Chapter 66: If you don't win the final battle, you will die

On the Baidao Plain to the north of Tiemen Mountain, in the distance of a valley, people shouted and neighed horses.

Jie Li Khan held a machete and rushed out of the teething tent in panic.

Jie Li said in panic: "What happened?"

A personal guard came over and said, "Khan, it's Asuna Sheer who is here."

Jie Li threw down the machete in disappointment and walked into the tent.

Asuna Sheer walked into the tent and greeted Jie Li.

Asuna Sheer said: "Khan, I only found four thousand sons."

Jie Li said with disappointment: "There are only four thousand people? 350,000 people, only four thousand people left?"

Asuna Shel nodded.

Jie Li sat down dejectedly and said, "Ashinsheer, what should we do? Go to the north?"

Asuna Sheer said: "Khan, we should send envoys to Chang'an and surrender to Li Jiancheng for surrender."

Jie Li suddenly jumped up and said, "Send envoys to Chang'an? Go and beg Li Jiancheng? Asuna Sheer, are your brains confused by the ice and snow?"

Ashinaser smiled bitterly and said, "Great Khan, there is a saying in the Han people that he should give his body to the other person's way..."

Jie Li rolled his eyes in confusion and said, "You mean, let's pretend to surrender?"

Ashinasheer nodded and said, "The snow is too heavy now. Even if the men know that the Khan is here, they will not be able to come for a while. We will send envoys to the south and pretend to surrender. When the troops of various tribes gather together again, whether to fight or retreat, it will be up to the Khan's decision."

Jie Li smiled knowingly and said, "Good idea, Asuna Sheer, let's do what you do."

Bu Lugen came out and said, "Great Khan, please go to Chang'an!"

Jie Li nodded and said, "Okay, ride my chasing wind. It takes at least ten days or half a month to reach Chang'an for ordinary war horses, but chasing wind can be up to five days!"

Bu Lugen nodded.

In Jie Li Khan's expectant gaze, Bu Lugen jumped on the chasing wind, and only brought more than one hundred cavalry, one man and three horses headed towards Chang'an at lightning speed.

...

Li Yuan stood at the entrance of the hall, with several concubines standing beside him.

The eunuchs and palace maids were busy, and they brought out various items from the hall.

Concubine Yin De said with a reluctant expression: "The Supreme Emperor, Your Majesty didn't say that we wanted us to move away, why are we..."

Li Yuan lowered his face and shouted coldly: "I'm confused, how can I let the emperor live outside the Tai Chi Palace?"

Concubine Yin De lowered her head aggrievedly.

Li Yuan's face calmed down and sighed, "I know, you are used to living here, but you also have to think about it. The prince will be adult in two years. Where will they live?"

An eunuch hurried over and reported, "The Supreme Emperor, Your Majesty is here."

Li Jiancheng walked from a distance with big strides.

Li Yuan walked down the steps.

Li Jiancheng looked around at the busy eunuch, and the palace maid smiled bitterly, "Dad, you don't have to move to Da'an Palace."

Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "Da Lang, don't worry about this little matter. Now that the army is in the northern expedition, the affairs of the court are busy, you should go back to De Hall!"

Li Jiancheng opened his mouth.

Li Yuan suddenly said: "There are still a few big things... I won't explain it clearly..."

Li Jiancheng came over a few steps, grabbed Li Yuan's hand and said, "Dad, say, I'll listen."

Li Yuan sighed and said, "Monk Mo Chen Ying, Wuyuan Li Yaoshi... Gongzhong is in charge of the country, has unparalleled wisdom, and is strict in governing the army. After returning to the court, he is indeed the most important candidate for the prime minister of the court."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Okay, I remember."

Li Yuan smiled bleakly and said, "Dalang, govern the world with the public, and should not deal with the imperial court's public instruments with personal personal affairs. The Tang Dynasty is the priority. When the army returns to victory in the Northern Expedition, Mo Hou Chen Ying directly took the seal of Yang Gongren's Shangshu Zuo Pushe, and Li Yaoshi directly took the seal of the Shangshu's Right Pushe! Just rewarded his contribution to pacifying the north..."

Li Jiancheng thought something.

...

As Li Yuan officially moved to Da'an Palace, he gave up the Ganlu Hall of Tai Chi Palace and cleared the Wude Hall.

Li Jiancheng finally moved from the Eastern Palace to the Liangyi Hall of Tai Chi Palace.

However, Li Jiancheng held his first court meeting in the Liangyi Hall of Tai Chi Palace, but received a surrender from the envoy Bu Lugen sent by Jie Li Khan of the Eastern Turks.

After a lot of effort, Bu Lugen finished reciting the demolition.

Li Jiancheng looked at the civil and military ministers in the court with aggressive eyes and said with great enthusiasm: "My dear friends, please surrender to the Turkic Khan Jie Li, should I accept it?"

The ministers were silent.

At this moment, Xiao Yu stepped out and bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Jie Li is now out of power and is willing to bow down and submit to his subordinates. This is a great joy. Your Majesty should accept Jie Li's surrender and entrust him to the north of Yulin to check and balance other forces in the northern desert."

Dai Zhou went out and said, "Your Majesty, what Xiao Shenzheng said is extremely true. The so-called endless sea of ​​suffering is the shore. Originally, our Central Plains was separated from the Turks and shared the existence and non-existence of the Great Wall, living in peace, Jie Lili was obsessed with the people of the two countries, causing the suffering of war. Now Jie Li is willing to bow down and submit to the emperor, and the royal army should not commit murderous crimes again."

Fang Xuanling came out and said, "Your Majesty, Jie Li is a man-eating wolf. It is purely a fool to expect him to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddha's name. Jie Li sent someone to surrender. This is just a delaying strategy. Once Jie Li escapes from the trap, he will definitely make a comeback. I think he should not be fooled."

Li Jiancheng stood up with a solemn look on his face and said, "Jie Li can do such a rebellious way, but I cannot imitate him. I can't bear to see the people of the world fall into war and wander. Since Jie Li offered his surrender, I will allow him."

Bu Lugen was overjoyed.

Wei Zheng was trying to defend himself.

Li Jiancheng rushed to say, "Transfer my order to order Tang Jian, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, to serve as the Turkic envoy, to bring Jie Li to Chang'an and listen to the Hou's defeat."

Xiao Yu said again: "Your Majesty, you should send envoys along the way to inform Li Jing to stop the army."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "That's natural. Two envoys will come to Liangyi Hall tomorrow to face the saint."

In the Ministry of the Provincial Government Affairs Hall, Fang Xuanling was in a daze with a brush in his hand.

Wei Zheng passed by and found Fang Xuanling's abnormality, so he waved his hand in front of Fang Xuanling.

Fang Xuanling came back to his senses and couldn't help but sigh.

Wei Zheng asked in confusion: "What's wrong with Xuanling? He is absent-minded?"

Fang Xuanling smiled bitterly and said, "I am worried that this Northern Expedition will not be done well and will fail. If you can't kill the tiger, you will suffer the consequences!"

Wei Zheng patted Fang Xuanling on the shoulder and chuckled, "Xuanling, please relax. I know Your Majesty better than you. Your Majesty started fighting in all directions since the first year of Yiningyuan. It has always been someone else who suffers his losses. When have you heard that he was plotted against? Your Majesty's abnormal behavior must have profound meaning."

Fang Xuanling continued to sit there in a daze without any reservation.

In the side hall of Tai Chi Hall, Li Jiancheng looked at Bu Lugen and said, "You came from Mobei and brought the surrendered watch. How much time did you spend on the road?"

Bu Lugen said: "I have been walking day and night, and I have walked for five days in total."

Li Jiancheng nodded and said, "Tang Jian, you should go to Mobei to receive surrender this time, and you should also travel day and night. The faster the better. Within half a month, you must see Jie Li to avoid long nights of dreams..."

Tang Jianyi said, "I must have seen Jie Li within half a month."

Li Jiancheng nodded.

After Tang Jian and Turkic envoys bowed, they withdrew from the main hall.

Zheng Yuanshou, the envoy who was sent to the Tang army camp, went to the palace to meet.

Li Jiancheng hooked his hand and signaled Zheng Yuanshou to walk in some.

Li Jiancheng lowered his voice and said, "You have sent a decree to Li Jing this time. Don't hurry to rush and walk slowly. You are not allowed to arrive at Li Jing's military camp within three months."

Zheng Yuanshou looked at Li Jiancheng in confusion and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, why is this?"

Li Jiancheng raised his face and shouted, "There are no so many reasons, just do what I said."

Zheng Yuanshou bowed and retreated.

...

Baidao, Jie Li's temporary tent outside the tent,

Jie Li knelt on the ground in shabby sheepskin and boots with his toes exposed, looking sad and pitiful, "Angel of the Kingdom, I have submitted a surrender to Li Jing, but he is still desperately behind to chase and massacre our unarmed Turkic people. He also invites the Kingdom's Angels to make the decision for us!"

Jie Li kept bowing and cried bitterly.

Tang Jian helped Jie Li up and said, "Don't worry, Khan, Your Majesty has agreed to Khan's surrender. As long as you follow me back to Chang'an to apologize, the general will not make things difficult for you."

Jie Li said: "Thank you, the angel of the country!"

After a while, Jie Li stopped crying and ordered to his left and right: "Please go down and rest!"

The Turks led Tang Jian into a tent to rest.

Jie Lizhe returned to the tent, took off his torn sheepskin coat in a few seconds, kicked off the torn boots from his feet, and then picked up a glass of horse milk wine from the table.

Jie Li laughed loudly and poured a glass of wine into his mouth.

Jie Li laughed and said, "Li Jiancheng, this idiot, can't even see such a simple delaying plan. That kid is already stupid when he stays in Chang'an City."

Ashinoser sat aside in a daze with concern.

Jie kicked Ashinasheer and said, "Ashinasheer, why are you stunned?"

Asuna Sheer said: "Khan, I'm worried that if I missed the opportunity to surrender this time, I'm afraid Li Jiancheng would never give us such an opportunity again."

Jie Li snorted coldly and said, "Next time? There is no need for the next time. Next time, I will take more Turkic cavalry to Chang'an to find him."

Jie Li was not giving up. After all, he had reached an alliance with more than a hundred tribes and countries. From Goguryeo to Tubo, the Western Turks attacked the Tang Dynasty.

Dingxiang City, in the tent of the Tang army's camp.

Li Jing said with a heavy look of concern: "Jie Li made peace at this time, which was clearly a delaying plan. During this period, there were more than a dozen cavalry soldiers who had intercepted us and informed the return of the tribes to build, and perhaps there were still those we hadn't intercepted."

Du Fuwei nodded and said, "Jie Li is cunning and wise. If he doesn't completely defeat him, he will never submit sincerely."

Li Jing said with a worried look: "But if we delay and delay the opportunity to fight, not only will our life be lost, but half of the 140,000 troops in our current commander return to the south of the Great Wall alive!"

Du Fuwei said, "What should I do with Your Majesty's edict? The Turkic envoys are so cunning that they travel day and night to bring the edicts before our army is dispatched."

Li Jing thought while saying, "That edict did not ask us to stop the army, but ordered Jie Li to go to Chang'an to apologize. As long as we defeat Jie Li, he would beg us to spare his life, so how could he be willing to harm Qin Zhi's life? For these foreign barbarians, etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame are useless. They only believe in strength. As long as you have the strength, they will kneel in front of your horse and recognize you as their master!"

Du Fuwei smiled bitterly and said, "If we send troops, we are afraid that Your Majesty will suspect us. If you are outside, you will not accept the orders of the king."

Li Jing sighed, frowned and murmured, "Your Majesty is a soldier, how could he not see that this is a delaying strategy..."

Du Fuwei suddenly remembered something and said anxiously: "Pharmacist, do you still remember the tips given to you by His Majesty? He said that if you encounter something difficult to solve, you can open it and take a look."

Li Jing suddenly realized and quickly took out the tip of the suitcase and opened it.

Du Fuwei snatched the note and spread it out and said, "All military affairs and military affairs are given to the public, and I will not govern it!"

Du Fuwei slowly raised his head and looked at Li Jing silently.

...

Baidao, Jie Liya's tent.

Ashinoser walked into the tent with two Turkic special agents.

Jie Li stood up excitedly.

Ashin's eyes emitted green light and said, "Khan, come back to the two families."

Jie Li's eyes shining and laughed: "Ashinsheer, if you have made great contributions to the Turks, the gods will remember your contributions.

The two Turkic special men saluted Jie Li.

Jie Li looked at the two special agents and said, "How many children have you brought back?"

The Turkic Special Forces said: "Great Khan, five hundred tents."

The smile on Jie Li's face gradually faded away and said, "Five hundred tents? How do I remember, you actually have five thousand tents?"

The Turkic special agent began to wipe his tears and said, "The wind and snow are too strong, and the big khans are all frozen to death in the wild."

Jie Li gritted his teeth and roared: "It's all Li Jiancheng's sins... When we survive this winter, we will make them repay a hundred times."

Asuna Sheer said: "Khan, we must be wary of the Tang army's sneak attack."

Jie Li thought for a while and said, "How many people are guarding the road?"

Asuna Sher said: "Twenty-one thousand."

Jie Li rubbed his chin and pondered: "There are fewer troops. You know, Li Jing brought a total of 150,000 Tang troops. Add to ten Li Xiaogong's 100,000 Hedong troops, a total of 250,000 troops!"

Ashin Ser frowned and said with hesitation: "Khan, there is still a small path. Do you want to divide your troops to guard?"

Jie Li was shocked and said, "Xiaolu? Which one do you think of on the back of Yinshan Mountain?"

Asuna Shel nodded.

Jie Li shook his head and said, "That road can only be carried by goats. How can they get through the snow so heavily? The most important thing now is to keep an eye on the Tang envoy."

Asuna Sheer said: "Tang Jian?"

Jie Li nodded and said, "I'm sure you should watch him. If you have any abnormal behavior, please notify me immediately."

Asuna Sher said: "Khan means..."

Jie Li said: "If Tang Jian showed signs of escape, it means that the Tang army would definitely come to attack."

Asuna Sheer said: "Such a heavy storm..."

Jie Li said: "It is because the weather is bad that you have to be more careful."

Dingxiang City, in the tent of the Tang army's camp

The strong wind blew violently against the central army's tent.

Li Jing glanced at it, kept shaking the roof of the tent, and continued to look through the military documents.

Dozens of generals sitting in the big tent sat silently.

Sima Du Fuwei and several side generals lifted the curtain and walked into the big tent. A large stream of wind and snow rushed in.

Du Fuwei slapped and cleaned it up, and the snowflakes on his head and body said, "The snow is so big. You can't see the people clearly if you are ten steps away. This ghost weather can't draw the bow at all."

Li Jing stood up and said, "Is there any new news?"

The side general Xiao Nuo stepped forward and bowed: "Report to the general, Jie Li is still in Baidao and has not left."

Li Jing said "Oh" and raised his eyebrows: "How is the Turkic troops deployed?"

Xiao Nuo hesitated for a moment and said, "There are two roads to Jie Liyating, and from this way to the northwest, there are more than 20,000 Turkic cavalry patrolling and guarding..."

Li Jing said dissatisfiedly: "More than 20,000? How much does it cost?"

Xiao Nuo sighed helplessly and said, "The wind and snow are too heavy. Our scouts cannot get close to you, so we cannot be sure of auspiciousness..."

Li Jing looked at Du Fuwei helplessly and said, "Where is another way?"

Xiao Nuo said: "The other is a small road, which can be directly inserted into the north of the entrance. It only needs to cross the ridge of Yinshan Mountain. It is difficult for people to pass through, but now it is snowing heavily to block the mountain, so it is even more difficult to walk!"

Li Jing was silent for a moment and said, "If we are in trouble, isn't the Turks difficult? Since this road is here, we can pass."

Du Fuwei said in surprise: "General is ready to use troops?"

Li Jing sighed and said, "We can't stand it!"

Du Fuwei was stunned for a moment and frowned.

Li Jing said: "A hundred thousand troops, every day they stop, they will consume 200,000 kilograms of food. The Central Plains just took a breath from the famine that happened once in a few decades. This time, the emperor took out the whole world's assets for us to sweep the north..."

Du Fuwei continued: "From November last year to the present, this battle has been fought for nearly two months. It is really not easy to have such a situation today!"

Li Jing looked at the door of the big tent, and the howling north wind blew in his ears.

Li Jing said: "Now that heavy snow is blocking the territory, it is extremely inconvenient for the army to dispatch maneuvers. Many soldiers are frostbite. If they drag down so undyingly, they will really drag the morale of the entire army. At that time, it will not be our business to spare Jie Li."

Du Fuwei smiled bitterly: "If that is the case, if Jie Li is willing to let us go safely and return to the Central Plains, you and I will call you lucky!"

Li Jing said sternly: "I have decided that this situation cannot be delayed anymore. We must send troops immediately and attack directly."

Du Fuwei and a group of generals straightened their backs.

Li Jing looked around and said, "I will decide this matter and let me do it. Naturally, I don't want you to be responsible. I am the chief general appointed by His Majesty and have the power to act cheaply!"

Du Fuwei laughed and said, "Just, you, Yaoshi Li, dare to take responsibility. I, Du Fuwei, are you a soft man without a backbone? Since you have decided, it is naturally the two of us who ordered together. If you leave me, Sima, aside, I will not obey!"

Li Jing smiled and said, "Okay, it's the old charter. You lead the main force to attack the main road and attract the attention of Jie Li and the Turkic main force; I lead 10,000 elite cavalry and bring 20 days of food rations, and cross the Yinshan Mountain from the small road and penetrate directly into the entrance."

Du Fuwei shook his head and said, "No, you are the commander of the army, you can't take any more risks! Let's change this time, I will lead the army to attack, you will lead the main force and have a feint attack head-on!"

Li Jing was about to refuse, but Du Fuwei interrupted him without saying a word and said, "You are nearly sixty years old this year, but I am just in my thirties. No matter what, I should do the chores like this, so I should do it!"

Li Jing raised his face and said, "Fu Wei, don't fight anymore. The army attacks from afar. The commander is not in the army. Where do the morale of the soldiers? This is my general order, not to discuss with you!"

Du Fuwei frowned, but couldn't say anything more.

Li Jing looked around the generals in the tent and said, "Everyone, this is the last battle for peace in the world. If I cannot win, I, Li Jing, have a noble and kindness, have high expectations for the court, and have a burden to the people. The soldiers hope to return to Middle-earth without any face."

The generals stood up one after another and looked at Li Jing with respect.

Li Jing said: "If all the public use their orders, this battle will be our last hope for the Duke of Jin. If all the public are lazy, the ice and snow are everywhere, and the place where we bury our bones."

The generals shouted in unison: "We are willing to die!"

Li Jing picked up the order and threw it on the ground with a crackling sound. He shouted: "The army comes out, there is no enemy, no one, and I am invincible!"
Chapter completed!