People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1851: One Hundred Thousand Army Vanguard
Dressed in black clothes and black armor, thousands of black-armored guards came out of the Xi'an Fu Gate of the Taiji Palace and headed towards the Kaiyuan Gate.

Everyone was silent and the crowd quickly made way.

No one knew that their emperor was also among these thousand people.

Outside Kaiyuan Gate, the Right Guard Camp.

A thousand black-armored guards quickly integrated into the military camp, and in the parade ground at the rear camp, a thousand generals who had just returned from the Western Regions immediately organized their troops.

Li Xuan rode his horse to the front of the army with a stern look on his face. All the soldiers bowed their heads and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"No need to be polite!" Li Xuan nodded calmly, then asked, "Where is the letter from General Yan Tao of the Left Guard?"

"Your Majesty, it's here." Huangfu Zhong stepped forward and presented a letter respectfully.

Li Xuan looked at Huangfu Zhong, who had lost weight, and raised his head slightly. Li Zhu had already handed the letter to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan opened it directly and read it carefully.

What was mentioned in the letter was the information Yan Tao had collected in the northwest about the internal situation of the Arab Empire.

After Li Xuan's battle, the Arabs did try to fight back, but Li Xuan quickly controlled the situation in the Western Regions. After that, Liu Shenli took over as prime minister and quickly won the hearts of the people in the Western Regions.

After that came Shi Liang and Ashina Liang, whose status as members of the Turkic royal family made people feel more at ease. Finally, it was Yan Tao, who was promoted from General of the Right Guard to General of the Left Guard.

For many years, Yan Tao has been guarding the northern side of the West Sea, controlling the main route for the Arabs to enter the Western Regions.

Especially after the news of Li Xuan's ascension to the throne spread, all ethnic groups in the Western Regions immediately became proud.

There was even a time when some people proposed to give Li Xuan the title of Holy Khan.

However, before the news reached Chang'an, it was intercepted by Li Xuan halfway.

It’s not that he can’t stand this title, but actually the name of this title is not nice.

Holy Khan, Li Xuan didn't mind being under Li Shimin's title of Heavenly Khan, but before he had enough military achievements, casually calling him by this title would make it too easy for people to think of the lineage of Emperor Taizong.

In any case, after Li Xuan ascended the throne, the people of the Western Regions quickly turned to the Tang Dynasty.

In particular, apart from ruling the Western Turks, the Tang Dynasty had no intention of annexing the countries in the Western Regions. Under such circumstances, the early intelligence gathering of the Arabs was very unfavorable.

Once they enter the Western Regions, they will face the power of the entire Tang Dynasty plus the entire Western Regions, so they can only give up.

The envoy from the Arab Empire in Chang'an was completely unaware of this.

Similarly, the news that Li Xuan was going to launch an attack on Silla did not reach the Arab Empire.

After all, although there were rumors that Li Xuan was going to attack Silla, this rumor had been circulating for many years.

Before the war breaks out, who knows what year it will be.

By the time the war broke out, the news spread from Chang'an to the Arab Empire, and by the time the Arab Empire mobilized its troops, Li Xuan had already conquered Silla.

With the power of great victory, who dares to act recklessly?

……

Li Xuan calmly put down the letter, then looked at the dozen or so military scholars in front of the thousand soldiers, and said, "General Zuowei has evaluated everything you did during your trip to the Western Regions and your stay at the Western Regions Protectorate. Although everyone has a different temperament, your performance is pretty good."

More than a dozen military scholars breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xuan nodded slightly and said: "From now on, you pack up and go back to Chang'an, take a rest, and go home. If your home is not in Chang'an, stay in the post house outside the city and wait for the arrangements of the Ministry of War." "Yes!" Everyone bowed.

Li Xuan waved his hand, and everyone bowed again and said, "I'll take my leave."

After these military scholars left, Li Xuan waved his hand gently, and Li Zhu immediately placed a bamboo basket with more than a dozen names on it on the ground. Li Xuan then said, "After you go back today, each of you will select nine elite soldiers from each army. The dozen or so people just now will serve as military assistants of each regiment. Although they are not colonels, their positions are extremely important."

All the officers and soldiers became solemn. They had fought through life and death for many years, and many of them were still only team leaders or brigade leaders, while the military assistant rank of military officer was below the colonel and above the brigade leader.

The dozen or so people just now were already their superiors.

"The military commissar will assist in military affairs, and then the captains will choose themselves. However, I want to select a military chief from among them. You can choose it yourselves. In the battle next year, this person will go to the battle with you and assist you in military operations. You can choose the one you trust the most. We have been together for more than half a year. Choose one." Li Xuan looked at everyone with cold eyes.

Without much hesitation, the captains stepped forward and inserted an arrow from their waist into the bamboo basket.

Finally, the person most trusted by all the soldiers was Huangfu Zhong.

Li Xuan waved his hand slightly and said, "From today on, all of you will be promoted together, Linghu Leng."

"I'm here." Linghu Leng, who was nimble, stood up immediately.

"You will be appointed as the Lieutenant General of the Left Guard and organize a 10,000-man cavalry force. Next year, you will lead the army to attack Silla." As soon as Li Xuan said this, Linghu Leng immediately bowed and said loudly, "I obey your order!"

"In April next year, the cavalry will be organized into rows, and I want to train you." Li Xuan turned and looked at Linghu Leng.

"I obey your order!" Linghu Leng immediately bowed. He knew that Li Xuan was preparing to attack Silla.

"Three years." Li Xuan raised three fingers and said seriously: "After three years, those who have made great contributions will be promoted two levels, and those who can survive will be promoted one level, but the prerequisite is to destroy Silla."

"Here!"

"Here!"

"Here!"

……

In Pingkangfang, in the attic of a restaurant.

Jiang Xia looked at Guo who was opposite him and regretted it, and said, "The army has started to reorganize."

"I can see such a big commotion." Guo Hui nodded calmly and said, "The emperor will mobilize troops next year."

"How are the preparations going on your side?" Jiang Xia's face turned serious.

"Plan." Guo Huihui dipped his hand in the wine glass, then drew a circle and said, "The war will start next year, and the emperor will definitely enter Youzhou. Our people will cut off all news, and your people will lead the Silla people to assassinate. If the Silla people succeed, it would be the best. If not, I will lead my elite men to finish off the enemy, and you must assist me."

"Okay." Jiang Xia nodded solemnly.

“After the mission is accomplished, the princess will go to Youzhou and stabilize Hebei in the name of Emperor Suzong. Then she will contact Di Renjie and Li Duozuo, pardon them of all their crimes, and order them to continue to attack Silla and exterminate Silla. After that, the princess will lead the army back to Luoyang with the power to destroy the country and reinstate Emperor Jing as the emperor in Luoyang.” Guo looked at Jiang Xia with regret.

Jiang Xia immediately understood that Emperor Jing was ultimately just a puppet, and the one who truly held power behind the scenes was the princess.

"Okay." Jiang Xia nodded in agreement. Now was not the time to go into details.

"Finally, let's gather the forces from all sides and return to Chang'an together. This time, it's our turn." Guo Huiyue's face was grim.

Jiang Xia nodded vigorously and said, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)