"More than an hour ago, I received news that last night, the Turkic general Ashina Sheerji led 50,000 elite wolf cavalry and entered the pass, defeating the defenders of Yanmen Pass, Yonghe Pass, and Madou Pass.
After stealing the secret files of the academy, Wu Jie, the Turkic state master, wanted to join Ashina Sheerjiu. At Longmen Pass, he had a battle with the defenders deployed by Yong'an Marquis. Yong'an Marquis fought with all his strength. Although he was defeated, he still couldn't. Leaving behind the archives of Yanhuang Academy stolen by Wu Jie, Wu Jie escaped and successfully reunited with Ashina Sheerjiu at Madou Pass!
Later, Ashina Sheerji and Wu Jie fought back to Longmen Pass again, trying to seize the academy files. The defenders of Longmen Pass defended the city with all their strength. In addition, the army led by Shu Bao and the reinforcements led by Wang Renbiao, the governor of Qizhou, arrived in time. , and then the Turkic army was repelled!
Duke Yi Guo led his army in pursuit and cooperated with the defenders of Yunzhou, Daizhou, Shuozhou and Yuzhou outside the Yonghe Pass to surround the Turkic army. Ashina Sheerjiu and Wu Jie struggled to break through, and in the end they only led the More than a thousand people fled back to the grassland! "
The next day, oh, no, it should be today to be precise. After dawn, Li Er, who had slept for more than an hour, got up again to preside over the morning court. Li Er was an emperor with strong self-discipline. He would definitely not do it unless he had to. I will miss the morning meeting. In the court hall, after the emperor and his ministers met with each other, Li Er went straight to the topic and said in a deep voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the court was shocked!
Except for Li Jing and Li Ji, who had participated in the war deduction yesterday, the other ministers all took a breath of cold air when they heard that the 50,000 elite Turkic wolf cavalry knocked at the gate and were shocked. I couldn't help thinking secretly in my heart, after more than two years of peace between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, are they finally going to declare war on each other?
Since ancient times, wars between countries have never been a trivial matter. From the kings and ministers to the common people, the war between countries has drawn their hearts.
The Tang Dynasty relied on force to build the country, and there were a large number of civil servants and generals in the court who were never afraid of war. So as soon as Li Er finished speaking, someone immediately stepped forward, cupped his fists and said:
"Your Majesty, Jieli has bullied others so much that he dared to send troops to invade the Tang Dynasty again. Does he still think that the Tang Dynasty is as weak and can be bullied as it was two years ago? I am asking for a battle, willing to lead an army into the grassland and capture Jieli alive!"
The person who came out was Niu Jinda. This time Li Er ordered Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, and Yuchi Jingde to lead the army north to pursue Wu Jie, but he was the only one left out. This made Niu Jinda a little unconvinced. Logically speaking, His martial arts skills are no worse than those of Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Jingde. Why didn't Lao Li order his general?
So when he heard Li Er talking about the war ahead in the morning, Lao Niu immediately became energetic. He knew that Li Er would definitely be extremely dissatisfied with the Turks this time and would probably directly send troops to attack the grassland. How could he miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity? Chance?
"Your Majesty, the Turks ignore us, the Tang Dynasty. I ask for a fight! Please send troops to destroy the Turks!"
Li Ji also stood up and bowed.
"(Old) Minister invites you to fight and destroy the Turks!"
With a "wow" sound, everyone in the general camp stood up and bowed to Li Er in unison, clasping their fists.
After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, especially in the past few years, the world has been peaceful and there have been very few wars. This highlights the preciousness of military merit. Now that the national war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks is finally about to begin, where can these generals still be? Can you sit still? Everyone wants to make some contributions in this national war.
The military commanders were like this, and the civil servants did not show any weakness at all.
The civil servants in the early Tang Dynasty were not all those sour scholars who knew nothing about it. Many civil servants could not only ride horses and shoot arrows, but some could even hold swords and have some skills. Seeing the generals expressing their opinions one after another, many civil servants could not sit still. Living!
"Your Majesty, the Tang Dynasty has been recuperating and recuperating in the past two years. Not only has the people's livelihood prospered, but the national treasury has also become increasingly full. Now Jieli has sent troops to directly invade the border of the Tang Dynasty. This shows that he does not take your Majesty seriously and does not put the Tang Dynasty in his eyes. In my eyes, since ancient times, kings have humiliated their ministers and died. If Your Majesty decides to conquer the Turks, my veteran Wei Zheng is willing to accompany the army!"
Wei Zheng took two steps forward and said with an angry look on his face.
Even though Wei Penzi always criticizes Li Er, what does he say? Deep love, deep responsibility! Although these words are inappropriate for Wei Zheng and Li Er, Wei Zheng's purpose in criticizing Li Er is still to hope that Li Er can become an eternal sage!
In the past two years since Li Er ascended the throne, although there are still some slight deficiencies in some aspects, there are almost no major mistakes. He is very close to the holy king in Wei Zheng's mind! Seeing that the Tang Dynasty was getting better and better and becoming more and more prosperous, the Turks actually sent their troops south to invade the territory of the Tang Dynasty at this time. Although Wei Zheng was just a scholar, he was also full of patriotic feelings. For the sake of this country, he was willing to Go to the front line and kill the enemy for the country!
Wei Zheng is definitely not just talking. If there is a real need, he dares to go home immediately to pack his things and prepare to go out with the army!
The scholar was angry and scolded Fang Qiu!
This is what Wei Zheng looks like now!
At this time, there is no need to be calm, what is needed is the fearless scholarly energy and patriotic spirit!
"Your Majesty, what Wei Zuocheng said is absolutely true. Today, our Tang Dynasty is very powerful, but its strength is no longer what it used to be. Jieli sent troops to invade the borders of our country. This is a sign of contempt for our Tang Dynasty's national power. The only option is to severely punish and kill chickens to scare monkeys. Only in this way can our border with the Tang Dynasty be completely stabilized, and only in this way can the surrounding small countries stop coveting the Tang Dynasty! I believe that the imperial court should send troops and have the ability to send troops to conquer the Turks!"
At this time, Fang Xuanling also followed Wei Zheng and stood up, cupping his hands to Li Er.
"Old minister seconded the proposal!"
Changsun Wuji pondered for a moment, then took a step forward and cupped his hands.
When he seconded the proposal, the other civil servants couldn't wait to raise their hands to Li Er and said: "I second the proposal! Your Majesty, please send troops to conquer the Turks!"
The civil and military officials of the entire dynasty were united and worked together to lead the war. This was the Tang Dynasty. This was the attitude of the civil and military officials in the early Tang Dynasty toward war!
It is said that the Tang Dynasty was strong and the Song Dynasty was weak. This may not be unreasonable. It is precisely because of the martial culture of the Tang Dynasty that they often stood up bravely and fought for the country when encountering wars between countries. Unlike the Song Dynasty, when there was a war, there was almost no one who could stand up in the whole dynasty. Basically, most of them were from the peace faction. They only wanted temporary stability, regardless of what future generations would do. Will he not be massacred by aliens?
"Okay! My dear friends, you are worthy of being the pillar of the country. I am very pleased!"
Li Erlong was overjoyed when he saw his ministers actively asking for battle. He laughed loudly and said: "Now most of the locust plague in the Guanzhong area has been quelled. Even if some places have not been pacified, relying on the control of Taicang and Hanjiacang, The food reserves are completely sufficient to cope with the disaster. The six departments of the court should be able to use them at this moment to prepare for the next war!
This time I attack the Turks, I plan to send 300,000 troops. These 300,000 soldiers and horses will all be mobilized from the Twelve Guards of Chang'an. Along the way, I will recruit elite soldiers from various states to expand the army to 400,000. I will fight against Jie on the grassland. A showdown between the male and female!
The officials of the six ministries must prepare the food, grass, soldiers, horses, and medicines needed by the 300,000-strong army within three months. The officers and soldiers of the military offices in Chang'an must intensify their training during these two months without any slack. I will inspect the camp and if anyone is found to be lazy in training, the camp general will severely punish him!
Three months later, the army will officially go out. I will destroy the entire Turks and bring complete peace to the northern border of our Datang Dynasty, so that future generations of our Datang Dynasty will no longer be threatened by the alien tribes in the north! "
Everyone was shocked. They did not expect that Li Er actually planned to launch an attack on the Turks in three months. This was a bit sudden, but it was also reasonable, because it would be winter in a few more months, and fighting in winter was very important. Tang Jun will be very disadvantageous!
But at the same time, everyone was also excited by Li Er's heroic words. So, as soon as Li Er finished speaking, all the civil and military officials in the court bowed and said: "I obey the order!"
This is a massive national war. This is the first full-scale confrontation between the two most powerful countries in the world today! Even though the Tang Dynasty now had strong troops and sufficient treasury, it still had to go all out against a behemoth like the Turks!
The 300,000 troops Li Er mentioned is already the minimum estimate. It's not that he doesn't want to send out more troops, but going deep into the grasslands and conducting long-distance operations is an extremely difficult challenge for logistics supplies. The more people there are, the more troops he will send out. The more difficult it is to supply, an army of three to four hundred thousand is already the limit that the supply line can maintain normally. If the number of people is larger, supply problems will easily occur!
On the other hand, Li Er has to consider not only the Turks, but also other small countries around the Tang Dynasty. If the Tang army is deployed in full force, it will inevitably lead to an empty rear area. The surrounding small countries, such as Tubo, Tuyuhun, Gaochang, and Chenla These countries may not have any ideas about Datang and take advantage of it!
Therefore, in Li Er's view, the most important thing about attacking the Turks is their ability, not their numbers. By then, with excellent armor and excellent tactical command, an army of 400,000 might not be able to shake the Turks' "million-strong army" !
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"Yu Xi, why do you look so bad? Are you sick?"
Lantian County, Yong'an Marquis Mansion.
As usual, Han Yuxi got up early and prepared breakfast for her father-in-law and mother-in-law. Although in this era, ordinary families only had two meals and no breakfast, but for a wealthy family like the Li family, three meals a day are naturally indispensable! While eating, Mrs. Li saw Han Yuxi looking haggard and couldn't help but asked worriedly.
Han Yuxi forced a smile and said: "Mom, I'm fine! Don't worry, it's just that I didn't sleep well at the end!"
"Oh! Silly boy, mother still doesn't know you?"
Mrs. Li stared at Han Yuxi's face for a moment, couldn't help but sigh, and asked: "Are you worried about Xiaoxuan? You were so worried that you didn't fall asleep all night?"
"Mom! I don't! My husband is very skilled in martial arts. There is nothing to worry about. He will definitely come back safely in a few days!"
Han Yuxi quickly shook her head and explained: "I...I'm just a little worried about the academy, so I want to go to the academy for a while!"
"Yanhuang Academy has always stayed aloof from the world. This time it suffered a catastrophe. Xuan'er is hundreds of miles away. Yu Xi, you might as well go to the academy and have a look! I also heard that Mr. Li Gang is ill in bed. I will also be here soon. Go visit the old gentleman!”
Li Jingmo, who was sitting next to Mrs. Li, said in a deep voice.
"Alas! The old gentleman is highly virtuous and has been a man of peace all his life. Even though he has reached the age of old age, he still insists on teaching and educating people in the academy. In terms of character, how many people in the world can compare with him? I didn't expect that the old gentleman would be like this. As soon as he got sick, he was immediately bedridden, and I don’t know if Divine Doctor Sun can cure Mr. Wen Ji!”
Hearing this, Mrs. Li sighed sadly.
"Dad, Mom, don't talk about this now. The food is getting cold. Eat it quickly! Come on, Lan'er, eat it too!"
Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a bit depressing, Han Yuxi said quickly.
Lan'er nodded heavily and said, "Yeah! Lan'er needs to eat more. When my brother comes back, I won't be able to hold Lan'er anymore!"
A girl knows no worries, and Lan'er can only hold beautiful things in her heart, but some people and some things cannot always be beautiful!
"Young Madam, you were obviously worried about the Young Master and had not slept all night. Why didn't you tell the truth to the Master and Madam just now?"
After the meal, Han Yuxi packed up some things, got on the carriage, and headed towards Yanhuang Academy under the personal escort of Liu Feng, Liu Yun and others. As for Mr. Li, who originally wanted to visit Li Gang in Yunshan, he arrived late. He would go later because he was afraid of affecting Li Gang's rest. On the way, Xiao He looked at Han Yuxi and asked in a low voice.
Han Yuxi smiled bitterly and said: "Xiao He, what can I do even if I tell my father and mother? It will only make them worry in vain! I don't know where my husband is now. Such a big thing happened in the academy before. I think the King of Wei must have used a telegraph to inform Xianggong of this matter. Maybe Xianggong was at a pass in a northern state or county to stop Wu Jie. How could I not be worried about him?"
There was a sudden silence in the carriage. After a long time, Xiao Xi said: "Young madam, you have said before that the young master is very strong in martial arts, so nothing will happen to him! Besides, the Lord has sent General Qin and General Cheng to support the young master. , The young master must be fine! Don’t worry! When the young master comes back and sees your haggard look, he should feel distressed again!"
"Yeah, yeah! The young master loves the young lady so much, he will definitely feel distressed!"
Xiao He quickly agreed.
Being comforted by the two little girls singing along, Han Yuxi felt a little better. She glanced at the two of them and said, "Okay, okay! Stop trying to persuade me. Let's go to the academy first. If we can It would be the best to meet Qingque, he must know the news about my husband!"
Han Yuxi secretly thought that she must have a telegraph machine at home in the future, so that when Li Zexuan goes out, she can receive the news as soon as possible! As for how to use the telegraph machine, there is no need to worry about this. Before they got married last year, Li Zexuan gave him a telegraph machine for "sending love letters", so she can be regarded as one of the first people in the entire Tang Dynasty to use a telegraph machine!
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