Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 284 The Happy Emperor

Liu Renyuan?

It turned out to be him! ! !

Lun Qinling nodded secretly, no wonder he was so fierce, Liu Ren wished he knew him, and was deeply impressed.

Liu Renyuan has always been a key training target of the Tang Dynasty, and this has been the case since Li Shimin. From the beginning, he was the emperor's personal guard flying cavalry captain, and later he was the leader of Liaodong...

In the first year of Xianqing, Liu Renyuan was awarded Zuo Xiaowei Lang General. As the plenipotentiary representative of the Tang court, he went to Mobei several times to appease the Uighur and Tiele tribes, and also went to Tuyuhun and Tubo to promulgate imperial edicts...

Regarding Qinling, Liu Renyuan met this envoy of the Celestial Dynasty when he arrived in Tubo to promulgate the imperial decree.

At that time, in order to entertain this angel, his father Galdongzan summoned all the nobles of Tibet to accompany him. As a result, he couldn't even go to the table and acted as a guard.

On Qinling, he was deeply impressed by Liu Renyuan, because Liu Renyuan had a very flamboyant personality. In order to please this angel, the Tubo people arranged various programs, including the horn play.

Liu Renyuan personally challenged them, one against two, and pushed their Tibetan warriors to the ground with an arrogant attitude.

Their strongest warrior in Tibet couldn't stand it, so he ended up personally, and still had Liu Renyuan pinned to the ground unable to move. The entire banquet was silent at that time.

Later I heard that Liu Renyuan had a fierce temperament and had been fighting wild beasts since he was a child. When he grew up, he took pleasure in fighting wild beasts with his bare hands, and there were even rumors of killing tigers and leopards.

In today's battle, Liu Renyuan was the biggest contributor to repelling them.

It was also because of this man that most of the armored cavalry in his hands were lost.

"Let the ambushers retreat!"

Lun Qinling gave an order. The other party had obviously seen through their ambush and there was no need to continue.

"It's unnecessary..."

Lun Qinling muttered. After he had a deep understanding of the Tang army's combat effectiveness, he knew that even if the Tang army was in an unfavorable situation, it would still be difficult for them to defeat it on the frontal battlefield, so he chose to retreat.

In order to avoid being bitten by the Tang army and take advantage of the situation to defeat him, he made special arrangements.

Liu Renyuan was able to see through the ambush in Black Huling and knew the principle of chasing the poor enemy. How could he not understand his arrangements for the rear?

Could it be?

Lun Qinling's eyes flashed with something strange, and he noticed something.

Chang'an City.

Li Zhi did not experience the hardships of starting a business in the Tang Dynasty. Since he was sensible, he had only seen his father or his father's ministers hang up and beat the thieves around him.

Therefore, in recent years, in order to consolidate his throne, he has beaten up those vassals who bullied his youth, were unwilling to fulfill their vassal status, or wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to reduce tribute.

He, the emperor, had never doubted the combat effectiveness of the Tang Dynasty.

The soldiers of the Tang Dynasty did not disappoint Li Zhi, and so far there has been no defeat.

But Chen Qingsi's attitude gave Li Zhi a bad premonition for the first time, and it was also the first time he doubted the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.

This feeling made Li Zhi a little uncomfortable.

In order to understand the war ahead as soon as possible, Li Zhi specially ordered that generals Ashina Zhong and Liang Jianfang report their information every two days, and if there is a war, report the results directly.

Li Zhi had trouble sleeping and eating for a long time, until Ashina Zhong received news that they had defeated the Tibetan army in Moliyi.

In this battle, the Tang army relied on its tenacious fighting will and military literacy to defeat the Tibetans at a disadvantage and won a tragic victory. Of course, it would not be written like this in the battle report.

This is human nature.

It is understandable for soldiers to fight tooth and nail to publicize their victory and seek higher and better rewards.

Li Zhi was relieved a lot, but there were still soldiers and horses all the way, and there was no victory yet, so he didn't dare to be too presumptuous. Until Liang Jianfang, news came that the army defeated the Tibetan army at Jishi Mountain.

At this point, Li Zhi was relieved and regained his smile. For this reason, he specially called Chen Qingsi and placed two battle reports in front of him. The arrogance of showing off was reflected on his face.

Li Zhi looked at Chen Qingsi who was carefully reading the battle report. He was really happy and finally moved back.

Since the appearance of Chen Qingsi, Li Zhi's understanding has been refreshed time and time again.

Chen Qingsi brought him too many surprises, which made him feel comfortable at the same time.

Li Zhi has never been an open-minded emperor. As a king, what does it mean to let a minister overwhelm him at every turn?

Especially on this matter, even the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not believe that Tibet was capable of defeating the Tang Dynasty. Even Li Ji felt that the Tang army had a greater chance of winning.

But he had a feeling that Chen Qingsi's words made sense. This was his subconscious belief in Chen Qingsi's ability.

Although Chen Qingsi was not arrogant, Li Zhi was holding a breath of anger in his heart.

This showed that Chen Qingsi had miscalculated and was frustrated, and Li Zhi felt inexplicably happy in his heart.

Chen Qingsi looked at the battle report. Although Ashina Zhong and Liang Jianfang both claimed a great victory in the battle report, he could still see the tragedy...

Under the unique terrain of the plateau, the Tang army still achieved victory despite being at a disadvantage. The general's ability is truly remarkable.

Chen Qingsi had to lament that the Tang army in this era was extremely powerful in combat.

A general's consciousness is high...

A seventy-year-old veteran, the deputy commander of an army, wore Mingguang armor and personally charged into the battle.

The key is that no one thinks there is anything wrong with this matter...

After reading the two battle reports, he looked at Li Zhi who looked pleased with himself, and said sincerely: "That's great, I'm so over-concerned. It's a great blessing for the Tang Dynasty that your Majesty has so many elite soldiers under his command."

With Chen Qingsi's strategic knowledge at the moment, he understood that as long as the Tang army stabilized its position when supporting Tuyuhun, it would be able to recover its disadvantage. If it could join forces with the Khan of Tuyuhun, it would be able to regain its lost ground step by step.

As long as the Tang army entered Tuyuhun, the longer it took, the more beneficial it would be to the Tang Dynasty.

Even though it was only the first confrontation, the Tang army had already recovered the disadvantage of supporting the rush.

Even if you are at a disadvantage, you can win. If you equalize the disadvantage, your winning rate will naturally be greater.

Although it was not yet time to celebrate, Tang Jun undoubtedly had an advantage.

"I don't know enough about the bravery of our army."

Seeing Chen Qingsi like this, Li Zhi felt particularly comfortable. He waved his hand generously and said: "This wise man will make a mistake after all his considerations. I still value Chen Aiqing's long-term plan very much. This small mistake is not worth mentioning."

He felt so happy that he even left Chen Qingsi to eat in the palace. He rarely had two bowls of rice after having a poor appetite for many days.

Li Zhi's happy mood naturally could not be hidden from the cautious Empress Wu.

Empress Wu turned her eyes slightly and said: "Your Majesty was in a good mood the day before yesterday, and I am very worried about my health. I only regret that I am incompetent and unable to solve your Majesty's worries. I can only pray to the gods and Buddhas to bless your Majesty and everything will go well. I saw your Majesty's expression today, and I I am finally relieved..."

She wept with joy and wept beside her.

Li Zhi looked at the conscientious queen, rubbed her into his arms, and said with a smile: "I was the one who made the queen worry. It's just some trivial matters. It doesn't matter now."

(End of this chapter)