Back to the prosperous Tang Dynasty to be the emperor

Chapter 511 Hunting Frontier (1)

"Hey, it's really strange to die on the same day, maybe this is fate!"

Le Yanwei died, Mansong Manzan also died, and they died on the same day, and these two news reached the Governor's Mansion in Hexi almost at the same time, upon first hearing it, Li Xian really sighed His mood became a mess because of this—Mansong Mangzan's death was naturally a good thing for Li Xian, but because of this, it meant that the time to conquer Tubo was almost ripe, and more than five years of hard work Finally, we will see a decision. As for Le Yanwei's death, Li Xian is not too sad. The reason for his irritability is mostly due to the current situation. No one likes himself who took so much trouble to grow up. The direct descendants were dismantled to pieces, even if they had already made relevant mental preparations, they still couldn't bear it.

"Seventy is a rare thing in life, and Le Gong is seventy-three years old, and he is considered to be at the end of his life. Your Highness, please express your condolences by the way."

Although Zhang Jianzhi is a wise man, he couldn't figure out what Li Xian was thinking at this moment. Seeing the complex expression on Li Xian's face, he thought that Li Xian was feeling sorry for Le Yanwei and ended up holding grudges. Then he hurriedly said a word of comfort.

"Well, having said that, the death of Mr. Cola was related to Gu after all, and I feel a little guilty in my heart, but people can't be resurrected after death, that's all, in the future, Gu Duan will not forget his help."

Although Li Xian was not very sad about Le Yanwei's death, he would not forget what he should show, so he shook his head and made a promise in a heavy tone.

"Your Highness is wise, if Duke Le knows, you should be gratified!" Zhang Jianzhi feared that Li Xian would be immersed in sadness and couldn't extricate himself. After a sentence of praise, he immediately changed the topic and said: "Grand Le is only cautious in his life, and he is dying. There are indeed merits in the confession, and please Your Highness consider it as a charge."

"Well, Gu knows it well. Mansong Mangzan is dead now, and the 'Flying Swallow Project' is progressing quite smoothly. The peaches can be picked as soon as next spring, but the name of being a teacher is a bit difficult, sir. Is there any trick?"

When it comes to his understanding of Empress Wu, if Li Xian claims to be number two, no one in the world dares to say number one. How could he not know that the confrontation with Empress Wu is a long and difficult process. On this point, Li Xian Obviously, he has already made the mental preparation for hard work. As for what Le Yanwei thinks is that the pace of reform is too big and too fast, Li Xian is quite disapproving, because he is very clear about the existing military and political system. If there is no major change, it may still be difficult to escape the chaos of the feudal town in the future. For the sake of future generations, no matter how difficult it is, Li Xian will never back down, but Li Xian is unwilling to say this, so he responds vaguely After saying a word, he immediately changed the subject.

"Well, this matter really needs to be discussed in the long run."

As soon as Li Xian mentioned the conquest of Tubo, Zhang Jianzhi immediately frowned. It was not because he was worried that Li Xian would return in a big defeat, but because he was worried that the proposal of going to war could not be passed in the court council, probably due to the current situation in the court. Most of it is in the hands of Empress Wu, and the woman is too late to defend against Li Xian, so how can she sit and watch Li Xian see his achievements in the battlefield? Now he is basically pushed out of the court. Although there are still several ministers such as Xiao Qian and Lin Mingdu, it is no longer possible to make a big deal, and it is absolutely impossible to gain an advantage in the court. Li Xian thought again, this battle might not be possible.

"This matter may have to be dealt with by the emperor, otherwise, it may be difficult for the court to pass!"

What Zhang Jianzhi could calculate, Li Xian could also do. He was not very confident in passing the court meeting. After thinking about it for a while, he shook his head slightly and said.

"The Holy Majesty has always been tough with the outside world. When it comes to conquest of Tubo, His Majesty has long wanted to do so, but the empress is sad about it. If the Tubo people can gather a crowd to attack, then it may not be impossible."

Zhang Jianzhi obviously agrees with Li Xian's opinion, but when it comes to the solution, he also has no good idea, that is, he put forward an unreliable suggestion - since the first battle in the autumn of the third year of Xianheng, Gar Qinling's troops, who were seriously injured, retreated to the hinterland of Tuyuhun, and took a comprehensive defensive position. They only deployed a small amount of troops on the border between the two countries, that is, they occasionally sent troops to harass Tang Dynasty by "struggling grass valleys". That's all, as for launching a large-scale war, after repeated losses, Gar Qinling really didn't have the guts. It is obviously impossible to let him attack Tang on a large scale.

"Gather a crowd to attack? Well, this is feasible!"

As the saying goes, the speaker has no intentions, but the listener has intentions, but Zhang Jianzhi's casual words made Li Xian's eyes suddenly brighten, and he already had some calculations in his heart, so he raised his brows, raised his voice and yelled: "Zi Ming !"

"The end is here!"

Hearing Li Xian's call, Liu Ziming, who had already been waiting outside the study, didn't dare to neglect, hurriedly strode into the room, and bowed to answer.

"Chuan Gu's order, immediately summon Hei Chi Chang Zhi and Li He to come to discuss the matter!"

Li Xian didn't talk nonsense, and ordered directly.

"promise!"

Liu Ziming didn't know the meaning of Li Xian's order, but he didn't ask any more questions, he answered cleanly, turned around, and passed the message to the second general without mentioning it.

"Your Highness, you are..."

Zhang Jianzhi was also confused by Li Xian's order, and after Liu Ziming left, he asked half of what he said in confusion.

"Hehe, let's keep it a secret."

After having the idea of ​​going to war, Li Xian's mood obviously improved, but he didn't immediately tell the truth about the strangeness inside, but blinked his eyes, and acted mischievously.

"Huh? Hahaha..."

Zhang Jianzhi had followed Li Xian for a long time, so he was aware of Li Xian's ability in military strategy. Seeing that Li Xian was confident, the big stone hanging in his heart fell to the ground. Amused by Li Xian's childish expression, he couldn't help but burst out laughing... When beating Caogu, it's not grass or millet, it's life, specifically referring to the mutual plunder between Tubo and Datang The behavior of the frontier residents of the other side, the origin and origin of this term are unknown. There is a popular explanation that the Tubo people live by grass, and they naturally have a different feeling for grass, and the benefits that can be gained from robbing the border people of the Tang Dynasty are not the same. There are few, so it is called threshing grass. As for the Tang Dynasty, the Han people can't do without rice, but there is nothing wrong with calling it threshing millet. The matter of grass and threshing millet is not uncommon, and there are as many as a dozen of them every year. After the rumors are passed around, the agreed word "grass threshing" has been formed.

Although the term Dacaogu is so vulgar and tight, it is really difficult to be elegant, but when it comes to blood and cruelty, it is somewhat better than large-scale wars—whether it is Tubo or Tang Dynasty, they often seize the opportunity to rob There is never the slightest kindness in looting each other. Killing and robbing and burning is just a common thing. After more than ten years, there are countless ghosts floating around the Qinghai Lake, especially the "Hexi Racecourse" After such a behemoth rose up in the northwestern part of the river, the battle in Dacaogu became more and more fierce. In order to compete for the autumn pasture on the shore of Qinghai Lake, the forces of Tang and Tu to plunder have developed from the original small-scale conflict of less than a hundred people to the present. The bloody killing of nearly a thousand people, although both sides had their own victories, but generally speaking, the Tang army was at a disadvantage. The Shanzhou cavalry has only [-] troops in total. Although the soldiers are excellent, the number is really small. Facing Gar Zampa's [-] soldiers and horses and the Tuyuhun nomadic tribes that almost everyone can fight Fortunately, the Tubo people consciously controlled the scale of the battle for fear of completely angering that killer Li Xian, so that the Tang army could barely maintain a tie, but suffered a lot in the plundering battle. But it is also an indisputable fact. However, the autumn and winter pastures from Qinghai Lake to Shanzhou are too important for the increasingly large-scale Hexi Racecourse. Therefore, although Tang Jun is struggling, he can only do his best. It is a confrontation with the inequality of the Tubo side.

"The Tubo dog thief is here!"

"The number is three thousand, the direction is due south, damn it, damn it!"

"Quick, light it, light it!"

On the ninth day of August, it was almost the mid-autumn festival, the grass was growing and eagles were flying, the horses were strong and fat, and it was the best season for grazing in the valley. The sun had just risen to the third pole, and the sound of horseshoes shattered the breeze. The tranquility of the village, and the roars of the soldiers guarding the village became a lot of noise—Qingfeng Village, located on a small hill at the source of the Huangshui River, is one of the frontier outposts on the border of the Tang Dynasty. Although there is a stronghold in the village, its scale is far less than that of a military stronghold. Strictly speaking, it is nothing more than a beacon tower. Naturally, its role is not to guard the key points, but to monitor the enemy's situation. There are not many, and there are only ten soldiers in total. Most of them are old and weak soldiers who have retired from the combat army due to their age. The Tubo soldiers and horses had just turned out of a distant mountain ridge, and the soldiers guarding the village quickly judged the approximate size of the Tubo army based on the size of the dust raised up, and ignited the numbers used for communication with great agility. One of the beacon towers sent back the news of the enemy's attack.

"Hoho..."

The Tubo cavalry came quickly, under a large black flag, a bearded general led his troops to the foot of the hill where Qingfeng Village was located, but he ignored the pitiful number of defenders on the hill, and went straight around the small hill. The mountain bag rushed towards the hinterland of the Shanzhou pasture along the avenue by the Huangshui River, leaving only a billowing smoke and the arrogant voice of the Tubo cavalry rippling under the sky.

"Damn it, that damned Tubo dog is here to fight Caogu again!"

"Silangniao, this dispatch will involve [-] cavalry, I'm afraid the brothers behind will be in trouble!"

"Damn it, you're a crazy bird, sooner or later you'll settle accounts with these grandchildren!"

As soon as they saw the Tubo army abandoning their side and rushing into the pasture, all the defenders of Qingfengzhai were enraged by the Tubo army's contemptuous attitude, and they all cursed at the Tubo army's back with righteous indignation , just cursing, but the eyes looking towards the ranch are full of worry and worry, so the scale of the Tubo army's dispatch seems to be much larger than in previous years. Whether the army can withstand it.

(End of this chapter)