Drive the RV back to Datang

Chapter 202 Chapter 210: The Army Comes
After Hou Junji saw the secret decree sent by Xue Wanjun, he broke out in a cold sweat. Li Shimin wanted to be important to Li Hao. He appointed a 19-year-old boy as the head of the army, and let him help him with such meritorious deeds. It is obviously to create momentum for Li Hao, the intention is self-evident.

In fact, he thought too much. The reason why Li Shimin had such an intention was to let Li Hao personally destroy Gaochang and avenge Tingzhou, because Li Shimin could feel Li Hao's deep hatred for Gaochang from Li Hao's memorial. meaning.Of course, it is true that Li Shimin thinks highly of Li Hao, but it is not as outrageous as Hou Junji thought.

Now that the matter has come to an end, Hou Junji hastened his schedule, and rushed to Tingzhou with Xue Wanjun. Anyway, the siege of Tingzhou has been lifted and Li Hao is safe. No matter how much he delays, it will be useless. He might as well go there quickly to prevent Li Shimin from being caught. If there is a handle, it means that neither side can offend.Passing through Liangzhou, Hou Junji conveyed Li Shimin's decree, Li Daliang, governor of Liangzhou, tried his best to cooperate, and dispatched [-] troops to Hou Junji's command. Hou Junji led the troops through the Great Wall to Suzhou and passed Yumen Pass.

There was also some trouble in Chang'an. After Li Shimin issued the imperial decree to dispatch troops, he summoned Li Chengqian to the Ganlu Hall, retreated to the left and right, and had a private conversation. It was like hot stool, and Li Chengqian was banned from the East Palace afterwards, thinking behind closed doors, obviously reprimanded by Li Shimin.

After punishing Li Chengqian, Li Shimin played the old routine again, rewarding Li Tai, various gold and silver cloths, and a pair of famous calligraphy and paintings that he had collected for many years, but Li Tai, a fat man, was so happy that Li Tai even felt that he There is no need to take the initiative to compete for the position of the crown prince, just stay at home every day and pretend to be a child, waiting for Li Chengqian to make a mistake, and when he makes a heinous mistake one day, the position of crown prince will be his own.

Not to mention, his idea is a bit similar to history, but the second half is not so similar. Li Chengqian did make a huge mistake and was deprived of the crown prince, but in the end Li Tai did not become the crown prince.

On the fourth day of August, Hou Junji passed through Xizhou, went north, and crossed the Tianshan Mountains. It happened that there were many trees on the Tianshan Mountains. Hou Junji ordered people to cut down the trees and carry them on the road. After arriving in Tingzhou, he made siege equipment.

Before Hou Junji arrived in Xizhou, the Gaochang Tanma found them and hurried back to Gaochang City to report to Qu Wentai. Qu Wentai was so frightened that his hands and feet were cold and his whole body trembled. Tang Jun really came.

Prince Qu Zhisheng hurriedly offered advice and asked for help from the Western Turks. Qu Wentai seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and hurriedly sent an envoy to the Western Turks. This time the envoy was still Chake Suier.

Because the Western Turks had lost 6 troops because they lent troops to Gaochang last time, Yipidulu was very angry, and immediately ordered his envoys to Gaochang to ask Qu Wentai for 60 taels of gold, equivalent to [-] taels of silver.

Qu Wentai had already sent 1 taels of gold as a deposit before. According to the agreement between the two parties, it is true that they should pay another 6 taels of gold. , Now he has to pay 6 taels of gold, and no one is willing to change it, so he refuses to pay 6 taels of gold on the grounds that Tingzhou failed to conquer and Dililarna killed the brigade marshal, and he is only willing to pay another 1 taels of gold. Ten thousand taels, as the mental damage fee, the envoys of the two sides have been arguing for more than a month, but there is no result.

The envoy returned to West Turkic to report to Yipidulu, who was so angry that he almost threw the table, just as the ministers were impeaching Dililarna, Yipidulu took away Dililarna's military power and Yiying Officially titled, detained and imprisoned, and then discussed with the ministers to send troops to attack Gaochang.

Western Turks have annexed many countries in recent years, and Gaochang is not one of them. However, Gaochang is a bit special because Gaochang borders Datang. Datang can allow a cat to sleep beside him, but he feels that he does not allow a wolf to lie beside him. However, once they send troops to attack Gaochang, Datang will definitely not sit idly by. It is a trivial matter to intervene, and it is very likely to trigger a war between the two countries.

Because of this, the Western Turkic civil servants opposed sending troops to Gaochang one after another, and Yipidulu was not easy to offend the public, so he could only dismiss the idea of ​​sending troops.

When the Gaochang envoy Shameless came to ask for help, Yipi Duolu felt that his three views had been refreshed. He had seen shameless people, but he had never seen such shameless people. It was a good thing that he didn't send troops to beat them up. When he came to ask for help, Yipi Duolu refused without thinking about it.

However, Chakesuier was not reconciled, and begged to see Yipidulu again, and promised that as long as Gaochang was rescued, Gaochang would pay 3 taels of gold to the Western Turks every year. , Let him go again, Yipidulu is not stupid, let alone Gaochang's credit value arrears, just to help them start a war with Datang, let him frown, is it so easy to fight with Datang? After the incident last time, he deeply regretted that the lives of soldiers cannot be bought with money, and he has decided not to pay attention to Gaochang. Moreover, the battle of Tingzhou also made him realize that Datang's army is too strong up.

Chakesuier gave gifts to the officials in Gaochang, but no one dared to accept them. He was desperate, and then he began to think about his retreat. Gaochang was about to end, and he could not go back. Qu Wentai was moody. If he failed to ask for help, he would blame himself , It is estimated that he will be chopped off with a single knife. Even if Qu Wentai does not kill him, he will not escape when the Tang cavalry arrives. Chakesuier found the general of the envoy group and explained to him the stakes.

The general of the mission felt that what he said was very reasonable, and the next day he left West Turkic under the pretext of returning to his country to return to his command, but he fled far away and lived a shameless life ever since.

On the first day of September in the 13th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Hou Junji finally came to Tingzhou City with an army of [-]. Li Hao went out of the city to greet him personally. The young hero who is most valued, and is currently the feudal official of the state and pastoral side, is in charge of the military and administration.

There is a saying that life is like a play, and it all depends on acting skills. After Li Hao and Hou Junji met outside the city of Tingzhou, they began to play with each other. He refused very much, and kept growling secretly: "Stay away from me, old rascal, you are going to rebel in the future, don't get close to me, okay, we don't know each other well."

Hou Junji also thought to himself: "This kid has offended the crown prince, so there will be no good fruit for him in the future, but he is currently favored by His Majesty, so he should not be offended, and he cannot be trusted to get too close."

The two had their own ideas, and they were able to perform the exciting scene at the first meeting of the revolutionary comrades. That acting skill can definitely win an Oscar.

Li Hao invited Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun into the city, and arranged a posthouse for them. According to the customary rules, Li Hao should set up a banquet for the two of them, after all, he is a junior.

But no, Li Hao is a bit tired from acting today, he hasn't acted for a long time, his skills have regressed, and when he returns to the governor's mansion, he is the biggest, whether you are Hou Junji or Xue Wanjun, I am tired.Want to drink?Order takeaway yourself!

For Li Hao's ungodly behavior, Hou Junji expressed that he was not surprised at all, and was even a little happy. He was not surprised because he thought Li Hao was still young and not very sophisticated in the world, but he was happy because he also I don't want to socialize with Li Hao. After all, the relationship between the prince and Li Hao is quite tense. Anyway, his principle is: try to cooperate with Li Hao in work, not let Li Shimin get caught, stay away from Li Hao in private matters, show loyalty to Li Chengqian, and do not offend. This is the experience of Hou Junji's climb from a small gangster to a founding meritorious service step by step.

There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Hou Junji went to the Governor's Mansion to look for Li Hao. Naturally, it was for business. First, he discussed the matter of attacking Gaochang. Second, he cut down many trees from the Tianshan Mountains to build siege equipment. Borrow some craftsmen from Tingzhou City. After all, the more craftsmen there are, the faster the work will be done.

After listening to Hou Junji's proposal, Li Hao gave him a thumbs up. Hou Junji is quite good at fighting wars. He knows how to get materials nearby. If he really wants to transport the siege supplies from Chang'an to here, he doesn't know how much it will cost. Manpower and material resources, but also delay time, he is very spiritual in doing so.

So Li Hao mobilized all the craftsmen in the city, joined with the military craftsmen brought by Hou Junji, and started building siege equipment. At the same time, Hou Junji divided the [-] soldiers and horses he brought into two and gave them to Li Hao [-], after Li Hao received the [-] soldiers, he practiced day and night, not to say that the [-] soldiers were not trained enough, but Li Hao had to train them in his own way, so that he could use them smoothly in battle .

One month later, at the end of autumn and the beginning of winter, the temperature in Tingzhou plummeted, and the padded jacket was already on. This weather was not suitable for sending troops, but they still sent troops because Li Hao wanted to destroy Gaochang before the cold wave came.

Li Hao and Hou Junji marched side by side, leading an army of [-] troops and siege supplies from north to south. After entering the border of Gaochang, the two discussed and split up. Li Hao directly led his troops to Jiaohe City, which is the closest to Tingzhou. , while Hou Junji led his troops around the Jiaohe River, and went straight to the two cities of Liugu and Tiandi in the east of Gaochang.

On the tenth day of October, when Hou Junji's army arrived outside the city of Xizhou, Qu Wentai, who had been worried all the time, got the news of the Tang army's massive invasion. Finally, he could no longer bear the psychological pressure, fell ill, and died that night. On the sickbed, the city of Gaochang was shrouded in gloom, and people were in panic.

In order to stabilize the situation, Qu Zhisheng took over the throne in a hurry, and he didn't even have time to hold the enthronement ceremony, so he immediately arranged soldiers and horses to prepare for the battle.

Li Hao led an army of [-] troops to Jiaohe City, looking at Jiaohe City, Li Hao sneered, at the beginning Jiaohe Lord led troops to surround Tingzhou, now the situation has reversed, he led troops to surround Jiaohe City, it really happened from time to time.

Of course, Li Hao doesn't have the time to be trapped in the city. Now that the weather is getting colder, it will be freezing cold in another month. He must make a quick decision, otherwise it will only be delayed until the beginning of next spring. He doesn't want Gao Chang to exist for a moment. in the world.

Set up camp five miles outside Jiaohe City, Li Hao waved a feather fan, tied a scarf on his head, pointed at Jiaohe City, and asked, "Generals, how long will it take to capture this Jiaohe City at the earliest?"

Chen Bin thought for a while, and said: "Go back to the chief manager, there are less than five thousand soldiers in Jiaohe City, if you let the last general attack the city, it will take three days."

Li Hao nodded, and did not forget to correct him: "From now on, in the army, don't call me the general manager, but call me the military adviser."

Everyone was taken aback when they heard the words, military advisor?What is Li Hao up to? Although they were full of doubts, they didn't dare to ask more questions. They could only nod their heads: "Yes! Military advisor."

Li Hao waved his feather fan and paced lightly: "General Chen said that he needs three days to capture Jiaohe City. Generals, is there any faster?"

Everyone shook their heads. When it comes to fighting here, Chen Bin and Peng Hai are the most powerful. Chen Bin even said that it will take three days, so the others naturally dare not exaggerate.

"Since none of the generals can take Jiaohe City within three days..."

Everyone thought that Li Hao was about to send Chen Bin to preside over the siege, but Li Hao said slowly, "Then I will have my military division come in person, and take this city before sunset today!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard the words, looking at the sun that was already setting to the west, they were speechless.

(End of this chapter)