Tang Dynasty

In the meeting hall, Li Jian stood in the hall and slowly scanned the people below.

The generals of the Crown Prince's Mansion are in the left column, and the generals of the Prince Qin's Mansion are in the right column, each sitting upright but clearly separated.

The army has been stationed in Yanmen for more than a month, and the two sides have been doing their own thing like this. Although they have never had any conflicts, the implication of incompatibility is obvious.

In the past, the power of war was always in the hands of Li Shimin alone, but now he has taken over half of the general's power with his own sword, this action caused dissatisfaction among the generals of King Qin, but he didn't think it was strange.I just don't know how much of this obvious hostility was inspired by Li Shimin.

While thinking about it, Li Shimin, who had been sitting side by side with him, stood up and said, "Brother, let's start."

Li Jiancheng glanced lightly across his face, then nodded, walked towards the sand table in front of him, and said, "It's been half a month since my army came here, and the Turks have invaded several times, but iron cavalry come and go like the wind, and it's not easy to pursue them, so we fought several times. , did not gain the upper hand. Right now, it seems that only defending and not attacking is definitely not the best policy, what do you guys think?"

As soon as the question was asked, someone from the left column immediately stood up and said: "Jieli Khan's commanding army knocked on the Yanmen this time. Judging from the situation, it is no longer just for property. Since the other party has already ignored the previous covenant, why should we wait again?" Show mercy? The last general is willing to lead an army to raid the Turkic camp and catch him off guard!"

Seeing that the man was Wei Ting who had been with him since childhood, Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "General Wei is utterly loyal, and this crown prince understands it all too well. It was just a sneak attack on the Turkic camp. Even if he succeeds, I'm afraid the price will be too high .” Paused, deliberately turned to the right, and said, “I don’t know if you have any good ideas?”

However, the people of Prince Qin's residence were just silent.Li Jiancheng was as clear as a mirror in his heart, and he was not annoyed. He just looked down at the sand table and said, "If you don't have two sides, the prince has a plan, which is..."

"ambush."

The two words, which are understated but powerful, came slowly from behind me.

Li Jiancheng stopped his movements, while Li Shimin stepped forward with the sword at his waist, and said: "The prince's plan is to lure the Turks to send troops, and then set up an ambush to annihilate them?"

Li Jiancheng raised his jaw slightly and looked down at him.Soon he smiled lightly, noncommittal, and said: "As expected of General Tiance."

Li Shimin also smiled, and took another step forward, coming to the sand table.However, he did not stand shoulder to shoulder with Li Jiancheng, but just stood behind him, bending slightly.

With one hand on the edge of the sand table, Li Shimin slowly said: "Five hundred miles north of Yanmen Gate, there is a lowland not far from the Turkic camp, but it is a good place to lay an ambush, but I don't know what the prince wants to use to lure the snake out of the cave?"

"Money, food, food and grass are all available, but..." Li Jiancheng paused suddenly, and then said, "In my prince's view, there may be other things that Turks need."

"If the crown prince thinks this plan is feasible, the people of Prince Qin's mansion will never object." Li Shimin still smiled, but the hand hidden behind Li Jiancheng already caressed the other's shoulder, slid down slowly in a circle, and finally landed on the side of the waist position, kneading lightly and heavily.

Although Li Jiancheng's body trembled slightly, his face did not change at all, and he could not see any flaws. He just smiled and said, "Since the king of Qin said so, he will set up an ambush here in three days. Suitable candidates?"

——After all, it is the eldest brother, and his endurance is also so extraordinary.

Li Shimin withdrew his smile and said: "I don't need others, Shimin is willing to go in person."

Li Jiancheng looked at him silently for a moment, and said: "Since that's the case, it's up to you." After a pause, he looked towards the hall and said, "That's it for today, everyone, please step down."

After everyone had left and there were only two of them left in the tent, Li Jiancheng turned around, looked at Li Shimin squarely and said, "The reason for keeping the people in your house silent is just to let me know that what I think in my heart has been taken care of by you." See all of them?"

"Brother dismissed the other party's words lightly. It is clear that he has made a decision in his heart, and he just waits for others to explain." Li Shimin smiled faintly, "I just expressed what I think in my heart for elder brother."

Li Jiancheng sneered and said, "You are just challenging my patience."

"How dare you?" Li Shimin stepped forward, raised a strand of hair on the other's chest with lowered eyes, and slowly twirled it with his fingertips, "Brother's patience... Shimin has been taught too many times."

Li Jiancheng shook off the opponent's hand, and said in a deep voice: "This time, the emperor sent you and me to fight against the Turks. The matter is of great importance. If there is disharmony in the army, how can the overall situation be preserved?"

"The overall situation?" Knowing that he had touched the other party's bottom line, Li Shimin still smiled, "Brother, do you know that the overall situation is your greatest weakness?"

The only thing in this world that can teach him to change color is probably the word "big picture".I really want to see what kind of expression he will have when he no longer has these.

Li Jiancheng was silent for a moment, and said, "Shimin, do you think I dare not kill you?"

Li Shimin laughed when he heard the words, put his hand on his right shoulder, took a step closer to him, and said, "Of course I dare, this feeling... is still fresh in my memory." Already adding a bit of gloom, "It's just that I know that at this moment, for the sake of the so-called 'big situation', brother, you won't touch me."

Li Jiancheng looked down at him for a long time, just smiled slowly.

"Shimin, I really made a mistake in letting you go so far." With a sigh, Li Jiancheng stopped arguing, just turned around and walked away.

Li Shimin stood on the spot holding the sword hilt at his waist, his eyes slowly slid across the back of the opponent's neck, shoulders, and waist, but at the end he followed with a few steps, grabbed him, and pressed him against the wall.

It is clear that he has seen through the other party's thoughts, and for some reason, he is not happy, but full of unwillingness.He looked at his elder brother very closely, almost greedily wanting to see the look he wanted from the other's eyes.

However, Li Jiancheng only had self-deprecation in his eyes, full of self-deprecation.

And this self-deprecating...what does it mean?There is no answer.

For a moment, Li Shimin wanted to ask, but after all, he just thought about it.

"Brother, I want to capture Tough alive more than anyone else. You know this very well." After a long silence, he chuckled and said in a low voice, "Brother, I have already explored the place where the ambush was set. Three days later, I should lead two thousand cavalry and hide in the north of the lowland. When the enemy army shows up, I will break up the enemy's position first, and the big brother and the army will follow, and I will be able to defeat the enemy."

Li Jiancheng was noncommittal when he heard the words, but slowly closed his eyes, and sighed in a low voice: "This battle, you and I will each do our best."

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Three days later, [-] miles north of Yanmen, Li Shimin was lying in the dark, and saw a group of young people driving cattle and sheep slowly come into sight, and finally stopped to rest, and his heart was as clear as a mirror.

It turned out that the bait Li Jiancheng was talking about was neither money nor food, but the strong man driving the cattle and sheep.If you hadn't actually been to the Turkic camp, how would you know they needed Han coolies?Recalling the other party's hostage in the Turkic camp, Li Shimin suddenly laughed in a low voice.

——Hey, even you can't escape the big brother's tricks.But this time, I won't teach you to escape the sharp blade in my hand!

While thinking about it, a row of Turkic troops came into sight.Subsequently, more and more Turkic soldiers rushed over.The strong men turned pale with fright, abandoned their cattle and sheep and ran back one after another, in the direction of the highland here.

Li Shimin signaled that the whole army was ready to go, looked down through the branches and leaves, fixed his eyes on the man who looked like the head general, then stretched out his hand to press the hilt of the sword at his waist, pulled it out forcefully, and shouted: "Kill!"

Two thousand fine riders galloped down, like arrows coming out of their bodies, and shot into the local formation.As usual, Li Shimin took the lead, swung his spear away from the left and right pawns, and went straight to the general on the horse.

Duo Bi swung his long knife, blocked the opponent's powerful blow with all his strength, and said with a smile: "It really is you, Li Shimin!"

Li Shimin held the reins of the horse, pushed it away a few steps and walked around, said: "I didn't believe that you would go out in person for the sake of a few strong men, so it seems that the elder brother has really seen you thoroughly."

Hearing him mention Li Jiancheng, the aggressive hands paused slightly, but quickly said with a smile: "As a Turkic Khan, it is obligatory to do everything personally, how can you be pampered like your emperor?"

"A mere barbarian, what qualifications do you have to comment on my Great Tang Emperor!" Li Shimin sneered, and rushed towards him again with his long spear.

The two swung and blocked nearly a hundred moves together, but there was no victory or defeat.However, when he found a space to push away a few steps, he suddenly found that, unknowingly, there were more and more Turkic troops around him.

Seeing Li Shimin's expression changed slightly, Duo Bi swung his saber to attack again. When the two swords and guns clashed, Duo Bi smiled slowly: "King Qin has never thought that I have known Jian Jiancheng for many years. Since he knows that I am like this, I treat him like this." How can you be ignorant?"

Li Shimin looked at him, and suddenly realized that something was wrong.

However, things have come to this point, but there is no way out.Li Shimin gritted his teeth, put aside distracting thoughts in his mind, and attacked again.

At the same time, Li Jiancheng sat on his horse in a silver-white armor and a fiery red cloak, watching the battle not far away.Seeing that more and more Turkic troops gathered, which was already beyond expectation, he tightened his grip on the reins, feeling something strange, but he couldn't confirm it.

Until a "report--" sounded from a distance, the school delivering the letter came galloping on a fast horse, and before he could stop, he rolled and fell off the horse.

Seeing his flustered expression, Li Jiancheng frowned and said, "What's the matter?"

"Return, return to Your Highness!" The junior officer knelt up panting heavily, and said, "The little Turkic Khan led an army to attack Yanmen, the situation is critical!"

Li Jiancheng was slightly taken aback when he heard this, but then understood.He laughed at himself, and said: "I was setting up an ambush here, but unexpectedly the other party came up with a plan and made a fool of himself."

It seemed that I really underestimated Aggressive, and was too confident in my understanding of him.

Knowing that there were no more than [-] troops left in the city for this expedition, Li Jiancheng was silent for a moment, and asked, "How many people from the other side attacked the city?"

"The situation is chaotic. The young one was ordered to report in a hurry. The number...is not yet known."

Hearing this, Li Jiancheng looked up at the battlefield.More and more Turkic troops had already gathered, almost obliterating the Tang army like a tide.A figure in black armor could be vaguely seen in the crowd, with spears passing by, and red tassels dancing, becoming the only bright color in the dark clouds.

Li Jiancheng just watched silently, for a long time, neither looked away nor opened his mouth.

Seeing the other party's sudden silence, Wei Ting at the side followed his gaze, and could vaguely feel the conflict in his heart.

If you advance, you will assist the King of Qin; if you retreat, you will rush to save Yanmen.

If you advance, Yanmen will be in danger; if you retreat, the king of Qin will be worried.

Although it is possible to advance and retreat, it is actually a dilemma.No matter how you choose, you will eventually choose one side and give up the other side.

It's just that for myself, maybe there are not so many worries.So after pondering for a while, Wei Ting said: "Your Highness, with the weight of Yanmen, we must not lose it..."

Before Hua finished speaking, Li Jiancheng lifted the reins, turned his horse's head and said: "Send the order, the whole army will hurry back to Yanmen!"

Wei Ting was taken aback for a moment at first, then he answered "Yes" loudly.

Since Li Jiancheng turned around, he didn't look back anymore, he rode his horse and hurried back with the army, unwilling to let his mind be filled with any other thoughts.

All he knew was that if Yanmen were lost, the first barrier against the Turks would cease to exist.The inside and outside of the mountains and rivers seem to have opened the door and lost their protection.Yanmen, naturally must not be lost.

——Shimin, ask for more blessings.

Hearing the hoofbeats of the army at the original place, Li Shimin instinctively took a few steps back, looked back, but was followed closely by Duobi, and said with a smile, "Didn't Li Jiancheng's troops come to help as expected?"

Li Shimin was startled, staring at him with heavy eyes, without speaking.

"King Qin, Jian Jiancheng has already abandoned you." Du Bi still smiled, but he stood still on the spot and stopped moving forward, "As expected, he has always understood the principle of abandoning soldiers to protect the army."

While he was speaking, a column of Turkic cavalry had arrived and stopped him.Li Shimin looked around, but saw that there were only a few hundred cavalry left.However, under the siege and erosion of the Turkic cavalry, there were still people who were outnumbered and fell from their horses.

"Li Shimin, it seems that you are in Jiancheng's heart, and that's all there is to it." Standing behind the others, the aggressive man sneered, then he leisurely rode his horse and turned back, "Whether you can get out alive today depends on your luck." .”

Watching him go away slowly, Li Shimin clenched the spear in his hand, and his whole body began to tremble slightly.

To the big brother, what exactly is he?

He was so eager to know this answer, but he had never really been sure of even a tiny bit of it.

Even though he knew that aggressively's words were intended to disturb his mood, he couldn't deny what the other party said.Every word is like a sharp knife, penetrating into the deepest part of my heart, and blood is flowing in an instant.

The sound of the horse's hooves going away is the elder brother's answer.Things have come to this point, any affirmation or denial has become pale and powerless.

"Your Highness! I will swear to the death to escort His Highness away!" Li Shimin stretched out his hands and shouted a few times, and looked back, only to see that his remnants had already gathered. They were covered in blood, holding spears, and besieging the city around him.

Looking back at them, Li Shimin withdrew his gaze, and looked down at the spear in his hand again.

After a while, he suddenly grasped the barrel of the gun forcefully and played tricks in his palm.The next moment, the treasured sword seemed to be out of its sheath, and it had already killed people and horses!