Chapter 572: My Face

"Report!"

In the night, a horse broke through the silence and rushed over, the knight's eyebrows on the horse's back were already frosted, and the armor on his body was as cold and hard as a stone, so it was not a matter of time for him to walk through the night. Therefore, when he jumped off the horse, his body was visibly stiffened, and he almost fell. It was frozen, and his blood was not smooth, which caused him to be far less flexible and athletic than usual.

Li Xian walked over and helped the soldier up, handed over the wine bag and said, "Let's take a sip of wine to warm up first, run around the fire a few times in a while, and then go to the fire to roast when you see sweat."

The cavalryman's heart warmed, and he took the wine bag and drank most of the bag in one go: "Lord, Wang Shichong's men and horses have been pulled, and they are rushing here day and night, if nothing else, it will be two and a half days, and it will be done in three days at the latest, and the general who will lead the troops will be Duan Da, the captain of Zheng Guotai, with 8,000 cavalry and 42,000 infantry." ”

"Good"

Li Xian nodded, turned around and instructed his own soldiers: "Summoning the generals to the lonely tent to discuss matters!" ”

He turned and walked in the direction of the big tent.

Cheng Zhijie's cavalry of the personal guard battalion had already arrived, but even so, the total number of men and horses around Li Xian was less than 6,000, but everyone present would not worry about anything, and it was not impossible for these 6,000 people to fight Wang Shichong's 50,000 horses. The soldiers and horses of Li Xian's personal guard battalion are all absolute elites who have been trained from the sea of blood in the sword mountain. Especially Yan Yun Jingqi, this kind of thing is as common for them as if less is more.

"You all know how to fight this battle, it depends on whether Duan Da cooperates."

Li Xian smiled and said: "Of course, he is alone in the wilderness here, braving the cold and waiting for him, naturally he can't wait in vain these days, so he has to cooperate if he wants to." Let others gnaw on the bones first, even if Li Ergongzi can't bite it, he can still make a tooth mark on the bone. Gu had already transferred Yu Wenshi and his troops to cross the Yellow River, Duan Da came to this side, Yu Wenshi and walked around him to his back, and the sailor had also landed, first took out the qi of the auxiliary machine, and then easily took the entire Dongjun from Wang Shichong's hands. ”

He instructed: "Li Ergongzi is an immortal, he will not be sure if he doesn't wait for the guards of his two regiments to return to his life, so he must come to take a look, the news from the scout says that his cavalry has reached three hundred miles away, if nothing else, he will be able to get here the day after tomorrow, earlier than the people sent by Wang Shichong, so we have to let him delay for a while." ”

"Luo Shixin, you should make some contributions when you first arrive, give you two thousand fine horses, you go to meet Duan Da, let him run faster. Cheng Zhijie, Lone will give you 500 elite cavalry as a suspicious soldier, so that Li Ergongzi will have some concerns, you can't let him come too fast, and you can't let him run back in fear. To do this well, you have to have a bait ......"

When he said this, he paused, and the eldest grandson Wuji moved his body and said helplessly: "The minister understands...... Chan is the bait. ”

Li Xian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lone won't really feed you fish." ”

Three hundred miles away, there was a faint fire in a forest, and several wild wolves were attracted by the fire and sneaked quietly there, and they were a little afraid, and they couldn't help the temptation of a full meal. But before these wild wolves entered the woods, they were overturned by the crossbow arrows that suddenly shot out of the woods, and the crossbow arrows were very dense, and the wild wolves fell down with a wail, and for a time they could not die, and struggled to let out a howl one after another.

More than a dozen well-armored warriors rushed out of the woods, drew their horizontal knives and chopped off the wolves one by one.

"Is it true that a wolf howl can attract revenge from its companions?"

One of the younger soldiers asked, a little worried.

"You're scared of a fart!"

Shi Chang, who was older than him, glared at him and said, "We have three thousand elite horsemen, even if three thousand wolves come, what are we afraid of?" Are you a vegetarian with your repeater and sword? ”

"Three thousand wolves, one person is not afraid to kill one, what if there are thirty or fifty thousand."

"Fuck you! Have you ever seen thirty or fifty thousand wolves? If you don't understand anything, don't talk nonsense, a dozen wolves are a big pack! ”

Shi Chang scolded in a low voice, not daring to make too much noise for fear of startling His Highness who was resting in the depths of the forest.

Li Shimin turned over irritably when he heard the wolf howl, and he couldn't sleep, so he simply sat up and took a sip of wine. He looked at Wei Chigong, who was standing guard not far away, and couldn't help but feel that Liu Wuzhou should be content with such a tiger general. Liu Wuzhou is not dead, Wei Chi Gong will not surrender, it is rare to see such a loyal courtier in this world now, and it is even rarer, he looked at Han Shi'e who was sitting on the tree on the other side, and his brows couldn't help frowning slightly.

"Since you can't sleep, let's keep going!"

Li Shimin stood up and said with a worried heart: "Go and see what happened, and if you can't control it, return to the camp immediately!" ”

In another forest far away from here, Duan Da tightened the felt blanket tightly wrapped around his body and said to himself: "There are 50,000 horses around him, but they are not sure, how can this battle be fought?" ”

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On the afternoon of the next day, Li Shimin ordered the cavalry to rest for a while, and from last night to the present, they have been running wildly all the way without stopping, and many of the soldiers are about to freeze, and it is not a few days away from the south bank of the Yellow River, so it is necessary to be more cautious in the future. Since there may be a battle at any time, the soldiers must also be given some strength.

He jumped down from the snow-white war horse he sat down, ordered the soldiers to rest, and asked Han Shi'e to send people to patrol and set up a guard, he sat down against a big tree, feeling as if his body was about to fall apart. Now he began to regret whether he had ordered the killing of the eldest grandson Wuji a little too hasty. But this regret was fleeting, and he closed his eyes and began to think about how to deal with the questioning of the people from Chang'an.

This thing was too bold, if it reached Li Yuan's ears, he could imagine how angry it would be. But he did it anyway, and he didn't have much worry in his heart.

Closing his eyes and pondering, the corners of Li Shimin's mouth suddenly provoked a sneer.

Father...... Killing meritorious ministers is really nothing, Liu Wenjing's credit is much greater than that of the eldest grandson Shunde, but you didn't say that you would kill it? What's more, if you don't have the idea of killing the eldest Sun Shunde in your heart, how can you force him to lean on the eldest brother's side? Even if you don't want to kill him, you still want to suppress his credit. After all, whether I win or my eldest brother wins, the eldest grandson Shunde will not have a good end.

It is not a reassuring thing to produce two important ministers of the court in one door.

You should be happy that I did it for you, right?

Although the foundation of the Tang Dynasty is not yet stable enough to not be afraid of any wind and rain, killing a few people may not be a good thing for the imperial court. Those generals who have some military exploits are so rampant that they don't know who they are, some people have lost the least reverence, and they have forgotten what dignity and humility are. Dead a few characters who can be put on the table in the court, those guys should also be sober. The world of the Tang Dynasty belongs to the Li family, and no matter how great his military achievements are, he is just a courtier.

How did Liu Wenjing die?

Isn't it your own emperor Lao Tzu who is suspicious?

He sneered and thought about these things, and then thought of the soldiers of the Split Tiger Battalion that he had sent out for a long time. I don't know if it's a fork in the road, or if it's something in trouble. It stands to reason that with the combat strength of the two regiments of the Split Tiger Battalion, even the ordinary three or five thousand men and horses may not be able to trap them, besides, they still have bed crossbows, and it is not too difficult to break through a road by that thing. The scouts did not hear any signs of Wang Shichong's soldiers and horses moving in this area, so it stands to reason that there was no surprise.

Li Shimin calculated the days, and estimated that the Split Tiger Battalion under his command should be almost a day's journey away from the Yellow River, and he would be able to reach that area at noon tomorrow.

Thinking about it, he felt sleepy, Li Shimin leaned against the tree and slept in a daze for a while. Before he could sleep well, he heard a rapid sound of horses' hooves swinging from far and near. In the past few years of military life, Li Shimin's sensitivity to the sound of horses' hooves will definitely not be lower than that of the Qinglou woman's sensitivity to the voice of the money bag. In a trance, he woke up, quickly stood up and looked in the direction from which the horse's hooves had come.

A scout hurried up to him, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Highness, there is a camp thirty miles ahead!" Just behind the high slope, a bonfire was lit, and the lowly people sneaked through, and the definite news would be delivered later. ”

"How many people are there?"

Li Shimin asked with a raised brow.

"I can't see clearly, there are people coming and going in the firelight, at least no less than five hundred, and ...... It should all be cavalry! ”

Li Shimin frowned, and said in his heart whose team can he meet in this place? Is it Wang Shichong's, or Li Xian's? Or the two regiments of the Split Tiger Battalion under his command?

The biggest possibility is that the two regiments are pro-soldiers, which makes Li Shimin's heart feel light.

"Put the whole army on alert! Where is Wei Chi Gong, pick a few skillful and follow Gu to take a look. If it's from the Tiger Camp, we'll be able to go back tonight. ”

Wei Chigong didn't dare to delay, and picked one hundred and ten elite cavalry, but Li Shimin was too afraid of being exposed, so he only took twenty people to ride out on horseback under the guidance of the scouts. More than thirty miles, this kind of short-distance running is no pressure for the war horse, and it doesn't take half an hour to arrive, but because the night is too quiet to approach, they dismount and continue to move forward on foot. When he reached a high slope, Li Shimin fell down in the wild grass and looked into the distance.

There was a small forest in the lower lying, and on the edge of the forest was the camp of the men. I made a simple antler around, and I could faintly see a figure swaying back and forth in the firelight.

"Mr. Eldest Sun......"

Cheng Zhijie, who was sitting by the fire, touched the lance lying horizontally beside him, and said in a somewhat impatient and pitiful tone: "Let's just pose like this...... I don't think I'm stupid. has been pretending to be here for a day and a half of the night, will Li Shimin really be attracted? ”

"What are you going to do otherwise?"

The eldest grandson Wuji asked rhetorically, and then pointed to the wound on his body and said solemnly: "Have you forgotten that I am still an injured person?" In addition to waiting here, do you still ride a horse to meet it? General Cheng, haven't you heard the allusion to the rabbit guarding the stake? ”

"How many people would have to starve to death before a stupid rabbit could be found."

The eldest grandson Wuji pursed his lips and said: "Then it depends on whether this stake is attractive, in case this is a stake overgrown with grass and turnips, the rabbits always have to run over." Because they can't stand the temptation of fragrance, they are bound to come. ”

"Rabbits are not wild dogs! How can there be such a good nose!

"If you don't believe it, just wait, as long as King Qin comes, he will definitely be lured over. His own soldiers are well-trained, and it is impossible for the scouts not to find us. Guess what will become of his face when he sees my face? ”

At this time, the Tang Army scout quietly retreated, found Li Shimin and reported in a low voice: "Your Highness, humble duty...... Seem...... A man was seen in that cavalry detachment...... Familiar, but not sure. ”

"Who?"

"Eldest grandson Wuji!"

"How...... Possible? ”

In an instant, Li Shimin's expression became extremely solemn.