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Chapter 948

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    The weather at the end of June, if you say you change your face, you will change your face.  The sky above Chang'an City was sunny and golden just a moment ago.  The next moment, dark clouds had already gathered, blocking the sun, and it looked like black clouds were overwhelming the city.  Immediately, it began to pour down again.  A heavy rain fell, temporarily taking away the scorching heat, and the air became cooler.

    When it was raining, Li Shimin also went to the gate of the main hall, feeling the coolness brought by the rain.  It's just that Li Shimin looked at the misty water mist and the water droplets splashed on the ground, but his mind drifted far away, thinking about the situation in the Western Regions.

    Hou Junji's assassination failed, and with Du Qi's disposition, he was not the one to suffer. I don't know how Du Qi will respond.  Moreover, the intelligence system under Li Shimin's command was also running at high speed, carefully watching the Western Regions, waiting for Du Qi's movement.

    "Step! Step!!"

    Suddenly, there were footsteps in the distance.

    A figure ran quickly from the rain, and soon came to the gate of the main hall.  The person who came was a servant, he came in front of Li Shimin, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Longyou Dao!"

    While speaking, Sentry handed over the letter.

    Tang Zhen came out from the side. He took the letter and handed it to Li Shimin.  Li Shimin quickly opened the letter, but at this moment, his hand that opened the letter trembled a little.  This is not fear, but a little nervous.  When Li Shimin opened the letter and saw the contents inside, his complexion changed drastically, and his face became gloomy.

    In anger, Li Shimin kneaded the letter into a ball and threw it out.

    "Waste, waste!"

    Li Shimin scolded.

    The contents of the letter were sent back by someone arranged by Su Dingfang, and it recorded that Du Qi suddenly led an army into the territory of Guazhou. The general events were recorded in great detail.  From the sudden attack of Du Qi's army, there was no news from Guazhou.  Then when Du Qi's army arrived, Hou Junji was stationed outside the city, so that he was surrounded by groups.  Su Dingfang's own troops were insufficient, and Du Qi specially sent troops to watch over him, so he was unable to rush to help Hou Junji, so that in the end Hou Junji was defeated and was captured alive by Du Qi.

    This is the message in the letter.

    Li Shimin turned around and went to the main hall. He ordered in his mouth: "Summon, summon Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling and Wei Zheng to enter the palace. Besides, also inform Li Jing to enter the palace for an audience."

    Tang Zhen immediately arranged the arrangement, and then he returned to the palace and stood beside Li Shimin.  It's just that Tang Zhen stood aside, even at a certain distance, he could still feel Li Shimin's anger.

    That's real anger.

    Last time, when Du Qi took down Hou Junji, Li Shimin was never so angry.  This time Hou Junji was defeated again, Li Shimin was furious, but Li Shimin didn't get angry, making the atmosphere in the hall as if a spark could trigger a tsunami at any time.

    Time passed little by little, and after a while, Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and Li Jing entered one after another.  After everyone was seated, Li Shimin didn't go around in circles, and straight to the point talked about the defeat of Hou Junji.

    When everyone heard the words, their complexions changed drastically.

    Hou Junji was not only defeated.

    And became a captive again.

    This situation immediately made Datang's side fall into a passive position, making Datang face a difficult situation.  Changsun Wuji and the others have already used their brains, thinking of a way to break the situation.  Because if there is no way to crack it right now, Datang will be in a very embarrassing situation, and even if one is not handled properly, it will affect the stability of Datang.

    Li Shimin looked around the crowd and said, "Tell me, how should we deal with this matter?"

    When everyone heard the words, they all looked serious.

    The current situation is not optimistic.

    After Changsun Wuji finished listening, he took the lead in saying: "Your Majesty, Hou Junji was defeated and fell into Du Qi's hands. With Su Dingfang's military strength, it is certain that Hou Junji will not be rescued, so I think I can only send troops now."

    "Simply, the army has been summoned before. As long as His Majesty gives an order, our Tang Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops can immediately march to the Western Regions. It's just that Hou Junji has been defeated right now, and the battle on the front line of Guazhou in the Western Regions is tight. Originally, our  The plan is that Du Qi made a false attack, and the real army ambushed on the border of Tubo."

    "Now it seems that it is powerless."

    Changsun Wuji said: "Because it is definitely unrealistic to deal with Tubo at the same time, so Tubo only arranges a certain amount of troops to guard and defend to prevent Tubo from suddenly attacking."

    He was actually a little apprehensive.

    There is no other reason, because when the eldest grandson Chong came back in the past, he said that the Great Tang and Xia Kingdom would go to war, and his son would definitely be taken as a hostage. Although this matter may be Du Qi's threat, even if it is just Du Qi's temporary words,  longSun Wuji was still a little worried.

    However, no matter what, there is only one battle.

    There is no other choice.

    It is impossible to ignore Hou Junji.

    It is impossible to allow Du Qi to enter the territory of Guazhou.

    Fang Xuanling stroked the beard under his chin, sighed: "Your Majesty, I also agree with the suggestion of sending troops, and will no longer deal with Tubo. Guazhou is the territory of the Tang Dynasty and cannot fall into Du Qi's hands. Otherwise, the consequences will be disastrous.  "

    Wei Zheng and Li Jing also spoke, and they all agreed to send troops.

    After listening to everyone's words, Li Shimin sighed.  It wasn't long before he led the army to fight Du Qi, and now he was going to fight again, which made Li Shimin quite helpless.

    To fight Du Qi, Li Shimin is not ready yet.  It's not that the internal preparations were insufficient. Now the internal adjustment of Datang has actually been completed, and everyone respects Li Shimin.  Li Shimin's concern is that there are Tubo, Goguryeo, etc. on the outside, and these aspects have not been dealt with properly. In addition, recently, there have been some movements on the grasslands in the north, and some nomadic peoples have begun to rise. Therefore, Li Shimin still has many external problems.

    Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "If that's the case, then prepare to send troops."

    "yes!"

    Changsun Wuji and others all responded.

    Li Shimin said: "This time the army is sent out, which is the same as the last time. Fang Xuanling stayed behind to assist the crown prince to supervise the country, Li Jing led the army to go out, and Changsun Wuji and Wei Zheng accompanied him, and then sent Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others to accompany him. I  When the Tang army goes to battle, we must go all out, and I will also lead the battle myself."

    "yes!"

    Everyone responded again.

    "Report!"

    At this moment, another servant came in, and the servant said nervously: "Your Majesty, the Northwest Longyou Road has sent an urgent report, and the sentry has arrived at the gate of the main hall, asking for an audience."

    Li Shimin said: "Let him in."

    The servant went to deliver the decree, and the sentinels quickly entered.  This scout was not Su Dingfang's messenger, but was arranged by Li Shimin's subordinates in Guazhou, Longyou Road. He galloped all the way back, looking very tired, and even because of the rain outside, his whole body was soaked.  The ground is all wet.

    However, no one cared that Shao Tan was soaking wet. They looked at Shao Tan one by one, with a trace of tension in their eyes.

    What news from the Western Regions to send back?

    Is it good news?

    Or is it bad news?

    Sentinel knelt down on one knee, took out the plug that blocked the bamboo tube from the bamboo tube behind his back, and took out another letter.  This letter does not get wet at all, because the bamboo tube keeps out the rain.

    Sentinel handed over the letter and said, "Your Majesty, Guazhou City has fallen."

    Boom!  !

    In one sentence, it sounded like a shocking thunderbolt.  When everyone in the hall heard it, their faces showed expressions of disbelief, because they had just received the news that Hou Junji was defeated and captured, and now the news of Guazhou's fall came back.

    Knowing that something was wrong, Tang Zhen immediately took the letter and placed it in front of Li Shimin.  Li Shimin looked at the letter on the desk in front of him, but he paused for a moment, without taking any action.

    Not long after, Li Shimin picked up the letter to check.

    This letter was written by Li Shimin's sentry. It was Du Qi who led the army into the city overnight, and Su Dingfang, Fu Junheng and others surrendered directly.  The news is quite brief, only a general idea.  After all, the detectives were in charge of inquiring about the news, so they couldn't find out how Laiji sneaked in and how Du Qi persuaded Su Dingfang.

    After reading it, Li Shimin couldn't figure it out for a while, how could Su Dingfang submit to Du Qi, even according to the news in the letter, if Du Qi was able to enter the city overnight, it must be Su Dingfang who opened the city gate.  But there are also contradictions. Since Su Dingfang wants to surrender, there is no need to wait until night to open the city gate.

    Li Shimin had complicated emotions in his heart, so he handed over the letter to the following people to check.  After everyone finished watching, Li Shimin said: "Now let's talk about the fall of Guazhou City."

    Everyone looked solemn.

    One by one, looking at the nose, nose and heart, thinking for themselves, because I really don't know where to start with this matter.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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