I'm a marquis in Datang

Wei Zheng said, "This is the only way to do it."

Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "This is the only way at the moment."

Li Ji and the others reached an unanimous opinion, so he stopped talking and immediately made arrangements, telling the soldiers stationed not to panic, but to guard with all their strength.

Li Ji did not take any action, and Du Qi only implemented a strategy of encirclement. It is convenient for the two sides to confront each other.

A day passed in a flash.

With the all-out efforts of Du Qi's auxiliary soldiers, a wall with a height of half a person was built outside the city.This wall is as tall as half a person, and one foot thick, even ordinary gunpowder can't affect it.

Du Qi's army stationed outside the city.However, at the Sifang City Gate, sentries were also set up to watch.Once Li Ji wanted to withdraw his troops, Du Qi would stop him immediately.Because of the existence of the wall, it was not so easy for Li Ji to evacuate at this time.It's just that Li Ji never went out of the city, but his sentinels had already come down from the city tower in the dark and left the city quickly.

After Sentry left Jiuquan, he ran quickly and left the county town

He found a horse and ran to Chang'an.

Chapter 1129 Little Joy

Xiaohuanxi

It is now approaching the end of April and approaching May.

The weather is getting warmer.

The weather in Chang'an, with the spring breeze blowing, is quite warm, and in this kind of weather, people can't help but want to go for a spring outing.However, Li Shimin was not in such a good mood. In his heart, Li Shimin was always concerned about the battle on the front line, worried that Li Ji would not be able to hold on.After all, after Li Ji's defeat in Shazhou, even if he retreated to Suzhou, his strength was limited.

Under this premise, once Li Ji couldn't defend Suzhou and withdraw his troops, the consequences would be disastrous.Of course, if Li Ji defended Suzhou and blocked Du Qi's army, Li Shimin would feel relieved.

In addition, Li Shimin is also stabilizing the situation in Datang.Because the news of Li Ji's defeat in Shazhou, especially the news of Du Qi's entry into Suzhou spread throughout the Tang Dynasty, it has already made the local situation delicate, so Li Shimin has to go all out to stabilize the situation. The situation in various places ensures the stability of Datang.

When Li Shimin was dealing with government affairs, Tang Zhen hurried in.Tang Zhen is now much older.After all, I have been with Li Shimin for so many years, and I have been working hard.

Tang Zhen stood beside Li Shimin and said, "Your Majesty, a sentry sent by Li Ji has returned, and there is news to report."

Li Shimin said: "Bring people in."

"Yes!"

Tang Zhen immediately called for someone to see him.

Not long after, the sentinel entered the hall, pushed the golden mountain upside down like a jade pillar, and knelt on the ground to salute Li Shimin.At this moment, Sentinel's clothes are shabby, his cheeks are dark, and

And the lips are chapped, and the eyes have thick dark circles, especially the blood in the eyes. This is because of the long journey and no rest in the middle, so the whole person is very tired and tired everywhere.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Get up and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The sentry stood up, respectfully.

Even so, he was still apprehensive.

Under normal circumstances, even though the Sentinels had battle reports to send back, in most cases, they could simply submit the battle reports and would not meet the emperor in person.But this time, Li Shimin personally summoned him. Such a scene made the sentry very cautious.

Even so, Sentinel still took out the letter and held it in his hands.

Tang Zhen took it and handed it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's complexion changed slightly after reading the letter.Because Li Ji's letter was a letter asking for help.It is said that Du Qi's army never attacked Suzhou, but built a wall outside Suzhou City to surround Li Ji's troops.

After Li Shimin's expression changed slightly, a smile appeared on his face the next moment.

He was determined.

The reason is simple. Li Ji said in his letter that it can last for at least four months.Even, it can last longer.Under such a premise, it means that this war has come to a stalemate.

The stalemate in the situation is beneficial to Datang.

After all, Waldo has already returned to Persia quickly. Once Persia has gunpowder and Persia sends troops to attack Du Qi's rear, then Du Qi's menacing trend can be completely contained.

Li Shimin felt relieved, and immediately asked some scouts about the situation in Suzhou.

People in Suzhou are quite stable now.

After all, during Yan Leisheng's administration, he also vigorously developed people's livelihood, so there is no big problem in Suzhou.As for food, grass, equipment, etc., Li Ji had already prepared for it, and Li Shimin didn't need to worry about everything.

At this time, Li Shimin was a little happy.

It's rare to have good news.

Li Shimin waved his hand to let the sentry back down, and then looked at Tang Zhendao: "Call Fang Xuanling into the palace."

"Yes!"

Tang Zhen went to notify immediately.

After the order was conveyed, Fang Xuanling entered the hall not long after, and bowed his hands to salute Li Shimin.Li Shimin waved his hands and said, "Xuanling, there is no need to be formal, just sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

But Fang Xuanling thanked him sternly before sitting down.

Li Shimin directly talked about the situation of the letter sent by Li Ji, and said: "Now that Du Qi maintains a deadlock and no longer attacks, the situation will be different when the Persian side sends troops. Xuanling, do we want to recruit an army again now, and how to mobilize it?" All the troops of the Twelve Guards, shall we fight again with all our strength?"

"When Persia attacks Du Qi's rear, we will also attack with Persia. At that time, we will attack Du Qi, and Persia will attack Du Qi, and even be attacked because of Du Qi. He originally abolished the caste system in Tianzhu. These remaining castes The institutional aristocracy will most likely show its final strength."

"Do you think this is an opportunity?"

In Li Shimin's heart, he never gave up on wanting to destroy Du Qi.Now that Du Qi was blocked in Suzhou and the situation between the two sides had come to a stalemate, Li Shimin already had the intention of fighting again.

Fang Xuanling heard the words: "Your Majesty, in fact, I think it is not suitable for full-scale development."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "What's the reason?"

Fang Xuanling said: "Du Qi is now blocked, and even after the Persian side attacks, it can pose a certain threat to Du Qi. But in fact, Du Qi is only blocked when he goes out to attack. Once we become the offensive side, Du Qicheng The defensive side. At that time, Du Qi can display the strength of his weapon."

After a pause, Fang Xuanling continued: "Du Qi's weapons are extremely powerful when used to defend the city. Do you still remember the battle of Rouyuan County? All our gunpowder was destroyed by Du Qi's weapons in an instant." It was blown up. Countless of our soldiers died under artillery fire. Du Qi’s weapons can be attacked and received, but the most powerful thing is defense.”

Li Shimin suddenly fell silent.

This was something he had never considered, so Li Shimin was a little disappointed.

Thought it was an opportunity.

Unexpectedly, this opportunity could not be used.

However, Fang Xuanling continued: "Your Majesty, in fact, I have another worry. On the Persian side, they may send troops to deal with Du Qi if they want to contain Du Qi because of Du Qi's strength. However, what is the strength of Persia? And how much effort Persia will spend on attacking is temporarily unknown. We can only know the specific situation after Persia attacks. However, I am not very optimistic about this aspect. I think that as long as Du Qi can be contained , it’s pretty good.”