The immortal of the Tang Dynasty, but the game starts at Xuanwu Gate?

In this battle, Qin Qiong killed more than 10,000 cavalrymen, which was an unprecedented blow to the morale of the Turks.

After overcoming the martial arts barrier, the next obstacle is Jingyang.

Jingyang, located on the south bank of the lower reaches of the Jing River, guards the Jing River ferry crossing and is a vital strategic location north of Chang'an. It is also a necessary route for the Turkic forces to advance eastward.

This location connects the Loess Plateau to the north and the Wei River Plain to the south, allowing control of the Jing River Valley and the ability to launch attacks that threaten the flanks of the main Turkic forces.

In the original history, Yuchi Gong blocked the Turks here, but because he did not have enough troops, he only won a small victory and killed more than a thousand enemies.

Now, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, and Xue Wanche are leading 10,000 cavalry, 15,000 infantry, and 5,000 Mo Dao soldiers who are about to return to reinforce.

It was absolutely impossible for the Turks to easily cross Jingyang.

"Gentlemen, what do you think of the current situation?" Li Shimin's long-suppressed worries were now mostly released, and his tone was relaxed.

Chen Huai'an analyzed carefully: "Given the current situation, with General Yuchi and others stationed in Jingyang, Jieli would have to pay a huge price to break through Jingyang."

"Not to mention that at this time, within the territory of our Great Tang, Jieli was already facing the risk of Li Jing and others leading the main force of the Tang army back to reinforce, and would never dare to pay a heavy price to forcefully break into Jingyang."

"It's even more impossible to drag this out; Jieli wouldn't dare to delay."

"If they are still unwilling to give up and really force their way into Jingyang, they can tell General Yuchi and the others not to confront them head-on. They can stall for time, and if they can't stall, they can retreat and return to Chang'an."

"At that time, even if Jieli reaches the Wei River, Your Majesty can lead the garrison of Chang'an to join forces with the large army led by General Yuchi and General Qin, and confront Jieli."

"When things get to that point, Jieli will realize that it's impossible to take advantage of the situation to attack Chang'an and plunder the Tang Dynasty. If he stays any longer, he will only be surrounded by us."

Li Shimin nodded slightly, resting his chin on his hand, and said with a slight smile, "That's right, what Huai'an said makes sense. With the many obstacles we have set up, even if Jieli manages to break through, he will be severely weakened and unable to face me and the garrison guarding Chang'an."

Du Ruhui pondered, "Is it possible that Jieli knew he couldn't confront General Yuchi, who was guarding Jingyang, head-on, so he bypassed Jingyang?"

Changsun Wuji shook his head and said, "It should be impossible. First of all, Jieli is not familiar with the territory of the Tang Dynasty. The route of attack should have been provided by Liang Shidu. Even if they want to take a detour, can't we just send General Yuchi with cavalry to harass them?"

"We're not aiming to defeat them. We just need to harass them and keep track of their movements."

"At that time, as long as Jieli isn't stupid, he will withdraw on his own."

"Otherwise, one day they will be wiped out by us."

Du Ruhui thought about it and felt that what Changsun Wuji said made sense, so he nodded and said nothing more.

Fang Xuanling said, "By now, the situation is quite clear, and the threat posed by Jieli to us has been greatly reduced."

Chen Huai'an pondered for a moment and said, "There's still one step left. We need to have Li Jing hold off Tuli, and then send another message to Tuli. The message should subtly reveal the current situation facing Jieli and make it clear to him that Jieli can no longer pose a threat to us."

"Once Tuli withdraws his troops, Jieli will receive the news, realize that the situation is hopeless, and leave on his own."

Li Shimin sneered, "Tuli and Jieli already have a grudge against each other, and both of them actually want to annex the other."

"Tuli might even hope to see Jieli severely weakened."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but smile knowingly.

This is the drawback of the Turks existing in the form of various tribes.

Let alone the Turks, even a unified dynasty like the Tang Dynasty sometimes had to deal with internal strife and wished for the other side to suffer, like Luo Yi and others.

Not to mention the two Khans, Jieli and Tuli.

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "That depends on whether Tuli has a broad perspective. But I think even if Tuli does, he won't bother with Jieli."

Even if he didn't want Jieli to suffer too many losses, he certainly wouldn't risk his men's lives.

"This situation is resolved!"

"Hahahaha." Li Shimin couldn't help but laugh, his mood couldn't be better.

The enormous difficulties he faced upon ascending the throne were thus resolved.

Chen Huai'an, who deserves the most credit, can only be ranked second.

Pei Ji has to be number one!

Unfortunately, Pei Ji is already dead, so Chen Huai'an can only benefit from this.

Chen Huai'an finally felt relieved; the biggest difficulty before the Zhenguan era had finally passed.

Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Huai'an, is there anything you'd like to say?"

Chen Huai'an was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I have nothing more to say."

"After General Qin fought the Battle of Huangtutai, which is worthy of being recorded in history, the Turkic forces were doomed. According to normal thinking, Jieli would most likely have seen that General Yuchi and others were guarding Jingyang with 25,000 troops. Without Tuli's assistance, he should have retreated."

"What we need to do now is to think carefully about how to drive the Turkic army out of the Tang Dynasty and not let them stay in Tang territory for long."

"Otherwise... the trouble it causes might have a significant impact on us..."

Chen Huai'an's words were somewhat tactful, but Li Shimin understood them and his expression changed slightly.

Why did Jieli attack the Tang Dynasty?

It was because he seized the throne that the Tang Dynasty's regime became unstable, which gave the Turks an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

If Jieli is allowed to burn, kill, and plunder along the way, causing too much bloodshed, he might end up being held responsible.

Chen Huai'an was reminding himself not to be too happy, but to find a way to deal with the mess left behind by the Turkic army along the way.

Prompt action could potentially win over the public.

If not handled promptly, the result may be public resentment.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin became serious: "You are right, my dear minister. Now... is not the time to be happy."

"Al-Qaeda has not retreated, and the threat remains."

"More importantly... we need to properly resettle the people along the way!"

Li Shimin paused for a moment, then called out two names: "Kemin, Xuanling!"

"Your subject is here!"

The two of them stood up.

"I order you two to come up with a way to appease the people who have suffered losses due to the Turks as soon as possible. The attitude must be gentle, and the speed must be fast. There must be no carelessness."

"Furthermore, regarding the soldiers who died in battle due to the Turkic attack, they shall receive the full compensation they are entitled to, and the rewards they are entitled to shall be given in accordance with my promise."

"You two will personally oversee this matter. If even the slightest problem arises, I will hold you accountable!"

"Your Majesty, we obey!" Fang and Du solemnly replied.

Li Shimin couldn't help but add, "Remember, these compensations and such must be implemented. I don't want to hear of any corruption in this area."

Pei Ji's affair truly terrified Li Shimin.

This also made Li Shimin realize that he was still far from having complete control over the court.

"......"