The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Jie Li, when we started the army in Jinyang, we had an agreement. I borrowed troops from you, and you followed the agreement and sent two thousand cavalrymen, and we gave you gold, silver, treasures and silk every year. Have you violated the agreement now?!"

"No." Jie Li said.

"Then what are you doing here now? Looting our people? And attacking Chang'an?!" Li Shimin asked loudly.

"I heard that some of you rebelled, so I came to see." Jie Li smiled.

"You don't have any rebels? So many people came to see, don't you have seen any rebels?" Li Shimin asked: "Jie Li, listen, I want to fight you alone. If you want to send troops, I will use my 100 people to fight against all your people!"

Then, Li Shimin looked at Tuli who was following Jie Li.

"Tuli! Follow me!" Li Shimin shouted loudly.

"I..." Tuli subconsciously looked at Jie Li.

Then he rode a horse and followed Li Shimin.

The two men walked away from Jie Li.

"Li Shimin, what do you want to do to me? Jie Li will be unhappy if you do this." Tuli said.

He and Li Shimin have been friends for a long time and are familiar with each other.

Li Shimin didn't say anything, but just chatted with Tuli about family matters, occasionally pointing in the direction of Jie Li and saying a few words.

Although he didn't say anything, Jie Li, who was not far away, saw all these actions.

He looked at Tuli and felt very unhappy.

Jie Li also knew that his Khanship should have originally belonged to this nephew.

But asking him to give up this position was not okay.

So for so many years, he was very afraid of this nephew.

He gave him benefits and status, but he was also on guard against him everywhere.

Seeing Li Shimin's posture again today, he couldn't help but have some doubts in his heart.

The Han people have a saying that before you can resist foreign aggression, you must first stabilize the internal situation. Now that Li Shimin is coming with great momentum, I don’t know what this nephew beside him has said to Li Shimin.

"Let’s go back to the grassland." Jie Li said.

Jie Li took Tuli and his team of horses and turned back to the camp.

"Your Highness, let’s go too." Cheng Yaojin said.

"No!" Li Shimin said loudly: "Just wait here! Watch them go! Once we turn around, we will be exposed."

Li Shimin relied on this momentum to intimidate the opponent, making Jie Li unsure of the Tang Dynasty’s military strength and Li Shimin. In addition, a seed of doubt was planted in Jie Li’s heart, slowly waiting for it to take root and sprout.

Li Shimin stood in the rain with a hundred cavalrymen, looking at the Turkic camp from a distance.

Jie Li returned to the military tent and looked at Tuli.

"What did he say to you?" Jie Li asked.

"He didn't tell me anything." Tuli was confused.

Li Shimin really didn't say anything to him.

"Humph, do you think I'm stupid enough to believe you?" Jie Li said, "I'll deal with you when I get back."

"Come on! Send the order to break camp and return to the grassland." Jie Li said.

When the Turks broke camp, Li Shimin was still watching from a distance with his men.

Jie Li also knew from the reports of his men that Li Shimin had not left.

"It seems that he really wants to fight us head-on." Jie Li said to himself.

However, he would never dare to face Li Shimin head-on. He knew this opponent too well. As a military opponent, Li Shimin was a bit scary.

In the distance of the camp, Cheng Yaojin watched the movements in the Turkic camp.

"Your Highness, they are making some movements." Cheng Yaojin said, "It doesn't look like they are gathering a large army. They want to leave."

"Then let them go and we'll watch them go." Li Shimin said.

"I'm worried that they will do something to us before they leave. After all, we only have about a hundred people. If they split some of their people to deal with us, it will be difficult to deal with." Yuchi Gong said.

"Jingde, you worry too much. Since they want to retreat to the grassland, they won't cause any trouble." Li Shimin said, "Tuli doesn't know how many soldiers I have. He doesn't dare to charge me head-on."

Li Shimin looked at the oilcloth package hanging behind his horse and felt relieved.

Not only him, but also several other cavalrymen with strong arms had the same oilcloth package hanging on the side of their horses.

This is what Li Fu brought back from Jingyang County last night.

Li Fu told Li Shimin that this thing was extremely powerful. When in danger, all he had to do was light the fuse and throw it into the enemy's crowd. He had to stay as far away from it as possible.

In the best case, it would not be used. If it was a dangerous moment, he had to throw it as far as he could after lighting it.In order to let Li Shimin know the power of this thing, he also found a safe place alone and ignited one.

The loud noise shook the sky, and Li Shimin and his officials were stunned.

With this thing, the officials of the Qin Wangfu felt more at ease. At least, the safety of the Qin Wang was more guaranteed.

The Turks had many cavalry. If this thing fell into the cavalry, it would not only kill people, but also scare the surrounding horses. Then, their pursuit formation would be completely messed up.

Li Fu also told them that this thing was developed to grab water for spring plowing and blow up river embankments.

Several people thought of the rift between Li Fu's manor and Pei's manor.

Naturally, they also thought of the "auspicious sign" that Pei Ji had mentioned.

Unexpectedly, this auspicious sign came from this.

Pei Ji, this old guy, is really good at making up stories.

The weather was fine in the morning, but it started to rain after Li Shimin and his men set out...

That thing can't stand water.

In the military tent, Li Fu looked at the rain outside and frowned.

"It's been raining for quite some time." Li Fu said.

"Is King Jingyang worried about His Highness?" Changsun Wuji asked.

"You have seen that thing yesterday. If you want to use it, you must light the fuse. If it's this weather..." Li Fu sighed.

"King Jingyang, don't worry. Your Highness may not need it. If it really comes to the point of needing it." Changsun Wuji said, his eyes slightly lowered: "There will be a way to ignite it."

Changsun Wuji didn't say it clearly. If it really came to such a critical moment, the 100 cavalrymen were all loyal guards of the King of Qin. They would take the thing themselves and turn around to rush into the Turkic cavalry camp.

So, the King of Qin would definitely come back safely.

"But I have to say that the thing that King Jingyang has researched is really a good thing. It is a great weapon when used in war."

The people present were all veterans who had followed King Qin to conquer the world. After seeing that thing once, they thought of countless ways to use it on the battlefield.