Settled in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 178
Turkic Jieli Khan led an army of 15 into Yanmen and harassed Bingzhou; other tribes harassed Yuanzhou and fell in a big earthquake.

As soon as the news was announced, the faces of the ministers were a little serious, but there was no look of excessive surprise.The sage Li Yuan said directly: "At the beginning of the year, Xue Qing's family had a word that the Turks would definitely go south this year, and I have been taking precautions against this. Now, Jieli has indeed come!"

Because of Xue Lang, the imperial court was not defenseless against the Turks going south.It's just that Xue Lang is not in Beijing, so I don't know what measures the imperial court will take to deal with it, such as personnel adjustments.

Feng Deyi said: "The only thing to worry about is that the Turkic tribes going south will not be Zhijieli. Besides, there is Liu Heita!"

The largest group of Turks who went south to plunder was the 15 army of Jieli Khan. Although the rest of the tribes were not as powerful, they had many invaders, and Liu Heita, who was still attacking indiscriminately, was a big threat to Tang Dynasty. The defense of the various states caused a lot of pressure.

King Qin's face was resolute, and he directly asked for battle: "Saint, please lead the troops to meet the Turks. Jieli is going south, and the momentum is in full swing. If you hit him head-on at this time and destroy his momentum, the troubles of the rest of the tribes will be solved. If you can't destroy Jieli If the momentum is strong, the Turkic momentum will grow stronger and stronger, which will definitely affect the morale of our army. At that time, the easy battle will also become a difficult battle."

Xue Lang is a layman in war, and he also understands the meaning of the king of Qin, the way of marching is to go all out, then decline, and exhaust three times.When the enemy's momentum is huge, it is the right time to strike head-on, destroy the enemy's prestige, and strengthen one's own prestige.

Li Yuan pondered for a while, and said, "Map!"

Immediately, a servant brought out a huge map, which was made of animal skin. Naturally, the map was not as sophisticated as modern ones, and the painting style was still so rough and abstract.Anyway, Xue Lang followed the past to watch for a while, and he could understand the words, but he couldn't understand anything else. He still couldn't understand the geographical overview that this map was trying to express.

Li Yuan took a cane handed over by his servant, pointed at the map with the cane, and said, "This is Bingzhou and Yuanzhou, where Jieli's soldiers attacked; these states are where Liu Heita made rebellion. These few prefectures border on the Turks, and they are all troubled by Turkic soldiers."

Li Yuan clicked on the map and immediately frowned——

There are many places bordering Turks, plus Liu Heizai, for the Tang army, the defense pressure is too great!All the ministers also frowned, even King Qin, who was leading the battle, frowned in thought.

A middle-aged civil servant said directly: "Sage, now there is Liu Heikai and the Turkic soldiers making trouble inside, and Jie Li's troops entering the Yanmen outside, which can be described as internal troubles and foreign troubles. There is an old saying that the inside must be settled before the outside. The minister thought that the imperial court The pacification of Liu Heikai should be the first, followed by the Turks, and the pacification of Liu Heikai is only a short-term effort, but it will take time to wipe out the Turks, so I ask the sage to negotiate peace with the Turks, and endure the anger for a while."

This is advocating peace.

Li Yuan said: "Zheng Qing is right."

It turned out that this fellow was Taichangqing Zheng Yuanshou.Xue Lang secretly looked at him a few times. The reason why Zheng Yuanshou proposed to make peace was not because he was a weak person, but from the perspective of being mature and seeking the country.

This man is truly courageous, knowledgeable and resourceful. Since the Sui Dynasty, he has been sent to Turkic five times as an envoy, and each time he was ordered in the face of danger.Xue Lang expressed his admiration for such a capable person.

Feng Deyi said: "I object!"

"Why did Feng Qing's family object?"

Li Yuan asked.Feng Deyi said with emotion: "I have already taken precautions against the Turks when we went south, and what we are fighting is an unprepared war. Besides, since ancient times, there is no reason to seek peace before a war? Wouldn't it make the Turks stronger if they showed weakness to the Turks?" Prestige, are you trapped in our court and passivity? I suggest that you fight first, and then negotiate a peace after winning the battle, so that you can take the initiative."

Li Yuan also nodded: "Feng Qing's family is right!"

So, saint, which side do you support?

For a while, the courtiers debated endlessly whether to fight first or make peace first.Li Yuan seemed to be unable to make up his mind for a while, and was willing to let the ministers debate to see which option was more beneficial.

Xue Lang got a headache when he heard it, and said loudly: "Sage, I have something to say."

"Xue Qing's family, please tell me."

Xue Lang said: "My sage, this is the first year that the Turkic famine is happening this year. But if there is a famine, how can it be over in a year? What's more, the Turkic is not good at farming, and lives on animal husbandry, and its ability to resist disasters is stronger than that of the people in the Central Plains." Weaker. It’s just that they are skilled in archery, men, women, and children. When they are hungry, the first choice they make must be to go south to plunder. In the next few years, the Turks will definitely knock on their sides frequently. Even if they negotiate peace, they will only use gold and silver. In exchange for a short, false peace. However, there has always been only peace that has been fought, not peace that has been negotiated!"

Xue Lang paused for a moment, then said with a more serious tone, "Furthermore, since I was established at the beginning of the dynasty, if the court makes peace before a war, what will the subjects of the world think? The so-called superiors must follow suit. In the Tang Dynasty, there are people of the Tang Dynasty who are steadfast and would rather die than surrender! Therefore, the minister advocates that this battle must be fought! And it must be fought fiercely. It is best to beat Turkic so that he can think about going south next time At that time, don’t use your ass to decide your head, but use your head to think about it. Only in this way can you get a short-term peace, so that I can devote my energy to the inner peace. And when my internal troubles are calmed down, it will be the end of the Turks hour!"

"Clap clap clap!"

There was a burst of high-five applause, and even Zheng Yuanshou, who advocated peace talks, turned to support Xue Lang's speech.The sage looked at Xue Lang's eyes full of admiration, and said: "The words of the Qing family are like the evening drum and the morning bell. They are deafening and thought-provoking. I want to rule the people under me. I want to rule the people with iron bones. I will not be timid when confronted with the strong. I would rather die than surrender. Be polite and courteous! Negotiate peace!" Let’s let it go, let’s talk about who can lead the army to fight against the Turkic Jieli Khan today? Can the Qing family recommend someone?”

The last sentence was actually asked by Xue Lang.Xue Lang was a little dumbfounded when he was asked, he only knew about the famous generals of the Zhenguan Dynasty, the generals of the Gaozu Dynasty... a little bit, but not the details, so he thought about it and said: "Sage, I have just returned. , I am not familiar with the generals of our dynasty. I only know that Princess Pingyang has made great military achievements, and King Qin is good at fighting, but now the princess is guarding the pass, and only King Qin is in the court, why don't you ask King Qin?"

The King of Qin is an expert in fighting wars, so Xue Lang pushed it to him with peace of mind, and by the way helped his lord, Princess Pingyang, to improve his presence.Li Yuan was obviously in a good mood, and said kindly, "What suggestion does King Qin have?"

Qin Wang Li Shimin got up immediately, stood in front of the map, took the cane, pointed to the map and said: "Sage, I suggest that you divide your troops into four groups, one from Youzhou and one from Qinzhou, and attack the Turks head-on. Two more troops On the way, rush to Yunzhong and Xiazhou to attack the Turks in order to break the Turkic back road. As for Jieli... I invite you to lead troops, bring bed crossbows and divine arm bows, and face Jieli."

Prince Jiancheng asked in surprise, "Have the bed crossbow and god arm bow already formed an army?"

The King of Qin looked at the prince and replied: "Once you got the crossbow on the bed and the bow on the arm of the gods, the ministers rushed to work day and night, and selected soldiers under their command to practice them. Now there are a battalion of them, and it is enough to fight against the Turks!"

(End of this chapter)