Chapter 121: The British Duke Li Tao
This time, it was not another, the Zhenzhu Khan Yinan of the Xuyantuo Department sent his son Dadu to set up a joint tribe with Tongluo, Fugu, Hui, Jin, Xia and other tribes, and led 200,000 people to invade the south of the Turkic Khan Ashina Simo.
Ashina Simo knew that Xue Yantuo was rushing towards his Monan, and Ashina Simo hurriedly sent someone to ask Datang for help.
And gathered the tribes and retreated into the Great Wall, retreated to Shuofang, and waited for the arrival of reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty.
After Li Shimin received the news, he was very angry, Xue Yantuo's Yi Nan, on the surface, surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and declared himself a vassal to the Tang Dynasty, but he has been disobedient to the yang, suppressing the Ashina Simo Department from time to time, and repeatedly refusing to change.
He also threatened to say something, how the Eastern Turks bullied the Tang Dynasty in the past, and now we are just helping the Tang Dynasty, taking revenge on the Eastern Turks, and teaching the Eastern Turks a lesson.
This time, Li Shimin decided not to endure it anymore, in order to resist the Xue Yantuo Department, the Eastern Turks of the Ashina Simo Department must be saved, and Ashina Simo is still the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty and the concubine of Princess Hengshan.
Li Shimin ordered Zhang Jian, the governor of Yingzhou, to lead his troops to the east of Xue Yantuo. The British Duke Li Tao was awarded the title of the head of the Shuozhou Road march, leading 60,000 foot soldiers and 1,200 cavalry troops to garrison Yufang, and Li Daliang, the head of the Lingzhou Road March, and Li Xiyu, the head of the Liangzhou Road March, and other troops to resist.
The eldest grandson Wuji felt weak in his heart, and broke out in a cold sweat, and now he regretted it a little, he shouldn't have taken this move.
Recently, Li Shimin has been trusting and trusting him as before, which makes the eldest grandson Wuji completely understand that Li Shimin really ignores his past suspicions.
But the eldest grandson Wuji was afraid that Li Shimin would be ruthless to him because of his weak heart, so he thought of rebelling, and now it seems that the eldest grandson Wuji is a gentleman with the heart of a villain.
But now that the plan has begun, is there a way back? The eldest grandson, Wuji, fell into self-blame and confusion.
If he had known Li Shimin's attitude towards him, the eldest grandson Wuji would not have chosen to embark on the road of rebellion no matter what.
He could imagine that on the day when the soldiers met, no matter whether he succeeded or failed, his little sister Empress Changsun would definitely feel deep despair for him, the eldest brother.
and his eldest son, Changsun Chong, and daughter-in-law, Princess Changle, will never forgive their actions.
At this moment, the eldest grandson Wuji felt extremely disgusted, and his face was gray.
"Auxiliary, what's wrong with you? Is there something uncomfortable? Do you want the Imperial Physician to come and show you? ”
After the dispersal of the dynasty, Li Shimin left the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shixian, Hou Junji, Chu Suiliang and others behind to discuss the specific details of the troops, such as the transfer of soldiers and horses, how to allocate grain and grass, etc., and the army of more than 60,000 people was definitely not a trivial matter.
"There is no major obstacle in the minister's body, probably because he has not rested for the past two days! Let Your Majesty worry. Eldest Sun Wuji smiled reluctantly and said.
"The burden on the auxiliary machine's shoulders is heavy! It is important to worry about state affairs for me, but the body is also very important, if your body is exhausted, the queen will blame me. Li Shimin said with concern.
"It is the duty of the minister to share the worries of His Majesty, and the minister will definitely pay attention to rest, so as not to worry His Majesty. If it is because of the minister's affairs that it affects His Majesty's mood, it is the minister's sin. Eldest Sun Wuji also said in a relaxed tone.
"Hmmm! That's good! Let's go! We, the monarchs, have drawn up a plan for sending troops to fight this time. Li Shimin nodded and began to talk about business.
The crown prince Li Ke was also present and participated in the government affairs, which was the ability of Li Shimin to cultivate the prince.
"Your Majesty! The army has not moved, the grain and grass go first, and the person who is responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass is in charge of who His Majesty is going to hand over. As the commander-in-chief, Li Tao attaches great importance to the logistics support of the army.
The British Duke Li Tao was originally in Bingzhou, and this time he was transferred to Beijing to take over Hou Junji's post of secretary of the military department.
Unexpectedly, before he started to take office, he encountered Xue Yantuo leading troops to invade the territory.
"Father! The son is willing to be responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass, and asks his father for permission. Prince Li Ke suddenly stood up and said.
The crown prince Li Ke has just become the crown prince, but many people actually have criticism, all because he is not the prince born to the eldest grandson, and it seems that he is a little wrong.
Therefore, the crown prince Li Ke urgently needs to have dazzling achievements to prove that he is capable of being the prince.
Li Shimin also knows this in his heart, but he can't help it, his mouth is on someone's body, who said anything in private? The emperor can't care about it, as long as you don't talk nonsense in front of the emperor or in front of the crown prince Li Ke, you can't cure him.
Supervising the transportation of grain and grass is mainly in the rear, which is relatively safe, and as the crown prince, the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he really needs to experience a little experience, and it is not a good thing to face the scene of the war in person.
At least let him understand how hard it is to get the country, so that he will be more kind to the people and diligent in political affairs.
"British duke, what do you think of letting the crown prince Li Ke be in charge of supervising the transportation of grain and grass?" Li Shimin asked Li Tao.
"The minister has no opinion on this, but this is a war, I'm afraid the prince will be in danger." British Gong Li Tao said worriedly.
After all, he is the commander, the head of the marching road, although he supervises the transportation of grain and grass, it is generally very safe, but he is not afraid of 10,000, he is afraid of just in case, if something happens to the prince Li Ke, he can't afford to bear this responsibility.
However, the crown prince is the future emperor, and at this time, he is closer to the prince and experiences the test of life and death on the battlefield together, which will definitely leave a deep impression in the prince's heart, and it will also be very beneficial to his future.
The premise is that the prince can come back safe and sound, and if something happens, it will definitely be a big deal.
Therefore, the addition of the crown prince can be said to have advantages and disadvantages for the British prince Li Tao, as long as the arrangements are good and the safety protection of the prince is appropriate, in general, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
"That's good! As long as you don't have any opinions, then it's decided, my Tang Dynasty established the country with force, and the crown prince Li Ke should also accept the baptism on the battlefield in order to grow up faster. ”
After everything was agreed, the soldiers were very fast, and the crown prince Li Ke, as the Sima who supervised the transportation of grain and grass, immediately became busy.
After the army was mobilized, they marched all the way and hurried to Yufang, the location of the garrison with good business.
At this time, on the Monan grassland, the son of Xue Yantuo Zhenzhu Khan, Dadu Shezheng led 30,000 cavalry, frantically pursuing the Turkic soldiers of Ashina Simo.
However, Ashina Simo received the news early, and he didn't plan to start a war with Xue Yantuo's cavalry on the grassland of Monan, because it was simply looking for death.
Therefore, the Turkic tribes of Ashina Simo fled to the plastic side in the Great Wall early, and resisted the pursuit of Xue Yantuo by virtue of the pass of the Great Wall.
The 60,000 foot soldiers led by Li Tao were still walking behind, but the vanguard battalion of 1,200 cavalry was the first to arrive.
The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, the prestige of the British prince Li Tao, and I don't know how many reinforcements the Tang Dynasty sent arrived.
There were not many cavalry led by Li Tao, only 1,200 people, so he unceremoniously ordered 6,000 Turkic cavalry to Ashina Simo and pursued Dadu.
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