Li Xiuning personally supervised the battle upstairs in the city, and the morale of the Tang Dynasty soldiers was even stronger, and Liu Heimin finally couldn't hold it and ordered the troops to be withdrawn.

Li Chengzong's residence, Li Chengzong, who was taking a nap, has not woken up yet, and I don't know why, Li Chengzong has been in the Tang Dynasty since he arrived. suddenly became very able to eat and sleep, Li Chengzong always thought that the loss was too great and needed to be made up, but he didn't care.

It's just that today, but it has caused a lot of trouble for himself.

Pingyang princess Li Xiuning drove straight in, regardless of it, and kicked the door open with one kick.

When Li Chengzong heard a loud bang, he subconsciously got up and shouted: "The thief army is in, hurry up and prepare the car, the wind is tight."

Wang Hu was in a cold sweat, and it was raining on his face. I thought, fortunately, all the soldiers are in the outer courtyard, and there is no one here, otherwise the face of the king of Taiyuan will be lost.

Li Xiuning's heart was even more angry after hearing this, she originally thought that her little nephew who had sprung up was a strong man, but she really didn't expect that it was better to meet than to be famous.

"The king of the county slept soundly?" Li Xiuning slowly sat down and asked.

Li Chengzong stood firm and saw the person coming, he didn't understand why Princess Pingyang came.

Wang Hu on the side kept frowning at himself, meaning that I can't stop the county king, and I don't blame me for this.

Li Chengzong couldn't bite the bullet and said: "The little nephew didn't know that his aunt had arrived, and he missed the distance, and he hoped that his aunt would forgive his sins in person."

This little talk is sour, and I forgive my sins in person!

Li Xiuning said: "Forgive what sin? The army in front of you is fighting, how many are you dead and wounded, what about you? I actually slept in the house. How did you manage your troops?"

Li Chengzong was even more embarrassed and said, "The little nephew is guilty, and the little nephew shouldn't sleep."

Li Xiuning didn't defend himself when he saw Li Chengzong, his attitude of lowering his eyebrows and pleasing his eyes was in place, and he was embarrassed to say anything worse. After all, he is only eleven years old, and Li Chengzong's general performance is still there.

"I don't want to blame you, you should know that now is a troubled time in the world, and my Li family has come to this day with the blood and sacrifice of many soldiers, and it is not easy to get." Li Xiuning said earnestly.

After all, Li Xiuning's anger is completely a mentality of hating iron but not steel. Li Chengzong, as the grandson of the Li family, should not be this kind of performance at all.

Li Chengzong hurriedly said: "My aunt is right, the little nephew must remember it." In the future, the little nephew will go to the city tower to supervise the battle, and he must have captured Liu Heimin alive and presented it to the emperor's grandfather. ”

"Haha, the kid has a mouth that can speak." Of course, Li Xiuning will not really let Li Chengzong go to the city tower to supervise the battle, in case he is lost and shot to death, who is it?

Don't forget, Li Xiuning also received a lot of benefits from Li Jiancheng, if Li Chengzong had something, Li Jiancheng would definitely turn his face over there.

As soon as Li Xiuning left, Li Chengzong chased Wang Hu all over the courtyard.

Li Chengzong said: "Are you really my brother-in-law?" You've made me miserable this time. ”

Wang Hu said: "Lord Wang! I really can't help it, that Princess Pingyang is your aunt, and I don't dare to stop her if she wants to break in!"

Li Chengzong slowed down, and knew that Wang Hu was right, but he was afraid that his cowardly performance would be transmitted to Chang'an by Li Xiuning today, and there would be a good show to watch.

Outside the city, Liu Heimin's camp.

On this day, Liu Heimin lost thousands of soldiers and horses, and Liu Heimin, who has always been invincible, is very unable to hang his face.

Liu Heimin said: "In Dingzhou, there are many soldiers and horses in the Tang army, and I don't know where to get so many city-guarding equipment. If we continue to attack, I am afraid that the losses will be too great. ”

Liu Heimin is not a person who gives up easily, but today he personally played, and he really knew the situation in Dingzhou.

The soldiers defending the city in Dingzhou are extraordinary, and there are 20,000 well-equipped divisions of a hundred battles, plus a young but well-known Taiyuan county king, it is really difficult to fight.

Dong Kangmai, who has been silent, said: "Although the defenders of Guandingzhou are strong, they are much inferior to our army in terms of numbers. As long as we continue to attack, I think the loss will be not small, but it is also a business that does not lose money if we can catch the king of Taiyuan County. ”

Wang Xiaohu was very approving and shouted: "That's right, if Li Chengzong's kid is captured alive, Li Tang will not dare to fight with us easily."

Liu Heimin thought about it and felt that it was okay, how could Li Chengzong also be the grandson of the Li family, if he was caught, the morale of the Tang army would definitely be greatly reduced, and with Li Chengzong, it was expected that the Tang army would not dare to come back easily.

"Then it's decided, no matter what, we must break Dingzhou City and capture Li Chengzong's thief boy alive." Liu Heimin said.

In the city of Dingzhou.

Xue Wanche said to Li Xiuning: "There are more than 40,000 people in Dingzhou City, 15,000 are under the command of the county king, and the rest are subordinates of the governor Li Xuantong. In today's battle to defend the city, the attack on the north gate we guarded was the most fierce, but because our soldiers were wearing armor, the loss was not very large, and most of them were only wounded, and there was no major problem. ”

Li Xiuning said: "Your Taiyuan county king is really rich, I look at the soldiers and horses under your command, everyone is wearing armor, not to mention, the Mo knife and spear in your hand are all high-quality weapons."

"Haha, that's ah! Don't hide it from the princess, the soldiers and horses under the command of the county king are all dressed up in a hundred battles, not that I am exaggerating, or these weapons The county king spent at least 200,000 taels of silver. In addition, the king of the county also gave the soldiers a monthly salary, and those who died in battle also gave subsidies to their families. Xue Wanche couldn't stop saying.

Li Xiuning said: "Then it seems that your county king is still a rich man?"

Xue Wanche wanted to answer yes, but after thinking about it, he quickly shut up.

"You go down first." After Li Xiuning sent Xue Wanche away, he didn't know what he was planning.

The next day, Liu Heimin came again early in the morning.

Li Xiuning put on armor and personally supervised the battle command.

At ten o'clock at noon, Liu Heimin suddenly withdrew his troops.

Li Xiuning, Xue Wanche and the others glanced at each other, and everyone was puzzled.

In Liu Heimin's camp, there was a roar of ghosts.

"How do you think my second brother was captured by Shan Xiongxin?" Liu Heimin asked loudly.

"General Qiyu, there are not many people who escort grain and grass, and Shan Xiongxin is all cavalry, but we were scattered by just a charge, and General Liu Shishan was captured. What's more, after Shan Xiongxin took away part of the grain and grass, the rest of the grain and grass were burned by him. The fleeing soldier said in a quieter and quieter voice.

"How can this be reasonable, people have been arrested, and food has been burned, so what is the use of you coming back?" Liu Heimin asked with a dark face.

"The general forgives the sins!" Several soldiers who fled begged for mercy.

Liu Heimin roared: "A bunch of waste, hurry up and get out of here."

It's useless to be angry, and Liu Heimin doesn't want to make people panic because of this matter.

Fan Yuan said: "General, it's not easy to do now!" Our army is short of food and grass, and if it is consumed, I am afraid."

Of course Liu Heimin understood, but he couldn't accept that he had died so many people and found nothing.

Liu Heimin said: "Attack again tomorrow, if you still can't attack, then you can only withdraw your troops."

Fan Yuan said: "Then what about General Liu Shishan, he is still in the hands of Shan Xiongxin."

"How can there be immortals in war? And when they learned that Liu Shishan was my second brother, they wouldn't kill him easily. As for how to save him, I can only talk slowly. ”

In the evening, Shan Xiongxin sent someone to send Liu Shishan, who was tied up with five flowers, and everyone knew what happened.

"Yes, Shan Xiongxin really lived up to my expectations." Li Chengzong laughed.

Li Xiuning looked at Li Chengzong, who was full of complacency, and said: "Liu Heimin is still there, and it is not much use to catch a Liu Shishan."

"What my aunt said is true, but Liu Heimin's grain and grass were burned, and I thought I would be defeated in a few days." Li Chengzong said.

"Bah, I tell you, the acquaintance quickly let me go, if my eldest brother comes in, you will all die without a place to bury." Liu Shishan shouted loudly.

Li Chengzong said: "I'll go for it!" You're all tied up like this, still not convinced?"

"I'm just not convinced, what can you do with me." Liu Shishan said.

"The general is cautious!" Another person who was tied up with a lot of flowers, dissuaded.

Li Chengzong said: "Who are you?"

"Su Dingfang" knelt on the ground humanely.

Li Chengzong just took a sip of tea, and before he could swallow it, he squirted it out again, spraying Liu Shishan's body.

"What do you say your name is?" Li Chengzong said.

Su Dingfang looked at Li Chengzong's somewhat inexplicable reaction, and said coldly: "I said my name is Su Dingfang."

Su Dingfang! If Li Chengzong's limited historical knowledge still remembers anyone, then Hebei Su Lie and Su Dingfang must be one of them.

In the decisive battle of the Tang Dynasty, Su Dingfang, who broke through the tooth tent of Jieli Khan, drove straight into the battle.

"Hurry up and loosen General Su's bonds, how can you abuse General Su so much." Li Chengzong said.

"No, I'm a prisoner." Su Dingfang said.

Li Chengzong said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, if General Su is willing to abandon the secret and turn to the light, I guarantee that you will have a worry-free future and be rich and prosperous in your life."

"Joke, a certain person who is deeply favored by King Xia and is even more respected by his father-in-law's elegant and virtuous weapon, how can he serve you." Su Dingfang said.

Li Chengzong hurriedly took out the letter written by Dou Jiande and said, "If you really feel that you have received great favor from Dou Jiande, you should listen to him." Unexpectedly, Su Dingfang still shook his head and refused, refusing to agree.

Next to him, Li Xiuning and the others were full of doubts, and said in their hearts that you let Liu Heimin's younger brother not surrender, why did you surrender a Su Dingfang in a dead manner?

Li Chengzong had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and pulled out a horizontal knife from Wang Hu's side and put it on Liu Shishan's neck.

Li Chengzong said: "If you still don't surrender, I will kill Liu Shishan."

"What do you say? What does Su Dingfang's failure to surrender have to do with me?" Liu Shishan said angrily.

"I don't know, anyway, if he doesn't descend, I'll kill you." Li Chengzong said with a sneer.

"Despicable" Su Dingfang scolded.

"Don't talk nonsense, you write a letter of surrender now, otherwise Liu Shishan's life will be in jeopardy."

After several struggles, Su Dingfang nodded and agreed.

Li Chengzong took back the knife, took Su Dingfang's letter of surrender, and said: "I cut Liu Shishan and threw it to Liu Heimin, saying that Su Dingfang did it." and handed over this letter of surrender to Liu Heimin. ”

Su Dingfang roared: "You are despicable."