These are the things of Chen Sesame and Rotten Grain, in the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Er Taishan sealed Zen, and Xue Yantuo took the opportunity to send troops to attack Li Simo's department and defeated it.

Li Simo retreated to the Great Wall, and after returning to Chang'an, he immediately sent someone to send an urgent report to Li Er, and Li Er ordered Li Ji to lead the army to attack Xue Yantuo's army.

Li Ji led thousands of soldiers and horses to confront Xue Yantuo's 200,000 army, and Li Ji did not bargain for anything in the first battle.

The 3,000 Turkic cavalry under Li Ji was defeated and retreated, and Dadu set up a victory to pursue, and met with the 3,000 Tang cavalry who rushed in, and the war horse was shot and killed by Xue Yantuo.

Li Ji had no choice but to order the soldiers to dismount and charge directly, which defeated Xue Yantuo's army.

The battle ended with a brilliant victory for the Tang army, which fled alone.

Seeing that the main generals had fled, many Xue Yantuo were demoralized and had no intention of continuing to fight with the Tang Dynasty, so they had to choose to surrender, and the rest of the people scattered and fled back to Mobei.

As a result of this battle, the Tang army killed more than 3,000 heads, captured more than 50,000 people, and fled alone.

"The three of them were called to the East Palace this time because they were worried that Xue Yantuo would take advantage of the opportunity of his father's eastern expedition to invade my Tang Dynasty on a large scale."

"I hope that the three generals can do their part for the country, smash Xue Yantuo's conspiracy, jointly resist foreign enemies, and protect our Tang territory." Li Chengqian said.

"Your Highness! But there is a battle report from the front? How many troops did Xue Yantuo's army send? Li Daozong asked.

"No battle report!" Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "These are all speculations of the widows, but with Bazhuo's hatred of my Tang Dynasty, after he succeeds to the throne, he will definitely not let go of this great opportunity to invade, and we have to guard against it." ”

"Xue Yantuo's strength has increased over the years, and I dare not say that there are still 100,000 people in armor."

As a traverser, these are naturally not Li Chengqian's conjectures, but major events that really happened in history, and they were also the fuse for the Tang Dynasty to destroy Xue Yantuo later.

If he hadn't led 100,000 Xue Yantuo's army to invade the territory of the Tang Dynasty, Li Er would not have made up his mind to destroy Xue Yantuo.

In fact, before Li Er's Eastern Crusade, he sent the chieftain of the Turkic Obsession Department to lead the Turks to garrison Jinshan Road north of Xiazhou.

and Tian Renhui, the general of Zuo Xiaowei Zhonglang who sat in Xiazhou, formed a corner to block Xue Yantuo's army.

Xue Yantuo's army was led into a trap by the stubbornness of his thoughts, defeated Xue Yantuo's army, and pursued more than 600 miles of victory, and returned triumphantly after showing off his might north of the desert.

At this time, Li Er, who had already received the news of Xue Yantuo's invasion, asked Li Daozong, Ashina Sheer, Xue Guwu and others to send troops to resist Xue Yantuo's army.

Li Er urgently withdrew from Goguryeo, and in the twentieth year of Zhenguan, he united with the Uighurs, Servant and other tribes to launch a war of annihilation against the brutal and unkind Bazhuo. 35xs

The three of them looked at each other, this kind of conclusion based on conjecture was a little untenable, they couldn't just rely on the prince's conjecture to do something to Xue Yantuo!

In case Xue Yantuo was not as the prince guessed, it would not be a big trouble, and the three of them would not look good on their faces.

More importantly, if they wanted to resist Xue Yantuo's invasion, they had to mobilize a large number of troops, and they did not dare to call the shots without the emperor's will.

What's more, without the emperor's edict and the military talisman issued by the military department, no one would obey the orders of Li Daozong and others.

Although Li Chengqian, as the crown prince, is now a prisoner of the country, there are still many restrictions on the mobilization of troops.

Moreover, Li Chengqian, as the crown prince of the prison state, was able to mobilize a limited number of troops, no more than 10,000 people at most.

"Your Highness! Forgive the old minister! Without His Majesty's will and the military talisman issued by the Ministry of War, even what you say is true, the prince. ”

"I'm afraid the three of us won't be able to help Your Highness! We do not have the right to mobilize troops. Li Daozong was embarrassed.

According to the government soldier system, the government soldiers must be issued by the imperial court and the edict (collectively known as the fish book), which can only be sent by the assassin and the commander of the Zhichong Prefecture.

Generally, when there is a war in the imperial court, a minister will be temporarily appointed, and he will take the fish book to lead the army and go out, and the fish book will be returned after the war.

Li Daozong and the three of them did not have a fish book in their hands, so they could not mobilize the army at all, and even if they believed Li Chengqian's words, he could not help them.

What's more, they still half-believe Li Chengqian's words, or even don't believe them at all.

Now Xue Yantuo has just gone through civil strife, Bazhuo has just taken the throne, and he has not had time to sit firmly in the position of Khan, and has not stabilized the internal situation of Xue Yantuo.

Li Daozong and the three of them calculated that it would take three or five years to buffer before they could sit firmly in the sweat position.

Therefore, what Li Chengqian guessed, the three of them can't do.

But Li Chengqian couldn't say anything about this.

"Your Highness! You may wish to report this matter to Your Majesty! Let's see what Your Majesty means, if Your Majesty supports His Highness, he will definitely give him a fish book. Xue Gu Wudao, who had not spoken.

Since the crown prince can't decide this matter, it will be left to the emperor to decide, and how to treat Xue Yantuo's relationship in terms of attitude.

"What General Xue said is reasonable! Such a big event naturally requires His Majesty's Holy Judgment! Li Daozong echoed.

Although Ashina Sheer didn't say anything, his expression showed that he also supported Xue Guwu's suggestion.

"Then let's do it! The widow will personally write a secret letter to His Majesty, and the matter will be handed over to His Majesty for judgment. ”

"The three of you will go back first, waiting for your majesty's good news." Li Chengqian said.

Xue Yantuo will definitely take advantage of Li Er's absence in the Central Plains to attack on a large scale, but fortunately, Li Er has also made preparations, so Xue Yantuo's conspiracy did not succeed.

"No!" Li Daozong saluted and retreated.

Li Chengqian ordered someone to bring the four treasures of the study and wrote a conceptual document about Xue Yantuo's invasion, and asked people to send it to Li Junzhong quickly.

After some consideration, Li Chengqian decided to go to Xiazhou himself.

Go and see what Xue Yantuo's new Khan Bazhuo looks like.

If he can defeat Bazhuo with his own hands, it will be of great significance to Li Chengqian, the crown prince.

Just as Li Chengqian was about to go out of Beijing to Xiazhou, Xue Yantuo's royal court had just finished discussing a meeting.

This was also the first military meeting presided over by Bazhuo after he ascended the throne of Khan.

At the meeting, Bazhuo vigorously encouraged everyone to send troops, taking advantage of Li Er's attack on Goguryeo, to send troops to plunder wealth.

Although there are many people here who do not agree with Bazhuo's point of view, thinking that going against Datang is a dead end, and there is no need to do it at all.

Ba Zhuo naturally would not agree with these people's views, and still insisted on sending troops to attack the Tang Dynasty.

The first target of Bazhuo's troops was Xiazhou, because this Xiazhou was the closest to him.

(End of chapter)