At the same time that Chang'an encountered danger, the Tang army, which went north to defend against the enemy, also encountered unexpected difficulties. Due to the heavy rains and floods in Guanzhong in the past few days, many roads and bridges have been blocked, which has made the march more difficult and caused the morale of the already sluggish to become more and more depressed.

Shimin paced back and forth in the big tent worriedly, and Zixuan specially boiled hot tea and brought it to him, "Shimin, are you worried about the disadvantage of this battle?" ”

Shimin nodded, "The morale of the soldiers is not high, and Yuanji looks like he is watching from the wall, so I have to worry." ”

Zixuan said: "You don't have to worry, I have a way." ”

"What's the solution?" Shimin asked urgently.

"Discord Meter." Zixuan said, "After the death of Shibi Khan, he did not pass on the throne to his son Tuli, but passed on the throne to his younger brother Jieli Khan, do you think there can be no contradiction between them?" I heard that the tribe led by Tuli had been ostracized by the Jieli Khan. ”

"You mean Latuli and Jie Li?" Shimin smiled, "Tuli always said that he was going to uncover my skin, how can I pull him?" I found out that I didn't dare to treat you badly when I married you, a sudden profit, like your mother's brother; There is also a Jingde, not to say that you are his niece. You have a lot of family! ”

Zixuan slapped him lightly, "Then since you are related to Tuli, don't worry, you go and invite my mother's brother before the battle, I have my own way to persuade him." ”

"Okay." Shimin replied.

On 12 August, the Tang army and the Turkic army met head-on at Wulonghan in Fenzhou, and a fierce battle was inevitable. Shimin said to Yuanji: "Now that the Turkic army is in front of us, we cannot show weakness. Motoyoshi. As a lieutenant, you should go into battle with me to boost morale. ”

A sneer slipped across the corner of Yuan Ji's mouth, "Second brother, I heard you right, you have the whimsy to brave the heavy rain to fight?" ”

Shimin said: "Yes, if we don't go to war, the Turks will despise our army and be detrimental to the morale of our army. ”

Yuan Ji said: "The heavy rain in the past few days has greatly affected the equipment and morale of our army, and we are going to fight at this time. In case of failure. It's too late to regret it! ”

Most of the generals of the Tang army actually agreed with Yuanji's statement, and Shimin looked around at the Tang army generals who had no fighting spirit and said: "Our army has been affected by the heavy rain, but the Turks have been affected far more than our army. The best weapon of the Turks was the bow and arrow, and now it was raining non-stop. Their bowstrings were all loose. It cannot be used at all. To them it is like a bird that has broken its wings; And the main weapons of our army are swords, guns, swords, and halberds, which will not be constrained by heavy rain, and will not fight at this time. When? ”

Yuan Ji said: "Anyway, I don't think it's appropriate to go to war at this time, I want to go to you alone." ”

None of the generals of the Tang Army came out to speak in favor of the people. At this moment, the people of the world feel more isolated than ever. This general of Tiance and the general of the Twelve Guards, who once had absolute control over the army, has suddenly become a bare-bones commander without the support of his subordinates.

Shimin smiled and made a decision to play cards out of common sense again, and he said to Yuanji casually: "Since you don't dare to fight, then I will go alone, and you can stay in the camp and watch the battle." ”

Before Yuan Ji could react, Shimin had already led Qin Qiong, Cheng Yanjin, Wei Chi Jingde and other cronies and more than 100 soldiers to gallop towards the enemy formation.

When they came to the front of the Turkic army, the people of the world shouted to Jieli Khan: "The Turks are at peace with my Tang Dynasty, why did the Khan break the alliance and attack?" I am Li Shimin, the king of Qin of the Tang Dynasty, knowing that the Khan is also good at martial arts, in order to avoid hurting innocent soldiers in the big war, why don't we fight one-on-one? If the khan must be outnumbered, this king will use these 100 people to fight you to the death! ”

Jieli Khan was suddenly puzzled by the second monk. What tricks is this kid Li Shimin playing? You only brought more than 100 people to fight me? And you have to be one-on-one with me, he's not a radical general, is he? Could it be that he has laid an ambush waiting for me to fall into his trap?

At this moment, Yu Chi Jingde Pegasus came to Tuli's side and whispered: "Tuli Khan, Zixuan is in the camp, please go over and see you." After saying that, Jingde immediately ran back.

Jieli Khan was shocked, could it be that this kid Tuli colluded with Datang? Looking at Tuli's thoughtful look again, I thought to myself that Tuli has always been at odds with me, and this time he agreed to go with me, didn't he want to take advantage of the battle between the two armies to attack me, right?

At this time, Li Shimin led more than 100 people to approach again, and was preparing to ride his horse across the ditch between the two armies. Jieli Khan wanted to fight very much, but he was afraid that his nephew would have bad intentions, so he stabbed him in the back, and after some ideological struggle, he finally decided that it was better to withdraw from the army, so he shouted to the people: "The king doesn't have to cross the river, I don't have any other intentions, I just want to reaffirm the former alliance with the Tang Dynasty." ”

In this way, he was fooled by the people, and Jieli Khan really retreated. With his extraordinary courage and strategy, Li Shimin staged a classic "lonely hero" story.

In the evening, Tuli braved the heavy rain to come to the camp of the people. As soon as he saw Zixuan, his Sirius-like eyes immediately brightened, "Zixuan, how are you doing?" ”

"Good, very good." Zixuan glanced at Shimin, "Some people don't dare to let me have a bad time, for fear that you will expose his skin." ”

Tuli laughed when he heard this, and the people of the world hurriedly said, "Tuli Khan, please take a seat." ”

Zixuan sat opposite Tuli and asked with concern, "Tuli, what about you?" How are you doing all these years? Can you get married? ”

"I'm very good, I'm married, I'm a Turkic girl, my status is not very noble, I married her because...... She looks a little like you. Tuli said with some embarrassment.

Zixuan was unhappy, "What do you call this?" How can you marry someone because you're like me? Tuli, I tell you, in fact, every woman is a unique landscape, no one is the best, it just depends on whether you meet someone who appreciates her. Since you married her, you are going to live with her for the rest of your life, and you have to try to discover her unique charm, instead of looking for my shadow in her, which will be unfair to her, and you will not get real happiness. Zixuan looked at Tuli deeply, "Tuli, I sincerely hope that you can be happy." ”

Tuli was stunned for a moment and smiled, he still smiled like the first rays of sunshine in the morning, "I understand, Zixuan." I will be happy. ”

Shimin said: "This king also hopes that the Tuli Khan can be happy, and it will be better if he can be happy in the tribe." ”

Tu Li said: "His Royal Highness King Qin, what do you mean by this?" ”

"I heard that the tribe to which the Khan belonged was ostracized by the Jieli Khan." Shimin Road.

Tuli sighed, "It's true, it's true, because I'm the son of the previous Khan, and my uncle has been on guard of me in every way. ”

Shimin said: "This king is willing to help the Khan." ”

(Author's note: The relevant historical records of these chapters are rewritten according to "The Bloody Tang Dynasty" and "Tang History is Not Like Smoke".) (To be continued......)