One night later, in the official residence of Hualong County, Xiping County, Hou Junji, who had been burnt bald, was kneeling on the ground with blood blisters on his face. Li Shimin was sitting on the main seat, his face was ashen, and his burly body was trembling slightly. , the civil and military people below also had shocked faces, and some even had traces of fear on their faces.

There was a huge fire in Bayan Valley, and all 30,000 elite Tang troops were wiped out. General Hou Junji was also burnt to the point of being like a ghost, with countless arrow holes on his body soaked in blood. Such a miserable appearance shows the tragedy of the time. Everyone knows that Hou Junji returned with his life at the gate of hell.

It was just this battle that destroyed nearly 40% of the Tang army's strength.

"What a treacherous Yang Dong, and a fire destroyed my 30,000-strong army. If I don't take revenge, I, Li Shimin, will never be a human being." After listening to Hou Junji's report, Li Shimin kicked the table in front of him in anger. Turning around, with a deep look of distress on his face, the entire thirty thousand elite army was just gone. Among them, there were more than ten thousand precious war horses.

"The general has betrayed His Highness' great trust and sacrificed 30,000 elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. He should have killed himself to apologize! But in order to let His Highness know about the Sui army's attack, the general has survived until now! I sincerely ask Your Highness to punish him with death." Hou Junji's pupils said. He shrunk and raised his saber high above his head, his eyes showing hatred and unwillingness that could not be hidden!

"Junji, stop talking!" Li Shimin waved his hand fiercely to stop Hou Junji, exhaled a long breath, and said in a deep voice: "It's my fault. I didn't understand the military situation and thought I was right... which led to Junji." I fell into the Sui army's treacherous plot, and it was I who harmed the Tang Dynasty's 30,000-strong army. If I want to be held accountable, it is my responsibility as the commander, and it has nothing to do with Junji... Come here, help Junji's military doctor to treat the wound."

I have to say that Li Shimin’s domineering attitude in taking on everything is really admirable.

"The guilty general Hou Junji, I thank you for your grace of not committing a crime!" Hou Junji kowtowed a few times, with deep gratitude in his eyes. Speaking of which, he was indeed defeated unjustly, but the 30,000-strong army After all, it was lost in his hands. As a general, he has an unshirkable responsibility. But now, Li Shimin has taken all the blame. How can Hou Junji not be grateful?

"Have a good life and recover from your injuries! Don't think too much." Li Shimin comforted her gently.

"Here!" Hou Junji relaxed in a breath. He lost too much blood and felt dizzy. He fell heavily to the ground, and was finally carried down by several guards.

Li Shimin finally calmed down and scanned many civil and military figures with his sharp eyes. Finally, he stared fiercely at a pale-faced and trembling general, and said in an icy tone: "Pan Ren's scout battalion in charge of intelligence is incompetent. , it was your inaction that led to the death of thirty thousand elites in the sea of ​​fire. If Jun Ji had not fought to the death in return, we would still have been kept in the dark! Someone comes and shows Pan Renxiao's head to the public."

"Here!"

Several guards quickly stepped forward and escorted Pan Ren out, who was paralyzed by fear. Within a moment, a miserable scream came from outside.

"Dai Zhou! I appoint you as the commander-in-chief of the scout camp! Immediately spread out scouts to find out the movements of the Sui army." Li Shimin made the appointment.

"Here!" A general walked away quickly.

"The Sui army apparently entered Xiping from Wuwei County, took advantage of our unpreparedness and attacked Huangshui, and then caught Junji off guard." Li Shimin was a man who could take things and let them go, and no longer pursued what had happened.

"Yes, the Sui army is insidious and cunning, and picking up advantages from behind is their usual tactic." Yin Kaishan smiled bitterly, and then said: "The imperial court just decided to use troops against Yongbei. Before the troops were reorganized, the Sui army came over and killed them. This is definitely

A long-planned military operation. The Sui Dynasty has no internal worries at home and no external troubles. It is very likely to engage in a life-and-death battle with the Tang Dynasty. I thought that His Highness's first task was to warn Guanzhong, and secondly, he recalled General Chai Shao from the West Sea, and at the same time, he

The troops stationed in the field were concentrated to deal with the unknown number of Sui troops. Also, Xiangwu County in Longxi is the important food area for our army, so we must send a large army to guard it. Once Xiangwu is lost, our army will be completely gone."

"Sir, what you said is absolutely correct!" Li Shimin followed suit and gave the instructions one by one.

At this time, Li Shimin saw that Liang Luoren was about to stop talking and said with a smile: "We are a family now. If General Liang has something to say, it doesn't matter."

"Here!"

Liang Luoren plucked up the courage and said, "Your Highness, Hualong County is in dilapidated state, with no food left, and the defensive equipment has been exhausted. If the Sui army comes to attack in a large scale, or is surrounded by a group, what will our army do?"

The faces of the generals suddenly turned pale, and they looked at Li Shimin worriedly.

Li Shimin suddenly stood up. Liang Luoren's words reminded him of the current situation in Hualong City. He was so shocked that his voice changed, and he made a decisive decision: "Quickly, order Chai Shao and the Chuhe County's field troops to withdraw to Chichi County! Our troops are also

Evacuate eastward immediately."

Li Shimin almost vomited blood. This order meant that the two counties of Xiping and Chuihe were given to the Sui army in vain. However, these two counties had no food to defend. Instead of being defeated one by one by the Sui army, it was better to gather heavy troops in one place and fight with the Sui army.

The army carried out a large-scale decisive battle, and the logistics base in Longxi, which was far away from the main army, only had 10,000 defenders. If the Sui Dynasty attacked Longxi from Huining County, it would be all over.

Li Shimin is different from his father Li Yuan. He is a pragmatic person. He does not blindly regard land as the highest priority. He has the pragmatic thought of "if people save land, they will all survive; if they save land, they will lose people, and everyone will lose".

"Just throw away Xiping and water the river?" Liu Hongji said regretfully.

"If you are willing to give up, you will gain something if you give up. As long as the army is there, our Tang Dynasty will have a chance to regain the entire Yongbei. Tactics cannot care about the gains and losses of one city or one place. Keeping our army viable is the right way." Li Shimin sighed.

With a stern voice, he ordered: "Go down immediately and have the entire army evacuate."

"Here!"

The generals left quickly.

"General Liang, thanks to your reminder, our army has been saved from further losses! I will definitely report your contribution to my father." Li Shimin said warmly to Liang Luoren.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Liang Luoren saluted. Although his suggestion contained evil intentions, he also admired Li Shimin's decision. Giving up the city that he had worked so hard to gain was simple to say, but it was not something that ordinary people could make up their mind, because giving up meant the previous efforts.

It's all in vain.

Less than half an hour into the march, a scout reported urgently: "Your Highness, urgent news came from the Jincheng garrison. Li Jing led an army of 80,000 cavalry to attack Hualong, less than a hundred miles away. Duan Decao, the governor of Wuwei County, commanded 40,000 troops to attack.

When we arrived at Wuhan Longzhi County, Huining County Governor Xue Wanjun's 60,000 troops had captured Jincheng County and were heading towards Didao County."

Li Shimin and others took a breath of air. The Sui army came too fast, and all three armies adopted a crushing force, leaving Jincheng and Yuhan unable to defend.

"Quickly, quickly change the route to Lintao, and order the Pouhan and Jincheng defenders, as well as the Tuntian army to withdraw to Longxi County and hold on."

The Sui army's 80,000 cavalry were already hundreds of miles away. According to their speed, it would not take half a day to catch up with the Tang army, which was dominated by infantry. Li Shimin did not dare to go further to Pohanchi County, which was changed to Lintao County. At the same time, he ordered the army to

Leaving behind the sundries and baggage, they fled southward in panic.

"Quickly, quickly change the route to Lintao, and order the Pouhan and Jincheng defenders, as well as the Tuntian army to withdraw to Longxi County and hold on."

The order to retreat was quickly passed down.

…

"Really withdrawn."

At the foothills of Bayan Mountain, eighty miles away from Hualong County, Li Jing was immediately surprised when he received the news that Li Shimin had left Xiping and abandoned the three counties of Chuihe, Jincheng and Pouhan.

"Yes, Governor Li! Duan and Xue, the two prefects, sent out letters one after another, saying that the defenders of Fuhan County and Jincheng County would all retreat to Longxi. Li Shimin, Chai Shao, and Dou Kang all put down their previous tasks and went to Longxi.

We are heading towards Lintao quickly, and now the four gates of Hualong City are wide open." A guard reported excitedly.

"Has anyone gone into the city to see if there is an ambush in the city?" Xie Yingden, who was beside Li Jing, asked suspiciously. Things were developing so fast that he couldn't believe it.

"I led people to check carefully three times, and they were indeed evacuated, but they took away all the food and not a single grain was left."

"This is a way to cut off our army's pursuit!" Li Jing understood Li Shimin's intention, and then praised: "Li Shimin knew that Liangzhou had no food and no people, and would lose if it defended it for a long time, so he simply adopted the method of a strong man cutting off his wrist, and then exchanged it for an empty city and open land.

With such vitality, such decisiveness, and such courage, not everyone can make the decision. It is amazing, really amazing. No wonder His Highness often said that Li Shimin is our biggest enemy in the Sui Dynasty. Li Yuan gave birth to an amazing son."

"Commander, I would like to lead the troops in pursuit." Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Jing expectantly.

Li Jing ignored Cheng Yaojin, frowned slightly, and said: "Li Shimin's logistics base is in Longxi. If I guessed correctly, he changed his route to Lintao to avoid our army, and his final target was Longxi County. Immediately go to Longxi County."

Xue Wanjun sent a letter to General Duan Decao to recover Jincheng, and asked him to command all the Turkic slaves and capture Longxi County for me when Li Shimin arrives."

"Here!"

Soon, an eagle soared into the sky.

"Captain, what about us? What should we do?" Cheng Yaojin asked again.

A dangerous and fierce cold light flashed in Li Jing's eyes, and he said fiercely: "Give me the order, the army will pursue Li Shimin with all its strength, give full play to the advantages of the cavalry, and let the Tang army have a taste of the grassland people's tactics."

The Li family colluded with the Turks again and again for their own selfish interests and the benefit of the family. They did not have any national justice in their hearts, and they did not care about the life and death of the people in the Central Plains. All they had was the great cause of their Li family. If it had not been for the Great Sui Dynasty in Mayi

After killing Shibi Khan and hundreds of thousands of troops going south, millions of people in Bingzhou must have become the meat of the Turkic cavalry. Therefore, everyone in the Sui Dynasty hated Li Tang, this selfish pseudo-court. Now.

Now, Li Jing decided to use grassland tactics to impress Li Shimin. Only by experiencing it will these sinister people know the suffering of the people and leave the deepest impression and the deepest pain.

"Here!"
Chapter completed!