Li Mu pondered for a moment and said to Usman: "Flying pigeon sent a letter to inform the Prince of Hejian, and asked him to come to Kucha to discuss matters.

When Usman received the order and left, Moham was even more surprised. He originally thought that Li Mu's status was under the position of Prince Hejian, but now it seems that it is above him. It seems that this marquis is not just not simple.

Li Xiaogong was on the way back, not far from Kucha. He immediately set off after receiving a letter from Fei Ge, and arrived the next dusk.

Li Mu welcomed him into the hall without greetings, and asked directly: "Where will we go next, what are the best ideas of the prince?"

Li Xiaogong was mentally prepared for Li Mu to ask this question. He pursed his lips and wandered for a long time, and said, "I feel... well, I'll forget it."

"Tong'e has already escaped from the dark sun. Now we may turn around and chase after you, but we may not be able to catch up. The terrain is complex and the climate is changing. We are not familiar with it. We are rushing to pursue it in a hurry. There are too many uncontrollable factors, so it is difficult to achieve the results!"

"We cannot get entangled with them for a long time in the Turkic people living in such an environment for generations. We may even be eaten by them if we chase them in the end!"

Li Mu nodded and said nothing, but just looked at Li Xiaogong. Li Xiaogong was a little furious when he saw him, avoided his sight and said, "Look at what I did, this is the truth. Can I still punish you?

Li Mu was silent for a while and said, "This time he had a mortal hatred. If Tong'e was given a chance to breathe, he would definitely make a comeback. Moreover, he should not be happy too early. Although the Turks were seriously injured this time, they still had certain power and were still the overlord among the countries in the Western Regions. If he was determined to stir up the Silk Road, the trade route would probably be abandoned."

"A small fight is nothing, just send troops." Liu Lixiaogong said indifferently: "Isn't it just for the imperial court to set up the Xiangdu Protectorate? If all the Turks are really killed, it will not be a good thing for our Tang Dynasty. If the countries in the Western Regions have no crisis, they will rely less on us. Over time, I am afraid that I will feel unjust."

"That's all?"

Li Xiaogong felt guilty and his voice became louder: "That's all, what else can I do, of course it's all!"

Li Mu smiled and said, "Why should uncle hide it from me? You don't have any in your heart, worrying that you will be able to dominate the master with great achievements?"

Li Xiaogong's face turned ugly, but Li Mu turned a blind eye and simply pointed it out, saying, "This great defeat to the Turks is a great victory that has not been seen since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Your Majesty's Eastern Expedition has not achieved any results so far. Compared with the two, your contribution will be highlighted. If you take advantage of the victory to pursue the Western Turks, and your previous martial arts will also compare Your Majesty. If you are worried about pursuing the Turks and winning another great victory, you will be even more incomprehensible."

Li Mu stared at Li Xiaogong and said, "You are worried that you will not be able to protect yourself!"

Li Xiaogong was angry and angry, saying, "I'm worried about something wrong? Li Mu, don't think you are smart! Why can't I think what you can think of? You are right at all, I'm just worried, what's wrong with me? It's normal, I don't want to rebel, I just want to spend my old age. Is this wrong? Do you have this leisure, or are you worried about yourself! Your Majesty is a wise monarch, and he can tell whether the contribution of this battle is great or I am great at all!"

"I'm not afraid!" Li Mu said without worries: "If there are too many lice, I don't care."

"Don't you care?" Li Xiaogong laughed in anger: "Okay, if you don't care, then I don't care. Let's chase you! After a battle, I'm happy to leave my name in history!"

"No!" Surprisingly, Li Mu looked at Li Xiaogong and said, "You can't go."

"Huh?" Li Xiaogong was puzzled: "If you don't let me go, who will go, you will go?" He smiled: "This is more than a thousand miles to go to Mobei. If you want to seal the wolf's servant, you must have that ability!"

"It's me to go." Li Mu ignored Li Xiaogong's mockery and said, "Your Majesty's decree to you is to guard Dingxiang. The decree given to me is to deal with the invading enemy. What's more, the prince is in Dingxiang, and you must protect the crown prince. The pursuit can only be left to me. Uncle, please rest assured, I have been in place for a long time for this battle. Now that the first battle has been won, the morale is in full swing, and it is the time to advance straight and take advantage of the victory to pursue. Furthermore, Tong'e is newly defeated, and now there are only 40,000 to 50,000 defeated troops, and thousands of miles away from the old nest in the north of the Mo, it is a great opportunity to wipe out it completely. If this disaster can be eliminated, the Tang Dynasty will be able to take advantage of the Western Regions in one step, and there will be no more disasters in the Western Regions within at least three or five generations."

Li Xiaogong understood that Li Mu wanted to take on the disaster of "the great achievements over the master" on his shoulders, so that he could liberate him, and even if Li Shimin targeted him, he would not target him. But this was indeed a dead end for Li Mu. If he was defeated, the thousand-mile yellow sand would be his burial place. If he won, he would be afraid that the king would not be able to tolerate him.

Li Xiaogong sighed, "Why are you going? It is not good for you to go or not, so it is best not to go. This battle is not a must-win, there is risk!"

"No war is bound to win, but at this time, the victory is far greater than the loss. Now our army's strength and morale are far superior to the enemy. The enemy has become a frightened bird. They don't believe they can win now, let alone combat effectiveness. If they miss this good opportunity, I don't know what time it will be next."

"I have decided. You will bring 10,000 back to Dingxiang to defend the city, and give me 30,000 cavalry. I will take the head of Tong'e and completely wipe out the Western Turks!"

Li Xiaogong looked at Li Mu, but he stopped talking. But in the end, he didn't say anything. In his opinion, Li Mu's cunning strategy was far above him, and he naturally thought of what he could think of. If he said anything, it was all nonsense.

"I listen to you, and I listen to you. You are the Shangshu Ling, you are the General of the Cavalry, and the last general will just take the order!"

...

Li Mu led a large army to attack the Western Turks, and his every move touched the hearts of the Tang Dynasty. Because of the existence of Fei Ge's letters, the news was conveyed quickly. On the fourth day of Kucha's rescue, Chang'an City received the news. On the seventh day, Li Shimin, who was far away in Liaodong, had also received a secret report from the Dongchangzi.

The news of defending Kucha City made Li Shimin breathe a sigh of relief, and at the same time, he was even more looking forward to the twenty tiger cannons sent by Li Mu. The tiger cannon is not a flying pigeon, so he has to transport it honestly. Calculate the days, and in another seven or eight days, it will be around. Li Shimin sent someone to urge him one day, and wished he could pull the cannons over the next moment, bombarding the city walls of Liaodong City, so that he could return the tomb immediately to support the war in the northwest.

In order to boost morale and also to shock the little girl, Li Tai published this news in the Tang Dynasty Daily. When the people of Chang'an City heard the victory of the army, they all cheered excitedly. They were originally worried that Li Mu would not be able to fight this battle well. Now that the news has been heard, it is a pity for him to be relieved.

And from the most realistic perspective, if Li Mu could not defend the enemy, then after the Turks broke through Dingxiang, they would directly face the city of Chang'an like Jie Li back then. Now the emperor and the prince are not in court, and there is not even a person to make a decision. The fate of Chang'an City can be imagined. At that time, all the people in the city would have to suffer...

Fortunately, the marquis is the marquis, and the immortal is the immortal. He is well-known and has defended Kucha. He not only achieved the goal of defending the enemy from outside, but also at home and abroad. It is still hundreds of miles away from Dingxiang, and Chang'an City is even more worry-free.

Before he could have enough happiness, a happier news came back. Prince Li Xiaogong of Hejian sent out a surprise army and set up an ambush with the Tam River. He blocked most of the Western Turks who wanted to bypass the Tam River and sneak attacked Dingxiang, and gave them a half-cross to attack. Most of the people could not understand the word "half-cross" attack, but they could understand the results of the battle. In this battle, the 150,000 Turkic army annihilated 50,000, captured more than 10,000, and seized countless war horses and food. The Turks were only left with 40,000 to 50,000 remaining defeated soldiers and fled to their nests.

No one could have imagined such a magical plot. At the beginning, the people were talking about it, thinking that it was the strategy of regent Li Tai. That was the Turkic cavalry, the biggest enemy of the Tang Dynasty, how could it be defeated so easily?

Li Tai didn't believe it either. He sent dozens of pigeons to ask, but the reply he received was that this was the truth. Even after counting the results, it was even more exaggerated than before.

The people in Chang'an City are in full swing!

God blessed the Tang Dynasty, and the Turks were defeated! There was no need to worry about the safety of Chang'an City. Relieve it! I breathed a sigh of relief! Li Xiaogong's reputation immediately spread throughout Chang'an City. Many young people did not know him, so those older people began to popularize their science for them. When Li Xiaogong was young, how to take Jiangnan, Li Jing was once a general under his command.

Li Xiaogong was praised as having nothing in the sky and not on the earth, and the title of the Tang Dynasty's military god was immediately transferred from Li Jing's head to Li Xiaogong's head.

I think so, decades ago, Li Jing was still the big-headed soldier under Li Xiaogong's tent. How could he compare?

The people in the capital were extremely happy to buy wine and meat in the store, preparing to celebrate. Many shops even provided free wine and meat to celebrate the victory of the king. As a result, just noon that day, the wine and meat in the capital were sold out. On the way home, they sent someone to make wine. Fang Xuanling, who was preparing a drink in the evening, didn't buy a drop of wine.

It is a trivial matter to not drink alcohol, but Fang Xuanling is best at seeing the small things and immediately realizes that something seems to be wrong behind this. He hurriedly ordered people to fall into the sedan chair and go on a private visit in person to understand the people's situation.

Fang Xuanling was walking on the street, and all he heard was how the Hejian prince loved his soldiers as much as his son, how he was good at fighting, how he was the first to be a leader, how he could make a brilliant plan and plan his own strategy... He counted secretly, walked a hundred steps away, and heard eighty-time King of Hejian princes, and they were all famous words, without a single word of slander!

This made Fang Xuanling's hair stand on his back. He suddenly thought that the prince was now in Dingxiang. If Li Xiaogong was dissatisfied with what the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty had done at that time, he would take the princes to induce the princes... the world was in chaos immediately!

"No, enter the palace!" Fang Xuanling was forced to make a decision at this time, turned around and walked towards the imperial city.

Li Tai was the regent, not the prince, and did not dare to live in the Eastern Palace, so he lived in his mother, Empress Changsun's Lizheng Hall. He met all officials every day and was in this Lizheng Hall. When he could not make a decision when he encountered any matter, he asked his mother and he would always be enlightened.

Just after answering the answer, Li Tai was talking to Empress Changsun. When he saw Fang Xuanling leaving and returning, he was confused. Before he could speak, he heard Fang Xuanling say, "It's not good, something big happened!"

Li Tai respected Fang Xuanling very much and hurriedly said, "Don't worry, if something big happens, tell me slowly!"

"Oh!" Fang Xuanling was so anxious that he stomped his feet and told him about the cause of the incident. After that, Li Tai and Empress Changsun's faces also became a little ugly.

Fang Xuanling sighed and said, "Now the prestige of Hejian Prince in the people is unparalleled, and the people regard him as a military god!" After a pause, Fang Xuanling said, "The streets are talking about how powerful he is, but no one praises Your Majesty! Your Majesty has never opened up the situation. If this continues, the people will probably only know that there is the Hejian Prince, but not the emperor!"

"Not to it." Empress Changsun was a virtuous person after all, shook her head and said, "I think the prince of Hejian is a person who knows one or two. He is not a ruthless person. Now he is leading the army to protect the country and kill the enemy on the front line. We cannot be so suspicious of him, and will make the hearts of the meritorious soldiers." As he said, he emphasized his tone, as if he was emphasizing Fang Xuanling, or as if he was emphasizing himself: "Although he has made a loud noise, the news sent back also said that the Turks still have at least 50,000, which is actually equivalent to our army's strength. If they have repaired it and fight for life, the outcome will be unknown. If the war is not over, we must be united with sincerity and put the overall situation first."

Li Tai nodded and said, "What my mother said is so much, you have been worried."

Fang Xuanling stamped his feet in a hurry: "Is the old minister the one who ignores the overall situation?" He whispered: "What the queen said is not bad at all, but she thinks less of the matter. The prince!"

Seeing that the two of them hadn't reacted yet, Fang Xuanling shouted again: "Li Mu!"

"Crown Prince? Li Mu?" Empress Changsun was extremely smart and instantly understood what Fang Xuanling meant. She waved her hand and walked back and asked, "What Fang Xiang means..."

"Empress, I have had a lot of dealings with the Prince of Hejian. The Prince of Hejian used troops and only had the word "stable". If you talk about surprise troops, it was not me who looked down on him. He did not have the ability. This victory and the use of troops was strange, and it was definitely not the work of the Prince. Think about it, who can do this?"

"You mean...Li Mu?"

Fang Xuanling nodded and said, "Think about it again. When Li Mu sent troops this time, he could have left the prince in Chang'an, but why did he change his mind and take the prince away? It's terrible to think about the causes and consequences!"

Empress Changsun frowned and said, "Thinking carefully is extremely terrifying, how can you think carefully? Does Fang Xiang suspect that Li Mu took the prince away on purpose and had another purpose?"
Chapter completed!