After Li Ji entered Li Jiancheng's camp, he hurriedly shouted: "Congratulations to His Royal Highness the Prince, Liang and Hou Sui have withdrawn." ”

Li Jiancheng saw Li Ji like this, and secretly felt funny in his heart, but he didn't break it, and said: "Yes, Liang and Hou Sui retreated, and I have no worries in Lingzhou." ”

Li Ji took the opportunity to say: "In the opinion of the minister, our Tang army should immediately attack, repel the Turkic soldiers and horses, and relieve the siege of Lingzhou." ”

Li Ji finally said the purpose, Li Jiancheng suddenly admired Song Gongqing a little, if it wasn't for Song Gongqing, he was afraid that he would agree to Li Ji's words.

But at this time, the situation is different.

"Liang and Hou Sui's soldiers and horses retreated, and my Lingzhou is indeed a lot easier, but in the eyes of this prince, it is not the time for a decisive battle with the Turks, so we need to wait."

Hearing this, Li Ji's heart sank slightly, and then he somewhat understood what was going on.

I'm afraid that Li Jiancheng has the intention of borrowing a knife to kill people, and he wants to borrow the knives of Liang and Hou Sui to kill Li Shimin.

However, the more Li Ji understood, the more calm he became, and he didn't ask much, and said, "Everything is arranged by His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

After speaking, Li Ji retreated.

Not long after, Qin Shubao, Wei Chigong and others came to Li Ji's camp.

"Strategist, what should I do at this time?" Wei Chigong was extremely angry, and after asking, he scolded again: "The prince doesn't care about family affection, so it's okay, let's lead the troops to retreat and save His Royal Highness the King of Qin, let the prince fight the battle here." ”

"Nonsense!" Li Ji snorted and said, "Don't say this again in the future." ”

Wei Chigong pursed his lips: "What if you say it?" ”

Li Ji frowned: "Now that the Holy Lord is in Chang'an, the capital, we leave Lingzhou without permission, which is no different from rebellion, what about His Royal Highness the King of Qin who saved us?" ”

Li Ji didn't say much, but a lot of meaning was already contained in it, now Li Yuan is still the Son of Heaven, and he still controls the soldiers and horses in the world, they don't have the strength to fight Li Yuan at all.

In this case, leaving Lingzhou is just a suicide path.

Moreover, Li Jiancheng is afraid that he still wants them to leave.

"That'...... Then watch His Royal Highness King Qin suffer? Wei Chi looked at Li Ji and asked, Li Ji shook his head: "It's not necessarily a dead end, don't look at the prince and Qin Tian, if he comes back to help, there is also a chance, our side, we can only fight a decisive battle with the Turks as soon as possible, after repelling the Turks, the predicament of the prince will naturally be self-defeating." ”

When Qin Shubao heard this, he said, "Second brother, is he looking too highly at the dog?" ”

Li Ji shook his head: "Qin Tian, this kid won't let us down." ”

Seeing this, Qin Shubao didn't say anything more, but asked again: "Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince refuses to fight a decisive battle with the Turks, what should we do?" ”

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince refuses to take the initiative, so you can only let the Turks make the first move."

"Second brother has an idea?"

Li Ji bowed his head, and then lowered his voice and whispered in Qin Shubao's ears, and after Qin Shubao and the others heard this, their faces turned slightly pale.

"This ......"

"That's all there is to it." Li Ji's tone was resolute, and when Qin Shubao saw this, he nodded: "Okay, then do it." ”

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Outside the city of Lingzhou, Turkic soldiers and horses have been stationed for a long time.

"Your Majesty Khan, the soldiers and horses of Liang and Hou Sui have retreated, which is really hateful."

A Turkic general was very angry, but Jieli Khan looked calm, as if it didn't match his age.

He was a very handsome man, with a beard, and he looked very majestic.

"Liang and Hou Sui retreated, it is not a bad thing for them, then Li Shimin, the king of Qin, captured the city of Luzhou, and it is unlikely that they will continue to be in Lingzhou, but if they can kill Li Shimin, it will also be a good thing for them."

"Your Majesty Khan, but we will face 100,000 elites of the Tang Army."

Jieli Khan waved his hand: "The elite of the 100,000 Tang army is not afraid, Li Shimin is the biggest opponent of this Khan, then since Li Shimin is looking for death by himself, let him die, we will not move here, just wait for the Liang division to kill Li Shimin, and then make a plan." ”

In Jieli Khan's view, Li Shimin is much more of a threat to him than Li Jiancheng, and now is a good time to kill Li Shimin.

When the Turkic tribal leaders and generals heard this, although they were very disapproving, they were helpless.

The wind picked up during the night.

The Turkic military camp was very quiet, and many soldiers patrolled back and forth, not daring to slack off.

And at this time, in the direction of grain and grass, there was a sudden burst of fire.

"It's not good, the grain and grass are on fire......"

"It's not good, the grain and grass are on fire...... Quickly put out the fire......"

The Turkic soldiers and horses hurriedly ran in the direction of grain and grass, and at this time, a Tang army of more than 20 people suddenly rushed into the Turkic military camp on fast horses.

When they rushed in, they had torches in their hands, and their torches lit whatever they saw, and the wind was blowing, and the fire spread quickly.

Part of the Turkic soldiers and horses put out the fire, and part of them surrounded these Tang troops, as well as the Tang Dynasty that set the fire before.

"Kill!" The Turkic soldiers and horses were extremely angry, and after surrounding these Tang soldiers, they didn't say any nonsense at all, and killed them directly.

More than 20 Tang soldiers, although they burned a lot of grain and grass for the Turks, they had no intention of retreating, so that they soon died under the butcher's knife of the Turks.

The night is sultry, and the Turkic military camp is not extinguished.

In Lingzhou City, Li Ji saw the fire in the distance, his eyes suddenly condensed slightly, and he sacrificed more than 20 talents in exchange for a fire, he hoped that he could force the Turks to be in a hurry.

And just when Li Ji was thinking like this, someone in Li Jiancheng's camp had already told Li Jiancheng about the situation.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, the grain and grass of the Turks have been burned."

"Oh, who burned it?"

"The British sent someone to burn it."

Hearing this, Li Jiancheng suddenly sighed: "I was deceived by this old thing." ”

He saw that Li Ji was not suspicious today, so he neglected to take precautions against Li Ji, otherwise he would have sent someone to keep an eye on Li Ji and keep Li Ji from doing such a thing.

Now that the Turkic grain and grass are burned, I am afraid that the angry Turkic soldiers and horses are coming to attack the city, right?

"Damn." Li Jiancheng was very angry, but at this time, he had nothing to do with Li Ji, after all, burning the enemy's grain and grass was a meritorious thing at any time.

If he punishes Li Ji because of this, it is really a bit unreasonable, and Li Ji also has soldiers and horses in his hands, if he really forces Li Ji to be anxious, I am afraid that the situation will not be good.

If he fails to defend Lingzhou, his position as the crown prince will be even more unstable.

"Give the order to go down and order our soldiers and horses to prepare in case of a sudden attack by the enemy." Now in this situation, the crown prince Li Jiancheng can only be prepared for a war with the Turks.