Chapter 39: Li Shimin, who is too stable?
【Northwest: Battle of Dangping Tuyuhun】
"Be ready, be sure to write down everything for Your Majesty word for word!!" Fang Xuanling was very excited, and commanded his subordinates to make sure to write down every word in the video.
The "oracle" actually described the process of destroying foreign enemies in such detail, isn't this just "revealing the heavenly secret" to them!
If this kind of "heavenly opportunity" is missed, won't it be thundered from the sky?
[In the ninth year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, named Li Jing to attack Tuyuhun. 】
"Damn, why is it Lao Li again?" Cheng Yanjin shouted unconvinced.
Li Jing glanced at Cheng Biting Jin and asked, "What's the matter, you're not convinced by Cheng Sanaxe?" ”
Both of them have been old friends for many years, and they know each other well, and Cheng Yanjin also admires and respects Li Jing very much.
Cheng Yanjin was glared at by Li Jing when he was playing someone crazy, and immediately became honest and muttered: "It's just talking, what is fierce?" ”
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[Tuyuhun is mainly active in the Qilian Mountains in northwest China and the upper reaches of the Yellow River.
At that time, under the instruction of Murong Fuyun, the Khan of Tuyuhun, the Tuyuhun army repeatedly violated the border of the Tang Dynasty, and Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, who could not bear it, immediately ordered Li Jing, Li Daliang, Xue Wanjun and others to send troops to attack Tuyuhun! 】
[After receiving the order, Li Jing led the army deep into the Qinghai region, defeated part of Tuyuhun's army, and beheaded the famous king of Tuyuhun.
Later, Li Jing led his troops into a no-man's land of more than 2,000 miles, fought with the Khan Murong Fuyun, and captured his famous king Liang Qu Cong.
Khan Murong Fuyun fled all the way to the Taklamakan Desert in Xinjiang, but the Tang army still pursued deep into the desert, and finally drove Murong Fuyun to only a few hundred people.
Khan Murong Fuyun later committed suicide, but there is also a theory that he was killed by his subordinates.
After the death of Murong Fuyun, his son Murong surrendered to the Tang Dynasty with the whole country, and Tang Taizong named Murong Shun as Khan and King of Xiping County.
At this point, Tuyuhun became a vassal state of the Tang Dynasty. 】
"It is worthy of being the military god of my Tang Dynasty!"
"Pharmacist, it's still amazing!"
"Lao Li, awesome!"
"I'm a Tang soldier, invincible!!"
"Invincible! Invincibility!! ”
【Crusade: Battle of Goguryeo】
Seeing Goguryeo, the people who were still rejoicing just now suddenly changed color in unison!
You must know that during the Sui Dynasty, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goryeo three times, and his country was confiscated!
And Li Shimin even wanted to attack Goguryeo, which naturally reminded people of the bad past.
[In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, Tang Taizong sent troops to Liaodong and launched a war against Goguryeo.
Goguryeo's geographical location is relatively special, located in the northeast region of the Tang Dynasty and the Korean Peninsula, with many mountains and hills, easy to defend and difficult to attack. 】
[At that time, the Goguryeo minister Quan Gai Suwen killed the monarch as a regent and set up a puppet king. At this time, Baekje united with Goguryeo to attack Silla, cutting off the passage from Silla to Tang.
The king of Silla was more intelligent, and when he was bullied by others, he hurriedly ran to Tang Taizong to complain, and Tang Taizong Li Shimin sent an envoy to Goguryeo to try to get a truce.
But Goguryeo did not give face to the "Heavenly Khan" and directly refused the armistice.
So, Tang Taizong was furious and decided to send troops to conquer Goguryeo! 】
"Confused!"
"Your Majesty, it's hasty!"
"I'm afraid this is not a trick of the Goguryeo people?"
Under everyone's speculation, the video screen continued to play,
[Tang Taizong Li Shimin ordered Zhang Liang, the secretary of the Criminal Department, to be the general manager of the Pyongyang Provincial March, leading 40,000 troops to cross the sea from Shandong to Pyongyang; Li Ji was ordered to be the general manager of the march of Liaodong Road, leading more than 60,000 troops and the Hu people who surrendered from Lan and Hezhou, and pointed directly at Liaodong.
The Tang army advanced by land and water, gathered in Youzhou, and ordered small states such as Silla, Baekje, and Khitan to attack Goguryeo together. 】
[Tang Taizong Li Shimin drove a personal expedition, successively captured Xuansu, Hengshan, Gaimu, Momi, Liaodong, Baiyan, Beisha, Maigu, Yinshan, and Houhuang ten cities, and defeated the 150,000 troops led by the besieging Goguryeo generals Gao Yanshou and Gao Huizhen, and successfully surrendered Gao Yanshou, Gao Huizhen and 40,000 soldiers.
After that, the Tang army began to concentrate on attacking Anshi City, but the city walls of Anshi were high and thick, and the people in the city also fully supported the defenders. 】
[At this time, many ministers believed that the Goguryeo army poured out, and the city of Pyongyang must be empty, and suggested bypassing the city of Anshi and directly taking Pyongyang.
However, Li Ji was worried that crossing Anshi would cut off the grain route by the Goguryeo army; And the eldest grandson Wuji believes that the emperor is driving the expedition in person, seeking stability rather than danger, and should attack Anshi City first in order to be safe.
As a result, Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, ordered to continue to besiege Anshi City, but it could not be captured for a long time, and the two sides formed a confrontation.
In the end, the weather became colder and colder, the grass withered and frozen, and the grain and grass were about to run out.
And Tang Taizong Li Shimin, until his death, failed to destroy Goguryeo. 】
"I've failed?" Li Shimin stared at the light curtain in disbelief.
And everyone fell silent.
At the same time, a question also arose in everyone's hearts, that is, "Why didn't the 'god of war' Li Jing go to Goguryeo with Li Shimin?" Instead, it was replaced by Li Tao? ”
It's not that Li Tao is worse than Li Jing. Although it is indeed a little worse, Li Tao is still one of the top commanders of the Tang Dynasty.
However, in everyone's minds, it is obvious that Li Jing is the best candidate.
"In the eighteenth year of Zhenguan, the pharmacist seems to be in his seventies," someone said the biggest guess in everyone's hearts.
He is over seventy years old, and even if he is still alive, I am afraid that his body will not be able to support his expedition to Goguryeo.
Unexpectedly, Li Shimin never won Goguryeo in his life, could it be that it is really the nemesis of the Central Plains Dynasty?
"If Lao Li can live twenty years longer, no matter whether it is Goguryeo or Dwarf Dog Li, it will all be slaughtered and thrown to feed the dogs!!" Lao Cheng's eyes were a little red, and he deliberately used a loud voice to hide the grief and unwillingness in his heart.
[The biggest reason for failing to destroy Goguryeo is that Li Shimin is old, and he has lost the determination and courage of his youth when he commanded the operation, and he was too stable to win by surprise, so he delayed the fighter plane, and finally failed to destroy Goguryeo.
After this battle, although Li Shimin failed to destroy Goguryeo, the other side also suffered heavy losses, and the Tang Dynasty also recovered most of the prefectures and counties in eastern Liaodong.
Therefore, this battle can only be said to have failed to achieve the strategic goal of destroying Goguryeo, and it cannot be said to be a defeat. 】
That Li Shimin, who has always been known for his boldness, flexibility, and surprise soldiers, will have a day when he is too stable to delay the fighter?
If it weren't for the news that Su Qian broke out, I'm afraid no one would believe it at all.
"Your Majesty, there will be times when you seek too much stability?"
"No, let me laugh for a while."
"Lao Cheng, we are His Majesty's courtiers, we can't make fun of poof!!"
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(End of chapter)