Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

Wow!

There was a huge noise in the Taiji Hall.

The civil and military officials had already anticipated that the weak Xi tribe would be destroyed first, but they never imagined that the Xi tribe would be destroyed so soon.

From the time Du He left Chang'an to the time the battle report came back, it was less than a month, right?

Did the Xi tribe send out all its main forces?

The minds of civil and military officials were filled with all kinds of speculations.

"Great!"

Li Chengqian shouted "OK" and waved to the eunuch.

"Hurry up and present the battle report and the Xi tribe's tiger talisman!"

"I want to see how Du He and the others are doing!"

The eunuch responded respectfully, then quickly walked down the hall and took the battle report and the Xi tribe's tiger talisman from Zhang Shizheng.

After Li Chengqian took over the battle report and the Xi tribe's tiger talisman, he threw the tiger talisman onto the imperial platform, and then couldn't wait to open the battle report to check it out.

After more than ten breaths.

"Hahaha!"

Li Chengqian laughed with joy and praised with a smile on his face.

"As expected of Du He, who holds both civil and military positions, this battle was fought beautifully!"

"Liang Hong, read out the battle report!"

The eunuch took the battle report with both hands, then slowly walked to the side of the imperial platform.

When the civil and military officials saw Li Chengqian's reaction, they knew that Du He had led his army to a great victory, and his own casualties were definitely not high.

Facing the expectant gazes of the civil and military officials, the eunuch read aloud.

"In early September of the 2th year of the Zhenguan reign, the Grand Commander-in-Chief Du He, Deputy Grand Commanders Zhangsun Wuji and Xue Rengui led a total of cavalrymen on an expedition. In mid-September, they launched a surprise attack on five Xi tribes..."

After the eunuch finished reading the battle, he continued.

"In this battle, we annihilated over 73 enemies, captured over 1, seized over 1 war horses, and over 5 cattle and sheep..."

"In this battle, our army suffered 85 deaths and 726 injuries!"

what!

Kill 73 enemies?

Except for more than 1 captives of the Xi people, all the rest were slaughtered by our Tang army?

This is too cruel!

When some civil and military officials heard about the casualties of the Xi people, they knew what had happened and all showed expressions of pity on their faces.

However, these ministers did not say much, but sat obediently in their seats.

The court’s current attitude towards foreign races is not to take prisoners.

Except for young women, livestock, land, food and other resources, all other men, women, young and old were enemies of the Tang Dynasty.

There was silence for more than ten breaths.

Ma Zhou stood up holding his tablet and congratulated loudly.

"Congratulations, Your Highness! The Tang Dynasty has added several new states to its territory!"

Immediately afterwards, ministers such as Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Li Jing and Xiao Yu stood up holding their tablets and spoke.

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

With the leadership of a group of important ministers, the other ministers also stood up and shouted.

On the imperial platform.

When Li Chengqian heard the congratulations from civil and military officials, he felt filled with a sense of accomplishment.

How great it would be if he were the emperor right now!

After everyone's voices died down, Li Chengqian said with a smile.

"This battle is not only the achievement of Du He, Zhang Sun Wuji, Xue Rengui and all the soldiers, but also the result of your silent dedication behind the scenes!"

"After the war is over, I will ask the Emperor for credit for you, my beloved ministers!"

Although Li Chengqian's words were all polite and ceremonial, the civil and military officials were still very excited.

They held up their tablets and shouted in unison again.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Li Chengqian then passed the Xi tribe's tiger talisman around again, letting the civil and military officials feast their eyes on it, and then announced the end of the court meeting.

After retreating from the court.

Li Chengqian immediately sent someone to deliver the battle report and the Xi tribe's tiger talisman to Cuiwei Palace to make his father happy.

Then he told his wife Su Wan the news of the annihilation of the Xi tribe and asked her to go to Princess Chengyang's mansion to tell Li Yi and others.

This good news must be known to Du He's wife and children.

After making the arrangements, Li Chengqian immediately returned to the Eastern Palace and wrote a letter to urge Xue Wanche, and asked someone from the Ministry of War to deliver it to Xue Wanche.

Li Chengqian had always wanted to recruit the powerful general Xue Wanche, but he had never had a suitable opportunity.

Now that Xue Wanche has lost the battle, I am especially forgiving him and hope that Xue Wanche can feel my kindness.

...

The news that the Tang army had annihilated the Xi tribe spread quickly in Chang'an and quickly spread to the surrounding prefectures and counties.

The court and the common people all held banquets at home to celebrate.

Everyone was immersed in joy.

three days later.

A court meeting of all officials was being held in the Taiji Hall. Since there was nothing important to discuss, it quickly came to an end.

Just as Li Chengqian was about to announce the end of the court meeting, an official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs hurried in.

"Reporting to His Royal Highness, the Duke of Zhao, the King of Jiangxia, and the Duke of Chen have sent someone to deliver the battle report!"

When everyone heard the eunuch's report, they were all stunned.

Changsun Wuji sent back the battle report?

It is not surprising that Li Daozon and Hou Junji’s armies sent back battle reports, but isn’t Changsun Wuji with Du He?

Is something bad happening?

In addition to the confusion among the civil and military officials, Li Chengqian also had a bad premonition in his heart.

He said in a deep voice: "Quickly call in the soldiers who delivered the battle report!"

The eunuch responded, lowered his head and walked out quickly.

After a cup of tea.

Three middle-aged soldiers walked in side by side and bowed to Li Chengqian.

"See His Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Chengqian waved his hand and said bluntly: "Submit all the battle reports!"

After the eunuch brought up the battle report, Li Chengqian was the first to open the report written by Zhangsun Wuji. After reading it, an expression of anger appeared on his face.

He suppressed his anger and then opened the battle report written by Hou Junji and Li Daozon.

It wouldn't have mattered if he hadn't read it, but after reading it his blood pressure shot up.

"Oh!"

Li Chengqian slammed his fist heavily on the imperial platform, his tone full of anger.

“That makes sense!”

"Being afraid of the enemy on the battlefield and rushing forward rashly, you almost ruined our good situation!"

When the civil and military officials heard Li Chengqian's words, they felt something was wrong.

Could it be that the three armies were defeated again?

Under their puzzled gazes, Li Chengqian asked the eunuch to read out the battle report.

When they heard Zhangsun Wuji's battle report, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

It turned out that Changsun Wuji was only impeaching Yingzhou Governor Cheng Mingzhen, believing that he intentionally released 2 Khitan cavalry to increase the difficulty of their combat.

But when the eunuch read out Li Daozon's battle report, everyone's hearts were lifted again.

"On September 3th, the th year of the Zhenguan reign, Li Daozong, the Grand Marshal, personally led a large army to attack the -strong Xun tribe."

"General Li fought bravely and quickly led his soldiers into the center of the Xi tribe army, defeating them completely."

"Just as victory was approaching, 5 Mohe troops attacked our rear, and General Li, distracted, was unfortunately struck by a hidden arrow and severely injured."

"Deputy Chief Commander Zheng Rentai risked his life to rescue Chief Commander Li and led the troops back to Pyongyang Prefecture for rest and recuperation."

"In this battle, the soldiers fought bravely and annihilated more than 2 enemy troops. 1501 of our soldiers were killed and 5516 were injured."