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Chapter 739: The Decisive Battle Before the Decisive Battle (8)

At the foot of Wudang Mountain

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at Li Xiaogong, who was standing not far in front of him, shook his head and said, "If it was twenty days ago...... No...... Even ten days ago, five days ago, if I could have heard you say that to me, I would have been glad that I had fulfilled my mission. The lord sent me here only because of your crisp and neat attitude, but unfortunately...... You gave this attitude a little later. ”

He shook his head in regret.

"The lord's army will arrive at Wudang Mountain early tomorrow morning at the latest, guess at this time, you have only expressed your attitude for a long time, will the lord's guild be very happy?"

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at the tea and snacks on the table in front of him, and said very seriously: "Thank you for your hospitality, but I still have to rush back." General Luo Shixin is still waiting for me to meet the main bus driver, and I can't delay too long with you. But what I can tell me before I leave doesn't necessarily work for you...... But it doesn't hurt to think about it. ”

Li Xiaogong, whose face was a little pale, hugged his fists and said, "Please make it clear to Mr. Changsun." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji waved his hand and said, "Don't you dare to be a ...... What I'm going to tell you is not a solution, because I have no right to assert myself before the lord comes. It was my bad luck that I didn't have a good chat with you before. Of course, it's also your bad luck...... What I want to tell you is actually a very simple truth......"

The eldest grandson Wuji took a sip of tea, and then slowly got up: "People are always hesitant, and there are many reasons why they hesitate. Maybe it's worry, maybe it's expectation, maybe it's fear, maybe it's puzzle, maybe it's speculation...... But no matter what the reason for the hesitation, it will not lead to any good results. Because as long as you hesitate, you often miss a lot of things. ”

"Power, fame, status, merit, and maybe a promise."

Eldest Sun Wuji stretched out a few fingers, and then slowly withdrew them: "I don't know what kind of hesitation you have, so it's inconvenient to evaluate whether you are right or wrong to do this." But the advice I can give you is in that remark...... General Li is a rare general in the world, and the lord once said that there are four people under Li Yuan's command who are the best at fighting...... Liu Hongji, Zhang Gongjin, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong...... Now it's just a matter of who's faster. ”

He smiled and said that: "Don't leave it here, there will be a period later." ”

After saying this, the eldest grandson Wuji left the small village at the foot of the mountain with his entourage. Li Xiaogong arranged for people to escort him back to his residence in the village, and Li Xiaogong's face was still gloomy.

"Am I too hesitant?"

He muttered to himself.

"It's just a matter of who's faster now?"

Thinking of the incomprehensible words that Eldest Sun Wuji said at the end, Li Xiaogong's brows furrowed a little tighter. I really couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence, so he had to call his cronies Cui Huanran over. Today's meeting with the eldest grandson Wuji was obtained by him several times by sending people to plead, and the fact that the eldest grandson Wuji could come was actually beyond Li Xiaogong's expectations.

If it is said that when King Yan did not raise troops to go south, it was the eldest grandson Wuji who chased after him to discuss things. Then since the day King Yan raised his army, there is no need for the eldest grandson Wuji to chase him anymore.

took the initiative and unconsciously went into the hands of others. This feeling made Li Xiaogong very uncomfortable, and he wanted to scold people uncomfortably.

"The Great General......

Cui Huanran glanced at Li Xiaogong and said cautiously: "After the eldest grandson Wuji left, he kept thinking about what his last sentence meant, and he didn't have a clue for a long time...... Later, when he thought about it again, he mentioned four people. ”

"You, Liu Hongji, Zhang Gongjin, Li Daozong......"

"What do you mean?"

Li Xiaogong was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Cui Huanran meant.

"Liu Hongji led the army to fight in Hebei and has made a lot of contributions. In the future, His Royal Highness King Yan will definitely not treat him badly...... Zhang Gongjin went south with the army this time, and it was obvious that His Royal Highness King Yan also relied on him. His Royal Highness King Yan suppressed Li Yuan's former ministers too harshly a while ago, so he always had to show his lenient side...... Liu Hongji made meritorious service, and Zhang Gongjin made meritorious service again, and these two people will undoubtedly be set up by King Yan as a model for Li Yuan's former ministers to be reused. ”

"This is also the necessary technique for His Royal Highness King Yan to give credit to Li Yuan's old ministers, which is a necessary technique to balance the court. Two examples have been set up, and the reassuring effect has been ...... It is also necessary to deter people's hearts, for those who are still wavering, there is no need for King Yan, who controls the overall situation, to blindly win over, and he must be suppressed, even if he knows that the suppression will pay the price, he still has to suppress it, because King Yan wants to establish his absolute authority. ”

"Now suppressing one person, there are only two people who can play a role in deterring the ministers...... You and Lee Daozong. ”

Cui Huanran sighed and said: "This is what the eldest grandson Wuji said, it just depends on who is faster." ”

Li Xiaogong was shocked, and sweat soaked the back of his clothes in an instant: "You mean, if I don't do something that satisfies His Royal Highness King Yan now, even if he knows that I may defect to Li Shimin's side, he will use troops against me at any cost?" If I'm faster than Li Daozong...... The person suppressed by King Yan was Li Daozong? ”

"Six or seven times out of ten, that's it."

Cui Huanran said: "Now the old ministers of Li Yuan who are in charge of the army, only you and Li Daozong are left. and without saying anything, King Yan must make a move......"

Li Xiaogong sat down on the chair, and his whole body seemed to be drained of strength in an instant: "I thought that having soldiers in my hands was a weight, but now it seems that it has become a disaster." ”

Cui Huanran couldn't help but sigh: "I persuaded you a while ago to move troops against Xiao ......"

"It's not too late!"

Li Xiaogong stood up violently, clenched his fists and said, "Pass my order, the army will assemble and march tonight...... It's nothing if I don't go to fight with Xiao Miao, I'll go directly to Li Shimin for a fight! ”

"King Yan will arrive tomorrow at the latest!"

Cui Huanran's face changed and said.

"Can't wait for King Yan to arrive...... Otherwise, I'm more passive. ”

Li Xiaogong shook his head, his face heavy.

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Xiangyang City

Looking at the letter on the table in front of him, Emperor Liang's face was hard to see. He sat in his chair and looked at the letter, without any gleam in his eyes, and his whole person was like a dead tree. He was less than forty years old, and he seemed to be 100 years old overnight.

"Successful ......"

I don't know how long it took, Xiao Mo took his eyes off the letter with difficulty and looked at his cronies Zhou Fangwu: "I was wrong...... On that day, I and you saw that there seemed to be a rebellion in Li Shimin's camp at the head of the city, so we should decisively send troops. If it is a decisive battle in the city that day, where will there be this insoluble crisis today? The plan was successful, and now the mountains and rivers in the city are exhausted...... The grain and grass can't last for a month, and the morale is not available, so it's better to ......"

"No!"

Zhou Fangwu walked over quickly, grabbed the letter on the table and tore it to pieces.

"Li Shimin is just alarmist!"

The shredded paper flew like a butterfly and fell to the ground.

"How could he really dare to kill those 100,000 prisoners of war? He now has less than 100,000 troops under his command, how much strength is these 100,000 prisoners of war for him? He wrote this letter to deceive Your Majesty, your generosity and kindness! Even if Li Shimin was given a hundred guts, he would not dare to really kill all the 100,000 prisoners of war. 100,000 people, even if he is forced to go into battle with his bare hands, Li Shimin can't cope with it! He would never dare! ”

Zhou Fangwu said angrily: "Such a despicable villain, Your Majesty cannot compromise with him!" Your Majesty...... You should understand that in the entire Xiangyang City, and even in the entire Great Liang Kingdom, anyone can surrender, the hundred officials can, and the people of Li can also do it, but you can't...... Hundreds of officials surrendered, but they still served as officials. The people surrendered and still lived...... But you are the emperor of the Great Liang Kingdom, if you surrender, how can Li Shimin ......?"

Hearing this, Xiao Miao's face changed, but he soon became depressed again: "There are 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the city...... I can't let my own selfish thoughts affect them. When the food is gone, do I want to starve the whole city to death? ”

"Your Majesty, wait!"

Zhou Fangwu took a deep breath and said, "Li Shimin seems to be proud now, but in fact, he is more anxious than Your Majesty...... Your Majesty, think about it, if Li Shimin is not in a hurry, why would he be in a hurry to write such a letter and shoot it into the city? If he is really as he said in the letter, with abundant grain and grass and morale, there is no need to siege the city, just besiege Xiangyang. ”

"Li Shimin is more anxious?"

Xiao Mo subconsciously asked a rhetorical question, and then suddenly realized: "Yan Wang Li Xian!" ”

Thinking of this, Xiao Miao's heart suddenly brightened!

"That's right, Yan King Li Xian categorically will not allow Li Shimin to take Xiangyang, if Li Shimin gains a firm foothold here, it will be much more difficult for Yan King Li Xian to move troops again! If it is not expected, Li Xian, the king of Yan, must have mobilized men and horses to besiege Li Shimin, otherwise why is Li Shimin so urgent? ”

Zhou Fangwu said: "Your Majesty, we only need to stick to Xiangyang City, and when the time comes, Li Xian, the king of Yan, and Li Shimin, the two tigers will fight, and there will be an injury!" ”

"But ......"

Xiao Mo frowned and said, "Even if Li Xian defeats Li Shimin...... I am trapped and defending the lonely city of Xiangyang, and sooner or later the city will be destroyed and the country will perish...... What is the difference between Li Shimin and now that he has descended? ”

Hearing this, Zhou Fangwu fell silent.

Tian Wenjing, the secretary of the military department, who had not spoken, suddenly stood up, knelt down in front of Xiao Mo and kowtowed three times: "The incompetence of the minister makes Your Majesty worried." ”

After saying this, Tian Wenjing, who touched his head to the ground, said in a hoarse voice: "Please think twice, Your Majesty...... Even if the Great Liang Kingdom really wants to die, it must not die at the hands of the enemy! How many people did Li Shimin kill me? How many soldiers? Those soldiers in Nanzhang City who fought to the end, if they knew that Daliang would eventually die at the hands of Li Shimin, how would they be sad and cry under Jiuquan? The tens of thousands of victims who died outside Xiangyang City are afraid that they will not be at peace in the underworld! ”

"The minister is disloyal, and he should not say such things. But please think twice, if you have to make a choice, then you would rather surrender Li Xian than Li Shimin! ”

Tian Wenjing raised his head and said with tears in his eyes: "But, it is far from the time when the country is ruined and the family is ruined, how can Your Majesty lose his fighting spirit first?" If Your Majesty gives up, and all the 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the city give up, where is there any hope? Please cheer up, Your Majesty! Defend Xiangyang! ”

"I see!"

Xiao Mo slowly stood up, clenched his fists and said word by word: "Even if you will be defeated in the end, you must be defeated with dignity!" Defeat without a fight is a shame for the beams! ”

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Outside the city of Xiangyang

The camp of the Qin king's army

He lay motionless on the bed, but he did not fall asleep. Staring at the top of the tent, he had been lying like this dead for nearly an hour. The sac was empty, but there was still no hint of sleep. His mind was constantly thinking about what to do next, and he told himself to be careful with every step.

Li Shimin only gave him 6,000 cavalry to raid the Liang army's baggage camp, and it can be seen from this that Li Shimin still didn't trust him at all.

While he was pondering, suddenly the curtain moved, and a dark shadow flashed in.

With a sound of brushing, the thirteenth heir immediately drew out the horizontal knife.

"Who!"

"Military Guard"

The black shadow that flashed in sat down on the stool, not at all worried about the horizontal knife in the hand of the thirteenth heir: "You should know that sooner or later we will find you." If nothing else...... Are you waiting for us to find you? But speaking of which...... It seems that you are enjoying the feeling of being a close confidant of Li Shimin now, right? ”

He played with the teacup on the table, unable to see his face.

Hearing this, the thirteenth suddenly laughed.

Very cheerful.