The conspiracies and conspiracies in Chang'an City are rising and falling, but they still cannot affect the vast desert grassland outside the pass.
It can be said that since Chai Shao's army left Shuofang City, this war destined to be remembered in history and shine brightly in Yunei has officially begun!
Among the six armies, the first to receive good news was Rencheng King Li Daozong!
He won the first battle, defeating the Japanese border troops in Lingzhou (now Lingwu City, Ningxia), killing thousands of enemies and capturing countless cattle, sheep, and horses!
As soon as Lingzhou was broken, Tuli Khan, who had been blocked in the west for a long time, finally breathed a sigh of relief, hurriedly greeted his old troops, ran back to Chang'an, met with Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, and expressed his willingness to submit to the emperor.
Immediately afterwards, good news came from Xue Wanche, who was at odds with Li Daozong. Under his powerful offensive, Ashina Yushe, an important Turkic general, saw that the situation was not good and simply led his troops to surrender to the Tang Dynasty.
Needless to say, Tuli was once the second most popular figure in the country and was extremely respected in the eyes of the prairie people.
And Ashina Yushe was not an ordinary person, he was Zejieli's confidant general, and his status was almost equal to that of Kang Sumi! The surrender of these two people meant that Jieli had become a loner after being betrayed by everyone.
The borderline is tight and his confidants are defecting, but what is Jie Li doing at this moment?
That's right, he is currently in his warm royal tent, singing and drinking every day.
Perhaps, after receiving the news of Ashina Yushe's rebellion, he also became furious!
But after getting angry, smashing things on the ground, and killing a few blind slaves with his anger, the grassland khan who had vented his anger still lay down in the arms of the beauty.
He still has hundreds of thousands of soldiers in his hands! He is still one of the most powerful people in the world!
Moreover, he did not believe that the Tang Dynasty army could pass through the heavily guarded borders, let alone that they could withstand the increasingly cold weather!
In fact, the news that Xie Li received also proved his suspicion.
After the cold winter arrived in the grassland, the pace of the Tang people's attack obviously slowed down! At this current speed, if they want to attack him, it will take at least the beginning of the next spring.
And after spring, when the water and grass are plentiful and the cattle and sheep are strong, isn't this land still his profitable world?
Therefore, today's Jie Li is still indifferent to the massive attacks of the Tang Dynasty, and indulges in beauty all day long.
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In Shuofang Inn, Tang Jian and Xiao Han were sitting around the stove.
In front of the two of them, the fire in the loess-made stove was raging, making a copper pot on it roar and steam.
"Xiao Hou, today is the New Year's Eve. I didn't expect that I would celebrate the New Year here this year." Tang Jian looked at the stove in front of him quietly, with a somewhat melancholy look in his eyes.
Perhaps it is because of his age, but now every time he celebrates the New Year, he will feel an inexplicable sadness in his heart, as if he is nostalgic for the passing of time, and he seems to be lamenting the impending death.
"Yes, the Chinese New Year has passed in a flash, time flies so fast!" Xiao Han, who was sitting opposite Tang Jian, also looked at the stove, shook his head and smiled bitterly.
In the past, when he read Wang Wei's sentence "I miss my loved ones even more during the festive season", he always felt that the writing was a bit delicate and artificial.
When is it wrong to miss your loved ones? Why do you have to miss them during festivals? Besides, he is an orphan, so what kind of relatives do he have to miss him?
Unexpectedly, until now, Xiao Han finally realized how intense the special yearning for that special period was! How heartbreaking it was!
My daughter who is far away in Chang'an is one year older. She should be able to walk and talk, right? I don't know if the little one will listen to Xue Pan's words and whether she will be naughty or not.
Thinking of the mother and daughter who depended on each other in Xiaojiazhuang, as their father and husband, Xiao Han felt that he had really neglected his duty!
"Why……"
"Why……"
Soon, two sighs in succession made the melancholy in the room even more intense, and there was no trace of the joy that should be expected during the New Year.
"Crunch..."
Just when the melancholy was spreading uncontrollably, suddenly, the door was pushed open, followed by a gust of cold wind, which caused the fire to sway and dance violently.
"Master Hou! I'm here to wish you a happy new year! Oh, Mr. Tang is here too, so I just want to wish you a happy new year together!"
At the door of the room that was wide open, Liu Er, with one arm still tied with a bandage, grinned and bowed to Xiao Han and Tang Jian, who were all stunned in the room. Then, before he could raise his head again, his nose was already twitching.
After a few searches, I found the copper pot by smelling it.
"Ah? Are you eating hot pot? Do you want me to help you add tea and water? Don't worry, I'll just take a look and not eat it!"
Not to mention that Xiao Han didn't believe what he said, even Liu Er himself didn't believe it! Looking at his drooling look, Xiao Han thought maybe he could eat the pot too.
"Hey, you're welcome to see me, come in and sit down!" Xiao Han shook his head helplessly, and asked Liu Er to come in and sit down.
There was nothing he could do, he was a wounded person, or he was injured on his own account. It was just a matter of chasing people out, but Xiao Han couldn't do it.
"okay!"
Liu Er, whose saliva was drooling down three thousand feet, had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. He immediately moved a small stool and sat next to Xiao Han with a smile on his face. He also took a wine bowl and looked eagerly at the jar of wine by the stove.
"Injured people cannot drink." Xiao Han saw that Liu Er's eyes were straight, how could he not guess what he was thinking? He taught him a lesson with a straight face.
"My arm has been around for almost a month and has been healed long ago!"
When Liu Er heard this, he immediately became anxious and wanted to tear off the bandage immediately to prove his strength to Xiao Han.
Xiao Han rolled his eyes: "Your arm was used to protect me from the knife wound. Do I know how long it lasted? If you want to drink, I will control it later, but you are not allowed to drink now!"
"Ah..." Liu Er made a bitter face when he heard this, looking like he was hopeless. Tang Jian laughed and couldn't help but said to him: "I said before, we can't let him go to the battlefield. You guys
I don’t even believe it! Is it okay now? If you don’t listen to the old man’s advice, you will suffer a lot!”
It makes sense for Tang Jian to laugh at Liu Er.
He was opposed to Xiao Han personally leading the troops from the beginning, because in his opinion, Xiao Han was not a general, at least not a general who charged into battle!
A few days ago, Xiao Han went to the grasslands with his team to fight several times. The last time he was almost killed in the melee! Fortunately, Liu Er and others fought desperately to save him, and they were able to pull him away from the gate of death again.
return.
It was precisely after experiencing this life-and-death crisis that Xiao Han finally accepted his fate and handed over the team to Liu Errenqing. He stayed in the city honestly, playing chess with Tang Jian, waiting for news of their victory.
But not to mention, without Xiao Han, who is unable to run, shoot, or shoot accurately, the team has become stronger and stronger!
In these days, more than ten scattered tribes have been wiped out. They participated in the encirclement and suppression of them before. Except for the Ashina tribe, none of the others escaped. All of them were confiscated from their hometowns by this team.
