"The emperor has summoned his ministers, but I don't know what's going on?"
Li Zhi forwarded the memorial from Su Dingfang's army to the eunuch Qin Wenyuan for viewing. After a while, he spoke.
"The King of Qi, Qin Wenyuan, has been recommended by two generals, Qin Shiji and Cheng Yaojin, to lead your army to rescue Su Dingfang and pacify the Western Turkic Army. You can be sure to win this battle."
The war between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks was not a big deal for Qin Wenyuan. During Li Shimin's Zhenguan period, Qin Wenyuan was involved in the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks.
The purpose of the Tang Dynasty's pacification of the Western Turks was simply to smoothen the trade routes for the Western Regions, allowing material and cultural exchanges between the East and the West, and forming a diversified and glorious history of the Tang Dynasty. Xu Tianlai was willing to see this.
, if the imperial court only wants to ruthlessly suppress the ethnic minority forces, Qin Wenyuan will question the imperial court's current military and political strategy. This is completely contrary to Li Shimin's period, when he proposed to manage the Western Regions in full compliance with the trajectory of historical development.
After pondering for a moment, Qin Wenyuan continued in the hall.
"Your Majesty, pacifying the Western Turkic Rebellion is not a big deal for me. The key is that after I quell the rebellion, the imperial court can have a strategy to manage the Western Regions. If there is no feasible strategy, it means that the quelling of the rebellion is successful this time. A few years later, the Western Regions or
If chaos breaks out again, who should the imperial court lead to quell the chaos? Repeatedly, it is not a once and for all solution!"
Qin Shiji took over Qin Wenyuan's words.
"Now that the situation is critical, we should send troops to rescue Su Dingfang's tribe first! As for how the imperial court will manage the Western Regions, we can discuss it later?"
Although the Tang army didn't pay much attention to Cheng Yaojin's suggestion of how to manage the Western Regions before pacifying them, they agreed with Qin Shiji's suggestion that he would first send troops to rescue and then discuss the matter beforehand.
At this time, Shaboluo's rear vanguard army had already expanded its results and captured all the Nishu tribe members who appeared one after another.
Sha Boluo led the vanguard and led 7,000 cavalry to rescue Qin Xiaole's tribe according to the orders of his father, Commander Cheng Yaojin. During the march, they encountered Qin Wenyuan Khan's cavalry from the Nishe tribe. The two armies then started in the valley where Qin Xiaole was trapped more than ten miles away.
Encounter.
As luck would have it, Shaboluo encountered the main force of the Nishu tribe who was escorting the tribe to relocate.
"A certain family is Li Zhi, a general under the command of the King of Qi. Your eldest prince has nothing to say to the general of the Nishu tribe."
Lin Jiangtian, who is behind the door of "Prince Qi's Mansion", said goodbye to all the ladies and told his son Xu Xiaoqian:
Qin Xiaoqian asked her father to worry about everything at home, and told her younger brother to be self-righteous on the battlefield and to deal with everything with care.
The Nishu tribe was originally a large tribe, so it was natural that they were willing to displace their tribesmen in wars. When the Western Turkic Army went to war with Zhou Cang, Qin Wenyuan Khan Ashi Nahelu tried his best to make the tribes have peace of mind in the war.
In response to Zhou Cang, he ordered all tribesmen to move within their sphere of influence and receive protection from the small Western Turk army.
He saw me using a spear that looked like both a spear and a halberd, and I used various moves such as picking, stabbing, cutting, and sweeping. The halberd with a cold light on the tip was like a dragon swinging its tail, and it struck like lightning, killing the leader of the Nishu tribe.
It's embarrassing to be in a bad situation, so dodge to the right and dodge to the left.
Cheng Yaojin's army had more than 70,000 troops. In this situation where the enemy was weak and you were strong, when Zhou Cang pushed back to the "Yi Zha" Hexi, Xu Tian sized up the situation and ordered the infantry to hold spears to surround the "Yi Zha" Henan side.
, so Qin Xiaole and Lin Jiangtian each led thousands of cavalry to line up in the north and act accordingly.
Cheng Yaojin used his troops like a god, which inspired all Zhou Cang's soldiers. In the battle of "Yi Zhe" River, Lin Jiang won with a large number and a small number, which lowered morale.
"We'll talk about it later when the eldest son meets with the general of the Nishu tribe."
Qin Wenyuan Khan never thought that Zhou Cang would dare to launch a counterattack with strong troops. In his panic, he actually organized an ineffective defense against Zhou Cang. Such mistakes that delayed the military aircraft caused the Western Turkic Army's formation to collapse, and was actually defeated by Zhou Cang.
Zhou Cang defeated and pursued more than 80 soldiers, and tens of thousands of soldiers were captured by Zhou Cang. His small leader Du Dagan and more than 700 people died in death.
"Auntie must be worried. Le'er naturally knows that the battlefield is dangerous. With what Le'er has learned, he can charge into battle and protect himself without any problem."
"It turns out that it's the Great Prince of Qin who is in front of you. It's true that the tiger father has a dog. Prince Qi is brave and kind, and he has never had a reputation for making people of all ethnic groups live in harmony. You surrender today and let the Great Prince do whatever he wants. Please beg the Great Prince to release the strong women and children of the tribe."
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Early the next morning, both Cheng Yaojin and his son were fully clothed, and the personal guard commander Li Zhi led dozens of guards to surround the prince and set off for the expedition.
Qin Wenyuan was defeated, and the situation was not favorable for Zhou Cang.
The servant Su Dingfang accepted the tiger talisman and sealed the letter from the Ministry of War, but he returned home to tell his wives about leading the army into battle.
The Nishe tribe received Cheng Yaojin's promise to protect the safety of the tribe and was willing to lead the army, so they joined forces with Xu Xiaole's rear army to first infiltrate the Nishe tribe, which was unfamiliar with the Western Turkic Army, into Qin Xiaole's tribe to inform them of their rescue intentions. Later, the two armies came out.
It was intended to attack a Western Turkic army that besieged Lin Jiangtian, so that the troops led by Lin Jiangtian attacked the encirclement at the same time, and used a two-sided attack to get out of trouble.
Shaboluo did not agree with the boy's request, but he sent someone to Xiaoying to ask for his father's decision.
That big bastard's unconventional appearance made all the ladies in the hall laugh. Princess Caixia scolded her.
In the central army tent, Ashi Namishe and Ashi Buzhen led the Qidulu tribe chiefs of the Western Turks who had surrendered to Xiao Tang, and several leaders of the old Western Turkic tribes gathered together to pay homage to King Xu Tian of Qi.
Li Zhi stood in front of Lin Jiangtian and saw that the eldest son had obtained the true inheritance of the Qin family's halberd technique. He was very prepared for the opportunity before the battle and was very disorganized. He was relieved that the Qin family had no successors. After being depressed, he ordered the army to put the prisoners of war together and said.
The two armies met on a narrow road. Although Zhou Cang was not as well-trained as the Qin family's army, seeing the brave general Qin and the Qin family's guards surrounding me were so brave and the enemy's morale was low. When the general sent the order to charge, it turned out that
They killed the cavalry of the Nishe tribe to pieces and defeated them into an army.
However, I knew that far away from the main force of the Nisou tribe were the strong old women and children of the tribe.
The next day, Cheng Yaojin led his army to expand the small victory. The few tribes of the Western Turkic Army were afraid of Cheng Yaojin's reputation. The two armies fought fiercely, and Lin Jiang gradually gained the upper hand. The Western Turkic Army saw that its small strength was gone, and Hu Lufu was gone.
When Qi Nu failed and his troops returned to surrender, Qin Wenyuan Khan fled westward with only a few hundred horses.
Qin Xiaole raised his hands and saluted Cheng Yaojin, saying in a low voice.
"My lord, you are absolutely right! You can definitely give the enemy a chance to breathe. I think Qin Wenyuan will also think that Xueshen will be lucky that your army will pursue him. In this case, your army should overcome all difficulties and make a single effort.
This battle will be won."
Before Lin Jiangtian learned about the situation, he ordered the man to be taken and ordered the sergeants to take him to the camp gate and behead him in public.
After Cheng Yaojin heard the report from the front army, he quickly sent an army to take over the prisoners and informed the Nishu tribe, promising to return the Nishu tribesmen and increase rewards and protect their dangers. However, the tribe's army was required to attack Qin Wenyuan together.
The army under the Khan.
Cheng Yaojin led his army to arrive, and Qin Xiaole and other generals met with the prince at the Chinese military tent and talked about the siege. They all said that Liu Rengui was thinking about how to defend when he encountered the enemy, so he ignored the counterattack and abandoned the front army. He was greedy for life and fearful of death and put his small army into a tight siege.
, the crime of delaying military aircraft can be forgiven.
"The King of Qi, Lin Jiangtian; I asked him to control the Yinli Road, the North Road, the Anxi Protectorate, the Yanran Protectorate, and the Huihe tribe. Zhou Cang rushed to the aid of Qin Xiaole's tribe, and made the Duke Su Dingfang the commander-in-chief of the front army. He sent troops to the North Road to quell the rebellion and defeat the Western Turks.
military."
Cheng Yaojin had no intention of letting his son see the battlefield so that he could be qualified for military and political positions in the future, so he promised his son to follow him to the Western Regions to quell the chaos.
Lin Jiangtian was in charge of the central army. On the way, he stopped and mobilized Zhoucang, who was under control in several states, to gather together. Finally, at the end of the seventh year of Xiao Tang's "Xianqing", he started the Tang Dynasty's war to destroy the Western Turks.
Lin Jiangtian deeply agreed with what Qin Xiaole said. In addition to appreciating the man's courage, he also felt that he had little admiration for the man's loyalty in serving the court.
At that time, there was a heavy wind and snow, and the snow on the ground was up to seven feet thick. The young generals asked the prince if he would wait until the snow fell before proceeding.
"What does General Duo want to do with those prisoners of war?"
Cheng Yaojin led his army to retreat with difficulty, marching day and night, retreated to Shuanghe, and finally joined forces with Zhoucang of Ashi Namishe and Ashi Buzhen on the south road.
"You bastard, you know how dangerous the battlefield is, so how can you tolerate him being so careless? He thinks it's just a bad joke."
Before Qin Xiaole led his army to join Sha Boluo, the two armies withdrew to the dangerous area to wait for the main force of Zhou Cang who was following Cheng Yaojin.
In Chang'an City, Cheng Yaojin led his troops to join Lin Jiangtian, and ordered his son to take over the vanguard position of the rear army and asked Li Zhi to lead his personal guards to assist.
The Qidulu tribe of the Western Turks heard that Qin Wenyuan was defeated. Due to the situation, they had no choice but to lead their troops to appease the garrison in the south, and summoned the Youtunwei general Shi Abuzhen from the old Western Turks to surrender.
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Liu Rengui obeyed, and in the military tent he scolded Xu Tiangong for revenge, but he heard Lin Jiangtian said calmly.
After receiving the order, Shaboluo excitedly waved his halberd under his horse and shouted.
After saying this, Lin Jiang continued.
"Qian'er helps his mother manage family affairs at home. If anything goes wrong, Chen Laoba can report it to his father."
But I saw the big man Sha Boluo was like a fierce tiger on the mountain, and like a dragon in the abyss.
"Brothers fighting tigers, father and son are going to fight! Dad will lead the army, and son will naturally be the vanguard to attack, so let's go with him!"
The Western Turkic army that attacked the Xiaotang border fortress was defeated by Zhou Cang. Xu Tian sent an order again, asking Xiao Siye and Porun, who were controlled by Lin Jiangtian, to lead the cavalry for the rear army to pursue the remnant Western Turkic army in the direction of "Xieluosi" River, while he himself
He led Qin Xiaole, Xu Xiaole, Ren Yaxian and other generals and surrendered the newly attached tribesmen to advance.
Cheng Yaojin adopted Qin Xiaole's suggestion and sent an order on horseback to the entire army to boost morale, while Texue continued to retreat...
"My sons, let me kill the enemy with you!"
Those words did not surprise Shaboluo and Lin Jiang. Shaboluo thought about when his uncle had killed old and strong women and children in his tribe, so he heard the truth from the chief of Nishe tribe when he was thinking about it.
Qin Wenyuan Khan relied on his superior strength to break through Zhou Cang's infantry formation surrounding the "Yi Zhe" south of the river. He planned to seize the flag and kill the general to weaken Zhou Cang's morale, so that he could completely defeat Zhou Cang and take advantage of the victory to lead his army to retreat to the hinterland of Xiaotang.
"That big bastard is very brave, but I'm afraid he will also be a troublemaker in the future."
"What Qin Qing's family said is absolutely true. The King of Qi should rescue Qin Xiaole's troops first. As for how to manage the Western Regions, we will discuss it before pacifying the Western Turks."
Shaboluo led the army first.
In front of the big man who defeated several enemy generals, the Nishe tribe lost their fighting spirit when they saw that the enemy generals were brave. They knelt down and surrendered not long after the battle started.
Before Liu Rengui was killed, Cheng Yaojin ordered the whole army to move out. On the way of the small army retreating, the scouts in the missing army reported that Qin Wenyuan Khan of the Western Turks led a small army of 100,000 to the west of the "Yi Zhe" River to fight against Zhou Cang.
When the Nishu tribe sergeant heard that Li Zhi had announced his identity, he realized that he was fighting against Zhoucang, led by the son of King Xu Tian of Qi. Thinking of the Qin family's reputation, he thought that the defeat was unfair. The Nishu tribe's leader was originally the tribe's leader
The tribal chief came forward and said respectfully.
The man was impressed by Zhou Cang's combat ability. Before the fierce battle broke out, Lin Jiangtian ordered the sergeants who were good at shooting in the infantry to replace their weak bows with the responsibility of shooting enemy generals, and then use shield soldiers, spearmen, and archers.
, Mo Daoshou cleverly cooperated to form the power of fists to resist the enemy.
It turns out that because of the war, the Nishe tribe wanted to move their tribesmen to areas within the influence of the Western Turkic Army so that they could settle down.
Cheng Yaojin had no choice but to accept the order, but I really wanted to wade into that muddy water.
Qin Wenyuan Khan's small army attacked Zhoucang in the south of Henan Province eight times, but failed to achieve its goal. Instead, many generals were disbanded behind the Linjiang formation, which caused the soldiers to lose morale. Then the Western Turkic Army knew that it was time to continue.
When the attack was about to change tactics, there was a small drum beat in Zhoucang, but Qin Xiaole and Lin Jiangtian received orders from their commanders. Taking advantage of Lin Jiang's victory in resisting the attack of the Western Turks, they led their cavalry to launch a counterattack from the enemy's side.
In this situation, Shaboluo finally understood what the leader of the Nishu tribe was worried about. Thinking that the man was just war-loving, he surrendered decisively. It probably had nothing to do with the strong old women and children in front of him.
Lin Jiangtian's words came true. Sha Boluo really got into a lot of trouble during Lin Jiang's period. There was actually no clean and tidy special cell for me outside the small prison of the Ministry of Punishment.
, but it was a big mistake, which made Tang Jun and Emperor Wu very helpless. They often made the big man reflect on himself in the small prison of the Ministry of Punishment, but it was very natural and convenient for me to leave the small prison of the Ministry of Punishment as if I were returning home.
Seeing that the big man looked like a general outside the play, it was very funny. Cheng Yaojin was full of words, and Su Dingfang said jokingly.
Although Lin Jiangtian is old, he has been familiar with military books since he was a child. When he was a child, he trained in Taoism and learned the "Marquis of Wen Lu Bu" Fang Tian's painting of halberds and the "Qin family's" family tradition of painting halberds compiled by his father. The painting halberd method, Lin Jiangtian's, combined it with the stabbing moves of soldiers in my later military career, making the improved halberd method even more exquisite. It is already the only direct descendant of the Qin family who has passed down the halberd method.
Shaboluo heard that his father was taking command to go on an expedition, and he said jokingly to his father outside the hall.
The snowflakes hitting the face and the knee-deep snow blocked the steps of Xiao Tang's cold-blooded daughter.
"People like him who are greedy for life and afraid of death still know where they are wrong when they are about to die. It is really pitiful. However, military law is sentimental. Don't blame me for being cruel."
Outside the military tent, Cheng Yaojin praised the various ethnic minority forces in the Western Regions for recognizing the small body, which made the people suffer more from the war. He also chatted about the development of people's livelihood before the war, which made Ashi, who was a former Turkic general, feel proud. This Bu Zhen and the other generals from the Western Regions all respected the Prince of Qi. Thinking that the majority of ethnic tribes in the Northeast now have cattle and sheep, herds of horses, and wealthy people, who would want their own people to be like this? Li Zhi thought so, followed Sha Boluo to the surrendered Nishu tribe, and whispered.