Tongguan.

Liu Wenjing and Li Jing were overjoyed after reading the edicts sent from Chang'an, and said "congratulations" to each other.

Li Jing glanced at the edict and suddenly said: "Such a big happy event should not only be known to us, but should be shared with our 'friends'."

After saying that, he handed the edict to the soldiers on the side: "Send this edict to Qu Tutong so that he will be happy as well."

Liu Wenjing couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "I'm afraid he won't be happy."

When Qu Tutong saw this edict, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning, everything inside was burnt and the outside was black, and there was a roar in his ears.

Chang'an was lost and Guanzhong was controlled by Li Yuan. How could he have the face to meet the emperor?

He feels sorry for Your Majesty...

Sang Xianhe saw Qu Tutong looking like he had been severely wounded. He was suspicious and picked up the edict that fell on the ground.

After reading the edict, Sang Xianhe's expression was very dull compared to Qu Tutong's. It was obvious that he had already expected this result.

"General, Guanzhong has fallen. Since Li Yuan has ascended the throne as King Dai and supports the Sui Dynasty, why don't we surrender?"

Qu Tutong glanced sharply.

Sang Xianhe winced, and after a few breaths, he said bravely: "General, we can't even defeat Tongguan, not to mention that Chang'an is now in the hands of Li Yuan and is heavily guarded. We have no hope."

"Even if there is no hope, we cannot surrender." Qu Tutong's attitude was very firm.

Sang Xianhe continued to persuade: "Li Yuan still worships the Sui Dynasty. Your Majesty has only become the Supreme Emperor in name. Our surrender at this time is not a betrayal of the imperial court..."

"Haha." Qu Tutong sneered: "It's just Sima Zhao again."

Sang Xianhe was choked and couldn't say anything to refute for a moment.

"Needless to say, even if there is only one person left, I will not surrender." Qu Tutong issued the order: "Send the order, and in an hour, the army will start back to the east of the river."

The soldiers immediately went to deliver military orders.

"What does the general want to do?" Sang Xianhe asked.

Qu Toutong walked back to the desk and started to pack his things: "Since Chang'an cannot be saved, then we must keep Hedong and block Li Yuandong's advance."

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An hour later, Liu Wenjing received the news and discussed with Li Jing: "Qu Tutong's army has left. It seems that he has returned to Hedong. Should we pursue him?"

Li Jing was a little hesitant: "Tang Gong asked us to guard Tongguan. If we leave, what if other rebels take advantage of the situation and sneak in?"

Liu Wenjing frowned: "Changsun Shunde and Liu Hongji who attacked Hedong originally only had 50,000 men, but they have not captured Hedong until now, and the number of soldiers was also very high.

"Now that Qu Tutong leads the reinforcements back to Hedong, he will definitely attack Changsun Shunde and others from both sides. They are in danger."

However, Tongguan did not have enough troops, so Li Jing was in a difficult position.

At this time, Chang He walked in quickly and said to them: "Sima, General, the Duke of Qin has led the army outside the city."

Liu Wenjing was stunned for a moment before she realized who Duke Qin was, and then walked out excitedly: "Let's go out of the city to welcome Erlang."

Several people arrived outside the city. After the ceremony, Li Shimin asked, "Where is Qu Tutong?"

Liu Wenjing replied: "Two quarters of an hour ago, Qu Tutong retreated. It seems that he is returning to Hedong."

When Li Shimin heard this, he quickly said: "Zhaoren, you stay and guard Tongguan. I will go after Qu Tutong now. Medicine Master, you take the Xuanjia Army and follow."

Zhaoren is Liu Wenjing's nickname, and Pharmacist is Li Jing's nickname.

Li Jing immediately went to summon the Xuanjia Army in Tongguan City, and Li Shimin led the army first.

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The soldiers in the rear hurriedly caught up with Qu Tutong and reported: "General, there are pursuers in the rear."

Qu Tutong was shocked and immediately ordered: "Stop moving forward."

Then he jumped off the horse and lay down on the ground to listen. The ground shook and the sound of horse hooves sounded loudly. It seemed that there were many people.

At this time, the scout in charge of the survey rushed over in a panic: "General, this is Li Yuan's army. It is initially estimated that there are more than 10,000 people."

Qu Tutong thought for a while and said to Sang Xianhe: "I will leave 10,000 people for you. You stay to hold them back, and the others will go back with me to support Hedong."

Sang Xianhe disagreed: "General, the opponent only has more than 10,000 people, and we still have 30,000 people. Even if we face them, we have a great chance of winning."

"No." Qu Tutong shook his head: "The situation in Hedong is serious. I must rush back immediately."

After saying that, Qu Tutong left 10,000 troops to Sang Xianhe and took the others to speed up to Hedong.

Sang Xianhe was a little disappointed when he saw Qu Tutong leaving.

The general glanced at Sang Xianhe and asked cautiously: "What should we do now?"

Sang Xianhe exhaled a breath and said solemnly: "Set up the formation."

Soon, Li Shimin's army met Sang Xianhe's army.

Wang Yu was a little excited: "Oh~ someone is blocking the road."

Li Shimin glanced at her, raised his right hand and was about to give the order to attack, but was startled by the scene opposite.

Sang Xianhe, who was standing at the front, threw away the weapon in his hand and shouted loudly: "We are willing to surrender to the Prime Minister and be loyal to the Prime Minister."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Sui soldiers lined up behind him threw down their weapons and shouted in unison: "We are willing to surrender to the Prime Minister and be loyal to the Prime Minister."

Wang Yu: "..."

With such a big battle, she thought she was going to attack them, but she didn't expect to surrender.

Daquan's excited voice came from behind: "It's great, we don't have to fight anymore."

When the rebel soldiers saw this scene, they were all surprised.

Li Jing and more than 400 Xuanjia Army soldiers who had just caught up were shocked. These people attacked Tongguan and did not think of surrendering when they could not capture it for a long time. Why did they surrender when they saw Li Shimin now?

Could it be that it was taken from Li Shimin’s military might?

Li Jing searched the crowd on the opposite side and finally found the reason: "Qin Guogong, Qu Tutong ran away and took away 20,000 horses."

Li Shimin sat on the horse, glanced across the way, and then said to Li Jing: "Don't worry, collect these people first."

When they gathered Sang Xianhe's army and chased them all the way to the outside of Hedong City, they happened to see Qu Tutong's army entering the city.

Li Shimin immediately ordered: "Cut down the trees and build siege equipment."

Changsun Shunde and Liu Hongji came over and said, "I have met the Duke of Qin."

They had seen the edict and knew that everyone had been promoted to official positions.

"You have worked hard these days. Leave the rest to me."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he glanced at the men and horses behind them, "It seems that Hedong City is a tough guy. You have sacrificed a lot of people."

Changsun Shunde sighed: "Yes, we attacked for more than a month but couldn't capture it. The most unfortunate thing is that Sun Hua was killed in battle."

Li Yuan had already received a report about Sun Hua's death in battle, and Li Shimin also knew about it.

When Sun Hua was mentioned again at this time, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel sorry. After all, Sun Hua was once the strongest rebel leader in Guanzhong and a talented person.

It is sad to die at such a young age.

Everyone was silent for a while, and Li Shimin said to Changsun Shunde: "Find someone who is familiar with the terrain and take me to observe the surrounding terrain."
Chapter completed!