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Amid the quarrels and arguments, Li Yuan sat there, but his eyes were dull, and his eyes were dull and he was dazed.

In fact, whether to advance or retreat has been thought of in Li Yuan's mind for thousands of times. But no matter whether he chooses to advance or retreat, he will eventually die. The biggest difference is that he will die sooner or later than defeat a few days later.

In Li Yuan's mind, there was no such worry as Pei Ji. No matter how he calculated and continued to move forward, the people in the army were panicked and their morale was low. In this state, they would definitely lose the battle with Yang Yichen, Yu Juluo, Tu Wanxu, and Pei Renji, the four marshals named by Yang Han, will definitely be defeated. If they retreated to Taiyuan at this time, although as the two sons said, they could only retreat into a corner and struggle for a few more days.

But Li Yuan is not his son Shimin, and he never fights desperately when he shouldn't.

Although retreating into Taiyuan was just a dead end, how could Li Yuan give up until the end? His years of officialdom made him understand that he would never know how things would develop until the last moment. As long as he guarded the prefect, how could he know that there would be no change after the time?

Deep in his heart, he still had one expectation but was not giving up, that was, he was looking forward to Liu Wenjing on the grassland to send back the good news of his alliance with the Turks. As long as he could get the support of the Turks, there might not be no chance at that time.

Finally, he waved his hand heavily: "Forget it, send the order. Go home! Don't say anything more."

"Father, never! Once..." Ren Li Shimin urgently stopped him. However, Li Yuan turned a blind eye and shook his sleeves. He lowered his head and left under the guard's escort, leaving only a heavy back.

As night falls, the moon is dark and there are stars, and the fields are silent. Only the earth covered with heavy snow emits a faint light, and there is a faint sound from the ice and snow when it freezes, but it adds a little uneasiness.

Li Yuan's order was passed to the army, and the vanguard's ranger had already set out to explore the way first, and the left army had already set out to withdraw its camp.

In the tent of the Tang King in the north military camp of Huoyicheng, Li Yuan had already gone to bed. But lying on the bed, he had to fall asleep peacefully. How easy was it? Lying on the bed, tossing and turning, but he couldn't sleep. Li Yuan turned a few times and got up again. He shouted at the guards and asked them to add another brazier. But after a while, he felt hot and uneasy. He asked his personal soldiers to bring tea, but he was still irritated after drinking it.

Finally, he simply climbed up and asked his personal guard to send the pipa he brought with him. He sat there alone and played it one by one. The sound of the pipa that was falling from the plate was like a bead, which finally calmed down his mood. He was about to put down the pipa, but he heard a vague sound of movement outside.

Stopped the pipa, listened carefully, and seemed to hear the sound of crying. Li Yuan shook his head and turned over to the bed. But after lying down for a while, he felt that the crying outside the military tent became clearer and more annoying! Li Yuan frowned, wanting to ignore it, but he was unbearable! The annoyance that had just calmed down from playing the pipa was all hooked up by the crying sound.

He gritted his teeth, lifted the quilt, turned over, put on his clothes and came out of the tent.

"Who is crying nickname?" Li Yuan walked to the door of the military tent and asked sternly, unable to hide his irritability in his heart in his voice.

The guards outside the tent quit and did not respond.

"Bring people into the tent!" A cold wind blew across Li Yuan's face with snowflakes, causing him, who was wearing thin clothes to fight a cold war.

After a moment, the guards brought the man in, but it was the second son Li Shimin!

Li Yuan was very annoyed when he saw Li Shimin, but he was not without hesitation in his heart. He was uncertain, not sure whether his decision was correct. At this time, he needed quietness and was afraid of quietness. Although he always felt that Shimin was too impulsive in doing things and sometimes lacked thoughts, he could not deny that his son was becoming more and more mature, although he was less than twenty at this time. Perhaps the nobles of other aristocratic families were still idle and wandering around at his age. Even if he was more outstanding, most of them were still learning literature and martial arts at home.

But this son was left in Liaodong by himself at the age of fifteen or sixteen. He was originally allowed to experience a few days of military life at that time. But in the end, he fought in Liaodong for one year, with hundreds of battles of all sizes. When he returned to the Central Plains, he fought hard again and again.

He looked at Li Shimin. His beloved son was young, handsome, energetic, and courageous before.

But now, there is no handsome and energetic shadow on this son, the hideous scar on the face, the empty sleeves on the side, all make him feel guilty. This son has grown by his side over the years, and has begun to share his worries for his father and make him proud. However, since the battle of Yanmen and the disfigurement of his arms, his son has become deeper and deeper, and the father and son have gradually become distant. His face is no longer handsome, and he is no longer energetic. He can't even feel young from him. His deep eyes are full of grace. When the father and son look at each other, he always feels strange.

But now, there were tears on his face. There were so many far-reaching worries hidden in his bright and deep eyes! He had not seen such sincere gazes in his son's eyes for a long time, and he was even more and more accustomed to the disguised look in his son's eyes.

"Why is this?" Li Yuan frowned, and there was love and pity in his words.

"Father!" Li Shimin "splashed" in front of Li Yuan, "Now the people in the army are panic, and rumors are spread. If you are determined to strengthen the morale of the army, you can defeat the advance and fight. If you retreat, the morale of the army will disperse and the troops will disperse! The soldiers scattered in front, and so many enemies around you will take advantage of the back. At that time, you will be defeated and you will be unable to rescue the world. It is too late to regret! How can you not be sad?"

Li Yuan suddenly realized that he had only the same worries as Pei Ji and the others. He was too deeply worried and could not listen to other opinions. However, he almost made a big mistake that was irreversible! He thought about returning to Taiyuan to stick to it, but never thought that if the soldiers saw that they could not move forward, they would retreat. People would inevitably be in panic and they all said that there was no chance of winning. In this chaotic world, it was easy to gather troops and scattered soldiers.

As the rumors really arise, the army's morale will disperse. At that time, I am afraid that the soldiers and horses will almost escape before they return to Taiyuan. Without the soldiers and horses that rely on them as the foundation in these troubled times, what will he use to defend Taiyuan? What will he use to make a comeback? I am afraid that someone will cut off the heads of their father and son and take them to surrender.

"But the military order has been issued and the army has begun to retreat, what should we do?" Li Yuan, who has always been stable, did not hide his panic in front of his beloved son at this time.

"The Right Army has not moved yet. Although the Left Army has set out and has not yet gone far, let me chase him."

Li Yuan looked at Li Shimin. Indeed, this young man had grown up and could solve his problems and worries.

"Even if we can recover it, how many points will we have to win against the 70,000 troops of Yang Hung and Wang Shichong? What's the use if we can't defeat them then?" Li Yuan was still a little worried. After all, he was not a warrior. He had the imperial mind skills, but lacked such a battlefield strategy. Although he had 80,000 troops, and the total number of troops of Yang Hung and Wang Xuanying was only 70,000, he still didn't have much confidence and his tone was full of worry.

"Father, my Hedong Army is well-armed, why are you afraid of the two divisions of King Yang? What's more, these two people are not in charge. As long as we use our troops properly, we can defeat them one by one. If we break these two divisions, we will be able to attack Tongguan at that time, and Guanzhong will be able to obtain them."

Seeing his son's confidence, Li Yuan smiled with relief: Go, I'll send someone to inform your elder brother to go with you."

Li Shimin was ordered and could not wait to leave.

At this moment, the clouds gradually dissipated, and the empty night sky in Huoyi seemed to have become much fresher. Li Yuan's heart gradually calmed down and became much more at ease.

Li Shimin, a horse galloping on the road on the moonlit night, even though his heart was overwhelming, he understood that his foundation was Li Tang. He was one with his father, and only if Li Tang was strong could he have a future. He could not see his father's thoughts after all battles on the battlefield.

He could not agree to huddle in Taiyuan City like a turtle, waiting for death day by day. Even if he was to be defeated, he would still fight vigorously, even if he died in battle, without regrets. On this point, he always agreed with Chen Kefu's concept. If Chen Kefu was in Liaodong, he saw the army of Goguryeo and retreated to the new city to defend it. Then how could there be the later victory in Liaodong, how could there be the later pacification of Goguryeo, and how could there be the current Chen Pojun?

He admired Chen Kefu's belief that my destiny is in my own way and that he has always regarded him as his creed. Until the last moment, he will never give up. Even if Chen Pojun's Liaodong Army was blocking ahead, even if he died, he would lead his troops to charge and kill him, even if he shed all the last drop of blood.

Two days later, Taiyuan military rations arrived. The first snow in Hedong, which had been falling for a long time, finally stopped. Early in the morning, the sky was filled with red sunlight, and the warm sunshine shone on the snow, adding a little more charming, and the morale of the entire army also rose a little.

Immediately, Li Yuan ordered the entire army to kill pigs and sheep, distribute fine wine, and everyone had a full meal and drink. On the second day, the army set out again. The 80,000 troops passed through Linfen, went to Jiangjun, and arrived at Longmen by the Yellow River in the northwest corner of Hedong County.

As soon as Li Yuan's army arrived at Longmen, Yang Hung, who had occupied Hedong County, immediately led a 50,000 army to slowly advance northward, and finally arrived at Longmen. The 50,000 army and Li Yuan's 80,000 army were 20 miles upstream of the entrance of the Yellow River and Fenshui River, confronting each other across the Fen River.
Chapter completed!