"His Royal Highness King Qi, His Highness King Qin is discussing something, you can't go in!"
At this moment, the urgent voices of soldiers suddenly came from outside the tent, and then Li Yuanji heard "Go away". The next moment, Li Yuanji led Liu Zhiyuan, Tian Zaibiao, Zhu Si and other generals into the commander's tent.
"King Qin, what's going on?"
Li Yuanji walked unceremoniously to the side, looked for a maza, and sat down: "How could Jianmen Pass be lost? What should we do now?"
Li Shimin sighed, this time he did not speak out against Li Yuanji confidently, but said calmly and in a low voice: "King Qi, Li Jing has already planned this, no matter who is guarding the sword gate, he will not be able to escape the outcome. "
Li Yuanji looked at his former extremely proud second brother, who lowered his head, and at one moment even had the idea of thanking Li Jing. However, several encounters after being captured by the Sui army made him sober up, and he no longer continued to cynicize Li Shimin: "King Qin, you are the leader of an army, and now you have to make up your mind."
Li Shimin was a little surprised to see that Li Yuanji didn't mock him, but he quickly calmed down and focused on the dilemma in front of him.
Seeing this, Zhuge Liang was the first to speak: "Your Highness, although Li Jing has set up a surprise army, his main force is in Mianzhu. The Jianmen can only have ten thousand troops at most. If we can take down the Jianmen the first time, we may not be able to take it down the second time." .”
Li Shimin shook his head: "The situation is different. Kong Ming, don't forget. Before we took down the sword gate, my army of one hundred thousand attacked day and night for more than ten days. But now that Li Jing's army is behind, he will never give it." This is our chance.”
"And our army's food supply does not support our attack on Jianmen anymore."
Liu Zhiyuan, the general in charge of logistics under Li Jiancheng, said: "Jianmen was taken back by the Sui army. Our army's food route has been cut off, and the Sui army's food and grass can no longer last ten days."
"Send people to collect grain nearby. Bashu is rich. Even if Li Jing takes precautions, he can still find grain by searching carefully. King Qi, I will leave this matter to you."
Li Shimin closed his eyes helplessly. In name, it was a food requisition, but in fact it was definitely a food grab. However, in order to prevent the hundreds of thousands of troops under his command from starving to death, Li Shimin had no choice but to take the next step.
Li Yuanji accepted the order without any psychological pressure. This man who was arrogant and extravagant by nature was even a little excited because Li Shimin was finally no longer restricted to him.
"Your Highness, why not withdraw your troops from the Ziwu Ancient Road?"
General Li Siyuan suggested: "Since General Gao Xianzhi can lead his partial army to take this road, then our army must be able to pass it as well."
Gao Xianzhi shook his head and sighed: "This road is rugged and difficult to travel. My army of more than 100,000 will have to move slowly. Li Jing will definitely lead his army to cover up and kill us. Our army will suffer heavy losses by then. Unless someone is willing to lead the army to the rear and stop the pursuers. .”
"Your Highness the King of Qin, the last general is willing to lead the army to the rear!"
A powerful voice sounded, and everyone looked and saw that it was General Sun Jian.
Sun Jian had been in the world for a long time, but he could not even gain any merit in a battle, but at this moment he stood up without hesitation.
Following Sun Jian's statement, his eldest son Sun Ce, who had followed him into the world, and generals Tai Shi Ci and Zhou Tai all came out and said: "The last general is willing to join General Sun (father) to stop the enemy's rear."
"What's wrong with you guys?"
Li Shimin, who had been silent for a long time, suddenly smiled, looked around the generals, and said: "Although our army accidentally fell into Li Jing's plan, we still have hundreds of thousands of people. The Jianmen defenders only dare to guard the city. Li Jing wants to eat us with the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in his hands, and he is not afraid of losing his teeth due to his excessive appetite."
"Hahaha!!!"
Li Shimin's joke made all the generals of the Tang army laugh loudly, and the originally dull and dull atmosphere suddenly became lively. Yes, they have an army of hundreds of thousands, and Li Jing only has 60,000 or 70,000. It is still unclear who will win.
Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and he said loudly: "At present, if our army wants to survive the desperate situation, the only way is to defeat Li Jing's main force. In this way, Bashu Paradise is within our grasp. Even if Jianmen is occupied by the Sui army, Guan Zhongliang If it doesn’t make sense, do we still have to worry about food?”
The civil and military officials in the tent raised their hands and complimented: "Your Highness still sees clearly!"
"However, Li Jing is a master of the art of war, and his use of weapons is unpredictable. He may not understand this truth."
Li Shimin changed the subject: "If we want to lure him into a decisive battle with our army on the plains, we have to put a lot of effort into it."
"Li Jing was so scheming to lure our army into his trap just to completely wipe out our army in the Bashu Plain!"
Zhuge Liang gently shook his feather fan and said in a deep voice: "If our army suddenly retreats north at this time and assumes a posture of attacking Jianmen Pass, Li Jing will definitely lead his army to pursue us."
"Kong Ming's clever plan!"
Du Ruhui high-fived and said, "Li Jing has spent so much effort and sacrifice, and he will not stay in the fortified city and watch our army leave no matter what."
"Just act according to Kong Ming's plan."
Li Shimin waved his hand lightly: "Everyone, please go back and make preparations!"
"I will obey your orders!"
All the generals bowed their hands and said goodbye. Sun Jian and Sun Ce's father and son left the commander's tent, and before they reached their own tent, Li Shimin's guards suddenly came in a hurry to stop the two of them, and said in a low voice: "General Sun, the King of Qin has summoned you."
The two were stunned for a moment, but they followed the guards back to the handsome tent.
"Two generals."
Li Shimin raised his head and glanced at Sun Jian and Sun Ce and his son, and said in a deep voice: "When we have a decisive battle with Li Jingjun in a few days, your father and son will lead their troops to stay behind and there is no need to go out to fight."
"King Qin, why...why is this?"
Sun Jian and Sun Ce looked at each other, thinking that they had offended Li Shimin in some way, so they knelt down and said.
"Generals, please don't get me wrong."
Seeing this, Li Shimin sighed and said: "As the saying goes, those who are good at using troops should not worry about victory before thinking about defeat. Li Jing uses troops well. Although our army is large, we are ultimately in trouble. I doubt that Li Jing will have any backup plans. Once there is a war, If we fail, our army will have no choice but to withdraw from the Ziwu Ancient Road. Do the two generals understand what I mean?"
Sun Jian and Sun Ce suddenly understood that although Li Shimin had said he was full of confidence, in fact he still did not have the confidence to win against Li Jing. Once the army is defeated, this new force that maintains sufficient physical strength will shoulder the heavy responsibility of the rear.
Li Shimin looked at Sun Jian and Sun Ce and his son and said: "Two generals dare to be the first to step out and bear the heavy responsibility of the rear in times of crisis. I believe that you must be loyal and righteous people. I can only leave this important task to you."
Sun Jian and Sun Ce clasped their fists together and said, "The last general will definitely live up to His Highness the King of Qin's trust."
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The next day, Li Shimin sent Li Yuanji to loot all the food and grass from the surrounding villages, and the army immediately returned north and rushed towards Jianmen.
