Chang'an, inside the Wude Palace.

Li Xiuning, the princess of Pingyang, who was dressed in a fiery red uniform, was kneeling in front of Li Yuan, with tears in her eyes, ignoring the dissuasion of the ministers on both sides, she kept kowtowing to Li Yuan and said: "Father, please allow your sons to go to Hanchuan with the army, take down the heads of Sui generals Longzhi and Guan Ling, and avenge the horses!" ”

Li Xiaocha fled back to Chang'an yesterday, and he brought back bad news to the Manchu civil and military forces: the 30,000 Tang troops who supported Li Xiaogong in Bashu were all wiped out, Hanchuan County was lost, and the horse Chai Shao was unfortunately killed in battle.

After hearing the news, Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang couldn't stand the blow for a while, and fainted on the spot. After several rescues by the imperial doctor, he woke up.

Li Xiuning, who woke up, didn't pay attention to the imperial doctor's advice to let himself rest well, took out the armor when he followed Li Shimin with Chai Shao to pacify Xue Rengao, and after putting on his clothes, he left the princess's mansion and rushed straight to the Wude Palace, which was in the early dynasty, and asked Li Yuan to fight with tears in his eyes.

Looking at his daughter who kept kowtowing at the bottom of the steps, Li Yuan was also distressed. Originally, Li Yuan was quite dissatisfied with Chai Shao's capture in Jingxiang, but if it weren't for the deep affection between his daughter and him, he would have planned to change his daughter to a horse.

But now when the news of Chai Shao's death came, Li Yuan was also sad in his heart. After all, this son-in-law is also conscientious for his imperial career and has made a lot of contributions.

However, Li Yuan knew very well in his heart that he was the emperor of the Tang Empire, and his identity did not allow him to have any emotional behavior.

After taking a deep breath, Li Yuan restrained his emotions, slowly stood up, walked down the steps to help Li Xiuning and said, "Sanniang, it's not that I don't want to avenge Heichang, it's really that I am powerless. Now Erlang led the army to fight with Wang Shichong in Hongnong, and Dalang also led the army to Qingzhou to meet the Sui army, and there was really no general under my command to be available. ”

Li Xiuning wiped the tears on his face, and said, "Father, my son is willing to lead a large army to Hanchuan and ask my father to complete it." ”

"You?"

Li Yuan stared at Li Xiuning for a long time, and finally shook his head and vetoed: "I know that Sanniang is a heroine, a heroine among women, and she also commanded tens of thousands of righteous troops to help me attack Chang'an. But now that you've been carried away by hatred, there's no way for you to lead an army. ”

When Li Xiuning heard Li Yuan say this, his eyes turned watery again, and he sobbed: "Is the father unwilling to avenge Heichang?" ”

Li Yuan sighed helplessly, patted Li Xiuning's shoulder and said, "Sanniang, Sichang is gone, and my father is also very sad." But now that Datang is at war on all sides, there are some difficulties that still need your understanding! ”

"Father, the son does not agree with your statement!"

As soon as Li Yuan's voice fell, before Li Xiuning could speak, a person suddenly flashed out among the ministers, and bowed his hand towards Li Yuan and said: "Father, the sons think that Hanchuan is a strategic place connecting Guanlong and Bashu, and it must not be allowed to fall into the hands of the Sui army. What's more, Chai Juma is the general of the Yuan Cong who raised troops from Taiyuan in the past, and now he is dead on the battlefield, if his father sits idly by, it will inevitably chill the hearts of the Tang Dynasty soldiers who fought bloodily on the front line! ”

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw that the person who spoke in the column was about twenty-five or sixteen years old, handsome, slender, and extraordinary. It was Tang Xuanzong Li Longji, who came out of chaos not long ago, implanted as the son of Li Yuan, and Li Yuan was named the king of Changguang after he became emperor.

Li Yuan is now old and greedy for pleasure, so he doesn't have much energy to deal with trivial government affairs other than military affairs.

In the past, the crown prince Li Jiancheng helped deal with it, but now Li Jiancheng is on the expedition, and the other sons are young. Li Yuan thought of this concubine's son, although Li Longji still needed to report to Li Yuan after dealing with it, but Li Yuan generally did not have any opinions on these trivial sundries.

Moreover, Li Longji, as an emperor who can create a prosperous era of Kaiyuan, is not bad in his own ability, and many things are handled so that Li Yuan can't find fault at all, and unconsciously began to reuse this concubine who was not very popular in the past.

Li Xiuning glanced at Li Longji gratefully when he heard this, and once again knelt on the ground and said: "Father, the revenge of the horse must be avenged, and the important land of Hanchuan cannot fall into the hands of the Sui army!" ”

Li Yuan glared at Li Longji with great displeasure, and shouted: "I have already said that now the imperial court has no soldiers and no generals to send, is it possible that any of you can scatter beans and become soldiers?" ”

The corners of Li Longji's mouth hooked slightly, and said: "Father, who said that my dynasty has no soldiers to send, and the supernatural emperor uncle is in Shangluo, and there are 50,000 elite troops under his command. Isn't this just a ready-made soldier? ”

"Never!"

As soon as Li Longji's words fell, Xiangguo Chen Shuda came out and said: "Your Majesty, this move must not be!" The 50,000 army of the King of Huai'an is used to guard against Yang Yanzhao's corps on the front line of Nanyang in Wuguan, if the army of the King of Huai'an is transferred, then Yang Yanzhao can lead the army out of Wuguan and directly approach Chang'an! ”

"Chen Xiangguo is too worried!"

Li Longji smiled slightly: "Although Yang Yanzhao is the official governor of Nanyang, he is on the same level as Xue Rengui, Li Jing, and Chang Yuchun. But in my opinion, this person is just from a royal family, and he has little ability at all. Otherwise, it would not have held tens of thousands of soldiers and failed to achieve an inch for many years! ”

"What's more, I didn't say that I would transfer all the army of the King of Huai'an. According to the information, it was the Ryuji Department that had previously guarded Xicheng County that invaded Hanchuan. The number of soldiers and horses was about 30,000. ”

"Xicheng is the gateway to defend Jingxiang's flanks, and there must be about 10,000 soldiers and horses left behind. In addition, Long Zhi's attack on Hanchuan was in response to Li Jing's attack on Bashu, so after they took Hanchuan, they would inevitably send a force of troops and horses to attack and harass the Sword Pavilion to attract the attention of King Zhao and General Li Shiji. ”

"The Sword Pavilion has been a dangerous pass in the world since ancient times, although because of Li Jing's attack, most of the soldiers and horses in Bashu have been transferred to the eastern front, but Long Zhi wants to make a little noise in the Sword Pavilion, not to mention 10,000 soldiers and horses. In this way, I am afraid that there are only more than 10,000 Sui troops who can really stay in Hanchuan. ”

Chen Shuda sneered: "Your Royal Highness the King of Changguang, don't forget, the Chai Horse soldiers were defeated and died, and I am afraid that many of the 30,000 troops he led were prisoners of war of the Sui army." His Highness's analysis forgot to include these people! ”

Li Longji laughed and said: "It's good that Chen Xiangguo doesn't mention it, I think this battle is easier to fight." Don't forget, most of the 30,000 soldiers and horses led by Chai and Ma were from Guanlong, and their parents, wives and children were all in Guanzhong. If Long Zhi really dared to accept these Tang army prisoners of war, he would only need a few letters from home to make the Sui army chaotic without a fight! ”