Although tomorrow is the Lantern Festival, there are already fiery trees and silver flowers in Chang'an City. The spring is warm, flowers are blooming, everything is awakening, and the battle report sent by Jianghuai adds a splendor to the festival.
In Liangyi Hall, Li Yuan held the battle report in his hand and said with a big smile: "Xiao Gong, the pharmacist has lived up to his great trust!"
There is a three-day holiday before and after the Lantern Festival, so in name the government opens on the fifth day of the first lunar month and prints are released, but in fact most institutions have to wait until after the Lantern Festival before officially opening. However, the prime ministers of the three provinces and six ministries will not be so slack, let alone today
War between the North and the South.
Pei Ji, who was the first to announce the good news, smiled and held up his hands, "Your Majesty's wise eyes, Prince Zhao, and famous generals like Li Yaoshi, swept Sichuan and Shu, Fu Lingnan, and settled the Jianghuai River."
"Supervisor Pei..." Li Yuan smiled from ear to ear. When he attacked Chang'an, he personally participated in the battle. After that... After that, he watched his second son Li Shimin go all the way. After he had to be awarded the title of General Tiance, he killed this tiger again.
After being trapped in a cage, the hand-picked Li Xiaogong and Li Jing helped him regain some face.
The prime ministers and princes who arrived one after another all echoed the flattery. Among them, Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qi Li Yuanji were the most flattering... Well, this was the idea of Li Shimin, who arrived last and only congratulated a few words. It was so flattering!
Li Shimin lowered his head and read the battle report carefully. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Li Xiaogong captured Songyang, and the next day Li Jing defeated the enemy and captured Wuhu.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, Li Shiji crossed the Huaihe River with ten thousand infantrymen, conquered Shouyang, broke into Xiashi, and surrounded Li Xiaogong and Li Jing on three sides.
On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Generals Feng Huiliang and Chen Zhengtong of the Song Army were unable to hold on and led an attack. They defeated the Tang Army in the front line and pursued it for several miles. The main elite of the Tang Army hid in the rear line and suddenly broke out and defeated the enemy. Feng Huiliang escaped in a single boat and Chen Zhengtong
Zhengtong led more than ten cavalrymen to retreat.
At this point, the land and water defense line that Fugong Er worked so hard to manage completely collapsed, and the Jianghuai River was determined.
Li Shimin was thinking about what attitude Li Xiaogong would have and what attitude Li Jing would have... He knew in his heart that Li Shentong and Li Daoxuan in the clan were attached to him, and Li Keshi was an official of Tiance Mansion. Li Xiaogong and Li Jing would probably not choose
Own.
But will you choose Donggong?
Even Li Shimin couldn't help but be secretly impressed by Li Jing's military skills. He was a man who could be compared with famous generals in ancient times.
And Li Xiaogong... has a strong influence in the clan. His status is incomparable to that of Li Daoxuan, Li Shenfu, Li Shentong, Li Daozong and Li Yuan combined.
"Southeast Road?" Li Yuan hesitated.
Prince Li Jiancheng smiled and said: "The king of Zhao County has such great achievements. Originally it was the Zuopushe of the Xiangzhou Road, and the Zuopushe of the Southeast Road was added to temporarily control the land south of the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River..."
Li Shimin listened to Li Jiancheng's long speech, glanced at Li Yuan from the corner of his eye, and couldn't help but sneered in his heart...Jianghuai has been decided, and the clan-based model cannot be maintained for a long time.
If Li Xiaogong really takes over the Southeast Road again, it will start from the Huaihe River in the north, wrap up the Yangtze River in the east, and cross the mountains to the south. It is not an exaggeration to say that although the control power cannot be compared with Li Shimin's Shaanxi Road Daxingtai, but
The regional scale is even worse.
Can Li Yuan tolerate it?
Li Shimin was thinking in his mind, but it would be better if Li Xiaogong didn't come back... Otherwise, he would have to be the general manager of Bingzhou, and Hedong would probably be in trouble. Li Huairen seemed to be kind to others, but in fact he was an arrogant person with a proud heart and a proud body.
It has to be said that Li Jiancheng has been in charge of government affairs for a long time and has met Li Yuan day and night over the years, but in terms of mentality, he is actually not as good as Li Shimin.
Li Yuan did have this plan, and he was a little reluctant to join Li Xiaogong in the southeast, but he considered that now that his second son had taken over the throne, Li Xiaogong's return to the court might be the trigger. After thinking for a moment, he said: "Order Xiaogong to attack Danyang and capture and kill Fugong Er.
Use your merits to lead Zuopushe on the southeast road."
After a pause, Li Yuan's eyes fell on Li Shimin, "What do Erlang think?"
"Father handled it well, but Pharmacist Li has also made great achievements this time. Please give me a knighthood from my father."
Li Jiancheng narrowed his eyes, "As I mentioned just now, my father gave Li Pharmacist to the Duke of Yongkang County... My second brother is in a trance today. What are you thinking about?"
Li Shimin straightened up calmly and said with a smile: "Brother, don't be surprised. Seeing the victory in Jianghuai, my younger brother is thinking about the Yanmen War."
"Calculating the time, the generals have arrived at Yanmen a few days ago, and there is no battle report yet..." Li Yuan suddenly stopped mid-sentence, and his eyes fell on the entrance of the palace.
Everyone turned around and saw Princess Pingyang, who was dressed in military uniform and seemed to be out of breath.
"Third sister, what about the Yanmen battle report?" Li Jiancheng was the first to ask.
Princess Pingyang walked into the palace quickly and nodded slightly, "Message from the messenger, three days ago, Huairen led two thousand cavalry out of the fortress to fight..."
"What?" Li Yuan was shocked, stood up and said, "Aren't you asking him to stick to Yanmen Pass?!"
Li Yuan could tolerate the loss of Mayi, but he could not tolerate the loss of Yanmen Pass again... With the Jianghuai war decided, as a monarch of an empire, Li Yuan had already begun to mentally plan a strategy against the Turks.
"Father, don't be anxious." Li Shimin stared at Princess Pingyang's expression, "Third sister... it should be good news, right?"
Princess Pingyang squeezed out a smile and said, "Huairen personally led the army out of the pass. Under his command were Zhonglang General Su Dingfang, Daizhou Sima Zhu Yichen, Daixian Magistrate Li Kai, two thousand cavalry, and defeated five thousand Turks in three quarters of an hour."
Li Yuan, who had just sat back down, stood up again as soon as his butt was stuck, "Two thousand is more than five thousand?"
After a moment of silence in the palace, Pei Ji's voice was the first to be heard, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am so happy!"
"Your Majesty's insight, the war between the north and the south..." Yang Gongren was the second one, and the meaning was very obvious. The generals in both the north and south wars were personally selected by Li Yuan, and both the north and the south were great victories.
Under the praise of all the prime ministers, the ecstatic Li Yuan couldn't help but dance, and his wrinkled face couldn't be seen, "Huairen, Huairen... I haven't been crowned yet. Is it a gift from heaven to be civilized, Taoist or military?"
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"Is this a gift from heaven?!"
Whether it is for Li Yuan personally or for Li Tang, the significance of the victory at Yanmen Pass is actually more important than the Jianghuai War... Everyone knows that the Jianghuai War will be suppressed, but it only takes a long time and the amount of money, food and troops consumed
It's just a question.
In contrast, the pressure exerted by the powerful Turks on Li Yuan and Li Tang was real, and the threat was very close at hand.
Xiao Yu said seriously: "Your Majesty, this is a great victory outside the Great Wall and a great achievement!"
Li Yuan nodded repeatedly, and everyone also agreed. Everyone knew that this was the first time that the Tang army went out to fight against the Turks, and it was also the first time that the Tang army fought against the Turks after changing their flags... Two thousand cavalry defeated the enemy of five thousand. Such a great victory, it is of great significance.
extraordinary.
Chen Shuda sighed: "Huairen has world-class poetic talent, astonishing medical skills, good at planning, good at listening and managing politics, and surprisingly he is also good at military strategy... For such a person, Your Majesty really has a keen eye."
Li Yuan laughed and said: "I have already declared that this is the best in the world!"
Li Jiancheng caught a glimpse of Princess Pingyang standing there with a solemn look on her face. She hesitated several times and hesitated to speak. After thinking for a while, she asked softly: "Third sister, Huairen personally led the army out of the fortress. Is there any harm?"
Li Yuan also realized that his daughter seemed to be in a bad mood, "Huairen was injured?"
Princess Pingyang shook her head slightly, "Five thousand Turks were defeated. Huairen deeply hated the Turks for killing people wantonly outside Yanmen Pass, and pursued them all night long. The battle report has not yet been reported."
Li Shimin's expression changed slightly. He was the first to react, but everyone in the hall quickly figured it out. This was not a problem.
Five thousand Turks ignored Yuan Junzhang, who had already surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and attacked Yanmen Pass for many days... Obviously, there must be back-ups on the side of Mayi, at least there should be support.
Two thousand cavalry defeated twice as many enemy troops and pursued them all night long... The so-called powerful crossbows were unable to penetrate Lu's armor.