Liyang front, on the bank of the Yellow River, Li Shimin was dressed in white, his hands were behind his back, looking at the camp opposite, the banner stretched, as far as the eye could see, there was a faint burst of shouting and killing, behind him, countless soldiers were also practicing, if it was in the past, he may still be a little proud, he finally ascended to the throne of the prince, commanding thousands of troops and horses, and could fight with Li Xin on the battlefield and compete for the world, but now he is not in this mood.

Jinyang City, which was pinned on by himself, did not last long, and Li Ji, the only one under his command who could take charge of himself, lost Jinyang, and even lost his own life.

The previously powerful Turks did not reverse the situation this time, they were defeated by Li Xin and hid in Dingxiang City. Especially Li Ji's death, which made him cut off an arm, and even became a little desperate in the face of the situation in front of him.

At this time, there was a sound of footsteps behind him, Li Shimin did not look back, he knew that the only one who could come to disturb him at this time was his staff Fang Xuanling, and sighed at the moment: "Xuanling, can we win this time?" ”

It was Fang Xuanling who came, and years of hard work had made Fang Xuanling a lot older, and the situation was changing so fast that even Fang Xuanling, a wise man, had no way to solve this matter.

"Your Highness, as long as there is a glimmer of life, we have hope. Although Li Xin occupied Jinyang, the Turks had not yet withdrawn, and they would help us to hold back Li Xin's troops and horses. Fang Xuanling dissuaded: "If Your Highness has no confidence in yourself, how can you bring confidence to the soldiers under him?" How can you deal with Li Jing in front of you! Li Jing is a tiger, he will look for any opportunity, as long as there is a slight loophole on our side, Li Jing will pounce on us and bite us fiercely. ”

"I'm afraid Li Jing has already received the news at this time, and it won't be long before a fierce attack will be launched against us." Li Shimin pointed to the opposite side and said with a forced smile: "If Li Xin is not Li Jing." At this time, I have already fought to Luoyang, where will I stay here, watching Jinyang fall into the hands of the enemy. "Li Shimin has such self-confidence, get rid of Li Jing, others will not put it in their eyes at all, even Li Xin.

"I don't know that Li Jing will attack me Liyang like this? The minister was very curious. Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Huh! Wuyi is coming. ”

Li Shimin looked over, and saw the eldest grandson Wuyi galloping on a war horse, looking anxious, Li Shimin suddenly had a bad feeling, and hurriedly greeted him.

"Your Highness. Shandong Urgent. The eldest grandson Wuyi jumped off the horse, trotted to Li Shimin's side, and whispered a few words in Li Shimin's ear, only to see Li Shimin's face gloomy, and a trace of panic in his eyes, he hurriedly rushed towards the camp in the distance, his steps staggered, and his expression was flustered, Fang Xuanling had never seen Li Shimin look like this. I was also shocked in my heart.

"General Eldest Sun, what's going on?" Fang Xuanling grabbed the eldest grandson Wuyi and asked.

"Shandong urgently, Li Tang's general Li Jing appeared in Shandong, and Dengzhou was burned seven days ago. Annihilated the 50,000-strong army of Goguryeo in one fell swoop. Yuan Gai Suwen escaped only with his body. The eldest grandson Wuyi sighed in a low voice: "Li Jing's army has crossed the Yellow River and is coming to kill the officials. We were all deceived by Li Jing, and his soldiers and horses were not on the other side at all. Instead, he went to Shandong. ”

Fang Xuanling's face changed greatly when he heard this, and he looked at Xingyang in the distance, across the Yellow River. Fang Xuanling could still see the Li character flag on the opposite side fluttering in the wind. There was a chill in his heart, but he didn't expect that Li Jing had completed the deployment of Shandong in just one month, defeated the Goguryeo army, and completely bankrupted Li Shimin's plan.

"Let's go, go back." Fang Xuanling didn't dare to slack off at this time, and hurried back to the camp, what Li Shimin needed most at this time was a minister like himself by his side.

"Xuan Ling, this time we have failed, Li Jing's army has crossed the Yellow River, the next step must be to attack my Liyang army, even if we can't defeat us, we will be dragged in this place." After entering the camp, Li Shimin sat behind the handsome case, his face was pale, and Fang Xuanling actually found that Li Shimin had a trace of paleness on his sideburns, and his hair turned gray in an instant.

"Your Highness, things have not yet reached the last step, how does Your Highness know about failure? King Li's army has blocked Qin Qiong from Xindu, even Li Xin has been dragged by the Turks, His Royal Highness is still the same as before, as long as he deals with Li Jing. Fang Xuanling persuaded: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in Xuanling's heart is heroic and heroic, and in the face of difficulties, he is indomitable, how can he be easily defeated?" His Royal Highness was discouraged at this time, if he was seen by the soldiers, how could the soldiers have the confidence to help His Highness regain the initiative in the war. ”

"What about a short-lived victory? Li Xin has completely gained the upper hand. Li Shimin smiled bitterly.

"Li Xin is a good wife, there are many women around His Highness, most of them are beautiful women, and there are even more beautiful women in the Xindu Palace, does His Highness just look at these women around Li Xin?" Fang Xuanling persuaded in a low voice.

"How is it possible, Gu Ning's death will not let Li Xin succeed." Li Shimin stood up violently, his eyes widened, he looked into the distance viciously, and said loudly: "It's a big deal to fight Li Xin to the death." ”

"Your Highness has such confidence, and the minister is willing to follow His Highness." Fang Xuanling said loudly: "Right now, since Li Jing has turned around to attack Shandong, there are definitely not many soldiers and horses in front of us, since this is the case, we will forcibly attack Xingyang, seize Xingyang, deter Luoyang and Guanzhong, and force Li Xin to withdraw his troops." ”

"Really?" Li Shimin suddenly doubted his ability, since Li Jing sent troops, he must have made certain arrangements for the matter of Henan, can he really defeat the other party and seize Luoyang?

"In Li Tang's army, the only people who can take charge alone are Li Xin, Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Su Dingfang and others, Qin Qiong and Li Jing are in the east, Li Xin and Su Dingfang are in the north, and there is no general talent in the army under him, otherwise, the guards of Xingyang will not have Li Jing's reputation, but put up their own banner. Your Highness, doesn't that illustrate that? Fang Xuanling persuaded him.

"Yes, Li Xineng is a handsome man on his own, quickly, raise the army, and attack Xingyang." Li Shimin suddenly realized, he thought that since the general on the opposite side did not hang his flag, it showed that the other party was very timid and did not have much confidence in himself, so he would be like this.

Pei Renji, who was across the Yellow River, also received a letter from Li Jing, and when he saw Li Jing defeat Goguryeo's 50,000 army, he said to his son Pei Xingjian: "The general has made contributions in Shandong, which means that Li Shimin will soon know the news of the general, and he will definitely attack Xingyang if he is not willing to fail." ”

"It's just a death throes." Although Pei Xingjian is very young, he is also a marquis, and because of his father and brother, he is very sensitive to things in the army, and he can guess Li Shimin's next move.

"We're under a lot of pressure!" Pei Renji said bitterly: "Over the years, the credit of the general's establishment every time is above us, what a glory it is for one family, three dukes and one marquis, but because of this, Your Majesty will be a little jealous of our Pei family." Things in the army, hey! ”

"General, the Duke of Liyang is here." At this time, the respectful voices of the soldiers came from outside.

"Duvoway!" The father and son glanced at each other, but they never thought that Du Fuwei was coming, this was an accident, and the father and son went out at the moment, and sure enough, they saw Du Fuwei leading a group of personal soldiers to stand outside the gate, wearing black armor and smiling, gathering the last time they met, he actually found that Du Fuwei seemed to be fat again.

"Liyang Gong, I haven't seen you for a few months, and I seem to have gained some weight again. Could it be that the water in the south of the Yangtze River is so nourishing? Pei Renji greeted him and said with a laugh.

"That's what it's like to be wide and fat." Du Fuwei jumped off his horse and said with a smile: "By order, 10,000 soldiers and horses from Jiangnan will be transferred to support the general, this is Your Majesty's holy decree and military talisman." Du Fuwei took out the holy decree and the talisman from his bosom.

"I was just worried that Li Shimin would come to attack, and with Liyang Gong coming to support, the old man was also relieved." Pei Renji took it with both hands, took out a tiger talisman from his arms, verified it, and then opened the holy decree and read it again, only then did he breathe a sigh of relief in his heart and said happily. Privately transferring more than 100 troops is a crime of rebellion in Datang.

"Li Shimin is coming? Could it be that the general has already won there? Du Fuwei suddenly thought of Li Jing.

"The Great General has defeated the Goguryeo people and is now coming towards Liyang. Li Shimin must know the general's affairs, what is the situation opposite Xingyang, and he also knows that forcibly attacking Xingyang is also his only choice, if he can break through Xingyang, he will definitely be able to attack Luoyang, and he may not be able to open a passage. Bae In-ki thought for a while and said.

"What Li Shimin can think of, His Majesty has long thought of this. That's why I was asked to lead 10,000 troops. Du Fuwei said with a smile: "As long as we persist for a long time, Li Shimin will face us from both sides." Li Shimin's time is running out. ”

"Where are the soldiers and horses of Liyang Gong?" Pei Renji said with a smile. He swept around, but he couldn't see Duvowe's soldiers. I couldn't help but ask.

"Doesn't the general think that this will make it easier for Li Shimin to be fooled? If our army appears together, I am afraid that Li Shimin will immediately turn his horse's head, return to Xindu, and even hide in Youzhou. Duvowe laughed.

"It's still a great general." Bae Renji suddenly realized.

"General Pei is also very powerful, after such a long time, Li Shimin has not yet found out that the general has left Xingyang. It shows that the general's resourcefulness is not under Li Shimin at all! Even without me, General Pei would definitely be able to withstand Li Shimin's attack. Duvowe laughed.

"Please." Pei Renji was very happy to hear this, and invited Du Fuwei into the camp. (To be continued.) )