Chapter 3: Before the War

In the ninth year of Tang Wude, that is, in 626 AD.

This year's Datang, the first half of the year is simply a pot of porridge, just one word - chaos; Another word - hit.

Except for the first month of the new year, starting from February, the Datang border is full of smoke, and the month comes to "aunt".

Who is Auntie? Turkic is the eldest aunt, Dang Xiang is the little aunt, and Tuyuhun is the second aunt who is not too big or small.

From Yuanzhou to Minzhou, Liangzhou, and then to Meizhou, Hongzhou, Yazhou, Shuozhou, Jingzhou, Xihuizhou, Qianzhou, Kuozhou, Qinzhou, Hezhou, Lanzhou, Longzhou, Weizhou, the place names that have been ravaged by the three evil neighbors in turn can be made up into a cross talk.

Countless people of the Tang Dynasty fell in pools of blood, countless fields were destroyed, and countless residences were looted. The mountains and rivers are stained with blood, the people are crying, and Li Yuan is scolding.

Who to scold? He scolded the Turks, the Tuyuhun people, the party members, and his own son.

In June, the brains of the bad neighbors in front of him were flying, and the backyard of his house caught fire again. Xuanwumen changed dramatically, and the two sons of the Tang Emperor Li Yuan died at the hands of another son, and Li Yuan almost fainted from crying.

Youzi is so fierce, how can the father be embarrassed? Li Yuan is very chic, aren't you able, Lao Tzu is no longer sitting on the throne, let's replace you. It's not good if it's not chic, the unfilial son is forced to the palace.

As a result, the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty was freshly baked, and Li Shimin reigned in the world.

Regardless of the cause and effect of the change in Xuanwumen, Li Shimin is definitely a competent emperor, and the praise of "an emperor through the ages" in later generations is not just a matter of relying on the historian's spring and autumn pen and ink.

However, Li Shimin's great achievements are all later, and now, His Majesty Li Er is facing the first big wave of his becoming emperor - big wave? Well, let's use the phrase "great test", long live the spirit of harmony.

On the ninth day of August, Li Shimin ascended the throne as emperor. The Turkic Jieli Khan, who learned of the change of power in the Tang Empire, joined forces with his nephew Tuli Khan with 200,000 troops and went south to attack Jingzhou. Then he advanced all the way to Wugong, and Chang'an, the capital of the empire, was threatened, and Chang'an City was under martial law.

The Turks were very smart, and after the previous few attacks, after being blocked by the Tang army, they simply accepted it and directly sent envoys to sue for peace. Tuyuhun and Dang Xiang are only Turkic horses, and the boss doesn't fight, so he simply follows and sues for peace. As a result, the war stopped, and Datang talked about good-neighborliness and friendship with his neighbors.

However, as soon as the Xuanwu Gate saw blood and the Tang Emperor was replaced, the Turks could not sit still. Taking advantage of your illness and wanting your life, the Turks tore up the good-neighborly and friendly contract that had not yet been warmed up, and made a violent comeback. Moreover, this time, he changed the previous small fight, and directly rushed all the way towards the national capital of Datang. A posture of vowing to invite Li Shimin's ministers to the desert grassland to herd sheep and horses.

"The sky is blue, the wilderness is vast, the wind blows the grass and sees the cattle and sheep." Although the desert is beautiful, where is it more prosperous than Chang'an? Li Shimin naturally did not want to go to the grassland for a permanent vacation. So, he hurriedly gathered a group of younger brothers to discuss and see how to refuse the "warm" invitation of Jieli and Tuli, the uncle and nephew.

Some people demanded resolute resistance, some people proposed to move the capital to Luoyang to avoid disaster, and some soft bones said that they would admit and sue for peace. The public said that the public was reasonable, the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and the Taiji Palace was noisy into a pot of porridge, and Li Shimin's head was three times bigger.

Before the results were discussed, a new battle report came: the Turks entered Kou Gaoling and threatened Jingyang.

If Wugong County is still the doorstep of Chang'an, then Jingyang County has to be regarded as a porch, only seventy miles away from Chang'an.

There is no need to discuss now, His Majesty Li Er made an arbitrary decision and sent Wei Chi Jingde, who was born as a blacksmith, as the head of the Jingzhou Road march, to Jingyang to defend against the Turks.

As soon as he was halfway through the road, Wei Chigong received another battle report: the Turkic pioneer Ashdewumo led an army of 10,000 troops to surround Jingyang.

Wei Chigong didn't dare to continue walking. Although he also brought 10,000 horses, these people are basically government soldiers who have just been recruited into the army, and it is okay to defend the city, and they can fight field battles, and their combat effectiveness is worrying.

Where are the elite soldiers of Datang? At this time, it is either in various military defense towns, and the thirst cannot be quenched by far water; Either it is the former prince Li Jiancheng's subordinates, and Li Shimin doesn't dare to call it. If it weren't for the emptiness of Chang'an, the Turks wouldn't have come to smash Huanglong.

Wei Chi Gong hurriedly set up camp and sent his own son Yu Chi Baolin to Jingyang with scouts to investigate. The news was inquired, but Yu Chi Baolin and they were also discovered by the Turks. Fortunately, the Turks found only a small squad of scouts, only four people.

There were only four Tang troops, and without the order of the vanguard officer Ashdewumer, a group of Turkic scouts was killed.

Yu Chi Baolin saw that he couldn't do it at the gate of the camp, and the twenty or so people he brought with him were not enough to stuff people's teeth. Therefore, Yu Chi Baolin let the four Tang troops who exposed the target act as bait, preparing to lure the enemy to a distance and annihilate it in one fell swoop.

It's a pity that this strategy was destroyed by Zhao Yunze, who suddenly crossed over.

Zhao Yunze didn't know the situation of the enemy at this time, he only knew that the army of the Tang Dynasty was very strong. From the Zhenguan period of Li Shimin to the Kaiyuan period of Li Longji, the Tang army fought in all directions and destroyed countless countries. Joining such an army mix is definitely promising.

It's a pity that at this time, it is still the ninth year of Wude, Comrade Zhao, and His Majesty Li Er will only start using the "Zhenguan" era name from next year.

Finally found the organization. Zhao Yunze washed his face and changed into a Tang Army suit and armor, and he was very nervous. Well, this is a real piece of armor, I've seen it in museums before, and now we have one. Meidi is very, Meidi is very!

"Is this Mingguang Armor?" Zhao Yunze inquired about Yu Chi Baolin.

"Shit! Mingguang armor is a heavy armor specially equipped for the Mo Dao team, and you are the light armor of the little colonel. Yu Chi Baolin's tone of voice was as stinky as his father's.

"Hey, the scouts are here." There was a sound of horses' hooves, and Yu Chi Baolin looked at the gate of the camp.

A fast horse galloped into the camp and came straight to the big tent of the Chinese army.

"Report - enemy attack!" As soon as he approached the tent, the knight threw himself off the saddle and shouted into the tent.

"There's trouble. Let's go, let's see! Yu Chi Baolin glanced at Zhao Yunze, and the two of them also entered the Chinese military tent.

"Report to the general manager, a thousand Turkic cavalry, rushing to my camp, at this time is already thirty miles away." The knight just now knelt down on one knee and reported to Wei Chi, who was sitting on the case.

"Bunny, it's really fast!" Wei Chigong's face was not shocked. After speaking, he glanced at Yu Chi Baolin next to him again, and said, "It's all recruited by you little rabbit cub." ”

"The last will be convicted!" Yu Chi Baolin hurriedly knelt down.

"Bullshit confession! What are you doing in a daze, ready to meet the enemy? "Yu Chi Gong stepped out of the handsome case, and it was a kick on Yu Chi Baolin's ass.

"Obey!" Yu Chi Baolin hugged his fists at Yu Chi Gong, got up and walked out of the handsome tent. Immediately afterwards, I heard Yu Chi Baolin shouting orders outside, and the camp was like a boiling pot, and footsteps were everywhere.

"Who is that, why are you staring at Lao Tzu?" Wei Chigong seemed to have just seen Zhao Yunze, and his face was full of "unhappy".

Zhao Yunze only knew at this time that the half-written polite words when he talked to him before with this tiger handsome were all pretended, and opening his mouth to scold his mother was the original style of this person.

"Boss, didn't the scouts withdraw?" Zhao Yunze glanced at the soldier who reported the news and asked Wei Chi Gong. Captain Chi Baolin took the scout back to the camp with him, why did another scout come out?

"Baolin, they're scouts, and this kid is a vigilance scout." After answering Zhao Yunze's question, Wei Chigong waved his hand at the scout, and the scout also withdrew from the Chinese military tent.

"And so many more?"

"What do you think?"

Wei Chigong glanced at the rejuvenated Zhao Yunze, and suddenly grinned: "I can't see that you kid also looks like a dog, and you're about to catch up with my little rabbit cub." ”

Zhao Yunze's face was full of black lines. Your old man's words seem to not only scold me, but also you and Brother Baolin together.

"Boss, I don't have a problem. Your face is so black, why is Brother Baolin so white? Zhao Yunze was very suspicious that there was a handsome Shu Huang surnamed Wang living next door to Wei Chigong's house.

"He's, can't he?!" Wei Chigong spoke, and kicked Zhao Yunze's ass again: "The enemy is coming over now, you kid still have the leisure to tease me?" ”

"You're not in a hurry." Zhao Yunze covered his buttocks and said.

"Hmph, Lao Tzu is the commander of the first army, and he is in a hurry when he encounters something, so the sons and daughters below are not panicking?"

Yes, I learned another trick.

"For the generals, the obedient is not rejoicing, the adversity is not discouraged, the safety is not luxurious, and the danger is not afraid. There is thunder in the chest, and the face is like a flat lake. You've got a taste for it! Zhao Yunze sent a big sycophant.

"Yo ho, this is the art of war." Wei Chigong looked at Zhao Yunze with appreciative eyes. After speaking, he patted his head again and said, "I should thank your master, his old man is the one who trained you specially for me." ”

Don't be stinky. Zhao Yunze just slandered in his heart, and was suddenly stunned: Could it be that there is a providence in the dark, and the skills I learned in the 21st century are just to sell to Datang?

"Don't be stupid! I'm not in a hurry, you have to be in a hurry. No matter how good the iron embryo is, it must be forged before it can be formed. Grab your crossbow and let me see if Pauling's bunny is bragging for you. Isn't there a false hair, out of the account, meet the enemy! ”

Wei Chigong's words recalled Zhao Yunze's thoughts, and he hurriedly hugged his fist at Yu Chigong: "Get the order!" ”

Zhao Yunze and Wei Chigong walked out of the Chinese military tent together. At this time, half of the Tang army had already formed a formation on the wasteland outside the camp gate. The other half of the Tang army was also lined up behind the carriages on the outer edge of the camp.

When Zhao Yunze returned to Yu Chi Baolin's tent to get ready, and when he came out of the tent again, Yu Chigong was already waiting on his horse.

Wei Chigong glanced at Zhao Yunze and asked, "Do you know how to ride a horse?" ”

"No, it won't." Zhao Yunze gritted his back molars and said.

"Then you run." Dropping a sentence, Wei Chigong jumped out with a whip...... No, it was his horse that jumped out with him.

It is Zhao Yunze who really has to rely on two legs. He only had to follow Wei Chigong and eat ashes.

When he came to the front military formation, Wei Chigong looked at the gray-faced Zhao Yunze, shook his head and sighed: "Your master made a mistake, what a baby, why don't you teach you to ride a horse." But you're not slow. ”

Shut up! Zhao Yunze roared in his heart.

"Alas, you still have to learn to ride a horse, a good baby, how can you do it if you can't ride a horse." Wei Chigong obviously didn't hear the roar in Zhao Yunze's heart, and was still chattering.

"Chief, if you want to learn to ride a horse, you have to finish the battle, and then the Turks are coming." Zhao Yunze pointed forward and said.

Smoke and dust billowed like thunder and horses' hooves, and the figure of the Turkic knight finally appeared in sight.