Wearing silver armor, it was a little inconvenient to sit on his knees, Li Jiancheng slowly stood up, gently dusted off the dirt on his body, and straightened his clothes again, before he said with a smile: "You have already shown your hole cards, why does this palace still listen to you?" As long as Datang can become strong, what is the grievance between the palace and the people? ”

"When the eldest brother said this, he really disappointed Xuanba's hard work. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info" Li Xuanba shook his head in disappointment, and said lightly: "Xuanba hereby advises the eldest brother, if you really have such an idea, it is better to return to Chang'an as soon as possible and give up the position of the crown prince, because you are really too stupid." ”

Li Jiancheng's face was slightly stunned, and he glanced back to confirm that the entourage behind him had not heard Li Xuanba's words.

"How much grain and grass manpower did Datang spend to force Daliang into a desperate situation, you actually plan to let the palace withdraw with a few words, who is stupid?" Li Jiancheng sneered: "You Nan Sui can send reinforcements, but compared to the strong soldiers, Datang can still be afraid of the Southern Sui?" ”

Li Xuanba smiled, laughing extremely happily, Li Jiancheng, who was laughing, was inexplicable, and he couldn't wait to step forward and slap Li Xuanba a few times, he held back his anger, gritted his teeth and said: "What is ridiculous about the words of this palace?" ”

"Isn't it ridiculous that the eldest brother is still talking so innocently after the age of his establishment?" Li Xuanba stopped laughing, wiped the corners of his eyes, pointed at Li Jiancheng and said: "Since Xuanba dares to say the strategy, naturally I don't worry about the eldest brother you will send someone back to transfer reinforcements, presumably you also know this, so you still want to continue to try." But the eldest brother thinks that Xuanba will really tell all the strategies without reservation? ”

Of course, Li Xuanba is not stupid, otherwise Nan Sui would not have grown to the point where it is today, and Li Jiancheng is also not stupid, otherwise it would not be possible to be made the prince.

They seem to be chatting casually, but in fact, every sentence is testing each other. Li Xuanba hoped that Li Jiancheng would be able to retreat in the face of difficulties, and Li Jiancheng hoped to explore the reality of the Southern Sui.

What Li Xuanba said is very reasonable, Li Jiancheng is not right, he is indeed tempting, but he didn't expect Li Xuanba's thoughtfulness to reveal the slightest at all, so he is now facing a problem, whether to withdraw troops or continue to calm down.

The sun was warm, the fog dissipated, Xiao Mo stood in the tower of Jiangling City, his expression was very nervous, the eldest grandson Wuji beside him looked indifferent, his eyes were slightly closed, and he seemed calm, but his frowning brows lightly meant that he was not as calm as he looked. After all, the dialogue between the brothers under the city is directly related to whether the Southern Sui and the Tang Dynasty will go to war.

Xiao Mo and the others looked nervous, while Li Jiancheng's expression was very solemn, and he looked at Li Xuanba seriously, trying to find even a trace of panic from his face.

Li Xuanba always had a smile on his face, and he looked directly into Li Jiancheng's eyes, showing him confidence and arrogance.

"If you return in vain, I'm afraid that I will become a laughing stock when I go back." After a long time, Li Jiancheng sighed and said: "At the beginning, you would rather follow Yang Tong south to Jiangdu than go to Chang'an, and this palace also laughed at you in front of the people in the house, but now it seems that your choice is right." ”

If Li Xuanba had led the army to Chang'an, he would have become the king of the Tang Dynasty, and he seemed to have a high status, but how could he be qualified to threaten His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty?

"The Lingnan area is desolate and barren, and the food is tasteless, so why should the eldest brother be obsessed?" Li Xuanba also stood up, hung the futon back on the horse, and said calmly: "The eldest brother wants to increase his prestige by eliminating the big beam, but in the eyes of the hundred officials, the big beam has died a few months ago, even if you return triumphantly, the hundred officials will only think that you have robbed the second brother of the credit." ”

"In your opinion, what should Hongu do?" Li Jiancheng handed the futon to Li Xuanba and said casually.

"The class teacher returns to the court." Li Xuanba took the futon and replied seriously: "If the eldest brother is willing to retire, then Xuanba owes you a favor, if someone laughs at you, after the New Year, Xuanba will definitely take such a bad breath for the eldest brother." ”

Li Jiancheng nodded, and he didn't know if he really believed Li Xuanba's words: "The matter has come to this, and this palace seems to have no choice but to retreat, but I hope you can know that this palace is not retreating because of fear of the army of Southern Sui!" ”

Li Xuanba secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "No matter what the reason is, Xuanba is here to thank the eldest brother." ”

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The Tang Dynasty withdrew, and there was jubilation in Jiangling City, no one knew what Li Xuanba and Li Jiancheng talked about, but everyone knew very well that it was the hour and a half on the moat bridge that Li Xuanba persuaded Li Jiancheng to withdraw his troops!

Without spending a single soldier, let the powerful Tang army retreat, Li Xuanba suddenly became a god-like existence, when he rode through the street, the people and merchants on the side of the road bowed down one after another, both thanks and fear!

The envoys sent back to Jiangdu had already set out, and it would not be long before the army of the Southern Sui would come and take over everything in Jiangling and other counties.

Xiao Mo brought hundreds of civil and military officials to a banquet for Li Xuanba in the palace, and informed everyone of the surrender of the Southern Sui, which caused a burst of crying and wailing, but they also knew that if Li Xuanba hadn't appeared in time, Jiangling would have planted the banner of the Tang Dynasty.

Things basically developed according to the plan of Li Xuanba and the eldest grandson Wuji, when Yuwen Chengdu led an army of 20,000 to Jiangling, Li Xuanba and the eldest grandson Wuji and others accompanied Xiao Mo and his relatives towards Jiangdu.

"Lord Zhou Guogong, I am very curious, what did the **** say, so that the Tang army retreated without a fight." Jiangling City gradually became smaller, Xiao Mo glanced back, retracted his gaze without hesitation, and asked sincerely: "The national strength of the Tang Dynasty is not weaker than that of the Southern Sui, I want to come and Brother Ling will not be frightened to give up the city at his fingertips, right?" ”

"First of all, when the army of the imperial court arrived at Gangneung City, Gangneung City was no longer within reach." Li Xuanba smiled and said, "Big brother, he can indeed storm Jiangling, but the reinforcements of the imperial court can soon cut off the retreat of the Tang army, and big brother he doesn't dare to take this risk." Secondly, Datang seems to be strong, but in fact, the soldiers and horses that can be sent are extremely limited, because the real enemy of Datang at present is not Daliang, but Northern Sui! ”

Li Jiancheng once said that the withdrawal of the army was not because he was afraid of the army of the Southern Sui, if he let others hear it, he would think that Li Jiancheng deliberately said cruel words for the sake of face, Li Xuanba pretended not to understand Li Jiancheng's words at that time, in fact, he knew very well in his heart that the reason why Li Jiancheng withdrew was because most of the troops of the Tang Dynasty had to stay in the north!

Of course, if Li Jiancheng insists on attacking Jiangling, and Datang is willing to take the risk of ignoring the turbulent situation in the north for the time being, the Nawagang army, the Hebei army and the Southern Sui army will reach Jiangling from the waterway at a very fast speed, and it is impossible for Datang to take advantage, this is Li Xuanba's real hole card.

"You said that the national strength of the Tang Dynasty is not weaker than that of the Southern Sui, Xuanba understands, you don't think so in your heart." Many thoughts flashed through Li Xuanba's mind, and he said slowly: "After the New Year, you will be glad that you finally chose the Southern Sui Imperial Court." ”

The weather was a little colder than a few days ago, but when Li Jiuzhi, Liang Xiao and the others heard Li Xuanba's words, they only felt their blood boiling, Xiao Mo bowed slightly, glanced at the carriage that his family was riding, and didn't know what to think in his heart. (To be continued.) )