Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

Chapter 387 Li Qiu, you have to take me with you in this battle...

Outside Youzhou City, the gust of wind from the grassland beyond the Great Wall roared, and several banners were displayed against the wind.

The [-] Youzhou Xuanjia Army with top helmets and armor, holding Mo Dao, lined up in an orderly manner.

Just wait for the order from General Shenwu, Li Qiu, King of Peking.

They were about to go south to Chang'an, heading straight for the Turkic army.

In the distance of the army formation, under the city of Youzhou, Luo Ke made a final plea with Li Qiu with red eyes.

"I want to go with you too!"

Back then, the two of them defended against the enemy outside the city of Youzhou, and then fought side by side with the Turkic army inside the city.

Then there was a surprise attack on the Turkic tent, and the old Glenn was killed together.

And the life-and-death struggle on the banks of the Weishui River, which ran all the way for thousands of miles.

The two of them, from the first meeting to the acquaintance, have gone through many battles and bloody battles together before they finally come together.

became the family we are today.

Whenever there is a big battle, there is always such a heroic figure with a silver helmet and a silver armor holding a five-hook flying spear by Li Qiu's side.

But this time, what Li Qiu and the 10,000 Youzhou Xuanjia army had to face was the Turkic army of [-]+.

In this battle, all of them had no way out after running for thousands of miles.

For the sake of Datang and the common people in the world, they have no choice but to fight to the death.

Luo Kexin naturally understood all of this deeply.

After today's farewell, she will probably never see her husband and the father of the child in her womb again.

Therefore, in this parting atmosphere, the tears in Luo Kexin's eyes couldn't help it, and fell down.

"Li Qiu, you have to take me with you in this battle..."

Seeing his wife's state at this time, Li Qiu squeezed out a smile, and put a pityful hand on Luo Kexin's cheek.

Gently wiped away her tears.

"Don't be stupid, take care of your baby in Youzhou."

"You are a girl from every family, you can't always fight like this, can you?"

"Before, you were the only girl in the family, so there was no other choice."

"Now that you have a man, just leave this kind of thing to your man."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine."

Listening to his words, Luo Kexin wept while pressing Li Qiu's big hand tightly on her face.

"Li Qiu, grandpa has already left."

"I only have you in this world."

"You must promise me that you will come back properly, and don't leave me and the child in this world!"

On the other side, Wu Jue took A Ke's hand, and also kept telling A Ke and Wu Ming to be careful.

Then she threw herself into Li Qiu's arms with the same red eyes.

It's okay for people like Luo Kexin, who have experienced a lot and seen a lot.

But for Wu Jue, this was the first time in her life that she watched the most important man in her life go to the battlefield.

This is also the first time she has really come into contact with the cruelty of war since she grew up in a honeypot.

After a while, it was finally time for the army to go out and really say goodbye.

Li Qiu, who saw the red rabbit on the horse, finally took a last look at Luo Kexin and Wu Jue, and immediately turned the horse's head.

Following the Chitu Maxi Lilu neighing, Li Qiu gave an order, "Let's go!"

Immediately, the [-] Youzhou Xuanjia soldiers uniformly put on black armor masks, followed Li Qiu's direction, and galloped away!

It will take at least six or seven days to travel from Youzhou to Chang'an.

……

On the other side, Chang'an City, inside Chengqing Palace.

Facing the urgent military situations rushing towards us, Li Shimin and the others all had stern expressions and frowns.

"Your Majesty, Li Jing and Chai Shao now have an army of 1 people stationed in Wugong."

"In Chang'an, there are 1 imperial troops, and [-] officers and soldiers temporarily recruited from Dongdu, Shandong and other prefectures."

"At present, our army has a total strength of [-]."

"And in Chang'an City, there are as many as [-] Xiangyong recruited from the surrounding areas."

"But these people have never been trained, and they don't know how to ride horses. They can defend the city."

"But it cannot be used to defeat the enemy."

Hou Junji also followed up and said at this time: "Your Majesty, according to the analysis of the front-line scouts and various news, the current strength of the Turkic army is 15."

"But it's also full of Pentagon veterans and teenage kids."

"If we think carefully around Chang'an City and other cities, our army is not incapable of fighting!"

After hearing his words, Du Zhenglun, Cen Wenwen, Wang Gui, Changsun Wuji and others who did not understand military strategy couldn't help but cheer up.

Only Fang Xuanling who was on the side couldn't help bitterness in his mouth, and Li Shimin also sighed softly.

"Xuan Ling, what do you think should be done now?"

Fang Xuanling hesitated for a moment, reorganized the words in his heart several times, and finally shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, after Jingzhou, there is no danger for me in front of Chang'an City."

"Cities such as Wugong, Jingyang, and Xianyang are low and dilapidated, and should not be used."

"And our army's combat power, riding and shooting, has always been inferior to that of the Turks."

"The combat power of the [-] imperial troops who haven't fought for a long time and the [-] conscripted officers and soldiers is even more worrying."

"The current situation..."

"I think the most reasonable approach is to abandon Chang'an and retreat to the Eastern Capital."

"Over there, there are Li Qiu and his wife from Youzhou, and their more than [-] battle-hardened Youzhou Army."

Before Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Li Shimin waved his hand a little irritably.

"Before I started fighting, I thought about running first. I have fought all my life, and I have never done this before!"

"Besides, there are more than 1 people on Li Qiu's side. They can't quench their thirst at a distance. It's enough for the couple to guard Youzhou, so don't move."

"Right now, we still have to think about how we should fight the battle in Chang'an City!"

From the beginning to the end, Li Shimin always had a very uncomfortable and awkward feeling in his heart.

At the beginning, he still couldn't understand the reason.

But it was only at this moment that he suddenly realized that there was a figure missing in the current Chengqing Palace.

Du Ruhui!

In the past, Fang's conspiracy was ruled out.

Fang Xuanling made an ingenious analysis, and Du Ruhui put forward his opinions and specific methods.

But now, that own right-hand man is already empty.

This also made Li Shimin feel no longer as handy as before when facing such an important event.

Chapter 388 Oh, I Can't Part It...

When he heard Li Shimin mentioning Youzhou, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but tremble.

Knowing the secret of Li Qiu's life experience, he naturally knew that Li Shimin's move was to leave the last fortune to his shameful son.

In order to allow the husband and wife, in Youzhou, to have the strength to protect themselves in the coming troubled times.

At the same time, this also shows in disguise that Li Shimin has already made the worst plan in his heart.

He was unwilling to retreat because of the pride in his heart.

He would rather die in battle than be told by outsiders that the country he obtained from Li Shimin's killing his brother and imprisoning his father was used to face powerful enemies and escape!

At this moment, suddenly a palace eunuch came in to report in a hurry.

It is said that Master Du Ruhui entered the palace to seek an audience.

"Keming?!"

After hearing this sentence, everyone present was shocked.

And Li Shimin got up directly, and strode outside.

"Where is Keming?!"

"I'm going to meet him!"

After a while, Du Ruhui, who had a withered and weak face, was carried in.

Seeing Du Ruhui's weak and haggard appearance, seeing how thin he was three times, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and others who had the deepest relationship with him couldn't help the tears in their eyes.

And Li Shimin also stepped forward and grabbed Du Ruhui's hand.

"Keming!"

"I haven't seen you for a few days, why are you so sick?!"

Seeing Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Changsun Wuji and his old friends once again, Du Ruhui's eyes couldn't help being clouded with mist.

"His Majesty."

"My lord, I reckon that now it is the time of my life and death in Datang again."

"I'm really worried, so I just put in all my energy and came over to have a look."

At this time, the eunuch in the palace had already placed Du Ruhui's stretcher on the ground with great care.

Beside him is the map of Tang Dynasty spread out on the ground.

As soon as he entered this palace, as soon as he saw this extremely familiar map, Du Ruhui seemed to have found the old feeling again.

"Xuanling, tell me about the current situation."

For some reason, upon hearing Du Ruhui's weak, not very loud voice, Fang Xuanling felt a sense of comfort and security in his heart.

Whenever Du Ruhui was around, he never needed to say all the things that made him scruples.

Afterwards, Fang Xuanling carefully but briefly re-analyzed the current situation.

After listening, Du Ruhui lay back tiredly, closed his eyes and took a few breaths.

After he thought for a moment and opened his eyes again, Li Shimin couldn't help asking, "Keming, what do you think of the current situation?"

Du Ruhui said slowly at this moment: "If the best choice is to retreat to the Eastern Capital, in exchange for my Datang's respite."

"Presumably, Your Majesty will not retreat."

"If you don't retreat..."

"I think that with Chang'an as the core, the Turkic troops should be exhausted to the greatest extent first..."

"Then fortify the walls and clear the fields, waiting for the enemy, and defend Chang'an to the death."

After hearing his words, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning again and asked, "Keming, you are so strong and clear, what do you say?"

At this time, Du Ruhui breathed a sigh of relief again, and explained: "This time, nearly 40 Turkic troops marched south."

"What a huge consumption of rations is required."

"Along the way, they went straight to Jingzhou and Chang'an again. They didn't wantonly loot food and grass in Xiazhou, Qingzhou, and Jingzhou as before."

"Presumably there is not much food in the Turkic army at the moment."

"And we will send martial arts to the surrounding area of ​​Chang'an, all the people, livestock, food, and even wild vegetables here."