Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 691: Li Shimin Will Hunt Dingxiang (Part [-])

Chapter [-] Li Shimin will hunt Dingxiang (two more)
Autumn is not only the harvest season for Chinese farmers, but also the eyes of the wolves on the grasslands have green light again, ready to invade on a large scale.At this time, the war horses are fat and strong, the climate is dry and cool in autumn, there is little rain, and the water level of the river drops to the lowest point of the year.

Except for the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, generally seasonal rivers, the water level of the river is reduced to the lowest level, even if there is no sheepskin raft, even a horse can cross the river. It is the golden season for going south, and the climate and wind direction are so favorable. It's unreasonable to grab a vote!
The bumper harvest of Hedong under Li Shimin's management has been more this year than the previous two years. Once the harvest is over, the granaries in Taiyuan and Bingzhou are probably full. With an irresistible attraction, they have long been unable to hold back.

They couldn't hold back anymore, in fact Li Shimin couldn't hold back even more.He voluntarily applied to come to guard Taiyuan and serve as the general manager of Bingzhou University, naturally for the purpose of fighting.This battle is really important to Li Shimin, if he doesn't win another big victory that shocks the whole country, he will miss the position of East Palace now.

Although he worked hard in Hedong to help farmers plant land and compost, the common people would not appreciate him. This change was led by Donggong Li Jian.The inventor is Chen Ying, and the promoter is Li Jiancheng.

Datang has a population of more than 400 million, of which more than [-]% are farmers. More than [-] million farmers have benefited a lot because of Li Jiancheng's scientific farming methods. They are all grateful to Li Jiancheng.

In just one month, more than one Wanmin letter was submitted to Chang'an in just one place in Hedong, all of which were thanks to the emperor and Li Jiancheng.

Li Jiancheng only relied on Chen Ying's so-called scientific cultivation of land, which has allowed tens of millions of people to earn more than double the benefits. This credit can be enjoyed by Li Jiancheng for at least ten years.What's more, Chen Ying was not idle either. He first defeated the Western Turks in Liangzhou and drove the Western Turks to the west of the Yilie River Valley, which is said to be thousands of miles away from Chang'an.

Wen Neng favors all directions, Wu Neng stabilizes the country, such a prince, even Li Yuan can't do anything about it.Now if Li Yuan dares to replace Li Jiancheng, I am afraid that there will not be a few people who raise the flag to rebel.

The common people never care about who will be the emperor, but they only care about whether they can wear warm clothes and eat well. Now that Li Tang has the prince Li Jiancheng, he is so wise, he actually let Chen Concubine create a method of composting, making the original most inconspicuous The dead branches, rotten leaves and even the weeds in the field have been turned into fertilizers to increase the income of the fields.In just one year, the income of most people has more than doubled, or even nearly doubled.

If such a prince is replaced, the common people will be surprised if they are not in a hurry.There are even faint rumors among the people that Datang should make Li Jiancheng emperor.

Every time he heard this rumor, Li Shimin felt very uncomfortable.why?His Shangshu Ling is an empty shell, just talking nicely, without any real power.It was hard to get a chance to accumulate military merits, but the Eastern Turks did not dare to fight, and Li Yuan did not agree to take the initiative to attack.

It's all right now, East Turkic finally couldn't bear it anymore.

Like a gust of wind, Li Shimin rushed to the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion in Taiyuan City.Without Li Shimin's order, all the generals who saw the urgent news, such as Hou Junji, Duan Zhixuan, Lei Yongji, Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie, Niu Junda, Xie Yingdeng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui and other civil and military generals, all arrived.

The generals stared at the huge sand table with wolf-like eyes, chattering about where to start, and cut a piece of flesh off the Turkic man.

Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the Eastern Turks have been a sharp sword hanging over the Tang Dynasty.At the beginning, in the era of Shibi Khan, the East Turks were relatively restrained. They only supported Liu Wuzhou, Liang Shidu, Li Gui, Xue Ju, Yang Kaidao and others to oppose Li Tang.

In the past two years, Datang has vigorously killed several vicious dogs kept in captivity by East Turks, such as Xue Ju and Liu Wuzhou.Over the past two years, they have been sporadically rushing to deal with the northern border states.

According to incomplete statistics, there are a total of 29 prefectures in Hedong, Hebei, and Hexi, and hundreds of counties have been robbed by the East Turks successively, causing no less than 10 casualties.

The blood feud between Li Tang and the Eastern Turks is huge. Of course, it is impossible to allow others to snore on the side of the couch.Even if the Eastern Turks do not rob the Tang Dynasty, it is impossible for the Tang Dynasty and the Eastern Turks to coexist.

Li Shimin looked at the generals and coughed, calmed everyone down, and said in a deep voice, "I know, everyone has been waiting for this battle for too long..."

Cheng Zhijie said excitedly: "That's right, my old Cheng has been going crazy for more than half a year, and I dream of killing Turkic people until they bleed into rivers..."

Qin Qiong murmured: "Kill thieves to defend the country, serve the imperial court, make meritorious deeds, we are not willing to be queens!"

Li Shimin pressed his hands down to signal the generals to stop talking.

Li Shimin thought for a while and weighed his words: "Since Xianbei Yanluo, the Turkic people have been our great enemies in the Tang Dynasty. From the former Sui Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, from Xihe to Hedong, Hebei, Youzhou, and Liaodong, they have fought against us for decades. But defeating them completely will make them stronger and stronger, this is a tough and cunning opponent, everyone must be cautious, our capital is not much, and we cannot stand the toss!"

After Li Shimin said this, the anxious look on the faces of the generals disappeared immediately, and was replaced by prudence and seriousness.

The Turks replaced the Rouran people to unify the north and the south of the desert, and became a powerful enemy of China. How could they be entangled with the Sui and Tang dynasties of the Central Plains dynasty for decades?

At this time, Li Shimin commanded an army of one hundred thousand in name, and he seemed to be considered a strong soldier.However, the 21 army was divided into three parts. Among them, the left and right guards and the left and right siyu of the East Palace had a total of 3 (later expanded) Zhechong mansions, and there were no more than [-] people at full strength.There are [-] Xuanjia iron cavalry and [-] horses in Zhechong Mansion.The others are Zhechong mansions where Zhechong resides.The Zhechong mansions in the garrisons are still not allowed to move lightly. You must know that most of the Turks are cavalry, and they come and go like the wind. In this battle, Li Shimin did not lose again. Once he loses, he will definitely miss that position, so he must be cautious.

Li Shimin looked around at the generals, saw that all the generals had calmed down, he was quite satisfied, and said slowly: "In this battle, we don't want a big victory, just a small victory. We can use offense instead of defense to force the Turks to give up plundering the border. A region is a victory!"

All the generals are in awe.

Fang Xuanling said: "According to the report from the spies who went deep into the grassland, because last winter there was less snow, there was a black disaster on the grassland this year, a large number of livestock died, and many tribes suffered greatly. Up to now, many tribes have Weak and weak, I look forward to breaking into the border to grab food so that I can survive this winter. If there is not enough food, those small tribes will not be able to survive the next spring. Therefore, our army only needs to fight steadily, not to pursue A big victory, as long as their attempt to loot the border is smashed, it will be considered a complete victory."

Qin Qiong showed deep disappointment on his face.

Cheng Zhijie muttered: "That's so boring! If we just want to prevent them from looting the border area, we only need to defend the border wall, but the 24 states of the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion have a border line that is more than a thousand miles long, can we defend it? From my perspective, let’s use offense instead of defense, directly attack Dingxiang City, and dig out Jieli Khan’s lair..."

Li Shimin said: "Old Cheng, why doesn't this king want to fight the Turks? It's just that our autumn harvest has not been completed. The Tang Dynasty fought with the Tubo people in Liang, Gan, Su, He, and Shazhou. Now the battle situation in the West Sea is unclear. We can't fight on both sides." To fight, to fight the Turks, now is not the time!"

The eyes of Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui met in the air.

Fang Xuanling said: "His Royal Highness, the Turks rely on their strength. Once we defend passively, it will not be difficult to defend the city. However, if the food outside the city is too late to harvest, it will be all at the expense of the Turks!"

Li Shimin said loudly: "Lao Cheng, Lao Qin, Lao Niu, and Lao Xie led five Zhechong prefectures respectively, and sent troops to Jilechuan from Hengzhou (now Datong) and Weizhou (now Lingqiu). Xu is powerful, so crazy? Jile River is their most fertile pasture, now we will burn the flames of war to Jile River, smash their altars and pots, and see if they are still crazy!"

Cheng Zhijie was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Okay, my old Cheng will definitely live up to the trust of His Royal Highness King Qin."

Li Shimin looked at Duan Zhixuan again and said: "Duan Zhixuan, you take away [-] cavalry of Xuanjia iron cavalry, starting from Shuozhou, heading north along Alxa, sweeping all the way, Turkic tribes along the way, if they don't surrender, they will die. The cattle, sheep and horses of the tribes that were enemies of the Tang Dynasty were robbed, and the fodder was burned, and the cattle, sheep and horses that could not be taken away were killed on the spot."

Duan Zhixuan laughed and said: "I've done this work, but Your Highness Qin Wang, you transfer me another 1 horses from the Shuozhou Army. The soldiers of the Shuozhou Army are all good at riding horses. With them, the Turkic people can't even kill a horse." There are no sheep left!"

Hou Junji was gearing up for a long time, ready to move. Seeing that Li Shimin had not assigned him a task, he immediately became impatient: "His Royal Highness, what about the general?"

Li Shimin said: "You and Lei Yongji, leading [-] Xuanjia iron cavalry under your command, dare to hunt Dingxiang together with this king!"

Hearing Li Shimin's order to fight, Changsun Wuji became anxious: "His Royal Highness, isn't this too risky?"

Li Shimin shook his head and said: "No risk, isn't General Chen the same as hunting Huaiyuan with less than [-] troops? This king is going to meet Jieli Khan to see if he is superhuman!"

Following Li Shimin's order, the soldiers and horses of the Bingzhou Governor's Mansion of the Tang Dynasty began to mobilize.Teams began to assemble, distributed rations, dry food, and supplies, and then left the city in a mighty way from Taiyuan City.

A cavalry wearing black armor, cavalry with tall horses and a saber in their hands slowly drove out from the city. This black armored cavalry horse lined up very neatly, and the horses raised their legs and landed at the same time.

Although there are only less than [-] cavalry, it gives people a pressure like Mount Tai.

Located in the north city of Taiyuan, on a teahouse near the street, a blond businessman was lying at the window, watching the army without blinking, his brows furrowed.

The equipment of this army is really strange!

Not long after, a kite hawk flew up from the backyard of the teahouse.The harpy eagle spread its wings and flew high, and soon disappeared.

(End of this chapter)