Standing in the clouds of history and looking at the mundane world, watching all living beings obsessed with self-righteousness and not knowing the bumps in the road, this is quite a kind of detachment of "everyone is drunk and I am awake", but there is also a kind of helplessness of "being angry and powerless......

The entire Tang Dynasty did not put Goguryeo in its eyes, and the lessons of the Great Sui Dynasty have long been forgotten outside the clouds, with hundreds of thousands of Chen soldiers, sufficient grain and straw, and high morale.

It seems that this is not a national war, just a gluttonous feast of meritorious deeds, everyone is vying for the first place not to capture the flag and expand the territory, but just to share a meritorious service in it, so as to seal the shadow of the wife and the glory of the lintel......

However, Fang Jun knew that Goguryeo had already prepared to break the cauldron and sink the ship, and as soon as the war began, it would clear the wilderness, and fight and retreat, on the one hand, although the Tang Dynasty's troops were unstoppable, on the other hand, it was also expected, prompting the Tang Dynasty to gradually penetrate into its borders and lengthen the supply line.

As long as the footsteps of the Tang Dynasty can be delayed, until winter comes, the harsh climate and environment in Liaodong will make it more and more difficult for the Tang army to supply, and there will be no way to get supplies from the occupied cities, and there is no other way out of withdrawing the army.

In fact, Goguryeo's strategy was indeed victorious, and His Majesty Li Er personally led a large army to drive straight in, attacking the city all the way to the bottom of the city of Anshi, and broke the blood.

For a whole summer, the Tang Dynasty besieged Anshi City and attacked day and night, but this inconspicuous city still stood majestically and stood tall.

In the autumn, "Liaozuo is cold early, the grass is dry and the water is frozen, it is difficult for the horses to stay for a long time, and the food will be exhausted, and the baggage is difficult to continue", His Majesty Li Er had to regretfully order the class to return to the court.

The battle of Goguryeo was unfinished......

On the way home, His Majesty Li Er suffered a scaby attack and died young soon after, and the conquest of Goguryeo and its inclusion in the territory of the Tang Dynasty became his unfulfilled dream......

The dreams of an emperor were shattered, half an empire was exhausted, and the capital of that narrow country boasted for a thousand years was achieved.

But I can't do anything about it......

Fang Xuanling asked him: What can you do?

Fang Jun was depressed and speechless.

Because he can't do anything......

This war, as early as the preparatory stage, has already divided the interests, all forces, all factions, all under the imperial power of His Majesty Li Er is in a state of balance, whoever dares to obstruct it will inevitably be torn to pieces by angry vested interests.

The most helpless thing is that even if it is torn to shreds, it is impossible for anyone to destroy this situation......

The arrow is on the bow, and even His Majesty Li Er can't do anything.

Fang Xuanling said warmly: "Wu'er is good at farming, when I know that Mencius has a saying: 'If you don't violate agriculture, you can't eat grain; The number of dogs does not enter the pond, and the fish and turtles cannot be eaten; The axe pound enters the mountains and forests at the right time, and the timber is not worth it', what does this mean? The time is not violated! The difficulty of things is not in the size, in order to know the time, go against the trend, there is always a way to make up for the sky, what can I do! “

His son is a prodigy, "not learning but skill", not only has a talent for farming, but also a little bit of politics. Only the personality is slightly flawed, and it is a good thing to have feelings of worrying about the country and the people, but there are many things wrong with rushing for quick success and quick profit.

"Those who know are good at planning, not as good as at that time, manpower is sometimes poor, don't be obsessed too much, go against the sky."

Even if you are not optimistic about the prospects of the Crusade, you should wait until the situation collapses.

What's more, people's experience and knowledge are all limited, and the so-called "planning is in the people, and the success is in the sky", who can really confirm that the Eastern Crusade will inevitably fail?

But he didn't know that Fang Jun could really see this failure......

Even though the armaments of the Tang Dynasty are now more sophisticated than in history, and the baggage and grain are more sufficient, Fang Jun is still not optimistic about this crusade.

Everyone has selfish intentions, it seems that hundreds of thousands of troops are majestic and high-spirited, but they are like a plate of loose sand, how can they win over Goguryeo's unity and unity?

Fang Jun sighed and said helplessly: "The general trend of the world is mighty, those who go along with it prosper, and those who go against it die...... Now that the general trend has become a success, the child is just worried in his heart, and he will never go against the trend and die by himself, and the father can rest assured. ”

Fang Xuanling said happily: "You have such an understanding, so you can rest assured that your father." The things in the world are often unsatisfactory, even if you are the emperor, you can't do everything as you want, everything goes well. Now that the holy decree has been issued, the Sword Festival has been rewarded, and your task is to rush to the northern frontier, keep the enemy out of the country, and prevent Xue Yantuo's iron cavalry from stepping into the Great Wall for half a step! Within the Great Wall, it is the hinterland of Hedong, a horse and a flat river, once the cavalry of Xue Yantuo drove straight in, how many people were destroyed, and how many cities were destroyed? Don't think about the nonsense that Xue Yantuo didn't dare to start a war with the Tang Dynasty, war is never a product of reason, there are too many factors that will become the cause of a big war, be careful, be careful! ”

Fang Jun said solemnly: "The child obeys!" ”

Awe-inspiring in my heart.

Fortunately, he received Fang Xuanling's warning at this moment, otherwise he would have hidden his helplessness about the situation in Goguryeo, and he would be depressed and indignant, and he would have slackened in dealing with Xue Yantuo, wishful thinking that he would not dare to go to war, but what if?

In case Xue Yantuo's gang of barbarians went crazy and fought brazenly regardless of it, and they were completely unable to deal with it, they broke through the defense line of the Great Wall and drove straight into the hinterland of Hedong, how to face the trust of His Majesty Li Er? How to face the elders of Hedong?

How to face your own true heart?

*****

The snow was blowing heavily, and the sky and the earth were silvery white.

The right guard camp was very quiet in the wind and snow, and the guards in front of the camp raised their heads and stood as tall as guns! The Xuanwu Gate in the distance behind has been covered with a thick layer of snow in the city, which is more and more simple and heavy, and the strength is majestic!

Fang Jun took the trilogy all the way to the horse gallop, flew outside the camp gate and dismounted, threw the reins to the subordinates behind him, and strode towards the camp gate.

The guards' vision was blocked by the wind and snow, and they didn't see who was coming from afar, and when they saw that this group of people was about to enter the camp when they got closer, they hurriedly stepped forward to stop them: "The barracks are heavy, and the idlers stop!" ”

Fang Jun stopped, took off the mink hat on his head, and said loudly: "A certain is Fang Jun!" ”

The guard was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly knelt down on one knee, performed a military salute, and said: "I don't know that the marshal has returned to the camp, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

Fang Jun smiled, stepped forward and patted the guard on the shoulder cordially, and said gently: "Loyal to duty, what is the crime?" ”

The guards breathed a sigh of relief: "Xie Dashuai!" ”

Only then did he get up and stand up straight.

Fang Jun asked, "Can the generals be in the camp?" ”

The guard replied respectfully: "It's all here, it has been rumored recently that on the side of Xue Yantuokou in the north, the generals are afraid that the imperial court will send a large army to crusade, so they always stay in the camp and dare not leave a step without permission. ”

Fang Jun said: "Very good! Beat the drums, gather the generals! ”

The guard was slightly stunned, then ecstatic, and said loudly: "Wow! ”

He turned and called a guard to stand guard in his place, and he spread his feet and ran into the barracks with a puff of smoke. As soon as Fang Jun came to the outside of the Chinese military tent, a heavy drum beat one after another, echoing in the wind and snow.

Fang Jun looked up at the falling snow and sighed heavily.

The Tang Dynasty's final military merits, the soldiers are eager for war, that is the best level of advancement, but in this kind of weather, the temperature is very cold, the road is difficult to walk, I am afraid that before arriving in Shuozhou, there will be countless frostbites, I heard that Shuozhou is also snowing heavily, I am afraid that even if there is no war, the soldiers will be seriously reduced......

He took a breath and strode into the Chinese barracks.

The drums sounded three times, and the barracks were already full of generals.

Xi Jun bought a military uniform, sat on a chair, leaned over to look at Fang Jun, and asked, "Dashuai, but you want to go on the expedition?" ”

The entire Right Tunwei, naturally, Xi Junmai, who used to be the general of Fang Jun's family, is most familiar with him, and Xue Rengui, who has a calm personality, will not ask, and Gao Kan, who is unfamiliar with the relationship, does not dare to ask.

But in fact, there is no need to ask, on such a snowy day, Fang Jun came to the barracks to beat drums and gather generals, what else could he do besides going on the expedition......

Sure enough, Fang Jun, who was sitting on the main seat of the Dama Golden Knife, waited until the orderly brought up the hot tea and put it in front of everyone one by one, reached out and took a sip of the teacup, exhaled, and said, "That's right." A certain person has just been ordered by the emperor to lead the army to Shuozhou to guard against Xue Yantuo's army, and within three days, he will immediately make the trip. Now I will gather you together to discuss the march. ”

Xi Junmai slapped Gao Kan excitedly and shouted, "Great! ”

Xue Rengui had a worried face: "In this kind of weather, if you have to march long distances and go straight to Saibei, I'm afraid that the number of soldiers will be seriously reduced......"

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