Tang Dynasty good father-in-law

Qu Wentai, the king of Gaochang, only had fear in his heart at this time, not to mention coping, and he didn't even listen to anything, so he directly handed over the matter to his son.

"Father, my son will not let you down."

Qu Zhisheng said respectfully, with a hint of confidence in his words.

As for the reason, it is very simple, that is, he had some contact with Tubo a long time ago.

He even wanted to promote the alliance between Gaochang and Tubo, but because of his father, this matter has not been effective.

This time, with the attack of the Tang Dynasty, it can be said that Gaochang has reached the edge of life and death.

If you want to find a way out for Gaochang, you can only seek Tubo.

However, Gao Chang's words must have ceded more benefits than the previous words, but Qu Zhisheng knew that it would be good if Gao Chang could be preserved.

"Fortunately, I asked my father for a tiger talisman earlier. It's time to surprise Tang Jun."

"Let Datang know that Gao Chang is not such a deceitful existence either."

Qu Zhisheng's eyes flickered and he whispered softly, with a hint of determination in his words.

As early as before, he had secretly sent someone to understand the course of action of each army, and now he just had to wait and see.

Datang's arrogance will pay a price, if he can capture a prince of the Tang Dynasty, then he will have more bargaining chips in his hands.

It can be said that Qu Zhisheng's courage is not ordinary, but truly daring. Even if he knows the power of Datang, he still does not lose confidence and still thinks that he has a chance.

Chapter 8 and five of Gaochang's change, shocking

The environments of the Western Regions and the grasslands are in stark contrast, and the grasslands are more vibrant.

But the words of the Western Regions are mostly yellow sand. The disadvantage brought about by this is that there are many dusty troops along the way, and there is no possibility of covering it up at all.

Fortunately, facing this matter, neither Li Chengqian nor Zhang Liang cared about it.

"Finally get rid of it!"

Even Li Chengqian was very happy on his face, because he made a decision, and the third brother's words were thrown away.

After all, Li Ke's words could only show helplessness in the face of Li Chengqian's departure.

Because of the previous competition, his soldiers had reached their limit. After all, Li Ke still had some sense and did not feel sympathetic to these soldiers.

Because of this incident, Li Chengqian was not usually happy, and had already started to fantasize about the scene where he took down King Gaochang.

There was no obstruction along the way. Although small towns in the yellow sand occasionally appeared in front of them, these small towns did not resist at all.

This further fueled Li Chengqian's momentum, but Zhang Liang felt that something was going too smoothly, and Gaochang should have many soldiers, but he didn't think too much about it.

Regarding Gao Chang's words, Zhang Liang did not raise any vigilance in the end.

Because of the rush, Li Chengqian's army quickly arrived under the Gaochang King City, but it was different from other small cities.

That is, the gates of the upper city of Gaochang King City were closed tightly, and there was no sign of surrender at all.

Qu Zhisheng's eyes on the king's city were falling on Tang Jun, and there was a hint of envy in his eyes.

Of course, he was not envious of the powerful soldiers of the Tang army, but the armor on the soldiers.

You must know that Gaochang is very barren, and many of the armors are already very dilapidated.

But soon Qu Zhisheng couldn't help showing a firm look in his eyes. He believed that as long as Gaochang didn't perish, he would be able to rise again.

Accustomed to a high position, no one is willing to succumb to others. If Gaochang is destroyed, then he, the future king of Gaochang, is doomed to be useless.

Although cooperating with Tubo will lose some autonomy, the main power is still in our own hands.

"Order to encircle and destroy this Tang army!"

Qu Zhisheng's thoughts soon stopped, and instead he spoke to the guards around him.

After waiting for such a long time, he even gave up half of the land in Gaochang for this reason. In addition to the newly recruited recruits, the number exceeded [-].

It can be said that Qu Zhisheng had no reason to fail in this battle. Seeing that Tang Jun seemed to realize that Gaochang Wangcheng was not so easy to chew, he was preparing to set up camp.

Qu Zhisheng couldn't let him take a good rest. If the soldiers of the Tang army recovered, then this battle would be difficult to fight.

.......

On the other side, although Li Chengqian and Zhang Liang encountered some obstacles in Wangcheng, they looked a little ugly.

But in the end, it was not so stupid to let the tired soldiers go to attack the city. Anyway, there is still a lot of time now.

So let Gao Chang go for now, but some people don't want to let them go.

The smoke and dust all over the sky was flying up in the distance, not only in one place, but in all directions, which immediately attracted the attention of Li Chengqian and others.

"What happened?!"

Li Chengqian frowned slightly and said aloud, with a hint of doubt in his words.

Zhang Liang on the other side also frowned, and seemed a little uneasy in his heart, but he quickly remembered something.

"not good!"

"We are surrounded by Gaochang's army!"

After all, Zhang Liang had some experience, and immediately made his own judgment, but Li Chengqian's face was taken aback by his words, and then he showed a look of anger.

It seems that he didn't expect Gao Chang to dare to fight back, but Li Chengqian didn't know what to do for a while.

"Your Highness, there are at least [-] to [-] Gaochang soldiers in this dust."

Zhang Liang already had some fear and hurriedly spoke out, obviously lacking confidence in his words.

You must know that this is three times as many troops. Faced with such a situation, Zhang Liang is naturally afraid.

Li Chengqian's complexion was already a little distorted, and he also started to feel at a loss.

"Then what should I do?!"

Li Chengqian could only turn to Zhang Liang for help and asked anxiously.

"Your Highness, according to Liang, it is best to retreat now!"

Seeing the smoke and dust approaching closer and closer, Zhang Liang couldn't help but immediately replied, with a lot of anxiety in his words.

If he was leading the army himself, then Zhang Liang would have already fled, but now, with the prince by his side, even Zhang Liang can only stay longer.

But facing his own life, he still cherishes it very much, and Li Chengqian is also sober at this time, he was confused by Gao Chang's appearance before.

"withdraw!"

In the end, Li Chengqian gritted his teeth and said out loud that as long as enough troops can be preserved, the outcome is still unknown.

........

Changan

Although there were a few princes missing, Chang'an was not affected too much as far as the imperial court was concerned.

After all, the words of the prince, as long as he does not ascend the throne for a day, are destined to have no impact on the government.

Of course, both Li Shimin and many courtiers are still paying attention to the news from Gaochang.

Because this struggle between the princes is not only a struggle between many princes, but also the key to many courtiers' future choices.

Although some ministers made bets early, more ministers still had no choice but to wait for the result this time.

However, these ministers must not have received the news as quickly as Li Shimin.

As in the past, Li Shimin was still reviewing the memorial in the imperial study, but Li Junxian hurried in with a serious face.

"Your Majesty, something has happened in Xichang!"

Without even saluting, Li Junxian's voice sounded quickly, with a hint of anxiety in his words.

Li Shimin frowned at first, but after hearing the words, his face could not help showing a serious look.

"What happened?!"

Li Shimin's deep voice sounded, and the words forced himself to calm down.

"The crown prince fell into Gaochang's scheme, and his entire army was almost wiped out."

Li Junxian hurriedly said without hesitation, knowing that this matter is a big deal, after he received the news, he didn't dare to delay any longer.

"what?!"

"Gao Ming didn't have an accident, right?!"

After Li Shimin exclaimed, he asked immediately.

After all, it was his own son, and the emperor's first reaction was to care about his son.

"The prince said nothing happened and escaped."

Li Junxian also said hastily, Baiqi deserves credit for this matter, but now is not the time to be entangled in this matter.

"Tell me about this from beginning to end."

After knowing that his son was fine, Li Shimin's expression also eased a lot, but it's okay if he still looks bad.

Chapter 8 Chang'an cloud movement, chaos

"Idiot! Is there such a leader? It's fine if Gao Ming doesn't understand, but Zhang Liang doesn't understand either."

After listening to the whole process, Li Shimin couldn't help cursing angrily, that's ten thousand five soldiers, just like that.

Datang has not suffered such a big loss in recent years, but it lost so many soldiers just because of a wrong decision.

Even Li Shimin felt a lot of distress in his heart, especially after his son was fine, he was even more disappointed with this son.

It can be said that Li Shimin's heart is not so complicated. On the one hand, he cares about his son, but on the other hand, he is somewhat disappointed with him.

Undoubtedly, this emperor is now in a strange state, the reason is very simple, with Gao Ming's retreat, it is destined to make waves again.

In fact, the previous Li Shimin still wanted to give Chengqian a chance to prove himself, and even Hou Junji didn't say anything about the advantages that Hou Junji gave Li Chengqian.

If it is said that Li Shimin is not clear, it is simply impossible.

Even as long as Chengqian doesn't make too many mistakes, he can be similar to other sons, but he didn't expect this result.

Presumably this matter spread throughout Chang'an very quickly, and even Li Shimin felt a little headache.

I don't know how to deal with it next, this matter seems to be gradually getting out of my control.

I didn't expect Gao Chang to have the courage to attack, but who told Gao Ming to do this, otherwise it would be impossible to give Gao Chang a big victory.

You must know that under normal circumstances, even if Gaochang's [-] to [-] troops faced the soldiers of Datang Wanwu, it would be a miserable victory at best.

Where will it be a big victory, it can be said that this is simply a low-level mistake, even if you want to explain anything, you are doomed to have no chance.

......

In fact, as expected by the emperor, shortly after receiving the news of Baiqi, word spread throughout Chang'an.

"What, the prince is defeated?!"

"Gao Chang still has the courage to attack, I didn't expect it!"

"The main thing is that the prince is too reckless. If you are more cautious, this problem will never happen."

......

When the news came out, it could be said that there was an uproar, because the defeat was too miserable.

During the pursuit battle, how could the Tang army be familiar with Gaochang soldiers, so Li Chengqian's idea of ​​keeping the green hills and not being afraid of having no firewood was shattered.

Originally, there were not many soldiers who rushed out of the encirclement, and under the pursuit, they even dropped their helmets and armor.

Among them, Changsun Wuji and Hou Junji were the most anxious. After all, their words had already stood on the same line as Li Chengqian.

"Zhang Liang is such a waste that he can't even take down Gaochang."

Among them, Hou Junji had many complaints against Zhang Liang, and he sent Zhang Liang before to help Li Chengqian.

In the end, I didn't help, let alone say, and now such a big thing happened.

Even Hou Junji felt that it was difficult. If this matter was not handled well, then the possibility of His Majesty changing the crown prince would increase a lot.

As for the ministers standing behind the other princes, there was a look of joy on their faces, which of course couldn't be clearly expressed.

Because many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were killed in battle, they could only show sadness on their faces.