Chapter Twenty-Six: No Chance to Go on the Expedition
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On the second day, Li Shimin announced the declaration of sending troops to Goguryeo in the court.
"Liaodong old China has, since Wei and Zhou, put it aside. The fourth teacher of the Sui clan returned after losing the law, and there are countless goodies who killed China. In the past, there was a view of Beijing, but it was destroyed and destroyed, but it was still hateful...... I thought about it for a long night and dropped out of bed. It will be the revenge of China's revenge ......"
The raging war spirit ignited the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and also expressed Li Shimin's ambition to conquer Goguryeo.
Jingguan was a great humiliation, and when the Sui Dynasty invaded Goguryeo, it suffered a terrible defeat. An army of millions, wiped out. In order to show off their martial arts, the Goguryeo soldiers piled up the bones of the fallen soldiers of the Sui army into a mountain and built a tomb where the bones of hundreds of thousands of Sui Dynasty soldiers were buried.
This tomb was not used for worship, but for the people of Goguryeo to admire.
In the fifth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin learned of this incident, and he was so angry that he jumped like thunder. Li Tang Jiangshan took Yang Sui, but Li Shimin never denied that Yang Sui was a Chinese dynasty. In his eyes, the people of the Sui Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were both Chinese people.
The Chinese people did not allow the insult of the clowns of the alien race, and immediately sent ministers to Goguryeo, destroyed this Jingguan with a tough attitude, and buried the bones of the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty one by one.
Since then, Li Shimin has had thoughts of revenge.
It's just that the time has not yet come, the Tang Dynasty's center of gravity is in the West, and it has always suppressed this "hatred" in its heart, and now it is finally time to vent.
Li Shimin also appeared to be particularly energetic, and gave the order to attack Goguryeo with high morale.
This time the army was sent to conquer, and the general appointed by Li Shimin was not Li Ji, the secretary of the Ministry of War, but Li Daozong, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites. Li Daozong is by no means the villain who persecuted Xue Rengui in history, but a famous general who has experienced a hundred battles. In the past, when he was guarding Lingzhou, Liang Shidu sent his brother Liang Luoren to surround Lingzhou with 30,000 Turkic soldiers. And took the opportunity to send troops to Wuyuan, vibrating his might, and opening up more than 1,000 miles of territory to the north, making great contributions to the Tang Dynasty.
The Li family is the most warlike of Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong. Li Daozong's military strategy may be slightly inferior to Li Ji, but there is no doubt that he is a general who can take charge alone.
Du He also had no objection to Li Daozong's appointment as the commander of the three armed forces.
But the next adjustment will be arranged, and Du He is a little dumbfounded.
Li Shimin calmly dispatched troops, and dozens of Tang generals such as Sili, Ashina Sheer, Xue Wanjun, Xue Wanche, Li Daliang, Su Dingfang, Li Daoyan, Guo Xiaoke, Song Junming, Xue Guwu and so on. These people may be unknown, but there are no generals in the early Tang Dynasty, and each of them has their own considerable achievements.
Can......
Du He waited and waited, but never waited for his name.
A "terrible" thought arises, and my father-in-law won't let me fight this battle, right?
At the end of the court meeting, Du He couldn't wait to find Li Shimin, who was resting.
Li Shimin didn't feel any surprise at Du He's arrival, tasted the wine leisurely, and said with a smile: "I knew that your kid would come, or rather, if you didn't come, it wouldn't be you." He didn't wait for Du He to ask, and said first: "Do you think it's strange, why didn't I use you?" ”
Du He nodded busily and said with a bitter face: "The son-in-law has been preparing for this battle for a long time, and now he doesn't let me fight, just like the son-in-law has been hungry for ten days, and the food is served in front of him and he is not allowed to eat." ”
Li Shimin didn't answer the question, but said: "Do you think your military level, compared with my Tang Dynasty generals, can you win the first place?" ”
Du He hurriedly said: "Don't dare, don't say anything else, General Li Ji won with me, and my senior brother Su Dingfang is not inferior to me...... The other generals also have their own strengths, Xue Wanche is bold and good, Li Daliang is both wise and brave, and Zhang Shigui is unstoppable in attacking the city. In their respective fields, the son-in-law did not dare to boast. ”
Li Shimin laughed and said, "You don't need to be arrogant, your ability is clear, but as you said." I have no generals in the Tang Dynasty, and none of them are generals. Each has its own strengths, each has its own ability. As the emperor, I need to grasp the word justice. You kid, after joining the army, you have experienced all the battles in my Datang. All of them acted as strikers, and in just a few years, they were as great generals. This is certainly due to your ability, but I can't do without giving you this opportunity......"
Du He was silent, what Li Shimin said was true, this emperor used soldiers, and it was impossible for him to reuse only one general and ignore other generals. But he was able to go first in every battle, before every battle, and he was not absent from the three major battles, because of Li Shimin's special care, so that he got these opportunities and was in a high position.
In terms of strategy, Su Dingfang, who destroyed the Three Kingdoms and captured the Three Masters in history, is not inferior to him in terms of military ability, but now Su Dingfang, as an early general, has defected to Li Tang for more than 20 years and is the general of Zuo Wuhou, several levels lower than him. It's not because Su Dingfang is talentless, but because he hasn't played well.
When Du He heard this, he also understood what Li Shimin meant, he had already got too many opportunities, if he let himself go on the expedition again, what would those capable soldiers who had never been able to get the opportunity think?
Will they have no complaints?
Du He didn't know how to speak, he was looking forward to this battle against Goguryeo.
But he can understand Li Shimin's situation and know that he also has his own difficulties, and as an emperor, he really can't be too favoritistic.
"It's the son-in-law Meng Lang......" Du He was a little unwilling, but still recognized this fact. It's not that he doesn't want to fight, but he really doesn't have the face to fight for it. Li Shimin treated him as benevolent and righteous, and gave him so many opportunities to prove himself. How can you embarrass him?
Li Shimin saw that Du He understood, and also smiled slightly, Du He's efforts, he saw it in his eyes. As the news from the northeast continued to come, Li Shimin was thinking about whether to send Du He to Liaodong. He hesitated for a while.
It wasn't until Chu Suiliang mentioned it that Li Shimin made up his mind, and even Chu Suiliang, a civil servant, felt that it was unfair to give Du He too many opportunities. Not to mention those generals who are ambitious and have seniority above Duhe?
In the long run, Li Shimin did not let Duhe participate in the expedition.
It is impossible for this person to be selfless, and Li Shimin also clearly knows that because of Du He's excellence. For him, he has an unusual care, which is a little worried that Du He will be pampered and coquettish, and he will not forgive him in this matter, but now it seems that he is too worried, and he is relieved, and he is happy that he is indeed not wrong.
Not being able to make it to the list of expeditions more or less made Du He a little disappointed. But now that he understands Li Shimin's hardships, he doesn't force it anymore, he compares his heart to his heart, and he has indeed got a lot of opportunities. If you eat meat, you can't let others skip the soup!
After the consumption of Goguryeo, its strength was not as good as before, and the scale of the battle could not exceed that of Xue Yantuo, and the merits were naturally the same.
Du He came to the barracks and told his generals that he could not go on the expedition.
Xue Rengui, Luo Tong, Xi Junmai and other generals all have some regrets, but they can understand one by one.
Over the years, they have not been less touched by Du He's light, Luo Tong and Fang Yiai, the two generals who followed Du He at the earliest, have accumulated to the rank of general because of their merits, and they are in a leading position among generals of the same age, and they are all content. Even Xue Rengui was highly praised for his outstanding performance in the Northern Expedition to Xue Yantuo, and was worshiped as the general of the Right Guard.
At this moment, Du He didn't know that this time he didn't play, but it brought unexpected huge changes to his life.
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Logic.
After Songtsen Gampo unified Tibet, he gradually built temples, houses, roads, and canals, laying the foundation of the city. Because of the stealing of teachers from the Tang Dynasty, it gradually transformed into a feudal society, and its economic and military strength have been significantly improved.
As the economic and cultural center of Tibet, although it is far less prosperous than the cities of the Tang Dynasty, it is also full of popularity, and people come and go, not only the Tubo people, but also the merchants of Nanzhao, Niboro, Tianzhu and other countries, with their own business channels.
On this crowded street, a strong man dressed in Tang costume escorted this bloody thin young man, walking with a big grin. The strong man is three big and thick, with a fierce atmosphere, a pair of eyes, but unexpectedly a pair of triangular eyes, which greatly destroys his figure and gives people a funny feeling.
And the young man was white and pure, with blood stains and scars all over his body, and he was obviously treated inhumanely. The strong man seemed to dislike the young man for walking slowly, and kicked him in the ass, kicking him away.
"Senior brother, look at this guy, it's really vicious...... How, do you want to do it? A little anger flashed in the lovely big eyes of a yellow-robed girl, and she eagerly stroked the two scimitars on her waist.
It is Li Yifeng who is called the senior brother.
Li Yifeng has been living a bounty hunter-like life all these years, specializing in dealing with those people in the rivers and lakes who are full of martial arts but are evil everywhere. He was free and easy, advocating freedom, and this kind of day was just what he wanted. While traveling the world, while eliminating violence and peace, he lived a chic and chic life.
came to Luo to chase down Ren Hao, a murderer who did evil in Sichuan. Ren Hao followed a famous teacher to learn art in his early years, but because of his improper mental skills, he was expelled from the school, returned to the township, relied on his martial arts, and became the leader of the local gangsters, often causing trouble. But because he was not guilty, the local officials did not take him seriously.
But three months ago, he fell in love with the wife of a private school gentleman in Chengdu, Wang's courtship, and in a fit of anger, he actually killed Mr. private school, his parents and children, and robbed Wang's family, intending to leave the country. When leaving the city, the guards found that a fierce fight had begun.
Ren Hao killed five soldiers in a row and fled, and Chengdu Assassin Shi ordered a reward.
After hearing the news, Li Yifeng and Zhou Lingling, who were in Sichuan, decided to arrest the murderer, and inquired all the way, and found that Ren Hao had fled to Tuboluo, and the two were also tracked here.
Zhou Lingling knew about Ren Hao's evil deeds, and when he saw him openly being a young man, he was even more angry.
Li Yifeng met the young man's eyes and found that the young man was looking at him with pleading eyes, writing quietly on the ground with his hand.