Chapter 287 Dafeichuan

Compared to Li Shimin and Su Dingfang, Li Jing did not have so many worries.

He lived with the emperor, and did not know any princes or crown princes!

Last month, he had just sternly warned his son that he could read military books and join the army, but he had to keep a distance from the royal family.

Therefore, he even had time to leisurely judge:

"This Lu Dongzan is a talented person."

"The means of making trouble for my Tang should be learned from your majesty's remote control of the Western Turks."

Li Shimin pondered for a while, and a little interest appeared on his face:

"Why does this Lu Dongzan suffer and run on the plateau?"

"The territory of the Tang Dynasty is vast, and it is not a problem to accommodate a Lu Dongzan."

Du Ruhui complained in his heart: Your Majesty, are you trying to dig up the roots of Tubo?

The early death of Songtsen Gampo may be a foregone conclusion. After all, there was Princess Wencheng who married at that time, and she could not be saved even with the Tang doctors. Now it is difficult to have a marriage. This young Tibetan king is in danger.

When the time comes, once he leaves, the ruler will be young and the country will be in doubt. Without such a powerful minister to keep the place in place, I am afraid that this plateau will inevitably become a stage for ambitious people.

However, Du Ruhui turned back and sighed suddenly:

"It is not easy to win if you know their details."

But he immediately cheered up:

"If your Majesty is facing this situation, how will you decide?"

Li Shimin recalled and said heavily:

"Those who follow Tubo will be killed!"

"Those who support Tuyuhun will be rewarded!"

"Send troops to Hexi to make Tuyuhun brave and attack at a good opportunity!"

"Send elite troops from the Western Regions to find Yutian as a guide and secretly attack the rear of Tubo."

Killing and wounding is unrealistic, but setting fire is not easy? As long as the Tubo people realize that their territory is not a place to rest easy, they will act with caution.

Yan Lide was a little excited and couldn't help patting his brother on the shoulder.

The fact that his name can appear here at least shows that his brother has gotten rid of his identity as a painter and has made it through.

Yan Liben didn't care. After knowing that a master of painting could also be famous throughout the ages, his mentality had calmed down a lot.

Moreover... he looked at the painting he had drawn. His Majesty was furious, Changsun Wuji was holding his Majesty's legs and crying, Hou Junji was trying to hold back his laughter, and the others had different expressions...

What's wrong with painting? Painting is also fun.

[It was precisely because of Emperor Gaozong's tolerance of evil that Tubo's invasion of Tuyuhun was extremely smooth.

Emperor Gaozong didn't want to fight Tubo, but Tubo wanted to fight Tang Dynasty too much.

For Tubo, which successfully invaded Tuyuhun, it could invade the Western Regions to the west, plunder Longyou to the east, and cut off the Silk Road of the Hexi Corridor to the north.

In 667, Lu Dongzan passed away, leaving two sons to lead Tubo affairs. The elder was called Zanxiruo and the younger was called Qinling.

Because the prime minister of Tubo was called Dalun, and Qinling later successfully came to power, it was called Lun Qinling in history.

For the young brothers, now that Tuyuhun has been annexed, the next thing is naturally to weigh the weight of the Tang Dynasty.

So in 670, the urgent military intelligence from the Western Regions was sent to Chang'an, and instantly became the headline of the entire Chang'an City:

The Tubo general Lun Qinling officially attacked the Western Regions, conquered the 18 states of the Western Regions, Qiuci Bahuan City and other places, and the four towns of Anxi were in name only.

Li Zhi, who was slapped in the face, finally couldn't sit still. After receiving the news in April, he immediately decided to send troops!

However, on the issue of the selection of generals, Li Zhi made the same old mistake again, summoning the prime minister to study one candidate after another, and one plan after another.

When Xue Rengui finally led the troops into Qinghai as the general manager of the march, it was already August.

The climate in the early Tang Dynasty was different from ours now, and Qinghai was also located on a plateau, and the climate itself was weird.

After all, Cen Shen, who was stationed in the four towns of Anxi, also wrote that "the snow falls in August in the Hutian area", which means that winter may come at any time after August.

Moreover, the army led by Lun Qinling of Tubo is said to be 400,000 strong, and the Tang army is at a disadvantage in terms of numbers.

It can be said that from the beginning of the war, Xue Rengui had no choice but to use cavalry surprise attacks and quick battles. If the war dragged on, it would only lead to defeat.

Therefore, after entering Qinghai, Xue Rengui chose to have a heart-to-heart talk with his deputy general Guo Daifeng, with whom he did not have a harmonious relationship.

Guo Daifeng himself was a descendant of the loyal and brave Guo Xiaoke, and was Li Shiqi's deputy general when he destroyed Goguryeo. If you count carefully, he was Xue Rengui's superior at the time.

Whether it was his background or his resume, Guo Daifeng was very dissatisfied with Xue Rengui.

So Xue Rengui could only persuade Guo Daifeng to put state affairs first, and persuaded him earnestly:

As for me, I will go to Wuhai to kill the enemy at the risk of altitude sickness.

As for you, just guard the baggage for me and wait for my support.

After leading the elite light-equipped troops to attack Wuhai, Xue Rengui met the Tubo army at the river mouth.

Xue Rengui rode his horse to defeat the enemy, and the Tang army captured tens of thousands of cattle and sheep.

The jubilant Xue Rengui drove the cattle and sheep back to Wuhai, and sent people to Guo Daifeng to find baggage.

What shocked Xue Rengui was that Guo Daifeng did not listen to his orders at all. After he set out, he took 20,000 people and baggage and slowly marched towards Wuhai, intending to compete for merit.

And halfway, Lun Qinling led an army of 200,000 and found this fat sheep. After a fierce battle, Guo Daifeng abandoned the baggage and ran away on the spot.

Wuhai could not stay without help, so Xue Rengui could only fight and retreat, retreating to Dafeichuan.

But what made Xue Rengui vomit blood was that he didn't see a single piece of wood in the two camps that he had instructed Guo Daizhao to build and defend.

In Dafeichuan, the Tubo army completed the encirclement. After a fierce battle, the Tang army suffered tens of thousands of casualties. After Xue Rengui negotiated peace with Lun Qinling in front of the battle, he returned to the Tang Dynasty with the remaining troops.

After this battle, the forty-year undefeated myth established by the Tang army since the defeat of Jieli Khan was completely shattered.

Xue Rengui was expelled from the army, his body turned white, and the god general who set the Tianshan Mountains with three arrows also fell. 】

"This battle..."

Li Shimin sighed, and now he wanted to bring Li Zhi over and beat him up:

"Don't send troops when Tuyuhun asks for help. There are people from his generation who are close to the Tang Dynasty. They don't send troops. They don't send troops when April is worry-free."

"We have to wait for Tubo to become powerful and for those who are pro-Tang to be more armed. We don't send troops until the season is right!"

"How can you be invincible?"

"Guo Daifeng is the first to blame for this defeat, and Li Zhi is equally guilty!"

As for Xue Rengui, he is indeed guilty, but the crime lies in not beheading Guo Daifeng!

Everyone could agree with what Li Shimin said before, but they could only look at each other in shock at the last sentence.

Li Jing also sighed together:

"Guo Daifeng did not respect military orders, which is why this Lun Qin Mausoleum became famous."

"Guo Jing is a man of extraordinary courage and loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. He can be called a hero. How could his son be so ignorant?"

Guo Jing is Guo Xiaoke. When Li Shimin was still the king of Qin, Guo Xiaoke followed Luoyang. He could not only kill generals in battle, but also provide strategies. Li Shimin admired him very much, but the difference between father and son was too big.

"Maybe it's because his father died early..."

Li Shimin said this, and then sighed.

Su Dingfang sighed together.

He doesn't complain about his luck anymore. At least sweeping the streets seems to be useful. The light screen didn't say anything in particular. The expedition to Goguryeo and his later years should be quite stable. It can be regarded as using what he has learned.

This Xue Rengui was favored by both emperors. He could be said to have experienced several ups and downs, and his experience was not too complicated.

Li Shi𪟝 sighed together, which made Su Dingfang feel strange:

"Why did the general sigh?"

Li Shi𪟝pretended and sighed deeply:

"If you think about it seriously, these two people were the generals I led when I destroyed Goguryeo. Now that we are at odds with each other, the Tang Dynasty has been humiliated. I can't bear to see it."

Although the words "Destroy Goguryeo" sounded a bit harsh, Su Dingfang expressed his understanding and sympathy.

But immediately, Li Shi𪟝 cheered up and said loudly:

"Therefore, if we attack the Turks and Tuyuhun, I would like to serve as the vanguard. Only by defeating the enemy can we avenge our humiliation!"

Su Dingfang was stunned and felt that Li Shi was so shameless.

Not to mention that this so-called shame has not happened yet, these two people have only been your subordinates once in Liaodong, and they are not students or disciples. The defeat of Dafeichuan has nothing to do with you.

Li Shimin was also dumbfounded. He just told Li Shi that the military strategy of Tuyuhun was still being discussed and dismissed him temporarily.

…

Chengdu government office, Zhang Fei was already amazed:

"How can a military advisor after a hundred years still predict events like a god!"

Kong Ming calmly shook his fan and did not take credit, he just stated the facts:

"As Guang Mu said, after forty years of consecutive victories, the Tang army has become arrogant."

"How can you be undefeated if you share the merits before fighting? If you underestimate the enemy, how can you be undefeated?"