"Tian Zaibiao?"
Li Xiuning, who was hit by an arrow and fell from his horse, was not very far away from Chen Xuanli at the moment, so he heard Tian Zaibiao's roar before he killed Chen Xuanli very clearly. His expression suddenly changed, and he shouted urgently: "General Tian, stop it, I am Pingyang." Princess Li Xiuning, we came to pursue the Sui army after being notified by General Li Shiji."
"What?"
Tian Zaibiao was shocked when he heard this and hurriedly shouted several times: "Stop it!"
Tian Zaibiao's voice was loud and clear. After being yelled by him, Tang's soldiers, who were still waving their weapons wildly, slowly stopped fighting and stared at the opposite side with some suspicion.
"Where is Her Royal Highness?" Tian Zaibiao yelled again.
"General Tian, I'm here!" Li Xiuning raised half of his body with difficulty and shouted with all his strength.
Tian Zaibiao rushed to follow the sound and finally found Li Xiuning who had been hit by an arrow and fell to the ground. He hurriedly got off his horse and helped Li Xiuning up. Using the faint moonlight, he confirmed Li Xiuning's identity. He immediately handed over his hand and confessed: "Your Highness, I will always be guilty. I will never be guilty." I will inadvertently injure Her Highness the Princess, please punish her."
Li Xiuning glared at Tian Zaibiao with great displeasure and said: "General Tian, you were ordered to set up an ambush to intercept the Sui army. That's fine if you didn't stop the Sui army. Why did you ambush me and kill General Chen Xuanli!"
Tian Zaibiao was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt down and defended himself: "Princess atones for her sins. The general has been lying in wait here for a long time and has never seen a Sui army pass by. Just then he saw that the princess was in a hurry with his army, so the general was in a hurry." I mistakenly thought that the Sui army was rushing back to Xicheng after learning that Nanzheng was attacked!"
Hearing this, Li Xiuning's almond-shaped eyes widened unconsciously, and she lost her voice and said, "What? You have never seen a Sui army pass by. How is this possible?"
Tian Zaibiao nodded solemnly and said in a somewhat urgent voice: "Your Highness, the general will not dare to deceive him even if he is so brave! All the more than 7,000 soldiers under the general's command can testify for the general. Under the leadership of the princess, Before the arrival of the army, the general had never seen any troops pass by."
Seeing Tian Zaibiao's anxious and overwhelmed expression, Li Xiuning was also secretly confident. After all, it was impossible for every one of the seven or eight thousand people under him to be her confidant. If the Sui army had passed through such a big army before, Things cannot be settled.
But in this case, the question arises again, where did the Sui army go? There are more than 20,000 people under Long Zhi's command. It is impossible for such a force to disappear out of thin air.
Li Xiuning frowned slightly and thought to himself: "There is no way that an army of 20,000 people could disappear out of thin air? I led the army all the way here without hitting them. Could it be that they moved too fast and disappeared before Tian Zaibiao arrived? Has it passed?"
"No, this is impossible! After General Li Shiji broke through Nanzheng, he sent Tian Zaibiao to lead his army to set up an ambush. Long Zhi knew that Nanzheng was lost and ordered the withdrawal of the troops. No matter how fast he marched, he could not be ahead of Tian Zaibiao, and I didn’t find any sign of a large-scale march along the way!”
The more Li Xiuning thought about it, the more something was wrong. She felt a little uneasy in her heart. She turned to Tian Zaibiao and said: "General Tian, the soldiers under my command have been running wildly for a day and a night, and they are exhausted. I would like to ask the general to lead his troops back to Nanzheng to report the military situation to King Changguang and General Li Shiji." , I am stationed here with my troops, one to rest and recuperate, and the other to prevent the Sui army from taking a detour to break through elsewhere!"
Tian Zaibiao nodded and immediately led his subordinates towards Nanzheng.
On the other hand, after Li Longji received Li Shiji's notice, he mobilized all three armies to kill Nan Zheng and Li Shiji where they joined forces.
At the foot of Nanzheng City, Li Longji chuckled and raised his hands to Li Shiji and said, "General Li, I have long admired your name! If it weren't for General, I don't know when I would be able to see the gate of Nanzheng City!"
Li Shiji smiled slightly and returned the salute: "His Royal Highness King Changguang is so polite. If His Highness hadn't held back the main force of the Sui army, how would the general have the ability to capture Nanzheng? Capturing His Highness Nanzheng should be the first achievement!"
Li Longji narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and gave Li Shiji a meaningful look, secretly thinking that Li Shiji was not only proficient in the art of war, but also very understanding of human nature, and his future prospects would be limitless. I should have a good relationship with him, maybe he will become my most important arm in the future.
"Your Highness, General Long Zhi of the Sui Dynasty will never sit back and wait for death after learning that Nanzheng has been lost. According to the general's opinion, he will most likely lead his army back to Xicheng. The general has sent General Tian Zaibiao to lead his army to set up an ambush on the main road to Xicheng Intercept, if His Highness can send another elite force to follow and pursue them, they will be able to severely damage the Longzhi Department of the Sui Army."
Just as Li Longji was secretly sizing up Li Shiji, Li Shiji took a step forward and put forward his suggestion.
"Although General Li is relieved, after Gu learned that the Sui army had withdrawn without reason, he sent his generals Chen Xuanli and Princess Pingyang to lead the pursuit. Presumably, the victory of several generals to defeat Long Zhi is already on the way."
Li Longji waved his hand and took the credit unceremoniously. He did not remember at all how angry and upset he was when he learned that Li Xiuning led his army to attack privately.
Chen Xuanli was her confidant, and Li Xiuning came here purely to avenge her husband Chai Shao. As for her achievements, she didn't care at all. If this is the case, then why should he refuse to accept this great contribution that has been brought to his door?
The current situation of the Tang Army is not good, with more defeats and fewer wins on several fronts. If his side can deliver such a good news, then his father will definitely be very happy, and he will definitely think more highly of himself.
Just when Li Longji began to daydream with some pride, a fast horse galloped over, rushed in front of Li Shiji and Li Longji, got off his horse and knelt on the ground to report: "His Royal Highness King Changguang, General .Princess Pingyang led her army to pursue the Sui army. Due to an accident, she fought with General Tian Zaibiao's troops. General Chen Xuanli was unfortunately killed in the melee. No trace of the Sui army was found during the pursuit!"
"What are you talking about? No trace of the Sui army was found, and Chen Xuanli died in the battle!"
This news is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Li Longji now, shattering his dream just now. He angrily picked up the Tang Army soldier who reported the news and yelled at him.
At the same time, Li Shiji on the side suddenly had a thought flash in his mind after hearing the news, and his face turned pale in an instant.
He tremblingly stretched out his hand to hold Li Longji's arm, and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, Chief... Chang'an, the Sui army is going to attack Chang'an!"
