During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, the Northwest Turks raised troops to invade the Tang border. Li Shimin, the king of Tang, ordered Xue Rengui, the king of Pingliao, who had conquered the east, to take command and command 300,000 troops to be collected.

Anyway, this expedition to the west does not have to be the same year to conquer the east. Not to mention the dangers and rivers along the way, Guanguan Zhai is full of strangers, which makes Xue Li repeatedly encounter problems. Fortunately, Xue Rengui's son, Xue Dingshan, was ordered by his master Yunmeng Mountain Water Curtain Cave King Chan Ancestor to marry the daughter of Fan Hong, the marshal of Hanjiangguan, and Fan's pear blossom as his wife. Fan Lihua learned art with Our Lady of Lishan, not only skilled in swords and horses, but also proficient in the art of war. Since returning to Datang, Xue Rengui has helped a lot.

Just because: in the past, because Fan Hong was ostracized in the Turks, in order to save the life of the family, he married his young daughter Fan Li to Yang Fan, the son of Yang Hu, the marshal of Baihuguan. Fan Lihua learned about this when she was twelve years old. Fan Lihua, who has a strong temperament, refused to obey until death, only making the father and daughter turn against each other. Fan Lihua had no choice but to run away from home. Along the way, I happened to meet a Turkic eunuch for the Turkic wolf to dominate the beauty pageant, and saw that although Fan Lihua was young, she was beautiful and lovely, and she had a bad idea to rob her. Bishan disciple Xue Yulian happened to pass by here, drew his sword and killed the eunuch to save him. Take her to Lishan Zixia Palace to meet Our Lady of Lishan, the old Lady saw that she was an ambitious girl, and liked her very much, so she took her in Zixia Palace and taught her Wen Taowu strategy. By the time Fan Lihua grew to the age of seventeen, she had already become a jade fairy, like a spotless Moon Palace fairy. When the old lady visited the Yunmeng Mountain Water Curtain Cave by chance, she saw that there was a disciple under the ancestor of Wang Chan who was handsome, magnificent, and talented. The old Lady liked it very much. When I asked, I found out that this son's name was Xue Dingshan. He is the son of Xue Rengui, the king of Pingliao in the Tang Dynasty. The Holy Mother couldn't bear to see her apprentice end up under the green light and yellow scroll, so she discussed with Wang Chan to marry her to Xue Dingshan. Wang Chan was naturally overjoyed and readily agreed. Therefore, Xue Dingshan and Fan Lihua were ordered to go down the mountain to help the Tang Dynasty quell the foreign strife. Second, to get married. Clinker, Fan Hong and his son accidentally gave their lives because of this incident. Xue Dingshan became disgusted with Fan Lihua because of this, and found flaws many times, and failed to become a husband and wife with Fan Lihua several times. Fan Lihua was disheartened, left the Tang camp with tears, and returned to Hanjiang Pass.

When Xue Rengui went west to Baihu Pass, he unfortunately sacrificed his life for the country, and suffered a heavy setback again. Li Shimin had no choice, so he discussed with the military adviser Xu Maogong and Lu Guogong Cheng and ordered Xue Dingshan to go to Hanjiang Pass to invite Fan Lihua back to the camp. Xue Dingshan was helpless, so he had to go to Hanjiang Pass three times, and finally invited Fan Lihua after all the twists and turns. Li Shimin ordered Fan Lihua Jintai to worship the marshal, succeeded Xue Rengui as the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and led the army to continue the westward expedition. Fan Lihua really lived up to her expectations, skillfully deployed troops to succeed in the first battle, and skillfully captured the White Tiger Pass. **After entering the White Tiger Pass, the people were reassured and the people were recuperated.

It was a rainy summer in the western region that had not been seen in a century. Since the beginning of April, the continuous rain has been heavy and small.

The continuous rain made the road westward muddy. It not only affected the process of the 300,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty continuing to march westward to conquer the Turks, but also led to a shortage of supplies in the military camp. After weighing it repeatedly, Li Shimin, the king of Tang, had no choice but to make a decree and order the soldiers of the three armies to temporarily be stationed outside the White Tiger Pass to recuperate. Wait for the rainy season to pass, and the roads are clear, and then send troops to conquer the Turks.

Although Fan Lihua had not been in charge of the three armies for a long time, she found that there were many shortcomings in the establishment of the army, and the number of people in many battalions and outposts varied due to the years of war. It is precisely because of these shortcomings that the overall combat capability of the large ** team has been seriously affected. Fan Lihua wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of not being able to enter the army and make great efforts to completely rectify and rectify.

Fan Lihua made up her mind to visit and investigate the various battalions and outposts of the military camp every day, and asked the generals of each battalion for details. From time to time, he summoned all the generals under his command to discuss together in the treasure tent of the Chinese army. It took more than half a month to finally sort out a draft for rectifying the three armies, and he went to the palace to meet Li Shimin on a certain day.

Li Shimin received Fan Lihua's seal and said that the matter was very important, and it should be decided after discussing with the old princes. Fan Lihua had to resign from the palace and return to the camp.

Returning to the camp and dismounting outside the Yuanmen, he was just about to go to the big tent of the Chinese army, when he suddenly looked up and saw Xue Dingshan wandering in front of the Yuanmen. Fan Lihua was slightly stunned, and thought to herself: He shouldn't be on duty today, why didn't he rest in the Shuai Mansion and come to the camp? I had the heart to go over and ask, and I took two steps and stood still.

It turned out that since Xue Dingshan was ordered to go to Hanjiang Pass three times and invite Fan Lihua back, his attitude towards Fan Lihua was still very indifferent, and he didn't even say a word to her when he had no business. His indifference turned Fan Lihua's ardent hope into disappointment again. However, Fan Lihua is not what it used to be. In the past, she was just the daughter-in-law of the Xue family, Xue Dingshan treated her badly, she could turn around and leave the Xue family. Now she is the marshal of soldiers and horses given by Li Shimin, and her every move is related to military affairs. She had to let go of her personal feelings and take care of the overall situation. And because of the busy military affairs, he had no time to take care of other things, and there was nothing to do with Xue Dingshan.

Today, when I saw Xue Dingshan wandering in front of the gate when he shouldn't be on duty, I expected that something might be something. He lowered his head and thought about it, and said to the female officer beside him: "Go and invite Xue Shizi to my bedroom to talk." The female officer said yes and turned to go.

Fan Lihua turned to the back tent and ordered the female soldiers to make tea and wait for Xue Dingshan's arrival.

After waiting for about two moments, footsteps came from far and near outside the tent, and Fan Lihua hurriedly got up to greet her. The female officer lifted the curtain, Xue Dingshan stepped in, and the female officer hurriedly lowered the curtain and withdrew.

Xue Dingshan saw Fan Lihua at the door, hurriedly bowed his head, and saluted: "Participate in the marshal." His sentence "See Marshal" was like a knife piercing Fan Lihua's heart, his heart tightened, and he said: "This is the sleeping tent, why should the general be polite, please sit." Xue Dingshan said: "The marshal is here, and the last general will not dare." ”

Fan Lihua pondered for a long time and said, "If I'm not mistaken, the general shouldn't be on duty today." The general is not resting in the mansion, is there something going on in the camp? Xue Dingshan pondered for a moment and said, "The last general heard that the marshal entered the palace with this book?" Fan Lihua nodded and said, "Exactly." Xue Dingshan said again: "What did the Holy One say? Fan Lihua said: "The saint said that he would discuss with all the old princes. Xue Dingshan frowned when he heard this, as if he was thinking. Fan Lihua hurriedly asked, "Does the general have concerns?" Xue Dingshan sighed: "These rules in the army have been established for generations, and they have been used for many years in the hands of the old princes. The marshal had just assumed the post of marshal, and ......" Xue Dingshan paused. Fan Lihua smiled and said, "And it's still a woman?" Xue Dingshan nodded slightly, and said: "The marshal wants to rectify the military system, but I'm afraid that the old princes may not agree." ”