Man Tanghong

The next day.

noon.

After Li Yuanji woke up, just as he was about to move his sore arms and legs, he found that the tent was full of people.

Yu Wenbao and Luo Shishou stood on both sides of the bed, while Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Shentong, Li Deliang, Li Daoli, Su Dingfang, Yin Kaishan and others stood in front of the bed.

Changsun Shunde, Hou Junji, Yuwen Shiji and others could only stand guard at the door.

"Your Highness, are you awake? Do you feel any discomfort?"

Seeing that Li Yuanji was gone, Yu Wenbao hurried forward to ask questions.

Li Yuanji waved his hands and said, "I'm not feeling well, why are you all surrounded by my bed, and why are Shi Xin and Ding Fang here?"

When Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin heard the words, they clasped their fists and said, "I arrived here at nightfall yesterday."

Li Yuanji suddenly said: "No wonder the Turks retreated after chasing us. It turned out that you were the ones who left in shock."

Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin clasped their fists together again and said, "I dare not take credit for this. If it wasn't for my late arrival, Your Highness wouldn't need to take the risk."

Li Yuanji waved his hand to signal Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin not to say that.

After all, Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin don't know the situation here, so everything here has nothing to do with them.

Li Yuanji accompanied Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin to chat a few words about the military situation of Suizhou and Yanzhou, and learned that Suizhou and Yanzhou were basically pacified and all Turkic people in the territory had been captured, so he immediately encouraged Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin to say a few words, Then he looked at Li Shentong and asked, "How is the situation of the soldiers of the Long Sword Army?"

Li Shentong cupped his hands slightly and said: "The soldiers of the Long Sword Army have received the best medical treatment, but a dozen soldiers were seriously injured, and even after the best efforts of the doctors in the army, they failed to survive. "

Li Yuanji sighed.

This time he led the Long Sword Army to take risks. Although he saved many people, he lost many soldiers of the Long Sword Army.

It may be very difficult for the Long Sword Army to regain its vitality in a short time.

But fortunately, the Long Sword Army was assigned to the Twelve Guards before. After this battle is over, the Long Sword Army will appear in various armies of the Tang Dynasty as Mo Dao soldiers.

In the future, there may not be the name of the Long Sword Army, but the Mo Dao soldiers will definitely blossom everywhere in the Twelve Guards, and will accompany the Tang Dynasty throughout the dynasty.

As long as the soldiers of the Long Sword Army who were killed and injured were treated generously, and the soldiers of the Long Sword Army who were alive were rewarded for their meritorious service, it would be considered worthy of the soldiers of the Long Sword Army.

"Before I led them to the expedition, I promised them some benefits. You, the General of the Twelve Guards, and the Ministry of War, will fulfill them one by one."

Li Yuanji sighed and gave instructions to Li Shentong.

In today's Tang Dynasty, the military and government are not separated, and the high-ranking officials in most places are basically members of the military.

Therefore, if Li Shentong came forward to honor the rewards to the soldiers of the Long Sword Army with the Generals of the Twelve Guards and the Ministry of War, there was no need to greet Li Gang and others.

With Li Shentong, Zong Zhengqing of the royal family, coming forward, no one dared to make any fools in the middle.

Hearing this, Li Shentong nodded without hesitation and said, "I see. After this battle is over, I will personally supervise it."

Li Yuanji nodded in satisfaction, looked at Li Shimin and said, "How is the battle going?"

Li Shimin said with a confused expression: "Since you showed your supernatural power yesterday, Jieli has led his troops back, and should have retreated to Huai'an City by now."

Li Shimin said it very casually.

But Li Yuanji didn't think what Li Shimin said was the truth.

Jieli's troops are strong and strong, even after yesterday's charge, they didn't hurt too many people, and it wouldn't make Jieli retreat in pain.

Therefore, the reason why Xieli retreated was obviously because Su Dingfang, Luo Shixin, Yin Kaishan and others led reinforcements to arrive.

Now that the Tang Dynasty has more soldiers and horses here than the Turks, Jieli has changed from being superior in military strength to being disadvantaged.

In a place like Gyeongju with many ravines and ravines, it is not suitable for the cavalry under Jieli's command to display their strength, so if they fight against Datang on the banks of the Baima River, the Turks will definitely lose more and lose less.

That's why Xieli decided to retreat decisively.

Li Shimin blamed all this on himself, and Li Yuanji didn't explain much, let alone being humble. Yesterday's battle should have inspired the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Now is the time when morale is rising, so it is not suitable to talk about humility Words, or words of frustration kill morale.

In many cases, the morale of the army is raised by talking big, by attributing the credit of many people to one person.

So when encountering this kind of thing, keeping silent is the best choice.

"What shall we do next?"

Li Yuanji was asking Li Shimin, and he was also asking Su Dingfang.

Although the current Su Dingfang still owes a lot to Li Shimin, Su Dingfang is still a commander-in-chief who he single-handedly promoted.

Therefore, it is easier to rely on more and let Su Dingfang show his face more, and he will not encounter so many obstacles in the future.

"Now that we have a large number of soldiers, it is natural to fight the Turkic people in an upright manner."

Su Dingfang also noticed that Li Yuanji was looking for an opportunity to show his face, so he spoke first before Li Shimin could speak.

Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin and said, "What does Second Brother think?"

Li Shimin glanced at Su Dingfang meaningfully, and said with some taste: "What Su Dingfang said is reasonable, now we have superior military strength, and the more we fight, the more courageous we are, but it is the fact that Jieli has changed from superior to inferior, and the more we fight, the more weary.

So we should take advantage of the victory and pursue it, and compete with Jieli in an upright manner. "

Hou Junji couldn't help but interjected, "I'm afraid that Jieli, knowing that he is at a disadvantage, would not dare to fight us, and would instead shrink back in Huai'an City."

Su Dingfang threw the ground and said loudly: "Then attack Huai'an City by force, let Jieli see, in terms of attacking the city, he is more than a star and a half behind us."

Hou Junji glanced at Su Dingfang and said nothing more.

Now that he has been reused, he has gained a lot of gains before. If he wants to storm Huai'an City, he will inevitably lead an army alone.

If he could break open Huai'an City in front of everyone, and beat Jieli in a panic, then he would not only be able to seek the title of Marquis, but also a Marquis of a country.

If he can come back with a wolf-headed tujue beheaded like Xie Shufang, then the county magistrate is just around the corner.

So he has nothing to stop Su Dingfang's suggestion, and he doesn't even mind helping Su Dingfang when someone stops him.

It's just that Li Shimin, a great expert, recognized that Su Dingfang's words came first, and no one objected to Su Dingfang's latter words.

Everyone thinks that it is very feasible to storm Huai'an City, teach Xieli how to attack the city, and teach Xieli a lesson.

Li Yuanji immediately made a decision and said: "Okay, let's straighten out the troops. Tomorrow, the soldiers will enter Huai'an and have a serious fight with Jieli. Let Jieli know that if he can beat me, Datang, I can also fight him!"

When Li Yuanji spoke at the end, his voice involuntarily raised his voice a lot.

The people in the tent heard the special mention, and they were all excited, vying to be the leader of the army.

In the end, Li Yuanji decided that Su Dingfang would command the battle, and Hou Junji, Luo Shixin, and Yin Kaishan would be the vanguard generals, and then he, Li Shimin, and Li Shentong would lead the battle.

Naturally, Li Shimin had no objection to this, nor did Li Shentong, Li Deliang and others. After all, he has already reached the county king, and the title of a higher level has nothing to do with them, so it doesn't matter to them whether they make meritorious service or not. .

Only Li Daoli was not happy, and he was vying to compete with Hou Junji, Luo Shixin, and Yin Kaishan to decide the position of the vanguard through the competition.

Li Yuanji was quite speechless about this, but it was not easy to dampen Li Daoli's enthusiasm. After all, there were many county kings in Datang, and now only a few were willing to use him.

So if someone is willing to contribute to him, he naturally has to set it up as an example.

But Li Daoli's ability is obviously inferior to that of Hou Junji, Luo Shixin, and Yin Kaishan. It would be irresponsible to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to ask him to replace any one of them.

So Li Yuanji thought about it, and finally gave Li Daoli a special character.

"Dao Li, don't rob Junji, Shixin, and Kaishan. It's not easy for them to make a little contribution, and even if they make a lifetime of contribution, they can't stand shoulder to shoulder with you, the county king.

So you just give them a break. "

Li Yuanji said to Li Daoli with emotion.

Although these words sound harsh and hurtful, no one in the tent refuted them, and no one thought there was anything wrong.

In this era when the status of monarchs and ministers and fathers and sons is quite clear.

It is a consensus that the royal family is above all people from birth.

No one questioned it, and no one felt it was unfair.

So Hou Junji, Luo Shixin, and Yin Kaishan would not feel unhappy, let alone pimples.

If there must be someone who will be unhappy because of this, then it can only be Li Shimin.

After all, no matter whether it was Hou Junji, Luo Shixin or Yin Kaishan, they were all generals under his command in the past, and they went through life and death for him.

Now he started to work for Li Yuanji, and Li Yuanji has gradually won his heart.

Li Shimin must be unhappy looking at it.

However, at this time, Li Yuanji didn't have the heart to take into account Li Shimin's mood, he stared at Li Daoli and said, "If you do this, I'll give you a soldier, and you go around Huai'an to stop Suni and his party.

If you can capture Suni, the greatest contribution to this Northern Expedition must belong to you. "

Hearing this, Li Daoli was finally satisfied, and immediately ordered all his troops to set off.

Li Yuanji left behind Li Daoli, and all the soldiers who wanted to follow Li Daoli to stop Suni lost a full meal.

Then, under the reverent eyes of all the soldiers, he sent them to stop Suni and lost.

After Li Daoli led the army away, Li Yuanji immediately ordered Su Dingfang to lead the army.

At nightfall, the army again arrived at the place it had left before.

The scouts reported three times a mile, and found out the situation along the way, as well as inside and outside Huai'an City.