The war is chess, robbery and hanging, levy and dismantle, both sides in the square inch of each mind, the purpose is only for victory, if quietly slaughter the opponent a big dragon, the general trend has been determined, the victory or defeat is immediately clear.

Li Shimin was the one who was quietly slaughtered by his opponent, and he had to admit that he lost the war. For Li Shimin, the Eastern Crusade was a battle to consolidate the rule of the Li Tang Dynasty, and an important battle to subdue the hearts of the world's lords and scholars, which could only be won, not defeated.

But who knew that the opponent was too powerful, a strange army that had calculated the impossibility of coming out, killed the Tang army by surprise, burned countless grains and grass, and directly cut off the lifeblood of the Tang army.

Defeated and lost, the king was exhausted.

Li Shimin was lying on the bed, his expression and eyes had lost their original brilliance, and they had become hollow, and the spirit of the whole person seemed to have been pricked by a needle, and all of them were discharged.

After the half-life ideal is gone, that's probably it.

His eyes were half-closed, and Li Shimin's expression was full of lifeless gloom.

"The country of projectiles, the collection of the former Sui and Tang dynasties, several expeditions to the east, a total of millions of Central Plains soldiers, but it still has not been conquered, it ...... What's so powerful? Li Shimin muttered.

Li Ji half-knelt in front of Li Shimin, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty needs to recuperate, don't worry too much, the country of projectiles is the country of projectiles after all, one day, we will come again, then it will be the real battle to destroy the country, the old minister is not talented, but there is a breath of air, and he must follow His Majesty to level Goguryeo!" ”

The generals in the tent said in unison: "I am willing to follow Your Majesty to level Goguryeo!" ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "I can't come, I am afraid that I will never have the opportunity to set foot in this foreign land...... You are all old, I am also old, in a few years, I can no longer hold a sword, I can't step on a war horse, how can I step on Goguryeo? ”

With his hands clenched into fists, Li Shimin closed his eyes, suddenly gritted his teeth, and said: "This life has not leveled Goguryeo, which is really the biggest hatred in my life!" I hope that the next generation of emperors can inherit my legacy and will definitely completely incorporate it into my Tang territory! ”

The generals turned gloomy when they heard this.

Everyone knows that Li Shimin is telling the truth, judging from Li Shimin's current physical condition and the family foundation that the Tang Dynasty has been hollowed out due to this war, the next expedition to Goguryeo may be ten years later, and ten years later, it is unlikely that Li Shimin will still be alive.

No one dared to answer Li Shimin's words, and everyone was unwilling to speak with a clear conscience, and there was silence in the tent.

After a long time, Li Shimin broke the silence.

“…… Let's talk about the retreat, I'm afraid that my body will not be able to command the army, the generals will each restrain their generals, retreat to the west, and send scouts a hundred miles away, and return to the Chinese army every half an hour to report the military situation, and the enemy will attack this kind of thing, it is enough to have a lesson, and we can't afford to withstand the second time......"

The generals received the order awe-inspiringly.

“…… The soldiers set off immediately after pulling out the camp, the generals urged more, it was good to be a little tired and tired, I believe that all the soldiers saw the burning of my grain and grass by the Yan Ya Department, and this matter could not be concealed, the generals simply told each other frankly, and then told them that the grain storage was enough for our army for five days, as long as the march was accelerated, it would be able to meet the grain brigade in Yingzhou after five days, and the soldiers would never be in danger of running out of food, this sentence must be said, otherwise the army's heart will be chaotic......"

Li Shimin said a few words, his spirit became more and more sluggish, paused, and took a few quick breaths, and then continued: "...... The problem of marching is not big, the problem of grain and grass, in fact, is not big, if there is no accident, the two ends can be able to help, I am most worried about the 150,000 enemy troops mobilized by the thieves of Quangai Suwen from Pyongyang, the scouts said that they can reach Daxing City in three days, most of our army is foot soldiers, and the cavalry, because of the repeated battles, has lost a lot, Quangai Suwen's troops are all elite soldiers guarding the capital, coming from afar, and the spirit is flourishing......"

Li Shimin closed his eyes, his cheeks twitched a few times, although he didn't want to admit it, he still had to say: "...... These 150,000 enemy troops were led by Quangai Suwen himself, and our army's long-tired division fought fiercely one after another, and both morale and physical strength dropped a lot, not to mention the worry of running out of food, I'm afraid...... We can't resist the pursuit of these 150,000 enemy troops, so we can only quickly leave Goguryeo and return to the territory of Datang, but the enemy's pursuers are behind and are just around the corner, and we must divide a partial division to intercept Quangai Suwen's pursuers......"

As soon as the words were finished, Li Ji, Cheng Biting Jin, Niu Jinda, Li Daozong and other generals in the tent took a step forward at the same time, and clenched their fists in unison and said awe-inspiringly: "The ministers are willing to lead the army to break off!" ”

After speaking, several veterans were stunned, and then glared at each other.

"I am the general manager of the march of Liaodong Road, and I should be cut off by me." Li Ji said in a deep voice.

Niu Jinda said coldly: "The general manager of the march of Liaodong Road leads the whole army, from His Majesty to one person and below, all of them are controlled by you, when will it be your turn to do this kind of thing after the break?" ”

Cheng bit Jin Senran and smiled: "What are you fighting for?" Think that's a good thing? After the break, hehe, the act of nine deaths and a lifetime, should you go to the banquet and drink? This kind of thing is in my hands, although I am an old killer who has led the army for many years, I am more ruthless than you, and I have looted everywhere I have passed, and the chickens and dogs are not left, this is the true meaning of the break, although you are a general who kills people like hemp, but you can't compare to me, admit it or not? ”

When it came to killing, everyone was silent.

Cheng Biting Jin has a bandit name of "Demon King of the Mixed World", "Mixed World" can be understood, of course, the word "Demon King" is not in vain, staying in Chang'an City is just a bit arrogant and domineering, but if he leads the army to fight outside, he completely changes his style, and he really kills people without blinking, as long as he is an enemy country, whether it is a soldier or a common man, in his eyes it is all dead.

There are many famous generals in the Tang Dynasty, if you talk about the people who break the city the most, it is none other than Cheng Biting Jin, if the city of any enemy country is broken by Cheng Biting Jin, it is simply a nightmare for the city, Li Shimin ordered to slaughter the city and pay attention to it, slaughter for a few days, how much to slaughter, after all, there is a measure, change Cheng Biting Jin, it is really a chicken and a dog will not stay, at this point, Cheng Biting Jin can be said to be the best.

Li Ji was silent for a moment, and suddenly sneered: "What does it have to do with killing people after breaking off?" Cheng Lao Pifu this person is a tendon, the leader only knows how to go on a rampage, now our army has fallen into a disadvantage, if you are reckless, a little careless is the end of the whole army, the person after the break must have courage and strategy is the right choice, to put it mildly, at this point, the old man is much stronger than you Cheng Lao Pifu......"

Cheng bit the gold for a moment, and then the old face turned red.

The truth is true, among these generals in the Tang Dynasty, if you talk about the ranking of being good at fighting, Li Ji is the second person after Li Jing, the god of war, as for Cheng Biting Jin, he is probably ranked five or six outside, if everyone is a student in the same class, Cheng Biting Metal is a middle student with high grades and low grades, but Li Ji is a real scholar.

Xueba's world Cheng Biting Jin didn't understand, but Xueba's words just now hurt Cheng Biting Jin's face.

In front of Li Shimin and the generals, without such a slap in the face, Cheng Biting Jin's face turned red, his fists were clenched tightly, his nostrils were infinitely dilated like Er Kang, and he kept panting, obviously Cheng Biting Jin was really angry at this moment.

"Old man Li, you and the old man will settle the account, let's fight three hundred rounds and then talk about reason." Cheng Yanjin pointed at Li Ji's nose, and his movements were very provocative.

Li Jifu smiled: "I don't dare to ask for it!" Cheng Lao Pifu, the old man has long wanted to teach you a lesson! Walk. ”

The two walked out side by side, and were about to fight you to the death, but Li Shimin, who was half-lying on the couch, spoke coldly.

"When is it, my two generals are still taking care of infighting, could it be that my Tang Dynasty is really exhausted?"

Cheng and Li paused, and hurriedly turned around and bowed to Li Shimin to apologize.

Li Shimin snorted, ignored them, his eyes slowly swept over the faces of the generals in the tent one by one, and when he saw Li Su shrinking in the crowd, Li Shimin's eyes stayed on his face for a few more moments, and then sighed secretly, and his expression suddenly became more and more complicated.

Li Su's scalp was numb, and he suddenly felt like a meat bun being targeted by a dog, and the panic was very tormenting......

What did that gaze mean? What does he want to do?

Li Shimin was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "All of you in the tent are famous generals in the world, and they are also my robes for many years...... How important it is to break off, you should all know how dangerous it is to break off, you also know it, so there must be a general with a steady temperament and not impatient to lead the army, Cheng Zhijie is brave and loyal, but his temperament is tyrannical and impulsive, Niu Jinda has both wisdom and bravery, but it is too cautious, you two should retreat with the army. ”

Hearing Li Shimin's conclusion, Cheng Biting Jin and Niu Jinda could only bow down and accept their orders no matter how unwilling they were.

Li Shimin looked at Li Ji and said with a forced smile: "Mao Gong's soldiers are like gods, unpredictable, and it is suitable to lead a light cavalry division to harass the pursuing troops and obstruct their journey, so how about Mao Gong leading the troops to break off?" ”

Li Ji smiled, bowed down and said, "The minister receives the order." ”

Straightening up, Li Ji turned his head towards Cheng Jin and smiled contemptuously, although he didn't say a word, but just looking at his expression was already very insulting.

Cheng Biting Jin was stunned, then furious, pointing at Li Ji's nose and waiting to scold, inadvertently seeing Li Shimin's face, Cheng Biting Jin didn't dare to scold when he was swearing, and he was forced to hold it in his stomach.

Li Shimin spoke for a long time, his expression was a little sleepy, his spirit became more and more weak, and he held on to the last trace of sobriety, and said slowly: "Leave 20,000 Maogong light cavalry, and select the elite of the army, but the grain and grass, I can only give you three days, and the rest of the grain and grass are all raised by yourself in the enemy's territory, the main force of the Chinese army immediately set off and handed it over to Li Daozong to deploy and withdraw the troops. However, the purpose is to make every effort to delay the westward expansion of the Quangai Suwen Division, at least for more than three days. ”

Li Ji saluted awe-inspiringly: "The minister is willing to set up a military order and make every effort to delay the Quangai Suwen Department for three days, if it can't be done, the minister will come to see Your Majesty." ”

A smile appeared on the corner of Li Shimin's mouth, but his eyes flashed with a little guilt: "It's hard work, this time it's dangerous, you only have 20,000 light horsemen, but you have to block the enemy army several times your size in the Goguryeo land surrounded by enemies, I ...... I only hope that you and the Tang Dynasty will take care of yourself and return safely, it is my fault that you are tired of being in the enemy's territory, and when you come back, I will make amends to you. ”

Li Ji hurriedly saluted and said: "Your Majesty is serious, this defeat is really to blame for luck, it is not a crime of war, Your Majesty cannot blame yourself." ”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "At this time, there is no need to say nice words to comfort me, I was confused before, but now I am not confused, if time can be turned back, it would be great, I will definitely be able to fight this battle......"

Li Shimin arranged for the withdrawal of the army again, and gradually became sleepy, and after explaining everything, Li Shimin leaned on the cushion and fell asleep, and the generals quietly withdrew from the tent.

Li Su also retreated with the generals in a low-key manner, thinking that he would be able to go back with the army soon, and his mood couldn't help but gradually brighten.

Win or lose, kill or wound, in short, it's all over the damn thing.

When I returned to Chang'an, I still lived my leisurely life, lying in the bedroom like a paralyzed patient, lying under the ginkgo tree in the middle of the yard, lying in the backyard garden, lying in various comfortable positions, this is the life of a person......

Thinking that he would be able to see the friendly smiles of his family after he went back, as well as his newborn child, Li Su's face couldn't help but show a happy smile, and his mood became more and more like an arrow.

After leaving the handsome tent, he had just walked a dozen steps, but suddenly there was a call from behind him.

"Duke Li, please stay, Your Majesty summons."

Li Su paused, but his heart sank suddenly.

The retreat of the retreating soldiers, after the break, all the arrangements have been completed, but Li Shimin suddenly summoned him alone, which is not a good sign.

Li Su really wanted to lie on the spot, and then twitched all over, foaming at the mouth, and staged a Tang Dynasty version of porcelain, it doesn't matter if the expression and posture are ugly, in short, if you don't want to see Li Shimin now, it will definitely be no good.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Su didn't dare after all, yes, cowardly.

He was afraid that Chang Tu would see through his exaggerated acting skills, and then Li Shimin ordered Li Su to be buried in the imperial mausoleum......

Turning around, Li Su smiled stiffly.

"Your Majesty...... Didn't you fall asleep just now? ”

Chang Tu said lightly: "As soon as the generals came out of the tent, Your Majesty woke up again, and the first thing he said when he woke up was to summon Li Xiangong. ”

Li Su rubbed his nose and resigned himself to the handsome tent again.

The handsome tent was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood, and a gilded hollow incense ball hung on the side of Li Shimin's bed, and a trace of green smoke curled up.

Li Shimin's expression was still very sleepy, his face was a little paler than just now, and when he saw Li Su come in, Li Shimin smiled at him.

Li Su hurriedly saluted.

Li Shimin waved his hand weakly: "Sit down by yourself, get closer to me, I don't have the strength, my voice is too soft, I'm afraid you can't hear clearly." ”

Li Su knelt in front of Li Shimin, and his heart was sour for no reason.

Tian Khan, who once dominated the world, is now like an old man who is dying in the twilight, and he can no longer find a trace of heroic appearance from him.