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Chapter 114: The decisive battle at Hulao Pass (2)

In the mountains and forests, Li Shimin and Xia Yu could clearly see Xia Jun's actions. Seeing that the enemy finally gained momentum, then weakened again, and finally exhausted, they looked at each other and smiled happily.

"Second brother, military advisor," Li Daoxuan was anxious and couldn't hold himself back anymore: "Xia Jun is lying down, can we take action?"

Such a big scene is a once-in-a-lifetime event. He has been gearing up for it for a long time and is holding it back to death.

"Military advisor, what do you think?" Li Shimin looked at Xia Yu.

Xia Yu said leisurely: "Don't worry, Dou Jiande won't leave until he grabs our war horse. Let's hang on to the Emperor of Daxia for a while."

He is still waiting for a better time.

"Are you still waiting?" Li Daoxuan burst into tears.

"I'm talking about the county prince, why are you so anxious?" Cheng Yaojin smiled and patted Li Daoxuan: "As the saying goes, don't worry about being late for a good meal."

"My enemy," Qin Qiong also said with a smile: "Compared to Mao Gong and the others, we are already much luckier."

Indeed, Li Shiji, Wang Junkuo, Zhang Gongjin, Shen Yue and other tribes not only brought out all their war horses to lure the enemy, but also could only guard the pass obediently and wait for the aftermath.

The four generals could only look at the extraordinary feat of defeating Xia's army with envy, not to mention envy.

Yuchi Gong also joked: "If the county prince is impatient, he can go and replace Mao Gong. He will definitely not mind waiting a little longer."

Li Daoxuan immediately jumped: "There is no door! I won't change."

Everyone burst into laughter. Sometimes, teasing this upright prince is one of the great pleasures in life.

"It's a pity that we have four thousand horses," Zhai Changsun smacked his lips with some regret: "The water battle will probably cause a lot of losses."

"What does this mean?" Yuchi Gong said disapprovingly: "As long as you defeat Xia Jun, you can make up for anything."

"My enemy, this is called being reluctant to let go of a child without trapping a wolf." Cheng Yaojin touched his chin, his eyes burning: "Well, do you guys want to take a gamble and see who can catch that Dou Jiande?"

Upon hearing this, the generals' eyes lit up and their breathing became rapid: Yes, whoever can catch Dou Jiande would be awesome!

It’s hard to say that even the history books will write it down!

"Of course it's me!" Li Daoxuan jumped out immediately and said proudly: "Can Xia Jun's bunch of idiots stop me?"

"Tch!" Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, and Zhai Changsun all booed back.

Seeing these guys playing tricks, Li Shimin and Xia Yu looked at each other and smiled: They are indeed a group of fierce generals. Even if the enemy's army is dozens of times larger than our own, these guys not only are not afraid, but they are thinking about who can capture the enemy chief.

Morale is available!

More than half an hour passed, and it was already afternoon.

Dou Jiande was 100% sure at this time that Li Shimin did not dare to come out. Seeing that there was no news on the water, he ordered: "Come here and summon all the military chiefs to discuss matters."

Ling Jing heard from the side and couldn't help being stunned, and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, no! This is in front of the formation of the two armies. How can the general leave the battle formation lightly?"

When Qi Shanxing heard this, he immediately retorted in line with the concept of fighting for favor even if you object to it and I support it: "The Tang army doesn't even dare to come out, so why not?"

Dou Jiande didn't take it seriously and said: "Ling Aiqing is worried too much, nothing will happen to her."

So, such a strange decree was passed down.

You must know that there has never been a precedent for a general to leave the battle formation and convene an impromptu pre-military meeting before the two armies formed. This is very dangerous.

Once you encounter an enemy surprise attack, the consequences are unpredictable.

But in history, Dou Jiande actually did this, and Xia Yu's time travel did not affect the whims of the Emperor of Great Xia.

Perhaps this was because he was confident that Li Shimin would not dare to come out?

Or maybe, you can't wait to show off your martial virtue in front of the generals?

Dou Jiande's true inner thoughts are unknown to outsiders, but it was this bizarre decision that drove the final nail in Xia Jun's downfall.

After a while, Zhang Qingte, Han Hong, Fan Yuan, Dong Kangmai, Shi Zan, Xu Yuanlang, Meng Jiigong and other generals came in droves.

Although the discussion before the army was outrageous and made the generals a little confused, there was not a single ghost in the Tang army, so no one took it seriously.

Quan Dang Dou Jiande, the emperor of Great Xia, has the power to do as he pleases, so everyone plays along.

Seeing all the generals gathered together, Dou Jiande stepped out of the royal chariot, and the imperial guards had already placed a circle of futons. It was so simple in the wild, so it could only be like this.

"My lords, please sit down."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

The generals and the civil servants who had been accompanying Dou Jiande sat down one after another.

"My dear friends," Dou Jiande looked a little complacent: "It seems that we all have a high regard for the King of Qin, Li Shimin, and we have been waiting all morning, but we don't even dare to go to war."

"There are really no heroes, so Zhuzi became famous!"

Everyone thought: Damn it, His Majesty the Emperor can't wait to show off his solitary defeat!? They were all dumbfounded.

Although Li Shimin did not dare to fight, everyone looked down upon him.

But after all, he was a hero who defeated Xue Ju and Xue Rengao, captured Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, and defeated Wang Shichong to a complete defeat.

It's not as bad as what Dou Jiande said, right?

Anyway, they understood Li Shimin quite well. There was such a huge difference in strength between the two armies, so it was reasonable to take a defensive stance and deal with Wang Shichong first.

However, since His Majesty the Emperor is so interested, he might as well pat the dragon's fart for fun.

Immediately, all the civil and military officials spoke out one after another, making Dou Jiande look delighted. When he turned his head, he saw the eldest grandson Anshi with a sad face.

"Why is your grandson Aiqing unhappy?" Dou Jiande frowned: What do you mean, you look down on me, Old Dou?

"Your Majesty," the eldest grandson Anshi suddenly knelt down and said with a serious look on his face: "Li Shimin can't hold on, because the foreign minister is worried about the safety of Luoyang."

"If this continues, our country, Zheng, will be in danger."

Everyone was dumbfounded. Now, almost everyone believed that Li Shimin wanted to kill Wang Shichong first and then deal with Xia Jun.

But Xia Jun tried his best. If he couldn't be saved, it's not their fault.

"My eldest grandson loves Qing, you are such a loyal minister!" Dou Jiande liked loyal ministers and couldn't help but sigh: "Don't worry, I won't give up, I will definitely find another way."

"My dear friends, please think again about how to save Zheng?"

Everyone was confused and had no idea.

For a long time, General Fan Yuan hesitated and said: "Can we bypass Hulao, go south, take Luochuan Road, Yangcheng, Xuanyuan Pass and enter the Luoyang Basin?"

When the eldest grandson Anshi heard this, his eyes lit up: This might be the way!

"Absolutely not!" Ling Jing objected strongly: "Although there are no fortified cities along this road and we can drive straight in, what about the food road?"

"All the ten states in Zhengdong surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin is entrenched in Huguan. Once our army goes south, our army's food route will be strangled."

"In this way, even if a hundred thousand troops arrive in Luoyang, they will collapse without a fight."

"Yes, yes, we can't take risks."

When the civil and military officials heard this, they all nodded. Everyone knew that Li Shimin was an expert at robbing grain, and doing so would be too risky.

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister thinks it is feasible."

"It's not that there is no food in Luoyang, it's just that it's not inside the city, but outside the city. Did you forget to go back to Luocang and Luokou Cang?"

The eldest grandson Anshi quickly spoke up.

But Wei Zheng shook his head: "Did Lord Changsun forget that Huiluocang has been captured by the Tang army? How can others let him out?"

"It's too risky to count on losing food to the enemy. Even if the Tang army cannot hold on, it will be burned down."

Changsun Anshi did not give up: "There is also Luokou warehouse. This warehouse is of considerable size. It is still in the hands of our Zheng army at this time. It can be used to feed the army."

That’s right! Everyone’s eyes lit up when they heard this.

"It's still useless." Ling Jing threw cold water and said: "If he knew that our army was heading south, Li Shimin would definitely think of the flaw in Luokou Cang."

"Before, the Tang army did not attack Luokou, not because they could not do so, but because they did not want to waste time."

"If our army goes south, the mountain road will be difficult to travel. In addition, Yangcheng and Xuanyuan Pass are still in the hands of the Tang army. Although our troops are not large, we still have to attack the city."

"In this way, I estimate that it will take at least half a month to twenty days to reach Luokou."

"Believe it or not, as soon as our army breaks camp, Li Shimin will turn around and attack Luokou Cang."

"Don't forget, everyone, Luokou Cang is less than fifty miles behind Hu Pass. Li Shimin can get there in one day."

"As far as I know, the defenders of Luokoucang only have more than 3,000 people. Do you think they can survive in front of Li Shimin for half a month?"

Suddenly, the scene fell silent.

Luokou is just a warehouse city with mediocre city defenses. It is impossible to survive for half a month in front of Li Shimin.

What's more, I heard that the Tang army also had the terrifying "flying demon", which was used to burn down the Heyang Floating Bridge and Hanjiacang.

Even if the Tang army could not capture Luokou for the time being, and they used flying demons to set fire to it, they would not be able to leave food to the Xia army.

Therefore, this road is still blocked.


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