In desperation, Jieli ordered all Turkic soldiers and horses to gather at Chitang Pass to prepare for a showdown with the Tang army.
As the Turkic troops gave up the siege of Taiyuan, Li Zhiyun immediately retreated from Yangqu, returned to Taiyuan City, and joined forces with the prince and the king of Qi.
In the lobby.
"Second brother!"
Li Zhiyun was wearing armor and a layer of white clothes. He lay on the coffin of King Qin and cried loudly. He cried so hard that he couldn't control himself and was heartbroken.
"My second brother, why did you just leave like this? What did you tell me to do? Why are you so stupid? Why are you so stupid? My second brother, my second brother, ah——!"
With a wailing voice, everyone in the hall turned their attention to him.
King Chu is really sad, everyone thought to themselves.
Dou Kang felt miserable when he saw King Chu crying. He even felt that the prince and King Qi were actually laughing when they cried.
Only the cry of King Chu was a cry from the heart.
Li Zhiyun banged his head against the coffin crazily, with tears and runny nose streaming down his face, and his face turned red from crying.
"Second brother, I don't have a second brother anymore. I don't have a second brother anymore. How can you bear to leave your little brother? How can you bear to leave me!"
Seeing that King Chu was banging his head more and more frequently, and that he was on the verge of self-harm, everyone stepped forward to try to persuade him.
"Fifth brother, Shimin is gone. No matter how sad you are, he can't survive. Now that Jie Li has not retreated, how can you hurt your body like this? Even if Shimin knew you were like this, he wouldn't be happy!
"Li Jiancheng grabbed his brother's hand and tried to persuade him heartbroken.
Li Yuanji also said: "Zhiyun, calm down, defeating Jie Li and avenging the second brother are the top priorities now. What's the use of doing this? Wake up!"
"Your Highness, King Chu, take care of yourself."
"Yes, Your Highness King Chu, you have to calm down."
The ministers spoke one after another.
Li Zhiyun's face was red, tears and snot mixed with his nose flowed to his mouth, and he looked a little disgusted.
But now, no one feels disgusted. They only feel that King Chu is showing his true feelings, and King Chu is so sad that he cannot control himself.
Du Ruhui rushed forward and covered Li Zhiyun with his sleeves. As a result, Li Zhiyun's face was covered with tears and he looked even sadder.
"Your Highness, you have to be obedient and listen to everyone's advice, Your Highness." Du Ruhui also cried.
Li Zhiyun swallowed his saliva and said in a hoarse voice: "Brother, fourth brother, I don't have a second brother anymore, I don't have a second brother anymore, I don't have a second brother anymore, woo woo woo woo!"
Li Jiancheng was slightly touched by Li Zhiyun's crying. For the uninformed fifth brother, the separation of life and death between brothers is probably the most difficult thing to accept.
He hugged Li Zhiyun, put his little brother's head in his arms, patted Li Zhiyun's back gently, and touched a layer of hard armor. He didn't think much about it, after all, Jieli's army was outside, and it was really not appropriate to remove his armor at this moment.
"Cry, fifth brother, just cry. Just cry."
After crying until the end, the King of Chu was so excited that he fainted. Everyone hurriedly carried Li Zhiyun in to rest, and asked the army doctor to diagnose and treat him.
"His Royal Highness, King Chu, is not seriously ill. It's just that he was depressed, thinking too much, and he was too sad, so he fainted. As long as he stabilizes his mood, there is no serious problem." After the doctor finished speaking, he personally prepared medicine for King Chu to take.
The next day, Li Zhiyun gradually regained consciousness.
Du Ruhui, Xue Shou, Xie Shufang, and Duan Zhixuan had been standing by Li Zhiyun's side. Seeing Li Zhiyun wake up, they couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Your Highness, you have to take care of yourself." Duan Zhixuan said worriedly.
Li Zhiyun's pale face moved slightly, revealing a scary smile.
"I'm fine, I'm fine."
Du Ruhui pursed his lips, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, we are facing a formidable enemy, so we still need to be vigilant at all times."
He really couldn't understand now whether the king's crying yesterday was real crying or fake crying.
If you were pretending to cry, why would you faint?
"I have remembered it." Li Zhiyun nodded, and immediately said: "Get ready, let's go see the prince and discuss the matter of breaking Jieli."
"yes."
In the lobby.
The prince was in the chief seat. He first showed concern for the King of Chu, and then asked: "Zhiyun, are you sure you can defeat Jie Li?"
Li Zhiyun's voice was still a little hoarse and he seemed weak when he spoke. However, no one dared to ignore King Chu, because after King Qin's death, King Chu was undoubtedly the most trustworthy.
"Sixty percent."
"Sixty percent?" Li Yuanji frowned, "That's not high."
Wang Gui said happily: "It's already very high."
Li Jiancheng asked again: "Fifth brother, please elaborate."
Li Zhiyun nodded and said: "Brother, you don't know yet, but my younger brother defeated Shi Bo Bi in Hebei, and now Shi Bo Bi has returned to the grassland."
Hearing this, Li Jiancheng's eyes lit up.
"Okay, this way, we can concentrate on dealing with Jie Li!"
Immediately afterwards, Li Zhiyun poured cold water on him, "Despite this, we cannot resist the Turkic soldiers and horses under Jieli's command."
Although he was very reluctant to admit it, Li Zhiyun had to admit it. Due to the collusion between Jieli and Liu Wenjing, Jieli invaded Hedong Road with great confidence this time. Therefore, he brought more than thirty Turkic soldiers and horses.
Ten thousand, even now, Jieli still has nearly 200,000 troops in his hands.
With more than 100,000 Tang troops, the success rate was very low if they wanted to defeat Jie Li.
Liu Wenjing asked: "In this case, how can His Highness the King of Chu have a 60% chance of winning?"
Li Zhiyun slowly stood up and raised three fingers towards everyone.
"First, this war started in October of the fourth year of Wude and has been fought for nearly ten months now. Jieli went south this time, and all the elite Turkic tribes came out, and people ate horses and chewed them, and consumed them every day.
There is a lot of food and grass, and it will definitely be difficult for him to continue to maintain it. This is a victory."
"Secondly, the danger in Hebei is lifted, and our government can devote all its strength to deal with Jieli. As time goes by, the Turks will become weaker and weaker, and the hearts of the various departments within them will inevitably change. One will decrease and the other will increase, and our army will definitely win. This is the victory of the two.
"
"third........"
Having said this, Li Zhiyun took out the golden knife from his waist.
"This sword was a gift from Shi Bo Bi. The Japanese king defeated Shi Bo Bi and captured Yu Gu She alive. Later, he exchanged Yu Gu She for Dou Jiande. Shi Bo Bi gave this sword to me as a gift."
Li Yuanji interrupted: "What's the use of this knife?"
Liu Wenjing was thoughtful and guessed: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu means to alienate the Turks?"
Li Zhiyun nodded approvingly and said: "Yes, I plan to send someone to give this knife to Jie Li. Guess what Jie Li will think when he sees this knife and knows that Shi Bobi has returned to the grassland?"
Hearing this, Wei Ting's face lit up and he quickly said: "He must think that Shi Bo Bi has a different intention and wants to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, waiting for him and us to lose both sides, and take the opportunity to seize power!"
Wang Gui followed: "In this way, Jieli is in a dilemma. As long as we continue to resist, Jieli will definitely want to retreat. His army is exhausted and the rear is empty. Once Shibobi rebels and raises troops, he will die without a burial.
Land!"
Most of the people present knew the relationship between Jie Li and Shi Bo Bi, so they could quickly understand what Li Zhiyun was thinking.
Li Jiancheng nodded and said: "Wonderful, as long as Jie Li knows the news, he won't worry about the situation in the grassland. By then, even if he wants to continue the fight, the tribes under his command will not be willing to continue the stalemate in Taiyuan.
And as long as we continue to persevere, neither will we advance nor retreat."
Li Zhiyun said: "Yes, but we still have to have a bloody battle with Jieli, otherwise Jieli will not give up on retreating."
Until now, the Turks have not been able to capture Mao. Without a bloody battle with them, Jieli would not be able to give up.
Only by giving him a fierce fight and letting him know that the Tang army was difficult to deal with would he have to retreat because he was worried about the situation on the grassland.
Liu Wenjing exhaled silently, and her eyes gradually became cautious as she looked at Li Zhiyun.
The wisdom of the King of Chu is probably not inferior to that of the King of Qin.
Li Jiancheng said: "Okay, let's have a bloody battle!"
Li Zhiyun cupped his hands and said: "Brother, please let me lead the army. I want to avenge my second brother!"
"This..." Li Jiancheng hesitated slightly, then looked at Liu Wenjing. After getting his agreement, he said: "Okay, leave it to you. But Zhiyun, you have to do what you can, Gu has already lost two
Brother, you must not force yourself."
Li Zhiyun was 'moved' and said: "Brother, don't worry, I understand. This time, even if I can't kill Jie Li, I will kill a few more Turkic thieves!"
After everyone discussed it, they decided to "soldier first and then etiquette".