The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

Su Dingfang came out from the handsome tent, and told Li Jing that he finally asked him to bring Du Rui to set off together. He only said that Li Chengqian meant that he wanted Du Rui to make meritorious deeds. Come on, it was Li Chengqian who recommended him to lead the army this time, and he himself was kind. Secondly, it was what Li Jing said. He knew that Li Jing was a person who was dedicated to the public, and he would definitely not do this to please the prince. Du Rui must have some tricks for the little boy.

Du Rui was in doubt. He couldn't understand why Li Jing would let him go out with the army. Although the man was considered an adult at the age of 16, he is only ten years old now. It is probably unprecedented for him to go out with the army at this age. There is no one to come, even Emperor Taizong was only 16 years old before going out with his father and brother.

Following Li Chengqian to his military tent, Li Chengqian frowned all the way, and as soon as he entered the account, he said: "Chengming! Did you offend the general!?"

Upon hearing this, Du Rui smiled in surprise, "Why does Your Highness say that?"

Li Chengqian said: "Since you have never offended the general, why did the general send you to raid Dingxiang? No one knows that this trip is extremely dangerous. You are so young, how did you get there! No! Just go now!" Find the general and let him take back his order! You are not a member of the army, but my follower, if you speak alone, the general will definitely agree!"

Seeing this, Du Rui hurriedly stopped Li Chengqian. Although he didn't understand why Li Jing put him in Su Dingfang's army, he was still in his heart to be able to kill the enemy in person, and it was such a big military operation to wipe out the Turks. Some joy, he learned many martial arts in his previous life, but he was helpless in a peaceful society and had no place to use his skills. Now that he finally had this opportunity, how could he miss it.

"Your Highness, don't go!" Du Rui said anxiously, "Your Highness, do you know why the Holy Majesty agreed to let the Prince accompany the army this time, why did the General just say that you recommended Su Dingfang!"

Li Chengqian said: "It's natural to be alone, the emperor and the general are nothing more than hoping that Gu can be kind to the generals!"

Du Rui nodded and said: "That's right. Now the general is very satisfied with His Highness the Crown Prince. The General's order is issued. If His Highness just refutes it, what is the prestige of the General and what will he think of His Highness? This Northern Expedition, Your Majesty is doing his best to complete his work, if something goes wrong at this time, how will His Highness deal with himself!"

Hearing this, Li Chengqian sighed: "It's just that you are still young, and this trip is dangerous. How can I be willing to make you work hard? Since we met, I have always been Chengming, you have worked hard for Gu, and made many plans. Why put you in danger!"

Hearing this, Du Rui was also touched, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, there is no need to be like this. Although my younger brother is young, he still has the ability to protect himself. As long as this trip is well planned, he will be fine. After all, it is the Flying Tiger Army, after the victory and return to court, His Highness can ask the Holy Majesty to transfer General Su to the Flying Tiger Army as the chief general, which can also give His Highness another helping hand."

Seeing what Du Rui said, Li Chengqian couldn't persuade him anymore, so he had to agree, but after a few more instructions, he let Du Rui go back to prepare.

That night, Du Rui and Du Pingsheng packed up their cloaks, each of them with a spear, and told Heng Lian to protect Li Chengqian's safety. Now that Li Chengqian is in the army, if the king of Shu or the king of Wei take risks, it will be troublesome.

Taking advantage of the darkness, under the leadership of Su Dingfang, more than [-] members of the Flying Tiger Army quietly left the camp. The troops left Mayi and rushed towards Eyangling.

Although Li Jing had issued a strict order that Su Dingfang will be the main general of this trip, but Du Rui is someone close to the prince after all. Deeply admire.

Two days later, the Flying Tiger Army arrived at Eiyang Ridge, where the mountains are steep and easy to hide. They ambushed more than [-] people in the mountains, and sent many scouts to investigate the movements of the Turkic soldiers and horses. Xiang Daying.

After another two days, the scouts reported back that the Turkic forces were continuously mobilized. Presumably, the rest of the troops had already started to move. Now that the Turkic forces are scattered, it is just a good opportunity for a surprise attack.

That night Su Dingfang called Du Rui, Qiu Zhilei, Yuchi Baoqing and others, and said: "I intend to raid the Jieli Dingxiang camp tonight, and all the campers will go back to prepare."

After discussing for a while, the generals went back to the camp. Du Rui said: "Tonight is indeed a good opportunity, but the general can send a team to Qikou first. I think the Turks will be defeated tonight. Flee to Qikou, and then we can catch him in one go."

When Su Dingfang heard the words, he thought for a moment and said: "Although Chengming's words are polite, our army's strength is small. If we divide our troops again, fewer troops will not help. If there are too many troops, we may not be able to make a surprise attack on Dingxiang!"

After hearing this, Du Rui didn't insist anymore, so he said goodbye and went back to prepare. Seeing Du Rui leaving with a smile on his face, Su Dingfang couldn't help feeling ashamed. He rejected Du Rui's suggestion, but he actually had his own selfish intentions. It was rare for him to be alone. Leading the army to go out is such a great achievement, if Jieli can be captured alive, he will surely rise to the sky in the future. He does not want to divide the army, but he is worried that if Jieli really escapes to Qikou, this great achievement will be snatched away by others.

At the time of Ye Shen, more than [-] people from the Flying Tiger Army left Eyang Ridge and quietly sneaked towards the Jieli Dingxiang Camp. But they have their own minds, they were originally scared by Xieli, so they succumbed, and if they fight against the wind, they certainly don't mind reaping some benefits, but now everyone knows that it is time for life and death, and they are all unwilling to do their best. It turned out that the strength of the army seemed a little insufficient, and there were only more than [-] people left in the Dingxiang camp at this time.

Taizong’s Northern Expedition with such a great fanfare this time, Xieli’s pressure was also great, and he couldn’t sleep for several nights in a row. Just as he was about to lie down after discussing with his confidant Wulu, he suddenly felt a little danger, so he hurriedly sent someone to call Wulu again. Come.

"Khan! Call the last general again, what's the matter!"

The expression on Jieli's face was constantly changing, and he said, "Wulu! I always feel that something is going to happen tonight. How about this! Send more troops to patrol the camp, especially the grain and grass, and you must take good care of it. There is no need to fight, just wash the neck and wait for Li Shimin to chop it off!"

Although Wulu was loyal to Jieli, he couldn't help feeling that Jieli was making a fuss out of a molehill, and said: "Khan is worrying too much, the Tang army is now advancing in all directions, and refuses to return. At least there are 10,000+ people, which are all the elite of the Tang army. How dare they send a lone army to Dingxiang to seek death."

Jie Li shook his head and said: "Don't be careless, I always feel that there is danger coming, you go and pass on my orders! Be careful!"

Seeing that Xieli had made up his mind, Wulu couldn't say anything more, and was about to bow and retreat, when suddenly the entire Dingxiang camp was in chaos. Jieli was shocked, and hurriedly ran out of the sweat tent, looking south, It was his food and grass camp, but seeing the scene, his heart was going to explode. He saw the flames and smoke, obviously boiled, and then he heard countless horseshoes in all directions. The sound, and shouting, Xieli is proficient in shouting, and he knows that what those people are shouting is to catch Xieli alive one by one!

Wulu was also shocked, and hurriedly said: "Khan! Could it be that Tang Jun is really calling, Tuli, Qibiheli, what are they doing!"

At this time, Xieli was very regretful, hating himself for not making a defensive decision earlier, but it was too late to regret at this time. Seeing that the entire camp was in chaos, it would be impossible to organize troops and horses to resist the enemy and put out the fire. Seeing that the Tang army was getting closer and closer to the Khan tent, he hurriedly shouted: "Wulu! Bring my horse quickly, you go to stop the men from resisting the enemy, and the rest of the troops will follow me to Qikou."

Wulu was a reckless man. Seeing that Jieli was about to flee at this moment, he hurriedly said: "The Great Khan is the hero of the grassland, how could he escape without seeing the enemy's shadow? There are still 2 horses in the camp, so the Tang army There may not be many, as long as the Great Khan ascends to the heights, isn't it easy to wipe out these Tang troops!"

Jieli shook his head helplessly. It's not that he didn't want to resist, but he couldn't resist. Except for his [-] personal guards, all the people staying in the Dingxiang camp were soldiers and horses from various tribes. Can be suppressed, now knowing that the Tang army is attacking aggressively, and they only care about saving their lives, how can they be able to use their fists.

"Don't talk, Wulu! Go resist for a while, and then retreat to Qikou! This battle, we have lost, completely lost!"

After speaking, he got on his horse and left 2000 of the [-] personal guards to Wulu, and fled towards Qikou with his own people.

It turned out that Su Dingfang led the army to [-] miles away from the Dingxiang camp, and then hid in ambush, only waiting to make another surprise attack at dawn. Hearing the location of the camp, Su Dingfang couldn't help being overjoyed. After discussing with Du Rui, he sent Gao Zhenxing to go to Xieli's Grain and Grass Camp for fire prevention, and then raided Xieli's camp in one fell swoop.

Among the Flying Tiger Army, Gao Zhenxing's men had the best results in special operations exercises. After clearing away the guards, they easily sneaked into the food and grass camp, and then set fires everywhere.

Su Dingfang saw the flames of Jieli's camp bursting into the sky for a moment, knowing that he had achieved the success of this trip, he couldn't help being overjoyed. He drew out his long sword, shouted "Catch Jieli alive", and led his men into the Dingxiang camp. At that time, people cheered and horses roared, and the night was illuminated like daytime. Su Dingfang, Du Rui, Yuchi Baoqing, and Yuchi Baolin respectively led their troops to raid around, disrupting the Turkic army.