According to Li Jing's cautious personality in the past, he would definitely obey the proposal of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and agree to let Wei Chi Jingde take the position of commander of the Twelve Wei armies on the Tang and Turkic borders. However, this time it was a decisive battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, and the impact was huge, Li Jing did not dare to be careless, nor did he dare to continue to remain silent, but said cautiously: "Back to Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is better for the champion general Li Ji to be the commander of the Twelve Guards Army." ”

Tang Emperor Li Shimin looked at Li Jing in surprise and asked, "Li Ji? Champion General Li Ji? Li Ji has the ability, but this qualification and prestige are not enough, right? ”

Li Jing opened his mouth, but did not speak. With his cautious character, it is very rare to be able to refute the candidate proposed by Emperor Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty and take the initiative to propose Li Ji. If he refutes the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, I am afraid that it will be difficult for a strongman.

Tang Emperor Li Shimin guessed Li Jing's thoughts, and said: "In terms of qualifications and prestige, I think it is better to be the general of the Right Xiaowei, Wei Chi Jingde, so let Wei Chi Jingde try it first." If Wei Chi Jingde can't do it, I will let Li Ji go again. ”

A few days later, in the west inner garden of the imperial palace, a huge banner with the character "Tang" stood on the newly built platform more than ten feet high.

The ministers dressed in costumes consciously stood in two columns under the stage, standing in the first place of the civil and military ministers was the left servant of the Tang Dynasty Shangshu and the secretary of the Ministry of Shangshu Fang Xuanling, and standing in the first place of the military generals was today's protagonist, wearing a golden helmet and golden armor, the commander of the Tang Northern Expeditionary Army and the general of the auxiliary country Li Jing.

A burst of drumming sounded, and Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty wearing a dragon robe, walked into the worship platform surrounded by all the guards.

The celebrant of the Ministry of Rites announced loudly: "The auspicious time has come, the Son of Heaven will pay respect!" ”

Li Shimin, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, walked quickly to the side of Li Jing, the general of the auxiliary state, took his hand, and walked with him to the platform of worshipping generals. Wang Fugui, the chief eunuch, followed behind the Tang Emperor Li Shimin and the auxiliary general Li Jing with a large seal and a seal (gao) wrapped in golden satin.

After reaching the top of the stage. The Tang Emperor Li Shimin and Li Jing knelt down to worship the sky together in the south.

After the sacrifice, Tang Emperor Li Shimin stood up and handed the big seal handed over by Wang De to the hand of Li Jing, the general of the auxiliary state, and said solemnly: "The general has taken the seal and set out for the battle!" ”

Li Jing took the seal, and the Praetorian Guards lined up in the West Inner Garden shouted in unison: "The Tang Dynasty is mighty, and the Tang Dynasty will win!" ”

Under the banner waving in the wind on the podium, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin pulled up Li Jing, the general of the auxiliary state. Together, the two waved to the soldiers below the podium.

Soon after paying homage to the generals, Li Jing, the general of the auxiliary state, together with Li Xuan, the king of Yong'an, followed by the guards, went to the border between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks. Li Jing will be there, after organizing and arranging the attack of the Twelve Guards Army, and then lead the 50,000 elite soldiers drawn from the Twelve Guards Army, take the Yinshan Trail, and directly attack the Turkic Jieli Khan's tent in Dingxiang, and capture and kill the Turkic Jieli Khan.

Turkic Dingxiang Khan Tent. Jieli Khan convened the leaders of the tribes to gather together, and as before, Tuli and Khibi Holi were still sick in the future, and Jieli Khan also knew in his heart that Tuli and Khibi Holi would not come, so he directly began to announce the start of the meeting.

Jieli Khan sat on the white tiger skin chair and said to the leaders of the tribes: "Leaders, now the Tang Dynasty has raised 400,000 troops to garrison the border between the Tang Dynasty and our Turks. Datang's strategic intentions. It is already very obvious that there is an all-out attack on our Great Turkic Khanate. Decisive battle with my Great Turkic Khanate. Leaders, let's all discuss what to do, shall we? ”

In the tent, there was a buzzing chatter.

"A full 400,000 people, Datang is going to work hard. Although my Great Turkic Khanate has more troops than the Tang Dynasty, the Turks and Khami are obviously not in harmony with the Great Khan, and the Turks and Khami have more than 100,000 troops in their hands? ”

"yes. It's not a good battle. And our Great Turkic Khanate has suffered from drought for several years, and both the food and the combat strength of the warriors have decreased a lot, but the Tang Dynasty has sufficient food. The soldiers are strong and the horses are strong, and the decisive battle at this time is very unfavorable to our Great Turkic Khanate. ”

"Yes, as soon as this decisive battle began, my Great Turkic Khanate suffered a big loss."

Hearing everyone's discussions, Jieli Khan stood up and said slowly: "What, is anyone scared? ”

Before the leaders could speak, they stood up and shouted loudly, "What are you afraid of? It's not a day or two since our Great Turkic Khanate and the Tang Dynasty have been fighting, sheep are always sheep, wolves are always wolves, and no matter how many sheep there are, aren't they all for wolves to eat? Not to mention the 400,000 Tang army, even one million, we are not afraid, right? ”

An elderly leader said: "But after all, the grassland has been in drought for many years, our war horses have been thin and only skin and bones, and the tribes are in short supply of food and grass, and the army of the Tang Dynasty has come with 400,000 people at once, and this battle may not be so easy." ”

Jieli Khan looked at the elder leader coldly, then looked around at everyone and said, "Ben Khan thinks that it makes sense to lose his thinking power. Although the Tang army has a large number of soldiers, there are many new soldiers and few cavalry, although the number of our army is slightly less than that of the Tang army, but they are all cavalry, and most of them have been in battle for a long time. ”

The older leader opened his mouth to speak, but he did not speak again for fear of the Khan.

Jieli Khan looked at the elder leader with dissatisfaction, and said angrily: "Why, do you still have different opinions? In my sweat tent, I don't need the leader of my army to disturb the hearts of the army. ”

The older leader was startled, and he didn't dare to say anything more.

The Khan motioned to his courtiers, who unfurled a huge map of sheepskin.

Jieli Khan slowly walked off the chair, walked to the front of the sheepskin map, raised the horsewhip in his hand and pointed to a mountain range on the map, and said slowly: "Leaders, this is the Evil Yang Ridge, before the Tang army crosses the Hunhe River, our army must occupy it first, as long as it is occupied here, the 400,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty will be divided into two parts, east and west, once they are divided, the main force of our cavalry can gallop left and right (chicheng), and it is more than enough to deal with any of them." ”

All the leaders nodded their heads, and under the high-pressure rule of Jieli Khan, they could only nod their heads blindly. (To be continued......)

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