"Is this news true, and where did you get it?" Xue Ju looked at a piece of information handed over by the strategist in front of him, and then said to him with a frown.

"Your Majesty, this piece of information was sent back by our infiltrators in Chang'an City. A few days ago, I didn't know what happened in Chang'an City, and the government wantonly arrested all the outsiders. Thanks to the information that my subordinates had obtained in advance, they smelled a trace of something wrong, so they escaped from Chang'an City in time and lurked in the villages near Chang'an City. However, it was also because they were not in Chang'an City, so they noticed an army marching west from the military camp near Chang'an City one night. One of those eyeliners had a very keen eye at night. According to what he said, one of the generals who led the team was Li Yuan's second son, Li Shimin. They took the official road of the Sui Dynasty, and the end point of this official road was our Longxi County. Therefore, the minister deduced that this Li Yuan's army must be coming to us, and what he is trying to do must be Longxi County, which we have been attacking for a long time, and the minister has understood in advance that there are many generals in the army under Li Shimin's account, and if you don't take careful precautions in advance, I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist the front of Li Shimin's army this time. After hearing Xue Ju's questioning, the strategist truthfully reported to Xue Ju the source of this information, as well as his own analysis.

After Xue Ju listened, he also frowned and looked at the map tiled on the table, which was also given to him by Li Wenyuan. It is a topographic topographic map surveyed and mapped by military commanders, compared with the abstract and difficult to understand of traditional cartography, this map that integrates many cartographic studies of later generations is much clearer and clearer, as long as you understand a little bit of everything, you can understand everything marked on this diagram. After Xue Ju looked at it, he stretched out his finger and poked heavily on the map and said: "Last year, Rengao was defeated by the army under Li Shimin's command in Fufeng County, and the battle situation was extremely tragic at that time, and the army suffered heavy casualties. Rengao was also injured in that battle, and I went to understand that the previous battlefield was really not a suitable place for our fighting style. So let's be flexible this time and push the battlefield out of Longxi County, but not advance to Fufeng County. Let's put the battlefield in Anding County. And in any case, it is absolutely impossible for Li Shimin to lead a lone army to attack us directly. Either in the south or in the north, there must be another army that will attack us as the counterforce of Li Shimin's army, attract our attention and distract our defense. This time it is related to the national fortune of my Great Qin, and I will personally lead the troops to the battle. All the affairs of the court are handled by Rengao, and you are there to assist him. In addition, now immediately mobilize all the troops to Anding County, and at the same time tell their commanders to restrain their subordinates, and no one is allowed to engage Li Shimin's army head-on until Li Shimin's army does not show its head, and it is enough to hold the camp without fighting, and those who violate the order will be dealt with in accordance with military law. ”

With Xue Ju's order, the entire territory of the Qin State began to prepare for war in full swing. A large number of soldiers drove from all over the Qin State to Anding County, and a large number of grain, grass and weapons were also continuously transported to Anding County along the official road. At this time, the autumn harvest season has passed, and a large number of people have no land to plough and nothing to do. Why not come here to help the army transport supplies and earn some loose money? So taking advantage of this convenience, Xue Ju's army finally completed the preparations for this operation before Li Shimin's army arrived.

At the same time, in Chang'an City, inside Li Yuanji's mansion. Li Yuanji was pacing back and forth restlessly in the living room by himself with his hands behind his back. At this time, he was waiting for Mr. Jiang, who had gone to inquire about the news, to come back, and after a while, Mr. Jiang walked in briskly from outside the door. After the secret talks that night made a plan to leak the military plane to Xue Ju, Mr. Jiang was entitled to the right to enter and leave Li Yuanji's mansion freely. So at this time, he didn't delay much in the gatehouse, and after showing his waist card, he directly pushed open the side door and walked into the courtyard, and went straight to the living room to report the news he had found to Li Yuanji:

"The news has been delivered, and Xue Ju's side has already mobilized heavy troops to Anding County, and this time their Anding defense battle was personally conquered by Xue Ju. Presumably, it should be difficult for the second prince to lead the army this time and ask for some benefits under Xue Ju's men. Although the second prince has a lot of capable people, he is not as experienced as Xue Ju after all. This time, if you can keep your whole body out, it will be the best result. ”

Although Mr. Jiang said this, Li Yuanji was still a little unsure whether he could implement it according to the plan. So he secretly made up his mind to think of some other ways to ensure that Li Shimin could be defeated this time.

On the evening of the same day, a fire broke out in a military reserve warehouse outside Chang'an City, and the sky outside Chang'an City was red in the light of the fire. It was not until the dawn of the golden rooster that all the burns were burned, leaving only the ashes scattered in the wind. This military reserve store is nothing else, it is the military rations and other ordnance materials that Li Shimin needs for this expedition to the west.

After Li Yuan learned about this, he was furious, and ordered the local government to strictly investigate the matter and find out who the murderer was. Later, after careful investigation, it was found that someone had indeed set the fire, and the arsonist committed suicide by slashing his neck in the fire after the fire broke out, and the whole body had been burned into a piece of black coal, and no useful information could be obtained anymore. Li Yuan saw that he really couldn't find out who did it, and after this time, the anger in his heart had nowhere to vent, so he pushed out all the people who were in charge of the warehouse that night and beheaded them. Then, while continuing to draw out supplies to fill the vacancy, he informed Li Shimin, who was marching on the Western Front, about the matter.

Li Shimin had already defeated the Qin army led by Xue Rengao last time. Therefore, at this time, the second time he led his troops to the west, he was confident. Although it is not a tour of the mountains and rivers along the way, it is also very easy. But on this day, Kuaima sent an urgent report, in which Li Yuan told Li Shimin that the warehouse where the military rations were stored in the rear was set on fire by Xue Ju's men. At this time, there was a crisis in the supply of military rations, although it was being drawn from all over the country, but it could not be supplied to the front line for a while and a half, so Li Shimin had to be safe no matter what, and he could be stationed in the camp at any time if necessary, and he must not be found by Xue Ju to defeat him.

(End of chapter)