Du Qi and the others agreed on the general direction and said, "Who wants to go to the battle of Niulan Mountain?"
"I'm willing to go!"
Xiao Yuanqi answered without thinking.
He was good at defense, so after hearing Du Qi's words, he immediately spoke. Although Xue Rengui and Ma Yuan also asked to go, Du Qi thought for a while and finally said, "Since Xiao Yuanqi asked to go, then Xiao Yuanqi will go."
Xiao Yuanqi said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Du Qi continued, "Xiao Yuanqi, you're good at defense, so I'll leave the defense of Niulan Mountain to you. Other than the six thousand elites, this prince will also have Ma Zhou assist you in the defense and give you advice. What else do you need? "
Xiao Yuanqi said, "Your Majesty, Mr. Ma Zhou is enough. What's more, as long as I have enough weapons, I won't be afraid of the 80,000 Tang army. It's impossible for him to take me down in three days. "
Xiao Yuanqi was very confident in this battle.
Du Qi nodded and said, "In that case, get ready to move."
"Your Majesty, I think there's still a loophole."
At this time, Su Dingfang made a suggestion. He said with a serious expression, "We'll go all out in this battle. Xiao Yuanqi will lead the army to Niulan Mountain, while Your Majesty will approach the Tang camp. Here in Guazhou City, we're short of troops. I think that in any case, we should leave some soldiers to guard Guazhou City. In this way, we can ensure the success of the battle. "
Du Qi had a look of approval on his face and said, "Ding Fang's suggestion is really good, and it's very important. Once all of our troops leave, if someone causes trouble in the city and destroys our provisions, we'll be powerless. If more than 100,000 troops lose their provisions, the consequences will be unimaginable. "
Shangguan Yi said, "In that case, we'll beat them at their own game. We'll still send out the troops according to the previous plan, but leave 2,000 soldiers in the city to ambush. One is near the granary, and the other is responsible for guarding the city gate. In this way, if someone wants to jump out and cause trouble, we'll take them down. "
"Brilliant, brilliant plan!"
Du Qi said with a smile, "Mr. Shangguan's suggestion is not bad. Fortunately, Dingfang mentioned this loophole. If there is a problem with our food supply during this battle, although we can retreat and perhaps we won't lose, it will be difficult for us to win. In particular, the Guazhou that we obtain will also be lost. "
Su Dingfang said, "Your Majesty is too kind."
Du Qi changed the topic and quickly made other arrangements. Orders were issued one after another, and the army was quickly mobilized. An hour later, Du Qi led his army out of the city and headed toward the Tang army camp in the western part of the city.
Along the way, Xiao Yuan Qi and Ma Zhou had already left with six thousand elites, heading towards Niulan Mountain. The location of Niulan Mountain was only about sixteen miles away from Guazhou City. It wasn't a dangerous place, but rather a highland. As long as Xiao Yuanqi's army held this high ground, they could stall the Tang army.
When Du Qi's army arrived outside the Tang army camp, Li Shimin was already waiting for them at the gate.
When Li Shimin saw Du Qi's army, a bright smile appeared on his face.
He already knew all of Du Qi's countermeasures.
He also knew that thousands of Xia Xia's army had left, but it was impossible for them to stop the eighty thousand elites led by Duan Zhixuan. Du Qi had already fallen into a trap since he left the city.
When Li Shimin saw Du Qi riding his horse forward, he also waited at the gate of the camp.
Du Qi rode his horse forward. He waved his hand, and soldiers laid out carpets, tables, and canopies to block the scorching sun. After Du Qi sat down, he looked at Li Shimin's camp and said, "Your Majesty, would you like to drink a cup of wine?"
Du Qi wasn't in a hurry to attack. He wanted to test Li Shimin first. At the same time, he wanted to make use of Hou Junji to attack Li Shimin's morale.
Li Shimin chuckled and stepped forward.
He wasn't afraid of Du Qi.
When he invited Du Qi out at the Guazhou border, Du Qi came out to meet him alone. Now that Du Qi invited him, Li Shimin also stepped forward. However, when Li Shimin was about to step forward, Zhangsun Wuji reminded him, "Your Majesty, be careful …"
Zhangsun Wuji had just opened his mouth when Li Shimin raised his hand to stop Zhangsun Wuji from speaking. However, Li Shimin had Yuchi Gong to protect him.
After Li Shimin sat down, Du Qi personally poured a cup of wine for Li Shimin. Soon after, he raised the wine bottle and toasted Li Shimin. After drinking, he said, "Your Majesty, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."
Li Shimin didn't hesitate and chuckled, "Du Qi, I didn't expect this either. I didn't expect that we would meet again in such a situation. I also didn't expect that you would lead an army to attack Guazhou. If I remember correctly, you said that you wouldn't take the initiative to attack the Tang dynasty and that Guazhou is a vassal state of the Tang dynasty. What you've done now is rather disappointing! "
Du Qi smiled and said calmly, "Your Majesty, your ability to distort black and white isn't bad! There was a reason why I attacked Guazhou this time. How could Your Majesty not know? "
"Your Majesty knows me. I don't suffer losses and can be persuaded by reason but not cowed by force. I don't cause trouble, but that doesn't mean that I'm afraid of trouble. If people don't offend me, I won't offend them. But if people offend me, I will definitely offend them. "
"This time, Hou Junji arranged for a thousand people to sneak into Guazhou and set up an ambush in Rouyuan County's Wind Valley to kill me. Fortunately, I was very careful and didn't get killed. "
Du Qi said, "Hou Junji tried to kill me first. Am I not allowed to take revenge? Your Majesty, Hou Junji is a human, but am I, Du Qi, not a human? Or perhaps, Your Majesty thinks that I will swallow this humiliation. "
Li Shimin's face twitched.
He inwardly cursed Hou Junji for being an idiot.
Last time, it was Hou Junji who had caused the incident. Hou Junji had failed to attack Du Qi and was captured, causing him to be impeded everywhere. This time, it was Hou Junji again, and Hou Junji had been captured by Du Qi.
Without waiting for Li Shimin to speak, Du Qi continued, "Your Majesty, speaking of which, I have captured Hou Junji again. Tell me, should I kill Hou Junji as a sacrifice to raise morale before starting a war with Your Majesty? "
Li Shimin said, "Du Qi, if you kill Hou Junji, the Tang dynasty won't let this matter rest."
Du Qi shrugged, a nonchalant look on his face as he said, "Do you think the Tang dynasty will let this matter rest? After all, the Tang dynasty's army has already split into two. One is heading toward Xia Xia while the other is here to intercept me. Was he messing around with them? Your Majesty, I'm not someone who can be scared. Trying to scare me is impossible. So, let's talk about Hou Junji. Before we start the war, let's decide Hou Junji's life and death. "
Li Shimin frowned.
When it came to Hou Junji, and Hou Junji was a captive, it was not easy to deal with. Because Hou Junji was a captive, Li Shimin would be impeded and make things difficult for him.
Li Shimin said, "Du Qi, how do you plan on dealing with Hou Junji?"
Upon hearing Li Shimin's words, Du Qi waved his hand behind him. Hou Junji had already been escorted out, and he was less than ten steps away from Du Qi. From his position, Hou Junji could hear the conversation between Du Qi and Li Shimin.
Du Qi said, "Hou Junji's life and death does not depend on me, but on Your Majesty. It's very simple. If Your Majesty wants to save Hou Junji, order the army heading toward Xia Xia to retreat, and I will immediately release Hou Junji. Your Majesty, what do you think? "
At this moment, Du Qi was smiling.
He was beginning to dig a hole for Li Shimin to see how he would deal with it.
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