Li Shimin wore a black-leaf rhinoceros leather armor and a black-gold curled-brimmed helmet. Apart from the fact that he had no beard on his face, from a distance, he looked like a shrunken Xuzi. Warrior Xun and another
The general Li Xu couldn't name followed him, followed by Murong Luo and Li Anyuan. For a moment, Xu Zi thought that Zhang Xiu and Yuwen Shiji would also appear in the crowd opposite, but in the end, apart from these few people, he
Didn't find any more familiar faces.
"Brother Zhongjian, I really didn't expect to meet you here!" A smaller version of "Li Xu" clasped his hands on the horse, with a scarlet cloak fluttering behind him. The horse under his crotch was also black, with no body parts.
Half a stray hair, face to face with Heifeng, complementing each other.
"I heard someone said that the second young master was walking this way, so I took the time to chase him from behind." Xu Zi immediately clasped his fists in return, looking constantly at the other person's front and back. After several years of not seeing each other, Li Shimin has completely grown into a man.
Sir, he carries an unconcealable heroic spirit. The warrior Yu next to him still looks as calm as before, with a happy expression on his face, but his behavior is not overstepped at all. Murong Luo and Li Anyuan greeted Xu Zi with smiles,
Waiting quietly for the end of the greetings between the general and the other party.
"Have you been to Taiyuan?" Li Shimin heard that the other party came here deliberately to join him, and the smile on his face became even stronger. He regarded this as Li Xu's respect for him, and felt very proud. "See you.
Have you passed my father and brother? Everyone has been talking about you recently!"
At this point, the smile on his face suddenly became a little strange, as if he was sharing a tacit secret with the other party. In fact, everyone was talking about Li Qi, and this lawless little girl made Li Yuan so angry that
She went crazy. The news that Xuzi had married Zhang Xutuo's adopted daughter as a concubine had already been sent to Taiyuan by friends of the Li family. The core members of the family knew very well that the bride must be Qier. But they could not take this matter seriously with Xuzi.
, after all, it was Qi'er who brought it to her door. Besides, a pot of uncooked rice had already turned into muddy porridge. Even if the Li family came to their door, they would not be able to get any justice.
Xu Zi thought for a moment and understood the meaning of Li Shimin's words. He smiled and replied calmly: "I came directly from Qi County and took a shortcut without passing through Taiyuan. Are Tang Gong and Brother Jiancheng okay?
Where's Brother Hongji, why didn't he come with you?"
"Everyone is fine except Brother Hongji. He has some colds and will probably need to be nursed for a while. Where's Brother Zhongjian, how are you doing lately!"
"Everything is fine, everything is fine!" Li Xu conveyed his message to the other party in a general way. Then he turned his head to the warrior Xun, "How are you, brother Shi Xun? General Murong and General Li are fine!"
"Lao Lilang will ask, we have been doing well recently!" Murong Luo and others finally got the chance and gathered around with smiles.
They wear the same style of armor as the warriors, and their official positions are still governors, but they are definitely no longer affiliated with the Xiongwu camp. Xuzi quickly came to a conclusion from the costumes of several friends. 'These people have now become Li Yuan's subordinates, Xiongwu
What happened to the camp?' He was a little worried, but at the same time he knew that there was nothing he could do.
"General Yun Dingxing is managing the team to set up camp. He asked me to say hello to you for him!" Li Shimin explained very skillfully the reason why Huben General Yun Dingxing did not come to greet him. Then he pointed to the people around him.
The young subordinate said, "This is my army chief, Sun Wuji. Brother Wuji, this is the brother Zhongjian I have been telling you!"
"See General Li!" Changsun Wuji cupped his fists and saluted Xuzi. He was followed closely by Li Liechen, Liu Chong, and Chen Jian, all rising stars in Tang Gongfu. Xuzi had never dealt with them before, but judging from their behavior,
From their facial expressions, it can be inferred that these people are direct descendants of Li Shimin.
He also introduced Qin Shubao, Luo Shixin and Zhang Hong to Li Shimin. Hearing that the other party was the hero whose portrait was painted by the emperor and hung in the palace, Li Shimin's eyes immediately ignited with burning fire. He quickly led the war horse forward and stretched out his hand.
He held Qin Shubao's arm that was saluting, "I should be the one to salute Brother Qin. You are older than me and have a higher official position than me!" After that, he quickly jumped off the horse, cupped his fists and bowed, "Li Shimin of Taiyuan,
I’ve met Brother Qin! I’ve heard about Brother Qin for a long time, but I didn’t expect to meet him today!”
"Young Master, how could this happen!" Qin Shubao also quickly got off his horse and bowed in return. In the past, the children of aristocratic families he had met were more arrogant, so for the sake of Xu Zi and Tang Gong Li Yuan, he did not want to fight with him.
The other party was more serious about his official position. I never expected that Li Shimin was actually a different kind. Not only did he not have the slightest arrogance of a child of aristocratic family, but he showed enough humility.
"I've seen Brother Luo, I've seen Brother Zhang!" Li Shimin bowed to Qin Shubao, turned around and bowed to Luo Shixin and Zhang Hong. Luo and Zhang also quickly jumped off their horses and clasped their fists in return, "I've seen you, little Gong."
Lord!"
"Don't call me Young Master, I am Brother Zhongjian's clan brother. When it comes to official positions, Brother Qin and Brother Luo are both above me!" Li Shimin waved his hands and scolded.
"We are all of the same age, so it's better to talk about friendship as equals!" Changsun Wuji was experienced and made a timely suggestion.
This proposal received a lot of response, especially from Luo Shixin and Zhang Hong. The politeness just made them feel uncomfortable. "It's best to call them by their first names, which saves a lot of trouble. Otherwise, there are so many generals, just call me Li
The general doesn’t even know who he is calling!”
"Just what Brother Yiluo and Wuji say!" Li Shimin promised with a smile, and then stepped forward to pull the reins of Heifeng. "I will take you in. With Brother Zhongjian here, this battle will be much easier to fight!" He said
He introduced with a smile, and at the same time saw with satisfaction that Asahi quickly jumped off the horse.
Li Xu handed over the task of reorganizing the team to Zhang Hong and Luo Shixin, and he was accompanied by Qin Shubao to see Yun Dingxing. The position of General Huben was also the fourth rank, but Yun Dingxing belonged to the frontier army and had far more power than Xuzi, so it was inevitable
Some people maintain their own identity. Xuzi has long been accustomed to this kind of bad habit in officialdom, and is not willing to argue with the other party.
After a brief exchange of greetings, the host and guest quickly brought the topic to the current battle situation. "General Li has come thousands of miles to come to his aid, and his loyalty is truly commendable! But the Turks are coming with great force, and we must not underestimate the enemy!" Yun Dingxing clearly expressed his feelings for the county soldiers.
The numbers were a bit disappointing, although he didn't have many soldiers under his command.
"The bluff was the idea I gave to General Yun. The Turks are very powerful, and reinforcements have already suffered losses in their hands. Because they can't figure out our number, they haven't encountered any interception so far!" Li Shimin took Yun Ding's hand.
He started to explain in a low voice to Xu Zi and Qin Shubao.
"It's not like that guy surnamed Yin was so incompetent that he was scattered by thousands of people. If General Yao hadn't tried his best to save him, he probably would have had his own head cut off by the Turks!
"Yun Dingxing sneered and commented sarcastically.
This person's gloating attitude made Xu Zi very disgusted. If he had known this, the county soldiers should not have come forward to join him. Looking back at Qin Shubao, Xu Zi also saw the same dissatisfaction on the other person's face. He again
Turning his gaze to Li Shimin, he found that the latter's expression was very calm, as if he had already become accustomed to everything around him.
"General Yin underestimated the enemy too much, so he was caught off guard by the Turks who suddenly came out. In the end, the entire army was wiped out!" Changsun Wuji's words confirmed the seriousness of the situation from the side. "Except for Yanmen Pass and Guoxian County, the other three counties in Yanmen County were completely unprepared.
Nineteen cities have fallen into the hands of the enemy. Thanks to General Yun's caution, our troops and horses are temporarily safe. It is less than half a day's journey from Guo County. If we go further, we may encounter enemy troops at any time!"
"General Yun's advice is a blessing for us younger generations!" Warrior Yu also came over, intentionally or unintentionally blocking Li Xu's face with his body. The Xuzi in his memory was still the young man who couldn't bear the grievances. Someone needed to help him.
However, Xuzi proved his maturity with practical actions. He nodded to everyone who cared about him and said with a smile: "Fortunately, I met General Yun, otherwise I would have suffered a big loss if I didn't know the situation."
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"After all, Jiang is the hottest!" Qin Shubao quickly exchanged glances with Li Xu and praised.
Youdao was the person carrying the sedan chair. Seeing that everyone was so respectful to him, Yun Dingxing was embarrassed to say any more offensive words. He proudly stroked his white beard on his chest and said, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say. You and I are in the same palace."
There is no point in distinguishing each other even though we are professing vassal status. The brothers must have encountered a lot of troubles on the way. I heard that the Taihang Mountain area has been very unstable recently!"
"Thanks to General Yun, the road is quite peaceful!" Li and Qin smiled and answered in unison.
"Well, put your brothers at the back. If there is any trouble, my men will take care of it first. You can rest assured to recover your strength!" Yun Dingxing nodded and made a decision without hesitation. "If there is anything you need to add, feel free to do so.
Open your mouth. Although my hands are tight, I can still squeeze out some bows and arrows and a staff!"
"Thank you, General Yun!" "Thank you, General Gaoyi!" Li Xu and Qin Shubao were overjoyed and thanked them repeatedly. Yun Dingxing waved his hand generously, "You're welcome, everyone wants to fight together! Your weapons are better, I
My brothers will also suffer less losses!”
This was his only reasonable word. Several generals who were familiar with Xu Zi looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere in the tent became relaxed. Li Shimin ordered someone to lay out a map and detailed the situation he had.
"This invasion by the Turks may have been planned for a long time. Over the past few years, their camps have been moving closer to the border. Some places where Hu and Han used to mingle have now completely turned into pastures for the Turks. Local officials have reported to the court many times,
But His Majesty has always refused to argue with the barbarians because they don’t know etiquette!"
Speaking of this, he smiled, with a bit of helplessness on his face. The three counties of Dingxiang, Mayi, and Yanmen also fell under the jurisdiction of the Hedong Soothing Envoy. After Li Yuan took office, many people discovered that the three counties were occupied by the Turks.
The seriousness of the invasion. He had written letters to the imperial court many times, but every memorial came to nothing.
"This time the Turks came from the junction of Yanmen and Mayi and killed them. Their number was close to 300,000."
"So many?" Qin Shubao took a breath. After receiving the imperial edict from King Qin, he analyzed the enemy's situation with Zhang Xutuo and others and believed that the Turks could not have more than 100,000 troops at most. "The land in the fortress is desolate and the products are not abundant.
If there are too many people and horses, the Khan will not even be able to provide supplies!" At that time, Mr. Zhang Xutuo, who had had contact with the Turks, analyzed very confidently.
"In addition to the subordinates of Shibi Khan, there are many other tribes from eastern Liaoning who have followed to invade the fortress." Li Shimin nodded and responded. As long as the Central Plains is weak, foreign tribes will definitely come in to fight against the autumn wind. For thousands of years, this has become a common practice. Moreover,
Those Saishang tribes were originally just outsiders. If they had to choose between the Sui Dynasty and the Turks at this time, they would definitely choose the latter.
"Then what do they eat?" Qin Shubao had previously heard from Xu Zi that other tribes outside the Great Wall would follow the Turks' judgment, so the reason for his surprise was not due to the complex composition of the enemy.
"Robbing. In addition to robbing all the cities in Yanmen County, they also looted most of Mayi County!" Li Shimin's words were full of anger. "You arrived a little later, and the fires in many places have already been extinguished. It would have been two days earlier.
In the sky, you can see the black smoke covering the sky...!"
"It's because Wang Rengong is so timid that he doesn't dare to go out of the city to fight!" Yun Dingxing suddenly interrupted, startling everyone.
Xu Zi disagreed with this point. In his memory, Wang Rengong was a very brave general. He remembered that on the banks of the Liao River, it was this man who led Zuo Wuwei's troops and horses to break through the Goguryeo interception. In an instant, Mai
Tiezhang, Qian Shixiong, Liu Wuzhou, Xue Shixiong, familiar faces swayed in front of his eyes, giving people the feeling of a dream.
"General Wang Rengong is old!" Warrior Yun sighed in a low voice, confirming Yun Dingxing's evaluation of this man. "He is no longer the same General Wang as he used to be. If he is still half as brave as he was then, the Turks will
You won’t be so arrogant!”
"We are no longer what we were before." Xuzi responded with a sigh in his heart, pointed at Yanmen Pass, and continued to inquire about the surrounding situation. "How many defenders are there in Yanmen Pass, and how long can they last?"
"It was very dangerous before, but three days ago, Yu Wenshiji, with the help of old general Qu Tutong, led the Xiongwu camp to break through the siege and rush in. Now the Xiongwu camp is guarding Yanmen Pass, and General Qu Tutong leads the remaining soldiers
Retreat to Xiaoheishan in response. The situation no longer seems so urgent, but there are barbarians everywhere, and it is not easy to repel them!" Li Shimin showed some admiration on his face, thought for a while, and answered.
"It's also possible that the Turks deliberately put the Xiongwu Camp in. There wasn't much military rations in the city to begin with, but suddenly there were more than 20,000 mouths, which were consumed faster!" Changsun Wuji took over Li Shimin's words and started from another place.
