Man Tanghong

This is how the rich and powerful get along.

They will only be friends with you when you gain power or hold certain authority.

Once you lose power or have no authority, many people will step on you, and the first to step on you is likely to be your former guest.

That's the price you have to pay for being rich.

As the son-in-law of the Changsun family, Li Shimin, even if he loses power now, it is hard to watch the Changsun family decline.

Because the Changsun family is not only important to Changsun Guanyin's maidservant, but also to him and Li Chengqian.

If he wants to make a comeback in the future, if Li Chengqian wants to find someone to manage the fief in the future, he will have to ask the Changsun family for help.

If the Changsun family remains strong, then no matter what he and Li Chengqian do in the future, they will be of great help.

If the Changsun clan were to decline, then he and Li Chengqian would seek help from the Changsun clan in the future, and it would make no difference whether they did or not.

So Li Shimin's helping the eldest Sun family is actually helping himself.

"You are kind to the Changsun family, but I am afraid that the Changsun Anye will not appreciate it if he finds out..."

Li Yuanji said with a half-smile.

It was also from the former Sui Youxiaowei General Zhang Sun Sheng, and Chang Sun Anye was also from Chang Sun Sheng's ex-wife. As a result, they embezzled all of Chang Sun Sheng's property, leaving no points for Chang Sun Wuji and Chang Sun Guanyin's maidservant, and returned Drive their orphans and widows out of the house, making them look like concubines.

Therefore, there is actually an enmity between the eldest grandson Anye, the eldest grandson Wuji, and the eldest grandson Guanyin's servant girl.

When Changsun Wuji and Changsun Guanyin's servants gained power, Changsun Anye naturally hid like a quail.

Changsun Wuji and Changsun Guanyin's servant girl are now out of power, and Changsun Anye has jumped out again.

If Changsun Anye knew that Li Shimin was behind his back to protect Changsun Shunde and Changsun Wuji's Changsun family, he would definitely slander Li Shimin, and maybe he would unite with everyone in the Changsun family to resist Li Shimin.

Li Shimin also knew about Changsun's past messes, so when he heard this, he laughed awkwardly.

He has no power and no power now, and if his brother-in-law's eldest grandson Anye complains about him and resists him, he will take his temper.

"Your Highness, the Turks are coming!"

Just when Li Yuanji was about to continue teasing Li Shimin, Yu Wenbao rushed into the account to report.

Li Yuanji was in no mood to tease Li Shimin for a while, and immediately corrected his attitude and said, "You came so soon?"

Li Shimin also corrected his attitude and said: "It's faster than expected! But it's also good, this means that the time for their real army to attack us will be earlier. If we can end the war within an hour, the soldiers can still do well. Rest for an hour or two, and you will be refreshed for your journey tomorrow."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin looked at Yu Wenbao and said, "Tell Xie Shufang to keep the Turks out of the camp! Kill them if you can, and force them back if you can't!"

Yu Wenbao nodded solemnly, clasped his fists and left the central army tent.

Not long after, there were shouts of killing outside the large tent of the Chinese army.

Li Yuanji specially took Li Shimin to the big tent of the Chinese army to watch the battle.

A group of Turks came from the northwest corner of the Chinese army's large tent. The number of people could not be seen clearly, but the commotion was not small. Although the shouting and killing had not reached the level of shaking, it was enough to resound through the entire camp.

Some of the soldiers stationed in the northwest corner of the camp, as well as the [-] soldiers led by Xie Shufang, were fighting the Turks.

Torches, braziers, and burning tents lit the northwest corner of the camp red.

After watching for a while, Li Shimin couldn't help but said: "The number should be around a thousand, with the strength of Xie Shufang's troops, they should be defeated within a stick of incense.

However, the next wave of Turkic attacks is likely to be between [-] and [-].

Then more and more, more and more, until tens of thousands of Turks arrived. "

Li Yuanji looked sideways at Li Shimin and said, "So?"

Li Yuanji knew very well that on such an occasion, Li Shimin would never talk nonsense.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "So in the next second or third round, there must be a round of Turkic elites, and they will definitely break into a certain position in the camp. Back off."

Li Yuanji said thoughtfully: "Then it's going to be a trick or annihilate them all at once?"

Li Shimin frowned slightly and said: "I can only follow the plan, otherwise how can I lure the big fish to the bait? But it will be a little troublesome in this way."

Some soldiers in the northwest corner of the camp had to be disarmed and laid down in the tents for the Turks to see, and Changsun Shunde had to deliberately put some grain, grass and ordnance in the northwest corner of the camp for the Turks to burn.

In this case, those soldiers who have been disarmed are likely to be slaughtered by the Turks, and the food, grass and ordnance will naturally be burned by the Turks.

"What you are worried about is that even if we do this, the Turkic people will see the truth and retreat silently?"

Li Yuanji stared at Li Shimin and asked.

Since Li Shimin had already made plans in his heart, he frowned again, which meant that he had concerns in his heart.

After thinking about it, Li Yuanji felt that this was probably Li Shimin's biggest concern.

Fear of falling short, fear of those soldiers and food lost in vain.

Li Shimin nodded without hesitation and said: "If the Turkic people see our falsehood and retreat like this, then those soldiers will probably die in vain."

Li Yuanji thought for a while and said: "This is a rare opportunity to beat the Turkic people hard. Since we have decided to lure the Turkic people into the bait, we will stick to it to the end.

Even if the Turkic people see the truth, we have to admit it. "

Li Shimin was silent for a while, then nodded silently and said: "That's the only way..."

Li Yuanji pondered for a while and said, "If Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others were all by your side, you should make other choices, right?"

Li Shimin has never been a person who took the lives of soldiers to lure the enemy into the bait.

If someone needs to use his life to lure the enemy into the bait on the battlefield, Li Shimin will usually end in person.

In the many previous battles where he needed to lure the enemy to take the bait, he personally led the hundred cavalry to lure the enemy.

Therefore, he was somewhat conflicted in taking the lives of the soldiers to lure the enemy.

Of course, this is the mentality of Li Shimin as the commander in chief, as the king of Tang and Qin.

Because he is a general in charge of the army, he has to cherish the lives of the soldiers under his command.

Historically, after he became emperor, he no longer had this mentality.

Part of the reason is that after he became the emperor, the civil and military subordinates would not let him go to the front line in person, and he had no such opportunity.

Another part of the reason is that after he became the emperor, his mentality changed. He no longer needs to cherish the lives of soldiers, and there is no need to use this risky way to deal with the enemy.

After he became emperor, except for the Turkic soldiers who came to Chang'an City once, he suppressed all the neighbors around him for the rest.

His strength has become countless times stronger than before, and he can wrestle with his neighbors and enemies openly, and he no longer needs to use dangerous tactics to win.

However, the current Li Shimin is obviously still the commander in chief, the leader of the army, Li Shimin, who still cares about the lives and deaths of the soldiers.

"call……"

Li Shimin heaved a sigh of relief, and changed the topic: "You are right. Even if you know that the matter will be exposed, you can only try it. As the commander of the army, you should not have the kindness of a woman." of."

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin in astonishment.

Cherishing the lives of soldiers, what does it have to do with the benevolence of women?
Do you have any misunderstanding about the benevolence of women? !
This is obviously human nature, and the kindness that a commander and a general should have, okay? !
However, since Li Shimin thinks so, then let's do it.

Anyway, women in this period will not rush out to ask Li Shimin to apologize to them and admit their mistakes.

After all, if they really dare to rush out and ask Li Shimin to apologize to them, or admit their mistakes, Li Shimin can bury them alive in minutes.

As for pity and pity...

Li Shimin also depends on whether his face is good, and Li Shimin will not take pity on an unattractive one.

"Boom..."

When Xie Shufang threw a dead man's head in front of the large tent of the Chinese army, the battle where the Turks attacked the camp was considered to be over.

A total of more than 1000 Turkic people came, more than 600 were beheaded by Xie Shufang and others, and more than 100 committed suicide, and the rest escaped.

"No one was caught alive?"

After listening to Xie Shufang's report on the results of the battle, Li Yuanji asked in a little astonishment.

Xie Shufang grimaced, shook his head slowly and said: "These should be Tuluo's cronies, or Xieli's cronies, who were loyal to Tuluo and Jieli, were seriously injured, and were unable to fight us any more. He will decisively understand himself, and will not give us a chance to catch a living."

Turkic people are rarely so decisive. After all, it is not uncommon for Turkic people to lie down completely when they know they are invincible. , would not commit suicide at all.

And the vast majority of Turkic people will not kill prisoners after defeating the enemy, because they need a large number of slaves to help them graze and work for them.

Therefore, the Turks are not afraid of being killed after being captured, but will be prepared to be slaves.

The decisiveness of the Turkic people who attacked this time just proved one point, that is, they will inevitably send a large army to attack tonight.

Otherwise, there is no need for such a decisive seal.

"It seems that your guess is correct. The Turks are likely to send a large army to attack the camp tonight."

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin and said.

Li Shimin didn't pay attention to this, but quickly ordered Xie Shufang to prepare for the subsequent combat mission, which was to set up a camp that the Turks wanted to see, and lure the Turks to take the bait.

When Li Shimin proposed that some people must remove their armor and lie down in the northwest corner of the camp to confuse the Turkic people, Li Daoli actually volunteered.

"Brother, just leave this matter to me. I have a way to save the lives of most soldiers."

Li Daoli held his fists and said sincerely.