Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 158 To become an apprentice, one must first become an apprentice of Lord Li, the county magistrate.
"problem occurs!"

On the bed, Wen He suddenly woke up from her sleep. She had just gotten up when she heard a "Ouch!"
With a loud thud, a heavy object fell to the ground.

He then remembered that Li Chengqian had slept with him for the past two nights.

"gentlemen."

Li Chengqian, who had been kicked off the bed, stood up with a wronged look on his face, rubbing his bottom, tears welling up in his eyes.

"Why are you crying? It's just a fall. Hurry up and get dressed, let's go to the West Gate!"

The Turks came from the northwest, but the roads to the north of Huizhou were rugged and the terrain was narrow, making it unsuitable for deploying troops.

Therefore, they are very likely to gather at the West Gate.

When Wen He and the others went out, Zhang Wenxiao and the others were already dressed and waiting outside.

"Reporting to County Magistrate Wen, the Turkic vanguard of five thousand men has arrived outside the city and is currently observing the situation around the city gate."

Wen He was being helped into her armor by her servants when she heard this and nodded silently.

Five thousand cavalrymen probably wouldn't dare to launch an attack on Huizhou...

"The Turks are attacking the city!"

"Fuck!"

Upon hearing this, Wen He's eyes widened in astonishment.

Fortunately, he didn't say what he was thinking, otherwise it would have been too embarrassing.

"Sir, how dare the Turks attack the city!"

Li Chengqian, who had also changed into his armor, was greatly surprised.

There were tens of thousands of soldiers in the city. Were those five thousand Turks crazy to dare to attack the city?

Yes, are those Turks out of their minds?

Watching the soldiers hurrying through the city.

Wen He's eyes suddenly lit up.

"Ahem, the Turks are unaware of our arrival. They still think that Huizhou only has a few thousand troops stationed there, which is why they have such audacity."

This was something Wen He had just figured out, but in front of Li Chengqian, she naturally had to pretend that she had expected it all along.

"I see, you are truly amazing, sir!" Li Chengqian exclaimed in amazement.

The Hundred Riders all looked at them with admiration.

"Such a simple trick, but Lord Li is truly a brilliant strategist."

Wen He knew that Li Jing's plan was intended to mislead the Turks.

But we just don't know how to deal with these five thousand Turks.
"Gao Ming, you stay here and don't move. Zhang Wenxiao, you take the men and come with me to the West Gate!"

It would be such a waste not to take this opportunity to see it for myself.

Although the battlefield is dangerous, with a hundred cavalrymen present, the Turks cannot get close!

Li Chengqian exclaimed "Ah!" and before he could react, he saw Wen He walking towards Zhang Wenxiao.

But right now!
Suddenly, a horse rushed out from the east, and the man on horseback reached out to grab Wen He.

The 100 riders reacted quickly, and Zhang Wenxiao immediately drew his sword and slashed at the man.

"Well done!"

Li Daozong swung his sword, easily deflecting Zhang Wenxiao's blade, and then reached out and grabbed Wen He, pulling him onto his horse.

Zhang Wenxiao only saw who the attacker was when he was swinging his knife, and then he stopped.

"Li Daozong, you son of a bitch, couldn't you just let me mount my horse properly?!"

Once again forced onto a horse, Wen He couldn't help but curse loudly.

Li Daozong, standing behind him, immediately burst into laughter: "I know you're going to the west, but you can't go without me. If only the Flying General of Longcheng were here, I would have listened to your poem last night and couldn't sleep a wink!"

Ask any famous general throughout history, who wouldn't want to be like Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, and Dou Xian, achieving great feats such as sealing the wolf's lair and inscribing the Yanran Mountain?

"If you can't sleep, go out and capture the Turkic general. Why are you capturing me?" Wen He rolled her eyes at him, annoyed.

After making Li Daozong laugh a few times, he said helplessly, "The Grand Steward has ordered that we must not engage in battle before Jieli arrives."

"Yesterday I said the Grand Steward didn't need anything fancy, but I never expected him to use this kind of deceptive yet substantial approach."

Upon hearing this, Wen He shook his head: "I think County Lord Li is not unwilling to leave the city, but rather worried that the Turks will escape. This time, His Majesty's intention is to defeat the Turks!"

Jieli had great ambitions and repeatedly attacked the Tang Dynasty.

However, he is also very timid.

If he had known that the person in Huizhou at that moment was Li Jing, he probably would have turned back halfway.

“That makes sense. I think you could join the army when you grow up, little one. Why don’t you take this opportunity to become my apprentice?”

Li Daozong suddenly had a whim.

Wen He gave him a cold look: "If you're going to take someone as your master, take Lord Li as your master. Besides, His Majesty won't allow me to lead troops in the future."

Even if he could, he wouldn't want to; he'd rather stay obediently in Chang'an.

Chang'an wasn't too far from Huizhou, but it still exhausted him. Before long, they reached the western city wall.

Even from dozens of steps away, they could still clearly hear the shouts of battle outside, as well as the constant sound of bowstrings firing from the city walls.

at the same time.

Beneath the city walls, thousands of armored soldiers stood ready, spears in hand.

Li Junxian and the others have arrived.

Li Jing and Jing Junhong were brewing tea in a makeshift shed nearby.

Upon seeing him arrive, Li Jing waved to him.

“It’s noisy over there, young master. Come and sit down here. Would you like some tea?” Li Jing said, holding a bowl of freshly brewed tea. “The pepper here tastes quite good.”

"Brother Pharmacist, everyone in Chang'an knows that Wen County Master doesn't drink tea soup, it's just a pity that there's no honey water here."

Jing Junhong smiled and stopped Li Jing, who was about to pour tea.

The latter was taken aback and looked up at Wen He.

"Duke Jiang, please stop teasing me. Just give me a sip."

Wen He felt a little embarrassed. Were the people of the Tang Dynasty really this gossipy?
Seeing his embarrassment, the two men, whose combined age was nearly a hundred, burst into laughter.

Completely oblivious to the Turks fighting outside.

"Go get a bowl of mutton soup. It's cold here, have some mutton soup to warm yourself up." Li Jing said, waving to Wen He, gesturing for him to sit down next to him.

"Give me a bowl too." Li Daozong didn't stand on ceremony and said to the soldier who went to get the mutton soup, then found a place to sit down in the shade.

"Is Wenxianzi worried?"

Seeing him rushing over so hastily, Jing Junhong assumed it was his first time on the battlefield and therefore he was unsure of himself.

Wen He pointed at Li Daozong with annoyance: "He brought me here in a hurry. I originally wanted to come with the Hundred Riders to see if I could be of any help."

He wasn't particularly afraid.

After all, they haven't truly witnessed the cruelty of war yet.

In the era of cold weapons, every large-scale battle was a meat grinder.

Especially elites against elites.

They are not afraid of the fall of those around them, and will fight to the death with the enemy until they receive orders to retreat.

"No need to rush." ​​Li Jing leisurely took a sip of tea, and at that moment, the mutton soup for Wen He and Li Daozong was also served.

"Look at those kids," Li Jing said, pointing towards Li Junxian and the others. "They're all itching to go up there."

Upon hearing this, Li Junxian and Duan Zhixuan couldn't help but feel embarrassed.

A general who is delighted at the prospect of war is, except in certain dynasties, the commander-in-chief's favorite.

Li Jing is currently suppressing their temper.

When it's their turn to go up, they will be the enemy's nightmare.

"Although there are only three thousand men on the city wall, with those divine crossbows, even if there were twice as many, they wouldn't be able to breach the city today."

This confidence comes from Li Jing.

It was precisely because he was leisurely drinking tea at this moment.

That way, the nerves of the surrounding soldiers wouldn't be too tense.

"I heard that you also made this divine crossbow?" Li Jing suddenly asked.

He heard about this from Jing Junhong.

But he was skeptical, and even wondered if Jing Junhong was just joking with him.

Wen He exclaimed "Ah!" and nodded.

"Where did you get so many skills?" Li Daozong, sitting to the side, looked at him in surprise, his gaze seeming to see right through him.

"Ahem, it cannot be said."

Wen He gave a mysterious smile.

Li Daozong squinted at him for a while, and finally chuckled: "Then I won't ask. Anyway, with the Ministry of Works around, there won't be a shortage of these things."

He hadn't forgotten the time Wen He had tricked him.

It cost him over thirty strings of cash... no, more than that.

Last night he made a bet with Wen He that he would buy all the lamb legs from Baiqi during his stay in Huizhou.

This little kid is really infuriating.

Seeing his insincere expression, Wen He felt a sense of relief for a long time.

"Judging by the sky, it seems like it's about time, isn't it?"

Li Jing suddenly looked up at the sun, which was gradually rising above their heads.

Not long after he finished speaking, a red flag suddenly appeared on the city wall.

(End of this chapter)