"The human heart, the most difficult thing to grasp." Even if Li Chengqian and Li Tai will be honest after being beaten by Li Er in some aspects, the people around them will not be willing, and there will always be people who instigate these two guys to jump out and do things.

And the rumors about the eldest grandson Wuji and King Jin made Li Erbian vigilant, and felt that the crooked trend of fighting for the prince seemed to deviate a little from his imagination, as if he wanted to count his three sons-in-law, as if there was a pair of black hands behind him.

The news that Li Hao wanted to establish himself as king came from the south, but Li Er sent someone to find out, and the actual situation was completely different from the rumors, Li Hao had never messed with military power at all, and it was estimated that Li Hao himself did not know about the matter of self-reliance. The source of the rumors was also found, and the first person to spread the word was said to be a Taoist priest.

However, Yuan Tiangang had a record of all the Taoist priests in the world, and he also recorded a copy for Li Er. There is no Taoist priest who spreads rumors in the middle, this should be someone who is framing Li Hao and borrowing the identity of Taoism, but those people didn't expect that Li Er is actually an honorary head of Taoism, and he has a list of all Taoist people in his hands.

Some rumors that Li Hao was corrupt and committed evil in the south were all falsely verified in the end. Despite this, after some hesitation, Li Er revoked Li Hao's position as the head of the march of Lingnan Road and transferred him back to Chang'an. However, he did not resign, but left Li Hao idle after the reward, and he didn't say anything about his specific position.

And the information about the eldest grandson Wuji and the king of Jin came out of the mouth of a high monk in a temple, and it is said that the high monk passed away after saying this, so not many people knew about it, and it was covered up by several families. But the matter was extremely certain, which made Li Er feel more angry about the family and the temple in his heart.

He not only secretly observed some of the behaviors of his good partner and King Jin, but also beat some families again. And for those monks, Li Er became disgusted again. These people have just been cleaned up, and now they want to intervene in the affairs of the royal family, and they don't want to live anymore, and then continue to clean up vigorously.

All of a sudden, monks were strictly forbidden in Datang, and all temples were canceled except for one Dalin Temple. Even the monks of Dalin Temple are not allowed to continue to increase, and can only restrict those people.

Naturally, these things have nothing to do with those monks, and only Li Hao and the Taoist people can do such tricks and tricks, and they do everything seamlessly. not only separated the eldest grandson Wuji and King Jin, but also pitted a handful of families and monks by the way.

In fact, the whole thing is actually inseparable from some of Li Hao's tricks and feet, he has been preparing for these things for a long time, otherwise it would be difficult for Li Er to find out about these. Why did all kinds of rumors always come out in ancient times, and they couldn't stop it.

It's because this thing is so vague that it's hard to find. If no one grasps all this, and then guides Li Er's people to find clues, how can Li Er investigate so smoothly? You must know that Li Er's news is actually closed, and many things can't be known.

Because he has been staying in the deep palace, all the news has to be filtered. For example, the matter between the crown prince and King Wei is obviously in full swing, and Li Er himself is not fully aware, which is undoubtedly the biggest joke.

"I'm going back to Chang'an, so I'll pay more attention to General Lao Xi here. It is estimated that it will be imperative for the imperial court to conquer Goguryeo in two years, and it is not far from Fusang to Goguryeo, and whether or not he can get the military merits at that time depends on General Xi's own grasp. ”

After the orders of the imperial court were in Li Hao's hands, Li Hao packed his luggage and prepared to return to Lingnan Road, and then took his family back to Chang'an from there, of course, there are some things that Li Hao also needs to arrange.

The restoration and construction of Fusang is watched by its own students, and Li Hao does not need to worry. The performance of these students over the years has proved their ability, and they now account for almost half of the grassroots officials in Datang, and there are many middle-level officials.

In a few years, these situations will become more and more obvious, which is Li Hao's capital. However, he didn't want to use these for the time being, in this case, it would be a loss for Datang.

In the sixteenth year of Zhenguan, Li Hao was busy conquering Fusang, and another country to the east of the Tang Dynasty was not calm. There was a coup d'état in Goguryeo, and the general Quangai Suwen killed Jianwu, established Tibet as the king, appointed himself Mo Lizhi, specialized in national affairs, and frequently sent troops to attack Silla.

Silla asked Tang for help, and the Silla empress surrendered herself and was willing to serve Li Er. Tang Taizong ordered Goguryeo to withdraw his troops, but Quangai Suwen ignored it. So Tang Taizong decided to personally conquer Goguryeo and recover the homeland of Liaodong. Calculating the time, it should be these times, so Li Hao will talk to Xi Junmai about these things.

Li Hao is destined to not catch up with this war, and he can't participate in it, Xi Junmai has a good relationship with him, and Li Hao is ready to let him share the credit.

For the place of Goguryeo, Li Hao has always lacked goodwill, and it is best to destroy this kind of place as soon as possible. It is better to destroy their civilization and foundation, so that they do not want to be coerced.

It's just that if Li Hao hadn't intervened, Li Hao didn't know what this war would have ended up in. I only know that Li Er's first expedition to Goguryeo did not achieve the expected results, and it was almost a futile. Although they won several battles, they did not completely destroy Goguryeo, but gave them a chance to breathe.

In the original history, in the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, the Tang army began to prepare for the Eastern Expedition. Yan Lide, a master craftsman, was ordered to build 400 ships in the three prefectures of Hong, Rao, and Jiang to carry military rations. Taichang Qing Wei Ting was the envoy of the transportation and the Hebei prefectures to meet the needs of the army. Xiao Rui, the servant of Shaoqing, supervised the grain of Henan Zhuzhou to enter the sea to supply the needs of the water army. Jiang Xingben, the head of the march, builds weapons in Anluo Mountain.

At the same time, the northern defense line was strengthened, and cronies and important ministers were sent to stay in Chang'an and Luoyang. Then he sent Zhang Jian, the governor of Yingzhou, and others to lead You, the two capital governors of the camp, and the Khitan, Xi, and Yan Yan to attack Liaodong as a temptation. The base of the Tang attack on Goguryeo was roughly the same as that of the Sui Dynasty, with Youzhou and Yingzhou as army bases, Laizhou as the naval army base, and grain storage on Wuhu Island for military needs.

In November of the 18th year of Zhenguan, the Tang army began to attack Goguryeo. With Zhang Liang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, as the general manager of the Pyongyang Provincial March, he led 40,000 troops and 500 warships to Pyongyang from Laizhou to Pyongyang; Li Ji was the general manager of the march of Liaodong Road, and led 60,000 cavalry to Liaodong, planning to attack Goguryeo from both land and water.

At the same time, Taizong issued an edict to enumerate the sins of Quangai Suwen to encourage morale. In December, the Zhao Zhu army and Silla, Baekje, Xi, and Khitan attacked separately.

In February of the 19th year of Zhenguan, Li Ji secretly crossed Liaoshui, conquered Gaimu City, and forced Liaodong. Zhang Liang led the navy across the Bohai Sea, landed at Lushunkou, conquered Beisha City, and then joined forces with Zhang Jian's army to break the Goguryeo army in Jian'an City. With that, Zhang Liang sent the governor Qiu Xiaozhong to lead a naval army straight to the Yalu River to threaten the flanks of the Goguryeo front armies and prevent them from reinforcing Liaodong.

At the beginning of the fifth month of the nineteenth day of Zhenguan, after Li Ji defeated 40,000 reinforcements from Goguryeo, he stormed Liaodong City for 12 consecutive days and nights. At this time, Taizong also personally went to Liaodong City to supervise the battle and commanded the Tang army to attack the city. The Goguryeo garrison was unable to support it, with more than 10,000 casualties and 40,000 prisoners, and the city of Liaodong was conquered by the Tang army.

Tang Taizong then ordered an attack on Baiyan City, annihilating more than 10,000 Goguryeo troops from Wugu City, and forcing Sun Daiyin, the defender of Baiyan City, to surrender. On June 20, the Tang army entered the city of Anshi. Goguryeo's northern general Gao Yeonju and southern general Gao Hye-jung led 50,000 troops to help.

Tang Taizong lured Gao Yanshou to the southeast of Anshi City 8 miles by the mountain, and then ordered Li Ji to lead 15,000 infantry cavalry in Xiling, and the eldest grandson Wuji led 11,000 elite soldiers as a surprise soldier, sneaking out of the narrow valley in the north of the mountain, after attacking the enemy formation, he led 4,000 infantry and cavalry to quietly climb the high mountain in the north of the enemy camp, and ordered the troops to launch an attack with the drum horn.

Gao Yanshou gathered his headquarters to prepare to launch an attack on Li Ji, but the eldest grandson Wuji led his troops to kill first from behind the enemy, and Tang Taizong saw it and immediately beat the drum and raised the flag, and the armies marched forward with a loud voice, and the Goguryeo soldiers panicked, and the formation was in chaos, and more than 20,000 people were killed. Gao Yanshou packed up the remnants and continued to resist in the mountains.

The Tang army besieged on all sides and destroyed the Dongchuan Bridge to cut off its way back, and Gao Yanshou was cornered and surrendered with 36,800 people. However, the defenders of Anshi City were desperately stubborn, the Tang army could not attack for a long time, and the weather in Liaodong was cold in September, the army food was exhausted, and it was difficult for the soldiers and horses to stay for a long time, so Tang Taizong ordered the class division.

The First Eastern Crusade to Goguryeo thus ended. The Tang Army's first eastward crusade, with more than 100,000 troops, was also a large-scale military operation of the Tang Army. You must know that the Tang Dynasty used only 100,000 troops to pacify the Turks, and the Turks were much stronger than Goguryeo.

However, the first eastern crusade was in vain, although the tactical victory was great, and many cities of Goguryeo were linked, but the strategic purpose was not achieved, and the city of Anshi could not be captured for a long time, resulting in the Tang army having to retreat. This shows that the Tang Army's ability to attack fortified positions is somewhat lacking.

In fact, when the Tang army besieged Anshi for a long time and did not conquer it, Li Daozong once suggested to Taizong: "Goguryeo poured the country to reject the king's division, and Pyongyang's defense will be weak. But it was not adopted by Taizong.

Li Daozong's suggestion was the same as Wei Yan's suggestion to Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period to lead an army from the Meridian Valley to Chang'an. After Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen's troops were defeated and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, they suggested to Taizong: "The people of Anshi take care of their families, and they fight for themselves, and they are not easy to be pulled out suddenly." …… The black bone city came to humiliate the old man, and he couldn't hold on, so he moved his troops to it, and he went to Xike. The rest of the small cities will be defeated by the wind. Then collect their food and march forward, and Pyongyang will not defend it. ”

Most of the generals of the Tang Dynasty agreed with this proposal, believing that "Zhang Liang's soldiers are in Shacheng, and they can summon Xinsu to come, take advantage of Goguryeo's fierceness, and pull out the city of black bones, cross the Yalu water, and take Pyongyang directly, and do this in this move." But the eldest grandson Wuji strongly objected, believing that "the Son of Heaven is different from the generals, and he should not take advantage of the danger." …… Today's Jian'an, the capture of the new city, the crowd is still 100,000, if to the black bones, all after me, it is better to break the city of An, take Jian'an, and then drive into the long drive, this perfect strategy is also. ”