The first time Datang 150,000 against the enemy 200,000, met the enemy in the local Jiannan Road, and finally Datang hit the enemy at the cost of more than 50,000 killed, killing most of the enemy, capturing 40,000, and only more than 10,000 remnants escaped.And the second time was the gradual encroachment plan implemented by Hou Junji and the 50,000 elite soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, which completely wiped out the ruling class of Tubo and incorporated Tubo into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which can be said to be an absolute victory.After the end of the war, Hou Junji asked Jiannan Province to send troops to guard the territory of Tibet, and he returned to Chang'an with nearly 50,000 victorious troops, after all, these soldiers were brought by him from Chang'an for the expedition, and he had to bring them back to reunite with his family.In the early days of the Tang Dynasty, it was a government military system, and during the war, the government soldiers gathered and deployed by the generals, which belonged to labor service, and there was no salary, only the battlefield military merit was converted into rewards.However, after the army is rebuilt, it will be uniformly allocated by the imperial court, and in the past year, the Tang Dynasty has spent a lot of money and grain to support these 50,000 elite soldiers, so Li Ercai had to tell Du Shaoqing the truth, the current national strength of the Tang Dynasty cannot raise elite soldiers all year round.In fact, the soldiers do not farm, they are built in the barracks all the year round, and all expenses are supplied by the imperial court, this means is called the recruitment system, in the middle and late Tang Dynasty after the Anshi Rebellion, because the government military system collapsed, the Tang Dynasty's military strength weakened, so the policy of recruiting and raising soldiers at the imperial court was used, which is also a general trend.Emperor Li Er also knew that there were many advantages to the perennial trained soldiers, but the national strength was insufficient to support them, so he could only use the government military system to save financial expenditures.Outside the city of Chang'an, the emperor led the military officials to dress up to welcome the returning army, Du Shaoqing took his family as a privileged onlooker, standing on the head of the city to watch the ceremony, you must know that the ordinary people are waiting on both sides of the open space outside the city, and the family members of the sergeants are also waiting anxiously.Smoke and dust gradually rose in the distance, and a neat black torrent with a sinister aura slowly approached, and the closer it got to Chang'an City, the greater the shock brought by the army, and even the heavy steps carried a triumphant rhythm.The war drums on the city were heavy, and the music of King Qin's breaking formation sounded, and the atmosphere of glory overflowed the audience for a while.Xiao Xuanxuan in Du Shaoqing's arms also shouted with Wow, although this girl didn't know what it meant to be honored, but she couldn't help but like to join in the fun, the more people there were, the more excited she was, and kept shouting at the emperor Li Er below the city Grandpa, Du Shaoqing couldn't hold it.However, at this time, Emperor Li Er's eyes were full of the triumphant division in front of him, and he couldn't take care of this little guy."
Daddy, did my uncle bring someone back?
Let's go down and find him. ”Xiao Xuanxuan asked innocently.The princess next to her smiled and said: "Silly boy, where is your uncle coming back, this is Xiang'er's grandfather returning from the war, you miss your uncle so much." ”Xiao Xuanxuan was a little disappointed, and snorted slightly: "It turned out to be Xiang'er's brother's grandfather, hum, really, I just called my grandfather to ignore me for so long, and the next time I go to the palace, I will definitely pull off his beard." ”Du Shaoqing laughed: "Your grandfather's beard seems to be a little short, unlike your goatee grandfather Weiguo Gong Li Jing." ”"Then pull his hair" The family talked and laughed at the head of the city, and the army below had already approached with great momentum, cavalry, infantry, and archers, all of whom were strictly dressed and armored, with solemn expressions, and the cavalry of the Chang'an Forbidden Army stood on both sides to greet the army.Hou Junji turned over and dismounted in heavy armor, but the cavalry behind him did not dismount, which made the hundred officials at the door a little surprised, why was something wrong, it was immediately disarmed and returned, why did the cavalry still sit on the horse?
This change made the forbidden troops escorting the escort on both sides a little nervous, don't have any changes."
The last general Hou Junji was ordered by the emperor to go to Jiannan Road to meet the enemy Tubo, chase the enemy for thousands of miles to destroy the enemy's nest, move Tubo to avenge the innocent people of Jiannan Road, and now return to the dynasty victoriously, I have come to reply to Your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to review the soldiers of the expedition."
Hou Junji made a call, almost shouting.The envoys of the various countries next to him looked at the 50,000 troops who were waiting for the battle, and listened to Hou Junji's words, they really couldn't believe that they could destroy Tubo with just such a few people?
But that kind of evil spirit that overflowed the whole audience made people have to believe that such a well-trained elite army is only available in Datang.Li Er stepped forward and personally helped Hou Junji up: "Aiqing has worked hard to raise the prestige of our country in this battle, and all the Tang Dynasty soldiers have worked hard!"
”The latter sentence was shouted by Li Er to all the soldiers, and then the master of ceremonies stepped forward and said loudly: "The drum music of Ronggui is played, and the army is disarmed!"
”But in the next scene, this person was stupid, the drum music started, but the army of 40,000 was motionless, all of them looked at the front seriously, as if they didn't hear it, everyone became nervous, looked at the main general Hou Junji, and said in his heart You are the secretary of the military department, you don't know the rules.Who knew that at this time, Hou Junji stepped forward and gave an armored military salute to the emperor again: "Your Majesty, before disarming, the last general has something to say, and I implore Your Majesty to promise one thing." ”The master of ceremonies waved his hand, and the drum band suddenly stopped.But the audience was as quiet as death, and it was almost audible that a pin had fallen, what was Hou Junji going to do?
Take advantage of the victory and invite merit to coerce Your Majesty?
The general Wei Chi Jingde stood up and said in a deep voice: "Bold Hou Junji, what are you going to do?"
”Li Er waved his hand to stop everyone who had opinions, smiled faintly, and signaled not to let foreigners see the Datang jokes, saying that we were not in agreement internally."
Hou Aiqing, but please speak bluntly, could it be that there are any grievances in this army campaign?"
Li Er can speak.Hou Junji turned his head and slowly glanced at the army he had brought back, everyone was waiting for him to speak.Then he looked at the foreign envoys who were watching the ceremony next to the emperor with deep meaning, and the murderous eyes made a group of envoys feel furious, and many of them wanted to take a step back.Then I saw Hou Junji and said loudly: "On the way back, I heard that someone came to Datang to force us to marry the princess and relatives, I don't know if there is such a thing?"
”Well?
How can this be said about this?
The chest of the Western Turkic envoy was already pounding."
General Hou, the Western Turks are sincerely asking for marriage, and the etiquette is thoughtful, not coercion."
The Ministry of Rites Shangshu Wang Si reminded in a low voice.Hou Junji gave Wang Si a gloomy look, and then stared at a group of foreign envoys and said in a deep voice: "No matter what kind of harmony, after all, I came to ask for a daughter from my Tang Dynasty, Tubo's shameless threat is a harmony, and no matter how polite the Western Turks are, it is also a harmony, as long as it is a harmony, for my Tang Dynasty soldiers, there is no difference, it is all humiliation." ”Emperor Li Er opened his mouth and asked, "Aiqing, is it a little extreme?"
”Hou Junji raised his voice again and said: "I, the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of Datang, are responsible for guarding the territory and determining the territory, ensuring the safety of every ordinary person in Datang, protecting every inch of Datang's territory from being violated, and of course, ensuring that every son and daughter of Datang will not be given away to outsiders."
The last general is willing to use his military exploits to implore His Majesty to establish the emperor's decree and national law, and the Tang Dynasty will never be in harmony!
Datang has me, and I can't use women to exchange for peace. ”The last sentence almost roared out, followed by an army of 50,000 shouting in unison: "Datang has me, never get along!"
Never get along!
”The sound was so powerful that almost the entire Chang'an City heard it, and soon it was not only the 50,000 troops who were shouting, but also the forbidden troops who came to greet them on both sides, and the guards on the head of the city were shouting.The Western Turkic envoy's face was pale, and his heart was finished, but he didn't expect the Tang Dynasty to change his style, and everyone was so resistant and pro-friendly?
Du Shaoqing stood on the head of the city and suddenly realized, it turned out that this was the method that Emperor Li Er said, obviously he was acting with Hou Junji.But it's really clever, with the help of a big victory parade, it shocked all the surrounding aliens, and at the same time blocked the mouths of the opponents in the court, and permanently solved the problem of harmony, at least in the Tang Dynasty, it should be able to do the same as the Ming Dynasty, and die in battle.