In ancient times, there was a rule in fighting, which is called "the teacher gives birth to a name." No matter where the name comes from, it is impossible without affirmation.
During the Three Kingdoms period, Pang Tong died at Luofengpo in order to make Liu Bei's division famous, in order to give Liu Bei a benevolent excuse for revenge. Now the Tang Dynasty is the same, attacking the East Turks is actually betraying the Benqiao Alliance, but it doesn't matter.
No one would care, because the Tang Dynasty master was famous and suffered the humiliation from Jie Li. Li Shimin fought for revenge. Everyone can understand that this is a kind of righteousness.
The same thing happened this time when Li Shimin sent two armies to attack Dingxiang. In fact, it was to guard against the Western Turks, but in name, it was because of Li Mu's disappearance. Hou Junji and Li Ji also attacked Gaochang on the grounds of asking for Li Mu. In other words,
If Gaochang handed over Li Mu, the Tang army would have no reason to stay here anymore, because not long ago, the King of Gaochang had just visited Chang'an for a pilgrimage.
From the perspective of 'property', Gaochang was polite, but Tang Dynasty was rude, so this thing couldn't be done. It didn't matter if it had to be done, but it would lose virtue and make other countries in the Western Regions no longer trust Datang.
It doesn't matter whether you trust it or not. After all, in any era, the strong are respected. But in this era, it has its limitations. Li Shimin often lamented that the order cannot leave Chang'an, that's what he meant. To govern a country that covers an area of thousands of miles.
A country must not be able to do everything by itself, so what do local officials and subordinate countries look at? Why are they loyal to you? It is mainly an idea, or the so-called 'virtue'.
If you use force to bully the weak and make everyone in a small country endanger themselves and make them feel that even if they serve you, I will not be rewarded in the end, then who will be willing to sincerely join you?
Therefore, the attitude of the Tang Dynasty towards Gaochang, to a large extent, determined how the countries in the Western Regions would treat the Tang Dynasty. At this time, if King Gaochang died in the Datang military camp without any explanation, it would confirm that sentence
, even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won’t be able to wash yourself away.
"What should I do? What should I do!" Hou Junji was anxious. Although he and Li Ji were both generals, he was the Minister of the Ministry of War. When the two of them were together, they naturally regarded him as the respected one.
, naturally he has to take responsibility. Even if Li Ji did this, he is responsible. What's more, this matter has nothing to do with Li Ji. The person who brought the poisonous tea was his subordinate, the Recorder, who joined the army!
"Who on earth harmed me!" Hou Junji looked at Ju Wentai, who was already stiff, unable to cry. Li Ji, however, had calmed down and said, "Come here, send the order and warn the whole camp. No one is allowed."
Anyone who comes in or out will be killed if he disobeys the order!"
Someone went out to deliver the order, and Li Ji came to Hou Junji and said, "General, now that the matter has come to this, we should calm down. Now it seems that someone must want to make the matter bigger. I wonder if the general can tell me the plan for today?"
Whose hand did it come from?"
"Isn't it that Zhang Yi! He has run away now, where can I go to check!"
"This..." Li Ji was also at a loss. A figure subconsciously appeared in his mind, Li Mu. If Li Mu was here, he would definitely have something to do.
"Report" was another urgent message. Li Ji looked at the door, and a sentry ran in, with a happy face and said: "Report to the general, there is news from Zhuluhou!"
"What!" Li Ji excitedly grabbed the detective's shoulders and asked, "Really?"
"Yes, I received a message from Fei Ge, confirming that the traces of Zhulu Hou have been found. They are just a hundred miles away. We should be able to get back in the evening."
Hou Junji was also very happy: "What about his safety?"
"The specific information is not yet known. We only know that the Marquis and his party were intercepted by Tuyuhun's cavalry, and the two sides fought. Fortunately, General Li Chongyi arrived in time to resolve the crisis. Then the two sides merged in one place and were heading back.
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Li Ji heard the important point and frowned: "Tuyuhun's knights? Why did Tuyuhun's knights appear?"
The sentry replied: "Report to the general, my subordinates don't know."
Li Ji thought for a while and said: "Send an order to send out one battalion, no, two battalions of soldiers and horses, to quickly meet Zhulu Hou. No matter who you encounter along the way, kill him!"
The sentry did not respond immediately, but looked at Hou Junji. Hou Junji glared and said, "Didn't you hear what General Li Ji said? Look what I do!"
He now wished that Li Ji would take on more responsibilities. It would be best if Li Ji was in charge of what happened this morning. When he first came here, he had already lost all desire to compete with Li Ji.
The sentinel took the order and went to deliver the order. After a while, drums sounded and the two battalions of soldiers and horses rushed out of the camp gate like thunder.
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The situation is not very good on Li Mu's side.
He rushed to Yanqi all the way smoothly. He met Nishu and expressed his intention to come. There was no obstacle from Nishu and he agreed to leave Yanqi with him to discuss the plan. In fact, Nishu had no choice. After all, Yanqi was not a place where he would stay for a long time.
, and he still has tribesmen in the Western Turks, and the hatred of the country and the family are gathered together. As long as he is given a chance, he has no reason not to take revenge.
The two of them did not delay at all, and left after replenishing food and water. But as soon as they left, a problem arose. Although Ni Shu can be regarded as a hero of the generation and is not very old, when he broke with Si Yehu,
He had been hit by an arrow in the body, and because he had not received good treatment, the root cause of the disease was established. He couldn't bear the bumps on the horse. After walking for more than fifty miles, he coughed violently and almost fell off his horse.
Li Mu had no choice but to slow down and pull his reins along. After such a delay, he met Tuyuhun's cavalry.
In the past few years of the Tang Dynasty, when talking about external enemies, the Turks were mentioned first, followed by the Tubo people and the Goguryeo people. It seems that the Tuyuhun people were rarely mentioned. But in fact, when it comes to combat power, the Tuyuhun people are not small at all, especially the Tuyuhun people.
The cavalry can be said to be as elite as the Turkic cavalry, but the number is too small, which makes people mistakenly think that they are not weak.
There were about twenty people in this group of rangers, and they were walking in a hurry, as if they were delivering a message. When they met Li Mu and Ni Shu, they changed their route and went straight towards them. Of course, Li Mu couldn't just sit back and wait for death, but he had no weapons.
How could he fight with bare hands? It was easy for him to run away, but the mud was thrown here. At this time, he finally realized that martial arts could not determine the cause of the war. These cavalrymen fought alone, and he relied on his magical skills to protect them.
Physically, of course, it was no problem. Three or five of them could handle it, but he was a little helpless when these twenty people came together to shoot and shoot arrows.
He was about to lose his strength and was about to shout, "My life is at stake." Suddenly, a loud shout came: "Who dares to hurt my brother!"
Before he finished speaking, he heard a sound piercing the air, and a Mo Dao flew horizontally, like a skewer of candied haws, directly skewering the three Tuyuhun cavalry in front of Li Mu.