Datang: My apprentice is Li Chengqian

Chapter 40 Am I a person afraid of gossip?

The Turks moved quickly.

In mid-August, Li Shimin officially received news of the Turkic invasion.

By the end of August, Yuchi Jingde had already fought a fierce battle with the Turks in Jingyang.

Yuchi Jingde, who was listed alongside Qin Qiong as the gate god, was unstoppable. He captured the Eastern Turkic general Ash Dewubupi alive, and killed more than a thousand Turkic cavalrymen. .

However, no matter how brave Yuchi Jingde was, his subordinates were only a few thousand people.

It is impossible to stop the advance of the East Turkic army by relying on these thousands of people.

In just a few days, Jieli led the main force to the Weishui River and approached Chang'an City.

This time, Jieli went south with 20 soldiers.

Now the army is lined up on the north bank of the Weishui River, the banners fluttering for tens of miles, and the capital trembles for a while.

Even if Li Shimin and others had already planned how to retreat in advance, they still had no confidence in their hearts.

Li Shimin, who had just ascended the throne, ushered in his first major test.

"Your Majesty, Keming has already gone to Tuli's camp. With his eloquence, he can definitely persuade Tuli to watch the fun. The more fruitful the Eastern Turkic army's victory this time, the less likely it is that Tuli will regain Khan's throne. , as long as you explain the truth clearly to him and promise a certain benefit, he will definitely not contribute."

On the wall of Chang'an City, Li Shimin led a group of people standing there.

Although they couldn't see the Turkic army on the edge of the Wei River, everyone could feel the solemnity in the air.

The Eastern Turkic Army is really only one step away from Chang'an City.

Once they appear under the city of Chang'an, it will definitely deal a major blow to Li Shimin's prestige.

"Once Keming comes back, I plan to go to Weishui in person and meet Jieli alone."

Obviously, Li Shimin has accepted Qin Qiong's proposal, and he is going to have someone drive a wedge between the Turkic people, and then he will make an empty plan to calculate Jieli.

With Jieli Khan's suspicious character, the possibility of being recruited is definitely very high.

Of course, before that, there will definitely be some conflicts between the two sides.

"Your Majesty, it's too risky to do this. No one in the Tang Dynasty can do it, but you can't do without Your Majesty. I am willing to go to Weishui for His Majesty and discuss with Jieli Khan about withdrawing troops."

Changsun Wuji was the first to stand up and express his opposition.

"Wuji, if that's not the case, then do you have a better way? Xieli claims to have an army of 20, even if there is a bluff in it, there are still [-] cavalry.

With the current strength of [-] troops in our hands, there is no chance of winning against the [-] elite Turkic cavalry.It would be better to take advantage of the stable situation in Chang'an City and quickly find a way to persuade the Turks to return. "

Li Shimin naturally didn't want to take risks.

But there is no way, if he doesn't take risks at this time, Datang's country may be gone.

"Your Majesty, the walls of Chang'an City are so high and thick that even if the Turks have hundreds of thousands of troops, it will not be so easy to capture them. As long as we guard the city, the Turks will definitely retreat after being unable to attack for a long time."

Feng Deyi also put forward his own point of view.

Veteran ministers like them definitely don't want Li Shimin to take risks.

Anyway, when the time comes, the Turkic people will not be able to take down Chang'an City, so they will definitely withdraw their troops, and everyone can still live a good life.

However, obviously not everyone had the same idea as Feng Deyi.

"Weichen is willing to take a trip to the Wei River with His Majesty! Just like what Shu Bao said, the Turkic people are actually not monolithic, as long as they find a way, they can be defeated individually.

At that time, we will attack the Turkic camp on a small scale to let them know that even if so many troops are stationed in Weishui, it is not safe.

It also let them see that Datang's soldiers and horses are powerful, although they are not as good as the Turkic people, but they are not easy to handle. "

Fang Xuanling was good at planning, after repeated thinking, he felt that Li Shimin's Weishui trip had a [-]% to [-]% chance of success.

For Datang, who was in an unfavorable situation, this was already a very high probability, and it was completely worth the risk.

"My minister is also willing to follow His Majesty to the Wei River!"

Gao Shilian, who was on the side, saw that Li Shimin had made up his mind to go to Weishui to meet Jieli for a while, and immediately stood up and expressed his willingness to follow.

Other officials and generals also followed suit and expressed their willingness to go together.

"This time, when I go to Weishui, except for the suspicious soldiers behind me, I only need to bring a few people with me."

Li Shimin fought in the south and the north, and he is a person who has seen the world.

Only Li Shimin, who is similar to the founding emperor, has the courage to do this kind of thing that is almost single-handedly facing the opponent, and then he can do it successfully.

……

"What? Your Majesty wants me to follow him to Weishui?"

In Xuanwumen, Qin Xiedao, who had just signed in, received a very strange order.

"Yes, go to Mingde Gate and wait now, we will be leaving soon!"

Regardless of whether Qin Xiedao agreed or disagreed, the visitor immediately returned to the Daxing Palace, leaving behind a dazed Qin Xiedao.

"Xie Dao, it seems that His Majesty trusts you very much, and actually transferred you from Xuanwu Gate to your side for use."

Chang He looked at Qin Xiedao enviously.

Like this kind of opportunity to fight against opponents, Chang He really wants it.

However, Li Shimin arranged for him to guard the Xuanwu Gate, and he dared not refuse.

"Your Majesty is surrounded by fierce generals. Whether it is General Cheng, General Yuchi, or General Zhang and General Hou, they are all very skilled. Why did you call me over?"

"I heard that you once defeated Shubao with a single move at the gate of the Qin Mansion. Maybe His Majesty believed it, thinking that you are really a rare peerless master."

Although Chang He said a fact, the tone of his words was obviously full of ridicule.

Obviously, he didn't believe that Qin Xiedao really defeated Qin Qiong with his strength that day.

"General Chang, if I go to the Wei River today, will I not be able to come back tomorrow?"

Qin Xiedao feels heartbroken for the opportunity he will miss to sign in tomorrow.

This means that I seem to have missed a stunt.

Obviously Datang could win this time without himself, why did Li Shimin call himself in?

Although Qin Xiedao was unwilling in every possible way, but with his small arms and legs, how could he dare to disobey the order?

"You are already serving as an servant by His Majesty's side, do you still care about whether you can order tomorrow? Don't worry, no one will gossip about you at this moment."

Qin Xie said: ...

Am I a person who is afraid of gossip?

I am afraid of missing one or several opportunities to sign in.

(End of this chapter)