I'm a marquis in Datang

We must know that when Li Shimin sent troops, there were more than 20 and nearly 30 soldiers and horses, and even counting the power of Goguryeo, Silla, and Turks, it was 30 horses.Today, there are only more than 3 people left.Especially after losing this battle, Guazhou must be lost, and it is impossible to regain it.

Li Jing was gone too.

Duan Zhixuan also died.

Not to mention the loss of soldiers and generals, the territory was also lost.

Li Shimin's mood is extremely bad, his mood fluctuates, and his heart is even more depressed.At this moment, Li Shimin even lost all hope, feeling that life would be worse than death.

Suddenly, Li Shimin only felt a sweetness in his throat, and he opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of bright red blood.

Li Shimin's spirit suddenly dropped a lot.

Very decadent.

Changsun Wuji hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, we have just lost the first battle with Du Qi. The Tang Dynasty is rich in natural resources and national strength. Even if we lose this battle, we still have a chance to turn the situation around. Your Majesty , don’t care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, we can still fight again.”

Li Shimin smiled bitterly and said: "Auxiliary machine, the loss in this battle is too great. Li Jing fell, Duan Zhixuan was killed, and nearly 30 troops were completely lost. There is no one in ten. I have fought for decades, and there has never been a Such a big defeat!"

Speaking of this, Li Shimin felt sad.

It is even more sad.

Changsun Wuji said with relief: "Your Majesty, this is not the time to be decadent. Du Qi's place is extremely ruthless and a murderous person. Now that he has won Guazhou, he will definitely continue to attack. We must consider how to deal with it now." The strategy. Your Majesty, please cheer up and get ready to fight again."

Following Changsun Wuji's opening, Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong and others on the side also opened their mouths one by one, all encouraging Li Shimin to cheer up, because Datang cannot live without Li Shimin.

Datang, don't be chaotic.

As a monarch, Li Shimin couldn't mess himself up.Once Li Shimin panicked and ignored government affairs, the consequences would be disastrous.

Li Shimin looked at the expectant eyes and the worry in the eyes, he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Du Qi and I will never give up."

After a pause, Li Shimin continued: "Don't worry, I know what to do and what not to do. Now is not the time to be sad.

, I know that I have to cheer up and deal with it. "

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Shimin said: "Sage or something, they have already been defeated so far, so there is no such thing as a sage."

Changsun Wuji said with relief: "Your Majesty, have you actually found out that although we lost this battle, we played out Du Qi's disadvantages and advantages, and also figured out all of Du Qi's cards. We did lose this battle It’s actually a good deal to recruit a lot of soldiers. Because we will fight Du Qi next, so we won’t lose sight of everything. Now, we can prescribe the right medicine.”

After a pause, Changsun Wuji said, "In some respects, this is actually a good thing."

Li Shimin smiled bitterly.

He knew that Changsun Wuji was comforting him.

Li Shimin sighed, "Wuji, you don't have to comfort me. I know this very well."

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I am a real minister.

Tell the truth.It's a very simple reason. Before we fought with Xia Guo Du Qi, we were afraid of Xia Guo's weapons and dared not go to war. "

"Actually in the battle in Guazhou City, although the city was blown away and Du Qi's offensive was fierce, but the two sides fought at close range, our Tang army crushed Du Qi's army."

"In the end, the appearance of Du Qi's elephant soldiers turned the situation around and led to our defeat."

Changsun Wuji said: "Du Qi's army seems to be tyrannical, but it is not invincible. Because we have enough understanding, we will be able to know the situation more clearly, and the battle will be easier."

Li Shimin said: "There is a certain truth in these words, but in fact they are just comforting themselves. Now that we are defeated, the news will inevitably cause an uproar."

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, there is no way. The matter has come to this point, what we have to consider now is to deal with Du Qi and make preparations to continue fighting with Du Qi."

Li Shimin nodded.

Changsun Wuji said again: "Your Majesty, there is still one matter involved. Du Qi will definitely continue to march in the future, so after we evacuate, we must continue to organize troops to fight again when we return to Shazhou."

Li Shimin said: "It is necessary to fight again."

At this point, it is the right meaning to be ready for the next battle.

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes, remained silent for a moment, and said, "What I am worried about now is about Li Jing."

Changsun Wuji said: "Your Majesty, Duke Wei is greatly favored by His Majesty. He is an important minister of the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, the soldiers who fled back have already said that although Duke Wei was captured, he would rather die than surrender. Duke Wei Unlike the rebel Su Dingfang, Su Dingfang is young and easily influenced. Duke Wei is different. He will definitely not be affected."

"hope so."

In Li Shimin's heart, he was a little worried.

But I can't tell why.

Li Shimin stopped talking and rested in place, and the army rested.

Then set off to continue on the road.

This time I went directly to Shazhou.

The governor of Shazhou is Wei Shuyu, the son of Wei Zheng.When the army led by Li Shimin arrived in Shazhou day and night, Wei Shuyu personally led people out of the city to meet him.Because along the way, a group of people live and sleep in the open, it is very hard.Wei Shuyu settled Li Shimin's army and placed Li Shimin in the Governor's Mansion.

After the arrangements were made, Wei Shuyu mobilized soldiers and sent a batch of food to the army.

Along the way, the soldiers worked very hard.

Requires food to restore strength.

After Wei Shuyu arranged everything properly, he returned to the governor's mansion to meet Li Shimin.Li Shimin admired Wei Shuyu's approach very much, and praised him one after another.Wei Shuyu replied modestly, and when the soldiers finished reporting, Wei Shuyu got up and left.

Li Shimin is temporarily resting in the governor's mansion, but Li Shimin never rests, but arranges for people to summon Changsun Wuji and Wei Zhenglai

Discuss the matter and discuss the next countermeasures.

When the three of them were discussing matters, a letter from Chang'an came.

It was sent by bad people.

Li Shimin was shocked when he saw the content of the letter.The news recorded in the letter is obviously about Li Jing.When Li Shimin finished reading the letter, he was so angry that he threw the letter in his hand on the ground.

Changsun Wuji's heart skipped a beat.

Definitely bad news again.

Changsun Wuji got up and picked up the letter. When he saw the contents of the letter, his expression froze.

Wei Zheng was curious, and even more worried, and quickly asked, "Duke Qi, what's going on?"

Changsun Wuji said: "It's Li Jing's family. The Li family has all disappeared from Chang'an. The situation of these people is exactly the same as that of Su Dingfang in the past, and they were taken away by Du Qi's people."