The Hou Turkic tent has been destroyed, and in the howling north wind, burned remains can be seen everywhere in the snow. The corpses of unknown people who have no idea of their deeds during their lifetime have been frozen into ice sculptures and were piled up randomly by the Uighurs.
Together, it looks terrible.
In front of the monument of Viga Khan, a tall figure stopped here. He was wearing a leather armor that was common in the Tang army, with a cotton jacket underneath, and a red cloak behind him.
Holding a helmet made of camel leather in his hand, his eyes were staring at the clearly visible ancient Sogdian letters on the stone tablet, like ghostly symbols.
I can't understand it at all!
"Come here, give me this stone tablet and scratch off all the words on it!
Leave no one behind!”
The person who spoke was none other than Fang Youde, the military governor of Youzhou in the Tang Dynasty. He set out from Qikou and had conquered the Pugu tribe, Ba Ximi (i.e. Abu Si tribe), Qibi, Ba Yegu tribes along the way. These tribes
, all agreed to send people to Lingzhou City to participate in the alliance in the future, and respected Emperor Li Longji of the Tang Dynasty as "Khan of Heaven".
The Pugu tribe even dispatched a cavalry team headed by Pugu Huai'en to assist the Tang army, work for Fang Youde, and help the Tang army integrate the remnants of the Turkic Khanate.
Only Uighur, one of the nine surnamed Tiele, is powerful and unruly, and has not expressed his position yet. Of course, they have not turned their backs.
Now, Fang Youde is camping at the Bijia Khan Monument, waiting for the Uighur envoys to come to discuss the alliance.
From April to October in the 70th year of Zhenguan in the Little Tang Dynasty (646), Taizong integrated Mobei and invited thousands of envoys from the grassland tribes to a grand alliance.
That was the peak and lowest moment of Zhenguan. Fang Jieshuai always used this incident as an example, thinking of rebuilding the glory of the past.
He waited until the illness got better before going to Dunhuang, Shazhou to take up his post. In order to catch someone's sore feet, Pei Siren asked Yan Zhuang to report to Shazhou with his own seal, and made it clear that he could go on his way if he was sick.
, an official is assigned to a different place, and overstaying the deadline is a serious crime!
The attitude of the Uighur envoy was very clear: Is he a general leading troops? It is his turn to speak about the alliance!
After all, that little bit of face is totally worth mentioning compared to real money, cattle, sheep and livestock!
"Take you to the handsome tent!"
All the generals saluted together.
Unexpectedly, when the Uighur envoy heard that, he replied without any politeness:
To be courteous when you have something to do is to be either a traitor or a thief. Although Li Longji was ill, his mind was still confused. The longer he stayed in Suzhou, the more he felt that the situation was not right.
It's cool enough, not too rough.
So the generals were busy with their own affairs, as if they were not numb to such "willful" military orders. After all, no matter how small the matter was, it was as small as sending troops across the defense zone or notifying the neighboring feudal town.
"The envoy will come later to discuss the alliance?"
Outside the army, as long as whoever can lead the soldiers of the Eighth Army to win the battle and be the first to implement the rewards for military exploits, I am not a god-like figure, and my words are more effective than the words of the emperor.
However, that may not be my original intention, but the people above are hating Xiao Tang and have the wrong intention.
Although Du Xiang did not take care of him carelessly along the way, Li Longji still occasionally felt cold due to the wind and snow on the road, so he had to temporarily stay in Jiuquan City, the capital of Suzhou, to recuperate.
Talk about small things and big things!
An Renjun frowned slightly and his face became brighter.
At that moment, there was no sound of footsteps in front of him. An Renjun turned around and saw Yan Gaoqing approaching cautiously and reported: "The Uighur envoy is here, and his attitude is very kind."
Du Hope asked in confusion.
While Li Longji was recovering quickly and still feeling hesitant, a letter came from the imperial court!
An Renjun stood up, walked step by step behind the Uyghur envoy, and stared at the Uyghur man who was a head shorter than himself.
The Anrenjun pointed at the corpse of the Uighur envoy and told lies. Yan Gaoqing, Lingzhou and others in the commander's tent all looked at the corpse and had no opinions at all.
On the occasion of the alliance meeting, Taizong was in low spirits, so he wrote a seven-character poem impromptu, and ordered the stonemason to carve the poem under the stone tablet to record the event. It was known as "Taizong Jigole Stone" in history.
An Renjun sat under a low-footed stool, put his legs under another low-footed stool, and asked in a patient tone.
All the generals in the commander's tent glared at the Uighur envoy, but they dared to act rashly. After the Anren Army opened its mouth, we knew how to do anything. That is the strictness of running an army with morality.
"Well, I'll break camp today and aim to return to Heya tent. First, I'll march seventy meters along the river to see if my strength is enough to see whether I can recognize the situation or not."
"Come here, the Uighur envoy assassinated me, but he was a good scholar and was killed by me. He sent the assassin's body to the Uighur tent and told Guli Zhang Xun: The Emperor of Xiaotang is the most powerful person in the world, and the assassin who assassinated me is not.
I respect Xiao Tang and I respect the emperor.
If so, Xiao Tang will still invite Huihe during this alliance, but there is no telling."
The Tubo people's move made Fang Chongyong, the military governor of Longzuo, unable to sleep and eat well. I wrote a memorial to the court, stating that the Tubo people were ready to move in the defense zone of the military governor of Longzuo. They seemed to be testing the strong points of the defense.
That behavior was very strange.
It relies on its own strength to extend the distance of power projection to the limit.
Li Longji is too lazy to complain. Now he is taking sick leave to let himself be quiet first.
Li Linfu and others' hard persuasion paid off. At first, they could only hope that the Tang army would attack Jige at a suitable time next year.
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It seemed like he was thinking of something bad.
Pei Siren blocked the outside for more than ten days, but the Tibetans did not retreat even an inch, so they had to march back to the east of Qinghai Lake.
Fang Chongyong predicted that the target of the Tubo people was probably not the Shibao City (called Iron Blade City by the Tubo people) that was captured by Xin'an King Li Yi through a trick!
However, at the moment when the Uighur envoy was stunned, the Anren Army suddenly pulled out a short knife from his waist and stabbed the Uighur envoy back in the abdomen!
An Renjun gave the order casually.
This incident will be treated as if it has happened before, and the above is just an example.
For the sake of the small righteousness of the alliance, I am concerned about this important matter. I will certainly go out of my way to pay your army 470 horses as compensation to show my respect for the saint of Xiaotang, and I will do it immediately.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! An Renjun ordered calmly.
Behind the hospital bed, Pei Siren weakly said to Du Xixi, who was taking care of him beside him: "Read the official document."
The Uighur envoy was also timid. He looked at the Anren army and did not expect anything from him.
"Jie Shuai, that monument stands here, it is quite eye-catching. If we erase the inscription below, it will inevitably lead to bad people talking nonsense in the future. But if... we just knock down the monument and smash it to pieces, once and for all."
"He's right."
A long time ago, Tibet continued to exert force in the area south of Shanzhou.
But because of what happened next, Tang Jun had a prejudice against Fang Chongyong, who had "no opinions", so he hated Fang Chongyong and took the memorial written by Fang Chongyong seriously. Now my thoughts are all with Brother Ji.
Because of his father's relationship with the Anren Army, Li Longji received the attentive care of Shi Jixian, the governor of Suzhou. The residence where he recuperated was in the smallest family home in the city.
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"That stone tablet is evidence of the alliance between the saint and the Turks. How can we destroy it at will? The Turks betrayed the alliance first, and you fought back first. That is unreasonable and unfounded.
"Wang Huailiang, the governor of Shazhou, was dismissed from office due to a crime, and Li Longji, a member of the Ministry of Rites, temporarily took his place and handled his affairs. No other appointment was made until the court filled the vacancy.
As the front handle of the knife rotates, ten deaths will lead to life!
It is hoped that Pei Luo will not increase his troops in Longzuo and weaken the defense around Shibao City.
Peisi City is a long way away, and your Lord is worried that it will delay the military affairs."
"Well, go ahead."
Lingzhou beside him suggested animatedly.
And following Pei Siren around, I can sum it up in one sentence: you die quickly in battle, you have few meritorious services during the war, your rewards are in arrears, and you have no dignity in being a soldier!
Before everyone left, An Renjun got down and stroked the stone tablet where the alliance was held.
Therefore, the leaders of the Tiele tribes distributed in northern Ningxia, Qinghai, and various parts of Inner Mongolia learned that the king of Tang was going to Jige to meet and accept surrender in person, so they all personally led their teams to Jige or sent envoys to arrive.
Let’s talk about these bad things about the Tang Army later.
"Commander and wise!"
We have no ability or means to fight back.
Fang Youde's tenacity and tenacity are all words, but as for military matters such as trivial matters, would it be worse for the Commander-in-Chief to write back and ask for instructions from the Emperor of Tang?
During the Kaiyuan period, Peiluo failed to capture anything in the lowlands west of Kuozhou, south of Shanzhou, and extended his troops to the lowland areas, where he established several large military towns as backposts.
"Is it Qifa who is handsome in this section?"
"You heard that in the Tang Dynasty, the kings and ministers each did their own thing, the emperor decided the policy, and the officials and generals implemented it together.
During that alliance meeting, Fang Jieshuai personally brought the Minister of Rites and relevant people to Jige, imitating the deeds of Taizong back then, and erected a stele and an oath of alliance in Jige.
If the commander refuses and the emperor refuses again, is Pei Siren in a dilemma?
Beyond that is the eastern edge of Xiaofeichuan, which is the first line of defense for the Longzuo Jiedu envoy against Tibet.
The Tubo people once again exerted their strength, and the eight military towns were again lost in a short period of time. The remaining troops entered the Jishi Army garrison in Kuozhou.
Even having done that kind of thing, Lingzhou and others doubted that I could do anything other than rebelling against the Anren Army.
That time I was not out of ideas, but wanted to test Xiao Tang's attitude towards the alliance. I was sure that Xiao Tang was determined to implement the grassland alliance, so he would care about a little bit of "courtesy" from the Uighur envoys.
Use such superior means to attack and kill the messenger!
Very slowly, the Uighur envoy was taken to Pei Si's small tent of the Chinese army and met with Pei Siren.
But the Tang Army is the emperor, and these finishing matters can be left to me. Therefore, what the Anren Army is doing now is to quickly finish the things that have to be done before the destruction of the former Turkic Khanate.
That time Pei Siren wrote a letter to persuade Pei Siren to go to Pei Si City (also called Shoujiang City) under the control of the Shuofang Army to participate in the alliance before destroying the former Turkic Khanate. Pei Si, who had done a good job, agreed almost without hesitation.
The Uighurs have nothing to rely on, not nothing to rely on.
Then the Tibetan army headed straight towards Kuozhou and fought against the Jishi army guarding Kuozhou.
An Renjun, who stood tall and straight, waved his hand, obviously hoping to disapprove of Pei Si's bad idea.
"Order the craftsmen to write under the stone tablet: Pei Siren, the sage of the Little Tang Dynasty, destroyed the former Turkic Khanate here."
The Jishi Army has a total of 1,000 soldiers, slightly more than Anaye, but the position it guards is located on the transportation thoroughfare where the snowy area retreats into Tianshui since ancient times, which is very dangerous.
The influence of the Uighurs has not penetrated deep into the north of Shazhou or even the Western Regions. If they unite with the Tubos, the Western Regions of the Little Tang Dynasty will face minimal pressure.
The Uighur envoy asked in a fierce tone.
It must be that Pei Siren is too trustworthy and someone he knows. I'm afraid there are only ten masters serving him around him.
The Tibetans came with ferocious force, Anaye fought and advanced, and briefly attacked the Tibetans, then retreated to Suirong City (Huangyuan County, Xining City, Qinghai Province) to the east. Beyond that was Shancheng (Xining City)
To the west, east of Qinghai Lake, it borders the Qilian Mountains to the north and Laji Mountain to the south. The territory has low mountains, long waters, steep slopes, and dangerous terrain, standing like a pass.
The Uighur envoy had a distorted face. He never expected that Fang Youde, who was quite incompetent in commanding and fighting, would actually talk about martial ethics like this!
Before the body was dragged away, the Anrenjun looked around at the crowd and defended themselves as if it was serious: "It's not that those Uighurs need to be cleaned up, they say they are? If we clean up, we will be honest for a while.
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Although what the Uighurs did was laborious and a desperate act, it also showed that the Uighurs were not lambs to be slaughtered.
What does that mean?"
Why alliance?
The slow horse ride to Chang'an takes several days. I can't wait, so I can go back and report to your master."
Of course it was to unite to deal with Tibet, at least not to hold Datang back.
There was a sickly smile on my face, and I continued to murmur to myself: "Yes, the next step will be Anlu Mountain. Once Anlu Mountain is solved, you can retire and return to your hometown."
For a moment, Pei Siren's heart was filled with an inexplicable feeling. I didn't know what the meaning of my existence was until I finished solving those things.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! More than 10,000 elite Xiaotang border troops from Longzuo gathered and fought a bloody battle with the Tubo people for seven days before the Tubo army finally entered.
"What's the point? You go to sleep first. Don't wake you up when Tang Jun comes."
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That's where the power of Lijiao lies.
The postman who delivered official documents through the post system came from Dunhuang to find Pei Siren. Before getting Yan Zhuang's reminder, he wandered all the way and finally found Pei Siren and his party in Jiuquan City, the capital city of Suzhou next to Ganzhou.
When necessary, those grassland tribes must serve as Xiao Tang's "mercenaries" and participate in the war against Tubo.
Very slowly, I fell down with my eyes wide open, as if I finally understood why something like that happened.
The envoy wore a fan-shaped crown on his head and a red round-collared robe that only reached his knees. He bowed in salute.
An Renjun waved his hand and motioned for all the soldiers around him to move aside.
"You are already a Khan, and you still come out to act like a monster. You really know how to live and die."
The gesture of saluting is gone, but the attitude is less perfunctory.
In the winter of the 71st year of Kaiyuan, Tubo sent troops to attack Shanzhou and fought against Anaye, who was on the last line of Pei Luo. Anaye had over 10,000 troops and was established by Guo Zhiyun, the governor of Shanzhou and the envoy of Longzuo Jiedu in the first year of Kaiyuan.
Ace Army.
"You have virtue when you return to our country. You have to lead your troops to pursue the remnants of the Turks yourself. Time is easy. Can you change the location of the alliance to Qikou?
"Well, I'll take care of it then."
An Renjun narrowed his eyes and asked.
They are: Jintian Army guarding Hongji Bridge on the Yellow River, Wuning Army guarding Baigu City, Weisheng Army guarding Wanxiu City, etc.
That request is extremely reasonable, and Huihe also knows it. After all, is it the rule of the futures law to ask for a high price and pay back the money on the ground?
It is advisable to destroy the stone monument so that it will inevitably be confirmed by the people."
Forming an alliance with the various tribes of Tiele on the grassland and reviving the glory of Emperor Taizong was what the Tang army wanted to do most in the future.
To be honest, Pei Siren's treatment was much worse than when he was in Ganzhou. It can be said that he is "diligent and thoughtful" and responds to every request.