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Du Qi thought about it, his eyes brightened, and he admired: “Yes, yes, Shangguan Yi’s plan is very clever. A small change is equivalent to taking Li Shimin’s army Cut into two cuts. When the time comes Li Shimin In order to rush to the other Tang Army, we have too many advantages in field operations. Especially as the defensive side, Gunpowder, mines, and grenades can all come in handy.”

Lai Ji said: “The minister agrees with Mr. Shangguan’s suggestion.”

Xue Rengui said: “The minister also agrees.”

The rest of the people all expressed their opinions and all agreed. The strategy of Shangguan Yi. Because under this strategy, the Tang Army’s forces were completely mobilized, and Xia Country’s advantages could be fully utilized.

Du Qi saw that everyone had no objections, so he instructed: “Since this is the case, then the plan is set. Xue Rengui, you are responsible for arranging the dispatch so that the soldiers will enter the city immediately and bring the grain that can be brought. Prepare enough dry food, our army evacuated from Guazhou City. This Guazhou City was handed over to Li Shimin.”

paused, Du Qi said: “If people lose their land, people and land will survive. People are lost, and people and land are lost. This time, let’s fight Li Shimin and see how he responds. However, when we retreat, we must arrange ambushes to block the pursuit. Once the Tang Army has to chase us overnight, we can Be prepared to resist. It will not be covered up by the Tang Army.”

Everyone became excited when they heard Du Qi’s words, and their faces were full of high morale.

The preparation of their impatient.

Everyone went to arrange the dispatch. Xue Rengui and Ma Yuan led the army quickly into the city and went directly to the granary. Every soldier brought some food, and then the army quickly left the city. In fact, this process took more than an hour, and it was still dark at this time, and the surrounding area was still dark.

The army all returned to the camp, at this time the weapons and food in the camp were all packed.

Du Qi immediately ordered the withdrawal of troops.

The army bypassed Li Shimin’s large army camp and went all the way west. This situation was quickly discovered by a sentry arranged by Li Shimin around Du Qi camp. The sentry did not dare to delay the time, so Pegasus rushed back to the Tang Army camp.

It is past early morning, Li Shimin has been busy for a day, and because of Hou Junji’s murder, his heart is quite sad, and his mood is repeatedly agitated. Li Shimin is depressed, and he takes a rest early after handling government affairs.

When the sentinel returned the report, at first the news was reported to Zhangsun Wuji.

He is responsible for handling many messages.

Zhangsun Wuji got the news and didn’t dare to delay the time, so he immediately went to Li Shimin’s rest camp. After the soldiers notified Li Shimin, Zhangsun Wuji went directly in and saw Li Shimin wearing a thin shirt on the bed. Zhangsun Wuji reported: “His Majesty, Du Qi’s army has moved. Their army has left Guazhou City. , Set off to return to Xia Country.”

“Xia Country?”

Li Shimin frowned and asked: “Could Du Qi really plan to abandon Guazhou?”

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Zhangsun Wuji said: “The minister has also considered this issue. According to Du Qi’s nature, he should not be easy to admit defeat. Especially in the daytime battle, although Du Qi’s strength was compromised, it was relatively In other words, our losses are even greater. We fought during the day and nearly 22,000 soldiers died. Du Qi shouldn’t just leave in such a desperate way! So he gave up Guazhou, he must have a plan.”

Li Shimin said: “It’s a bit weird.”

paused, Li Shimin instructed: “Come on, please Li Jing and Wei Zheng to discuss the matter.”

The soldiers immediately went to inform. Not long after Li Jing and Wei Zheng entered, Li Shimin directly talked about Du Qi’s withdrawal, and then said: “Du Qi is doing something strange now, what do you think he means?”

Wei Zheng thought about it briefly and said: “His Majesty, the minister thinks that Du Qi’s approach is very simple. It must first target the 80,000 elites led by Duan Zhixuan. After all, Duan Zhixuan’s troops are lonely and there is no back-up. Blocking Duan Zhixuan’s back road, Duan Zhixuan is in a dire situation. As long as Du Qi destroys Duan Zhixuan, and then transfers his troops to fight with us, he will have a chance of winning.”

Li Shimin nodded and said: “Yes, yes, Du Qi continues to guard Guazhou City, hesitates everywhere, and is very passive. But Du Qi now abandons Guazhou City and picks out the pit in one go. Instead, we have to follow Du Qi’s rhythm.”

Zhangsun Wuji said: “His Majesty, the minister thinks that this is an opportunity for us. Du Qi seems to have left Guazhou City to take the initiative, but in fact he lost his foundation and his footing. The reason is that. Quite simply, this retreat of Du Qi is to actively get into the middle of us and Duan Zhixuan and be caught in the middle. In this case , We attacked at the same time as Duan Zhixuan. Du Qi’s army could not bear the pressure and would lose if it collapsed. “

Li Shimin nodded.

Whether it is Wei Zheng or Zhangsun Wuji, the analysis makes sense.

There is no one who is wrong.

Li Shimin looked towards Li Jing again and said, “Duke of Wei, what do you think of this matter? “

Li Jing stroked the gray beard under his jaw, said solemnly: “His Majesty, the minister thinks that Du Qi has indeed gotten into our double team.” There is also a problem, that is, can we break Du Qi’s defense. “

“Du Qi’s plan at the moment should be very simple. It must allocate a portion of the troops to resist our attack. Then, spare no effort attacked Duan Zhixuan. After all, Duan Zhixuan’s army has no food supplies. Once the back road is cut off and over time, Duan Zhixuan will inevitably lose. So Duan Zhixuan wanted to fight Du Qi with us on the one hand, and on the other hand, he had to attack with all his strength for himself. “

“Duan Zhixuan’s offense, as well as our offense, no matter which side it is, Du Qi will get into trouble, and Du Qi will lose in this battle. “

“But if our side cannot break through, or Duan Zhixuan is annihilated, then we will lose this battle. This is to see who is faster, and who is stronger. “

Li Jing said: “The situation is simple, but the operation is difficult. “

Li Shimin understood after listening, with sharp eyes: “This battle, we are bound to win. Du Qi took the initiative to reveal the weak spot. If we still can’t grasp it, we’ve missed the opportunity. “

paused, Li Shimin said: “I am ready to enter the army overnight. “

“Not right! “

Zhangsun Wuji opened the mouth and said: “His Majesty, nowadays, on a dark night, we entered the army overnight, and we couldn’t see clearly the situation. And Du Qi has landmines. Once he lays an ambush on the official road, he will easily ambush us, so at the moment, the minister thinks it is not suitable for pursuit. After dawn, we will pursue it again. “

paused, Zhangsun Wuji continued: “In addition, Duan Zhixuan wouldn’t be able to enter the army at night, he was defeated. After all, Duan Zhixuan has a total of 80,000 troops. Not to mention the destruction of Du Qi, it is not a problem to block Du Qi. So for now, we don’t have to rush to know Du Qi’s intentions, and we can attack Du Qi early in the morning. “

Wei Zheng also agreed.

Li Shimin saw that everyone had the same opinion, so he stopped talking, let Li Jing make overall arrangements and let everyone go to rest. After all, it’s not far from dawn, so take a little more rest.