In the direction of Chang'an, an edict ordered the whole country, Goguryeo sent troops to kidnap my prince, and the Tang Dynasty decided to declare war on Goguryeo, if it can't give us an explanation, destroy it.

The people are wondering, didn't they say that the prince was in the grassland? What do you do not declare war on the steppe, but on Goguryeo? Did Wei Wei save Zhao? It's reversed.

Some people ridiculed like a good show: What do you know? Datang couldn't beat the grassland, so he didn't dare to declare war, so he could only pick up soft persimmons and pinch them. Didn't see last time? Jieli sent people to kidnap the princess, causing the champion Hou to be assassinated, and in the end, the court didn't let go of a single fart, and it was over. If the imperial court had been useful, it would have been the time to go to war against the steppe last time. Alas......

A long sigh exposed the heart disease of many people, and it seemed that they were a little unoptimistic about this weak court.

only said that war was declared, but did not say how many troops were sent and who the generals were.

Even so, Goguryeo's side was also facing a great enemy, and the monarchs and ministers were panicked. The caravan that kidnapped the prince had been wiped out, and now that it heard the Tang Dynasty's declaration of war, the Goguryeo court was even more ruthless, and directly wiped out the nine clans of the caravan.

"What should I do when Datang comes to attack? Big right, Lu, take a countermeasure. "Goguryeo King Gao Jianwen panicked, and some of the six gods were masterless.

Goguryeo's great pair of Lu is the official position of the prime minister, but this big pair of Lu is slightly younger, it seems that he is less than thirty years old. This person's name is Yuan Gai Suwen, who inherited the title and status of his father Yuan Taizuo, and it can be said that he can top half of the Goguryeo country in one line, and he is a powerful minister.

Da Xiang Lu Yuan Gai Suwen pondered for a moment, stood up and said: "Your Majesty, for the sake of today's plan, you can either ask the Turks for help or ask for peace with the Tang Dynasty. There is no other way. If we are allowed to face Datang's attack alone, I am afraid that if we can withstand it, we will also be greatly injured. ”

Help??? Will the Turks still support us?

Gao Jianwen said hatefully: "If it weren't for Jieli's treachery and exposure of the Tang Dynasty prince that we captured, there would be no disaster today." It is clear that he is causing trouble to the east and wants to watch the Tang Dynasty attack my Goguryeo. Ask him for help now, and he won't help. ”

Yuangai Suwen didn't refute, he also thought so, and even guessed that Jieli wanted to reap the profits, and when the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo were both defeated, he would take advantage of the situation to kill, maybe he could enter Chang'an and destroy the Tang Dynasty.

"Then make peace. The minister thought that Datang just wanted to vent his grievances, and he didn't really want to fight this battle at the expense of the people and money. ”

"It can be seen from their performance that they have declared no war against us, but only cut off the trade routes between Datang and us. It's more like forcing us to give in and make amends. It doesn't look like it's going to meet each other. ”

Gao Jianwen nodded: "Makes sense." We really have to send someone to talk to Datang, our property is not abundant, and many things have to be purchased from Datang, if they completely cut off the trade route, our life will not be easy. In this way, why don't you go on a hard run? ”

Yuan Gai Suwen saluted and said, "The minister is duty-bound. ”

But before he could get out of the border, he received news that Youzhou of the Tang Dynasty had sent troops, and the governor of Youzhou had gathered 50,000 troops, and he was eyeing the border to kill.

Yuangai Suwen was dumbfounded, this was different from what he expected. Forget it, I'm not going to go this time, I'm afraid I won't go to Youzhou, and I will be killed by someone's army halfway.

"Report, Your Majesty has an order to order Lu to take over the border defense, and the country is recruiting troops, and the 50,000 army will arrive in three days."

…… Well, there's no going back.

What makes Yuan Gai Suwen strange is that it is true that Datang sent 50,000 troops, but Chen Bing did not move at the border, and there was no intention of attacking.

Why is that? The Goguryeo monarchs and ministers were puzzled.

On the side of Chang'an, I got the news that the soldiers and horses of Youzhou were in place, and Li Er gave another order, and Li Jing, the secretary of the military department, led the team to send 100,000 troops into the grassland to take back my Tang prince.

For a while, the world was in an uproar, what kind of troops were sent to welcome the prince? Not to mention the crown prince, even the emperor doesn't have such a high standard of reception. This is clearly an undeclared war, directly sending troops into the country, and by picking up people, you clearly want to fight.

The most panicked thing is not Jieli, but Dingxiang City under Turkic rule.

In the last battle, Dingxiang changed hands and was captured by Datang once. If it weren't for Jieli's secret passage leading directly to the city lord's mansion, he would have sent Qi Bi He Li to be a dead soldier, kill a horse gun, and recapture Dingxiang, which would have been a bridgehead on the Turkic front. Otherwise, this time the Tang Dynasty sent troops, and they could directly go deep into the grassland and directly approach the royal court.

In Xiaojiazhuang outside Chang'an City, Xiao Rui reluctantly said goodbye to the three ladies one by one.

"Husband, you are no longer a military general, just a civil official, just let them fight, can you not go?" Wei Yanran cried and said.

Xiangcheng hugged the child and cried: "I went to ask my father to ...... him"

Xiao Rui comforted and said: "It wasn't Your Majesty who forced me to go, I did it voluntarily." I am not shallow, if I don't take revenge, I Xiao Rui will not be Xiao Rui. Wait for me to come back at home, after this battle, I don't have to hide, we will get married together and have an unprecedented grand wedding. ”

Xiangcheng said softly: "It doesn't matter if there is a wedding or not, I just want you to be safe." ”

At this time, Li Shengnan, who was dressed in military uniform, walked out of the room, "Let's go, husband, I have changed my clothes, and this time I will follow and protect you." ”

Yes?

Xiao Rui looked at Li Shengnan's armor, he really felt a little heroic, and he seemed to be more in shape, so he couldn't help but look at it twice.

Li Shengnan was shy, and said shyly: "Some will see it in the future, but now everyone is watching it." Let's go. ”

Ahem......

"Go? What to set off? You all stay. Go back to the house, take off the armor, and watch the children at home. ”

"I don't!" Li Shengnan was unconvinced.

"What? Disobedient? ”

"If you don't obey, you can't beat me now." Li Shengnan said arrogantly.

Xiao Rui said loudly: "Bereavement, fifth brother, ......"

"Hey...... You can't do that, how can you get them to do it to me? I ......" Li Shengnan was instantly afraid.

She is a martial arts idiot, and she has fought with the rookie Fang Yiai, that is, a reckless stone, who fights and rushes, and can only make one move: break ten with one force. Whoever fights with him is suppressed by the headache.

Xiao Rui walked over and kissed the three of them one by one, hugged the three children at the same time, and said softly: "I am in command from the rear this time, and my bereaved love and fifth brother are enough to protect me." You can take care of your children at home with peace of mind, honor your parents, and have a stable home, so that I can rest assured to take revenge. Katsuo, you too, you are a master, I feel more at ease to stay at home and take care of the house. Bringing you to the battlefield will worry about you. ”

Li Shengnan pursed his lips and did not refute again, don't look away aggrieved, he doesn't want people to see her tears.

Under the reluctant eyes of everyone in the Xiao family, Xiao Rui took two generals and three thousand Xuanjia soldiers to escort him and headed towards Luoyang.

They didn't notice that in the distance at the end of the line, in the mountains and forests on both sides of the official road, three figures were quietly following over the mountains.