First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 109 Dilemma
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Hearing Xue Ju's words, everyone was shocked.

"Aye, you..." Xue Rengao's eyes widened with disbelief.

Facing Xue Ju's burning eyes, the attendant Chu Liang stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, when Zhao Tuo of Nanyue returned to the Han Dynasty, Liu Chan, the empress of the Ji Han Dynasty, also served in the Jin Dynasty. When Cong returned to the Sui Dynasty, the family was able to continue, and turning misfortunes into blessings has existed since ancient times.”

Xue Ju's eyes lit up when he heard it, he was very interested, and completely ignored Xue Rengao, who was about to explode with anger.

It's just that Xue Rengao hadn't reacted yet, but Hao Yuan on the side was furious, "Chu Ximing, I think you are knowledgeable and talented, and I recommended you to His Majesty just now, why are you uttering the words of subjugation now? The Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty was repeatedly defeated, and his biological father lost Xiang Yu. Fleeing in a bullock cart, the former master of the Shu Han Dynasty lost his family, and Cao Cao also suffered a defeat in Chibi, so why did he try to subjugate the country in a moment of victory or defeat."

Xue Rengao said loudly after hearing this: "With tens of thousands of soldiers in hand, the land of the Great Qin still exists, and there is no way to make false claims of surrender." After speaking, he suddenly turned and stared at Chu Liang, "If you dare to surrender, I will kill you."

Chu Liang felt uncomfortable being stared at by Xue Rengao's bloodthirsty eyes, so he had to bow his head and remain silent.

At this time, Xue Ju came to his senses, and hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Don't take it seriously."

Seeing that Xue Ju was showing signs of fatigue, several people resigned with their own concerns.

Looking at his old friend, Chu Liang opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Xue Rengao glared at Chu Liang viciously, with a strong sense of threat.

"Chu Ximing, you know what Daqin means to me?" Hao Yuan looked at Chu Liang with a very indifferent expression.

Chu Liang frowned, and hesitated to speak, but Hao Yuan was unwilling to say more, "If anyone wants to destroy Daqin, then kill me, Hao Yuan first." After saying that, he turned and left. The two are strangers.

Seeing Hao Yuan's leaving back, Chu Liang sighed and was speechless for a long time.

Outside the city of Liyuan, in the camp of the Tang army, in the tent of the Chinese army.

Li Shimin frowned, feeling very troubled. Looking at the map of Fufeng County, he felt a dilemma for the first time. Xue Ju plunged into Liyuan City. If he attacked the city, there were tens of thousands of Western Qin soldiers defending the city, so it would be difficult to conquer. But if he retreated like this, Li Shimin would really feel unwilling.

"Boss, at the end of tomorrow, I will be the vanguard, and I will make a strong attack and make a test." Qiu Xinggong came out to invite Ying under the tent.

Hearing this, Li Shimin didn't speak, but Chai Shao shook his head and denied, "No, there are at least [-] enemy troops in the city, and a strong attack will only increase casualties."

Qiu Xinggong frowned, and remained silent. If it were someone else, he might have turned back angrily, but Chai Shao was firstly capable, and secondly, he was the son-in-law of Tang Wang. Qiu Xinggong was only irritable and not stupid.

Li Shimin also nodded, "A strong attack is definitely not an option. Our army has finally gained an advantage. If we attack by force, we will definitely suffer heavy casualties."

"It may be besieged," Changsun Wuji suddenly said, "Qianyuan City is no more than Zhong County, and the tens of thousands of troops suddenly stationed here consume a huge amount of food and grass every day. How can Liyuan City afford it? For a long time, when the food in the city is exhausted, the enemy will be defeated without fighting."

Hearing Changsun Wuji's words, everyone's eyes lit up, and they all felt that this plan was feasible.

At this time, I heard the report from the guards outside the tent, "Gao joined the army and asked to see him".

Li Shimin stood up awkwardly, "Youzhi is awake? Please hurry up", he hurriedly got up and went to greet him.

Gao Chong had already entered the tent with Kaohsiung's support, when he saw Li Shimin he raised his eyebrows and asked, "Second Young Master, are you worried about Qianyuan City?".

Li Shimin was startled, looked left and right, with a look of surprise on his face, "Even if this scholar is in a coma, can he know the world's affairs?"

Hearing these words, Liu Hongji, who was leaning on crutches, shook his head and said with a smile: "Second Young Master, don't say that this guy is a scholar, and that desperate posture is almost as good as the king of Hades."

Li Shimin supported Gao Chong to sit down, and Gao Chong said straightly: "After I woke up, I heard that I was already outside Liyuan City, and Xue Ju also led [-] to [-] remnant troops to hide in the city. It’s about worrying.”

"You know me," Li Shimin nodded and sighed.

Seeing Li Shimin's appearance like this, Gao Chong raised his eyebrows and asked: "Attack, the casualties were heavy, retreat, are you unwilling?"

Li Shimin nodded silently when he heard the words. It was not surprising that Gao Chong could guess him. As Gao Chong said, Xue Ju's army had already entered the city, so it was normal to be hesitant.

"Just now the auxiliary machine said that it can besiege the city. What do you think when the food in the city is exhausted?" After taking his seat, Li Shimin looked at Gao Chong and asked.

Hearing the words, Gao Chong looked at Changsun Wuji, noncommittal, "It might be feasible to be someone else, but the opposite is the Xue family and his son, so the result is different?"

"What do you mean by that?" Li Shimin asked suddenly, Changsun Wuji and others were also curious.

Gao Chong sighed straight away: "The Xue family is brutal and ruthless, and likes to eat human flesh."

Hearing these words, all the generals couldn't help being terrified, their expressions changed, only Qiu Xinggong's eyes flashed a gleam, showing no disgust or fear.

"This..." Li Shimin was stunned, "You mean that Xue Ju might eat human flesh after the food runs out?"

Gao Chong nodded expressionlessly, "At that time, tens of thousands of households in Qianyuan City will become the rations of the Western Qin Army, and we...".

Fang Xuanling looked solemn, "And we will be scolded by the world because of the siege."

Li Shimin and the others couldn't help but gasp. Except for Qiu Xinggong, who is not stingy, everyone else here doesn't care about feathers, especially Li Shimin who has great ambitions.

Just now everyone didn't think of this at all. After all, this matter is so devastated that no one would have thought of it for a while, but Gao Chong thought of the battle of Suiyang City on the original track. Xue Ju is even more frenzied, Gao Chong believes that Xue Ju may turn Liyuan City into a purgatory on earth by then.

Changsun Wuji was also in a cold sweat, and said, "Fortunately, you were reminded in time." Tens of thousands of families lost their lives, so how can we be careless.

Hearing this, Gao Chong pretended to be angry, stared and scolded him, "It's not big or small, call me uncle."

One sentence made the fat man's eldest grandson Wuji's face turn red, he muttered in silence, he was obviously not convinced, but he didn't dare to refute.

Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was relaxed. Seeing Gao Chong's appearance, Li Shimin was surprised and said: "You must have a strategy, come quickly."

Gao Chong was stunned, with a look of seeing a ghost.

Seeing this, Li Shimin smiled and said: "If you have nothing to do, you must keep your head down and keep silent for fear of being asked by me. If you are so relaxed and comfortable, it means you must have a clever plan."

Gao Chong was stunned, "Happiness and anger are invisible, I am still tender."

Everyone laughed again when they saw this, Gao Chong looked at Changsun Wuji with a smile on his face, "Fatty auxiliary machine, are you joking uncle?"

The smile on Changsun Wuji's fleshy face stopped abruptly.

(End of this chapter)