The army of the Tang Dynasty meandered forward, approaching the stronghold of Jianmen Pass, and placed a warning several miles away from the pass.

Li Longji huddled in Jianmen Pass, watching helplessly as the Tang Dynasty army formed a siege, but he did not dare to send a single soldier to fight.

After this great defeat, although Prince Xuanzan was eager for revenge, he had lost his spirit and naturally could not fight against the Tang Dynasty.

Jianmenguan is located in the narrow part of the plank road, straddling the throat of Sichuan and Shaanxi, surrounded by overlapping mountains, and the isolated city is like iron.

Although the Tang Dynasty surrounded this pass with water, but in view of the complex terrain, it still did not dare to overdo it and divided the army into three branches: front, middle and rear, with trenches in the middle and layers of food, grass, baggage and horses surrounding it. .

When he set up the formation this time, he imitated Zhuge Liang's Nine Palaces and Bagua formation, which was a real and coordinated response.

Longdo thought otherwise. Seeing the sergeants sweating profusely, he thought to the Tang Dynasty: "Your Majesty, our army will capture Jianmen Pass in a day. Li Longji is scared out of his wits, how can he go out of the city for a decisive battle?" , Your Majesty can save the soldiers' physical strength and let them have a good rest so that they can attack the city tomorrow."

Before Tang Dynasty could say anything, Sheva had already laughed: "Since ancient times, generals must know themselves and their enemies in order to be victorious in every battle. Your Majesty just thought that Li Longji was fighting with his back to the wall. There was no way out, and he might make a desperate move, so he made this arrangement. A stable formation, you can’t even imagine it,”

Rondo blushed: "It seems that I will have to learn from His Majesty in the future,"

Tang Chao smiled: "What my adoptive father said is right. If a person fights alone, as long as he has strong martial arts skills and careful consideration, he can certainly charge into the battle. But now I am in danger of the safety of an army of 200,000 people. Maybe a careless move will cause dozens of deaths." With tens of thousands of casualties, we have to be cautious,"

The army of the Tang Dynasty, with Longdo as the vanguard, stationed 40,000 cavalry to guard the communication channel from Jianmen Pass to Bashu; Sheva also stationed 60,000 infantrymen to set up defenses on the periphery. The Tang Dynasty itself formed a 100,000-strong army as the central army.

After everything was arranged, the Tang Dynasty immediately ordered the army to rest, and early the next morning, launched a general attack on Jianmen Pass.

The Tang Dynasty also thought that attacking in the dark and fishing in troubled waters might be more effective.

However, after thinking about it, Li Longji had been operating in Jianmen Pass for several months, and there were warriors like Xuanzan's cavalry and Niu Sengru in the pass, so he couldn't be too confident.

With his current absolute advantage in military strength, even if he attacks openly, he has a 70% to 80% chance of defeating Li Longji in one fell swoop, so why bother with such trivial matters.

If you are not careful and fall into someone else's trap, it will be bad.

No one knows how powerful people like Li Longji will become if they work hard.

…

Early the next morning, the Tang Dynasty ordered the army to prepare food at the fourth watch and set off at the fifth watch.

In the midst of the curling smoke, Longdo suddenly entered the Chinese army tent.

"Reporting to your majesty, Li Longji sent his son Li Lin as a hostage. He is now in front of the battle. I don't know what your majesty means, so I came to inform you first."

Tang Chao felt slightly stunned and didn't know what kind of medicine Li Longji was selling in the gourd. He said, "It is my decree that the front, middle and rear armies must not act rashly. I will go and take a look personally."

At this time, the Tang Dynasty had already washed up and put on heavy armor, and then went out to the battle with Sheva and other brave generals.

"My dear Li Lin, I sincerely welcome His Majesty the New Tang Dynasty. I wish His Majesty good health and long life."

Tang Chao looked down and saw a handsome young man kneeling on the ground, his butt raised high, kowtowing to him desperately.

Well, he is still a person who knows the current affairs.

Tang Chao smiled slightly, gave his horse a gentle lift, and said, "Without courtesy, get on your back," and Prince Yong Li Lin stood up involuntarily.

Li Lin was shocked. He had long heard that the Tang Dynasty's martial arts was invincible, and thought it was someone else's boast. But now that he saw it, he no longer had the slightest doubt.

This man could actually lift his body up with the strong wind of nothingness a few feet away from him. This martial arts might have reached the legendary realm of true immortals on land.

Originally, given his status, meeting this "rebellious" Tang Dynasty, even bowing and saluting, was already beneath the dignity of the Tang Dynasty, but he actually knelt down and knelt down to worship. If Li Longji found out about this, he might be killed. head.

After all, as the son of Li Longji, King Yong could not surrender to traitors like the Tang Dynasty.

But Li Lin obviously knew the power of the Tang Dynasty better than anyone else. It is said that long ago, Zhangchou Jianqiong killed Gao Lishi's younger brother Gao Jingang calmly, using secret and gentle methods.

A person's martial arts level is already very terrifying. He can harm people without being immediately fatal, but it may not take long for him to die inexplicably.

Zhangchou Jianqiong's martial arts is undoubtedly lower than that of the Tang Dynasty, but he can already do harm to others without anyone noticing. If he angered the Tang Dynasty, with his meager martial arts, he would be killed by the Tang Dynasty. It is not impossible to be invisible.

So he chose to save his life now.

After Zhang Feixia's defeat, Yong Wang Li Lin was completely desperate for Li Longji, and his idea of ​​replacing Prince Li Heng was shattered.

Just think about it, with Li Longji's current situation, he led some defeated generals, and except for a group of Tibetan cavalry who suffered a disastrous defeat, he had no usable troops.

That's okay. Jianmen is the most powerful in the world, so it's natural to take advantage of the danger and defend it.

But now in Jianmen Pass, Niu Sengru was injured, and Prince Xuanzan's morale was low, but there was no general like Guo Ziyi to protect his city for him.

He is not a fool and can already foresee Li Longji's tragic fate.

Therefore, when Li Longji asked him to go on a mission, he actually agreed.

Li Lin immediately came to the Tang Dynasty army with a large number of gifts.

Seeing that Li Lin knew the general situation so well, the Tang Dynasty naturally treated him very leniently and invited him into the Chinese army's tent to discuss important matters together.

Li Lin sat down and served tea from left to right.

He waited until boxes after boxes of gold and silver treasures were all moved into the big account before he spoke: "My dear Li Lin, I have met His Majesty the New Tang Dynasty, and I have a personal letter to tell you."

"Bring it up,"

Immediately, Li Longji's handwritten letter was presented to him.

Tang Chao opened it with a look of surprise on his face: "That's why, how come his handwriting is still so good,"

Tang Chao could probably guess the contents of the letter even without reading it.

When I opened the letter, I found that it was just as I expected. I wanted to let him go so that he could become king in the southwest. I could occupy the Central Plains and compete with Anlu Mountain for the world.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed my father's handwriting. Since my father broke off his arm, he has been practicing calligraphy every day, and it is not far different from before. Therefore, the handwriting of this letter is indeed his own handwriting,"

The Tang Dynasty was silent.

Li Longji was at such a disadvantage and could still have such a calm mind. He was indeed a formidable opponent.

By looking at a person's handwriting, you can see a person's mentality, and you can see a person's mind.

Although the handwriting on this letter slightly lacks the grace of calligraphy, to be honest, it dilutes the meaning and contains a strong self-confidence.

The Tang Dynasty understood that people like Li Longji could afford to lose, because after all, he had gained too many things. He was once rich in the entire Central Plains and ruled the world.

No wonder he could remain so calm in such a desperate situation.

Um, no.

Tang Chao suddenly smiled because he saw Li Longji's words, stroke by stroke, sharp and decisive.

Although this adds to the charm of the words, there is no doubt that a decisive mentality is still reflected in the handwriting.

It seemed that he, who was being chased around by himself, was tired of this wandering and bloody life.

"Oh, your father is usually in good health,"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, since my father broke his arm, he has been tortured by illness all day long. He has severe rheumatism. He often sighs alone in the garden and eats very little. In a short period of time, he seems to have aged a lot."

"Okay, thank you for telling me this. This is my reply. You take it back and let him make a decision within three days. Otherwise, after three days, both jade and stone will be destroyed. Do you hear me clearly?"

"I must tell my father,"

Tang Chao immediately spread out the rice paper, picked up the wolf hair with his hand, and wrote the reply in an instant, and handed it to Li Lin to take back.

Li Lin came out of the Chinese army tent and left happily. Knowing that her life was finally saved, she hurriedly reported back to Li Longji.

…

The atmosphere in the army at Jianmen Pass was solemn.

Li Longji coughed and wheezed from time to time, which was obviously a symptom of wind and cold in his heart and lungs.

With his superb martial arts, he would have been unable to do anything about things like wind and cold, but these days Li Longji worked hard and slept hard without a moment's rest. In addition, he was not accustomed to the soil and water of Bashu, and the miasma was serious. This turned out to be As a result, the body of such an emperor was gradually worn down.

Fortunately, he has great internal strength, and his powerful internal strength can resist the disease, but after all, he still shows some signs of aging. After all, he is now almost seventy years old.

"Niu Xiangguo, in your opinion, will the Tang Dynasty withdraw its troops?" Li Longji saw that everyone was silent, so he had to ask.

"Reporting to your majesty, I believe that the Tang Dynasty besieged me at Jianmen Pass with superior troops and there is no possibility of retreat. However, based on my understanding of the Tang Dynasty, this person is hypocritical and may postpone the attack for the sake of King Yong. , this actually gives us a chance to breathe,”

Prince Xuanzan was very impatient: "Shame on you, why do we beg this bastard like this? Why don't you have a good fight with him today?"

His eyes were blood red and very angry.

"Prince, please be patient. The Tang Dynasty attacked us with victorious troops. Now the morale is high. If the delaying strategy is successful, why can't we strengthen the stronghold and cultivate it well. When the time comes, we will delay him for a year and a half. I I don’t believe that the situation in the Central Plains will not change. Your Highness, we have been severely defeated in this battle and have to shrink our defense lines. Don’t worry, I assure you that your brothers will not die in vain.”
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