Liu Heita originally had a flash of inspiration, thinking that he had come up with a brilliant idea, so he detained a thousand people. He did not expect that today he would be ruthlessly exposed.
Liu Heita slyly said, "Li Shimin, there is no such thing as detaining a thousand people."
Li Shimin said forcefully, "Liu Heita, release them immediately. Otherwise, the agreement just now will be null and void. Benwang will not agree to release all the captured Turks. "
He was very confident now.
He was sure that Zhishu Sili would not give up on these Turks. With Zhishu Sili's help, Li Shimin was confident.
After Li Shimin gave the order, he looked at Du Qi and said, "Erlang, luckily you saw through Liu Heita's scheme. If we really let Liu Heita detain a thousand people, then we will be in a passive position. "
Du Qi said, "Your Highness, this is just a small trick. Liu Heita thinks he is infallible, so he thought the plan would work. This kind of plan will not work at all. "
Li Shimin and Du Qi were talking in jest. They saw that Liu Heita, who was on the city gate tower, had already issued another order to release the remaining one thousand people. After these one thousand soldiers were released, each and every one of them was even more jubilant.
They had almost been left behind.
Once they were left behind, the consequences were unpredictable. The excitement in their hearts was beyond words.
Liu Heita did not want to talk nonsense with Li Shimin anymore. He ordered, "Li Shimin, you can release them now."
"Release them!"
Liu Heita took the lead to give the order.
Li Shimin also gave the order to release them.
The soldiers from both sides withdrew and ran quickly. Because whether it was the Turk cavalry or the Tang soldiers, they finally got rid of the captive status and could regain their freedom.
Time passed little by little. When the Turk soldiers and horses had all entered the city, and the Tang dynasty soldiers had all returned. These more than ten thousand Tang dynasty soldiers came back. They were very excited and thanked Li Shimin one after another, grateful for Li Shimin's life-saving grace.
Li Shimin saw this, a smile appeared on his face.
It was good that they were saved.
In truth, Li Shimin had suffered a loss in this deal because he had released all the captured Turks and also released many of his warhorses. Of course, Li Shimin detained the really good horses and did not release them.
Even so, it was still a loss.
After all, the ones released were cavalry.
Liu Heita saw that the Turks had returned. He looked at Zhishi Sili and said, "General Zhishi Sili, are you satisfied now?"
"Yes, yes!"
A brilliant smile appeared on Zhi Shili's face.
His soldiers had returned.
Zhi Shili hurriedly turned around and went down the tower to meet his own cavalry.
Liu Heita no longer cared about Zhi Shili, but in his heart he was secretly hateful. Originally, he held the initiative, but now he did not have the means to coerce Li Shimin to attack.
Liu Heita gritted his teeth and ordered, "Li Shimin, the army led by this Prince is stationed in this Quzhou County. Now that your army has arrived, don't hesitate to bring your horses. This Prince will accompany you to the end."
There was a moat in Quzhou County.
It wouldn't be easy to destroy this city.
After all, the city was huge, and the moat was also drawn from the Ming River. Attacking such a city was not an easy task.
Li Shimin laughed and said, "Liu Heita, we won't fight today. This Prince has exchanged for these Tang soldiers. Now that the army needs to be reorganized, the soldiers also need to rest and reorganize, so I will retreat first. Liu Heita, wash your neck and wait for death. Of course, you can attack outside the city. This Prince will wait for you to attack in the camp. "
"Retreat!"
Li Shimin directly gave the order.
More than 50,000 Tang soldiers, without any pause, simply retreated.
Liu Heita stood on the city wall, looking at the smoke and dust rising from the official road. He only felt that there was a lump of pent-up anger in his chest. Originally, he was already prepared to fight with Li Shimin.
However, Li Shimin directly ordered to retreat, making all his preparations fall through. This was like an old fist hitting empty air, making Liu Heita very uncomfortable.
Zhi Shili shouted in the city again, "King of Han, open the city gate, I want to go out!"
He had always been stationed outside the city.
After all, the Turkic cavalry had always been fighting on the move.
Liu Heita waved his hand, and the soldiers at the city gate opened the city gate, and the drawbridge was lowered. Zhi Shili led the 5,000 Turkic cavalry to leave. Although many of them lost their horses, for Zhi Shili, this was not a big problem.
It could be easily solved.
As long as he got the people back, everything was not a problem.
As Zhi Shili left, Liu Heita looked at Zhu Zhou and asked, "Prime Minister, we are now fighting with the Tang army. Li Shimin is very cunning and not easy to deal with. What should we do? "
Zhu Zhou stroked the goatee under his chin and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, this is not a difficult thing."
Liu Heita said, "What do you mean?"
Zhu Zhou replied, "The reason is very simple. Although Li Shimin is tyrannical and powerful, according to the information obtained, Li Jiancheng has led the main force of the Tang dynasty from Mingshui County and is heading in the direction of Quzhou County."
"If Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin work together, even if we have a strong city wall and a wide moat, even if we have a lot of troops, it will still be difficult to resist the Tang dynasty's army."
"The problem is that Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin are not on good terms, so it is impossible for Li Shimin to make a big move, and Li Jiancheng will not even accept Li Shimin's suggestion."
Zhu Zhou said, "Now we only need to guard Quzhou County. While we are at it, spread some news. "
Liu Heita asked, "What kind of news?"
Zhu Zhou said, "Let's spread that His Majesty led the army in Hebei and is only afraid of Li Shimin, not Li Jiancheng. In addition, spread the news that Li Jiancheng is a waste. At that time, Li Jiancheng will be more jealous, and it will be easier for us to win this war. The stratagem does not have to be complicated, and a simple stratagem can also play a big role. "
After a pause, Zhu Zhou continued, "When it comes to the strength of confrontation on the battlefield, Li Shimin has many generals and counselors under his command. We are indeed not his opponent. It is not difficult to deal with Li Jiancheng. "
Liu Heita said with a smile, "Prime Minister, you are right. This simple stratagem can win, and it is not bad."
Zhu Zhou said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Liu Heita said, "Prime Minister, let's carry out the plan and strive to achieve results as soon as possible."
"Yes!"
Zhu Zhou received the order and turned around to leave.
After Zhu Zhou left, Liu Heita still stood on the gate tower, looking at the direction where Li Shimin retreated. His eyes flashed with a blazing light. Liu Heita also believed that his ability to command troops in war was indeed not as good as Li Shimin.
But Liu Heita was not willing to admit defeat.
A war was not dependent on an individual, but on the whole team.
Li Shimin was constrained by Li Jiancheng.
This was Liu Heita's chance.
No matter how powerful and wise Li Shimin was, because of Li Jiancheng's hindrance, as long as Liu Heita defeated Li Jiancheng's Tang dynasty army, it would be considered as Liu Heita defeating Li Shimin.
Therefore, Liu Heita's heart was full of fighting spirit. He wanted to win this war and be the one who had the last laugh.
"Li Shimin, I will defeat you."
Liu Heita muttered to himself. He flicked his big sleeve and turned to his resting place on the gate tower.
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