Just when the Tang and Hui soldiers led by Li Chengqian were tearing apart, in the vast prairie to the south of them, the Tang Dynasty and Xue Yantuo were also staging a life-and-death chase from south to north.

Tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo's army defeated by Datang desperately fled north, and Datang changed the number of ways to surrender immediately after the victory of the previous World War I, but led tens of thousands of troops to follow Xue Yantuo's army and chase all the way.

On this road of pursuit, the confrontation between strategy and bravery cannot be stopped for a moment, and the officers and men of the two armies are always staging a life-and-death struggle.

Li Shimin, who was in his fifties, rode a war horse on the grassland for several days in a row, and he felt tired and sore, but even so, he entered the tent at night and summoned several generals in the army to discuss the military.

During the rapid march, Li Shimin's tent was also very simple, only three tall braziers were placed in the middle of the big tent to light the flames, and two rows of wool felt were placed on both sides of the brazier.

Li Shimin helped Li Ke to sit down on the right seat, glanced at the ministers in the tent and said with a solemn expression: "Judging from the situation in the past two days, Xue Yantuo has already guessed the matter of Chengqian being besieged. ”

Li Shiji and several other Tang Army generals also had a hunch that if the other party did not know that it was Li Chengqian who was surrounding, it would be impossible for him to flee north desperately.

Li Shiji groaned and said: "The two generals, Xue Rengui and Xue Wanche, have been biting Xue Yantuo's main force to the death for the past few days, even if the generals of Xue Yantuo know that it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who is surrounded, Xue Rengui will not give them a chance to attack His Royal Highness the Prince." Your Majesty don't worry too much. ”

Li Shimin nodded silently when he heard this: "Even though Cheng Qian has a thousand mistakes, he is my eldest son and the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, so he can't be humiliated by Xue Yantuo." ”

What does that mean?

If Li Chengqian is captured......

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is eloquent and strategic, and if there are capable ministers and generals around him, nothing will happen." Li Ke said slowly.

"Alas!"

Li Shimin just sighed when he heard this.

Everyone looked at each other and did not dare to say anything.

After a while, Li Shimin said lightly: "Today, I received the Pheasant Slave (Li Zhi)'s recital, he is very worried about me and Cheng Qian, Cheng Qian is injured in the leg and can't lead the troops, but the surrounding areas of the Tang Dynasty are not peaceful......

The generals in the tent were already shocked when they heard this, but when they were fighting with foreign countries, why did Li Shimin suddenly mention this matter.

Li Shimin didn't look at the faces of the generals and continued to say lightly: "The surrounding areas of the Tang Dynasty are not subdued, and Goguryeo is a big trouble for the Tang Dynasty, and I want to destroy Goguryeo for the Tang Dynasty while I can still move." ”

Li Shimin said his purpose, and the generals breathed a sigh of relief, but they just wanted to go east to Goguryeo not to change the crown prince.

The song sent by Li Zhi was really just to express his concern for Li Shimin and Li Chengqian, and by the way, he emphasized that Li Chengqian, as the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty could not be captured by Xue Yantuo.

However, Li Shimin took this opportunity to reiterate the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, which made Li Zhi's letter must be a letter to slander and seize the heirs in the eyes of the ministers.

"Your Majesty has this ambition and is willing to follow." Hou Junji was the first to jump out to express his support.

Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction when he saw this, and several other generals also got up and said, "The ministers are willing to follow Your Majesty." ”

Li Ke broke out in a cold sweat when he heard this, just now he thought that Li Shimin was going to abolish Li Chengqian, but he didn't expect that he just wanted the ministers to support him in his eastern expedition to Goguryeo. He now very much wants to know what Li Zhi's letter to Li Shimin said, which made Li Shimin suddenly feel that Li Chengqian is incompetent.

Li Shimin saw that he had made all the opinions he wanted to express clear, so he ordered the generals to retreat.

-------------

As the sun set, Su Dingfang majestically took 5,000 cavalry and escorted Xue Yantuo, who had 2,000 more foot soldiers than them, back to the Tang Army camp.

Wu Su and the other Xue Yantuo soldiers felt frightened when they saw that the area in front of the Tang military camp was several acres in size, and there were even more potholes inside, and there was no flat place.

Li Chengqian was hidden in the camp and quietly observed Xue Yantuo's descendants, and saw the thousands of intact Hui foot soldiers, Li Chengqian couldn't help but look at Su Dingfang and said, "How did they surrender." ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, these people were frightened by the divine might of His Royal Highness the Prince, and the ministers dismounted and asked for surrender when they charged." Su Dingfang replied with a smile.

Li Chengqian looked back at Su Dingfang for a long time and said, "How does General Su plan to control these people?"

Su Dingfang immediately understood when he heard this, the number of the current Tang army was smaller than that of Xue Yantuo who surrendered, although these people were so frightened that they did not dare to resist for the time being, but they also knew when they would suddenly become enemies of the Tang Dynasty again.

If these prisoners suddenly stabbed them in the back when the Tang army was fighting against Xue Yantuo's other armies, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But on the other hand, if these people are not allowed to surrender, they can only let them escape, and they will not be killed in a short time.

Rao is veteran of Su Dingfang's battlefield couldn't come up with a way out for a while when he encountered such a thing, and couldn't help but look at Li Chengqian as if asking for help.

Li Chengqian was also frowning and thinking about it at this time, and it occurred for a while that he thought that the only way to provoke the internal contradictions of the pawns was to let him fight among himself and supervise each other.

Thinking of this, Li Chengqian looked at Su Dingfang lightly and said, "General Su, you first go and separate the generals who return to Hui from the ordinary foot soldiers, and then order the ordinary soldiers to punish the generals who return to Hui." Those who dare to hit people can enter the East Palace, and their families are also protected by the Tang Dynasty, and after this battle, the Tang Dynasty will resettle their families in a unified manner. ”

Su Dingfang's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this, and he hurriedly bowed down and saluted Li Chengqian: "The minister obeys the order!" As he spoke, he turned around and went to do it.

Seeing this, Li Chengqian stopped Su Dingfang and said, "Slow! ”

When Su Dingfang heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and stood up to listen to Li Chengqian's arrangement.

Li Chengqian raised his hand and pointed to the Hui infantry soldiers in the distance who were injured and were still cleaning the battlefield under the command of the Tang Army, and said to Su Dingfang: "You go and pick out all the generals in those people first, and then let the ordinary soldiers inside press the formation for you, and then go to Wu Su to pick people." ”

"This-" Su Dingfang muttered and wanted to say something.

Su Dingfang couldn't solve it for a while, and thought to himself, since he wanted to provoke the internal discord of the other party, why not pick it out together?

Li Chengqian withdrew his arm and looked into the distance lightly and said: "In the morning, Wu Su ordered those who were injured to attack, and after they walked into the trap of our army, Wu Su turned around and fled, what do you think of Wu Su and those Hui people who are not injured at all?"

Su Dingfang was stunned when he heard this, and then his eyes flashed with brilliance, and he hurriedly bowed down and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince's wise ministers can't do it. ”

Li Chengqian smiled slightly when he heard this: "Don't flatter me." Then Zhengse said: "After beating their generals, you will directly elect new generals among the ordinary foot soldiers to temporarily lead these Hui soldiers." ”

"Obey." Su Dingfang hurriedly saluted again.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, it's time for you to go back to your account and eat something." Liu Kui saw Su Dingfang leaving, and whispered to Li Chengqian.

When Li Chengqian heard this, he also felt hungry in his stomach, so he helped Liu Kui and walked towards his tent.