The fact that the Xi people are planning to have a fight with the Tang Dynasty is definitely explosive news in this era.
Several surrounding tribes, including the Khitan, Lin, Mohe, etc., were all shocked by the news.
The Tang Dynasty had just wiped out the Turks and Tuyuhun, and their morale was booming.
If you fight with them at this time, aren't you just waiting to be beaten?
But the Xi people have their own confidence.
As Zhao Youlin said, the Xi people have two major advantages: geographical location and people.
Geographically, the Xi tribe's territory is behind the mountains, and Yanshan and Taihang are their natural barriers.
If Datang wanted to attack, it would have to go over mountains and ridges.
In this way, it will definitely slow down the advancement of the Tang camp soldiers.
Moreover, in the small mountain stream, Tangying's numerical advantage was gone.
The Xi tribe could not only use the favorable terrain to deal with the Tang camp, but could even launch an effective counterattack.
Renhe, after the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Northern Desert Turks, followed Li Chengqian's proposal to move the northern people southward.
To a certain extent, this is indeed benefiting the indigenous people of the Northern Desert.
After all, when you come to the land of Datang, you don't need to live in fear, worrying that enemies will come to seek revenge tomorrow.
They don't need to participate in such rigorous military service, and they have to live with their heads in their belts at a young age.
But even so, there are still many people who cannot understand this behavior.
Coupled with the instigation of thoughtful people, some old people in the Northern Desert thought that the Tang Dynasty wanted them to go to their land to carry out large-scale massacres.
Therefore, some old people in the Northern Desert chose to move westward to Xi Turk and Xueyantuo, or they fled eastward to the northeastern region.
The arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees and old Turkic people really gave the Xi people a sense of strength.
And this is where they dare to claim to be the leader of the Third Division and dare to argue with Datang.
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But when Li Shimin received the news, he immediately laughed.
Yuwen Yuanliang was explaining to him what Yelang was arrogant.
Does he think that the Tang Dynasty now is still the Tang Dynasty before?
If it were before, Datang would really have nothing to do with them.
They have Yanshan Mountain to the south, Taihang Mountain to the southeast, and a powerful neighbor like the Turks to the east.
Even if Datang wanted to beat them, at least it would have to look at the Turks' faces.
But now and before, they are completely different concepts.
The Tang Dynasty had destroyed the Northern Desert and recovered the Hetao area.
Datang can completely use the Hetao area as a logistics transfer station.
Later, troops were transported by water, and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were continuously sent to the eastern foot of Yinshan Mountain and the northern foot of Yanshan Mountain.
In this way, can the Xi people still rely on Yanshan?
The Tang Dynasty could completely reach the Xi people's hometown through the Mobei grassland all the way east.
This is what Li Shimin thought and did at the same time.
After he learned that Yu Wenyuanliang's attitude was very tough, he ordered Su Dingfang's Bingzhou Army to slowly advance northward.
Then Li Xiaogong was sent to personally lead the Tang Dynasty Navy to Liangzhou, recruit the most elite and bravest Liangzhou soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, and take ships to the Hetao area.
Since you, Yuwen Yuanliang, feel that his wings are hardened.
Then I, the Tang Dynasty, will break your wings so that you can't fly.
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It was the end of June in the fourth year of Zhenguan.
Fifty thousand Liangzhou soldiers arrived in the Hetao area.
In this war, the Tang Dynasty dispatched a total of 50,000 Bingzhou Army and 50,000 Liangzhou Army, a total of 100,000.
In the eyes of others, using 100,000 people to attack a Xi clan with a total of 50,000 soldiers is really like using cannons to kill mosquitoes.
In particular, the Bingzhou Army and the Liangzhou Army were the most powerful armies in the Tang Dynasty.
The Bingzhou Legion accompanied Li Jiancheng in the Northern and Southern War, and later participated in the Mobei War.
The Liangzhou Army was Li Shimin's direct unit. The most glorious battle was the defeat of the coalition forces of Wang Shichong and Dou Jiande in one fell swoop.
Later, he participated in the Northern Desert War with Li Daozong. Although he did not appear in person, the soldiers under his command were sulking.
But in the Tuyuhun War, the Liangzhou Army appeared again and advanced all the way to the capital of Tuyuhun.
Such brilliant achievements, if only used to scare people, are enough to scare them to death.
Let their two legions fight against a small Xi clan, and they will be able to capture it easily.
There are many old faces among these Liangzhou soldiers.
Many of them went to see Chang'an City with Li Chengqian.
Although more than a year has passed now, they could not hide the excitement on their faces when they saw Li Chengqian again.
The same is true for Li Chengqian.
He couldn't help but walk up and say hello to a few familiar people.
These people were the ones who wanted to bury the ashes of their comrades in Chang'an City.
Men in the northwest value friendship, and as long as you treat him a little bit well, you can make him remember it for a lifetime.
When they saw Li Chengqian, several people knelt down and saluted.
"I'll wait to see His Highness the King of Qin!"
Li Chengqian hurried forward and helped these guys up.
"Didn't I tell you before, don't do this nonsense?"
"If you have the time to kneel down and worship me, it would be better to chop off the heads of a few more enemy invaders."
After several people looked at each other, they laughed out loud.
The older corps commander smiled and said: "Your Highness will kneel down and the enemy's head will be chopped off."
"Furthermore, the time to kneel down and worship His Highness is not long. At best, it is enough to chop off a dog's head."
"When we got to the battlefield, my brothers worked harder and regained this time."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian couldn't help but laugh.
He raised his hand and patted the old team leader on the shoulder and said, "Besides, I haven't seen you for a long time, and your ability to brag is indeed getting better."
"This place can't be compared to the northwest. When the time comes, it will go deep into the mountains and old forests. It will be enough for you."
"hey-hey."
The Wu Chang named Lao Xu said with a smile: "Although we have never been in the woods before, we old guys have all walked through the desert."
"Could it be that the deep mountains and old forests are more difficult to navigate than the desert?"
After saying that, Lao Xu glanced at Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, you really don't want to go this time?"
"Wouldn't it be better for me to stay and watch the supplies for you?"
Li Chengqian smiled and said: "Don't worry, even if there is meat in every meal, we can also guarantee that you will have steamed buns every time."
"But you have to promise me that if you eat two of my steamed buns, you will have to cut off the head of a ridiculing dog."
Hearing this, Lao Xu and others laughed honestly.
"Don't worry, Your Highness, if you want this dog's head, I'll definitely bring you a cart."
"That is, if His Highness wants these dog heads, we will chop off many of them."
They also knew that Li Chengqian's status was noble and there was a limit to his jokes.
So after exchanging a few words, the group of people left one after another, and then ran up to follow the large army and headed further east.
Li Chengqian stood on the high hill and watched them leave.
After an unknown amount of time, he finally came to his senses.
Li Chengqian waved his hand to call Cheng Huailiang and ordered: "Go and select a hundred elite brothers, divide them into ten batches, and follow the Liangzhou Army closely."
"No matter what happens ahead, I want to know it as soon as possible, understand?"
"clear."
After Cheng Huailiang intervened, he took the order and left.
Li Chengqian looked up again at the looming mountains and forests.
For some reason, he always had a very uncomfortable feeling in his heart.
After all, the Northeast has been a tough nut to crack since ancient times.
If this were not the case, the Central Plains dynasty would not suffer from the Northeast issue.
But he still hasn't figured out what the problem is until now...
