Chapter 703: All the way to the east

After the two returned to Jinxiang, they really agreed to surrender to Xu Shiji, Xu Shiji was very happy, not only forgave the defeat of the two, but also generously divided 20,000 soldiers and horses to the two of them, replenishing the strength of the two, which made the two extremely happy in their hearts.

However, after Li Xin's soldiers and horses were killed in Lujun and Wei Chi Gong converged, the news of the loss of Xingyang soon spread to Shandong, Xu Shiji did not come out for a day, after Xu Bi's death, although the Xu family did not suffer any harm, but it was a fact that it fell into the hands of Li Xin, Xu Shiji had to admit that Li Xin had the upper hand again this time.

"King Qi has arrived." At this time, the voice of the guards came from outside.

"Mao Gong." Li Yuanji walked into the big tent, and his face was still full of smiles.

"His Royal Highness King Qi." Xu Shiji stood up and saluted.

"General Xu died for Da Zhao, and Da Zhao will always remember him." Li Yuanji showed regret, and he didn't know what he thought in his heart, but now it made Xu Shiji's heart feel much better.

"Thank you, Your Highness King Qi. Your Highness, please take your seat. Xu Shiji was also a little more comfortable in his heart, and respectfully invited Li Yuanji to sit down.

"Mao Gong, please be seated." Li Yuanji Zhengrong said: "Now that Xingyang has been lost, Li Jing's army will come to the east, and he wants to take Li Xin back, do you think we can resist Li Jing's 100,000 army?" ”

"I can't block it, but I have to block it." Xu Shiji gritted his teeth and said: "This is the only chance to subvert Li Xin's country in one fell swoop, if you pass this village, there will be no such opportunity." His Royal Highness the King of Qi left Li Xin in Shandong and immediately asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to enter Shandong and block the Yellow River. ”

"It's an opportunity, but what about the warlords in Shandong? Will you be able to subdue them? Li Yuanji said with some worry.

"If you can't submit to my Da Zhao. Kill them all at once, kill their people, and replace them with ours, anyway, it's a very simple matter to think that the last general had trained their army in the first place. What we have to do is to destroy Li Xin, kill Li Xin, not only Shandong is us, but the whole world is us, at that time, where are these people needed. Xu Shiji said in a very calm voice.

"If Li Xin breaks through at this time, what should I do?" Li Yuanji asked again.

"Then stop him." Xu Shiji said: "We must stop this person, even if the hundreds of thousands of troops in our hands are lost, we must stop him, and we can't let him cross Shandong, if you can." Even if you let King Qin make a move, it's okay. ”

"Let Li Shimin make a move?" Li Yuanji stood up, with a complicated look on his face, he really didn't want Li Shimin to make a move, but he also knew that this time was the best opportunity for Li Shimin to make a move, compared to competing for the position of the crown prince, killing Li Xin, and seizing the world is the most important thing.

"Your Highness. The world is important, and the Li family is important. Xu Shiji couldn't help but say.

"That's good. You go back and make arrangements, and this king will write to his father and ask him to order Li Shimin to attack Hedong, and he must leave Li Jing's soldiers and horses in the Guanzhong area, and then immediately lead the prince to lead the army south, and our soldiers and horses will continue to press Li Xin to the east. and trapped him to death in the land of Shandong. Li Yuanji finally made up his mind. Li Xin must be trapped to death in Shandong.

"Yes, the last general will arrange it." Xu Shiji said loudly.

And under the city of Lu County, Li Xinwei Chi Gong and others greeted him and entered the city of Lu County, Wei Chi Gong had a smile on his face, and said as he walked: "Your Majesty." These guys really didn't need to fight, and finally captured Lu County with a single charge. Your Majesty, where is your next stop? The last general is willing to be a pioneer. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that he should return to the teacher at this time." Chu Suiliang arched his hand and said: "Jinyiwei has sent news that the general has captured Xingyang, our plan to attack Shandong this time has been realized, and it is time to return to Bianzhou." The army is alone, and once Li Jiancheng goes south and Li Yuanji and Xu Shiji lead the army from the rear, the road back to our army will be blocked. ”

"Your Majesty, the last general also thinks that this is the time to return to the army." Luo Shixin also spoke.

"Your Majesty, the news from Jinyiwei that Li Jiancheng has led 100,000 troops to the south." Shen Qianqiu also said on the side. Everyone's thoughts suddenly came up, and Li Jiancheng chose to go south at this time, but the implication was very clear, that is, to deal with Li Xin.

"Why, you are all afraid, and my warriors are also afraid sometimes." Li Xin glanced at everyone and said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it's not that the minister is afraid, if the minister leads the army, the emperor asks the minister to kill the letter now, and the minister immediately leads the army to go, but Your Majesty is different, Your Majesty is in danger of the world, and the Tang Dynasty is well-being, the minister can die, but the emperor can't have anything, if the emperor has something, the minister can't atone for his sins, so the minister asks His Majesty to return to the court immediately."

"Dengshan, you said that when I return to the dynasty at this time, what will happen?" Li Xin thought for a moment, looked at Chu Suiliang with a smile and said.

"Whether it is Xu Shiji or Li Yuanji, they will encircle and intercept His Majesty, and the 60,000 army will fight desperately, and only 12 out of 10 can return to Bianzhou." Chu Suiliang thought for a while and said.

"To die for Your Majesty, I believe the soldiers are willing." Luo Shixin said loudly.

"The soldiers are willing, but I am not, if they are trapped on the battlefield, I have nothing to say, but what I don't understand is that there is obviously a flat river in front of me, why choose a dead end?" Li Xin said with a smile.

"East?" Chu Suiliang and the others were stunned after hearing this, obviously not knowing why Li Xin said this.

"The way to life is in the east, at this time, we will give Li Jiancheng and them hope, let Li Jiancheng enter Shandong, I will blossom in their center, and teach them a hard lesson, I will let those warlords in Shandong see the power of the Tang Dynasty, and let the people of Shandong welcome us from the bottom of their hearts The Tang Dynasty, and when they come next year, the people of Shandong will turn against each other, so that the Shandong that Li Yuan spent a lot of effort to get will be included in the Tang Dynasty overnight." Li Xin said viciously.

"But?" Everyone was still a little worried.

"Why, don't you believe me?" Li Xin glanced at everyone, and couldn't help but smile: "When did I put my life behind me, I am only in my twenties, and I still have at least forty or fifty years of good time to enjoy in the future, how can I be buried in the small land of Shandong now?" Don't worry, I already have an arrangement, as long as you follow me and set foot in Shandong, when the time comes, I will be able to jump out of Li Zhao's encirclement with 60,000 soldiers. My iron cavalry, how can Li Jiancheng and his ilk besiege it. ”

"The emperor has this ambition, and the minister is willing to follow His Majesty even if he dies." Chu Suiliang couldn't help but say loudly.

"The minister will tell the officers and men of the three armies. Set foot in Shandong. Seeing that Li Xin had already made a decision, Luo Shixin was also excited in his heart, and couldn't help but say loudly. He slowly retreated.

"Stepping on Shandong, stepping on Shandong."

A moment later, outside the tent, a loud roar was heard. The sound was very loud, and the sound shook the sky, and the entire Lujun City was shaken. It shows the morale of the military at this moment.

"Look, the soldiers are like this, what are we afraid of? The military heart is available! Li Xin laughed.

"Your Majesty's invincibility and belief in conquering all have long penetrated into the three armies, and Your Majesty said that if you set foot in Shandong, you will definitely be able to level Shandong." Chu Suiliang applauded and sighed.

On the one hand, because of Li Xin's past reputation, of course, it is also because Li Xin is with these people, since Li Xin is the Son of Heaven, it is like this, let alone other people? The emperor is not afraid of death, is the soldiers afraid of death?

"Li Yuan, although you are the Son of Heaven and have created a prosperous era in history, it is a pity that your knowledge is still much shorter, and when I leave Shandong, you may know that the world is so big that it is far from what you can imagine. As I think, your imperial skills may be powerful, but in terms of knowledge, you are far inferior to my Li Xin. Li Xin looked north, as if he had seen the annoyance on Li Yuan's face.

Li Xin did not stay in Lu County for much time, as always, after fighting the local tyrants and dividing the fields, Li Xin's army marched eastward again, invincible along the way, Shandong shook, and the world shook.

Li Shimin of Taiyuan quickly got the news, he summoned Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Wen Daya and other civil servants and strategists, and said: "Li Jing has occupied Xingyang, the Zheng family has suffered a fatal blow, it will be bad news for the prince, but for us, it is not necessarily any better, Li Jing occupies Xingyang, and the next target will definitely be to support Li Xin in Shandong." It stands to reason that the king initially thought that Li Xin would take the opportunity to return to the army, but surprisingly, Li Xin continued to kill in the east. ”

"Li Xin has now gone deep into the hinterland of Shandong, hehe, didn't he just want Xu Shiji to be fooled when he went to Bianzhou? Xu Shiji really led the army to leave Xingyang, which gave Li Jing a chance, but he didn't expect Li Xin's courage to be really big and go deep into Shandong. Wen Daya shook her head and said.

"Although he went deep into Shandong, he was not afraid of anything, because Li Jing's army was about to arrive, and he knew that Li Jing's army was coming, at least, he was not suffering from the enemy behind his back." Li Shimin shook his head and said, "What should I do now?" If we don't move here, I'm afraid my father's side will be angry too. Now that Li Xin has gone deep into Shandong, his father must be thinking of the easiest way to defeat Li Xin. ”

"Want to keep Li Xin in Shandong? I'm afraid that's not possible. Wei Zheng shook his head and said: "My subordinates think that Li Xin will lead the army to retreat in a short time, and the current attack on Shandong is just to disturb people's eyes." The army of the imperial court could not stop him, and the hundreds of thousands of troops could only be useless. Unless His Royal Highness makes a move, attack Hedong, threaten Guanzhong, and force Li Jing's army to retreat. (To be continued......)