Chapter 398: Personally Lead the Expedition!
Seeing Li Dan so angry, many people whispered below and discussed countermeasures.
After a while, a civil servant came out and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the Emperor, the minister, I have something to say." ”
Li Yunxiao said lightly: "Say." ”
Wenchen opened his mouth and said: "Since the time of Taizong, I have been in the Tang Dynasty and Tubo for more than 80 years, and there have been no major wars, and there have been small wars. ”
"My Tang Dynasty is to raise the people to make a living, farming and settling, and Tubo and Turkic places are hunting and nomadic."
"If you want to say that they have not attacked with all their strength in such a vast place for so many years, they have completely regarded our Datang as a prey."
"And the towns on the border of my Tang Dynasty, as well as the cultivated land, are all used as their warehouses, however, as the emperor's trade routes are closed, they will only get worse."
"If this battle is going to be fought, then we must give them a heavy blow, and we must make them completely afraid of my Datang!"
"Hmm... said.." Wu Cao on the dragon chair just wanted to praise him for saying a good job, but immediately walked out and sang a contrarian tune.
"The minister thinks it's inappropriate!"
"The so-called Anbian strategy, there are many methods, at this time, the enemy who is eyeing the enemy does not know the geometry, if it is defeated, I Datang, will not be able to recover!"
"And this battle is extremely dangerous, think about it, how do the Tibetans and the Turks, even those in the Western Regions, live?"
"They live on horseback all year round, knives, muskets, bows and arrows, even ordinary people, these are almost all things they use every day."
"And what about our Datang? Ordinary training army, has not participated in the battle, will only talk on paper, at this time the battle, can already see our shortcomings, if you insist on going, fear, danger! ”
"I heard that Tubo is not united internally, so it is better to find a way to divide them and use their strength to contain them!"
"Use their power to contain them?"
"What's the difference between this and the skin of a tiger?!"
The words fell, and more than a dozen ministers confronted each other with their own words.
Li Dan frowned, like Wu Cao, he felt that what they said was reasonable.
"That's it!" Li Yunxiao's voice was like a bell, which quieted down the ministers.
"Do you think that the Emperor has been recuperating during the time that he has been missing?"
"I won't hide it from you, I have already been to Tibet a few days ago, and I already know about their habits, so I don't need to say more."
"Now what is being discussed is not the consequences, nor is it divided, but settled, fight! Or don't fight! ”
Li Yunxiao used his internal force to pick up a piece of torn letter paper and looked at the civil and military officials.
"Am I in danger?"
"Look at it, look at how rampant Tubo is, between the lines, there are obscene words everywhere, insulting my lord of the Tang Dynasty!"
"Look at the last few battles, our army has no power to fight back!"
"What is this? Answer me!? ”
The ministers of civil and military affairs either closed their eyes or bowed their heads.
Needless to say, it's a shame!
Li Yunxiao slowly came to the ministers, staring at them as he walked.
Everyone who looked at him felt as if they were being targeted by a fierce beast, and silently lowered their heads.
Li Yunxiao said in a deep voice: "Decades of rest, as well as infighting!" It may make you forget that the biggest enemy is outside the Tang Dynasty. ”
"But, this emperor has never forgotten!"
"In recent years, there have been repeated defeats, morale has been ruined, and the country's prestige has been lost! From today onwards, it is necessary to attack with the whole army and completely turn it around! ”
"Emperor! If you insist on going your own way and the whole army attacks, although the momentum is huge, I am afraid that you will not be able to return it! ”
"This emperor is fighting a battle of momentum!!"
"That's not all! In this battle, we must clearly tell the world and the Tubo people that those who offend my Tang Dynasty should be punished even if it is the end of the world! ”
The Wenchen who had refuted earlier spoke again at this time: "Emperor, now they are united with the Khitan, Turkic and other tribes, if we go to war with the whole army, don't forget, the ancients said that although the country is big, it will die if it is warlike!" ”
Li Yunxiao came to this civil official and said lightly: "You people who can only read the books of sages, how come you only know one side? ”
"Although the country is very warlike and will perish, yes, but although the world behind it is peaceful and forgetful, the war will be dangerous, why don't you say it?"
"Uh, this..."
"That's it! In this matter, the emperor can make the decision on his behalf, Your Majesty, does Your Highness have any objections? ”
Wu Cao took a deep breath and shook his head.
The same goes for Li Dan.
"Good!"
Li Yunxiao glanced at Wu Cao and said lightly: "This emperor has long expected that there will be a battle, if you don't fight, you will win!" ”
"Since the determination has been made, then I will use my Tang Dynasty to annihilate Tubo to repay the blood debt for several years!"
"Now there are more than 700,000 troops, and I have already set a plan, and the troops will be divided into six routes until they cross the border and envelop the Tibetans, Turks, and Khitans."
"And we have to move fast, we have to carry out long runs! Morale is important, but the attitude of the campaign is just as important! ”
"This emperor will personally take command of the battle, and this battle will attack on all fronts, at one time, to subdue them! Beat them! ”
"From this day on...."
Li Yunxiao lowered his eyebrows and glanced at everyone: "Offense and defense have changed shape!" ”
Gradually, one of them spoke: "Fight! ”
"That's right! Beat! ”
"This battle must be fought!"
"That's right!"
"Hit! Beat! Beat! ”
Li Yunxiao opened his arms: "Okay!" The soldiers of the Quartet are all at my disposal, and next, I will choose people to attack with me! ”
The words fell, and Li Yunxiao left the court alone.
And Yuan Tiangang followed out silently.
Wu Cao was a little worried in his heart, all out, what if something happened?
"Queen Mother, don't worry, I believe that the Emperor Master can solve them completely."
Wu Cao nodded: "I'm not worried about him, it's just... Alas, forget it, I hope so, scatter the dynasty! ”
Minister of Civil Affairs and Military Affairs Shi Li withdrew.
....
The assembly of the army was fast, and the departure was faster, and in less than five days, the whole line was assembled and attacked, rushing to Tubo and other places.
In the past, morale was low, but with Li Yunxiao following his relatives, they all had a backbone.
And in this battle, in addition to targeting the Khitan and Turkic armies, there were thousands of bad people hidden among the Tang army against Tubo!
As Li Yunxiao has not been gone for long, the external troubles have not been eliminated, but in the Tang Dynasty, there is a surge.
In all directions, there were seventy or eighty thousand troops, all dressed in plain clothes, slowly converging in the direction of Chang'an...
....
Outside, Li Yunxiao led the team to march in person, just hearing Li Yunxiao's three words, the morale of Tubo weakened by three points, and the khan didn't even take his head, no one knew where to hide, only knew how to send a letter to command the battle.
By the way, contact the Khitan and the Turks, and prepare a tripartite alliance to deal with this matter!
Half a month later.
Wu Cao has been living in Chang'an recently, as if she felt something, she looked out of the palace in a daze.
Thinking about it, she was very uneasy, and just wanted to go to Li Dan, but she only felt a sudden pain in her brain, and then her eyes went black and she fell to the ground.
After a while, Wu Cao stood up again, dusted off his body, and walked towards Li Dan's palace as if nothing had happened.
There is a lake in the mountain behind the Taiji Palace, which is the place where Taizong cultivated.
Yuan Tiangang was kneeling cross-legged on the shore, fishing for fish.
After a while, the fish drift shook slightly.
Yuan Tiangang slowly raised his head, and said in a low voice: "The fish is detained, and the king is summoned into the urn... Hehehe..."
Behind Yuan Tiangang, the subordinate looked at the book boredly: "It's almost time, isn't it time to go?" ”
Yuan Tiangang put down the fishing rod and looked at the sky, today, it is the day of the lunar eclipse, the moon is dark and the wind is high... Killing Night! Countless people will be buried here forever tonight!
"Let's go." Yuan Tiangang walked towards the Taiji Palace with his hands behind his back.
And tonight.
Chang'an is destined to be a sleepless night.
Originally, the location of the west gate of Chang'an City looked like there was no one for dozens of miles, but as night fell, a soldier rubbed his eyes in disbelief.
For he saw a large group of dense black shadows that seemed to be slowly approaching.
Just when he was wondering, he suddenly saw a flash of fire!
After he saw the fire clearly, his fingers trembled and he pointed to the distance and shouted, "Yes..."
"There's an army approaching the city gates!!"
"Hurry up, hurry up, be in good spirits! Hurry up! Enemy attack! Enemy..."
Woohoo!
A rain of flames and arrows fell from the sky without warning, and the soldiers guarding the gate couldn't even speak, so they could only jump off the city wall and shout in horror!