Chapter Five Hundred and Eighty-Three: Victory and Return of Children and Children
Chapter 3
Because it’s so special that you can’t beat it!
But this was the Khan's order and he had to obey it.
Fortunately, the Tang army had been staying far away and did not choose to attack frontally, as if they were looking for opportunities.
Actually, it's not that Li Min doesn't want to fight.
Li Min was still prepared to fight again and continue to scare them.
But he had no choice but to eat large portions of meat and drink milk tea every day these days.
Two days a day is a rare delicacy.
Three or four days was barely bearable.
But now that I eat like this every day, my stomach can't stand it anymore.
Nowadays, many soldiers in the army are suffering from diarrhea to varying degrees.
Other soldiers also began to feel uncomfortable adapting to various situations.
Changes in eating habits will change the flora in the gastrointestinal tract and cause varying degrees of weakness in people.
Now the Tang army's combat effectiveness has dropped by more than a margin.
If we really have to fight head-on, we really can't tell who will win in the end.
In the past, when the Tang Dynasty conquered the grasslands, they always brought their own food and grass.
It’s not like eating big mouthfuls of meat and drinking big bowls of milk every day.
It seems that supporting war with war on the grassland has both advantages and disadvantages!
At this time, Li Min no longer wanted to continue fighting and wanted to retreat.
However, if they retreat like this, once Xue Yantuo discovers their situation.
Their situation may become very dangerous.
They are too deep now. Once they are stuck by Xue Yantuo, the consequences will be really difficult to predict.
Therefore, now Li Min led his army and closely followed Xue Yantuo's army.
The purpose is just to prevent them from becoming suspicious.
After chasing for two days and covering more than 200 miles, Li Min led the army and returned in a hurry.
When they came back this time, Li Min took with him all the herders from the tribes they passed along the way.
The herdsmen of these tribes were all killed because of their cattle, sheep and horses. They couldn't leave even if they wanted to on the vast grassland.
If they had to move by walking, they would have so many things in each house, and they don’t know how long it would take them to move out.
Furthermore, where can they go?
They have lost all their livestock, and their last hope in life has been completely eliminated.
They had no choice but to wait for death in the tribe.
So, when Tang Jun came again and wanted to take them away together.
Many herdsmen felt a sense of gratitude in their hearts.
Although everything they had was brought to them by the Tang Army.
But they are in a hostile relationship, so there is nothing wrong with them doing this.
But taking them away now will save their lives no matter what.
These tribes have lost all their livestock and can only rely on walking.
In terms of speed, of course it is much slower.
Fortunately, all the livestock of their tribe were slaughtered and processed into food rations.
They didn't have to worry about eating or drinking while on the road.
Along the way, we took away all the Xueyantuo herdsmen who passed by on the road in the future tense.
In the end, there were more than 50,000 people.
If we add the more than 30,000 Xueyantuo soldiers who were captured initially, this time, they captured a total of 120,000 of their people.
When I went there, it only took a little over a month.
When we came back, it took more than four months to bring everyone out.
When I went there, it was early summer, and when I came back, it was already winter.
This time, the battle against Xue Yantuo.
The Tang Dynasty destroyed Xue Yantuo's 120,000 troops and captured Xue Yantuo's 120,000 horses.
He drove the Xueyantuo tribe all the way to the north of Saibei.
As for Datang, the number of casualties was only five to six thousand.
Looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, few people could achieve such a great victory.
Well, that was the last battle between the King of Shu and the invasion of the Dashi Empire, which can barely be compared.
When I came back, the imperial court had sent a large army to take in the prisoners.
The other four troops were temporarily seconded from places near Shuozhou.
At this time, all returned to the original army.
The only thing Li Min brought with him was the 50,000 Yizhou Army led by Wang Fangyi.
Among the 50,000 Yizhou troops, they had the fewest casualties among the entire army.
The Tang Dynasty's 250,000-strong army suffered 5,000 or 6,000 casualties.
The casualties of the Yizhou Army were only less than a hundred people.
It can be said that their casualties were less than one-tenth.
In the past few years, the military uniforms of the Tang Dynasty army have been continuously improved and became very sophisticated.
But the uniforms of the Yizhou Army are undoubtedly the best.
At the same time, the Yizhou Army's training intensity, food expenses, and military pay for each soldier were all the best in the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, they can achieve such impressive results.
When Li Min led Wang Fangyi and other major generals into Chang'an.
Emperor Tang Li Shimin personally led the civil and military officials to greet him at the city gate.
When they arrived at the court, Li Shimin generously rewarded the meritorious officials without mentioning them.
Anyway, now the Tang Dynasty has a prosperous people and a strong country, and the national treasury is full of money.
Li Shimin was also generous with rewards. From generals to soldiers, everyone received generous rewards.
All the surviving soldiers were smiling from ear to ear.
What do they do as soldiers?
Isn't it just to get promoted to a higher position and to have a wife?
Now, almost everyone's dream has come true.
Sure enough, I still have to follow King Shu, so I can have meat to eat and milk to drink!
Of course, among these people, only the King of Shu, Li Min, cared least about rewards.
Because his official position is now almost unblockable.
Reward money?
Well, the richest person in the entire Tang Dynasty is probably His Highness the King of Shu, right?
Therefore, Li Min, the king of Shu, did not even care about what his reward was.
Li Shimin also seemed to feel a little sorry for the King of Shu. In the end, he directly handed him the task of arranging the prisoners of Xue Yantuo.
After conferring the reward, Li Min went to the Hanxiang Hall to pay homage to his mother, Concubine Yang.
After not seeing each other for several months, when Concubine Yang saw Li Min, she couldn't help but hold his hand tightly and wouldn't let go.
The eye circles were red and filled with tears.
"Ming'er, you've endured hardship these past few months fighting on the grasslands!"
"You must have been having trouble eating and sleeping in the past few months, right? Let me see, have you lost weight?"
"You - Huh? Why are you so fat?"
Li Min chuckled and said, "Concubine, you don't know, on the grassland, there is nothing else to eat but meat every day. How can you not gain weight?"
"Oh, you don't know. I've been eating meat and drinking milk tea all day, and it almost made me vomit! Now, my son, I just want to eat pasta and vegetables!"
After listening to Li Min's words, Concubine Yang couldn't help but said distressedly: "Yes, yes, yes! Just wait, my mother will order someone to do it for you right now!"
Now Concubine Yang's status in the harem can be said to be that the mother is as valuable as the son.
With the rise of the King of Shu, Concubine Yang's status also rose.
Four years ago, there were two young imperial concubines, Concubine Lu and Concubine Ji, competing with her for favor.
But as the Lu family committed crimes, Concubine Lu was also thrown into the cold palace.
Although Concubine Ji was not implicated, Li Shimin's attitude towards her was not as good as before.
Concubine Ji has been completely labeled as a member of the Cui family.
I am deeply wary of the fifth surname Qiwang, well, now I have become the fourth surname Liuwang.
Therefore, after the death of Queen Changsun, Concubine Yang is now vaguely headed in the harem.
Concubine Yang is not a queen now, but she is still a queen.
Under Concubine Yang's order, a sumptuous meal was placed on the table in a short time.
Concubine Yang looked at Li Min and said kindly: "Min'er, the food is ready, you can eat it quickly!"
Li Min nodded and said: "How can I finish eating so many dishes? Concubine, you can eat too!"
Concubine Yang smiled and said: "Concubine, I'm not hungry. I just watch you eat. Eat quickly!"
Li Min chuckled and said, "Concubine, I'm not polite!"
Go ahead, pick up the rice, fill it with a few chopsticks of vegetables, and start eating.
He looks like a refugee who hasn't had enough to eat in several years.
In fact, it's not surprising that Li Min was eating like this. On the grassland, he ate meat every day, which really made him vomit.
Now I can eat rice and vegetables, and they immediately feel extremely sweet.
Concubine Yang, who was sitting next to her, saw her son eating like this. How much hardship had he endured and how much sin had he suffered?
Unknowingly, Concubine Yang's eye circles began to turn red.
But it was not just Shu King Li Min who was like this.
When the soldiers from the four seconded armies had just returned to their headquarters, there was still the scene of today's 50,000-strong army in Yizhou having a meal.
Each soldier held a bowl of rice, put a few chopsticks and vegetables into the bowl, then picked up the bowl and ate it.
From the looks of it, he was definitely a refugee who had been hungry for seven or eight days without eating.
On average, a soldier only needs less than three bowls of rice.
But today, at least five bowls of rice were eaten.
This directly led to the fact that the rice cooked in the military camp was not enough to eat.
I had no choice but to turn on the heat again and cook the second pot of rice.
After eating, every soldier was holding his bulging belly and basically couldn't stand up.
But everyone's face was full of satisfaction.
Not to mention them, even their King of Shu is no exception at this time.
Li Min, the king of Shu, was exhausted at this time.
Holding her belly, she sat back on the Zhenguan chair, looking contented.
Seeing this scene, Concubine Yang felt both funny and distressed.
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After staying one night in Chang'an, Li Min and Wang Fangyi couldn't wait to board the train to Yizhou on the second day.
As for his 50,000-strong army, one cart would definitely not be able to pull it.
It will take about ten days to return to Yizhou in batches.
Wang Fangyi has already arranged these things, so Li Min doesn't need to worry about them anymore.
Now, Li Min is really ready to return home.
Counting the time, my three children were born long ago, and they should all be one month old now.
As a husband and father, I am really incompetent.
When they gave birth, they didn't stay with them.
When the child first came into this world, we did not witness it together.
Li Min felt very ashamed of them.
Along the way, Li Min felt that the train was extremely slow.
What kind of train is this? Why is it so slow?
Can't it go any faster?
No, I need to speed it up immediately when I turn around.
It would be great if there were planes!
If there was a plane, he would have flown back home by now.
During Li Min's extremely torturous waiting, the train finally arrived at Yizhou Station.
As soon as they arrived at the station, before the train even stopped, Li Min rushed to the door impatiently.
As soon as the car door opened, Li Min couldn't wait to jump out of the car.
Outside, Li Yuanfang drove to the station to pick him up.
Originally, as the commander of Li Min's guards, Li Yuanfang had to follow him in this battle to protect his safety.
But Li Min didn't take Li Yuanfang with him.
As the commander-in-chief of the Tang army, if he could not guarantee his own safety in the army, then Li Min's position as commander-in-chief would have been in vain.
Li Min asked Li Yuanfang to stay at home to protect the safety of several ladies at the Jiedushi's house.
This time Li Min returned, and Li Yuanfang personally drove to pick her up.
This time, it was not just Li Yuanfang who came alone and in a car.
Two cars in front cleared the way, and two cars behind them cut off.
Counting the car driven by Li Yuanfang, there were five cars in front and behind, forming a mighty convoy.
Under Li Min's order, the speed of these five vehicles could be described as lightning fast.
In almost the time it took to drink a cup of tea, five cars drove into the Jiedushi's mansion.
Soon, we arrived at the backyard.
Before the car stopped, Li Min couldn't wait to open the door and jump out of the car.
As soon as he raised his eyes, he saw his wife Qin Mengxin, Wu Meiniang, Xue Xiaoxiao, Xu Hui, Cui Yingying and Liu Zhi, all welcoming him outside the door.
Among them, Qin Mengxin, Wu Meiniang and Xue Xiaoxiao all held a baby in their arms.
Seeing this scene, Li Min's heart almost melted.
Li Min strode to the ladies and stretched out his arms emotionally, ready to hug them.
Then I realized awkwardly that, well, the wife was a bit too much and her arms were a bit short, so she couldn’t hold her at all.
Li Min couldn't help but said: "Madams, I'm back and I've made you feel wronged."
Qin Mengxin's eyes were red with tears in her eyes. She looked at Li Min and said affectionately: "My husband is back safely, and I feel relieved. Everything is fine when we are at home. Just don't worry, husband."
Wu Meiniang's charming big eyes looked at Li Min closely, and her charming look almost melted Li Min.
"Husband, Ronger has never met her father before!"
After hearing Wu Meiniang's words, Li Min quickly stepped forward and picked up his daughter from Wu Meiniang's hands.
This was Li Min's first time holding a baby, and she was extremely nervous.
Li Min didn't know where to put his hands, but under Wu Meiniang's guidance, Li Min carefully picked up his daughter.
Xiao Rong'er was just one month old, and the down on her face was clearly visible.
Those big eyes look very much like Wu Meiniang's.
She put a little index finger in her mouth and sucked it, it was so cute.
Seeing the little guy's cute look, Li Min felt that his heart was about to melt.
The little guy raised his eyes and glanced at Li Min. He didn't know what he thought of, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Wow, she smiled, she saw me laughing, haha! Haha!"
"Wow...wow..."
As a result, the little guy burst into tears when he was so frightened by Li Min.
Seeing the little guy crying with tears all over his face, Li Min felt heartbroken.
"Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry. Sister-in-law, can you just stop crying?"
Wu Meiniang was amused by Li Min. She took Rong'er from Li Min and handed it to the nanny next to her.
The wet nurse lifted up her skirt, turned to one side, and breastfed Ronger without restraint.
Tasting the sweet milk, Xiao Rong'er quickly stopped crying and ate the milk with concentration.
At this time, the wives of large families would not breastfeed themselves after giving birth, but would hire a special wet nurse to breastfeed.
Because as soon as you breastfeed, your body will be out of shape, mainly the feeding tools, which will shrink and sag.
As the most powerful prince in the Tang Dynasty, it would certainly be like this after the wife of Jiedushi gave birth.
In fact, Li Min himself does not quite agree with this approach.
It is better if the mother feeds the baby herself, and it can also deepen the relationship.
But everyone is doing this, so Li Min naturally won't say anything more about this matter.
Li Min couldn't help but ask Wu Meiniang: "Meiniang, is her name Ronger?"
Wu Meiniang said with a smile: "Husband, Rong'er's name is still waiting for you! Even her nickname, I am ready for you to help me pick it up! But there must always be a name, so...
I chose such a name first. If your husband doesn’t think it sounds good, he will choose another one.”
Li Min laughed and said: "It sounds good. I like the name Ronger very much. If your nickname is Ronger, then your name should be Li Lirong!"
After Li Min finished speaking, Wu Meiniang said happily: "Thank you husband for giving me the name."
At this time, Xue Xiaoxiao also walked to Li Min holding a child.
Xue Xiaoxiao said to the infant child: "Shitou, you haven't met your father yet! Look, this is your father!"
This is my son!
However, Li Min really wanted to complain about Xue Xiaoxiao's name.
Although he is a boy, isn't this name too casual?
What's not good to call it? Do you have to call it a stone?
Of course, Li Min can actually understand why Xue Xiaoxiao chose such a name.
Because Xue Xiaoxiao grew up among the people, it is very popular among the people to give their children a nickname.
Because it’s easy to make a living with a cheap name.
When children are young, they are prone to die due to poor medical conditions.
Some common people feel that the souls of their children are not yet intact, and the ghosts in the underworld are intent on seducing these children's souls!
If you give your child a loud name, maybe the child's soul will be taken away.
Therefore, they all like to give their children nicknames.
For example, stones, dog eggs, dog leftovers, wood, etc.
Anyway, as long as it's not a human being, you can fool any ghosts.
In fact, not only the people, but also the imperial palace will be affected by this statement.
It seems that an emperor of the Han Dynasty was nicknamed Zhi'er, which means pig.
Li Min was thinking wildly in his mind while taking the child from Xue Xiaoxiao's hand.
Holding the child close to him, he suddenly felt like flesh and blood are connected with each other and blood is thicker than water.
But this little guy raised his head and glanced at Li Min, obviously not interested in him.
He lowered his head, chewed his fingers and started playing.
At this time, Xue Xiaoxiao couldn't help but said to Li Min: "Husband, I don't know how to give him a name, so you should help him choose a nice name."
Li Min laughed and said: "The name Shitou is really not pleasant. Why not call it Baoyu! Both the nickname and the nickname are this."
Hearing Li Min's words, Xue Xiaoxiao couldn't help but said excitedly: "Husband, this name sounds nice! Baoyu sounds nice, thank you, husband, thank you, husband!"
Baoyu is actually a type of stone.
Li Min also changed the name Baoyu based on the stone that Xue Xiaoxiao picked up.
Next to her, when Qin Mengxin heard this name, her body could not help but stiffen slightly.
Looking at the infant child, I couldn't help but feel a sad feeling in my heart.
Xue Xiaoxiao happily took Baoyu from Li Min's hand.
The next moment, Li Min didn't wait for Qin Mengxin to come over, walked up to them, stretched out his arms, and hugged both of them.
In front of many sisters, Qin Mengxin suddenly became shy when her husband hugged her in public.
Of course, I am still very sweet inside.
Next, Li Min took the little guy from Qin Meng's arms.
This little guy's eyebrows and eyes look very similar to his, and his nose and mouth are more like Qin Mengxin's.
Looking at the little guy, Li Min couldn't help but smile and asked: "Little guy, tell your father, what is your name?"
Qin Mengxin smiled slightly and said: "Husband, I gave him a nickname named Tianci."
God-given?
This name is quite interesting.
Qin Mengxin then said: "Husband, since you are here, give Tianci a good name!"
Li Min thought for a moment and said, "Let's call him Haoran!"
Hearing this name, Qin Meng couldn't help but be overjoyed and said quickly: "Haoran? What a good name!"
When Qin Mengxin heard the name Li Baoyu just now, she felt a little uneasy.
Baoyu Baoyu, as precious as jade, shows that the husband loves this son very much.
This made Qin Mengxin very uneasy.
Therefore, it becomes very important for a husband to name his son.
When she heard the name Haoran, Qin Mengxin was completely relieved.
Haoran is upright!
This name is obviously better than Baoyu.
And the little guy Tianci stared at Li Min curiously with his big black eyes blinking.
After watching for a long time, he actually stretched out a small arm to catch Li Min.
At this moment, Li Min felt that his heart was about to melt.
He quickly lifted the little guy up and put his face close to it.
The little guy stretched out his hand and touched Li Min's face, looking very curious.
The feeling of those chubby little hands touching your face is simply not to be mentioned.
At this moment, a little girl with pink makeup and jade hair jumped up to her.
When she saw Li Min, she couldn't help but shout in surprise: "Brother, you're back! It's so great! I've missed you these past few months!"
"Huh? Big brother, my God-given brother is so cute. Put him down quickly and let me see!"
The little girl who came was none other than five-year-old Shangguan Wan'er.
However, Li Min couldn't help but roll his eyes at her title.
Let’s not talk about what she calls her big brother, there is a difference of two generations.
Besides, she called Tianci her younger brother. This is my son.
If you call me that, my son and I have become brothers?
What kind of bad name is this?
Li Min squatted down, rolled his eyes and said to Shangguan Wan'er: "You call me eldest brother, and you call him younger brother? What kind of seniority are you talking about!"
Shangguan Wan'er's big dark eyes moved a few times, and she tilted her head and thought for a long time.
Then he couldn't help but said: "Yeah, it's wrong to call it that."
Then he held Tianci's little hand and said with a smile: "Come on, call aunt!"
Oops!
You will be able to take advantage of the situation.
However, this little girl is really cute with her pink makeup.
She could call her whatever she wanted, and Li Min didn't bother to care about her.
