I, the son of Yang Guo, abducted Zhang Sanfeng across the heavens

"We've been fighting for more than four months, and have fought dozens of battles, big and small, and you haven't won a single one?"

In the palace of the Hou Tu Da Wang army's Hangzhou headquarters, Yang Gui looked at Li Shimin who was kneeling below and asked seriously, "Little Li, you are not trying to break away from my command and rebel against Yang Jian, so you are deliberately failing so that you can surrender to Yang Jian?"

"I dare not. I absolutely dare not!"

Yang Gui's words made Li Shimin's blood run cold, and he kowtowed quickly to show that he had no such intention.

In fact, it is really unfair to say this about Li Shimin. Although he thought so before the expedition, he just wanted to be defeated in the northern border. This would seem natural and would not tarnish his reputation.

However, it was a good idea, but as soon as they arrived at the border, Hua Shi suffered a heavy blow.

Then came two sticks, three sticks, four sticks, and a series of sticks. The opponent hit Li Shimin on the top of the head with sticks again and again as if he had a nunchaku.

In the end, Li Shimin became so angry that he forgot all his plans of deliberately losing before going to the battle so that he could surrender to Yang Jian and then rebel and become king.

He discussed with Xu Maogong and others a plan that he thought was complete. He took five fierce generals, Luo Shixin, Li Yuanba, Xiong Kuohai, Liang Shitai and Pei Yuanqing, to give Hua Shi a ruthless attack.

However, it was like a strong man punching in the air, the so-called hatred for the sky without a handle and the earth without a ring. Hua Shi did not play with Li Shimin. Li Shimin could not find Hua Shi's main force at all, but his rear was constantly attacked.

There is no other way but to divide the forces and balance them.

As soon as the troops were divided, the Northern Army, which had been nowhere to be found before, appeared.

Luo Shixin was crushed under the mountain by hundreds of huge rocks. Xiong Kuohai, a mountain bandit, was tricked into falling into the water and was nearly shot into a hedgehog by arrows. Pei Yuanqing was blocked by Yuwen Chengdu on a small road and was knocked off his horse by twelve blows. His mount, the Zhuadihu, was disabled and he couldn't even run away. Yuwen Chengdu knocked his head off with one blow.

After killing Pei Yuanqing, Yuwen Chengdu excitedly looked up to the sky and howled for a long time. He felt that most of the depression he had been feeling for a while had dissipated. He had finally avenged himself.

Liang Shitai was indeed very powerful, and this was the only thing Hua Shi miscalculated. He thought that quantity would defeat quality, and he would send Huer, Xin Wenli, Shang Shitu, Wei Wentong, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Yong, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Luo Cheng, and Ding Yanping together to kill Liang Shitai.

As a result, Qin Qiong and Yuchi Gong were completely defeated and almost killed by these two people. The rest of the people might be able to protect themselves, but it would be difficult for them to hurt Liang Shitai.

Although Liang Shitai's martial arts were not as abnormal as Li Yuanba, Luo Shixin, or Wu Yunzhao, how could his ancestral witch body-refining method be taken lightly? Although he could not defeat so many people besieging him, he wielded his two hammers to protect his vital points and stood still for three days and three nights with the fierce generals from the northern border.

The northern generals were almost exhausted after taking turns to fight, but Liang Shitai still had strength left, as if his physical strength was endless and bottomless.

Fortunately, Li Jing and Liang Shitai took the same path.

Although Li Jing's personal combat ability is not good, he is very good at commanding troops in battle.

In the end, Li Jing relied on the high average quality of the soldiers in King Hou Tu's army and remained calm in the face of danger. He led his troops to break up the formation of the Northern Army, forcing these Northern generals to return to their camps, and only then was Liang Shitai rescued.

Yes, the average quality of the soldiers in King Hou Tu's army is still far superior to that of the Northern Territory. Hua Shi can only train grassroots cadres. He wants every soldier to have a certain level of quality, which is simply impossible with his sickly body.

This saved Liang Shitai's life. Otherwise, no matter how strong Liang Shitai was, he couldn't go without food forever. Three days wouldn't work, so what about thirty days? Liang Shitai's horse had been killed long ago. Even if he could run very fast, he couldn't break out of the encirclement of so many fierce generals.

Fortunately, the soldiers united to save him. This could be Li Jing's credit, or it could not be. Because Li Jing felt that these soldiers did not seem to need his leadership at all. Whether it was gathering morale or marching, they all had their own ways of dealing with it.

Although they were much worse than him in commanding large-scale military operations, this was not a large-scale military operation, but just to disperse the enemy formation in the back and save the brave generals in the front. This made the original Tang Dynasty military god feel that he had no face at all.

Similarly, relying on the ancient witch's method of body refining, Luo Shixin and Xiong Kuohai finally escaped with serious injuries.

When Li Shimin heard the news, he was almost scared to death. If these three people died during this trip, Hou Tu would definitely twist his head off when he returned.

Not only him, but the entire Longxi Li family, I guess even the earthworms would have to be chopped vertically.

It can only be said that Li Shimin still does not understand the mind of a saint.

If that were the case, Hou Tu would at most beat Li Shimin to a state of paralysis. As a saint, would it be okay for him to take the initiative to kill a few mortals? Besides, even if they really died, Hou Tu, who was in charge of reincarnation, would allow them to go through the talent introduction channel, directly serve as ghost messengers in the underworld, and also receive a position in the heavenly court.

But Li Shimin didn't know. But he didn't need to know, because soon, he didn't care about being afraid of these three people.

He and Li Yuanba were blocked by Jiang Song.

Jiang Song, Jiang Chun, Dongfang Bo, Luo Cheng, Ding Yanping.

Hua Shi also had some fear of insufficient firepower, so he sent these five people out together to deal with Li Yuanba.

Li Yuanba was so scared that his pants were almost wet.

As the old saying goes, the invincible state of mind must be built up step by step. In the original Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties, Li Yuanba had never been defeated. No one in the world could stop him from using three moves or two styles. No one could withstand his two hammers. He alone killed millions of troops and hundreds of thousands of people.

This is what made him invincible, and in the end he even dared to challenge God and died from the hammer he himself threw down.

But what about Li Yuanba in this life?
After only a few battles, he was defeated by Luo Shixin. This planted fear in his heart. Later, he was unable to defeat Yu Juluo and witnessed Wu Yunzhao defeating Luo Shixin. Wu Yunzhao lost his confidence in defeating Luo Shixin, which made Li Yuanba's mentality further tend to be "normal".

It would be fine if he was a normal person, but Li Yuanba is not a normal person.

When he was reincarnated, he sacrificed part of his brain in exchange for strength. Although he was smarter than Luo Shixin, he was not a normal person. His intellectual disability caused his mental attributes to be very weak, either too hyper or too humble.

Li Yuanba is not very courageous now.

He's fine most of the time, but once he faces adversity, he chickens out faster than anyone else.

However, Hua Shi sent out this lineup in order to prevent Li Yuanba from escaping.

Jiang Song alone was enough to defeat Li Yuanba, plus Jiang Chun, who was similar in strength to him, plus Dongfang Bo, who was as strong as Yuwen Chengdu. The two father and son could be ignored. These three people left Li Yuanba with nowhere to run. Luo Cheng took the final kill.

This is why Hua Shi sent him even though he knew that his strength was completely useless in a fight against strong men of Jiang Song and Li Yuanba's level.

He is vicious.

In the original novel, even the godfather Ding Yanping could be killed, let alone an unknown Li Yuanba?
Jiang Song shot Li Yuanba off his horse with one shot. He was originally thinking about whether to capture him alive, but Luo Cheng did not hesitate at all. He rushed forward and pierced Li Yuanba's throat with one shot.

Still not satisfied, he used the advanced version of the Plum Blossom with Seven Stamens, the Plum Blossom with Nine Stamens, and fired nine shots after nine shots, making eighty-one transparent holes in Li Yuanba's vital points.

Even Li Yuanba would not be able to survive now, but he was the reincarnation of Buddha's uncle Dapeng after all. This man's vitality was so tenacious that he still made a "ho ho" sound in his mouth and tried to crawl.

Luo Cheng simply jumped off his horse, grabbed Li Yuanba's hair and said, "Boy, you are so brave, but you can't escape the wisdom of my Hua Shi Military Advisor. Remember, you can only succeed by hanging out with smart people. Remember this in your next life!"

After saying that, with a "puff" sound, he smashed Li Yuanba's neck with his mace, beheaded him, held the head in his hand, jumped on the horse, and stabbed Li Shimin with his spear.

When Li Shimin saw his brother being killed, his whole body froze and his thinking became a little slow. Of course, even if he was in good condition, he could not avoid Luo Cheng's shot.

Just as the cold light was about to pierce his throat, Luo Cheng's spear was deflected by Jiang Song with a "clang".

"Brother, the military advisor has told you that Li Shimin is the Purple Star of Heaven, the Saint Emperor of the human race. If you kill him, you will be retaliated. You must not kill him. How could you forget that?"

Jiang Song said to Luo Cheng: "Let's kill all the brave generals he brought with him and disperse the army. He can't do anything alone. After such a big defeat, the Hou Tu King's army will definitely punish him by military law when we return. Let them bear the backlash!"

"Hmph, I'll let you go." Although Luo Cheng was arrogant, he was convinced by the superiors. He was really convinced by Hua Shi and his two cheap brothers. Of course, it was useless to be unconvinced, because Jiang Song and Jiang Chun could forcefully carry him away.

So that was the end. Luo Cheng took Li Yuanba's head, killed all the troops of King Hou Tu, and turned back to retreat.

This was the second time Li Shimin heard that he had the emperor's will.

Then his mind began to become active again.

This is how a hero is. How can the pain of losing his brother compare to the joy of being the emperor destined by heaven?

It is obvious that destiny is not a plot skipper, nor is it an invincible plug-in. Now Li Shimin has to face a serious problem. The army suffered heavy losses, and his own brother, the third most powerful general of Hou Tu Da Wang's army, died.

Fortunately, Li Shimin was Li Shimin after all. He knew how to judge the situation and bow to reality temporarily. Things like the Mandate of Heaven could be put aside for the time being, and he had to survive this first.

Yes, serious problems have never been Li Shimin’s current situation. Since the other party has let him go, he is confident that he can return to the base camp even if he is alone.

The key question is, after suffering such a great defeat and returning to the base camp, how can we escape death?

After thinking it over, he found no other solution and could only go back. Li Shimin knew that if he went back, he would still have a chance to survive, but if he defected, he would eventually die.

Fortunately, Li Shimin was thinking that before the expedition, Yang Gui had said what would happen if he lost the battle, and even made arrangements for the future. This shows that from the beginning, he was not optimistic about his chances of winning.

I was quite unconvinced at the time, but now it seems that King Yang Gui is really foresighted. Since he has already made arrangements for the defeat, he will not kill me...right?
What's more, the fierce general from the northern border said that he was "destined by the emperor" and was not good at killing. This showed that his luck and fate were shaped, and if he died in the hands of others, his luck would definitely be damaged. This was obviously a trap set by the enemy. King Yang Gui and King Hou Tu were so smart, they would not have failed to predict it... right?

No one was sure, which made Li Shimin very upset. At this time, Yang Gui said that he was defeated and wanted to usurp the throne, and Li Shimin instantly felt cold all over.

"I, I just... lack the ability, and I have no second thoughts. I am ashamed to live up to the high expectations of the two kings!"

Li Shimin was also a bachelor, and he directly admitted that he was simply a dishonest person and had no ulterior motives.

Although this is very embarrassing, even Yang Jian suffered a great loss at the hands of Hua Shi. No matter how powerful he is, he is not as noble as the founding emperor of the Tang Dynasty. So if he loses, he loses. Losing face is better than losing his life.

"Well, I know you are incompetent." Although he was ready to admit defeat and save his life, Li Shimin still felt a little embarrassed to be directly acknowledged and characterized by Yang Gui.

"You are definitely not as capable as Hua Shi. I guess you were thinking about micro-manipulation at the beginning, but before you even started, you got beaten up.

Your biggest mistake was being too arrogant. If you insisted on not dividing the troops and keeping them together, you would have returned empty-handed without any losses. But now Li Yuanba and Pei Yuanqing were killed.

Fortunately, the three generals we trained have some ability. Otherwise, you went out and five generals were wiped out. Do you still have the nerve to run back? I will definitely punish you by military law."

"Yes, yes, I am guilty." Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Yang Gui really didn't want to kill him.

"Do you think that because you have the emperor's order, others will not dare to kill you? Let me remind you that Xiang Yu and Wang Mang both had the emperor's order."

Yang Gui's words made Li Shimin's back wet.

Yes, who says that if you have a destiny, you won't die? If you really have such ability, why would we fight for the world? We can just find two fortune tellers to do some tricks and then welcome the new emperor.

"Okay, let's go. Take it slow and steady, and stabilize the territory first. Luo Yi and Hua Shi will never be content to be the King of the North. As long as they lose their patience and take the initiative to attack, it will be your chance."

Yang Gui waved his hand and said, "You can pass on the decree. The army of King Hou Tu has been badly defeated and cannot rise again. The whole family has surrendered to the Emperor Yang Jian and worshipped the orthodox Yang Tang."

"Ah? What about you two?" Li Shimin looked at Yang Gui and Hou Tu in shock.

"You don't have to worry about us. We will continue to be Yang Jian's ancestors."

Well, if you surrender after being defeated in battle, you will live a lifetime. Li Shimin was speechless, no wonder he surrendered so readily.

(End of this chapter)