37. Liu Wenjing disobeyed the order, and the shallow water plain was ambushed

Last time, he said

Xue Ju's father and son came to invade the realm

Li Shimin fell ill in the army

Saying that Li Shimin felt sick, he mustered up his strength and shouted a few times, and the pro-soldiers and guards outside immediately came in, and when they saw Li Shimin's weak appearance, they immediately understood. I just wanted to shout loudly for the military doctor, but was stopped by Li Shimin.

"Silence, whisper to invite the healer, don't alarm the army, don't disturb the morale of the army, and behead for the order." Li Shimin still has a clear mind in his mind, and knows that once the news of the coach's illness spreads, there will be no need to fight this battle.

The pro-soldiers are also people who understand, and they reacted and quietly went to ask for a doctor, and Li Shimin hurriedly ordered "Invite the two generals Liu Yin again."

The soldiers promised to go down.

After a long time, a bunch of people came into the boss's tent, Liu Wenjing, Yin Kaishan, and a white-bearded military doctor came.

Liu Yin and the others looked anxious.

"What's wrong with the prince".

"His Royal Highness the King of Qin, it's okay."

Li Shimin struggled to get up with the support of his personal guards, "It's okay, don't make noise, and let the military doctor come forward to take a look."

"Don't worry, two generals, wait for the old man to see."

"Go quickly, go quickly" Liu Wenjing, who has always been calm and wise, couldn't hold her breath. Once King Qin is seriously ill, it will be over.

This expedition is very important to the government and the opposition, the Tang Dynasty was established, Xue Ju came to slap the face, the Tang Dynasty urgently needs to pacify one of the princes, if the victory of this trip then the rest of the princes will not dare to provoke easily, if the defeat of the Tang Dynasty will inevitably weaken, so he sent the King of Qin who can fight well as the commander, even Li Jiancheng and his party did not object, after all, the overall situation is important, but at this moment the King of Qin is sick, how can he not let the old minister Liu Wenjing anxious.

The military doctor stepped forward to check Li Shimin's pulse, looked at his complexion again, and couldn't help but look heavy.

said to Li Shimin: "Lord Wang, it's a little serious."

Liu Wenjing and the others couldn't help but be anxious when they heard it.

"The prince's condition should be malaria."

When everyone heard this, the atmosphere couldn't help but feel a little heavy, and Liu Wenjing and the others were even more shocked.

Malaria, as everyone knows, will die nine times out of ten, almost all by personal luck and physical resistance, at this time there are no chemically refined drugs such as chloroquine and primoquine to kill germs.

Li Shimin's face was also bitter when he heard this, and if the great cause was not accomplished, would he die on the bed, and it would be bitter.

The military doctor also said: "At this time, it is the height of summer, there are many flying insects and crawlers, and the soldiers in the army are gathered, and they are most likely to get this malaria."

Li Shimin was shocked when he heard this, "Zhaoren (Liu Wenjing's character), open the mountain, you hurry up and rectify the army, pay attention to hygiene, diet, etc., and isolate the sick immediately once they are found." At this time, he did not forget the urgent matters in the army, and he was worthy of a generation of monarchs.

Liu Wenjing and the others obeyed the order, and asked the doctor for the method of treatment, please be sure to cure the King of Qin.

The military doctor said with a heavy face: "The effect of this disease medicine stone is very small, and the villain can only prescribe some prescriptions to alleviate it, in addition, the prince needs to pay attention to keeping warm, even if it is hot and sweaty during the fever, he must not catch a cold, and the diet needs to eat porridge and water and other liquid food, and the most important thing is to pay attention to hygiene, wipe the body every day, ventilate the tent, and treat the ground dry."

Several pro-soldiers hurriedly wrote it down.

At this time, Liu Wenjing said again: "The body is important, and I also invite King Qin to enter Qizhou City to recuperate." Military doctor, Yin Kaishan also agreed.

Li Shimin pondered for a moment, "No, now that the army is about to fight, the commander must not move lightly, pay attention to secrecy, do not disclose the rumors, I can not leave the account, and the daily military affairs documents will be sent as usual, remember not to show abnormalities."

Liu Wenjing and the others ran again to dissuade them to no avail, so they agreed.

Everyone withdrew from the tent, and Li Shimin was alone, "No, the great cause has not been accomplished, there are still Guanyin and tiger slaves waiting in Chang'an, how can this king die of a sick bed." Once a person has spirit, his whole body will rise.

The next day, the official document was delivered, and Li Shimin endured the discomfort to read it, because malaria needs to be isolated, so Liu Wenjing stood in front of the screen and said: "His Royal Highness the King of Qin, Xue Jujun is already preparing to attack Gaoshu City, how can our army prepare for war, please also ask the King of Qin to show me."

Li Shimin closed his eyes and thought for a long time, "Now that the enemy's situation is unknown, and I am bedridden, it is best to retreat and not go out, the strong wall is clear, Xue Ju has come from afar, the supply of grain and grass must be difficult, our army is in the main position, as long as we can't hold out, we will be in an invincible position." After speaking, he added: "Just like Wang Shichong years ago." Wang Shichong is the one who insisted on Li Shimin's army, which could not be dealt with.

Liu Wenjing agreed to step down. Li Shimin closed his eyes and fell asleep. He thought to himself that Liu Yin and the others were both resourceful and capable of fighting, and if he had an explanation, he would definitely not have an accident, but he didn't expect that things in the world were always unexpected.

A few days later, the army was stationed between Qizhou and Gaoshu, Gaoshu was being attacked by the Xue army, and the army only came to Gaoshu's aid to keep Gaoshu safe.

Xue Ju's father and son were attacking Gao Shu, and the grumpy Xue Rengao scolded: "This Tang Army commander Li Shimin is also a prince on horseback, why is he so timid, he has not gone out of the city to fight so far, it is very annoying."

After all, Xue Ju is old, and he has experienced the ups and downs of the world, and his heart is relatively calm.

"The situation seems to be a little wrong, there are only reinforcements in this Gaoshu city so far, Li Shimin's handsome banner has not yet appeared, and the spies reported that there is a large army stationed outside Qizhou that has not moved, but there is no handsome banner, Li Shimin should be in the army outside Qizhou City."

After speaking, he said in a low voice: "It's just that why Li Shimin is not moving outside Qizhou."

The fierce-tempered Xue Rengao said: "Father, no matter if he moves or not, give the child a side brigade, the child will take his Gaoshu City today and enter Qizhou, and he will not be afraid that he will not move when the time comes."

Xue Ju pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement. Xue Rengao, who had the courage of an overlord and later called himself the overlord of Western Qin, excitedly went to order troops.

Under the leadership of the heroic overlord Xue Rengao, the wolf-like Western Qin army stormed, and the pressure on Gaoshu City was even greater, thanks to the continuous assistance of Li Shimin's army behind.

But this is anxious Liu Wenjing and other eight general soldiers, this expedition is with the heart of meritorious service, the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, it is a good time to need military merit to be promoted and make a fortune, but now the front army is in full swing, we are closed here, what is the matter.

So the eight generals got together to discuss, and under the urging of the mentality of meritorious service, and the urgent reports for help that kept coming from the front line, several people had long forgotten Li Shimin's entrustment, and finally Liu Wenjing and Yin Kaishan, who were the oldest and had the highest honors, made a decision and sent troops.

So a few people hid from Li Shimin and drove to Gaoshu with a large army, but Li Shimin, who was on the sickbed, never came out of the account, and his own soldiers did not do military affairs, so they didn't know that disaster came like this.

Gaoshu Castle

With the sound of the military horn, the Xue army continued to rush to the top of the city, and was forced down by the Tang army that surged up from behind, and the tragic killing continued.

The broken banner of the Tang Army fluttered at the head of the city, and it seemed that it could be done at any time

Fall down.

Finally, it was getting late, and there was a sound of gold, and Xue Jun slowly retreated.

The surviving Tang soldiers sat on the ground, and some of the soldiers looked relieved, as if they were glad that they were still alive.

Liu Wenjing, who walked up to the city, also frowned when he saw this tragic scene, he didn't expect Xue Jun's attack to be so fierce, it seems that this battle is difficult to fight.

The next day, with the sound of the military horn, Xue Ju's father and son came to the head of Gaoshu City, and Xue Rengao, who was in a hurry, came out of the ranks and scolded: "Li Shimin, a child with a shrunken head, is a prince in vain, and has the courage to go out of the city to fight."

The momentum of the Tang army is stagnant, this is the role of scolding the generals before the battle, which can strengthen the prestige of our army and weaken the enemy's momentum.

Liu Wenjing was at the head of the city, and when he saw this scene, he was not anxious, after all, he was a wise man, although he didn't know how to soldier, he was not a mortal.

Out of the battlements near the battlements shouted loudly: "Oh, what a big breath, ignorant thieves, the king of Qin of my family beat your father and son like a hasty dog and fled, at this time there is no interest, just a thief dares to call the son of heaven, I Liu Wenjing and a scribe are enough to dedicate the heads of your father and son to my emperor."

The Li Shimin mentioned in the words beat Xue Ju and his son and fled in the desert before, it was when Li Yuan raised troops, Xue Ju and his son also raised troops, and wanted to seize Fufeng with Li Yuan, but they were beaten by Li Shimin, and when they heard Li Shimin, they fled, and they were embarrassed all the way.

This is exactly Xue Rengao's sore spot, and when he was said in front of the two armies at this moment, his face, which has always been strong, is even hotter. Wow, he led the army to attack the city.

After attacking for most of the day, due to the arrival of Liu Wenjing and other elite divisions, Gaoshu City can be said to have greatly increased its strength.

Xue Ju wanted to see that the casualties were getting bigger and bigger, so he Mingjin withdrew his troops, and the angry Xue Rengao shouted.

Liu Wenjing saw that Xue Rengao was so impulsive and easily irritated, so he laughed and said: "Such a reckless man is not to be afraid even if his army is doubled", but he didn't realize that he had committed a taboo in the army, that is, underestimating the enemy, as the so-called arrogant army will be defeated, and soon, there will be results.

After a few days, the Xue army was still attacking the city every day, and it looked like a copy of the battle situation of Li Tang's expedition to Luoyang years ago.

On this day, the scheming Xue Ju knocked on the desk and said to this Xue Rengao: "In the past few days, you have repeatedly attacked the city, and you have been in a hurry, I am afraid that Liu Wenjing has already regarded you as a brainless and reckless man, and tomorrow you will continue to attack the city, and then pretend to be defeated and flee to the shallow water plain ten miles outside the city, then Liu Wenjing will definitely chase the enemy out of the pass." My army is lying in ambush on the shallow water plain, and when the Tang army comes, it will be destroyed in a moment."

Originally, the geographical location of the shallow water plain is located in the south of Gaoshu City, the north of Jingshui, which is the only way to pass through the east and west of the Jingshui River Valley, and the terrain of the shallow water plain is high and flat, whether it is to control the channel, or to garrison the troops is an excellent place, and it can go forward from the shallow water plain.

At this time, Xue Rengao was speechless, "It turns out that my father has already made a plan, why didn't I tell my son, and my son still wondered why my father had not instructed him, and his son blindly attacked." After speaking, he smiled and patted his brain, and his reckless spirit was fully displayed.

Xue Ju is also helpless, this son is more than brave, but he is a reckless man, tell him that the strategy is afraid that it will reveal flaws, he is in a hurry to compete with Li Tang because of his age, otherwise a hundred years later, this reckless man does not know how to maintain this great foundation.

shook his head and said nothing, but only told him to do what he planned tomorrow.

Xue Rengao didn't know anything else, he only knew that he obeyed his fate, and he agreed.

The next day, Xue Rengao followed the plan, first stormed, and then pretended that the troops were not continuous, and the Xue army at the head of the city became smaller and smaller, so Mingjin retreated and ran away.

Sure enough, when Liu Wenjing saw this, he shouted: "Soldiers, Xue Thief has no soldiers, give the order, go out of the city to pursue."

As soon as the city gate opened, the Tang army rushed up, as if to vent the anger of the continuous beating for several days.

Ten miles of road is very fast, soon to the shallow water plain, Xue Jun messily ran from the shallow water plain high ground, the Tang army behind is still in pursuit, Yin Kaishan as a military general is with the army to pursue, seeing the high loess on both sides, the heart throbbed, just thinking about whether there is an ambush, the army slowly passed.

But it was too late, the Tang army had already poured into the passage, and with a trumpet, Xue Jun rushed down from both sides.

Yin Kaishan couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart, and hurriedly ordered the army to organize a formation to resist the enemy, but the messy Tang army was already difficult to organize, and the defeat was decided.

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