Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

"Li Qiu's Youzhou Army has only 5 to [-] people. In just a few months, he actually defeated the entire western Liaoning area?"

"During the time of Emperor Sui Yang, he claimed to have an army of one million. He conquered Goguryeo three times, but ended in disastrous defeat."

"Although Li Qiu is brave in battle, he is not good at strategy."

"There is no one around who is good at military strategy."

"How did he fight this battle?"

"Also, what are they Youzhou Army doing now?"

Fang Xuanling replied quietly at this moment: "Report to Your Majesty, although Li Qiu is not good at strategy."

"But his biggest characteristic is that he is not willing to suffer."

"The horses of this Youzhou army are strong, the armor is strong, the sword is sharp, and the crossbow is strong."

"Almost all of their strengths were maximized by him."

"As for the specific tactics they adopted, they completely quoted the set of the Turkic army."

"How the Turks attacked our Tang Dynasty, now our Tang army is attacking Goguryeo."

"And most of Goguryeo's cities are much worse than ours at that time."

"The crossbows and arrows of the Youzhou Army have caused great damage to the enemy."

"According to the latest news from the front, Li Qiu is now leading the Youzhou Army to continue eastward."

"We are attacking the gateway of Liaodong, Huaiyuan City with all our strength."

"However, judging from the current situation, the situation on both sides is anxious and the damage is huge."

Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help frowning.

"This Li Qiu is really unsatisfactory."

"With 4 or [-] people, being able to conquer the western Liaoning region is enough to leave his name in history and make a great achievement."

"Does he still want to fight, and continue to beat Liaodong?!"

"The Huaiyuan City is located in a precipitous place, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it's not as easy as he imagined!"

"Fang Xuanling, immediately draw up an order to tell Li Qiu not to be greedy for meritorious deeds, and withdraw troops in time."

"This time he was able to defeat Liaoxi and defend it, and I will remember him as one of his great achievements."

Speaking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help hesitating for a moment.

Then he said: "Li Qiu is a bastard from the mountains, he has always acted recklessly and disobeyed orders."

"Xuanling, you personally go to the front line with the imperial decree."

"Call him back to me."

"As for the envoys of Goguryeo, Silla, Baekje, Khitan and other countries, Xiao Yu and Wen Yanbo, you two will deal with them."

"It's impossible to go back to the western Liaoning area!"

"Since they dared to send troops openly and violated our Tang border, now Liaoxi is punishing them!"

……

In the Prince's East Palace.

As time passed day by day, and there was no progress on the case from Dali Temple and the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Li Chengqian's heart became more and more at ease and comfortable.

In fact, thinking about it now, it would be good if this annoying Zhang Xuansu died.

Without him, I and the entire Eastern Palace would be much happier.

Much less trouble.

Ever since Li Chengqian warned the Crown Princess Su, the Crown Princess really fell silent.

There was no sign of wanting to expose Li Chengqian any more.

It's just that every time she sees Li Chengqian, especially that Xinxin, she feels her whole body from the inside out.

Even in the pores of his sweat and in the depths of his soul, there was a sense of coldness and extreme fear.

Even in her dreams, she wanted to escape from this eerie East Palace, which made her feel no sense of security.

If time could be turned back, she would rather not be a princess.

Don't have today's days where you are in panic every moment.

She really couldn't understand why there was such a happy person in the East Palace.

Such an earth-shaking change happened? !

During these days, Li Chengqian went to Zhang Xuansu's home and tomb and cried several times.

He also personally erected a tombstone for his "mentor".

After earning the reputation of benevolence and filial piety, he continued to live in seclusion in the East Palace to recuperate.

One is to avoid the disgusting stares of Dai Zhou and others.

The second is to be able to stay with Xinxin and be happy all day long.

He even felt that in this world, satisfaction is the best gift that God bestows on himself.

It is a perfect fit with his soul.

It's not an exaggeration to call it a soul mate.

At every moment, he didn't want to be separated from Xinxin.

Regarding Li Chengqian's foot disease, he basically stayed in such a state.

It didn't get better, and it didn't get worse.

Walking is no longer as hard and painful as it used to be.

Much lighter.

But in the eyes of outsiders, it is still very obvious lameness.

……

On the other side, at the gate of Liaodong, under Huaiyuan City.

The Youzhou army led by Li Qiu has been confronting the Koguryo coalition forces defending the city for many days.

The battle was very intense.

As Li Shimin said, Huaiyuan City has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

The only gateway to Liaodong.

The defense is steep, easy to defend but difficult to attack.

And the city is also very tall and strong.

After several sieges, both sides suffered heavy losses.

There is a sense that Li Jing personally sat in the city of Jingzhou and fought against the Turkic army to the death.

But Li Qiu's side is all elite cavalry, and they are far outnumbered.

After several battles and sieges, there are only [-] people left on Li Qiu's side.

I'm afraid that even if they fight everything, they still won't be able to take down this steep and strong Huaiyuan City.

At this time, even Luo Liang and other generals in the army kept persuading them.

"My lord, with our current strength, it is impossible to capture the opposite city with 10,000+ troops stationed."

"Don't fight anymore."

"Otherwise, once our strength drops sharply and the opponent counterattacks, the six cities we have defeated before will all be thrown back."

"Moreover, our Great Tang troops are currently empty, and they have already gathered in the Western Regions and Yinshan."

"There is no other army to reinforce but ours."

"At that time, it will not be as simple as six cities in western Liaoning."

"Such as Youzhou City, Yanyun New City, and the army deep in the hinterland of the Turkic grassland, hundreds of thousands of Tang people will be exposed to the enemy's iron hooves."

"At the mercy of others."

"Our remaining [-] people are the last guarantee for all the areas."

"It is difficult to defend the six cities in western Liaoning, let alone attack Huaiyuan City?"

"My lord, retreat."

Chapter 642

Listening to Luo Liang and others' persuasive persuasion, Li Qiu naturally knew in his heart that this battle could no longer be fought like this.

However, he was still unwilling to live and die, not reconciled to retreating in such a desperate manner.

So he frowned and said slowly: "It was clearly agreed at the beginning."

"He Goguryeo killed seven people in my Tang Dynasty, and we occupied his seven cities."

"Now that we have already occupied six seats, the last one is missing. If we just go back like this now, wouldn't it be a waste of money?"

"Of course, that's all we have left."

"Of course this battle can no longer be fought like this."

As he spoke, he took out a military book with some difficulty from under his thick clothes.

There are three words written on it: "Mirror of the Six Armies".

Seeing this, everyone around was a little dazed.

Li Qiu then explained to them: "Before, the commander and your young lady always said that I don't read military books and don't understand military strategies."

"In the current situation, it is estimated that relying on hard work and strong attack will definitely not work."

"You have to find a way, use a strategy."

"I'll first look through the Mirror of the Sixth Army given by the commander-in-chief."

"At the moment, the army should not act rashly. Except for the normal daily harassment, you should take precautions."

After speaking, he frowned and turned away, leaving the others staring at him.

Very speechless.

How can there be any reason to sharpen your guns before the battle, and learn the art of war before the battle?

Even A Ke, who had always had no objection to any of Li Qiu's decisions, couldn't help frowning, puzzled.

Does this really work?

In the next seven or eight days, Li Qiu studied day and night, forgetting to eat and sleep.

I flipped through this Mirror of the Sixth Army three or four times, but nothing was gained.

Only there is a military technique in it, called fire apricot method, if it can be done, it is really possible to create miracles.

Help yourself to conquer this easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack pass, Huaiyuan City, in one fell swoop.

It is described in the military book that when besieging the enemy's city, catch a group of birds.

Then tie the ground apricot core on the bird's feet, ignite the wormwood commonly used by the people in the Central Plains, and stuff it into the apricot core.

Wormwood has a characteristic, that is, it can slowly smolder.

There can be two or three hours in the apricot core before it can really start to burn.

Or in the right environment, it is easier to ignite a fire.

Wait until evening to release the flock of birds.

Then, under the nature of birds, they will fly into the city in the evening, looking for shelter under the eaves, firewood stacks, and around the granary, looking for food.

So, at night, the apricot pits on these birds' legs come into play.