Just as Liu Kui was going to pass on the people, another spy came back from the front, reporting that Bazhuo's army had camped in concealment eight hundred miles in the north, and it seemed that they wanted to wait for them to collide with it.

And Li Simo had already taken the Turkic tribes to the north of Lingzhou to prepare to rob and kill Yi Nan.

Li Chengqian sneered when he heard this: "Li Simo didn't even find that Yi Nan divided his troops into two roads in the north?"

It's impossible to know with your toes.

When the generals came in and learned the news, they all felt that the matter was serious, and Li Chengqian only had more than 10,000 people here, and it was really unpredictable to meet the 200,000 Xue Yantuo army.

If these generals were allowed to take more than 10,000 people to meet Bazhuo, they would naturally not be afraid.

But now that Li Chengqian is also in the army, how dare they take risks?

In any case, Li Chengqian must not make the slightest mistake.

Otherwise, not to mention their net worth and lives, it will also affect the national fortunes of the entire Tang Dynasty, which is a consequence that Li Shimin is unwilling to bear.

Li Chengqian looked at the generals silently, and guessed that they didn't dare to come up with ideas in the event of such a major event, so he asked in a deep voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, which of you is willing to compete with this bazhuo?"

As soon as Li Chengqian's words fell, Su Dingfang immediately stood up and hugged his fists at Li Chengqian and said, "Please lead an army of 10,000 to meet Bazhuo!" ”

When the generals heard this, they immediately understood that as long as they brought 10,000 troops to stop him, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince could calmly retreat, and then the Tang Dynasty would transfer troops to completely eliminate Xue Yantuo.

"The minister is willing!"

……

For a while, Qibi He Li, Xue Rengui, and Cheng Wuting all stood up and rushed to fight with Bazhuo, only Wang Fangyi and Wei Chigong were unmoved, they wanted to protect Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian glanced at Cheng Wuting, then looked at the generals with a smile and said, "You don't have to face the 200,000 troops who are scorching, you just need to stick to the city." ”

"Huh?"

Everyone looked at Li Chengqian in puzzlement.

Li Chengqian smiled indifferently and said: "This is Changze County, more than 100 miles away from the north, a few days ago, King Gu has sent someone to Changze County to inspect, and the deputy general Lu Hong is there, and King Gu thinks that the heroes there should be cleaned up."

It should be able to hold on for more than a month, right?"

The generals were stunned for a moment when they heard this, but Su Dingfang was the first to react, and said with bright eyes: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to?"

……

……

On the second day, the news quietly spread in the barracks that Li Chengqian was seriously ill with wind and cold, and he was unable to go to Lingzhou to visit Changze nearby to recuperate.

When everyone was half-convinced, they received an order for the army to go to Changze County with all their might.

Changze County is also an earthen city, but because it is closer to the north, the Tang Dynasty once garrisoned here after destroying the Liang Division, so the city wall is relatively much stronger than the city wall of Dejing County.

After Li Chengqian came to Changze County, it happened that the scribes he had sent before confiscated the land and property of the local Qiang tyrants and distributed them to the poor people here.

The poor people who had obtained the property were very fond of Li Chengqian, the prince of the Tang Dynasty who presided over justice for them, and heard that Li Chengqian was going to lead an army into the city, and countless Qiang people poured into the streets to welcome them.

Frightened, the deputy general Lu Hong hurriedly ordered the street to be cleared, and Li Chengqian, who was still outside the city, heard about it and thought for a moment and said: "Don't clear the street and take everyone to an open place outside the city, just let them stay away from the car and have a look." ”

For those who follow Li Chengqian, they are familiar with his style, and they are not surprised.

But the people who came to watch were obviously disappointed, and Li Chengqian's car was escorted by a team of elite soldiers and quickly passed through the city gate and directly entered the Changze County Ya.

Of course, some Qiang people who have not seen the world are also very happy to see the prosperous honor guard of the Tang Crown Prince today.

But those who have been to Chang'an City and have impure intentions can easily find out the problem.

They inquired about Li Chengqian's graceful atmosphere as long as there were people in the north watching along the way, and in a situation like today, he had to slowly enter the city, and it was in line with Li Chengqian's temperament to show all the military might of the Tang Dynasty.

Of course, this does not mean anything, these people still continue to look at the Changze County Ya where Li Chengqian lives.

Changze County Ya is just a three-entry courtyard, the front two into the office, the first into the residents, and the back of a courtyard.

Now that Li Chengqian is here, he naturally lives in the last entrance, although the Tang Dynasty guards guard the county government very tightly, and no one is even allowed to stand outside the wall, but some movements in the backyard can still be vaguely found across an alley.

For example, since Li Chengqian moved in, he has been boiling medicine in the backyard, and the strong smell of medicinal soup can be smelled from several streets away.

In the next two days, Li Chengqian, who was stationed in Changze County, did nothing, only the smell of boiling medicine in the backyard was still strong.

These circumstances were enough to judge that Li Chengqian was seriously ill, so Lu Zhi, who was far away in the north of Lingzhou, received the news that Li Chengqian was seriously ill and could not come to Lingzhou at all.

A glimmer of brilliance appeared on Lu Zhide's gloomy face, and he thought for a moment and walked into Li Simo's big tent.

After saluting Li Simo as usual, he said lightly: "The grace of Changshengtian, that Li Chengqian is seriously ill and stopped in Changze County. ”

Li Simo was shocked when he heard this, and then calmed down and said, "Then do we still let Bazhuo arrest Li Chengqian?" There was hope in his eyes as he spoke.

Li Simo swore allegiance to Li Shimin, and it was against his heart to frame Li Chengqian, and now he only hopes that Li Chengqian's death from illness will not affect his image of loyalty.

When Lu Zhi heard this, he shook his head expressionlessly, and said emotionlessly in his voice: "What Bazhuo wants to do is not something we can influence, now we only need to defeat the tens of thousands of Xue Yantuo led by Yi Nan and rob and kill Yi Nan, and we will have an explanation for Tian Khan." ”

Li Simo thought about it and knew that since Bazhuo had gone to Xiazhou, and Li Chengqian's illness was in Changze County, it was really going to kill him, as for Li Chengqian's more than 10,000 people to defeat Bazhuo's 200,000 army, Li Simo didn't think about it at all.

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Late at night, in the back of Changze County.

A group of generals stood in front of Li Chengqian with their helmets and armor, and Li Chengqian fanned the wind with his hands and said with a wry smile: "The smell here is really unpleasant. Then he looked at the generals and said, "Are you ready?"

Su Dingfang clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Back to His Royal Highness the Prince, everything is ready." ”

Li Chengqian nodded solemnly and said, "Let's go!" ”

When all the generals heard this, they all solemnly clasped their fists and saluted Li Chengqian, and the armor they were wearing made a crisp collision sound.

Li Chengqian glanced at Xue Rengui and waved his hand at the others, and the others all turned around and went out to wait.

Li Chengqian walked up to Xue Rengui and looked at Xue Rengui's resolute face with a slightly upturned face, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder and said, "This place will be handed over to you, remember to keep it, but don't use too much gunpowder to scare the bazhuo away......"

Hearing this, Xue Rengui knelt down on one knee and saluted Li Chengqian: "Please rest assured, His Royal Highness the Prince, the minister swears to complete the task assigned to the minister by His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Li Chengqian looked at it almost, stretched out his hands to support Xue Rengui and said, "Get up!" ”

Xue Rengui's eyes were red, but he didn't immediately get up and said in a deep voice: "Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to take care of the people of the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Li Chengqian was also a little moved, nodded emphatically and bypassed Xue Rengui and went out.

(End of chapter)