Thirty miles northwest of Buyeo City, hundreds of gray-fur tents stood under a leeward slope, where the young men of their tribe, led by the Khitan cave brother and the Xi tribe's Su Zhi, were resting.

In the cave brother's tent, the mutton was roasted on the fire, and the cave brother in a fur jacket and Su Zhi, who was wearing a brocade robe, sat on both sides, drinking wine slowly.

The two of them seemed very leisurely on the surface, but in their hearts, they were afraid that they would be exterminated by the Tang Dynasty or the Turks after today.

In the end, Brother Cave couldn't hold it back.

"Do you say that this prince of the Tang Dynasty can escape the Turkic Helu?" Brother Cave looked faintly and authentically.

Su Zhi glanced at him with a smile and did not say a word.

"Brother Suzhi, tell me that I don't have a bottom in my heart?" Brother Cave said with a flattering smile on his face.

Su Zhi said without pretense: "Don't, you know in your heart, what are we staying here for?"

Seeing that Su Zhi was reluctant to speak, Brother Cave sighed: "I'm really afraid of this prince of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"I'm scared too!" Su Zhi is simple and straightforward.

"Then it depends on whether Helu can get rid of the harm of our grassland?" Brother Cave's voice was faint and authentic.

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I don't know if it was mentioned too much, Helu, who was marching rapidly, suddenly felt his eyelids jump when he was riding on his horse.

Later generations said that "the left eye jumps to disaster, and the right eye jumps to wealth" is superstition, but people will always think more when they are not feeling well.

He Lu didn't know that "the left eye jumps disaster, and the right eye jumps wealth." But his eyelids jumped and he felt that something might happen, so he couldn't help but look at Lu who led the way.

He Lu has been wandering in the Mobei grassland all these years, and this time he went south at the instigation of Lu, who wanted to take advantage of the decisive battle of Goguryeo in the Tang Dynasty and take the opportunity to go deep into the Tang Dynasty to grab a hand.

It wasn't until three days ago that he received the news that Li Chengqian stayed in Fuyu City with 8,000 disabled soldiers, and He Lu was really overjoyed, and most importantly, the other party promised: He Lu killed Li Chengqian, and the Tang Dynasty would never send troops to recruit He Lu.

He Lu didn't believe this sentence, but He Lu vaguely guessed that there was a civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, and if he could catch Li Chengqian, he would be powerful on the grassland. Taking advantage of the civil strife in the Tang Dynasty, he could not only dominate the grassland, but even drive troops straight into the Central Plains.

With such a dream, Helu led tens of thousands of cavalry all the way to Buyeo City.

At this time, my eyelids suddenly "snapped and ......" and I couldn't help but have some suspicions in my heart.

Lu felt Helu's gaze and hurriedly asked, "Is there something wrong with the Khan?" ”

He Lu said with a calm face, not looking happy and angry: "Can you send someone to find out that the traitorous slaves of the Khitan and Xi tribes are gone?" ”

Lu gritted his teeth and said: "Li Chengqian was arrogant and arrogant, thinking that by killing tens of thousands of Goguryeo soldiers, he suppressed the heroes of the world, and no one was the enemy of Da He anymore, so he drove away the 30,000 young men of the Khitan and Xi tribes early. ”

Speaking of this, Lu looked at He Lu and said with a flattering smile on his face: "How did he know that there was still a khan in the world?" ”

He Lu felt a little relieved when he heard this, so he nodded calmly and said, "Hmm, hmm! ”

Then he continued: "It is rumored that the Tang prince Li Chengqian is cunning and insidious, and if this king can successfully capture this person, it can be regarded as removing a harm for the grassland." ”

Lu Mou listened and hurriedly agreed: "What the Khan said is true, the Central Plains is not shallow by him, and the people of the world have suffered Li Chengqian for a long time. ”

Looking at Fuyu City in the distance, the hatred in Lu's eyes seemed to turn into a tangible sword and shoot at Li Chengqian in Fuyu City.

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Buyeo City

Li Chengqian walked out of the Chinese army's tent in civilian clothes, looked at some wounded soldiers who were ready to commit suicide, smiled slightly, and said lightly: "At this time, if King Gu leads two thousand soldiers out of the city, wouldn't he go out to find death?" ”

"Ahh

After hearing this, the soldiers realized that it had been a long time since the Turkic cavalry was speed, and it should be very close to Buyeo City.

"General Cheng, please transfer 500 cavalry to me, I will take His Royal Highness the Prince's guard of honor to lure He Lu away, and then you will escort His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to make a detour to Yalu Water." Shangguan Yi said with a resolute face.

Cheng Wuting knew that Shangguan Yi was holding a heart of death, so he had to agree on the spot.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian smiled faintly, waved his hand and said, "Ji Xin's plan to save Han Gaozu is also."

It's just that 500 cavalry is too small to divide most of the Turkic troops and horses, and it is useless to die. ”

Shangguan Yi regarded this conspiracy as a lifesaver When he heard this, he immediately said: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, when has this happened, why are you still saying such things!" ”

Li Chengqian ignored Shangguan Yi, faced a group of soldiers, and said confidently and calmly: "The Turks have ten times my cavalry and will inevitably besiege the city, but since they are from the northwest, the main general should go to the north gate first."

You quietly bury the rest of our explosives in the other three gates, and then go back to the camp to rest and do not make loud noises, and those who violate the order will be beheaded. ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince—"

The soldiers didn't know what it meant.

Li Chengqian said with a cold face: "Do as ordered." ”

The generals did not dare to disobey the order, so they had to arrange it according to Li Chengqian's arrangement.

Seeing that the soldiers who were able to move went out to bury gunpowder, Li Chengqian said to the wounded soldiers who were lying or sitting: "You stay here for a while, and the lonely king will come back when he goes to meet Helu." ”

The soldiers were already crying and speechless, but nodded vigorously. They all made up their minds that if Li Chengqian was killed or captured, they would all be martyred.

Li Chengqian couldn't bear to look at it more, limped out with a cane, and said lightly as he walked: "Fight a full guard of honor!"

Liu Kui wiped a handful of tears and said, "Obey!" ”

Cheng Wuting walked at the end, and whispered to the people around him: "Go and prepare a hot air balloon quickly, and as a last resort, tie up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and leave with the hot air balloon." ”

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……

Although Li Chengqian was calm on the surface, he still walked very slowly, and he was taking a big gamble.

Zhuge Liang set up an empty city plan that can only appear in operas and TV dramas, and now he wants to realize it in reality, which is no different from looking for death.

But if he can succeed this time, through his publicity, he can become a living immortal of the Tang Dynasty.

Tens of millions of soldiers in Datang will regard him as a god of war.

No matter what he wants to do in the future, as long as he instructs him, someone will not hesitate to die for him, even if he kills Li Shimin publicly, no one will dare to rebel lightly.

Just like Li Shimin back then, if Li Shimin had not shown superb military talent before the "Xuanwu Change", there would never have been only a few rebellions in the world after the "Xuanwu Change".

Such a great benefit made Li Chengqian dare to make up his mind to make a big gamble.

Li Chengqian thought about his thoughts along the way, and unconsciously walked to the north gate of Buyeo City.

After several years of operation of Fuyu City, not only did it ram three outer cities with black soil, but the city walls were also very tall.

The north gate was not the main attack site of the day, and the battlements and arrow towers on the city were well preserved.

Before Li Chengqian came up, 1,000 soldiers had already run up in advance, hiding behind the battlements and in the arrow towers, ready to attack the incoming enemy at any time.

Li Chengqian saw the nervous appearance of these soldiers, with a relaxed smile on his face, and said to the leading general: "No need to do this, you all go down." It is enough to have a lone king in the city. ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, I can't obey my fate!"

"Huh?"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but look this person up and down, only to see this red-faced and thick-necked general who seemed familiar, and couldn't help asking: "Are you Duan Shaolong from Tianjin?" ”

"It's the last general!"

Since Tianjin rose up to kill people that year, Duan Shaolong has been fighting in Liaodong for several years, and he has never seen Li Chengqian again. At this time, when he heard that Li Chengqian still remembered himself, he couldn't help but get excited.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's battle between the two armies is extremely dangerous, and you can't be willful!"

Li Chengqian couldn't help but say with a cold face when he heard Duan Shaolong also teach him a lesson: "Can you, a thousand people, defend the city?" ”

"This ......"

Duan Shaolong was speechless.

Li Chengqian said without hesitation: "If you can't hold it, you won't lead the crowd down, so as not to be seen by He Lu." ”

Duan Shaolong was also a smart person, and immediately guessed that Li Chengqian had other plans, and hurriedly asked, "His Royal Highness the Prince, but what is the plan to retreat from the enemy?" ”

Li Chengqian glanced at him and said, "The heavenly machine must not be leaked!" ”

Duan Shaolong was bored, and he didn't know whether he should listen to Li Chengqian.

At this moment, the people at the head of the city felt the city wall under their feet shake slightly, and knew that the cavalry led by Helu had arrived.

Li Chengqian's face was solemn and he took two steps forward, and directly ordered: "Duan Shaolong will take your people down and open the city gates on all sides, and the lonely king wants to see if He Lu dares to enter my city too?" ”

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He Lu looked at the tall and majestic Buyeo City, and thought to himself: If there are 10,000 Tang troops stationed in this city, Li Chengqian can hold on to it and wait for help, and his 100,000 troops can only look at the city and sigh.

It is really a blessing from heaven that makes Li Chengqian fall into a desperate situation, and he has achieved the great achievement of reviving the Turks.

Just thinking about it, he saw a horse in front of him coming straight to his big house, so he slowed down his horse a little and waited for the news of the horse.

"Newspaper—"

"Speak!"

"Tell the Khan, the four gates of Buyeo City are wide open." The spies are simple and straightforward.

"Li Chengqian ran away?"

"Li Chengqian ran away?"

The angry voices of Helu and Lu sounded almost at the same time.

The spy said truthfully: "I don't know, it's just that I saw from a distance that there was a splendid guard of honor for the crown prince of the Tang Kingdom on the north city gate." ”

He Lu suddenly became suspicious, thought for a while, and asked without gaining: "You mean that the four gates of Fuyu City are wide open, and Li Chengqian is waiting for Ben Khan at the north gate?"

"The little one only saw the honor guard, and didn't know if Li Chengqian was on the north city gate." Once again, the spy told the truth.

Helu was shocked, and involuntarily shouted: "Order the whole army, stop the march!" ”

After that, he looked up at Fuyu City, which was three or four miles away, and his face was full of solemnity.

"This must be Li Chengqianbu's suspicious plan.

The news from Chang'an City will never be wrong, there are only 8,000 wounded soldiers in the city, Li Chengqian is already poor in donkey skills, and the Khan must not miss the opportunity! Lu said hurriedly.

He Lu turned his head and looked at Lu Mou, he didn't speak for a long time, and Lu Mou, who was looking at it, was covered in hair, and hurriedly said loyally: "Khan, Lu Mou's defection to the Khan is definitely sincere, Lu Mou and Li Chengqian have a common hatred, Lu Mou can't wait to eat his flesh and sleep on his skin?"

He Lu's eyes were fixed on Lu, seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, so he nodded slowly and said: "Although this is the case, Li Chengqian has always been treacherous and cunning, so you must be guarded against, you go with Ben Khan to see first." ”

Seeing that Helu was leaving, an elder with scattered gray hair hurriedly suggested: "The king doesn't need to be a big man, and it is defenseless to say that the envoy should go to see Li Chengqian." ”

He Lu listened and thought for a while, slowly shook his head and said: "Li Chengqian, a lame man, dares to openly put up a guard of honor and wait for me, is it true that the descendants of my Ashina family are really inferior to the descendants of his Li Tang royal family?"

With that, Helu picked up the reins of his horse and walked unhurriedly towards Buyeo City, and his hundred and ten personal guards carried Daxu and followed him closely.

Tens of thousands of Turkic knights behind him watched He Lu calmly go to the dangerous and extremely dangerous Buyeo City, and they all felt and admired.

If the leader of any clan shows cowardice in the face of the enemy, it will not only make the opponent look down on you, but also be looked down upon by his subordinates.

At this point, Li Chengqian and He Lu are both people who understand.

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Li Chengqian stood at the head of Buyeo City and saw more than 100,000 Turkic cavalry smashing towards Buyeo City like a raging sea with flying dust and rumbling hooves.

And the Fuyu City behind Li Chengqian is a lonely boat in the raging sea, and he has no bottom in his heart whether he can pass it safely.

Just when Li Chengqian's palms were sweating, the Turkic cavalry suddenly stopped.

"Why did they stop?" Cheng Wu, who was standing next to him, was puzzled.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief and said lightly: "It's just suspicious!" ”

Shangguan Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead, and asked with a sigh of relief, "Suspicious?"

Li Chengqian turned his head to look at him and smiled, and said incomprehensibly: "The secret of heaven must not be revealed." ”

Shangguan Yi saw Li Chengqian's smile, nodded puzzled, and stopped asking.

As the three of them spoke, they saw a group of knights coming from the opposite side, followed by the wolf-headed Daxu of the Turkic royal family.

Shangguan Yi was shocked and said, "It's He Lulai!" ”

Li Chengqian said angrily: "I'm here to explore the truth." ”

Shangguan Yi hurriedly shut up when he heard this, for fear that he would be seen by the Turks as false.

Li Chengqian smiled faintly: "I am not small, I dare to carry a wolf's head to see the lonely king." ”

As he spoke, he saw that He Lu led the Taoist knights to run a hundred steps away from Buyeo City, slowed down his riding speed, and slowly walked forward, while carefully observing the situation at the head of the city.

Wait until you are almost eighty steps before stopping.

He Lu rode on his horse and looked at the glorious and solemn crown prince's honor guard, and his mood was very complicated. By this time, he could be sure that there would be an ambush against him in Buyeo City, and if he fought to the death today, he would not be able to gain anything.

It took a while for Heru to regain his composure, but he no longer had the ambition he had had when he came.

"The head of the city is in front of His Royal Highness the Tang Prince?"

Li Chengqian heard someone below ask, and said lightly: "Ask if Helu is here." ”

Immediately, a guard shouted, "Helu is here!" ”

"Rude! How can you call my Khan by his name?" Lu jumped out and barked like a loyal dog.

Li Chengqian was immediately happy when he heard that he was speaking Hebei dialect, and he didn't pay attention to him, but just said loudly to He Lu: "Helu, why did you come, the lonely king has been waiting for you for a long time!" ”