Chapter 374: The Prince's Decision
Quelling the rebellion army, inside the big tent of the Chinese army.
Li Chengqian sat silently, his face was gloomy and terrifying, his mind was buzzing, and he was in a mess, he regretted bringing the army over, and he was disturbed by Qin Huaidao's words, and he didn't know what to do.
Sitting next to him were Hou Junji, the Zheng family, and the Cui family patriarchs, Hou Junji was also gloomy and silent, with a certain cold light dancing in his eyes, and glanced at the two patriarchs quietly, and finally fell on Li Chengqian, who was very disdainful of Li Chengqian's repeated behavior, and reminded: "Prince, when you are constantly interrupted, you have come to this point, and there is no turning back." ”
"That's right, how can there be a turning back when starting work?" The patriarch of the Cui clan also persuaded.
Everyone is a grasshopper on a line, one dies, no one can escape, Zheng also persuaded: "Prince, the middle and high-level of the army have basically been replaced by our people, and those who are not ours are also trapped, if the grassroots officers below are not satisfied, Chen Ming is very powerful, he has already fought with Qin Huaidao, they also have no way out, and those who are not convinced are cut down, and there is no room for hesitation in extraordinary times." ”
"General Hou, what do you see?" Li Chengqian looked at Hou Junji.
Hou Junji reminded with some anger: "Prince, we are all acting according to your requirements, we have all come to this point, we have no way out, you also have no way out, you can only go to the end." ”
"What about the rebels?" Li Chengqian interrupted, after all, he is a child raised in the deep palace, he has not experienced the tempering of life and death, he is ambitious and talented, and he has no idea at the critical moment.
"The rebels are simple, the prince has a few letters of resignation, and sends people to send them to the main generals of all walks of life, just need good words to win over, especially the Jieli Department, promise a heavy promise, and will be able to vote, as long as the Jieli Department comes to vote, others will also be tempted, and there is no force in hand, so there is no need to worry." Hou Junji confidently proposed.
Li Chengqian hesitated: "But, after all, the two sides have ......"
"The prince, don't make a mistake." The patriarch of the Cui clan was a little impatient, and his tone was a little colder: "When are you still thinking about other things?" Divide and win over a group to increase the strength of our army, and then take the opportunity to completely annihilate the rebels, and the strength of our army will be as high as more than 200,000. ”
"Father's royal drive over there?"
The patriarch of the Cui clan said coldly: "What are you afraid of when you have soldiers in hand?" Anbei Protectorate was crippled by the Turks, although the Turks were beaten away by Qin Huaidao, but the Anbei Protectorate has not much combat effectiveness, our army can fight if it can't, and if it can't fight, it can go north, take the Anbei Protectorate and confront the imperial court, and then contact the Turks to send troops to Chang'an from the west, the Turks must want to retaliate after suffering a big loss, as long as they send troops, the saint will not be able to drive the expedition in person, and we will have enough time to develop. ”
"Yes, time is very important to us." The Zheng clan patriarch agreed.
As soon as Li Chengqian heard that he could stop the Holy Emperor from driving in person, he suddenly became bold, and his thinking became clearer, and he looked at Hou Junji, with an inquiring look in his eyes, Hou Junji enjoyed the prince's attitude of asking about everything, and the fire in his heart also dissipated a little, and said: "What Patriarch Cui said is extremely true, the top priority is to annex the rebels, strengthen the strength, and send people to contact the Turks, maybe the Holy Lord will receive the news of the Turkic army before he arrives here and return to Chang'an." ”
"That's right, the flying eagle will pass the book, and it will only take a day or two to arrive, as long as the Turks raise troops, the news can reach Chang'an, and it will not be half a month before and after, and the Holy Emperor will have to go back halfway through the expedition." The Zheng clan patriarch agreed.
When Li Chengqian heard that he didn't have to face his father directly, he was even more bold and asked, "Can the Turks be a surprise soldier?" ”
The patriarch of the Cui clan pursed his lips disdainfully and said: "Those uncivilized Hu people only have interests in their eyes, as long as the original promise remains unchanged, and then they promise to use the Anxi Protectorate and enough grain, grass, gold and silver, and beautiful women, they will definitely send troops." ”
"Okay, then please Patriarch Cui." Li Chengqian agreed.
"No problem, but, the rebels?" Patriarch Cui agreed and looked at Hou Junji.
Hou Junji said with a determined face: "When the prince's letter is written, he will be able to win over the Jieli Ministry, as long as the Jieli Ministry comes to vote, the rebels will inevitably have different intentions, and the prince will declare in the name of the court that he will not be prosecuted for the crime of rebellion, and he will be able to win over another batch, and when the time comes, he will use the same method to win over and annex, and the remaining battle will be decided." ”
"Okay, the old man will be at ease with General Hou's words, as for logistics, my Cui clan will not hold back, and tomorrow I will transport 10,000 repeating crossbows, although it is a copy, but the power is not lost." The Cui clan patriarch said with satisfaction.
"I, Zheng, have also built 10,000 sheets, and they will be shipped tomorrow." The patriarch of the Zheng clan also said.
"In this way, our army will be victorious." Hou Junji's eyes lit up.
When Li Chengqian heard this, he was overjoyed!
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Chang'an City, the Mansion of the Duke of Liang.
Fang Xuanling was reading a book in the study, but his mind was restless, it was difficult to calm down, he thought carefully but didn't know where the uneasiness came from, he heard footsteps outside, followed by a knock on the door, and a voice came: "Master, the Protector Mansion sent someone to ask for a meeting." ”
"Protector?" Fang Xuanling was taken aback, got up, and asked, "The Protector is in the north, how can he send someone over to confirm the identity of the person?" ”
"Confirm, there is a housekeeper in the house to lead."
"Hurry up, please." Fang Xuanling realized that something was wrong, and the matter was not small, otherwise he would not have come to look for it, and he was a little panicked when he thought that his son was following Qin Huaidao.
Soon, Jia Youcai came over with a team of guards, the two bowed and saluted, Jia Youcai said: "Liang Guogong, the young master of my family sent him to send a military newspaper, naming his surname, asking Liang Guogong to transfer it to the saint, and specially told him that this matter is important and must be delivered as soon as possible, and no one else can fake it." ”
The team took out a battle report from inside their underwear and handed it respectfully.
"You're coming from the north, where exactly?" Fang Xuanling didn't pick it up immediately, but looked at the team.
"Back to Liang Guogong, the little one saw the young master thirty miles north of Heicheng, and brought the battle report over on the order of the young master."
"Heicheng, why are you there? How's the battle going? Fang Xuanling's face changed, the meaning of the saint was to go to the north to quell the chaos, how to run to the black city, a completely different place.
The team didn't know much, and said truthfully: "Back to Liang Guogong, the small one saw the young master kill the Quartet, with about 30,000 troops to block the nearly 300,000 army on three sides, the current specific situation is small, and the young master did not say, only asked to report the war report, for this reason, the brothers rushed overnight, avoiding countless pursuits, and finally fulfilled their mission." ”
"Wait a minute, someone is chasing and killing along the way, what's going on?" Fang Xuanling keenly grasped the key point.
"I don't know the specifics, almost every road was intercepted, many messengers were killed, and the younger one and his brothers crossed the mountains to avoid the ambush." The captain quickly explained.
Fang Xuanling saw that the team was in the dust, his face was tired, and his eyes were bloodshot, this was the result of not sleeping for a few days, it can be seen that what he said was true, and the war horse said: "Go back and rest for a good life, and wait for the Holy Lord's summons at any time." ”
After sending Jia Youcai and the team away, Fang Xuanling didn't dare to read the battle report, and immediately arranged for the house to prepare a car, and hurriedly came to the palace to change, the palace door was locked in the dark, but Fang Xuanling's identity was special, so he was released immediately, and sent someone to spread the word, not long after, an inner servant hurriedly came over and led Fang Xuanling straight to the Manna Palace.
In the Ganlu Palace, Li Er was reviewing the recital, and when he saw Fang Xuanling coming in, he asked curiously: "Xuanling, come to visit so late at night, but what's the urgency?" ”
"Back to the saint, the protector arranged for someone to cross the mountains and mountains to deliver the battle report." Fang Xuanling hurriedly handed over the battle report.
Wang De came over to pick it up and handed it over to Li Er.
Li Er heard Fang Xuanling's deliberate emphasis on going over the mountains and mountains, and had some doubts in his heart, but he paid more attention to the battle report, and took a look at it, the seal was not opened, it was intact, and he took it out and took out the battle report inside, the handwriting was sonorous and powerful, revealing a breath of iron horse Jinge, it was Qin Huaidao's words, and it couldn't be wrong.
Looking at the signature and seal of the inscription, it is the tiger symbol.
After determining the authenticity of the battle report, Li Er looked at it, and after reading a few lines, Tong Kong suddenly shrank suddenly, his face was pale, and his body erupted with a cold breath, Fang Xuanling felt Li Er's anger, and became more and more sure that the battle report was not simple, it wouldn't be a defeat, right?
"Isn't your own son in danger?"
Thinking of this, Fang Xuanling was unsettled, but he didn't dare to lose his honor in front of the army, and the impulse to ask desperately ninja was beating nervously.
"Bang!"
Li Er suddenly slapped the battle report he had read on the eucalyptus table, and roared angrily: "Come on, pass on the defense of the country." ”
"Yes." Wang De hurriedly went.
"Wait until you get out." Li Er looked at the attendants and living notes who were waiting nearby.
Everyone realized that something was wrong and hurried away, and everyone in the public school knew a truth, the more they knew, the faster their heads would fall.
"Holy Lord, what happened?" Fang Xuanling asked cautiously.