Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 148 I Not Only Have to Command, I Have to Fight on Horseback

Dongchang!

A name that suddenly appeared, yet tinged with strangeness.

This immediately made everyone present feel a chill in their hearts.

Especially when His Majesty was playing with the Prince's token, Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng looked at each other, feeling very solemn.

After completing the trip, Li Shimin returned to the camp.

All the ministers were seated, and Zheng Anshi presented the contents of the intelligence.

"A stray dog, instead of hiding to save his life, dares to raise an army to attack again."

"It's really ridiculous."

Li Shimin said contemptuously: "This Yishi Yinan is so stupid that he wants to challenge the rules I set. His country will be destroyed and his tongue will be cut off."

"It seems his son is also a bastard and has no brains."

"He suddenly lost and ran away. I was still thinking about how to annihilate him, but he came to me on his own initiative."

"Who gave him the courage?"

Not only him, but others also found it funny.

The Xueyantuo army, which was at its peak, had no power to fight back against the Tang Heavenly Army. It collapsed in an instant and suffered a crushing defeat.

In front of Your Majesty, the remnants of the defeated army dare to show up.

It's not that he's brainless, it's that he's extremely stupid.

"His Majesty!"

Wei Zheng said immediately: "The son of a wealthy family should not sit in the hall."

"Although the sudden defeat is not worth mentioning, they are just a bunch of chickens and dogs, not worth worrying about."

"But your majesty is the supreme ruler, and the country depends on you. It would be inappropriate for you to be in a war situation."

"I request that the emperor lead the army back to Chang'an."

Changsun Wuji also said hurriedly: "I second your proposal. Your Majesty should set off and return to Chang'an immediately."

"There are many generals in the north. If we fail to suppress the Turks, we can leave it to them."

Li Jing and others also advised.

None of them took the sudden defeat seriously.

But since the emperor is here, he is inevitably restrained and has many concerns.

Li Shimin swept his eyes majestically and said calmly: "Let me retreat?"

"joke!"

"When have I ever been cowardly and retreated from others before fighting?"

“Others have always been the only ones who fear me.”

He pointed his finger fiercely and sneered: "Either I kill him or I die!"

"As the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, I am just a small Khan with a few soldiers and horses."

"The Yishiyinans all surrendered, and the Xueyantuo were all destroyed."

"I retreat from him?"

"Who is he?"

Seeing that everyone was about to speak out to persuade him, Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "No need to say anything."

"I won't leave."

"Li Jing!"

He ignored everyone's attempts to speak, and glared at them with his fierce eyes, so majestic and powerful that Wei Zheng swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

"Chen is here!"

"Tell me, what has driven you crazy to dare to bump into me?"

Li Jing said without hesitation: "Your Majesty, it is not difficult to guess."

"Tu Shili used the banner of revenge to win over the remaining forces of Xueyantuo. He knew that Your Majesty was in Xiazhou. If he didn't come, the people's hearts would surely be dispersed."

"In addition, there are still tens of thousands of Xueyantuo captives in Xiazhou who have not been escorted away."

"As long as the war starts, the sudden defeat will divert our attention, and our ability to guard against these prisoners will inevitably weaken."

"His sudden defeat may be due to conspiracy from within and without."

He quickly analyzed it and said, "In this battle, if they lose, they won't fight a big one, just a small one, and then quickly escape."

"As long as he hits him, his goal will be successful and he will achieve his revenge."

Li Shimin twisted his beard, nodded slightly, and said, "Come when you want to, leave when you want to?"

"You thought the grassland was his home?"

"I will make sure he never returns and wipe out the remaining Xueyantuo forces in one fell swoop, putting an end to the threat to the grassland forever."

The grassland is too big.

The Xueyantuo were a people who originally lived on the grasslands. If they wanted to escape, it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack for the Tang Dynasty to pursue them.

This time, it was an opportunity that came to me.

"I will personally direct this time!"

"Don't bother trying to persuade me to leave."

Li Shimin once again emphasized that no one was allowed to speak too much.

"Your Majesty, you think too highly of Tu Shili." Wei Zheng said suddenly, "A little Khan of a fallen nation, who was appointed by Your Majesty, actually requires Your Majesty to personally take action."

"What's the point of having generals then?"

"I, the Tang Dynasty, need your Majesty to take action to deal with a petty thief."

"What a joke."

"Is there no one in the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Shimin glared and said unceremoniously: "Shut up, Wei Zheng!"

"Your Majesty, isn't what I said reasonable?"

Wei Zheng argued: "Your Majesty is acting on his own and undermining the majesty of Heaven."

"I told you to shut up!"

"If the king's behavior is not right, I must advise him." Wei Zheng shouted: "You are not the general of Tiance now, you don't have to lead the army to fight. You have many generals under your command. You are the emperor, the Son of Heaven...!"

Li Shimin was a little too excited and forgot how to deal with Wei Zheng, and started arguing with him head on again.

However, no one spoke up for Wei Zheng, and Changsun Wuji and others also lowered their heads.

They all know what His Majesty is thinking at the moment.

I just feel itchy and want to fight.

In fact, for them, a sudden defeat is nothing, and it’s not a big problem for His Majesty to have fun.

But, everyone is here, which makes them seem useless.

Besides, this is a military achievement that comes to your doorstep.

Your Majesty, are you still lacking in military merit?
You are here to reward military merit, not to compete with us for it.

This is too much. Silence is opposition, silent opposition, deafening.

Li Shimin didn't care about all this, he just wanted to give orders.

"I will not only command."

"I will also mount my horse and fight, I will draw my bow and shoot..."

Li Shimin said angrily: "Wei Zheng, if you dare to say another word, I will use you as a target."

"Believe it or not."

Wei Zheng was not afraid at all and objected fiercely, "Your Majesty, are you still the emperor?"

"Do you still have the image of an emperor, and do you still have the behavior that an emperor should have?"

Li Shimin suddenly calmed down, chuckled, and said, "Okay, you know I am the emperor."

"Now, I order you to shut up."

"As a subject, if you don't obey the king's orders, you are disobeying his orders."

"If you don't obey my orders, will other officials obey my orders?"

"If everyone doesn't obey my orders, how can the emperor have authority?"

"Am I still the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty?"

Wei Zheng said: "It is precisely because you are the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty that..."

As he spoke, he began to lose confidence.

His starting point was to protect the emperor, but the emperor had said so much, if he continued to oppose, he would be putting the cart before the horse.

Seeing that the situation was almost serious, Changsun Wuji advised: "Duke Zheng, it's just a small setback, not that serious."

"Humph!"

Li Shimin snorted coldly. The prince can use his title to pressure others, but as a father, why shouldn’t I?

I never thought about it before, but now I have learned it.

Take your time cooking you country bumpkin.

"Bring me the map!"

Immediately, the map was presented, Li Shimin stood up and called everyone to gather around.

"Li Junxian."

"The minister is here."

"Send out your scouts immediately to search for traces of the defeated army. Report back as soon as you get any news!"

"Yes!"

Li Junxian left immediately. Li Shimin stared at the map and said, "The grassland is vast, and it is flat land as far as the eye can see."

"There is no place suitable for an ambush."

"Pharmacist, what do you think we should do?"

Li Jing would not speak unless he was called out.

"Your Majesty, we want to annihilate the remaining Xueyantuo forces and prevent Tushili from escaping again."

Li Jing pointed at the map and said, "He is heading for Xiazhou. We can send a detachment of cavalry to move around to his back and cut off his retreat."

"At the same time, we should order the armies of Shuo, Dai, Liang, etc. to move out separately and encircle us from the east, west, north and multiple directions."

"Prepare a double team to form a huge pocket. If he dares to come to Xiazhou after losing the battle, he will definitely not come back."

Li Ji said: "But it is still unclear where the Tu Shili are going, so it is difficult to determine their route."

Li Shimin said calmly: "Don't worry about that. As long as I am still in Xiazhou, he will definitely come."

"The scouts have been sent out, and I believe we will have news about him soon."

"Besides, his marching route is not difficult to determine."

"It's just this one, and here, and here..."

He pointed at three places on the map and said, "I don't think Tu Shili has too much baggage. He may just be bluffing and then turn around and leave immediately."

Everyone nodded. The Xueyantuo Kingdom was destroyed, but a large amount of food and grass was lost.

A sudden defeat makes it impossible to fight a protracted war.

He doesn't have the strength to fight.

"We can't scare him away."

"Give me the order."

Li Shimin said: "Order the armies of Dai, Shuo, Liang and other places to move out immediately..."

"Yes!"

He stared at the map and said, "Let's wait for the news from the scouts to see how far the sudden defeat has gone."

"But, in order to cut off their retreat, which detachment should we send?"

Li Jing reminded: "It is better to be precise rather than excessive."

Hear the words.

Cheng Zhijie raised his head with his nose in the air and said proudly, "When it comes to elite troops, who can compare to my new army?"

"Your Majesty, I ask the new army to be responsible for cutting off the retreat."

Zhang Sun Wuji spoke up and said, "Once they suddenly lose, they will definitely fight to escape if they find out about our intention to annihilate them. The pressure they will bear later will be extraordinary."

"The new army is not suitable."

The new troops are precious. If they are asked to take charge of stopping a group of desperately fleeing enemy troops, the casualties will surely be huge, perhaps even unimaginable.

Li Shimin refused without thinking.

"Let Xue Wanjun go."

"Xue Wanjun is guilty. I will give him a chance to redeem himself. If I let him go, my crime will be even more serious."

No one had any objection to this.

"Then let's do this for now."

Li Shimin made arrangements and began to interrogate Zheng Anshi.

He took out the prince's token, and no one doubted the information.

But everyone was very curious about the East Factory he mentioned.

"Your Majesty, I think I have seen this person before."

Niu Jinda looked at Zheng Anshi who was kneeling on the ground and said with some confusion.

"You've seen it? Where?"

Li Daliang shouted in surprise: "In Songzhou!"