Li Yuanji turned his head and looked at Qu Tutong and asked.
Qu Tutong hesitated again and again, and said with a guilty conscience: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin is still chasing Liu Heitai..."
Li Yuanji was stunned for a moment and said in astonishment: "Then what to do with Wang Junkuo and Li Quhuo..."
Before Li Yuanji could finish what he said, Qu Tutong quickly confessed, "I sent it on my behalf..."
Qu Tutong was Li Shimin's deputy. When Li Shimin was not in command, Qu Tutong could also issue some documents on his behalf.
Capturing Wang Junkuo's troops and demoting Li Quluo to official positions was not a big deal. Qu Tutong could handle it himself.
Li Yuanji didn't know what to say for a moment and glared at Qu Tutong fiercely.
"Do you want to protect the king?"
Qu Tutong hurriedly explained: "Wang Junkuo has no friendship with me, so why should I protect him? I just think that if you beat Yuchi Gong just now and then kill Wang Junkuo, you will definitely be criticized."
If the saint knows about it, he will inevitably punish you.
It is not worth being punished by a saint for the sake of a king."
No matter how you say it, Wang Junkuo is still a prince.
If Li Yuanji had killed him, the civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty would definitely be in a rage. Li Yuan would punish Li Yuanji severely no matter what, and give an explanation to the civil and military officials in the Manchu Dynasty.
Li Yuanji also knew what the consequences would be after killing Wang Junkuo, so he kept suppressing the anger in his stomach.
Li Yuanji was quite satisfied with Qu Tutong's explanation, so he stopped criticizing Qu Tutong and instead became concerned about the war ahead.
"How is the battle ahead?"
Li Yuanji asked.
Qu Tutong bowed and said: "Marshal led the Chinese army to attack Liu Heitai's grain and grass camp. Li Daozong and Liu Hongji attacked from the left and right sides. His Highness King Yan and His Highness King Wu also led their troops from Beizhou and Xingzhou to block the attack.
He lived in Liu Heitai's retreat.
Liu Heitai was defeated and led his army to retreat to Quzhou.
The people of King Yan and King Wu have been waiting for me for a long time, and I believe Liu Heitai will kill him in a few days."
Li Yuanji glanced at Qu Tutong.
The situation may not be as optimistic as Qu Tutong said.
In history, the situation Liu Heitai faced was much worse than now, but he still escaped.
Not long after he escaped, he used Turkic soldiers and horses to raise another army against the Tang Dynasty, and fought all the way to Mingzhou.
Li Yuan first sent his predecessor to conquer Liu Heitai, but his predecessor could not withstand Liu Heitai's attack. In the end, it was Li Jiancheng who took action and finally defeated Liu Heitai.
Although Li Yi and Du Fuwei blocked Liu Heitai's retreat, Liu Heitai was not without allies.
Xu Yuanlang of Yanzhou was an ally of Liu Heitai.
Xu Yuanlang was right behind Du Fuwei. If he took the opportunity to stab Du Fuwei, there would definitely be a gap in Du Fuwei's place, and Liu Heitai could use this gap to escape.
"Li Fuwei may not be able to stop Liu Heita."
Li Yuanji reminded him thoughtfully.
If more than half of the soldiers and horses under his command had not been damaged, he could have led the soldiers and horses to Du Fuwei's side, helped Du Fuwei, sold Du Fuwei a favor, and completely eliminated Liu Heitai.
However, more than half of the soldiers and horses under his command were damaged, and most of the surviving soldiers were injured. It was difficult for them to travel long distances to Beizhou to help Du Fuwei.
So we can only remind Qu Tutong and ask Qu Tutong to report the matter to Li Shimin and let Li Shimin think of a solution.
Qu Tutong was obviously stunned when he heard Li Yuanji's words, "The Paidao Camp under His Highness King Wu is so powerful that the defeated soldiers under Liu Heitai are no match for them.
How could His Highness King Wu not be able to stop Liu Heita?"
The Paidao Camp under Du Fuwei is really powerful. Even a battlefield veteran like Qu Tutong mentioned it with a look of admiration.
Paidao is a special kind of knife with two sides, one foot long and one hundred kilograms in weight. Non-strong men cannot dance it.
It looks like a long broad sword from a distance.
The slapping knife can sweep and smash.
When sweeping, it is like a sickle cutting wheat, and it can kill several enemies with one blow.
When smashed, it is like a blunt instrument and can kill the enemy in one blow.
The reason why Paidao is called Paidao is also related to this.
Du Fuwei's Paidao Battalion was led by his adopted son and general Kan Leng. Kan Leng was a first-class warrior, and his Paidao generals were also carefully selected warriors.
Although there are only a few hundred Paidao generals in the Paidao camp, they dare to fight against thousands of enemies.
When Qu Tutong mentioned Paidao Camp, Li Yuanji's brows obviously raised.
Paidao Camp and Kan Leng, the commander of Paidao Camp, were exactly the people he was thinking about.
However, he did not use the fact that Du Fuwei might be stabbed by Xu Yuanlang to make Du Fuwei give up Kan Leng and Paidaoying.
Even if Du Fuwei was stabbed and Liu Heita was let go, his life would not be in danger.
Under such circumstances, it was impossible for Du Fuwei to give up Kanleng and Paidaoying.
Only when he came to the rescue when Du Fuwei was at the end of his rope, was it possible for Du Fuwei to give up Kan Leng and Paidao Camp.
The most important thing is that when Du Fuwei was at the end of his rope, he came to the rescue. Both Du Fuwei and Kan Leng would be grateful to him. Once Kan Leng joined him, he would follow him loyally and he would not have to go to any trouble.
To conquer Kan Leng's heart.
"Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the worst. Xu Yuanlang of Yanzhou rebelled under the banner of responding to Liu Heitai. Liu Heitai was forced into a desperate situation, and Xu Yuanlang probably wouldn't stand idly by."
Li Yuanji pointed out the joints without hesitation.
Although there is no relevant record in history, Liu Heitai was able to escape from the ambush set by Li Shimin, Li Yi, and Du Fuwei at the end of the road, and successfully escaped to the Turks. There must be someone behind him to help him.
In the current situation, the only one who can help Liu Heitai is Xu Yuanlang.
Therefore, in history, it is very likely that Xu Yuanlang suddenly attacked Du Fuwei and created an opportunity for Liu Heitai to escape.
Qu Tutong fell into deep thought after hearing Li Yuanji's words.
Li Yuanji reminded again: "Once the Tang Dynasty wipes out Liu Heitai, the next person we have to deal with is Xu Yuanlang. With the few troops Xu Yuanlang has in his hands, even Ren Gui can't take him down, let alone my second brother.
, Li Yi, and Li Fuwei formed an army of hundreds of thousands.
As long as Xu Yuanlang is not stupid, he will definitely try his best to save Liu Heitai and let Liu Heitai continue to cause trouble in the Tang Dynasty, so that he can hide behind and silently attack the city and seize territory."
Although Xu Yuanlang became king before Liu Heitai, he encountered the tough guy Guan Guogong Ren Gui right after he rebelled.
Ren Guiying relied on thousands of troops to keep Xu Yuanlang out of Yucheng.
Until now, Xu Yuanlang has not crossed Yucheng.
Xu Yuanlang only occupied a few cities in Yanzhou, and the soldiers, horses, grain and grass in his hands were incomparable to Liu Heitai, who occupied more than ten states in Hebei.
Qu Tutong and Luo Shixin led thousands of soldiers and horses to attack, and they were able to beat him until he cried for his father and mother, not to mention the hundreds of thousands of troops formed by Li Shimin, Li Yi, and Du Fuwei.
Qu Tutong's face darkened and he said solemnly: "His Highness's concerns are not unreasonable. I will report this matter to the Marshal as soon as possible."
Li Yuanji looked at Qu Tutong and said seriously: "Not as soon as possible, but immediately. Xu Yuanlang has probably already started to take action."
Li Yuanji put himself into the role of Xu Yuanlang and gave it some thought.
If he were Xu Yuanlang, he would definitely not start dispatching troops and generals when Liu Heitai showed his disadvantage. He would definitely send troops and horses to ambush in places where others are not paying attention the moment the war in Hebei begins.
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If Liu Heitao won, he would act like he was rushing to help Liu Heitai and get a piece of the pie from Liu Heitai.
If Liu Hongtao was defeated, he would definitely look at the right opportunity and create an opportunity for Liu Hongtao to escape.
Only in this way will he be invincible.
Qu Tutong nodded deeply, "I understand, I will send someone to report it immediately."
Liu Heita's life and death is the key to pacifying Hebei this time.
If Liu Heitai ran away, then Hebei would not be pacified even if it was pacified.
Because Liu Heitai had the support of the Turks behind him, as long as he escaped to the Turks and relied on the troops of the Turks, he would surely rise again.
It will definitely make a comeback when the time comes.
Therefore, Liu Heitai must be kept in Mingzhou and Liu Heitai must not be given a chance to recover.
Qu Tutong knew very well that if Liu Heita escaped, he would be very likely to retaliate, so he did not dare to delay.
After Li Yuanji woke up Qu Tutong, he didn't say anything to Qu Tutong and rushed to the place where the wounded soldiers were recuperating before nightfall.
He has already 'visited' the soldiers who died in battle one by one.
He has not yet visited the injured soldiers.
After arriving at the wounded barracks, Li Yuanji was slightly stunned.
The hygiene in the wounded barracks is very clean, and there is no mess or mess.
The doctors accompanying the army, with their medicine boys, frequently passed by the soldiers one after another. From time to time, they would check the soldiers' injuries and ask if they felt any discomfort.
Except for a few seriously injured soldiers who took a soothing decoction and fell asleep, most of the soldiers behaved like normal people, caressing about a doctor with a gray beard.
A slightly stronger soldier dragged the doctor and asked him to open the wound on his chest and sew it up again.
The doctor said that the stitches were too dense, so maybe there won't be any scars after it heals.
They also say that scars are the merit of a warrior, and without scars, one cannot hold one's head high among his comrades.
Li Yuanji's mouth twitched when he heard this.
The doctor blew his beard angrily and stared.
"You have no vision and you don't know what is good and what is evil!"
The little medicine boy next to the doctor stared angrily and defended the doctor.
Li Yuanji was stunned again, and the voice seemed to be that of a girl.
No wonder the injured soldiers didn't cry out in pain or cry out.
It turned out that I saw a girl present, pretending to be a warrior.
The one who insisted on having the doctor open his wound and sew it up again was probably trying to attract the girl's attention.
"It's worthless!"
Li Yuanji curled his lips in disdain and took a detour to leave the wounded barracks.
The wounded soldiers were squealing because they were attracted by the girl. If he ran in, the wounded soldiers would definitely feel uncomfortable.
Seeing that the wounded soldiers were well taken care of, he was relieved and there was no need to run in to warm them up.
