Li Shi Min saw Qin Qiong's terrified eyes and realized that he had said the wrong thing again, but he forcefully corrected himself,
"A ruler only needs to know how to use people well! I can't be more capable than every citizen of the Great Tang, right? Haha…"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
Qin Qiong had a smile on his face, but he sighed inwardly.
"His Majesty is His Majesty. He is no longer the King of Qin who can joke around casually.”
Cheng Yaojin, on the other hand, cleverly pretended to be deaf and dumb, wishing he could turn into a wooden man.
"Cheng Zhijie!" Li Shimin suddenly pointed at Cheng Yaojin's name.
"Your subject is here." Cheng Yaojin replied in unison.
"Take a guard of the Royal Forest Guards and set off immediately to support Lianyun Castle.”
Li Shi Min pointed at the map and said," There are tens of thousands of Tang civilians waiting for you to save them!”
Your Majesty, Chang 'an doesn't have many soldiers left..."
Cheng Yaojin looked troubled. He was the General of the Right Military Guard and was in charge of the last troops of Chang 'an.
Li Shiming actually wanted to divide his forces. Was he not going to defend Chang 'an?
Moreover, he was not prepared to send troops to save Lianyun Castle. Why did he suddenly change his mind?
"Zhen knows what to do!"
Li Shiming looked at Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong and asked in a low voice," You two are veterans. Let me ask you, if you were the Jie Li Khan, would you choose to continue attacking Chang 'an?"”
Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin were stunned when they heard this, and then they began to think about Jie Li Khan's current situation.
The rear army of the Turks had been completely annihilated, and their commander, Zhi Shiwu, had died in Lianyun Castle…
His right-hand man, Zhishi Sili, had died in battle on White Stone Beach, his thirty thousand men wiped out…
In the front line of the Turks, Tuli Khagan was defeated by Yuchi Gong, losing two thousand men…
In this way, the Turkic army of two hundred thousand had already lost a fifth.
The Turks had never encountered the main force of the Tang army!
Even with Luo Yi's remaining 70,000 Heavenly Festival Army backing him up, Jie Li Khan would not be able to sleep peacefully!
Under such circumstances, they would take the risk to attack Chang 'an, a thousand-year-old city?
Wasn't it suicide?
Thinking of this, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin shook their heads.
"If I were Jie Li Khagan, I would be preparing to retreat!”Cheng Yaojin said matter-of-factly.
"Attacking Chang 'an means exposing your ass to Medicine Master Li, the country's uncle, and the nearly 100,000 Tang Iron Army. Jie Li Khan shouldn't be so stupid!”Qin Qiong also commented in a low voice.
Li Shimin nodded," That's right, this is why I sent Cheng Zhijie to help Lianyun Castle!”
"We believe that the next great battle, or even the decisive battle between the Great Tang and the Turks, will take place at Lianyun Castle!”
Cheng Yaojin and Qin Qiong were shocked.
"Your Majesty, do you mean that Jie Li Khan might fly into a rage out of humiliation and take revenge on Lianyun Castle?”Qin Qiong asked bitterly.
"Very likely." Li Shi Min nodded slightly," Jie Li is cunning and extremely vengeful! If he retreated, he would most likely take revenge on Lianyun Castle!”
Hearing Li Shiming's words, Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin felt that Lianyun Castle must be protected!
"Hmph, the Turkic Barbarian King dares to be so arrogant!”
Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly." I understand Your Majesty's orders. I will immediately mobilize the troops and send them to Lianyun Castle. We must protect the people of the Tang Empire!”
" Zhijie..." Qin Qiong looked at Cheng Yaojin with envy. He really wanted to take over Cheng Yaojin's work and go to the border to see his son.
However, Cheng Yaojin was now the Great General of the Right Military Guards and could rightfully lead the Imperial Army to battle, while Qin Qiong was not.
Moreover, Qin Qiong had suffered multiple injuries in his early years. Now, his physique was extremely poor and was already not too suitable to go to the front lines!
Li Shimin waved at Cheng Yaojin again, signaling him to come closer to talk.
When Cheng Yaojin arrived, Li Shimin whispered,"
"When you arrive at Lianyun Castle, you must listen to Qin Huaifeng in all arrangements. You can't seize power…"
Li Shi Min said righteously.
"What right do I have? What was so valuable about a small town?”
Cheng Yaojin looked disapproving.
However, he was a little surprised. He didn't expect Qin Huaifeng's status to be so high in His Majesty's eyes…
He actually ordered me, the Great General of the Right Military Guards, to listen to Qin Huaifeng's arrangements?
It seemed that His Majesty had already made up his mind to betroth Princess Chang Le to Qin Huaifeng?
This was a good thing! Cheng Yaojin thought to himself.
"In addition, there are some rewards that I need you to pass to Qin Huaifeng on my behalf.”
Li Shimin not only treated Cheng Yaojin as a firefighter, but also as a deliveryman who delivered rewards!
What could Cheng Yaojin say? He could only obediently follow the arrangements.
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At noon, the autumn sun shone high in the sky!
Lianyun Castle.
The city gate was still tightly shut. Only two hundred soldiers and a few hundred civilians were standing on the city wall, watching vigilantly.
On the official road covered in yellow sand, a date red horse was slowly approaching with a pair of beautiful immortal couples on its back.
"It's Young Master Qin!"
Liu Kuida, a lieutenant of the Tang border army, recognized the handsome young man on the date red horse. He couldn't help but shout excitedly,"
"Young Master Qin has returned to Lianyun Castle!"
As soon as he said that, thousands of soldiers of the Self-Rescue Army who were busy training on the inner side of the city wall exclaimed,
"Benefactor is back!"
"Where is my lord? I want to pay my respects to my lord.”
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