130,000 infantry as the main body of the team to deal with the number of more than 220,000 Turkic cavalry, the disparity in strength and types of troops is so huge, no matter how Chen Fuliang lost his conscience, the psychological pressure he is under is still very much people can imagine, even if the Sui army's battle strength is stronger than the enemy, in a narrow battlefield that is beneficial to the Sui army, even if there are still a few cards at the bottom of the box in his hand have not been played, Chen Yingliang is still like Mount Tai, walking on thin ice, dare not have the slightest slack and slack.

This kind of huge pressure such as Dan Taishan suddenly appeared on Li Yuan's body again, the source of this pressure is the letter that Hou Junji inexplicably brought back, no matter how resourceful our Ambassador Li Yuan Li is, he can't figure out why Shibi Khan is staring at himself at this critical moment, no matter how old he is in the city, holding this letter is also like holding red charcoal, dare not throw it, dare not keep, dare not look at it, dare not destroy, I don't know how to be good.

Fortunately, the operation of the Turkic sentinel cavalry to cover Hou Junji's return was very successful, and no one found out that Hou Junji returned to Li Yuan from the Turkic army, Li Yuan didn't need to worry about being discovered by his rival Chen Yingliang for a while, but during the march, Li Er, who was currently in a humble position, did not dare to leave the team without permission, and failed to listen to the summons in time, but Li Jing was invited by Li Yuan's envoy to the second team of the Sui army and met with Li Yuan.

After meeting with Li Yuan, Li Jing was not polite, and asked directly: "Ambassador, what's the matter?" I can't stay here for a long time, lest Chen Yingliang become suspicious, please say it directly. ”

"What the hell is going on with the eldest grandson Shunde?" Li Yuan was not polite, and also asked directly: "After he returned from the mission, why didn't Chen Yingliang let him return to the team?" Why keep him in the ranks of the Chinese army? After the eldest grandson Shunde saw Chen Yingliang, what did he say? ”

"It's the meaning of the Yin World Master." Li Jing replied very frankly: "It was Yin Shi Jian yì Chen Yingliang who did this, saying that he wanted to observe the eldest grandson Shunde for a period of time, and by the way, he also learned some military information about the Turkic camp from the mouth of the eldest grandson Shunde. ”

After that, Li Jing gave a general introduction to the conversation between the eldest grandson Shunde and Chen Yingliang, explaining that the eldest grandson Shunde only brought back a message from Shibi Khan, and also explained that Chen Yingliang used actions to reply to Shibi Khan, Li Yuan listened carefully and did not interject, until Li Jing finished speaking, Li Yuan made a little calculation, and then asked again: "The day before yesterday outside the city of Laoxian, Chen Yingliang asked the eldest grandson Wuji to summon the eldest grandson Shunde, what did he say during the period, do you know?" ”

"Of course the lower officials don't know." Li Jing replied with a wry smile: "Chen Yingliang and Mr. Changsun Shunde met in private, and during this period, they were only accompanied by his confidant and brother Sun Wuji, how could the lower officials know the content of their conversation?" ”

Li Yuan's face became more complicated, and he didn't know how to continue to inquire about Li Jing for a while, but as a result, Li Jing, who was cautious, also found that something was wrong, so he asked tentatively: "Ambassador, what's wrong?" Why do you care so much about the conversation between Mr. Changsun and Chen Yingliang? ”

Of course, Li Yuan didn't dare to answer Li Jing truthfully, and after thinking for a while, Li Yuan had to instruct in a low voice: "Li Juncheng, from now on, you keep an eye on the eldest grandson Shunde for me, and also pay careful attention to Chen Yingliang's attitude towards the eldest grandson Shunde, and report to me immediately if there is anything wrong." Okay, there you go. ”

Li Jing sang a promise, and quickly said goodbye and left Li Yuan's side, so as not to be discovered by Chen Yingliang, and at the same time, Li Jing was also very suspicious in his heart, and said secretly: "Isn't the eldest grandson Shunde your long-time friend of Ambassador Li?" He has been wanted by the imperial court for many years and has been safe and sound, nine out of ten is because of your secret protection, how could you suddenly become suspicious of him? Judging from the fact that Chen Yingliang acquiesced to the Yin Shishi to search the whole body of the eldest grandson Shunde, it is impossible for the eldest grandson Shunde to be Chen Yingliang's person? Why do you want me to pay attention to him? Could it be that there are any secrets hidden in this eldest grandson Shunde? ”

At about 10 o'clock in the afternoon, the Sui army divided into five teams to go north completed the established 30-mile distance, only 60 miles away from Yanmen City, and only more than 30 miles away from the edge of the Turkic camp. It was also at this time that Chen Yingliang summoned Yang Xuan, Li Yuan, Wang Shichong, Liu Changgong, Yun Dingxing and other leaders of the Sui army to announce the plan for the next day's march.

"Generals, so far, our camp is only more than thirty miles away from the Turkic camp." Chen Yingliang said directly to the generals: "The Turks have always stood still, only sent a small number of sentry cavalry to harass and monitor our army, and did not send a large number of troops to fight with our army, there may be two reasons, the first is that they are afraid of fighting with our army, and the second is that they want to lure the enemy deeper, induce our army to go more north, expose the flaws in the rear, and give them the opportunity to create a copy of the grain road behind our army." ”

Seeing that the generals nodded one after another, Li Yuan, who had a ghost in his heart, also nodded unconsciously, Chen Yingliang said again: "The Turks don't like battles, we like what they don't like, in order to induce the Turks to fight in the camp, our army must adjust the way of marching, starting tomorrow, our five-way army is divided into two teams to march, the front team is held by the Taiyuan Qinwang Army and the Jiangdu Qinwang Army, the Taiyuan Army is on the left, and the Jiangdu Army is on the right; The rear team of three soldiers and horses, my Chinese army in the center, General Yun's left guard on the left, Liu Changgong's right guard on the right, the five roads and two teams marched in unison, traveling ten miles a day, slowly approaching the Turkic camp, forcing the Turkic army out of the camp to fight. ”

The generals sang a promise, but Yang Xuan, who didn't know much about military affairs, asked suspiciously: "Marshal, approaching the Turkic camp for ten miles every day, can this force the Turks to go out of the camp to fight?" ”

"Your Highness, this is Chen Dashuai's anti-guest strategy." Li Yuan, who was sitting next to Yang Xuan, said casually: "Our army is only thirty miles away from the Turkic camp, and every day the camp is ten miles north, and it can approach the edge of the Turkic camp within three days, and then the Turkic cavalry will have no room to move, but our infantry can take advantage of the formation of the formation, and clench the strength into a fist and directly knock on the front of the Turkic camp. ”

Yang Xuan nodded as if he didn't understand, Chen Yingliang glanced at Li Yuan lightly, and said in his heart that he was worthy of Li Yuan, the Tang Gaozu who founded the Tang Dynasty, and I could see what I was thinking at a glance, it was really powerful, but unfortunately, you and I were destined to be just temporary comrades-in-arms, and it was impossible to work together all the time. After the secret praise, Chen Yingliang said again: "Generals, if there is nothing to do, let's disperse, from tomorrow we will march according to the established plan, and once the Turks come out of the camp to fight, they will immediately line up to meet the enemy!" ”

Because Chen Yingliang did not have any omissions in this arrangement, the generals of the Sui army did not object, and they all hugged their fists and sang promises, but Wang Shichong, who likes to take advantage, proposed that his team was tired from afar, should he let the army rest for a few more days before going to the front? Chen Yingliang replied: "Wang Juncheng, the Jiangdu army is mainly infantry, and what it is best at is to fight in formation, putting you in front, but also giving you the opportunity to attack the short with a long one, if you are placed behind, your infantry team cannot be able to move quickly, and how can you effectively make meritorious service to kill the enemy?" Wang Juncheng Qianliqin King, shouldn't he even want to kill the enemy? ”

The thin arms can't twist the thick thighs, the son-in-law is so good at squeezing the oil and water of the army, Wang Shichong can't say anything, he can only secretly scold the son-in-law for not being good to die, and he has no choice but to take on the task of forward cannon fodder. Fortunately, Chen Yingliang also has a little conscience, and he arranged Jiang Duqin Wang Jun on the right flank of the front team, so that Li Yuan protected Wang Shichong's left flank, Wang Shichong's right flank is the dangerous Hutuo River, only the strongest frontal enemy is somewhat taken care of, and Wang Shichong can barely accept it.

After the tent was dispersed, as soon as Li Yuan returned to the camp of the army, a henchman guard immediately came to report, saying that Li Er had been ordered to come to the camp to meet his father, and the eldest grandson Shunde had also returned. As a result, when they entered the secret account, Li Er and the eldest grandson Shunde were really in the tent to talk secretly, as well as Liu Hongji, Liu Wenjing and Hou Junji, a few absolute henchmen, seeing Li Yuan come in, everyone hurriedly stepped forward to salute, but they never thought that Li Yuan suddenly flew up and kicked heavily on the chest of the eldest grandson Shunde, and kicked the eldest grandson Shunde on the spot.

The incident happened suddenly, and Li Er, who hadn't had time to know the situation, was taken aback, and when he hurriedly inquired about the reason, Li Yuan pointed to the eldest grandson Shunde and roared angrily, "You ask him yourself!" He went to a Turkic camp, how did he get me a letter in the hand of the Turkic Shibi Khan? Or a handwritten letter directly to me! ”

"Shibi Khan's handwritten letter to his father?"

Li Er was also dumbfounded on the spot, and when he subconsciously hurried to see the eldest grandson Shunde, he knew that the eldest grandson Shunde, who knew that he had caused a big disaster, had already kowtowed like pounding garlic, and explained with a crying voice: "Ambassador, the humble position is not intentional, the humble position is really not intentional, it is a misunderstanding, it is a misunderstanding, it is a misunderstanding, it is a misunderstanding caused by Hou Junji's kid." ”

Explaining with a sad face, the eldest grandson Shunde hurriedly introduced the events in the Turkic camp carefully, explaining that he had never betrayed Li Yuan's father and son, nor did he deliberately want to match Li Yuan with Shibi Khan, it was Hou Junji who suddenly appeared and broke his identity, which made Shibi Khan have a misunderstanding, and then Shibi Khan decided that Li Yuan was preparing to commit treason to the enemy in order to avenge his personal revenge, so he wrote a letter expressing his willingness to work with Li Yuan to work together in the Central Plains - arrange for Hou Junji to come forward to deliver the letter, In fact, it was the idea that the eldest grandson Shunde came up with, otherwise, Shibi Khan would have asked the eldest grandson Shunde to directly bring the reply letter to Ambassador Li Yuan and Li.

After listening to the explanation of the eldest grandson Shunde, it was unbelievable that there was such a coincidence, Li Yuan naturally hurriedly found Hou Junji to confront him, and it was not until Hou Junji explained that there was no difference, Li Yuan understood what had happened, and he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, patted his chest and said: "Thank God, fortunately, it is just a coincidence, if this is the deliberate arrangement of Chen Yingliang's thief, then the old man's danger will be great." ”

After rejoicing, Li Yuan hurriedly took out the letter brought by Hou Junji, and put it on the candle and was about to burn it, but Li Er next to him was quick-eyed, and quickly stopped Li Yuan, and said in a low voice: "Father, don't be busy destroying this letter, this letter may still be of great use, it's a pity to burn it directly." ”

"What's the use?" Li Yuan said angrily: "Do you want to stay and cause trouble? Do you know that once this letter spreads, it may be able to bring disaster to our Li family! ”

"Father, are you in a hurry? How is this epistle useless? Li Er hurriedly whispered: "As long as you are willing, father, this letter can serve two huge purposes, and both of them are uses that have a huge impact on our Li family." ”

"Those two uses?" Li Yuan finally came to be a little interested, Li Er didn't answer, just looked at the eldest grandson Shunde and Hou Junji and others next to him, Li Yuan understood, waved his hand to a group of henchmen, and several henchmen hurriedly left the back tent temporarily, guarding the tent door and letting Li Yuan and Li Er's father and son talk privately.

There were no outsiders, Li Er said in a low voice: "Father, it seems that you are really confused, this letter is indeed dangerous for our Li family, but if it is used well, it can determine who wins and who loses in this battle of King Qin, and can also determine the future and fate of our Li clan in Longxi." ”

Glancing at his thoughtful father, Li Er whispered again: "If you are willing, father, you can use this letter to win a great victory for King Qin, and the way is very simple, immediately escort the eldest grandson Shunde and Hou Junji to the Chinese army tent of Chen Yingliang's thief, and present this unopened letter from Shibi Khan in public, explaining the reason and origin, at that time, father, you will not only have merit and fault, but also join forces with Chen Yingliang's thief, use Shibi Khan's trust in you, set traps to break the Turks, and share the great achievements of King Qin with Chen Yingliang's thief!" ”

Hearing his son's words, Li Yuan, who was really confused before, was shocked, and then he found a God-given opportunity in front of him - based on this handwritten letter of Shibi Khan, then as long as he further gained the trust of Shibi Khan, and worked hand in hand with Chen Yingliang, it would be easy to break the Turks! At that time, even if you can't monopolize King Qin's great achievements, at least you can wash away all kinds of haze from before, and get a piece of the pie that will not be too small after the end of King Qin's war.

"If my father is unwilling to cooperate with Chen Yingliang's thief and wants Chen Yingliang's thief to be defeated and killed, this letter is your best chance father." Li Er lowered his voice and said in a low voice: "As long as your father is wrong, you will be wrong, and you really work together with Shibi Khan, then it is easy to want the life of Chen Yingliang's thief, as soon as Chen Yingliang's thief dies, the Qinwang coalition army will collapse, the emperor will never have a chance to get out of Yanmen City, and the world of the Great Sui will also be in chaos. Isn't the big business enough? ”

In history, when Li Er persuaded him to rebel, everyone knows what Li Yuan's reaction was, and this time it was the same, suddenly hearing such rebellious words from his baby son, Li Yuan stood up in shock, his eyes were wide and he glared at his baby son, but Li Er, who had a thick backbone on the back of his head, was not afraid, and said to Li Yuan: "Father, the life and death of the Li family in Longxi, wealth and honor, have been in your thoughts, the child is all about it, please father self-determination." ”

Fingers rummaging through Shibi Khan's handwritten letter, Li Yuan hesitated in his heart, unable to decide whether to adopt the ambition son's Jianyi, let alone decide whether to help Chen Yingliang win the victory of the Qinwang War, or to help Shibi Khan kill his sworn enemy, after hesitating for a long time, Li Yuan suddenly made an astonishing decision - suddenly opened the envelope of Bi Khan's letter, took out the letterhead and put it under the lamp to watch it quickly.

Knowing his father Mo Ruozi, Li Yuan, who has a somewhat indecisive personality, once he makes up his mind, the nine cows will not be able to pull it back. Seeing Li Yuan open the letter, Li Er, who knew his father's temper, suddenly smiled, knowing that his father was finally moved, and he couldn't help but secretly say in his heart: "Father, make up your mind, opportunities are hard to come by, we have a great hope of success, and after success, Wuji can return to my side." ”

Li Yuan's next action made Li Er a little puzzled, after quickly reading Shibi Khan's letter, Li Yuan did not introduce the contents, and stuffed the letterhead back into the envelope, redivided the letter, and then opened his mouth to beckon Changsun Shunde and Hou Junji and other henchmen to enter the tent, and Changsun Shunde and others, who had been guarding outside the tent, were ordered to enter the tent, and then Li Yuan asked the eldest grandson Shunde and Hou Junji: "Has Shibi Khan sued you, how will he continue to contact me?" ”

"Ambassador, Shibi Khan didn't say how to contact you, but if you need to, you can send someone to him at any time, and he is waiting for your envoy to come at any time." The eldest grandson, Shunde, replied tremblingly.

Li Yuan nodded thoughtfully, and then ordered: "Forget about jì, forget jì forever, if I hear the slightest rumor outside, neither of you will survive." ”

The eldest grandson Shunde and Hou Junji hurriedly hugged their fists and agreed, while Li Yuan put the resealed letter on the candle and lit it, and Li Er next to him was shocked and hurriedly said, "Father, you ......." ”

"Shut up! You forgot about it for me, too! Li Yuan interrupted his son rudely, and scolded in his heart: "Idiot, I don't look at the time and place when I think of things, the old man only has 30,000 troops in his hands, and the army that may not all follow me when the incident happens, there are 110,000 troops loyal to the emperor around him, and there is a steady stream of Qinwang's army marching north behind him, even if there is Turkic help, there is no food, grass, weapons, armor and foothold, even if he succeeds for a while, he is a grasshopper after the autumn, and he can't jump for a few days!" ”

After scolding secretly, Li Yuan's eyes turned to the letter in his hand that was burning, staring at the cheerful and jumping flames, Li Yuan's heart was happy, and he said secretly: "Shibi Khan, your appetite is too big, and you don't trust me so much, so I'm sorry, I can't cooperate with you." There is also Chen Yingliang's thief, I'm even more sorry, although the old man doesn't have the courage and ability to start an accident now, but you want to count on me to help you break the Turks with a trick, you are dreaming, the old man would rather not have this opportunity to break the enemy, and will not let you climb higher and faster! ”

The letters gradually turned into ashes, and the hope of the Qin King Sui army to quickly break through the Turks disappeared, and after throwing the remains of the letters that had not been burned into the brazier, Li Yuan ordered: "Pass the order, tomorrow the drum will advance, once the Turks attack, go all out to meet the battle, be sure to repel the Turks, and not take half a step back!" Let the friendly team see the determination of our Taiyuan army, and let the Turks see the military might of our Taiyuan Qinwang army! ”

A few henchmen agreed, but Li Er was a little worried and asked, "Father, what if Shibi Khan takes the initiative to send someone to contact you?" ”

"Take it immediately and hand it over to Chen Yingliang in public." Li Yuan replied: "The thief chief used discord to harm me, Chen Yingliang thief has no evidence, if he dares to make a big fuss about this matter, he will immediately be in turmoil and defeat without a fight, don't be afraid of him!" ”

"But Chen Yingliang has a deep enmity with our Li family, what if he insists on taking the opportunity to harm you?" Li Er asked worriedly.

"Well, he's forcing me." Li Yuan's eyes were full of faint green light. The army, the army that may not all follow me, there are 110,000 troops loyal to the emperor around him, and there is a steady stream of Qinwang's army marching north behind him, even if there is Turkic help, there is no food, grass, weapons, armor and foothold, even if it succeeds for a while, it will be a grasshopper after the autumn, and it will not be able to reach a few days! ”

After scolding secretly, Li Yuan's eyes turned to the letter in his hand that was burning, staring at the cheerful and jumping flames, Li Yuan's heart was happy, and he said secretly: "Shibi Khan, your appetite is too big, and you don't trust me so much, so I'm sorry, I can't cooperate with you." There is also Chen Yingliang's thief, I'm even more sorry, although the old man doesn't have the courage and ability to start an accident now, but you want to count on me to help you break the Turks with a trick, you are dreaming, the old man would rather not have this opportunity to break the enemy, and will not let you climb higher and faster! ”

The letters gradually turned into ashes, and the hope of the Qin King Sui army to quickly break through the Turks disappeared, and after throwing the remains of the letters that had not been burned into the brazier, Li Yuan ordered: "Pass the order, tomorrow the drum will advance, once the Turks attack, go all out to meet the battle, be sure to repel the Turks, and not take half a step back!" Let the friendly team see the determination of our Taiyuan army, and let the Turks see the military might of our Taiyuan Qinwang army! ”

A few henchmen agreed, but Li Er was a little worried and asked, "Father, what if Shibi Khan takes the initiative to send someone to contact you?" ”

"Take it immediately and hand it over to Chen Yingliang in public." Li Yuan replied: "The thief chief used discord to harm me, Chen Yingliang thief has no evidence, if he dares to make a big fuss about this matter, he will immediately be in turmoil and defeat without a fight, don't be afraid of him!" ”

"But Chen Yingliang has a deep enmity with our Li family, what if he insists on taking the opportunity to harm you?" Li Er asked worriedly.

"Well, he's forcing me." Li Yuan's eyes were full of faint green light.