers to retreat gave a sarcastic smile when he heard Wu Yue's excited shouting.