In March of the fifth year of Wude, Jieli Khan went south again, and joined forces with Yuan Junzhang and Gao Kaidao to attack Yanmen, and Liu Shirang, who was then the governor of Bingzhou, led troops to rescue Yanmen.

The two sides fought, and their strength was equal, so they fell into a stalemate.

And Li Shimin, after capturing Xiangzhou, continued to advance and regain the lost territory.

On this day, Li Shimin recovered Feixiang, and two people came to the barracks.

"Yongning County Commander Cheng Mingzhen has seen the king."

"Chen Junbin, the assassin of Zhaozhou, has seen the king."

Li Shimin raised his hand: "Hurry up and give me a seat." ”

Subsequently, Li Shimin asked: "Why did you come to Feixiang?" What is the situation in Zhaozhou? ”

The two looked at each other, and then Chen Junbin replied: "After the traitors captured Zhaozhou, we escaped, but Cheng Xianling's mother and wife were captured by the rebels.

"A few days ago, the thief leader Liu Heimin has returned to Zhaozhou, and now there are 100,000 rebels in the city.

"Although the rebels are numerous, they have no chance of winning against the king."

Next, Li Shimin asked them a few more questions, and then ordered Du Junxuan to arrange for them to go down to rest.

After they left, the eldest grandson Wuji said to Li Shimin: "The king, Cheng Mingzhen's mother and wife were captured by Liu Heimin, and the words of the two of them are not credible. ”

"I think they can be trusted." Li Shimin held the opposite opinion with him.

The eldest grandson Wuji was a little anxious and persuaded: "Liu Heimin has a hostage, Cheng Mingzhen and Chen Junbin must be sent by Liu Heimin, and they want the king to fall into the trap." ”

Li Shimin frowned: "If they were really meticulous, they wouldn't tell me about my relatives being caught by Liu Heimin, wouldn't this provoke my suspicion for no reason?" ”

"......" the eldest grandson Wuji suddenly fell silent.

The king seems to have a point.

Li Shimin looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, and his words changed: "I think you seem to be very tired, are you not sleeping well due to the recent war tension?"

"It's okay today, go and rest."

What does this mean, Great?

Does that mean he's having a hard time?

The eldest grandson Wuji didn't answer this sentence, but still persuaded: "King, maybe they are doing the opposite, so as to dispel your doubts.

"It's better to be cautious when sailing a ship of 10,000 years."

Li Shimin was silent for a moment: "...... I see, go and rest. ”

"Yes."

After the eldest grandson Wuji left, he instructed his henchmen: "You go and keep an eye on Cheng Mingzhen and Chen Junbin, and if there is any change, report it in time." ”

......

A few days later, Li Shimin stationed his troops in Yingshui and entered Zhaozhou.

At this time, Liu Heimin learned that Li Yi had led tens of thousands of people into Gucheng, and he was uneasy, so he convened the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to discuss countermeasures.

Cao Zhan said: "The army led by Li Shimin is the elite of the Tang Dynasty, and he is now eyeing Chaozhou, I think we should concentrate our forces to resist Li Shimin."

"As for Li Yi, you can dispatch local troops to stop him from advancing."

Gao Yaxian thought for a while and said, "Actually, Li Shimin only has 50,000 people, and there are 100,000 people in Yuzhou City, so we don't need to worry, we can completely divide a part of the army to fight against Li Yi." ”

"No." Fan Yuan raised an objection: "Li Yi was defeated by us before, and his morale has not fully recovered, and the local army is enough to deal with him.

"And Li Shimin is different, he is the most brave and warlike marshal in the Tang Army, although the number of troops is only half of ours, but his ability should not be underestimated.

"Besides, we have been defeated by him several times in Xiangzhou before, so in the face of Li Shimin, we can't take it lightly, we must be fully prepared."

Immediately after that, someone asked: "What if Li Yi defeats the local army and attacks us from behind when we are fighting against Li Shimin?" ”

When the time comes, they will be in danger of being attacked on their backs.

The crowd fell silent.

Liu Heimin said: "Then I will personally face Li Yi, you guard the city, and wait for me to come back." ”

At the beginning, Li Shentong and Li Yi joined forces, and Liu Heimin personally led the army to defeat, so at this time, Liu Heimin proposed to attack Li Yi in person, and everyone naturally had no objection.

So, Liu Heimin ordered Fan Yuan to lead 50,000 people to defend Jianzhou to prevent Li Shimin from attacking Zhaozhou, and he led the main force to Gucheng to intercept Li Yi.

......

Li Shimin regained the lost territory all the way, and on this day, the army stopped at Shahe.

Cheng Mingzhen said to Li Shimin: "Xiaguan received news that Liu Heimin led the main force north to attack Li Yi. ”

Hearing this, Li Shimin frowned, Li Yi was defeated several times in the hands of Liu Heimin, and now Liu Heimin led the main force to intercept, Li Yi may not be able to defeat.

The eldest grandson Wuji saw Li Shimin's expression, and asked Cheng Mingzhen before he could speak: "I don't know what Cheng County Order thinks?" ”

"I don't dare to take it seriously, it's just a little clumsy."

Cheng Mingzhen could feel the suspicion of the eldest grandson Wuji, but he still said his plan without humility or arrogance.

The eldest grandson Wuji said again: "Since it is the high opinion of the Cheng County Order, it is better to let the Cheng County Order implement it." ”

"Cheng naturally has no opinion."

After speaking, Cheng Mingzhen looked at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, and then his eyes fell on Cheng Mingzhen: "Since you have a way to stop Liu Heimin, then you can do it." ”

"Yes, my lord."

......

That night, the moon was dark and the wind was high, making it easy to hide.

Cheng Mingzhen and Chen Junbin led hundreds of people, carrying 70 large drums, and displayed them on the river embankment two miles west of the city.

Everything was ready, and Cheng Mingzhen ordered: "Begin." ”

"Knock-knock-"

The drummers beat their drums in unison, and the sound suddenly resounded through the valley and into the city.

After receiving the news from the city gate, he ran all the way into the courtyard and knocked heavily on Fan Yuan's door.

"Fan servant shooting, it's not good, the Tang army is here."

"Which bastard ......"

As soon as Fan Yuan opened his mouth to curse, he heard the words of Pinzhou Thorn Shi, he got up from the bed with a bone, quickly put on his armor, and pushed the door out.

"How many people came?" Fan Yuan asked as he walked.

Pinching Zhou Assassin Shi replied: "The specific number of people is not known for the time being, but according to the city gate guards, it seems that many people came." ”

Hearing such an answer, Fan Yuan frowned, he was not at ease, so he went to the West City Gate in person.

When he heard the rapid and thick drum beat that seemed to be getting louder and louder, he was shocked.

Listening to the sound of this drum, it seems that a lot of people are coming, and they are getting closer and closer.

Although Liu Heimin gave him 50,000 people, these 50,000 people were not elite, and they couldn't resist Li Shimin's Xuanjia army at all.

Thinking of this, the fear in Fan Yuan's heart became deeper and deeper, and he immediately instructed his generals: "You hurry up and go after the lord and inform the lord of the situation here." ”

"Yes."

The general immediately rode to the north city gate and went out of the city to chase Liu Heimin.

When he caught up with Liu Heimin, he was already so tired that he collapsed on the ground: "Lord...... Above...... Li Shimin...... Night Raid...... Pinching ...... Our...... Can't resist ......"

Hearing this, Liu Heimin panicked in his heart, and then said to his younger brother Liu Shishan: "You and Zhang Junli stay, I will give you 20,000 soldiers and horses, and you must block Li Yi." ”

So, Liu Shishan and Zhang Junli led 20,000 soldiers and horses to continue north to meet Li Yi.

And Liu Heimin returned the same way with the remaining main force and guarded the capital city of Caozhou......