In the ninth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Duan Zhixuan, the general of Zuo Xiaowei, led his army to attack Tuyuhun. Fu Yun and his troops fled far away, and the Tang army pursued them as far as Qinghai Lake.
In November, Tuyuhun invaded Liangzhou again.
In December, Li Jing was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the march to Xihaidao, the Minister of the Ministry of War, Hou Junji, the commander-in-chief of the march to Jishi Road, the Minister of Punishment was appointed as the king of the city, Li Daozong, the commander-in-chief of the march to Shanshan Road, the governor of Liangzhou, and Li Daliang, the commander-in-chief of the march to Qiemo Road, Min
Li Daoyan, the governor of the state and the commander-in-chief of the march on Chishui Road, Gao Zhengsheng, the commander-in-chief of the march on Yanze Road, the governor of Lizhou, and the Turks and Qibi Heli who returned to the Tang Dynasty and other troops attacked Tuyuhun.
In April of the following year, Li Daozong defeated the Tuyuhun army in Kushan.
Later, the Tang army divided into two groups. Li Jing, Li Daliang, and Xue Wanjun led their troops to the north and came out of Tuyuhun's right. Hou Jun gathered, and Li Daozong led his army south and came out of Tuyuhun's left. Li Jing led his troops to fight against Tuyuhun in Mandu Mountain.
Kill the famous king Tuyuhun.
The generals defeated Tuguhun at Niuxindui and Chishuiyuan, captured Tuguhun Fuyun's confidant Murong Xiaojun, and captured tens of thousands of miscellaneous animals. Hou Jun gathered, and Li Daozong defeated Tuguhun at Wuhai, and captured the famous king Liang Qucong. Li Jing was in
The Red Sea defeated the three tribes of Tuyuhun Tianzhu and collected 200,000 miscellaneous animals. Li Daliang also captured 20 famous Tuyuhun generals and 50,000 miscellaneous animals, and reached the western border of Qiemo.
King Fu Yun of Tuyuhun fled, and Xue Wanjun commanded the cavalry to pursue him and defeated the remaining Tuyuhun party.
At that time, the soldiers were short of water and spurred their horses to drink blood. It was a tragic and heroic battle!
When Hou Jun gathered, Li Daozong led his army to march two thousand miles in the wilderness. There would be frost in the midsummer, and there was a lack of drinking water and fodder. Shi Mibing and Ma Jiaoxue passed by Xingxuchuan and reached the Bohai Sea. They defeated the Tuyuhun chariot without thinking.
Chong. Fushun, son of King Fuyun of Tuyuhun, led the country to surrender to the Tang army. Fuyun hanged himself and died, and Tuyuhun surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Fushun was named Khan, Prince of Xiping County, and Tuyuhun became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty.
However, the hatred of the country's subjugation was never forgotten by Tuyuhun people.
Since the 11th year of Zhenguan, Tuyuhun has occasionally launched troops and looted, but the imperial court has always appeased it, making it a buffer between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo.
However, it now appears that this strategy was extremely wrong. It not only allowed Tuyuhun to recuperate and gradually grow in size, but it also had the potential to form an alliance with Tubo.
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Fang Jun said in a deep voice: "Once the Tuyuhun alliance with Tubo makes them have no worries, it is very likely that they will cross the Qilian Mountains and attack Liang, Gan, Su, Gua and other states, cutting off the Silk Road and losing control of the Western Regions.
The Anxi Army is left alone with no rescue. If the Turks take advantage of the situation and invade the Western Regions again at that time, I am afraid that the vast land of the Western Regions will no longer be the territory of the Tang Dynasty."
This is by no means alarmist.
Historically, it was Tuyuhun who, after being overthrown by Tubo, brought Tubo's forces close to the Qilian Mountains and was able to easily cross the mountains to reach the Hexi Corridor. After years of hard fighting, it completely cut off the passage between Guanzhong and the Western Regions, leaving the Anxi Army alone outside the region.
Thus, the legend of the lone army that stood firm in the Western Regions for forty-two years emerged.
They were once handsome young men from Guanzhong who grew up in the desolate land of the Western Regions. The robes around them were killed one after another in battle, but this could not change their ambition and responsibility to defend the country until they were killed by the Yellow Emperor.
Buried in sand...
Li Chengqian certainly knew the importance of the Hexi Corridor. Once it fell, not only would the Western Regions be completely cut off, but even Guanzhong would be under the attack of barbarian troops.
He solemnly asked: "If Cui Dunli fails to complete his mission, what should be done?"
Fang Jun had already suspected it, and said firmly: "No matter what happens on Cui Dunli's side, the Anxi Army should be immediately ordered to prepare troops and horses, repair ordnance, gather food and grass, and prepare for a hard battle. The troops in Guanzhong are lacking and it is impossible to take the initiative to attack.
Tuyuhun can only defend passively. Once Tuyuhun causes chaos, the Hexi Corridor will be the first to bear the brunt, and I'm afraid there will be a hard battle."
Even if you say a thousand ways and ten thousand, there are still no usable soldiers.
The soldiers in Mobei cannot be mobilized, otherwise not only Xue Yantuo may resurrect, but also the Turks may return to Longting. Jiangnan needs a large army to guard it. Now I see that the Jiangnan nobles are all well-behaved. If there is no army,
You can't tell which one will raise the flag of rebellion.
Throughout the dynasties, Jiangnan seemed weak, but it was never a fuel-efficient lamp...
As for the Lingnan army, they cannot be mobilized at all. Otherwise, there will be no need for the Lingnan barbarians to raise troops to cause chaos, and the Feng family will gather together and establish themselves as kings.
Having said that, if Guanzhong could mobilize an army of 50,000, even if it gave Tuyuhun ten courages, he would not dare to cause trouble!
Li Chengqian thought for a long time and said, "What would Erlang think if the Zuo Tun Guards were transferred to Hexi?"
Fang Jun was stunned, shook his head subconsciously and said, "How can this be done?"
The left and right garrison guards were formed by His Majesty Li Er's selected relatives and sons of good families in Guanzhong. From their station at Xuanwu Gate, we can know that His Majesty Li Er attached great importance to these two military guards.
However, the reason for setting up two military guards, one on the left and one on the right, is not only to increase the strength of the troops, but also to balance and restrain them.
Transfer the Zuo Tun Guard to Hexi to guard Tuyuhun, leaving only the Right Tun Guard to guard Xuanwu Gate?
This is absolutely impossible to obtain the approval of the imperial court and clan...
Li Chengqian said: "Why not? The duty of the left and right guards is to guard the Xuanwu Gate and guard the Taiji Palace. But now that my father is away on military expedition, he only needs to move to the Xingqing Palace to handle the affairs of the government, and to restrain the army and guard the palace.
Then why does Tai Chi Palace need troops to defend it?"
Fang Jun was stunned again, touched the short mustache on his lips, and thought about it carefully, it seemed that it was really feasible...
If the emperor is not in the Taiji Palace and the prince is not in the East Palace, why does the Xuanwu Gate need to hoard heavy troops to guard day and night? As long as these two military guards can be liberated from the heavy guarding tasks, there will be sufficient troops to go to Hexi to guard, and even
It is also possible to directly enter Qinghai and attack King Tuyuhun!
The guards on the left and right are all the aces of the Forbidden Army, the best among the best!
This is really possible.
However, Fang Jun did not trust Chai Zhewei, so he hesitated and said: "Although Lord Qiao has led troops for many years, he has not participated in the war. It is inevitable that he will make some omissions when facing the enemy. Why not let Wei Chen lead the Youtun guards out of the pass and go first?"
Stationed in Hexi to intimidate Tuyuhun. If Tuyuhun is stubborn, he will cross the Qilian Mountains and enter Qinghai, attack his lair and overthrow his clan."
It's not unreasonable for him to be so worried.
Although Chai Zhewei has a good reputation and is highly trusted by His Majesty Li Er, his own ability is questionable because he has never really set foot on the battlefield in his life, let alone proved his ability in front of a strong enemy.
Li Chengqian had to move into Xingqing Palace to liberate the left and right garrison. If Chai Zhewei was too ambitious and talented, and he was a Zhao Tuo, and the left garrison was defeated by the Tuyuhun cavalry, it would not only be dangerous outside the pass, but also the strength of the troops in the middle of the pass.
We were short of money, and if we were not careful, the pass would be breached, and it would not be impossible for the Hu people to enter the pass.
If that is the case, Li Chengqian, Chai Zhewei, and even Fang Jun will all become sinners through the ages...
Li Chengqian immediately shook his head and said: "How can we do that? Erlang is not only the general of the Youtun Guard, but also the Minister of the Ministry of War. He is responsible for the important task of allocating the logistics and supplies of the entire army. How can he leave his post without authorization at this time? The only choice is to let the Zuo Tunwei
Go to war."
Fang Jun couldn't trust Chai Zhewei's fighting prowess, so how could Li Chengqian trust Chai Zhewei's loyalty? Maybe Chai Zhewei was indeed loyal, but he was only loyal to the Tang Dynasty, but not necessarily to him as the prince. If Fang Jun went out with Youtunwei, Chai Zhewei would
Then the soldiers rushed into Chang'an City from Xuanwu Gate and came with a "soldier admonishment". I don't know how the prince died...
Fang Jun also thought about this problem, nodded and said: "Then let's make this decision for the time being. Tomorrow's political affairs hall meeting will be mentioned by the ministers, and all the auxiliary ministers will be asked to make a decision after discussion."
In fact, there is nothing to discuss. As long as the prince and Fang Jun are determined, Xiao Yu, Li Daozong, Ma Zhou and others will naturally all agree, and Cen Wenwen will not speak against it, and the rest cannot be opposed.
After the business was settled, Li Chengqian waved his hand for Fang Jun to drink tea. He sighed and said, "Did Erlang go out of the city last night?"
Fang Jun didn't know why he asked this, he nodded and said: "Exactly, there is some situation at the foundry bureau, I will go and deal with it."
Li Chengqian looked at him with a faint look, sighed, and said: "This city of Chang'an is not small, but it is not big. As long as someone is interested in watching, who can hide it from others? Erlang is in the limelight right now.
, I don’t know how many people’s eyes are fixed on you. It’s better to be more cautious in your thoughts and actions. At least you should avoid taboos, and don’t make the city full of trouble and everyone knows..."
When Fang Jun heard this, he felt a little embarrassed...