The next day, on the top of Jinshan Mountain.

"In the autumn of the fourth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, there was an Eastern Turk bandit Kou Ashinadobi (the name of Jieli Khan)..."

His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who was fully armed, had a table for offering sacrifices to heaven in front of him. On the table, except for the incense burner, there were no sacrifices. There were only an old and rusty hatchet and His Majesty Li Er's horse. lance.

Li Jing, Li Ji, Li Daozong, Chai Shao, Xue Wanche, Niu Jinda, Dou Shilun, Jiang Qu, Su Dingfang, Jiang Sheng, Yu Wenqing, Yuan Tiangang, He Mingshan, Qibi Heli, Zhihusi Li, Ashina Simo, The generals Ashina Sheer and Ashina Helu and the retainers of the King of Chu were lined up on both sides behind Li Kuan. The Jieli Khan of the Eastern Turks and the Mohe Duo Khan of the Western Turks were Kneel down behind Li Kuan.

At this time, in addition to the whistling wind, the only thing that came to everyone's ears was Zhang Gongjin's melodious voice when he recited the prayer to worship the sky: "...the Conferred God Mountain is built with a high platform, which represents the heaven and earth and is majestic to the world..." (Note) 1)

The strong wind blew everyone's robes into billows, and the expressions on everyone's faces were extremely solemn, including His Royal Highness the King of Chu, who rarely had a serious moment.

... With the righteous force, those who invade our territory of the Tang Dynasty will be killed no matter how far away they are, and they will be killed no matter how strong they are. Any barbarians inside and outside who dare to declare war against the Tang Dynasty in the future will be killed! This memorial represents the heaven and earth above, and the ghosts and gods below. We have the ambition to protect the land and defend the country, and we will be fierce even if we die! "(Note 2)

From the long prayer to heaven, until Zhang Gongjin finished reciting the last word, everyone's faces showed an unfinished expression.

But someone is an exception.

"Is it done?" Li Kuan turned to look at Zhang Gongjin: "Can I get down to business now?"

"Your Highness...the Heaven Sacrifice Ceremony has not yet..." Zhang Gongjin originally wanted to say that this was only the midfield. Even though the rest of the process had been simplified a lot before, it would still take at least an hour or two to complete.

"Okay, give me the prayer to worship the sky." Li Kuan said to Zhang Gongjin impatiently.

"..." Although Zhang Gongjin was dissatisfied, he still honestly offered the prayer to the sky with both hands.

After Li Kuan took the prayer to worship the heaven, he then took it to the desk and lit it with an incense burner. As the flame rose, the document turned into ashes, which meant that the ceremony of worshiping the heaven had officially ended.

"Everyone!" When Li Kuan turned around again, the domineering power of the King of Chu of the Tang Dynasty was fully displayed at this moment: "I have received the information this morning. The two khans of the Western Turks, as well as the Tiele tribes, Tuyuhun and Tochar , Xue Yantuo, and Tubo, our defeated generals have gathered nearly 800,000 troops. It is said that half of them have gone to Yumen Pass to seek out the bad luck of my foolish father. The remaining half are on the way. I estimate that , we will be at the foot of Chen Shijin Mountain tomorrow."

When Li Kuan said this, he looked around and saw that except for the unnatural facial expressions when he daily slandered His Majesty Li Er, everyone else had a look of understanding. He couldn't help but grinned: "I am the king. Let's not talk nonsense. Tomorrow will definitely be an arduous battle, so there is no need for us to waste time here. Let's prepare ourselves. Let's have a good rest and recharge our batteries for tomorrow's battle. As for tonight, please trouble Li Ji. The general is on duty.”

"Wei!" Li Ji knew that it was Li Jing who was commanding this battle, and what he had to do now was to ensure that there would be no accidents around them tonight.

"King Chu, it's not too late to look back now." As a "little ornament to worship the sky" that King Chu spent "a lot of effort" to capture, our Mohe Duo Khan now heard that the allies were coming , Dangjiang began to discuss conditions with Li Kuan: "As long as you let me go, I promise that I will let you return to the Tang Dynasty safely..."

"Haha...haha..." Li Kuan wanted to laugh when he heard what Khan Mohedu said: "I say Mohedu, can you learn from Jieli? If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute. !”

As soon as Li Kuan finished speaking, Yu Wenqing walked up to Mohe Duo Khan and punched him in the face: "You are so noisy! It's annoying!"

"Oh!"

With one punch, the arrogant Mohado Khan had a high-quality sleep.

As for Jieli Khan beside him, he said nothing. From the moment Zhang Gongjin started reciting the prayer to worship the sky, he was in a state of wandering and otherworldly. Except for the occasional twinkling of tears in his eyes, he was now He is more like a walking zombie.

"Take the people down!" Li Kuan waved his hand, and soon someone came forward and took the two Turkic Khans away.

Then, he looked at the Jinshan Mountains stretching deep into the clouds and mist in front of him: "The great rivers and mountains always make people fascinated, and they can't help but miss them..."

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The King of Chu completed his ritual of offering sacrifices to heaven. On the other side, His Majesty Li Er, who had led the army out of the border for half a month, finally ushered in his first battle.

"Lu Dongzan? He actually wants to fight me?" Because he heard about his son's strong record from Hou Junji at Yumen Pass, His Majesty Li Er was worried that the brat was getting bigger and bigger. In order to catch up with his son quickly, he only With 50,000 cavalry, they left the pass and headed north, intending to join Li Kuan as quickly as possible. However, when the army arrived in Xizhou, they unexpectedly encountered the Tubo cavalry led by Lu Dongzan.

"Your Majesty, let me teach him a lesson for you!" Yuchi Jingde, as the former chief "double-flower red stick" (gold medal thug) in Tiance Mansion, naturally had to stand up and speak at this time.

"Your Majesty, fighting with them right now is not good for the overall situation." Another general who followed Li Er on the expedition, now General Zuo Xiaowei, Guo Xiaoke, stood up and gave a different opinion: "Lu Dongzan has already assembled at this time. With hundreds of thousands of troops, if we collide head-on now, wouldn't it be..."

"Humph, His Majesty will be afraid of the crowd?!" Yuchi Jingde didn't wait for Guo Xiaoke to finish his words, and immediately replied: "Guo Xiaoke, why do I think you are not as courageous as Li Xiaogong?"

"..." As one of the generals following His Majesty Li Er's personal expedition this time, Li Xiaogong, who inexplicably missed an arrow, was about to curse, but someone had already confronted Yuchi Jingde on his behalf.

"I said, old man Yuchi, why do you speak so harshly? What's wrong? Do you always have to be a foolhardy man?" Cheng Yaojin always had a way of making others laugh when he scolded Yuchi Jingde. He said with a sense of humor: "How about this? When we meet the King of Chu later, you ask him if he will accept you as a retainer. If you two get together in the future, it will really be a match for you. You will meet a good talent, and you will shine. What a match made in heaven!”

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