If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 99: Empty City Scheme Scares Away Tuyuhun
While Li An was speaking, the gates of Shanzhou were even opened directly to the Tuyuhun people.

Several Tang soldiers who seemed to be injured lazily opened the city gate and sat down on the ground looking a little tired, as if waiting for the Tuyuhun people to attack.

Fu Shun was very surprised.

It’s too unexpected!

What is the Tang army up to?
At this time, the author of Romance of the Three Kingdoms had not yet been born.

Therefore, he naturally didn't know that His Royal Highness the King of Tang was playing an empty city trick on him.

"Your Highness, the Tang army is too cunning. They said there are only 2,000 defenders in the city. But firstly, we are not good at attacking cities, and secondly, they must have a backup plan. I think we should withdraw to the country first!"

At this time, Yanzhi saw the Tang army on the top of the city and put forward the third suggestion which he thought was the most correct.

Fu Shun gritted his teeth and looked at Li An on the top of the city wall. Although he hated him so much, he was helpless.

He did have nearly 30,000 people around him.

But what Yanzhi said was right. The Tuyuhun people were good at field battles but not very good at sieges.

It took 50,000 men to attack from all over the place to capture Shanzhou.

Although Li An now claimed that there were only more than 2,000 defenders in his city, Fu Shun and Yan Zhi did not dare to believe it at all.

"withdraw!"

Fu Shun looked at the open gate of Shanzhou City and the few lazy wounded Tang soldiers at the gate. He suddenly gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and turned around and left with his 30,000 soldiers and horses.

Would the cunning Tang army only leave more than 2,000 soldiers in the city?
Do you really think we Tuyuhun people are fools?
Who knows what kind of vicious trap is hidden in the city right now, waiting for us to fall into!

We Tuyuhun people are also very smart, okay!
The 50,000-strong Tuyuhun army came with great enthusiasm and captured Shanzhou and Liangzhou in one fell swoop, but before they could even get comfortable, they ran back to Tuyuhun in disgrace.

Here, Feng Lang and Xue Rengui were very surprised to see that the Tuyuhun people did not dare to attack the city and turned around and left in shame.

In their opinion, the Tuyuhun people still have 30,000 troops, so why not give them a try!

But they didn't even dare to try and just turned around and ran away.

It’s too unexpected!

The truth is that the Tuyuhun people now simply do not believe that Li An has only more than 2,000 soldiers and horses in the city.

Li An smiled with some satisfaction at this time:

"It seems that my empty city plan is not bad!"

Beside them, Xue Rengui and Feng Lang looked at him and couldn't help shaking their heads.

Your Highness is so cunning!
You thought he was going to raid your anus at night, but he turned around and caught Shanzhou off guard.

You thought he had set up an ambush in the city, but he actually only had more than two thousand soldiers.

The Tuyuhun people are like bumpkins entering the city, and they are cheated as soon as they go out.

And Li An guarantees you will be different.

Facing Xue Rengui and Feng Lang's expressions of admiration and shaking their heads in sighs, Li An smiled faintly and pretended to be cool:
"Don't look at me with such admiring eyes. I have said before that the difference in wisdom between you and me is thirty miles, thousands of floors high!"

Xue Rengui couldn't help but shook his head and sighed:
"If the Tuyuhun people meet an opponent like Your Highness, I'm afraid they will be played around by Your Highness for the rest of their lives!"

Li An sneered after hearing this:
"this life?"

"Those Tuyuhun people should forget about this life!"

……

In Chang'an City, Li Shimin soon received battle reports from the front.

This time, he was completely shocked.

This kid Xiao Liuzi actually dared to attack the city with hundreds of people!
Moreover, he defeated the Tuyuhun people with more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, and then launched a surprise attack in the middle of the night to capture Shanzhou City!
This tactic is so good!
Two cities taken in one day!

This fighting method, this record, even his father can't compare to him!
Although Li Shimin had been on the battlefield for a long time and had won countless battles, he could not fight with only 2,000 people against 30,000, and he also attacked at night and beat the enemy to pieces, and finally took the opportunity to take back Shanzhou. He could not do such a battle!
Zhang Ananda was also delighted and couldn't help asking Li Shimin:

"Your Majesty, although the Sixth Prince intercepted the messenger and tore up your letter, he defeated the Tuyuhun army in a blink of an eye, took back two cities for the Tang Dynasty, and prevented the Tang Dynasty from using the princess for marriage. How should you deal with him?"

There was some embarrassment on Li Shimin's face.

He was so angry the past two days that he wanted to rush to Liangzhou with a sword in hand, chop Li An to death, and then bring back his head to kick around like a ball.

But at this moment he no longer hated her.

But love!
Love it!

Which father wouldn’t love such a precious son?
Do you think I like to use the Tang Dynasty princess as a marriage partner?
It was because the Tang Dynasty was attacking the Turks, and the Tuyuhun army came at this time. In order to avoid the embarrassing situation of fighting on two fronts, they had no choice but to resort to this bad strategy!
You tore up my letter, but as long as you can achieve something that makes me happy, how could I be angry?

Li Shimin cleared his throat and said:

"What did Xiao Liuzi say?"

Seeing that Li Shimin had changed the subject, Zhang Ananda dared not ask any more questions and quickly replied:
"Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince said that he plans to lead his troops to attack Tuyuhun after reorganizing in Shanzhou!"

When Li Shimin heard this, his face changed again.

There is nothing this kid dares not to do.

He dared to capture Shanzhou with only more than 2,000 soldiers and horses.

If he were given 10,000 people, he would dare to destroy Tuyuhun!
Li Shimin was silent for a while, and seemed to have a headache. He supported his forehead and sat on the chair, then shook his head:
"Forget it. I don't bother to care about him anymore. Let him do whatever he wants. As long as he can come back alive, that's good enough!"

……

Here, Li Zhi was sitting in front of Changsun Wuji, looking unhappy.

"Uncle, I heard that Sixth Brother has taken Shanzhou again in one fell swoop, making new contributions to the Tang Dynasty!"

Chang Sun Wuji smiled and said:
"Yes, the Sixth Prince's military strategy is indeed extremely advanced. I'm afraid no one among all the princes of the Tang Dynasty can defeat him!"

"Can……"

Li Zhi looked at Changsun Wuji, who was calm and collected, and couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

Am I just going to sit there and wait for death?
Zhang Sun Wuji glanced at the somewhat anxious Li Zhi and said with a smile:

"Your Highness, the Sixth Prince is fighting the enemy at the front right now, you can't just sit there and do nothing!"

Li Zhi sighed:
"I am not as good as Sixth Brother in many ways. I don't know what to do now!"

Now Li Zhi has indeed lost all his confidence because of Li An. Whether it is poetry, military strategy, or even killing enemies on the battlefield, Li An completely crushes him.

So, he had no idea what to do at this moment.

But he was unwilling to give up!
Zhang Sun Wuji was still unhurried:

"Your Highness, you are indeed not as good as the Sixth Prince in many aspects, but there is one thing he will never be able to compare to you in his entire life!"

Li Zhi was slightly startled.

Is there anything about me that Li An can't compare to?

Chang Sun Wuji smiled faintly and continued:
"You are the son of Empress Changsun, born to the Emperor's favorite maid, Guanyin! Li An will never be able to compare to you in this life!"

"Your Highness, don't you understand how important your biological mother is in the eyes of the Emperor?"

"At this time, you don't have to be stronger than Li An. It doesn't matter if you are weaker than him in every aspect. The key is that you have to let the emperor know that you are born to his most beloved woman, Guanyin. You are excellent in every aspect and you are the prince who loves him the most. That's enough!"

Li Zhi was stunned for a moment, and seemed to understand, but he still couldn't help looking at Changsun Wuji with some confusion.

The smile on Changsun Wuji's face seemed to grow even stronger:
"Besides, my backup plan is about to be launched. This time, Li An will not be able to return to Chang'an!"

(End of this chapter)