Datang: Integrate three times the combat power of Lv Bu at the beginning

"Since we have won the time, we must open up the situation as quickly as possible and turn the tide of the battle." The generals clasped their hands.

"The last general takes orders."

It was almost noon.

Li Chengqian led the white robe army and the Xiao cavalry army out of Jiayuguan and galloped towards Gaochang.

At this time, Li Huanlin had not received the news of the fall of Jiayuguan.

He wanted to rush out of Hexi and into Gaochang at the fastest speed.

Chapter 363 Several joys and sorrows

Four days later...

Suzhou city...

Li Huanlin looked at the letter, and there was a trace of panic in his usually indifferent eyes, but more anger.

Li Chengqian led the Western Expedition Army and broke through Jiayuguan in just one night.

If the spies hadn't said that Li Yuan was beheaded by Li Chengqian himself, he would really have thought that Li Yuan had turned his back on the battlefield.

This is too fucking unreal.

Even if [-] pigs were stationed at Jiayuguan, they could not be captured overnight.

On the [-]th, Li Huanlin only needs Li Yuan to stick to it for [-] days, then the whole of Hexi will fall into their hands.

Don't say that the Tang army attacked Jiayuguan.

He joined forces with the Western Turks at Jiayuguan, and there was sufficient food and grass in the rear. At that time, he was confident that he would lead his army to defeat Li Chengqian, invade Liangzhou, and then gradually erode the Tang Dynasty.

As long as Li Huanlin captured Liangzhou, he was confident that Tubo and the Tiele tribes in the north would join the battle to destroy Tang.

At that time, Datang will be besieged on all sides, and the flames will rise everywhere, and it is not impossible to destroy Datang.

But now, all this has changed.

If Jiayuguan is lost, the battle in Hexi will be in a state of anxiety. If he can't find a way to regain Jiayuguan, his efforts for so many years will be in vain.

Li Huanlin looked at the black-robed old man below, and said coldly, "I want to know exactly how Li Chengqian captured Jiayuguan."

He repeatedly deduced, but in any case it is impossible to capture Jiayuguan overnight.

The old man in black robe stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Master, I heard that when the Tang army attacked the city, the Ganzhou army was able to defend the city with ease, but not long after, Li Chengqian suddenly led nearly a thousand white-robed troops from the sky and appeared at the top of Jiayuguan city. above."

"The white-robed army that appeared at the top of the city quickly launched an offensive against the defenders and defeated the panic-stricken Ganzhou army. Cheng Yaojin took advantage of the chaos and led the tiger guards to attack. The east gate was captured and the city gate was opened wide. , the Ganzhou army was quickly defeated."

Li Huanlin frowned, unbelievable: "Li Chengqian led the white-robed army to descend from the sky? The cliff next to Jiayuguan is hundreds of meters high. They couldn't grow wings, so how could they fall from the sky?"

"At first I couldn't believe it." The black-robed old man responded: "But some people have seen the things used by the white-robed army. One looks like a huge wing called a hang glider, and the other is a huge cloth bag. , called a parachute."

"Li Chengqian led the white-robed army into Jiayuguan by relying on these two things. It was dark at that time, and the two armies were fighting fiercely. He never thought that the white-robed army would descend from the sky."

"It is said that these two things were developed by Li Chengqian himself."

"Li Chengqian?" Li Huanlin clenched his fists with contempt in his eyes, "Where does he have such abilities, he must be a heretical thing created by the Mohist family. When I take over the world, I will definitely cut off the Mohist sacrificial flag."

Even now, he still doesn't believe that these things came from Li Chengqian.

"My lord, Li Chengqian has arrived in Yizhou and is about to enter the border of Gaochang. Shall we lead our army to chase after him and join forces with the Turkic army to encircle and annihilate them?"

Li Huanlin lowered his eyes and said: "No need, Ye Hu leads an army of 40, and Li Chengqian's troops can't make any waves at all. Besides, the Turks will be our enemy sooner or later. We just borrow Li Chengqian's hand Rub Ye Hu's sharpness."

The black-robed old man cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Huanlin said in a deep voice: "Issuing a military order, the entire army will stop attacking, shrink the line of defense, and regroup the troops. The entire army will march to Ganzhou. Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong must be blocked by the Zhangye River, and then a counterattack will be launched to restore Jiayuguan. Take it back."

"Recapturing Jiayuguan, Li Chengqian will be the softshell in the urn, let us handle it, and the Tang army will never think about crossing Jiayuguan again."

"Impossible to take orders."

The black-robed old man bid farewell.

Chang'an City...

Tai Chi Palace...

Li Shimin looked at the good news in his hand, and his face suddenly showed joy.

"Okay! Very good! You are worthy of being my son Li Shimin, you are so damn good."

Li Shimin couldn't restrain the excitement in his heart, and couldn't help bursting out foul language.

Changsun Wuji looked forward to it, "Your Majesty, is it the good news from the west of Hexi? How is the progress of the Western Expedition and how is the battle going?"

He couldn't help asking.

In the past few days, the eldest grandson Wuji has been by Li Shimin's side all the time. The two brothers have been looking forward to the stars and the moon all day long, and they finally hoped for the good news.

Various places rebelled one after another, and Tuyuhun and Western Turkic troops attacked Datang.

People in the country are in panic, and the morale of the Tang army is low. They urgently need a victory to boost the morale of the whole army.

It didn't turn out what they expected.

Less than half a month after the start of the war, news of the first battle of the Western Expedition came.

"Hahaha..." Li Shimin laughed heartily: "Chengqian led the white-robed army to attack Jiayuguan by surprise. It only took one night to capture the city pass and wipe out Li Yuan's [-] rebels. This battle was really enjoyable."

"I can't wait to go into battle with my saber in hand, fight three battles with my Tang soldiers, and blood stain the battlefield."

"They think that they can invade our territory of Tang Dynasty and destroy our country of Tang Dynasty with this despicable means. They are wishful thinking."

After the words fell, the court was in an uproar.

"I... I heard it right, His Royal Highness captured Jiayuguan in just one night."

"Hahaha... you are worthy of being His Highness the Crown Prince, you are worthy of being the God of War of the Tang Dynasty, there is no one His Highness the Crown Prince cannot defeat in this city."

"Hey, old man, I can't wait to abandon my pen and join the army, and bloody the battlefield with His Royal Highness, shrouded in horse leather."

North Korea, Chinese and Wu all sighed with emotion.

The victory in the battle of Jiayuguan was really important to Datang.

Li Shimin stood up, high-spirited, "At this point in the battle, our Tang army has the advantage on all fronts. Liang Shidu of Yunzhou and Li Xiaochang of the same state have been beaten back to the mainland, and Tuyuhun has been forced to retreat fifty miles. I believe it will not be long. These rebellious officials, thieves, and wolves of foreign races will all die under the sword of my Great Tang."

"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, God bless Tang..."

……

Civil and military officials bowed their hands one after another.

Wei Zheng stood up and said, "Your Majesty, after this incident, we will reform the military system in the Tang Dynasty. The military power of all regions must be firmly controlled by the capital. This kind of thing must never happen again in the future."

The mutiny in the four prefectures of the Tang Dynasty was no small matter.

Li Shimin pondered and said: "Xuan Cheng is right. I wanted to give these hidden prince's heirs a chance to reform themselves, but I didn't expect them to avenge their revenge, hide evil intentions, and conspire with a Li Huanlin who came out of nowhere. , is truly unforgivable."

Every time he thinks of this, Li Shimin becomes furious. What he got for his benevolence and righteousness was betrayal.

Wei Zheng replied: "The military system really needs to be changed. Local military chiefs can only enjoy the right of household registration and daily training. It is absolutely impossible to hand over all the local military power to them."

"Only the absolute unity of military power will prevent you from being hurt by the sharp sword of the Tang army."

Chapter 364

good. "Li Shimin nodded and replied: "In this case, Xuancheng, I will entrust you with this important task, drafting the details of the military system reform, and we will discuss it together after Pharmacist and Chengqian come back. "

Wei Zheng clasped his hands and said, "I obey the order."

All civil and military officials were shocked when they heard Li Shimin's words.

This can be seen.

Li Chengqian's position in Li Shimin's heart is already remarkable.

This kind of matter has to be discussed after Li Chengqian comes back.

at the same time.

Gaochang...

Gaochang City...

The soldiers of the Tang army have been fighting bloody battles at the top of the city for fourteen days.

They were exhausted under the frantic attack of the 40 Turkic army.

If it weren't for the thousands of Mohist chariots on the city wall, Gaochang City would have fallen.

But just two days ago.

The [-] finished crossbow arrows in Gaochang City and the [-] temporary crossbow bolts have all been exhausted, and there are not many stones and rolling logs left in the city.

If Tang Jun can't come to support, they can last for at most five days.

Five days later, the only result was that the city was destroyed and people were killed.

However, these days, the Western Turks have also paid an extremely heavy price, and the army has lost a total of [-].

The Gaochang Army sacrificed [-] soldiers, which is extremely low compared with the Western Turks.

Zhang Xiong stood at the head of the city in a strong and persistent outfit, the blood on his head had already dried up, and his black hair was coagulated together.

The armor on his body was even more filthy and smelled of blood.

It was as if he had just crawled out of a pile of dead people.

Duan Xinghe beside him is also extremely embarrassed, not much better than him.

Ning Yuan, the deputy general of the Gaochang Army, said anxiously: "You two generals, go down and rest. You have stood firm for a day and a night. Going on like this is not an option after all."

"I have me watching over you in this city, don't worry."

"If the two generals fall, Gaochang City will be finished."

Fight till now.

The two of them were already exhausted, their bodies were numb, and they were about to lose consciousness.

"Huh..." Zhang Xiong took a deep breath, "Brother Duan, let's go to the city to rest. What Ning Yuan said is that we can't fall until Gaochang City falls."

He really couldn't stand such a high-intensity battle.

"Okay." Duan Xinghe nodded and said: "Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."

The words fall...

Duan Xinghe tremblingly walked down the city, if there is a bed at this time, he can fall asleep immediately.

In order to face the coming storm, they must recharge their batteries.

Under Gaochang city.

The large tent of the Turkic army.

Tong Yehu's face was full of excitement. Gaochang City's crossbow arrows were finally used up, and there were not many other defensive equipment left.

In the past few days, nearly [-] Turkic soldiers died under Gaochang City. He had already secretly vowed to slaughter everyone in Gaochang City.

The Turkic military commander, Ashina Chacha said: "Khan, we will launch a general attack after noon. According to Weichen, Gaochang's army is at the end of its strength and can't make a difference."

"We can capture Gaochang as soon as possible and invade Datang, and we can get some benefits, otherwise those gold and silver treasures will be searched by Li Huanlin."

Tong Yehu nodded, he was already impatient with waiting.

Little Gaochang actually blocked them for such a long time.

This time when the army attacked Datang, Tong Yehu had already made psychological preparations to fight Li Shimin forever.

The Eastern Turks were destroyed, and there was always a knot in his heart.

Although East Turks and West Turks have long been incompatible.

But this is after all a matter within their Turks.

However, the rise of revolts in various parts of the Tang Dynasty this time gave Tong Yehu full confidence.

He has also seen Li Huanlin's ability.

"Okay." Tong Yehu responded hastily: "Today, no matter what, we will take down Gaochang City, and use Zhang Xiong's head to commemorate the warriors of our grassland."