Marry Changle in Datang

Chapter 819: Start the war!catch!

In the main hall, an official from the former Sui Dynasty couldn’t help crying when he remembered the tragic event of conquering Goryeo in the past, secretly praised Xu Tian as a heroic man, worthy of being a rare general among the young generation of the Tang Dynasty, and lamented that this son was incompatible with the imperial court Now, the emperor wants to force the public to force Xu Tian to withdraw the army. Who would dare to speak nonsense about such an idea?

There was a moment of silence in the hall, Hou Junji came out to report after weighing the pros and cons.

"The emperor and the ministers thought that they wanted Xu Tian to give up the war against Goryeo. In addition to sending officials to Liaodong to persuade Qin Wenyuan to retreat, he also asked the Youzhou garrison to put pressure on the Northeast to contain Xu's army. The minister suggested that Su Dingfang be the commander of the guards. Lead the army into Youzhou to join the army transferred earlier, so that the leader of Gubeikou in Youzhou will be the vanguard, and the troops will go out of the pass to harass the Xu army stationed in Pingzhou and force the Qin army to return to help. Only in this way can the difficulties of Goryeo be solved."

Wei Zheng, who was the imperial secretary and supervisor at that time, listened to Hou Junji's words, stepped out of the train, bowed his hands to Li Shimin in the hall, and then said.

"If according to Lord Hou's intention, the imperial court's strategy of coercing Pingzhou made Qin Wenyuan retreat, and if Xu Jun refused to follow, and instead sent troops to attack Youzhou, what should Lord Hou do then?"

"Your Majesty and my ministers believe that the court should focus on the strategy of comforting Qin Wenyuan, and must not force the army to force it. Otherwise, once the Qin army mutiny is triggered, the situation will be out of control. I hope the emperor will think twice before deciding."

Su Dingfang, an upstart in the imperial court who was in the ranks of generals, heard Wei Zheng's words, and he was impatient for a long time, and he came out and shouted.

"Your Majesty Wei, you don't need to use Qin Wenyuan's prestige to destroy the morale of our Tang army. Qin Wenyuan's ability is not in Su's eyes. The Qin army is nothing more than a sharp weapon. If you make the army avoid its strengths, it will induce the Qin army to be unable to give full play to its weapon advantages. In this land, we should destroy the arrogance of the Qin army and capture Qin Wenyuan for the crime of claiming the king without permission and resisting the imperial edict."

But seeing that the face of Su Dingfang Hall is calm, his words and deeds are quite like Li Jing. This guy relies on himself to be proficient in both culture and martial arts, and often does not pay attention to the Qin family army, but how does he know that Qin army's interests are not completely dependent on it? arms.

The biggest reason for the strength of the Qin army besides weapons is that the officers and soldiers at all levels of the army have a high degree of unity of thought. It is the belief of the generals to protect their homes and make the people live and work in peace. This kind of army fighting for faith, Its fanatical morale is not known by Su Dingfang.

Fang Xuanling had seen the powerful combat power of the Qin army in "Licheng", worried that the emperor would misjudge the difference between the Tang army and the Qin army and make a decision that would be uncontrollable in the future, so he stepped out of the train and bowed his hands.

"Reporting to the emperor, what Lord Hou, Lord Wei, and General Su said are all for the consideration of the Tang Dynasty, but I think that even if the imperial court strengthens the deployment of troops on the front line of Youzhou, it should not take the initiative to lead troops to conflict with Xu Jun. Conflict, after all, Xu Tian is still a courtier of the Tang Dynasty, how can the two armies kill each other? What does it matter? The emperor was worried that after the civil strife in Goryeo subsided, the power of the Xu family would increase greatly. In fact, there was no need for it. It was an old saying that the Qin family had no intention of rebelling against the Tang Dynasty. It’s not about recognizing the status of the feudal lord of Goryeo, what’s the difference from the Xu family’s rule here, yes, I think it’s best to treat Xu Tian with a gentle strategy.”

Chai Shao, Du Yan, Dai Zhou, Ma Zhou and other civil and military ministers all thought that what Fang Xuanling said was a wise move by the court, and they all supported it.

It's not that Li Shimin doesn't know what Fang Xuanling said, because the emperor's old son secretly Qin Wenyuan can't control it in his own hands, making him obey his own words. The current situation has caused the court and the Qin family to tear each other apart, causing the Qin family to be determined. Rebelling against the Tang Dynasty, who will win or die is still a matter of debate.

After thinking about the pros and cons, Li Shimin couldn't help but secretly sighed that Qin Wenyuan was too big to be of his own use. This guy always considers issues from his own point of view, but he doesn't want to think about how he treats others.

After pondering for a while, Li Shimin opened his mouth and said.

"Based on the discussions of your family, I decided to make Su Dingfang the left guard and the general of Zhongying, leading the [-] Dingxiang army and taking over the tens of thousands of troops gathered in Youzhou, so that he can control the main force of the Qin army in Songmo and Raole. Troops, if they are harassed by the Qin army, they can act according to circumstances."

"The imperial court's strategy to deal with Qin Wenyuan and Xu Changqing in Qizhou remains unchanged. Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Xue Wan who are stationed in Pingyin have all strengthened the monitoring of the situation of the Xu army's mobilization, and can use their discretion to put pressure on the Qin army."

Li Shimin's verbal instructions made most of the courtiers who were worried about the safety of the empire not take it seriously, and they all prayed in their hearts that the Qin family would take care of the overall situation and not make the situation worse.

Su Dingfang, however, was overjoyed to accept the order, and received the Tiger Talisman for dispatching troops from the Ministry of War.

More than ten days later, when Qin Wenyuan's entire army continued to command the Koryo royal city, Zhao Meng and Wu Ping, who were stationed on the front line of "Rao Le" and "Songmo", sent an urgent military report, saying that Su Dingfang, the envoy of King Yan Li You stationed in "Youzhou", and Xue Rengui led the army to carry out clear-field military operations against the Khitan and Turkic tribes who had surrendered to Qin Wenyuan, which severely damaged Qin Wenyuan's strategy of people's livelihood development in the grasslands.

Qin Wenyuan was furious when he received the report, and thought to himself that if he didn't show color to "Youzhou" Li You, he thought that Qin was easy to bully, so he handed over the defense of the two cities of "Anshi" and "Beisha" that he had just occupied to Luo Shiyi, Lu Qingling and others. The general told him to stick to the city and leave the Koryo princess to unfurl the Koryo king's banner. At the same time, he ordered his messengers to sneak to the "North Hansan" line on the border between Silla and Koryo, and inform the Xu army stationed there to make an attack on Koryo. .

Arranged properly, Qin Wenyuan led Zhou Cang and hundreds of guards under his command to gallop to the front line of "Songmo" and "Raole".

A few days later, Qin Wenyuan had already commanded Khitan outside "Gubeikou", and the [-] cavalry of the Turks outside "Songmo" and Zhao Meng's [-] cavalry from the Xu army converged to make the troops who rushed here from "Dragon City" Princess Caixia of Khitan is the chief general of the coalition army.

Qin Wenyuan sent an order to send the army to sweep out the Tang army under the command of Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui, who occupied more than a dozen tribes in the Khitan and Turkic tribes.

In less than a few days, the Qin army defeated the Tang army occupying the Khitan and Turkic tribes, took nearly [-] Tang army prisoners to the "Gubeikou" pass, and sent out to Li You, the king of Yan, to return the captured Khitan, Turkic tribesmen, and the cattle and sheep that had been captured. Otherwise, the attack on the "Gubeikou" pass will be launched.

In the "Gubeikou" barracks of the Tang army, Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui laughed "haha" with disdain when the Qin army approached the pass and gave an ultimatum to return the captives and property.

The two quickly put on their whole bodies, making tens of thousands of Tang troops ready to fight.

On the gate tower of the high city wall, many generals of the Tang Army pointed at the Xu Jun who was spread out in front of the pass and cursed.

Qin Wenyuan squinted under the tower and saw the arrogance of the generals of the Tang army on the tower, and couldn't help sneering in his heart. Seeing that the defenders of "Gubeikou" didn't return their characters and seemed to have the intention of fighting with the Qin army, he pointed to the writing on the tower that read "Li The number of characters "Su" and "Xue" said to Zhou Cang.

"Bomb those military flags for this king!"

Zhou Cang got the order, and immediately ordered a dozen personal guards to set up "mortars" to adjust the shooting accuracy.

"Boom, boom, boom...!"

After dozens of muffled sounds and screams that pierced the air, there was another "rumbling" explosion, but seeing the flag flying on the city tower mixed with bricks and stones being blown away, the people standing under the flag and around were blown away. Soldiers will either be torn apart by the blast of bombs, or wounded by debris flying around.

Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui's eyes were tearing apart, and they shouted loudly that the defenders of the city tower quickly launched a counterattack with catapults, bows and arrows, and Xu Jun's artillery imitated by the imperial court.

All kinds of defensive weapons on the tower of "Gubeikou" shot at Xu Jun. Large stones flew into the sky through the wind, and arrows flew like wild bees. In the violent trembling sound of burning fire and smoke, the iron ball became a parabola. Flying around in a line.

I have to say that the defensive formation of "Gubeikou" is terrifying, but today I met the army led by Xu Tian, ​​who had already calculated the range of the weapons on the tower, keeping the army out of a safe distance.

Seeing that the defenders were ignorant of the situation and they were going to make a decisive battle, Xu Tian was furious, and ordered Zhou Cang again.

"Destroy all the defensive forces on the tower!"

Zhou Cang got the order, and this guy was hoping that the king would order the capture of "Gubeikou" to show the Tang army the strength of Xu Jun, so many guards fired dozens of "mortars", and occasionally carried anti-tank guns on their shoulders. Pao's guards shelled the tower.

Su Dingfang finally tasted the power of the Qin army's weapons. He saw that the soldiers on the city tower were helpless under the attack of the artillery fire. How many soldiers and generals, the screams are very penetrating.

This guy's eyes were bloodshot, thinking that many ministers in the court said that Xu Jun's strength was not false, he couldn't help but feel ashamed of his own ignorance, so he ordered all the defenders to withdraw from the city tower and organize a second army at the gate of the "Gubeikou" pass. A line of defense to prevent Xu Jun from breaking in.

Qin Wenyuan sent an order to stop the shelling, so that several captured Tang soldiers entered the already damaged pass, and then urged the "Gubeikou" defenders to release them and return their property.

Su Dingfang was convinced and hated Qin Wenyuan for oppressing others, so he ordered the defenders to open the city gate and said to Xue Rengui.

"General Xue, you and I will each lead our troops out of the customs, forming a pincer attack on Xu Tian. With his sharp firearms, the thief must be able to attack from a distance and not have much power at close range."

Xue Rengui believed in Su Dingfang's judgment so much that he ordered more than [-] defenders of "Gubeikou" to first switch out to form a formation on the left side of the Qin army, and then Su Dingfang led ten thousand troops to form a formation on the right side of the Qin army.

The three cavalry of Qin Wenyuan, Zhou Cang, and Zhao Meng stood on the high ground hundreds of meters outside the "Gubeikou" pass. Behind them, hundreds of guards had already prepared bunkers and waited for them. It is to wait further away for the king to issue an order to attack.

In the binoculars, Qin Wenyuan saw Tang Jun leaving the customs, and said to Zhou Cang and Zhao Meng.

"The Tang army didn't know how to live or die, and ordered the whole army to make a charge. Today, the king will take Gubeikou and show it to Li You."

Zhou Cang and Zhao Meng got orders and ordered the messengers behind them to fire red flares.

Nearly [-] coalition cavalry hiding not far away saw the red fireworks piercing the blue sky, and the officers and assistants at all levels ordered their cavalry to unsheath their sabers and draw their bows.

The chief general of the coalition cavalry, Princess Caixia, is wearing silver armor, holding a long spear, and two colorful feathers on a golden crown flying high in the wind. see.

This Princess Caixia was Qin Wenyuan who rushed from Liaodong to respond to the "Youzhou" defenders, and sent his messengers to the palace of "Longcheng" to send "Songmo" city to lead the cavalry of the coalition army. When the princess came to the Khitan army, she suddenly The Khitan wolf knight's aura increased greatly, and Caixia had the status of Princess Qi, so Xu Jun and the Turkic cavalry naturally obeyed her dispatch.

The buglers around him heard Princess Caixia's sweet voice ordering the whole army to move out, so they blew their horns.

In the sound of the horn, the coalition cavalry began to move slowly. After a while, the cavalry brigade headed by Princess Caixia formed a formation of phoenix birds spreading their wings and charged.

In the four fields, the sound of horseshoes and shouts of killing can be heard.

Qin Wenyuan saw in the binoculars that the cavalry led by Princess Caixia had already launched a charge, holding the "painting pole Fang Tianji" and shouting.

"Fire!"

Before Su Dingfang and Xue Rengui's [-] troops were fully deployed, Xu's army was already full of gunfire and gunfire.

After the first wave of firepower, Qin Wenyuan, Zhou Cang, and Zhao Meng rushed out on horseback, just in time to meet the fast-charging coalition cavalry, but they saw that Qin Wenyuan was heading towards Su Dingfang with a long halberd, and Caixia waved her army to cover up the one who left the pass Tang Jun, Zhou Cang and Zhao Meng rushed towards Xue Rengui.

Su Dingfang didn't expect that Qin Wenyuan would launch an attack without saying hello. Seeing the Tang army's camp being bombarded in disarray, this fellow also rushed towards Xu Tian with a long spear.

The two generals met each other and each used their weapons to face the enemy. Qin Wenyuan raised his long halberd horizontally and stabbed at Su Dingfang's head, but he saw that the man was lying on his horse's back to avoid the long halberd, and let the long spear in his hand sweep across Xu Tian's waist and abdomen.

Qin Wenyuan sneered, contemptuous of this guy for grabbing the spear with one hand, and just as he was about to grab the head of the spear with one hand, Su Dingfang suddenly raised the spear to change the attack trajectory, and the point of the spear with a cold light went straight to Xu Tian's head.

"Good come!"

Amidst the loud shouts, Qin Wenyuan took his time, and a ball of flames sprang from the halberd in his right hand and rushed towards Su Ding's eyes.

Su Dingfang was horrified, he quickly pulled his horse and jumped away, and the long spear that stabbed at Qin Wenyuan's head returned to protect his vitals.

"Qin Wenyuan, do you dare to rebel?"

"Fuck you, if you dare to send troops to harass the land under my king's jurisdiction, what if it's the opposite!"

Hearing Qin Wenyuan's strong words, Su Ding knew that he had made a huge mistake. If he provoked Xu Tian to rebel against the Tang Dynasty because of his own troops, he could not afford the ending. At least, he would be taken down by the court In a big prison, it is not too much to copy and chop all over the house.

This guy's anger was already weak at this time, so he said to Xu Tian again.

"Lord Qin, let us send an order to stop the war. You and I are all courtiers of the Tang Dynasty. Why did you kill each other? The last general also obeyed orders. So he sent an order to collect and release the captured people and return the property."

(End of this chapter)