Datang: From exiled prince to eternal tyrant

Chapter 242 Prepare to Rescue
Chang'an City, in the Palace of Manna.

Li Shimin was looking at the pond newspaper in his hand.

"What a brave Tuyuhun. He dared to take advantage of the emptiness of Liangzhou and raise his troops to invade the country. He is really bold!"

He threw the newspaper in his hand on the table and cursed angrily.

This is the Tangbao sent from the direction of Liangzhou. The Tangbao states that the Tuyuhun people invaded the territory and attacked the city, but were then repelled by mysterious troops.

"Your Majesty, don't get angry, the King of Shu is heroic and has repulsed the enemy..."

The great eunuch Wang De persuaded him.

Li Shimin has secret guards, and has found out that this mysterious army is the Shu army led by Li Ke.

"Hmm... Ke'er still has some effect..."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes slightly and said lightly.

When he mentioned Li Ke, he couldn't help but think of Li Chengqian.

Li Chengqian recklessly left the city and went deep with his army alone, but was captured by the Tuyuhun people instead.

The Tuyuhun people's attack on Liangzhou is probably related to Li Chengqian.

In comparison between the two, Li Chengqian and Li Ke are really far behind.

Li Chengqian himself was unwilling to live in peace, and caused a catastrophe, so Li Ke had to go and clean up the mess for Li Chengqian...

Now he himself is trapped in the enemy camp again, and Li Ke has to go to the rescue again.

"It's just... will Ke'er try to rescue Cheng Qian?"

Li Shimin couldn't help but doubt this.

Ordinarily, Li Ke is not a person who repays grievances with virtue. He has always had a clear sense of grievances and grievances. Li Chengqian has provoked Li Ke, so he can be regarded as Li Ke's enemy.

"Your Majesty, don't worry..."

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu has always accomplished what he promised..."

Wang De leaned over to Li Shimin's table, bowed and smiled.

Li Shimin calmed down a bit, yes, Li Ke has always only surprised him, never disappointed him.

"Well, I only hope that after this time, Cheng Qian can turn over a new leaf and become his King of Zhongshan in peace..."

Although he hated that iron could not be made into steel, Li Shimin really didn't want the same tragedy to happen again between his sons.

"Your Majesty, there is a secret message!"

At this time, the leader of the dark guard walked into the hall and delivered a secret letter.

Wang De took it and handed it to Li Shimin respectfully.

Li Shimin took the secret letter, glanced at it, and was shocked.

The secret letter stated that Li Chengqian was taken to Xiping City, and Li Ke went to call for formation and asked people to release Li Chengqian.

"What... what is Ke'er doing? By doing this, won't the other party be forced to jump over the wall?"

Li Shimin said eagerly.

He spread the letter on the table, and his eyes signaled Wang De to be his adviser.

Wang De took a look, first startled, then lowered his head in thought.

"The King of Shu's move...does it have other meanings?"

Wang De said tentatively.

Li Shimin waved his hand to signal Wang De to continue talking.

"The Tuyuhun people were defeated and returned to the city, which might be detrimental to King Zhongshan... His Highness went to call for formation..."

Wang De said again.

"Um……"

Li Shimin was eager to protect his son before, but he didn't understand it for a while.

At this moment, he also realized Li Ke's deep meaning.

"Ke'er is protecting Chengqian, let the other party know that Chengqian is very useful, and dare not do it without authorization..."

Thinking about this, Li Shimin's heart felt warm.

"I didn't expect Ke'er to be so benevolent and thoughtful. For the sake of Chengqian, she did her best..."

Li Shimin was most worried about his brother's rebellion, and now Li Ke's performance made him very happy.

"Regardless of saving Chengqian this time, I already owe Ke'er too much..."

"It seems... the position of the crown prince should also be decided..."

With a long sigh, Li Shimin said with firm eyes.

……

In the past two days, Li Ke ordered the army to stop their flags and drums, and stationed outside Xiping City.

He didn't want to put too much pressure on the opponent, forcing the opponent to transfer Li Chengqian to the rear.

In order to rescue Li Chengqian as soon as possible, he spread out details and went to the city to inquire around.

At the same time, the enemy's spies continued to visit. Fortunately, the outposts led by Gu Wu were well-defended and captured these spies one by one.

After interrogating these spies, it was concluded that the main general in the city did not know the details of the Shu army.

But Li Ke doesn't expect to keep the secret forever.

If it drags on for a while, I'm afraid that the other party will also be able to find out the details of the Shu army.

At that time, the Tuyuhun people knew that he rushed thousands of miles to rescue him, so what would they do?

Li Ke's reputation is too great. I'm afraid the other party will be frightened and immediately send more troops to help, right?

"Your Highness, there is news!"

Gu Wu finally sent good news, which made Li Ke feel relieved.

"The king of Zhongshan was imprisoned in the prison in the city, not far from the enemy's camp, and was guarded by the city guard."

Gu Wu bowed and said.

"Where?"

Li Ke asked again.

"The prison and the city defense camp are both in the east of the city. There are about 20 defenders in the city..."

Gu Wu said again.

Li Ke nodded, and found out the defense map of Xiping City that Gu Wu had sent.

He asked Gu Wu to point out the location of the camp against the city defense map.

This location is very close to the East City Gate, so it might be convenient to guard against surprise attacks by the Tang people.

The prison where Li Chengqian was imprisoned was located directly south of the city defense camp, only half a mile away from the camp.

"So, it's a bit difficult to sneak in to save people..."

Li Ke had a headache.

The prison was too close to the camp, if the city guards were alarmed, not only would they not be able to rescue Li Chengqian, but their own people would have to be planted in the city.

"How about... create some chaos... take advantage of the chaos to save people?"

Gu Wu suggested.

Li Ke shook his head: "The enemy army is about [-] people, how much trouble do you have to make to attract all of them?"

"Yes! If the main force of the enemy army is transferred to the west of the city, we still have some hope..."

Gu Wu sighed and whispered to himself.

"West of the city?"

Li Ke's eyes lit up.

"Yes what's the matter?"

Gu Wu asked curiously.

"I have a way to move the enemy's main force to the west of the city! Are you sure you can rescue Li Chengqian?"

Li Ke smiled faintly and asked.

"really?"

Gu Wu showed joy on his face.

He lowered his head again and analyzed: "If the opponent's main force is transferred, we start a fire and cause trouble in the city again, and the opponent is tired of putting out the fire... This should be an opportunity to take advantage of..."

"That's right! Not only to create fire, but also to use thunder to create chaos in Xiping City, the better!"

Li Ke ordered.

"Yes!"

Gu Wu quickly took orders and went to prepare.

Li Ke returned to the table and compared the map to observe the situation around Xiping City.

"Your Highness, what can you do to transfer the main force in the city to the west?"

Chou Nuer had just listened to him clearly, and now he had time to ask Li Ke about his strategy.

Li Ke smiled: "We are now in the east of the city, so the opponent will naturally put the main force in the east of the city. What if the main force of our army goes to the west of the city?"

"But... the west of the city is the opponent's hinterland, and it is guarded by the Kushan camp. If we forcefully bypass the west gate, aren't we afraid of being outflanked by the Tuyuhun people?"

The ugly slave asked curiously.

"No... I didn't say the West City Gate..."

Li Ke shook his head and pointed to the map: "I'm talking about the west of the city..."

Chou Nuer looked along Li Ke's fingers, and then his eyes lit up.

(End of this chapter)