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Chapter 337 Three Faces of Enemies?To go or not?
Less than two days after the last Youzhou military report, another 8-mile urgent military report came, and [-] soldiers from Tuyuhun in the west had conquered Hezhou and surrounded Lanzhou.

Tuyuhun was originally a branch of the Murong tribe of Xianbei in eastern Liaoning, nomadic in present-day Yi County, Liaoning.At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, the leader Tuyuhun led his troops to move westward to Baohan (now Linxia, ​​Gansu). Later, he expanded and ruled the Qiang and Di tribes in present-day Qinghai, southern Gansu and northwest Sichuan, and established a state.Up to his grandson Yeyan, he used his ancestors as his family name and country name.The Southern Dynasties called it Henan; the neighbors called it Achailu or Yelu; the Sui and Tang Dynasties called it "Tuhun" and "Tuihun". Later, Tuyuhun was used as the surname in Chinese.During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, it was attached to the Song, Qi, and Northern Wei successively.

In the fifth year of Daye in the former Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty personally conquered Tuyuhun and established four prefectures: Xihai, Heyuan, Shanshan, and Qiemo.Later, at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world was in chaos, and Tuyuhun Khan Fuyun took advantage of the chaos to regain his hometown and attack Hexi.

Due to the power of the Tang Dynasty these years, Tuyuhun seldom came to invade the border, but this time Xieli sent people to join forces, claiming that he was willing to form an alliance to advance and retreat together. The king of Tuyuhun thought it was an opportunity, so he secretly agreed Shot at the critical moment.

In the Palace of Political Affairs, Li Eryi slapped the cases in front of him with cracks, and said angrily, "Siyi Xiaoxiao! I am so angry! Do you think I am a piece of fat in Datang? Do you want the three families to jointly share Datang? "

"Your Majesty, even if the three of them don't want to join forces to eat us this time, it's a strategy of continuation. Our Tang army is growing stronger and our national strength is increasing. It is common sense for the barbarians to be afraid. The most urgent thing is how to deal with it." Fang Xuan Ling advised.

Li Er came to his senses, took the map and pointed to it and said, "I have thought about this matter carefully, and the difference from Goguryeo's sending troops to contain it is that Tuyuhun is obviously much closer to Chang'an in Tang Dynasty, why don't you take it down the river?" After leaving the state, how about going straight to Chang'an?
Instead, go north to attack Lanzhou?Isn't Chang'an's shocking wealth worth their coveting?There must be something strange about this matter! "

Everyone who looked at the map also noticed that, sure enough, there was a problem with the direction of Tuyuhun's dispatch of troops this time. Everyone followed Li Er's finger to look, it was...

"Your Majesty is saying that they are going for our wool business in Shuofang?"

"That's right! Tuyuhun is very smart. He knows that Chang'an is strong and guarded by a large army. It is definitely not something that can be breached in three or two days.

But going north to Shuofang is different. It is closer than Chang'an, and there are only Lingzhou camp guards. There are [-] army guards every day. This time, in order to go north to destroy the Turks, there are only [-] guards now.

Once the opponent wins Shuofang, the wool business and textile technology will be in Tuyuhun's pocket, and they will definitely try to replace Datang to trade wool with the grassland! "Li Er pondered.

"Your Majesty's words are justified. This Tuyuhun king is also a talent, so he knows how to choose?"

"Now the key is how to block him!
The army is all in the Northland Grassland, and Lingzhou's defense is empty. There are only Li Xiaogong's 1 Liangzhou Army next to him, and Duan Zhixuan's [-] people guarding Shuofang. I'm afraid it won't last long! "Li Jiancheng said worriedly.

"How about dividing the troops into three groups?" Wei Zheng suggested.

Everyone shook their heads in unison, the soldiers were divided into three groups, not to mention whether the number of people was good or bad, and it was too late to attack. The grassland Dingxiang wanted to return to Shuofang, and the army would not be able to arrive in less than 20 days.

"But we can't just watch Shuofang fall. This wool business is related to the fate of the country. If it is lost, it may not be as good as taking down the grassland!"

"Now is a good time for the north to close the net. If we withdraw our troops at this time, wouldn't the Northern Expedition to the Turks be a failure?" Wei Zheng asked rhetorically.

Everyone fell into hesitation for a while, the damned alien race was fighting on three sides, this was Datang's weakness.

Li Er creaked his fingers, and said angrily: "My Royal Conquest, there are [-] standing guards in Chang'an, to rescue Shuofang, as long as we can carry the other side, and wait until the pharmacist returns from clearing the grassland, then we will win a big victory! "

"No, at this time, His Majesty sits in Chang'an and can handle all the logistics for the army ahead, and you must not leave."

Everyone tried to dissuade them, but Du Ruhui looked at Bai Fan who had been silent all this time, and after thinking for a while, he said loudly: "Your Majesty can't conscript himself, basically all the generals in the court have been sent out, and now there is no one in the court who can lead the army." As a handsome general, I think that Lantian Hou Baifan can lead the battle!"

When everyone heard Du Ruhui's words, they all looked at Bai Fan.

Bai Fanxin said, what are you afraid of? Old Du is really not mean, his wife is about to give birth, how can he leave?

"I, I have no experience in leading the army!"

"It's okay, Duan Zhixuan will be a very good deputy when we go to Shuofang. I will also send a message to Xiaogong from Liangzhou. Once he leads the Liangzhou army to help, then the situation will be solved!" Li Er stared. Looking forward to Bai Fan said.

"I……"

"I know that Ping'er is about to give birth, but when the country is in peril, I can only sacrifice one or two. Don't worry, I will send your second aunt to live in your house, and I will definitely protect your children to be born smoothly!"

Well, Li Er played the emotional card. At this time, he didn't say it was the queen, but the second aunt.

Bai Fan looked at Li Jiancheng again, and Li Jiancheng sighed, "Hey! Son-in-law, in times of disaster, to protect the country is to protect the family. As a father, you will let your mother-in-law live in Bai's house to take care of you.

Knowing that you have a promise with Ping'er, this old man will talk about it in person! "

...Bai Fan is about to cry. I didn't mean it that way. I want you to persuade your brother. Why do you push me too?

Looking around for a week, he found that he was really the only one who could go up at this time, Bai Fan nodded heavily and said: "Forty thousand Chang'an imperial troops can't move lightly, and I can have [-] soldiers and horses. At that time, I will have the unique skills to defeat the enemy, but, If there is anything to say here, this move can only drive back the enemy, and may not guarantee that all the enemies will be left behind!"

"Hahahaha! Good! Jane is happy!
[-] soldiers dare to say that they will win against [-]. Such a youthful heroism, even I, who has experienced many battles, is not as good.

You don't need to win a big victory, as long as you can last until the war in the north is settled and Shuofang is not broken, then we will be able to crush Tuyuhun's conspiracy when we come back! "

Chang'an Bai's house, Bai Fan returned home in a daze, two wives came up to ask what was going on worriedly, Xiaolan and Mei Xiang were also on the side, they were given to concubines by Bai Fan according to the ceremony after they became pregnant Therefore, the four of them are accompanying Bai Fan at this time.

"I... I may have to go out for a while!"

"Husband, the child is about to be born, why..." Dou Qiongying was puzzled.

Seeing Bai Fan like this, Li Wanping couldn't guess why, so she interrupted Dou Qiongying and said, "It's okay! State affairs are the most important thing! I'm going to prepare clothes for my husband!"

"Ma'am, you..." Bai Fan looked at Li Wanping puzzled, why is she so open-minded this time?
Li Wanping sighed: "My husband is a gentleman who keeps his promises, but he has to go out at this time. It must be a time when the country's affairs are in danger. I know that I can't stop it. My father also said that a man's ambition is everywhere. In the past, I was not sensible. .

I am with everything at home, so you don't have to worry about your husband!I just hope that my husband will not be distracted by us, concentrate on dealing with all disasters, and come back safely as soon as possible. "

Only then did Dou Qiongying understand, and shouted: "I will ask Wu Yingwei to protect you!"

"No, Wu Yingwei stays at home to protect you. I'm covered in copper and iron. I'm fine, but I may not be able to watch the birth of a few babies with my own eyes!" Bai Fan regretted.

Li Wanping smiled and comforted: "It's okay, we will wait for you to come back and give them names. My husband said that the four children, regardless of whether they are male or female, are close brothers. I am still hoping that my husband will give them a convenient name." Woolen cloth!"

Bai Fan reluctantly said goodbye at home, and Li Jing was also struggling to divide his troops in the Dingxiang camp in the north.

"The military situation is like this, everyone, who is going to chase and kill Jieli? Who is going to fight back the Goguryeo barbarians? If there is no volunteer, I will start ordering generals!"

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