Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2632 The Hegemon of the Grasslands, His Soul Returns to the Netherworld

Lian Po's residence.

When Lian Po received the imperial edict allowing him to retire, his expression was quite complicated.

After all, this withdrawal meant he was completely leaving the military.

However, his retirement was also a retirement after he had achieved great success.

At his age, it's time for him to retire.

For him, if the previous northern war is considered the end of his military career, then it would be a perfect ending.

People like Tantai Yu had clearly planned to retire after that battle, but they ended up falling in the final battle of their plan.

Moreover, although he was still vigorous and made great contributions in this northern battle, he also had to admit that he was getting old and his energy was not what it used to be.

Even at night in the military camp, he could feel the fatigue that would occasionally creep in.

The retirement of a top military general caused quite a stir in the court.

After all, the retirement of a top general means that the position in the court that should have belonged to him is now vacant.

For most of the generals who were also top military leaders, their feelings at this time were also quite complicated.

Most of the top generals in the military, although some of them are getting old.

However, among these generals, Xue Rengui, the oldest, was already considered relatively old, but he was only around fifty years old, not yet at the level of Lian Po. Xue Rengui, not only was he born the earliest, but he also had children immediately after birth, so he couldn't have been too young.

The rest were either in their early forties or, to a lesser age, were close to forty.

Even someone like Huo Qubing was only around thirty years old.

Furthermore, among those whose age was similar to Lian Po, there was actually only one Wang Jian in the army.

However, although Lian Po has retired, his retirement benefits are clearly not bad, which has put many people at ease.

This winter has been exceptionally cold.

The cold was so intense that Li Xiang worried about a potential snow disaster.

Fortunately, although this winter was colder than usual, it wasn't to that extent. There were no snow disasters even on the grasslands, let alone in the Central Plains.

But this winter will surely be a winter that leaves its mark on history.

Tuoba Tao, one of the three emperors of the grasslands, is dead!
On his eighth day at Tongquetai, Li Xiang suddenly received this news!
Very abruptly, without any warning, Tuoba Tao died suddenly. He couldn't even withstand a cold and died.

Originally, Li Xiang had always thought that among the emperors of the grasslands, Temujin would be the first to die. Of course, this so-called "first to die" was based on excluding those unfortunate figures from the Qing Dynasty.

How many times have those unfortunate Qing dynasty rulers changed hands?

After all, there had been rumors for over a decade that Temujin's health was failing, and he had suffered several serious illnesses over the years.

Now, Temujin is truly over sixty, almost seventy.

However, Temujin, who had originally hoped to die first, has stubbornly held on until now. Although he has relinquished almost all power due to his health, he still clings to life and has not left us.

On the other hand, Tuoba Tao had not suffered from any serious illness like Temujin in recent years, but he still passed away from a minor cold.

Actually, to be precise, although Tuoba Tao is much younger than Temujin, he is already over fifty years old this year.

It's important to know that in history, he actually only lived to be in his early forties, and that was really just over forty.

He is now ten years older than he was in history.

He died in his fifties, which, given the pitifully low average lifespan in feudal society, was not particularly surprising.

In this era, anyone who lives to sixty can be considered to have lived a long life.

Temujin's age was also an important reason why Li Xiang decided to deal with the Li Tang dynasty first, rather than the Yuan Mongols.

Even though there was a slight age difference between the two Lis, it was really only a few years. In terms of age, compared to Temujin, they were truly from different generations.

Li Xiang might not be able to outlive Li Shimin, but barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should have no problem outliving Temujin.

In fact, if it really comes down to a battle of endurance between the two Lis, it's really an unknown who will outlast whom!
His original plan was to wait until Temujin left, and then take the opportunity to reclaim the Western and Liang regions.

After that, they gradually and completely crushed the Yuan Dynasty.

As for waiting until Temujin, his opponent, is dead before truly taking action against the Yuan Mongols, Li Xiang doesn't think that's a shameful idea at all.

He was no longer the naive teenager he once was; solving the biggest problems with the least amount of effort was what he needed to consider.

Can an emperor be considered competent if he wastes so much of the nation's resources just for the sake of saving face?
In fact, in his estimation, to completely defeat the Yuan Mongols, it would probably require launching several large-scale campaigns, and it was basically impossible to achieve a complete victory in one battle.

Therefore, completely defeating Yuan Kua will most likely be a protracted process, given the extent of their national strength, territory, and population.

It was precisely because this battle was likely to be a protracted one that he valued Han Xin so highly.

Han Xin was indeed much younger than Xue Rengui and Meng Tian, ​​and even younger than Bai Qi and Yue Fei.

Even compared to Huo Qubing, he wasn't much older.

Being in your thirties certainly gives you an advantage.

How many years later was Han Xin born compared to Xue Rengui, Meng Tian, ​​and Li Jing? He was even born some time later than Yue Fei and Bai Qi.

In particular, he was not at his peak when he was born, which shows his advantage in terms of age.

He had always thought that Temujin would die first, but he did not. However, Tuoba Tao died so suddenly.

In response, Li Xiang can only say one thing: When the time is right, heaven and earth lend a hand; when fortune smiles upon you, even heroes are not free.

Just as a major battle was about to be waged against the Li Tang dynasty, such a significant event occurred on the grasslands. Wasn't this the destiny of their Great Jin dynasty?

How much less trouble will the Jin Dynasty face in the war to replace the Tang Dynasty after the death of Tuoba Tao?