The news of Liu Zongmin's annihilation was quickly spread to Li Jiancheng's Chinese army tent, and Li Jiancheng was stunned when he heard the news, his mouth was open, and he looked at the scout in front of him blankly.

"You... You're saying it again. Li Jiancheng said with a look of disbelief.

The scout smiled helplessly and bitterly, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the entire army under General Liu Zongmin has been wiped out, and General Liu Zongmin has died in battle!" ”

"No way, it's absolutely impossible!" Li Zicheng on the side shook his head vigorously, and said emotionally: "Liu Zongmin has five thousand elite soldiers, elite soldiers!" It is the hundred warriors who have been fighting for us for many years for the Tang Dynasty, how can the whole army be wiped out? ”

Among the people in the big tent, Li Yan was the calmest, he stopped Li Zicheng who was a little excited, and asked calmly: "Can you tell me how Liu Zongmin was completely annihilated?" Also, who is Xinye City fighting, and are there any Sui reinforcements in the city? ”

Hearing this, Li Jiancheng glanced at this talented general with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and said: "What Mr. Li Yan said is right, you quickly explained the reasons for the annihilation of Liu Zongmin's entire army!" ”

When the scout heard this, he carefully detailed everything that had happened under Shinno Castle, and after listening to it, everyone fell into deep thought, thinking that if they encountered such a situation, they might not be able to escape the end of the entire army.

After a long time, Li Jiancheng sighed, "I can't imagine that a small Xinye County actually has such a capable person, this expedition is entrusted by my father, and I didn't expect to encounter such a setback in the first battle!" ”

Li Zicheng said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen has a strategy, I don't know if it works?" ”

Li Jiancheng was overjoyed when he heard this, "What is the best plan for my brother?" Hurry up! ”

Li Zicheng smiled gloomily, "That Zhang Xun has such a strategy, but he is condescended to a small county order, I think he must be dissatisfied in his heart, if I don't tempt this person with high-ranking officials and generous profits, maybe Xinye can go down without a fight!" ”

Li Jiancheng nodded when he heard this, "Brother, this plan may be a try, but we can't hope for it, send orders to the three armies, cut down trees nearby, build siege ladders, and be ready to attack the city at any time!" ”

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After Zhang Xun defeated Liu Zongmin, he did not dare to relax in the slightest, and ordered his three thousand county soldiers to defend the city defense, and those who dared to leave the defenders without permission were killed!

"Report, Lord Qiyu, there is a person in the city, who claims to be Tang Xian, the Guanglu doctor of the Tang Dynasty."

Zhang Xunzheng and Lei Wanchun were inspecting the city defense, and a soldier hurriedly ran over and reported cautiously.

Lei Wanchun was puzzled when he heard this: "What are the envoys of the Tang Army doing here?" ”

Zhang Xun smiled slightly, "Nine times out of ten, I'm here to persuade you to surrender!" ”

"Persuasion?" Lei Wanchun said suspiciously: "We just killed 5,000 of them, they didn't attack the city with all their might, they actually sent people to persuade them to surrender, it's impossible, right?" ”

Zhang Xun explained: "As far as I know, the commander of the Tang Army this time is the crown prince Li Jiancheng, although this person has the name of virtue, but the military merits are insufficient, compared to his second brother Li Shimin, it seems a little obscure, this time he is afraid that he is also to get some credit, fortunately in the army and Li Shimin to fight against each other, so what he is most afraid of is failure, if he can fight without blood, it is naturally the best for him." ”

Lei Wanchun asked, "Then does this envoy see it or not?" ”

"See, why not?" Zhang Xun smiled slightly, "He Li Jiancheng wants to persuade him to surrender, why do I have to drag him for thirty or fifty days, the longer it drags on, the better it will be for us?" ”

Lei Wanchun suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Then the general will go and invite the envoy of the Tang Army!" ”

After a while, Lei Wanchun led Tang Xian into the city, and Zhang Xun also walked down the road, and after the two bowed to each other, Tang Xian handed Zhang Xun the handwritten letter of Li Jiancheng hidden in his arms.

Zhang Xun took the letter, read it carefully, and couldn't help but gasp, Li Jiancheng is really a big hand, give the lord Le'an, and seal the general, the prince's mansion.

Tang Xian saw that Zhang Xun didn't speak, thinking that Zhang Xun was already tempted, and hit the railway while it was hot: "Zhang County Commander has such a strategy, but he has succumbed to the position of county commander in Xinye County, it can be seen that Yang Gao will not use people at all, and sooner or later he will be destroyed by my Tang Dynasty!" My Tang prince loves talent like life, and he is thirsty for talent, if Zhang Xianling descends at this moment, he will be from the minister of the dragon, and after my prince ascends the throne in the future, Lord Zhang will be unspeakably expensive! ”

Zhang Xun was silent for a long time, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you for His Royal Highness the Prince's love, Zhang is grateful, but my father is still settled in Zhijiang County, if I surrender now, I am afraid that my father will be affected, and I also ask the prince to give a few days, and when Zhang takes his father out, he will definitely surrender to the prince!" ”

Tang Xian nodded and said: "Then I will go back to the camp to report to His Royal Highness the Prince, all kindness and filial piety come first, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always been generous, I think I can also understand Lord Zhang!" ”

"Zhang Xun, thank you, Lord Tang!"

Zhang Xun thanked him and instructed Lei Wanchun: "Wanchun, send it to Lord Tang!" ”

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Tang Xian returned to Li Jiancheng's camp and explained the past to Li Jiancheng, Li Zicheng immediately laughed and said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, this is really God wishing me the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Li Yan on the side frowned and said: "I don't think things are so optimistic, that Zhang Xun is also a person who knows the art of war, it is impossible for him not to see the importance of Xinye to our army, he said that he wants to take out his father, but I always feel that this is his delaying strategy, the last general thinks that no matter whether Zhang Xun surrenders or not, the prince should immediately lead the army to attack the city, and must not waste time here!" ”

Li Jiancheng is also quite a strategic person, and after listening to Li Yan's words, he nodded and said: "What Mr. Li said is good, after all, we are on the territory of the Sui Dynasty, and we must not be careless in everything!" ”

The strategy of persuasion was offered by Li Zicheng, who originally smiled after listening to Tang Xian's explanation, but suddenly heard Li Yan's suggestion, and Li Jiancheng seemed to be touched, so he immediately stretched his face and hurriedly dissuaded.

"His Royal Highness the Prince, you must not listen to Li Yan, if this matter spreads, who else will be willing to submit to my Tang Dynasty in the future!"

After listening to Li Zicheng's words, Li Jiancheng, who had already planned to order the siege of the city, sat down again, and said with a sad face: "What Brother Zicheng said is not unreasonable, if Zhang Xun sincerely surrenders, then we will undoubtedly cut off the idea of the world's talents to defect to my Datang!" And Zhang Xun is quite strategic, and he loves him very much! ”

Li Yan hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness the Prince, at this moment, you must not be kind to a woman, if this southern expedition fails, Your Majesty will be furious..."

Li Yan didn't continue, but Li Jiancheng understood what he meant, if he failed in this southern expedition, his father would be angry and would abolish his position as the crown prince and replace his second brother Shimin as the crown prince.

Thinking of this, Li Jiancheng broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, quickly stood up and ordered loudly: "Order the whole army, quickly assemble, target, Xinye City!" ”