Five days passed in the blink of an eye. Jie Li's 200,000-strong army had gathered about a hundred miles away from the bank of Wei River.
Even Chang 'an could smell the smoke from such a long distance away!
Second Emperor Li had already ordered all the troops to rush into the capital to help the king. However, with the collapse of the northern border defense line, it was too difficult to mobilize troops from the various provinces and counties in a short period of time.
Moreover, he had killed his brothers and imprisoned his father, so he had been criticized in secret. It was already his limit to be able to gather thirty thousand soldiers to guard the capital.
The Imperial Palace, Dew Palace.
Second Emperor Li and his trusted aides were all in the hall.
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and the other civil officials were all frowning. Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, and Qin Qiong were also silent.
Now that Chang 'an had many generals and few soldiers, they all felt powerless as if they had punched cotton.
"Have there been any losses in the counties? Where were Li Xiaogong and Qu Tutong's troops?”Second Emperor Li asked seriously.
"There's still no news from the Northern Borderline. Qi Province, Pu Province, Min Province, Ning Province, and more than twenty other provinces and counties are in an emergency.”Fang Xuanling said.
"King Hejian was intercepted by the Turkic general Kang Sumi on the inner pass, one hundred and fifty li from Chang 'an. Qu Tutong was still stuck on the east side of the river. The rest of the troops…There's no news yet."
Zhangsun Wuji said.
Hejian King Li Xiaogong was the governor of Jinzhou. He was also a general from the royal family and was heavily relied on by Emperor Li Er.
However, from the current situation, even Li Xiaogong could not quench his thirst!
"Your Majesty, for now, we can only temporarily hide…" Gao Shilian suddenly said.
Chang 'an cannot be lost." Li Er shook his head.
Gao Shilian's intention was clear. He wanted to give up Chang 'an and wait for an opportunity to counterattack.
However, Li Er had just ascended the throne and the people were unstable. If Chang 'an was lost, the entire Tang Empire would be in danger!
"Sigh, let's go to the camp outside the city first.”
Seeing that there was no turning back, Second Emperor Li was also a little frustrated.
The Great Tang followed the prefectural army system, which was known as the Sixteen Guards. They were a combination of the Imperial Army and the prefectural soldiers, responsible for guarding the capital.
Most of the 30,000 troops came from the 16 Guards. Li Jing was the general of the army. As for Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and the others, they were the generals of the guards and had to be controlled by him.
Upon entering the military camp and seeing the awe-inspiring Tang soldiers, Second Emperor Li's tightly knitted brows relaxed.
Li Jing, Chai Shao, Zhang Gongjin and the others were discussing in the commander's camp. This group of people also walked in.
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
After everyone bowed, Li Er said impatiently,""How's the situation?"
Zhang Gongjin replied," The north is in complete chaos. There are refugees everywhere. The Turkic barbarians are capturing people wantonly and keeping them in the army as slaves. Act as..."
He didn't continue. Everyone knew what was going to happen.
Two hundred thousand soldiers had gone south without warning. Where would they get their rations?
"These bastards!" Yuchi Jingde's eyes were bloodshot.
The rest of the people also felt bad and could only sigh secretly.
"Apothecary, have you thought of a countermeasure?" Second Emperor Li's gaze turned cold.”
Li Jing's expression was a little solemn. He pointed at a place on the map and went straight to the point."I have already made arrangements! This place is high up and the terrain is dangerous…"
According to his plan, he wanted to lure the enemy in and then use the terrain to deal a heavy blow to the Turkic army!
"How many enemies can we annihilate?" Li Ji asked the main point.
"Less than 30%! We lost about eight thousand men." The long bearded Chai Shao said in a deep voice.
This battle loss ratio was already extremely shocking!
But compared to the two hundred thousand soldiers of the Turks, this was still a drop in the bucket!
The disparity in strength between the two sides was too great!
"How about... Asking us to attack Jie Li's tent at night?”Qin Qiong said.
"Yes! Jie Li, that son of a b * tch, I'll chop him up with an axe!”Old Demoness Cheng was also clamoring.
Li Jing stroked his white beard and shook his head.”
The Great Tang had many valiant generals, and Jie Li Khagan was no fool. He naturally had to guard his tent tightly!
Just as everyone was feeling melancholic, a messenger hurriedly ran in."Deputy General Manager, there's a man outside the camp who claims to be Youzhou's Chief Historian Guo Yong and wants to see you!”
"Guo Yong? Is that true?"
Chai Shao was extremely excited.
"Let's go out and take a look!"
Second Emperor Li walked out first, followed by Fang Xuanling, Chai Shao, Li Jing, and the others.
When they saw the scene outside the camp, everyone was shocked!
A group of refugees with disheveled hair and dirty faces were resting in an open space. Although they were suffering from the scorching sun, they did not complain at all, and their expressions were dull.
It was as if…
He was like a walking corpse!
What puzzled Second Emperor Li and the others was that almost all of these people were women and children!
"Quick, quickly arrange a shady place!”Fang Xuanling hurriedly instructed.
At this moment, a voice that made one's heart ache rang out,"
"Big... Viceroy!"
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