Xu Shiji understood very well.

If they have a little solution now, the army will not retreat.

I wouldn't watch Cangzhou City be destroyed, nor would I be chased by Yuan Gai Suwen's army behind.

At this point, they can't find any solution at all

Yuan Gaisuwen's army of hundreds of thousands cannot be stopped by these tens of thousands of people.

Moreover, once Yuan Gaisuwen leads his army across Cangzhou City, the entire Tang Dynasty will be completely exposed to Yuan Gaisuwen.

By then, hundreds of thousands of people of the Tang Dynasty will fall into the sea of ​​suffering of war.

This is something Xu Shiji doesn't want to see.

Now Zhao Chen is right in front of him. All Xu Shiji could think of was that he hoped that Zhao Chen had the ability to turn the world around.

Now that Yuangai Suwen's army was stopped by the fire in Cangzhou City, he was unable to come yet.

They still have a chance now.

Zhao Chen just nodded, he knew Xu Shiji's concerns.

Now that Cangzhou is lost, Zhao Chen is also worried.

Yuan Gai Suwen is not a good man. If he really leads his troops into the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, even if he can expel them in the end.

The Tang Dynasty also had to retreat at least ten years.

The two of them didn't say anything, and the team soon came to the middle of the army. The emperor rode on the war horse without any expression on his face.

The emperor at this moment could not see the style of the past at all.

From a distance, it looks like an old man who is about to die.

"His Majesty!"

"His Majesty!"

Xue Rengui followed the emperor and saw Zhao Chen walking towards them at a glance.

The emperor came to his senses and frowned and looked at Xue Rengui.

But when Xue Rengui pointed in front of him, his face full of excitement.

The emperor followed the direction of Xue Rengui's finger and saw that Zhao Chen had come to him.

"Brother Zhao!" When Lao Li saw Zhao Chen, his eyes turned red at that time.

God knows how much pressure Old Li has been under in the past two days.

After all, Li Jing, Xu Shiji and the others are just ministers. No matter how much pressure they are, they are not as great as Old Li.

But Old Li himself cannot tell others.

Seeing Zhao Chen at this moment, I was naturally a little excited.

"Old Li, you look old." Zhao Chen looked at Old Li and smiled.

"Little bastard." Old Li cursed and jumped off the war horse.

"General Zhao." Xue Rengui also greeted Zhao Chen.

The troops continued to move forward, Zhao Chen and Lao Li walked to one side of the team, and the two advanced side by side.

Cheng Chumo, Qin Huaiyu, Li Ke, Xue Rengui and others followed behind.

"Have everything in Chang'an been solved?" Old Li was silent for a while before asking Zhao Chen about Chang'an.

Old Li wanted to ask Zhao Chen what to do next.

But I was also afraid that I could hear Zhao Chen say that he had no choice.

So I simply asked about the situation in Chang'an.

"Solved." Zhao Chen nodded, just saying these three words.

"Where is that little beast Li Tai, how is he doing now?" Old Li asked.

Although he was scolding Li Tai in his tone, Zhao Chen could hear that Old Li did not want to deal with him severely.

Perhaps in Lao Li's eyes, Li Tai is always his son.

He could not do that.

"Now it is locked in the Eastern Palace. Except for losing freedom, everything else is arranged according to his identity as the prince." Zhao Chen said.

If the emperor hadn't known that Zhao Chen would never deceive him in such a thing, maybe he would have doubted whether Li Tai killed Zhao Chen.

"That little beast has no serious skills, but it is quite capable of causing trouble."

"I will depose his position as crown prince when I go back to Chang'an this time." Old Li said hatefully.

In fact, Zhao Chen also heard that Old Li said this just to calm his heart.

After all, if Li Tai continues to be the crown prince, how could Zhao Chen agree?

If things continue, it is not certain whether Li Tai can still live.

"Cangzhou City is lost, what are your plans?" Zhao Chen did not answer the words of Old Li, but took the initiative to ask about what was happening in front of him.

Old Li's face was stunned.

He has no choice now.

I can only choose to block Yuan Gaisuwen's army bit by bit.

For example, Li Jing is now setting up traps in the rear army, preparing to intercept the pursuit of Yuan Gaisuwen's army.

But everyone knows that doing so is just to sacrifice the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to delay the marching speed of the Yuangaisuwen army.

After all, it's just drinking poison to quench thirst.

"What are you going to do?" Old Li looked at Zhao Chen without saying that he had no choice.

But what is the difference between saying or not saying it?

"Use the Sky Cannon." Zhao Chen looked at Old Li's head and said in a deep voice.

The Sky Cannon has not been used for a long time.

I used it in the war with Tubo at the beginning. If Tubo had not obtained foreign aid, he would have been starved to death on the plateau.

After that, Zhao Chen always considered that the sky-bombing cannon was too cruel, so he never allowed the Tang army to use this thing.

Even if the emperor requested it several times, Zhao Chen refused.

But today, Zhao Chen actually took the initiative to use this thing...

"Are you really going to use that thing?" Old Li was a little surprised.

He remembered that he had asked Zhao Chen to use the Sky Cannon before, but Zhao Chen refused several times.

The two even had a fierce quarrel.

But Zhao Chen never agreed.

today……

"If you don't want to use it, you can think of other ways." Zhao Chen looked at Lao Li's head with no expression on his face.

Because of the hasty response and Hou Junji's treason, the Tang army was defeated step by step.

If Yuan Gai Suwen's army really enters the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty, the people who suffer will be the people of the Tang Dynasty.

The Sky Cannon was originally the last guarantee to protect the people of the Tang Dynasty.

No need at this time, will you use it when the people of the Tang Dynasty are slaughtered?

"When I came out of Chang'an, I had already asked someone to prepare for the sky cannon. If I rush to rush, I would also arrive here in the next two days."

"On the way we came, there was a terrain similar to the gourd mouth, where we blocked the Great Army of Yongasuvan."

"What else do you think?" Zhao Chen said his plan.

From the shopkeeper's mouth, Zhao Chen was observing the terrain along the way.

Less than fifty miles away from them now is a terrain of the gourd mouth.

If the army fought head-on, even if they could be surprised, they would not be able to resist the army of Yuan Gaisuwen several times that of them.

In the end, you will still have to be defeated.

If a sky-bombing cannon is placed at the entrance of the gourd, the situation will be completely different.

"Nothing is considered. You are responsible for everything here now." Old Li shook his head.

He even couldn't believe that when Zhao Chen came to him, he actually felt inexplicably at ease.

Even though he doesn't know what the terrain of the gourd mouth is, as long as it is Zhao Chen's choice, it will definitely not be bad.

"Xu Shiji." Old Li shouted with Xu Shiji.

"Your Majesty!" Xu Shiji came to the emperor.

"All matters of the army shall be handed over to Zhao Chen for unified command, and no one shall disobey his orders."

"Otherwise, it will be a death sentence." The emperor spoke with a serious expression on his face.
Chapter completed!