This made Li Shimin's sorrow ease slightly, and when he saw the news that the East Palace was in contact with the Han prince, he also had some comparisons in his heart.

Fittest.

This has been true since ancient times.

What's more, in the royal family, one is fighting on the front line and has made many achievements, while the other lives in the East Palace, but he is in collusion with the royal relatives and relatives, thinking about how to pull out the thorn in his eye all day long.

Comparing the two, the judgment is high.

plus the news that Fang Yaoyi is pregnant.

In this way, Li Shimin moved his mind to abolish the reserve.

Outside the city of Ganzhou, the armies marched separately and, according to the original plan, went to the boundaries they were to hold.

This battle was a general attack on the Turks.

Dozens of miles north of Ganzhou City, there is a narrow canyon mouth.

On both sides are steep peaks and dense forests, and this is the only place where you can pass.

Lord, if I were a Turk, I would definitely ambush here. ”

Li Jing looked at the easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack gorge in front of him and sighed.

Qin Shou smiled and said, "This is indeed an excellent place for an ambush, but with the marching speed of the Turks, you can't get here." ”

After three days and three nights of traveling, Qin Shou and his party finally arrived in Mayi City.

In the city of Mayi, Chi Jingde, the lieutenant of the Eguo State, and Su Dingfang, the commander of Kuangdao Mansion, had led an army of 30,000 to join Li Jing.

This time, the Tang Dynasty could send troops to the two battlefields of Turkia and Tibet.

Outside Chang'an City, only Hou Junji led an army of 10,000 troops to garrison, and the main force of the Tang Army and the battleable famous generals in the army almost poured out.

In the tent of the commander of the Chinese army.

Qin Shou looked at Wei Chi Jingde, his brows furrowed slightly, and said, "General Wei Chi said this, the main forces are all rushing to the frontier battlefield, so isn't the strength in Chang'an City weak?" ”

Wei Chi Jingde nodded and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, as long as we stop the Turks at the border, even if the troops in Chang'an City are weak, nothing will go wrong." ”

"What's more, there is General Hou stationed outside Chang'an City, 10,000 elite soldiers, which is enough."

General Hou.

Hou Junji.

Qin Shou narrowed his eyes slightly, a trace of essence flashed in his eyes, and he said, "These ten thousand elite soldiers are directly under the imperial court?" ”

"It's not." Wei Chi Jingde shook his head and explained: "They are all soldiers brought out by General Hou. ”

As soon as the words fell, he frowned and asked suspiciously: "Don't you think that General Hou is a traitor?" ”

Without waiting for Qin Shou to speak, Wei Chi Jingde said earnestly: "Set up the prince, the old man knows that you have some holidays with General Hou, although General Hou's conduct is a little worse, but he still has loyalty to His Majesty." ”

Hearing Wei Chi Jingde's slightly displeased words, Qin Shougan laughed and echoed: "What General Wei Chi said is that I was overly worried. ”

But having said that, Qin Shou still quietly kept an eye on it, and prepared to ask Fan Li to send someone to keep an eye on the situation in Chang'an later.

Li Jing saw that the words of the two were a little awkward, so he hurriedly diverted the topic and said: "Two, the capture of Xiangcheng is the most important thing at the moment, let's discuss it first, how to act." ”

"Looking down, it's better to directly pull the siege crossbow and forcibly attack the city." Su Dingfang heard about the strength of the siege crossbow and immediately proposed.

"When Lord Zhen captured Yongzhou City, wasn't it the siege crossbow he used?"

Wei Chi Jingde immediately objected: "This method is not appropriate, not to mention the power of the siege crossbow I have not seen, just say that this Xiangcheng is guarded by Jieli's subordinate general Kang Shumin, this person is definitely not a good type." ”

"But if you can't fight quickly, won't it be more difficult to capture when the Jieli army and Kang Shumin converge."

For a while, everyone insisted on their own words, and no one could convince anyone.

At night, Qin Shou breathed a sigh of relief, walked out of the courtyard with the lamp, and walked through the streets with the lights on.

He didn't go far, but walked up and down the street.

Soon, a man dressed in a fancy costume walked up to him.

"Lord Wang." The man whispered.

"Iron Eagle Guard, Su Hai."

The face of this man in gorgeous clothes, Qin Shou has seen, is a member of the Iron Eagle Guard.

Qin Shou didn't answer, he pretended not to hear, turned around and walked into a tavern.

The man in the fancy costume followed in a moment.

Qin Shou poured himself a cup of tea and said softly, "Where is the Iron Eagle Guard stationed?" ”

Su Hai reported truthfully: "In the ravine ten miles away from Mayi City, after the army marches, General Liu Cang will lead the army to follow. ”

Qin Shou nodded, and asked again, "Why didn't Liu Cang come?" ”

Su Hai sighed and said, "When General Liu contacted you a few days ago, he found that his whereabouts may have been revealed, and if he came to you again, he was afraid that something would go wrong." ”

"So they sent me in their place."

After hearing this, Qin Shou was very pleased.

This Liu Cang's work is really leaky.

He gently blew away the hot air and said softly: "When you go back, tell Liu Cang and ask him to send someone back to Chang'an immediately." ”

"Why is that?" After receiving this order, Su Hai was particularly puzzled and asked.

The Iron Eagle Guard already has few people, and if he sends someone back to Chang'an, one less person will greatly weaken the Iron Eagle Guard.

Qin Shou frowned, and said worriedly: "Now that the defense of Chang'an City is weak, I am worried that Hou Junji will take the opportunity to rebel." ”

Qin Shou did not explain the detailed reason, but only ordered Su Hai to go back immediately to report and ask Liu Cang to send someone back to Chang'an.

Seeing the prince's solemn face, Su Hai also knew the importance of this matter, so he immediately didn't say anything more, got up and said, "My subordinates will go back to convey the prince's order." ”

After Su Hai left, Qin Shou leaned his back against the wall, took a deep breath, and slowly closed his eyes.

For some reason, his heart was beating so fast that it was like a black cloud pressing down on the city, and the heaviness it brought made him breathe short.

According to the development of history, Hou Jun's assembly and the East Palace rebelled, although it was not the current point in time.

However, now that the main forces of the Tang Dynasty have been transferred to the battlefield, Chang'an City at this time can be said to be full of flaws.

Qin Shou thought about it for a while, if he was Hou Junji, then now was the best time to rebel.

Moreover, there are also the private soldiers of the King of Han.

The rebellion seems particularly simple at this moment.

Believe in Hou Junji's loyalty?

Believe in Li Chengqian's filial piety?

Qin Shou couldn't do it, so he wanted to send someone to investigate the situation.

Planning ahead is not a bad thing.

However, Qin Shou, who is only thirty horsemen, can change anything?

He didn't know.

Disorderly.

It's messy.

Qin Shou had been upset many times after crossing over, but he had never been as at a loss as he was today.

How can a person who has secrets in his heart be quiet?

Especially when the years are slowly deviating from the track that should be taken.

This uneasiness is even more intense.

Outside the city of Daizhou.

Liu Ruyan has been secretly following the private soldiers of the King of Han.

She soon discovered that the route of this group of private soldiers did not seem to be heading to the frontier, but towards Chang'an, the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty.

And what surprised Liu Ruyan the most was that along the way, other guards kept coming out of the mountains.

The original 1,000 soldiers have now begun to take shape, and the number of troops has reached three or four thousand guards.