I'm a marquis in Datang

While talking, Sentry handed over the letter.

Tang Zhen came out from the side. He took the letter and handed it to Li Shimin.Li Shimin quickly opened the letter

It's just that his hand that opened the letter at this moment trembled a little.This is not fear, but a little nervous.When Li Shimin opened the letter and saw the contents inside, his complexion changed drastically, and his face became gloomy.

In anger, Li Shimin kneaded the letter into a ball and threw it out.

"Trash, trash!"

Li Shimin scolded.

The contents of the letter were sent back by someone arranged by Su Dingfang, and it recorded that Du Qi suddenly led an army into the territory of Guazhou. The general events were recorded in great detail.From the sudden attack of Du Qi's army, there was no news from Guazhou.Then when Du Qi's army arrived, Hou Junji was stationed outside the city, so that he was surrounded by groups.Su Dingfang's own troops were insufficient, and Du Qi specially sent troops to watch over him, so he was unable to rush to help Hou Junji, so that in the end Hou Junji was defeated and was captured alive by Du Qi.

This is the message in the letter.

Li Shimin turned around and went to the main hall, he said in his mouth: "Summon, call Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng into the palace. Apart from that, also inform Li Jing to come to the palace for an audience."

Tang Zhen immediately arranged the arrangement, and then he returned to the palace and stood beside Li Shimin.It's just that Tang Zhen stood aside, even at a certain distance, he could still feel Li Shimin's anger.

That was real anger.

Last time, when Du Qi took down Hou Junji, Li Shimin never felt such anger.This time Hou Junji was defeated again, Li Shimin was furious, but Li Shimin did not get angry, making the atmosphere in the hall as if a spark could trigger a tsunami at any time.

Time passed little by little, and after a while, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and Li Jing entered one after another.After everyone was seated, Li Shimin didn't go around in circles, and straight to the point talked about the defeat of Hou Junji.

When everyone heard this, their faces changed drastically.

Hou Junji was not only defeated.

And became a captive again.

This situation immediately made Datang's side fall into a passive position, making Datang face a tricky situation.Changsun Wuji and the others have already used their brains, thinking of a way to break the situation.Because if there is no way to crack it right now, Datang will be in a very embarrassing situation, and even if one is not handled properly, it will affect the stability of Datang.

Li Shimin looked around the crowd and said, "Tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"

When everyone heard the words, they all looked serious.

The current situation is not optimistic.

After Changsun Wuji finished listening, he took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, Hou Junji was defeated and fell into Du Qi's hands. With Su Dingfang's military strength, it is certain that Hou Junji will not be rescued, so I think I can only send troops now."

"Simply, the army has been summoned before. As long as His Majesty gives an order, our Tang Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops can immediately march to the Western Regions. It's just that Hou Junji has been defeated right now, and the battle on the front line of Guazhou in the Western Regions is tight. Originally, our The plan is that Du Qi made a false attack, and the real army ambushed on the border of Tubo."

"Now it seems that it is beyond our capabilities."

Changsun Wuji said: "Because it is definitely unrealistic to deal with Tubo at the same time, so Tubo only arranges a certain amount of troops to guard and defend to prevent Tubo from suddenly attacking."

He was actually a little apprehensive.

There is no other reason, because when the eldest grandson Chong came back in the past, he said that Tang Dynasty and Xia Kingdom would go to war, and his son would definitely be taken as a hostage. Although this matter may be Du Qi's threat, even if it is just Du Qi's temporary words, Changsun Wuji was still a little worried.

But no matter what, there is only one battle.

There is no other option.

It is impossible to ignore Hou Junji.

It is impossible to allow Du Qi to enter the territory of Guazhou.

Fang Xuanling stroked the beard under his jaw, sighed: "Your Majesty, I also agree with the suggestion of sending troops, and will no longer deal with Tubo. Guazhou is the territory of the Tang Dynasty and cannot fall into Du Qi's hands. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous. "

Wei Zheng and Li Jing also spoke up, agreeing to send troops.

After listening to everyone's words, Li Shimin sighed.It wasn't long before he led the army to fight Du Qi, and now he was going to fight again, which made Li Shimin quite helpless.

Li Shimin is not ready for the battle with Du Qi.It's not that the internal preparations were insufficient. Now the internal adjustment of Datang has actually been completed, and everyone respects Li Shimin.Li Shimin's concern is that there are Tubo, Goguryeo, etc. on the outside, and these aspects have not been dealt with. Recently, there have been some movements on the grasslands in the north, and some nomadic peoples have begun to rise. Therefore, Li Shimin still has many external problems.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "If that's the case, then prepare to send troops."

"Yes!"

Changsun Wuji and others all responded.

Li Shimin said: "This time the troops are sent out, which is the same as the last time. Fang Xuanling stayed behind to assist the crown prince to supervise the country, Li Jing led the army to go out, and Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng accompanied him, and then sent Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others to accompany them. I The Tang army went to battle,

Since I have to go all out, I will also drive myself to conquer. "

"Yes!"

Everyone responded again.

"Report!"

At this moment, another servant came in, and the servant said nervously: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from the Northwest Longyou Road, and the sentry has arrived at the gate of the main hall, asking for an audience."

Li Shimin said: "Let him in."

The servant went to deliver the decree, and the sentry immediately entered quickly.This scout was not Su Dingfang's messenger, but was arranged by Li Shimin's subordinates in Guazhou, Longyou Road. He galloped all the way back, looking very tired, and even because of the rain outside, his whole body was soaked. The ground is all wet.

But no one cared that Shao Tan was soaking wet, and they all looked at Shao Tan with a trace of nervousness in their eyes.

What news from the Western Regions to send back?

is good news?

Or bad news?

The sentry knelt down on one knee, took out the plug that blocked the bamboo tube from the bamboo tube behind his back, and took out another letter.this letter

The letters don't get wet at all, because the bamboo tube keeps out the rain.

The sentry sent a letter and said, "Your Majesty, Guazhou City has fallen."

boom! !

In a word, it sounded like a shocking thunderstorm.When everyone in the hall heard it, their faces showed incredulous expressions, because they had just received the news that Hou Junji was defeated and captured, and now the news of Guazhou's fall came back.

Knowing that something was wrong, Tang Zhen immediately took the letter and placed it in front of Li Shimin.Li Shimin looked at the letter on the desk in front of him, but he paused for a moment, without taking any action.

Soon after, Li Shimin picked up the letter to check.

This letter was written by Li Shimin's sentry, which means that Du Qi led the army into the city overnight, and Su Dingfang, Fu Junheng and others surrendered directly.The news is quite brief, only a general idea.After all, the scouts were in charge of inquiring about news, so they couldn't find out how Laiji sneaked in and how Du Qi persuaded Su Dingfang.

After reading it, Li Shimin couldn't figure it out for a while, how could Su Dingfang submit to Du Qi, even according to the news in the letter, if Du Qi was able to enter the city overnight, it must be Su Dingfang who opened the city gate.But there are also contradictions. Since Su Dingfang wants to surrender, there is no need to wait until night to open the city gate.

Li Shimin had complicated emotions in his heart, so he handed over the letter to the following people to check.After everyone finished watching, Li Shimin said

Said: "Now let's talk about the fall of Guazhou City."