Chapter 79: I Took the Wrong Medicine
Chang'an shook. The Turks once again raised tens of thousands of troops to invade.
At the gate of the palace, King Qin looked gloating, and the Turkic army rushed straight to Shazhou, how could he not be happy. Jieli, you're going to fight for me.
When the crown prince and the king of Qin finally had a heart, Li Jiancheng also felt that this was an opportunity, if the Turks destroyed Li Chengzong's forces, he would be able to concentrate on dealing with Li Shimin, and he would not have to worry about being angry at both ends after ascending the throne.
Li Yuan yelled, hating to devour alive a group of Turkic beasts who had no faith, especially that Jieli Khan.
Pei Lin said: "Holy Lord, it is better to prepare soldiers and horses to aid King Jin as soon as possible."
"Yes, King Qin stepped forward to obey the order."
When Li Shimin heard it, could he be happy? It fell down with a bang, and it fell really hard.
The eldest grandson Wuji stepped forward and wanted to help King Qin up, but shouted loudly: "What about the imperial doctor, the imperial doctor?"
It's too true, everyone in the court was frightened, King Qin fell, a big deal!
Li Yuan also muttered in his heart, Li Shimin is very important, he doesn't like it or not, but Datang still has to rely on him to hold up the sky. Hurriedly asked someone to carry Li Shimin down for diagnosis and treatment, Li Shimin can't stop this court discussion when he leaves, but the Turks are still on the way!
"The minister thinks that Xue Wanche, the general of the East Palace, can take on this important task." couldn't count on Li Shimin, Xiao Yu remembered Xue Wanche for the first time, after all, he was a person who had followed Li Chengzong, and he could be trusted.
Xue Wanche was willing, and as he spoke, he was about to take a step forward and ask for his life.
Li Jiancheng's eyes frightened him, and he dared to come out and try it.
"Father, the son is willing to lead his troops to help the King of Jin repel the Turks." Li Yuanji, King of Qi, said.
Give it to me, give me the military power, I promise that not only will I clean up Li Chengzong, but I will also be able to get rid of Li Shimin's thorn in the flesh.
Li Yuan didn't know Li Yuanji's true thoughts, but he couldn't trust Li Yuanji in all aspects. Not to mention the ability to march and fight, even this character makes Li Yuan feel at ease.
The Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, Li Yuan looked at it again and again, and there were very few people who could be trusted and had skills.
Seeing that Li Yuan was difficult to decide, the crown prince Li Jiancheng stepped forward and said, "Erchen thinks that Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, can take on this great responsibility."
"King Huai'an?" Li Yuan can trust Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, but Li Shentong's ability to lead troops into battle is a headache.
Xiao Yu knew that this matter could be delayed, and he couldn't delay it, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "What His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is reasonable, and the King of Huai'an is worthy of a great responsibility."
Pei Lin also said: "The minister also agrees with the prince's words."
King Qin was absent, and the rest of the giants spoke, and Li Yuan had no choice but to do so.
Li Shentong received the order, and when he went out of the palace and saw the prince, Pei Lian, and Xiao Yu, he wanted to scold them.
"What the, why don't you go?"
When King Qin learned of such a result, he hurriedly said: "Let Li Xiaogong follow, although I have the intention to let Li Chengzong lose, I must not lose tens of thousands of soldiers and horses of my Tang Dynasty." King Huai'an is really difficult to rest assured, so that Li Xiaogong can still retreat with his whole body. ”
"King Qin is relieved for the time being, don't forget that Li Jing is still in the Jin King Shence Army. It is expected that it will be difficult for the king of Jin to be defeated, so as not to leave no piece of armor left behind by the Turkic killing. Du Ruhui said.
The eldest grandson Wuji also echoed: "What Keming said is favorable, although the Jieli Khan has many soldiers and horses this time, it exceeds the Shence army by tens of thousands. But Shazhou is surrounded by high mountains on all sides, and it is protected by Yangguan and Yumen Pass, so it is expected that it will not be a big defeat. ”
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "The Turks can send troops, do you think that the Tibetans, who have been eyeing each other, have no intention of taking advantage of the fire to rob?" There are also the countries of the Western Regions, which are not fuel-efficient lamps. From the Han Dynasty to the present, Yumen Pass and Yangguan have always been in disrepair, and they are afraid that they will not be able to withstand the Turkic onslaught. ”
Wei Chi Jingde said: "Otherwise, the last general will also set off with the army?"
"No, you better stay in Chang'an. I hope that Li Chengzong can fight for his breath, and even if he loses, he will greatly damage the vitality of Jieli Khan, so that both sides will lose. Li Shimin said gloomily.
The inside and outside of Chang'an City were mobilized again, with the blatant help of Pei Lin and Xiao Yu, the army commanded by Li Shentong was formed so quickly that it may have created a record for the Tang Dynasty.
On the other hand, Li Chengzong, who was almost in Shazhou, had his teeth shattered.
"What medicine did you take wrong? What medicine did Jieli Khan take wrong?" Li Chengzong asked twice in a row, and he was angry.
Li Jing said: "The Turks have always advocated going south to Jingzhou, and then directly taking Chang'an, and this time it is really incomprehensible that they are willing to sacrifice the near and seek the far."
Fang Xuanling listened carefully, but what Li Jing said was reasonable but not thorough. The Turks raised troops several times in vain, and the Tang Dynasty's national strength was growing, and it was no longer the preferred strategy to invade Chang'an in the south. Attacking Shazhou is different, the teenager King Jin is definitely easier to deal with than the difficult King of Qin, and because the land of Hexi is more coveted by Tubo, maybe there can be foreign help, and it is not a loss to kill all the way from the Hexi Corridor to Chang'an. Even if you retreat to the next best, it is a great harvest to be able to win the entire Hexi.
I thought so in my heart, but I couldn't say it, after all, Fang Xuanling was not a person from Li Chengzong, the king of Jin, and he had a Qin character written on his head.
Li Chengzong was upset, and he didn't want to go away to another country, so he said coldly: "How long will it take for the army to reach Shazhou."
"Two days is enough." Li Jing said.
"No, order the whole army to march day and night, and enter Shazhou within a day."
"Command," Li Jing said loudly.
Shan Xiongxin and the three of them were also anxious when they learned the news on the road.
"Biting the gold, I'll leave it to you first, and Xu Shiji and I will go first."
Cheng Biting Jin wished that it was not his turn to fight and play with his life, so he hurriedly said: "Don't worry, I can do it."
Xu Shiji and Shan Xiongxin brought dozens of people to hurriedly chase after Li Chengzong.
On the Turkic side, the Eastern and Western Turks are not accustomed to each other. In this operation, Jieli Khan did not inform Tuli Khan of sending troops at all, but his own soldiers and horses.
Zhao Deyan, just like Fang Xuanling's conjecture, proposed to Jieli Khan to change his strategy towards Tang.
Jieli Khan heard that his words were reasonable, but he thought that he couldn't repeat the mistakes of the past, coupled with a name like Li Chengzong that he had never heard of, how could the unknown be afraid?
The fiery Jieli Khan, he said he would do it.
For a time, Shazhou was also a convergence of wind and clouds, and the surrounding forces, no matter how big or small, were staring at it without blinking their eyelids.
Lu Xiu in the Shence Army, he is afraid!
"Father, why don't we go back, the battle in Shazhou is about to start, I'm afraid..."
Before the words were finished, Lu Zhengdao almost slapped his two teeth.
"Something that has no interest, I have already asked the King of Jin for a position in the army, you will give me a post immediately."
Lu Xiu said: "I'm not going."
"Is it your turn?" Lu Zhengdao is really angry, for the sake of this incident, he has let his daughter out, and he can't stand it now.
"If the Shence Army wins, you are also a person with military merits, and you will have weight in the Lu family in the future. Do you want to be useless for the rest of your life?"
Lu Xiu was unwilling, but he was also unwilling to risk his life for the future.
Lu Zhengdao didn't let go, no matter how much Lu Xiu begged, he still couldn't, and was finally tied up by Lu Zhengdao.
Li Chengzong was amused when he saw it.