Chapter 48 The prince is lost
Different times, same place.
Jie Li, who was wearing a strong aura, rode on the horse, staying at the position where Zhishi Soul was staying last time, and looked into Chang'an City under the morning light.
The weather is very good and the view is clear.
Even though it was more than ten miles away, Jie Li could still clearly see the Tang Dynasty dragon flag flying on the top of the city.
"Soon, this city is ours, Shibozi, my nephew."
Asina Shibob, the son of Bikhan of the previous generation of the Turks, ruled the large grasslands in the eastern Turks. Most of the territory bordered Goguryeo, and was separated from the Tang Dynasty by the Yinshan Mountains. Some of the territory was close to Youzhou, so it is also called Tuli Little Khan.
Compared to Jie Li's arrogance, Tu Li seemed a little hesitant, and also looked at the city in the distance, undecided: "Shan, Zhihuo Shu has not returned yet, will there be any problem in this?"
"Hahaha..., Shibozi, you are too proud of Tang State."
Jie Li was full of energy and pointed the horse whip in his hand at the distant Chang'an City: "Men Khan's army of millions of troops entered Chang'an. Even if the children of Tang had the courage to do so, they would not dare to make things difficult for the sake of thinking."
Except for the teams separated from the two wings, Jie Li's main formation was at most 150,000 troops, and even if they added war horses, cattle and sheep, they were less than one million.
But, no matter whether you believe it or not, Jie Li himself believes it.
Tuli thought about it and felt that Li Shimin would not be so stupid. He killed the envoys without stopping when the army was approaching.
"Since Zheng has no power to think, how should we deal with it next?"
"Let's wait first, wait until the left and right army takes Jingyang and Xianyang, and then Chang'an is surrounded on three sides, and the morale of the army is unstable. Even if the Tang Dynasty children are full of wisdom, they will probably not escape the hands of their khan."
Jie Li tried hard to recall the advice of his wife before leaving, but he lacked wisdom and thought about it and only thought about the above few words.
This time he went south, and before leaving, his wife, Jie Li, inherited from his brother, that is, the former Princess Sui Yicheng, once analyzed the powerful relationship of going south to the Tang Dynasty for him.
The Tang Dynasty had changed its power, the turbulent state of the court, and the morale of the army was unstable. In order to suppress the opposition forces in the country, the Tang emperor would inevitably send troops to suppress it.
As a result, Chang'an's troops were empty and Baye Gu was restrained in the north. The 200,000 Turkic troops were enough to subvert this empire that had just been established.
At that time, as long as a former Sui royal family member is supported to be a puppet emperor, the Turks may not be able to reproduce the glory of the Tuoba clan of the Northern Wei Dynasty in the past.
The idea is very correct, both strategically and tactically, it is so impeccable.
Jie Li thought about it in the blink of an eye and agreed to Princess Yicheng's proposal and headed south!
Anyway, August is the time when the war horses are fat and strong, so they are idle. They are still idle. They are hugging grass and hitting rabbits and going to the south to stroll their legs. Even if they can't beat Chang'an, it's good to grab some food and grass.
You can't say that Jie Li has no ambitions, you can only say that the Turks have this personality and are content with the situation.
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Chang'an, Li Shimin, who had already received the news, got up in the middle of the night. If it weren't for the fact that it wasn't dawn, his vision was bad and he was afraid that the thunder in his palm would be inaccurate, so he would have taken Changsun Wuji and others to the Wei River to talk to Jie Li.
After preparing for half a month, in order to wait for Jie Li, Li Laoer didn't even care about Luo Yi's rebel, what I was looking for today?
Finally, it was dawn. Li Shimin, who had changed into the suit of General Tiance again, rode a high-headed horse and met with Changsun Wuji, Gao Shilian, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other six people in front of Tai Chi Palace. He waved his hand to Queen Changsun who was coming to see him off with a relaxed look on his face: "Go back, just Jie Li would not have mobilized such a group of troops."
Empress Changsun has long been used to such farewell scenes, and she didn't say anything like waiting for you to return. She just simply sorted out the cloak behind Li Shimin: "The war is fierce and dangerous, Erlang is careful."
"I'll pay attention." Li Shimin smiled proudly, and glanced at the concubines, princes and princesses who were seeing him off one by one. After looking at him for a long time, he felt that something was missing. Suddenly his eyes narrowed: "Wait, where has Chengqian gone?"
Yes, where is the prince?!
The situation was chaotic just now and no one noticed it. When Li Shimin mentioned it, everyone noticed that Li Chengqian had not come.
The emperor personally led the army to fight, but the prince was not on the list of seeing off. Are you teasing me?
Empress Changsun was quite helpless and sighed, "Chengqian was summoned by the Supreme Emperor last night. Now I think it's on the Xuanwu Gate."
There is no way, who made the Supreme Emperor and Li Chengqian a card friend? Every time three miss one, Li Yuan would summon him to make up the numbers.
After hearing Empress Changsun’s explanation, Li Shimin always felt a little confused.
He could understand that the old man gradually let himself go after abdicating, but Li Chengqian was not the kind of boy who was ignorant of importance. He was still having fun even though he knew that Li Lao Er might go to war at any time.
Uh, wait.
It doesn't seem to be very correct to say this.
If that kid knew the severity, he would never have been able to die with Cheng Yaojin in his palm.
Although he was confused, Li Shimin did not send anyone to find Li Chengqian.
Well, it’s mainly because it’s too late. Even if you have a nightmare, you have to ask someone to calculate it. I dare not miss the time to go to war.
He waved his hand and signaled everyone who came to see him off to do whatever he should do. Li Chengqian took Changsun Wuji and others to Xuanwu Gate.
Since that night more than two months ago, Xuanwu Gate has been listed as a forbidden area. If it weren't for the surprise of Jie Li this time, the city gate would have been closed.
However, what surprised Li Shimin was that he did not see Li Chengqian in Xuanwu Gate. He asked Chang He, who was stationed here, to say that the prince had never been there.
Now, it’s not just Li Shimin, but even Changsun Wuji is also frustrated.
The fight was about to begin, but the prince disappeared. What a fuss?!
In fact, Li Chengqian didn't run too far, and was squatting about ten miles away from the outer city. If he looked up, he could even see the rosacea on Jie Li's face.
Beside Li Chengqian, there is the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan dressed in short clothes.
The old and the young squatted in a bamboo forest on the south bank of the Wei River. There were three hundred people covered with branches and their faces were painted green with grass juice.
Because of the close distance, Li Chengqian could even hear the conversation between Jie Li and Tu Li on the other side of the river.
However, the opposite side was speaking Turkic, and he couldn't understand it, so he could only rely on the master to translate a sentence for him without a word.
Over time, patience gradually fades away.
Chapter completed!