Dou Jiande quickly shouted: "Wait a minute, don't kill me. I am the King of Xia. I can make you rich and noble. Take me to see Li Shimin!" Bai Shirang's long stem stopped in the air, and a few drops of blood fell from the stem. The blood dripped from the trough, staining Dou Jiande's chest red. He and Yang Wuwei asked at the same time: "Are you King Dou Jiande of Xia?!" Dou Jiande closed his eyes and said slowly: "Take me to see Li Shimin. You won¡¯t regret it.¡± An hour later, Dou Jiande was tied up all over and stood with his head held high in the lobby of the Tang Army¡¯s Hulao Pass. There were many generals of the Tang Army on both sides, with excitement on their faces. His thigh was injured. The wound has been treated by a medical officer, and gold wound medicine has been applied and a bandage has been tied. The bleeding is no longer happening now. The face of this Hebei hero has turned pale due to excessive blood loss, but the blood between his eyebrows has His strength and arrogance remain undiminished. General Li Shimin was wearing a large armor, with blood stains all over his armor. He was sitting behind the commander's case. He said calmly to Generals Bai Shirang and Yang Wuwei who were standing behind Dou Jiande: "Two generals, this time you have captured the enemy." Commander, you have made great contributions. I will definitely record them here and reward you according to the law. Now you can retire." Bai Shirang and Yang Wuwei thanked them repeatedly and left with great joy. Li Shimin's eyes fell on Dou Jiande. A flash of light flashed in his eyes: "Dou Jiande, I don't know what you are thinking. I'm here to beat my Wang Shichong. You are fine in Hebei, why do you have to stand out and block my troops?" Dou Jiande laughed: "I If you don't come here, won't you Li Tang still have to go to Hebei and spread the war to Hebei, which is already full of wounds? I am here today to save you the trouble of going to Hebei again." All the generals present laughed. After laughing, Li Shimin's expression was serious. He looked at Dou Jiande and sighed: "King Xia still cares about the people of Hebei and does not want them to suffer military disasters again. For this reason, Shimin admires me, but I, the Tang Dynasty, It is destiny. We will fight today. King Xia should know this very well." Dou Jiande closed his eyes, and two lines of clear tears flowed from the corners of his eyes: "I am destined to die. It is not a crime of war. I think that I, Dou Jiande, have been running for many years. , after raising the army, I was invincible. The elite soldiers and generals of the Sui Dynasty and the powerful warriors of Hebei all gave me a fight. I thought that there was no hero in the world who could surpass me, but I didn¡¯t expect that today in front of Hulao Pass, I would lose everything in the battle. , Life has been like a dream for fifty years. If I can lose to you, Li Tang, I, Dou Jiande, have nothing to say!" Li Shimin nodded and said: "In today's battle, our army killed more than 3,000 people, chasing you Xia! The army marched for more than thirty miles and captured more than 50,000 people. If it hadn't been for the darkness, I thought God was kind enough to order a halt to the pursuit. I'm afraid your casualties would have doubled. Now your wife Cao Shirang and Qi Shirang, Pei Shiju and others fled to Hebei. Dou Jiande, since you said you would come today and take your country without us going to Hebei, can you do something now? " Dou Jiande opened his eyes and said solemnly: "You want me? What I am doing is to write a letter to my wife and subordinates, asking them to give up resistance and surrender to your Tang Dynasty, right?" Li Shimin smiled slightly: "Even you have become our prisoner, so why should we bother to wipe out Hebei? What? It's just that I don't want to start another war and cause death to the people. Dou Jiande, the people of Hebei will be grateful to you for writing this letter of surrender, and I will also thank you for your kindness and plead with the emperor to spare your life! " Dou Jiande laughed: "Just like sparing Xue Rengao, Li Gui and the others live?" Li Shimin's face changed, and Li Shiji on the side said loudly: "Bold Dou Jiande, do you want to use Hebei to bargain with Datang? I don¡¯t have the qualifications now!¡± Li Shimin waved his hand: ¡°General Li, don¡¯t be like this. Although Dou Jiande was defeated and captured, he cared about the people and was still a hero. He never asked for mercy from the beginning to the end. We should treat him with courtesy. . " Having said this, Li Shimin looked at Dou Jiande and said seriously: "Your life or death can only be decided by your father. I can't make any promises to you, but I, Li Shimin, have said that I will try my best to plead with my father for you. Otherwise, just because you can keep peace in this troubled world, even if the army is defeated, you can still consider the people. I, Li Shimin, admire you! " Dou Jiande sneered and said: "Well, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. Needless to say, I have thought of today's outcome since I raised the army. However, Li Shimin, since you are so honest today, if I, Dou Jiande, can meet you again in my next life , I am also willing to make a friend, bring me pen and ink, and I will write a letter right away. " Having said this, he turned to look at Li Shiji and sneered: "The thing I regret most is that I treated you and my son like a pair of white-eyed wolves with good intentions. If I could do it over again, I would definitely kill you. The pan is cooked! " Li Shiji's face turned blue and red, and he had nothing to say. Li Shimin laughed and said: "Dou Jiande, you are indeed a man. Well, I can't guarantee your life or death, but I can write this letter to you and spare your subordinates. Send an order to Xia Jun's More than 50,000 prisoners were all released, and each was given ten days of dry food and allowed to return to Hebei!" Changsun Wuji curled his lips: "King Qin, I'm just afraid" Li Shimin waved his hand: "Nothing. Since Dou Jiande is willing to surrender, they will be my subjects of the Tang Dynasty when they return to Hebei. They will not cause any trouble. Send an order that the whole army will have a banquet today and return to Luoyang tomorrow. Dou Jiande, don't you want to come and see Wang Shichong? I will give you a chance to see him!" Dongdu, Luoyang, Nancheng City. Wang Shichong looked relaxed and looked hundreds of miles away to the east. The wind was blowing gently. He closed his eyes and twitched his nose: "Well, I seem to smell the bloody smell on the battlefield in front of Hulao Pass." "It's really a battle that can be recorded in history." Wei Zheng looked serious and said solemnly: "My lord, the Xia army was defeated in the first battle and Dou Jiande was captured. This is definitely not a good thing for us. Now all the generals are uneasy. , I think Luoyang is going to be doomed, please make a decision quickly. We have to summon Li Jing and Yang Xuangan to help quickly!" Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Can these two masters of war be summoned at will? , They are very aware of my strategic intentions. After Li Shimin killed Dou Jiande this time, he must have thought that Luoyang City was within easy reach, but this time, I will teach him how to set up real strategic traps. " At this point, Wang Shichong's eyes turned up! The green light flashed: "Send the order to attack in Kaicheng and attack the Tang Army camp in the south. After breaking the camp, everyone will withdraw! I want Li Shimin to know that we are panicking and want to break out. Only in this way will he bring all The main force, really take root in the south, hehe, then I will give him a big surprise!"