Chapter 57 The Cui Family in a Dilemma
"Damn it! Why don't they report such a big deal? It's so angry!"
After hearing what Li Ke said, Li Jing was furious.
Yumen Pass is a key military rank.
Although he relied on Yumen Pass to resist those ambitious barbarians, he was afraid that the Central Plains had been trampled by the Turkic iron hooves and were trampled all over his bones!
Nowadays, such an important military territorial area is thrown away at will, so how can it not make Li Jing angry?
Li Ke's eyes were gloomy. If he hadn't been doing a few tricks, perhaps Yuchi Gong would have taken good care of it.
Generally speaking, if Yuchi Gong seized the city and defended it, it would be no problem to hold on to the 20,000 army for more than ten days.
However, Li Ke didn't know that Li Shimin had already ordered Yuchi Gong to let him do things if he couldn't do anything.
Otherwise, Yuchi Gong would not be stupid. How could he give up just by saying that he was so serious?
In which case, if the Turks were killed and injured by 20,000 troops, they would have suffered numerous casualties and injuries. But so what?
The Tang Dynasty fought for many years, and there were not many male soldiers, not to mention that most of them were taken under the command of aristocratic families, resulting in fewer and fewer sources of the military soldiers in the palace.
Even due to years of war, the national treasury was already in short supply, and Li Shimin's pocket was so poor that even the food and grass that Yuchi Gong went to the battle here was saved.
If these 20,000 troops were really buried in Yumen Pass, the situation in the Tang Dynasty would only become worse.
What's more, it's not just the Turkic clan who covet the Tang Dynasty?
Li Xiaogong led an army of 50,000 to guard Lingnan, nominally guarding the natives of Lingnan, but in fact, to stare at Feng Ang.
A few months ago, prefectures and prefectures in various places in the Tang Dynasty repeatedly appealed, saying that it was Feng Ang's rebellion.
Even if Li Shimin was so determined, he had to send someone to watch it, so the 50,000 troops could not move easily.
In the north, veteran Gao Shilian also led an army of 60,000 to guard the Great Wall and resisted the Eastern Turks in the north.
In the west, Li Jie brought 40,000 troops to guard Jiannan Road to prevent Tuguhun, Tubo and other countries.
In addition to the other miscellaneous soldiers guarding various places, the Tang Dynasty's troops that are now available are really short of their limits.
Otherwise, Li Shimin would not have been cruel to send out the Xuanjia Army.
"Oh, I blame my nephew for this. If I weren't arrogant, I wouldn't have fallen to such a point."
Although Li Ke said so, his eyes were filled with cold light.
After a moment of silence, Li Jing looked at Li Ke with shame.
"Your Highness, please explain in detail to the saint after returning to Chang'an. The old minister will go to Fufeng tomorrow!"
Li Ke nodded, but took out a few items from the storage ring.
When the two looked at each other, they saw three simple talismans.
Looking at the eyes of the two, Li Ke's tone was calm, but it was mixed with some chilling murderous intent.
"This is the secret technique of immortal Taoism and the method of talismans. The power contained in it can destroy a city! Uncle Li, these three talismans will be handed over to you and thrown out at critical moments. But remember to throw them forward, and there must be no soldiers in the Tang Dynasty ahead!"
A city of annihilation? Cheng Chumo's eyes flashed, but he strengthened his mind to practice.
Looking at the three talismans, Li Jing's face was full of thought.
Of course, he would not believe everything Li Ke said, nor would he put victory on such a vague thing.
Even though the methods Li Ke showed are extraordinary.
However, Li Jing still took it and put it into the storage ring.
This ring was naturally given by Li Shimin, and he is very treasured on weekdays.
"Thank you, Your Highness, it's getting late, so please rest for a while! The old minister will arrange the guards!"
After saying that, Li Jing stood up, stalked out with his head raised.
Looking at Li Jing's firm and upright figure, Li Ke frowned. He was a little worried that Li Jing would not take what he said to heart.
After thinking for a moment, he turned his head and looked at Cheng Chumo who was quiet beside him.
"Chumo, you will go to Fufeng with Duke Li tomorrow, but those five hundred soldiers will stay! With your current cultivation level, it will be no problem to sweep the battlefield."
Cheng Chumo nodded. In fact, he was also worried about the safety of Fufeng City just now.
He naturally agreed to Li Ke's proposal, after all, he also knew that he was very strong now.
Even if the most outstanding general in the Tang Dynasty competed with him, he would definitely win!
‘When I go back to Chang'an, I see if that bastard father dares to hit me!’
Li Ke looked at Cheng Chumo's face with an inexplicable smile, confused, but he didn't ask.
A faint moonlight covered the tent. Seeing that it was indeed not early, Li Ke got up and walked towards his tent.
After gently turning on the curtain, Li Ke found that Xiaolizhi was already asleep on the bed, with a trace of saliva hanging beside her mouth.
The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and Li Ke sat on the edge of the bed to start practicing.
Qinghe County
Cui Neng calmly tasted a cup of tea in his hand.
It looks very leisurely.
However, the next moment, Cui Neng smashed the teacup hard on the ground.
The crisp sound scared the maid who was serving the side so excited that she was shocked, and the fruit plate in her hand fell to the ground.
Seeing the sound beside him, Cui Neng glanced casually.
"The head of the family atones!"
In a panic, the maid quickly knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.
Cui Qing smiled and said softly: "No problem, be careful next time! Let's go down first!"
Hearing Cui Yan's words, the maid raised her pretty face and her eyes were filled with surprise.
In addition to being surprised, the maid said gratefully: "Thank you, the master of the family, for being magnanimous! I will leave!"
Cui Qing nodded casually and turned around and picked up another teacup.
After waiting for the maid to retreat in a panic, Cui Yan whispered: "Come here! Take the maid just now to the mosque and say that it was my Cui family's gift to the monk! Remember to keep your whereabouts secret!"
"promise!"
A gloomy sound came from the darkness, and a sneer appeared on Cui Qing's face.
After dealing with the maid's matter, Cui Neng was anxious.
Cui Wen was very surprised that Li Shimin dared to send Xuanjia Army to urgently aid Li Ke.
Thinking that Li Shimin was extremely relaxed in guarding around him now, Cui Qing's eyes were gloomy and sunny.
After thinking for a long time, Cui Neng sighed helplessly.
He knew very well that even if the guards around Li Shimin were relaxing, he could only watch with his eyes.
After all, the 20,000 imperial guards in Chang'an are not decorations.
There are tens of thousands of private soldiers controlled by the Cui family, but if he dares to send troops to surround Chang'an, then his Cui family will be in danger.
Besides, Li Shimin is not weak either. Just talking about military command, he is also a world-class commander!
Therefore, the attention to conquering Chang'an is destined to be just empty talk.
At this point, Cui Yi could only take advantage of the situation that had not yet developed to an irreversible state and quickly cancel the rest of the actions.
Because, he had no choice but to use the combination of Li Jing and the Three Thousand Xuanjia Army!
Unless, join forces with several other top families!
However, when Cui Yan thought of those old foxes, he felt so angry that he felt annoyed.
One or two people retreated decisively when they saw that the situation was wrong. If it weren't for this, how could he, Cui Ling, be so in a dilemma at this time?
Chapter completed!