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Chapter 739: The Decisive Battle Before the Decisive Battle (8)

Under Wudang Mountain

Changsun Wuji looked at Li Xiaogong who was standing not far away in front of him, shook his head and said, "If it was twenty days ago... no... even ten days ago, five days ago, if I could hear you say this to me, I would be very happy and glad that I fulfilled my mission. What the lord sent me here is just your neat attitude, but unfortunately... you gave this attitude a little later."

He shook his head and expressed his regret.

"At the latest morning, the lord's army will arrive at Wudang Mountain. You guess you have expressed your attitude at this time. Will the lord be very happy?"

Changsun Wuji looked at the tea and snacks on the table in front of him and said very seriously: "Thank you for the hospitality, but I still have to rush back. General Luo Shixin is still waiting for me to welcome the bus together. I can't wait for you for too long. However, what I can tell me before leaving may not be useful to you... but I don't think it will be harmful."

Li Xiaogong, who had a pale complexion, hugged and said, "Please make it clear by Mr. Changsun."

Changsun Wuji waved his hand and said, "I dare not act... What I want to tell you is not a solution, because before the lord came, I no longer have the right to make a claim. I was unable to have a good chat with you before. This is my bad luck. Of course, it is also your bad luck... What I want to tell you is actually a very simple truth..."

Changsun Wuji took a sip of tea and then slowly stood up: "People are always hesitant. There are many reasons why they hesitate. Perhaps it is worry, perhaps it is expectation, perhaps it is fear, perhaps it is confusion, or it may be speculation... But no matter which reason it is caused by hesitation, there will be no good results. Because as long as it is hesitation, many things will often be missed."

"Right, fame, status, credit, and perhaps a promise."

Changsun Wuji stretched out a few fingers and then slowly took them back: "I don't know which kind of hesitation you are, so it's not convenient to evaluate whether you do this or whether you are right or wrong. But the advice I can give you is in the words just now... General Li is a rare general in the world. The lord once said that there are four people who are best at fighting under Li Yuan's command... Liu Hongji, Zhang Gongjin, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong... Now it's just a matter of seeing who is getting faster."

He smiled and said this: "Just leave here, there will be a period of time later."

After saying this, Changsun Wuji took his entourage away from the small village at the foot of the mountain. Li Xiaogong arranged for escorts and returned to his residence in the village. Li Xiaogong's face was still gloomy.

"Is it that I'm too hesitant?"

He murmured to himself.

"Now, who is faster?"

Thinking of the puzzling words Changsun Wuji said in the end, Li Xiaogong frowned a little more tightly. He really couldn't understand the meaning of this sentence, so he had to call his close staff Cui Huanran over. Today he met Changsun Wuji because he sent someone to ask him several times. Changsun Wuji's ability to come was actually beyond Li Xiaogong's expectation.

If the King of Yan did not raise an army to go south, Changsun Wuji was chasing him to discuss matters. Then, since the King of Yan raised his army, Changsun Wuji no longer had the need to chase him again.

He took the initiative and unknowingly came into the hands of others. This feeling made Li Xiaogong feel uncomfortable, and he felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to scold people.

"General..."

Cui Huanran glanced at Li Xiaogong and said carefully: "After Changsun Wuji left, Bei Zhi kept thinking about what his last sentence meant. After thinking about it for a long time, he didn't have a clue... Later, Bei Zhi thought about it again and he mentioned four people."

"You, Liu Hongji, Zhang Gongjin, Li Daozong..."

"What's the meaning?"

Li Xiaogong was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Choi Huanran meant.

"Liu Hongji led his army to fight against Hebei and has made a lot of contributions. In the future, His Highness of the King of Yan will definitely not treat him badly... Zhang Gongjin followed the army south this time, and it is obvious that His Highness of Yan also relied on him. His Highness of Yan suppressed Li Yuan's old minister a while ago, so he always had to show his kindness... Liu Hongji made contributions and Zhang Gongjin made contributions again, these two people will undoubtedly be named by King of Yan as a model for the reused minister of Li Yuan."

"This is also the necessary technique of balancing the court with His Highness the King of Yan to give the old ministers Li Yuan. Having set two examples, the effect of soothing people's hearts has been played... It is also necessary to shock people. For those who are still swaying, the King of Yan, who has controlled the overall situation, is no longer necessary to win over them blindly. He must suppress them. Even if he knows that the suppression will pay the price, he still needs to suppress them, because the King of Yan wants to establish his absolute authority."

"Now, the only two people can suppress one person and intimidate the ministers... You and Li Daozong."

Cui Huanran sighed and said, "This is what Changsun Wuji said, it's all about who is getting faster."

Li Xiaogong was shocked and sweat soaked his back in an instant: "You mean, if I didn't do anything that satisfies His Highness the King of Yan, even if he knew that I might be able to join Li Shimin, he would have to fight against me at all costs? If I was faster than Li Daozong... Then the person suppressed by the King of Yan was Li Daozong?"

“Sixty-seven out of ten, that’s it.”

Cui Huanran said: "Now the old minister Li Yuan who is in charge of the army is only you and Li Daozong left. He didn't say anything, the King of Yan must do something..."

Li Xiaogong fell on the chair, and seemed to have time to take his strength in an instant: "I thought that having soldiers in my hands was a weight, but now it seems that it has become a disaster."

Cui Huanran couldn't help but sigh: "I advised you a while ago to fight Xiao Xian..."

"It's not too late!"

Li Xiaogong stood up suddenly, clenched his fists and said, "Tell me the order, and the army gathered tonight... It's nothing if I don't fight with Xiao Xian, I will go directly to Li Shimin!"

"The King of Yan will be here tomorrow at the latest!"

Cui Huanran's face changed and said.

"You can't wait for the King of Yan to arrive... Otherwise I will be more passive."

Li Xiaogong shook his head and his face was heavy.

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Xiangyang City

Looking at the letters on the table in front of him, Emperor Liang Xiao Xian's face was extremely hard to see. He sat on the chair and looked at the letter, with no sense in his sight, and his whole body was like a dead tree. He was less than forty years old, and overnight he seemed to be a hundred years old.

"Successful..."

I don’t know how long it took, but Xiao Xian looked away from the letter with difficulty and looked at his confidant general Zhou Fangwu: “I was wrong… I saw that there seemed to be a rebellion in Li Shimin’s camp on the top of the city that day, so I should have decisively sent troops. If there was a decisive battle in the city that sunrises, how could there be this unsolvable crisis today? The plan is successful, and now the city is overwhelmed... The food and grass can’t last for a month, and the morale is not available, so it’s better..."

"No!"

Zhou Fangwu walked over quickly, grabbed the letters on the table and tore them into pieces.

"Li Shimin is just exaggerating!"

Shredded paper flew like a broken butterfly, falling all over the ground.

"How could he really dare to kill the 100,000 prisoners of war? His troops are less than 100,000 now. How powerful is these 100,000 prisoners of war to him? He wrote this letter to deceive Your Majesty. You are kind and kind! Even if you give Li Shimin one hundred courages, he would not dare to kill all the 100,000 prisoners of war. Even if he was forced to fight with his bare hands, Li Shimin could not handle it! He would never dare!"

Zhou Fangwu said angrily: "Your Majesty cannot compromise with such a despicable villain! Your Majesty... You should understand that in the entire Xiangyang City, even the entire Daliang Kingdom, anyone can surrender, all officials can, and the people can, but you cannot... All officials surrender, and they still become officials. The people surrender, and they still live... But you are the emperor of Daliang Kingdom. If you surrender, how could Li Shimin..."

Hearing this sentence, Xiao Xian's face changed, but he soon became depressed: "One hundred thousand soldiers and civilians in the city... I can't implicate them because of my own selfish thoughts. The food is gone, should I let the whole army and civilians starve to death?"

"Your Majesty, wait a little longer!"

Zhou Fangwu took a deep breath and said, "Li Shimin seems proud now, but in fact he is more anxious than your Majesty... Your Majesty, think about it, if Li Shimin is not in a hurry, why should he rush into the city? If he is true as the letter said in the letter, he has abundant food and grass and a rainbow of morale, there is no need to attack the city, just besiege Xiangyang."

"Li Shimin is even more anxious?"

Xiao Xian subconsciously asked back, and then suddenly realized: "King of Yan Li Xian!"

Thinking of this, Xiao Xian suddenly felt enlightened!

"That's right, King Li Xian of Yan would definitely not allow Li Shimin to conquer Xiangyang. If Li Shimin gained a foothold here, it would be much more difficult for King Li Xian of Yan to move troops again! If it was not unexpected, King Li Xian of Yan would have to mobilize his troops to besiege Li Shimin, otherwise why would Li Shimin be so urgent?"

Zhou Fangwu said: "Your Majesty, we only need to defend Xiangyang City. At that time, King Yan Li Xian and Li Shimin will be injured when they fight!"

"But……"

Xiao Xian frowned and said, "Even if Li Xian defeated Li Shimin... I am trapped in the lonely city of Xiangyang, sooner or later I will destroy the city and the country... What's the difference between being surrendered to Li Shimin now?"

Hearing this sentence, Zhou Fangwu fell silent.

Tian Wenjing, the Minister of War, who had not spoken, suddenly stood up, knelt down in front of Xiao Xian and kowtowed three times: "I am incompetent, which makes Your Majesty worried."

After saying this, Tian Wenjing, who touched the ground with his head, said hoarsely: "Please think twice... Even if the Daliang Kingdom is really going to perish, it must not be destroyed by his enemies! How many people in Daliang were killed by Li Shimin? How many soldiers? If the soldiers in Nanzhang City who fought to the end of blood, if they knew that Daliang was finally perished by Li Shimin, how would they cry in the nine springs? The tens of thousands of victims who died outside Xiangyang City were afraid that they would not be at peace in the underworld!"

"I am not loyal and should not say such things. But please think twice. If you have to make a choice, then you would rather surrender to Li Xian than to Li Shimin!"

Tian Wenjing raised his head and said with tears in his eyes: "But now it is far from the time when the country is destroyed and the family is destroyed. How can Your Majesty lose his fighting spirit first? If Your Majesty gives up, all the 100,000 soldiers and civilians in the city will give up. How can there be hope? Please cheer up! Guard Xiangyang to the death!"

"I understand!"

Xiao Xian stood up slowly, clenched his fists and said word by word: "Even if he will be defeated in the end, he will still be defeated upright! It is a shame for Daliang to lose without fighting!"

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Outside Xiangyang City

Qin Wang Army Camp

Si Shisan lay motionless on the bed, but he did not fall asleep. Staring at the top of the tent, he had been lying like this for nearly an hour. The wine bag was empty, but he still had no trace of sleepiness. His mind was constantly thinking about what to do next, and he told himself to take every step carefully.

Li Shimin only gave him six thousand cavalry to raid the Liang army's baggage camp. From this point, it can be seen that Li Shimin didn't trust him at all.

While he was thinking, a black shadow suddenly flashed in the curtain.

With a blink of an eye, Si Shisan immediately drew out the horizontal knife.

"who!"

"Junji Guard"

The black shadow flashed in and sat down on the stool, not seeming to be worried about the horizontal knife in Si Shisan's hand: "You should know that sooner or later we will come to you. If nothing unexpected happens... are you waiting for us to come to you? But speaking of it... it seems that you are enjoying the feeling of becoming a confidant of Li Shimin now, right?"

He played with the teacup on the table, unable to see his face.

Hearing this sentence, Si Shisan suddenly laughed.

Very happy.
Chapter completed!