The treasures in the Gaochang Palace were moved for nearly seven days, and the treasures were transported out of the Gaochang Palace in large trucks.

At the same time, in order to distract these generals from the Gaochang Palace, Hou Junji ordered the attack to continue.

In seven days, the three counties, five counties, and twenty-two cities of Gaochang (according to the unearthed documents, epitaphs, etc., it is believed that they are three prefectures, five counties, and twenty-two counties) were all taken.

At this time, the territory of the Tang Dynasty stretched from the sea in the east, Yanqi in the west, Linyi in the south, and Lake Baikal in the north.

When the news of Gaochang's destruction came back to Datang, Li Shimin finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This Gaochang is actually a decision made by Li Shimin under heavy pressure, and in fact, there are two completely different views within the Tang Dynasty.

The main battle faction believed that the Tang Dynasty's patience had reached its limit, that the problem of the Western Regions could no longer be allowed to develop, and that from a long-term strategic consideration, sending troops was an urgent matter.

The other faction opposes the use of troops in the Western Regions, and their view is that the burden of sending troops over long distances is too heavy, and it is not worth paying such a heavy price for the Western Regions. The proponents of the latter view did not leave a clear record, but from the point of view, it is consistent with Wei Zheng's consistent thinking.

Lu Wentai once said to his cronies that he had been to the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty, and he had always believed that the Sui Dynasty was stronger than the Tang Dynasty, and the powerful Sui Dynasty did not have the strength to send troops to the Western Regions; Even if the Tang Dynasty sent troops, it would not be too many, because if there were many troops, it would be difficult to supply military supplies; If less than 30,000 troops are sent, the strength is not enough to defeat Gaochang; The Tang soldiers had to cross the Mohe Yan Moraine (the famous Gobi Desert), which would make the Tang army tired, and Gaochang waited for work.

Of course, he also had an important backer for Lu Wentai, and the Western Turkic Desire Valley was stationed in the Khan Futu City (Beiting of the Tang Dynasty, present-day Jimusar, Xinjiang), which was a horn with Gaochang.

The Western Turks were the most important weight of Gaochang and the decisive force of Gaochang to resist the central government of the Tang Dynasty.

These are all questions, so the expeditionary army, is it out or not?

No, these problems cannot be solved, and the consequences are serious.

Out, the problem mentioned by Lu Wentai does exist, and the labor expedition is full of difficulties. The natural environment is harsh, and the supply of the army is difficult.

If there are fewer troops, the problem may not be solved; The more troops are dispatched, and the financial burden on the state is heavier.

Will you continue to endure or rise to the challenge?

In the end, Li Zhan gave Li Shimin confidence, Li Zhan told Li Shimin that this battle will be won, and after winning, Datang will open a new situation. That will be all the territory of Datang.

Of course, Li Zhan's confidence is not enough, and Li Shimin has one of the most important worries, that is, the Western Turks, the key to this war is not that the Tang Dynasty is not a crusade against the subordinates, if it is only Gaochang, it will be too simple.

The key is the Western Turks behind Gaochang, and what the Tang Dynasty must seriously consider is whether it can resolutely wage war with the Western Turks.

If there is a battle, it must be prepared for the Western Turks to enter the war. The Western Turks had just achieved successive victories, and most of the countries in the Western Regions had been conquered by him. The greatest preparation for the Tang Dynasty to pacify Gaochang was to wage an all-out war with it.

This should be taken into account, both from the perspective of overall strategy and from the perspective of international politics. If there is no war, it is enough, and if the war is war, victory must be guaranteed. For the Western Turks behind Gaochang, one must not be left to chance.

After thinking about it, in the end, the Tang Dynasty still sent troops. and this "Edict on Seeking Lu Wentai" issued by Li Shimin in order to insure, the whole article is a list of Lu Wentai's crimes, and mentioning the Western Turks is only to say that Lu Wentai provoked the civil war in the Western Turks, and the conclusion is to punish Lu Wentai.

This shows that the crusade against Lu Wentai is the internal affair of the Tang Dynasty, and it is the emperor's crusade against the loss of his ministers, not a foreign war. The implication is that I don't want outsiders to interfere.

It's just that Li Shimin didn't expect it... In fact, the Western Turks have already been strong in the outside world, and in this war, in addition to Hou Junji as the general manager of the marching army, Xue Wanjun as the deputy general manager, and many general managers.

In addition to the government soldiers, there were also multi-ethnic troops participating in the war, including the Xue Yantuo army that fought in the vanguard, the Turkic soldiers led by Ashina Sheer and the Tiele soldiers led by Qibi He Li. And so on. How many troops did the Tang Dynasty send?

According to the records of the Old Tang Dynasty Book and the Biography of Gaochang, the total number is about 200,000.

How many people does Gaochang have? Less than 100,000 people. This was obviously not the main target of the Tang Army, whose huge army was prepared for the Western Turkic Desire Valley. The result? Desire Valley set detected the strength of the Tang army and also knew Li Shimin's determination. In the end, before the Tang army arrived, Desire Gushe ran ahead of schedule and ran west for a thousand miles in one go.

No one thought that history is sometimes so meaningful, and it looks very absurd on the surface, and the Tang Dynasty sent troops thousands of miles away to win the victory so easily, isn't it a bit ironic?

It's almost the biggest win at the least cost.

In the future, the decisive position of the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions provided the most basic guarantee for international cultural exchanges.

So Li Shimin was very happy, for the deputy manager Jiang Xingben to go out of Yizhou first, and make attacking tools in the Tianshan Mountains and Liuyun Valley.... Li Shimin comforted Jiang Xingben with a seal book: "The weight of the offensive battle, the equipment is the first, the soldiers belong to the heart, and they are waiting to control the enemy." Qing Xing said that he was on the road, he was going to repair the camp, he was going to do it before he moved, and the ladder was coming. Warriors of the three armies, Ince tree achievements; Thousands of miles of Kou, with Keping. Fang is ancient, how can it be enough! ”

In view of the importance of the Gaochang region, Li Shimin decided to implement the prefecture and county system in Gaochang according to the system of the Central Plains, with Gaochang as the western state, and set up the Anxi Protectorate in Jiaohe City.

The Zhichong Prefecture was also set up so that the Tang government could recruit a part of the army in the Xizhou region.

These soldiers played an important role in fighting the Western Turks, resisting Tibet, and maintaining the Silk Road.

After the implementation of the equalization system, the regulation of rents, and the post station system in accordance with the Central Plains, as well as the construction of water conservancy and the establishment of official markets, the rule of Gaochang by the Tang Dynasty was quickly stabilized...!

It's just that after this stabilization, something not so good happened.

Mainly after stabilization, Hou Junji is the most powerful person in Gaochang, but Li Zhan occupied the palace in Gaochang, not only occupied the palace in Gaochang, but during this time, there were constantly carts in the palace in Gaochang that were slowly transported out and wrapped in cloth, and fools also knew what was in those carts.

It's all white silver, who can not be blushing, especially Hou Junji's right-hand men, that Xin Fang'er not only attacked the two states, but even the Western Turkic Khan Futu City was beaten down by Xin Fang'er,

At this time, Xin Fang'er was also the most arrogant, looking at his military exploits, but he couldn't enter the Gaochang Palace that he had beaten down, knowing that the gold and silver in the Gaochang Palace, women... The whole nine yards.

But it was occupied by Li Zhan, the merchant general, who said that could bear this... It's like grabbing a big cake by yourself, but the person who eats it is not you, and this feeling is more disgusting than swallowing 10,000 flies.

"General... Drink...! ”

This is the most luxurious restaurant in Gaochang City, Xin Fang'er has just returned to the city with a big victory, and his brothers and subordinates invited Xin Fang'er to eat and drink here.

Drinking one by one, the atmosphere was quite harmonious, but at this time, a big car slowly walked through the street below the restaurant.

A brother of Xin Fang'er muttered: "This is already the hundredth cart, I see that the Gaochang Palace has been emptied by Li Zhan, the general is really thankless this time, this general must have been sent by His Majesty to monitor the general." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she only heard a 'bang', Xin Fang'er threw the wine glass in her hand and said, "Don't say it... You tell me, who is this Li Zhan, and why... Why... We all want to give it to him, and last time I proposed to let Li Zhan stay in Liuyun Valley all the time, but the general didn't listen to me.

Now it's okay, there's nothing left, and the Gaochang that I worked so hard to build on my façade has all become Li Zhan's private property, and the brothers don't even have a chance to enter the Gaochang Palace.

Not only that, but I also heard that the three chapters of the covenant were also made by Li Zhan, and he did this to disgust us generals' soldiers, and his soldiers were stationed in the palace to eat and drink spicy.

Gold and silver... Women's Food... But what about us, we have to spend money and drink here, really bastards, big bastards...! ”

"Shhhhh Seeing Xin Fang'er scolding louder and louder, at this time, one of Xin Fang'er's friends said, "Okay... You're drunk, don't drink anymore...! Xin Fang'er's friend whispered in Xin Fang'er's ear: "That Li Zhan is too big, we can't afford to mess with him." ”

Who knows it's okay not to say it, as soon as Xin Fang'er said it, she became even more angry, and then shouted: "What is there to be afraid of, what is the origin, isn't it the prince's money bag."

General Shangjia, who got a few coins for the prince, thought that I would be scared of Xin Fang'er... Bah... Don't let me see this guy, if I do, I'll cut him with a knife. ”

The words are loud... However, fortunately, there are basically no people from the Tiger Army and the Tiger Army here, and the Tiger Army and the Tiger Army have always been stationed outside the Gaochang Palace, if they are here, then it will be a big battle.

Xin Fang'er became more and more popular, and in the end, this bastard actually made a decision, because Li Zhan stipulated that the Tang army should give money for eating and drinking in Gaochang, and he could not harass the shopkeeper, in order to give Li Zhan a dismount.

Xin Fang'er, a drunk man who was drunk slowly, was actually confused, not only took advantage of the drunkenness to eat the overlord meal, but also did an amazing thing, that is, he saw that the daughter of the shopkeeper of the restaurant was good, and then he did it to the daughter of the shopkeeper of the restaurant.

This Xin Fang'er really caused a big disaster... Li Zhan sent out a fire for the first time, and everyone knelt in front of Li Zhan in fright, and for the first time, Li Zhan was domineering.

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