Chapter 564: I want to make Gao Chang pay the price
"Bastard...!"
In the Ganlu Palace, Li Shimin was furious: "Little Gaochang actually dared to surprise my Yizhou, he was really looking for death... Good... Since you are going to die, I will fulfill you, and I will decree... Taiji Palace is deliberating, and I want to enter Gaochang. β
"Yes...!" Li Junxian bowed.
Why is Li Shimin so angry... The main reason is that Gaochang and the Western Turks united to attack Yizhou, because you must know that for Datang, Gaochang is a dog, and the life and death of this dog are in the hands of Datang, but suddenly this dog was just when the owner was about to move it, and suddenly bit the owner with a wolf.
This feeling made Li Shimin very unhappy, and this dog and a wolf were too ruthless, not only robbed all the bebelongings of Yizhou, but the things that couldn't be taken away were actually burned by two beasts.
directly caused Yizhou's economic losses to reach hundreds of millions of yuan, and you said that Li Shimin would not be angry.
A decree, immediately the ministers immediately entered the Taiji Palace.
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At this time, Li Zhan was also making every effort to produce a kind of military rations, and the last time he went to Dengzhou, because he came out too early, he did not produce too much military rations, but used the existing military rations.
Now that he is going to the Western Regions, Li Zhan also began to make military rations for the army of the Tang Dynasty early.
There are two kinds of military rations, one is fried rice, that is, the millet is fried over high heat, so that you can get a crispy taste that is very fragrant, and the preservation time is very long, convenient, hungry, you grab a handful and eat it, you don't need to bury the pot to make rice.
The second type is instant noodles... Of course, it can't be compared with the instant noodles we eat now, but after being fried, the instant noodles made by Li Zhan can also achieve that amazing shelf life.
As long as there is hot water, you can eat a bowl of hot noodles, which is nothing else to ask for.
You have to know, what is the food of the Tang army now... Compared with the two types of military rations made by Li Zhan, they are very different.
This day... Li Zhan is still at home with his three wives for dinner... He ran over with Xiaodouzi, and he brought the news that the Western Turks and Gaochang had joined forces to attack Yizhou.
also told Li Zhan that now Li Shimin is furious and is summoning the ministers to discuss matters in the Taiji Palace.
When Li Zhan heard this, he got up excitedly and said, "Okay... Finally able to fight Gaochang...! β
It's just that Li Zhan is happy, but the women around him all showed a slightly worried look, fighting, no matter how Li Zhan explains, it will be fine, but the swords and soldiers are facing each other, and the women will still be worried and afraid.
This Li Zhan is understandable.
However, Li Zhan had to go to Gaochang this time, because Li Zhan was going to watch Hou Junji, and Li Zhan also needed a lot of money to maintain Dengzhou's expenses.
Therefore, this trip to Gaochang, no matter what the reason, Li Zhan must go.
It was about noon, Li Shimin made it clear to the world and crusaded against Gaochang.
Li Shimin ordered Hou Junji to be the general manager of the Jiaohe Road march, and Xue Wan, the general of Zuotunwei, was the deputy commander, leading tens of thousands of cavalry and Turkic and Khibi people to conquer Gaochang.
Li Zhan's Tiger Army, Hou Guangliang's Tiger Army are all included, and Li Zhan is the deputy general who gives the Son of Heaven a sword and has the highest decision.
Three days later, he took the oath and set out.
The news came back to Gaochang... Seriously, it scared the officials of Gao Changguo at once, what is Datang... That's an absolute behemoth, compared to Gao Chang, Gao Chang is a dog in front of Datang.
Moreover, Gaochang is inferior to the Turks, Xue Yantuo, etc., who were once destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, in terms of population, combat effectiveness, and resources!
Provoking the Tang Dynasty is tantamount to using a mantis arm as a car.
Now that people are killing, how can you say that those people in Gao Changguo are not afraid.
At this time, Gaochang King Lu Wentai began to brainwash his country, and he told Gaochang people not to be afraid... Yes... This Tang Dynasty is 7,000 miles away from us, and in the middle, there are 2,000 miles of desert, the environment in the desert is extremely harsh, the Tang army has no water supply, not to mention, the heat is unbearable, the hot wind blows like a fire, in such an environment, I don't believe that the Tang army really dares to send troops over.
I have been to the Tang Dynasty in the past, and what I have seen along the way, it is difficult to compare with the strength of the Sui Dynasty, if it really comes to attack me, then it is bound to be difficult to supply people and horses, and we only need 30,000 soldiers and horses, to wait for work, enough to win.
There is another thing, that is, we still have the support of the Western Turks, and we have formed an alliance with the Western Turks, and if one side is in trouble, the other side will definitely come to support. So, no matter how you look at it, it was the Tang Army that lost, not them.
This is a very naΓ―ve idea, it is really too naΓ―ve, and it is because of such naivety, so after learning that the Tang Dynasty has set out to fight, Gao Chang did not make too many preparations for the arrival of the Tang army, but pinned his hopes on the two thousand miles of the Great Desert and the Western Turks.
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Just after Li Shimin ordered the world to conquer Gaochang, Li Zhan hurriedly entered the palace, first came to the Lizheng Palace, knowing that Li Zhan was going to Gaochang, the eldest grandson queen cried miserably, with a big belly, and hugged Li Zhan to death.
It's still his eldest son who hurts himself, Li Chengqian stood aside, and could only watch.
In the end, it was Li Shimin who let go and asked Empress Changsun to let go of Li Zhan, so that Empress Changsun let Li Zhan go with red eyes, and Li Zhan on the side hurriedly assured Empress Changsun that he would definitely come back safely and would not be hurt at all.
It's just that Li Zhan's words, even Li Shimin doesn't believe it, because after all, there are more than 2,000 miles of desert in the middle, and this trip to Gaochang will definitely endure hardships.
"Zhan'er... Do you have to protect yourself, I have already told Hou Junji, even if he has something, you can't have anything. β
Li Shimin's words made Li Zhan feel a trace of warmth.
Li Chengqian, who was on the side, looked at Li Zhan with some envy and said, "Big brother... Don't worry, after you leave, I will take care of the sisters-in-law and the sisters-in-law, but you must come back before they give birth, so that your children can see their father for the first time. β
"Huh...!" Li Zhan smiled: "Don't worry, soon...!" After speaking, Li Zhan patted Li Chengqian with his hand, and Li Zhan was still very satisfied with his younger brother.
The final result was that Empress Changsun agreed to Li Zhan's trip, because Li Shimin promised that as long as Gaochang came back this time, Li Zhan's identity would be revealed, and for the identity of her son, Empress Changsun did not stop her.
After returning from the palace, the mother of the family, Yue Niang, was crying again, hugging Li Zhan to death, not wanting Li Zhan to fight, she was afraid that Li Zhan would be in danger, not only Yue Niang, but Li Dafu on the side also muttered that the family has enough money, and he doesn't need Li Zhan to take any official career, he just wants the family to be neatly together, even if he is poor, he is not afraid.
As he spoke, Li Dafu's eyes also turned red, and everyone cried.
Li Zhan also wasted all his efforts to get his family's work done, but what Li Zhan didn't expect was that Li Sheng, this guy, suddenly stood up and said, "Dad, mother... I want to follow my eldest brother to fight, and if there is danger, I will protect my eldest brother with my life. β
"Clams...!" Li Zhan was ridiculous: "You protect me... No kidding, no, you have to stay at home and be filial to your parents, you are not allowed to go anywhere. β
"Big brother... This is 7000 miles to Gaochang, during which there are deserts and enemy troops, with my younger brother by your side, you can ensure your safety, I can serve you tea and deliver books, if there is danger, I can also block the life of the eldest brother, really...! β
After speaking, Li Sheng also looked at Yue Niang and Li Dafu and said, "Dad, mother, what do you say?" β
If it had been before, Li Sheng's words would have been refuted by Li Dafu and Yue Niang, but today, Li Zhan found strangely that Yue Niang and Li Dafu were actually thoughtful.
"Dad, mother, don't listen to Li Sheng, he has no military training, how can he protect me, and Feng Ming will follow me here, you can rest assured...!"
It's just that after Li Zhan finished speaking, he still felt that something was wrong between Yue Niang and Li Dafu.
The family cried together for a while, but the holy decree must not be violated... In the end, Li Zhan still had to go, Ouyang Duoduo was the most angry, she really wanted to go to the Western Regions, but she was pregnant, and she just made a small proposal that she wanted to follow, and she was immediately rejected by everyone.
Ouyang Duoduo was trembling, and could only watch Feng Ming follow Li Zhan to the Western Regions.
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Three days later, the army took the oath.
Li Shimin stood in front of the army and shouted angrily: "Five years ago, a Western Regions country named Yanqi sent an envoy to Chang'an to pay tribute to our dynasty, and then put forward the hope that our dynasty would reopen a trade route for itself, and not pass through the territory of Gaochang, and I agreed to the request of Yanqi country.
But who knows, this action caused Gao Changguo's dissatisfaction, and a piece of his big meat was divided by others, and anyone would be unhappy if he was replaced. So, in order to express his dissatisfaction, Gao Changguo sent troops to attack Yanqi, captured five castles, burned down their houses, and Yanqi asked for help from our court.
At that time, our dynasty was still recuperating and could not go, who knew that at the same time, Gaochang sent people to sow discord between the countries of the Western Regions and our dynasty, and prevented them from paying tribute to our dynasty. Then, relying on the support of the Western Turks, Gao Changguo felt that he was very powerful, and once again provoked the relationship between Xue Yantuo and our dynasty, and threatened to send troops to attack Xue Yantuo.
Not long ago, Gaochang and the Western Turks attacked our Tang Dynasty's Yizhou together, a thousand Tang soldiers bravely resisted, with a thousand people killed in battle, saved the people of Yizhou, Gaochang and the Western Turks ransacked Yizhou, followed by the burning of Yizhou City.
The fire burned for three days and three nights, leaving 30,000 people homeless.
Good... Gao Chang has repeatedly provoked and provoked, since you are given good fruit and you don't eat it, then we will fight it on the battlefield!
I am bound to make Gao Chang pay a huge price for his stupidity.
This battle will be won...! β
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