After Li Yuanji got up, he was about to stretch his sore arms and legs when he found that the tent was full of people.
Yu Wenbao and Luo Shixin stood on both sides of the bed, while Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Shentong, Li Deliang, Li Daoli, Su Dingfang, Yin Kaishan and others stood in front of the bed.
Changsun Shunde, Hou Junji, Yu Wenshi and others could only stand guard at the door.
"Your Highness, are you awake? Do you feel any discomfort?"
Seeing that Li Yuanji had left, Yu Wenbao hurriedly came forward to ask questions.
Li Yuanji waved his hand and said, "Nothing wrong. Why are you all gathered around my bed? Why are Shixin and Dingfang here?"
Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin heard this and hurriedly clasped their fists and said, "I arrived here at nightfall yesterday."
Li Yuanji suddenly said: "No wonder the Turks retreated after chasing us. It turns out you were the ones who scared us away."
Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin clasped their fists again and said, "I don't dare to take credit. If I hadn't arrived late, Your Highness wouldn't have to take any risks."
Li Yuanji waved his hand to signal Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin not to say that.
After all, Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin don't know the situation here, so everything here naturally has nothing to do with them.
Li Yuanji accompanied Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin to chat a few words about the military situation in Suizhou and Yanzhou. When he learned that Suizhou and Yanzhou had been basically pacified and all the Turks in the territory had been captured, he immediately encouraged Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin.
Then he looked at Li Shentong and asked, "How is the situation of the soldiers of the Long Sword Army?"
Li Shentong cupped his hands slightly and said: "The soldiers of the Changdao Army have received the best treatment, but more than a dozen soldiers were seriously injured. Even after the best treatment by the doctors in the army, they could not survive.
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Li Yuanji sighed.
This time he led the Long Sword Army into danger. Although he saved many people, he also lost many soldiers of the Long Sword Army.
It may be difficult for the Long Sword Army to regain its strength in a short period of time.
Fortunately, the Changdao Army was assigned to the Twelve Guards before. After this war is over, the Changdao Army will appear as Mo Dao soldiers in various armies of the Tang Dynasty.
There may no longer be the name of the Long Sword Army in the future, but the Mo Dao Soldiers will definitely bloom everywhere in the Twelve Guards and accompany the entire Tang Dynasty.
As long as we treat the dead and injured Long Sword Army soldiers favorably, and receive rewards for the living Long Sword Army soldiers based on their merits, we will be considered worthy of the Long Sword Army soldiers.
"Before I led them to the expedition, I promised them some benefits. You, the Twelve Guards Generals, and the Ministry of War, must honor them one by one."
Li Yuanji sighed and gave orders to Li Shentong.
Today's military and political affairs in the Tang Dynasty are not divided into families, and most of the senior officials in places are basically members of the military.
Therefore, if Li Shentong comes forward to work with the Twelve Guards Generals and the people from the Ministry of War to honor the rewards to the soldiers of the Long Sword Army, there is no need to say hello to Li Gang and others.
With Li Shentong, Zong Zhengqing of the royal family, coming forward, no one dared to make any mistakes in the middle.
When Li Shentong heard this, he nodded without hesitation and said: "I understand. After this battle is over, I will personally supervise the matter."
Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction, looked at Li Shimin and said, "How is the battle situation now?"
Li Shimin said with a confused expression: "Since you showed off your power yesterday, Jieli has led his troops to retreat, and should have returned to Huai'an City by now."
Li Shimin said it very casually.
But Li Yuanji didn't think what Li Shimin said was the truth.
Jieli's troops were strong, and even after yesterday's charge, they did not injure too many people, nor did Jieli retreat in pain.
Therefore, the reason why Jieli retreated was obviously because reinforcements arrived led by Su Dingfang, Luo Shixin, Yin Kaishan and others.
Now that the Tang Dynasty had more soldiers and horses here than the Turks, Jieli's military advantage turned into a disadvantage.
In a place like Qingzhou with thousands of ravines and ravines, it is not suitable for the cavalry under Jieli's command to show their strength. Therefore, if they fight against the Tang Dynasty on the banks of Baima River, the Turks will definitely lose more than they win.
That's why Jieli decisively chose to retreat.
Li Shimin blamed all this on himself, and Li Yuanji did not explain much, let alone be humble. Yesterday's battle should have inspired the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. Now is the time when morale is rising. It is not appropriate to talk about humility.
words, or words that are depressing to kill morale.
Many times, the morale in the army is built up by talking big words and blaming the credit of many people on one person.
So when encountering something like this, silence is the best option.
"What should we do next?"
Li Yuanji was asking Li Shimin, and he was also asking Su Dingfang.
Although the current Su Dingfang is still a lot less popular than Li Shimin, no matter how you say it, Su Dingfang is still a commander-in-chief who was promoted by himself.
Therefore, we should rely more on him and let Su Dingfang show his face more. It will be easier to entrust him with important responsibilities in the future and he will not encounter so many obstacles.
"Now that we have many soldiers and generals, we will naturally fight the Turks in an upright manner."
Su Dingfang also realized that Li Yuanji was looking for an opportunity to show his face to him, so he spoke first before Li Shimin could speak.
Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin and said, "What do you think, second brother?"
Li Shimin glanced at Su Dingfang thoughtfully and said with some amazement: "Su Dingfang is right. Now we have the advantage in military strength, and the more we fight, the more courageous we are. On the contrary, our military strength has turned from good to bad, and the more we fight, the more we are declining.
Therefore, we should pursue the victory and compete with Jie Li openly and openly."
Hou Junji couldn't help but interjected: "I'm afraid that Jieli knows that he is at a disadvantage and does not dare to fight with us, but instead shrinks down in Huai'an City."
Su Dingfang said loudly: "Then attack Huai'an City and let Jie Li see that in terms of attacking the city, he is more than one and a half points behind us."
Hou Junji glanced at Su Dingfang and said nothing more.
Now that he has been reused, he has made many gains before. If he wants to storm Huai'an City, he will definitely be allowed to lead a single army.
If he could break through Huai'an City in front of everyone and fight with great force, then he would not only be able to seek the title of Marquis, but also be able to seek the title of Marquis of a country.
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Therefore, he had nothing to stop Su Dingfang's suggestion, and he even didn't mind helping Su Dingfang when someone tried to stop him.
However, since Li Shimin, a great expert, recognized Su Dingfang's words first, no one would object to Su Dingfang's words later.
Everyone felt that it would be very feasible to attack Huai'an City and teach Jie Li how to attack the city and teach Jie Li a lesson.
Li Yuanji immediately made a decision and said: "Okay, then we will reorganize our troops and march into Huai'an tomorrow. We will fight Xie Li openly and let Xie Li know that he can beat me, the Tang Dynasty, and we, the Tang Dynasty, can also beat him!"
When Li Yuanji spoke to the end, his voice involuntarily got louder.
The people in the tent heard the special mention, and the crowd was excited, vying to be the leader of the army.
In the end, Li Yuanji decided that Su Dingfang would command the battle, Hou Junji, Luo Shixin, and Yin Kaishan would be the vanguard generals, and then he, Li Shimin, and Li Shentong would hold the battle.
Li Shimin naturally had no objections to this, nor did Li Shentong, Li Deliang and others. After all, he had already been elevated to the rank of county king, and the next higher title had nothing to do with them, so it didn't matter to them whether he had made meritorious service or not.
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Li Daoli was the only one who was not happy, and was vying to compete with Hou Junji, Luo Shixin, and Yin Kaishan to determine the position of the vanguard general.
Li Yuanji was quite speechless about this, but it was hard to dampen Li Daoli's enthusiasm. After all, there were many princes in the Tang Dynasty, but now only a few were willing to use him.
So if someone is willing to help him, he naturally has to set an example.
However, Li Daoli's ability is obviously inferior to that of Hou Junji, Luo Shixin, and Yin Kaishan. Letting him replace any of the three of them would be irresponsible to the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
So Li Yuanji thought about it and finally gave Li Daoli a special character.
"Daoli, don't rob Junji, Shixin, and Kaishan. It's not easy for them to make a small contribution, and even if they make a lifetime of achievements, they can't compare with you, the king of the county.
So you just ask them to give in."
Li Yuanji said to Li Daoli with emotion.
Although these words sounded harsh and hurtful, no one in the tent refuted it, and no one thought there was anything wrong.
In this era where the status of king, minister, father and son is quite clear.
It is a consensus that the royal family is superior to everyone from birth.
No one questioned it, and no one thought it was unfair.
Therefore, when talking about Hou Junji, Luo Shixin, and Yin Kaishan, they will not feel unhappy at all, let alone have any knots in their hearts.
If there is someone who will be unhappy because of this, it can only be Li Shimin.
After all, no matter Hou Junji, Luo Shixin or Yin Kaishan, they were all his generals in the past, and they served him through life and death.
Now he has begun to work for Li Yuanji, and Li Yuanji has gradually won his heart.
Li Shimin must have felt unhappy when he saw it.
However, at this time, Li Yuanji had no intention of caring about Li Shimin's mood. He stared at Li Daoli and said, "If you do this, I will give you a troop of soldiers and horses. You can go around Huai'an to stop Suni Shiyi's party.
If you can capture Sunisu, the greatest contribution of this Northern Expedition will definitely belong to you."
After hearing this, Li Daoli was finally satisfied and immediately ordered his troops and horses to set off.
Li Yuanji left Li Daoli and a group of soldiers who were going to follow Li Daoli to stop Sunisi to have a full meal.
Then, in the eyes of all the soldiers with reverence, he sent them to stop Suni's loss.
After Li Daoli led his army to leave, Li Yuanji immediately ordered Su Dingfang to lead his army to leave.
At nightfall, the army once again arrived at the place where they left before.
The scouts reported three times a mile and got a clear picture of the situation along the way and inside and outside Huai'an City.