November 2, the third year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty!
This day is destined to be an extraordinary day, and it is also destined to be a day to remember history and pass on history!
Ten days ago, the Turkic general Kang Sumi led 10,000 Turkic troops and attacked the land west of Hexi without any warning!
However, the guard general Zhang Shigui seemed to have known that he was coming. He took the first step to clear the land in Hexi and set up an ambush. In the end, Kang Sumi was defeated and returned. He was severely reprimanded by Jieli Khan and demoted to An with his trusted generals. The land of the north!
On November 2, news of the Turkic invasion reached Chang'an.
Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty was furious! That day he launched six armies to attack the Turks!
Among the six armies, the first one was led by Li Jing, the Minister of War, as the general manager, and Zhang Gongjin as the deputy general, who led the Chinese army to attack the Turks.
Second route: British Duke Xu Shiji was the general manager and led the main force to attack the hinterland of the Han Dynasty from the east route.
Third Route: Huo Guogong Chai Shao is the general manager and leads the troops from the west route along the Yellow River, taking care of each other with Li Jing, Xu Shiji and other roads.
The fourth route: Li Daozong, the Minister of Rites, is the general manager and leads the troops to advance to the northwest to prevent the enemy from escaping westward or outflanking the enemy.
The fifth route: Wei Xiaojie, the captain of Youzhou, is the general manager and leads his troops to sit in Yanyun to prevent the rebels from escaping eastward.
Sixth route: Lingzhou Captain Xue Wanche is the general manager, attacks from the northeast to attack the Turks' rear, and contacts the Tuli Khan to annihilate the Turks' active forces together.
All six armies came out!
For a time, yellow dust billowed on the road from Chang'an to the north. There were hundreds of thousands of soldiers, hundreds of thousands of civilians mobilized, and the entire expedition stretched for hundreds of miles! Like a giant dragon, pointing sharply at the Turks in the north!
This was a war that shocked the world, and it was also a war that involved all the strength of the Tang Dynasty! The outcome can only be victory, not defeat!
On this day, on the top of Chang'an City, Li Shimin was standing there motionless, wearing the Emperor's crown robe, a mountain and river belt on his waist, and a crown on his head!
Behind the twelve rays, what cannot be covered is a pair of eyes burning with fire!
From morning to afternoon, he had been standing here for four full hours! He had been motionless for four hours. All the soldiers who set out from Chang'an could see their emperor watching them from the top of the city as long as they raised their heads.
"Erlang, drink some water."
Empress Changsun walked up to the tower worriedly and handed a bowl of water to her husband.
She knew that since the morning, Li Shimin had not eaten a drop of water or eaten a grain of rice. He only drank a bowl of Zhuangxing wine with Li Jing and others! If this continues, even a strong man will not be able to bear it!
"I'm fine!"
Hearing Changsun's voice, Li Shimin's chapped lips finally moved. He smiled miserably, looked at the armored horses in front of him, and said softly: "Guanyin, do you know? Now, I really want the soldiers to go into battle together and kill each other." enemy!"
"Ah?" When the eldest grandson heard what Li Shimin said, he was immediately shocked! He hurriedly fell to the ground, not caring that his shirt and skirt were soaked by the spilled water, and said urgently: "Your Majesty, you can't! The matter of killing the enemy will be done by Li Jing and other generals. , Chang’an can’t live without you!”
This time Li Shimin did not turn around to help his eldest grandson as before. He just slowly raised his hand and stroked the sword hanging on his waist. His voice was slightly sad: "Don't worry, I'm just talking! I'm more interested in killing the enemy than killing the enemy.
We must intimidate those young people here! Let the soldiers who go to war no longer have to worry about anything!"
In one sentence, Li Shimin's voice was soft and soft at the beginning, but at the end, Li Shimin's voice suddenly rose up and became like a clang of gold and jade! Even the "I" he always called himself in front of his eldest grandson became "I"! It was like a towering mountain.
, enough to suppress all evil spirits and monsters!
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Northwest, Shuofang City.
This large border city that had been occupied by Liang Shidu for several years welcomed a strange team today.
Dozens of soldiers in armor were walking in the streets and alleys of the city closely surrounding a plain-looking carriage.
This strange team made the people of Shuofang City who were accustomed to the world couldn't help but stop and watch, discussing in low voices whether this team was officials or civilians!
Unlike Chang'an, military towns like Shuofang allow private ownership of armor and weapons.
Because no one knows when the enemy will come!
Once a war breaks out, without armor and weapons, how can the people in the town turn civilians into soldiers instantly? Therefore, it is impossible to judge where these people belong just by looking at their equipment.
"Hey, stop spinning! It makes me dizzy. Let's go back!"
Soon, amidst the strange looks in everyone's eyes, a tired voice sounded from the carriage.
Immediately afterwards, the door curtain was opened, revealing an ordinary face.
This face is really ordinary, not as ordinary as Louis Koo, not handsome, not ugly, but with a pair of eyes as bright as stars!
That's right, this young man is none other than the Marquis of Sanyuan County, Xiao Han!
It is said that before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and grass go first!
Long before the official dispatch of troops, Xiao Han had already received Xiao Lizi's order to set off in advance to escort the grain and grass to Shuofang!
Today I came to Shuofang and delivered the grain and grass to the garrison stationed here. While they were counting the accounts, Xiao Han took some time off from his busy schedule and took a group of generals to wander around the city, preparing to familiarize themselves with the environment.
If in the future the city is broken and the Turks chase and attack him, it would be better for him to know the way and run away first, right?
"Go back? Okay! According to me, there's nothing interesting about this city. It's shabby and not as good as our Zhuangzi!"
The idiot who drove the carriage had long been tired of the same dim yellow tone in the city. When he heard that Xiao Han was going back, he immediately grinned and turned the carriage around, preparing to go back.
"You know nothing!"
Behind him, Xiao Han stretched out his foot, kicked him hard, and cursed angrily: "Isn't this place ruined by the Turks? It's been ruined by those bastards every few years, no matter how good the city is.
It has to be like this! But if we can defeat the Turks this time, this place will definitely become a trading city from now on, and we will be extremely rich by then, can you believe it?"
"Believe it, why don't you believe it!"
The fool touched the butt that was kicked, bared his big teeth, and looked pleased with himself.
If Xiao Han said anything else, he wouldn't believe it, but when it came to wealth, even if he pointed to the stone on the ground and said it was gold, the idiot would still believe it!
In the whole world, there is no one who is better at making money than my Lord Marquis! These words were not said by him, but by His Majesty the Emperor!
"Master Hou, do you think this place will become rich? Do we need to buy a few shops in advance?"
Unlike the stupid fool, Xiaodong has finally developed some business acumen by following Xiao Han over the years.
Judging from the ruins here, the prices of the shops must not be high! If you buy a few of them, when you become rich as the Marquis said, whether you run it yourself or sell it, you will make a lot of money!
"Humph, what do you think? I've already asked someone to do it. I just saw that most of the shops on that street are ours!" Xiao Han rolled his eyes, as if he was disdainful of Xiaodong, and also seemed to be disdainful of Xiaodong.
