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"Li Shimin?" Tuli and Qibiheli asked in surprise at the same time.

"That's right! It's Li Shimin. Let's make him a vassal in exchange for his support. Let's destroy Xieli together!"

"Yi Nan, you have lived in Chang'an for so long, you should know that Li Shimin has a big heart!" Tu Li secretly slandered in his heart, isn't this strategy not to drive the wolf forward and the tiger behind?Once Jieli left, their strength was even weaker. If Li Shimin sent his troops to the north, how could it be too embarrassing?

Yi Nan saw the doubt in Tu Li's heart, stood up and said in a solemn voice: "What we need to solve now is the danger of being upside down! If we cooperate with Li Shimin, we may be able to find a way out of life. If we don't cooperate with him, I'm afraid we will both I can't survive this winter!"

Qibi Heli, who had been silent all this time, echoed at this moment: "That makes sense, but...just how can we get on line with Li Shimin?"

"It's not difficult. When I was studying in the Central Plains, I had a relationship with the current Grand Tutor of the Tang Dynasty. I can go to Chang'an to find him!"

The eyes of Ashinayun and Qibiheli lit up, everything seemed to be developing in a favorable direction, everything was ready, and Erhan Tuli nodded in agreement.

Tuli had already got up, listened to everyone's discussion, and paced back and forth. This was related to the life and death of nearly 40 people of the three clans, so he could not be careless.

Ashina Yun looked impatiently, grabbed Father Khan's sleeve with one hand, and said anxiously: "Father Khan, you must not stop being disturbed by it!"

"Hey, I don't know. It's just that if Li Shimin pretends to form an alliance with us, and backhandedly spread the news, let us fight with Jieli first, and then he will swing his troops north to reap the benefits of the fisherman. Then what should we do?" Li thought carefully, but his question was an aspect that no one had thought of, and everyone was stunned by the question.

Tu Li looked at the silence of the crowd, and the enthusiastic atmosphere suddenly fell to the bottom. He smiled slightly and said, "In my opinion, it's better to let Li Shimin come to the north to form an alliance with us. If he really dares to come, it will show his sincerity. If he doesn't dare, Then let's discuss it in the long run!"

"Er Khan, after all, he is also the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't it too difficult for others to do so?" Qi Bi He Li thought of the difficulties in this.

"Don't forget, each of us bears the lives of these 10,000+ family members, so we have to do this! If he really comes, the four of us will swear to the Tianmeng and deal with Xieli together!" Tuli no longer hesitated and decided The final word.

The other three looked at each other, and understood that what Tuli said was probably the best solution for now, so they all nodded in agreement.

"Okay, just like Erhan said, I'm going to Chang'an right now, you two should be more careful in the future!"

Outside the big tent of Xieli's Chinese army, hundreds of elite soldiers lined up, all staring at the bow and arrow in Xieli's hand, this is the sixth arrow that Xieli shot, and the arrows all hit the red bull's-eye a hundred paces away.All the soldiers shouted long live, excited.

Standing on the sidelines, the counselor Bo stroked his chest and praised: "The shot of the profuse sweat is unmatched by anyone in the world!"

Jie Li smiled and shook his head, handed the bow and arrow in his hand to Yi Nan who was standing on the other side, and motioned him to shoot some arrows.

"Khan, I'm powerless. If you want me to write articles, I can do it, but I can't do it with swords, bows and crossbows at all!" Yi Nan's face was bitter, as if these things were placed on him. Hands are the hardest thing in the world.

"No problem, give it a try."

Yi Nan didn't want to disobey his orders, so he had to take the bow and arrow with both hands, and after fiddling with them, he put the arrow crookedly on the string. He landed five or six steps away and stopped moving.

All the soldiers watching burst into laughter, which was worse than even children in the grassland.

"Why are you laughing? You've been very leisurely lately! But he's practicing every day, so let me practice hard!" Jie Li yelled angrily, and the shadow in his heart reappeared.The "family" he was talking about was none other than the recently heard "Flying Tiger Army" led by the Prince of the Tang Dynasty.The Flying Tiger Army rescued Li Shimin several times and changed the situation on the battlefield several times. Although it was reorganized, its strength should not be underestimated.

Jie Li turned around and let out a long sigh, Bo Tie and Yi Nan knew his worries.

"I don't know what's going on with the Flying Tiger Army. There is a saying in the Central Plains, 'Know yourself and the enemy, and you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles'. Now we don't even know their bottom line!"

"Khan, if Khan really wants to know the situation of the Flying Tiger Army, I made some friends during my study tour in the Central Plains, so I can check it out." Yi Nan was worried about how to find an excuse to leave the camp and go to Chang'an to serve the four tribes. Go to the Taifu about the alliance.He didn't want the opportunity to come before him, but he didn't dare to be too sure. If he was too eager, it would definitely arouse Xieli's suspicion.

"Oh? Are you not afraid of any accidents when you go to Chang'an?"

"As long as the Great Khan decides for me and captures Qibihori to avenge my father, I won't even blink an eye even if I go to Blood Sea Hell!"

Jie Li chuckled, thinking of Yi Nan's performance in the past two or three days, he was a complete loser.But let him have a try on this matter of inquiring, he pondered for a while before saying: "Well, let Bo Tie go with you to inquire. The two of you also have mutual support, once you get the military information, come back and see me!"

Yi Nan despised him for his nice words, but he still sent Bo Tie to monitor him.Forced to smile: "I will live up to the expectations of the sweat!"

Go back to three days ago.

There is a secret camp on the outskirts of Chang'an City. The camp is surrounded by mountains on the north and south sides. The east entrance is wide and the west entrance is narrow. It looks like a gourd.

The sun was upright in the sky, and there were several people standing on a high platform of a mound of earth.

Although a middle-aged man in the middle was dressed in casual clothes, he held his hands back, his feet slightly straddled, and his aura was not angry. He was staring carefully at the thousands of silent elite soldiers below the stage with a pair of eyes.

On the left and right sides of him are the real commander of the "Flying Tiger Army", General Hou Junji, and Minister Fang Xuanling, and on the other side are several generals and generals who came from all over the country. The person in front of him was Xu Shiji, governor of Bingzhou.

The one in the middle looked at it for a long while, and sighed: "All the soldiers are really majestic! It's even better than guarding the guards in the capital. It seems that the blood and fire on the border really refines people!"

Fang Xuanling nodded. He followed Li Shimin in the South and North for more than ten years. Although he was not from a military family, he had a pair of poisonous eyes and was very accurate in seeing soldiers.I thought to myself that recruiting all the soldiers who nominally changed the defense and defended the capital, but actually wanted to join the real "Flying Tiger Army" was the best choice.

"Junji, are you satisfied now?" The man in the middle was the current emperor Li Shimin, and he looked at the general next to him with a slightly mocking smile, with an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

Hou Junji curled his lips and smiled: "It's not bad, but I have to try it myself!"

"What? Do you want to try it yourself?" Li Shimin was shocked when he heard the words. He didn't expect that Hou Junji's selection of soldiers was so harsh. The soldiers in front of him couldn't be said to be one in a thousand, but they were one in a thousand. He actually tried it himself. Pass?But after thinking about it, this real "Flying Tiger Army" is the magic weapon for this year's plan to attack the Turks in the North, so it is understandable for him to say so and do so.After all, I have already given him the seal of commander, and the selection and training of soldiers is all part of Hou Junji's duty, even if I am the emperor, it is inconvenient for me to intervene.

Hou Junji didn't talk much, he walked down from the earthen platform, stood beside the table that had already been set up, grabbed a bow from the table, twirled an arrow, and shouted loudly: "From the head of the row, every Everyone stands under the target!"

Thousands of people are puzzled, and the generals are even more puzzled, but right now even the emperor is silent, so where is there room for them to comment?

The first row was secretly selected soldiers from the Bingzhou Camp in Hedong, and the leader was one of the two who had a deep impression on Ouyang Yu before parting with the governor Xu Shiji: An Hu.

He was also shocked when he heard what Hou Junji said, but he didn't hesitate at all. He strode to the arrow target dozens of steps away from Hou Junji and stood firmly, staring straight ahead. Hou Jun set of arrows.

"He is..." Fang Xuanling seemed to have seen Hou Junji's intentions, but after all, the arrows flew out and would not listen to people's commands, and if there was a breeze, the arrows would be deflected by three points.Before he finished speaking, Hou Junji shot an arrow swiftly.

With a sound of "Dole", the arrow was like lightning, and it was inserted straight into the tip of An Hu's hair. After a few shakes, the arrow stopped moving.But An Hu under the arrow seemed to be a normal person, smiling at the general Hou Junji who was going to be his coach in the future.

"That's right, next one!" Hou Junji smiled even wider. This first soldier was so fearless, which really exceeded his expectations, and it was a good jackpot.He squinted at Xu Shiji, the governor of Bingzhou who was standing not far away, and some imperceptible sparks burst out in the eyes of the two of them.

The army of Hedong is powerful in the world, and the soldiers of Bingzhou are even more outstanding.This statement was very true, Hou Junji shot more than twenty arrows in a row, he felt his arm was slightly tired, but he didn't see a single person without courage.Li Shimin, who was watching this scene on the soil platform, was very happy. It is difficult for him to feel bad when he has such a warrior in his country.

Since he ordered his cronies who are good at archery to test their guts like himself, he also planned to read a few more and stop for a rest.

At this time, a person came up with no expression on his face, he couldn't see any emotion or fear, but he just stood down to the target and stopped moving.

Hou Junji still bent his bow and nocked his arrow, loosening the string and shooting quickly.

A dumbfounding scene appeared, the arrow was still on the sight, and it shot an inch above the man's head, but when the man heard the sound of the arrow hitting the target, he rolled his eyes and his body limp down.

"This..." Fang Xuanling murmured, and looked up at Li Shimin who was still smiling, feeling relieved.

"What do you all look at me for? It's extremely rare to have one of these [-] people! I have led troops for many years, how could I not even know this? You guys..." Li Shimin looked around Fang Xuanling and Xu Shiji, who were nervous, spoke words of comfort.

This time, the selection of troops is mainly based on the soldiers from the two provinces of Hedong and Hebei. If the selection of soldiers from the state capitals closer to the south is changed, I am afraid that it will be far less optimistic.

Hou Junji smiled and signaled his cronies to continue on his behalf.Swinging his arms, he came forward, cupped his fists and praised Li Shimin: "Soldiers are good soldiers! My heart has fallen, and I will definitely bring out a peerless soldier for the emperor!"

"Okay, that's what you've been waiting for! Come, come, Junji, Maogong, and Xuanling, let's discuss this last matter together, how to hide this strange army from the world!"...