On the Liangyi Palace, Li Shimin, who was wearing a dragon robe, was quite annoyed pacing back and forth in front of the dragon book case, kneeling in front of him covered in dust and embarrassed by the Tang Dynasty military department. Looking at Hou Junji, who was lying on the ground and trembling all over, Li Shimin snorted angrily and said in a deep voice: "A Jiang forget, you actually let you lose all the soldiers and horses in the four states?"

Hou Junji hurriedly said, "Jiang Wang's command is the most elite light cavalry unit in Hebei, and the soldiers are fierce and unstoppable. Jiang Wangnai is the champion of my martial arts, not only skilled in marksmanship, but also has a thousand divine powers in his arms, and no one can stop him on the field. The more than 10,000 men and horses I led were all new soldiers, and they were rushed by the enemy's soldiers and horses without a battle formation, and immediately scattered and fled. Although Junji has the heart to fight to the death, he has no choice but to retreat in defeat."

Li Shimin walked a few steps, came to him, and whispered, "Jiang Chongwei is dead?"

Hou Jun hurriedly said in a deep voice: "Weichen tricked into Hengzhou City, and he has been waiting for an opportunity to kill that thief. It's a pity that Jiang Wang's gang saw the opportunity very quickly, led the men and horses to break through the city, broke up the formation of our army, and killed the soldiers and horses of Zhuzhou, and I finally had no chance to surrender the three thousand people from Hebei."

Li Shimin raised his head and raised his hand slightly. Hou Junji was relieved, secretly exhaled, got up from the ground, and stood with his head hanging on the side of the dragon book case.

"Hebei people, hey." Li Shimin had mixed feelings in his heart, and sighed helplessly, "Finally, it still can't be used by me, it's a pity, it's a pity."

"Your Majesty, now the only way to do this is to mobilize the Lingzhou garrison, break through Hengzhou with a thunderous momentum, and sweep away the rebellion, and not let the chaos in Hebei recur." Hou Junji said in a deep voice.

"There are priorities, now the six soldiers and horses are on the way to crusade against the ** Turks, there is a shortage of soldiers and horses in the country, and if there is a slight transfer, there is a risk of losing one or the other, so that the Hengzhou rebels will last for a while." Li Shimin sat back on the dragon book case and thought about it.

At this moment, a Jin Ge warrior came to the entrance of the Liangyi Hall and announced: "Your Majesty, two men who claimed to be from Yanmen Pass came to the Xuanwu Gate, saying that there was an urgent military situation presented."

"The people from Yanmen Pass? Isn't it the messenger of the Yanmen garrison?" Li Shimin asked strangely.

The Jin Ge warrior thought for a moment and said, "Those two people are not like officers and soldiers, but more like people in the rivers and lakes, both of them are covered in blood, and they look extremely embarrassed."

"Biography!" Li Shimin raised his hand and said.

A moment later, under the guidance of several Jin Ge warriors, two men dressed as heroes staggered into the Liangyi Hall and knelt crookedly on the main hall. The two men were covered with a thick layer of blood scabs, I don't know if it was the blood of the enemy or their own, their faces were covered with dust and sweat, and they couldn't distinguish their faces at all.

Li Shimin took a deep breath, straightened up, and said in a deep voice, "Who are you? What's the military situation?"

At this time, the taller of the two opened his mouth and said, "Emperor Qiqi, I am Zheng Danshan, a disciple of the Shaolin layman, and this one is my sworn brother Emei Hua Bufan. Ever since the Turks attacked Yanmen Pass, my two brothers have been volunteering to help the defenders resist the Hu people in Yanmen." His voice was hoarse and low, lifeless, as if he was going to die at any moment, which was terrifying to listen to.

"Oh, it turned out to be a Shaolin disciple." At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, Li Shimin was chased and killed by Zheng Jun under Wang Shichong, rescued by the Shaolin Thirteen Stick Monks, and has always had a deep affection for Shaolin Temple.

"Tell the emperor, Yanmen...... It's lost." When Zheng Danshan said this, there was a hint of crying in his words, "The refugees from Li Mo turned out to be spies sent by the Turks. The spies who infiltrated Yanmen took advantage of the emptiness of Yanmen's defense and seized the gate of Yanmen, and the enemy army came overwhelmingly. The defenders of Yanmen were attacked on both sides, and they did not retreat, and suffered heavy casualties, and more than half of my more than a dozen uncles were killed or wounded. We worked hard for a day and a night, and the situation was precarious. My brother and I were sent back to ask for help, and when we finally broke out of the siege, we saw that Yanmen Pass had fallen, and the defenders there were all wiped out, and my uncles and uncles ......" Speaking of this, Zheng Danshan finally couldn't support it, and fell to the ground, crying loudly. Hua Bufan, who was beside him, also burst into tears.

"What!" Li Shimin stood up from the dragon chair and exclaimed, "How many Turks are there?"

At this time, Zheng Danshan was already crying hoarsely and couldn't speak. Hua Bufan choked up and said in a trembling voice: "Not only the Turks, but also the soldiers and horses of the Khitan, the Ya, the Murowei, the Uighurs and other ethnic groups, there are more than 200,000 people, and the large array formed stretches for dozens of miles."

"I see!" Li Shimin slapped the Long Shu case furiously, "It turns out that these Turks have long hidden their strength and taken the opportunity to form an alliance with the Saiwai tribes, wanting to give me a fatal blow when we are careless."

He turned his head abruptly and said to Hou Junji, "Immediately summon the confidential ministers to the Liangyi Hall to discuss the matter."

"Yes!" Hou Jun replied and hurriedly walked out of the hall.

"Come, help the two heroes down to rest, and serve them well." Li Shimin looked at Zheng Danshan who was crying in the dark, and thought that the thirteen monks who sacrificed their lives to save themselves were actually sacrificed on the front line of resistance to the enemy because of their carelessness, and his chest couldn't help but feel a cramp.

As soon as Li Shimin settled Zheng Danshan and Hua Bufan, he saw several border messengers with crooked helmets and slanted armor rushing to the gate of the main hall under the guidance of the Jin Ge warriors.

"Tell the Holy Lord, the Great Earthquake Pass has fallen, and the governor of Yuanzhou has fallen from the city tower, and his life and death are unknown."

"Tell the saints, Qinzhou, Longzhou has fallen."

"Tell the Holy Lord, the defenders of Longyou Dao collapsed on all fronts, and the Turkic vanguard came to the bank of the Weishui River, and the troops pointed directly at Chang'an."

"Tell the Holy Lord, and the state is lost."

"Tell the Holy Lord, Puzhou, Jinzhou, and Yanzhou are besieged by hundreds of thousands of Turkic troops, and they are in danger."

"Tell the Holy Lord, Youzhou is lost, and the governor of Youzhou, Wang Junkuo, is seriously injured, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead."

"Tell the Holy Lord, Yizhou and Yingzhou were lost, and the soldiers and civilians of the two states were slaughtered by the Turkic soldiers and horses."

The bad news at the border came wave after wave, and the Tang Dynasty, which was originally as stable as a rock, fell into a storm. At this time, Li Shimin calmed down. He waved his hand calmly, repelled a group of border messengers, closed his eyes, and quietly waited for the arrival of the important ministers of the court.

When the left servant shot Feng Deyi heard that the Turks had arrived fifty miles outside Chang'an City, he was so frightened that he trembled, and hurriedly went out and said, "Qi Qi Sheng, now that the Hu people have a large number of soldiers and horses, if he is allowed to besiege Chang'an, the society will be in danger. It is better to follow the precedent of the White Horse Alliance, set up the treasury, and allow gold and silver to withdraw the army, so as to stop the fighting."

When Pei Lian, the patriarch of the two dynasties, heard this, he hurriedly nodded his head in agreement, and said: "If the Hu people invade the south, if they give them gold and silver for wealth, then all the gold and silver will go to the enemy chieftain, and it is not the same as the income from plunder, which must be divided equally with the soldiers, and those Hu leaders will not refuse."

"I don't think so." A loud and clear voice sounded from the ranks of the Wen class, and Prime Minister Wei Zheng strode out of the train, came to the Long Shu case with his head held high, bowed down, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Hu people's dispatch of troops this time is different from usual. Before the army was launched, the Hu people showed weakness, hid their troops, and made more feints to confuse the enemy, which made our court despise them. Then entangled all the ethnic groups, divided the troops into multiple routes, and took advantage of my unpreparedness to invade the south, intending to destroy the heart of our dynasty, which was clearly revealed. I fought against the soldiers and horses of the six routes, and the elite soldiers were exhausted for a while, and there was no way to hide the heart of destroying Hu. This is the life-and-death juncture of the poor dagger, the enemy and us have no room to turn around, only to fight to the death, and each has its own destiny. The courtiers please do their best to support the defense of Chang'an City, the Chinese officials and military generals of the DPRK are all wearing armor, recruiting skilled craftsmen in the city, bamboo, wood and iron, and making blades and arrows, as long as we persist until General Li Jing captures Dingxiang City, ** Since then, the Cypriot Alliance will fall apart, and the crisis will be resolved. From this night onwards, let your ministers patrol the city with swords, as an example."

Hearing Wei Zheng's words, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel refreshed, got up quickly, and said loudly: "Zhongqing, Chang'an is trapped, and its responsibility lies with me. If it weren't for my confusion and carelessness of the Hu people, I would never have been defeated today. However, the confrontation between Hu and Han lasted for a hundred years, and the people of the Central Plains were slaughtered many times, and they have accumulated grievances so far. Wei Guogong is the god general of the world, and he led the Northern Expedition soldiers and horses, which was difficult to handle, and the Turkic capital was also in danger. As long as we wait for all of us to work together and swear to resist the enemy to the death, Chang'an will strengthen the city, how can we sit on it, and wait until Dingxiang falls, and we will be defeated by my hands. When the time comes, I will get drunk with all the kings, watch the Hu people and wolves run and rats run, and discuss today's siege, wouldn't it be happy." Speaking of this, Li Shimin looked up to the sky and laughed, looking extremely happy, as if he had seen the scene of Chang'an encirclement and Hu people fleeing in embarrassment.

Infected with the peerless kingly demeanor of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, the civil and military generals present were all moved, and they all gathered in front of the Longshu case, and said in unison: "The ministers swear to follow the saint to the death, do their best, and die."

"Good!" Li Shimin said loudly, "From today, the curfew in Chang'an will take effect immediately."