Li Shimin's face was as calm as water, but his heart was full of joy: as soon as the news of the invasion of the Xi tribe was conveyed to Li Yuan, he, the general of Tiance, who oversaw all the military and political power of the Tang Dynasty, received the news almost at the same time as the crown prince Li Jiancheng.

As soon as this news came into their ears, the expressions of the two brothers were different.

Li Jiancheng was overjoyed, and Li Shimin felt a little sad.

Li Jiancheng immediately realized that this was an opportunity to make meritorious contributions, because looking at the generals in Beijing, there are only two people who can command the three armies at this stage: Li Yi, the general of Zuo Yiwei, the king of Yanjun, and Luo Shixin, the general of the right Xiaowei. It's not that Datang lacks generals, but the system. Most of the Twelve Guards generals in Beijing were the ministers of the dragon who raised troops from Taiyuan.

They are the first group of people to follow Li Yuan, in terms of merit, it is really not good, but they are old in qualifications, have enough loyalty and the so-called merit of following the dragon. Li Yuan is also a person who is more nostalgic, so he appointed these people as generals, responsible for the safety of the imperial city, almost a pension-like store.

Let them lead the troops into battle, and no one will dare to take this risk.

As for other generals who can take charge on their own, such as Li Xiaogong, Li Jing, Li Shiji, Li Xizhi, Huang Junhan, Zhang Zhenzhou, Lu Zushang, and Li Daozong, these people are scattered in the south and northeast.

Either they have power or lack ability, or they have the ability but do not have the qualifications to command the three armed forces.

Binh Duong was actually the most suitable candidate, but she was recovering from a serious illness. Although he was recognized by Sun Simiao to be an official, he also bluntly said that whether this kind of brain injury was completely eliminated and could not be diagnosed by appearance. Whether it will recur will take time to verify, and it is not appropriate to lead troops to the expedition in the short term.

In this kind of situation of rescuing soldiers and fighting fires, only one of Li Yi and Luo Shixin was quickly selected to lead the troops north.

Compared with Li Yi, Luo Shixin is obviously at a certain disadvantage. When it comes to being brave and good at fighting, it is true that Luo Shixin is stronger, but Luo Shixin has never led a large army alone, although he led a small army to fight. The record is beautiful and brilliant. The concept of leading tens of thousands of troops is completely different from leading thousands of soldiers and horses.

When Li Yi did not change his name, he was a local prince who ruled Youzhou and Yingzhou, and commanded the three armies to fight against Dou Jiande and Gao Kaidao many times, and was a veteran general whose experience was far above Luo Shixin.

Therefore, Li Jiancheng is bound to win this. informed Li Yi in advance and asked him to be ready.

Li Shimin also saw the advantages and disadvantages between Li Yi and Luo Shixin, and also believed that Li Yi's chances of going on the expedition were far greater than Luo Shixin's. But he's the kind of guy who makes up his mind and goes to the end, even though there is little hope. There is also a fight. Maybe something will turn around.

Unexpectedly, in the end, a turning point really appeared, and Luo Shixin unexpectedly saw through the crisis of Gaokaidao Yuyang, and proposed a counterattack on Yuyang. Broke the unfavorable situation and turned the situation around at once.

At present, anyone with a discerning eye can see one or two things: the Tang Dynasty, which dominates the world, has only the Turks. Against the Turks, the Tang Dynasty had a fatal disadvantage: the portal was all under the control of the Turks. The Turkic soldiers and horses can enter as much as they want, and exit as they want. No worries.

As a people on horseback, the Turks were good at riding lightly. With the convenience of being able to come and go freely, the threat to Datang is conceivable. Historically, not long after Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Rebellion, the Turks were able to attack Chang'an and directly attack the city because the gate was open.

Yuyang Gao Kaidao, Shuofang Liang Shidu, Ma Yi Yuan Junzhang, three people and three dogs guard the gateway of the Tang Dynasty for the Turks, just like the thorns of the Tang Dynasty's vests, full of dangers and hidden dangers.

Being able to seize the opportunity to pull out the thorn of Gao Kaidao is definitely a great thing for Li Tang.

Li Yuan was also moved when he heard it, Gao Kaidao, Liang Shidu, and Yuan Junzhang didn't get rid of them for a day, and he couldn't sleep well for a day. Being able to get rid of the high opening path can be regarded as a good start.

Li Shimin's mention of yì, Li Yuan's eyes naturally fell on Luo Shixin: it was still so dazzling, and it was so annoying to watch. But even if he doesn't have any good feelings for him, he has to admit that this youngest general in the Tang Dynasty does have extraordinary features and extraordinary abilities.

"Yes, anyway, it hurts to look at it, and it's not pleasing to the eye, so it's better to kick him away and let him go to the north to toss. lest Pingyang be uncomfortable to meet, if the fight is not beautiful...... Hmph, then I can't complain about 'dealing with it impartially'......" Li Yuan thought of this and said with a smile: "Erlang's words are reasonable, then it is decided." Luo Shixin, step forward to listen to the order. ”

Luo Shixin didn't have the intention of competing with Li Yi for the coach at all, but he just felt that Li Yi's idea was not suitable, but he didn't expect Li Shimin to push him up directly.

Li Yuan also agreed......

Luo Shixin also thought about the situation of leading the troops alone, but he didn't expect it to come so quickly, and after being overjoyed, he stepped forward and took a big step forward, and said in a loud voice: "The last general will take the order." ”

"Gao Kaidao violates ethics and resists the mandate of heaven, and dares to lead the Xi people to kill my Tang people, I will appoint you as the governor of Youzhou, leading 50,000 troops, and you must drive the Xi people out of Youzhou and take Gao Kaidao in one fell swoop." Li Yuan gave the order in high spirits.

Li Jiancheng saw that the wood was already in the boat, and sighed helplessly, looking at Luo Shixin's eyes with love and hate. In order to build momentum for Li Yi, he also spent a lot of effort, but in the end, he fell short, and that feeling was really uncomfortable. But there is nothing to be done, Li Yi is not angry, and let Luo Shixin suppress such a head, who is to blame.

Li Yi's face was blue, the roots of his teeth were gritted to death, his mouth was full of blood, his eyes were about to pop out, and there was only one thought in his mind: "It's Luo Shixin again, it's Luo Shixin again......"

Pingyang looked at Luo Shixin, who was a little high-spirited, and also showed a happy smile: He is good, he is good.

Luo Shixin took over the appointment and said: "The soldiers are fast, save the soldiers and put out the fire, the last general hopes to be able to leave immediately tonight without food and grass!" ”

Li Yuan nodded in a deep voice for a moment and said, "Okay, since I have appointed the general as the general of Youzhou, this matter is up to you to decide." I hurried my horse, and instructed the local officials to help along the way. ”

In ancient times, marching was divided into several ways, if it is expressed in words that can be understood, it is a normal march, a rapid march, and an urgent march, which is a way of marching that changes according to different war conditions.

Needless to say, the normal march, the ordinary speed, the ordinary hurry, the material and baggage are complete, and the main thing is to be safe; A quick march means a hurry, bringing food, drink and some light supplies, and bulky supplies need to be abandoned, reducing the burden on the troops and speeding up the march. The expedited march did not even bring food, only weapons and armor, and hurried with a stuffy head, and only when the battle situation was extremely critical, the way of marching would be chosen.

Of course, don't think that the soldiers are beaten with iron, so you don't need to eat. Don't forget that it is the state that supports the operation of the army, and in order to cope with wars, from ancient times to the present, the imperial court will build military granaries in strategic locations in case of sudden wars.

In the face of such an expedited march, local officials would bring food from the military granaries and prepare meals at designated places to eat them as soon as the army arrived. In this way, the cooperation between local officials and the army can maximize the speed of the march.

Many seemingly impossible marches in history have been accomplished this way. Generally, only when the situation of the battle is extremely urgent, will the army choose to march in this way.

On this expedition, Luo Shixin chose to expedite the march.

The expedited march required the cooperation of officials along the way, and the material economy required was even higher than the first two, but in order to be able to take Yuyang, Li Yuan did not frown.

Luo Shixin returned to the right Xiaowei barracks, beat the drums and gathered the generals, and told all the civil and military officers in the army about the expedition.

When Su Dingfang, Mo Hu'er and others heard that Luo Shixin was actually the commander of the three armies, they cheered and congratulated one after another.

Luo Shixin didn't let them make trouble and told his intentions.

One by one, the generals also stopped playing and divided up to go.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Su Dingfang, Xue Yong, and Mo Hu'er returned one after another, and they were ready.

The preparation time for the 5,000 soldiers and horses was less than fifteen minutes, and Luo Shixin curled the corners of his mouth with satisfaction with this speed, this is his achievement after the restructuring, and the current Right Xiao Guard Army is a strong army that can be put into battle anytime and anywhere, rather than a group of veteran ruffians who are empty and have combat power but are extremely poorly disciplined.

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Yanjun Palace!

Li Yi sat alone on the Mazha, his eyes were red, looking at the lonely left and right, thinking about what had happened over the years, and suddenly fell into a desperate situation of isolation and helplessness.

His right-hand men Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche have left him because Luo Shixin has left, one is put into Li Shimin's account, and the other is for Li Jiancheng to reuse......

It is also because of Luo Shixin's preservation that he lets the other party step on his feet everywhere and becomes a green leaf that sets off the other party's excellence......

Or because of Luo Shixin, Li Jiancheng's favor to him was not as good as before, but let him let go of his grievances and show favor to Luo Shixin......

Today is Luo Shixin again, robbing him of the opportunity to lead the troops that he has been waiting for for a long time......

Luo Shixin was like a maggot on the tarsal bone, disgusting him everywhere, squeezing him, and making him lose the one he should have been......

Li Yitie's face was blue, thinking about the bits and pieces in the East Hall of Taiji Palace today, and there was only hatred in his heart: he didn't think about why Luo Shixin could think of taking advantage of the situation to break through the Gao Kaidao and take back the strategic intention of the northern gateway, and he didn't think about why Li Yuan chose Luo Shixin instead of him, but he just felt that it was Luo Shixin's fault, and it was all his fault.

Even breathing was Roshison's fault......

Such people should not live in the world......

"No......" Li Yi's eyes suddenly rounded, and he noticed a terrible thing: now that Luo Shixin is not as good as him, Li Jiancheng began to favor Luo Shixin, if Luo Shixin won the full merit again this time, broke Yuyang, and wiped out the forces of Gao Kaidao, then wouldn't he want to let Luo Shixin step under his feet forever and not turn over? (To be continued......)