The mysterious bird of destiny, the beginning of China

Chapter 195 Refusal to Marry

The desert is solitary and straight, and the long river falls into the sun.

Prince Li Shimin and Princess Yong'an Li Xinni took more than [-] people out for nearly a day. During this day, they looked like they were sightseeing.

Although the scenery in the Gobi Desert is the same, it is still very attractive to people living in the Central Plains.

However, the two of them were always wary of what was going on around them.

After all, the news had been released early, and they were afraid that the Turks were hiding in the dark, waiting for them to relax their vigilance and then attack quickly.

Li Xinni looked at Li Shimin aside. At this time, the sky was dark, the soldiers following him had already lit a bonfire, and a few stars could already be seen in the sky.

"I wonder if the Turks will come..."

"Should come..."

After all, the Turks would not give up such a good opportunity.

Li Shimin thought in his mind.

If he is a Turk, he will definitely not miss this opportunity. No matter whether it is a trap or not, as long as he can capture the Crown Prince and Princess Yong'an of the Tang Dynasty, he can use this to threaten the Tang Dynasty and make the Tang Dynasty compromise.

As for Princess Yong'an, not to mention that Princess Yong'an is a beautiful woman with unparalleled grace, and there is a divine bird behind her. Maybe she can get the blessing of the divine bird if she gets Princess Yong'an.

However, whether the Turks can think of the lessons learned from their "adopted fathers" the Huns depends on whether their own memory is good.

A group of people were sitting on the Gobi desert. The bright bonfire illuminated everyone's faces. The evening wind was howling with a hint of coolness, making people tighten their tight clothes.

"Ugh..."

The roar of wild wolves was heard in the distance, but no one present showed any fear.

Eating dry food in silence and waiting quietly.

After everyone had finished eating, the person who was standing guard in the distance suddenly came back with a solemn look on his face and reported: "Tell the general, there are traces of wolves around, and the number is about fifty!"

"Wild Wolf..."

Li Xinni's bright face looked up and looked different under the firelight, but no one noticed this at this moment.

"Do not care!"

Li Shimin said calmly: "Drive the wolves away, as long as they don't get close!"

"Yes!"

The soldiers left and continued to be vigilant about their surroundings.

"It seems that the Turks are still very vigilant!"

Li Shimin looked at Li Xinni aside and said this.

Afterwards, the group of people didn't say anything, they just lay on the wool felt and looked up at the bright starry sky, speechless for a while.

Only the firewood in the bonfire beside him was crackling and crackling, burning up the last bit of his body.

Time passed, and soon it was late at night.

However, at this moment, the ground suddenly vibrated slightly, waking up everyone sleeping on the ground.

"General, there are soldiers and horses approaching this way, there are many of them!"

At this time, the night watchman also reacted and quickly came over to report.

"it is good!"

"The Turks appear!"

Li Shimin and Li Xinni both had expressions of surprise on their faces. Immediately, everyone stood up quickly, quickly packed their things, and left quickly.

However, they deliberately slowed down. In the night, the bright moon was in the sky, and the bright moonlight was like daylight, making everything on the Gobi appear so clear.

Li Xinni was riding on Tuxue, deliberately making Tuxue slower, and looked back.

Behind them, flying sand filled the sky, and under the moonlight, a large number of figures appeared, rushing in like a tide, trying to drown them.

"Oh……"

"Ugh..."

"..."

The Turks in the rear made various shouts, and at the same time, some people also made threats, telling Li Shimin and others in the front not to run.

As time passed, the distance between them quickly shortened, and they were about to be overtaken.

"Run quickly, there is an ambush for our army in front of us. As long as the Turks enter the ambush, their entire army will be annihilated!"

Li Shimin looked at Li Xinni aside, fearing that his sister would be caught by the Turks if she ran too slowly.

But will Li Xinni really be overtaken by the Turks? Even if you catch up, there won't be any danger!

Sensing Li Shimin's worry, Li Xinni smiled at him and reassured Li Shimin.

Looking at the large number of Turks chasing after him, Li Xinni couldn't help but feel a little distracted. The battle between the armies was not only about national strength, but also about the morale of the soldiers.

When two armies face each other, only if one side has stronger morale, is not afraid of the other side's momentum, stabilizes its mentality, and moves forward courageously will it have the possibility of a great victory.

Imagine that before the two armies engage in battle, one side will be tempted to retreat when it sees the enemy. How can it win the battle?

At this moment, Li Xinni also gradually felt her personal power. In the face of the general trend of the country, she was really trying to overestimate her capabilities.

Only by following nature and learning to take advantage of the situation can we achieve certain great achievements!

She couldn't help but think of her own palace.

At the beginning, she was also immersed in building a female palace by herself, and then adopting poor women from all over the world. This was a kind of peace of mind.

But as time passed, she realized that the power of an individual was too small. How could one person save the poor women in the world?

No!

Therefore, she asked her father, the Tang Emperor, to help her establish a female palace in Chang'an City. At the same time, relying on the power of the Tang Dynasty, she adopted poor women from all over the world and sent them to Chang'an City to support them together!

But Li Xinni also knows that this is just a drop of water in front of the ocean, and it is still a drop in the bucket for the entire world.

"Boom--"

Li Xinni was awakened from her deep thoughts by the sound of horse hooves in her ears. She looked back and found that the Turkic soldiers and horses were already more than ten feet behind her. As long as the opponent threw a sword or spear, they could hurt her.

But the other party didn't do this either. Obviously, he also wanted to capture him alive.

"arrive!"

Ahead, Li Shimin's voice came in surprise and joy. The next moment, infinite fire suddenly lit up around the world, and at the same time, there were bursts of shouts of killing.

It's Datang's army ambush here that has appeared!

When the pursuing Turks saw this, the whole army was in chaos and stopped immediately.

They looked around and found that they had entered the ambush of the Tang Dynasty army at some point.

At this moment, the ferocity on their faces finally disappeared, replaced by fear!

They shouted, roared, and spoke words that the Tang people could not understand.

Li Shimin and Li Xinni's team returned to the Tang army, and then they took a serious look at the Turks chasing him behind them.

Looking around, there were nearly five thousand cavalry. At this time, they became chaotic and completely surrounded by the Tang army, forming an encirclement.

"There are only about five thousand cavalry, and the main force of the Turks is definitely not like that!"

Li Shimin's face showed a solemn expression. After this plan, it will be very difficult for the Turks to fall into the trap.

"Prince, don't worry. There must be some among the Turks who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Under severe torture, there will be some who are timid and cowardly. Just let them lead the way!"

Li Jing said suddenly from the side. He was wearing golden armor, holding a long knife, and was filled with infinite killing intent.

"Too!"

Li Shimin couldn't help but nodded when he heard this.

At this time, soldiers behind him had brought Li Shimin's armor and quickly put it on for Li Shimin. At the same time, Li Shimin said to Li Jing on the side: "Annihilate these Turks as soon as possible to prevent the main Turks from noticing something is wrong and escaping again! "

Li Jing nodded, waited for Li Shimin to change his armor, and then gave the order to attack. For a moment, the shouts of killing were loud in the encirclement.

The first thing the Turks greeted was the sky full of arrows, which fell like rain and hit the Turks' formation.

The Turkic cavalry has the advantage of the Huns' cavalry. For the Central Plains army, they cannot face the sharp edge. Therefore, they first use arrows to defeat the morale of the Turks. This can also reduce the losses of the Tang army.

On the other side, Li Xinni and some soldiers stood on a high slope, overlooking the entire battlefield, watching the Turks being killed and the Tang troops dying heroically.

The blood splashed on the Gobi desert, dyeing the gravel red, making the bright red gravel become even more blood red.

Li Xinni watched quietly, how could she not know the cruelty of war.

There are so many military books and history books in history, and the scenes recorded are even more bloody than this.

But seeing it with your own eyes is more powerful than words on paper.

Li Xinni was silent. She didn't have any tolerance, because the battle between countries was either your death or my death, and there could be no concessions.

……

……

Chang'an City.

Regarding the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, no military information has yet reached Chang'an City. However, another neighboring country of the Tang Dynasty sent an envoy to the Tang Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, the Tibetan envoy has arrived in Chang'an City. I wonder when your Majesty plans to summon him?"

At the court meeting, Changsun Wuji took the initiative to show up, and then said.

"Leave this matter to the Ministry of Etiquette!"

Obviously, Emperor Li Yuan did not want to receive the Tibetan envoys at all. After all, Tibet had already sent troops to invade the borders of the Tang Dynasty, and even in the southeast of the Tang Dynasty, it was constantly encroaching on the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

In this regard, due to domestic affairs and the national policy of putting down the Turkic rebellion first, Datang temporarily tolerated Tibet.

But I didn't expect that Tubo would send envoys to Tang Dynasty first.

But it can also be guessed that the envoy sent by Tibet this time is not to express goodwill.

He must have wanted to benefit from Datang.

Therefore, this is one of the reasons why Emperor Li Yuan did not want to see the Tibetan envoys.

But when the Minister of Rites heard the words, he immediately accepted the order.

The reception of foreign envoys was originally under the charge of the Honglu Temple under the Ministry of Rites, and the chief officer of Honglu Temple was asked to receive the Tibetan envoys. After the Tibetan envoys' intentions were clear, they would report to the emperor.

……

After the court meeting, on the same day, Emperor Li Yuan knew the purpose of the Tubo envoy's mission to the Tang Dynasty.

"What? Tubo actually wants a marriage?"

Upon hearing the news, Emperor Li Yuan was immediately surprised, but then he smiled again, but there was indifference in the smile.

He looked at the chief official of Honglu Temple who came to report and asked: "Which princess of my Tang Dynasty does the Tubo envoy want to marry?"

As if feeling the anger of Emperor Li Yuan, the chief officer of Honglu Temple also showed a disdainful tone and said: "Your Majesty, this Tubo is also delusional and wants to marry Princess Yong'an!"

"It is indeed wishful thinking!"

Emperor Li Yuan chuckled lightly, and then said: "First stabilize Tubo and leave the Tubo envoy in Chang'an. Just say that I need to consider this matter and wait for the prince to destroy the Turks and return in triumph..."

Obviously, Emperor Li Yuan did not want to marry Tubo at all. In his view, Tubo was just a barbarian. At this time, Tubo could threaten the border towns of Tang Dynasty, but Tang Dynasty did not have free hands to deal with him.

In this regard, Emperor Li Yuan also had great confidence in Prince Li Shimin.

I believe that Prince Li Shimin can quickly destroy the Turks, then return in triumph and set out to conquer Tibet again!

……

Naturally, Li Shimin and Li Xinni had no idea what was happening in Chang'an City.

At this time, the eastern sky was already bright, and the first ray of the sun shone on the earth. On the Gobi Desert, the blood has dried up, and the solidified blood adheres to the stones and gravel.

As for the corpses of the Turks, they were also collected.

"Shimin, do you really want to build a Jingguan?"

At this time, Li Xinni looked at the Tang army at the bottom of the high slope, which was dealing with the corpses of the Turks, and at the same time, asked Li Shimin on the side.

"Sister, the grassland people are often afraid of power but not moral. From the Zhou Dynasty to the Qin Dynasty, and from the Han Dynasty to the Tang Dynasty, no matter which tribe is on the grassland, they always invade our Central Plains!"

"Only Jingguan can warn those who come after us and tell them that we, the people of the Central Plains, must not be bullied!"

Li Shimin's face was solemn, his eyes moved, and he looked to the other side, only to see that a large number of corpses of Tang soldiers had been restrained and covered with flags or straw mats.

There is no such thing as death in war!

Soldiers who, deception also.

Subduing soldiers without fighting is the highest state of military art, but how many times has this state been achieved?

And every time it is realized, it requires the result of a dynasty's domineering and kingly ways in parallel!

The Han Dynasty was like this, and the Tang Dynasty should be like this too!

At this moment, building a Beijing temple was the Tang Dynasty’s way of domineering!

Li Xinni just asked. How could she not know the truth?

Watching the soldiers below place the Turkic corpses in the dug foundation, and then the corpses were stacked, gradually getting higher.

Finally, at the top, pile the enemy's heads to form a square, conical tower.

At the top, there is a flag representing the Tang Dynasty. The entire capital stands on the Gobi Desert and is the only way to travel east and west. As long as merchants walking east and west will pass by this place, they will also see this capital. Watch!

And today’s legend may also be passed down!

……

The Tang army returned triumphantly and returned to Shazhou City. At the same time, they learned the location of the main Turkic force from the captured Turkic population.

Li Shimin didn't pause at all and led the army to quickly go.

This time, Li Xinni did not continue to follow.

Instead, he stayed in Shazhou City and walked around the city.

"Princess, the front is where the relatives of the soldiers stationed in Shazhou City live!"

Li Xinni walked among the low houses made of sand and stone. Looking at the simple houses around him, it was hard to imagine how the soldiers stationed in Shazhou City lived.

Li Xinni was followed by two women, who simultaneously told Li Xinni about the situation in the city.

"The people living there are the descendants of the soldiers who died in Shazhou City..."

At this point, the woman next to him darkened her eyes, as if she couldn't bear to say something.

(End of this chapter)