In the direction of Chang'an, an edict was issued to the whole country. Goguryeo sent troops to kidnap my prince. The Tang Dynasty decided to declare war on Goguryeo. If we can't give us an explanation, we will destroy it.
The people were all wondering, wasn't it said that the prince was in the grassland? If you didn't declare war on the grasslands, why would you declare war on Goguryeo? Surround Wei and rescue Zhao? Get it right.
Others ridiculed as if watching a good show: What do you know? The Tang Dynasty could not defeat the grasslands and did not dare to declare war. It could only pick the weak persimmons. Didn't you see last time? Jie Li sent people to abduct the princess, causing the champion to be assassinated. In the end, the court didn't even let go of the incident and let it go. If the imperial court was useful, the war on the grassland would have been launched last time. well……
A long sigh revealed the inner thoughts of many people, who seemed to have a disdain for this weak court.
It only said a declaration of war, but did not say how many troops would be deployed or who would be ordered.
Even so, Goguryeo seemed to be facing a formidable enemy, and the monarchs and ministers were all panicked. The caravan that kidnapped the prince had already been silenced. Now that the Tang Dynasty had declared war, the Goguryeo court was even more ruthless and directly wiped out all the nine tribes in the caravan.
"The Tang Dynasty is coming to attack, what should we do? The Tang Dynasty is facing Lu, come up with a countermeasure." Gao Jianwen, the king of Goguryeo, panicked and felt a little confused.
The Dadulu of Goguryeo is the official position of the Prime Minister, but this Dadulu is slightly younger and seems to be less than thirty years old. This man's name was Yuan Gaesumun, and he inherited the title and status from his father Yuan Taizu. It can be said that his lineage can dominate half of Goguryeo, and he is a full-fledged powerful minister.
The commander Lu Yuan Gaisuwen pondered for a moment, then stood up and said: "Your Majesty, for the current plan, we must either ask for help from the Turks or ask for peace from the Tang Dynasty. There are only two ways, there is no other way. If we are left to face it alone Even if we can withstand the attack on the Tang Dynasty, our vitality will be severely damaged."
Asking for help? ? ? Will the Turks still support us?
Gao Jianwen said bitterly: "If Jie Li hadn't betrayed his trust and revealed that he was the prince of the Tang Dynasty whom we captured, we wouldn't be in today's disaster. It's obvious that he diverted the trouble to the east and wanted to watch the Tang Dynasty attack me, Goguryeo. Now follow us If he asks for help, he will definitely not help.”
Yeon Gaesumun did not refute, he thought so too, and he even guessed that Jieli wanted to reap the benefits. When the Tang Dynasty and Goguryeo were both hurt, he would take advantage of the situation and attack. Maybe he could enter Chang'an and destroy the Tang Dynasty.
"Then let's sue for peace. I think that Datang just wants to vent its grievances and does not really want to waste people and money in this war."
"It can be seen from their performance that by declaring no war against us, they only cut off the trade route between Datang and us. It is more like forcing us to surrender and come to apologize. It does not look like they are going to fight with each other. "
Gao Jianwen nodded: "It makes sense. We really need to send someone to have a good talk with Datang. Our products are not abundant, and many things have to be purchased from Datang. If they completely cut off the trade routes, our lives will be ruined." It’s not going to be easy. In this case, why don’t you take a hard trip to Lu?"
Yuan Gaesumun saluted and said, "I have no obligation to refuse."
But before he could get out of the border, he received news that Youzhou of the Tang Dynasty had sent troops. The governor of Youzhou had gathered 50,000 troops and was eyeing the border to kill.
Yeon Gaesumun was dumbfounded. This was different from what he expected. Forget it, I’d better not go on this trip. I’m afraid I’ll be killed by the army before I even get to Youzhou.
"Report, His Majesty has ordered Da Duilu to take over border defense. The country is recruiting troops. An army of 50,000 will arrive in three days."
...Well, there’s no going back.
What surprised Yuan Gaisuwen was that it was true that the Tang Dynasty sent 50,000 troops, but Chen Bing did not move at the border and had no intention of attacking.
why is that? The kings and ministers of Goguryeo were puzzled.
In Chang'an, news came that Youzhou soldiers and horses were already in place. Li Er issued another order. Li Jing, the Minister of War, led a team to send 100,000 troops into the grassland to take back the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty.
The whole world was in an uproar for a while. Why did they send troops to welcome the prince? Not to mention the prince, not even the emperor has such high reception standards. This is clearly an undeclared war. You directly send troops into the country and use the excuse of picking them up. You clearly want to fight.
The most panicked thing was not Jieli, but Dingxiang City under the Turks.
In the last battle, Dingxiang changed hands and was captured by Datang. If Jieli hadn't had a secret passage leading directly to the city lord's palace and sent Qibi Heli as a dead soldier to kill the enemy and recapture Dingxiang, then there would have been a Turkic frontline bridgehead. Otherwise, if the Tang Dynasty sends troops this time, they can go deep into the grassland and attack the royal court.
At Xiaojiazhuang outside Chang'an City, Xiao Rui reluctantly said goodbye to the three ladies one by one.
"Husband, you are no longer a military general, you are just a civil servant. Just let them fight the battle. Can you not go?" Wei Yanran cried and asked to stay.
Xiangcheng held the child and cried: "I will go and beg my father..."
Xiao Rui comforted him and said: "Your Majesty did not force me to go, I went voluntarily. Jie Li has done me a lot of harm. If this revenge is not avenged, I, Xiao Rui, will no longer be Xiao Rui. An Xin is at home waiting for me to come back. After this battle is over, I don’t have to hide anymore. When we come back, we will get married together and hold an unprecedented grand wedding.”
Xiangcheng said softly: "It doesn't matter whether there is a wedding or not. I just want you to be safe."
At this time, Li Shengnan, dressed in military uniform, walked out of the room and said, "Let's go, husband, I have changed my clothes. This time I will follow and protect you."
ah?
Xiao Rui looked at Li Shengnan's armor. It looked a bit heroic, and it seemed to show off his figure even more. He couldn't help but take a second look.
Li Shengnan was embarrassed by the sight, and said coyly: "Some people will watch later, but now everyone is watching. Let's set off now."
Ahem...
"Let's go? Why go? You all stay. Go back to the house, take off your armor, and take care of the children at home."
"I don't!" Li Shengnan said unconvinced.
"What? Disobedient?"
"If you don't obey me, you can't beat me now." Li Shengnan said arrogantly.
Xiao Rui said loudly: "Yi Ai, Fifth Brother..."
"Hey... you can't do this, how can you let them attack me? I..." Li Shengnan was instantly afraid.
She is a martial arts fanatic, and the one who has fought against the rookie Fang Yiai is a reckless stone, who can hit and charge fiercely, and only knows one move: breaking through ten levels with one force. Anyone who fights against him will be suppressed and have a headache.
Xiao Rui walked over and kissed the three of them one by one, hugged the three children at the same time, and said softly: "I am commanding from the rear this time. Yiai and Fifth Brother can protect me enough. You can take care of your children at home and respect your parents." , when my family is stable, I can rest assured to take revenge. You, Katsuo, too, you are a master, I feel more at ease if you stay at home and look after the house. But I have to worry about you when I go to the battlefield."
Li Shengnan curled her lips and did not retort. She turned away aggrievedly, not wanting others to see her tears.
With everyone in the Xiao family watching reluctantly, Xiao Rui led two generals and three thousand Xuanjia Army guards and headed towards Luoyang.
However, they did not notice that far away from the end of the team, in the mountains and forests on both sides of the official road, three figures were quietly following them across the mountains and ridges.
