Datang: Starting from Li Jiancheng

Chapter 86
When Yuchi Gong fled from the city on his horse, the sense of shame immediately filled his whole heart.

He even wanted to turn around and go back to the city to fight those thieves countless times, even though his strength was weak.

"General Yuchi, Datang needs you!" Tang Jian looked at Yuchigong and frowned and said, "Now there are not many people in Datang who can go to the battlefield. Keep it!"

These words, Tang Jian said to Yu Chigong, but also to himself.

"Yes, General Yuchi, if you keep the green hills, you are not afraid of running out of firewood." Li Xuangong at the side also comforted softly, "As long as we are still alive, we can always regain the lost city."

When Yuchi Gong heard this, the crease between his eyebrows deepened a little, but he didn't reply and continued to run fast against the wind.

The cold wind whistled in his ears, as if it was about to tear him apart. The wounds on his body may have been discovered, and facing the cold wind was even more painful.

But the pain in my body was nothing compared to the pain in my heart.

In the following days, the Turkic offensive became increasingly fierce, and they lost many cities in a row, and were finally forced to the banks of the Weishui River.

But Li Shimin was furious after receiving the news, his face was livid.

"Your Majesty, my minister Cheng Yaojin asked to bring ten thousand Tang troops to support us, but we must not let those turtle grandsons see our Tang army clearly."

Cheng Yaojin stared fiercely.

Hou Junji on the side also stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, Hou Junji also requests to go to war. I swear to the death to coexist with the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin rubbed his brows helplessly when he heard the words, and said in a deep voice: "This time there are more than [-] Turkic pioneers, and according to the report from the spies, the Tuli Little Khan is rushing to support with tens of thousands of Turkic soldiers. "

"Even if my Tang Dynasty gathers all the soldiers guarding this state and county, there are only more than [-] soldiers. How can we fight them!"

Hearing this, Cheng Yaojin immediately said: "Even so, it is not impossible for us, Tang Dynasty, to fight."

"The big deal is that the fish will die and the net will be broken. If you die, everyone will die together. Even if they die together, those grandchildren will not even want to enter my Chang'an city!"

Cheng Yaojin's words aroused the fighting spirit of countless generals, and they called for a fight one after another.

For this group of tough generals, what is more terrifying than dying in battle is watching their country fall and being unable to fight.

When he was anxious, Wei Zheng suddenly stepped forward, "Your Majesty, do you still remember the siege of White Wolf Mountain?"

"If you keep the green hills, you won't have to worry about running out of firewood. At this moment, the difference in military strength between our two sides is too big. To send troops hastily is nothing more than hitting a stone with an egg. I think we are not as brave as a man!"

Cheng Yaojin on the side got angry when he heard the words, glared at Wei Zheng and said, "Okay, old Wei Zheng, who are you calling an idiot here?"

"You said that we send troops now to attack stones with eggs, so if we don't send troops, are we going to watch Xieli invade Chang'an and depose His Majesty from the throne?"

"Do you really want to crawl at the feet of the Turks and bow down to him?"

Cheng Yaojin's words almost killed Wei Zheng, he pointed at Cheng Yaojin tremblingly and said, "You bastard!"

"I, Wei Zheng, are loyal to the Tang Dynasty and have no second thoughts. If there is a day when a Turk comes to Chang'an to proclaim himself emperor, even if I, Wei Zheng, commit suicide, I will never kneel down to a Turk!"

"Damn!" Cheng Yaojin snorted coldly, "You literati speak better than sing, so what's the use?"

"As soon as the Turkic soldiers enter the city gate, you will be scared to death, your legs will be paralyzed, and you will bow down to them."

As soon as Cheng Yaojin's words fell, it aroused the dissatisfaction of countless civil servants.

They all accused Cheng Yaojin of insulting their harmony, the whole court was in chaos, and Li Shimin had a headache because of the quarrel.

"Quiet!" Li Shimin finally couldn't help shouting, "What's the use of arguing here?"

"What about the plan!"

"What is the solution I want!" Li Shimin frowned and looked at the crowd, his face livid with anger, "The Turkic army has already forced Yu Chigong and the others to the banks of the Weishui River. Even if they fight desperately, they won't last long."

"You guys still have the mind to argue here?"

Wei Zheng was silent for a moment, then stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I think the best way now is to negotiate peace with the Turks."

"As long as we offer generous conditions, I believe the Turkic Xieli Khan will agree."

After all, what the Turkic army wants is territory. The climate there is too cold and the territory is too small. If they are given what they need, they are naturally not willing to watch their country's soldiers suffer heavy casualties.

Why should they grab something that can be obtained without a single soldier?
"Wei Zheng, I think you are confused? What the Turks want is our land! We gave them the land, where are we going?" Cheng Yaojin said angrily.

"We can give them a few frontier continents, and like other countries, we can give Turkic tribute every year."

"Although this is an insult to the country's prestige..."

Speaking of this, Wei Zheng pursed his lips, and then continued: "But Your Majesty, the disparity between the strength of our two sides is too great. Even if we fight now, the result will be the same. By then, our Tang Dynasty will suffer even more heavy losses."

"I still say what I said, keep the green hills and don't worry about running out of firewood."

"We can negotiate peace with the Turks first, then recharge our batteries, seize the opportunity and send troops north, attack the Turks in one fell swoop and get back all the land we lost!"

Li Shimin frowned when he heard the words, and he was unwilling to agree. After all, no country is willing to become a vassal state of others.

But if he does not agree, he will be able to fight the Turks again.

Eldest Sun Wuji at the side knew what Li Shimin was thinking, and then stepped up and said, "Your Majesty, there is another way."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and then he said, "Please tell me, Ai Qing."

"I believe that Marquis Wu is unparalleled in intelligence, and his Beiwei army is invincible, invincible in battles, and invincible in every attack. I also heard that he had the intention of going to war before."

"So it's better to say that Marquis Wu sent to the front line. Maybe with Marquis Wu's ingenuity and the force of the Beiwei Army, our Tang Dynasty can turn the tide."

After hearing Changsun Wuji's words, Wei Zheng was the first to disagree, "No matter how strong this Beiwei army is, it only has 3000 men. He can't be an envoy of 3 men!"

"Also, Marquis Wu, no matter how smart he is, he is still a human being. It is impossible for him to fight an army of 10 people into the momentum of 20 people!"

"Besides, this Marquis Wu is powerless to fight back. If he goes to the front line now, he may only be sent to death!"

Li Shimin knew that Changsun Wuji's intention was nothing more than to kill someone with a borrowed knife, but now that once Li Shimin agreed to Changsun Wuji's suggestion, he would not be very friendly to him no matter what the outcome was.

(End of this chapter)