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Chapter 99
After covering Fan Zi, Princess Changle and her party were rescued successfully.

The cavalry under Li Shimin returned to Nao County with high morale.

A few days ago, General Yun Dingxing of Zuo Tunwei led [-] newly recruited soldiers to Yanmen County to lift the siege of Nao County and stationed here.

When it was learned that Fan Zigai, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, and Princess Changle left Fenyang Palace and came to Nao County, Wang Que, the prefect of Yanmen County, and Chen Xiaoyi, the county magistrate, arrived with the remnant army.And Li Yuan, Hu Benlang drove Pan Changwen, Yu Chifan, and Wang Bian, and Wang Rengong, the prefect of Mayi County, and Tang Shizong, the prime minister of Shuofang County, also led the army, as well as Loufan County and Lishi County. All to Nao County.

After the soldiers and horses from all walks of life gathered together, there were about 8 to [-] horses.

Fan Zigai commanded all kinds of soldiers to rush to Yanmen with the edict of the emperor.

Knowing that the reinforcements of the Sui Dynasty rushed to Yanmen Pass, the Turkic cavalry intercepted them here, and the two sides started a slaughter.For three days in the First World War, the soldiers of all counties were unable to break through the gate of Yanmen, and they were able to protect Yanmen Pass.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Turks are fighting outside Yanmen Pass again!"

"Bastard!" Fan Zigai slammed his hammer on the table and said, "Who wants to fight!"

Hearing Fan Zigai's words, Wang Rengong, Li Yuan, Pan Changwen and other generals all looked at each other face to face.

Because the terrain in front of Yanmen Pass is narrow, the battlefield can only accommodate a few hundred people, and the troops cannot be deployed, so they can only go to battle one by one.

Tang Shizong, the prefect of Shuofang County, took a step forward and said: "I have a brave general, Liang Shidu, and I can lead my troops to fight!"

Not long after, a report came from the front, saying: "All the Liang divisions were defeated by the Turks. They fled back to the pass and lost most of them!"

Hearing what Xiaoxiao said, Tang Shizong suddenly lost face.

"The Turkic people picked up the helmet that General Liang left behind, and fought in front of the pass!"

"Who else can fight?" Fan Zigai said angrily.

General Yu Chifan, Huben Lang of Taiyuan County, stood up and said, "I wish to go!"

Fan Zigai was overjoyed when he heard that, and ordered someone to offer wine to him, and said: "The general will surely succeed in no time!"

Yuchi Fan heroically took the wine glass and drank it down in one gulp, then straddled his horse and left.

After a while, the little principal rushed into the big tent and said: "Report to the Lord, General Yuchi was beheaded by the Turkic people, and all his troops were wiped out!"

Hearing this, all the generals in the tent were shocked.

The little school said: "Now the Turks are holding up General Yuchi's head and fighting outside the pass!"

Fan Zigai sat back on his chair with a thud, looked around, and said, "Who else is willing to fight!"

Suddenly there was no sound in the tent.

Fan Zigai asked three times, but no one answered.

Fan Zigai glanced at it, and Princess Changle, who was sitting behind the curtain, couldn't help but said angrily: "The country has reached this point, how can you cherish this body, don't you have a loyal and brave man?"

At this time, Wang Rengong, the prefect of Mayi County, stood up and said: "I want to report to you, it's not that we don't want to fight to the death. Yanmen Pass is narrow, and our infantry can't line up."

"Only in hand-to-hand combat, relying on personal bravery, we are not the opponents of the Turkic people, and we can only die in vain if we fight."

Wang Rengong is the most experienced general in Turkic warfare among the present, so his words have been recognized by all present.

Pan Changwen said from the side: "The Turks intercepted less than [-] rangers, but if we can't break through the narrow place of Yanmen Pass, we won't be able to expand our military superiority, so we must break through the pass."

"It's not easy." All the generals shook their heads, but the [-] army was blocked in the Yanmen Pass by less than [-] Turkic cavalry, which is really suffocating.

"Report!"

"The Turkic people fought outside the customs and took out women's clothes to wear, humiliating our army!"

"Damn it." Fan Zigai couldn't help being furious as he imagined the rough and ugly Turkic people wearing women's clothes, "Don't you guys have a plan to retreat from the enemy?"

At this time, a general said from the sidelines: "Qi Lingjun, with the current situation, even if we break through the Turkic barriers at Yanmen Pass, there will still be 20 Turkic cavalry in the future, so we are not going to fight blindly now, we need to think about it." There is a way."

Fan Zigai nodded and said, "You are right, what's your plan?"

The general looked around and said: "In the past, Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was besieged in Baideng, and finally adopted Chen Ping's plan to break out of the encirclement. It was not because of the strength of the 32 Han army, but because of a word from the Xiongnu Yan family. "

Hearing what the other party said, many generals nodded.Everyone knows that Princess Yicheng is the Kedun of Shibi Khan right now.

But Fan Zigai hammered the table and said: "It's ashamed to say, when the country is in great trouble, you seven-foot men don't want to contribute, but count on a woman, what kind of face do we have in this world!"

Being reprimanded by the opponent, all the generals were ashamed.

Speaking of this, Fan Zigai looked around the tent and said loudly: "Everyone who eats the king's salary every day, and is loyal to the king, why are you all dumb at this time. When the country is in such a catastrophe, don't you all want to turn the tide?" ?"

"Everyone in the tent, tell me bluntly, if there is no plan to retreat from the enemy, the tent will not be disbanded!"

After Fan Zigai finished speaking, several people in the tent spoke again, but none of them were to their liking.Just when no one had a plan, and in a corner, a person said: "I have a plan, let's say it, I wonder if it can help Ling Jun?"

Fan Zigai was extremely anxious at the moment, turned his head and looked, the speaker was standing behind Li Yuan, the last position, not even qualified to sit in the camp.

Fan Zigai couldn't help being angry, and said, "Who are you? What is your official position?"

The other party saluted, and said: "My Li Chongjiu, who works under Duke Tang's command, is just white now!"

"Add to the chaos," Fan Zigai shouted, "are you bullying that there is no one in a certain camp? You don't even have an official position, how dare you speak so loudly, beat me out!"

After Fan Zigai finished speaking, the lieutenant of the Chinese Army came in with a five-color stick, and was about to pull him.

"Wait!"

It was Li Yuan who spoke out.

Li Yuan came forward and said: "Why don't you listen to him, Lingjun, if it is rude, it will not be too late to hit the stick again."

And Princess Changle, who was silent all the time, also opened her mouth and said, "Mr. Fan, why don't you listen to this person."

Fan Zigai held back his breath and said, "Let's just listen, if you can't make sense, hit it!"

Li Chongjiu looked at Fan Zigai, and said in a deep voice: "The Turkic besieged us at Yanmen because we thought we would have nothing to worry about. Our troops can set up high mountains on both sides of Yanmen Pass, set up banners during the day, and sing drums at night. The Turks are suspicious. , thinking that our army is going to cross the mountain and attack the rear road, so we must retreat!"

As soon as Li Chongjiu said a word, all the generals couldn't help but look seriously, and looked at Li Chongjiu, a young man again.

Fan Zigai's face turned blue and white, and he shouted: "All the ministers in the tent are modest, you are a grassroots, dare to show off your power here, drive me out of the tent!"

The soldiers on the left and right came forward together, and they were going to take Li Chongjiu.

"I see who dares!"

As soon as the words were finished, everyone saw that it was actually Li Zhiwan who pulled out the sword from its scabbard and stopped behind him a wolf-like tiger.Li Zhiwan's phoenix eyes were awe-inspiring, and the soldiers did not dare to take a step forward.

Li Chongjiu did not expect that at this time, Li Zhiwan would stand up and protect her.Their eyes met, but they nodded in tacit understanding.This is an unreserved trust and support.

"Duke Tang, you have taught my daughter well." Fan Zigai looked at Li Yuan.

Li Yuan glanced at Fan Zigai and got up and said, "Sanniang, don't make mistakes in front of Mr. Fan. Well, you have nothing to do here, so get back!"

Everyone could see that Li Yuanming was trying to save Fan Zigai's face, but in fact he asked Huben's soldiers to go out to save Li Chongjiu and his daughter. He was really a mature and cunning person.

"Fan Gong!" A voice said leisurely.

"What orders does Your Highness Princess have?" Fan Zigai replied behind the curtain.

"Mr. Fan, I think this person's words are somewhat reasonable. Even if you don't follow him, you can't punish him."

Fan Zigai trembled when he said this. He looked at Li Chongjiu and wondered who this commoner was. Li Yuan's beloved daughter protected him for him, and she did not hesitate to draw a sword to protect him. Li Yuan was also willing to say good things for him, even Princess Changle was also born.This person... This person, is he really a commoner? Why does he feel that he is more powerful than himself.

Fan Zigai sat back on the chair and remained silent for a while.

"Mr. Fan, princess, I just have a little opinion on the next point. If there is a dispute, I will not do it. I will leave." After saying that, Li Chongjiu turned around and left.

Fan Zigai's lips moved, but he didn't say the word "Liubu".

Then Li Chongjiu cupped his fists at Li Zhiwan, thanking her for protecting her, Li Zhiwan also nodded.

Li Chongjiu didn't say a word at the moment, and exited the tent calmly.

In the end, Fan Zigai accepted Li Chongjiu's opinion. That night, the Sui army set up false flags and beat drums on the mountains on both sides of Yanmen Pass.

The Turkic cavalry at Yanmen Pass saw that they didn't know the details of the Sui army, and also saw the Sui army's flag flying behind the pass, thinking that the Sui army's reinforcements were coming again.

Sui army reinforcements arrived near Fenyang Palace.

(End of this chapter)