The second year of Zhenguan, the fifth month of the lunar calendar.
Tang officially declared war on the Turks.
After arriving at the Weishui River Alliance.
In order to completely eliminate the Turkic threat, Li Shimin took many political and economic measures.
All this is to increase national strength.
Moreover, since Li Shimin came to power, Datang has achieved unprecedented military development.
Ministers were even allowed to wear weapons and go to the temple to worship.
And he himself set an example by leading hundreds of soldiers to practice martial arts and archery in the Xiande Hall every day. .??.
Under his leadership, it was impossible for Datang's army not to be strong.
At the beginning of the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Shimin took Yuan Junzhang of Heng'an Town, a separatist territory in the north, under his command.
Later, under the miraculous mutual restraint of Li Chengqian, he successfully annihilated the entire Liang Division and destroyed the important military base of the Turks in the Northern Desert.
These things seem scattered and messy.
But interspersed together, it is a big net.
From this, it is not difficult to see how much Li Shimin hated the Northern Desert Turks.
And Li Chengqian's statement that God wanted Li Shimin to destroy the Northern Desert Turks was not a joke.
As we all know, if you want to win a war, you have to have the right time, right place, and the right people, but it doesn't work the same.
The so-called weather refers to the natural disasters such as frost and drought that the Turks encountered in recent years.
As if Jie Li didn't see this, he continued to lead troops to fight year after year.
The people were tired and the animals were thin, and many sheep and horses were frozen to death and starved to death.
Last year, we were tricked by the Tang Dynasty, which confiscated many herdsmen’s cattle, sheep, and horses.
To a large extent, this is no longer just adding insult to injury.
Instead, there were heavy snowfalls, freezing rain, electric shocks, and lightning strikes.
The so-called favorable geographical location and favorable people are due to the fact that Xue Yantuo led his troops to rebel out of the Northern Desert and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
At the same time, the Turkic sub-han Tuli Khan, who had been suppressed and marginalized by Jieli Khan for a long time, also secretly contacted the Tang Dynasty and expressed his willingness to surrender.
Xueyantuo is located in the northwest of the Northern Desert Turks, while Tuli Yizhong is located in the east.
In this way, Datang could completely launch a comprehensive Northern Expedition. > If you don’t seize this opportunity, you won’t be Li Shimin.
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Now, the gears of the war machine of Datang have begun to turn.
In the palace, Li Shimin made slight changes after listening to Li Chengqian's suggestion.
On the first route, Li Shimin appointed Li Jing, Minister of the Ministry of War, as the general manager of the march to Dingxiang Road.
Chi Jingde, the Duke of E State, and Su Dingfang, the commander of Kuangdaofu Zhechong, served as deputy generals and personally led the Chinese army to advance towards Yunzhong and Mayi.
On the second route, Li Shimin appointed Li Ji, the governor of Bingzhou, as the general manager of the march to Tonghan Road.
Zhang Gongjin, the governor of Daizhou, Zou Guogong, and Gao Zhengsheng, the governor of Minzhou, served as deputy generals. They led the main force from the east route to directly attack the hinterland of the Eastern Turks.
On the third route, Li Shimin appointed his consort Chai Shao as the commander-in-chief of the Jinhe Road march, and Qin Shubao, the protector of the country, as his deputy general.
On the west road, advance along the Yellow River, echoing Li Jing and Li Jiyao, and responsible for covering the left wing.
On the fourth route, Li Shimin appointed Li Daozong, the Minister of Rites and Rencheng King, as the general manager of the Datong Road march.
Zhang Baoxiang, the governor of Ganzhou, served as deputy general and advanced from Lingzhou to the northwest to cut off the Turks' westward escape route.
On the fifth route, Li Shimin appointed Wei Xiaojie, the governor of Youzhou, as the commander-in-chief of the march to Heng'an Road.
Zhang Shigui, Duke of Guo State, was the deputy general manager and led his troops to the Yanyun area to prevent the Turkic troops from escaping eastward.
On the sixth route, Li Shimin appointed his consort Xue Wanche as the general manager of the Changwu Dao march.
Zuo Xiaowei General Fan Guogong Duan Zhixuan is the deputy general manager.
Use the northeast route to attack the Turks' rear, and monitor and contain the Turkic Khan.
In this war, more than a dozen generals led a total of more than 100,000 troops, all under the control of Li Jing, and divided into six groups to counterattack the Turks.
In addition, Li Shimin also specifically asked Li Daliang, Baron of Wuyang County, to guard Liangzhou and guard against the northwest.
Liu Hongji, the Duke of Ren, was appointed to guard Yizhou in Hebei Province to defend the Northeast.
Except for Chen Guogong Hou Junji who was abducted by Li Chengqian, almost all the main forces of the Tang army and the famous generals in the army were out.
The strategic deployment of this war was extremely broad.
This also demonstrates Li Shimin's determination and confidence in the war.
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After leaving Chang'an City, Li Chengqian began to inquire about Li Tingxue's whereabouts.
Finally, he could confirm that Li Tingxue was heading towards Yanmen Pass.
This tiger girl...
Li Chengqian was really speechless for her.
As soon as you leave Yanmen Pass, it is completely the territory of the Northern Desert Turks.
She went there to look for trouble so blatantly, didn't she just deserve a beating?
No one with any brain would be able to do such a thing.
But thinking about it, Li Chengqian couldn't help but feel sad.
The saying that caring leads to chaos is precisely because she cares too much about herself.
So I don't think about anything at this moment, I just want to find Jie Li and fight for my life.
"Oh, my stupid sister..."
Li Chengqian carefully wiped the ring-headed knife in his arms.
This ring-shou sword was given to him by Li Tingxue when he came back from the Northern Desert.
This sister will always be like this.
Sometimes it's not serious, and sometimes it's so serious that it's scary.
Her purpose in giving Li Chengqian this ring-shou sword can be seen by anyone who is not stupid.
Li Chengqian also understood what Li Tingxue was thinking.
But he really doesn't want to be a prince, let alone an emperor.
He just wants to live a carefree life.
I don't want to add so many useless things.
Although I can’t stand a lot of things in this era.
But to change these, you don't have to be an emperor.
Furthermore, even if you become an emperor, can you do whatever you want?
Seeing that Li Shimin devoted 80% of his time to reading memorials every day, Li Chengqian felt tired.
Let alone letting him do those things himself.
Li Chengqian put the knife back into its sheath and stuffed it Get under the thin blanket.
Then he got up and walked out of the carriage.
Because they were in a hurry, the team had to sleep outdoors.
The brothers from Qianzi camp gathered together in small groups, lighting bonfires to keep warm and baking food.
While Li Chengqian was scanning, he suddenly saw Cheng Huailiang sneaking towards the foot of the mountain.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian felt strange.
But he didn't say a word and followed quietly under the cover of night.
Cheng Huailiang looked sneaky, as if he had just stolen something from someone's house.
He groped forward, and he had to go almost a mile before he stopped.
At this time, Li Chengqian suddenly saw a carriage parked at the foot of the mountain.
Cheng Huailiang walked to the carriage and bowed respectfully.
Because the distance was too far, all Li Chengqian could see clearly was a rough shadow.
As for what they said, I couldn't hear clearly at all.
Seeing this, Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows.
Whose carriage is this?
It seemed that Cheng Hualiang still knew him.
Is it possible that this group of people has been following me?
At that time, Li Chengqian was puzzled and even thought that Cheng Huailiang had become a traitor.
Suddenly I felt my whole body light up.
The next moment, the person was lifted into the air.
"Hey, let me, Old Cheng, catch you!"
An extremely rough voice sounded behind Li Chengqian.
Hearing this voice, Li Chengqian was obviously stunned.
"Uncle Cheng?"
No need to look back, just rely on this voice and the classic line "I am old Cheng".
Li Chengqian could conclude that it was Cheng Yaojin who was carrying him.
Seeing Cheng Yaojin here is no less than seeing a Siberian tiger.
Why did he come here?
Could it be that the person in that carriage is...