The city of Xizhou was pitch black.

All the torches that were lit were extinguished by Li Su's order, and the city was shrouded in deep darkness.

Looking at the enemy camp in the distance, you can vaguely see sporadic lights, flickering and swaying like fireflies in the dark night.

Li Su stood at the head of the city, and the people were also shrouded in darkness, quietly staring at the lights in the distance, unable to see his expression clearly, the bright moonlight of the night sky was reflected in his eyes, as deep as stars, shining.

Wang Zhu slept well, yawned long, and walked behind Li Su while stretching his waist.

"It's already more than half of the time, Jiang Quan's guy should have moved, right?" Wang Zhu rubbed his sleepy eyes and said.

Li Su shook his head: "Not necessarily, there are too many variables in the night attack on the enemy camp, and any accidental incident that is not in our calculation may make this night attack a failure." ”

Wang Zhu blinked: "You mean, Jiang Quan's attack on the camp is likely to fail?" ”

Li Su smiled: "No matter what night attack, you have to take a huge risk, the number of success or failure is all based on the will of heaven, and failure is reasonable." ”

Wang Zhu said with a gloomy expression: "If it fails, these thousand brothers who went out of the city tonight ......"

Li Su sighed: "As you said yesterday, since you have chosen to defend the city, you will eventually have to embark on this road, sooner or later, even if Jiang Quan and the others fail tonight, they will only go a few days earlier than us." ”

"This city ...... Is it really impossible to hold on? You've always been the most capable, and you can't keep it? ”

Li Su smiled bitterly: "War does not rely on personal ability, the right way is treacherous, with force to fall, to calculate, you come and go are really fighting the strength of the two armies, no matter how high your personal ability is." After all, it is small to get it on the battlefield, and now there are tens of thousands of enemy troops, and we only have a few thousand, for them, this is called 'crushing', 'crushing', do you understand? It's just effortless to blow and destroy us. ”

Wang Zhu stopped talking. Like Li Su, he set his eyes on the distant lights.

I didn't wait long, and suddenly saw a bright light on the east side of the enemy camp in the distance flicker, followed by a rumbling explosion, and the torches of the entire enemy camp were lit one after another, illuminating the camp as bright as day. It's a buzz.

Li Su and Wang Zhuan showed joy on their faces, and Wang Zhu slapped the arrow battlements of the city wall fiercely, grinning in pain. laughed and said: "Jiang Quan did it!" What a man! ”

Li Su also smiled, but he didn't have the same gaffe as Wang Zhuan, he knew the plan of action very well, this time it was just an attack, and the meaning of the attack was that he only needed to make a move, he didn't have to pick up the enemy, and he would leave with one touch. So Jiang Quan took the risk this time, and the final result was nothing more than to wake up the enemy and make a scene.

Look at the chaos of the enemy camp in the distance. Li Su couldn't help but feel that if he could have 10,000 more soldiers and horses in his hands, he would take advantage of the chaos to cover up from the west and make a real "sound from the east to the west", the enemy army would inevitably suffer a big loss, but it was a pity that he only had a few thousand soldiers and horses. The number of people is too small, and the battle into the enemy camp is like a trickle, and it will not make much difference.

There are few soldiers, so there can only be some trouble.

The rumbling explosion lasted for about an hour, and the chickens and dogs jumped in the enemy camp. The men roared and neighed, and finally gradually calmed down, apparently Jiang Quan made a disturbance and patted the horses away, and the enemy camp was still brightly lit.

Jiang Quan walked easily, but the enemy couldn't sleep, including the main general, except for the thunderous thunder to strengthen the vigilance and send troops to chase Jiang Quan, the rest all had insomnia, everyone lay on the ground, looking up at the night sky, twinkling and shining, and the sky was full of small stars......

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In the north, in the Xue Yantuo grassland, the Tang army is cleaning the battlefield, scorched earth and yellow smoke, ruins and broken walls, but the battlefield is full of joy.

In August of the thirteenth year of Zhenguan, after more than a year of stalemate, Li Shimin led four and 80,000 elite soldiers, and finally completely wiped out Xue Yantuo, and the entire northern grassland was swept away.

In the last battle, the Tang army and Xue Yantuo fought a decisive battle in the south of the Orkhon River Yu Du Jun Mountain, Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan's tooth tent was set up here, this battle on the plains was decided, not to say how tragic, Li Su made the earth-shaking thunder in the city attack and defense is relatively weak, but for the plain cavalry decisive battle, but it plays a big role, coupled with Li Shimin's layout for many years of Tui'en, with the room, assassination, hidden destruction, bribery and other shady means, Xue Yantuo internal and external troubles, finally defeated.

In this battle, the Tang army annihilated Xue Yantuo's army of 130,000, Zhenzhu Khan personally killed the enemy in front of the formation, but could not recover the defeat, after the defeat, Zhenzhu Khan led thousands of remnants of the army to flee westward in panic, but unexpectedly the defeat of the army suddenly occurred infighting, the two sons of Zhenzhu Khan, who had been bought and won over by the Tang Dynasty, suddenly lost their anger and became troubled, and shot their father Zhenzhu Khan and his brother Dadu on the way to escape, took advantage of the situation to collect the remnants of the army, led the troops south, and surrendered to His Majesty Li Shimin, the Great Tang Tian Khan.

A protracted war, so ended, the vast grassland of Xue Yantuo in the north was included in the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin in the imperial tent even issued a number of decrees, one of them, Jian'an North Protectorate, the Protectorate was built in the original Zhenzhu Khan's tooth tent, south of the Orkhon River, second, the number of Zhenzhu Khan for many years of not subservient, so the day Khan Xingwang division has no way, and widely issued a notice, not guilty of co-ordination, the rest of the people are not investigated, with the heart of the tribal leaders and herdsmen of Anxue Yantuo, third, the two sons of the Zhenzhu Khan, Tuli lost as Duomi Khan, and gave a number of gold silks, The tooth tent is set up next to the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate, and the Metropolitan Governor of the Anbei Metropolitan Protectorate directs the affairs of the various tribes of Xue Yantuo on behalf of the Tang Dynasty......

These wills are quite profound, up and down coherently, the Xue Yantuo Khanate has basically existed in name only, the establishment of the Anbei Protectorate, means that the territory of the original Xue Yantuo is completely assigned to the Tang Dynasty, and the newly established Duomi Khan suddenly lost his life, although he is in the position of the Khan, but in fact he has been hollowed out into a puppet, and even the tooth tent is placed next to the Metropolitan Protectorate.

The Tang army cleaned up the battlefield, stored property, horses and corpses, and Li Shimin led the generals and ministers under his command, and slowly walked on the battlefield with their hands in hand.

The sun was dazzling, spreading on the green and lush grassland, and the scorched smoke in the distance had dissipated, and the long and sad melody of the grassland could be heard from nowhere. Like crying, sad and sad.

Li Shimin paused, and his brows were already furrowed: "The joy of the great victory, who sings such a sad and long tune?" ”

The eldest grandson behind him paused for a moment, and saluted: "The minister will be investigated......

As soon as he turned around, he suddenly heard Li Shimin say: "That's it." Let him sing it, my joy of the Tang Dynasty, but it is the sorrow of Xue Yantuo, the pain of the loss of the country, the sorrow and mourning, I am the Khan of the sky, if I am not even allowed to let people sing, how can I match the word 'Khan of the sky'? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly bowed down and arched his hand: "Your Majesty is also benevolent and sage." ”

Li Shimin squinted his eyes and looked around, and said in a low voice: "A big victory." The troubles of the north are gone, and I can sleep and eat safely! Auxiliary, how many casualties can our army have? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hurriedly said: "This battle took a year and a half, Zhenguan set out in February of the twelfth year, and until August this year, I have killed a total of 13,200 soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, more than 8,000 seriously injured, and minor injuries are not counted. Grain, grass, ordnance, pig iron, horses, etc., ......"

Before he finished speaking, Li Shimin waved his hand: "You don't have to say this. Turning back to report to me, I drafted a decree, the war dead were buried thickly, their parents and children were gracious, the wounded were given preferential treatment, and the good land in Guanzhong was given to plough cattle. Send people to ride back to Chang'an for 800 miles to report the victory, the curfew can be lifted, and the subjects will celebrate together. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji wrote them down one by one, and only said yes.

After a pause, Li Shimin's gaze turned to the west. muttered: "I don't know what happened to Li Su's kid now, Xizhou...... It shouldn't be captured by the clown jumping off the beam in the Western Regions, right? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji thought for a while, and said: "Yesterday, the eldest son of the minister, Chong'er, sent a letter to the minister, and the family letter talked about some trivial matters in Chang'an, which mentioned one thing, three months ago, Cheng Zhijie's suburb Zhuangzi suddenly dispatched a thousand Zhuangding, led by his eldest son Cheng Chumo, and went to Yumen Pass, Chong'er inquired, it turned out that this thousand Zhuangding was actually sent by Cheng Zhijie to help Xizhou......"

Li Shimin's eyelids jumped a few times, and he said in a deep voice: "Cheng Zhijie is not a person who doesn't know the importance of things, the Zhuang Ding in his Zhuangzi are all veterans of a hundred battles, even he sent Zhuang Ding to help Xizhou, and he is also the eldest son to lead the troops, it seems that the situation in Xizhou is extremely critical, otherwise Cheng Zhijie's old goods would not be so ignorant of the rules." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said: "Didn't Your Majesty already order the mobilization of 3,000 soldiers and horses from Yumen Pass to aid Xizhou?" ”

Li Shimin sighed: "Coming and going, thousands of miles, time is wasted on the road, what I am most worried about now is that when the reinforcements arrive in Xizhou, Xizhou has been broken and changed hands!" ”

The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "I think it...... I'm afraid that the countries of the Western Regions are not so bold, there may be a small force of troops attacking and attacking the city, but it should not be a large-scale attack, and now that my Tang Dynasty is in full swing, the countries of the Western Regions will not dare to act rashly when they hear my prestige. ”

"It's different, Xizhou is different, in recent years, I'm afraid that the countries of the Western Regions, especially Gaochang and the Western Turks, have gradually figured out the importance of the city of Xizhou, otherwise they will not often pretend to be bandits to attack and loot the Silk Road, I dare to assert that the countries of the Western Regions of this city will take it, as long as they capture Xizhou, and then send a big fanfare into Chang'an to hand over the national table, saying that Xizhou originally belonged to Gaochang, and it is reasonable to take it back today, the city has been occupied, and the Tang Dynasty is nameless, and I can't do anything about them, so they can be said to have no worries about attacking Xizhou."

The eldest grandson Wuji was silent and sighed: "It's bitter for Li Su's child......"

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: "I originally transferred him to Xizhou as an official, I just wanted to polish his temperament, and then make a name for me in Xizhou, whether it is a soldier or a businessman, Li Su is a great talent, since he knows my deep meaning, Cheng Zhijie's old man risked being blamed by me, and sent Zhuang Ding to help without authorization, obviously the situation in Xizhou is not good, Li Su seems to be slippery, but in fact he is arrogant, and never bows his head, and now he also asks Cheng Zhijie for help, Xizhou is afraid that it is crumbling, Xizhou is related to the overall situation of the Tang Dynasty's western strategy for a hundred years, Now that Xue Yantuo has destroyed the country, I have finally freed my hands, auxiliary machines, and passed on my will......"

The eldest grandson Wuji bowed down and obeyed orders.

Li Shimin straightened up, his expression suddenly became extremely majestic, and he said in a deep voice: "Gaochang lord Koji Wentai, since the ninth year of Zhenguan, colluded with the Turks, often engaged in robbery and bullying, lived in the domain and arrogant, gradually lost his courtesy, his heart can be punished, so Hou Junji is the general manager of the march of the Jiaohe River, Xue Wanjun, Ashina Sheer is the deputy head of the march, leading the army of 40,000 and conquering Gaochang. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hesitated for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, why don't you directly rush to the aid of Xizhou?" If war is declared on Gaochang this time, the reactions of the countries of the Western Regions and the neighbors of the Tang Dynasty on all sides will ......"

Li Shimin laughed, and his eyes showed the domineering spirit of the Son of Heaven: "I am the Khan of the Heavens, who dares to criticize the king and the emperor?" Gao Changguo. The Western Turks, the trouble in the west of the Tang Dynasty, if I don't take advantage of the situation to get rid of it, what year and month will I stay? Don't forget that the affairs of the countries in the Western Regions are small, and I am there. I want the Silk Road! This path is so important, I must hold it firmly and completely in the palm of my hand! No one is allowed to touch it! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji bowed awe-inspiringly, and then hesitated: "Your Majesty, now that my Wang Shi has newly defeated Xue Yantuo, it is when people are sleepy and horses are lacking......

Li Shimin nodded: "The auxiliary machine is reasonable, but ...... The fighter plane was fleeting. The timing of the Pingxi Regions is rare in a hundred years, and I can't say it, so I have to work far away, spread my will, and 40,000 soldiers who conquer the West Mansion will each be given silver money, and the war exploits will be given more than three percent more than the norm, and those who will be promoted because of their war exploits. All add one level. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said: "In this way, the soldiers will use their lives to repay the favor of the emperor." ”

"It's been a long time since I left Chang'an. I don't know how Cheng Qian's kid is in charge of the country, this time I won't go to the west and the auxiliary machine, Hou Junji and they will go......" Li Shimin was stunned, and suddenly aggravated his tone: "Tell Hou Junji to remember that Gao Changguo must be destroyed!" The lord of the country, Lu Wentai, took back Chang'an to me and destroyed Gaochang. also beat the Western Turks with their hands, let them be honest, and don't provoke the fire. ”

"Yes."

Li Shimin nodded, and looked at the far west again, under a few white clouds at the end of the sky. A black plume of scorched smoke rose.

The young and gentle face flashed through his mind, and the corners of Li Shimin's mouth hooked up a smile, and he muttered: "Boy, I hope you can hold out until my royal master arrives......"

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Li Su is supporting the battle situation in Xizhou.

Jiang Quan's raid and harassment operation was very effective, and after four attacks and disturbances in one night, Li Su stood on the city tower, watching the enemy camp in the distance move more and more huge one by one, and knew in his heart that the enemy was about to be driven crazy by Jiang Quan.

Every time it was a chicken, a dog jumping, every time it was accompanied by a rumbling explosion, and then, every time the army was sent to chase in vain, Jiang Quan and his men and horses ran as fast as rabbits, and did not come into contact with the enemy at all.

Repeating this a few times, a normal person will go crazy.

Later, the enemy was about to slacken off, each time chasing or chasing, on guard or on alert, but the strength was smaller than the other, and finally he simply sent two teams of men and horses to wait around the camp to chase Jiang Quan, and the rest of the people all slept, and they slept thunderlessly.

Whether it is an explosion or an attack, the enemy's commander has also read a few military books of the Central Plains, and he can see it clearly, this is clearly a strategy for exhausting the enemy, and what is the best way to deal with the strategy of exhausting the enemy? It's just a thunderous sleep that doesn't move, and doesn't pay attention to anything.

As a result, from the chief general to the sergeant, except for the two soldiers and horses who were ordered to wait to pursue Jiang Quan, the rest of the people were all inert.

Once a person has developed psychological inertia, it proves that the day of his bad luck is not far off.

Just when everyone in the enemy army thought that Jiang Quan was just bluffing and scareping, Jiang Quan finally gave them the surprise of winning the lottery with practical actions.

At three o'clock, it was almost dawn, it was the darkest time before dawn, and it was also the time when people were most tired and relaxed, Jiang Quan launched another attack at this time according to Li Su's instructions.

This attack was different from the previous ones.

The first few times, Jiang Quan chose to gallop around from the east of the enemy camp, flickered a shot and ran away, and threw a few earth-shattering thunderbolts to make a scene, but this time, Jiang Quan suddenly changed direction, and when the enemy's two troops and horses were waiting in the east, he led his soldiers and horses to suddenly charge from the south.

This time it was a real charge, until the rumbling horses' hooves were getting closer and closer to the southern camp, and when the patrolmen in the camp sensed that something was wrong and shouted a warning, Jiang Quan's iron hooves were already a mile to the south of the camp, so the enemy battalion soldiers had to get up again to pee, and by the way, put on armor and went into battle, chopping up this thousand-knife soldier and horse and feeding it to the dogs.

At the same time, the two armies and horses that were waiting in the east also rushed back to help, surrounded the camp on two sides, and outflanked Jiang Quan.

Jiang Quan led a thousand soldiers and horses straight to the camp, until he rushed outside the fence of the main camp, and with an order, countless ignited earth-shattering thunderbolts flew all over the sky, ruthlessly pouring towards the enemy's camp tent.

This time it's not just a harassment, it's a fatal attack.

Jiang Quan was naturally not polite to the invading enemy army, and the earth-shattering thunder ignited and threw it into the camp tent, throwing it while running, running all the way and throwing it all the way, until the soldiers in the camp cried and shouted for their mother, and the chasing soldiers behind were angry but couldn't catch up.

It's messed up, the camp is bombed in the camp, the real literal "bombing the camp".

From the chief general to the sergeant, all of them were so angry that they jumped like thunder, Jiang Quan's ancestors and female ancestors of Gaotang didn't know how many times they had been greeted by their mouths, for a time Turkic swearing, Gaochang swearing, Qiuzi swearing, swear words from various countries appeared at the same time, each leading the way/sassy, especially you bastard don't pay attention to it, didn't you just say that it was just an attack? Didn't you say that you should be each other's angels? What's the matter with you suddenly blowing up the camp? Where is the most basic integrity between people?

A thousand people galloped around the camp from the south of the enemy camp, from the south to the west, each soldier was full of earth-shaking thunder, running was simply a mobile powder magazine, a thousand people threw a sky-shaking thunder at the same time is a place to shake the mountain, not to mention that it was still running all the way to bomb, the enemy army was completely blown up, Jiang Quan was blown up, and I don't know how many people he killed in the dark night, how many results he harvested, anyway, listening to those screams, there should be a lot of unlucky people.

Bombed from the south to the west, before the pursuers blocked and closed the siege, Jiang Quan and his soldiers and horses easily ran in through the open city gate, and the task of attacking the camp tonight was successfully completed.

And tens of thousands of soldiers in the enemy camp......

Apparently, they were losing sleep again.

The main general Amur Dun was so angry that he jumped to his feet, since he couldn't sleep, he simply didn't sleep, and in the middle of the night, he beat drums and gathered the generals to point troops, and in the dark night, tens of thousands of soldiers were in front of the city.

However, the order to siege the city was never issued.

Although Amurdun is so angry, he is still the commander of the three armies after all, and the most basic reason is still there, attacking the city at night, and sneak attacking, in the case of the defenders being prepared, it is tantamount to looking for death.

So, in the dark night, the defenders looked dazed and ignorant, the enemy looked sad and indignant outside the city, and the enemy and us were in a stalemate like this, until the sky was white, and the horn of the siege finally sounded.

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PS: Big Chapter, Big Chapter, Big Chapter...... Say important things three times...... More than 5000 words......

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