Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 881
Chapter 3 Golden Autumn October Fair Dragon Hunting City

Outside the White Stone Fort, the Tang Anton Army soldiers were slowly cleaning the battlefield, but from time to time, Goguryeo or Xiren troops came to harass the Tang Army soldiers to clean the battlefield.

However, the soldiers of the Tang army who had been waiting in full battle for a long time shot these incoming enemy troops and were defeated.

Zhang Jian, the general manager of Yingzhou, said suspiciously: "President, do you think these people are stupid, knowing that they are dead, but they still want to come to die like moths?"

"They are not stupid, but they have lost a very important person!" Li Shiji looked at the mountain of corpses formed by deadly battles around Yang Wanchun, and said with a faint smile: "We haven't found Yuan Taizuo's personal guards and guards of honor here. Judging from the current situation, it is obvious that the Goguryeo Xi people did not meet Yuan Tae-joo."

Zhang Jian was stunned for a moment, and said with ecstasy: "Da Duhu, what do you mean, we still have a chance to capture Yuan Taizuo alive?"

Li Shiji nodded and said, "It should be possible!"

"Old Tang Book·Dongyi·Koryo Biography" contains: Goguryeo "The official title of Goguryeo is great against Lu, compared with first-class, always knowledgeable about state affairs, three-year generation, if competent, regardless of the number of years. Alternate days, or not against each other , All rein in the troops to attack each other, and the winner will be the winner. The king has to close the palace and guard himself, so he cannot control the imperial court. The next day, he said that the elder brother is the second rank than Zheng. For the officials below Lu, the total is twelve.

Yuan Taizuo's great opposition to Lu is generally equivalent to the first-rank official position in the Tang Dynasty, but the Tang Dynasty has empty positions from the second rank and above, and the only one who can be equal to him is probably the general Tiance of Qin Wang Li Shimin.

Once Yuan Taizuo is captured or killed, the credit is obvious.

Following Li Shiji's order, the elite of the Anton Army began to disperse, looking for Yuan Taizuo all over the mountains and plains.

Although the armies did not find any trace of Yuan Tae-joo, Li Shiji did not dare to be careless. Yuan Tae-joo, as Goguryeo's great opponent, can be said to be under one man and above tens of thousands of people, and he will not leave the border easily.It's a different matter if he is in command, but if Yuan Taizuo is in command, he will never lead such a small army.

As the saying goes, if something is abnormal, there must be evildoers.

Li Shiji held the beef shank in one hand, chopped the beef into pieces with a knife, put them into his mouth and chewed them piece by piece, but kept his eyes on the map, his brows knit into big knots.

The price of eating beef in Guanzhong is very expensive, almost the same as eating money, but in Anton, beef is already the daily ration of soldiers of the Andong army.

Seeing that Zhang Jian had been busy for five or six days, he didn't even see the shadow of Yuan Taizuo, so he was very depressed.Zhang Jian devoured a leg of lamb and muttered, "Our army is in full swing, and our soldiers are well-armored. These are not secrets. Whether it is the Goguryeo people or the people who ridicule them, they are not stupid. They will definitely not face it positively." To meet the enemy. If you let the future command, you must hide the main force in the mountains around Tiger Mountain and Baiquan Mountain, and wait for you to attack from afar, and at the same time send a large number of elite rangers to harass and tire you out. When it’s almost exhausted, we’ll move out and surround you all!”

He smacked his lips and said: "Fortify the wall to clear the field, roam around to harass, and wait for work with leisure. Donghu people are very familiar with these routines. I don't know how many generals fell on these three axes."

Li Shiji was silent for a while, then said: "You are not unreasonable, but I don't think it will be that simple. I always have a feeling: they are going to make a big move."

Li Shiji reported this abnormal situation to Li Jiancheng as quickly as possible.

……

In Shuanggou Valley, more than [-] miles northeast of Baishi Fort, in a huge military tent with a wolf's head hanging on it, Li Pogu, the leader of the Yuanzhe tribe of the Xi clan, held a wooden arrow shaft without tail feathers in his hand, groaning silently.

Goguryeo, who was wearing a suit of armor, introduced to Lu Yuan Taizuo in Tang dialect: "This is the standard crossbow arrow used by the Andong Army of the Tang Dynasty. We have been dealing with each other for several years, and we will never admit it!"

With a smile on the corner of Li Pogu's mouth, he said in Donghu language: "Tang country has a lot of taste. Their hands have been extended to the Great Xianbei Mountain. He is not afraid of dying himself!"

Yuan Taizuo sighed with worry: "Compared to the 30 elites of the Tang Kingdom far away in Guanzhong, Li Shiji's Anton Army is the life and death enemy of our thirteen divisions in Eastern Liaodong. In this battle, all the elites from each division have come out; As you can see, the casualties of Anton's army were less than a thousand, while we died a total of [-], and the wounded were countless..."

Li Pogu glared fiercely at Yuan Taizuo and roared: "You Goguryeo people died less than 8000 people, and our five tribes of Xi clan killed more than [-] people..."

"It's not important. What's important is that just one Anton army has poor us and the thirteen countries in Liaodong are no longer our opponents!" Yuan Taizuo looked at Li Pogu meaningfully and said, "Don't even think about it, wait for Li Tangtang to make a move." Come on, will they let us go? Don't forget about Yang Sui's million souls, you have also done a lot to ridicule people!"

Li Pogu put down the crossbow arrow, sighed and said, "If Li Shiji's Anton Army hadn't blocked us here, it wouldn't be difficult for our Liaodong Thirteenth Division to cross the side wall and watch the troops go right to Beiping. The one in Chang'an City Emperor Li, if you don't respectfully cut off a piece of meat, don't even think about sending us back..."

"It's time to wake up from your dream!" Yuan Taizuo roared with a ferocious face: "According to reliable news, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty has changed, and Li Jiancheng has been replaced. The third part is already in disaster!"

Li Pogu said with a faint smile: "We are different from your Goguryeo. We never thought of herding horses in the Yellow River and taking control of the Central Plains. Even if the Tang Dynasty leads the army to the east, we can surrender at worst. I think the Tang Dynasty will definitely accept us. !"

Yuan Taizuo sneered and said: "You are so naive. The wolf wants to eat the sheep not only because the wolf is hungry, but also because the wolf is in a bad mood. You are willing to put the lives of your entire clan on the wolf. In the mood?"

Li Pogu murmured: "We are not from Goguryeo. You are too courageous. You are obviously a sheep. You want to dominate Liaodong. You are just like Yelang. You are so arrogant and you don't know each other well. Take the way of death!"

Yuan Taizuo was quite disapproving.

Every country has its own development direction and its own strategic goals. In fact, the Goguryeo people are not pure nomads. They are also farming civilization and have established more than 100 large and small cities.Goguryeo, as a small power in Northeast Asia, can already beat Silla, Baekje, Buyeo, and Samhan, but they are not satisfied with this small power in Northeast Asia, and began to want to provoke the Central Plains Dynasty, dreaming of dreaming of taking control of the Central Plains .

It’s just that they were not born at the right time. If Goguryeo was strong and the Central Plains was in trouble, they could rush into the Central Plains to pick up the leaks like the Xianbei Murong Department or the Xianbei Tuoba Department.It's just that when Goguryeo invaded western Liaoning for the first time, it was ordered by Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, that 30 troops came out. Although the Sui army suffered heavy losses due to the plague, Goguryeo directly admitted it.

Later in the Yang Guang era, they began to commit suicide.Although Yang Guang lost millions of troops in Goguryeo, Goguryeo is actually not having a good time. Otherwise, in the chaotic times at the end of the Sui Dynasty, they would not have stayed in the city of Pyongyang for more than ten years.

However, when they regained their vitality, they suddenly found out.The situation in the Central Plains has changed drastically, and the Tang Dynasty has basically achieved unity. Especially under the influence of Chen Ying, a butterfly from another world, a mere Li Shiji and an Anton army pushed the thirteen tribes of Liaodong to the ground and rubbed them against the ground.

Ordinarily, since they suffered a loss, they should honestly kowtow and admit their mistakes, and the Tang Dynasty would definitely accept their support.

It's just that Yuan Tae-joo is different. As a big opponent, he not only has a strong control over Goguryeo, but he also wants to replace Gao Jianwu and become the king of Goguryeo.

If he wanted to become the king of Goguryeo, he had to have some meritorious deeds, so he wanted to unite the tribes in Liaodong and expel the Tang army from Liaodong first.

Therefore, when the cold wind was howling, Yuan Taizuo personally sent an envoy to the thirteen Liaodong tribes to facilitate this alliance. Using the bloody facts this time, he warned the Liaodong thirteen tribes that the Tang Dynasty was not something they could stand alone.

Although Yuan Taizuo failed to persuade Li Pogu, one of the five major tribes of the Xi tribe, at this time, he did not mind letting Goguryeo annex the Xi and Khitan tribes first, and then combine the various tribes to form an absolute force against the Tang Dynasty.

Just when Yuan Taizuo was about to launch a surprise attack and kill Li Pogu, an uninvited guest arrived in Liaodong. Ruoran, the confidant of the Turkic Jieli Khan, stepped forward.

Goguryeo Yuan Taizuo could not persuade Li Pogu. After all, Goguryeo was too close to the Xi family, and both sides knew the basics. Ulji Wende took a trick to lure 30 people from the Sui army to attack the Datong River, and then flooded the Ninth Army. Lost like a mountain, it is said that Goguryeo, which won this battle, should have greatly increased its strength.

In fact, Li Pogu knows very well that there are almost no winners in this battle.Although the Sui army was defeated, they inflicted severe damage on Goguryeo under the dying struggle. More than half of the tens of thousands of Goguryeo troops were killed or injured. So far, more than two-thirds of the army are children who have just turned fifteen or sixteen years old.

At least Goguryeo did not have the strength to threaten Xi Ren.But the East Turks are different. The East Turks have been the overlord of the grasslands for decades. More than [-] troops once surrounded Yang Guang at the Yanmen Pass and broke through countless pass cities. Just stretch out a little finger, and you can easily pinch Xi Ren to death.

The purpose of Bulugen's visit is very simple. Jieli Khan invited the leaders of the thirteen Liaodong tribes, as well as the lords or leaders of Goguryeo, Buyeo, Silla, Baekje, etc., to hunt Dragon City in the golden autumn and October.

Bu Lugen did not have sharp words, nor did he have eloquence, but just dropped a sentence coldly, and he was free to go or not.

Li Pogu's complexion suddenly changed.

He can ignore the threat of Goguryeo, because he knows that Goguryeo is a good-looking guy, and he doesn't know who will win or lose in a fight, but he knows the strength of East Turkic very well. Once they turn against East Turkic, East Turkic can kill them in minutes .

Li Pogu bowed and said: "Your envoy, don't worry, Xiao Wang will definitely lead the elite of the clan to Longcheng to see the demeanor of the great Turkic warriors..."

Bu Lugen looked at Yuan Taizuo and said with a smile: "Gaoguryeo is now the big opponent Lu, so Gao Jianwu doesn't have to go to Longcheng. We Khan are happy to see the big opponent Lu meeting in Longcheng!"

Upon hearing this, Yuan Taizuo knew that East Turkic was willing to see Yuan Taizuo become the king of Goguryeo, at least willing to maintain the status quo, so he quickly said: "Your envoy, don't worry, I will definitely be there!"

Bu Lugen said lightly: "Then you are busy now, I have to go to dozens of tribes!"

……

In fact, Chen Ying and the Tang court in Chang'an didn't realize that at this time, a very huge conspiracy had been unfolded around Datang.

With the birth of the eldest daughter, the eldest daughter's name became the flashpoint of conflict between Li Xiuning and Chen Ying. Li Daozhen's son was named Li and called Li Siye, which made Li Xiuning very jealous.

As soon as her daughter was born, Li Xiuning said to Chen Ying, "I've already thought about my daughter's name, and I'll call it Li Wenbiao!"

"Pfft..." Chen Ying almost choked on his own saliva when he heard this. He pointed to his daughter who was as cute as a porcelain doll and said, "You actually named her Wen Biao? Can you have some snacks?"

Li Xiuning retorted: "The eldest daughter of Langya Zhugehui, a famous scholar in the Southern Dynasty, is called Zhuge Wenbiao!"

Chen Ying flatly rejected the name.

Li Xiuning thought for a while and said, "Then why not be called Li Wenxiong!"

"Stop..." Chen Ying was really angry. He pointed at Li Xiuning and said, "Don't worry about your daughter's name. I'll get it!"

As he said that, Chen Ying's brain started to run fast.

"Li Shiyin?"

As soon as this name popped up in his mind, Chen Ying immediately threw it out of his mind.Because this person did not end well in Gu Long's novel.

Some people say that the daughter is the lover of the father in his previous life.

Chen Ying looked at the little darling, and unconsciously there was a figure in his head that made him a human being in two lifetimes but haunted him in dreams. Chen Ying murmured: "Ruoxi..."

At this moment, the daughter who had her eyes slightly closed suddenly opened them.

Li Xiuning said with a smile: "Look, my daughter agreed, so her name is Ruoxi, Li Ruoxi!"

Chen Ying had a faint feeling that something was wrong, but he didn't remember what was wrong for a while.

Seeing Li Ruoxi spitting out milk bubbles boredly by herself, Li Siye and Chen Qian's little brother quietly touched the crib.

Chen Qian pointed at Li Ruoxi's chubby face and said, "Brother..."

Li Siye smiled while shaking the crib, "Call me brother!"

"I'm the big brother!"

"I'm the second brother!"

Li Siye smiled and said: "Little sister, elder brother will protect you, whoever dares to bully you, elder brother will help you beat him!"

Chen Qian stretched out his hand to pull Li Ruoxi's ear, and then Chen Ying slapped his forehead, and finally understood what was wrong.

Li Xiuning asked her daughter to take her last name.

As a person of later generations, Chen Ying really doesn't care what the child's last name is. After all, the biggest tragedy is that he has followed his surname for 20 years, but it is not his own.As long as it is a biological child, it really doesn't matter what the last name is.

Seeing Chen Ying's depressed mood, Li Xiuning felt a little embarrassed.

After all, she played some tricks with regard to her daughter's surname, and deliberately chose her daughter's name as Wen Biao. From then on, Chen Ying focused all her attention on Wen Biao, and naturally ignored the previous surname.

Li Xiuning raised the imperial edict in Yang's hand and said: "According to Chen Lang, my daughter's name is Li Ruoxi, and she has been sent to the palace!"

Chen Ying sighed and said, "As long as you like it!"

"Are you angry?" Li Xiuning asked in a low voice.

Chen Ying shook his head.

Li Xiuning said: "Then you have a laugh!"

Chen Ying showed a smile that was uglier than bitter.

Li Xiuning looked at Chen Qian and Li Siye surrounding the crib, and said: "Chen Lang, don't be angry, at worst, they will compensate you!"

Chen Ying asked back: "Compensation... how to compensate!"

Li Xiuning's face was slightly red, and she leaned on Chen Ying's shoulder and said, "You said in your dreams, try it... I will accompany you!"

Indescribable words at this time.

At this moment, He Yue'er's voice came from outside the door.

"Chen Lang, Duan Yanshi, the governor of Yingzhou, is asking to see you!"

Chen Ying sighed helplessly and said, "One month later, I hope you don't break your promise!"

Li Xiuning blushed and said, "I will never break my promise!"

……

Chen Ying's car was driving on the official road, and Duan Yanshi in the carriage said anxiously: "Hurry up and hurry up!"

Chen Ying frowned and said, "Where will Duan Zhixuan be assigned?"

Duan Yanshi said with a sad face: "It is said that it is Jiannan Road..."

Chen Ying nodded and said, "Speed ​​up!"

Finally, a group of soldiers appeared on the official road, escorting a long line of prisoners and walking slowly.

Chen Ying and Duan Yanshi were on the carriage, looking at the prisoners one by one.Suddenly Duan Yanshi hurriedly signaled the coachman to stop.

Duan Yanshi jumped out of the car, grabbed a prisoner and said, "Zhixuan..."

Duan Zhixuan, the former commanding officer of the Prince of Qin's Mansion and a fourth-rank loyal general, raised his head to see Duan Yanshi's face carefully, fell to his knees, and burst into tears.Said: "My lord, my son can no longer enter the filial piety!"

Duan Yanshi repeatedly kowtowed to Chen Ying's carriage and said, "General Chen... help me!"

Chen Ying sighed and jumped off the carriage.

Seeing this, the prisoners at the front and rear swarmed around and knelt down and cried.

The soldiers escorting the prisoners rushed over, without any explanation, swung the handles of their knives and guns, and beat the prisoners to the ground.

Chen Ying shouted angrily: "Stop!"

The commander leading the team sneered and said, "Where are you, how dare you meddle in such trivial matters?"

Liu Rengui rushed over and shouted: "Bold, this is the General Chijie Zuowei, the Prince of the East Palace and the Taibao, how dare you be rude? Do you want to die?"

The general of the commanding army looked Chen Ying up and down suspiciously.

There was no way, Chen Ying neither wore an official uniform nor carried a ceremonial guard. The key point was that Chen Ying's carriages were very low-key, and it was really hard to tell that it was the prince of the current dynasty.

Liu Rengui roared angrily: "Mian Jie is like Mian Jun. His Majesty personally conferred the talisman festival here. You are sitting on your horses. Aren't you afraid of committing a crime of disrespect?"

Commander hurriedly waved his hand to signal the soldiers to stop beating the prisoner, got off his horse, knelt down in front of Chen Ying and said, "I don't know how to get a job in a lowly position, please forgive me!"

Chen Yingdao: "This time I came south under the imperial order, just for this purpose, you should let these people go!"

The commander-in-chief was shocked and said: "The humble officer dare not, our general ordered the humble officer to escort these prisoners to Jiannan Road!"

Chen Ying shook his head and said: "Your Majesty issued an edict, which has clearly declared to the world that even the abolition of the prince of the Qin Dynasty, and even the abolition of the prince of the Qin Dynasty, will be pardoned. You will not be told to reward each other, and those who violate it will sit back. Capturing these people is already a crime. You go back and tell him to impeach him. Otherwise, when I return to Chang’an, the first thing I will do is to impeach him for resisting the order. This is not a joke. You have to convey the exact words to him. ,understand?"

The commanding army bowed to Chen Ying in despondency.

Duan Zhixuan, who had unshackled him, came to kowtow to Chen Ying and said, "Thank you General Chen for saving me!"

Chen Ying said indifferently: "There is no need to be too polite, this is an imperial edict issued by His Majesty."

Duan Zhixuan said in astonishment: "General Chen, is this true? Have all the old people in Qin Palace been pardoned?"

Chen Ying nodded.

Duan Zhixuan sighed, "What kind of person is the new emperor?"

Chen Ying remained silent.

PS: I've been a little busy these days, so today is just one chapter, [-] words!
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