Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 604 Hope is slim
Within one day, there were five battle reports, the Turks broke through and ravaged the east of the river, and the news exploded over the city of Chang'an like thunder.

The Turks entered through Loufan Pass, and such news did not spread, but several lines sent relevant news to Mrs. Zhu... It means that Yanmen Pass has not been breached, and Li Shan's safety is safe for a while.

But even so, Zhu, who has always been physically strong and tough, couldn't hold on any longer, and fell ill...She is not an ordinary village woman. She didn't know that the internal and external attacks, and the fall of Daizhou meant that her son was cut off from the road and returned to the Central Plains alive. The possibility of it has become very small.

As the sun was setting, at the entrance of Sun Moon Lake Village, Ling Jing lifted the curtain in displeasure, and scolded, "Will you be able to snatch him back by rushing to Daizhou now?"

After a few consecutive sentences, the dozens of young and strong men holding weapons were speechless. Ling Jing calmed down and continued: "I know that Huairen has a great favor for you, but at this time, I have to listen to the old man. orders."

After Zhu Wei led [-] young men to the north, there were not many young men left in Sun Moon Lake. Most of these men were refugees from Hedong and Guanzhong back then, and soldiers from the defeated army attached to Hebei... I heard that Li Shan was trapped in the north , life and death are unpredictable, and was encouraged to go north.

Before Zhu Wei left, he entrusted Sun Moon Lake to Ling Jing. This Hebei celebrity is no longer thinking about Li Shan, but... If Li Shan cannot return, he must protect his mother Zhu.

After dismissing the people, Ling Jing beckoned to a middle-aged man with a short head, "Did you act rashly?"

The man shook his head lightly.

Ling Jing didn't say anything more. He and Li Shimin had the same worry. Jieli Khan sent thousands of teachers from Loufan Pass to Hedong, intending to attack Yanmen Pass from front to back... It was actually a risky move. After all, Daizhou and Bingzhou were not far away. Far away, there are heavy troops stationed.

Thousands of cavalry will definitely have an effect, at least it can disturb the morale of the army, but it is hard to say whether it can achieve the goal perfectly... But what if Xieli Khan has other backhands?

For example, Yuan Junzhang's old tribe who was taken in by Li Shan to the east of Yanmen Pass.

If there was collusion in advance, the possibility of the Turks breaking through the Yanmen Pass would be much higher. Even if there was no collusion in advance, it is hard to say whether those generals who had been attached to the Turks for a long time would have dissent.

Ling Jing looked at Li's house from a distance, thought for a while and changed to a small road, which was paved with broken cobblestones. Ling Jing remembered that Li Shan would walk around this road every morning until he reached At the foot of Dongshan, I took another road to go home.

Regarding Li Shimin's decision, neither Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, nor Ling Jing himself has any opinion. He is very clear that under the current situation, Li Shimin can do very little. Can only have the opposite effect.

Now there are not many generals who are qualified and may lead troops to the Hedong. Among them, Huaiyang King Li Daoxuan and Li Shan are the best friends, but he cannot be compared with Rencheng King Li Daozong in terms of ability.

The former can be a general, while the latter can be a commander, and he is even more famous. Even from the perspective of his resume, Li Daozong's ability to stand on his own far exceeds that of Li Daoxuan who was defeated in Xiabo.

As for the other clan generals, Li Shimin used the most direct method to throw himself out... Only the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace had the qualification to suppress Li Shimin.

And Li Jiancheng obviously didn't have the guts to touch the tail of the Turkic tiger. Li Shimin threw himself out...and from a certain point of view, it cut off the possibility of Li Shenfu, the leader who had malicious intentions towards Li Shan.

What's more, Li Shimin specially selected a character who is capable, famous, and must have good thoughts for Li Shan, Li Jing and Li Pharmacist.

Li Jing's appointment as the governor of the acting prefecture was to get involved in this war in name, leading two thousand Jianghuai soldiers to the north, not without any chips in his hands.

While Li Shanzao was in Chang'an, he praised Li Jing's ability to lead the army many times. He, Li Jing's direct brother Li Keshi's family, and cousin Li Qianyou's family all had close ties that could not be broken.

After making a circle, Li's house was already in front of him, Ling Jing sighed, but even so, even if Li Jing had the courage to go north, it was still unknown whether he could fish out Li Shan.

After stepping over the threshold and making the announcement, Ling Jing took a seat in the main room. Not long after, Mrs. Zhu came slowly with the support of Cui Shiniang and another maid.

Since yesterday's battle report came to Beijing, Zhu's family has been ill. Regardless of her parents' opposition, Cui Shiniang moved into Li's house and took care of her day and night...Because of the repeated marriages back then, Ling Jing didn't think very well of this little lady, but now I also have to sigh with emotion that Huairen really has the ability to choose people.

"gentlemen……"

"Ms. Zhu is just resting at ease." Ling Jing said softly: "Today, I got the news that Li Jing, Duke of Yongkang County, entered Hedong three days ago and led [-] Jianghuai soldiers. Huairen's former general Linji County Hou Kanling was also in the army. middle."

Seeing Zhu's silence, Ling Jing continued: "If the Yanmen Gate is not breached, and the Turks are short of food and grass, they will surely retreat. Huairen sticks to the fort, and there should be no danger."

"If the Yanmen Pass is breached, the Turks haven't plundered the east since October last year. I'm afraid Jieli Khan will be hard to control. Huairen has more than a thousand cavalry, and he will be able to rob a way."

"Zhu Niangzi should know, or other people will retreat to Taiyuan Mansion, but Su Dingfang will not."

Mrs. Zhu cheered up a little, and said, "Yanmen is closed, the Turks retreated, but the news leaked, will Guji Town be wiped out on the way to retreat, and Dalang will be able to hold the camp..."

"If the Yanmen Gate is broken, Daizhou falls, and the Turks plunder Hedong, my son will bear a serious crime..."

Ling Jing was speechless by these words, it was true, Daizhou fell, the situation of the war was bad, after all, Li Jing did not take office, this blame is not Li Shan, who else is qualified to bear it?

From a certain point of view, Li Shan's defeat and returning to Chang'an may avoid the struggle for succession, but if he loses the favor of the sage Li Yuan, it will be difficult for Li Shan to accept.

After all, he has been with Li Shan for so long, Ling Jing knows very well that Li Shan can't accept failure, but he can't accept such a failure...Once the Yanmen Gate is broken, everything that Li Shan had in Daizhou before will be wiped out.

Ling Jing knew better, now that the Li-Tang and Turk wars had begun, this was something that neither the supreme sage Li Yuan nor Prince Li Jiancheng wanted to see, and even Qin Wang Li Shimin didn't want to start a war at this time.

And Li Shan single-handedly provoked the Turks to attack on a large scale... There have been some discussions in the court. If Li Shan loses Li Yuan's favor, in the future, he may face Pei Shiju's next method .

Walking out of Li's residence, Ling Jing was a little dazed, what does the present Beidi, present Daizhou, and present Guji Town look like?
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