In Li Shimin's imagination, his dear fourth brother should look like this miserable and pitiful now.
Holding a sword in one hand, he knelt on one knee, his hair was disheveled, his face was pitch-black, and there was still blood left over from the war at the corner of his mouth. He even scolded his second brother for not sending troops to save him.
But in fact, Li Yuanji was eating barbecue.
Accompanying him to have barbecue was Xue Deyin.
"Your Highness, it has been several days, but we still haven't seen King Qin's army come to rescue. I'm afraid he won't come again. According to the news from outside, after Zheng Rentai's troops and horses were completely wiped out, there was no movement in Shanyang.
." Xue Deyin slowly tore off a piece of meat and put it into his mouth.
Eating barbecue in the La Valley is a unique experience.
Li Yuanji sneered and said: "What's weird about this? He wants me to die in battle, so why would he send troops to rescue me? Mr. Xue, I have entrusted my life and property to you this time."
Xue Deyin pursed her lips and smiled, appearing both reserved and unfathomable.
"Your Highness also saw it, but the Turks surrounded it but refused to attack."
Li Yuanji laughed loudly.
After a pause, he asked: "Tell me, will King Qin be fooled by your next plan?"
"I don't know." Xue Deyin said: "I'm not afraid to tell His Highness that with King Qin's sense of smell, if you want to deceive him, you have to pay a high enough price. And this price will have to be borne by the Turks. Are you willing to cooperate?
, we don’t know.”
Li Yuanji said dissatisfied: "You should understand that if you cannot kill him this time, then the sacrifices I have made cannot be made up for."
Xue Deyin nodded and said: "My subordinates know, but this matter depends on Liu Wenjing."
Liu Wenjing......
Li Yuanji hummed: "You really can't underestimate me. Liu Wenjing was demoted to Shuozhou, and yet he can still be used like this."
"This is not surprising. Your Highness should know that when the Saint raised his army, it was Liu Wenjing who went to the Turks for help. He knew many people in the Turks. Being able to persuade Jie Li this time shows that this person is still dangerous."
"Take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of him?" Li Yuanji asked.
Xue Deyin nodded, "Putting blame on others."
"But where is the prince?" Li Yuanji hesitated.
Xue Deyin smiled slightly, "It doesn't matter. After getting rid of King Qin's big worry, the prince will not pursue those matters. Besides, after King Qin dies, will your highness still need to get close to the prince?"
Li Yuanji smiled heartily and said, "Okay, I am looking forward to that day."
In a few days, Pang Qingyun led his army to the La Valley.
At this time, Ashina Simo received Jieli's order to fight and retreat, but actually let Li Yuanji go.
As Pang Qingyun and Li Yuanji returned to Shanyang, Li Shimin found out what happened, which seemed a little incredible.
"Fourth brother, how did you persist for so long?"
The Turks surrounded the La Valley with three times or even four times their troops. It is strange that Li Yuanji, a pustule, could persist for such a long time.
"Second brother doesn't seem to want to see me come back." Li Yuanji said in a bad tone.
After hearing this, Changsun Wuji smoothed things over and said, "Your Highness, King Qi, please calm down. King Qin has no intention of doing so. He just wants to know what happened. King Qi doesn't know anything. Since you were surrounded, King Qin has been crying every night, unable to control himself with sadness."
....."
"That's enough." Li Yuanji interrupted coldly, "You can keep your own jokes like this, I don't want to hear it.
Since the second brother doesn’t want to see me, I won’t get in the way here. However, when I return to Chang’an, I must tell my father everything about the war and let him make a clear decision!”
After speaking, Li Yuanji left angrily, leaving only the back of Li Shimin's head. Before coming to see Li Shimin, Xue Deyin told Li Yuanji to say less.
The less you say, the fewer flaws you reveal, and the more angry you are.
Although Li Shimin was unhappy with Li Yuanji's attitude and wondered why Li Yuanji was able to escape danger, at this moment, he had no other ideas.
Because Li Yuanji finally came back safely.
Immediately afterwards, he asked Pang Qingyun again. The answer he got was of little reference value. He just knew that the Turks did only have 30,000 troops this time.
Yu Zhining thought: "Your Highness, all the soldiers and horses under the command of King Qi have been destroyed. I am afraid that the desperate situation will break out. If you are lucky enough to escape, there should be no problem."
No problem?
Fang Xuanling frowned, always feeling that something was wrong, but he didn't know what was wrong.
In April of the fifth year of Wude, there was still a stalemate in Bingzhou. Except for King Qi's attack on the La Valley, Li Shimin made no further moves.
In Shanyang, Li Yuanji no longer talked to Li Shimin, and he no longer attended any military meetings. He just focused on drinking in the mansion and became so drunk that he fell unconscious.
It seems that he wants to vent his anger.
Li Shimin didn't bother to care about him, as long as Li Yuanji didn't cause trouble for him.
Soon, Li Shimin got the news, and Jie Li couldn't hold back his anger. He first sent troops to show off his power in Shanyang, insulted Li Yuan and lured Li Shimin to fight.
Li Shimin remained unmoved and just sent troops to guard various important places.
Later, Jieli directly sent troops to attack Shanyang.
The two sides fought fiercely for dozens of days, and the Turks suffered heavy casualties, but there was nothing they could do against Shan Yang.
As a last resort, Jieli could only order the withdrawal of troops!
The Turks withdrew their troops, and Li Shimin sent scouts to find out the news.
Soon the scouts returned.
"Your Majesty, the Turks left in a great hurry, leaving behind a large number of cattle, sheep and tents. I and others scouted along the way and found that the Turks were panicking and scrambling to escape."
Hou Junji immediately said: "Your Highness, the Turks have become timid. Please give your order. The general is willing to lead his army to chase and kill them!"
"The general is also willing." Shan Xiongxin stood up. He has not made any achievements since he surrendered to the King of Qin. This is a good opportunity.
When Hou Junji saw Shan Xiongxin jumping out to grab the credit, he immediately said unhappily: "General Shan is new here, so it's better not to be impatient."
"What do you mean?" Shan Xiongxin looked at Hou Junji unkindly. He knew that the people in Tiance Mansion were not close to him, but Hou Junji refused to give him face in public today, so he had to respond.
"That's what you think." Hou Junji sneered. A robber thief actually dared to take his credit.
Pooh!
Of course, Li Shimin knew Hou Junji's hostility towards Shan Xiongxin. Although he was unhappy with Hou Junji's indiscriminate behavior, he did not stop him.
"You are all not allowed to go. This is Jie Li's plan to lure the enemy." Li Shimin flatly refused.
He is familiar with the art of war, how could he be fooled?
Changsun Wuji also said: "Jieli has no choice but to make a desperate move to see if we will be fooled."
They are all veterans of war, so they naturally understand Jieli's little thoughts.
Lure the enemy deep and fight to the death.
The Turks are unable to attack the city, so now they have no choice but to resort to this strategy.
Haha, naive!
Since Li Shimin denied the pursuit, no one dared to ask for a fight.
Subsequently, Li Shimin sent a large number of scouts to detect the Turks' movements along the way.
Within a few days, he learned the news that the Turks had left and returned!
After hearing the news, Li Shimin burst out laughing, mocking Jie Li for being a fool and treating others as fools like him.
Seeing that Li Shimin was not fooled, Jie Li became furious and began to attack Shan Yang frantically. This attack far exceeded the previous one, and he almost broke through the city gate several times.
But Li Shimin's defensive counterattack skills had reached the top level and he was able to withstand Jie Li's pressure.
By May, there were countless bloody battles between the two sides, and there were piles of corpses under Shanyang City.
Woohoo!
The cold wind echoed with the sound of the horn.
The last wave of Turkic soldiers slowly faded away, leaving dead bodies everywhere.