Li Shimin was leading a 40,000-strong army, with nearly 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry. This army was majestically marching toward Quzhou County, following the direction of Liu Heita's retreat.
In fact, Li Shimin had not decided to go straight to Quzhou County, because the scouts from the frontline had not returned yet. They did not know that Liu Heita was already stationed in Quzhou County.
Now, they could only follow the direction of Liu Heita's retreat, hanging behind to slowly gather information.
Du Qi was still by Li Shimin's side, but when he went out, he wore the armor of the Black Armor Elite Cavalry and a helmet to cover his face, so as to conceal his identity.
Du Qi's identity could not be exposed.
Once Li Jiancheng knew that Du Qi came to Li Shimin's side, with the hatred between both sides, Li Jiancheng might go crazy.
Such a situation must not happen.
Although he was not used to wearing the heavy armor of the Black Armor Elite Cavalry, it was also a good opportunity to train himself. At first, Du Qi was not used to it. After all, his body was very clumsy, but gradually, he got used to it.
And once he took off the armor, he felt as light as a swallow.
In fact, Du Qi could wear black clothes and a bamboo hat to cover his face. But this way was too eye-catching, so Du Qi did not adopt it.
Du Qi was by Li Shimin's side, and he had begun to set up a system of bad people. Because there were not too many wanderers at the moment, they could not get in touch with people from all walks of life, so some of them changed their identity as scouts and were temporarily incorporated into the bad people, under Du Qi's command and arrangement.
While the troops were hurrying forward, the scouts from the frontline had returned.
The scouts came to Du Qi's side and handed over the information.
Du Qi took a look, then came to Li Shimin's side and said, "Your Highness, Liu Heita's information has been completely finalized. Liu Heita led the army to retreat and set up camp in Quzhou County. "
"Good!"
Li Shimin's face had a smile.
Finally, the information was clear.
"Any other news?" Li Shimin asked.
Du Qi continued, "After Liu Heita set up camp, according to our investigation, the military force around Liu Heita has been expanding during this period of time. He is also gathering some strength. Liu Heita's military force in Quzhou County should be around 50,000."
"On the other hand, the Turkic forces have been hiding outside Quzhou County all this time. Our scouts only saw them from afar and didn't dare to get too close. After all, they are cavalry. "
"Once you get too close, not only will you be easily discovered, you will also be easily killed."
"From a distance, the Turks should have around eight thousand soldiers, not too far off. However, due to the distance, we don't know who the Turks' commander is for now. "
Du Qi said, "For the time being, we don't know how strong the Turks are."
Li Shimin said, "With this information, it is already enough. However, Liu Heita's army consisted of nearly fifty thousand soldiers. With these two forces, it won't be easy for us to break into Quzhou County. "
Du Qi said, "It won't be easy to break into Quzhou County, but we don't need to rush. What we may face now is the Turks' sneak attack from time to time. We must pay attention to this situation. Otherwise, once the Turks' cavalry attack, we will be caught unprepared. "
Li Shimin said, "Erlang is right."
The two talked about the general situation because the location of Liu Heita's army had been decided. Therefore, the army under Li Shimin's command quickly moved toward Quzhou County.
The army was getting closer and closer to Quzhou County.
When they entered Quzhou County, because of the Turks' havoc, the villages along the way were already empty.
Many commoners fled for their lives.
Or entered the mountains.
Du Qi saw this scene. Du Qi's killing intent toward the Turks intensified. These Turks were wreaking havoc in Hebei, but Liu Heita didn't care and let them wreak havoc. He deserved to die.
Li Shimin's face was dark all the way.
This was because Quzhou County was too barren.
When it was close to noon, the army stopped to rest. But even so, there were special soldiers patrolling. Because after entering Quzhou County, the Turks could attack at any time. They must be careful.
Du Qi and Li Shimin sat together.
Li Shimin said, "Erlang, there is no one beside you now. You might as well take off your helmet. Although today's weather is not hot, it's not comfortable. "
He felt sorry for Du Qi.
After all, Du Qi was only thirteen or fourteen years old. But during the whole day's march, he wore a helmet from beginning to end so that his identity would not be discovered.
Du Qi shook his head and said, "Your Highness, don't worry. I've already thought of a way. When we get close to Quzhou County, I'll arrange people to sneak into the county and buy some women's makeup products and eyebrow pencil. I'll do it myself and change my appearance. At that time, very few people will recognize me. "
Although there were fewer cosmetics in this era than in the future, Du Qi could still use them. But when he was in Mingshui County, Du Qi did not think about it. He did not think that wearing armor was a big deal.
He wore it all day long. Now that they were about to enter May, although the weather was not hot, it was getting hotter day by day. So Du Qi had to prepare early.
Li Shimin said, "No need to wait. I'll arrange people to go to the villages along the way to ask and collect. As long as there is a big family, they should have these eyebrow makeup products. "
Immediately, Li Shimin called people and ordered them.
Li Shimin said, "Erlang, now that we are near Quzhou County, do you feel nervous?"
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, what's there to be nervous about? After all, at Yanmen Pass, I've seen nearly a hundred thousand people fighting. Now it's just Liu Heita. It's nothing. "
Li Shimin said, "Kid, you're not bad. When I went to the battlefield for the first time and saw the scene of killing people, especially the warm blood splashing out and sprinkling on my body, I was really not used to it. I only felt that the sky and earth were spinning."
Du Qi smiled. He knew that Li Shimin was talking about something interesting to kill time.
"Report!"
At this time, there was another shout.
A scout ran back quickly and came to Li Shimin's side. He said, "Your Highness, about ten li west of us, there is a large number of cavalry. These are all Turkic cavalry, and they are already coming in our direction. "
"All troops, be alert!"
Li Shimin immediately ordered.
The soldiers in the army were already on alert. Now that they heard Li Shimin's order, they were all on alert. Everyone began to form a formation instead of sitting on the ground in a mess.
Each of them held a weapon and formed a formation.
The outermost formation was made up of shield soldiers and spear soldiers, layer by layer to ensure the formation of the army.
Li Xiaogong was also by Li Shimin's side. He said, "Your Highness, the Turkic cavalry is coming. Should we send out the Black Armor Elite Cavalry and fight them directly?"
Li Shimin heard this and was a little tempted.
Du Qi shook his head and said, "Your Highness, County King Zhao, now is not the right time to chase and attack, or even to fight. Because this kind of fight will consume our forces. "
"Moreover, the surrounding area is endless and flat. It will be easier for the Turkic cavalry to spread out."
"Although we have the Black Armor Elite Cavalry and strong fighting power, there is no need to fight to the death with the Turkic cavalry. Now our main target is still Liu Heita. As long as we kill Liu Heita, these Turkic cavalry will not be a problem. "
"After all, it is almost impossible to kill these Turkic cavalry."
Du Qi said, "They can come and go as they please, and they can leave at any time. So even if we use the Black Armor Elite Cavalry, we must pay attention to strategy. We can't fight directly. This is the most disadvantageous way for us. "
Li Shimin said, "That is true. But it is impolite not to reciprocate. In this battle, we can't let the Turkic cavalry attack and increase their arrogance. "
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, this humble officer did not say that we won't fight. When the Turkic cavalry comes, naturally we will serve them with swords and sabers. But we can't attack by force. We must scheme against the Turkic cavalry. "
Li Shimin said, "Erlang, how do you plan to scheme?"
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