On the south bank of the Wei River, there are endless military camps. There were originally several floating bridges on the Wei River here, but most of them had been demolished by the army. Only one floating bridge spanned the river surface, and there were many fire-driven objects on the bridge. There were many soldiers holding torches and steel knives by the bridge. It seemed that they would burn the floating bridge at any time.

"At present, are you sure this method will work?" Li Xiu rode on the horse and asked Li Shimin with a tired look on his face.

These days, Li Xiu has also directed the people arranged by Li Shimin to make gunpowder day and night, but only he and Li Shimin knew the whole recipe of the gunpowder. This was also what Li Shimin strongly asked for, in order to keep it confidential, so when making gunpowder, Li Xiu could only participate in it in person, and naturally he was very tired. In the military camp behind him, there were people shouting and neighing horses everywhere, as if all the Tang troops in Chang'an City were gathered here.

"Don't worry, I'm fully prepared. As long as Jie Li dares to come, I can guarantee that he will never come back!" Li Shimin said with confidence at this time. After Li Xiu created a large number of gunpowder, he demonstrated it in front of him. As a result, Li Shimin's confidence in gunpowder is now greater than that of Li Xiu.

"King of Qin, although the power of gunpowder is very large, the number is limited after all. Moreover, there are 200,000 Turks. I still feel a little uneasy to rely on that little gunpowder alone!" Li Xiu frowned again at this time. It is a good thing for Li Shimin to have confidence in gunpowder, but too much belief in gunpowder is a matter of weapons. In ancient times, wars have always been human wars. Even in later generations, it is difficult to say that a side with advanced weapons can win 100%.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Shimin also showed a thoughtful expression. Finally, he was about to say something, but suddenly there was a "rumbling" sound of horse hooves coming from the other side. Then a very embarrassed cavalry rushed towards him. There were about a thousand cavalrymen, each of which were covered in scars and blood. Most of them seemed to be wounded. Some of them had many feather arrows inserted behind them, and it seemed that they had just escaped from the enemy's pursuit.

With the appearance of this cavalry, a black tower-like general rushed out of the cavalry and shouted to him as he ran: "Your Highness, the Turks are just ten miles behind him, and I am lucky to be able to save my life!"

The general who rushed over was Yuchi Gong. He saw that his whole body seemed to be stained with blood, and his face could not be seen at all. His beard and eyebrows were covered with blood clots, and there was even some minced meat hanging on his armor, which was like an evil ghost who had emerged from hell.

"Thank you for your hard work in Jingde!" When Li Shimin saw Yuchi Gong rushing over, he couldn't help but shout loudly. He had previously issued an order to Yuchi Gong who went to pester the Turkic army, asking him to lead the Turkic army here no matter what. Now they have finally completed this task, which also means that his plan has been half successful.

As Li Shimin finished speaking, Yuchi Gong rushed over the floating bridge with one horse, and then nearly a thousand cavalry behind him rushed over one after another. However, as soon as many cavalry rushed over the floating bridge, they immediately fell off the horse, and several fell to the ground and did not move. This scared the people next to him. After dragging them aside, they found that these people were actually asleep directly, which also made Li Xiu next to him sigh, I really don’t know how many days these people had not slept.

Yuchi Gong rushed directly to Li Shimin. When he jumped off the horse, his legs became weak. The man like an iron tower almost fell down. However, he was not an ordinary person after all, so he quickly stood up straight and took out a token from his arms to formally hand over the order to Li Shimin.

At this time, Li Shimin had already gotten off the horse. He took the token excitedly and then held Yuchi Gong and said, "Thank you for your hard work. If you defeat the Turkic today, you will be the first contribution!"

"Thank you, Your Highness, but can you give me a bowl of soup cakes? I only ate one piece of dry food in the past three days and three nights. Now I really have no strength. After I finish eating, I will help you fight against the Turks!" At this time, Yuchi Gong also showed a honest smile on his black face as if he was like a pot. He was different from Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and others. Since he recognized Li Shimin, he would never have any other intentions. Even if Li Shimin asked him to lead thousands of cavalry to meet the 200,000 Turks in the enemy, he did not frown.

"Hahahahaha~, what other soup cakes are there to eat here? I have prepared the beef for you!" Li Shimin laughed loudly when he heard this, and then waved his hand and someone immediately carried a short table forward. There was a copper basin on it, and there was a cooked beef inside. You must know that it is not easy to eat beef in the Tang Dynasty.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Yuchi Gong was almost hungry at this time. He immediately sat cross-legged on the ground, grabbed the beef and started eating. Although Li Xiu felt that eating beef directly after being hungry for a long time was not good for his health, seeing Yuchi Gong's figure like a bear, his digestive system was probably inhuman, so he didn't speak in the end.

Although Yuchi Gong said that he had just finished fighting, his physical strength had been exhausted. After eating a large piece of beef, he fell to the ground table with a "touch" sound, and then the snoring sounded. At this time, someone immediately came to carry Yuchi Gong back to rest.

However, just a few soldiers lifted Yuchi Gong up, but Li Shimin suddenly waved his hand and asked them to pause for a while, then took off the cloak behind him and covered it with Yuchi Gong as a quilt. As a result, this behavior naturally won the gratitude of the soldiers behind him. Everyone stared at Yuchi Gong very enthusiastically, as if they wanted to be able to receive such a reward on behalf of Yuchi Gong.

"What a win for people's hearts!" Li Xiu next to him curled his lips disdainfully and whispered. He could see through Li Shimin's hearts like this at a glance. However, in places like the army, Li Shimin's behavior was very effective. This can be seen from the fanatical eyes of the generals around him. However, Li Xiu always felt that this look was a little smearing. After all, it was easy for a group of big men to look at another man with this look, which was easy for people to think of.

However, even the powerful generals like Yuchi Gong were exhausted in this way, which was enough to show the tragic situation before. Moreover, as far as Li Xiu knew, Yuchi Gong seemed to have organized an army of about 5,000 people and fought a few battles with the Turkic front army in Jingzhou. Not only did he capture the important Turkic generals alive, but he also destroyed many Turkic people. However, when the Turkic army arrived, he could only be defeated. Now he has only escaped 1,000 people. As for the fate of the others, naturally there is no need to say much.

"Here is coming!" Just as Li Xiu was thinking, he suddenly heard the sound of trumpets from the distance across the river, followed by a messy sound of horse hooves. Then he saw a Turkic cavalry in sheepskin at the end of the road opposite. With the emergence of this cavalry, more and more Turks appeared in sight, and finally there were Turkic people everywhere.

"Is it 200,000? It's really an endless Turkic dog!" Li Shimin looked at more and more Turkic people, and suddenly said with gritted teeth. The Turkic people have always been a knife hanging above the heads of the Tang people, and this knife will fall from time to time, causing the Tang Dynasty to bleed. Now he is even taking advantage of the emptiness of Li Shimin's military strength. If he is not good, he will fall into the situation of destroying the country. How can he not hate him?

As soon as the Turks appeared on the other side, the soldiers guarding the pontoon bridge ordered the ignition, but as a result, the pontoon bridge full of fire-induced objects was immediately burned into a ball, and the rope connecting the pontoon bridge was also burned. The fire was burned on the wooden boards, and then down the surging river.

The river surface of the Wei River is very wide and the river water is very deep, so it is definitely not something that horses can wader through. This also makes this place almost the last barrier to Chang'an City. After reaching the north bank of the Wei River, the Turks on the opposite side also stopped their horses and waited for the Khan's orders.

"Is the King of Qin on the opposite side of the Tang Dynasty?" At this moment, a young Turkic general rushed out of the Turkic army opposite, and then asked Li Shimin loudly through the Wei River.

"Tuli, I didn't expect that we would meet again on the battlefield. Have you forgotten the original alliance?" Li Shimin scolded loudly when he saw the other party.

Li Xiu next to him was surprised to hear this, and he looked at the young Turkic general opposite. It turned out that this guy was Tuli. He saw that the other party had thin eyes and round face, and was not old but had a big beard. His standard Turkic dress was very different from his uncle Jie Li's appearance. However, he had a very terrible relationship with Jie Li last time, but now he went south with Jie Li. It seemed that the Turkic people were Turkic people. In their eyes, the Tang Dynasty could bite a bite of fat meat at any time.

Hearing Li Shimin's words, the sudden spike on the other side actually showed a rare embarrassing expression. He hesitated for a long time before he said, "King Qin, I won't be quarrel with you. The Khan will arrive soon, and he will naturally answer you!"

After Tuli slapped his horse, he turned around and ran away. This made Li Xiu unable to help but show a shocked expression. Then he shook his head helplessly. At this time, Li Shimin next to him seemed to notice his expression, and turned his head with a smile and said, "See it. Tuli is not afraid of this person. This is also the reason why he can't fight Jie Li. If Jie Li is killed in the future, he can support Tuli to the top, and then the Turks will not be a problem!"

Li Xiu also agreed with Li Shimin's words. Although it was the first time he had seen Tuli, he knew that he was not a big deal based on his performance just now. However, Li Xiu did not agree with Li Shimin's statement of supporting Tuli to control the Turi, because although this practice was effective, it would leave a fatal hidden danger for the Tang Dynasty. This can be seen from the middle and late Tang Dynasty.
Chapter completed!