Li Er was handling official business at the Hezhou Governor's Office when a sound of rapid footsteps came.
"Your Majesty, something happened." The person who came in was Changsun Wuji.
"But Tuyuhun is about to attack the city again?" Li Er asked, without raising his head. The same thing happened every day and he was already used to it.
"Tuyuhun did rebuild the ladder in preparation for the attack, but that's not the case." Changsun Wuji's face was extremely ugly, and he hesitated to speak.
"Huh? Tell me, what's going on? The sky won't fall." Li Er put down his pen, raised his head, and looked sharply.
"Your Majesty, Chai Zhewei led the troops to Yuanzhou according to the order. Last night while camping in Mount Xumi, he was attacked by 100,000 Tibetan troops. Twenty thousand troops could not stop them. The whole army was wiped out. Chai Zhewei and Qu Tushou were killed in battle. The Tibetan army
Come and kill him." Changsun Wuji said sadly and angrily.
"Wha...what?"
Li Er stood up suddenly, his face changed drastically, he was furious, and a mouthful of blood spilled out. He felt that his eyes were going black and he was on the verge of falling. He quickly held the table to steady it.
"Your Majesty?" Changsun Wuji shouted hurriedly.
Li Erqiang supported his body and raised his hands to signal not to panic. After he regained his breath, he said, "How could this happen? My 20,000-strong army is just gone?"
At this moment, Li Erfang was in chaos.
Chai Zhewei's mother was Princess Pingyang who founded the Detachment of Women. She was Li Er's biological sister and had the same mother. They had a deep relationship with each other. Generally speaking, Chai Zhewei was Li Er's close nephew and was deeply trusted. Otherwise, he would not have become a general.
My nephew is gone, how can I explain to my sister who is so under the influence?
After a while, Li Er said with murderous intent: "The Tubo broke out of the siege, and their military tactics were in Yuanzhou, but they were able to turn around and turn around. It was a good plan. I remember that its commander was Lun Qinling, right? He was known as the Tubo God of War, and he was the second son of Lu Dongzan. The King of Han reminded him at the beginning
I once said that Lu Dongzan was extraordinary, but I didn’t take it to heart. Now it seems that I was careless.”
"Your Majesty?"
Changsun Wuji hurriedly shouted, it's already this time, why are you talking about this? He asked: "Your Majesty, the Tubo army can arrive at Hezhou at dusk at most. Together with Tuyuhun, there will be almost three hundred thousand people. We only have
There are less than 100,000, and the Turks are frantically attacking the front line of the Great Wall. Once it is breached, Chang'an will be in danger. Let's withdraw first. The top priority is to sit in the center and mobilize the troops of the world."
"I believe General Xu can stop it." Li Er said solemnly.
An unknown glint flashed in Changsun Wuji's eyes, and he continued: "Your Majesty, I heard that the prince ordered to recall General Xu, but General Xu did not obey the order."
This sentence may seem like a simple statement, but it contains a murderous intent.
Li Er's face instantly turned pale. What does it mean if he doesn't obey orders? He is still there? If he is no longer there, wouldn't these warriors all jump up? How will the prince govern the world in the future?
Also, why did the prince order the recall without his own permission? Isn't this a way to abandon the defense line of the Great Wall and seek death? Who had the bad idea?
It seems that in his absence, the demons and ghosts in the court have begun to jump out and cause trouble again, or is it that the prince wants to imitate Li Chengqian and can't wait to take his place?
Why?
Why?
Over and over again, do you really think that I am easy to bully?
The more I thought about it, the stronger the evil fire in my heart became, rushing straight to the top of my head.
"puff--"
Suddenly, Li Er spurted out another mouthful of blood.
"Your Majesty." Changsun Wuji was shocked and rushed up to check.
"retreat!"
Li Er struggled to say two words, could no longer stand still, and fainted to the ground.
"Your Majesty? Someone come quickly——"
Changsun Wuji shouted, extremely anxious.
Soon, a large number of people rushed in. The army doctor quickly took his pulse, checked the situation, and quickly prescribed medicine.
After a lot of trouble, Li Er was finally sobered up.
However, after waking up, Li Er stared blankly into the void without saying a word, and did not answer anything he said. After careful diagnosis, the imperial doctor motioned several ministers to the side and told a shocking result - he lost his temper.
Crazy.
To put it bluntly, this disease is caused by the distortion of psychology, actions, will, etc. caused by the psychological endurance being less than the pressure from the outside world. Not to mention this era, even future generations will not be able to cure it.
Several ministers were horrified, thinking that the sky was falling.
After a while, Changsun Wuji solemnly said: "When the Holy Emperor heard about the military situation, he was furious for a moment, but he fainted before withdrawing the troops. What do you think, colleagues?"
Everyone nodded one after another. The Holy Emperor was all lost and crazy. No one was in charge of the overall situation. What else could he do if he didn't retreat? Is it possible to stay and wait for death?
Once a few ministers have made a decision, the rest will be easy to handle.
Changsun Wuji had a high position and became the backbone. He immediately summoned Li Chongyi and Yin Qiao. With Li Chongyi as the leader and Yin Qiao as the assistant, he left 50,000 soldiers and horses to garrison Hezhou. Li Chongyi was the son of Li Xiaogong, and he was deeply respected by his father.
, there is also a way to lead troops in war.
Half an hour later, a large army came out of the city. Worried about encountering Tibet, they could avoid the north and go south to Taozhou, Qinzhou, Qizhou, and go straight to Chang'an along the Wei River.
The news spread like wildfire.
…
Huaiyuan.
On a section of the dilapidated city wall, Xu Shiji stood proudly, covered in blood, and his armor exuded a cold and unyielding aura in the sunlight.
Under the city wall were the Turkic soldiers who were repulsed again. They fled in panic, leaving behind soldiers all over the ground. The ground was dyed red, and all kinds of weapons were scattered all over the ground.
However, the soldiers could not cheer. They were tired and numb from the continuous fighting. They all looked at Xu Shiji, who was tall and tall, and felt a little more comforted in their hearts.
A guard battalion captain came over in a hurry and said in a low voice: "General, something big has happened."
"Which section of the city wall was breached by the Turks? Tell me quickly." Xu Shiji's mind was filled with battle.
"No, something happened in Hezhou."
"Hezhou, Your Majesty?"
"The captain looked around vigilantly and lowered his voice and said: "Yes, Holy Master Chai Zhewei and Qu Tushou went to delay the Tibetan army's attack on Chang'an. Little did they know that they were attacked at night while camping on Mount Xumi. The army of 20,000 was not the 100,000 Tubo.
The entire army was wiped out, and two generals were killed. The Tubo army turned around and fought back to Hezhou. The emperor, for some unknown reason, lost his mind and went crazy. The court left Li Chongyi and Yin Qiao, and 50,000 troops behind, while the others withdrew from the south to Chang'an.
.””
"What?"
Xu Shiji was shocked, looked around cautiously, and warned: "The news must be blocked. Even if the sky falls, we cannot retreat. We must block the Turks, otherwise you and I will become sinners for the ages."
"Understood, the message has been blocked." The other party said solemnly.
"The sky... is really going to fall." Xu Shiji said, looking in the direction of Chang'an with a complicated expression.
"What should we do?"
"What should we do?" Xu Shiji was stunned for a moment, and soon realized that the other person was not asking about the battle in front of him, but what happened behind everyone, and he couldn't help but think deeply.
The other party continued: "Sir, we disobeyed orders, and the prince must have a grudge. Now His Majesty... I believe that the prince will soon ascend the throne. By then, none of us will be able to escape our involvement. In order to defend the Great Wall, it doesn't matter if our brothers die in battle."
, but family..."
"Yes, we can die, but we can't ignore the things behind us."
Xu Shiji looked to the west as he spoke, and after a moment of silence he added: "Take some trustworthy brothers back to Chang'an secretly, secretly send the families of several generals to Qinjiazhuang, and then ask for tokens from several generals to avoid distrust among the families.
, the matter is of great importance and must be handled safely.”
"I understand, sir, please rest assured, but will Qinjiazhuang take over?" The other party looked worried.
"After you go back, first go to Qinjiazhuang and find Steward Jia. If he can't make the decision, he will contact the King of Han. I have a life-and-death relationship with the King of Han. In addition, you tell Steward Jia that if I don't die, you are willing to take the throne.
He took the surviving troops to join the King of Han."
"Follow the order!" The other party solemnly clasped his fists and left in a hurry.
"King of Han, please!"
Xu Shiji looked to the west with serious eyes.
Suddenly, a horn sounded, long and low.
"The Turkic dogs are attacking again."
"Brothers, kill the Turks!"
"Quick, get up quickly and get ready to fight."
Shouts rang out one after another, showing urgency.
Xu Shiji looked over and saw that he was surrounded by exhausted soldiers, all with solemn expressions. He didn't know how many survivors there were after this battle, but there were thousands of people behind him and they could not retreat.
The next moment, Xu Shiji took a deep breath, put aside his distracting thoughts, stared at the rushing Turks and shouted: "Brothers, behind us are our families. Think about it, once the Turks enter, our mothers-in-law and sisters will be defiled.
, our parents will be killed, our children will be taken away and turned into slaves, do you agree?"
"No, I won't agree!"
"Fuck you!"
"Kill all these Turkic dogs."
When the soldiers heard this, they became angry and yelled, and their morale exploded.
Xu Shiji saw that he had succeeded in stimulating everyone's blood and fighting spirit, but he could not feel happy. Instead, he felt very heavy. There were not many soldiers around him. How many attacks could he still block?