In Taiji Palace, Tang Emperor Li Shimin and Auxiliary General Li Jing sat opposite each other.

Li Shimin asked Li Jing: "General, this Turkic Jieli Khan suddenly ordered the famous Turkic general Ashina Simo to lead an army of 50,000 to guard the Yinshan Trail Pass, what does he mean by this?" ”

Li Jing pondered for a moment and said: "Your Majesty, the Yinshan Trail is very unfamiliar to my Tang Dynasty, but for the Turks, it is indeed a secret that many people know. Jieli Khan was cautious and suspicious, and it was understandable for Ashina Simo to lead an army of 50,000 to defend the Yinshan Trail Pass. In addition, not long ago, His Majesty personally went to the grassland to form an alliance with Tuli, Qibi He Li, and Yi Nan, although in the end, Tuli, Qi Bi He Li, and Yi Nan took the initiative to capture Mayi City for Zhi Zhi Sili, so as to relieve the siege of Ma Yi and sign an alliance with His Majesty, and finally, although His Majesty evacuated the military and civilians of Ma Yi according to the secret agreement, and let Tuli and Qi Bi He Li capture Ma Yi, but after all, there are too many strange (qiqiao), and after that, my Datang did not take retaliatory action, attacking Tuli, What a force to do with them. This will definitely make the suspicious Jieli Khan secretly suspicious (dou), although he can't guess the whole process of the matter, but he will definitely have some doubts, suspecting that I Datang and Tuli, Qi Bi He Li They have a connection. And the Yinshan Trail, many Turkic people know it, and the Turks and Qibi He Li must also know it. In the ninth year of Wude of the Tang Dynasty, Jieli Khan was the commander of an army of 400,000 people, and secretly passed through the Longyou Trail to reach the city of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, so Jieli Khan would definitely guard against my Tang Dynasty sneaking attack on his Dingxiang Khan account through the Yinshan Trail. Since Jieli Khan suspected that Tuli and Qibi He Li would leak the Turkic map of the Yinshan Trail to our Tang Dynasty, then according to Jieli's suspicious character, he would definitely let the army be prepared at the pass of the Yinshan Trail.

Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty agreed with Li Jing's analysis. Because, now the whole world, I know that Datang will send strange soldiers from the Yinshan Trail. There were only three people who directly attacked the Khan tent of the Turkic Jieli Khan in Dingxiang and captured the tactics of the Turkic Jieli Khan. One is the Tang Emperor Li Shimin himself, the other is Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an of the Tang Dynasty who proposed this set of tactics, and the last one is Li Jing, the general of the auxiliary state. Except for these three, no one else knew about the plan. Therefore, there will never be a leak. Jieli Khan ordered the famous Turkic general Ashnasimo to command 50,000 troops to guard the pass of the Yinshan Trail, which should just be the suspicion of Jieli Khan at work, and he did some precautions that Jieli Khan thought was necessary.

After Li Shimin pondered for a moment, he asked Li Jing: "General, the situation has changed, so should we change our plan?" ”

Li Jing replied: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that although there have been some changes in the situation now, it is not because of irreversible changes caused by the leakage of the plan, but just some precautions made by the Turkic Jieli Khan. Chancellor believes. As long as the 12 Wei army of our Tang Dynasty can beat the Turkic army on the border between our Tang Dynasty and the Turks, the Turkic Jieli Khan will inevitably order Ashnasimo to lead the 50,000 troops to withdraw from the pass of the Yinshan Trail and gallop to the aid of the Turkic army on the border between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. In this way, the elite troops of our Tang Dynasty led by the minister can sneak attack the Turkic Dingxiang Khan Tent according to the original plan. Capture and kill the Turkic Jieli Khan. ”

After the Tang Emperor Li Shimin was silent for a long time, he took a book case. stood up and made up his mind: "Okay, then follow what the general said." Just on the border between my Tang Dynasty and the Turks, I was afraid of his Turkic army, and asked Jieli Khan to order Ashina Simo to evacuate the Yinshan Trail Pass, and my Datang broke through the Turkic Dingxiang Khan's tent in one fell swoop and captured and killed the Turkic Jieli Khan. ”

Heard the words of Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty. Li Jing was also secretly excited, he was glad and happy that the Tang Emperor Li Shimin had such courage and courage.

Li Shimin slowly sat down again and asked Li Jing: "General, the position of the general of the surprise army this time." You led it. Do you think that general is more suitable for the position of the commander of the Twelve Guards Army who commands the elite of my Tang Dynasty and fights against the Turks on the border between my Tang Dynasty and the Turks? ”

Li Jing looked embarrassed. In his heart, there is actually a very suitable candidate, that is, Li Ji, the champion general of the Tang Dynasty. But Li Ji is only twenty-eight years old now, although Li Ji is also experienced in a hundred battles and is a famous general in the world, but in the Tang Army, Li Ji's prestige and qualifications are worse. Whether it is with the henchman of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, who was already famous in the former Sui Dynasty, Dongdu stayed behind to guard Qu Tutong, or with the Zuo Xiaowei general Qin Qiong and the Zuo Qianniuwei general Hou Junji, who became famous at the end of the Sui Dynasty, even the right Xiaowei general Wei Chi Jingde, the left leader Wei General Cheng Yanjin, and the right leader Wei General Zhang Gongjin who became famous after the founding of the Tang Dynasty have to be inserted in a big section of qualifications and prestige. When Wei Chi Jingde, Cheng Yanjin, and Zhang Gongjin became famous all over the world and became famous generals in the world, Li Ji was just a small colonel, and he hadn't even done it yet. And in the army, it is the most important to pay attention to seniority, titles and titles are useless, whoever fights more battles and is more capable is the boss. And with Li Ji's current qualifications and prestige, he can't suppress those strong generals no matter what.

Li Shimin saw that Li Jing was embarrassed, bowed his head and said nothing, so he asked tentatively: "What does the general think of the right Xiaowei general Wei Chi Jingde?" ”

Li Jing was stunned for a moment.

Li Jing is very clear about the person Wei Chi Jingde. Wei Chi Jingde is a native of Mayi, and when he was young, he used to strike iron as a profession, and he was good at making long lances, and was famous for his bravery. He saved the life of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin twice, once under the city of Luoyang, from Wang Shichong's general "Flying General" Shan Xiongxin, who saved Li Shimin; One was the change of Xuanwumen, which saved Li Shimin from the hands of King Yuanji of Qi, and was cited by Li Shimin as a henchman among his henchmen.

Wei Chi Jingde is in Li Jing's heart, he is just a fierce general, charging into battle, absolutely can, but strategizing and grasping the overall situation is far from Li Jing's optimistic Li Ji.

Li Jing also knew in his heart why the Tang Emperor Li Shimin would arrange it like this? The Twelve Wei Army on the border between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, that is, almost all the mobile forces of the entire Tang Dynasty, and it is also the guarantee of the throne of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, who definitely wants to hand over the Twelve Wei Army to his most trusted person. There is no doubt that the right Xiaowei general Wei Chi Jingde is enough no matter how much he is trusted by Li Shimin, or his qualifications and prestige in the army. (To be continued......)

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