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Chapter 357 Overwhelming country and city (second update)

Next to Lushui is the middle camp of the Tang Army.

On a huge sand table, Li Yuanji and Guo Ziwu were discussing how to use troops against the Youzhou Army.

The two chatted and laughed very happily. Obviously, the two of them had established a good friendship during the World War I yesterday.

They fought for half a day with more than 1 horsemen and Li Chongjiu's less than 5000 horsemen. They sat and watched Wang Xingmin one after another.

Guo Ziwu was worried in his heart, fearing that Li Yuan would be angry, so he tried his best to please Li Yuanji, and wanted to climb the big tree of King Qi to avoid this crime.

Li Yuanji was also satisfied because he could accept Guo Ziwu, the great official of the frontier. What's more, Yin Kaishan was dead, and Li Chongjiu got rid of this eye-catching person, which made him even more satisfied.

Li Zhiwan sat on a chair, took off her headband and put it on the desk, her blue hair was like a waterfall.

Guo Ziwu thought to himself, why is this King Qi so easy to fool, compared to His Royal Highness King Qin, and his sister, he is really different.Guo Ziwu glanced at Li Zhiwan, quickly restrained his gaze, and continued to flatter Li Yuanji.

At this time, the former general entered the internal report and said: "There is an imperial decree!"

Immediately, the incense table was set up in the tent, and the eunuch who passed the decree smiled and said to Li Zhiwan: "Your Majesty has an order. It is said that His Royal Highness must be tired from running around with troops, so you don't need to bow down, just stand and listen to the announcement."

Li Zhi said softly, "Thank you, Father."

After finishing speaking, the eunuch said solemnly: "Your Majesty has an order. Princess Pingyang, King Qi, and Governor Guo will listen to the announcement together!"

"... Cha'er is equal to defeating the Li thief by the Luzhou River. I am very pleased... But the thief from Youzhou jumped out, and I will kill him... Let Princess Pingyang lead the army, and the king of Qi will be the supervisor of the army, and stop it by the Lushui River Li Chongjiu of Youzhou is returning to the north to cooperate with His Royal Highness King Qin to march, there must be no mistakes."

Li Zhiwan flicked her wrist slightly after hearing this, but still said calmly: "Your servant is in command."

The eunuch put the imperial decree in Li Zhiwan's hands, and said to Li Zhiwan in a low voice with a smile on his face: "Your Highness, there are a few words from the Holy Spirit, this is a battle against Li Tang's spirit, and I ask the princess to do everything." We must focus on Li Tang's national fortune."

After hearing this, Li Zhiwan said lightly: "I understand, is there anything else to do, father-in-law?"

Seeing Li Zhiwan's cold expression, the eunuch hurriedly resigned, and went to exchange greetings with King Qi and Guo Ziwu.

Not long after, several guards entered the room, looking embarrassed, they said: "His Royal Highness, Jianxue fell into a trap while going out."

Seeing Li Zhiwan's complexion darken, the attendants knew something was wrong, but they could only tell the truth.Everyone in the know knew that Li Zhiwan and Jian Xue were sisters, and now that Jian Xue was captured, they, as Jian Xue's followers, would be severely punished.

Li Zhiwan pursed her lips tightly, and when she was about to consider a countermeasure, a guard rushed in excitedly and said, "His Royal Highness, Jianxue is back."

A smile bloomed on Li Zhiwan's face, as if the ice and snow had just melted.

Immediately Jianxue rushed into the big tent and said: "Miss, I thought I would almost miss you."

Li Zhi said softly, "Why are you hurt?"

Jian Xue shook her head, but seeing Li Yuanji and Guo Ziwu by her side, they would not worry about being a maid.

Jian Xue immediately whispered to Li Zhiwan: "Miss, I have something to tell you."

Li Zhiwan nodded, and the two of them came to her private tent.

Jian Xue said: "Miss, after I was captured in ambush, I was taken to the Chinese army to meet that little thief surnamed Li."

Li Zhiwan looked at Jian Xue, said with a smile: "I know, he will definitely not make things difficult for you."

Jian Xue snorted and said, "Miss, how can you speak for him?"

Li Zhiwan walked to the table, stroked the long sword on the table, and said: "It's all about the truth, even if you two don't know each other, but he has always been proud and arrogant, but he would not embarrass a woman. Otherwise, at the beginning At Qiqianzhai, he won't let you go."

Hearing what Li Zhiwan said, Jianxue was about to take out Li Chongjiu's letter, when Li Zhiwan raised her head and said: "This time, the emperor ordered me to fight Li Chongjiu to the death, and he must be dragged in Lushui, so that I won't let him die." He returned to Jinyang after his birth. But the emperor ordered his fourth brother to be the supervisor of the army, so he obviously doubted me."

Seeing Li Zhiwan's bright eyes, Jian Xue was obviously heartbroken for Li Yuan's suspicion of her.

Jian Xue asked: "Then how are you doing, Miss?"

Li Zhiwan yanked her right hand, the sword was half out of the scabbard, the sword light was slightly cold, and the shining blade was reflecting Li Zhiwan's autumn water.

Li Zhiwan put her hands behind her back and didn't answer immediately.

Jian Xue clenched her teeth, wondering if she would take out the letter from Li Chongjiu to Li Zhiwan, she didn't know what would happen to Li Zhiwan and Li Chongjiu after she took it out.And now the [-] Tang troops beside Lushui are all decided by Li Zhiwan with one word, and at this moment, what is Li Zhiwan's intention in Li Chongjiu's letter, and whether there are any bad intentions.

"Jian Xue, then... does that person have anything to ask you to bring to me?" Li Zhiwan asked.

Jian Xue was at a loss for words for a while, and said: "No...no."

"Really?" Li Zhiwan turned her head, her clear eyes made Jian Xue flustered.

Jian Xue held back her breath and said, "He only said that Miss should cherish it."

"That's it." Jian Xue could clearly hear that Li Zhiwan was somewhat disappointed.

Jian Xue felt sad again.Jian Xue comforted herself from the bottom of her heart, I did this for the sake of the young lady, a woman, no matter how determined she is on weekdays, she will become indecisive when it comes to emotional matters.

Miss must not be confused when the battle is imminent, just wait until after the battle before sending him this letter.

Li Chongjiu stared at the Tang army's camp in the middle of the Youzhou army, he didn't know what Li Zhiwan would do when he saw his request.

Li Chongjiu couldn't help laughing at himself. He wrote in the letter that he was willing to make peace with Li Tang on the condition of abandoning Taiyuan County, including Jinyang, which was captured heavily. Both sides stopped fighting, and he married Li Zhiwan as his wife.

The exchange of a county's land corresponds to the saying that a country and a city can be exchanged. There is no peerless beauty in this world who can exchange a country and a city, but any hero who has no regard for his relatives and has aspirations for the world will not make such a decision.

But Li Chongjiu understands that this is the only way, and only in this way can he impress such a utilitarian and realistic person like Li Yuan.

Of course, if Li Chongjiu unified Hebei in the future, it would be inevitable to fight Li Tang, which is also helpless.

Li Chongjiu always showed a thoughtful look on his face, and the generals around him thought he was worried about the war.

Wei Zheng, who was staying in Zhuo County today, ordered his people to hurry up and send a message four hundred miles away, saying that Dou Jiande of Hejian County had assembled a heavy army in Hejian County, and also ordered Luo Cheng to recruit soldiers and horses, vaguely intending to invade Youzhou in the north.
Wei Zheng asked Li Chongjiu to withdraw his army from Jinyang immediately and return to Youzhou to sit in the north. Otherwise, once Dou Jiande's 10,000+ army goes north to attack Youzhou, the more than [-] rural soldiers in Youzhou will not be enough to resist.

In addition, the king of Silla sent a letter, saying that Goguryeo invaded Silla in a large scale, and asked Youzhou to support one or two.

As far as the generals are concerned, now Lu Chongmao and Yao Junsu in Hedong have been destroyed by Li Shimin, and the strategy of leading the army south to drink the Yellow River is no longer realistic.

But in front of Luzhou, there is no way to capture it. The [-] Niangzi Army stationed in Luzhou is a strong enemy. In the battle a few days ago, Li Sanniang led the army to kill many generals of the Youzhou Army. What will be the result, no one dares to speculate.

Now the army can't advance or retreat near Lushui, the weather is bitter and cold, Luzhou has become tasteless, everyone has long wanted to retreat, but they are worried that Li Sanniang will lead the army to follow and pursue.

Li Chongjiu understood the thoughts of the generals, and there was no point in continuing the battle in Bingzhou.Therefore, even if Li Chongjiu hadn't written that letter, he still had plans to retreat back to Youzhou to resist Dou Jiande, who had always had his finger on Youzhou.

But even if Li Yuan refused to make peace, Li Chongjiu firmly believed that even if he withdrew from Youzhou, Taiyuan County would not lose.

Li Chongjiu took another look at what the audience said, and saw the Tang army camp on the mountain.At this moment, he had already made a decision not to wait for news from Li Sanniang, and immediately asked, "How is the cold in Lushui these few days?"

"Reporting to Khan, I have tried it, the river is frozen to the bottom, and the horses can run across the river!" Er Tuo replied.

Li Chongjiu nodded and said: "Send the order, the army will cross the river on the solid ice tomorrow and return to Jinyang!"

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, all the generals were filled with joy.

Xue Wanche asked at the side, "Mr. Shanggu, why don't you retreat by night?"

Li Chongjiu said: "If you are retreating, you must be upright. If you travel by night, Tang Jun will underestimate our army."

The next morning.

Li Chongjiu's [-]-strong army began to pull out the camp from the Luzhou River. The front battalion, the middle battalion, and the back battalion of the army were pulled up one by one.

But Wang Mahan and Tanzong led the infantry to cross the river on the solid ice without any haste.

Ji Chuan, who was on the bank of the river, also led the army to stay in the camp in Hebei. Nearly ten thousand soldiers left the camp together, but the Tang army pursued them.

Now Luguo is really frozen, not only is it safe for people to walk, but it is also safe for horses to pass by. However, Li Chongjiu's soldiers still led the horses to pass by to be careful.

Seeing that Lushui, which was still dangerous a few days ago, was now unimpeded, the three armies couldn't help being overjoyed and accelerated their marching pace.

Of course, for Tang Jun, the freezing of Lushui allowed Li Chongjiu to retreat calmly, which is of course bad news.

Li Zhiwan, Li Yuanji, Guo Ziwu and other generals of the Tang army watched Li Chongjiu retreat from the camp of the Tang army.

Li Zhiwan looked at it for a long time before she said: "The former is not impatient, the latter is not afraid, the Youzhou Army is truly elite."

Li Yuanji said: "That's right, with such a powerful enemy, if we let the tiger go back to the mountain, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles. The emperor ordered us two to cut off Li Chongjiu's return. Now that Li Chongjiu is retreating before our eyes, it is time for us to lead the army to cover up and pursue."

"Wait a minute," Li Zhiwan said, "You see, Li Chongjiu dared to retreat in broad daylight, he must have something to hold, maybe he is just waiting for me to pursue him?"

Seeing this, Guo Ziwu smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Princess, is too careful. In broad daylight, you can see any tricks at a glance."

Seeing that Guo Ziwu agreed, Li Yuanji was secretly happy.

Seeing that the two were wearing a pair of pants, Li Zhiwan shook her head secretly.

(End of this chapter)