The living, collect the bodies of the dead.

This was their last promise.

The remaining hundred or so white horses gathered in one place, and they used scimitars and spears as hoes.

On a small hillside not far from Dingzhou City, Li Xuanba chose the homes of the people and soldiers of Dingzhou here.

Lying down, you can look at the city they guarded with their lives, it should be their best home.

……

At this time, it rained heavily in Chang'an City.

The curtain of rain is constantly chopping, as if it is endless sorrow.

The palace is inside the Yuan Palace.

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, and Li Jiancheng, the crown prince, and others were worried.

"The Turkic 100,000 iron horsemen are going south, and Youzhou and Dingzhou are difficult to protect."

Fang Xuanling said with a frown.

"I'm afraid that the Turkic army has already arrived on the banks of the Weishui River."

Du Ruhui sighed and echoed.

"Li Shangshu, is there a frontier war report?"

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, turned his head and asked Li Jing, the secretary of the military department.

"Nope."

Li Jing asked with a frown.

The big war is imminent, but there is no frontier emergency, this is a bad symbol!

"His Royal Highness the Prince, most of the frontier guards are your subordinates, I don't know if there is any border military information?"

Wei Chi Jingde asked at the crown prince Li Jiancheng.

"Nope."

Li Jiancheng also said helplessly.

"Your Majesty went to the frontier alone to guard the country, and asked us to sit in Chang'an, but we have nothing to do."

Wei Zheng blamed himself guiltily.

"In the opinion of the old minister, let's negotiate peace. Otherwise, the Turkic army will get involved in the Central Plains, and my Tang Dynasty will be in danger. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji proposed helplessly.

"What the eldest grandson said makes sense."

Wen Chen next to him immediately agreed.

And Heshen, who is the head of the household, is standing silently aside with his eyes slightly closed.

Peace?

If my overlord is here, you will be slapped all over the ground looking for teeth!

A bunch of cowards.

"Peace? We have exchanged our blood and countless lives for every inch of the Tang Dynasty, how can we negotiate peace with the Turks? ”

King Li Shimin clenched his fists and said through gritted teeth.

"Li Jing, the secretary of the military department, how is the army gathered?"

The crown prince Li Jiancheng turned his head and asked at Li Jing.

"Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, it is estimated that the assembly will be completed tomorrow. It's just that the army is less than 50,000. ”

Li Jing said stubbornly.

"The Turks have 100,000 iron horsemen, and my Tang Dynasty is in ruins, and the treasury is empty. How can an army of 50,000 fight against the Turks and 100,000 iron horsemen! ”

Suddenly, the surrounding Wenchen exchanged heads and talked about it.

"My Datang land is not easy to come by, for the sake of the people of the world, let's negotiate peace."

Eldest Sun Wuji suggested again.

Although his words are very spineless, looking at the overall situation, this may be the best choice.

"A group of Turkic miscellaneous people dare to touch my Datang Frontier, it's really damned!"

The big black-faced lieutenant Chi Jingde rubbed his fists and said through gritted teeth.

"If you want to negotiate peace with you, the knife is on my Cheng Jin's neck, and my old Cheng will not blink his eyes or move his ears."

Cheng Biting Jin pinched his waist with both hands, and his angry nose was about to be crooked.

"Please also ask King Qin and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to think twice!"

As he spoke, the ministers knelt on the ground and pleaded bitterly.

"Not long after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the people really can't withstand the second war!"

The eldest grandson Wuji also knelt on the ground as he spoke.

"50,000 troops, 100,000 Turkic iron cavalry, hitting stones with eggs!"

Fang Xuanling sighed and said helplessly.

"Stay in the green mountains, don't be afraid of no firewood, if you can't make peace."

Du Ruhui lowered his head as he spoke, and his heart was full of humiliation.

"King Qin, what do you think?"

The crown prince Li Jiancheng immediately threw this problem to Li Shimin.

"Then let's make peace. For the sake of my Tang people, for the foundation laid by my father. ”

Li Shimin said with his fists clenched, and his nails pierced deep into his palms.

"Then listen to King Qin."

Prince Li Jiancheng sighed and said.

He also has his own little abacus in his heart.

If the people of the world ask for guilt, he can put all the blame on Li Shimin.

"Bring pen and ink! If you want to ask for sin, then let me be a sinner of Datang! ”

Li Shimin said with tears in his eyes.

That's what they bought with their blood and flesh!

Now that he wants to negotiate peace with the Turks, a humiliation that he has never felt before instantly spread throughout his body.

The eunuch directly brought the four treasures of the study.

Li Shimin wrote a letter with tears in his eyes, humble to the extreme.

"Click!"

The barrel of the pen snapped in his hand, and the ink splattered all over him.

The hall is silent, and the needle can be heard.

The crowd was bent on the spine of the disgraceful peace letter.

"Report! The son of Zhang Deyun, the assassin of Dingzhou, Zhang Zhi asks to see! ”

The eunuch's shout suddenly made everyone raise their heads again.

Dingzhou, Dingzhou has news!

"The son of the Dingzhou Thorn History? Come on in! ”

Li Shimin said loudly.

The boss of the crowd suddenly stared at the door of the main hall.

The news from Dingzhou is finally here!

Although there is a lot of bad luck, at least there is news from Dingzhou.

The new emperor Li Xuanba is still there.

The Ice and Snow Lady General is still there.

There are many people in Chang'an who are looking forward to their news.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

With the sound of heavy footsteps.

Zhang Zhi, who was disheveled and covered in mud, appeared in front of everyone.

How does the son of Dingzhou Thorn Shi look like a beggar?

A bad premonition spread in the hearts of everyone.

"Grass people Zhang Zhi, meet your lords."

Zhang Zhi knelt on the ground as he spoke.

"Did Dingzhou hold it? Your Majesty, are they okay? ”

The crown prince Li Jiancheng rushed to Zhang Zhi with an arrow step as he spoke.

Zhang Zhi shook his head, tears welling up in his eyes.

"What the hell happened in Dingzhou?"

Qin King Li Shimin asked anxiously.

"The Turkic army of 30,000 attacked Dingzhou, and the Dingzhou generals would rather die than retreat, and all of them were killed. Fortunately, His Majesty came in time, otherwise Dingzhou would have been slaughtered. When he came, His Majesty was leading the people of Dingzhou to defend the city. ”

Zhang Zhi couldn't cry as he spoke.

30,000 Turkic horsemen.

All the soldiers in Dingzhou were killed in battle.

His Majesty led the people of Dingzhou to defend the city.

This piece of information is like a thunderbolt from the sky, which makes everyone extremely shocked.

After a brief shock, everyone's eyes instantly turned red.

Although they weren't there, it was 30,000 Turkic horsemen!

You don't have to think about it, you know how tragic the battle is!

"My Datang soldiers are all good."

Li Shimin muttered in despair.

"This is my father's last letter, there is not a single deserter from my Dingzhou soldiers, and there is no one from the people of Dingzhou."

Zhang Zhi couldn't hold back anymore as he spoke, and cried loudly.

Hurrying day and night, three horses alone died of exhaustion.

Now that he has come to Chang'an, he can finally vent to his heart's content.

But he just cried twice, because his body was too weak, he didn't catch his breath, and he fell to the ground directly.

"Quickly pass on the imperial doctor!"

Fang Xuanling yelled at the eunuch on the side.