I’m Marquis in Great Tang

Li Shimin’s large-scale withdrawal of troops has set the final tone of this battle.

Li Shimin, lost!

Great Tang, lost!

When the army quickly evacuated, the Xia Country army in the rear was also chasing quickly. The two sides chased and fled, and in a blink of an eye, they had arrived in Guazhou City. But now, Li Shimin did not dare to enter Guazhou City, but left with the army in a hurry.

When Li Shimin was evacuating, Zhangsun Wuji had been following Li Shimin. Zhangsun Wuji saw the Xia Country army chasing from behind. While running on his horse, he shouted: “His Majesty, the situation is unfavorable right now. Do you want to adjust the Profound Armor to attack and let the Profound Armor to intervene in the battlefield and counterattack? Du Qi’s chase.”

“no!”

Li Shimin refused without thinking.

Profound Armor fine riding is the last resort, especially after Li Shimin saw that Du Qi has a giant elephant in his hands, he knew that even with Profound Armor fine riding, it would be invincible. In front of the elephant soldiers, even if the Profound Armor Jingqi played in battle, it would only be rubbed against the ground.

At this time, you can only retreat.

Hearing this, Zhangsun Wuji no longer speaks much, he can only retreat with Li Shimin.

The team kept evacuating.

Time passed, and soon it was far away from Guazhou City. After all, in Guazhou City, the city gate has been bombed and the city has fallen. Li Shimin led the army into the station again, it was from the courting death road, so the army led by Li Shimin fled all the way and went directly to the direction of Shazhou. When Li Shimin ran to the border of Guazhou and approached Shazhou, the army stopped and there were no chasing soldiers behind.

Li Shimin rolled over and got off his horse, breathing a long sigh of relief, and ordered a rest on the spot.

At the same time, he ordered an inventory of losses.

Less than one hour, Li Shimin’s army has been counted.

Zhangsun Wuji came to Li Shimin’s side, with a sad expression on his face, and said: “His Majesty, the losses of this battle have been counted. Our army has only more than 30,000 left. People, as well as the Profound Armor that was never used by 5,000. The rest of the army either fled, or was beheaded, or was captured by Du Qi. The army of more than 200,000 was completely defeated.”

Li Shimin’s complexion changed abruptly.

The loss is too great.

We must know that when Li Shimin sent troops, there were more than 200,000 soldiers and nearly 300,000 soldiers and horses, even including the power of Goguryeo, Silla and Turkic, that was 300,000 horses. By now, there are only more than 30,000 people left. Especially when this battle is lost, Guazhou must be lost, and it is impossible to take it back.

Li Jing is gone.

Duan Zhixuan is also dead.

Not to mention the loss of soldiers, and the loss of territory.

Li Shimin’s mood is extremely bad, his mood fluctuates, and his heart is even more stagnant. At this moment, Li Shimin even lost his thoughts, feeling that life is better than death.

Suddenly, Li Shimin only felt that his throat was sweet, and he opened his mouth and spewed a mouthful of red blood.

Li Shimin’s Essence, Qi, and Spirit suddenly differ a lot.

Incomparably decadent.

Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly persuaded: “His Majesty, our battle with Du Qi is just a defeat in the first battle. Great Tang is rich in natural treasures and has a strong national strength. Even if this battle is defeated, we still There is a chance to reverse the situation. His Majesty, don’t care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, we can fight again.”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly: “Fuji, the losses in this battle are too great. Li Jing fell, and Duan Zhixuan was killed. Nearly 300,000 troops were lost. There is no one in ten. Our generals have fought for decades and have never had such a big defeat!”

Speaking of this, Li Shimin feels sad.

I am even more sad.

Zhangsun Wuji said with relief: “His Majesty, this is not the time for decadence. Du Qi is very ruthless and a brutal man. He has taken Guazhou now and will definitely continue to attack. We must now consider how to deal with it. Please His Majesty be refreshed and get ready to fight again.”

As Zhangsun Wuji said, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong and the others on the side, too They all encouraged Li Shimin to cheer up, because Great Tang couldn’t live without Li Shimin.

Great Tang, don’t mess around.

Li Shimin, as a monarch, can’t stand alone. Once Li Shimin panicks and ignores government affairs, the consequences will be disastrous.

Li Shimin looked at the expectant eyes and the worries in each eye. He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and said: “I and Du Qi, I will not give up.”

paused, Li Shimin continued: “Don’t worry, I know what to do and what not to do. Right now, it’s not a time of sadness, I know I have to cheer up and deal with it.”

Zhangsun Wuji said : “All Listens to your Majesty.”

Li Shimin said: “Enlightened Sovereign has been defeated so far, and there is no Enlightened Sovereign.”

Zhangsun Wuji He said with relief: “His Majesty, in fact, did you find out that although we were defeated in this battle, we played out Du Qi’s disadvantages and advantages, and also figured out all Du Qi’s hole cards. We did lose a lot in this battle. Soldiers, it’s actually a bargain. Because we will fight Du Qi next, so we don’t have a black eye and don’t know anything. Now, we can prescribe the right medicine.”

paused, Zhangsun Wuji said:” In some ways, this is actually a good thing.”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly.

He knows that Zhangsun Wuji is comforting him.

Li Shimin sighed and said: “Wuji, you don’t have to comfort me. I know this.”

Zhangsun Wuji shook the head, saying: “His Majesty, the minister is speak frankly. It’s a very simple truth. We fought with Xia Country Du Qi before. We were afraid of Xia Country’s weapons and did not dare to fight.”

“Actually, we fought in Guazhou City, although the city was Blasting away, although Du Qi’s offensive is fierce, the two sides fought at close range. Our Great Tang army crushed Du Qi’s army.”

“That is the end, because of Du Qi’s elephant soldiers. It appeared that the situation was reversed and we were defeated.”

Zhangsun Wuji said: “Du Qi’s army seems to be tyrannical, but in fact it is not invincible. Because of sufficient understanding, Next, we can know the situation more clearly, and the battle will be easier.”

Li Shimin said: “This remark has some truth, but in fact it is to comfort ourselves. We are now defeated. When the news comes out, it will inevitably cause an uproar.”

Zhangsun Wuji said: “His Majesty, there is no way. This is the end of the matter. What we need to consider now is to deal with Du Qi and do a good job of continuing peace. Du Qi prepares for battle.”

Li Shimin nodded.

Zhangsun Wuji said again: “His Majesty, there is still something involved now. Du Qi must continue to advance, so after we evacuated, we will continue to organize troops to fight again when we return to Shazhou.”

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Li Shimin said: “Fighting again is a must.”

To this point, it is meant to be ready for the next battle.

Li Shimin’s eyes narrowed and he was silent for a moment. He opened the mouth and said: “What I am worried about now is Li Jing’s business.”

Zhangsun Wuji said: “His Majesty, Duke of Wei is greatly favored by His Majesty, and is the Important Ministers of Great Tang. Moreover, the soldiers who fled back have also said that Duke of Wei was captured, but he would rather die than surrender. Duke of Wei and Su Dingfang Na Ni The thief is different. Su Dingfang is young and easily affected. Duke of Wei is different. He will definitely not be affected.”

“I hope.”

Li Shimin’s heart is a little worried.

But I can’t say why.

Li Shimin stopped talking and rested on the spot. After the army rested, he set off to continue on his way.

This time I went directly to Shazhou.

The Shazhou Provincial Governor is Wei Shuyu, the son of Wei Zheng. When the army led by Li Shimin arrived in Shazhou day and night, Wei Shuyu personally led people out of the city to greet them. Because this way, a crowd of people eat and sleep and sleep, it is very hard. Wei Shuyu settled Li Shimin’s army and placed Li Shimin in the Provincial Governor House.

After the arrangements were made, Wei Shuyu mobilized the soldiers and sent some food to the army.

This way, soldiers are very hard.

Need food to restore strength.

Wei Shuyu arranged everything properly before returning to the Provincial Governor to meet Li Shimin. Li Shimin admired Wei Shuyu’s actions, and praised them one after another. Wei Shuyu replied modestly, and when the soldiers had finished reporting, Wei Shuyu stood up and left.

Li Shimin temporarily rested in the Provincial Governor Mansion, but Li Shimin never took a rest. Instead, he arranged for Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng to come to discuss the matter and discuss the next countermeasures.

When the three of them were discussing matters, they had a letter from Cháng’ān.

Sent from a bad person.

Li Shimin was shocked when he saw the content of the letter. The information recorded in the letter is surprisingly about Li Jing. When Li Shimin finished reading the letter, he was angry and threw the letter in his hand to the ground.

Zhangsun Wuji sighed.

It must be bad news again.

Zhangsun Wuji got up and picked up the letter. When he saw the content of the letter, his expression froze.

Wei Zheng was curious and worried, and asked quickly: “Duke of Qi, what is going on?”

Zhangsun Wuji said: “It’s Li Jing’s. My family, Li Family members have all disappeared from Cháng’ān. The conditions of these people are exactly the same as those of Su Dingfang in the past, and they were taken away by Du Qi’s people.”

Wei Zheng heard that, too For its discoloration.

At the beginning, Su Dingfang was taken by Du Qi, and then Su Ding’s family also disappeared from Cháng’ān, and then Su Dingfang worked for Du Qi. Until now, Li Jing’s family has also disappeared from Cháng’ān. Obviously, Li Jing may also be working for Du Qi.

We must know that from the defeat of Li Jing at Sanqiu Mountain, to the battle between Li Shimin and Du Qi at Guazhou City, and the defeat of Li Shimin, now that Li Shimin has just arrived in Shazhou, time is still It didn’t take long.

By the way, Li Jing’s family has disappeared. It can be seen that since Li Jing was taken by Du Qi, everything has started. Otherwise, Li Jing’s family will not disappear from Cháng’ān so quickly.

The atmosphere in the study is solemn.

Everyone looks solemn.

Li Shimin, who was sitting in the main position, looked even more sinking. Li Jing’s obedience to Du Qi will definitely have a great impact on Li Shimin and even Great Tang.

“dong! dong!”

Just then, there was another knock on the door outside the room.

Zhangsun Wuji got up to open the door, and there was a bad humane: “Duke of Qi, this is the latest news from Cháng’ān.”

Zhangsun Wuji took the letter and took it. In front of Li Shimin, he said: “His Majesty, this is the news just sent by the bad guy, it is the situation in Cháng’ān.”

Li Shimin took it and started to look again. He looked down, the expression on his face suddenly darkened, and again angrily threw the letter in his hand directly on the ground.

Zhangsun Wuji picked up the letter again.

After he saw it, his cheek was twitched, but he couldn’t help but sigh.

News from Li Jing again.

This time, without waiting for Wei Zheng to ask, Zhangsun Wuji said: “The news came from the bad guys. After Li Jing’s family left Cháng’ān with their front feet, the news came out in Chang’an City on the back feet. It is said that His Majesty’s army encountered obstacles at the Guazhou border, and Li Jing led his army to submit to Du Qi. Now the whole Cháng’ān, and even other places in Great Tang, have begun to spread the news of Li Jing’s surrender.”

paused, Zhangsun Wuji continued: “Li Jing is the pillar of Great Tang. He submits to Du Qi and has a great influence on us.”

Wei Zheng’s expression has also changed again and again. .

The situation is not good!

The current situation is not only the defeat of Li Shimin, but also because of Li Jing’s surrender, the rear is a bit messy.

Zhangsun Wuji said solemnly: “His Majesty, the minister thinks that after the surrender of Li Jing. The current situation is a bit different. The current fight is going to be adjusted. “

Li Shimin said: “How to adjust?”

Zhangsun Wuji said: “Crown Prince supervises the country, but after all, Crown Prince is young and lacks prestige. It is difficult to stabilize the situation in the rear. Therefore, under the premise that Li Jing surrendered to Du Qi, the minister believed that His Majesty should return to Cháng’ān and sit in the rear to stabilize the rear situation. Even if we want to go to war with Du Qi, we need a stable rear. If everything goes wrong in the rear, the situation It’s not good.”

Li Shimin thought about it for a while, and then heard: “After I return, who will command the frontline army?”

“Li Xiaogong!”

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Zhangsun Wuji’s eyes flashed a bright light.

He had sharp eyes and said: “Among the clan, Li Xiaogong is a good fighter. His influence is no less than that of Li Jing. With Li Xiaogong, he can stabilize the military’s mind. Moreover, Li Xiaogong is Du Qi’s father-in-law, and if Li Xiaogong is there, Du Qi will be constrained. Therefore, the Small Official suggested that Li Xiaogong lead the battle.”

Li Shimin carefully considered it after hearing this.

Wei Zheng said: “His Majesty, according to Duke of Qi’s analysis, it does have certain benefits to let the Prince of County play in Hejian. However, there are also certain risks. In case of Prince of Hejian of County, I went straight to Du Qi, how can I do it?”

“Impossible!”

Zhangsun Wuji didn’t even think about it, so he answered directly.

He had sharp eyes and analyzed: “First, Li Xiaogong is the Great Tang clan after all, a surnamed Li. Second, even if Li Xiaogong is playing, Li Xiaogong’s family members are still in Cháng’ ān. Third, Great Tang is the root of Li Xiaogong, he is impossible to leave at will.”

paused, Zhangsun Wuji said again: “And His Majesty arranged for Li Xiaogong to preside over the army, and it may not be Li Xiaogong. If a person is arbitrary, there will be someone who can secretly restrain him and make him impossible to surrender at will.”

Wei Zheng stopped talking.

After all, Zhangsun Wuji is eloquent.

Zhangsun Wuji looked towards Li Shimin, who never made a statement, and said: “His Majesty, this matter will take too much time. To decide, you must make a quick decision.”

Li Shimin Breathes deeply: “Li Xiaogong’s arrangement as the coach can be used as the first choice. Once the plan cannot be arranged, how to arrange it? Who will be the coach?”

Zhangsun Wuji heard it and knew it was done.

Li Shimin has agreed.

Zhangsun Wuji thought a little, and then said: “His Majesty, if Li Xiaogong has setback here, he will not be able to go out as the coach. Then the minister thinks that the most suitable person to lead the army is Li Ji. Although Li Ji is less prestigious than Li Xiaogong, Li divine ability and the others, and less influential than Li Jing. However, Li Ji is a Confucian general who can govern not only the army but also the locality. Such a person leads the battle. Only in order to stabilize the situation.”

Li Ji and his person are also famous in history.

Is one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion.

Li Ji’s original name was Xu Shiji. After he returned to Great Tang, Li Yuan gave the country a surname and changed his name to surnamed Li. When Li Shimin ascended the throne, he was renamed Li Ji because he avoided Li Shimin’s “世”.

In the romance novels of later generations, Li Ji is Xu Maogong, the military master of Wagangzhai, which can be regarded as exhaustive.

This is a very powerful person.

Li Shimin listened and thought a little, then nodded: “In this case, appoint Li Xiaogong as the head coach and Li Ji as the deputy commander. When I return to Cháng’ān, I will arrange this personally. When the time comes, I will send a decree to Li Ji, telling him that if there is a change, he will have full control of the army. If Li Xiaogong is unwilling to be the head coach, he will appoint Li Ji as the head coach and command the army to meet Du Qi’s army.”

Zhangsun Wuji praised: “All Listens to your Majesty!”

Wei Zheng also said: “All Listens to your Majesty!”

After Li Shimin decided on his strategy, he stopped delaying Time, mobilize Profound Armor to evacuate. However, Li Shimin has to withdraw. For the time being, Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng will not leave, because Zhangsun Wuji and Wei Zheng will be responsible for stabilizing the situation in Guazhou during Li Shimin’s departure, and even organize troops to prepare to resist Du Qi’s army. .