"Your Majesty appointed the King of Qin as the generalissimo of the expedition to the west, leading the army to meet Xue Ju, and all the soldiers of the Qin Palace, immediately return to the gate of the mansion and wait!"

As the guards shouted, the entire Qin Palace's mansion moved.

Everyone in the palace rushed to tell each other and prepare for the expedition of King Qin.

When Li Shimin walked out of the mansion wearing armor and riding a white-hoofed black, the people waiting outside the mansion gate saluted him together: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin!" ”

Li Shimin rode on the horse, his eyes swept over everyone, strategists Xuan Ling, Ru Hui, pro-guard generals Duan Zhixuan, Li Jing, Zheng Rentai, Li Mengwei, Hou Junji and other cadres.

A strong excitement welled up from his heart, so he couldn't help but clench the reins in his hand, this was the first time he led the troops alone, as a marshal, leading 30,000 people to meet Xue Ju 100,000 horses!

This battle can only be won, not lost!

"Expedition!"

Li Shimin was clean and neat, and led the soldiers to the left servant of Shangshu to shoot Pei Lian's mansion.

"Wait!"

A man in his twenties, with white skin and a slightly chubby body, looked very rich, wearing a round-necked robe, wearing a hood, and dressed as a Confucian man, who was Li Shimin's eldest brother, the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Erlang! Wait a minute! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji caught up, and Li Shimin shouted to everyone: "You keep walking, I'll follow later!" ”

"Mowgli, do you know those things?"

Li Shimin took the lead in asking questions, and after seeing him nod, he bent down on the horse and whispered to him: "You go to find some old farmers who are good at farming, plant corn on the best ground, the planting method is similar to that of beans, send people to watch carefully, don't let livestock eat seedlings." ”

The eldest grandson Wuji hesitated for a while, then nodded, and was about to ask, Li Shimin said again:

"That medical book, you and Xuan Ling find a few doctors, promise a lot of money, make it secret, recompile the content of the book, and write down the words and herb names that you don't understand and send them to me."

The eldest grandson Wuji still wanted to say, Li Shimin patted him on the shoulder, "If you really can't understand it, just copy a few copies first, copy all the prescriptions in it, and compile it into a book, and wait for me to come back!" ”

"By the way, you and Xuan Ling help me find more grass and trees to repel mosquitoes, and send them to Gaojaw with grain and grass!"

“……”

What else can the eldest grandson Wuji say? I can only bow my hand to this marshal's brother-in-law and wish him a victory.

I didn't ask any of the other questions I wanted to ask, and my brother-in-law didn't want to answer him.

It's just a gift from a man of God!

……

Li Shimin came to Pei Lian's mansion and waited for a while with his ministers and guards, only to see Pei Lian, who was neatly dressed, coming out with his entourage.

"Pei Xiang!"

Li Shimin didn't get off his horse, and threw his hand at him: "The soldiers are fast, let's go to the barracks as soon as possible!" ”

Pei Lian: "...... Your Highness please. ”

Qu Tutong, the secretary of the military department, and the crown prince Li Jiancheng's life and death are unknown, so they can only be led by the left servant Pei Lin to lead Li Shimin and carry Li Yuan's tiger talisman to the barracks to transfer troops.

The tiger talisman was delivered, and Pei Lin read the holy decree to the generals of the barracks, and officially crowned Li Shimin, the king of Qin, as the generalissimo of the expedition to the west.

The Chang'an barracks was empty.

30,000 soldiers went out to conquer Longxi, and only the forbidden army of Xuanwumen Beiyuan was left in the city to defend the palace.

Li Shimin ordered, the whole army advanced rapidly, and after traveling more than 70 miles a day, he finally saw a small group of Tang Dynasty troops on horseback.

When they saw the banner of the Tang Army, they were very surprised, but they did not dare to approach, and only watched from a distance.

Li Shimin sent people to inquire, only to learn that some of them were suffering from malaria.

"Follow me! The rest of the world moves on! ”

Li Shimin wanted to take his personal guards forward, but Duan Zhixuan hurriedly stopped him: "Your Highness, no, this malaria is really bad...... Even if His Highness said that it was a mosquito bite, it was ...... disease."

Lu Shiheng, who came back from Gaoqi, told the story of the city in detail.

After the spread of malaria, the morale of the army fluctuated, and everyone was afraid of this natural disaster, they did not know where malaria came from, only that wherever there was a plague, the more people there were, the more severe the plague became!

The Tang army had a full 90,000 men in the city, and the longer they stayed, the more severe the plague became.

Lu Shiheng didn't know how the prince and the marching commander in the marshal's mansion discussed, but he only knew that after more and more people were suffering from malaria, the prince ordered the army to go out of the city and set up a position to fight head-on with the 100,000 Xue Ju army.

As a result, during the battle, a group of right cavalry suddenly came from the rear of the Tang army, and the Tang army was defeated, or fled into the mountains and forests in the north, or fled back to the city, or jumped into the Jing River, and more often fled towards Chang'an.

In the chaos of the army, Lu Shiheng rode a horse and galloped day and night, and rushed back to Chang'an with more than a dozen scouts to report the military situation.

"It doesn't matter."

Li Shimin smiled slightly, "Malaria is not a natural disaster, but caused by mosquitoes sucking blood, and the marshal ordered to pay attention to mosquito prevention again, and not to roll up their sleeves and trouser legs!" ”

Duan Zhixuan, Li Jing, Hou Junji and others were sweating all over their faces and wiped their foreheads with their sleeves.

Marching on a hot day, my whole body was sweaty, and I couldn't roll up my sleeves and trouser legs......

Li Shimin took Duan Zhixuan and other guards to the rout and told them to prevent mosquitoes and insects to prevent malaria infection.

"His Royal Highness King Qin!"

Dozens of defeated troops were moved, they didn't expect that King Qin already knew that some of them were suffering from malaria, and he personally came over to tell them how to prevent malaria.

"Later, I will send someone to bring the boiled medicine, and you can go back to Chang'an when you can act!"

Li Shimin instructed them.

"Your Highness!" The flying cavalry captain who temporarily led this rout, knelt on one knee, and said to Li Shimin: "I am not sick, and I am willing to return to the battlefield with King Qin!" ”

Except for the patient, the rest of the people also knelt on the ground, expressing their willingness to fight Xue Ju again.

Li Shimin looked at them, "Okay, although you are defeated, you still have courage!" But I only need twenty of you, and the rest will be left to protect the wounded. ”

"Yes, King Qin!"

The flying cavalry captain stood up and ordered nineteen people to follow the king of Qin.

When they came to the ranks, they learned that it was not the King of Qin who led the army, but the marshal!

……

The 30,000-strong army walked more and more, and the defeated army walked out of the mountains and forests one after another, or joined the team, or obtained life-saving herbs from the army, and returned to Chang'an after recuperation.

The team began to encounter the scouts of Xue Jujun, who was chasing over, and Li Shimin ordered the army to speed up again, and finally met the soldiers who came back from the rout of Gaojaw, and at a glance, there were more than 10,000 people, all of whom were disgraced and embarrassed.

"Brother!"

Li Shimin saw the crown prince Li Jiancheng, he was riding on a horse, his armor was stained, his eyes were black, he should have not slept well for many days, and he was constantly attacked and killed by Xue Ju's cavalry on the way back.

“…… Jiro. ”

Li Jiancheng barely squeezed out a smile, "I didn't expect you to pick me up...... Alas. ”

sighed, no more words.

Li Shimin took a cursory look, Qu Tutong, Yin Shishishi, Liu Wenjing, Yin Kaishan, etc., were all beside his brother, and after seeing him, they all looked embarrassed and silent.

Under their leadership, the Tang army fought a big battle that could be called a fiasco, and it was really shameless to return to Chang'an.

Li Shimin didn't see his third brother-in-law Chai Shao, the general Liu Hongji and others, I'm afraid my brother doesn't know whether they are alive or dead.

"Let's go back to Chang'an first."

Li Jiancheng was weak and weak.

After escaping for a day and hiding for a few days, now he just wants to go back to Chang'an, and talk about the battle later.

"Pass the marshal's order, go back to Chang'an!!"

The prince himself shouted to convey the order.

More than 10,000 defeated troops were in a commotion, but the more than 30,000 troops blocking the road in front of them did not move.

Li Jiancheng guessed something and looked at the second brother in amazement.

"Brother!"

Li Shimin bowed to him and said, "My father ordered me to be the marshal and lead all the battles against Xue Ju!" ”

As soon as these words came out, Qu Tutong, Yin Kaishan, Liu Wenjing and other chief managers and generals all saluted Li Shimin, indicating that they obeyed the order of the new marshal.

This is a change of commander on the battlefield!

Whoever is the marshal, whose orders they listen to, must immediately take a stand!

Otherwise, Li Jiancheng wanted to go back to Chang'an, Li Shimin wanted to go to Gaoqi again, the old and new marshals led the army together, the military order was chaotic, Xue Ju led the troops to rush over, and the Tang army was about to be defeated.

Therefore, Qu Tutong and others immediately expressed their obedience to Li Shimin as marshal.

"Erlang, you!"

Li Jiancheng's expression froze, and he glanced at the 30,000 army winding on the road behind Li Shimin.

"Brother, please go back to Chang'an first."

Li Shimin dismounted, made a gesture of respect, and asked the crown prince Li Jiancheng to lead the army back.

Without waiting for Li Jiancheng to speak, Qu Tutong said: "I still have the strength to fight, and I am willing to return to Gaoqian City with the marshal!" ”

Yin Kaishan is also willing to go back with the new marshal Li Shimin to fight again!

Liu Wenjing hesitated and did not speak.

Now that the Tang army has been defeated, in his opinion, even if Li Shimin leads the army to Gaodun, he can only stick to the city, and there is malaria in the city, he really doesn't want to go back, let's go back to Chang'an with the prince.

Li Jiancheng couldn't say a word.

He could only look at his second brother and ordered the 30,000 troops behind him: "Get out of the way and give the prince first!" ”

Li Jiancheng looked silent, and with less than 3,000 people, he marched towards Chang'an.

With Li Shimin leading the army forward, they no longer need to worry about Xue raising troops and horses on the way back.

But Li Jiancheng's mood was a little heavier than before.

The Yin Master rode over on horseback.

"Prince, do you remember what happened to Yang Guang and Yang Yong?"

“……”