Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

Li Chunfeng knelt on the ground with a sad face, and said with a difficult face: "Your Majesty, I have said everything you asked me to say verbatim. Can you let me go back to the mountains?"

"You are the teacher of the state, and the danger of the Tang Dynasty is still unresolved, how can you leave alone?" Li Ke said expressionlessly.

"But Your Majesty, where can I find thousands of catties of fire powder? I also got this thing by chance from an alchemist, but how can I destroy a 10,000+ Turkic army with only a few catties?"

Li Chunfeng wanted to cry with a bitter face, but no tears.

Big words are spoken.

When the time comes for the soldiers to approach the city, everyone is probably expecting him to save Datang.

The matter of burning fire powder is bound to be exposed, and if he can't come up with a means at that time, he will become the target of public criticism. Being decapitated is a trivial matter, and he is afraid that his reputation will last forever and he will become the culprit of the country's subjugation.

"Humph!"

Li Ke snorted coldly, and said in a deep voice: "Do you really think that my Tang needs this kind of fire powder? It's not worth mentioning heresy!"

"There are countless elite soldiers and good generals in the Tang Dynasty, and the glory is still there. What they lack is the belief that they will win."

"Now, you have given them the belief that they must win, rekindled the ambitions of my soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, and the mere Turkic barbarians are as vulnerable as chickens and dogs. Why should they be afraid?"

"Don't worry, after the incident you will be the real national teacher of Datang, under one person and above ten thousand people!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

When Li Chunfeng saw that Li Ke had said this, he had no choice but to thank him.

Suddenly, someone shouted outside the door: "Your Majesty, Mr. Fang Xuanling, please see me!"

Hearing this, Li Ke glared at Li Chunfeng: "Get up soon? A national teacher should look like a national teacher!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Chunfeng got up in a hurry, then recovered his indifferent expression, and stood beside him motionless.

Fang Xuanling hurried in, frowning: "Your Majesty, I just heard the news that the Turkic cavalry was found [-] miles north of the Weihe River. According to visual estimates, the number is no less than [-]. I guess it's the arrival of the Turkic pioneer army to explore the road. "

"Why so fast!"

Li Ke frowned, his face was very ugly: "At this speed, Chang'an will be surrounded by groups early tomorrow morning."

"Your Majesty, time is running out. I suggest that you immediately send the national division to the north bank of the Wei River to set a trap with burning powder. Once the Turkic army arrives, the national division will use the burning powder to catch them off guard!" Fang Xuanling thoughtfully. said.

"no!"

Li Ke said resolutely: "To tell you the truth, the burning fire powder is not tens of thousands of catties, only more than a thousand catties. It is our last hole card. We can only give the enemy a fatal blow at the best time. It is not yet when!"

"Only a thousand catties?"

Fang Xuanling frowned even deeper.

He cast a glance at Li Chunfeng, and then said: "If that's the case, I will order people to tear down several bridges over the Weishui River, and set up a pass on the river bank. Maybe it can delay for three to five days."

"No amount of delay will help."

Li Ke said slowly: "The Turkic army has traveled a long distance and has not stopped for a moment. It must be exhausted at this moment. We must take the initiative to attack when the Turkic foothold is not stable, and inflict heavy losses on the Turkic. Its morale is so high, what does Fang Aiqing think?"

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

Fang Xuanling said urgently: "At this moment, there are only over [-] combat-capable soldiers in Chang'an City. This is our last strength to defend the city. It is better to fight with a solid city defense than to fight with Turkic cavalry on the plain. safe."

"Your Majesty, we can't afford it!"

"Defending the city is just waiting to die!" Li Ke frowned.

"Your Majesty, the King of Yue has led his troops across Jingzhou, we just need to delay for a few days!" Fang Xuanling persuaded.

"What?" Li Ke's complexion changed drastically, "Li Xiao is here?!"

Chapter 411: No turning back

"Where is Li Xiao?"

Li Ke asked angrily: "Didn't I already issue an imperial edict? Where is Li Kaiyang? How does he do things?"

He panicked.

He has never been so frightened by one thing as he is at this moment.

The current imperial court is exhausted physically and mentally just to deal with the northern Turks.

Whether the Tang Dynasty will survive or not is still unknown.

But what he can be sure of is that once Li Xiao brings people back to Beijing, he will definitely be finished.

He didn't know where the fear in his heart came from.

But every time he thought of Li Xiao, he couldn't help feeling afraid.

Li Ke's expression was fully seen by Fang Xuanling, his eyes flickered, and he said slowly: "Your Majesty, it is a general trend for the King of Yue to lead troops into the capital, and there is no way to stop it. Now he is the only one who can save our Tang Dynasty."

"Your Majesty, I know that you have many grievances and grievances with the King of Yue, but at this time the national crisis is at stake, it is better to wait until the foreign enemies are repelled."

"I dare say that if there is no King Yue in this battle, the Tang Dynasty will definitely lose!"

"nonsense!"

Li Ke scolded with a gloomy expression: "I have Li Chunfeng, the national teacher, and even such fetishes as burning fire powder. Why are you afraid of the Turks? This battle must be a complete victory for the Tang Dynasty!"

After a pause, Li Ke continued: "He, Li Xiao, was fundamentally dissatisfied with the punishment his father gave him, so he brought troops to the capital because he had evil thoughts about my throne. Can't you see such an obvious thing? ?”

"If you don't care about him, even if the Turks are defeated, the Tang Dynasty will be robbed by Li Xiao, and the century-old foundation will be destroyed once. Will you be happy then?"

"Ok?"

Li Ke stared at Fang Xuanling angrily with a gloomy face.

He didn't understand why Fang Xuanling kept recommending Li Xiao and always opposed him.

If it weren't for the fact that Fang Xuanling was too powerful and irreplaceable in the court, he would have taken off the black veil on Fang Xuanling's head long ago.

By this time, he was getting impatient.

Fang Xuanling sighed quietly and said no more.

But Li Ke said in a cold voice: "The order will go on, and immediately, the three armies will be rectified and ready for battle at any time!"

"Once the main Turkic army sets up camp on the north bank of the Weishui River, they will gather all the troops and take the initiative to attack. When it is not stable, it will catch him by surprise!"

"His Majesty!"

Fang Xuanling frowned and said, "Now that I, the general of the Tang Dynasty, are all leading troops outside, how can anyone be qualified to be the general of this raid?"

"Where's Cheng Yaojin?"

Li Ke said without hesitation: "Isn't he my first-class general in the Tang Dynasty? When the father was still alive, he praised him a lot, so let him lead the troops."

"Your Majesty, it will take at least three days for Cheng Yaojin to recover." Fang Xuanling said with a frown.

"There is no injury or illness, just a little tired, how can it take three days? I review the memorial every day, and I am not equally exhausted physically and mentally. Just sleep and it will be fine."

Li Ke said impatiently: "Okay, there is no need to discuss this matter again, I have made up my mind!"

"I obey my orders!"

Fang Xuanling had no choice but to back down.

After leaving the imperial study room, he looked at the sky, sighed heavily, and then left slowly.

Soon after, Fang Xuanling came to Tai Hospital.

Cheng Yaojin, who was recuperating, heard the news, and immediately came out to greet him with a heavy body.

"Lord Fang, where did the Turkic army go?" Cheng Yaojin asked eagerly as soon as they met.

He was imprisoned here, and he was completely blind to the outside world.

"General Cheng, His Majesty has ordered to rectify the three armies and prepare for battle at any time. Once the Turkic army camps outside the city, General Cheng will lead all Chang'an troops out of the city, and take advantage of their unstable foothold to attack them by surprise." Fang Xuanling said helplessly. .

"it is good!"

But Cheng Yaojin looked excited: "Grandma, I've long wanted to have a big fight with this group of sons of bitches. I was forced to defend the city before. It's so fucking aggrieved!"

"But General, your body..." Fang Xuanling hesitated to speak.

"No problem!"

Cheng Yaojin said indifferently: "It's just that I haven't closed my eyes for a few days and nights, just take a rest."

"Then General Cheng pays attention to his health." Fang Xuanling said hesitantly, "Before going out, the general had better go back to the residence."

"I don't have that free time, I'm going to the barracks to inspect the armaments now."

Cheng Yaojin didn't even think about it, and walked out after speaking.

"The general should go back to the mansion, maybe it will be difficult to have another chance..."

Fang Xuanling sighed, turned and left after speaking.

Cheng Yaojin also calmed down, his eyes were a little sad.

He also understands that this battle may be more or less fatal.

What Fang Xuanling said was to tell him that once he left this trip, he might not be able to come back.

"Thank you, Mr. Fang, for reminding me. I'll go back and see my wife and children."

Cheng Yaojin thanked Fang Xuanling for clasping his fists, then turned and left.

……

A moment later, Cheng Mansion.

Cheng Yaojin rode over and stopped at the door.

"Master is back!"

"The master is back!"

"Go and tell the lady!"

The gatekeeper shouted excitedly.

Soon, the butler of the Cheng Mansion also came out to welcome him with an excited face.

When Cheng Yaojin entered the door, he saw his hulking wife Pei Cuiyun crying like rain: "Master, you are finally back, I thought... woo woo woo..."

"Think I died on the battlefield? Fart!"

Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly: "My life is on the line! Lord Yan dare not accept me!"

"correct."

Cheng Yaojin glanced around, wondering, "Where's that bastard Cheng Chumo?"

After talking about something he remembered, he patted his forehead: "Damn it, I haven't been back for a long time, I forgot, that bastard went to help King Yue manage the firm, so don't call him, so as not to disturb his work."

"master……"

Pei Cuiyun lay in Cheng Yaojin's arms, crying, "Mo'er...Mo'er is locked up! You have to decide for our family's Mo'er!"

"What?" Cheng Yaojin was furious when he heard it, "Who dares to lock up my son?"

"It's His Majesty's will..."

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin was stunned.

After a while, he said with a gloomy face, "Did Mo'er commit something?"

"Nothing!"

Pei Cuiyun said with resentment: "You also know that although Mo'er is usually a little mischievous, she never takes the initiative to cause trouble. It is His Majesty who locked up Mo'er long before His Majesty ascended the throne. I visited the prison twice, but was stopped outside."

"There must be a reason?" Cheng Yaojin frowned.

"Isn't it because of King Yue?" Pei Cuiyun said angrily.

"I told you a long time ago, I want you to urge Mo'er not to get too close to the King of Yue. It's fine now! The King of Yue was dispatched to such a bitter and cold place as Qiongzhou. His Majesty couldn't find the King of Yue to vent his anger, so he naturally vented his anger on our house." Mer'er is on me!"

For a while, Cheng Yaojin was silent.

Although he is not good at strategy, he is not stupid either.

In an instant he understood that Li Ke's detention of his son was entirely to check and balance Li Xiao.

Although it is not very useful, it can be useful anyway.