Since heading north, the Tang army has fought with the Turkic army for more than half a month, and the two sides have suffered casualties. After seven or eight years, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty once again realized the power of the Turkic people's strong bows and fast horses. After more than ten years of the prosperity of the horse politics, the Tang Dynasty also did not lack cavalry, which also offset the advantages of the northern cavalry in another aspect.

"Please evacuate! Now Jie Li has already broken through Lingzhou, and Xue Yantuo is attacking Xiazhou fiercely. Once Xiazhou is broken, the Turks and Xue Yantuo will definitely join forces to cut off our retreat. When the time comes, the emperor will not be able to leave at that time." Li Ji said anxiously. He had just received the news that Lingzhou had been captured by the Turkic army. Lingzhou, Huaiyuan, and Xiazhou's horn defense has been invalid. If the Turks know that Li Shimin is in Huaiyuan, they will definitely raise troops to attack Huaiyuan City.

Li Shimin was frowning. The Turks' military use method was strange and tricky. Everyone thought they would attack Huaiyuan first. However, when they arrived in Huaiyuan, they realized that this was just a suspicious soldier of the Turks. The real main force of the Turks had arrived in Lingzhou. Almost overnight, Lingzhou was besieged by 200,000 Turks, and all 30,000 defenders were killed in battle, and Lingzhou was lost.

"You send someone to Xiazhou to tell Li Jing that you must defend Xiazhou no matter what." Li Shimin said to Li Ji, "I will stay in Huaiyuan and guard Huaiyuan City with 30,000 soldiers in the city. You and Cheng Yaojin each brought 50,000 troops to ambush outside Huaiyuan City. Then when the Turkic soldiers were tired of attacking the city, they decided to take the opportunity to attack." Li Shimin thought for a moment and decided to leave himself as bait in Huaiyuan City. According to the current situation, this was the best way he had thought of. Otherwise, once the Turks directly attacked Chang'an from Lingzhou, the Tang Dynasty would be in danger.

"Your Majesty, you must not. Just let the old minister stay in Huaiyuan City. This is too dangerous." Cheng Yaojin said anxiously.

"No need to say anything more. My intention has been decided. Only here can the Turks exert all their clan's strength to attack Huaiyuan City. We will fight to the death with them here." Li Shimin said hatefully. At this moment, he seemed to have returned to when he was the King of Qin more than ten years ago.

"This..." Cheng Yaojin and Li Ji looked at each other, with deep worries in their eyes. This strategy can indeed have the effect of surprise and unpredictable attacks. However, if there is a case where they will die, they also understand that Li Shimin's stubborn temper. As long as it is decided, it will not be able to be pulled back.

"Oh!" Cheng Yaojin turned around and sighed heavily. Li Ji shook his head and left as well. They were ready to leave the city at any time.

When the two left, Li Shimin wiped the sweat from his forehead, "I have deceived them this time."

"Your Majesty, this is just for the sake of foolproof." What the two of them didn't notice just now was that there was a strange guard standing in Li Shimin's room. This guard was something that had never appeared beside Li Shimin.

Li Shimin nodded, "I didn't expect this thing to play such a role at critical moments." There was a hint of treason hidden in Li Shimin's smile.

This guard was not Li Shimin's personal guard, but Yan Si, a member of the Shadow Guard. Li Yan sent him to Li Shimin when he led his troops to the south. At the same time, he also brought a big gift to Li Shimin. This big gift was also the reason why Li Shimin issued this order easily, otherwise he would really consider whether to take the risk and stay in Huaiyuan City.

"The rest is to tell the Turks the news that the emperor left in Huaiyuan City." Yan Si said.

Li Shimin nodded slightly. Now all the Tang army was at a disadvantage. If this battle could not reverse the decline, then Chang'an would be really in danger.

In the Tuyuhun grassland, after Xue Rengui and Murong Shun's cavalry joined, they set out directly towards Liangzhou, went around directly behind the Turkic army, and cooperated with the Tang army to make dumplings for the Turks. Jie Li, who was stationed in Lingzhou, would never have thought that Li Yan would deal with the Southern Barbarians so quickly and even drew troops to support Li Shimin.

"Khan, we have the exact news that Li Shimin is still in Huaiyuan City." In the official office of Lingzhou City, a Turkic scout passed the information he had just obtained to Jie Li.

After waved his hand, Jie Li asked the scout to retreat and said to Xu Jun, who was sitting on the side frowned and thoughtful, "Sir Xu?" The strategy of attacking the east and west to capture Lingzhou City was exactly what Xu Junjun was paying attention, and this made Jie Li trust him more and more.

"Khan, don't worry, Li Shimin cannot not know the news that Lingzhou was broken. He must have been cheated when he stayed in Huaiyuan City." After pondering for a moment, Junshi Xu said.

For Jie Li, this is definitely a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Once he can capture Li Shimin, then the Tang Dynasty is basically his possession. What's more important is that he can wash away his previous shame. He still remembers the fact that Li Yuan asked him to dance in front of the civil and military officials in the court. Moreover, his daughter Ashinalan was trapped in Chang'an City. "Did you miss this opportunity? Perhaps the military commander Xu wanted to attack Chang'an City directly, but Chang'an City was difficult to attack. When it came to a loss, wouldn't it be even more unfavorable for Li Shimin to lead his troops to attack from behind?"

"I don't mean this. The war is a treacherous way. Li Shimin could get rid of Khan and Tuli Khan back then. Why can't Khan now be separated from the old subordinates of Tuli Khan? In this way, Li Shimin was attacked from both sides. If we take the opportunity to attack, Li Shimin will definitely be unable to escape." Military commander Xu said slowly.

Jie Li's face became gloomy. If the Turks had not betrayed him, Xue Yantuo had rebelled against him and had countless domestic animals frozen to death in heavy snow. How could they have been defeated so badly? Now that he regrouped, Xue Yantuo also realized that the threat of the Tang Dynasty was too great, so he was willing to join forces to attack. After he was captured, many Turkic tribes were moved to the Great Wall by Li Shimin. If they could instigate them, they would definitely have a huge blow to Li Shimin.

"What Xu Junshi said makes sense, but who should we persuade to surrender?" Jie Li asked.

"Zhi Shishili!" Xu Junshi said with a funny question, "Khan, Zhi Shishili was loyal to you before. As long as he could summon the old Turkic subordinates to fight back and attack Huaiyuan from behind, Li Shimin would definitely send troops to encircle and suppress the city, so that we can safely attack the city. Li Shimin would definitely not escape Khan's palm."

Jie Li became more and more excited as he heard it. After Junshu Xu finished speaking, he couldn't help but shout "Okay!" After that, he said, "I'll send someone to find him."

"It's just that Khan wants to find someone with great importance. This power of pride is Li Shimin's son-in-law. There is no sufficient benefit. It is still unknown whether he can surrender to Khan!" Xu Junshi added.

When this sentence was said, Jie Li immediately calmed down. In order to stabilize the Turkic subordinates, Li Shimin tried his best to win over the power of pride and let him return to the Turkic rebirth, and he must give him enough hope. "I let Ashinaguduo go, this weight is enough," Jie Li said.

Upon hearing this, Xu Junzhi nodded. With Jie Li's son going in person, Zhi Wushu had to consider it...

In Yizhou, after defeating the Southern Barbarians, Li Yan planned to take advantage of the victory to conquer the barbarian tribes in the south. After returning to Yizhou, he ordered more than 10,000 Central Army left on the border to continue advancing to the south and bring all Yunnan and other places under the jurisdiction of Yizhou. At the same time, he sent troops to open up the old Yizhou business road directly to the Piao Kingdom, because once this road is smooth, he can place Southeast Asia into his own sphere of influence. The jade from the Piao Kingdom is exactly what he needs, and it will not be as much as it needs at that time. In this way, his modern jewelry industry will no longer lack a source of goods.

The money earned can help him buy some high-end products from Hyundai to the Tang Dynasty. For example, Li Yan was considering buying high-end cars. After riding in a classic car for a while, Li Yan still couldn't stand it anymore. At this time, he couldn't help but want to buy some modern sports cars from Hyundai for use for the royal palace. Those classic cars should be used by others. Li Yuan has been envious of Li Yan's classic cars for a day or two, and has always wanted Li Yan to match him with one. After thinking about it, Li Yan simply gave it to him and bought a few top sports cars from Hyundai. It would be more convenient to go to Chang'an in the future. Anyway, with a classic car, even if the advanced sports cars come out, it will inevitably cause new panic. (To be continued...)
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