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Chapter 734: The Decisive Battle Before the Decisive Battle (III)

Li Xian looked at the map and thought about strategies while marching, but did not deliberately give Ashina some advice on how to form an association. This stubborn boy just followed his own personality and repeated the path Li Xian walked step by step. He practiced and studied, and he still had the energy to follow Li Xian to see how he handled military affairs.

He was like a black hole, small, but he tried his best to swallow everything he needed.

It is still a while before Wudang Mountain, but Ye Huaixi does not seem to feel that his daily life is boring and difficult at all.

Sitting in Ye Huaixu's carriage, Ye Huaixi silently applied medicine to the wound on his left hand. Although the wounds were not deep, there were many, densely packed like traces of crawlers crawling back and forth on the flat sand. He lowered his head and frowned slightly, not knowing whether it was the wound still hurting or because of something else.

"Will it not be restored?"

After applying the ointment, he finally couldn't help asking.

"The medicine from the Second Department of the Military Audit Office is excellent..."

Ye Huaixue glanced at his hand, then shook his head and said, "But the wound on your hand is too dense. Even if the medicine in the second part is good, it cannot guarantee that it will recover as before... I think you won't care. It seems that no matter how stubborn you are to yourself, your love for beauty is still born and cannot be changed."

Ye Huaixi's hand trembled slightly, then smiled and shook his head: "If you can't recover, you can't recover. It's nothing. You are also a person who has lived on the grassland for a long time, so you must also know... A wolf that is flawless from head to toe will definitely be looked down upon by his companions and will be rejected. Because there are no scars on its body and no gaps in its ears, it means that it has not relied on its own ability to hunt and fight... I don't want to be a wolf without any scars on its body."

"That's a wolf, not a human."

Ye Huaixue said in a gentle voice.

"wrong!"

Ye Huaixi shook his head firmly: "Sister said that the reason why grassland people praise wolves is because their temperament is most suitable for surviving on the grassland. She also said that the reason why wolves can rule other things on the grassland is because they are cruel enough, and they are cruel enough to other things or themselves."

"I once saw a wild wolf whose legs were clamped by iron clamps under the hunter's cloth. It bit off its clamped leg without hesitation, then limped out, found a place with herbs and chewed it and spit it on the wound."

Ye Huaixue was slightly stunned, looked at him and asked, "What do you want to say to me?"

Ye Huaixi raised his left hand and smiled and said, "What I want to say is that although it doesn't look beautiful, it's nothing...isn't it."

"Is there anything in your heart, not in your mouth."

Ye Huaixue did not object or approve it.

"I don't know if I should persuade you."

Ye Huaixue looked at Ye Huaixiu's eyes and said, "Have you ever thought about what your husband would think about doing this? After all,... you are a grassland man. And your husband wants to be a person who unifies the Central Plains. You can still follow him and learn a lot of things... But if you use what you learned to invade the Central Plains after returning to the grassland, wouldn't such a thing be ironic? How would your husband face it?"

"I won't do anything sorry sir."

Ye Huaixi said without any hesitation.

"Why? Just because he is your husband?"

"No!"

Ye Huaixi raised his head, looked at Ye Huaixiu's eyes and said, "Because sister... my sister doesn't want me to do that. My sister said that if I lead my army to invade the south in the future, she will hit her head and die in front of my war horse. This scene has appeared in my dreams countless times, and every time it will scare me all over my sweat, helpless and fearful. I have also asked myself, what would I choose between choosing between the Khan position and my sister?"

She nodded confidently and said, "It's sister!"

Ye Huaixue also nodded. She could understand why the young man in front of her had such a strong sense of dependence on Asuna Duoduo. Because of his identity, Asuna Duojishi had not been exposed to him since childhood, and of course, he would not let him contact others easily. From childhood to adulthood, only Asuna Duoduo was taking care of him and loving him in his life. In his childhood, there was only one sister who was warm, and the others were cold symbols. Including his father, Asuna Duojishi.

Ye Huaixi suddenly thought of something, and then asked Ye Huaixiu seriously: "Will sir, be unwilling to teach me seriously because of my identity?"

Ye Huaixue shook his head and said, "On the contrary, if it weren't for you... how could he accept you as a disciple? He is a calm person and will not teach an enemy with his own hands. But you should also think that what he is worried about is the Khan of the grassland behind you..."

"Prairie Khan after me?"

Ye Huaixi was stunned and then understood what Ye Huaixiu meant.

"Your gentleman can make you outstanding, and you can make your son outstanding. Although you are still young, you should know that your mission is just a transition, so that the Khan of the grassland is still the blood of the Ashin family. So, when your child inherits the Khan position in the future, and is still an excellent Khan...will he move against the Central Plains?"

"I see!"

Ye Huaixi nodded, his eyes showing a firmness that was inconsistent with his age: "Actually, I have already thought about how to choose the next generation of Khan."

Ye Huaixue didn't understand what he meant, but he didn't see hostility in his eyes.

Ye Huaixi smiled and told himself in his heart.

My sister gave it to me, and I will give it back to my sister. The reason why I am trying so hard to mature now is just that I don’t want my sister to work so hard alone.

He didn't say this.

...

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Outside Xiangyang City

After a full half-day noise, the entire Qin King Army camp finally returned to peace. After being dispersed, all the people were reorganized. Han Shie'e's confidant troops, tens of thousands of soldiers were completely dispersed by Li Shimin and all of them were incorporated into the front three armies. These front three armies were the main force used to fight against the reinforcements of the Liang army.

The reason why Li Shimin was confident that he could defeat Xiao Xian’s reinforcements was not because he was arrogant. After years of life and death, Li Shimin’s grasp of the situation was actually very accurate. It was just because of the humbleness in his nature that sometimes made him lose his mind.

There are two very contradictory aspects in his character, and the fundamental reason is his experience of growing up alone in the old house in Longyou.

He feels humble, so he is arrogant.

When Xiao Xian was called King of Liang, his strength was expanding to the extreme. At that time, Xiao Xian had many generals who were good at fighting. However, since Xiao Xian was also called emperor in the first year of Wude in the Tang Dynasty, this prosperous situation has gradually declined.

Because his generals were proud of their achievements, they often cut off their military power rather than asking Xiao Xian for instructions. This made Xiao Xian a little worried, so he began to abolish generals and gather military power. This behavior aroused the dissatisfaction of his subordinates and the general of the Zhenshu, and some people rebeled. Xiao Xian personally fought several times and killed all the rebel generals, but his strength was also greatly damaged. Later, he sent general Yang Daosheng to lead his army to attack Shanzhou, but was defeated by Shanzhou Governor Xu Shao. Six or seven out of ten were killed, and the strength of the Liang army was further damaged.

After that, most of the generals in the Liang army defected. Speaking of which, the 400,000 elite soldiers and dozens of generals when he was the King of Liang, are now only a handful of them left.

In Xiangyang City, there were only two people who were assisting other generals at the beginning, one was the garrison general Zhou Fangwu and the other was the Minister of War Tian Wenjing. The commander sent out to the Southern Expedition was also his confidant general, named Xu Xuanche. The chief of the marching commander Guo Hua, and the champion general Zheng Wenxiu. These people are Xiao Xian’s current reliance on.

Since the generals rebelled one after another, the Liang army killed each other, most of the 400,000 elite soldiers had actually lost. The recruited people later were far less good at fighting than the veterans at that time.

This is why Li Shimin firmly believes that he can defeat Xiao Xian.

In Li Shimin's military tent, there was an uncontrollable excitement in his voice when Li Shimin spoke in front of him.

"If this battle is won, the Liang Kingdom will be destroyed by nine points!"

He looked at Yuchi Gong and asked, "The front three armies are commanded by Yuchi... Yuchi, you are seriously injured, can you fight again?"

"Although I only have brute force, how dare I not do my best!"

Yuchi Gong clasped his fists and said.

"Si Shisan... I will give you another ten thousand elite cavalry, treating you as a surprise soldier... Yuchi faces the enemy head-on, while you will attack the back road of the Liang army reinforcements. Burn their baggage and kill their infantry. Success or failure depends on you."

"The last one is afraid, and it is difficult to be competent."

The thirteenth in succession bows his head.

"I can trust you!"

Li Shimin patted Si Shisan on the shoulder and said, "You have this ability."

He said with hope: "Although you were working under the orphan tent at first, you only had the light cavalry to kill Han Shie in the battle, and Gu knew that you could do this well and fight the Liang army reinforcements. If you could make great contributions... Even if you think about going back to Li Daozong, Gu would not be sure. If Gu enters Xiangyang City, he would be granted a Duke!"

Si Shisan's eyes changed and he lowered his head and said, "I will do my best."

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Less than thirty miles away from Xiangyang City, standing on a high slope, the Grand Marshal of the Southern Expedition of Liang Kingdom Xu Xuanche looked at Gaocheng, which was vaguely visible opposite the Han River, and looked at the endless Qin Wang Army camp outside the Gaocheng, and couldn't help but shake his head. This battle was related to the life and death of Daliang, how dare he be careless?

"Marson, the soldiers are too tired. Are you not in a hurry to attack after you have arrived here? The soldiers... have no power to fight."

Deputy coach Zheng Wenxiu said in a hoarse voice.

"I know...but you should also understand how anxious Your Majesty is to look forward to our return. Even if you are just fighting, you can't delay this battle. Let Your Majesty see our intentions and let the people and soldiers in the city have hope, and cannot delay it."

"Okay, I'll take the people to fight for a while."

Zheng Wenxiu said: "It is said that Li Shimin's rebellion yesterday affected a lot. Han Shie-e led his army to rebel. Although he was killed by Li Shimin's general, he also injured Li Shimin. I heard that Li Shimin was seriously injured... I just don't know whether it is true or not. If it is true, it can turn a feint attack into a fierce attack, and maybe they will destroy the remaining soldiers of Li Shimin in one fell swoop!"

"We just arrived, there is such a chance..."

Xu Xuanche shook his head and said, "I always feel it's too easy. Could it be... Li Shimin's plan to lure the enemy?"

"Anyway, I'm going to fight, let's talk about it after I fight!"

Chief Secretary Guo Hua said angrily: "Our great southern battle was ruined by Li Shimin's guy. The army was tired from afar, and he had to fight this battle! Since that's the case, why bother with so many things? Just fight. In my opinion, it's better to kill him in one go!"

"kill……"

Zheng Wenxiu was about to take it and said something, but then she was stunned.

A thick layer of dust came from the northwest, and it seemed like a thick dark cloud was slowly pressing over. It was still far away, and the sound of horse hooves stomping on the ground had already reached my ears like muffled thunder.

“That’s…”

Zheng Wenxiu pointed to the other side, and suddenly her face changed drastically: "When did Li Shimin's soldiers cross the Han River?"

"Blow the horns! Array!"

Xu Xuanche made a loud order with a solemn expression.
Chapter completed!