On 10 May, Taizong led the Sixth Army to cross Liaoshui through Beiping (now Lulong, Hebei) and Liaoze (now Zedi between Beizhen and Liaozhong, Liaoning).

At this time, Taizong encountered the same natural danger as Emperor Yang of the previous dynasty:

When Liaoze was more than 200 miles muddy, people and horses could not pass, so Taizong wrote to make the master craftsman Yan Lide cloth earth to make a bridge, and the army could barely pass.

At this time, Liaoze still floated many bones of the Sui generals, Taizong ordered people to immediately collect and bury them, and among the sergeants, there were old generals of the previous dynasty, all sighed:

As a former dynasty died, now the dynasty collects the relics.

It is to respect Taizong even more.

After crossing the Liaoshui, Taizong immediately ordered the bridge to be destroyed to show the heart of the battle.

When the generals heard it, they all gave birth to thousands of heroic spirits, and the mountains shouted a great victory, and the sound resounded in the sky.

Later, Taizong left a large army in Mashou Mountain (now southwest of Liaoyang, Liaoning), and galloped hundreds of horses to the city of Liaodong, comforted Li Daozong, the king of Boxia, and broke the rules to worship Ma Wenju as a Zhonglang general, and rewarded meritorious soldiers, and beheaded Zhang Junyi, the head of the march who retreated from the battle.

It's the day.

Dingzhou.

Palace.

The crown prince Li Zhi was already much stronger today, so he immediately got up and discussed with the ministers.

After the discussion, he went back to the dormitory and went to see the lady who was hiding in the dormitory.

"How?"

As soon as he entered, he saw Mei Niang, whose complexion had regained its ruddy complexion and was just a little thinner, and asked softly:

"Okay?"

Mei Niang nodded, and said after a long time:

"I can't stay here any longer, it's time to go back to Hui'er. Otherwise...... Late will change. ”

Li Zhi was reluctant in his heart, but forced a smile and said:

"She is in Bozhou at the moment, but she has not yet arrived in Songzhou!"

Mei Niang shook her head and said:

"Just because she has arrived in Bozhou and is only a day's journey away from Songzhou, then I have to get up immediately, and I can't teach her to wait more than three days in Bianzhou......

Otherwise, I'm afraid that those people around her will be suspicious.

Since I have decided to stay in the palace...... I can't bother her. ”

Mei Niang said this, Li Zhi also knew that he couldn't stay, so he had to nod silently, and De'an packed up the things he used along the way, and borrowed the name of taking medicine, and dressed Mei Niang Ruian as a sergeant, and handed it over to Li De Award to escort Mei Niang all the way to Bianzhou to meet Xu Hui, and then turn all the way back to the Eastern Capital.

It's a hassle to say, but in fact, it's only a matter of a moment to clean up.

It was night, Mei Niang took advantage of the night, turned over on the horse, and wanted to leave, but was pulled by Li Zhi, who saw him off, and said reluctantly:

"Remember...... You should pass me, and you should look at my sincerity, how is it...... Don't forget ......"

Mei Niang smiled faintly and nodded.

Li Zhi sighed lightly, slowly loosened the reins, watched Mei Niang turn around and hit the horse, and went with Li De Award.

I was stunned.

Seeing this, De'an was about to be comforted, but Li Zhi asked:

"Where is the prime minister, is there any news?"

De'an was stunned, and then he realized that Li Zhi had really begun to try his best to deal with state affairs, and he was extremely happy in his heart, and he was even more determined to keep Mei Niang by Li Zhi's side, and then said:

"I didn't hear from Fang Xiang...... What is Your Highness worried about? ”

Li Zhi watched Mei Niang's figure disappear, then turned around, strode back with De'an, and walked all the way:

"Father Emperor Zhengdong, I am guarding Dingzhou and not in the capital, how can the sixth uncle let go of such a good opportunity?"

De'an was suddenly shocked: Indeed, everyone was just busy with the Eastern Crusade, but they forgot about this Jing King Yuanjing.

At the moment, there is emptiness inside, but I am afraid that something will happen.

Just thinking about it, Li Zhi said again:

"When my father was there before, I also sent General Wei Chi to keep an eye on him every day in the name of the hidden way. This time, my father's crusade to the east, because of his gambling, he also transferred General Wei Chi away-

Although he is just a rat who can squeak and squeak, but he can't go up to the lobby, if he is trapped without a rope, he will still bite everywhere after all, causing a lot of trouble......"

As he spoke, the master and servant entered the dormitory.

As soon as he entered the hall, Li Zhi sat down after a few cases, called Qinghe to serve ink, and after thinking for a while, he took the pen handed by Minghe who came forward to eat enough ink, took the paper and quickly wrote a letter form, and handed it to De'andao:

"Go now, the flying pigeon will be passed on to the room."

De'an retreated according to the order, Li Zhiwei thought about it, and then summoned Minghe to come forward and said:

"Go and invite your uncle and grandfather (Gao Shilian)!"

"Yes!"

……

After a while, Gao Shilian entered in plain clothes and bowed to Li Zhi first.

Seeing this, Li Zhi hurriedly stepped forward to help, and said ashamedly:

"So late at night, but to call my uncle and grandfather to come, the young slave is really obedient to filial piety. However, because the matter is so big, it is difficult for the child slave to make a decision alone. ”

Gao Shilian said:

"But listen to His Royal Highness the Prince."

Li Zhi listened to Gao Shilian about his worries, and said:

"The young slave has already flown the pigeon to pass the study, please be on guard, but I don't know if this trip is appropriate, so I missed the night to invite my uncle and grandfather to come to inquire.

Originally, according to the etiquette, it was the young slave who went out of the palace to see his uncle and grandfather, but if the young slave moved too much, he was afraid that he would disturb everyone again. ”

Gao Shilian smiled approvingly:

"Your Highness has taken care of things more and more. The matter was handled very well. There is nothing bad about it. ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, thought about it and said:

"But this time, there is one more thing: even the other kings in the capital, but I don't know if they have such thoughts......"

Gao Shilian immediately understood who he was referring to, so he nodded and said:

And so it is. But rest assured, Your Highness, those people can't move at the moment. ”

Seeing that Gao Shilian was so calm, Li Zhi knew that Taizong had made arrangements before leaving, and he was relieved in his heart, and then said:

"That's all right."

……

The fifth day of the fifth month of the nineteenth year of Zhenguan.

Outside the city of Liaodong.

Taizong gave an order, and all the soldiers were in accordance with Li Shiji's method to fill in the trenches.

When the soldiers heard this, they carried the loess on their bodies and filled in the trenches.

Taizong saw that the morale of the generals was high, and he was even more moved, so he relied on the horses to ride, and the horses were transported, and the generals were even more encouraged.

On 9 May, a huge trench under the city of Liaodong was flattened by the Tang army.

It's the day.

Li Ji gave the order, and threw the car to attack the city with the great force of the new creation. This car is very powerful, can throw 300 catties of boulders in a mile away, dozens of throwing cars to go, the city is destroyed, the wall is broken.

The Goryeo army was terrified and horrified, and suffered numerous casualties.

Taizong and Li Ji were overjoyed when they saw this, but they suddenly heard an urgent report, and the Dao Goryeo army was in the giant wooden defense tower on the city, and Zhang Shiwang stopped him again.

Taizong asked Li Jidao: "How?" ”

Li Ji smiled proudly: "The power of silk and softness, how can it be against a hundred catties of heavy stones?" It's just a matter of breathing. ”

Taizong was overjoyed when he heard this.

Sure enough, after a while, he preached, threw the car and boulders, and all the newly built defenses of the Goryeo army were destroyed. Li Ji was overjoyed when he heard this, and gave a second order, breaking the city by crashing the car.

For more than ten days, the Tang army attacked Liaodong City day and night, and the generals and Taizong took turns to attack it day and night.

On 17 May, when the south wind blew strongly, Taizong immediately ordered the three armies to attack it with fire crossbows. In a few days, the great victory was to establish Liaodong City as Liaozhou, and the book told the state prince Li Zhizhi.

……

On May 28, the 19th year of Zhenguan, the Tang army entered Baiyan City.

The next day, the general of the left guard, Li Simo, was in the middle of the arrow, Taizong was personally sucking poisonous blood for him, and the generals heard it, all of them were impressed, and then attacked the city, but everyone fought hard and killed the enemy bravely.

When Gai Suwen heard this, he sent more than 10,000 defenders of the Black Bone City to help. He Li led 800 horses to meet the enemy, and in the conflict of iron horses, he was invincible. The Goryeo army then entered the battle with spears, and for a time he was trapped in the enemy's formation and wounded his waist and abdomen with spears, and the blood flowed like an infusion.

Fortunately, Shang Yin rode to the rescue of Xue Wanbei and had to return it. After Qi Bi returned, he bandaged it slightly, and then scolded again, swearing to avenge this revenge, and even killed in the enemy formation again.

The Goryeo army is rare such a heroic general, even more shocked and shocked, for a while the army was in turmoil, the Tang army took the opportunity to counterattack, and the Goryeo army was broken up for a while.

When Taizong heard this, he was overjoyed, and he called the deed to return. And because of the deterioration of the wound of the Khibi, he personally applied medicine, and someone captured the Goryeo sergeant Gao Tubo who injured him, and took him to the front of the Khibi, and let him dispose of it, but the Khibi said that the two armies were fighting, each for its master, and this person was willing to risk the white blade in the battle, and actually came to stab him, he was really a loyal man, so please let it go.

When the generals heard it, they were all impressed.

On the first day of the sixth month, Taizong forgave Sun Daiyin's rebellion, and promised the soldiers to reward him with the treasury in the palace to ensure the stability of the people in the city. On the second day of the first month of June, Baiyan City was set as Yanzhou. On the third day of the sixth month, he refused to add 700 Goryeo troops to the corpse city, and comforted: "If you fight for me, then you will kill your wife." ”

When the armies heard this, they were all ashamed to admire Taizong's style.

On June 11, the army sent to Yanzhou and forced Anshi in front of it. On the 20th, they arrived in the north of the city and immediately attacked the city. On the 21st, Gai Suwen sent 150,000 troops to rescue Gaoshi. The battle of the garrison mountain is the beginning.

At the end of June of the 19th year of Zhenguan.

Dingzhou, inside the palace.

I heard that Taizong was stationed in the mountain (the station was changed by Taizong at this time, so I used it), and a fierce general Xue Rengui was restored. Li Zhi was overjoyed.

Seeing this, Dean said with a smile:

"Your Highness, there is another happy event!"

When Li Zhi heard this, he raised his eyebrows slightly, but he only smiled on his face:

"Ho Xi?"

De'an then presented a letter to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi took the letter, and when he saw that it was the seal of the fourth brother Qingque, he was overjoyed at the moment, and hurriedly took a small bronze dagger on the side, opened the letter and read it, and then took the case:

"Good! Good! Now, Wei Ting has no ability to turn over! ”

Dean nodded with a smile:

"Isn't that so? It's just Your Highness, without further ado, we should immediately report to the Lord. ”

Li Zhi nodded, and immediately wrote a letter to Taizong.

……

The next day.

In the military tent of Taizong.

After reading the letter reported by Li Zhi, Taizong's expression was strange.

Seeing this, Wang De, who was boiling medicine for Taizong, smiled and said:

"Alas, the lord is like this, but this is the first time the old slave has seen it...... But I don't know what kind of trick this Royal Highness the Crown Prince has to play to attract the Lord like this? ”

Taizong didn't know how to laugh, thought about it, just put the letter on the table, sighed and said:

"This young slave, and the green sparrow...... Alas! It's just that it's rare for their brothers to work together, but it's just a small sinner, according to their thoughts. ”