Datang: Only by resisting the will can one become stronger

In the morning, after only squinting for a while, Li Shimin summoned Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Hou Junji and others to discuss the military situation.

Now Du Ruhui is already quite sick and frail and coughing, but in this situation, he can only fight for his life to continue to bear the heavy military headquarters.

At this time, in the Chengqing Palace, there were only four of them, and Du Ruhui did not beat around the bush.

"Your Majesty, the minister has already done what you ordered. Several

fast horses have now left Chang'an, and the three armies of Li Jing, Chai Shao, and Cheng Yanjin have been dispatched to aid Kyoto.

"It seems that Your Majesty is now planning to stick to Chang'an, fight for time with Jieli, and wait for the arrival of reinforcements.

"However, this Chai Shao's army is the closest to Chang'an, but the number is too small, at most it can be put on a show, and it can't be used."

"As for Cheng Biting Jin's army, there are forty or fifty thousand people, and the distance is the farthest, so I can't count on it anyway.

"If you want to say that the most promising and effective one is to see General Li Jing's.

At this time, Li Shimin stood up and sighed sadly.

"Alas, what Keming said is not wrong!"

"What I am worried about now is that the troops in my hands are too thin.

"For the sake of the hearts of the ministers, I didn't say it.

"In fact, I know in my heart that these people will not be able to reach Chang'an in a short time.

"And Jieli is only a hundred miles away from Chang'an, and the most important thing at the moment is how to delay Jieli's attack and win out the time for these soldiers and horses to hurry.

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling hesitated for a long time, and the words were stuck in his throat, and he couldn't decide whether to say it or not.

He is a resourceful person, but sometimes he is too careful and cautious.

No matter how big or small, I always like to think about it, and I like to hesitate too much.

As for Li Shimin, he naturally knows him too well.

Seeing him like this, Li Shimin also said directly: "Xuanling, there are no outsiders here, what to say, what to think, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

Seeing that Li Shimin had asked for it, Fang Xuanling also said it directly.

"Your Majesty, now in this Chang'an City, the Praetorian Guard, counting the six guards of the East Palace, has a total of 30,000 horses.

"But in fact, in addition to these 30,000 horses, we actually have a brave and good soldier in the city.

Hearing his words, Li Shimin and Du Ruhui looked at him in surprise at the same time.

"Which army of soldiers and horses?"

At this time, Fang Xuanling said slowly: "After the change of Xuanwu Gate, the old department of Prince Yin, about 8,000 people, was dispersed and disrupted to the idle positions of various yamen, Jingzhao Mansion, and surrounding states and counties in Chang'an City.

"These more than 8,000 people are all elites who have experienced various wars and have outstanding combat power.

"If only they could be regrouped together and regrouped into a great army."

"Then I have three more troops in Chang'an City!" Hearing

this, Li Shimin and Du Ruhui frowned, and Hou Junji on the side objected loudly.

"The old department of the hidden prince?"

"No, no, never.

"Now it's less than a year since the Xuanwumen Change.

"These old departments of the East Palace are already holding a grudge against us.

Later, because they were scattered and placed in those difficult and bad places, it was inevitable that they would have more hatred in their hearts.

"Now that the great enemy is present, how can we give heavy troops to others?"

"Once we are facing the army of Jieli, if they go wrong behind our back, then we will really be completely ruined!"

At this time, Du Ruhui thought for a while and sighed lightly.

"Hou Junji, the brothers are on the wall, and the royal insult is outside.

"But when facing the Turkic army, they are still the people of the Tang Dynasty and the army of the Tang Dynasty.

"At the time of this national crisis, as long as it is properly controlled, the minister thinks that these soldiers can still come in handy.

"It's a pity that there is no suitable general in the city who can unite them together and drive them!"

At this moment, a eunuch suddenly came in to report that Feng Li, the general of Zuotunwei, was rushing back from Youzhou for eight hundred miles.

He said that he had important military information to report to His Majesty.

"Feng Li?!"

After hearing this name, Li Shimin's surprise was obviously much greater than that of the other three.

"Hurry up, announce his audience!" A

moment later, Feng Li was brought up and immediately gave Li Shimin a salute.

After seeing Feng Li, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui were nothing, but Hou Junji was obviously not good when he looked at him.

However, it is also understandable that Feng Li was the right-hand man of Prince Yin of Donggong at the beginning, while Hou Junji was from the Qin Palace.

Moreover, on the day of the Xuanwu Gate Change, Feng Li frantically attacked the Xuanwu Gate with two thousand henchmen, wanting to rescue the Yin Prince.

also had a big fight with Hou Junji and them.

There are too many hatreds and origins during this period.

"Feng Li! "

I ask you, didn't I send you to Youzhou to deliver the decree, why did you come back so quickly?"

Feng Li saluted again, "Back to Your Majesty, after the minister led the team to Youzhou, he caught up with the Turkic army and set out to attack Youzhou City.

At this time, Li Qiu told the minister that the Turks' move was strange.

"It's probably a plan to turn the tiger away from the mountain.

"Their ultimate goal is likely to be Chang'an and Your Majesty.

"Therefore, I asked the ministers to come to Chang'an as quickly as possible to warn Your Majesty to be careful.

After hearing this, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Hou Junji on the side were immediately stunned in surprise.

On the same day, the military intelligence sent by the king of Beiping County in an urgent manner for 800 li only said that the Turks' intentions were unclear, and they asked Chang'an not to support.

This has been admired by Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other people in the military department.

However, now this Li Qiu is even more divine, and he in Youzhou can directly expect that the Jieli army will attack Chang'an a few days later!

After hearing Feng Li's words, Li Shimin's heart was also surprised, happy, and anxious.

"Feng Li, you are back now, what about

Li Qiu?" This sentence, Li Qiu's safety is what Li Shimin is most concerned about at this time.

At this time, Feng Li frowned and shook his head.

"When the minister left in a hurry, he only left the five hundred Shenwu army to him, and then the rest of the ministers didn't know anymore.

Speaking of this, Feng Li knelt down for Li Shimin, and said very seriously:

"Your Majesty, on the way to Chang'an, the minister made a detour to General Cheng Yanjin according to Li Qiu's suggestion. "

I told him the military situation analyzed by Li Qiu, and asked General Cheng to raise troops directly and come to Chang'an with me.

"At least be prepared, and if there is a danger, he can reinforce him in time."

"And General Cheng finally chose to take a risk, and directly decided to raise 40,000 troops to come to Chang'an.

"At present, he is expected to have two days left before Chang'an City. "

The minister implores, if Your Majesty wants to punish the crime, please kill me Feng Li alone."

"Please Your Majesty don't treat Li Qiu and General Cheng for their crimes, after all, they are also for the safety of Your Majesty and the Tang Dynasty, so they have no choice but to do this!"

Hearing his words, Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Hou Junji and others were like winning the lottery.

"What, you said that Cheng Biting Jin's 40,000 army is still a few days away from Chang'an City?!!!".