"Tian Zaibiao?"

Li Xiuning, who was hit by an arrow and fell off his horse, was not very far away from Chen Xuanli at this moment, so he heard the roar before Tian Zaibiao killed Chen Xuanli very clearly, and suddenly his face changed greatly, and he shouted urgently: "General Tian, stop quickly, this palace is Li Xiuning, the princess of Pingyang, and we came to pursue the Sui army after being notified by General Li Shiji." ”

"What?"

Tian Zaibiao was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly yelled a few times: "Stop it all for me!" ”

Tian Zaibiao's voice was loud, and after he yelled like this, the Tang sergeant, who was still swinging the weapon in his hand wildly, slowly stopped fighting, and stared at the opposite side with some suspicion.

"Where is Her Royal Highness the Princess?" Tian Zaibiao roared again.

"General Tian, I'm here!" Li Xiuning lifted half of his body up with difficulty, and shouted with all his might.

Tian Zaibiao followed the sound and finally found Li Xiuning who fell to the ground after being hit by an arrow, he hurriedly turned over and dismounted to help Li Xiuning up, and determined Li Xiuning's identity by the faint moonlight, and immediately surrendered his hand and said: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, the last general is guilty, and the last general will accidentally injured Her Royal Highness the Princess for a while, please punish the princess." ”

Li Xiuning glared at Tian Zaibiao with great displeasure, and said: "General Tian, you were ordered to set up an ambush to intercept the Sui army, and if you didn't stop the Sui army, then it's just that, why do you ambush the palace, and even kill General Chen Xuanli!" ”

Tian Zaibiao was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground, and hurriedly gave his hand to defend: "The princess atoned for her sins, the last general led the army to lie in ambush here for a long time, and never saw a Sui army passing by, so I saw that the princess led the army to hurry very quickly, so the last general mistakenly thought that the Sui army was in a hurry to rush back to Xicheng after learning that Nanzheng was attacked!" ”

Li Xiuning's apricot eyes opened unconsciously when she heard this, and she said in a lost voice: "What? You've never seen a single Sui army pass by, how is this possible? ”

Tian Zaibiao nodded heavily, and said in a somewhat urgent voice: "Your Royal Highness the Princess, even if you give the last general a lot of courage, the last general will not dare to deceive!" The more than 7,000 soldiers under the command of the last general can testify to the last general, and the last general has never seen any army pass by before the arrival of the princess's army. ”

Looking at Tian Zaibiao's expression that was already a little overwhelmed, Li Xiuning was also secretly confident, after all, it was impossible for each of the seven or eight thousand people under his hands to be her henchmen, if there was really a Sui army that passed such a big thing before, it would be impossible to be full.

But in this way, the question arises again, where did the Sui army go? With more than 20,000 people, it is impossible for such a force to disappear out of thin air.

Li Xiuning's brows furrowed slightly, and he thought to himself: "An army of 20,000 people will never disappear out of thin air?" I led the army all the way over and didn't bump into them, could it be that they moved too fast and passed before Tian Zaibiao arrived? ”

"No, it can't be either! After General Li Shiji broke through Nanzheng, he sent Tian Zaibiao to lead the army to set up an ambush, Long Zhi knew that after Nanzheng was lost, he ordered the withdrawal of the army, no matter how fast the march was, it was impossible to catch up with Tian Zaibiao, and I didn't find any signs of large-scale marching along the way! ”

The more Li Xiuning thought about it, the more wrong it became, and he felt a little uneasy in his heart, and turned his head to Tian Zaibiao and said: "General Tian, the soldiers under the command of this palace have been running wild for a day and a night, and they are sleepy and tired. Please ask the general to lead his troops back to Nanzheng to report the military situation to King Changguang and General Li Shiji, and the palace will lead the troops to garrison here, one to rest, and the other to prevent the Sui army from breaking through from elsewhere! ”

Tian Zaibiao nodded, and immediately led his subordinates to the direction of Nanzheng.

On the other hand, after Li Longji received Li Shiji's notice, he did his best to kill Bennan Zheng and Li Shiji.

Under the city of Nanzheng, Li Longji smiled and said to Li Shiji: "General Li, I have admired the name for a long time!" If it weren't for the general, Lone wouldn't know when he would be able to see the gate of Nanzheng City! ”

Li Shiji smiled slightly, and returned the salute: "His Royal Highness the King of Changguang is polite, if it weren't for His Royal Highness dragging the main force of the Sui army, how could the last general have the ability to take Nanzheng?" Winning His Royal Highness Nan Zheng should be the first achievement! ”

Li Longji narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and glanced at Li Shiji with some meaning, secretly saying that Li Shiji is not only proficient in the art of war, but also very knowledgeable about human feelings and sophistication, and his future will inevitably be limitless. I should have a good relationship with him, maybe he will become my most important arm in the future.

"Your Highness, Sui General Longzhi will never sit still after learning that Nanzheng is lost. According to the last general's opinion, it is very likely that he will lead his army back to Xicheng. The last general has already sent General Tian Zaibiao to lead the army to set up an ambush on the main road to Xicheng, if His Highness can send another elite follow-up pursuit, it will definitely be able to inflict heavy damage on the Sui army's Longzhi Department. ”

Just as Li Longji was secretly looking at Li Shiji, Li Shiji took a step forward and put forward his own suggestion.

"Although General Li is relieved, after Gu learned that the Sui army had withdrawn for no reason, he sent his subordinate Chen Xuanli and Princess Pingyang to lead the army to pursue him.

Li Longji waved his hand and unceremoniously took the credit, not remembering how angry and uneasy he was when he learned that Li Xiuning had led the army to attack privately.

Chen Xuanli is her confidant, and Li Xiuning came here purely to avenge her husband Chai Shao, and she didn't care about the credit or anything at all. In this case, how can I not accept this great work sent to the door?

At present, the situation of the Tang Army is not good, several fronts are more defeated and less victorious, if his side can send such a good news, then the father and emperor must be a dragon's heart, and he will inevitably pay more and more attention to himself.

Just when Li Longji began to reverie with some pride, a fast horse galloped over, rushed to Li Shiji and Li Longji, turned over and dismounted, knelt on the ground and reported: "His Royal Highness King Changguang, general. Princess Pingyang led the army to pursue the Sui army, due to an accident with General Tian Zaibiao's headquarters, General Chen Xuanli was unfortunately killed in the melee, and no trace of the Sui army was found all the way to the pursuit! ”

"What do you say? No trace of the Sui army was found, and Chen Xuanli was killed in battle! ”

This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the current Li Longji, shattering his dream just now. He picked up the Tang soldier who reported the news in a bit of a rage, and yelled at him.

At the same time, a thought suddenly flashed in his mind after Li Shiji on the side heard the news, and his face turned pale in an instant.

He trembled and reached out to grab Li Longji's arm, and said in a trembling voice, "Temple. . . Your Highness, long... Chang'an, the Sui army is going to attack Chang'an! ”