At this point, the entire Nanzhao had been captured by the Tang Dynasty.
And the time is approaching the end of the year.
Of course, Li Min would not let Tubo go so easily, but at least years ago, Li Min was not prepared to take action against Tubo.
As for the entire Nanzhao, Li Min decided to hand it over to Duan Yutong.
In fact, now Li Min can completely bring the entire Nanzhao into his own territory.
But in this case, Nanzhao is attacking Datang, and his excuse for going to war with Nanzhao will disappear.
By then, if Li Shimin issued an edict to ask him to leave, Li Min would not have such a good excuse.
Failure to obey orders is an open rebellion.
It is very likely that there will be a war with the entire Tang Dynasty.
Of course, Li Min was confident that he could protect himself.
It can even defeat them.
But with war, there will be countless casualties, and countless people will suffer.
This is what Li Min doesn't want to see.
In this case, we might as well hand over the entire Nanzhao to Duan Yutong and let her be the queen of the entire Nanzhao.
Now, almost all of Nanzhao's soldiers have been killed.
Duan Yutong had to rely on the army of Tang Dynasty to rule the entire Nanzhao.
And the recruitment and training of troops required the help of the Tang army to complete it.
In fact, Duan Yutong was a puppet pushed out by the King of Shu.
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"Yutong, now the entire Nanzhao has been defeated. Your father is gone, and now you can only take over Nanzhao! But don't worry, I will avenge your father's revenge! Wait until next year,
Tubo must pay the price!"
Hearing Li Min's words, Duan Yutong was completely stunned.
What?
What did brother just say?
Are you saying that I will take over Nanzhao?
But, how is this possible?
In fact, from the moment her father died, she was just a subjugated princess.
This means that Nanzhao no longer has much to do with her.
But what she never expected was that her brother actually decided to hand over Nanzhao to her.
Duan Yutong gratefully said to Li Min: "Brother, how can I, a weak woman, manage the entire Nanzhao? I, I..."
Li Min smiled and said: "Yutong, don't worry, I will help you! This is also my promise to your father!"
Under Li Min's persuasion, Duan Yutong finally agreed to become the queen of Nanzhao.
However, Duan Yutong also made a condition to Li Min.
That is, when she went to Nanzhao to ascend the throne, she asked her brother to accompany her.
Li Min readily agreed to her request.
The little girl has never experienced such a big scene and wants him to help the platform.
Li Min can understand this feeling.
The New Year is almost here, but the country cannot be left without its owner for a day.
Li Min is still planning to accompany Duan Yutong to take office before the year.
After all, the sooner Nanzhao stabilizes, the better.
Nanzhao's 60,000-strong army, Li Min decided to keep Wang Fangyi's 30,000-strong army.
Thirty thousand troops were enough to suppress the entire Nanzhao.
The 30,000 troops purchased by Xi Jun were temporarily stationed in Nanzhao and could attack Tubo at any time.
Accompanied by Li Min, Duan Yutong performed the ceremony of enthroning herself as queen.
Although Nanzhao was beaten into a sieve by the Tang Dynasty, the massacre of their troops also made them very frightened.
But this nation still has a xenophobic mentality.
And now, I didn't expect that Princess Yutong would eventually become the queen.
This is good news for the people of Nanzhao as a whole.
At the very least, it didn't fall into the hands of outsiders.
The enthronement ceremony will be held soon.
Princess Yutong, surrounded by everyone, became the Queen of Nanzhao.
Next, naturally, many ministers were awarded.
These ministers are the Queen's team, Duan Yutong, because every one of them will be awarded by her personally.
Of course, these ministers are naturally led by the old men of Mengxunzhao.
After all, they are the only ones Duan Yutong trusts and is most familiar with.
Only for those insignificant positions, Duan Yutong selected talents from other tribes.
At this point, Nanzhao was completely unified, and the Nanzhao Kingdom was officially established.
In order to thank the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty for his great help in the unification of Nanzhao.
On that day, Queen Duan Yutong of Nanzhao personally hosted a banquet in honor of the King of Shu of the Tang Dynasty.
And during the banquet, Queen Duan Yutong even sent everyone away.
He sat next to the King of Shu in the Tang Dynasty and solicited wine.
The colorful sleeves held the jade cup diligently, but in those days, I was drunk and blushing.
At the end of the drink, Li Min drank a little too much and felt that his whole body was unbearably hot, as if something unexpected had happened.
After Li Min woke up, he realized that something had really happened.
He was lying on Queen Nanzhao's dragon bed, and he was wearing no clothes.
If that was all, that would be all. However, Duan Yutong, the Queen of Nanzhao, was walking beside him without any clothes on.
Faintly, Li Min could still recall what the two of them had done.
It seems that this matter is a bit big, Li Min couldn't help but sigh.
…
Fortunately, Queen Nanzhao did not insist on pestering him, nor did she insist on marrying him.
Duan Yutong even said that she drugged the wine beforehand just to leave a good memory for herself.
And she will always stay in Nanzhao and will not pester him.
Li Min stayed for another three days. After three concubines, Li Min left.
Then, another eighteen-year-old farewell was staged.
After the reluctant parting, Duan Yutong returned to the palace with a heavy heart.
This time, I think I can get pregnant, right?
And if you get pregnant, it will definitely be a boy!
This is an ancestral secret recipe among their tribe. As long as you take this medicine on a specific day, the chance of pregnancy will be greatly increased, and the pregnancy will definitely be a boy.
Well, after my son is born, I will pass the throne to him, and then I can do other things, hehe.
Duan Yutong originally thought that being a queen would be a very hard job.
But she soon discovered that it was not hard at all.
Because King Shu left her a very excellent and efficient team.
They will quickly categorize everything.
They take care of the little things themselves.
For big things, they will give their own analysis and have different handling methods for her to choose from.
And she just needs to make a choice.
Even if she wants to be lazy, she can leave all these things to her subordinates.
Because they will handle it more perfectly than themselves.
Of course, if she has a strong desire for control, she can actually take all the rights away.
Duan Yutong felt that except for the military power, which was difficult for her to touch, other political powers were actually within her control.
At this time, Duan Yutong was only thinking about how to protect her pregnancy, and she was too lazy to care about political affairs.
After leaving everything to his subordinates to handle, Duan Yutong felt vaguely that she was really pregnant!
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After Li Min returned, the New Year was over.
Before you know it, another year has passed.
In February, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty ordered the generals to send troops to Luoyang.
Xiao Yu was left to guard Luoyang Palace.
In March, Li Shimin arrived in Dizhou.
Then let Wei King Li Tai stay and guard the country.
In the original historical trajectory, Li Shimin had already designated Li Zhi as the crown prince.
But in this world, Li Shimin has not decided on the position of prince yet.
First, it is different from the original historical trajectory.
In the original historical trajectory, Wei King Li Tai had no other competitors, so he was extremely inflated.
But now, Qi King Li Ke, especially Shu King Li Min, are his strong competitors.
In this life, Wei King Li Tai was not so arrogant.
Li Shimin had originally considered whether to make King Wei the crown prince.
However, once the King of Wei is established as the crown prince, it is very likely that the King of Shu, Li Min, will be directly opposed.
Now, Li Shimin had to consider the influence of Shu King Li Min.
Two of his sons have rebelled, which is a huge slap in the face for Li Shimin, who has always been strong.
Fortunately, neither Li You nor the former prince Li Chengqian.
The consequences of their rebellion were extremely limited.
But if Li Min, the king of Shu, rebelled, things would be very different.
Not only was Li Min's strength unfathomable, he even made good friends with many generals in the court.
If he rebelled, Li Shimin was not even sure whether he would succeed.
Therefore, Li Shimin did not dare to establish a prince unless he was completely sure that he could control the king of Shu.
The identity of the crown prince was not established, and Wei King Li Tai was also very anxious.
But this time, his father actually asked him to stay behind. Was this a disguised recognition of his identity as the prince?
Li Tai couldn't help but be overjoyed.
In April, the army came to Xuantu.
Li Shiji captured Gaimou City in one fell swoop, captured more than 20,000 people, and obtained more than 100,000 shi of food.
Li Shimin came to Peiping via Youzhou.
Xi Bian, the governor of Cangzhou, was executed for corruption and bending the law.
Zhang Liang's troops crossed the sea from Donglai to attack Besha City and captured more than 8,000 people until they reached the Yalu River.
Li Shiji sent troops and rushed to Liaodong City.
At this time, Gao Li finally became frightened.
Goryeo sent 40,000 cavalry to prepare to rescue Liaodong.
Generals such as Li Shiji and Li Daozong defeated Goryeo's reinforcements and killed more than a thousand people.
Li Shimin crossed the Liao River directly and demolished the bridge.
Crossing the river and burning down the bridge showed Li Shimin's determination and there was no way out.
Li Shiji attacked Liaodong City. Li Shimin personally led his elite troops to join forces with it and surrounded Liaodong City.
In the end, the city was defeated, more than 10,000 defenders were killed, more than 40,000 people were captured, and the name of the city was changed to Liaozhou.
Then he went on to attack Baiyan City. Li Simo was hit by a crossbow arrow, and Taizong's relatives sucked his blood;
…
At this time, in Jiannan Road of the Tang Dynasty, Li Min assembled a total of 110,000 troops in Jiannan Road to jointly attack Tubo.
In last year's war, Tubo lost more than 40,000 troops.
At this time, his total strength was still 150,000.
Although he was on the defensive side, his total military strength was greater than that of the Tang Dynasty.
But for some reason, Songtsen Gampo always felt unsafe in his heart.
He even regrets it very much now. Why did he go against Datang in the first place?
Why send troops to attack Nanzhao?
How wonderful it would have been if we had not attacked Nanzhao last year!
Datang may not necessarily attack us, right?
But, it’s too late to say anything now!
And Datang's attack speed was really too fast.
It was almost to the point where Songtsan Gampo and the Imperial Preceptor Zhang Jianghe were completely caught off guard.
In the first battle, they planned to rely on the geographical advantage and their superior cavalry to give Datang a powerful showdown.
But what they didn't expect was that in the first war, they were beaten stupid13.
The Tang Dynasty used the cooperation of chariots, cavalry and infantry to exert terrifying combat power.
In the first battle, almost all the 10,000 cavalrymen of Tibet were wiped out.
This battle made Tubo truly realize the huge gap between them and the Tang army.
Next, Tubo was completely beaten into isolation.
He no longer dared to fight with the Tang Dynasty in the wild. He closed the city gate and defended it to the death.
Tubo also learned enough experience and lessons from the battlefield in Nanzhao.
The cities of Tubo were taller and more solid than those of Nanzhao.
If the Tang Dynasty tried to attack them again by attacking Nanzhao, it would be difficult to succeed.
Now that there is not much difference in the strength of the two sides, the Tubo army actually still has a certain advantage. With their defense, I believe they cannot stop the Tang Dynasty's attack.
But they soon discovered that they seemed to have really thought too much.
In the first siege, Datang's attack speed was no slower than when it attacked Nanzhao.
This time they did not choose to steal the city at night and directly used giant catapults.
It only took a few huge rocks to blast through their city gate.
Next, the Tang army quickly entered the city.
In the ensuing street battle, the Tang army's combat effectiveness was actually sharper than in the field battle.
The terrain of street fighting is narrower and the space for hiding is smaller.
Whether it was the crossbows or the sharpness of the weapons of the Tang army, it was difficult for them to compare with them.
Soon, the city was broken and all the Tibetan soldiers defending the city were killed.
As for the people of Tubo, as long as they were obedient, Tang Junqiu would do nothing wrong.
In just ten days, the Tang Dynasty conquered ten cities in a row.
Slaughtered 50,000 Tibetan defenders.
At this point, there are less than 90,000 Tibetan troops left.
As for the Tang Dynasty's 110,000-strong army, there was basically no attrition.
The disparity in strength between the two sides has become wider and wider.
So far, more than one-third of Tubo's territory has been occupied by the Yizhou Army.
The good news is that next, the terrain of Tubo will become higher and higher, and the terrain will become more complex and changeable.
The chariot formations of the Tang Dynasty may not be of much use anymore.
However, Datang's endless fighting methods caught them by surprise.
Neither Songtsen Gampo nor their national advisor Zhang Jianghe was even remotely sure whether they could withstand the Tang Dynasty's attack.
Fortunately, Datang slowed down the pace of its attack at this time.
It seems that Datang is being repaired and digested.
Once the city they occupied is digested, it will probably be time for both sides to come to terms with each other.
In fact, the main reason why Li Min was not in a hurry to attack was to allow the Tang army to gradually adapt.
The terrain of Tubo is complex and changeable, making it difficult to attack?
Li Min felt that maybe Songtsen Gampo and the others were thinking too much.
Li Min's main concern was altitude sickness in Tubo.
In the battle between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo, why did the Tang Dynasty fail to capture Tubo?
Altitude sickness is one of the important factors.
After the Tang army entered the plateau, their combat effectiveness was greatly reduced by the terrifying altitude sickness.
It can even lose 70% of its combat effectiveness.
In this state, it is difficult to defeat the Tibetan soldiers.
And Li Min was giving the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty time to adapt.
The main thing is to do some adaptive exercise and then take Gaoyuanan oral liquid.
Of course, this oral liquid is actually a big pot of soup, and everyone must take it on time every day.
After five to seven days of adaptation, 99% of the soldiers gradually began to adapt.
For those few soldiers who could not adapt, Li Min directly withdrew all of them.
Some people, or those suffering from certain diseases, cannot stay on the plateau for a long time.
The soldiers who were replaced were still very unwilling and upset...
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Tubo and Zhang Jianghe looked pale and asked their Zanpu to punish him with death.
In the Battle of Nanzhao, the reason why Tubo joined forces was because of his instigation.
Without his instigation, Songtsen Gampo would not have sent troops.
Zhang Jianghe begged their Zanpu, placing all the blame on him, and then handed him over to Datang for disposal.
If they give Datang a certain amount of compensation, maybe Datang will let them go.
Because historically, the rulers of the Central Plains have not looked down upon these remote places.
The rulers of the Central Plains believed that they controlled the most fertile land.
As for their barren land, they have no interest at all.
Through this method, we may be able to get an opportunity for Datang to withdraw its troops.
And this is almost their only solution.
After receiving the report from the National Preceptor Zhang Jianghe, Songtsen Gampo fell into silence.
The Imperial Master's method really moved his heart.
If they can really solve the Tibetan crisis, sacrificing one person from the Imperial Guard is an acceptable plan.
But Songtsen Gampo had an intuition in his heart that the King of Shu would not let them go this time.
If he really hands over the national army, but the King of Shu refuses to retreat, then he will completely lose the hearts of the people.
After some comprehensive consideration, Songtsen Gampo not only did not punish Zhang Jianghe, but still trusted Zhang Jianghe.
Zhang Jianghe was still ordered to command all the Tibetan armies to resist the Tang Dynasty.
Zamp's kindness made Zhang Jianghe burst into tears of gratitude.
Zhang Jianghe asked to see Songtsen Gampo. After thanking Songtsen Gampo, he couldn't help but said to Songtsen Gampo:
"Zanpu, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to withstand King Shu's offensive. We must find other ways to save ourselves."
After hearing what Zhang Jianghe said, Songtsen Gampo quickly asked: "Master, please tell me, what should we do?"
Zhang Jianghe couldn't help but said: "My subordinates think that, first, the princess can beg for mercy from the King of Shu. Of course, this hope is very small. It is just a matter of doing one's best and obeying fate."
"The second is that we can express our willingness to become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty."
"Now, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty is very jealous of the King of Shu. I'm afraid he doesn't want the King of Shu to capture Tubo."
"Because once the King of Shu captures Tubo, the King of Shu will control Nanzhao, Tuyuhun, Tubo, and Jiannan Road."
"This large area is not only equal to half of the Tang Dynasty, but it is not far behind."
"As long as we can hold on for a few months, Li Shimin will definitely accept us as a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty and order the King of Shu to withdraw."
After hearing Zhang Jianghe's plan, Songtsan Gampo couldn't help but nod his head.
Yes, this is indeed true!
Although in this case, they would become a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty, but it would be better than subjugating the country, right?
Immediately, Songtsen Gampo immediately sent out men and began to deploy.
On the princess's side, in fact, it was long before Songtsen Gampo began to deploy.
The Princess of Tubo asked to see the King of Shu many times and tried to plead for mercy.
But Li Min was never seen.
This road has actually been blocked from the beginning.
Submitting credentials to the Tang Dynasty was their only way.
In order to prevent being intercepted by the Tang army, Songtsen Gampo sent thirty envoys in succession, lurking out from different roads.
Although the Tang army is currently attacking Tubo, they are vaguely forming a semi-encirclement posture.
But in fact, Tubo has a vast territory, and it is impossible for this encirclement to be watertight.
Of course, it would be impossible for the Tubo army to pass through these gaps, and they would definitely be discovered by the Tang army.
But if only one person passes, there is a high chance that he can sneak across.
Of course, there is a high chance that the Tang army will catch him.
Among these thirty people, eighteen unlucky ones were captured by the Tang army.
Credentials were found from them and handed over to Li Min.
Seeing these credentials, Li Min smiled slightly.
It seems that Tibet is really anxious now and has resorted to this method.
However, it is a pity that there is one thing that Songtsen Gampo probably doesn’t know, right?
My father is not in the palace now. He is leading the army to attack Goryeo.
The one left behind was King Li Tai of Wei, who was not even a prince.
Faced with such a major event, he simply couldn't make the decision.
This kind of national important matter can only be decided after consulting the emperor.
And by the time he finished asking the emperor for instructions, Tubo had already been captured by his family.
Although the strategy is good, water from afar cannot quench thirst from afar!
This time, Songtsen Gampo may have completely miscalculated!
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In June, Li Shimin marched out from Liaodong to attack Anshi City. Gao Yanshou, the leader of Hosak in the north of Goryeo, led Goryeo with Gao Huizhen, and Mohe sent 150,000 troops to rescue Anshi.
Arriving at a place eight miles east of the city, we relied on the mountains to set up a formation that was more than forty miles long.
Li Shimin commanded Li Shiji, Changsun Wuji and other large armies to advance together. The generals fought bravely to kill the enemy and were invincible.
Goryeo was defeated. In this battle, more than 20,000 Goryeo soldiers were killed.
Yanshou, Huizhen led more than 36,800 people to surrender.
More than 50,000 war horses, more than 50,000 cattle, and tens of thousands of armors were captured.
The whole country of Goryeo was extremely shocked.
A mere small country, now it finally understands the horror of the huge country of the Tang Dynasty.
After several battles, their country, Goryeo, was constantly being rubbed on the head by the Tang Dynasty, without even a decent victory.
Next, Korea had to shrink again.
Relying on the complex terrain in their country, they shrank their heads like turtles and took precautions.
