"It's really hateful. This Li Xiuning is so hateful. Does she still take me, the commander-in-chief, and my brother in her eyes?"
When he learned that Li Xiuning was actually Li Longji, his face turned livid and he roared angrily in the tent.
After a long while, Li Longji finally calmed down the anger in his heart. He immediately went out of the tent to find Chen Xuan and said: "You immediately lead a group of troops to recover Li Xiuning. If she is unfortunately ambushed by the Sui army, then no matter what, We have to rescue her! Remember, don’t let anything happen to her no matter what!”
Chen Xuanli was stunned when he heard this and asked: "Your Highness, Princess Pingyang does not respect military orders. Even if she is ambushed, she will be unlucky. Your Highness can also take the opportunity to eliminate the disloyal people in the army, so why bother to sacrifice your own troops and horses?"
Li Longji shook his head and said: "Pingyang is my father's most beloved daughter. Pingyang made a lot of contributions when my father launched an army in Taiyuan. Although Gu is also a prince, he was born as a concubine and was not valued by his father. If he knew If I don’t save Gu Dui Pingyang, I will never get ahead in this life!”
"General, I understand!" Chen Xuanli was not stupid either. After hearing Li Longji's suggestion, he immediately came to his senses and immediately surrendered.
After receiving the order, Chen Xuanli immediately summoned his five thousand soldiers, said goodbye to Li Longji, left the camp, and went straight after Li Xiuning.
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On the other hand, Li Xiuning led his troops non-stop all the way, stampeding with smoke and dust, and rushed towards Nanzheng in a mighty manner.
After marching for nearly sixty miles, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves in the distance. Two Tang Army cavalrymen desperately spurred their horses, rushing from afar like lightning.
"Why are there Tang troops here?"
Li Xiuning couldn't help being stunned when he saw this, and immediately rode his horse forward to stop the two of them: "Who are you? Get off your horse quickly!"
These two Tang Army cavalry were the messengers sent by Li Shiji to Li Longji's army. They were originally from Chang'an, so they naturally knew this famous female general. They immediately dismounted from their saddles, presented Li Shiji's letter with both hands, and said with cupped hands: "Your Highness Princess , the villain is a soldier under the command of General Li Shiji, and now he has been ordered to deliver a message!"
"Li Shiji's letter?"
Li Xiuning immediately reached for the letter, opened the envelope, and scanned it at a glance. He laughed loudly and said, "Why did the Sui army withdraw for no reason? It turned out that General Li Shiji led the army to cut off their retreat!"
"Your Highness, Your Highness!" At this moment, dust started to rise from behind. Chen Xuanli called urgently while galloping on his horse, crossing the crowd and rushing to Li Xiuning.
Li Xiuning sneered and said, "What is General Chen doing here?"
Chen Xuanli reined in his horse, took two long breaths, raised his hands and said, "Your Highness, the general is following the order of His Royal Highness King Changguang to ask Your Highness to return to the camp. I also ask Your Highness not to make things difficult for the General."
Li Xiuning handed over Li Shiji's letter calmly and said calmly: "General Chen, you should read this letter first before talking!"
Chen Xuanli carefully took the letter and scanned it quickly. His expression suddenly changed and he stammered: "Your Highness, this and this..."
Li Xiuning smiled slightly and said: "General Chen, this kind of fighter opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. Do you still think I should go back with you?"
When Chen Xuanli heard this, he frowned and fell into deep thought. He is Li Longji's confidant, and he understands Li Longji's thoughts very well.
The reason why Li Longji wanted to stop Li Xiuning's pursuit was entirely because he wanted no merit but no fault. He was afraid that the Sui army would set some ambush that would lead to the loss of troops and generals, which would affect his status in Li Yuan's mind.
But now, the reason for the Sui army's sudden withdrawal has become clear. It was because Li Shiji's surprise attack on Nanzheng cut off their retreat. If the Sui army did not retreat, they would be surrounded from front to back and end up being annihilated.
As Li Xiuning said, such a fighter opportunity comes only once in a lifetime. If Li Yuan knew that Li Longji was timid and missed such a fighter opportunity, I'm afraid it would definitely cause Li Yuan's displeasure.
No matter how you say it, Li Longji is Li Yuan's son, and Li Yuan will not do anything to him no matter what. When the time comes, the crime of cowardly avoiding the battle and missing the opportunity will most likely fall on him.
After thinking about it and weighing the pros and cons, Chen Xuanli made a decision: "What Her Royal Highness the Princess said is that the general's military orders will not be tolerated. Her Royal Highness Prince Changguang asked Her Royal Highness to return to the army because he was worried about an ambush by the Sui army. Since everything is now It is already clear that His Highness’s military order is a bit too conservative.”
"In this case, would General Chen be willing to go with me to hunt down the Sui army? I believe that as long as the general can achieve a great victory and return with the heads of the two thieves, Long Zhi and Li Mi, the emperor will not care about you. This is an act of disobedience." Li Xiuning smiled at Chen Xuanli, then waved his whip and galloped out, leaving only a clear and stern command: "Order the entire army to turn to the west city immediately!"
Chen Xuanli gritted his teeth, waved his hand to the soldiers behind him and said, "All the troops, follow the princess!"
