A month was spent in war, disaster, pain, and anger. ~) This month can be said to be the most chaotic and unbearable period from the Tang Dynasty to Li Shimin's pacification of the Northern Turks.

Since Chinese New Year's Eve, after the Garqin Mausoleum descended on Taozhou like a heavenly demon, the area around the western border of the Tang Dynasty fell into boundless calamity. This commander of the enemy country who used his troops like a ghost went deep into the hinterland of the Tang Dynasty alone, and he was actually able to maneuver without hurrying.

The thieves who entered the house played with the owner's house to catch mí hide.

First, after he attracted the main force of Wei Chi Jingde stationed in Songzhou, he didn't meet him at all, and in the vast and complicated place between Tao, He, Yuan, and Qin, he hid in Tibet around Qishan Mountain, killing people and setting fire to his house and robbing his house, like a ringing horse coming down the mountain. Soon, Li Shimin sent the general Li Daliang to lead the elite army of 100,000 Guanzhong to the west and came to conquer; The military governments of the Tang Dynasty in the western Xinjiang also received an order from the imperial court to assemble under the command of Wei Chi Jingde to come to the Qishan area to exterminate the Garqin Mausoleum.

At this time, the Garqin Mausoleum, who had already been in his chest, resorted to a trick that no one had expected - to break the whole into pieces!

His 100,000 iron horsemen, before Wei Chi Jingde and Li Daliang's troops formed an encirclement of him, exploded into dozens of shares like fireworks, and fled wildly in 40,000 directions.

They have a few hundred or more than a thousand people per share, like a toxin that has penetrated into the blood, and spreads in all directions and penetrates into every mao hole, and they are quite tacitly not to take the official road, not to get close to the town military government, to escape the pursuit, and to sneak away between the mountain roads and rural tribes, killing people, setting fires, and abducting and abusing people everywhere they go.

In the western Xinjiang area, they suddenly fell into boundless chaos and panic, and the people of the Tang Dynasty talked about it, and hundreds of thousands of people fled from their hometowns in a hurry and flocked to Guanzhong.

Wei Chi Jingde and Li Daliang are like smashing ants with a hammer, crying out in vain. Although a lot of "small detachments" were wiped out piecemeal, a total of less than 20,000 horses were killed in a month.

At this time, most of the main forces of the Garqin Mausoleum appeared strangely in the place where Wei Chi Jingde was stationed - Songzhou!

This cunning fox turned into a loach, and when Wei Chi Jingde opened the big net to open the big net to start a decisive battle against it, he actually passed by the seventy miles west of the Shu mountain and forest trail where Wei Chi Jingde's army was located!

Waiting for the lieutenants Chi Jingde and Li Daliang to lead a large army to kill them, what was waiting for them was a cloud of smoke scattered by the Garqin Mausoleum like a ninja hiding - dozens of small groups of people who fled in all directions. These small groups of people are swaggering and doing all kinds of evil, the number of people is small, the actions are secretive, the maneuver is strong, and it is very difficult to arrest, but it is not allowed to be suppressed.

For a while, Wei Chi Jingde and Li Daliang's lungs exploded, and their heads were about to turn dizzy. The two discussed, but before they could wait for the imperial court's life, Wei Chi Jingde returned to save Songzhou - there was the gateway to the country of Sichuan and Shu!

Li Daliang, on the other hand, stayed behind to lead the army and command the local prefectures and counties, clear out the remnants of the bandits, and comfort the affected people.

In just one month, the people of Western Xinjiang felt that they had gone from heaven to hell, which was even more terrifying than when the Sui Dynasty fought 1uan. Because at that time, although there were many wars and wars, the kings of all parts of the country still understood the purpose of "people-oriented" to some extent, and generally did not wantonly abuse the people. But right now, this Garqin Mausoleum is a living demon who has come to the world and annihilated the conscience of heaven and eats people without spitting out bones!

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In recent days, it is conceivable what Emperor Li Shimin's mood is. As of the day he ascended the throne, even if he was killed by the army led by the steppe hero Jieli Khan to the outskirts of the Great Wall, he was not so embarrassed and embarrassed today!

What's more, at that time, the foundation of the Tang Dynasty was weak and unstable, and the grassland Turkic soldiers were strong and strong; But now, Datang is the Taiping Kingdom of the world, rich and strong, known as the Heavenly Dynasty!

He, the heavenly khan who is powerful and respected by the four yi, was slapped a few times by a Tibetan boy in front of the world!

Only he knows what it tastes like.

Late at night, when the lights were still on in the Hongwen Hall of the Wude Palace, the officials who came in and out trotted and did not dare to slack off. In the museum, the atmosphere was even more tense, and more than ten important ministers of the central government were all present, and they followed Li Shimin to stand in front of a map of the earth.

"Is there a battle report from Wei Chi Jingde?" Li Shimin's voice was a little deep, revealing majesty and suppressed anger.

"Back to Your Majesty, I received a report from Li Daliang this morning, saying that General Wei Chi had led the army back to Songzhou and fought a big battle with Garqinling in Songzhou. But...... Defeated. Chu Suiliang replied.

"Defeated?" Li Shimin frowned, "What did you lose?" ”

"It's not a bad loss...... Chu Suiliang hesitated a little and said, "Garqinling is obviously unintentional, his Kunlun iron rode into Shu after all, he is not too suitable for the terrain there, and it is not much cheaper to fight against the Jiannan mountain infantry, but they are very good at riding and shooting." When they met on a narrow road, the Kunlun Iron Cavalry mainly relied on cavalry to suppress Wei Chi Jingde, and then attacked the weak sentry and fled to the southwest. Most of Wei Chi Jingde's troops were infantry...... Can't catch up. ”

When everyone heard the news, their hearts rose to their throats!

Breaking through Songzhou, the soldiers and horses of the Garqin Mausoleum will face the Sichuan Shuzhou County of Chi 1uo1uo!

"It seems that most of Wei Chi Jingde is old." Li Shimin didn't roar angrily, but just said this lightly, but everyone felt cold in their hearts.

"Your Majesty......" Fang Xuanling arched his hand and said, "This can't be all blamed on General Wei Chi. As the saying goes, if you care, you will be 1uan, and if you are 1uan, you will be at a loss. The Garqin Mausoleum is in the territory of my Tang Dynasty, and General Wei Chi must be both distressed and angry, and he wants to extinguish the thieves as soon as possible, but the result is not reached. The Galqin Mausoleum came prepared, coupled with fearlessness, but was at ease. The Kunlun Iron Cavalry has extraordinary combat strength, and the number of men and horses is better than that of General Wei Chi's department, so it is reasonable that the battle will be won or lost. ~”

"It's one thing to be able to beat or not, but I'm annoyed that Wei Chi Jingde and Li Daliang, a pair of battlefield generals, are actually like two big children, being led by the nose and slipping around by the Garqin Mausoleum!" Li Shimin snorted coldly, "I don't understand, how can the barbarian generals of Garqinling live on the plateau, how can they know more about the battlefield terrain of Sichuan and Shu in Western Xinjiang than our own generals?" It is easier to get in and out of your own bedroom than to get in and out of your own bedroom! ”

"The Galqin Mausoleum is deliberately planning in advance, and then it is prepared to attack unprepared, which is nothing more than that." Fang Xuanling said, "Weichen gives an inappropriate example, in the past, Han Zhihuo was also using such tactics to break the Huns in the grassland. The difference is that the Xiongnu were nomads and did not have a city pass, but the Garqin Mausoleum was a familiar road all the way to destroy the city and pull out the village. In this way, this Garqin Mausoleum is indeed not to be underestimated, and it is a rare military ghost! ”

"Xuan Ling's words are objective, regardless of his position, Garqinling is indeed a supreme military wizard, and he has used the tactics of strange soldiers to the extreme!" Li Shimin nodded, but the eyes of recognition on his mouth were a little sharper, and said, "In the Han Dynasty, Huo Quai's illness swept the Huns and sealed the wolf Juxu, and we didn't learn this ability ourselves, but we were learned by the Tubo people Garqinling. Well, he's shaving his big ears in front of hundreds of millions of people and foreign countries in the world! ”

"Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this, the ...... of victory and defeat are the soldiers"

"Alright, don't comfort me." Li Shimin waved his hand and asked, "Is there any news about Lanzhou and Yùmen?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty...... Yes. Chu Suiliang cautiously took out a military report to Li Shimin and said, "The king of Jiangxia in Shanzhou came to report that Qin Mubai had recovered Yangguan and annihilated the tens of thousands of Tubo troops who had attacked the fortified positions in one fell swoop. ”

"Oh? Annihilation?! The crowd was amazed.

Li Shimin snatched it and glared at Chu Suiliang, "Why don't you report it early!" ”

The ministers were slightly relieved in their hearts, and finally relaxed a little. After a few days of bad news, today I finally received good news. At the same time, some people are discussing, hasn't Lanzhou always been outnumbered, how can it suddenly "wipe out the tens of thousands of Tubo troops who attacked the key problems in one fell swoop"?

"I see! This Xue Rengui is really a member of the society! Li Shimin's face finally showed a hint of joy, and he took a long breath and said, "There are frequent defeats and disasters for days, that is, Qin Mubai can give me a little comfort!" Not bad! ”

The feeling of relief is beyond words.

Seeing that the emperor showed a little joy, all the ministers relaxed and laughed comfortably, but Chu Suiliang couldn't laugh - he still had another military report in his arms, which was about Hou Junji and Da Feichuan, and the eldest grandson was killed!

He really didn't dare to take out this military report in public. Otherwise, this anger will turn to joy, and immediately the joy will turn to anger, Chu Suiliang is really afraid that a few people will go crazy - it is better to wait for His Majesty the Emperor to calm down a little, and then secretly play him!

Moreover, the eldest grandson Wuji is still there! Let him know that his precious son was killed by Hou Junji...... I really don't know what will happen!

At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji, who had been silent for a long time, spoke, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the Garqinling raided the mainland in all directions, and although it was fierce, it was still a disease of scabies at best--what is he going to do now?" What if he directly took Sichuan and Shu as kings, or slaughtered my people? ”

"Yes, this is the most important thing at the moment - Garqin Mausoleum, what does he want to do next?" Li Shimin said.

Immediately, the ministers fell silent again.

Fang Xuanling, who is known for his strategy, pondered for a moment and arched his hand: "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the Garqin Mausoleum will not continue to go south, and it will go deep in the direction of Yizhou and Chengdu. ”

"So where do you think he's going?" Li Shimin asked.

"The road to Shu is difficult, if the cavalry of the Garqin Tomb enters Shu, no matter how brave the Kunlun iron cavalry is, it will be self-defeating. Because most of the roads in that place were narrow mountain paths, it was difficult to cross on foot, and Hugh said that he was riding horses. The reason why he wanted to attack Songzhou in a hurry was nothing more than to break through the pass and escape. Fang Xuanling said, "After breaking the customs, Garqin Mausoleum can take Jiacheng to turn west." The area of Jiacheng and Jiaochuan under the rule of Songzhou was originally the birthplace of the Qiang nomads, and the tribes were used to scattered in the city, and it was very easy to break through. After Jiacheng all the way west to Jinchuan, along the river north to the Yellow River Jiuqu, the southern foot of Jishi Mountain, you will arrive at the great plateau of Tubo! In this way, the Garqin Mausoleum went around in a big circle and returned to its old nest, like a fish in water. ”

"What Xuan Ling said coincides with me. As early as the beginning of the Taozhou incident, I concluded that sooner or later the Garqin Tomb would have to escape. He is not so stupid, he will really take Guanzhong directly to destroy my Datang. Li Shimin raised his finger and pointed to the big map, went around the route Fang Xuanling said, and sighed again: "What a tricky marching route and such a thorough battle plan!" This Garqin Mausoleum is really not simple! Our monarchs, ministers, and soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were actually humiliated by him so much, how can we save face! ”

"Your Majesty, hasn't he escaped yet?" Fang Xuanling said, "I believe that General Wei Chi will definitely not return to the mountain easily." Although the Battle of Songzhou failed to capture the Garqin Mausoleum, after all, he was a lone army on an expedition of labor, and the veterans of the division were tired and poorly supplied. As long as General Wei Chi wakes up in time and no longer chases and fights behind Garqinling and is led away by him, but suddenly swings his division to the northwest and intercepts and blocks it in the area of the Jinchuan River in advance, it is not impossible to win a big victory! ”

Li Shimin shook his head and waved his hand, "It's also a shame that it's easy for us to talk on paper here." When he really arrived at the front line, Wei Chi Jingde had been repeatedly teased by Garqinling, and he was definitely afraid of being fooled again in addition to his anger. What if he set up an ambush in the northwest on the Jinchuan River, and Garqinling did not come to fight him after discovering it, and suddenly turned around and killed back to Shudi? ”

"What Your Majesty said is very reasonable. With the combat style of the Garqin Mausoleum, this possibility cannot be ruled out. Fang Xuanling also frowned in embarrassment, "Intercepting the enemy is small, and protecting the people is big." From this point of view, not only did His Majesty have no time to issue an edict to transfer troops in Chang'an, even if Wei Chi Jingde thought of this, he didn't dare to rashly attack and leave Shu again, for fear that the Garqin Mausoleum would go and return to Shu - then he could only watch the Garqin Mausoleum and go away! ”

"Hey! - Such a bastard!! The room filled the room with a sigh of disgust, clapping their fists and stomping their feet.

Li Shimin's face became more and more unsightly. He clenched his cheeks tightly with his hands on his back, and a few words popped out between his teeth - "Unless you wipe out Tibet, you can't wash away today's shame!" ”

At this time, the eldest grandson Wuji said: "Your Majesty, Weichen has thought about it from the beginning, the raid on the interior of the Garqin Mausoleum to create this 1uan is not just for simple revenge or destruction. ”

Li Shimin frowned, "Tell me about your high opinion." ”

"We're shallow, so I'll talk about my foolish opinions." The eldest grandson Wuji said, "In the battle of Dafeichuan, the Garqin Mausoleum suffered heavy losses, and the vitality of Tubo was greatly damaged. At the same time, his own prestige and status in Tibet must have been greatly affected. He rushed to attack the western frontier of Songzhou 1uan, the purpose is nothing more than two things, one is to make us busy with quelling the calamity 1uan has no time to fight, he can win a respite for Tubo to recover. At present, in addition to the huge losses in various prefectures and counties, isn't there an influx of hundreds of thousands of refugees into Guanzhong? How much manpower, material resources and time did the imperial court have to spend to resettle the victims and rebuild the damaged homes? This is the biggest difference between the nomads and our Central Plains urban dwellers. Their belongings can be rolled up on horseback and go with people; We can't, we have cities, we have land, we have houses, we draw land and live together. ”

"Makes sense." Li Shimin nodded in agreement, "Garqinling has killed people and set fire all the way to deliberately create disasters, which has caused me a lot of losses in Datang. In fact, if it was a war 1uan period, the people would not have suffered such huge damage, because they would have taken precautions. The more peaceful the period, the more caught off guard, the greater the loss. What is now in front of us is the hundreds of thousands of victims who fled from the western Xinjiang - auxiliary aircraft, and the matter of settling the victims will be supervised by you personally. Okay, you go on. ”

"We're in command." The eldest grandson Wuji took over the errand, and continued, "The second intention of the Garqin Tomb is very subtle, but it is quite sinister - he wants to divide my monarch and generals. ”

"That's what I thought of!" Li Shimin took over and said, "Because I am indeed angry, whether it is against Qin Mubai, Hou Junji, or Wei Chi Jingde and Li Daliang. Garqinling expected that as long as he succeeded, the imperial court would definitely punish the relevant dereliction of duty after the incident. Who's the brunt? - Lanzhou general Qin Mubai and others! He is borrowing my hand to pull out the thorn in his eye and the nail in the coffin! ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!" The eldest grandson Wuji bowed his hand, "This may be the true intention of the Garqin Mausoleum!" Not only do we want to pull out the fierce enemy, but we also want to change the strategy against Tubo in the Tang Dynasty! ”

"Then he is too underestimating me!" Li Shimin snorted coldly and said, "Qin Mubai is at fault, Hou Junji is guilty, and Wei Chi Jingde and Li Daliang are also ineffective in fighting and deserve punishment, but I haven't fainted to that point - being used by his Garqin Mausoleum to kill people for him, what is the difference between this and 'self-destructing siblings'?" ”

"My Emperor Shengming!" All the ministers sang the promise together.

Chu Suiliang was secretly wiping a cold sweat - Your Majesty, Your Majesty, and the eldest grandson Wuji, if you saw this other military report in my arms, would you still be able to say this just now?