Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 601 Battle Report

The carriage parked slowly outside the gate was unpretentious, without any decorations, almost no difference from the carriages of ordinary people in the city, but the guards of Tiance Mansion could recognize the owner of this carriage at a glance.

The reason is very simple, the carriage is very ordinary, but the two healthy horses pulling the carriage are not affordable, affordable and affordable for ordinary people.

Although the early Tang Dynasty was not as miserable as the early Han Dynasty, and even the emperor could not find eight horses of the same color when he went on patrol, but such a good horse, which should be used on the battlefield, can only be used now... It's a pity, and I complain in my heart, the King of Handan is really a big dog.

Nowadays, who doesn't know that Li Shan has a lot of money, no matter how far or close the relationship is, anyone who has some friendship will give him a good horse... let alone Ling Gong who still lives in Sun Moon Lake.

Uh, there was only one person who didn't... Ma Zhou who was driven back to Chang'an and lived in the home of Zhonglang General Chang He.

Ling Jing opened the door curtain and got out of the car slowly, with a worried look on his face.

"Mr. Ling came so early." Fang Xuanling, who happened to arrive, greeted with a smile.

"Xuan Ling came early too." Ling Jing forced a smile.

Today, Fang Xuanling is still white and comes early every day, but he is still regarded by the outside world as the right-hand man of the King of Qin, and Ling Jing worships Cao Can in the military, holds great power in his hands, and works on time. It is natural that he came so early today. It is because there is worry in the heart.

It wasn't just the two of them who came early, they had just sat down when Du Ruhui and Changsun Wuji also arrived, and after a quarter of an hour, King Qin Li Shimin also arrived.

The atmosphere was a little depressing, Fang Xuanling deliberately mentioned yesterday that Cui Xin asked for leave to visit the Li family, Ling Jing reluctantly agreed, and then repeated Cui Shiniang's words.

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were astonished, and praised repeatedly. Even Du Ruhui, who was always cold-faced, couldn't help but praise, but Li Shimin, who was looking at Ling Jing, showed a wry smile.

Regarding the current battle situation, Li Shimin and Ling Jing have the same judgment, and it is at stake.

Fang Mou and Du Duan can be regarded as famous figures in ancient times. They are idol-level figures respected by countless people in later generations for more than a thousand years, but as the saying goes, there are long and short inches.

In terms of knowledge of people, in terms of open-mindedness, he has never surpassed Fang Xuanling, a large number of counselors and famous generals in Tiance Mansion were recommended by him.

When it comes to the ability to manage politics and talk about the general situation, there is nothing more than Du Ruhui. Fang Xuanling's evaluation of his "Wang Zuozhi talent" has long been recognized.

But military strategy is not their forte. They followed Li Shimin to participate in various wars, and naturally made great contributions. But in this respect, Li Shimin is the protagonist. Decision-making is even better.

However, when Ling Jing was under Dou Jiande's command, he actually ignored political affairs and was only responsible for making suggestions. Both he and Li Shimin discovered the mystery immediately after the battle report entered Beijing... In terms of rhythm, they are far more than those who are in the situation. Li Shan, Su Dingfang and others were earlier.

After a little silence, Ling Jing said in a positive tone, "Xieli must have a conspiracy."

Seeing Li Shimin nodding his head, the other three were outstanding for a while, and they quickly realized that Jieli Khan may not have read "Sun Tzu's Art of War", but he should also know a truth, that he should not mobilize troops out of anger.

Just to kill Li Shan and avenge his humiliated son Yugu, would Jieli Khan invade south in advance?

For such a major event involving the lives and deaths of tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, the fuse will not be ignited so easily. Even if Jieli Khan is willing, what about other tribal leaders?
Most importantly, what about Tuli Khan?

In the past few days, the rumors and rumors about Li Shan triggering the Turkic invasion spread all over Chang'an, which affected the thoughts of many people to a certain extent. Until now, Du Ruhui finally figured it out.

"Last year we were defeated several times, the Turks didn't invade Hedong, I heard that the north was drought, last year this year there was little rain..." Du Ruhui murmured: "Jieli Khan sent troops to attack on the grounds of Li Huairen, in order to break through the pass. , looting the east of the river..."

"So..." Fang Xuanling interjected, "Jieli Khan must have a backup."

Changsun Wuji added: "And it is very possible to successfully break through and invade Hedong, otherwise Tuli Khan would not follow him to invade the south."

Uh, there is a slight difference, Tuli Khan was forced to join the army... Everyone wanted to kill himself, because of Yu Sheshe's death, Tuli Khan couldn't find a reason not to send troops.

There is no eternally stable barrier in the world. It does not mean that the Turks will not be able to conquer the Yanmen Pass, but that the Turks will have to pay a high price to break through the Yanmen Pass. Moreover, the Turks are unstable internally. Jieli Khan would not be so stupid.

Therefore, Li Shimin and Ling Jing sensed the mystery immediately, and Jieli Khan seemed very confident to break through.

"Combining inside and outside?" Du Ruhui rarely hesitated.

"Yuan Junzhang's old department?" Fang Xuanling turned to look at Ling Jing.

Ling Jing knew what Fang Xuanling was thinking, and answered simply and simply: "Yuan Junzhang is still in Sun Moon Lake, building a house in the south of the village, and his three sons are all there."

If it is a cooperation between the inside and the outside, the most likely one is Yuan Junzhang, because a considerable part of his old troops were included in the west of Yanmen Pass, and they were stationed in Daizhou and Xinzhou or garrisoned.

But if Yuan Junzhang is still in Sun Moon Lake, it is unlikely that he is the main envoy.

Everyone couldn't find any clues for a while, Li Shimin thought carefully, he did have some guesses, but this kind of thing can't be speculated randomly, at least can't be said casually.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui fell into silence, but Changsun Wuji suddenly said in a low voice: "Your Highness, do you want to prepare one or two?"

Li Shimin glanced over, noncommittal.

There was another silence, Ling Jing's gaze swept over everyone's faces one by one, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling looked worried, while Changsun Wuji seemed calm, but was actually secretly happy.

Ling Jing unconsciously remembered what the young man who was still trapped in Shuozhou said at the beginning of the year, Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui must be famous figures of a generation, taking care of the overall situation, but Changsun Wuji is different.

Judging from today's perception, Ling Jing had to admit that Li Shan was right again.

Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui are worried about the war situation in the northeast of Hebei. Once the Turks break through and enter, Hedong, which has recuperated for more than a year, will suffer another catastrophe. Not to mention other state capitals, Daizhou and Xinzhou will inevitably suffer heavy losses. It fell again, which was a major blow to the newly improved situation between Li Tang and the Turks.

What Changsun Wuji valued more was that once the Turks broke through, the sage Li Yuan would probably have to release the tiger King Li Shimin of Qin again. Once Li Shimin had the military power, many things would develop in an unpredictable direction.

Ling Jing clearly remembered that Li Shan had such an evaluation of Changsun Wuji that night... This person is narrow-minded, and it is best to play tricks, but he is not as capable as Chen Ping, unlike his father. He will not be entrusted with important tasks.

This is true in history. During the Zhenguan period, although Changsun Wuji had a high status, apart from compiling the law, he only had a lot of influence on the establishment of the reserve. In fact, he never got involved in the core of the court. Until Li Shimin The expedition to Goguryeo made Changsun Wuji temporarily serve as Zaifu. When Changsun Wuji officially became Zaifu to assist Prince Li Zhi, it was already the last year of Zhenguan.

Li Shimin has a clear view of Changsun Wuji's thoughts, but he has not given up so far... He has not given up on competing with the crown prince, mutiny, no matter what, there will be a fortune in the history books, which perfectionists don't want to bear.

At this moment, there was a noise from outside, and a moment later a servant reported outside the door, "Your Highness, the Hedong Army Report."

Li Shimin froze, "Who will report?"

"Fang Renyu, Governor of Xinzhou."

Ling Jing got up abruptly, with a tense expression on his face. Xinzhou is located in the south of Daizhou and north of Taiyuan Mansion.

Xinzhou Military Daily... Could it be that Yanmen Pass has fallen?

(End of this chapter)