The news that Chen Tian had surrounded Tongguan soon spread to Li Shimin in Hangu Pass.

And the people in Tongguan are still in turmoil, because the grain and grass are getting less and less, and even Li Jiancheng's three meals can only be frugal and vegetarian.

In order to stabilize the situation and stabilize the people's hearts, Li Jiancheng had to declare that the reinforcements from Hangu Pass would arrive soon, and the people could only calm down and wait for reinforcements when they listened to Li Jiancheng's promise.

Hangu Pass, the General Military Office.

Li Shimin sat upright, his eyes quickly swept over the letter of help from Tongguan.

In his eyes, there were mixed emotions, both happy and worried.

Fortunately, Chen Tian did the opposite, and did not lead the army to attack himself who was weaker, but instead concentrated his troops on Li Jiancheng.

But what worries me is that I am afraid that Li Jiancheng will not be able to hold out for a long time, and after the fall, Chen Tian will point the finger at himself, and he will end up with the same fate at that time.

Li Shimin passed the letter to the civil and military forces on both sides to glance at it, and then asked in a deep voice: "Now that you know it, do you think I will save it or not?"

"Save!" Du Ruhui didn't hesitate for a moment, and blurted out a saving word, "First of all, Tongguan and Hangu Pass have a connection of survival and death, as soon as Tongguan is broken, my Hangu Pass will lose its barrier and fight alone." ”

"Moreover, the eldest prince and the second prince are brothers, whose blood is thicker than water, if they don't send troops to help, and the news reaches His Royal Highness, then when the time comes, who can blame him?"

The intention of the words was to hope that Li Shimin could send troops to rescue Li Jiancheng.

Li Shimin nodded, thinking that what Du Ruhui said was very reasonable, but he was still hesitating, he wanted to ask Zhuge Liang's opinion.

After a while, Zhuge Liang finally spoke, shook the layers of dust with the feather fan in his hand, and said: "I think that the second son should continue to be silent and wait and see what happens!" ”

"What!?"

Du Ruhui's face was shocked, and he asked: "Kong Ming, don't be joking, this is a matter related to the survival of the country, who can afford to do something?"

"Listen to him." Li Shimin waved his hand and motioned for Du Ruhui to stop talking first and listen to Zhuge Liang's interpretation.

Zhuge Liang smiled coldly, the feather fan shook more rhythmically, and said: "I secretly thought that the eldest prince's Tongguan could not be guarded for a few days, and he would inevitably lead the crowd out of the city to fight against the water, although Chen Tian was strong, but he was not so easy to take Tongguan, and it was bound to lose his troops and generals, and when the time came, the two tigers would fight, and one would inevitably die and one would be injured." ”

"At this time, we only need to wait for one side to be killed or wounded, and then send troops, if Chen Tian is killed, we can retreat and defend, advance and attack, Hangu Pass extends in all directions, not only two roads before and after Tongguan, so it is completely worry-free."

"But if the eldest prince is lucky to win, then at that time, I think it will be time for the second prince to make a move, and the information on His Highness's side is up to the winner."

As he spoke, the corners of Zhuge Liang's mouth raised a treacherous sneer, as brilliant as death.

Du Ruhui and the others were chilled when they heard this, they couldn't imagine that this Zhuge Liang, a mere Confucian student, could say such an insidious and vicious strategy.

Its words are poisonous.

But Li Shimin listened, and the thoughts in his mind were rolling like a tide, but a sneer slowly appeared.

This shows that he agreed with Zhuge Liang's strategy.

"But the second son, the eldest son and you are thicker than water! Can you really ignore this brotherhood?" Li Xiaogong, a neutral faction on the side, couldn't help but get up and persuade hard.

"General Lee!" Li Shimin's tone changed, and he shouted: "Good birds choose trees to perch, you have to understand, who is the one you should trust." ”

"What's more, now is the critical moment for the survival of the family, the country and the society, how much is brotherhood worth!?"

Everyone was stunned, and they couldn't imagine that Li Shimin, who is usually kind and approachable, would say such cold-blooded and ruthless words at this time.

"That's enough, no one is allowed to send troops without my order in the future, and violators will be dealt with by military law, beheaded!"

Li Shimin ordered the following, and no one dared to disagree.

……

Soon, Chen Jun's big tent.

Chen Tian and his staff have been nervously paying attention to Li Shimin's movements for several days.

Because they are also a huge game, betting whether Li Shimin will send troops.

At present, it is conservatively estimated that the grain and grass in this Tongguan city will not last for three days at most.

Three days later, there were only two results, the first was to break through without attacking, and Li Jiancheng led the army to break through.

The second is to decisively suppress the people and treat the people as the last grain and grass, and then the entire Tongguan will be a hell on earth.

Chen Tian was pacing back and forth in the upper position, anxiously waiting for news from the Shenxing Pavilion.

"Report!"

The sound of da-da's footsteps sounded like jade beads falling on a plate, and a detailed work was finally reported in the account.

"Your Royal Highness, there is still no movement in Hangu Pass today, and after getting the rumors above, Li Shimin doesn't seem to plan to send troops."

"Haha, this Li Shimin is really tricked!" Hearing the news, Chen Tian happily slapped his palm directly on the desk.

Now that the fish has been hooked, Chen Tian is about to lay out the next step.

Chen Tianhuan swept the generals, the battle intent between his eyebrows was blazing, and he shouted: "Ma Ling listens to the order!" ”

"The Last Will Be"

Ma Ling stepped forward and agreed.

"I order you to lead all the detailed works in Tongguan City now, announce that Li Shimin will not support, and release the news that Li Jiancheng intends to slaughter the people as grain and grass!"

The corners of Chen Tian's mouth crossed a sneer, this strategy can make Tongguan self-defeating and self-defeating.

"The last general commands!"

Ma Ling said yes and turned away.

"Damn, Your Highness, when are we going to kill it directly, I've been waiting until my teeth are itching!" Zhang Fei finally couldn't help but get up and ask for a fight.

"There's no hurry." Chen Tian flicked his hand calmly, and said with a deep smile: "We don't need to attack it, naturally someone inside will respond." ”

"Someone will answer?" Zhang Fei scratched his head, looking naïve.

In fact, Chen Tian didn't plan to do this, but it was better to come early than to come by coincidence, and he just recruited a mountain king a few days ago.

"Time Shifts Listen to the Order!"

Chen Tian suddenly drank.

"The last general!"

I saw a short, short-bodied man with a sharp-beaked monkey cheek stepped forward and agreed.

"I heard that you are agile, even the forbidden place of the palace, and you can enter and exit without anyone noticing, so I ordered you to sneak into Tongguan tonight and bring this letter to Liu Bei! Make no mistake! ”

"Stealth, that's my specialty!" Shi Qian grinned, looking like a thief, if it weren't for Chen Tian's insistence on using him, Zhao Yun really wanted to drive this person out, which would be insulting to the army.

Shi Qian saw that Chen Tian believed in himself so much, and he was moved in his heart.

Immediately took the letter, looked imminent, and turned away.

Seeing that Shi Qian was leaving, Chen Tian gave another military order.

"The whole army is ready, and in three days, I will plant this big banner on the Tongguan City Tower!"

(To be continued...... ）