The brothers Changsun Wunai and Changsun Wuao are not the most outstanding among the children of the Changsun family, but they are the most humane. In the early days of Zhenguan, every time these two guys came to the East Palace, they would bring some small items from the market.

Here comes the stuff.

They didn't understand Li Chengqian's true situation, but no matter what, it was an uncle's love for his nephew. This was a favor and a reflection of their loyalty. Now they are dead like this and turned into two bloody corpses.

, Li Chengqian felt extremely heavy in his heart.

It is inevitable for a general to die before the battle. When he goes into battle, he must be prepared to come back in full shape. Just like Princess Ankang, even if she is extremely reluctant in her heart, she will never say anything. The same is true for the Changsun family.

After all, they all serve the imperial court, whose life is nobler than whose?

After personally wiping the blood-stained faces and hands of the Changsun brothers, and sorting out their remains, Li Chengqian immediately issued military orders; first, all fallen generals were cremated on the spot and transported back to Yushan Cemetery after the war. Second, all injured and disabled soldiers were

He was transferred to Liangzhou to recuperate and was given extra care to minimize casualties.

Third, after replenishing supplies, the main force of Hexi Road immediately moved westward to sweep away the small group of Western Turk cavalry from Liangzhou to Ganzhou, and then continued westward along the Qilian Mountains, heading straight to Suzhou to completely open up the blocked supply line.

Fourth, the Jianfu Army was immediately reorganized on the spot. The soldiers were supplemented by the Liangzhou Prefectural Army, commanded by Zhang Shigui and Lu Chengqing. After the reorganization was completed, they immediately marched westward! Liangzhou city defense was handed over to the deputy general.

"Prince, the two eldest grandson generals are relatives of the emperor. Why don't you put the bodies in coffins and send someone to send them back to Chang'an!" Xu Jingzong whispered to the side.

"Yes, Your Highness! The two generals sacrificed their lives for the country. Due to both emotions and reasons, they should arrange for someone to carry their coffins back to the capital. I believe no one will gossip about them." Dou Kuan knew what the prince was taboo about, so he and

Xu Jingzong just discussed it and planned to say this for the prince.

I originally thought it was just a matter of smooth sailing, but the prince shook his head and said in a deep voice: "Forget it, don't do this special thing. Both lying down and standing are soldiers, they can understand it. If the war is urgent, don't do those empty tricks."

It’s crazy.”

After speaking, and after taking another look at the bodies of the two brothers, Li Chengqian ordered Lai Zheng to execute the military order immediately, then turned and walked in the direction of the wounded barracks.

The fighting between Liangzhou and the Great Wall in the north was so lively, of course it was impossible to hide it from everyone's eyes and ears. With such a large group of Turkic regiments being annihilated, it was impossible to be completely airtight, and this was exactly the result Li Chengqian wanted.

Killing them will have the effect of shocking the thieves. The remaining shrimp soldiers and crabs will definitely be defeated and retreat westward desperately, exiting the border to regroup and wait for backup, otherwise they will be annihilated next.

Based on this strategic expectation and grasp of the rhythm of the battlefield, Li Chengqian boldly pushed the main force of Hexi Road forward without hesitation, and then pushed forward until the Suzhou City!...

When the army arrived at the border of Suzhou, the former army had already eliminated some of the Western Turks' rangers in Suzhou. Other Western Turks had broken away from contact with the Tang army and retreated in an organized manner to the area west of Daze and east of the Juyan Desert.

This time, the Turks were very smart. They happened to be stuck between Yumen Pass and Suzhou. Since they were located in the northeast of Yumen Pass, they could take care of both places. They were able to seize the throat of the westward advance. There was a certain gap between Li Chengqian and Li Chengqian.

"With the Tianshan Mountains at their back, they have blocked the traffic chokepoint leading to the Tianshan Mountains. It seems that they don't want to give up the land to the west of Helan Mountain. They think it is quite beautiful! However, no matter how you look at it, it seems a bit unaffordable!"

After Fang Yizhi finished speaking, Qin Huaiyu took over the words: "This is not a question of whether or not, their new force in the east has been eaten up, and the west of Helan Mountain is now an empty shelf, and all the people stationed in this area are

Just some old, weak, disabled soldiers and herdsmen."

"The Western Turks want to stop their losses in time. They not only threaten the rear of our intersection, but also want to use the desert and no-man's land as natural barriers to confront our army for a long time. After exhausting our army's food and fodder, they will come back and use the cavalry.

Using our advantage to quickly advance to the eastern grasslands, this is an old trick, there is nothing surprising about it!"

What Qin Huaiyu said makes sense. The good thing is that Hou Junji's department has been contacted and the supplies have been delivered. The battle in Gaochang is finally coming to an end. How will he play with the Turks next? Li Chengqian has a lot of patience!

Before the discussion at the main account was finished, the scout in charge ran in with a roar, and immediately presented the latest intelligence report: the Turkic Army’s commander-in-chief was replaced by Princess Azhinalu, and also made wild words: I will never be able to survive

Thousands of people died in battle, and only one person survived, so he would not follow the Tang Dynasty!

After hearing this information, all the generals in the big tent looked at the prince. Well, the Turkic Khan played this trick very well. This was obviously a rogue act. The king of a country did this without fear of being poked in the back.

"Look at what Gu is doing. Not to mention that they have changed a princess. Even if Si Yehu takes out all the ancestral tablets, the Tang Dynasty will still fight this time." After speaking, Li Chengqian stood up and came to the map to explain the blank areas.

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Li Xiyu, the governor of Lingzhou, has already arrived in Lingzhou. The troops on the front line of Huaiyuan are marching westward with all their strength, using the fastest speed to take over the empty Western Turkic lands. The other governor of Yuanzhou, Jiang Ke, has led 30,000 troops to respond to Li Xiyu.

Department, after completing its mission, it was placed under the jurisdiction of Hexi Road.

So no matter what the Turks thought, the price of their invasion of the Tang Dynasty was the area west of Helan Mountain. Losing his wife and losing troops was just an appetizer. Li Chengqian still had a huge appetite, and of course he was unwilling to stop like this.

From the Turks occupying Bailong Pass to the death of the Changsun brothers, how many soldiers and civilians died in the Tang Dynasty. Now this thing is just interest. Only by sweeping Tianshan and clearing Liting can we avenge them, not to mention that it would be Ajanna.

Not even the King of Heaven can stop Lu from blocking the road.

"Tell Xi Junmai to make bold provocations and fight as hard as you can. Let the Turks understand that the war has just begun!" During the conversation, he continued to give instructions to Laizheng: "Tell Zhang Shigui that Lu Chengqing should speed up the march.

, we must rendezvous with the main force of our army within ten days!"

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian waved his hand to signal for the settlement. Previously, he only sent a report of victory to the emperor, but did not report the death of the two Changsun brothers in the battle, because he was afraid of affecting the morale and popular support of the court. Now it is different. The balance of the battle is in balance.

It has tilted towards Datang, so he can report it with confidence.

Not only that, he also had to write two family letters, one to Empress Changsun and one to Changsun Wuji. When the bad news came back to Chang'an, the two brothers and sisters didn't know how sad they were. Li Chengqian had to write a letter to explain and comfort them.
Chapter completed!