Su Dingfang stood up and said, "Dashuai, isn't it 50,000 auxiliary troops?" The last general is willing to lead the army to defeat them. ”

Li Ji didn't speak, but looked at Li Jing.

Li Jing waved his hand and said, "Fixed, no." ”

Su Dingfang said: "Marshal, their 50,000 auxiliary troops dare to attack our Northern Expedition army without authorization, if we don't defeat them, the army will gather more and more in the future, and it will not be so easy to retreat." ”

Li Jing said: "Dingfang, if you repel them, there will be no way back." We can only meet with the swords and soldiers of the court, and when the time comes, there will be rivers of blood and corpses all over the field. This auxiliary army was only a temptation of the imperial court. ”

Su Dingfang said: "The marshal doesn't care if he is tempted, if they dare to attack, we dare to fight back, could it be that the marshal still has illusions and can't sit back and wait to die?" ”

Li Jing pondered for a while, and said to the generals with a serious attitude: "Generals, a lot of things have happened recently, and everyone may have noticed the abnormality. Yes, my Northern Expedition army has had some misunderstandings with the imperial court, and now the imperial court mistakenly thinks that my Northern Expedition army is rebelling, these 50,000 auxiliary troops, whether he is tempted or not, we can't attack them, if we attack them, we will really become a rebel, and we will really have to fight against the imperial court. Now the commander ordered: All armies retreat ten miles to avoid the attack of these 50,000 auxiliary troops. Those who dare to attack without permission will be killed. ”

Su Dingfang opened his mouth and said, "Dashuai, can't this battle be fought like this?" They only have 50,000 auxiliaries, and we have 400,000 elites. ”

Li Jing stood up, looked in the direction of Chang'an City, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, and said, "The war can't be started." His Majesty is worried about his country, and Ben Shuai is worried about the current situation. It's not easy for Datang to get to this point. How many people were killed and wounded. How many soldiers, Datang has only come to this point, how many robes, how many siblings, for the prosperity of Datang today, buried on the battlefield? Now I, the Tang Dynasty, have defeated the Xiongnu, the most powerful country in the north. captured the Turkic Jieli Khan alive, coerced the Quartet, and looked at the world, such a situation, not easy to come by, we always have to think about those robed brothers who died in battle? My 400,000 Northern Expeditionary Army went to war with the Tang Dynasty, even if they had a spirit in the sky, they would not turn a blind eye? ”

Li Jing's words reminded everyone of the many Pao Ze brothers who died for the Tang Dynasty. Everyone's eyes were red and tears welled up in their eyes. Their brothers who died in battle sacrificed themselves for the sake of the Tang Dynasty to be more prosperous, but now if they really go to war with the Tang Dynasty, I am afraid that it will really be as Li Jing said, those brothers will hate them and die without turning a blind eye.

Soon. The generals of the Northern Expedition began to mobilize their troops to retreat, avoiding the army of only 50,000 auxiliaries.

Until half a day later. The Tang general, who commanded the 50,000 auxiliary army, realized that he had lost his way and broke into the military camp that was originally the Tang Northern Expedition. Thinking of the 400,000 elites of the Tang Dynasty's Northern Expedition, the edict he received was to lead 50,000 auxiliary troops and other armies to jointly guard the Suizhou granary and move away to prevent the Tang Northern Expedition army from coming to grab grain. Thinking of this, the Tang general felt a burst of fear. His 50,000 auxiliary troops could not resist the charge of the 400,000 troops of the Tang Northern Expedition no matter what. He and his army of 50,000 did just walk in front of the Ghost Gate. While ordering the army to evacuate quickly, the Tang general reported his situation back to the Tang Dynasty and reported it to the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.

In Taiji Palace, Tang Emperor Li Shimin sat on the dragon chair.

Prince Chengqian, King Li Tai of Wei, Li Ke, King of Shu, Li Xuan, King of Yong'an, Shangshu left servant shot Fang Xuanling, right servant shot Du Ruhui, servant Liu Xun (ji), secretary supervisor Xiao Yu, imperial historian Wei Zheng, Ministry of Rites Shangshu Cui Gan, and military department Shangshu Lu Chengqing sat on both sides of the head of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin.

Li Shimin instructed Zhai Changsun, the commander of the Xuanjia Army: "Bring people up!" I'd like to see it. Li Jing: Why is he opposed? I'm not kind to him. ”

Soon, Zhang Hu, the general of the Northern Expeditionary Army, was taken to the main hall of Taiji Palace.

Zhang Hu knelt down in front of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, and after shouting three long live, he knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise his head again.

Li Shimin said majestically: "Are you my Zhang Hu, the general of the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Tang Dynasty?" You are also the confidant of your marshal and auxiliary general Li Jing, do you know why your marshal Li Jing rebelled? ”

Zhang Hu raised his head and reported to Li Shiminyu: "Your Majesty, our marshal did not rebel, but the court misunderstood my marshal a lot. ”

"There was no rebellion? Misunderstand? Li Shimin smiled coldly.

As he spoke, Li Shimin threw Li Jing's report to Xue Yantuo's Zhenzhu Khan Yinan's 200,000 troops attacking the Tang border in front of Zhang Hu and said: "There is no rebellion, why did he Li Jing lie about the military situation and reorganize the army for war?" ”

Zhang Hu looked at the song with Li Jing's signature and said loudly: "Your Majesty, it is true that my marshal is arming and fighting, and there is a reason for lying about the military situation." ”

Li Shimin said loudly: "Okay, you also admit it, Li Jing lied about the military situation and reorganized the army. I want to hear from you, he, Li Jing, did not do this to rebel, what did he do it for? ”

Zhang Hu knelt up straight and said, "Your Majesty, the commander of my family is not preparing for rebellion, nor is it to attack the Tang Dynasty, but to exterminate the Xue Yantuo tribe. And my marshal lied about the military situation, although there was a mistake, but half of the fault belonged to my marshal, and the other half of the fault had to be attributed to Your Majesty. ”

"Oh, I'm still wrong. Okay, tell me what happened to me? Li Shimin looked at Zhang Hu with interest and motioned for him to continue.

Zhang Hu said impassionedly: "I don't know Your Majesty and your lords, have you ever heard 'The birds are exhausted, and the good bow is hidden; Is the proverb that the cunning rabbit dies, and the lackey cooks? ”

As soon as Zhang Hu's words fell, the words "the bird is hidden in the bow, the rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked" instantly appeared in everyone's minds, and after Li Jing commanded the 400,000 Northern Expeditionary Army of the Tang Dynasty to defeat the Turkic Jieli Khan, Li Ji's image of being frightened and unable to sleep at night suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes. If the Turkic Jieli Khan was a bird and a rabbit, Li Jing was indeed like a good bow and a hunting dog, facing the fate of abandoning or being killed at any time. If it is discarded, then Li Jing is still lucky, if it is cooked and killed, then Li Jing is too wronged. Although everyone figured these things out, everyone didn't dare to express their support for Li Jing and sympathize with Li Jing, but looked at the Tang Emperor Li Shimin together. It can be said realistically that Li Jing's fate is in the hands of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin at any time, and there is only one excuse left to do it or not. (To be continued.) )

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