Dou Jiande is very distressed now, and there is only one source of his distress, that is naturally the Tang army led by Li Shimin who is blocking in front of his army at this time, the terrain of the Tiger Prison Pass is too dangerous, forcibly attacking such a dangerous place is tantamount to sending his soldiers to death, Dou Jiande has always cherished his own soldiers, and he naturally can't issue an order to let his soldiers "commit suicide" like this.

So what Dou Jiande is worried about now is that he just quit the army and left? Or just stay here and wait? Or, after all, he forcibly attacked the Tiger Prison Pass regardless of a single qiē, and even if the soldiers under his command suffered heavy losses, they still had to seize such a dangerous pass? Faced with these three choices, and each of them will bring a different ending, Dou Jiande fell into long-term thinking, but he didn't realize that as he hesitated, time was also moving day by day.

Dou Jiande is benevolent by nature, but it is precisely because of this benevolence that he often hesitates when he needs to make a decision, so that he often misses the opportunity, for example, his march this time is because he cherishes his subordinates too much, so he did not march in a hurry, so that the Tang army finally took the lead in occupying the Tiger Pass, so that he had to be blocked by the Tang army outside the pass and could not rescue Wang Shichong's troops trapped in Luoyang, and at this time, if he wanted to attack the Tiger Pass, the losses of the Xia army must be extremely heavy, And such a choice, Dou Jiande himself is even more unacceptable.

In the final analysis, from the beginning of Dou Jiande's decision to continue westward to relieve the siege of Luoyang after defeating Meng Haigong, every chess he took was a faint move. However, when he was persuaded to lead his troops west to participate in the great battle between Tang and Zheng, he did not lead his army south without careful consideration, and his army did not rest, so although it was a victory after the victory. Morale was high, but the army was very tired.

Second, it was Dou Jiande's subordinate generals who had a problem, because it was very easy to attack Meng Haigong and the capture was extremely rich, and many generals got a lot of spoils: for the generals, Dou Jiande has always been very generous, and the victory is so easy, so that the generals in the army generally breed pride and despise the enemy, so many generals of the Xia army have lost the desire to continue fighting. On the contrary, they really want to go back to their hometown and enjoy life.

But the most fatal problem is still in Dou Jiande. As we all know, Dou Jiande was a hero in Hebei when he was not in trouble, he was both kind and generous, but also jealous and hateful, so if the object of his rescue this time was Zhang Xutuo, a famous general of the former generation. Or the words of Li Mi in the past, Dou Jiande will definitely go all out. And the fighting spirit is high, but the object he wants to rescue this time is actually Wang Shichong, who he has always been ashamed of, no matter what the starting point is, Dou Jiande's heart has already given birth to a feeling of resistance.

Dou Jiande's feelings for the hypocrite Wang Shichong are naturally extremely disgusted, in fact. In the second year of Wude, after Wang Shichong poisoned the emperor Yang Tong, the emperor of Tai, in order to take revenge on this shameless villain for usurping the dynasty he had lived in, Dou Jiande once led an army to invade Wang Shichong's territory, and now. For the benefit of the Xia Kingdom he established, Dou Jiande himself actually wanted to rescue such a hypocrite, it is conceivable that Dou Jiande is actually extremely resistant in his heart, but he has to do so in his current form, but the resistance in his heart will naturally affect Dou Jiande's judgment, and the reason why Dou Jiande will hesitate is naturally reasonable.

Monarch Dou Jiande was undecided, the high-level generals had no desire to fight, and the soldiers were extremely tired, so it is no wonder that such an army would confront the Tang army for a long time before the Tiger Pass, and finally did not launch any attack on the Tang army, because their real combat strength has been greatly weakened.

Just when Dou Jiande was undecided, his enemy, Li Shimin, the commander of the Tang Army, was secretly and carefully observing this army, unlike Dou Jiande's hesitation, Li Shimin's will was very firm, therefore, naturally nothing could affect his judgment, and soon, Li Shimin was very keen to discover all kinds of problems in the Xia army, although he did not know why these extremely fatal shortcomings appeared in such a large number of people, and extraordinary brave generals, but this did not hinder, He devised a strategy specifically for these weaknesses, thus eliminating such opponents in one fell swoop.

Guanzhong, Chang'an.

The winter of Wude's four years seems to be colder than in the past few years, and it is clear that it is already March, but the weather is still so cold at this time.

In the palace of King Qin, Shi Qingyi was quietly staying in her room, and her two goddaughters Li Mingyao and Li Yan were sitting around her.

The life of the noble ladies in Chang'an City is comfortable, but it is precisely for this reason that it seems a little boring and lonely, for this reason, frequent gatherings have become the choice of these noble ladies, however, although you are the princess of Qin, Shi Qingyi rarely participates in such things. Of course, this is because she likes to be quiet, so she doesn't like to do such things, however, the more important reason is that in the capital of Chang'an, the most prominent leader of the daughters of the noble families is Li Jiancheng's wife and Prince Zheng.

Due to the fierce battle between the crown prince and the king of Qin for the inheritance of Li Yuan's throne, whenever these noble ladies gathered, they would intentionally or unintentionally miss the invitation to Shi Qingyi, and over time, Shi Qingyi no longer participated in their gatherings, but was with Li Mingyao and Li Yan, leisurely reading, drinking tea and occasionally going out shopping, and life was actually not bad.

"Contentment is always happy, and peace is bliss!" Shi Qingyi thought to himself: "It's a pity that not all people can really understand these two sentences!" That Crown Princess Zheng, it's a pity. ”

This Princess Zheng is actually very kind, and she is also very kind to the poor and slaves, and the reason why she will gradually alienate herself is actually because of the prince, so she doesn't want Princess Qin to embarrass herself, but unfortunately, although her original intention is good, but in fact, this kind of idea of self-preservation will only make the rift between the two brothers expand more and more, until it can no longer be recovered, Shi Qingyi sighed: "Actually, as Li Jiancheng's wife, This Princess Zheng should have been stronger, but unfortunately, she chose to escape. Shi Qingyi said in his heart.

In fact, many people misunderstand Li Shimin, the reason why he is so belligerent is because he has the ambition to inherit Li Yuan as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, in fact, they are all wrong, the reason why Li Shimin is so persistent on the battlefield is just that he has firm beliefs and dreams, in order to make the world return to the original peaceful scene, Li Shimin is not afraid of any challenge, dare to be the enemy of anyone. Of course, with the continuous accumulation of military exploits, Li Shimin did have a desire for his father's position, but even so, he just simply longed for that position, in Li Shimin's heart, his family is always the most important thing, therefore, between absolute power and his brothers and sisters, Li Shimin will definitely choose his brother.

At this time, if Crown Princess Zheng can take a step out and communicate with herself, then there is no doubt that the estrangement between brothers originally caused by the struggle for power will gradually disappear under their promotion, but unfortunately, there is no if in the future. (To be continued......)