Rouyuan County, outside the city.
Within the main tent of the Tang Army.
Li Shimin was reading a book. The book he was reading was still the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Although Li Shimin and Du Qi were enemies, it did not stop him from liking this book. This was because this book was much more interesting and lively compared to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Although there were many changes and many parts were from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it was still very interesting.
At this moment, Li Shimin was in a joyful mood.
The reason was simple. The attack on Xia Xia was already in full swing.
Li Jing led the troops to the front line of Mulberry Mountain and was about to attack the back of Yizhou. Duan Zhixuan led the troops to attack Xia Xia's army. The current strength of Rouyuan County was already weakened. Once Duan Zhixuan obtained victory and Li Jing succeeded, it would be easy to attack Rouyuan County.
Even if Du Qi swept the southern countries of Tianzhu, it would be too late.
He would not be able to help in time.
He would not be able to save Yizhou.
"Your majesty, this is bad. Something bad has happened."
Just at this moment, Zhangsun Wuji's voice rang out. After Zhangsun Wuji's voice rang out, the tent curtains were lifted up. Zhangsun Wuji brought in a bone-piercing cold wind, his expression extremely anxious.
Li Shimin's mood was instantly ruined.
His heart sank to the bottom. For Zhangsun Wuji to change his expression, something big must have happened.
The situation was not good.
Li Shimin said solemnly, "Wuji, what happened?"
Zhangsun Wuji stopped and wanted to open his mouth to speak. However, because he had run all the way here, his breathing was hurried and he was unable to speak. So Zhangsun Wuji paused for a while before calming himself down. He said, "Your majesty, Li Jing has lost at the front line of Mulberry Mountain."
Li Shimin stood up immediately.
The troops at the front line of Mulberry Mountain were extremely important to this attack on Xia Xia. As such, Li Shimin arranged for Li Jing to lead the troops. Li Jing was an old general in the army, and he was especially good at scheming. How could he lose?
Li Shimin took a deep breath, adjusted his emotions, and asked, "What's going on? Moreover, the frontline scouts had not returned for the time being. How did you get the news? "
Zhangsun Wuji said, "Your Majesty, there are soldiers who escaped back, that's how I got the news. According to the news that I asked, the army led by Li Jing was ambushed by Du Qi's army when they reached the front line of Sang Qiu Mountain, causing them to fall into a trap. Li Jing led his troops to resist, but he was heavily surrounded and could not break out. "
After pausing for a moment, Zhangsun Wuji said, "In the end, Li Jing chose to pounce on Du Qi, intending to take down Du Qi. Unfortunately, he failed in the end. In order to take care of the soldiers, Li Jing negotiated with Du Qi and ordered the soldiers to surrender. However, he fought to the death and was captured alive by Du Qi's men. However, Li Jing is fighting to the death and not surrendering. "
Li Shimin's expression immediately turned ugly.
Li Jing was actually defeated!
One had to know that Li Jing was the key to the entire plan of attacking Xia Xia. Now that Li Jing's arrangement here had failed, the entire plan of attacking Xia Xia had failed.
Especially since Li Jing was the military god of the Tang dynasty, the pillar of the Tang dynasty's military. Such a person had now fallen into the hands of Du Qi, which would have a huge impact on the situation of the Tang dynasty.
The most important thing was that Du Qi had also returned.
Li Shimin said, "Assistant, according to the news that we received, shouldn't Du Qi be at the south of Tianzhu, in charge of the war of the southern countries? Why did he suddenly return? "
Zhangsun Wuji shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, it's obvious that Du Qi put aside the war in the south and quietly withdrew his troops. Therefore, he directly came to Yizhou to ambush us. "
After pausing for a moment, Zhangsun Wuji continued, "As for how Du Qi came back, we don't know. In short, this time, we have fallen into Du Qi's trap. "
Li Shimin let out a sigh.
He originally thought that they could use the opportunity of Du Qi in the south to deal with Xia Xia. But now, Du Qi actually withdrew from the south of Tianzhu, causing their plan to fail.
Li Shimin changed the topic and didn't bother about how Du Qi came back. He changed the topic and asked, "How many of the troops have escaped?"
Zhangsun Wuji said, "Now, roughly twenty to thirty thousand people have returned. Most of the troops led by Li Jing have been killed. In short, this arrangement at the front line of Mulberry Hill has failed. "
Li Shimin said in a deep voice, "Assistant, I'm afraid this battle is not going well!"
At this moment, Li Shimin was very worried.
Zhangsun Wuji said, "Your Majesty, for now, we can only wait for Duan Zhixuan's situation. Du Qi is at the front line of Mulberry Hill. If Duan Zhixuan wins, our troops will turn around and go straight for Du Qi. We will take down Du Qi at the front line of Mulberry Hill. As long as we take down Du Qi, this battle will be settled. The key now is the battle at Mulberry Hill. "
Li Shimin nodded, "Assistant, I think we can split up and go straight for Mulberry Hill."
Zhangsun Wuji pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty's adjustment is possible. We only need to leave a portion of our troops here to seal the troops in the city and prevent them from affecting us. As for us, we only need to go all out to attack Du Qi. Then, we can temporarily ignore Duan Zhixuan's situation. As long as Duan Zhixuan doesn't lose, it won't affect us. "
Li Shimin said, "Since that's the case, you go and make the arrangements."
"Report!"
Just at this moment, another scout shouted out.
Following the scout's shout, the tent's curtain was lifted. The scout directly rushed in and knelt on one knee, reporting, "Your Majesty, there's an urgent report from Rouyuan County. The army led by General Duan Zhixuan was ambushed and completely wiped out. General Duan has died for the country. "
Shua!
Li Shimin's expression changed greatly.
He could no longer calm down.
If he had heard the news of Li Jing's defeat, Li Shimin could still maintain his calmness. That was because he had only lost at Mulberry Hill. He could go straight for Du Qi and take down Du Qi. He would have a chance to resolve the situation.
But now, Duan Zhixuan had actually died. This was hard to accept. Li Shimin was originally prepared to send troops, but now, it was impossible for him to do so.
Li Shimin suppressed his anger and said, "What happened? Duan Zhixuan went to chase after Xia Xia's army. How did he get ambushed? "
The scout said, "Your Majesty, when the army and Xia Xia's army were fighting, Du Qi's army suddenly appeared from behind and cut off their retreat. Then, they defeated the army."
Li Shimin immediately gritted his teeth.
His eyes were filled with disbelief.
Du Qi!
Du Qi again!
Du Qi had first defeated Li Jing's army at Mulberry Hill and captured Li Jing. Now, Du Qi had suddenly charged into Rouyuan County and destroyed Duan Zhixuan's army.
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