In the north, Dingxiang City, in the city lord's mansion, Li Ji was also surprised after hearing Chang Sun Chong's report. Although he thought the battle would be tragic, he did not expect it to be so tragic.
There were more than 12,000 wounded soldiers, and more than 10,000 people died in the battle. This was completely beyond his expectation. Are the Turks so crazy?
"Where are the Turks?" Li Ji asked hurriedly.
"Our army fought three battles with the Turks outside the city. Although our army suffered a lot of casualties, the Turks were not much better off. The casualties were not much less than our army!" Changsun Chong reported.
"However, after three battles, General Cheng was seriously injured, and our army could only defend the city. In the past few days, the Turks' attacks were very fierce. The city was almost breached several times. Fortunately, we were able to defend it in the end. Otherwise, We're afraid we won't even be able to wait for Mr. Li's arrival!" Changsun Chong reported truthfully.
Hearing this, Li Ji took a breath and was shocked. He didn't expect the Turks to be so crazy this time. What are the Turks going to do? are you crazy?
Judging from previous Turkic intrusions, this was the first time such a frenzied attack on Dingxiang City. Under normal circumstances, the Turks would bypass Dingxiang City and go south to plunder and then return to the north. They would not go to the south at all. If you stay too much, after all, they belong to the north and the grassland. The south is not suitable for Turks. They don’t like the environment in the south at all, they don’t know how to farm, let alone manage the people of the Tang Dynasty, so under normal circumstances, Turks are not He would stay in the south, and he would not go to the thankless task of attacking the city.
The current situation made Li Ji a little confused and couldn't figure out what the Turks wanted to do. Do they have plans to occupy the south for a long time? But you should. Could it be that something happened to the Turks that made the Turks plan to occupy the south?
Thinking of this, Li Ji's heart skipped a beat. If this were true, then this war would be a life and death battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. If the Tang Dynasty were defeated, the consequences would be disastrous.
Immediately, Li Ji began to assign tasks, ordered people to strictly guard the city, and sent the 50,000 horses he brought to the four walls to add more people to defend the city.
At present, he did not dare to move troops rashly without knowing the Turks. He could only wait until Li Jing led the army to arrive before discussing anything.
Of course, he immediately sent someone to deliver the news here to Li Jing, who was on his way, so that he could be mentally prepared and understand some of the situation here, so that he would not come here with a black eye.
Looking at the high-spirited Changsun Chong, Li Ji smiled bitterly in his heart. He knew very well about the entanglement between Luo Zhang and Changsun's family. He just hoped that Luo Zhang could put the overall situation first and not cause trouble at this time. After all, Changsun Chong is now also a capital guard and has a lot of prestige in the city. It can be seen from the fact that he was the first to stand up and speak!
After assigning tasks, everyone dispersed, and Li Ji did not stay here. Instead, he went to Cheng Yaojin's mansion to visit Cheng Yaojin.
To the west of Dingxiang City, there is Chang Sun Chong's mansion. As soon as he returned to his mansion, a retainer came to report: "Young Master, someone from Chang'an has sent you a letter from the master!"
"Where is the person coming?" Changsun Chong did not read the letter, but asked about the person coming.
"I have arranged to wait for you in the living room." the retainer replied.
After hearing this, Chang Sun Chong opened the letter and read it. When he saw what was said in the letter, Chang Sun Chong frowned slightly. Apparently, what was written in the letter surprised him.
Putting down the letter, Changsun Chong went straight to the hall, where he saw a not tall man wearing Tang Jun's clothes sitting on a chair in the hall drinking tea, looking a little leisurely.
After seeing Changsun Chong arriving, he did not stand up. On the contrary, Changsun Chong raised his hands and saluted him and said, "I didn't know that Uncle Thirteen was coming, so I missed him from afar!"
"If you don't want to welcome me, I'm not here to welcome you, so just forget about those clichés!" Uncle Thirteen waved his hand and said!
"Uncle Thirteen is here because of what my father said?" Changsun Chong asked politely.
"Of course, this is not the case. Why would the head of the family send me here? I didn't expect that the eldest grandson's family would end up like this after not going back for several years. I really didn't expect it!" Uncle Thirteen said with emotion.
"All of this was caused by Luo Zhang. If it hadn't been for him, I wouldn't have been able to win the first place in the martial arts championship. If it hadn't been for him, the third uncle, the fourth uncle, and the fifth uncle wouldn't have died, and the family house wouldn't have suffered any damage. Unfortunately, my father was so angry that he almost couldn't wake up, all because of Luo Zhang!" Changsun Chong gritted his teeth.
"Okay, I'm not here to listen to your long speech. Although I have broken away from the Changsun family, I am a member of the Changsun family after all. I can't just sit idly by. Since the head of the family sent me, I will do my best. I will help you and protect you, and I will not give Luo Zhang a chance to do something, so don’t worry! As for the thing that the head of the family sent me to do, you should also be careful, don’t delay!" Uncle Thirteen warned. .
"Don't worry, Uncle Thirteen. I won't waste time. I've made some preparations these days, just waiting for Uncle Thirteen's arrival!" Changsun Chong was greatly relieved when he heard Uncle Thirteen's words.
"That's good. I won't stay here any longer to avoid suspicion. If anything happens, just inform me in time. I'll come back when Luo Zhang comes!" After saying that, Uncle Thirteen stood up and left. , and did not stay for a moment.
Looking at Uncle Thirteen's leaving figure, Changsun Chong clenched his fists tightly and murmured: "Luo Zhang, I want you to die without a burial this time!"
Chang'an, Changsun Mansion. After waiting for six days, Changsun Mansion finally welcomed the arrival of several fast horses. Changsun Wuji and the elder were waiting at the back door in person. When they saw the fast horses coming in, they hurriedly walked up He went to ask: "Where are the things?"
The two guards of the Changsun Mansion hurriedly took down a package from the horse, and respectfully held it to Changsun Wuji with both hands. Beside the guards, the man sent by Feng An from Lingnan said hurriedly: "Master Changsun, the east and west It’s right here, but Lord Changsun, it’s better not to touch it, this thing is highly poisonous, if something goes wrong, it will be bad!”
"If you don't look at what's inside, how would I know that this thing is the Lingnan giant centipede? If something is wrong then, it will delay me a lot!" Changsun Wuji said coldly.
"This...it's okay to look at it, but Lord Changsun, please prepare a big vat. I can put it in the big vat and show it to Lord Changsun!" The visitor said thoughtfully.
"That's pretty much it!" Changsun Wuji nodded with satisfaction.
Naturally, the large vat was no problem, and it wasn't long before the servants carried it over and placed it in the open space in the backyard.
The visitor from Lingnan didn't hesitate when he saw this. He took the box that was delivered, pointed one end of it towards the big vat, and opened a gap.
