Li Xiuning frowned and stared at Luo Shixin for a long time.
She knew that Luo Shixin was a person who valued love and justice, and if Luo Shixin watched Li Yuanji in danger, he would definitely feel very uncomfortable.
She thought about it again and again and said to Luo Shi: "I can take you back, but you must obey my orders."
Luo Shixin's expression became serious, he cupped his hands and said: "If there is any violation, your Highness, please punish me according to military law!"
Li Xiuning nodded, asked Luo Shixin to replace Zhang Shigui, and followed her back to Weize Pass with his troops.
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Li Xiuning, Li Shentong, Li Shiji and others all felt that the main force of the Turks had gone to Weize Pass, and that Weize Pass should have fallen into an unprecedented dangerous situation.
But Li Yuanji, who was inside Weize Pass, knew that Weize Pass could be even more dangerous.
Li Yuanji just slept peacefully in Weize Pass.
After waking up from sleep, Weize Pass has changed drastically.
Wei Zeguan, which was peaceful and calm without any ripples, suddenly became turbulent.
The Turks appeared outside Weize Pass overnight. Hundreds of thousands of Turks were camped outside the pass, as far as the eye could see.
The people on the top of the city saw it and their scalps felt a little numb.
Things are not peaceful in Weize Pass either.
Liu Heitai, who escaped from Mingzhou, appeared in Weize Pass at some point, behind Li Yuanji.
Weizeguan was suddenly attacked by the Turks and Liu Heita, and fell into a dilemma and an isolated and helpless situation.
Li Zhongwen's calves were trembling a little, Xie Shufang's breathing was a little rapid, but Su Dingfang was the only one who remained calm.
The reason why Li Zhongwen's calves were trembling was not because he was frightened by the battle between the Turks and Liu Heita, but because he was frightened by Li Yuanji.
The horizontal knife Li Yuanji wore was already placed on Li Zhongwen's neck.
Li Yuanji stared at Li Zhongwen with a dark face and asked, "Where are the scouts you sent out? Why didn't I know that the Turks and Liu Heita touched me under my nose?"
Li Yuanji wanted to kill Li Zhongwen. According to the "regulations" of guarding the gates, during the war, at any gate that could be affected, the scouts must patrol for dozens of miles, day and night.
The purpose is to avoid enemy surprise attacks and catch the pass by surprise.
But the Turks and Liu Heitai appeared overnight, and he had not received any news before that.
This shows that Li Zhongwen has neglected his duty.
Li Zhongwen avoided the blade in Li Yuanji's hand and said with a grimace: "Since the Turks and Liu Heitai appeared at Weize Pass at the same time, it means that they secretly exchanged information and had a premeditated plan.
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Since they had planned it in advance, it would be impossible for us to reveal their whereabouts and detect them.
The scouts I sent out have probably become dead souls killed by their swords long ago."
Li Yuanji stared at Li Zhongwen, "Is this an excuse or a reason?"
If Li Zhongwen neglects his duty, he has neglected his duty. No matter how much he says, it is useless.
Scouts spy on military intelligence, and it's not like they never come back after they go out. Scouts usually rotate every few hours.
The purpose is to avoid being assassinated by the enemy.
Therefore, what Li Zhongwen said, whether the Turks and Liu Heita had premeditated it, or whether the scouts became their victims, are all excuses and reasons.
It still cannot alleviate Li Zhongwen's crime of dereliction of duty.
"Your Highness, the matter has come to this, we should think about how to deal with it as soon as possible. Looking at the posture of the Turks and Liu Heitai, they will launch an attack on Weize Pass after they reorganize."
Xie Shufang said in a deep voice.
Li Yuanji whipped Li Zhongwen hard with a horizontal knife and knocked Li Zhongwen to the ground.
Li Zhongwen grimaced in pain, but did not dare to scream.
Li Yuanji dropped the horizontal sword and his eyes fell on Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang.
"Tell me how we should respond to the current situation."
Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang looked at each other and said nothing.
In their hearts, there is only one choice, and that is to defend Weize Pass.
But in Li Yuanji's heart, there are two ways to choose.
One is to defend Weize Pass and fight to the death with the Turks and Liu Heita until reinforcements arrive.
One is to abandon Weize Pass and break through the pass.
Liu Heitai only had some remaining defeated generals in his hands. With the troops in Li Yuanji's hands, it would be easy to break through the encirclement.
But if Li Yuanji breaks through, Wei Zeguan will be left to the Turks and Liu Heita.
Then the Turks will definitely drive south through Weze Pass, and Liu Heitai will rise again with the support of the Turks and cause trouble to the Tang Dynasty again.
At that time, not only the people of Hebei will suffer, but Taiyuan, Shizhou, Fenzhou, Yizhou, Jinzhou, Jiangzhou, Zezhou and many other states will also suffer.
It may also affect Luoyang, Henan Province and many other places.
In other words, if Li Yuanji broke through, millions of people in the Tang Dynasty would probably be tortured by the Turks and Liu Heita.
The population of the Tang Dynasty was not large to begin with. If the Turks and Liu Heitai were to mess with it, it would take many years to recover.
Especially Hebei Province, which has been tortured several times in these troubled times, has been starved to death and bandits are rampant.
After Liu Heitai tortured him again, there would probably be no living people left in Hebei Province except those wealthy families.
Both Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang felt that they could not break through.
But if Li Yuanji insisted on breaking through, they would have no choice but to obey orders.
Although they have their own ideas, they know better that they are Li Yuanji's generals and must follow Li Yuanji's lead.
When Li Yuanji saw Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang looking at him without speaking, he guessed some of their thoughts.
Li Yuanji was struggling and entangled in his heart.
It was really hard for him to decide whether to break through or defend.
If he breaks out, he will have to watch millions of people being ruined by the Turks and Liu Heita.
If he didn't break out, he would probably be ruined by the Turks and Liu Heita.
He wanted to save his own life and the people.
But now there is no way to have the cake and eat it too.
He could not follow the old wisdom in Mingshui City and let Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang stick to Weize Pass while he broke out and stood in the safest position.
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If he ran away, the morale of the army would be in chaos.
Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang were unable to win over the military.
Otherwise, Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang would have asked him to break out.
Now he must advance and retreat together with Wei Zeguan and his subordinates, and he can only advance and retreat together with Wei Zeguan and his superiors.
"Go down with the order and defend Weize Pass to the death!"
Li Yuanji struggled for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and spoke.
Su Dingfang's face had a hint of smile.
Xie Shufang breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and suddenly became much more relaxed.
They were different from Li Yuanji. The moment they went to the battlefield, they were ready to be shrouded in horse leather.
Therefore, dying in battle is never a sad thing for them, but a very heroic thing.
They never thought about running away, they were just worried that Li Yuanji would run away.
If Li Yuanji ran away, they would have to run with him and bear the infamy together.
"Then give the order to the craftsmen in the forge, asking them to temporarily put aside their errands of making armor for the soldiers and work hard to make armor for the war horses. The style will be in accordance with the style of the Xuanjia Army."
Li Yuanji spoke again.
Although he decided to defend Weize Pass, he did not intend to die there.
Now that the battle has reached the last moment, if only a group of guards are left around him, he will definitely lead the guards to fight a bloody path and break out of the encirclement.
Although breaking through the siege at that time was also a breakthrough, at that time, he had already worked hard at Weize Pass and was worthy of his conscience. Weize Pass could not be defended, so there was no need for him to die in the pass.
As for letting craftsmen forge the same equipment as the Xuanjia Army under Li Shimin's command, it was also to prepare for a breakout.
The Xuanjia Army under Li Shimin are heavy armored cavalry.
Heavy armored cavalry is best suited for surprise attacks.
He unexpectedly arrived in front of the enemy. Without any preparation, the enemy could not stop the charge of the heavy armored cavalry.
Xie Shufang and Su Dingfang didn't understand whether Li Yuanji suddenly asked craftsmen to make armor for the war horses, whether it was to assemble heavy armored cavalry to fight the enemy, or to prepare for the subsequent breakout, so they couldn't raise any objections.
"I will send someone to give instructions to the craftsmen soon."
Xie Shufang bowed and said.
Li Yuanji nodded and said in a deep voice: "Tell me, how should we guard it?"
Su Dingfang had been waiting for Li Yuanji's words. He had already made some plans in his mind, so after hearing Li Yuanji's words, he handed over his hands without hesitation and said: "The Turks have many soldiers and generals, and they are unable to defeat us. We only have
Only by defending the city can we withstand the Turks' advance. However, Liu Heita's troops are all remnants of defeated generals. Now we have an unstable foothold. If we can suddenly attack and kill him by surprise, we may be able to defeat him.
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In this way, we can avoid being attacked from both sides.”
Xie Shufang was stunned for a moment and carefully considered the feasibility of what Su Dingfang said.
After a moment, he nodded and said: "I think it is feasible. After Liu Heitai was defeated by the Tang Dynasty, he only had more than a thousand soldiers and horses left under his command, and he did not have much food and grass in his hands.
Going here from Mingzhou, we must have been exhausted and hungry.
He should now be sending people around to plunder the people in the pass and get food from the people.
If we lead people out at this time, we really have a chance to defeat Liu Heita in one fell swoop."
Liu Heita also took advantage of the power of the Turks and came to Weize Pass to show off his power.
If there were no Turks, he would have to go around Weize Pass when he saw it.
There are currently nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses in Weize Pass, and most of them are elite soldiers and generals, far beyond what Liu Heita's men can handle.
Li Yuanji nodded thoughtfully and said solemnly: "Our strength is far superior to Liu Heitai. Liu Heitai dared to appear in front of us openly, and he might be luring us out of the city to attack.