"More than an hour ago, I received news that last night, the Turkic general Ashina Sheeryu led 50,000 elite wolf horsemen to knock on the pass, and successively defeated the defenders of Yanmen Pass, Yonghe Pass, and Madou Pass;

After stealing the secret files of the academy, the Turkic national teacher witch robbery, wanted to meet with Ashina Sheer, at the Longmen Pass, and the defenders deployed by Yong'an Hou had a big battle, Yong'an Hou went all out to meet the battle, although he was defeated, but he left the Yanhuang Academy file stolen by the witch robbery, and the witch robbery escaped by stealing the road, and successfully converged with Ashina Sheeryu in Madouguan!

Subsequently, Ashina Sheeryu and Wu Zheng returned to Longmen Pass again, wanting to take away the academy files, the defenders of Longmen Pass defended the city with all their might, plus the army led by Shubao and the reinforcements led by Wang Renbiao, the assassin of Qizhou, arrived in time, which repelled the Turkic army!

Yiguo Gong led the army in pursuit, and cooperated with the defenders of Yunzhou, Daizhou, Shuozhou, and Ulzhou outside Yonghe Pass to surround the Turkic army. ”

The next day, oh, no, it should be today to be precise, after dawn, Li Er, who had slept for more than an hour, got up again to preside over the early dynasty, Li Er was an emperor with strong self-discipline, and he would definitely not be absent from the early dynasty unless he had to. In the court, after the monarch and ministers saluted, Li Er went straight to the point and said in a deep voice.

As soon as the words fell, everyone was shocked!

Except for Li Jing and Li Ji, who participated in the war deduction yesterday, the rest of the ministers all gasped when they heard that the elite of the Turkic 50,000 wolf horsemen knocked on the pass, and while they were shocked in their hearts, they couldn't help but secretly think in their hearts, the Tang Dynasty and the Turks have been at peace for more than two years, is this finally about to start declaring war on each other?

Since ancient times, wars between countries have never been a trivial matter, from the monarchs and ministers to the common people, all of whom have been drawn by the national war.

The Tang Dynasty established the country by force, and there were a large number of civil and military generals in the court who were never afraid of war, so as soon as Li Er's voice fell, someone immediately stepped forward and hugged his fists:

"Your Majesty, Jieli is too much of a bully, and he dares to send troops to invade my Datang again, does he still think that Datang is as weak and deceitful as two years ago? The old minister asks for battle, and is willing to lead the army into the grassland and capture Jieli alive! ”

The person who came out of the list was Niu Jinda, this time Li Er ordered Qin Qiong, Cheng Biting Jin, and Wei Chi Jingde to lead the army north to pursue the witch robbery, but only he was missed, which made Niu Jinda a little unconvinced, logically speaking, his martial arts are not worse than Cheng Biting Jin and Yu Chi Jingde, why didn't Lao Li order his generals?

So when he heard Li Er talk about the war ahead, Lao Niu immediately became energetic, he knew that Li Er would definitely be extremely dissatisfied with the Turks this time, and he was likely to directly send troops to attack the grassland, where would he miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

"Your Majesty, the Turks ignore my Tang Dynasty, and the old minister asks for war! Ask for troops to destroy the Turks! ”

Li Ji also stood up and bowed.

"(Old) ministers please fight and exterminate the Turks!"

With a "bang", all the people in the general's camp stood up and bowed to Li Er in unison and hugged their fists.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, especially in the past few years, the world has been peaceful, and there are very few wars, which highlights the preciousness of military achievements. They all want to share (stand) one (some) cups (army) soup (meritorious) in this national war.

The generals are like this, and Wenchen does not show weakness at all.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, not all the civil servants were those who could only do it, many civil officials not only could ride horses and shoot arrows, but even some could afford to hold swords and work hard.

"Your Majesty, my Datang has been recuperating in the past two years, not only the people's livelihood is prosperous, but the treasury is also becoming more and more full, Jieli is now sending troops to directly invade my Datang border, this is not to put Your Majesty in your eyes, not to put my Datang in your eyes, since ancient times, the monarch has humiliated his ministers to death, if His Majesty decides to conquer the Turks, the old minister Wei Zheng is willing to go out with the army!"

Wei Zheng took two steps forward and said angrily.

Don't look at Wei Trolls, who usually always spray Li Er, but there is a saying? The depth of love is the responsibility of responsibility! Although this is not suitable for Wei Zheng and Li Er, Wei Zheng's purpose in spraying Li Er on weekdays is to hope that Li Er can become a saint of the ages!

In the two years since Li Er ascended the throne, although there are still some deficiencies in some aspects, there is almost no big mistake, and he is very close to the Holy Monarch in Wei Zheng's mind! Seeing that the Tang Dynasty is getting better and better, more and more prosperous, the Turks actually waved their troops south at this time and invaded the land of the Tang Dynasty, although Wei Zheng is only a literati, but he is also full of patriotic feelings, for the country, he is willing to go to the front line and kill the enemy for the country!

Wei Zheng This is definitely not just talking, if there is really a need, he dares to go home immediately to pack his things and prepare to go out with the army!

The scholar is angry and scolds Fang Xuan!

That's what Wei Zheng looks like now!

At this time, you don't need to be calm, what you want is the kind of fearless bookish spirit and patriotism!

"Your Majesty, what Wei Zuocheng said is extremely true, now that my Tang Dynasty is strong, its strength is not what it used to be, Jieli sent troops to invade my Tang Dynasty border, this is to despise the national prestige of my Tang Dynasty, only by severely punishing and killing chickens and monkeys can I completely stabilize the border of the Tang Dynasty, and let the surrounding small countries put away their coveting of the Tang Dynasty! The minister thinks that the imperial court should send troops, and he also has the ability to send troops to crusade against the Turks! ”

Fang Xuanling also followed Wei Zheng to stand up at this time and bowed to Li Er.

"The old minister seconded the proposal!"

The eldest grandson Wuji pondered for a moment, and then also stepped forward and arched his hand.

He seconded this, and the rest of the ministers couldn't wait to bow their hands to Li Er and said, "The ministers seconded it!" Please send troops to conquer the Turks! ”

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, united as one, and worked together to fight the main battle, this is the Tang Dynasty, this is the attitude of the civil and military forces of the early Tang Dynasty towards war!

It is precisely because of the martial atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty that they can often stand up bravely and fight for the country when they encounter this kind of war between countries, unlike the Song Dynasty, every time there is a war, the Manchu Dynasty can hardly find a person who can stand up, basically most of them are the main and faction, they only want to get a temporary stability, who cares if the descendants of future generations will be slaughtered by foreign races?

"Good! Zhong Aiqing deserves to be the pillar of the country, and I am very gratified! ”

Seeing that the courtiers below were enthusiastically asking for battle, Li Erlong's heart was overjoyed, he laughed loudly, and said: "Now that most of the locust plagues in the Guanzhong area have been pacified, even if some places have not been pacified, relying on the grain reserves of Taicang and Hanjiacang is completely enough to deal with the disaster, and the six departments of the court should be able to free up their hands at this moment to prepare for the next big war!"

This time to attack the Turks, I plan to send 300,000 troops, these 300,000 soldiers and horses, all transferred from the 12 guards of Chang'an, along the way to recruit the elite soldiers of various states, expand the army to 400,000, I want to fight with Jieli on the grassland!

The officials of the six departments, within three months, must prepare the 300,000 troops needed food, grass, armor, horses, medicine, Chang'an military officers and soldiers, these two months to step up training, there must be no slack, I will enter the camp to inspect, if there is found that the drill is neglected, the battalion commander will be severely punished!

Three months later, the army officially set out, and I want to destroy the entire Turks, so that the northern border of my Tang Dynasty will be completely peaceful, and my descendants of the Tang Dynasty will no longer be threatened by the alien races in the north! ”

Everyone was in their hearts, they didn't expect Li Er to actually plan to attack the Turks in three months, this is a bit sudden, but it is also reasonable, because if you play for a few more months, it will be winter, and winter battles will be very unfavorable to the Tang army!

But at the same time, everyone was also excited by Li Er's bold words, so as soon as Li Er's words fell, the civil and military officials in the court bowed down and said: "The ministers obey the order!" ”

This is a huge national war, and this is the first full-scale confrontation between the two most powerful countries in the world today! Even if Datang is now strong and has sufficient treasury, it still has to go all out against a behemoth like the Turks!

The 300,000 troops mentioned by Li Er are already the least estimates, it's not that he doesn't want to send out more troops, but going deep into the grasslands and fighting remotely is an extremely difficult challenge for logistics supply, the more people there are, the more difficult it is to supply, the more troops of three or four hundred thousand are already the limit of the supply line that can be maintained normally, and if there are more people, it is easy to have problems with supply!

On the other hand, Li Er has to consider not only the Turks, but also other small countries around the Tang Dynasty, if the Tang Dynasty's army is dispatched, it will inevitably lead to the emptiness of the rear, and those small countries around it, such as Tubo, Tuyuhun, Gaochang, and Zhenla, may not have ideas about the Tang Dynasty and take advantage of the situation!

Therefore, in Li Er's view, the army that attacked the Turks was more expensive, not more, and when the time came, with excellent armor and excellent tactical command, the 400,000 army might not be able to shake the Turkic "million heroes"!

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"Yuxi, why are you so bad? Are you sick? ”

Lantian County, Yong'an Hou Mansion.

Han Yuxi, as usual, got up early to prepare breakfast for her parents-in-law, although in this era, ordinary families only eat two meals and no breakfast, but for a big family like the Li family, three meals a day are naturally indispensable! While eating, Mrs. Li couldn't help but ask worriedly when she saw Han Yuxi's haggard face.

Han Yu smiled and said, "Mother, I'm fine!" Don't worry, you just haven't slept well at the latest! ”

"Alas! Silly boy, my mother still doesn't know you? ”

Mrs. Li stared at Han Yuxi's face for a moment, couldn't help but sigh, and asked, "Are you worried about Xiao Xuan?" Worried about not falling asleep all night? ”

"Mother! I didn't! Xianggong is strong in martial arts, there is nothing to worry about, and he will definitely be able to return safely in a few days! ”

Han Yuxi hurriedly shook his head and explained, "I...... I'm just a little worried about the academy, so I'd like to go to the academy in a while! ”

"Yanhuang Academy has always been indisputable with the world, this time it was a catastrophe, Xuan'er is hundreds of miles away, it's a pity that you can go to the academy to have a look! The old man also heard that Mr. Li Gang was sick in bed, and the old man also went to visit the old man after a while! ”

Li Jingmo, who was sitting next to Mrs. Li, said in a deep voice at this time.

"Alas! The old gentleman is highly respected, he has been clean all his life, and he has obviously reached the age of retirement, but he still insists on teaching and educating people in the academy, in terms of character, how many people in the world can compare with him? But I didn't expect the old gentleman's illness to be bedridden directly, and I don't know if Dr. Sun has a way to cure Mr. Wenji! ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Li sighed with a sad face.

"Dad, mother, don't talk about this yet, the food is going to be cold, eat it quickly! Come on, Lan'er, you eat too! ”

Seeing that the atmosphere in the room was a little depressing, Han Yuxi hurriedly said.

Lan'er nodded heavily and said, "Mmmm! Lan'er wants to eat more, and when her brother comes back, she won't be able to hold Lan'er anymore! ”

The girl doesn't know how to worry, and Lan'er's heart can only hold good things, but some people, some things, can't be beautiful forever!

"Young lady, you are obviously worried that the young master will not sleep all night, why didn't you tell the truth to the master and the lady just now?"

After the meal, Han Yuxi packed up a little things, got into the carriage, and under the personal escort of Liu Feng, Liu Yun and others, he headed towards Yanhuang Academy. On the way, Xiaohe looked at Han Yuxi and asked in a low voice.

Han Yuxi smiled bitterly and said, "Xiaohe, what can I do even if I tell my father and mother?" It will only make them worry together! I don't know where Xiang Gong is now, such a big thing happened in the academy before, I think the King of Wei must have informed Xiang Gong of this matter by telegraph, maybe Xiang Gong stopped the witch robbery at a certain state and county pass in the north, how could I not worry about him? ”

The carriage suddenly fell silent, and after a long time, Xiao Xi spoke: "Young lady, you also said before that the young master is strong in martial arts, and it is impossible for him to have an accident!" Besides, the Holy Lord sent General Qin and General Cheng to support the young master, and the young master must be fine! Don't worry! When the young master comes back, he should feel distressed again when he sees your haggard appearance! ”

"Uh-huh! The young master loves the young lady so much, he will definitely feel distressed! ”

Xiaohe hurriedly echoed.

was comforted by the two little girls singing and harmonizing, Han Yuxi felt a little better in her heart, she glanced at the two of them and said, "Okay, okay!" Don't persuade the two of you, let's go to the academy first, if we can meet Qingque, it would be the best, he must know the news of Xianggong! ”

Han Yuxi secretly said in her heart that she must have a telegraph at home in the future, so that when Li Zexuan is away, she can also receive the news as soon as possible! As for how to use the telegraph, there is no need to worry about this, before getting married last year, Li Zexuan gave him a telegraph machine to "send love letters", so she can be regarded as one of the first few people in the entire Datang to use the telegraph!

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