Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 331
But Yi Nan is now riding a tiger, determined not to fight, and afraid that Tang Qiuhou will settle accounts. After all, the Eastern Turks are a lesson from the past, so they can only bite the bullet and continue to attack.

Cheng Yaojin was careless and careful, relying on the ease of supplies, he did not get entangled with Xue Yantuo's army, and kept cruising by his side, making the barbarians restless.

Yi Nan set traps several times, but Cheng Yaojin saw through them all, and even bit them hard several times.

Afterwards, Yi Nan sent three ten thousand troops to encircle and suppress them, but they were defeated one by one, one was destroyed, and the other was crippled. Finally, he watched helplessly as the tired Tang cavalry entered Wubao.

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Tuyuhun suffered a lot in the hands of Datang. In recent years, he saw Datang caravans traveling to the Western Regions. Every time the cargo was huge, he was jealous. Qinghai's Qinghai salt, Tuyuhun's biggest export commodity, has lost its market. This move almost cut Tuyuhun's income by half.

The combination of these has long made Tuyuhun hate to the bone, and has been caught pretending to be a horse thief many times. The lord Fu Yun has been in a state of panic all day long, worried about the revenge of the Tang Dynasty, so Cui Tao sent someone to persuade him to send troops to Jiannan Road immediately. Things to pin down.

Although Tuyuhun's troops were not too many, there were quite a few cavalry. Hou Junji's men were mainly infantry, so they had to defend the city. After all, they were not strong enough to fight against cavalry out of the city, so they had to be consumed first.

It's a pity that things didn't work out, Tuyuhun general Murong Xiaojun only stationed five li outside the city, confronted Hou Junji, and didn't attack.

Hou Junji tried many times and made surprise attacks, but Murong Xiaojun remained unmoved, and stood firm on the camp, with clear and dark sentries, and the camp built near mountains and rivers was not afraid of siege.

Several attempts were fruitless, so Hou Junji couldn't help but bite the turtle, and had nowhere to say anything, but there was no better way at the moment, so he could only focus on defense. After all, Li Shimin emphasized many times that it is credit to defend, although he is not reconciled, but also That's all.

On October [-]th of the fifth year of Zhenguan, as the number of troops sent by Tubo was found out, Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty decreed that the twelve guards should be led by Li Ji, Duke of England; Liu Shili, Lord of Xiangwu County; Pang Tongshan, Lord of Mengyang County, General of Right Xiaowei; Li Mengchang, Lord of Wushui County, Lord of Left Tunwei; Sun Wuda, Lord of Qingshui County, Lord of Right Wuwei; General Wei Du Junchuo, Duke of Huaining County; General Zheng Rentai, Duke of Tong'an County, General of the Right Prison Gate; Fan Xing, Duke of Xiangcheng County, Duke of the Left Supervisor Gate General;
A total of 20 troops went to Longyou Road, including 15 cavalry, all of whom were the elite of the Tang Dynasty, intending to wipe out the Western Turks in one fell swoop. (The generals of the Twelve Guards are only leading from a distance, and the generals of the Twelve Guards are actually in command at ordinary times.)
He also decreed that Gao Zengsheng, the governor of Lizhou, Jiuqie Luosheng, the governor of Langzhou, Zheng Yuan Wangshou, the governor of Nanhui Prefecture, Li Daoyan, the governor of Minzhou, Wei Xiaojie, the governor of Yizhou, and Xue Wanshu, the governor of Liangzhou, led the soldiers and horses under their respective administrations to support them. Songzhou in the middle of Shu.

Feng Duan Zhixuan, Duke of Fan State, was appointed as the general manager of the Qinghai Road March, and led three thousand Xuanjia troops to support Jiannan Road Hou Junji.

Almost all the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty were mobilized this time. Chang'an City only had about [-] Marquis Wu and about [-] Qianniuwei for defense.

At the same time, Li Shimin followed Fang Xuanling's suggestion and continued to use merchants to transport supplies to save time and expenses. Even so, he still recruited 20 civilian husbands and [-] Japanese slaves to transport food and grass.

"Father! Liaoxi urgently reports that Goguryeo has sent troops!" Li Chengqian strode into the imperial study and said anxiously.

"Calm down! Panic!" Li Shimin took the battle report and shouted softly to Li Chengqian.

For such a big event, Li Shimin would of course let his son run errands in the court to see it.

"Yes, I understand, but the third and fourth brothers must be recalled." Li Chengqian reminded worriedly, he was not too worried about the war, after all, there was Feng Daiwen's army of nearly [-] in Liaoxi, and he still had blind confidence in Feng Daiwen.

This self-confidence comes from childhood. Feng Daiwen participated in the Xuanwumen Incident, fought Turks, Japanese slaves, western Liaoning, and the South China Sea. These left him with an invincible impression. After all, he was too young when other ministers showed their power, and he didn't even remember anything. , and Feng Daiwen appeared when he admired heroes the most.

It can be said that in some years, Feng Daiwen was better than Li Shimin in his heart, and the two had been together for a long time. Feng Daiwen treated him as brother and father. This was also because Li Shimin was busy with government affairs and was always strict with his son. In my heart, of course I am more willing to play with my close brother.

"Hmph! As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, there is no reason to go first when you see the enemy." Li Shimin frowned and snorted coldly, then handed the battle report to Li Jing.

In fact, Li Shimin is of course worried about his son, but he believes that Feng Daiwen will arrange it properly and will not let Li Ke and Li Tai go to the battlefield. He said these words because Li Chengqian said it in front of everyone. He naturally needs to save face in front of ministers. .

"Yes, my son understands that the emperor said that he would not make peace with relatives, would not pay tribute, the emperor guards the gate of the country, and the king dies in the country." Li Chengqian replied with his head bowed.

Of course he didn't know that Li Shimin took Feng Daiwen's words as his own and used them as family training.

"The sage is wise and far away from Hanwu!" Yang Gongren stood up and complimented him seriously.

"As soon as the Holy Majesty utters these words, they should be taught to future generations of kings." Chen Shuda saluted with a long body.

Yang Gongren and Chen Shuda were appointed by Li Shimin to listen to the government of the Zhongshu Province, to participate in political affairs, and to inspect the servants. They can be regarded as reusing the veterans left by Li Yuan. Because of his age, he refused to be the chief official, otherwise he would at least be in charge of one of the six departments.

"Hehe! The two lovers are flattering, I'm just expressing my feelings!" Li Shimin accepted the flattery unceremoniously.

"Goguryeo, Baekje, Silla, part of the Mohe tribe, Xi people, and Khitan have a total of more than 70 troops to attack Liaoxi!" Li Jing quickly read it, handed it to Xiao Yu beside him, and introduced it to the waiting people.

"So many people?" Fang Xuanling asked with condensed eyes.

"That's right, that's what the battle report says. The Khitan and Xi people are those who are unwilling to submit to the Tang Dynasty. The Mohe tribe is the Blackwater tribe. The flags of Baekje and Silla were found in the army. It seems true." Li Jing nodded and answered. road.

Listening to Li Jing's introduction, the atmosphere in the imperial study suddenly became depressed. With so many enemies, this group of ministers, who were almost all civil servants, naturally felt great pressure.

"Did Liaoxi ask for help?" Xiao Yu's hand that was touching his beard stiffened for a moment, then asked.

"Feng Daiwen, Governor of Liaoxi, reassures the Holy Majesty that there is no problem with the defense. Let the court do its best to support other places." On the contrary, Li Jing is very reassuring about Liaoxi. After all, Feng Daiwen can support Chang'an with [-] weapons, so one can imagine how well prepared he is.

(End of this chapter)