The second year of Zhenguan, the fifth month of the lunar calendar.
Tang officially declared war on the Turks.
After arriving at the Weishui River Alliance.
In order to completely eliminate the Turkic threat, Li Shimin took many political and economic measures.
All this is to increase national strength.
Moreover, since Li Shimin came to power, Datang has achieved unprecedented military development.
Ministers were even allowed to wear weapons and go to the temple to worship.
And he himself set an example by leading hundreds of soldiers to practice martial arts and archery in Xiande Hall every day.
Under his leadership, it was impossible for Datang's army not to be strong.
At the beginning of the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Shimin took Yuan Junzhang, who was in the northern separatist territory of Heng'an Town, under his command.
Later, under the magical mutual restraint of Li Chengqian, he successfully annihilated the Liang Division and destroyed the important military base of the Northern Desert Turks.
These things seem scattered and messy.
But interspersed together, it is a big net.
From this, it is not difficult to see how much Li Shimin hated the Northern Desert Turks.
And Li Chengqian's statement that God wants Li Shimin to destroy the Northern Desert Turks is not a joke.
As we all know, if you want to win a war, you must have the right time, right place, and the right people, but the same cannot be said for you.
The so-called weather refers to the Turks' encounters with natural disasters such as frost and drought in recent years.
As if Jie Li didn't see this, he continued to lead troops to fight year after year.
The people were tired and the animals were thin, and many sheep and horses froze to death and starved to death.
Last year, we were tricked by Datang, who confiscated many herdsmen’s cattle, sheep, and horses.
To a large extent, this is not just a matter of adding insult to injury.
Instead, there were heavy snowfalls, freezing rain, electric shocks, and lightning strikes.
The so-called favorable geographical location and favorable people are due to the fact that Xue Yantuo led his troops to rebel out of the Northern Desert and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, the Turkic sub-han Tuli Khan, who had been suppressed and marginalized by Jieli Khan for a long time, also secretly contacted the Tang Dynasty and expressed his willingness to surrender.
Xueyantuo is located in the northwest of the Northern Desert Turks, while Tuli Yizhong is located in the east.
In this way, Datang could completely launch a full-scale Northern Expedition.
If you don't seize this opportunity, you won't be Li Shimin.
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Now, the gears of Datang's war machine have begun to turn.
In the palace, Li Shimin made slight changes after listening to Li Chengqian's suggestion.
On the first route, Li Shimin appointed Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, as the general manager of the march to Dingxiang Road.
Chi Jingde, the Duke of E, and Su Dingfang, the captain of Kuangdaofu Zhechong, served as deputy generals and personally led the Chinese army to advance towards Yunzhong and Mayi.
On the second route, Li Shimin appointed Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou, as the general manager of the march to Tonghan Road.
Zhang Gongjin, the governor of Daizhou, Zou Guogong, and Gao Zhengsheng, the governor of Minzhou, served as deputy generals. They led the main force from the east to directly attack the hinterland of the Han Dynasty.
On the third route, Li Shimin appointed his consort Chai Shao as the general manager of the Jinhe Road march, and Hu Guogong Qin Shubao as his deputy general.
Advancing along the Yellow River on the west road, echoing Li Jing and Li Jiyao, responsible for covering the left wing.
On the fourth route, Li Shimin appointed Li Daozong, the Minister of Rites and Rencheng King, as the general manager of the Datong Road march.
Zhang Baoxiang, the governor of Ganzhou, served as deputy general and advanced northwest from Lingzhou to cut off the Turks' westward escape route.
On the fifth route, Li Shimin appointed Wei Xiaojie, the governor of Youzhou, as the general manager of the Heng'an Road march.
Zhang Shigui, Duke of Guo, was the deputy general manager and led his troops to the Yanyun area to prevent the Turkic troops from escaping eastward.
On the sixth route, Li Shimin appointed his consort Xue Wanche as the general manager of the Changwu Dao march.
Zuo Xiaowei General Fan Guogong Duan Zhixuan was the deputy general manager.
Use the northeast route to attack the Turks' rear, and monitor and contain the Turli Khan.
In this war, more than a dozen generals led a total of more than 100,000 troops, all under the control of Li Jing, and divided into six groups to counterattack the Turks.
In addition, Li Shimin also specifically ordered Baron Li Daliang of Wuyang County to guard Liangzhou and defend the northwest.
Liu Hongji, the Duke of Ren, was appointed to guard Yizhou in Hebei Province to defend the Northeast.
Except for Chen Guogong Hou Junji who was abducted by Li Chengqian, almost all the main forces of the army and the famous generals in the army came out.
The strategic deployment of this war was extremely broad.
This also demonstrates Li Shimin's determination and confidence in the war.
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After leaving Chang'an City, Li Chengqian began to inquire about Li Tingxue's whereabouts.
Finally, he could confirm that Li Tingxue was heading towards Yanmen Pass.
This tiger girl...
Li Chengqian was really speechless for her.
As soon as you leave Yanmen Pass, it is completely the territory of the Northern Desert Turks.
She went there to look for trouble so blatantly, didn't she just deserve a beating?
No one with any brain would be able to do such a thing.
But thinking about it, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel sad.
The so-called caring leads to chaos, precisely because she cares too much about herself.
So I don't think about anything at this moment, I just want to find Jie Li and fight for my life.
"Oh, my stupid sister..."
Li Chengqian carefully wiped the ring-headed knife in his arms.
This ring-shou sword was given to him by Li Tingxue when he came back from the Northern Desert.
This sister will always be like this.
Sometimes it's not serious, and sometimes it's serious and scary.
Her purpose in giving Li Chengqian this ring-shou sword can be understood as long as you are not stupid.
Li Chengqian also understood what Li Tingxue was thinking.
But he really doesn't want to be a prince, let alone an emperor.
He just wants to live a carefree life.
I don't want to mix in so many useless things.
Although I can’t stand a lot of things in this era.
But to change these, you don't have to be an emperor.
Furthermore, even if you become an emperor, can you do whatever you want?
Seeing that Li Shimin devoted 80% of his time to reading memorials every day, Li Chengqian felt tired.
Not to mention letting him do those things himself.
Li Chengqian put the knife back into its sheath and stuffed it under the thin blanket.
Then he got up and walked out of the carriage.
Because they were in a hurry, the team had to sleep outdoors.
The brothers from Qianzi camp gathered together in small groups, lighting bonfires to keep warm and baking food.
While Li Chengqian was scanning, he suddenly saw Cheng Huailiang sneaking towards the foot of the mountain.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian felt strange.
But he didn't say a word and followed quietly under the cover of the night.
Cheng Huailiang was sneaking all the way, as if he had just stolen something from someone's house.
He groped forward, and he had to go almost a mile before he stopped.
At this time, Li Chengqian suddenly saw a carriage parked at the foot of the mountain.
Cheng Huailiang walked to the carriage and bowed respectfully.
Because the distance was too far, all Li Chengqian could see clearly was a rough shadow.
As for what they said, it was impossible to hear clearly.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows.
Whose carriage is this?
It seems that Cheng Hualiang still knows him.
Could it be that this group of people has been following me?
Just when Li Chengqian was puzzled, he even thought that Cheng Huailiang had become a traitor.
Suddenly I felt my whole body light up.
The next moment, the person was lifted into the air.
"Hey, let me, Old Cheng, catch you!"
An extremely rough voice sounded behind Li Chengqian.
Hearing this voice, Li Chengqian was obviously stunned.
"Uncle Cheng?"
No need to look back, just rely on this voice and the classic line 'I am old Cheng'.
Li Chengqian could conclude that it was Cheng Yaojin who was carrying him.
Seeing Cheng Yaojin here is no less than seeing a Siberian tiger.
Why did he come here?
Could it be that the person in that carriage is...
My beloved and great one, Lao Tzu? ? ?
