Late Tang Dynasty: I

The emperor went on a personal expedition, and Liu Wei was worried.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to leave the capital at this time!"

Li Ye shook his head and did not explain too much. As long as he has military power, there will be no chaos in the capital.

According to the old rules, the emperor ordered Du Rangneng to judge him. Sun Wo, the former observer of Duji Road, was the left servant of Shangshu, and Shi Pu was the right servant of Shangshu. Du Rangneng, Sun Kui, and Liu Chongwang were the five leaders. In political affairs, Zhu Biao was changed to Lan Biao. All systems, penalties, personnel, etc. must be reported to the emperor, and everything else can be decided.

As for military power, Sun Dezhao, the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Army, commanded the troops outside the city of Bianjun. He had no right to intervene in the appointment, removal, and punishment of personnel in the army. Unless there was a foreign enemy or rebellion, troops could not be mobilized.

The Xuanjia Army on the left entered Xiyuan and guarded the forbidden area. The Shence Army on the left and the Yulin Army on the left and right guarded the gates of Bianjing.

This time was also an opportunity. His Majesty the Emperor issued an edict that the commanders of the armies stationed in Bianjing would lead their own cavalry to accompany them. Each army would be led by deputy commanders and Sima commanders.

The deputy commanders and commanders each have their own powers, and no one in each army has exclusive authority.

Since the commanders of each army had cavalry under their command, ranging from two thousand to three thousand, the final number of troops mobilized directly reached [-]. They were all highly equipped cavalry with one man and two horses, and everyone wore armor.

Zhou Dewei, Zhang Cunjing, Liu Wei, Li Siyuan, Li Sizhao, Li Cunxiao...

A large number of names are all famous figures in history, and any one of them can be regarded as a general on his own.

It is no exaggeration to say that this group is as good as every era in history. Many of them just haven't had the chance to become famous!

This time, His Majesty the Emperor has brought King Li Yu with him. Li Yu is now 15 years old. This opportunity to sweep across Mobei is rare.

On April [-], the army crossed the Yellow River north...

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Jingxiang received the emperor's edict, asking him to prepare for the army, and was surprised to see the emperor himself marching.

Although the Dieci tribe is not a small tribe, it only has 3 troops. The Ji Liao Governor's Office can pacify this Khitan tribe.

After Zhu Zhen received the imperial edict, she directly expressed her willingness to issue a military order to quell the Duici Department.

When Jingxiang saw that the emperor ordered the Ministry of Revenue to transport grain and grass to Yunzhou, Yuzhou, Fengzhou, and Shuozhou, he said to Zhu Zhen: "Your Majesty is probably not just trying to assassinate the Ministry this time!"

Zhu Zhen also nodded and said: "Your Majesty will dispatch all the elite cavalry from the capital. Why does the Duici Department need so many troops? Your Majesty is probably going to pacify the entire Khitan!"

Jingxiang didn't speak. He didn't understand what the emperor was thinking. Most of the time, only when the grassland tribes invaded the interior, the imperial court would either increase troops to resist the attack or send troops to attack.

There was internal strife in the Dieci tribe, and Yelu Shelu was just a Sima of the Eight Khitan Alliance. Is it necessary to mobilize troops?
Yes, not only the officials of the Tang Dynasty did not understand, but also the leaders of the eight Khitan tribes.

The edict is very clear. Yelu Shelu was a Sima of the Eight Divisions canonized by the Tang Dynasty. He was an official of the imperial court. Now he died in the civil strife of the Dieci tribe, and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty personally came to hold him accountable.

Yelu Abao summoned the leaders of the Dieci tribe to discuss matters.

"I have submitted a petition to the imperial court and asked the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to declare my loyalty to the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty. However, the Tang Dynasty suddenly sent troops to investigate. This is something I did not expect. What do you think we should do?"

"There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty. The 5000 people who came to the Yaonan Ministry last time were all wearing armor and were extremely powerful. We cannot match them. It is better to move west to escape the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty!"

Yelu Cao said: "It's not just a hundred thousand soldiers. If our Khitan tribes unite, we can gather 20 cavalry."

Abaoji frowned. If he could unite all the ministries, he could definitely compete with the Tang army. But now, with all the ministries hating each other, how could it be possible for eight ministries to unite.He said: "Tulubu is the tribe where I grew up. My grandmother and mother are both from Tulubu. They should be able to help me. The leader of the Ugu tribe is my life and death brother. I can ask him to Help us, Yao Nian Aku of the Yuan Nian tribe is a weakling. As long as we defeat the Tang army, we will clean up the Yao Nian tribe and ask him not to let other Khitan tribes attack us. If so, we can gather [-] to [-] cavalry. , not much different from Tang Jun!"

Yelu Gutai smiled and said: "If there are [-] to [-] cavalry, this battle can be fought. Most of the southern soldiers are infantry and there are very few cavalry. As long as we defeat their cavalry, they will not be able to attack us!"

The leaders all nodded in agreement.

This is what Yelu Abaoji thinks. What he thinks about day and night is to unify the Khitan tribes. If the Tang army comes to attack and he leads his troops to escape, he will definitely be a coward in the eyes of the leaders of the Khitan tribes, even if he unifies the Khitan tribes in the future. , he will also be criticized by others, which he cannot bear.

People on the grassland worship the strong. When a person leaves a weak image to others, what can he do to order the Khitan tribes...

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The imperial army marched very quickly, because they were marching within the territory and did not carry much baggage. Most of the time, the soldiers could march on horseback.

As for food, the military department decided on the marching route, where to eat and where to camp.

When we arrived at the location, the various prefectures and counties prepared delicious food and horse feed, and continued the march after dinner.

After marching more than 100 miles every day, the army arrived in Youzhou in just ten days.

His Majesty the Emperor did not enter the city. In the dragon tent in the eastern suburbs, Jingxiang, Zhu Zhen, Fu Cunshen and others met with the Emperor.

"Jinggong, you have lost weight. I haven't seen you for quite some time!"

"I am also thinking about Your Majesty day and night!"

Li Ye smiled and said: "Hebei East Road is well managed. Along the way, I saw the people busy with spring plowing. There are plenty of cattle and farm tools, and I didn't see any barren land."

Jingxiang said: "Your Majesty, Hebei is not like the Central Plains. It was less affected by military disasters. The original population of Pinglu and Henghai was larger, and the court collected less tax revenue. The people are grateful for your majesty's kindness and their lives are quite prosperous. of."

"Hey, haha, tell me whatever you want to hear!"

"I'm not talking nonsense, Your Majesty!"

It is a great achievement to keep Hebei from chaos. The people are rich and naturally they are not willing to follow the chaos.

"After this battle, come back to Bianjing with me!"

Li Ye said to Zhu Zhen again: "Jiliao is the gateway to the northeast of the Tang Dynasty. How has Zhu Hou been feeling for more than a year?"

Zhu Zhen shook her head and said: "Your Majesty, the forces of Bohai and Silla are in decline, and there is no sign of invading the Tang Dynasty. However, the eight Khitan tribes have many armored cavalry. If a hero unites the eight Khitan tribes, they will definitely become troublesome in the future. !”

His Majesty the Emperor nodded appreciatively.

"The hero has already emerged!"

"Your Majesty is talking about Yelu Abaoji of the Dieci Department?" Zhu Zhen shook her head. Your Majesty must have given Yelu Abaoji too much face!

(End of this chapter)