Turbulent Times Chapter 1585: The secret letter Li Shimin received
Boom!
The No. 1 Assassin King snorted coldly: "Good time!"
The No. 1 Killer King obviously didn't think that Wang Junlin would not take the opportunity to escape, but instead took the initiative to kill him.
With one sword, he knocked away the blade that Wang Junlin was attacking with all his strength, and with the other hand, he swung his sleeves and attacked Wang Junlin's face.
After Wang Junlin survived a head-on confrontation with the No. 1 Killer King just now, he knew that the previous siege of the No. 1 Killer King ended up consuming a lot of energy, and he also suffered serious injuries. , so I completely settled down,
While his feet were swaying, Wang Junlin dodged the sleeve that the No. 1 Assassin King greeted.
It's just that, seeing that he was about to succeed, the No. 1 killer king didn't see any movement, and his body disappeared in a flash.
But when Wang Junlin was terrified and turned around abruptly, No. 1 Killer King had already appeared on his left side, stabbing his neck with a sword.
The Spring and Autumn Valley Master shouted angrily, and slashed the No. 1 Killer King's waist with a punch from bottom to top.
"Boom!"
The No. 1 Killer King struck out with his right fist, and collided with Spring and Autumn Valley Master, causing Spring and Autumn Valley Master to fall back six or seven steps before he stabilized his body.
At this time, Wang Junlin pressed forward again, and used the most powerful Spring and Autumn Saber style on the back of the No. 1 Killer King, chopping off the No. 1 Killer King's neck.
Boom!
Wang Junlin's blade collided with the tip of the sword that appeared strangely, and his blade was forced aside by a strange sticky force. Not to mention, the King of Killers flicked his finger on the Longque Knife with his backhand, and the blade sounded The violent fluctuations immediately spread to Wang Junlin's body, shaking Wang Junlin's whole body, almost vomiting blood, and couldn't help but retreated sharply.
The No. 1 Assassin King has already followed closely, with a slight movement of his wrist, the thin sword in his hand has already stabbed towards Wang Junlin's throat.
At this time, the worm demon and Shen Guoer's little gold and silver snakes, who hadn't intervened all this time, turned into two crossbow arrows, and suddenly pierced the eyes of No. 1 Killer King silently.
The No. 1 Assassin King's eyes flickered with light, he had no choice but to stand still, retracted the thin sword in his hand, and stabbed the gold and silver snakes with a sword, knocking the two snakes into the air, the whole process was very fast The naked eye has been difficult to catch.
At this moment, nearly a thousand experts from the nearby Special Forces rushed over upon hearing the sound, and other soldiers of the Far East Army also surrounded them.
Seeing that it was difficult to kill Wang Junlin, the No. 1 killer king suddenly changed his direction and no longer went to kill Wang Junlin, but appeared in front of Shen Guoer like a ghost, and grabbed his neck.
Shen Guoer's expression changed, and she tried her best to dodge, but the No. 1 Assassin King's speed was too fast. As soon as she made a move, she was picked up by the No. 1 Assassin King.
Wang Junlin, Spring and Autumn Valley Master, and Chong Yao who were rushing towards this side while their faces were changing drastically, had to stop and stare at No. 1 Killer King with gloomy expressions.
The No. 1 Assassin King didn't say anything, and suddenly stood up with Shen Guo'er, who seemed to have lost the ability to struggle, and disappeared into the night in a flicker before the experts of the special forces surrounded him. gone.
Wang Junlin, the master of Spring and Autumn Valley, and the nearly thousand special forces experts led by Chong Yao have no chance to stay with each other. He can order the army to shoot arrows to trap No. 1 Killer King, but the opponent has Shen Guoer as a hostage. Wang Junlin has always regarded Shen Guo'er as a relative, like a younger sister, so how could he ignore Shen Guo'er's life and death in order to kill the No. 1 Killer King.
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In the place where the southeast side of Xiahedong under the Li Yuan Group and Xiashanggu County under the Far East Army were connected, there were five military villages built, the largest Shisha Village was the main one.
Li Shimin's 100,000 elite soldiers were stationed in these five military villages, of which 60,000 were stationed in Shisha Village, and 10,000 troops were stationed in the other four military villages.
On November 24th, Li Shimin got up early in the morning and went to various military camps for inspection.
The Shisha Village under Li Yuan's rule is less than a hundred miles away from the border of Shanggu County of the Far East Army. Due to the geographical location and terrain, this is the most important section of the border defense line connecting the two sides for more than a thousand miles.
One hundred and fourteen miles to the southeast of Shisha Village is the main station of the 150,000 troops of Tiger Camp, Iron Spear Camp, and Iron Hammer Camp of the Far Eastern Army.
For more than a month, the Far Eastern Army has stationed 150,000 troops in Hegu County, making a large army to suppress the border
Attitude, several times launched attacks on Li Shimin's five border military strongholds. The military village was blocked outside by Li Shimin.
No matter what Li Shimin thinks in his heart, he has always shown his love for soldiers like sons in peacetime and wartime, and every day, as the second son of the king of Tang Dynasty, he patrols the camps of each army twice every day, caring for the food of soldiers And the warm environment played a big role in maintaining sufficient morale in the army.
But today, when Li Shimin came out of the city gate of Shishazhai, he heard several horsemen chasing after him.
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, he quickly stopped his horse, and sent his own soldiers to inquire.
I saw the soldiers leading the order to go forward, talked with those people for a few words, and then led them to gallop.
Among the few people who came, there was one he recognized, and the leader was clearly a confidant of his father's side, and also a retainer of their Li family, named Zhang Tianwen.
Li Shimin knew that Zhang Tianwen was quite trusted by his father, and he had always been by his side all the time, so he did not know why he appeared here.
Although he is only a close servant of his father, Li Shimin knows that the close minister and staff of his father are the people who should not be offended. aroused the suspicion of his father. So he didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly rode forward and asked, "Why did Mr. Zhang appear here?"
That Mr. Zhang did not dare to be disrespectful to Li Shimin, so he quickly dismounted to salute Li Shimin, and then waved his hand. A guard next to him quickly dismounted, solemnly took out an extremely exquisite sandalwood box, and held it in both hands. Delivered to Zhang Tianwen.
Then Zhang Tianwen lifted the sandalwood box high and said in a low voice: "Second Young Master, His Royal Highness Tang Wang has a secret order."
Shocked, Li Shimin quickly rolled off his horse, took the wooden box with a bow, carefully opened it after inspecting the seal, quickly read the contents of the dense spinning, took a deep breath, and ordered the guards around him to put it away, Standing up, he said to Zhang Tianwen: "I already know the secret order of my father. Mr. Zhang has been working so hard from afar, please go back to the post house to rest for a while. After I finish this errand, I will come back at night, and then clean up Mr. Zhang's dust."
That Zhang Tianwen quickly cupped his fists and said, "Second Young Master, you are being polite. When we left Ancheng City, His Royal Highness Tang asked the old man to go early and return early. There was heavy snow on the way before and it delayed two days. It's too late to go back, and the prince doesn't like it. If I don't say the credit for the old man's errand, I'm afraid I won't even have the hard work. Therefore, the second son is really not polite, and it is a matter of military affairs. This old man in Shi Sha Village will not stay any longer Well, it's still early today, so I'm going back to Chang'an City right away, I just want to ask the Second Young Master to give me a few words of order, so I can go back to the old man so that I can do business with the prince."
"Doesn't this make me feel too sorry..."
But Zhang Tianwen didn't wait for him to finish, and immediately said: "It's not that the old man is polite, but it snows a lot on this road, and it will inevitably delay the time to go back to Chang'an City, so we can only go back earlier."
How can Li Shimin not understand Zhang Tianwen's character, he knows that he is extremely cautious and timid, and in his mind, Zhang Tianwen, who is actually mediocre, came here to deliver his father's secret orders, probably Seeing that his side has been firmly blocking the Far East Army, it is a rare opportunity compared to the other three routes, so he has to perform.
You must know that if he worked so hard to come here from Chang'an City in the future, he will inevitably be regarded as a meritorious service if he will do well the errands assigned by his father.
But although Zhang Tianwen arrived at Shisha Village, most of his heart still thought that Shisha Village was the front line, and a war might start at any time. Literati waiting for reading are naturally as far away from danger as possible.
Li Shimin self-righteously figured out what was going on, so he didn't want to keep him anymore, he clasped his fists and said: "So, this commander is also ashamed of Mr. Zhang, and he will return to Chang'an City someday, and then make amends to Mr. Zhang." , Called a school lieutenant, ordered him to order a hundred cavalry, **** Zhang Tianwen, and secretly asked his confidant to return to his temporary commander's mansion in Shishazhai, took five hundred taels of silver, and gave it to Zhang Tianwen.
It was not until he watched Zhang Tianwen go away that Li Shimin turned around, his expression became solemn and dignified. He simply scanned the secret order just now, but he did not expect the situation on the north road and the south side to be so bad. He was full of worries.
Take a deep breath, Lee
Shimin ordered: "Pass down the commander's military order and summon the generals above the captain to the White Tiger Festival Hall for military discussions."
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Zhang Tianwen secretly heaved a sigh of relief after completing the important task that Li Jing had given him, and it was already dark when he returned to the first post in the direction of Chang'an City without showing any signs of expression.
After the hundred cavalry sent by Li Shimin left, Zhang Tianwen secretly met a mysterious guest, and then disappeared overnight in a carriage.
One month later, a white-faced and beardless rich man lived in a simple place in a certain county of Fanyang County.
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The time went back to seven days ago, in Chang'an City, someone reported to Li Yuan that Zhang Tianwen, a retainer and aide, was ill. Li Yuan just ordered Zhang Tianwen to treat the illness well, rewarded him with some money and food, and ignored the matter.
Three days later, someone reported to Li Yuan that Zhang Tianwen's disease had deteriorated and died. These days, because of the unfavorable wars in the north and east, Li Yuan was very busy. He only frowned slightly at the death of a close confidant. He arranged for someone to take over some of Zhang Tianwen's responsibilities, and completely forgot about it.
Let's talk about Li Shimin, but he never doubted the authenticity of this secret decree, not only because Zhang Tianwen is his father Li Yuan's confidant, but also because the handwriting of this letter is his father's, there can be no mistake.
The only thing that made him feel a little heavy was that this secret letter revealed a message that his father and those old guys in Chang'an City were a little panicked.
The reason for this is naturally because of two news.
One is because Li Shentong lost two counties on the North Road, and lost nearly 100,000 horses successively.
Second, the grain road to Longguan from the west was seized, and Chang'an City had no troops to support Longguan for a while.
That's right, the secret order of "Li Yuan" is to let Li Shimin think hard to severely damage the Far Eastern Army in the east, and even break into Shanggu County under the rule of the Far Eastern Army as soon as possible. The battle situation forms a balance.
At the very beginning, facing the aggressive Far Eastern Army, Li Yuan Group made a strategic plan to focus on defense, use the defensive advantages, and consume the Far Eastern Army's strength and money after careful consideration, but now it seems that this strategic plan will change. up.
However, when Li Shimin thought of the current battle situation in the north and west, he sighed, and he could understand why his father and those old guys in Chang'an City made such a change that was obviously eager for quick success——Obviously, his father and Chang'an City Those old guys in the army were afraid that the North and West Route Army would be defeated, and they would be hit by the Far East Army to Taiyuan City or Xi'an City, so they had to change their strategic plan.
In short, from Li Shimin's point of view, this was indeed forced by his father, and based on his understanding of his father and those old guys in Chang'an City who represent powerful families and nobles, it is really normal to make such a change.
It's just that his confidant, the eldest Sun Wuji, didn't send someone to tell him about the matter first, which made him a little surprised, but he didn't think too much about it. For such an accident, it is normal to run behind Zhang Tianwen if there is a delay on the road.
After carefully reading his father's secret order, Li Shimin summoned the generals to discuss **** the Far Eastern Army in large numbers, and even win a big victory on the eastern battlefield. , he does not dare to hope now.
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At the same time, military discussions were also going on in the camp of the Far East Army in Shanghe County, Shanggu County, and in the tent of the Chinese Army.
Compared to the previous military meeting, this time is different—this time Li Jing participated.
A few days ago, after Li Jing used food and grass as bait to easily wipe out Duan Zhixuan's five thousand horse thieves, he went to the barracks to meet Yuchi Jingde and proposed a plan to Yuchi Jingde, Lu Han, and Guan Xiaotong. The chief general of the Far Eastern Army treated Li Jing very politely, without any neglect, but he didn't take it very seriously.
"Just received the intelligence report from the Military Intelligence Office. The Lord of the North Road personally led an army of more than 10,000 troops and guarded the camp alone. Facing the crazy attack of Li Shentong's 100,000 North Road elite soldiers, they fought for more than half a month. In the end, Li Shentong lost three More than 10,000 people retreated, but the prince only lost more than 2,000 horses."
"It's just that after Li Shentong's troops retreated, the legendary No. 1 Assassin King sneaked into the army to assassinate the prince, but was discovered and besieged by His Majesty, but failed. He killed more than a thousand people and fled .”