Chapter 1585 The secret letter received by Li Shimin
"boom"!
Killer King No. 1 snorted coldly: "Well done!"
The King of Killers No. 1 obviously did not expect that Wang Junlin would not take the opportunity to escape, but instead took the initiative to kill him.
He struck away Wang Junlin's full-strength blade with one sword, and struck Wang Junlin in the face with his other hand.
After Wang Junlin had just escaped from a direct conflict with the No. 1 Killer King, he knew that the previous attack on the No. 1 Killer King had ultimately consumed the opponent's energy greatly and also suffered serious injuries, so instead
Completely calm down,
As his feet swayed, Wang Junlin avoided the sleeve brushed by Killer King No. 1, and the dragon bird knife traced a mysterious trajectory, slashing down towards the waist of Killer King No. 1.
However, just as he was about to succeed, the King of Killers No. 1 did not see any movement, and his body disappeared in a flash.
And when Wang Junlin was horrified and turned around suddenly, Killer King No. 1 had already appeared on his left side, stabbing his neck with a sword.
The Spring and Autumn Valley Master roared angrily, and struck the No. 1 Killer King's waist with a punch from bottom to top.
"boom!"
The King of Killers No. 1 struck out with his right fist, and the Chunqiu Valley Master was so shocked that he fell back six or seven steps before he could stabilize his body.
At this time, Wang Junlin came forward again and used the most powerful style of the Spring and Autumn Sword Technique on the back of Killer King No. 1, slashing at the neck of Killer King No. 1.
"boom"!
Wang Junlin's blade hit the strangely appearing sword tip, and his sword was pushed aside by a strange sticky force. The King of Killers flicked the Dragon Bird Sword with his backhand, and the sound of the sword suddenly fluctuated violently.
The sound reached Wang Junlin, causing him to tremble all over. He almost vomited blood and couldn't help but retreat sharply.
However, Killer King No. 1 was already following closely behind him. With a slight movement of his wrist, the rapier in his hand was already stabbing Wang Junlin in the throat.
At this time, the little gold and silver snakes of Insect Demon and Shen Guoer, who had not intervened until now, turned into two crossbow arrows, and suddenly and silently stabbed the two pairs of eyes of Killer King No. 1.
The eyes of Killer King No. 1 flashed with light. He had no choice but to stand still. He took back the rapier in his hand and stabbed the gold and silver snakes with one sword each, knocking the two snakes away. The whole process was too fast to be seen by the naked eye.
Capture.
At this moment, nearly a thousand experts from the nearby special forces rushed over upon hearing the sound, and other Far Eastern Army soldiers also surrounded us.
Seeing that it was no longer possible to kill Wang Junlin, Killer King No. 1 suddenly changed his direction and stopped killing Wang Junlin. Instead, he appeared in front of Shen Guoer like a ghost and grabbed his neck.
Shen Guoer's expression changed and she tried her best to dodge, but the speed of Killer King No. 1 was too fast. As soon as she made a move, Killer King No. 1 picked her up in his hands.
Wang Junlin, who was rushing towards us with a sudden change of expression, was forced to stop by the Chunqiu Valley Master and the insect monster, and stared at the No. 1 Killer King with a gloomy expression.
The No. 1 Killer King did not say anything. He suddenly stood up from the ground with Shen Guoer, who seemed to have lost the ability to struggle. Before the experts from the special forces team surrounded him, he flashed and disappeared into the night.
Wang Junlin and the Spring and Autumn Valley Master, the nearly a thousand special force masters led by the insect demon have no chance to keep each other. He can completely order the army to shoot arrows to trap the No. 1 Killer King, but the other party has Shen Guoer as a hostage, Wang Junlin has been
She regards Shen Guoer as a relative and a sister-like existence, so how could she ignore the other person's life and death in order to kill the No. 1 Killer King?
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On the southeast side of Hedong under the control of the Li Yuan Group, where it connects with Shanggu County under the control of the Far East Army, five military villages were built, with the largest Shisha Village as the main village.
Li Shimin's 100,000 elite troops were stationed in these five military strongholds, of which 60,000 were stationed in Shisha stronghold, and the other four military strongholds each had 10,000 troops.
On November 24, Li Shimin got up early in the morning and made a routine inspection of various military camps.
The Shishazhai under the rule of Li Yuan is less than a hundred miles away from the border of Shanggu County of the Far Eastern Army. Due to the geographical location and terrain, this is the most important section of the border defense line connecting the two sides for more than a thousand miles.
One hundred and fourteen miles to the southeast of Shishazhai is the main station of the Tiger Camp, Iron Spear Camp, and Iron Hammer Camp of the Far Eastern Army's 150,000 troops, and the Hehe County of Shanggu County under the Far Eastern Army's rule.
For more than a month, the Far Eastern Army has been stationed in Hehe County with 150,000 troops, making a massive force to suppress the border.
With his posture, he launched several attacks on Li Shimin's five border military strongholds. Both sides won and lost. Li Shimin had the advantage of the defending side. Although the Far East Army had advantages in weapons, equipment and battle formations, it simply failed to capture a single military stronghold.
He was firmly blocked outside the country by Li Shimin.
No matter what he thought in his heart, Li Shimin always showed love for his soldiers in peacetime and wartime. As the second son of the Tang Dynasty, he visited the military camps twice every day, morning and night, to care about the food and warmth of the soldiers.
, played a great role in maintaining sufficient morale in the army.
But today, just as Li Shimin came out of the gate of Shishazhai City, he heard several horses chasing after him. These people were beating their mounts loudly and shouting for the Second Young Master.
Li Shimin was startled for a moment, then he quickly reined in his horse and sent his own soldiers to inquire.
He saw the soldiers leading the way, chatting with those people for a few words, and then leading those people towards him at a gallop. When they arrived, Li Shimin couldn't help but be slightly surprised.
He recognized some of the people who came, and the leader was clearly a close aide to his father and a retainer of their Li family, named Zhang Tianwen.
Li Shimin knew that Zhang Tianwen had his father's trust and always stayed by his father's side, but he appeared here for some unknown reason.
Although he was only a close aide to his father, Li Shimin knew that the aide next to his father was the one who should not be offended. Especially since he was now commanding troops outside and his prestige in the army was getting higher and higher, he might have aroused his father's anger.
Suspicion. So he did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly rode forward and asked: "Why did Mr. Zhang appear here?"
Mr. Zhang did not dare to be disrespectful to Li Shimin, so he quickly dismounted and saluted Li Shimin, then waved. A guard next to him quickly dismounted, solemnly took out an exquisite sandalwood box, and held it in both hands to Zhang.
Astronomical hands.
Then Zhang Tianwen held up the sandalwood box and said in a low voice: "Second Young Master, His Royal Highness the King of Tang has a secret order."
Li Shimin was shocked. He quickly got off his horse, bowed to take the wooden box, checked the sealing paint and opened it carefully. He quickly read the contents of the secret fabric, took a deep breath, ordered the soldiers and attendants around him to put it away, stood up and said to Zhang
Tian Wen said: "I already know my father's secret order. Mr. Zhang has come a long way and has worked hard. Please go back to the post house to rest for now. When I finish this mission and come back in the evening, I can help Mr. Zhang wash away his dust."
Zhang Tianwen quickly clasped his fists and said: "You're welcome, Second Young Master. When leaving Ancheng City, His Highness the Prince of Tang told me to go back early. It snowed heavily on the way here and delayed me for two days. In addition, if I go back late,
Yes, the prince is not happy. Not to mention the credit for my work, I am afraid that even the hard work will be lost. Therefore, the second young master really does not need to be polite. It is considered to be military affairs. The old man of Shishazhai will not stay here anymore. Today
It's still early, so I'll go back to Chang'an City immediately. I just want to ask the Second Young Master to give me a few words of reply so that I can pay homage to the prince when I get back."
"Wouldn't this make me feel very uncomfortable..."
Zhang Tianwen didn't wait for him to finish, and immediately said: "I'm not being polite, but it snows a lot along the way. It will inevitably take time to return to Chang'an City, so we can only go back earlier."
How could Li Shimin not understand Zhang Tianwen's character and know that he was an extremely cautious and timid person? When he thought about it, Zhang Tianwen, whose ability was actually mediocre, was probably seeing him when he came to deliver his father's secret order.
This side has been firmly blocking the Far Eastern Army. Compared with the other three routes, this is a rare opportunity, so we have to show our performance.
You know, he took all the trouble to come from Chang'an City, and in the future he will do the errands assigned by his father, which will inevitably be regarded as a meritorious service.
But even though Zhang Tianwen arrived at Shisha Village, he probably still thought that Shisha Village was the front line, and there might be a war at some point. This is what the saying goes, "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall." Scholars like Zhang Tianwen
Naturally, the further away from danger, the better.
Li Shimin thought that he had figured out the whole story, so he no longer tried to hold him back. He cupped his fists and said, "In this way, I have shamed Mr. Zhang. I will have the opportunity to return to Chang'an City one day and make amends to Mr. Zhang." After that, he summoned him.
A school captain ordered him to order hundreds of horses to escort Zhang Tianwen. He secretly asked his confidants to return to his temporary commander's residence in Shishazhai, took 500 taels of silver, and gave it to Zhang Tianwen.
It wasn't until he watched Zhang Tianwen go away that Li Shimin turned around, his expression becoming solemn and solemn. He simply scanned the secret order just now, but he didn't expect that the situation on the north and south roads was already so bad. At this time, he was filled with
Worried.
Take a deep breath, Lee
Shimin ordered: "Pass this commander's military order to summon generals above the rank of captain to the White Tiger Festival Hall for a military meeting."
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After Zhang Tianwen completed the major task assigned by Li Jing, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and quietly returned to the first posthouse heading towards Chang'an City. It was already dark.
After the hundreds of cavalry sent by Li Shimin left, Zhang Tianwen secretly met a mysterious guest and then disappeared in a carriage overnight.
A month later, a wealthy man with a white face and beardless appearance appeared in a certain county in Fanyang County.
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Back to seven days ago, in Chang'an City, someone reported to Li Yuan that Zhang Tianwen, a retainer and staff member, was ill. Li Yuan just ordered Zhang Tianwen to take good care of his illness, rewarded him with some money and food, and ignored the matter.
Then three days later, someone reported to Li Yuan that Zhang Tianwen's illness had worsened and died. Li Yuan was very busy these days because of the unfavorable wars in the north and east. He only frowned slightly at the death of a close minister and arranged for someone to take over.
After learning about some things that Zhang Tianwen was responsible for, he completely forgot about the matter.
As for Li Shimin, he had no doubt at all about the authenticity of this secret edict, not only because Zhang Tianwen was a close confidant of his father Li Yuan, but also because the handwriting on the letter belonged to his father, and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it.
The only thing that made him feel a little heavy was that the secret letter revealed a piece of information that made his father and the old guys in Chang'an City panic.
The reason for this is naturally due to two pieces of news.
First, Li Shentong lost two counties on the North Road and lost nearly 100,000 horses.
Second, the food route to Longguan in the west was seized, and Chang'an City did not have the troops to support Longguan for a while.
Yes, this "Li Yuan" secret order asked Li Shimin to try to inflict heavy damage on the Far East Army in the east, and even possibly break into Shanggu County under the rule of the Far East Army, so as to encircle Wei and save Zhao, so as to form a unified battle situation with the Far East Army.
kind of balance.
At the very beginning, facing the aggressive Far Eastern Army, the Li Yuan Group, after careful consideration, decided on a strategic plan to focus on defense and use defensive advantages to consume the Far Eastern Army's troops, money and food. But now it seems that this strategic plan is about to change.
However, when Li Shimin thought of the current battle situation in the north and west, he sighed. He could understand why his father and the old guys in Chang'an City wanted to use this kind of change that was obviously eager for quick success - obviously his father and the old guys in Chang'an City
The guy was afraid that the North and West Route armies would suffer a major defeat and be beaten to Taiyuan City or Xi'an City by the Far Eastern Army, so he had to change his strategic plan.
In short, in Li Shimin's view, this was indeed forced by his father, and based on his understanding of his father and the old guys in Chang'an City who represented powerful families and nobles, it was quite normal to make such a change.
However, his confidant Chang Sun Wuji didn't send someone to tell him the matter first, which made him a little surprised, but he didn't think much about it. After all, when traveling long distances these days, all kinds of accidents are bound to happen.
, something delayed me on the road, so it was normal for me to run behind Zhang Tianwen.
After Li Shimin carefully read his father's secret order, he summoned the generals to discuss how to kill the Far Eastern Army in large numbers and even win a big victory on the eastern battlefield. As for breaking into Shanggu County under the Far Eastern Army, he now
I don’t dare to hope too much.
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At the same time, military discussions were also taking place in the Chinese army's tent at the Far Eastern Army camp in Shanghe County, Shanggu County.
Compared with the previous military meeting, this time it was different - this time Li Jing participated.
Since Li Jing easily destroyed Duan Zhixuan's five thousand horse thieves a few days ago by using food and grass as bait, he went to the military camp to pay homage to Yuchi Jingde and proposed a plan to Yuchi Jingde, Lu Han, and Guan Xiaotong. The latter three Far East Army
The general treated Li Jing very politely without any slight, but he didn't take him very seriously either.
"I have just received an intelligence notification from the Military Intelligence Agency. The prince of the North Road personally led more than 10,000 troops and guarded the camp alone. Facing Li Shentong's 100,000 elite soldiers from the North Road, they attacked wildly and fought for more than half a month. In the end, Li Shentong lost more than 30,000 people.
We retreated, but the prince’s side only lost more than 2,000 horses.”
"It's just that after Li Shentong's men retreated, the legendary King of Killers sneaked into the army to assassinate the prince. Instead, he was discovered by His Majesty and surrounded him, but failed. He killed more than a thousand people and escaped."