Traveling through Du He, Li Chengqian's rebellion begins

As the eunuch finished reading the battle report, the Taiji Hall fell into deathly silence.

Li Dao Zong was seriously injured?

More than 7000 soldiers were killed or wounded?

The casualties are too great!

Although the Xun tribe, which mainly consists of cavalry, has strong combat effectiveness, it is still not enough in front of the Tang army.

Moreover, the main force of the Mohe army had been destroyed by the Tang army two years ago, so the strength of these 5 Mohe troops must not be that high.

When victory was certain, Li Daozon, the commander of the army, actually led his troops to charge into the center of the Xun tribe.

Isn’t this the same mistake as Xue Wanche’s?

If Li Daozon had not been injured, leaving the soldiers leaderless, perhaps the Tang army would have been able to turn defeat into victory against the attack of the Mohe army.

There was silence for a long time.

Fang Xuanling stood up with a serious expression and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the most urgent task is to send a general to Sishui Road to take over the position of Chief of the Army from King Jiangxia!"

"Otherwise, the army will be leaderless and big problems will easily arise!"

Although Zheng Rentai, the deputy chief commander of the army, is quite capable, his influence in the army is completely insufficient.

In order to boost morale, a general must be sent to take over.

Li Jing stood up slowly and volunteered to Li Chengqian.

"Your Highness, I am willing to go to the battlefield and lead the army to destroy the foreign enemies!"

When everyone saw Li Jing, the god of war, volunteer to fight, they were all surprised.

If Li Jing took action, the alien race would definitely not be able to survive for many days.

Before Li Chengqian could speak, Fang Xuanling, Gao Shilian, Yang Shidao and others stood up and tried to persuade him.

"Duke Weiguo, you are already 76 years old and have a hidden illness. You cannot risk going to the battlefield."

"Besides, it's almost October now. The weather will be extremely cold when you get to Sishuidao. I'm not sure your body can withstand it!"

"Let the young generals go."

Although Li Jing looked relatively strong, he was old after all, and it was easy for his body to have serious problems if he commanded a war in cold weather.

The cold winter is extremely dangerous for the elderly.

Any cold could cost Li Jing his life.

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice, "Duke Weiguo, I have sensed your heart for defending the country, but I cannot agree to your request to go to war."

"Besides, you are the military god of the Tang Dynasty. You need to stay in Chang'an to plan the overall situation."

Although the various armies are now generally in an advantageous position, the current battle situation is not optimistic.

Keeping Li Jing in Chang'an can also provide him with advice when encountering other major emergencies.

When Li Jing heard what Li Chengqian said, he bowed in response.

"Sir, obey the order."

A moment of silence.

Li Chengqian asked Fang Xuanling, "Duke Liang, which general do you think should be sent?"

He thought about all the capable generals in the Tang Dynasty, but could not find a suitable candidate, so he had to ask Fang Xuanling for advice.

Fang Xuanling smiled and said, "Your Highness, the Duke of E is now unemployed at home, so you can order him to take over the army!"

That barbarian Yuchi Jingde?

When Li Chengqian and a group of ministers heard that Fang Xuanling actually recommended Yuchi Jingde, their eyes suddenly lit up.

Even though the barbarian is 62 years old this year, he has voluntarily retired and is in good health.

At his current age, there are probably less than ten generals in the Tang Dynasty who can defeat him.

Li Chengqian immediately ordered, "Minister of the Central Secretariat, immediately draft an imperial decree after the court session to appoint Yuchi Jingde, Duke of E, as the Grand Marshal of the Army, replacing Li Daozong, Prince of Jiangxia!"

"Let Duke E set off today!"

Time is running out now and we can't delay too long.

Zhongshu Ling Ma Zhou stood up and responded.

"Sir, obey the order!"

After talking about the situation on Li Daozon's side, Li Chengqian waved to the eunuch and asked him to read out the battle report written by Hou Junji.

The eunuch cleared his throat and continued reading aloud.

"On September 2th, the 8th year of the Zhenguan reign, Deputy Chief of Staff Cheng Mingzhen personally led troops to attack the enemy, killing over of them."

"On September 3th, the 1th year of the Zhenguan reign, the general commander Hou Junji personally led 5 troops to attack the enemy, killing over of them."

"On September 4th, the 7th year of the Zhenguan reign, Cheng Mingzhen's troops were attacked by the enemy, losing over soldiers and killing over of the enemy."

"On the night of September 200, the 2th year of the Zhenguan reign, Hou Junji led his troops on a night march of li, attacked the enemy camp, and killed more than enemies."

After the eunuch finished reading, he also made a summary.

"In several battles, we annihilated more than 5 enemy troops, and our army suffered more than 7 casualties."

When the eunuch walked back to one side, the Taiji Hall was still quiet.

It has to be said that Hou Junji and his army fought very fiercely and killed a considerable number of enemies.

It was because of Cheng Mingzhen's carelessness that the enemy attacked his camp, resulting in 4 casualties among the soldiers, leading to a relatively high overall casualties.

After a long time.

Li Chengqian said in a deep voice, "These two armies have suffered heavy casualties. The Ministry of Chancellery should send more medicine so that the injured soldiers can receive timely diagnosis and treatment!"

"If there are not enough military doctors, we can also dispatch people from the medical school to the front lines."

There are only about 5 enemies left on Hou Junji's side, so the court does not need to worry too much.

As long as the logistical arrangements are done well, it won’t take long for Hou Junji to completely wipe out the enemy.

Fang Xuanling and Gao Shilian responded in unison.

"Sir, obey!"

...

noon.

The Duke's Mansion of the State of E.

Yuchi Gong lay comfortably on the Hu bed, enjoying the service of two beautiful maids.

In front of the lobby, a group of dancers were dancing to the music, and their graceful figures made Yuchi Gong unable to take his eyes off them.

Just then, the eldest grandson Yuchi Xunyu rushed in and shouted excitedly.

"Grandpa, the court has sent officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"

If his three good-for-nothing sons had disturbed his fun, Yuchi Gong would have definitely slapped them in the face.

But facing his beloved grandson, Yuchi Gong couldn't bear to do it.

He sat up straight and waved to the dancers and musicians.

"You all go down."

The dancers and musicians bowed and quickly left the hall.

Yuchi Gong then said, "Please invite the officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs in."

Not long after, two officials from the Ministry of Internal Affairs came in. After they bowed and greeted, they immediately read out the order issued by Li Chengqian.

After listening.

Yuchi Gong stood up suddenly, his eyes glaring angrily.

"what!"

"That brat Li Dao Zong was seriously injured?"

A few years ago, he accidentally hit Li Daozon at a banquet and almost blinded Li Daozon's eyes.

From that day on, he felt a little guilty towards Li Daozon.

Yuchi Gong took the imperial edict and then gave orders to his personal guards in a deep voice.

"Get ready, we'll set off in half an hour!"

"Give me my armor and lance. I'm going to take care of those barbarians!"

After receiving the order, the guards went down to prepare.

Yuchi Xunyu hugged Yuchi Gong's arm and begged, "Grandpa, can you take me to the battlefield? I've been training with you for so long, but I've never been on the battlefield and killed an enemy!"

Yuchi Gong shook his head: "My dear grandson, you should stay at home."

My eldest grandson is only 18 years old this year. If anything happens to him, I won’t want to live anymore.

Yuchi Xunyu knew his grandfather's temper. Once a decision was made, nothing he said would be of any use.

He said with concern: "Grandpa, be careful."

Yuchi Gong patted him on the shoulder gently, then strode out of the lobby.