The dawn is faint, and the north gate of Chang'an is slowly opened.

As the capital of Li Tang. As early as the moment of dawn in the morning, people in the streets and alleys of Chang'an began to move.

Pedestrians came in and out, more and more, and Chang'an, which had been silent all night, regained its vitality.

"Da, Da!" The sound of horses' hooves sounded in the street, causing everyone's side eyes.

In the heavy snow, a fast horse, galloping in, galloping wildly, trampling a string of ice and snow on the lively street, the ice and snow flew fiercely, a long neigh, and the fast horse stopped suddenly

It is customary not to ride horses and gallop in Chang'an, except for the only type of person, that is, the messenger who is 800 miles faster.

This kind of messenger is usually an urgent letter to deliver a major accident, or a battle report from the front!

The pedestrians could avoid it, and saw a knight galloping on a flying horse with a feather flag on his back, which was an urgent envoy. His face was tired, as if he had traveled thousands of miles, but his eyes were shining with excitement.

"Shuo Fang's victory, kill more than 50,000!"

When the anxious envoy saw the frightened and frightened looks of the people, he suddenly shouted loudly.

While shouting, he maintained a certain speed and galloped towards the palace,

"Shuo Fang's victory! Kill more than 50,000! ”

When the excited voice sounded again, the pedestrians could clearly hear what he was shouting!

"Shuofang's victory?"

"More than 50,000 beheadings?"

"How is this possible?"

"Didn't you hear that there was a war in Shuofang?"

Pedestrians talk a lot, no one believes that this is true, you look at me, I look at you, all I see is a blank face.

"Is this true?" A patrolman with round eyes.

"What are you still doing? Still cheering? ”

The patrol soldier looked at the sound and saw the man who spoke out, the man was between twenty-five or sixteen years old, with big ears and a high nose, and his outline had a strong taste of manliness, because his dark skin from long-term exposure shone with a healthy light, and he was dressed in an old gray cloth robe, which was slightly tattered, but he could not hide the heroic spirit of that body, and had a convincing temperament.

"Brother, can this be true? For so many years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, except for the great victory of His Majesty's Tiger Prison, there has not been a victory in which tens of thousands of people have been beheaded! If the border general makes a false report, isn't it an empty joy? Isn't that a crime of deception? The crime of bullying the king is to kill the head! ”

"You don't know anything!" The heroic young man said loudly: "With such a big victory, who dares to make a false report? Does he not have a head? ”

A word woke up the person in the dream, such a big thing, if it was a false report, the court would not verify it? Once it is verified, it is a big crime of raiding the house and destroying the door, who can have the courage to do this?

"Good knowledge!"

"Brother's surname?"

"In the Lower Su Dingfang!" Su Dingfang waved his hand and shouted: "Shuo Fang's victory!" Kill more than 50,000! ”

"Shuo Fang's victory! Kill more than 50,000! ”

Under the infection of Su Dingfang, the pedestrians waved their arms and cheered to their heart's content.

Roaring and roaring, Su Dingfang couldn't help but burst into tears, he was crying with joy, he was deeply gratified for the revenge-like victory of the Han nation, and while crying, he cried: "Revenge, haha, this is revenge for the millions of compatriots who died in the hands of the Turks!" ”

When Su Dingfang said this, many people's eyes were red, and the sadness was on their faces.

These words touched everyone's sore spots, and they also rubbed people's tears.

Most of Li Tang's soldiers were born in Guanzhong and Western Qin, which were all places involved in the Turkic army except for Guanzhong, and were harassed by the Turks all the year round, and the local people had a deep blood hatred against the Turks.

The people are looking forward to a shameful victory and a big victory all the time! Now, the great victory of revenge has finally come, and they are all cheering, tearful, and excited.

The joy spread like hot snow. First near the city gate, then Beicheng District, and after a while, the people of the entire Chang'an were cheering!

"Shuo Fang's victory! Kill more than 50,000! ”

"Shuo Fang's victory! Kill more than 50,000! ”

The people of Chang'an cheered in unison, and the sound reached the nine heavens, and the sound was heard hundreds of miles away!

Chang'an is boiling!

Boiling because of victory!

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Imperial Palace, Taiji Palace.

Li Shimin discussed national affairs with the Manchu civil and military forces in the court, the New Year is approaching, and spring plowing is coming. In recent years, the Tang Dynasty used troops on a large scale, which consumed great grain and grass. Whether this spring ploughing is successful or not directly means whether there will be a good harvest in the coming year. He attached great importance to this, and repeatedly told Si Nongqing to pay close attention to statistics, and encouraged the people to actively expand their fields, and gave many preferential treatments to encourage the people to produce.

Many good ministers also put forward some policies that benefit the country and the people, and Li Shimin felt that it was reasonable and acted on them one by one; even if there were objections, he did not rely on subjective judgment, but put them forward to discuss with the ministers, and gathered the wisdom of the people to solve the problem.

The whole court presented a peaceful atmosphere.

"Shuo Fang's victory! Kill more than 50,000! ”

The sudden, sonic cheers of Chang'an interrupted Li Shimin's concluding speech.

It came so suddenly, and the ministers listened to it in their ears, as if in a dream, and no one understood what was going on.

Li Shimin frowned, a trace of confusion flashed in the tiger's eyes, he also didn't know why, although he had an agreement with Luo Tong, he hadn't heard that there was a war in Shuofang! Could it be that the kid went deep into the prairie again and went as a robber?

"Shuo Fang's victory! Kill more than 50,000! ”

The anxious envoy hurried over with the support of several palace guards on duty, and shouted in a hoarse voice of excitement, shouting that he didn't know if he had shouted thousands of times, or tens of thousands of times.

"Shuo Fang's victory!"

"More than 50,000 beheadings?"

His words exploded like a spark falling into a powder keg, and the whole hall buzzed, and no one believed that it was true, ministers, you look at me, I look at you.

"Your Majesty, my lords, Shuo Fang has a great victory! Kill more than 50,000! The envoy shouted this, and as if he had exhausted his last strength, he sat down in the hall.

Li Shimin stood up with emotion, and said eagerly: "Hurry up and send me the battle report!" ”

The chief of the chamberlain took the battle report from the hand of the urgent envoy and held it in his hand, and Li Shimin asked him to read it out loud in public.

The chief attendant gently unfolded the letter paper and read aloud: "On the fifth day of the lunar month, Jieli personally led an army of 200,000 people, and went straight to Shuofang with the momentum of the great victory over Tiele... The Great Wall is in ruins, and there is no way to defend against the enemy........."

Before he could finish his words, the battle report was snatched away by a person next to him.

But Li Shimin thought that he was reading too slowly, so he snatched the battle report first, and read it aloud: "Luo Tong, the governor of Xiazhou, led 40,000 troops out of the city to meet the enemy, and waited for Lao to annihilate 10,000 forwards at the foot of Qiwu Mountain...... The ministers dug ravines and set up a formation to resist the antlers, intending to counteract the cavalry's momentum! On the seventh day of the lunar month, the 190,000 Turkic army arrived as scheduled, and the ministers met the battle head-on with 30,000 Mo sword troops, and annihilated more than 30,000 enemy forwards in the ravines with the power of a crossbow array, without a single casualty...... Then counteract the might of the cavalry with the antlers to resist the antlers, and Jieli divided the army into six divisions and wheels to fight...... After four hours of hard fighting, the Modao army suffered 24,000 casualties and killed and wounded more than 50,000 enemies......"

The 30,000 Mo sword army was fought by six times the wheel of the enemy, and fought hard for four hours, suffering 24,000 casualties. It indicates that Luo Tong's main force has been disabled, and there are still 70,000 intact elite people in Jieli's hands!

When Li Shimin read this, cold sweat broke out!

And everyone who listened to it broke out in a cold sweat in this winter!

Although the battle report is brief!

However, the astonishing figures all show the thrilling nature of this battle. Four hours of non-stop fighting, how difficult the battle between Luo Tong and the Modao Army was.

In such a difficult battle, even if it was Li Jing, Qin Qiong, Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin, Hou Junji and other famous generals, they did not dare to say that they had achieved this step.

"The ministers fought against the wind and fought with the wind...... From time to time, there were strong storms and snowfalls, and the Turkic thieves fought against the wind, unable to keep their eyes open, and their physical exertion doubled, and in the end, the whole army was defeated......"

"Beautiful!"

"This formation is good!"

"Use the wind direction to block the enemy, unprecedented, champion Hou, famous general!"

……

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty applauded, the headwind and the tailwind were all taken into account, and even the resistance in the air Luo Tong was used to the extreme, his hand was so beautiful, even Li Shimin and Li Jing were also impressed.

But when these people who are familiar with military affairs hear this, they are all sad: This is a small idea forced out by the enemy! If there are enough elite soldiers in hand, who would think so much about everything? Hearing the news of the final defeat of the Turks, the Manchu civil and military forces were happy at first, but then they fell into a death-like silence, and their hearts trembled, and they had infinite respect and pity for these bloody soldiers.

Some even shed tears.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and continued: "At that time, 10,000 cavalry lurking to highlight the enemy's ...... with the momentum of overwhelming mountains and seas."

As soon as these words came out, there was a burst of sizzling sound in the hall.

The Modao army on the frontal battlefield is all wasted, and Luo Tong can still hide the soldiers and horses! This kid is too tolerant and too ruthless.

However, his hand was undoubtedly the right choice, thus giving the Turks a fatal blow.

Li Shimin and Li Jing's eyes made a silent intersection in the air, and they both saw shock and joy in each other's eyes!

Since ancient times, Ci has not been in charge of the army, and this is the reason.

Luo Tong's last hand is too perfect, his hand is simply a stroke of genius, with the iron-blooded wind of a world-famous general.

Li Shimin sighed with relief for a while, and read the battle report in one go. These are the contents of the post-war inventory.

In addition to destroying the enemy and capturing 50,000 people alive, it is countless captures! Among the eye-catching seizures, there is a wolf's head like a jade seal of the country!

In addition to the war report, there is also a private letter to Li Shimin, which is written in more detail, which not only talks about the news of the large-scale invasion of the Turks when they first arrived in Shuofang, but also introduces the actual situation of Xiazhou, including the current situation of the Great Wall being damaged and unable to defend against the enemy, as well as the concern about the passage of the Turkic "locusts", and the "difficult" choice to overcome public opinion......

Li Shi read it and simply read it out in public.

Only then did the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty suddenly understand why there was no news before, and it turned out that Luo Tong had no time to report to the imperial court. Such a big event suddenly appeared, and Luo Tong, a young man who was less than twenty years old, was under tremendous pressure on his shoulders!

Listening to his rational analysis, he broke out in a cold sweat again.

If it weren't for Luo Tong's efforts to overcome public opinion, the ruined Great Wall would have been lost. Once the Great Wall is lost, the Turks will be able to successfully cross the border, and at that time, for the Tang Dynasty, the damage caused by the Turks will be absolutely devastating.

The ministers who were still complaining about Li Shimin's appointment of Luo Tong to sit in the border areas were all happy, and they all admired Li Shimin's wisdom in knowing people. Not to mention this brilliant result, this courage to take the initiative alone is not something that ordinary people dare to decide.

The private message was not as formal as the battle report, and the tone was more casual, which reassured Li Shimin, and Luo Tong also made the only request: that is, to bury the fallen soldiers in Qiwu Mountain.

Luo Tong wrote in the letter: "The ancient Xiongnu had Khanting Mountain to worship their heroic spirits, and the Turks today also have Victory Mountain...... Why don't I Huaxia and Datang have a place to pay tribute to the heroes who died in foreign wars? Qin has Meng Tian, Han has Wei Huo, Li Guang, and later has the beggar army Ran Min... Shi Wansui, Changsun Sheng and other national heroes of foreign wars...... Today, there are more than 20,000 martyrs who have died...... If I don't have a place to commemorate heroes in the Tang Dynasty, how can we, our children and grandchildren, pay tribute to the martyrs? How to remember the martyrs? How do you know how difficult it is for your predecessors to start a business? Our brave and fearless soldiers shed their blood for the reunification of the country and the nation, if there is no home, how can we rest assured under the nine springs? How can our children and grandchildren enjoy all that the martyrs have brought to them with peace of mind? In view of this, the son-in-law decided to donate his family funds to build a 'National Martyrs' Shrine to place the souls of the heroes in Qiwu Mountain or Shuofang City. ”

"I want to bury the bones of the martyrs who died in the war, and deeply engrave their names and record their exploits on the tombstones, so that they can be admired by generations to come, and the wisdom will last forever!" So that the names of the martyrs will never be drowned in the long river of history. The son-in-law proposed this, and hoped that the father-in-law would approve it. ”

Luo Tong's words hit the hearts of the Manchu Dynasty like a heavy hammer, yes, this point was ignored by everyone. The living are still alive and can enjoy the post-war life, but the comrades-in-arms who have sacrificed their lives, in a few decades or hundreds of years, who will still be able to remember them? Who else can remember everything they once gave for their homeland?

Li Shimin read to the end, he took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Luo Aiqing is reasonable, since ancient times, our nation has always neglected the importance of sacrificing heroes. I not only agreed with Luo Aiqing's suggestion, but also chose a feng shui treasure in Chang'an to build a big Tang Dynasty, no, 'National Martyrs' Shrine', which is divided into Xia, Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, and Jin...... Martyrs' Shrine, the Ministry of Industry is responsible for site selection and construction! The Ministry of Rites and Historians are responsible for collecting historical heroic deeds from ancient times to the present, not only heroes who sacrificed for the nation, but also all ancestors who have contributed to it. In addition, a large number of places should be reserved for heroes and celebrities who have contributed to my Datang in the future...... Among them, there are ordinary people, and there are also all of you here......"

"Your Majesty is wise!"

In an instant, the blood in the chest of the Manchu Dynasty was boiling, and all generations worshipped! What an honor? This kind of big thing, only fools will oppose it.

The eldest grandson Wuji was the first to say: "Your Majesty, the minister is willing to donate all his salary from now on to help His Majesty build the 'National Martyrs' Shrine'!" ”

Li Shimin waved his hand to stop the other ministers of civil and military affairs who were ready to donate: "No, no!" You still have to support your family with your money, and I can get it from the builder of the 'Martyrs' Shrine, although there are many places where Datang uses money in all aspects, but no matter how poor it is, this matter must be solved first. ”

Li Shimin later fulfilled his promise, and in the tenth year of Zhenguan, the "Chinese Martyrs' Shrine" covering an area of up to 200,000 square meters was built in Chang'an. The beauty of the Martyrs' Shrine is beautiful, majestic, and breathtaking.