Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

"He was in Yizhou, but the enemy army was too numerous. Su Changhe couldn't rescue him, and he was still trapped in the city, so he had to ask for reinforcements."

"Yizhou?"

Li Xiao thought for a while and said, "This place is not far from Jinyang, and five or six days away from Chang'an. Why are people there? Are you sure the news is true?" Li Xiao asked suspiciously.

Yizhou is not a small town, so Xue Rengui has no reason to miss it.

"What does Your Highness mean by this?" Su Dingfang said dissatisfiedly, "How can there be any false news about my elder brother's desperate efforts?"

"Your Highness, there is no need to doubt, that kid Chang He is trustworthy, and he will not make such an assertion without certainty." Li Jing explained.

"Okay, I believe what you say, General Li."

Li Xiao nodded, and then said without hesitation: "This trip, I will go in person! General Li has come from a long way, and the soldiers are also physically and mentally exhausted, so it is not appropriate to hurry on the journey, it is better to stay in the capital to recuperate."

"No, I have to go. I don't worry about the others." Li Jing flatly refused.

After a pause, he continued: "It's not that I don't trust Your Highness, but because saving people doesn't require brute force. Your Highness is extremely skilled in martial arts, but you may not have enough experience in sneaking in."

"Then it's up to you!" Li Xiao nodded and continued, "I will leave overnight tonight."

Li Jing's face tightened: "Your Highness, Chang'an has just gone through this catastrophe, and all forces are staring at this place. If you send a large army to attack Yizhou, Chang'an's troops will be empty, and someone will definitely take advantage of it."

Li Xiao suddenly smiled mysteriously: "General Li, does he know how many soldiers I have?"

"Information shows that it's about [-] to [-], isn't it more?" Li Jing asked doubtfully.

"The Fourth Infantry Regiment under my command has more than [-] troops." Li Xiao said slowly.

"Secondly, the main force, the Long Xiang Army, has 8000 people, all of whom are hiding in the dark, and no one knows about it. There is also the [-] Tiger and Cardinal Army led by Li Junxian, who travel by water, and few people know about it."

"So many?" Li Jing was a little surprised, "Isn't Qiongzhou a land of barren supplies? Where did your Highness get so many people?"

"I won't say much about the reason. This time I will lead a thousand elites to set off first. Long Xiang's 1 troops will follow behind. The rest of the troops will stay in Chang'an to ensure that Chang'an is safe. General Li will rest assured." Yes." Li Xiao said slowly.

The corners of Lu Li's lips curled up, and he said proudly, "General Li, don't worry, with our people guarding, even if the enemy sends millions of troops to attack Chang'an, we are confident that we will defeat them."

"it is good!"

Li Jing said with joy on his face, "In this way, I don't have any worries."

"It's not too late, I'll go back and prepare."

Li Xiao nodded, then turned and left.

Looking at Li Xiao's back, Li Jing felt a strong sense of security for some reason.

"I hope Changge can return safely..."

Chapter 446: Will you lose money?

Back at Lantian Villa, Li Xiao immediately called Xue Rengui, and said straight to the point: "I just met Li Jing, and his people found out that Li Changge seems to be in Yizhou."

"Yizhou?"

Xue Rengui thought for a moment before saying: "The guard of Yizhou City is a man named Inugami Mitian. This man is average in force, but insidious and cunning. He is one of the best generals in Dongpu."

"The last time I sneaked into Yizhou City, the city's defenses were weak. I took people to search the whole city but didn't find any clues. Now it seems that this person probably heard the wind and purposely acted for me."

"Are you looking for a general?" Li Xiao fell into deep thought.

Like Datang, all generals who lead troops to fight must be highly skilled in martial arts, and the strategy is second to none. This can be seen from Cheng Yaojin.

Because of the traditional customs that have been passed down since ancient times, before the two armies engage in battle, they are challenged by generals in front of the battle, which can affect the situation of the entire battlefield to a large extent.

But Dongying doesn't play this trick with you. They can come to the shadows, and they are never aboveboard, so they have the so-called generals.

Moreover, the person who can easily find Xue Rengui's name is definitely not an ordinary old Yinbi.

Li Xiao pondered for a moment, then suddenly asked: "Did Jieli Khan recruit?"

"Your Highness, we don't need to call him Khan, his real name is Ashina Doubi."

Xue Rengui said slowly: "I asked him about the situation on the sidelines. He really doesn't know about Li Changge's situation. He is not the one who wants to trade with Dongying."

"Yeah." Li Xiao nodded and murmured, "It seems that she might be in Yizhou. It's not too late. I'll leave tonight."

At this time, Ye Tianchen walked in.

"Your Highness, regarding the identity of the Turkic State Teacher, my subordinates have searched all the princes, marquises, and famous officials who were executed since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and there is no match. This woman is absolutely lying."

After a pause, Ye Tianchen asked, "Your Highness, do you want to interrogate her yourself?"

"I don't have time." Li Xiao thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, just close it if you don't talk about it, and talk about it later."

As for the details of the Turkic State Teacher, Li Xiao felt that it was still necessary to find out, maybe this person had a lot of involvement behind him and could dig out some useful information.

It is strange that Jieli Khan must have known about a Han who went to the Turks to become a national teacher, but he still accepted it with pleasure.

Next, the three chatted about some political affairs.

At this time, the guard came to report, and Cheng Chumo begged to see him.

Li Xiao agrees.

Not long after, Cheng Chumo rolled over like a meat ball with his two hundred kilograms of fat.

"hey-hey……"

Seeing Li Xiao, Cheng Chumo first smiled wretchedly, and then said: "After three years of separation, Your Highness has become more and more handsome, elegant, handsome, dignified, and graceful..."

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Li Xiao said dumbfoundedly: "If you don't know how to use words, don't use them indiscriminately. Look at you like that. Do you have something to ask me?"

"Your Highness, in the past three years, in order to take good care of the property you left behind, I slept later than a dog and woke up earlier than a chicken. I worked diligently day and night and did not dare to relax for a day..."

Cheng Chumo talked more enthusiastically, patted his swollen belly, and said aggrievedly: "Look, in order to live up to your expectations, I lost a lot of weight! The last time I went home, my mother almost didn't recognize me. I come……"

"Then you are awesome! Keep going! I like you!" Li Xiao said with a smile.

"Ah?" Cheng Chu was dumbfounded, "That's all? What else?"

"What else?" Li Xiao asked in surprise.

Cheng Chumo stretched out his hands and rubbed them together, winking.

"Uh... what's wrong with your hand? Are you cramping?" Li Xiao asked seriously.

"Silver!"

Cheng Chumo shouted angrily: "He is a beggar, and he still earns a few copper coins every now and then! I am lucky, I haven't paid monthly money for three years, do you think you are still doing human affairs?"

"Monthly money?" Li Xiao looked surprised, "The whole firm is handed over to you, so you won't get any money?"

With a cold face, Cheng Chu raised his finger to Xue Rengui, and said depressedly, "Ask him!"

"What happened to you?" Li Xiao asked suspiciously.

"Returning to His Highness, the subordinates just sent a few people to protect him and also play a supervisory role. Since it is His Highness's property, it is natural that no one is allowed to enrich his own pockets." Xue Rengui replied blankly.

"Then when Li Ke arrested me, where were your men?"

Cheng Chumo asked angrily: "I'll do the work, and throw it away when it's useless, right?"

"At that time, there was a shortage of manpower. There was no other way but to transfer your people away." Xue Rengui explained, "What's more, aren't you all right?"

"you!"

Cheng Chumo's face flushed with anger: "Okay, don't say anything else, it's all my fault, I just want to get back my wages, I'll do the math for you, round up a whole number, a total of 15 taels."

"This……"

Li Xiao said helplessly: "I really want to give it to you, but I'm afraid your father won't allow it!"

"What does this have to do with my father?"

Cheng Chumo looked puzzled.

At this time, another guard came to report, and Cheng Yaojin asked to see him.

Soon, Cheng Yaojin came in a hurry, grabbed Cheng Chumo's ear and taught him a lesson: "Didn't you be told to ask the King of Yue to collect the debt? Didn't hear clearly or something?"

"Pain! Pain! Pain!"

"Father, can we have a good talk?"

It took Cheng Chumo a lot of effort to break free from Cheng Yaojin's hand.

"I talked to you nicely, but you came here quietly. I agreed to write off King Yue's accounts. I don't want to lose face?" Cheng Yaojin said angrily.

"What? A write-off?"

Cheng Chumo was stunned, and looked at Cheng Yaojin with despair: "Father, what did I do in my previous life that you want to treat me like this?"

Cheng Yaojin pointed to the armor on his body: "Have you seen it? This armor, given by His Highness, is it worth your little money?"

"You sold your son for a suit of armor?"

Cheng Chumo opened his eyes wide and roared, "That's 15 taels! This set of armor costs at most a thousand taels of silver!"

"How much... how much?"

Cheng Yaojin was also stunned.

"Your son works for him, and the monthly salary is 3000 taels of silver, a total of three years, four months and twelve days. How much do you say?"

Cheng Chumo wanted to cry but had no tears.

"How about..." Li Xiao said tentatively, "General Cheng, return the armor to me, and I will pay for it."

"no!"

Cheng Yaojin resolutely said: "One word from a gentleman is hard to follow! Since it is a matter that has been negotiated, how can I go back on my word? Although I am not a gentleman, I will not do such a thing."

"That's fine, Cheng Chumo, you heard it too, the elder's order must not be violated!" Li Xiao said without thinking.

"Are you still human?"

Cheng Chumo continued with a crying voice: "You don't know how much effort I have put in to connect with Huaxia Commercial Bank for the sake of the development of the firm. It's not a credit but hard work. At least I will give you tens of thousands of taels of silver... No, As long as 1 taels, it’s fine as a consolation prize!”

"Makes sense."

Li Xiao thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Lu Li, give Cheng Chumo a suit of armor that fits well, and give it to him as a reward."

"This body shape..." Lu Li said with a twitching corner of his mouth, "How about Mr. Cheng, you should lose a few catties before picking up the armor!"

"Stinky boy, talk too much, follow me!"

Cheng Yaojin dragged Cheng Chumo away with a dissatisfied expression.

Cheng Chumo's expression was unwilling, and he looked up to the sky and sighed, "My money..."

After Cheng Yaojin and the others left, Lu Li said seriously, "Your Highness, are you really planning to leave tonight?"

"if not?"

"According to reliable sources, Changsun Wuji will lead his army back to Beijing within five days, and my subordinates are worried..."

"He replied to him. Our people are stationed outside the city and don't listen to anyone's orders. If he has the courage, he will try!" Li Xiao said angrily.

"This subordinate understands." Lu Li nodded.

"Ye Tianchen!" Li Xiao shouted.

"Subordinates are here!"

"This time you and Lu Li stay in Chang'an, he is the master and you are the assistant, understand?"

"Subordinates obey!"

"Xue Rengui!"

"Subordinates are here!"

"Go back and prepare, set off in an hour!"

Chapter 447: Battle of Huaizhou

Two days later, on an official road hundreds of miles away from Chang'an, countless cavalry galloped.

They were all wearing dazzling alloy armors, even the horses were wearing thick armors, and others couldn't help being in awe when they saw them.

There were countless refugees on the road, but when they saw the flags with Chinese characters flying among the cavalry, they couldn't help but stop and salute.