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Chapter 77: Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, the Tang Army's horrific achievements! Liu Bei was shocked, the General Tiance was so terrifying!
[This family relationship crisis dealt a heavy blow to Li Shimin, and he aged many years in an instant.]

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"After such a huge blow, even Tang Zong would find it difficult to overcome this hurdle."

Zhu Di sighed, and couldn't help but think of what Tianmu mentioned, that after his death, his second son would rebel.

Fortunately, I was no longer there at that time, otherwise I would have been so angry that I would have died... No, this bastard Lao Er kept comparing himself to Li Shimin, so I would definitely be on guard against him.

Even if this brat wanted to rebel, he couldn't do so.

Unfortunately, after I left, the thing I least wanted to see still happened. The Zhu family had another fight between uncle and nephew. Sigh...

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[Just at this time, Goguryeo, a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty far away on the Korean Peninsula, was clamoring in the east without any eyes. ]

[He said he didn't want to listen to the Tang Dynasty anymore. I don't know if Li Shimin had been suppressed for a long time and wanted to take the opportunity to go out and have a look. He actually announced that he would personally lead an expedition to Goguryeo.]

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"As expected of a general of Tiance, even at his old age, he is still able to mount a horse and personally lead an expedition to expand the territory."

The only things in the young Liu Che's eyes were "personally lead an expedition to Goguryeo". At that time, he had just taken control of the court and was full of vigor and vitality. He was excited to see the prey and thought of leading the expedition in person.

"Failure to incorporate Goguryeo into the territory of the Tang Dynasty may be a regret in Emperor Tang's life." Zhu Di, who knew the history of the Tang Dynasty, shook his head regretfully. If God had given Li Shimin more time, the peninsula would probably have been incorporated into the territory of China, right?

Unfortunately, history does not believe in ifs.

Just as Tianmu mentioned before, if God gave him more time, he would be able to completely recover Mobei.

If they really recovered Mobei, how could there be the future defense of Beijing and the Jurchens' entry into the pass...

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[When the ministers heard that Li Shimin was going to lead the army, they all advised him, "Don't make a fuss. You are the emperor. It is not appropriate for you to travel so far across mountains and seas."]

[Besides, the crown prince is new and still young, we are very worried about you leading the army in person.]

[As a result, Li Shimin said he would go. This was the first time that Li Shimin personally led an army in the 18 years since he ascended the throne.]

[Crown Prince Li Zhi reluctantly sent his old father Li Shimin to Dingzhou, and then cried and said goodbye to Li Shimin. ]

[Li Shimin told Li Zhi that there was another important reason why I personally led the army. You had just become the crown prince, and I wanted to give you some exercise and give you a chance to be alone with the ministers, so that you can show off your style.]

[Don't cry, work hard. ]

[Li Shimin pointed at his battle robe and said to the prince, I promise you, I will come back before I change out of this battle robe.]

[During the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, Li Shimin's actions were not like an emperor leading the army in person, but more like an old dancer performing his final act, like venting and dancing wildly.]

[As the Son of Heaven, Li Shimin sometimes led his troops to charge personally. In order to fill the trenches, he would personally lead the horses to help the soldiers transport stones one by one.]

[The general used a heavy sword, and he personally helped him suck out the blood. ]

[When the general was seriously ill, he personally administered medicine to him.]

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Looking at Li Shimin's figure in the sky, who was always active on the front line and doing things personally, countless soldiers in all dynasties had red eyes.

"This is the monarch who is truly worthy of our support, this is..." Many soldiers in Yue Fei's army trembled all over, and Yue Fei stared at the sky for a long time without saying a word.

At this moment, Yue Fei felt a deep awe and regret in his heart.

What is awe-inspiring is that Li Shimin, as an emperor, could do such a thing for his soldiers.

It’s a pity that I didn’t meet such a wise ruler!

At the same time, he also thought of the tyrant emperor Zhao Gou who was enjoying himself in the deep palace!
If Zhao Gou was willing to give these soldiers even a little respect and trust, how could they not fight desperately to recover the lost territory?
With the national strength of the Song Dynasty, how could it be bullied to this extent by the Jin people?

"I wish I could meet a wise leader..." Yue Fei felt full of regret. If he had such a wise leader, how could he not achieve great things?
No... With Tang Zong here, it's like a max-level boss leading him. I'm afraid he doesn't need Yue Family Army. General Tian Ce himself can recover the lost territories and restore the Central Plains.

"Such a person is really something to be yearned for..." Yue Fei couldn't help but look at him in a daze.

[This expedition really showed the style of the Tang army. ]

[In Liaodong City, 4000 Tang soldiers fought against 4 enemy soldiers.]

[Below Baiyan City, 800 Tang soldiers fought against more than enemy soldiers. ]

[In the Battle of Zhui Mountain, 3 Tang troops fought against 15 enemy troops.]

[The Tang army captured 10 enemy cities in a row, killed 6 enemies, and captured more than 20 enemy soldiers.]

【What about the Tang army? Only 2000 soldiers were killed. 】

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"Sigh~"

Liu Bei took a deep breath and finally understood how terrifying Li Shimin was.

"No wonder Tianmu mentioned earlier that if Li Shimin's soul traveled through Zhao Gou, he could easily destroy the Jin Kingdom. In terms of military tactics, I am not as good as him."

Liu Bei felt a great respect in his heart. Not only Liu Bei, but many famous generals and strategists during the Three Kingdoms period were impressed by Li Shimin's military achievements.

Liu Bei thought to himself that it was a good thing that a figure like Tang Zong did not appear in the late Han Dynasty, otherwise he would have no chance.

With such a record, even the military advisor would probably have to avoid it, right?

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[With such a record, if the commander was not the God of War Li Shimin, whose reputation could not be higher, any other general would be famous in history.]

[At this time, Li Shimin, who was nearly fifty years old, seemed to have become the young man who once looked down upon the world and the invincible general Tiance. ]

[Many people in later generations commented on the war between Tang and Goguryeo, saying that this war was a defeat for the Tang Dynasty. With such an impressive record, how could it be a defeat?]

[However, for Li Shimin, this war was far from achieving the small goal he set for himself. ]

[Li Shimin was going to destroy Gaogouli! ]

[What stopped Li Shimin from his eastern expedition was an isolated city, Anshi City.]

[In August of the 19th year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin summoned various armies to begin besieging Anshi City.]

[In Anshi City, the defenders were tenacious and the Tang army fought bravely. Both sides fought very hard.]

[Especially a young man in the Tang army, wearing no armor, only white clothes, charging on the battlefield, extremely brave.]

[Li Shimin sent someone to call him over and said, "Young man, you are so amazing. What is your name?"

[The young man in white said, my name is Xue Rengui.]

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"Xue Rengui?"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up and he secretly wrote down the name, because he knew that anyone mentioned by Tianmu was definitely not an unknown person.

Being mentioned by Tianmu, Xue Rengui must be extraordinary. Li Shimin had a hunch that he might be another powerful general!
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[We will tell the story of Xue Rengui later. He will not be in the show today.]

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Li Shimin was greatly disappointed.

(End of this chapter)