Chu Zheng was grateful and knew that Yang Guo could not be persuaded, so he raised the wine jar and met Yang Guo. Kou Zhong said: "Welcome Brother Yang and his sister-in-law to live in seclusion in Liangdu in the future. Brother Li Xunhuan also lives in seclusion there and lives a peaceful life. As long as they repel the Li family this time, they probably will never have the chance to invade Suizhou for a second time!"

Kou Zhong raised his head and drank a big sip of wine, and said with a smile: "That's right, I doubt whether Li Yuan has such decisiveness now. He risked his beloved second son being beheaded by us and continued to attack!"

...

Emperor Tang Li Yuan was originally very casual. Since the three armies of Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng and Li Shentong began to attack Suizhou, he has never been worried about failure.

He collected a lot of information about the Young Marshal's Army, with a total force of less than 30,000, and most of them were recruiting new recruits less than a year. With such strength, it was impossible to resist the 150,000 elite Li family soldiers who had been through battle for a long time. What's more, this time Liu Wuzhou also sent troops to attack the Young Marshal's Army. In addition, with the Mongolian army restraining the Xiangcheng Army, the Young Marshal's Army, which could be sent to help the Young Marshal's Army, was surrounded by enemies and had no reinforcements outside, and he would undoubtedly be defeated.

As for sending reinforcements from the Chenxi Army?

The distant sea route was destined to have the reinforcements reach Suizhou for at least more than a month. Moreover, the Li family moved all the remaining navy troops to the nearshore to intercept and resist reinforcements that might have come from Chenxi Island.

It can be said that Li Yuan thought that Li Tang’s strategy was so brilliant this time that the Young Commander Army could last for three months, even if it was a lucky blessing.

Because of his full confidence, Li Yuan, in addition to handling normal government affairs, only looked at the war reports sent back every day, and spent the rest of his time having fun with the concubines.

On the same day, Ce's army was defeated, and the news that Li Shimin was captured alive was sent back to Chang'an City, Xijing. Li Yuan happened to be in the morning court. He could not believe his ears at all. He stood up suddenly and screamed: "What did you say?"

The civil and military officials in the court were also in an uproar.

Liu Wenjing, who had just received the most urgent letter, repeated it with a bitter face, but everyone still couldn't believe it.

Who knows the elite of the Tiance Army in the court? When the 18th rebel army swept across the 18th route, the Tiance Army occupied the most. What's more, the Qin King Li Shimin had many generals and the military god Li Jing helped everyone. In the original idea of ​​everyone, the Qin King and the Tiance Army could completely defeat the young commander's army by relying solely on the Qin King and the Tiance Army.

If Li Yuan had not wanted to balance and wanted to completely pacify Suizhou as quickly as possible before the beginning of winter, he would not have arranged three armies to launch an attack together.

But now Liu Wenjing actually said that the Tiance army was defeated? And it was a big defeat, completely defeated, and even the King of Qin fell into the enemy!

This is simply horrifying and incredible.

Li Yuan stayed for a long time, and saw that Liu Wenjing, who had always been calm, looked pale, and finally accepted this fact.

"Tell me, report the details of this battle." Li Yuan tried to calm down and said hoarsely.

Liu Wenjing has always been the favorite of Li Yuan, and was a close minister of the emperor. However, at this time, he felt the anger and uneasiness from Emperor Tang, and did not dare to relax at all. He explained the content of the letter in detail.

Li Yuan murmured: "Where did the young general's army come from so many troops to ambush attacks?"

Liu Wenjing smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, it has not been found out yet. It is said that there were at least 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses attacked, all of which were elite! Therefore, he quickly broke through the Panlong formation and swept the camp when the main forces of the Tiance Army were all out. Although the King of Qin fought hard, the enemy was numerous and we were few, and he was eventually captured at the end of his strength..."

Li Gang, who was the subordinate of the Secretariat at the time, said in a speechless voice: "Twenty or thirty thousand elites? The young marshal's army is only 20,000 to thirty thousand troops, where did so many people come from? Could it be that Guo Jing, Xiangcheng, secretly sent troops to help?"

Liu Wenjing shook her head: "I don't know, it shouldn't be Guo Jing. Now Xiangcheng is besieged by the Mongolian army, and it is difficult to protect itself, let alone sending reinforcements."

The civil and military officials whispered for a long time again, and Li Yuan came to his senses from the shock. He said bitterly: "My dear friends, now the King of Qin is in their hands, will the plan be released?"

The civil and military officials in the court looked at me, and no one dared to easily make suggestions on whether to fight or to be harmonious.

If you don’t fight and seek peace, then this massive invasion of Suizhou will become a laughing stock.

If you continue to fight, it is very likely that the King of Qin will be killed. That is the blood of the Tian family. Who dares to make such a suggestion?

For a moment, the Li Tang court fell into a dilemma.

It was Li Yuan who finally sighed: "Send an envoy to Liangdu to discuss the repatriation of the King of Qin."

Of course, some people are worried and some people are happy.

On the northeastern border of Suizhou, Zuo Xiaoyou and Qin Chaowen, the young generals who were trapped in Stone City, had just finished the fierce battle that had been here for a day. They were tired of untiring their armor, and suddenly heard a trembling cheer from a distance.

Zuo Xiaoyou and Qin Chaowen looked at each other, not knowing what happened.

Could it be that Li Shentong retreated?

It is impossible. These days, Li Shentong, the cousin of Emperor Tang of Emperor Li Yuan, has been trying his best to attack the city almost every day.

Li Shentong is also a well-known general in the Li family. He is extremely trusted by Li Yuan. He is not very good at using troops, but he cannot withstand the 50,000 Li family soldiers are all elite soldiers in a hundred battles. Zuo Xiaoyou and Qin Chaowen are both veterans on the battlefield, and they can only trap the lonely city.

So far, the 50,000 Li family army has sieged Stone City for more than 20 days. Zuo Xiaoyou and Qin Chaowen and 10,000 men have been trying to support it. They have been defending the city and a large number of food, grass, weapons and weapons that have been prepared in advance until now. However, it is estimated that they can only stay for another ten days and a half months, and they must retreat to another city according to the plan of the military advisor.

Zuo Xiaoyou asked the guards to inquire, but before the guards could reply, Zuo Xiaoyou and Qin Chaowen heard a fast horse running towards the commander's mansion, and shouted while running: "Shengcheng Pass! Supervisor Chu, the young commander defeated the Tiance army and captured Li Shimin alive-!"

Zuo Xiaoyou and Qin Chaowen were stunned at the same time, and then they were ecstatic.

They finally understood why the whole city caused a sensation. It turned out that the messenger kept proclaiming the victory loudly along the way - this was also a common method to boost morale after the news of the victory came.

When the message arrived, the two generals woke up from the surprise and asked for details. Only then did they realize that Chu Shuai had traveled thousands of miles to come back from Xixia and brought back an elite cavalry with strong combat power. In the battle of Shengcheng Pass, Chu Shuai used his body as a lure to restrain the enemy's main force, and then ambushes and raided, defeating the world's famous Tiance Army in one fell swoop, capturing nearly 20,000 people. Even the commander, Qin King Li Shimin, was captured alive!

For the 10,000 young commanders trapped in the lonely city, what news is there to boost morale and make the city cheer?

Even Zuo Xiaoyou and Qin Chaowen liked it.

After repeated confirmation, the two generals completely breathed a sigh of relief and smiled after such a record was not exaggerated or incorrect.

During this period, they were almost breathless by the heavy pressure of the Li family. Now Chu Shuai's return has brought such a magical victory like a timely rain, which has given everyone the confidence to resist. More importantly, the demise of the Tiance Army means that the strength of both sides is declining and growing. The worst situation of the Young Marshal's Army has passed, and the situation is changing in the best direction!

"However, how could Shuai Chu have so many troops? Why did he pass by Chuanzhou without knowing it and raid Li Shimin's camp from behind?" Qin Chaowen said in confusion.

Zuo Xiaowen smiled bitterly and said, "Don't ask me, I don't know either. This is the key to this battle. I guess there is a secret. We will know later."

Qin Chaowen suggested again: "Brother Zuo, why not take this opportunity to reward the soldiers of the three armies tonight to promote our army's morale and morale."

Zuo Xiaowen agreed happily. The news spread, and the cheers of the soldiers and civilians in Shitou City rushed to Yunxiao.

Zu Zhaohua is also a member of the Young Marshal's Army of Shitou City. As the young leader of the former Huaquan Sect of Fancheng, he had witnessed the stunning battle between Chu Shuai and several Mongolian masters in Fancheng. Since then, he regards Chu Shuai as an idol. After the Xiangcheng Army restored Fancheng, he did not join the Xiangcheng Army. Instead, he traveled thousands of miles to Liangdu and signed up to join the Young Marshal's Army.

With his outstanding martial arts and courage, Zu Zhaohua was quickly selected and became one of the elite troops of the Young Marshal Army. It was just that he was not qualified to join Feiyun Guard because he had joined less than half a year. However, this time Zuo Xiaoyou and Qin Chaowen were ordered to send troops to resist Li Shentong's army, and Zu Zhaohua also became one of the Young Marshal Army (the captain who manages fifty people).

Over the past twenty days, he deeply understood the power of the Li family soldiers. At this time, he heard that Chu Shuai actually led his troops to directly defeat the most elite Tiance army in the Li family. Zu Zhaohua, like most soldiers, opened his mouth wide. After a while, he burst into cheers of ecstasy and respect.

Shuai Chu is worthy of being Shuai Chu, the invincible commander! Wu Quxing descends to earth!

Zu Zhaohua's pressure and depression in his heart for several days were wiped out, and they were full of confidence because they knew that sooner or later, Chu Shuai would bring reinforcements to repel Li Shentong after defeating Tiance's army!

In sharp contrast to the cheers, there were even signs of panic in the Li family camp outside the city.

Next, I was unable to launch any attack, just continued to siege Stone City...

...

When the news came back to Liangdu, the entire Liangdu was shocked. The people were decorated with lights and firecrackers, which were even more lively than the New Year. Their ecstasy was beyond words. Chu Shuai was pushed to the altar. Everyone sang their merits and praised their virtues. Almost all the people of Liangdu regarded it as the Wu Qu star coming to the world. Chu Shuai's portrait was snatched away by high prices, and everyone burned incense and worshipped.

...

The battle between Liu Wuzhou and the young general Gao Zhantong and Bai Wenyuan, as well as King Dou Jiande of Xia also stopped.

Although Liu Wuzhou was violent, the young commander's military's achievements this time were too terrifying, which made Liu Wuzhou, who personally led the army, feel afraid. He was unsure whether to continue to attack Suizhou with the Li family, or send envoys to cease war and seek peace.

However, King Dou Jiande of Xia was overjoyed and even helped him in time. He was very happy to be glad when the young commander's army was in crisis and sent troops to help him fight against Liu Wuzhou.

The Young Marshal Army seems to have a considerable chance to overcome this difficulty. Once the Young Marshal Army repels or even defeats the Li family, the reward for him and Dou Jiande will be huge.

...

The battle at Shengcheng Pass was soon spread throughout the world. Those who cared about and supported the Young Marshal's Army naturally breathed a sigh of relief and felt excited and happy. Those who were hostile to the Young Marshal's Army were mostly frightened and angry.

Of course, there is also someone who is both frightened and angry, and feels excited and happy.

That is Li Jiancheng, the crown prince of Li Tang.

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were both staring at the position of the crown prince. To be precise, it was the position of the emperor in the future. The open and secret struggles between the two brothers had already become fierce or even public. Li Yuan arranged for the two brothers to lead an army to attack Suizhou, and he had the intention of using this struggle to accelerate the destruction of the young commander's army.

So when he heard this news, Li Jiancheng excitedly found his advisers and aides to discuss. Li Shimin's greatest reliance on the Tiance Army was over, and Li Shimin himself became a prisoner. For Li Jiancheng, how to deal with this matter before Chang'an came down has become the top priority at present.

After a night of conspiracy, Li Jiancheng began a crazy attack.

...

"What? Li Jiancheng's army has captured Licheng, and Xuan Yong retreated to Fancheng?"

It was only two days after the last battle. Chu Zheng and Kou Zhong were still cleaning up the mess, but they didn't expect to hear such an urgent report.

Xuan Yong is a tiger general in the Young Marshal's Army. He is accustomed to fighting and is brave in combat. He can be regarded as the best among the Young Marshal's generals. Therefore, while Kou Zhong personally led his troops to resist Li Shimin, he also asked Xuan Yong to lead his troops to intercept the invading Li Jiancheng.

"Yes, Li Jiancheng seemed to be crazy, and he attacked the city with all his might regardless of casualties. He also forced tens of thousands of civilians to attack the city. General Xuan did not want to see innocent people die at the city, so he led his army to retreat to Fancheng." The messenger respectfully handed over the battle report.

Chu Zheng and Kou Zhong took it and took a closer look.

The situation of the battle in Licheng was actually expected. Li Jiancheng had the largest number of troops among the three Li family armies, with nearly 60,000 soldiers alone. In addition, there were nearly 100,000 civilians who forced them to pull them, and Li Jiancheng also had the help of the Demon Sect.

Xuan Yong's troops were less than 10,000, and with 10,000 to resist a hundred thousand people, Licheng was not considered a strong city. Xuan Yong could hold on for more than half a month, which was considered extremely powerful.

I heard that this time it was Pi Shouxuan of the Demon Sect. He lived up to the two demons in the army to launch a sneak attack, hoping to assassinate Xuan Yong, but Xuan Yong was injured, which affected the situation of the war and eventually had to retreat to Fancheng.

Kou Zhong put down the battle report and asked, "Brother Chu, what do you think?"

Chu Zheng sighed: "It was born from the same root, why not be too anxious to fight each other?"

Both of them knew that Li Jiancheng was fully accelerating the attack on the Young Commander's army under the banner of avenging the Tiance Army, which was nothing more than to cut off the possibility of peace talks, anger Chu Zheng and Kou Zhong, and let the two kill Li Shimin in anger, and at the same time, they could win over the pro-war factions in the Li family and compete for their achievements.

It can be said that Li Jiancheng's goal was halfway through Li Jiancheng's army. The only result was Li Jiancheng's journey. Licheng was the barrier to Suizhou in the north. Once Licheng lost, the three cities and eight counties in Suizhou would face Li Jiancheng's threat. The situation that had just been reversed by the Young Marshal's army changed immediately.

Chu Zheng laughed and asked Kou Zhong: "Mr. Zhong, what do you think of Li Jiancheng's current strategy?"

Kou Zhong mocked: "It's backfire."

Chu Zheng laughed: "That's right, he seemed to have forgotten that Li Shimin is still in our hands, and the nearly ten thousand elite troops of Tiance Army were also completely captured by us."

Kou Zhong drank a sip of wine with pleasure, and smeared the wine traces at the corner of his mouth, "I didn't expect that Li Jiancheng was the one who helped us. Let's go and meet the generals of the Tiance Army. Oh, it seems that the general of the armored cavalry was Yuchi Jingde. He was loyal to Li Shimin and had a deep resentment with Li Jiancheng."

Chu Zheng smiled and said, "Yes, I wonder if he will be furious after hearing what Li Jiancheng did?"
Chapter completed!