"Duke Ren will stay here with 20,000 people, and the others will follow me to Gyeongju!"
After deciding to fight the Turks head-on, Li Yuanji decisively gave the order.
Liu Hongji had just made a mistake, so when faced with this order, he did not dare to stumble, but bowed decisively and agreed.
"Go down and get ready!"
Li Yuanji waved his hand, indicating that others could go down and pack their bags.
Others also knew that the situation in Qingzhou was in danger and could not delay, so they hurriedly got up and went down to pack their bags. However, when they walked to the door, Chen Shuda suddenly stopped and seemed to remember something. He quickly turned around and cupped his hands and said: "
Your Highness, are you going to let Qingzhou go and let the Turks run amok?"
Li Yuanji sighed in his heart.
What was supposed to come came.
The reason why he summoned Chen Shuda and others here was to discuss this matter with Chen Shuda and others.
Letting go of Gyeongju is easy to say, but it doesn't matter if the Turks are allowed to roam freely in Gyeongju.
But once Qingzhou was released, it was equivalent to opening the door to the Tang Dynasty.
The Turks can not only wreak havoc in Gyeongju, but also raid Suizhou, Yanzhou, and even Chang'an further away.
This would be very harmful to Datang.
Although he, as the person in power, can make decisions, he still has to consult with prime ministers like Chen Shuda and other important ministers.
Because once Suizhou, Yanzhou, or even Chang'an are endangered, it will no longer be a simple war, but will also involve many people's livelihood issues.
These issues need to be discussed with Chen Shuda and other three prime ministers, as well as the important ministers who can speak in the court.
When necessary, they have to be asked to come out to help with the aftermath.
Therefore, we must discuss it with them. If they are dissatisfied or refuse to agree, it will be a quarrel that can last for a long time in the court.
Although the officials of the Tang Dynasty were far less strong-minded than the officials of the Ming Dynasty. They took pleasure in impeaching the emperor, gained fame by impeaching the emperor, and often threatened death, but there were still some hard-core officials among the officials of the Tang Dynasty. Among the emperors and those in power
If you do something wrong, or if you do something that will endanger people's livelihood, you will point it out to your face without mercy.
Li Gang is this kind of person.
Li Yuanji was not afraid of quarreling with people like Li Gang, but he didn't want to stir up trouble again at this critical moment.
If there was a stalemate or discord with the civil servants, and the civil servants went on strike collectively, it would definitely be a more troublesome problem for the Tang Dynasty than the Turkic attack.
"The Turks have probably taken over Gyeongju now, so whether I let go of Gyeongju, the Turks will run rampant in Gyeongju."
Li Yuanji fell in love with Chen Shuda and moved him with reason.
Chen Shuda frowned subconsciously and said: "If Qingzhou is left alone, the Turks will invade Chang'an at any time. Moreover, the people in Qingzhou and Yanzhou have not yet moved away. If the Turks are allowed to roam freely in these places,
The people may be in trouble."
When the Turks went south, their primary purpose was to plunder money, food, and people.
Therefore, once the Turks opened the door to the Tang Dynasty, they would basically burn and rob everything they went, leaving nothing behind.
Li Yuanji said in surprise: "I didn't say I didn't care. Aren't I going to take you to Qingzhou? I also asked you to give orders to officials in Qingzhou and Yanzhou to relocate the people as soon as possible..."... Chen Shuda was still frowning.
After hesitating again and again, he frowned, raised his hands and left.
Li Yuanji was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Chen Shuda would let him go so easily.
After thinking about it for a while, I roughly understood the key.
The reason why Chen Shuda let him go so easily is because the matter has reached this point and he is doing everything he can, and there is not much point in doing anything else.
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Due to the critical situation in Qingzhou, Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Chen Shuda and others packed their things quickly. After half an hour, everyone packed their bags.
The soldiers who were going to Gyeongju also packed up their armor, brought dry food for the road, and got ready at the gate.
It was just that the baggage team was slow to pack up. Liu Hongji brought 20,000 people who stayed behind at Xiaoguan to help, but it took half an hour to pack up.
According to Cai Yungong's inquiry, I'm afraid it will have to wait until tomorrow to pack it up.
"Then don't wait. Let's just take the first step and let them catch up as soon as possible."
Li Yuanji wore armor and a horizontal sword. After giving instructions to Cai Yungong, he led the soldiers to Qingzhou.
Cai Yungong and Han Liang were left to supervise the transportation of grain and grass.
The road from Xiaoguan to Qingzhou is not easy to walk. There are thousands of ravines along the way and the road is very difficult to navigate.
The official road out of Lingzhou is on the edge of a deep ditch. If you look down, you will see a cliff of ten thousand feet. People with a fear of heights will have their legs trembling if they look down.
In addition, there had just been a heavy snowfall and the road was very slippery. If you were not careful, you would slide down the cliff.
Therefore, there was only five miles of mountain road, and Li Yuanji and his party walked for a full day.
Li Yuanji ordered his people to dig steps on the mountain path while walking down.
The frozen soil was difficult to dig, so it took hundreds of hoes and more than a hundred weapons to dig out the steps before the steps were dug, which also cost the lives of a dozen people.
These ten people all slipped and fell off the cliff while digging steps.
Every time someone falls off a cliff and there is a "pop" sound from the bottom of the cliff, everyone's heart will be tugged.
But even so, the steps were dug as usual, and the army continued on its way.
Compared with the situation in Gyeongju and the lives of people in Gyeongju, Yeonju and other places, this damage is nothing.
Li Yuanji did not relent and stop his march just because someone died while digging the steps.
On the contrary, he also ordered the army to speed up its journey.
When we left the last station in Lingzhou, the memorial from the Governor of Gyeongju finally arrived.
It is said to be a memorial, but it is actually a report on the battle situation.
As expected, Jieli and Tuli went to Qingzhou, and after arriving in Qingzhou, they led an army of 150,000 to launch a fierce attack on the pass in Qingzhou.
The governor of Gyeongju, with only more than 20,000 troops, could not withstand the onslaught of the 150,000-strong army, which was unable to withstand the loss.
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The governor of Gyeongju decided to lead the remaining troops and fight to the death with Jieli and Tuli.
The person who came to deliver the memorial was the young daughter of the governor of Gyeongju, and an old servant who was about to become obsolete.
It is said that the governor of Gyeongju also has an eldest son who is eighteen years old, and a younger son who is eleven years old.
When Chen Shuda asked a lot of questions, the young daughter and old servant of the governor of Qingzhou burst into tears... "Your Highness, you have entered the territory of Qingzhou!"
After Li Yuanji and his party passed the boundary monument between Lingzhou and Qingzhou, Yu Wenbao braved the wind and frost and rushed to the horse to report.
Li Yuanji sat on the horse, wiped his eyebrows wet with morning frost, and ordered: "Send out all the scouts under your command immediately. I want to know all the battle conditions in Qingzhou immediately." Read a book.
"Here!"
Yu Wenbao cupped his fists and immediately went down to deliver the order.
Not long after, hundreds of horsemen from the army rushed out and disappeared into the cold windy wilderness.
When night fell, Li Yuanji and his party were stationed at Hedo in Gyeongju and did not move without permission.
Because we still don’t know the specific battle situation in Gyeongju, we can’t act rashly.
The scouts sent out reported back bit by bit the fighting situation in various parts of Gyeongju.
"Your Highness, the Turks have already reached Baijiabao. The main army is divided into three groups and marching towards the three counties of Maling, Baima and Huachi. The front army has arrived in Anding.
On the bank of Baima River outside Anding City, we were ambushed by Hou Junji and suffered heavy losses. We are reorganizing and preparing to launch a new round of attack on Anding."
In the county yamen of Hedao, Li Yuanji was at the top of the list. Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin were sitting on both sides. Chen Shuda and others were at the bottom. While they were warming themselves by the fire, Yu Wenbao stood in the yamen bowed and reported.
Li Yuanji frowned and said, "Why did Hou Junji show up in Anding?"
According to the original strategy, Hou Junji should set up an ambush in Yunmeng Mountain in Yunyang. He suddenly appeared in Anding, shifted to the northwest by more than 400 miles, nearly 500 miles.
This is not setting up an ambush, this is actively coming to fight with the Turks.
For the sake of military exploits, strategies and orders were ignored.
Yu Wenbao bowed and said nothing. How could he know why Hou Junji appeared in Anding?
If he wanted to know, he would no longer be Yu Wenbao, but Li Shimin, Li Jing, Li Shiji, and Su Dingfang.
"Now is not the time to worry about this. Hou Junji can appear in Gyeongju and curb the Turks' southward invasion. This is very beneficial to us."
Li Shimin suddenly spoke and said something to Hou Junji.
Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shimin strangely.
Li Shimin was trying to excuse Hou Junji, but Hou Junji was already fascinated by his military exploits and also by Guannei Hou, and no longer loved him.
No matter how much he excuses Hou Junji, Hou Junji will no longer follow him loyally.
"Where is the Governor of Gyeongju now? How many troops are left in Gyeongju?"
This question was asked by Chen Shuda.
Only Chen Shuda, a pure civil servant, could speak like this.
Yu Wenbao did not rush to answer, but glanced at Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji nodded slightly, and Yu Wenbao said in a deep voice: "The governor of Qingzhou died in battle on the day he sent the memorial. His two sons also died in the battle. Qingzhou's soldiers and horses resisted in Huai'an.
We held the Turks for three days and killed them all."
Li Yuanji took a long breath.
Although he had expected this result, he still felt heartbroken when he heard the result.
It was enough that the governor of Gyeongju died in the battle, but his two sons also died together.
The Governor of Gyeongju is an unprecedented figure.
Such a loyal and brave person should not be given up.
This made him think about the gift and he didn't even know who would give it to him.
Although the Governor of Gyeongju left behind a young daughter, women could not inherit the title. Even if they made an exception and were granted the title of county head, they would be gone in the next generation.
"All the more than 10,000 remaining soldiers and horses in Gyeongju were killed in three days?"
Li Jiancheng couldn't believe his ears.
That was more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, not more than 10,000 cattle and sheep. How could they all be killed in three days?
Yu Wenbao didn't know how to answer Li Jiancheng's question. Li Shimin sighed with emotion: "This just illustrates the tragedy of the Huai'an war."
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