In August of the third year of the Tang Dynasty, it was time for the Tang Dynasty to prepare for the attack on the Turks. This time, because there was sufficient military spending and sufficient military preparations, Li Shimin decided to fight a big fight this time.

On this day, the first batch of more than 100,000 troops was outside Chang'an City, waiting for the emperor's review. And Li Junxian's special guard is also in this more than 100,000 troops. However, Li Junxian's army is a little different. Other armies are armed with melee cold weapons, but Li Junxian's army is armed with bows and crossbows, and is not armed with melee cold weapons. Moreover, many people in this army are not equipped with bows and crossbows, but have some strange-shaped weapons, which is very curious.

"The emperor has arrived!" A eunuch's shrill voice shouted.

"Stand upright!"

"Salute!"

Li Junxian's phalanx of more than 10,000 people immediately began to salute Li Shimin in a uniform manner, while the other troops were still at a loss, as if it was the first time they saw the emperor a little uncomfortable. When Li Shimin saw this situation, he immediately saw that Li Junxian's army was not only better than other armies. These troops are so nervous when they see the emperor, and if they go to the battlefield, I am afraid that their combat effectiveness will not be too high. However, this is only relative, and Li Junxian's army will not be too high.

"Soldiers, today, we will swear to go on an expedition to defeat the Turks. The Turks are the great enemies of our Tang Dynasty, and even more so the great enemies of our China. Since ancient times, the nomads of the steppe have been constantly invading our China, constantly plundering our people, and countless of our brothers have been enslaved in the grassland, unable to return home for life, and they are just lonely ghosts who die in a foreign land. And many of our sisters have been raped and plundered by the grassland peoples, and they are allowed to vent their animal desires. We can't go on like this, we must take the initiative to attack today and eliminate all the troubles in this grassland! The more Li Shimin spoke, the more excited he became, and he was shouting at the back.

"Long live the emperor!" "Long live the emperor!" "Long live the emperor!"

Everyone shouted three times Long live the emperor. It's kind of an expression of your excitement.

"Now, listen to my orders. Li Jing, the acting Guogong of the Ministry of War, was the head of the Dingxiang Road march, and Wei Chi Jingde and Li Junxian were the deputies, leading the Chinese army; The governor of the prefecture, the British Duke Xu Shixian, was the head of the march of the Tongmo Road, and Zhang Gongjin and Gao Yongsheng were the deputies; Chai Shao, the head of the Jinhe Road March, and Qin Shubao as the deputy; Li Daozong, the king of Chengjun of the Ministry of Rites, was appointed as the head of the Datong Dao march, and Zhang Baoxiang was the deputy; Wei Xiaojie, the governor of Youzhou, is the head of the march of Heng'an Road, and Cheng Zhijie is the deputy; Zhang Shigui, the general of the Right Tun Guard, was the head of the Changwu Road march, and Duan Zhixuan was the deputy. The armies of each faction set out to conquer the Turks according to the plan. ”

Li Shimin's order only stated his official position. They didn't explain their respective strategies and tactics, so they weren't afraid of the possibility of leaks. And even Li Junxian, a person who studies history, doesn't know that this list has changed. But Li Junxian only knows the general trend of history, so he didn't know where the list changed for a while. The only thing that can be known is that Li Junxian in history did not participate in this battle, let alone become Li Jing's deputy.

"Now, an army of 100,000 will immediately go out to fight against the Turks!" Li Shimin shouted excitedly.

"Long live the emperor!" "Long live the emperor!" "Long live the emperor!"

The soldiers shouted again.

Next, groups of soldiers began to march. Prepare to set off to attack the Turks. And Li Junxian and the special guard also followed behind the army, but there was one thing that Li Junxian couldn't stand it.

"They're walking too slowly, why aren't they faster?" "Yes! Those guys in front, you're on the march. You're taking a walk! "Ahead, get out of the way of me, don't get in the way of Uncle Ben."

Li Junxian's grassroots soldiers all shouted, because the soldiers in front of them were marching too slowly. It's as slow as a turtle. Of course, this is just a metaphor, just a whining from Li Junxian's special guards.

"General Li Jing. Can you let the people in front of you go faster, we are all forced to lower our speed and go with you. Li Junxian arrived at Li Jing's tent and said helplessly.

Li Jing also said helplessly: "Now it is their fastest march possible, if it is faster, then I am afraid it will consume a lot of physical energy for no reason." Actually, it's not that they're marching too slowly, it's that you're too fast. You've been training for almost three years straight, so you're much more capable than them, so they can't keep up with your marching speed. ”

Only then did Li Junxian remember that his subordinate soldiers were actually soldiers who had been training for three consecutive years, and they were already about the same as professional soldiers. And those other armies are all government soldiers who integrate soldiers and peasants, and their training level is not as high as their own troops. Moreover, in order to exercise the willpower of these soldiers, Li Junxian also organized long-distance marching training in the past three years, so the march was many times faster than that of other troops.

As for the other troops, there was simply no time for training on long marches, so the slowness was understandable.

"General Li, since you are marching fast, then I will give you a task, I hope you can complete it."

"General Lee, please!"

Li Jing thought for a moment and said, "Since your army is marching fast, you can march to Dingxiang City in a hurry, capture Dingxiang City, and open the way for our army to attack the Turks." Moreover, the Turkic Jieli Khan should be in Dingxiang, and if you are lucky, you can directly catch the Turkic Jieli Khan. However, this hope is not very great. ”

"Okay, I'll get the job done! Capture Dingxiang City! Li Junxian replied.

The so-called Dingxiang is the Xinzhou of Shanxi in the future. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, when he was fighting for hegemony in the world, it was Liu Wuzhou who occupied it, and later the Turks and Liu Wuzhou were going to leave this Dingxiang. Liu Wuzhou, like Li Tang, first relied on the support of the Turks to make his fortune, so the Turks asked for this Dingxiang, and they didn't dare not give it. Later, the Turks supported the royal family of the Sui Dynasty in Dingxiang and re-erected the banner of the Sui Dynasty in Dingxiang, attracting many loyal ministers of the Sui Dynasty.

Therefore, this Dingxiang has always been a big problem for Li Tang, because he is still thinking about reviving the Sui Dynasty. Only by completely conquering Dingxiang and the Sui Dynasty will not have any territory in the Central Plains, Li Tang can rest assured. And Li Jing handed over this task to Li Junxian, which shows his trust in Li Junxian and believes that Li Junxian can win.

"General Li Jing has an order, the army in front of you get out of the way and let the special guard march quickly to carry out the task!" Someone came to give the order.

Li Junxian walked forward with the special guards, and quickly broke away from the large army to attack Dingxiang. (To be continued......)