Reborn Tang Emperor Li Chengqian

Chapter 175 Three Generals (2)

These are all the things of Chen Zhima and rotten millet. In the 15th year of Zhenguan, Li Ertai was enshrined in Zen, and Xue Yantuo took the opportunity to send troops to attack Li Simo's tribe and defeated them.

Li Simo retreated to the Great Wall, and after returning to Chang'an, he immediately sent someone to send an urgent report to Li Er, and Li Er then ordered Li Ji to lead his army to attack Xue Yantuo's army.

Li Ji led several thousand soldiers and horses to confront Xue Yantuo's 20 army. In the first battle, Li Ji did not get any cheap.

The [-] Turkic cavalry under Li Ji's command were defeated and retreated. Dadu set up a victory to pursue them, and met the [-] Tang cavalry who rushed over. Most of the horses were shot and killed by Xue Yantuo.

Li Ji had no choice but to order the soldiers to get off their horses, and the chief lance directly launched a charge, which defeated Xue Yantuo's army.

This battle ended with the Tang army winning a brilliant victory and Dadu fled alone.

Seeing that the main generals had all run away, many Xue Yantuo's morale was low, and they had no intention of continuing to fight against the Tang Dynasty, so they had no choice but to surrender, and the rest fled back to Mobei.

As a result of this battle, the Tang army beheaded more than [-] heads, captured more than [-] people, and escaped alone.

"The three of you were called to the East Palace this time because the widow was worried that Xue Yantuo would take advantage of the opportunity of his father's Eastern Expedition to invade our Great Tang land."

"I hope the three generals can do their part for the country, crush Xue Yantuo's conspiracy, jointly resist foreign enemies, and protect our Tang territory." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness! But there is a battle report from the front? How many troops will Xue Yantuo's army dispatch?" Li Daozong asked.

"There is no battle report!" Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "These are all speculations, but because of Bazhuo's hatred for my Tang Dynasty, after he succeeds to the throne, he will definitely not let go of this great opportunity of invasion. We have to Defend."

"Xue Yantuo's strength has increased in recent years. I dare not say that there are more people in armor. There are still hundreds of thousands of armored men."

As a time traveler, these are naturally not Li Chengqian's conjectures, but major events that really happened in history, and it was also the fuse for the Tang Dynasty to destroy Xue Yantuo.

If Ba Zhuo hadn't led the [-] Xue Yantuo army to invade the territory of the Tang Dynasty, Li Er would not have made up his mind to destroy Xue Yantuo.

In fact, before the Eastern Expedition, Li Er sent the chief of the Turkic Zhishi tribe, Zhishi Sili, to lead the Turkic people to garrison Jinshan Road north of Xiazhou.

With Tian Renhui, the Zhonglang general of Zuo Xiaowei who was in Xiazhou, they formed a corner to block Xue Yantuo's army.

Xue Yantuo's army was led into a trap by the power of desperation, defeated Xue Yantuo's army, and pursued the victory for more than 600 miles, and returned triumphantly after showing off in the north of the desert.

Bazhuo, who suffered a defeat, would naturally not be reconciled, so he made a comeback. At this time, Li Er, who had already received the news of Xue Yantuo's invasion, had earlier asked Li Daozong, Ashinasheer, Xue Guwu and others to dispatch troops to defend against Xue Yantuo army.

Li Er quickly withdrew from Goguryeo, and in the 20th year of Zhenguan, he joined forces with Uighurs, Pugus and other tribes to launch a war of annihilation against the brutal Bazhuo.

The three of them looked at each other in blank dismay. This kind of conclusion based on conjecture was somewhat untenable. They couldn't just rely on the prince's conjecture to treat Xue Yantuo!

In case Xue Yantuo is not as the prince guessed, it is not a big oolong, and the three of them have ugly faces.

More importantly, if they want to resist Xue Yantuo's invasion, they must mobilize a large number of troops. Without the emperor's will, they dare not make decisions without authorization.

What's more, no one would obey the orders of Li Daozong and others without the emperor's edict and the military talisman issued by the Ministry of War.

Although Li Chengqian is the prince and is now the supervisor of the country, there are still many restrictions on mobilizing troops.

Moreover, Li Chengqian, as the prince of the supervisory country, could mobilize limited troops, no more than [-] at most.

"Your Highness! Excuse me, old minister! Without His Majesty's will and the military talisman issued by the Ministry of War, even the prince, what you said is the truth."

"I'm afraid the three of us can't help His Highness! We don't have the right to mobilize the army." Li Daozong asked why.

According to the Fubing system, dispatching Fubing to fight must have a copper fish talisman and imperial book (collectively called Yushu) issued by the imperial court.

Generally, when a war broke out in the imperial court, ministers would be temporarily appointed to lead the army with the fish book, and the fish book would be returned after the war ended.

The three of Li Daozong didn't have a fish book in their hands, so they couldn't mobilize the army at all. Even if they believed Li Chengqian's words, he couldn't help them.

What's more, they half believed Li Chengqian's words, or even didn't believe them at all.

Now Xue Yantuo has just gone through civil strife, and Ba Zhuo has just come to power, and he has not had time to secure the position of Khan, and the internal situation of Xue Yantuo has not been stabilized yet.

The three of Li Daozong calculated that it would take three to five years to buffer, so that Ba Zhuo could hold his position firmly.

Therefore, the three of them cannot do what Li Chengqian guessed.

But Li Chengqian couldn't say anything about it.

"Your Highness! You might as well report this matter to His Majesty! Let's see what His Majesty means. If His Majesty supports His Highness, he will definitely give you a book of fish." Xue Guwu, who had never spoken, said.

Since the crown prince can't decide this matter, it's up to the emperor to decide how to treat Xue Yantuo's relationship.

"General Xue is right! Such a big event naturally requires His Majesty's order!" Li Daozong echoed.

Although Ashinasheer didn't say anything, his expression showed that he also supported Xue Guwu's suggestion.

"Then let's do it like this! The widow will personally write a seal to His Majesty, and the matter will be handed over to His Majesty for divine judgment."

"The three of you will go back first and wait for your Majesty's good news." Li Chengqian said.

Xue Yantuo would definitely take advantage of Li Er's absence in the Central Plains to attack aggressively. Fortunately, Li Er also made preparations, which prevented Xue Yantuo's plot from succeeding.

"No!" The three of Li Daozong saluted and retreated.

Li Chengqian ordered people to bring the Four Treasures of the Study, and wrote a conceptual document about Xue Yantuo's invasion, which was quickly sent to Li's second hand.

After some consideration, Li Chengqian decided to go to Xiazhou himself.

Go and see what Xue Yantuo's new Khan Bazhuo looks like.

If he can defeat Ba Zhuo with his own hands, it will be of great significance to the crown prince Li Chengqian.

Just when Li Chengqian was planning to leave Beijing for Xiazhou, a meeting had just been discussed in Xue Yantuo's royal court.

This was also the first military meeting presided over by Bazhuo after he ascended the throne of Khan.

Bazhuo tried his best to encourage everyone to send troops at the meeting, and took advantage of Li Er's attack on Goguryeo to send troops to plunder wealth.

Although many people here do not agree with Ba Zhuo's point of view, thinking that going against Datang is a dead end, there is absolutely no need to do so.

Ba Zhuo naturally would not agree with these people's views, and still insisted on sending troops to attack Datang.

The first target of Bazhuo's troops was Xiazhou, because this Xiazhou was the closest to him.

(End of this chapter)