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"Li Ke's envoy?"
Li Xiao wondered if he had heard it wrong, and he looked surprised: "How dare he send someone to find me?"
"Your Highness, according to my subordinates' judgment, he doesn't seem to know the identity of His Highness, and the banner of the Dragon Flying Legion is hanging outside, so it may be a misunderstanding." Lu Li said thoughtfully.
"Oh? Bring him here."
Li Xiao rolled his eyeballs, and a trace of teasing flashed across his face.
He has three kinds of flags, which are written with the characters Qiong, Yue, and Long respectively. Usually, he doesn't bother to pay attention to these, and usually hangs flags casually.
Not long after, Lu Li brought people in.
The person who came was a middle-aged man about 40 years old, with sharp eyes, tall and thin, giving people a sense of cunning.
"Who is coming?"
Li Xiao looked at the other party a few times, and asked lightly.
"My humble servant, Chen Hu, is under the current Majesty's command and has met the general." The middle-aged man clasped his fists at Li Xiao and said.
General?
It seems that this person really doesn't know him.
After all, the difference between him three years ago and now is too great.
"The current saint?"
Li Xiao couldn't help but said, "The capital of the Great Tang Dynasty is in the hands of the Turks at this moment, and the emperor was killed by the Turks long ago. How dare you pretend to be your Majesty to deceive this general!"
"The general misunderstood. The breach of Chang'an was part of His Majesty's plan, and everything is still under His Majesty's control." Chen Hu shook his head lightly, and said proudly.
"The capture of civil and military officials is also in His Majesty's plan?" Li Xiao chuckled, "What kind of chess is your Majesty playing? Why can't I understand it?"
The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are the foundation of the country.
Without these people, the whole country is a mess.
It's ridiculous that this person said these words in a serious manner, Li Xiao almost wanted to laugh.
"You don't need to worry about it. Your Majesty wants to know, who is the general from?" Chen Hu continued.
"You think this general will believe you?" Li Xiao sneered.
"Your Majesty's gold medal, the general should know it, right?"
With that said, Chen Hu took out a token from his bosom and placed it in front of Li Xiao.
Li Xiao hesitated for a second, then revealed a look of surprise, and asked, "It turned out to be His Majesty's token, where is His Majesty now?"
"Humph!"
Seeing Li Xiao's attitude, Chen Hu became arrogant all of a sudden: "You can also inquire about His Majesty's whereabouts?"
Li Xiao rolled his eyes, and then asked, "I don't know what your Majesty's instructions are?"
"What's your surname, General?"
Chen Hu's eyes became sharper.
"plum!"
"General Li, I think you have also received information. Behind your army, there are tens of thousands of troops coming here. Those are soldiers of the rebel Li Xiao. Your Majesty ordered you to lead the army to suppress the thief and destroy Li Xiao." Hush!" Chen Hu said in a deep voice.
"Who?"
Li Xiao was surprised.
"Li Xiao!"
"Isn't he the prince of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, "He must have come here to attack the Turkic army. How could he be a traitor?"
Kill yourself?
Li Xiao almost didn't laugh out loud.
"Whether it's a traitor or not, His Majesty has his own conclusion. General Li can just follow orders." Chen Hu said expressionlessly.
Li Xiao hesitated on purpose, and asked, "How many soldiers does Li Xiao have?"
"Less than [-], presumably it should not be difficult to destroy them with the general's means?"
"Thirty thousand?"
Xiao frowned slightly, and said without blushing, "I have heard that the king of Yue, Li Xiao, is not only handsome and handsome, but also has world-class martial arts, and all his subordinates are dragons among men, with unfathomable strength!"
The corner of Lu Li's mouth twitched when he heard this.
However, Chen Hu looked disdainful: "General, where did you hear this rumor? Li Xiao was sent to Qiongzhou for only three years, and the soldiers he recruited were just recruits. rest assured."
"This general still feels that this matter is inappropriate, and I would like to ask your lord to recommend it. This general will personally seek His Majesty to confirm the authenticity of this matter." Li Xiao said thoughtfully.
"Seeing the token is like seeing the sage, the token is here, can it be false if I'm here?" Chen Hu frowned slightly.
"This……"
Li Xiao hesitated for a moment, then said helplessly: "Well, since it's all rumors, then the general has nothing to be afraid of, as long as Li Xiao dares to come, the general will definitely let him come and go!"
"I hope that General Li will keep his promise. If this can be done, General Li will be making a great contribution. His Majesty will designate the general as the Great General of Xiaoqi, and the rank will be ranked among my Great Tang generals."
"Okay, I hope His Majesty will keep his promise!"
After finishing speaking, the corners of Li Xiao's mouth curled up slightly.
"If the general is fine, I will take my leave first." Chen Hu nodded and said with clasped fists.
"Well, send my regards to Your Majesty for General." Li Xiao smiled.
Chen Hu didn't say any more, turned and left.
Lu Li looked at Li Xiao's eyes, turned around and left quietly without even asking.
He has a lot of ways to find Li Ke's whereabouts.
But now, the fastest way is to follow this Chen Hu.
That's why he talked so much nonsense with the other party just now.
After a while, Lu Li made money again.
"Your Highness, he has already sent several good men to follow up, but he didn't notice." Lu Li clasped his fists.
"very good!"
Li Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly, with a hint of murderous intent: "If you have any news, report it to me as soon as possible!"
"Yes! Your Highness!" Lu Li cupped his fists.
An hour later, Lu Li entered the tent again.
"Your Highness, as you expected, the Turkic army has left the city and is coming towards us." Lu Li said excitedly.
"Very good!" Li Xiao said confidently, "Is the artillery position ready?"
Lu Li smiled slightly: "The preparations were completed last night, just wait for the enemy to take the bait!"
At the same time, outside the city of Chang'an, the Turks assembled an army of 1, and nearly [-] remained in the city.
Dozens of phalanxes gathered outside the city, densely packed with human heads, stretching as far as the eye can see.
That strong sense of oppression is suffocating.
The mighty army drove towards Li Xiao's camp.
Tens of thousands of fine riders galloped ahead, and the movement was transmitted to Li Xiao's camp in an instant.
in the tent.
Li Xiao was thinking about something when suddenly a young man rushed in.
"Ninth brother?"
Li Xiao looked at Li Zhi suspiciously.
"Brother Xiao, give me a set of armor and weapons!" Li Zhi said with a serious face, "I want to avenge Lao Kong's revenge myself!"
Behind him, Wei Zheng, Cheng Yaojin and others also chased after him.
"I have seen Your Highness!"
Wei Zheng first saluted Li Xiao, and then said: "Ninth Prince, war is not a child's play, you are of royal blood, you must not take risks!"
In fact, Wei Zheng had already treated Li Zhi as the future prince.
There are only a few orthodox descendants of former queens.
Li Chengqian's whereabouts have been unknown since Chang'an was breached.
Li Tai had disappeared three years ago.
Li Ke is a fool again.
Now, Li Zhi is the only one who is most suitable to inherit the great responsibility.
Although he is optimistic about Li Xiao, but Li Xiao is not the queen's heir, but belongs to the concubine, so he is not qualified to inherit the great responsibility.
However, Li Zhi looked resolute: "Although I am not as brave as Brother Xiao, I am not afraid of some shrimp soldiers and crab generals. Unless they kill me, I must go!"
"Let's leave the matter on the battlefield to the King of Yue, and we can just watch from the sidelines." Wei Zheng persuaded with a frown.
There are some things that he can't say in front of Li Xiao.
Suddenly, Lu Li came back again and said to Li Xiao, "Your Highness, it's not good!"
"The Turkic army is lined up in the north, and the people in front of the army can be vaguely seen. Among them are Cheng Chumo, the son of General Cheng, and Wei Shuyu, the son of Lord Wei. It seems that the Turks are going to take them as hostages!"
Chapter 427: Who took advantage?
"Your Highness, Wei also wants to fight! Your Highness, please do it!"
When Wei Zheng heard this, he couldn't sit still.
This battle now concerns the future of Datang.
Whether it is to subjugate the country or restore the glory depends on this battle.
One can imagine how important this battle is.
Wei Zheng wanted to go to the battlefield, not because he thought that one more person would give him a better chance of winning, but because he didn't want Li Xiao to miss the opportunity because of his son.
He wants to kill his relatives righteously, lest the enemy use his son as a hostage, which will affect the morale of Li Xiao.
"Your Highness, I must go too!"
Cheng Yaojin also said with a serious face.
Obviously, he also had the same idea.
When the two armies are fighting, morale is the most important thing, and it must not be affected in the slightest.
Li Xiao thought for a while, then said solemnly: "You can go, but without my order, you must not mess around, do you understand?"
"Thank you, Brother Xiao, for making it happen!"
Li Zhi was delighted.
Several other people also clasped their fists to express their thanks.
Li Xiao continued, "Lu Li, pick out a suit of equipment for Brother Ninth."
"Yes!"
……
on the vast land.
The two armies lined up in front of each other, facing each other, the distance was only three li, just beyond the range of bow and arrow.
War is imminent!
In front of the Long Xiang Legion camp, Li Xiao sat on the horse, looking ahead with thoughtfulness in his eyes.
On the side, Cheng Yaojin was wearing an alloy battle armor and holding a gleaming alloy sword with an excited expression on his face.
"Your Highness, can you give me your armor and sword?"