The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

The Northern Expedition to the Turks, since the ninth year of Wude, the Weiqiao alliance, and the day when Emperor Taizong spent all his treasury and bought back Jieli, it has become a big stone that weighs on the hearts of all Tang people, and the people in the north are still like this , Now that Emperor Taizong finally decided to make a decision on the Northern Expedition, the world suddenly boiled, and the soldiers went out of the Great Wall. Tens of thousands of people ate pots of pulp and had already welcomed the king's teacher. When Du Rui saw it, he was also very moved. The mind is not open, and they don't know what national pride is. Now it seems that it is a big mistake. Compared with those servile and humble people in later generations, the feelings of people at this time are obviously more simple. Tranquility, they want nothing but the prosperity of the country.

Datang decided to make a northern expedition, so of course he couldn't hide it from Jieli. In the past, Jieli would not be panicked, but he would have celebrated with his crown. , but it is not an opponent of Turkic cavalry.

But at this time, Datang suddenly made such a big move, but it directly penetrated Jieli's weakness. This year, the grasslands are withered and yellow, and the horses are too thin to gallop. In addition, Xue Yantuo's various tribes rebelled. Li is also ready to move, this is the time when Xieli's strength is weakest, at this time of the Northern Expedition of the Tang Dynasty, it is Xieli's generation of heroes, and now he can't help but feel frightened.

"Sweat! Li Shimin's son may have forgotten the bravery of my Turkic cavalry. He came to his door to die. We just kill as many as he comes. What else can we discuss? The supervisor asked the sons to prepare horses, scimitars, bows and arrows , and then kill Li Shimin so frightened." Zhi lost his mind and shouted in the sweaty tent.

If it was someone else, Xieli would have reprimanded him long ago, but Zhishisili is his confidant, and even his staunch supporter. At this time, Zhishisili made such a statement, Xieli would only be happy, and he would not be angry.

Jieli waited until he had finished speaking, then he looked at Tuli with his eyes, and they must work together. Ashnadur and the others saw that they all bowed their heads and remained silent, apparently each had their own thoughts, and they couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.

"Tuli! You are Erhan! Let me tell you what you think!"

Seeing Xieli calling his name, Tuli couldn't keep silent, and pondered for a while and said, "Now Li Shimin's soldiers are splitting up to make the northern expedition, and they are obviously fully prepared, but now our side is suffering from years of fighting and frost. Drought and other natural disasters made the people tired and their livestock thin, and many sheep and horses were frozen to death and starved to death. Now Xue Yantuo, Huihe, Bayegu, and Tongluo tribes also took the opportunity to rebel. It is really unbearable to fight. In my opinion, now It's better to avoid Tang Jun's edge for the time being, and plan for the future!"

"What are you talking about?" Shi Luodie jumped up and shouted loudly, "Could it be that we are still afraid of Li Shimin's failure and temporarily avoid the edge. It sounds nice. It's not that Erhan has selfish intentions and wants to preserve his strength."

Tu Li felt extremely annoyed at being criticized by a junior from Shi Luodie, but he didn't say anything, and the rest of Qi Biheli and others were the same.

Seeing this, Jieli said angrily, "Shi Luodie! What nonsense are you talking about? Tuli is Erhan, how can you disrespect him and not apologize to Erhan!"

Although Shi Luodie was dissatisfied, Xieli did not dare to disobey when he spoke, so he could only pretend to apologize to Tuli.

Seeing that all the burdens fell on him alone, Jieli couldn't help sighing in his heart. If the Turkic tribes could really unite as one, they might not be able to go south to herd horses. Whether it can survive the Tang army's large-scale northern expedition has become a problem.

However, if he admits defeat like this, Jieli is really unwilling, so he can only forcefully say: "Now it is time for my Turkic life and death. If we win this battle, Li Shimin's elite soldiers will be lost, and the Huahua River and Mountains in the Central Plains will belong to us. If you lose, the country will be destroyed. I hope that everyone can unite and survive this crisis. Now I order Tuli, Shirodie, and you two to lead the army to Hexi, Yalkin, and Ah. Snadur, the two of you are the left army, and we must work together. You are the right army, and the rest of the troops will guard Dingxiang with me. You must not underestimate the enemy and advance rashly. As long as you can hold a stalemate with the Tang army and prevent the Tang army from advancing an inch, you will win. victory."

Xieli was busy making arrangements. After Li Jing and other people arrived, they also started to make arrangements for the Northern Expedition. Du Rui proposed the strategy before. Although it was a bit dangerous, it was also feasible, so I decided not to change it.

"Li Shiji!"

"The end is here!"

"The general ordered you to be the general manager of the Tongmo road march, with Zhang Gongjin and Gao Zengsheng as deputy, and lead the main force out of the cloud from the east road, and directly attack the hinterland of the East Turks."

"The commander of the last commander!"

"Chai Shao!"

"The end is here!"

"The general ordered you to be the general manager of the Jinhe Road, with Qin Shubao as the deputy, marching along the Yellow River on the west road, echoing Li Shiji, restraining the Turkic soldiers and horses, planting many banners, thinking that the soldiers were suspicious, and then secretly sneaking towards the Hunhe River to intercept Xieli's attack. Crushed soldiers."

"The commander of the last commander!"

"Li Daozong!"

"The end is here!"

"The general ordered you to be the chief of the Datongdao army, and Zhang Baoxiang to be the deputy. We marched from Lingzhou to the northwest, thinking that it was a suspicious soldier."

"The commander of the last commander!"

"Wei Xiaojie"

"The end is here!"

"The general ordered you to be the head of the Heng'an Road march, and Cheng Zhijie as the deputy to guard the Yanyun area to prevent the Turkic army from fleeing eastward."

"The commander of the last commander!"

"Xue Wanche!"

"The end is here!"

"The general ordered you to be the general manager of the Changwu Dao march, and Duan Zhixuan as the deputy, to use the northeast route to attack the Turks' rear and monitor Tuli Khan."

"The commander of the last commander!"

Li Jing's arrangements have been made, he got up and said: "This general and His Royal Highness think that the Chinese army, the rest of the roads will be controlled by the Chinese army, all the generals must remember that this Northern Expedition is about the comfort of the Tang Dynasty, so we must not act on our will!"

"Respect the general's order!"

All the people from all walks of life went to prepare, and only Li Chengqian, Su Dingfang, Yuchi Jingde, and Du Rui, who was the prince's personal companion, were left in the tent.

Li Jing's gaze was vacillating between Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde. Du Rui saw it and knew that Li Jing was choosing between Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde. Who would be responsible for the raid on Dingxiang? Originally, Li Jing wanted to lead the army himself. But he was persuaded by Du Rui.

"The teacher is the hope of all the people in the world. Since joining the army, he has fought in the south and the north without defeat. Now that the teacher knows that he is taking risks, why put himself in a dangerous place? If something goes wrong, the teacher is a small matter, but this Tang Dynasty If there is one less pillar in the world, then all the people in the world will be afraid of the Turks, and when will they be able to sweep up the grasslands, besides, since the teacher himself knows the way to choose between advance and retreat, why does he compete with the generals and be attacked by villains."

Li Jing also felt that what Du Rui said was reasonable. Although he didn't want to admit that he was a military god, the facts were true. He had never been defeated in hundreds of battles since joining the army, and he had become the undefeated belief in the hearts of the Tang people. If something goes wrong, the loss of his body is a trivial matter, but breaking the belief in people's hearts is a major event.

Seeing that Li Jing was having a hard time making a choice, Du Rui coughed softly. Li Jing understood and waved off the generals, leaving only Li Chengqian and Du Rui behind.

Du Rui cupped his hands and said, "The general is hesitating about who to attack Dingxiang?"

Li Jing nodded and said: "Exactly, Yuchi respects morality and is brave, but he doesn't understand strategy. Su Dingfang is brave and resourceful, but he is too young to convince the public."

Li Chengqian said from the side: "Since that's the case, why don't you let the two of you go together!"

Li Jing shook his head and said: "Su Dingfang and Yuchi Jingde are at odds, the success of the raid on Dingxiang is the key to this battle, if something goes wrong between these two stubborn donkeys, the 10,000+ army will be in danger. "

Du Rui heard the words and knew that Li Jingxin was the leader of Su Dingfang, so he said: "Since the general is worried that General Su will not be able to convince the crowd, I think it is better to let General Su lead the Flying Tiger Army to fight, how about it!?"

These days, Li Jing has also seen the Flying Tiger Army. Although the army has only a short period of time, it is a rare elite. It has just occurred to him that the Flying Tiger Army is Li Chengqian's pro-army. All soldiers and horses are not easy to overstep, but now that Du Rui has brought it up, things will be easy to deal with.

"I don't know His Royal Highness, what do you think!?"

Li Chengqian hurriedly said: "Since the general thinks that the Flying Tiger Army is worthy of a heavy responsibility, he will allow it alone."

Li Jing was overjoyed when he heard the words: "Okay! So let Su Dingfang lead the army, come! Send Su Dingfang to see the commander!"

After a short time, Su Ding arrived conveniently. After meeting Li Chengqian and Li Jing, he stood aside, but he was puzzled in his heart. He had just dismissed the military discussion, and now he is here again, so he doesn't know what it is.

"Dingfang! The commander-in-chief summoned you because I have an important matter for you to do!"

Su Dingfang hurriedly said: "Please order, General!"

Li Jingdao: "For this Northern Expedition, the rest of the soldiers and horses were all false moves. The Holy Majesty and this Commander decided to send another surprise army to attack Dingxiang. Just now, this Commander was also hesitating about choosing the leader. The Crown Prince and this Commander recommended it. You, I don't know if you dare to promise."

Su Dingfang couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly bowed down: "The final general would like to thank His Highness the Crown Prince and the General for their trust. Since His Highness the Crown Prince values ​​it so much, why should Su Lie be spared?"

Li Jing nodded and said: "Okay! Su Dingfang listens to the order! I order you to lead the Flying Tiger Army out of Mayi and raid Xiangcheng!"

Su Dingfang was surprised when he heard the words. He knew that the Flying Tiger Army was Li Chengqian's own army, and it was also a rare elite that he was now in charge of. But he lacked a great contribution. Now that the crown prince is sponsoring him, he can't help feeling that a man died for his confidant.

"Su Lie takes the order, and he will live up to the trust of the crown prince and the general!"

Li Jing nodded and said: "That's good. You will lead the Flying Tiger Army out of the camp secretly tonight. You must not let others know. In addition, I have one more thing to tell you. This time you raided Dingxiang, you will take Du Bring it, Rui! Although he is young, he is also proficient in bow and horse. You will be the main general in this battle, Du Rui! Don't speak nonsense."

When Du Rui heard this, he couldn't help being shocked, but since Li Jing had already ordered, Du Rui had no choice but to kneel down and accept the order.