I'm a marquis in Datang

As for some Tang soldiers who escaped, there should be a lot of them.It's just that at the moment, it can't be stopped. After all, the opponent's evacuation is most likely to swim to the shore after falling into the water. "

Du Qi nodded and said, "This battle was very good."

Xue Rengui said again: "Although there were not many captured in this battle, according to the results of the interrogation. On the side of the Tang army, the coach Xue Wanjun and the military adviser Xu Jingzong committed suicide and died for their country. As for Xue Wanche, he fled with his soldiers. .”

Du Qidao: "A Xue Wanche who escaped is not worth mentioning. As for the corpses of Xue Wanjun and Xu Jingzong, if they are found, they should be buried generously. After all, they are important ministers."

Xue Rengui said: "I understand."

Du Qi waved his hand and said: "In addition, we will continue to send orders. Our army has been busy all day and rested on the shore overnight. Tomorrow morning, we will set off and continue our journey, heading straight to Jiangdu."

"Yes!"

Xue Rengui ordered to go down immediately.

Up to now, the soldiers responsible for living and cooking have started to get busy, and they are all preparing dinner quickly.

But when Xia Guo's army was stationed and rested, some unscrupulous people from the Tang army who were watching by the river had already left on horseback, and set off overnight on horseback to report to Jiangdu.

When the letter reached Wei Shuyu's hands, it was already past midnight.The sentinel who returned to deliver the message was already out of breath, and even the war horse ran to the ground and foamed at the mouth.

After reading the letter, Wei Shuyu's complexion changed drastically.

lost!

The whole army was defeated!

You know, there are a total of [-] people, with strong soldiers and strong horses.Moreover, Datang's warships are the strongest.But among the letters sent back, there was one piece of news that surprised Wei Shuyu.Xia Guo's warships are extremely strong.The warship of Datang's side collided with it and was damaged directly, but the warship of Xia's side was not damaged at all.

Compared with Datang's warships, they were bombarded and damaged.The warships of the Xia Kingdom are extremely sturdy, which is the most shocking thing. After all, the Xia Kingdom has always been in the north and is not used to water warfare, but the Xia Kingdom's ships are so powerful.

Wei Shuyu sighed inwardly.

Destiny is no longer in Tang, but in Xia.

Datang prepared for half a year, prepared such a long force, but it was a battle on the water, and they were all ruined easily.Whoever puts such a result on it will be a big blow.

Wei Shuyu knew that this situation could not be delayed, and must be reported immediately.Even though it was early morning and the surroundings were pitch black, Wei Shuyu didn't delay at all, and directly ordered the housekeeper to prepare the carriage, then he put on his clothes and went out.

Wei Shuyu walked out of the room, and when he came to the hall, he saw Wei Zheng standing in the hall.Wei Shuyu paused and asked, "Father, it's so late, why haven't you rested yet?"

Wei Zheng said: "I heard a knock on the door earlier, and someone came to report the news. The old man estimated that there was news from the front line. Seeing how you are walking in a hurry, I guess the situation is not good."

At this moment, Wei Zheng also had a worried look on his face.

Wei Shuyu sighed, and said: "Father, the army on the front line has been defeated. According to the news sent back, all the one hundred thousand troops were defeated. Xue Wanjun and Xu Jingzong died, and Xue Wanche still does not know whether he is alive or dead."

Wei Zheng's complexion changed drastically.

This loss is too great.

You must know that Xue Wanjun was the coach and Xu Jingzong was the military adviser, and they were both buried in the front line.

Wei Zheng directly asked for the battle report, but after reading it, Wei Zheng was speechless, so he went directly to the palace with Wei Shuyu.Although the two asked to see each other overnight, but Wei Shuyu's identity was different, and Wei Zheng was the prime minister, so the guards guarding the palace gate immediately went to report, and not long after, they got the news of Li Shimin's meeting.

The father and son entered the palace, entered the bedroom, saw Li Shimin wearing a thin shirt sitting on the bed, and hurriedly saluted.

Li Shimin said: "The two of you entered the palace overnight, I'm afraid it's bad news from the front line."

Wei Shuyu said: "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Shimin smiled sadly, and said: "If I am wise, the front line will not be defeated again. Tell me, what kind of situation is it?"

Wei Shuyu handed over the brochure, and then he explained quickly.

Li Shimin listened and watched at the same time, and when Li Shimin finished listening to it, he finally became even more depressed. He said: "Xia Guo has artillery and can bomb, which is not surprising. But why did Xia Guo's warship collide? It is intact, why is this? This situation is really puzzling, and it is even more puzzling. Could it be that Xia Guo is really invincible?"

Wei Shuyu and Wei Zheng looked at each other with helpless expressions.

Fighting Xia Guo, the pressure is too great.

Li Shimin continued: "I also know that after this situation happens, the first thing to do is to come up with a countermeasure. It's just that Xia Guo's army is already approaching. It is estimated that tomorrow, Xia Guo's warship will definitely Will log in from the pier. In this case, how should we deal with it, what do you think should be done?"

Wei Shuyu and Wei Zheng were a little embarrassed when they heard the words.

Because at the moment, I really don't know what to do in this situation. It is not easy to resist the menacing army of the Xia Kingdom.

Chapter 1309 Another retreat

Arranged to retreat again

Li Shimin asked Wei Shuyu and Wei Zheng, but the two had no good opinions for the time being, so Li Shimin immediately sent an order to summon Fang Xuanling into the palace overnight to discuss matters.Fang Xuanling is quite old now, even because of the continuous running around and the huge pressure she bears, Fang Xuanling herself looks very old, and her hair has already turned gray.

In history, Fang Xuanling served as the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty. Because the Tang Dynasty became more and more powerful, Fang Xuanling seemed very relaxed, and even if the Tang Dynasty repeatedly fought against foreign countries, it was invincible and won continuously.But today's Tang Dynasty is surrounded by air leaks, as if it is a building that is about to topple, so Fang Xuanling, the prime minister, is even more laborious and exhausted in handling government affairs.

He entered the main hall, met Li Shimin, and heard Wei Shuyu talk about the battle situation on the front line. Fang Xuanling looked helpless after hearing this, and his heart was even more tired.

Lost again!

Datang lost again and again.

Up to now, Datang no longer has enough power.After all, the [-] people raised this time are already the last strength.But now this little bit of strength is also buried on the river.

Datang no longer has the strength to fight.

Especially here in Jiangdu, it can't compare to Chang'an. Chang'an is a strong city. Although Jiangdu is a strong city, it is not as strong as Chang'an. And the most important thing is that Li Shimin doesn't have enough troops right now.This is the most headache.

Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

Li Shimin said: "Fang Qing, I know what you want to say, and I know the current situation. But I don't want to give up, I don't want to just lose like this. So I invite you here to discuss strategies and see how to block Du Qi's attack Bingfeng, buy more time for the continuation of our Tang Dynasty."

Fang Xuanling fell silent immediately upon hearing this.

Hard to do!

If Datang's [-] troops were still there and had enough troops, it would be worthy of a battle.The problem is that the battle on Jiangshang caused too much damage.

Lost, so at the moment, there is simply not enough strength.

Fang Xuanling thought about it carefully, thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, if you want to resist Du Qi's troops, I have an idea right now, maybe you can try it." '

Li Shimin said: "What do you think?"

Fang Xuanling said solemnly: "Arrange soldiers to go to the pier and plant gunpowder beside the pier. As Jiangdu's pier, there are many goods on the side, which is very normal. So we hide gunpowder among these goods. Then, we Then prevent the troops from preparing to resist Xia Guo's army at the pier."

"Once Xia's army landed, we detonated the gunpowder at the pier, explaining that countless gunpowder exploded. The pier became a sea of ​​flames, and countless Xia soldiers would definitely be killed."

"Even if the explosion is too strong, even the warships of the Xia Kingdom that are docked on the shore will be destroyed directly. At that time, the pier will be gone, the warships will be gone, even if Du Qi's army is powerful, but Du Qi has no logistics supplies, then It is also a rootless duckweed, so we have a chance to fight against Xia Guo's army."