Six years of innovation, April.

It's already spring, but it hasn't rained in the fields for days. The old farmers all said that the spring rain was as expensive as oil, but there were not a few drops of rain on the ground in Guanzhong, and the soil in the fields was cracked, and it was broken piece by piece.

The people in Guanzhong want to cry without tears when they look at the land.

It doesn't rain for a long time, and the weather here in Pujin Pass is as hot as a steamer.

The soldiers and men of the Tang army sat listlessly on the ground, and on the left and right were the newly repaired dock forts, and the earthy yellow city walls surrounded several dock forts again. The fortifications were impregnable, but the defenders had another idea.

Cheng Zhijie, the general of the Tang Army, looked at the sawdust floating from the upper reaches of the Yellow River to the lower reaches, and couldn't help but feel worried.

The deputy general Gao Yongsheng walked to Cheng Zhijie, looked at the sawdust on the river and said: "These are all the boats built by Zhao Jun in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and floated down, I think they are almost the same." If Zhao Jun builds the ship, the next step is to fight, right? ”

"Lao Gao, do you think you can beat it?"

Gao Yongsheng was silent for a while and said: "Do your best to obey the destiny of heaven, if Li Ming, the king of Lujiang, does not surrender, we still have a little confidence to fight with the Zhao army in Hedong, but now?" Look at the heart of the army, look at the morale. ”

Cheng Zhijie said: "No, isn't there still that Zuo Xiaowei general Duan Zhixuan?" ”

Gao Yongsheng shook his head and said: "Don't you know, since the defeat in the Hedong war, His Majesty has already transferred Duan Zhixuan's men and horses into the customs, it turns out that his subordinates also have 30,000 horses, all of which are the elite of the Hedong army, but now I am afraid that there are not even 20,000. I don't think he's going to be able to protect himself. ”

Cheng Zhijie said: "What do you do when you say these frustrating words, Your Majesty treats us like a mountain." My old Cheng is a person who knows how to repay his kindness. If Datang can't hold it anymore, he still has to count on us to help him. ”

Gao Yongsheng laughed when he heard this: "Give it a hand." You have to be able to help you move, bite the gold, I think our brothers are going to explain here. ”

"You have to explain, you go to explain, I won't accompany you, and remember to call me Zhijie, don't call it biting gold, I won't call this a long time ago."

The river was choppy, and the hull was violently beaten. Shaking violently.

Li Jing, who was asleep, was suddenly awakened and jumped off the collapse. Li Jing immediately got up, pressed his sword and walked outside the cabin to see his own warship floating down the river, and then he was relieved.

Another general, Zhang Zhenzhou, saw Li Jing and said, "Chief, this boat has just arrived in Wuxia, why don't you sleep for a while?" ”

Li Jing waved his hand and said, "I had a nightmare, this dream was very bad, and it woke me up. ”

Zhang Zhenzhou said with a smile when he heard this: "What kind of nightmare can wake up our manager." I'd like to hear about it. ”

Li Jing pointed to the river and said, "Do you know? I dreamed that the Jianghuai soldiers and horses of the Zhao army did not attack Xiangyang from land and water, but attacked Hanzhong from Shangyong, cutting off His Majesty's way into Shu. ”

"Impossible!" Zhang Zhenzhou was skeptical. "The Zhao army has been training the navy in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River for two years, and countless warships have been built, if they don't go west to Jingxiang. Will these warships be built in vain in no time? ”

Li Jing shook his head, looked at Jiang Mian and said, "Do you remember?" At that time, the Zhong Society built ships in the downstream and pretended to be a force to destroy Wu. Wu did not dare to aid Shu to protect himself, but Zhong Hui cut down Shu from the dry road. This is the wisdom of the ancients, Li Chongjiu is familiar with military books, how can he not know? ”

When Zhang Zhenzhou heard Li Jing say this, he immediately sweated and said: "Listening to what the manager said, there is indeed a little possibility. If so, Chang'an is in danger. ”

Li Jing said: "That's right, if this incident happens, the consequences are unimaginable, I will immediately write a letter to His Majesty, inform him of this matter, and let him take precautions as soon as possible." ”

Inside Chang'an City.

Pedestrians are in a hurry, people close their homes on Sunday, most of those commercial markets are closed, and a few places are open and unpopular. But on the same street, the rice shop and the pawn shop are extremely prosperous, and the door is crowded, revealing a bit of a chaotic scene.

In front of Chang'an Mansion, hundreds of people gathered, and the county magistrate had just posted a notice saying that the civil debt had been postponed for three months this year.

When they heard the news, the people picked up the stones and threw them at the signs. After smashing the billboard, the people began to throw stones at the stone lion in front of the county yamen.

It wasn't until the officers and soldiers came and arrested dozens of people that the front of the county yamen was quiet. Chang'an is calm on the surface, but there is an undercurrent surging inside, if it weren't for the soldiers on the street to maintain order, Chang'an City would have been in chaos a long time ago.

In the Wuji Palace in the north of the city, the atmosphere is solemn. Since ascending the throne, it was the first time that Li Shimin announced the suspension of the early dynasty and let the ministers take a moment. The ministers of the previous court retreated from the court to the corridor, and they were all talking.

"Your Majesty, this time the court was suspended, it seems that it was because of the large-scale transfer of the Zhao army!"

"You've heard that, too."

"Did Zhao Jun really fight?"

"I think eight or nine are not far from ten, after Li Chongjiu destroyed the Turks back then, he could have taken advantage of the situation to attack Tang in one go, but he endured it for a year, and after the fierce soldiers, this time I am afraid it will be a thunderous blow!"

"Ten years of upbringing, ten years of life and gathering, three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu. Li Chongjiu has been waiting for this day for a long time, and he will use his troops to plan and then move, I am afraid that this time it will not be easy for us to resist. ”

At this time, the main hall suddenly opened, but when they saw a minister come out proudly, everyone saw that it was the emperor's close confidant, Sun Wuji. The eldest grandson Wuji walked up to the ministers and said: "Ministers, ministers, here I want to inform you of the good news, just last night, my Majesty reached an agreement with the envoys of the Tubo State. If Zhao dares to lead an army to invade Hexi, then Tubo will send troops to Hexi as an ally of the Tang Dynasty and fight against Zhao with us. ”

Hearing the news here, the ministers under the corridor were silent for a while, and then Fang Xuanling stood up and said excitedly: "Your Majesty is wise!" Long live Majesty! ”

Following Fang Xuanling, the ministers who belonged to the Qin Wang Party also raised their arms and cheered.

The eldest grandson Wuji said proudly: "My Tang Dynasty is where the orthodoxy is, and the country of Zhao and Fanbang dares to steal the artifact, it's just a dream!" Don't be intimidated by the momentum of the Zhao people, the final victory must be on our side. ”

Gyeongju Province.

The gate of the mansion was suddenly opened by one person, and one person shouted in a loud voice: "Governor, governor, it's not easy to pull the big thing!" ”

This person was kneeling under the dripping eaves, and a man in the hall wearing the uniform of a Tang military general was sitting quietly on a chair to recuperate, this person was Duan Decao, the governor of Qingzhou in Li Tang and a close confidant of Li Jiancheng, the prince of Yin.

Duan Decao slowly opened his eyes and said with a tired voice: "If there is anything that will be fine right now, let's talk slowly." I'm tall, and I'll stand up to it first when the sky falls! ”

"Yes, yes," the man listened to Duan Decao's relief, took a breath and said slowly, "Zhao Jun has given us an ultimatum, he wants us to surrender immediately, otherwise as soon as the army arrives, there will be no tile left in Gyeongju City." ”

Duan Decao said: "There is no room for their tone to turn? ”

"Yes, it was Master Liang who personally told me that after this dog thief voted for Zhao Guo now, his wings will be hard. In the past, I didn't care about what Liang Shi was, but on the side of Hengshan, but the army of Zhao was gathered, I went to see their military appearance, and this number of people and horses was too many to count. I think Zhao Guo is really going to be real this time. Governor, the prince is not here anyway, Li Shimin's bastard is not a person, why don't we lower the Zhao army, kill Chang'an together, and then kill Li Shimin to avenge the prince! ”

Duan Decao stood up when he heard this, he shook his head and spoke slowly, but he said firmly: "No, I am not Li Jin, the king of Lujiang, although I am not loyal to the dog thief Li Shimin, but I, Duan Decao, am a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, and I was promoted by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince back then, otherwise I Duan Decao is still a groom today." ”

"So I will neither descend to Li Shimin nor to Zhao, I am the courtier of the Tang Dynasty and the governor of Gyeongju of the Tang Dynasty, and I want to defend this Gyeongju city for the prince."

"Dudu, why are you bother, this is a mantis arm blocking the car, this thankless thing, we don't do it!"

Duan Decao smiled bitterly and said: "There are enough chaotic ministers and thieves in this world, let me be a loyal and righteous person, you answer Liang Shidu like this, this dog thief surrendered to the Turks, and he is not worthy of taking my Duan Decao's head." (To be continued......)