"What? All the Sui troops on the opposite side withdrew during the night?"
In the Tang army's tent, the coach Li Longji looked at the general in front of him who was reporting military information with some suspicion. After a while, Nan Nan said: "Xuanli, are you sure that all the Sui troops on the opposite side have withdrawn?"
The Tang general standing in front of Li Longji should be around thirty-five years old, tall and powerful. He was one of the main people who followed Li Longji into the world and was one of the main figures in the Maweipo Mutiny in history, the Forbidden Army General Chen Xuanli.
Although in history Chen Xuanli betrayed Li Longji, forcing him to issue an order to kill his beloved concubine. But now, Chen Xuanli, who was born with Li Longji, is Li Longji's most trusted confidant.
Chen Xuanli cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, the general has confirmed this news over and over again, and there is absolutely no mistake. The entire area within a radius of twenty miles has been searched by our army's scouts, and no Sui army has been found. I just don’t know where the Sui army is going.”
"Missing?"
Li Longji frowned, lightly tapped the table with his index finger, and said: "It is impossible for the Sui army to lose its trace for no reason. Something must have happened during this period, but we don't know it yet!"
Chen Xuanli nodded, cupped his hands and said, "What His Highness said is absolutely true."
Li Longji immediately shouted outside the tent: "Come, please go and invite General Changsun Shunde and Princess Pingyang to come and discuss matters!"
"yes!"
The soldiers guarding outside the tent left in response, but within a quarter of an hour, the eldest son Shunde and Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang, who volunteered to avenge her husband, entered the tent one after another.
As soon as he entered the tent, Li Xiuning asked impatiently: "Brother Emperor, have the Sui troops on the opposite side really withdrawn?"
It had been four or five months since Chai Shao's death in battle, but time had not healed Li Xiuning's grief, but instead made her inner hatred grow day by day.
Li Longji nodded, and before he could speak, Li Xiuning continued: "In that case, what are you waiting for, Brother Huang? Hurry up and order the attack!"
Li Longji frowned when he heard this, and secretly sighed in his heart. How shrewd this imperial sister was in the past. When his father just launched an army in Taiyuan, she was a prostitute, but she successively recruited He Panren, Li Zhongwen, Xiang Shanzhi, and Qiu Shi. Li and other rebels secured a large territory for Li Yuan in Guanzhong, and even the famous general Qu Tutong suffered heavy losses under her hands.
But now, when the enemy's situation is unknown, she threatens to send troops to pursue him. Her former calmness, composure, courage and intelligence are all gone!
Li Longji also knew that Chai Shao and Li Xiuning had been married for many years, and the couple had a deep love. Chai Shao's death was undoubtedly a heavy blow to Li Xiuning, and it was inevitable to act impulsively.
But understanding is understanding, it is impossible for Li Longji to be as impulsive as Li Xiuning.
At that moment, Li Longji persuaded in a deep voice: "It is understandable that the emperor's sister is lonely, but please don't forget, the emperor's sister, Li Mi, the military advisor of the Sui army, is full of tricks. We have suffered from his secret losses many times before, so we must not be careless now. !”
"But if the Sui army withdraws this time because of a major change in the rear, wouldn't we miss the opportunity in vain?" After listening to Li Longji's advice, Li Xiuning did not give up the idea of sending troops to pursue him.
Li Longji gave a helpless smile, shook his head and sighed: "Imperial sister, in order to allow the people to capture Luoyang, my father has already mobilized all the troops in Guanzhong. The battle situation in Bashu is not going well at the moment, and Li Xiaogong died in the battle. If we have more troops here, Unexpectedly, the Sui army can march straight into the pass, so don't be careless!"
"But if there is really a change in the rear of the Sui army, and we miss the opportunity in vain, when will Sichang's revenge be avenged after the Sui army retreats to the west city?" Li Xiuning still did not let go of his obsession.
Li Longji immediately straightened his face and said in a low voice: "Pingyang, we are all members of the Tang Dynasty General Office. We should put the overall situation first, and we must not abandon the official position for personal reasons!"
Li Xiuning raised his head stubbornly and said loudly: "Brother Emperor, just because our Tang Dynasty's troops are stretched thin, we should seize every opportunity to defeat the Sui army, escape in time and rush to Luoyang to support the people of the world!"
When Li Longji saw that Li Xiuning could not listen to his opinions at all, he was secretly angry. He immediately said in a cold voice: "Li Xiuning, I am the commander-in-chief of the army. I have decided to stay put until the situation becomes clear!"
"Then you can continue to be a coward here!"
Li Xiuning snorted coldly, turned around and left the handsome tent without looking at Li Longji again.
In response to Li Yuan's recruitment in Guanzhong, Li Xiuning formed a force of more than 70,000 people, which was called the "Women's Army".
After Li Yuan took charge of Guanzhong, most of this women's army was incorporated into other Tang armies, but the most elite five thousand soldiers and horses were always commanded by Li Xiuning.
After Li Xiuning left the commander's tent, he immediately mobilized the five thousand elites in his hands, and used his prestige in the army to summon three to four thousand people, opened the gate of the village, and went straight to Nanzheng City to kill.
