I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 322 The Battle of Zhenla’s National Destiny

Hu Mei shook her head and said respectfully: "I don't know. Yunzhu followed Miss Lin, so he must know what happened back then."

Hear this.

A kind of hope immediately ignited in Li Shimin's heart.

"Where is this Yunzhu's native place?" Li Shimin asked immediately.

"Yunzhu's native place is in Changzhi County, Jinyang Prefecture, in a place called Huangqiao Village." Hu Mei said respectfully.

"it is good."

"Hu Mei."

"If I find this Yunzhu and know why Cuiping left the mountain, I will definitely reward you heavily." Li Shimin said.

"Your Majesty is serious."

"Miss Lin treated me like a sister back then. It's just that my family was in a hurry and I couldn't take care of Miss Lin. It's all my fault." Hu Mei said.

"Okay, it's been getting late for a few days."

"Go and arrange for Hu Mei to stay in a post house. We will return to our hometown tomorrow. When we find that Yunzhu one day, we will ask someone to send you to Beijing." Li Shimin said.

Wang De immediately stepped forward.

"Sister-in-law Hu Mei, please come with me," Wang De said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Hu Mei stood up slowly and followed Wang De out of the imperial study.

Li Shimin looked at her back and sighed secretly.

I originally thought that by finding this Hu Mei, I would be able to figure out why Cuiping didn't wait for her and took her children alone to live in seclusion in Changzhi instead of coming to Chang'an to find her.

Unexpectedly, another Yunzhu appeared in the middle.

He was determined to find out the truth of the matter.

"I hope this Yunzhu is still alive."

"This is how we can find it." Li Shimin said to himself.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Since Hu Mei knows Yunzhu's hometown, he can find her." Wang Hao comforted her.

"Yes."

"You have to go to Jinyang in person again and ask local officials to cooperate with the full search." Li Shimin ordered.

"I accept the decree." Wang Hao bowed and exited the imperial study.

"Cuiping, why didn't you wait for me back then? Why didn't you come to Chang'an to find me? What's your problem?" Li Shimin thought helplessly.

……

Zhenla country.

It has been five days since the Tang Dynasty stationed troops in the capital city of Zhenla.

250,000 troops are united here, and they consume huge amounts of food and grass every day. However, there is a steady stream of food and grass delivered from the Tang Dynasty, and the 50,000 southern border troops not only guard the captured territory, but more importantly, maintain it. The stability of grain transportation channels.

"General Lee."

"It's done."

"The little king of Zhenla promised to cooperate in dealing with Zhao Guangxin."

"It's just that he wants Datang to agree that after Zhao Guangxin is dealt with, Datang will withdraw from Zhenla and maintain his orthodox status in Zhenla." Li Daozong said with a smile.

"Prince Li, have you agreed?" Li Zheng smiled half-heartedly.

"I definitely agreed."

"It's just that this little king is still too naive."

"What are empty promises?" Li Daozong sneered.

"The battlefield is what it is. If the so-called promise is not written in black and white in the contract, it will be empty talk."

"By the way, how did you make an agreement with this little king of Zhenla?" Li Zheng asked.

"As soon as our army launches an attack, he will order his followers to mobilize troops in the city. There are not many troops, but there are almost 10,000 slaves, which is enough to stir up chaos in the city." Li Daozong said.

"Without further ado."

"Point troops to attack."

Li Zheng stood up and shouted to the generals in the camp.

"The last general takes orders."

All the generals stood up and responded.

"This battle will determine the outcome of the Southern Territory."

"After conquering the capital city of Zhenla, Zhenla and Nanzhao will have nothing to stop us from the Tang Dynasty." Li Zheng said with a smile.

immediately.

The generals left the camp.

Heading towards the armies they commanded.

Li Zheng and Li Daozong also walked out of the camp quickly. "General Li, are you...going to withdraw your troops?"

Outside the tent.

Seeing many generals coming out, seeing Li Zheng and Li Daozong coming out, Du Qiong had a bitter look on his face.

"Princess Du."

"Do you still keep the promise you made that day?" Li Zheng looked at Du Qiong and asked.

"Count."

Du Qiong suddenly came back to his senses and nodded repeatedly.

"After destroying Zhenla, the land of Nanzhao will belong to me, the Tang Dynasty. I hope you will not forget it."

"When our Tang army arrives in Nanzhao, we will have to rely on you to maintain the people's support." Li Zheng smiled slightly.

"General, is he going to attack the capital of Chenla?" Du Qiong's face was filled with joy.

"Princess, just wait in the camp. It won't be long before the capital of Zhenla belongs to the Tang Dynasty."

Done.

Li Zheng turned around and walked towards the outside of the camp.

The reason why Du Qiong was retained was in line with Li Zheng's words. She would play a big role in stabilizing the hearts of the people of Nanzhao in the future.

After all, she is the only royal family in Nanzhao Kingdom.

Apart from that.

Zhao Guangxin's eldest son will also be useful after the complete capture of Zhenla, and he can support Chen as a chess piece in the governance of the Tang Dynasty.

Today's moment.

If the Tang Dynasty directly took over the governance and did not give these two countries some excessive opportunities, it would naturally cause a civil unrest, so supporting chess pieces was a critical step.

On the capital city of Chenla.

Zhao Guangxin and Zhao Qian looked at the front of the city with solemn expressions.

Hundreds of thousands of Tang troops have lined up in front of the city, and all kinds of siege weapons and muskets are ready.

Obviously.

This is about to start the attack.

"Didn't you say that Datang intends to retreat? Why is that so?" Zhao Guangxin said with a solemn expression.

"I do not know either."

"Li Zheng's intention that day was clearly to withdraw his troops, but today he directly led his troops to attack." Zhao Qian said in a deep voice.

"Send the order and step up your guard."

"It seems that this Grand Master has really underestimated Datang's ambition."

"The survival of Zhenla depends on this battle. As long as we can repel the Tang army's offensive, our Zhao family can usher in a new national destiny of Zhenla." Zhao Guangxin said with ambition.

"father."

"This battle is very crucial. If the city is destroyed, not only Zhenla will be destroyed, but our whole family will be destroyed as well. Should I keep an eye on that useless little king to prevent him from causing trouble?" Zhao Qian said cautiously.

"Go."

"However, as long as he is not stupid, he should not cause trouble."

"If our Zhao family gets the throne, we will give him a life of wealth and honor, but if the Tang Dynasty breaks the city, he will get nothing." Zhao Guangxin said.

"Yes." Zhao Qian nodded and quickly retreated.

"Everyone will obey the order."

"The fate of our country, Zhenla, is at stake here. The Tang Dynasty mobilized troops against our country, Zhenla, regardless of our status as suzerain. From now on, we, Zhenla, will no longer submit to the Tang Dynasty and pay tribute. Today, we will fight the Tang army to the death."

"This battle."

"Life or death."

"We must defend the city to the death and fight the Tang army to the bitter end."

Zhao Guangxin shouted loudly.

"I will obey the Grand Master's military orders."

"I respectfully obey the Grand Master..."

From the entire city tower, countless soldiers responded loudly.

It can be seen how great Zhao Guangxin's prestige is in Chenla. It is no wonder that he is the king who founded the Chenla Zhao Dynasty in history.

In today's Chenla.

Whether it is officials, military, or civilians.

What they know most is not the name of the young king Chen Yu, but the reputation of Zhao Guangxin.

Just like the Tian family of Qi State usurped power during the Warring States Period, the people finally only knew about the Tian family and not the Jiang family of Qi King.

(End of this chapter)