The officials were flustered and panicked.
Li Shi Min was an emperor who fought the world on horseback. After a moment, he calmed down and asked,"Speak! What exactly happened?"
"Your Majesty, after taking down Dafei River, Murong Xiaojun led more than ten thousand troops to flee towards Tumen Pass in the southwest.”
"The Crown Prince immediately decided to send 5,000 Longyou Prefecture soldiers to defend Dafei River with 3,000 troops. The Crown Prince ordered the King of Wei to pursue Murong Xiaojun.”
"The Crown Prince is leading his troops to attack Fuyuan City…"
Li Shi Min clenched his fists tightly. The Crown Prince's improper handling of the matter made him almost unable to hold back the anger in his heart.
"Continue!"
"Just as Your Majesty's orders came, the garrison was about to send scouts to contact the King of Wei and the Crown Prince. Murong Xiaojun, who had escaped, returned. We were no match for him. Dafei River was reoccupied by Murong Xiaojun, and the retreat of the army was cut off.”
All the civil and military officials who knew a thing or two about military affairs had ugly expressions.
This Longyou Prefecture soldier lieutenant who had escaped back did not give a comprehensive explanation.
Their brains had already been filled up.
First of all, the Crown Prince was eager to fight for credit and sent the King of Wei, Li Tai, away. Moreover, he left too few troops in Dafei River.
Next was Li Tai.
He must have changed his mind for Fujin City, which caused Murong Xiaojun's troops to return and seize Dafei Chuan!
"Shameless! Shameless worry!"
"For his own selfish desires, he caused tens of thousands of soldiers to be in danger and ruined the good situation. I want to execute military law!”
Li Shi Min clenched his fists, his face flushed red and his eyes glinted coldly.
"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to open up Dafei River and protect our tens of thousands of troops.”
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Under the persuasion of the crowd, Li Shi Min's killing intent gradually subsided.
He quickly walked to the map hanging on the wall and observed it calmly for a few seconds. He pointed at Jishi Mountain and said,"Right now, Jishi Mountain is extremely important!"
"We don't know how long it will take to send troops from Longyou to break through Dafei River. Jishi Mountain is the only path of retreat for the tens of thousands of soldiers in Futuan City.”
"Furthermore, Tuyuhun will definitely mobilize his army to pursue us. If we can hold on at Jishi Mountain and move Tuyuhun's army to Jishi Mountain, we can quickly break through Dafei River and kill our way to Jishi Mountain from behind.”
"Tuyuhun has less than 100,000 soldiers, and most of them were defeated at Jishi Mountain. Do you think there are still any soldiers left in Tuyuhun that can resist the Imperial Court's attack?”
Li Jing couldn't help but sigh. This Emperor was indeed a hero.
In a short period of time, he had thought of a plan to turn the passive into the active and turn the unfavorable into the advantageous.
However…
Li Jing was a little worried about Li Ke." Your Majesty, His Highness Ke's Left Commander is not optimistic. According to the first intelligence he sent back, the Tubo army is already gathering troops a hundred miles away from Tumen Pass.”
"If we lure Tuyuhun's forces over, even if His Highness Ke receives reinforcements from the middle and right armies that escaped from Fuyuan City, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to hold on.”
Everyone fell silent and secretly looked at the Emperor.
Li Shi Min's face was firm as he said solemnly,"Zhen believes in Ke 'er. He was able to seize the stroke of genius in Tumen Pass, so he will definitely be able to defend it!”
"Don't forget that he trained these tens of thousands of soldiers. In the hands of others, they are like dogs leading a pack of wolves.”
"But if it were to fall into his hands, I believe that he would definitely become a wolf pack led by the king of beasts.”
"Pass on my decree!"
Crash!
The ministers instantly stood still, their expressions solemn.
"Order Wu Wangke to guard Tumen Pass with the determination to die! His father would seize the time and lead the soldiers of Longyou Provincial Governor to break through Dafei River.”
"After pacifying Tuyuhun, I hope that the Left Army will be united.”
"Granting Wu Wang Ke the authority to make a decision. On the day the Crown Prince and the King of Wei arrive at Tumen Pass, everyone will listen to Wu Wang Ke's orders.”
"From the Crown Prince, the King of Wei, to the ordinary soldiers, King Ke of Wu can act first and report later!”
Zhangsun Wuji's eyes flashed with panic.
If Li Ke had evil intentions, then Li Chengqian was dead!
Even if Li Chengqian had no intention of disobeying, Li Ke, who had the power of life and death, had thousands of ways to make Li Chengqian make a mistake!
The other civil and military officials were also shocked.
"Duan Xuanzhi!"
"I'm here!"
"Gather the Longyou Army overnight. At dawn, we will set out for Dafei River!”
"Here!"
……
There were some things that people could not control.
Just like Li Shi Min, he wouldn't know the situation of the middle and right armies.
He would never have thought that the commanders of these two armies would be blinded by greed in order to fight for credit and for their own selfish desires.
"Kill them!"
"Kill the Great Tang!"
"Revenge! We won't let any Tang off!"
……
In Fuyuan City, the cries of battle did not stop for a day.
The commoners in the city fled from the royal family and nobles, waiting in fear to accept the rule of the Tang. No matter which country it was, the low-class commoners could do little when their country was destroyed.
Not to mention the situation of national subjugation and extinction, it was the time of peace.
The commoners were a group of people who passively accepted the manipulation of fate.
However, after the Tang army entered the city, they shattered the hopes of the Tuyuhun people.
Burning, killing, and looting had aroused the resistance of the commoners who were at the end of their rope.
The sporadic resistance started to expand after Fu Yun led his troops to seize the northwest city gate.
By the time Li Chengqian and Li Tai discovered it, it was already difficult to turn the situation around.
On the southeast wall.
Li Chengqian, Li Tai, Hou Junji, and Liu Rengui stood there, their faces unsightly as they stared at the blazing city, the shouts of battle ringing in their ears.
With the cooperation of the civilians and the Tuyuhun elites, they had no choice but to retreat and hide in the southeast corner.
"Big brother, you're the commander-in-chief, so it's time for you to come up with the rules.”"Now that Dafei Chuan's escape route has been cut off, we're like turtles in a jar." Li Tai's voice was low and cold.”
Humph!
Li Chengqian snorted coldly and turned his head to stare at Li Tai with eyes that were spitting fire."Didn't you tell me that you have already wiped out most of Murong Xiaojun's deserters?”
"What's going on with Murong Xiaojun's troops appearing in Dafei Chuan?”
"Li Tai, you have to take full responsibility for this failure!”
Haha…
Li Tai was not to be outdone. He sneered coldly,""What a good excuse to shirk responsibility! This king had indeed wiped out most of Murong Xiaojun's troops. This was Tuyuhun, so Murong Xiaojun could naturally gather his forces in a short period of time!”
"But big brother, in order to fight for credit, you underestimated such an important strategic location like Dafei River, causing the army's retreat to be cut off. You have to take responsibility for this matter!”
"You!"
The two of them began to fight each other.
Hou Junji's expression was extremely unsightly as he considered how he should explain this to Li Shimin.
The news of Li Ke breaking through Tumen Pass had stimulated all of them.
This was why Li Chengqian had rushed to attack Fuyuan City.
Even he had neglected the importance of Dafei Chuan!
Of course, ignoring him was one thing. On the other hand, he didn't expect that Li Tai would dare to disobey military orders.
He didn't expect Murong Xiaojun to be able to gather his forces and return after he had fled in a sorry state.
"Alright, I'll give the order now!”
"Li Tai will lead his troops to block the enemy. The middle troops, Li Yuanchang and Liu Rengui, will immediately gather ships and build pontoon bridges on the Daha River. They will be the vanguard of the retreat and return to Dafei River to reopen the path to Dafei River!”
Then.
Just as Li Tai was about to speak in anger, Li Chengqian turned around. His eyes were cold and his voice was sinister as he warned,"Li Tai, you must receive the command of the middle troops to clear Dafei Chuan! If you dare to disobey the military order again, big brother will definitely punish you in front of Imperial Father!”
"At that time, even if you are a prince, no one can protect you!”
Li Tai watched Li Chengqian and the others leave with a gloomy expression.
"Chongji, Li Chengqian wants me dead!”After Li Chengqian had walked far away, Li Tai cried out angrily,"Tomorrow, as long as the enemy can't take down the southeast city gate tomorrow, they will definitely surround this place!”
If even Li Tai understood, how could Wang Chongji not?
Wang Chongji's mouth was filled with bitterness. He regretted giving Li Tai such a bad idea.
If he didn't come to Fuyuan City, the situation would be better.
Wang Chongji revealed his determination to die and solemnly cupped his hands."Your Highness, after the Crown Prince's army leaves, I will send 500 soldiers to escort you to Jishi Mountain to find His Highness Ke.”
"I will guard here!"
Li Tai shook his head. In that case, even if he returned alive.
He would never be able to stand on his own two feet just because he was afraid of death and abandoned his soldiers.
A cold light flashed in his eyes as he said in a low voice,"Once Li Chengqian leaves, we will pretend to retreat and quickly retreat from the pontoon bridge they built and escape to Tumen Pass!”
"That Li Chengqian doesn't care about brotherhood and wants me to be the scapegoat. There's no way!”
"If we go to Tumen Pass now and join forces with Li Ke, we might have a chance to redeem ourselves! Leave Dafeichuan, Li Chengqian can't tolerate me!”
Wang Chongji was shocked.
Where was the pride of the Tang soldiers?
In this battle, he had only seen the shamelessness of the princes of the Great Tang!
Stealing credit, shirking responsibility, censure…
Li Tai ordered again," Arrange for people to seize the pontoon bridge left behind by the middle army as soon as possible. This King is worried that after Li Chengqian leaves, he will cut off our retreat!"”
"Yes!" Wang Chongji's mouth was filled with bitterness as he accepted the order with difficulty.
Was it possible that Li Tai was suspicious?
There was!
At daybreak, Li Chengqian's retreating troops received the news that Li Tai had snatched the pontoon bridge and escaped as well. The Tuyuhun troops were split into two groups and chased after him!
"General Hou, what should we do now?”Li Chengqian panicked?
"Crown Prince," Hou Junji gritted his teeth,"leave the army. We'll lead a small group and escort Your Highness back northwest. From Qinghai Lake, we'll enter the Silk Road and head to Gaochang!" Go back from Gaochang!"
In truth, Hou Junji had already planned this.
If they attacked Dafei Chuan, Li Tai might still have a chance if he held back Tuyuhun's reinforcements.
Now, there was no chance at all.
Li Chengqian's face instantly turned pale.
He looked at the 20,000 exhausted soldiers. Was he going to abandon them?
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