Li Jing and Li Tao are worthy of the word loyalty.
Unfortunately, these two people can't be used for themselves.
"I've seen Li Shuai."
Li Mu called Li Shuai from the first time he saw Li Jing.
Over the years, he has never changed his tune.
Whether it was a small county at the beginning, or the county king of Jiangnan now.
The title has never changed.
Li Jing's heart warmed, and he could feel Li Mu's respect for him.
According to the etiquette system, Li Jing must take the initiative to see Li Mu before him.
"The minister has seen His Highness."
Li Jing replied.
According to the Tang law, no matter how high-ranking an official is, he must be treated with courtesy when facing the prince and heir.
But the county king is not among them.
Li Tao also smiled and arched his hand: "I heard that His Highness beheaded 20,000 Turkic soldiers at the foot of the Sweat Mountain, this is unkind." ” Li Mu replied: "My Divine Guard and Right Guard lost 12,000 people in the battle, who will ask the Turks for benevolence and righteousness." ” Li Tao laughed and said, "Your Highness's temper is against my appetite.
A certain also made a statement to the chief manager and beheaded more than 10,000 soldiers in the city, but the chief manager did not allow it. ” Li Jing opened his mouth and said: "Killing prisoners will not surrender, now that the trapped army has been rescued and Gaochang has been captured, the war has ended, why bother to kill again." ” Li Tao smiled and stopped talking.
Li Mu said: "Li Shuai is thinking about the class."
Li Jing said: "It's not so fast, first stabilize Gaochang Kingdom, and then make a decision when the imperial court's will arrives." ” Li Mu said: "That's good, there is still time to fight again." ” Li Jing frowned and said, "What do you mean by this?"
"The Turks' participation in the war was not accidental, and it can be concluded from the direction of the Turkic withdrawal that this war was planned by them for a long time.
By passing through the Yanqi country to advance and retreat, this Yanqi country is obviously an accomplice.
In my opinion, Li Shuai can lead the army to take advantage of the situation to destroy the Yanqi Kingdom and build another miraculous feat. ” Li Jing's eyes flashed, a soldier, he is always eager for military achievements.
However, Li Jing's restraint is better.
"The Yanqi Kingdom has been attached to our dynasty for a long time, and if you attack it without authorization, I am afraid that you will be impeached by the imperial court.
Why don't you write a piece of music and listen to your majesty's meaning?"
Li Mu shook his head and said, "Outside, the king's order is not affected."
Yanqi is a small country, with a large army in the hands of Li Shuai, it is easy to take, and Yanqi borrowed the way to the Turks, the evidence of the crime is conclusive, and the attack is the meaning of the question. ” Li Jing nodded slightly when he heard this, indeed, with Yanqi borrowing the matter of the Turks, he mobilized troops to fight, and the division was famous, even if the imperial court investigated it, it could be justified.
Li Jing was a little moved, this is another contribution to destroying the country.
I am afraid that in the second half of my life, this will be the last time I will lead troops to the battle, drawing a successful end to my military career, and even Li Jing can't resist this temptation.
However, Li Jing was a little puzzled, why didn't Li Mu go by himself With the strength of Li Mu's 20,000 army, plus Li Yi's attack on Yanqi, it was more than enough.
Moreover, with Li Mu's temperament, he will not be afraid of impeachment in the court when he does this.
"Why doesn't Your Highness kiss the gods and defend the Yanqi," Li Jing asked the question in his heart.
Li Mu beckoned to Li Yi.
Li Yi took out a map and spread it on the table.
Li Mu pointed to the Sweat Mountain, and said to Li Jing and Li Tao: "I want to send troops along the direction of the Sweat Mountain to pursue the remnants of the Turks fleeing north, if possible, my goal is here." ” Li Mu poked his finger at the map.
Li Jing and Li Tao looked down and saw that what Li Mu was referring to was Khan Futu City, an important town in the Western Turks, and the city of Jimsar in present-day Xinjiang.
Li Jing frowned and said: "Your Highness is alone in the depths, I'm afraid it's not appropriate."
Li Mu said: "So, I also asked Li Shuai to guard the rear for me and guard the grain supply."
Now the Turks are like frightened birds, as long as our army's food supply continues, they will chase and kill all the way to the northwest.
I want to let the Turks have no courage to go south after this battle. ” Li Jing was moved, if it is really as Li Mu said, this merit is no less than the destruction of Gaochang and Yanqi, and more importantly, it will benefit the people of the Tang Dynasty.
In recent years, the Turkic people's raids on the border of the Tang Dynasty have made the people miserable.
Li Jing slapped the table and said, "Well, since His Royal Highness has such ambitions, he agreed."
If the grain is lost, a certain person will sacrifice his head to pay for it. ” 。
The next day, Li Jing ordered Li Tao to be the chief general of the partial division, and Xue Wan was the deputy general, leading an army of 30,000 to attack Yanqi.
Li Jing himself led a large army to defend Gaochang, and sent several thousand-strong teams to the north to patrol, one to maintain the grain route, and the other to liaise with Li Mu's department.
Three days later, Li Tao and Xue Wanjun's troops attacked Yanqi, and the momentum was like a bamboo, directly approaching the capital city of Yanqi.
The country is small and poor, with 6,000 registered households, about 50,000 people, and no more than 8,000 soldiers.
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In the face of the 30,000 troops of the Tang Dynasty approaching the city, how dare they fight against it On the day the Tang army arrived, it surrendered.
On the day of the surrender of the Yanqi Kingdom, the Shenjiwei pursued the remnants of the Turks all the way to the Khan Futu City.
The 50,000 Turkic army held the city and refused to fight.
Li Mu didn't want to add casualties, so he set up camp outside the South City Gate.
The next day, scouts sent reported that a Turkic army was coming to the east of Futu, thirty miles away.
There were about five or six thousand people, and they were supposed to have come to support Futu Castle.
Li Mu was happy when he heard it, isn't this a gift sent to the door Although Futu City was not surrounded, it was obviously the purpose of encircling the point and sending reinforcements.
The 200,000 troops of the Turks marching south have lost more than half of them before and after, except for those that have been scattered.
Today, the 50,000 people in Futu City, in addition to the original defenders, may only remain as an organization.
The Turkic population is not as large as that of the Tang Dynasty, but fortunately, the Turks are born warriors when they get on horseback.
Therefore, there is no distinction between military and civilian, they are herdsmen in peacetime, and soldiers in war.
It is not easy to gather 200,000 troops, so the reinforcements that can be sent are also refueling.
Often, a tribe sends two or three thousand people to help.
The Divine Guards have already killed the Turkic tribes that have come to their aid from two sides.
And now this Turkic army of five or six thousand people obviously aroused Li Mu's interest.
Li Mu asked Li Yi to garrison, and he led 10,000 cavalry to the west to meet the Turkic army.
The two armies came to a relative halt several miles apart.
Li Mu did not immediately order an attack, because he had taken a fancy to the opponent's horse.
Obviously, the horses of this army were much taller than those of ordinary Turkic people.
At this time, a horse from the other party suddenly ran towards him.
The god guards in the front line immediately held their crossbows and waited to shoot. was stopped by Li Mu.
One horse, what can you do in front of 10,000 cavalry It is estimated that it is the messenger of the other party.
At this moment, the cavalry had stopped advancing a mile away.
He shouted: "On the opposite side is the Tang army besieging Futu City" Li Mu motioned to the guards around him and replied, "Yes." ” "My lord is Zhu Shekler, the leader of the Chuyue tribe, and I want to negotiate with the commander of your department."
Li Mu was amused when he heard it, this is obviously the "rape" of the Turks.
"Go back and tell your master, as long as you leave the war horse, I will let him live, otherwise he will be killed."
Li Mu laughed
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