He raised his hand to rub his temples, thinking for a while, and suddenly felt blessed: "Is it my brother who is here?!"
The deputy general looked at the dark dusk in the distance and didn't know what to say: "General..."
But Li Qiao said: "Beat the drums, call the whole army to be on alert! Set fire to the restaurant in the north of the city, the tallest one!"
The deputy general said blankly: "Why don't I understand what you want to do..."
Li Qiao snorted softly, swept away his previous gloomy look, and said with high spirits: "If you could know, would you still be old enough to be my deputy?!"
He waved his hand fiercely and said without refusal: "Just do it!"
…
Li Shimin led a group of capable cavalry under his command, like a sharp knife, and rushed straight along the previously determined direction of breaking the army.
In space, the emperors began to eat melon seeds again.
"Is that okay? You haven't even talked to Li Qiao. Are you sure he can know where you want to break through?"
Li Shimin laughed loudly and said lightly: "Don't you know there is a saying that heroes see the same thing?!"
After the cavalry moved forward for dozens of miles and could see Shunzhou City, they saw a raging fire somewhere in the city, shooting straight into the sky.
Liu Cherao's nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he couldn't help but poke his head in to look: "It seems... it's not the direction you chose? Why, the connection between heroes is distorted?"
Li Shimin shook his head and said: "Don't worry about it, it wasn't burned for me to see."
Liu Che was startled: "Ah?!"
Who is that for?
They can't be rebels, right? !
…
"Of course it's not for the rebels."
Li Qiao took a handkerchief, wiped his sword carefully, and gave the answer without waiting for the deputy general to guess again: "It's for the King of Wei."
"To be more precise, it was for the Crown Prince of Wei, who is seventy miles away from Shunzhou City, Chen Jun."
The deputy general was confused: "Huh?!"
Li Qiao said: "We sent the army this time under the banner of conquering the King of Wei, but in fact we are uniting with the King of Wei to fight against the rebels."
At this point, a hint of ridicule appeared on his face: "But according to my guess, this is probably the emperor's excuse to fool us. The King of Wei may really think that we are here to fight. Where’s his!”
The deputy general was puzzled: "Then how do you..."
Li Qiao said: "The forces of the King of Wei that are closest to our military route are led by the Crown Prince of Wei. He also suspected that we were going for him and sent people to keep an eye on us. Isn't it strange?"
He thought deeply and said: "It's just that this time we fell into the rebel formation, Prince Wei still stood still and did not add insult to injury. He should be considered half a gentleman."
The lieutenant general groaned for a long time before saying: "I think he was probably afraid of joining the rebels, making the world laugh at him, and losing his righteousness, so he stood still..."
Li Qiao asked back, "Don't you know that my wife, Wu, was once the eldest concubine of the King of Wei?"
After hearing this, the deputy general didn't know what to say.
Although I don't mind a woman getting married for a second time nowadays, this kind of thing is still a bit... for the man.
Li Qiao smiled and put the sword back into its sheath: "I have heard more or less about the old story between the Wu family and the crown prince of the King of Wei. The great prestige of the King of Wei at that time was the reason for the bad relationship between them. , Prince Wei was still able to reconcile with the Wu family, instead of abandoning her, and really let her return to the capital. Such behavior, no matter how you look at it, can be regarded as a gentleman."
At this point, his expression became solemn: "I am a hero of the world, and my brother is also a dragon and a phoenix among people. After we meet, it is not difficult to escape. But if we leave, what will happen to the people in the city? I I'm afraid that the rebels will issue an order to massacre the city in anger..."
The lieutenant general said clearly: "So you want to bring the prince of Wei here?"
"Yes." Li Qiao touched his chin and said, "Light a fire in the city as a signal. There will be a battle later, so he should come and take a look."
Lieutenant General: "..."
Lieutenant General: "It was fine when I came here, but I can't leave after seeing it..."
"I can't help it. If I don't leave this mess to him, how will I consume the energy of King Wei's faction, and how will I get the King of Wei's faction into trouble as well?"
Li Qiao looked innocent and tutted twice: "After all, my brother is still under King Wei's tent and obeying orders at this time. We can't let him turn around and bear the wrath of King Wei just because he saved us, right? Or... Let’s arrange something for King Wei to do!”
Chapter 135
Li Qiao's guess was half right.
After all, it was night time, and a tall building tens of feet tall was on fire, with flames reaching into the sky. Even people who were dozens of miles away could notice it, let alone the fire that started in Shunzhou, where everyone's eyes converged.
As soon as the fire started burning here, scouts from the other side went to report back to Li Tianrong, the eldest son of King Wei.
After hearing this, Li Tianrong looked stern and thought: "Shunzhou caught fire at this time..."
The timing is too much of a coincidence.
An aide said from the sidelines: "Li Qiao's troops have been besieged for several days. Perhaps he set fire to the city out of desperation. It's not surprising."
After hearing this, Li Tianrong shook his head: "Although Li Qiao is young, he is also calm. Even if he is defeated, he will not be so crazy."
Another aide asked: "Is it possible that he is sending a signal to some people?"
Li Tianrong's eyes lit up: "How?"
The staff member said: "Calculate the time, if Li Qiao's troops had sent people to ask for help from the imperial court at the beginning of the siege, they would have arrived by now. If there are enough reinforcements, we can think about it, we can cooperate internally and externally to jointly annihilate the rebels." If the army is small in number, it might as well be able to open a hole and fight for a way out for Li Qiao's troops..."
Looking at the young master's expression, he asked in a low voice: "Are we watching the fire from the other side, or -"
Li Tianrong said: "Although Li Qiao's expedition was in the name of conquering the government, after observing his march route, it seems that it was just a cover. The emperor and I are both descendants of the Li family, and we should fight against the national traitors together... "
He frowned slightly, but after a few moments, he finally made up his mind: "Send the order for the army to move out, with the scouts going ahead and marching sixty miles to explore the movement. It doesn't matter if all of Li Qiao's troops are killed in the battle, or we can wait for the reinforcements to escape." , If we always watch the fire from the other side, we will lose our morale and fall into the eyes of the world, which will also make people feel cold."
Echoes left and right.
After advancing sixty miles like this, Li Tianrong himself could hear the killing screams coming from the direction of Shunzhou City without the need for further scouts.
The bright lights on the top of Shunzhou City, the torches in the hands of the night cavalry, and the stoves and illuminated bonfires in the rebel camp all together illuminated the sky above Shunzhou City.
Have reinforcements from the imperial court really arrived?
Li Tianrong didn't hesitate anymore and immediately ordered troops to help him.
…
A siege battle had just ended, and it wasn't just Li Qiao who was exhausted mentally and physically.
He knew that there was a high probability that no reinforcements would come from his side, and the rebels didn't know that.
Shunzhou City cannot be defeated, and enemy reinforcements may arrive at any time. They are the sons of father and mother. Who wouldn't feel tired?
Rebels are human beings too.
It's dinner time now - although this era is not used to eating at this time, isn't this a war?
I started playing after lunch at noon and didn't stop until the sun went down. The time for dinner was naturally postponed.
The tired soldiers went to rest on their own, while others collected the corpses of their comrades in groups. Smoke was rising from the camp. Just when the soldiers who had been tense all day were just relaxing, Li Shimin led the people. He rushed out with the force of sweeping thousands of troops.
The first to react were the scouts. A sharp siren sounded in the military camp. While the soldiers picked up their weapons and quickly returned to the team, they subconsciously looked at Shunzhou City, and they all doubted in their hearts:
At this time, can Li Qiao's troops still organize an effective charge?
However, the danger comes from behind them.
When the scouts came to report, they saw a large number of cavalry galloping behind them, and based on the subconscious inference of the people at the moment - the cavalry must be followed by a large-scale crushing of infantry.
Let me ask how many cavalrymen are here in total - who can tell that this is a fool's errand? !
All I know is that all of them are human beings!
Even before they met, the rebels started to panic.
Li Shimin took advantage of the time and place, and Li Qiao took advantage of the location. The two of them chose the east gate to break the situation.
The rebels were unable to react in time. Before the leading general could mobilize the troops stationed outside the city gates, his subordinates reported in a panic: "General, the general has broken into the east gate and is with Li Qiao." The troops have reunited!"
Rebel general: "???"
He was furious: "How dare you deceive me like this? How long has it been since the enemy arrived here and they successfully joined Li Qiao?!"
Even if his troops were dispersed to the four gates of Shunzhou City and he was unable to react in time, the gatekeepers were not papery. How could he explain it so easily? !
The rebel general said sternly: "But the East Gate guard was too timid to fight and ran away?!"
The subordinate said with a mournful face: "General Qin never escaped, and even took the initiative to fight with the incoming general, but..."
Rebel General: "Just what?!"
The subordinate said tremblingly: "It's just that before I even finished a round, I was killed by the general."
The rebel general held a spear in his hand and suddenly had murderous intent: "Has the person who came here announced his name?!"
The subordinate said in a trembling voice: "He said that he is Li Changsheng of Dezhou..."
After hearing this, the rebel general's eyes became more interested: "But Li Changsheng, who saved Li Tianrong's son from the rebel army that day?!"
He sneered and said: "It is said that this man is the most powerful general in the world. Li Qiao can only compete with him after he is in his prime. Taking the head of a general out of a million soldiers is like picking something out of a bag, but I don't believe that he is really like that." Be brave - wait for me to go and try his skills!"
After that, he led a team of elites and galloped towards the east gate.
…
A quarter of an hour later.
Rebel General: Damn it! ! !
Isn't it a common saying among generals that taking the head of an admiral out of a million troops is like picking something out of a bag? Why does Li Changsheng seem to be really good at it? !
I'm so excited! ! !
Help! ! !
Li Shimin only brought five thousand cavalry. The reason why he was able to catch the opponent off guard was because of the many covers in the night. It was not easy to stay here for a long time. Seeing that the enemy general was trying to escape, he did not pursue him. His actions He quickly shot an arrow at him, without even looking at the result, he turned his horse's head and stepped forward and shouted: "Where is my sworn brother Li Qiao?!"
Li Qiao repelled the soldiers who were besieging him in front of him, and urged his horse forward. He looked excited and grateful: "It's true that my brother is here! It's really shameful for my brother to go to danger for me -"
"Hey," Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a smile: "Didn't we say it when we became sworn brothers? 'Death and life have destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven, a gentleman should be respectful and respectful, and be respectful and polite to others'..."
Li Qiao continued in a shocked voice: "We are all brothers within the four seas!"
