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"Xi'er, why did you ask for a battle this time?" Yang Guozhong, who learned the news, when he summoned Yang Xi to inquire, he scolded him: "How can you lead the army to fight again?" Do you know how critical the situation in Qinghai is? Do you know how terrible the Tibetan people are? ”

"Father, don't worry!" Yang Xi knew that one day he would have to face Yang Guozhong's questioning, and he was not too surprised, so he quickly said the reason he had thought of: "Father, this is the result of the child's discussion with Aunt Guifei, and my aunt also approves of me leading the army to the battle, she said that if I make another meritorious service, the prestige of the Yang family will rise further." Father, you have not fully recovered from your injuries now, and you can't go back to the court to do things, the prestige of the Yang family in the court has dropped significantly, if I don't do something big, even Your Majesty will forget our Yang family, so the child must ask for his life to go on the expedition. As long as he wins the battle, he can not only greatly increase the prestige of the Yang family, but also attract a large number of generals who can be used for his own use, as well as ......"

Yang Xi then talked about the things related to Li Jue, of course, he only stated the stakes, Li Jue already had a plan to deal with their Yang family, and he would definitely not say it. Finally, he said: "Father, now that my Tang army is equipped with firearms, and its combat power has been greatly improved, I don't have to worry about the Tubo people at all, I believe that anyone who leads the army can easily defeat the Tubo army." This is a good opportunity to make a profit, and the child does not want to miss it. Therefore, when the court was meeting, it was privately decided to ask for war. Originally, I wanted to discuss it with my father first, but because of the haste of the matter, His Majesty asked who could fight during the court meeting, and it was too late to discuss with my father, so I decided privately. Fortunately, His Majesty agreed! Father, don't worry about anything, the child will not let you down. ”

After listening to Yang Xi's explanation, Yang Guozhong was silent. He thought about Yang Xi's words seriously, and felt that there was still some truth, but because he had his own concerns. I was worried about Yang Xi again, so it was difficult to express my position all of a sudden. See Yang Guozhong like this. Yang Xi struck while the iron was hot, and hurriedly accompanied him to talk a lot, and finally said that Yang Guozhong could no longer question him, and recognized his behavior of asking for orders to go on the expedition without permission.

"Xi'er, my father understands your thoughts, but ......" Yang Guozhong looked at Yang Xi seriously and reached out to hold Yang Xi's hand. He said with emotion: "But you have to be careful yourself, many things, if you can't do it well, take some precautions in advance." If you have a problem, tell your father as soon as possible, and your father will also find a solution for you. ”

"Thank you for your father's love, the child remembers!" Knowing that Yang Guozhong was finally convinced, Yang Xi breathed a sigh of relief. Yang Guozhong is also very grateful for his concern. It seems that blood ties are sometimes far less important than other factors that maintain family ties.

Yang Guozhong's support made Yang Xi less worried, but the reaction of his wife and concubine made him feel uncomfortable, and even his determination to go out was a little shaken. On the day the edict was issued, Guo Xin found out that she was pregnant. Xing Chongchong told Yang Xi the news. immediately learned that Yang Xi was going to go on an expedition, which made her mood fall to the bottom all of a sudden.

Since marrying Yang Xi, she no longer wants Yang Xi to leave her, what she expects is that the young couple can live together all the time, but she didn't expect that in the days when she was just pregnant and needed her husband's company the most, Yang Xi had to lead the army to fight, how did she accept it?

Her father is going to go on the war, her husband is going to go on the war, and her two closest relatives are going to fight on the battlefield, and she really doesn't know what to describe the worry and sadness in her heart. She couldn't think of too many ways, so she could only cry and beg in front of Yang Xi, so that Yang Xi could look at their future children and not go on the expedition and stay by her side. But having said that, Guo Xin also knew that it was impossible for Yang Xi to change his mind because of this.

Of course, Yang Xi will not change his mind because of this, and it is impossible for him to change his mind again, the only thing he can do is to comfort his wife as much as possible, let Guo Xin recuperate in the mansion, and wait for him to come back. He promised that he would return safely, and that he would never lose a single hair. Yang Xi's gentle comfort made Guo Xin feel better, but she was still sad in her heart, just so that Yang Xi was not distracted, she could only force a smile.

Guo Xin is still quite aware of the overall situation, she quickly understood why Yang Xi did this, although she was reluctant, but in the end she supported it.

And Ping'er was even more reluctant than Guo Xin, the sadness of crying really didn't know what to use, and the tears were like bursting the embankment, wetting Yang Xi's clothes that were holding her. Of course, Yang Xi could only be patiently comforted, and repeatedly promised that he would return safely, but he still did not comfort Ping'er. Xiao Nizi has been pampered by Yang Xi for so long, and earlier because of scruples, she took contraceptive measures, but after Yang Xi got married, she didn't use contraception anymore, but she never saw her pregnant, she was very anxious, especially after knowing that Guo Xin was pregnant.

Yang Xi can only think of ways to comfort, of course, physical comfort is also necessary.

Another sad person is Xiaoyu, since she married into the Yang family with Guo Xin, she is looking forward to becoming Yang Xi's concubine soon, and she has an identity, so that she will not worry about anything. But after a few months, Yang Xi had no idea, and Guo Xin didn't mention it, which made her very depressed. What made her even more heartbroken was that Yang Xi was going to go on the expedition. I don't know when I'll be back. She didn't know what was going on, which made her hide in depression and cry secretly, and she didn't dare to tell anyone.

Yang Xi's mother, Pei Rou, was even more reluctant to let her son go on the expedition, crying in front of Yang Xi, but there was no way.

Mrs. Qiuguo, who was fighting with Yang Xi, was also very unhappy, but she couldn't say anything openly, so she could only squeeze her a few times when Yang Xi was looking for her. The same is true for Yang Yuhuan. Ping'er wants to be comforted, the two old women who have great needs also have to be satisfied, and many things have to be dealt with, poor Yang Xi is tired to death every day, he really hopes that the army can be pulled out as soon as possible to end the torture of women.

The departure time of the Irido army is before the Chinese New Year, and the departure time of the Saikaido army is after the New Year.

Guo Ziyi had already put all his mind into preparing for the expedition, and their army set off in a hurry, in order to arrive in Anxi as soon as possible, so that when the weather was warm, they could launch an attack on the Tubo people who were living there, so as not to miss the warplane.

Relatively speaking, the preparation time of the team led by Yang Xi is much more sufficient.

According to Yang Xi's arrangement, the army plans to start from Chang'an after the year, and complete the assembly on the way out, so that it can reach Lanzhou and Shanzhou in early February or in the middle of the month. Yang Xi borrowed from the practice of Li Jing leading the army to crusade against Tuyuhun in the eighth year of Zhenguan, and had more time to make arrangements, which must be done to prevent problems before they happen.

Now there is not much time left before the New Year, there is a lot of preparation work to be done before the departure of the army, and the relevant officials of various ministries are also busy. When the end of the year is getting closer and closer, Yang Xi is getting busier and busier. Although Yang Xi wanted to go back to accompany his family more, comfort his wives and concubines, and find some passion from Yang Yuhuan and Mrs. Yu Guo, he really felt a little lacking. Guo Ziyi's men and horses set out from Chang'an on December 11, but the departure of the Yilidao army did not make the relevant officials any easier, but they became even busier.

Because the preparation of the preliminary supplies and everything was done for the Eli Dao army, the Eli Dao army set off, although the preparations came to an end, but the needs of the Seikaido army were still huge, and they almost had to prepare from scratch, and many people didn't have to think about having a good New Year at all.

The same is true for Yang Xi, as the New Year is getting closer and closer, he is getting busier and busier, even to the point where he can't go back home for several days in a row.

This year is not destined for many people, especially the generals who are about to go on the expedition, and most of them spend most of the time in the barracks except for Chinese New Year's Eve Chinese New Year's Eve nights. The date for the departure of the army of the West Sea has been set, on the 17th day of the first month. The army is about to go out after the year, and the days before the expedition are the busiest days for the generals, and it is related to the affairs of almost 100,000 people and horses, and no one dares to be careless.

At the time of the Chinese New Year, all the weapons and ammunition have been ready, some of them have been transported to Lanzhou first, and grain and other military supplies have also begun to be shipped. The 180,000 troops who set out on the expedition did not set off from Chang'an in a swarm, and there were already nearly 100,000 horses, which set off first. These horses were not stationed near Chang'an, but relatively far away. In order to reduce the trouble of going back and forth, the imperial court ordered them to assemble directly in Lanzhou.

These people and horses eventually belonged to the sub-managers, and after knowing that they were leading the men, the sub-directors of those sub-divisions who did not start from Chang'an also left Chang'an first, went to the temporary assembly places of the various departments, mastered the men and horses first, and carried out reorganization and training.

On the 17th day of the first lunar month, a sunny day, but it felt very cold, the departure ceremony of the Saikaido army was held outside the Mingde Gate.

Emperor Li Longji and the crown prince Li Jue personally presided over the grand departure ceremony, which was also attended by most of the important ministers of the court, the scattered officials of Zhishi, and the generals who set out from Chang'an. When Guo Ziyi led the army to go on the expedition, Li Longji also personally presided over the expedition ceremony, and the emperor personally presided over the two expedition ceremonies, which shows the high hopes of the imperial court for these two armies.

In layman's terms, Li Longji and all the ministers of the DPRK and China hoped that this use of troops would remove the threat of the Tibetans once and for all.