Du Ruhui's words once again caused Li Xiaogong's shock, the Tang Dynasty soldiers did not hesitate to dig trenches, just to prevent Li Xuanba from leading the cavalry to break through, but Du Ruhui meant that he did not intend to wait for Li Xuanba to run out of grain and grass.

Li Xiaogong glanced at Du Ruhui, and when he saw his calm expression and the appearance of victory, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Du Ruhui left Chang'an and came to him thousands of miles away, Li Xiaogong certainly didn't believe that Du Ruhui was really just bored in Chang'an and wandered here. Li Yuan will not order Li Xuanba to be killed, and Li Jiancheng has no right to mobilize Du Ruhan, so there is only one possibility: Du Ruhui was ordered by Li Shimin to come to eradicate Li Xuanba!

It has been more than two months since Xiao Buyi was killed, Li Shimin is leading the troops to fight with Xue Ju, after learning the news, his heart is depressed, he is seriously ill, his deputy general Liu Wenjing has no ability to do it, and Xue Ju was defeated in the battle, new hatred and old hatred, Li Shimin's resentment against Li Xuanba can be imagined!

But no matter how much Li Shimin hated Li Xuanba, he didn't dare to let anyone know that he had the idea of killing Li Xuanba. After all, if Li Yuan protects the calf, if he lets him know that he killed his own brother, no matter how much merit he makes, it will be useless. Therefore, Du Ruhui will wander to a place thousands of miles away from Chang'an.

"What does Mr. Du mean?" Li Xiaogong vaguely guessed Du Ruhui's thoughts, but he was not sure, and arched his hand: "If you attack Guanxian, there will be casualties in the army, and Your Majesty will blame it at that time, but I am afraid that it will be difficult to explain." ”

"The news of Zhu Cang's death, Your Majesty is not yet aware of it, and when he knows, General, you have captured Guanxian, which is obviously a great achievement, how can Your Majesty blame it?" Du Ruhui said with a smile: "When the army marches and fights, casualties are inevitable, Your Majesty has led troops against the Turks, I think no one knows this better than him." ”

The two chatted in the tent for more than half an hour. Du Ruhui offered many strategies to ensure that Li Xiaogong could withdraw afterwards and would not be condemned by Li Yuan. Li Xiaogong has a close relationship with Li Shimin, and he is very willing to remove the evil spirit in his heart for Li Shimin, and now he has Du Ruhui's guidance, and he has no worries in his heart. Thinking about how to kill Li Xuanba.

A soldier served the meal, Du Ruhui was going to retreat, but Li Xiaogong asked him to stay in the main tent and eat with him.

"Sir, since you plan to storm Guanxian, why do you want Xiaogong to send people to dig trenches and spread widely to resist horses?" During the meal, Li Xiaogong did not forget to ask for advice: "Such physical consumption is really not conducive to the soldiers to ascend to the city!" ”

"General Li, aren't you worried that the storming of Guanxian County will lead to serious casualties among the army?" Du Ruhui knew that Li Xiaogong was Li Shimin's confidant, and he didn't hide it. He replied: "If the morale of the soldiers under Li Xuanba's command is high, we will inevitably be met with sworn resistance when we attack the city, but if they are in a state of trembling every day, it will be much easier to attack the city." Moreover, when Li Xuanba sees that we have laid down a defensive position, he will inevitably neglect to take precautions, and when the time comes, our army will suddenly attack the city."

Du Ruhui did not continue. Picked up the tea in front of him and took a sip very pleasantly.

Hyo-gyong understood. The gentleman's orders were just to confuse Li Xuanba so that he could relax his vigilance. Li Xiaogong reacted and praised: "What a clever plan, which not only made the enemy army neglect to take precautions, but also caused their morale to plummet." Mr. talent, filial piety admiration! ”

Du Ruyan smiled faintly, not feeling proud at all.

To him, this is nothing, not to mention what Li Xiaogong said. This was not the whole purpose of his plan, he could already imagine that there was a riot in Guanxian County.

Seeing Du Ruyun's light appearance, Li Xiaogong felt that he was smarter than Zhuge Kongming, and he didn't care about eating, so he continued: "Mr. thinks, when is the best time to attack the city? ”

"Neither too early nor too late." Du Ruhui was humble and replied: "If it is too early, the physical strength of the soldiers has not yet recovered, and the morale of the enemy army has not fallen to the bottom, but if it is too late, His Majesty is likely to detect the movement here, so the lower officials think that the siege of the city in three days will be the most beneficial for our army." ”

"Child?" Li Xiaogong stopped talking and looked at Du Ruhui suspiciously.

"General, Li Xuanba is no longer the Li Xuanba you know." Du Ruhui said with emotion: "Has the general ever found that Li Xuanba's crusade against Li Zitong, Shen Faxing, and Zhu Cang took only one day, which shows that Li Xuanba's ability is no worse than that of King Qin!" The general can think of attacking the city when it is ugly, how can Li Xuanba not be prepared? ”

When Li Xiaogong heard this, he thought it was true, and nodded involuntarily: "Sir, do you have anything else to explain?" ”

"Yang Shilin and the others are trapped in Huai'an County, and King Xia's people have no chance to rescue Li Xuanba, so why does he dare to wait?" Du Ruhui looked outside the tent, frowned slightly, and said to himself: "Li Xuanba passed through the river, and King Xia released Xu Shiji, is this too much of a coincidence?" ”

Li Xiaogong sat in front of Du Ruhui, although Du Ruhui's voice was very small, he still listened to it word for word: "Mr. is saying that Xu Shiji has taken refuge in Nan Sui?" ”

"With Li Xuanba's intelligence, he should guess that Yang Shilin and Dou Jiande's reinforcements will not appear." Du Ruhui was shocked, narrowed his eyes, and sneered: "What the general said is reasonable, the Wagang army has to guard against it!" ”

If Li Xuanba knew about Li Xiaogong's conversation with Du Ruhui, he would definitely regret not killing Du Ruhui earlier. At this time, he didn't know that his thoughts had been guessed by others, and he didn't expect that what he did was in the calculations of others.

However, Du Ruhui calculated many things correctly, but there was one thing he might never have expected: there was no major turmoil in Guanxian County!

Living under the brutal rule of Zhu Cang, the people were in panic every day, and now although there is a shortage of food, they are not the first day to experience such a day, so they heard that the Tang soldiers besieged the city, and they only panicked for less than a day before returning to tranquility, and even many people took the initiative to ask for help to defend the city.

"It's really simple folk customs!" Looking at the people gathered outside the camp, Li Xuanba was moved: "Life is so hard, and it is really touching that he is willing to give the only remaining grain to the soldiers to eat." ”

"If you weren't dedicated to the people, how could they be so grateful?" Cui San said flatteringly: "In the final analysis, Lord Zhou Guogong is still highly respected!" ”

Li Xuanba touched his ears and said in his heart: Why is there always such a person around him?

"Respectable? Ben Gong is only twenty years old, do you think this term is appropriate? Li Xuanba scolded with a smile: "Don't flatter here, my father has no money to reward you, hurry up and go over and persuade the people to go back." ”

Cui San's face turned red and he bowed away. Li Xuanba sighed, with no smile on his face. (To be continued.) )