Chapter 302 Don't play cards according to the script
"Nine years of martial arts..."
Li Hongyun carefully savored this critical time node.
For a history student, the ninth year of Wude is a very sensitive time point.
Because it was in this year that King Qin launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident and successfully killed everyone who threatened his throne.
Therefore, the ninth year of Wude was also the last year of Liang Gaozu's reign.
After King Qin ascended the throne, the reign name was changed to "Zhenguan", which was the rule of Zhenguan that was the most prosperous in civil and martial arts for thousands of years and became a textbook for all emperors and ministers in later generations.
But there is another very important thing in the ninth year of Wude, and that is the Weishui Alliance.
After the Xuanwumen Incident, the Turks got the news and knew that this was the most vulnerable moment for the entire Liang Dynasty.
So Jieli Khan's army came to Chang'an City.
As for how many troops Jieli Khan brought, historical records are unclear. There are records of 400,000, and there are records of 200,000. However, regardless of the specific number, Jieli Khan must have brought almost the entire country's troops.
In addition to Jieli Khan's own core direct troops, he must also have brought a large number of cavalry recruited from various tribes.
Historical records record that Turkic troops formed formations on the other side of the Wei River, with flags flying for dozens of miles.
However, this time did not break out a war that would determine the fate of the two countries. At this time, King Taizong of Liang had already devised a plan to deceive the king. He personally led six cavalry to the Wei River, talked to Jieli Khan across the Wei River, and accused Jieli Khan.
Khan missed the appointment.
Then, Liang Jun arrived and showed his banner behind Taizong.
Jieli Khan saw that Liang Jun's army was so powerful that he did not dare to confront Liang Jun head-on. The two sides signed an alliance at the Weishui River Bridge in the western suburbs of Chang'an City and killed the white horse to form an alliance.
Later, Jieli Khan led the Turkic cavalry back, and the battle ceased.
During this process, Liang Dynasty paid some gold and silk to Jieli Khan. Jieli Khan originally offered three thousand horses and ten thousand sheep, but Taizong did not accept it and asked the Turks to return the money to the invaders.
The people who were taken captive at that time.
As a result, the two sides entered a three-year period of peace until the Turks were destroyed by the Liang Dynasty three years later.
Judging from the specific events at this time, it should be the time when the Turks invaded massively after the Xuanwumen Incident.
"Could it be said that the people playing the role this time are Turks?
"Probably not, after all, we have never played a foreign race in "Dark Sand"."
Li Hongyun subconsciously thought that he would play Liang Taizong's enemy this time, but then he thought again and thought it was unlikely.
In "Dark Sand", players have never played as a foreign race. This is one of the reasons. The more important reason is that if you play as Jieli Khan, it is simply too easy to win.
Before the Weishui Alliance, the Turks' series of military operations can be said to be the pinnacle of Jieli Khan's life.
It is no exaggeration to say that if Liang Taizong was removed from history, the Liang Dynasty in its heyday would cease to exist. Not only that, the whole of China might early enter the dark period of the Qi Dynasty when it was ravaged and ruled by foreigners.
Under the general situation at that time, the battle for hegemony between the Liang Dynasty and the Turks would directly determine the situation of the entire world and the future historical direction of China.
The Eastern Turks were the backing force of various separatist warlords in the early years of the Liang Dynasty, and were also the source of war in the interior.
This black hand continues to add fuel to the flames and weaken the Central Plains.
After the various forces supported by the Eastern Turks were destroyed by the King of Qin and the Central Plains were unified, the Eastern Turks finally could no longer sit still. They came from behind the scenes to the front and invaded frequently, continuing to disrupt the stability and development of the new Central Plains regime.
Of course, from the perspective of the Turks, this is a life-and-death war, and it is understandable to be ruthless against a sworn enemy.
There is no possibility of peaceful coexistence between the two sides. Either you will destroy me, or I will destroy you.
Peace is nothing more than a temporary truce.
What's interesting is that both sides have experienced each other's weakest period.
The Xuanwumen Incident was the period when the entire Liang Dynasty was at its weakest. The top officials had just been in chaos due to political struggles, and the country had just recovered from the continuous warlord melee, and the number of household registrations had dropped sharply.
Moreover, there were constant natural disasters recorded during the Zhenguan period, which shows that the situation during the Wude period should not have been much better.
On the other hand, the Eastern Turks are actually in the process of evolving from a loose nomadic tribal khanate to a higher-level political entity.
The East Turks' tents have pressed south to Dingxiang, and a large number of Central Plains people have joined them. The separatist forces in the Central Plains have also been granted titles by the East Turks, and the Turks' political system is constantly being formalized.
Jieli Khan was working hard to build his own centralized model, and this behavior triggered a backlash from the Turkic nobles.
Coupled with natural disasters, it gives people the feeling that East Turkestan is suffering from internal and external troubles.
But in fact, if Jieli Khan can really survive this most dangerous stage and successfully integrate the internal affairs, then when he comes back again, he will be a behemoth even more terrifying than the Jin Kingdom that Qi Dynasty faced.
Under such circumstances, Jieli Khan went outside Chang'an City the same month that Liang Taizong ascended the throne. He successfully appeared in the core and most deadly area of the Liang Dynasty when it was at its weakest.
If the Liang Dynasty loses this battle, the entire city of Chang'an will be destroyed.
And the humiliation of the "Jingping Incident" hundreds of years later may be staged in advance.
If Li Hongyun is asked to play the role of Jieli Khan, then he doesn't have to do anything. He can directly command Army A to go up and be done with it.
As long as he can be immune to Liang Taizong's aura as the protagonist, then if this battle is really fought, Jieli Khan has a great chance of winning.
Of course, Liang Taizong was a military genius and had many famous generals under his command. Although there were only tens of thousands of soldiers in Chang'an City, relying on the strong defense of Chang'an City and mobilizing all forces, the Turks may not be able to achieve a complete victory.
But no matter what, A used to be the optimal solution for the Turks at that time.
Because if they don't pass, they will be captured by Li Jing and taken back to Chang'an to dance in three years.
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Li Hongyun was still guessing about the customs clearance requirements for this link. At this moment, the line of words in front of him began to scroll down, and more years appeared.
Not only that, these years have a bottom frame in the form of buttons, which means they are all interactive options.
Among them, the "Nine Years of Martial Arts" option at the bottom has a special display effect. This should be said that it is the core link and the goal of final clearance.
At the top, there are five options: "Three years of martial virtue", "Five years of martial virtue", "Six years of martial virtue", "Seven years of martial virtue", and "Eight years of martial virtue".
Among them, the option of "Three Years of Martial Arts" is already in the "Completed" display status, while the "Seven Years of Martial Arts" is obviously more eye-catching than the other options, second only to the "Nine Years of Martial Arts".
Li Hongyun was a little confused: "What do these years mean?"
After trying hard to recall it in his mind, Li Hongyun roughly remembered that from the third year to the fourth year of Wude, it was the Battle of Hulao Pass where two kings were captured in one battle.
"Because I have experienced the Battle of Hulao Pass as Dou Jiande before and successfully figured out the solution, so at this stage, it is judged to be automatically completed?
"But, are there any big events in other years?"
Li Hongyun thought for a long time, but could not think of any major battles between the fifth year of Wude and the eighth year of Wude.
Because after winning the Hulao Pass, King Qin was basically in a state of being hidden.
On the one hand, after the Battle of Hulao Pass, the entire Central Plains had been basically pacified. Although there were still turbulences such as Liu Heita's rebellion, Liang Gaozu had no intention of allowing King Qin to make more military exploits.
He instead asked the prince, Li Jing and others to quell the fire, and only when it was absolutely necessary did he ask the King of Qin to put out the fire.
On the other hand, before the Xuanwumen Incident, the conflict between the prince and the King of Qin had been intensifying, and the political struggle between the two sides was very sharp.
During this process, Liang Gaozu always had a biased attitude.
The reason is that the Xuanwumen Incident was not so much aimed at the princelings as it was actually aimed at the emperor.
What the King of Qin wanted to snatch was not the inheritance, but the throne.
At that time, Liang Gaozu was still very young. As the emperor of a new regime, he certainly hoped that he could continue to rule.
In comparison, the prince was obviously a very easy candidate, while his second son, King Qin, had already made extraordinary military exploits, so he was a difficult candidate for the emperor.
Therefore, the art of imperial checks and balances in Liang Gaozu's heart was revived, and he wanted to support the prince to suppress the King of Qin. This did not mean that he was partial to the prince, but that he wanted his throne to be stable.
During the period from the Battle of Hulao Pass to the Xuanwumen Incident, there weren't many commendable things, and things related to the Turks were even less impressive.
Of course, Li Hongyun did not know much about the history of this period, otherwise he would have at least thought of an important event about the Turks in the seventh year of Wude.
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After thinking about it for a while, Li Hongyun clicked on the final option of "Nine Years of Martial Arts".
Because he first needs to know who to play at this stage and what the goal is.
The surrounding scene changes rapidly.
In the field of vision, six riders rushed out of Chang'an City through Xuanwu Gate and headed straight for the Wei River.
On the north bank of the Wei River, the Turkic cavalry banners stretched like clouds.
The one who leads the way among these six horses, who else could it be if he wasn't Liang Taizong?
Li Hongyun's vision quickly fell and he possessed Liang Taizong.
Instantly, a sense of strength and confidence filled the whole body.
Li Hongyun could feel that this body was at its peak, every cell seemed to be expanding with joy, and the body's flexibility and control were at their peak.
Li Hongyun's riding skills were not very good, but after possessing Liang Taizong's body, he could directly experience the peak state of man and horse uniting, and a sense of pride naturally arose in his chest.
"Is this what...Humanoid Gundam feels like?"
Li Hongyun was shocked.
In "Dark Sand", players often possess some powerful generals. For example, at the beginning of the Assassin Trial, they play the top swordsman Nie Rang.
The possessors have different physical qualities, so players will naturally use them differently.
And Liang Taizong is obviously the top figure among all the historical figures that the players have possessed, and he can be said to be superb.
Even when Li Hongyun's riding skills were average, just relying on the muscle memory left in Liang Taizong's body was enough for him to improve his riding skills to an unbelievable level of sophistication.
"Since I am playing Liang Taizong, then I am invincible!"
Having previously played the role of Dou Jiande, he has already deeply understood the meaning of the word "hanging".
But now, he is playing the role of cheater himself. If coupled with his luck, it seems that it would be a very simple task to recreate the Weishui Alliance of the past?
"drive!"
Li Hongyun happily pinched the horse's belly and continued to gallop forward.
However, at this moment, a minister who looked like a civil servant stood beside him and said on horseback: "The bandits are powerful. Your Majesty first detained the envoy Zhi Zhili and then led six people to face the army directly. This is a dangerous act. I think this is a dangerous act."
It is too dangerous, Your Majesty must not underestimate the enemy and risk death with the dignity of ten thousand chariots!"
Li Hongyun glanced at him and knew that this was Xiao Yu, an important minister in the early years of the Liang Dynasty, and one of the six people he was traveling with this time.
Among the other five people were Gao Shilian, Fang Xuanling and other important ministers.
As a player who has seen standard answers in history, Li Hongyun laughed and didn't take it seriously.
"You can rest assured, I have already thought about it!
"The reason why the Turks dared to invade the country and reach the outskirts of Chang'an is because they knew that our country was in trouble and I had just ascended the throne, so they thought that I could not defend myself against the enemy.
"If you show weakness to the enemy and defend behind closed doors, you are showing your cowardice to the Turks. When the time comes, the Turks will inevitably send troops to burn, kill, and loot everywhere. The thieves and soldiers will be numerous, and things will get out of hand.
"Now that I am out on my own with Qingqi, it seems that I despise them, and then I am showing off my military power and showing my attitude of fighting them decisively. The Turks must be afraid if they penetrate deep into the hinterland of our Liang Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, I'm looking forward to subduing the Turks in one fell swoop!"
Li Hongyun's words were basically Liang Taizong's original words at that time, so he said them with full confidence.
In fact, long before Liang Taizong and Jieli Khan met by the Wei River, Jieli Khan had already sent an envoy to see Liang Taizong.
The character Zhi losesili is also very interesting. He is a chief of the Eastern Turks and a confidant of Jieli Khan.
Jieli Khan sent him to Chang'an to meet with Liang Taizong, which shows that he had great trust in this man and wanted to use this opportunity to find out the truth.
After Zhi lost his thoughts and saw Liang Taizong, he said: Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan have arrived with millions of troops.
In the words, the meaning of showing off is self-evident.
Liang Taizong directly reprimanded him: "I once agreed to make peace with your Khan face to face, and gave you a lot of gold, silver, and silk, but you betrayed the agreement and rode deep into our territory! You are the people of Rong and Di.
, but you should also have a human heart. How dare you forget my kindness to you and boast about your strong soldiers and horses? I will kill you first!"
The aura of Wang Ba instantly shocked Zhi to the point of losing his mind and being so frightened that he knelt down and begged for mercy.
Later, minister Xiao Yu and others suggested that Liang Taizong send him back according to etiquette. However, Liang Taizong believed that it was too much for the Turks to send an envoy to show off. If he sent him back without doing anything, he would definitely show a guilty conscience and let the Turks
People thought that the Liang Dynasty was afraid of them.
Therefore, Liang Taizong imprisoned Zhi lost his thoughts, and then went to the bank of the Weishui River to see Jieli Khan.
After the Weishui Alliance was established, Zhi lost his thoughts and was sent back to the Turks.
Later, Li Jing destroyed the Turks, but Zhi lost his power because he had great prestige in the Turks, so Liang Taizong ordered him to surrender. He gradually became a famous general in the Liang Dynasty. He also married Liang Taizong's sister, and went to fight with Li Jing everywhere, and participated in the battle against Tuyuhun.
The war between Tubo, Xue Yantuo and other forces.
In fact, from the fact that he was imprisoned and lost his mind, we can know that Liang Taizong had already made up his mind to use a tough attitude to use the "empty city strategy" against the Turks to force them to retreat.
The series of actions in the Weishui River are obviously also implementing this central idea.
At this time, Li Hongyun was about to follow Liang Taizong's strategic thinking and continue to perform.
After Li Hongyun finished speaking, he clapped his horse forward and reached the edge of the Wei River.
At this time, there was a short bridge on the Wei River, and 200,000 Turkic soldiers were arrayed on the north bank, with flags flying.
Li Hongyun came to the bridge and shouted loudly to the Turks on the opposite side: "Jieli! You and I have made a covenant and made peace a long time ago. Why are you leading troops to invade my territory today! You are a Rongdi, and you should have a life."
With a heart like this, how can you be the leader of the Turks if you betray your alliance repeatedly?"
These words were spoken with great courage and majesty.
After saying that, there was a resounding sound of horse hooves behind him.
Liang Jun's cavalry galloped over at lightning speed and also formed an array on the bank of the Wei River.
The flags are flying and the troops are in order!
Li Hongyun couldn't help but naturally feel a sense of heroism in his heart, as a man should be!
However, the Turks on the other side of the Wei River did not react much.
Li Hongyun couldn't help but frown, realizing that something seemed wrong.
Because according to historical records, Jieli Khan should be ashamed and speechless at this time, while the Turkic cavalry should have a look of fear on their faces.
As for the leaders of the small tribes brought by Jieli Khan, they would even cross the Wei River to pay homage to Liang Taizong.
But at this time, none of these things happened.
The Turkic cavalry on the other side of the river did not respond at all. Instead, the sound of horse hooves came like thunder, and the 200,000-strong army went to war without even a word of agreement!
Li Hongyun was stunned for a moment.
Why?
That’s not right! That’s not what the script says!
These Turks seemed not to pay attention to Liang Taizong at all. When they saw the other emperor rashly coming to the front line, they launched an attack directly!
After a brief period of shock, Li Hongyun angrily led his soldiers to fight the Turks.
Liang Taizong's combat effectiveness was indeed outstanding. Li Hongyun drew his bow and arrow on his horse, and all the Turkic cavalry fell down.
However, there was still a big gap in military strength between the two sides. After a fierce battle, Li Hongyun had no choice but to lead his troops back to Chang'an City.
And at the moment he returned to Chang'an City, the slice of time in history came to a standstill.
This challenge also failed.
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Back to the original starting point.
Li Hongyun frowned, a little confused as to what went wrong.
Historically, the records about the Weishui Alliance are not particularly detailed.
Therefore, Li Hongyun only knew that Liang Taizong pretended to be a big one in front of the Turkic army, which was said to be one million, and then made an alliance and the Turks retreated.
But this time, the Turks seemed not to follow the routine and looked completely confused.
"It's strange that these Turks seem to have never heard of King Qin's reputation. This is unreasonable..."
Li Hongyun quickly captured the key to the problem.
An important prerequisite for Liang Taizong's operation of subduing his troops without fighting was that he had a very high prestige on the grassland.
Therefore, when he appeared, the leaders of the small tribes crossed the river to kneel down.
But this time, not only did the leaders of the small tribes not come, Jieli Khan did not even speak to him.
This is obviously a blatant disregard.
"Could it be said that Liang Taizong's reputation on the grassland was forcibly taken away by the game?
"If that's the case..."
Li Hongyun had a guess.
He turned his attention to other options such as "Five Years of Martial Arts", "Six Years of Martial Arts" and so on.
"Do I have to complete these tasks first before I can rebuild Liang Taizong's reputation in the hearts of the Turks?"
With this speculation, Li Hongyun chose the "Five Years of Martial Arts" option and started the trial again.
