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In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, the politics were clear and clear, all the ministers were united, and Li Shimin's actions were correct. All the prime ministers unanimously approved them, and the three provinces stamped them, issued the edict, and issued it to all the people of the Tang Dynasty.

"By the grace of King Su, the blessed one from the apocalypse, the emperor of all Xia people, and the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, he said:

The emperor favors China, and benefits all Xia from all directions. The emperor of the Tang Dynasty is ordered to dominate the world. I made a covenant with the Turks Jieli, and Jieli broke the covenant, invaded our borders, plundered our people, and invaded our territory. His rebellion was intolerable.

Jieli was dissolute and dissolute, his internal affairs were chaotic, and his relatives were sycophantic, which led to disharmony in diplomatic relations and discord between superiors and subordinates. To ignore past blessings and to plunder wantonly is to be completely unconscionable.

In the Tang Dynasty, I practiced martial arts, cultivated literature, and respected rituals and music, so I promoted righteous teachers. Anyone who is attached to the Turks should repent, return sincere obedience, and have their sins pardoned; if they are still stubborn and stubbornly resist to the end with the Turks, they will be regarded as bandits and will be crushed under their iron hooves.

I warn the four parties to work together to fight off the troubles of the barbarians and the Di, so as to bring peace to the world, protect the people, and promote the transformation of the king.

Li Jing, the Secretary of the Inspection School and the Secretary of the Ministry of War, was the general manager of the march on Dingxiang Road and led the Chinese army. "

Li Jing was appointed as the general manager of the war against the Turks, and all other general managers were subject to his control.

The Tang court raised a total of six armies, and most of the generals selected were not Li Shimin's old troops. People such as Yu Chigong and others had never gone on an expedition, let alone Luo Xuanye.

Luo Xuanyun followed Li Jing directly out of Dingxiang Road, while Luo Xuanling sent troops from Hexi. This was arranged for him by Luo Xuanye and Li Shimin.

The military system of the Tang Dynasty was somewhat similar to that of the Liangjiazi of the Han Dynasty, but it was also very different.

For example, some major mountain and river trends, especially the integration of Xianbei, are quite easy to create grasslands.

Although our Tang Dynasty does not have Hetao, the four counties in Hexi no longer need to fight again, so our army can send troops directly from Hexi. The purpose of our army's war is the Turkic royal court in Hetao.

Luo Xuanling was relatively young and one of the new generation generals of the Tang Dynasty. Although he was granted the title of Duke, his actual military exploits were not enough compared to others.

This was Li Shimin's intention.

Luo Xuanyun solemnly nodded and said: "Fifth brother, don't worry, I understand. My only purpose now is to bring glory to the family and not to embarrass the Luo family."

Luo Xuanling was riding on his horse, constantly checking the rough map, and then issued orders one after another. Thousands of scouts were divided into dozens of small teams and scattered in all directions.

As the general manager, Li Jing decided on the strategy of raiding Dingxiang from the beginning. The reason why he chose the tactic of light cavalry and simple obedience was mainly because Li Jing was familiar with the art of war and history.

He excitedly pointed to the land west of Hexi and said proudly: "This land west of Hexi was taken from the Huns by my ancestor of the Luo family, Zhao Wuwei Gong Luo Bawuji. From then on, this land Then it will belong to my Zhu Xia.

Li Jing held a meeting with the various general managers before the war and said: "During the Han Dynasty, the war with the Huns was preceded by the Battle of Henan, that is, the capture of Hetao, and later the Battle of Hexi, which captured the present-day The four counties in Hexi were then contacted with the Western Regions. Later, the Xiongnu fled to Mobei. Finally, after two battles in Mobei, they killed the Xiongnu Khan twice and finally destroyed the Xiongnu Khanate.

As for the reason, it's too simple.

These imperial soldiers are also recruited, but usually they have been on duty in Chang'an before, and whoever's turn it is will go out.

During the Han Dynasty, the elite usually set out from Chang'an and then walked along the way, accompanied by other good family members who joined the army along the way.

To Luo Xuanling, Luo Xuanye had nothing to explain, but to Luo Xuanyun. Before leaving, Luo Xuanye called Luo Xuanyun to his house.

Outside Chang'an City.

There is only one exception, and that is General Zuo Qianniuwei Luo Xuanling. As Li Shimin's confidant, he is still able to lead the army and become the supervisor. Anyone can see that Li Shimin has a higher regard for Luo Xuanling. expected.

The time for Datang to send troops has gradually entered winter. This is actually not a very good time, but for Datang, this is no longer important.

As long as you make great contributions on the front line, your brother will be able to commend you. You don't need to worry about your achievements being corrupted. It doesn't matter if you don't have any merit now. There will be many opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future.

The armies should follow me to pay tribute to the heroes of the Xia Dynasty. If they can invite the heroes to return, will there be any reason to be invincible? "

The Winter Turks often invaded Hexi. The reason why the Tang Dynasty started the war this time was that Ashina Sheer invaded Hexi.

At this time, Luo Xuanling, who was guarding Jieli Khan's escape route, could play a great role.

……

Therefore, Luo Xuanling must always be prepared to encounter the Turkic army.

Luo Xuanling led an army of tens of thousands, and after taking possession of Hexi, Datang finally had its own horse breeding land. The troops were winding like long snakes, looming among the undulating hills of the grassland.

Thousands of knights are riding on horses, and as far as the eye can see is boundless, the roar of war horses is everywhere. These are the most elite cavalry in the entire Tang Dynasty.

Luo Xuanye said earnestly: "Seventh brother, you followed King Dou before and missed a lot. Now you must seize the opportunity. The war against the Dong Turks will allow countless people to gain promotions and titles.

The most important thing is that the Turks also did not expect that the Tang Dynasty would send troops at this time.

Countless Guanzhong disciples will accompany him on the journey from Chang'an.

Because if the three-pronged army could defeat the Dong Turks head-on, it would be impossible for Jieli Khan to go east to defect to Tuli Khan, who was in conflict with him. The most likely possibility would be to flee to the west.

With the issuance of the edict, the war machine prepared by the Tang Dynasty began to operate.

The soldiers of the Tang army immediately cheered, so Luo Xuanling led the troops to hold a memorial ceremony to boost the morale of the entire army before continuing to march.

In the beginning, because of Emperor Sui Yang's evil deeds, the Dong Turks took advantage of the chaos to rise and gain the strength to overwhelm the Han princes. But after the Central Plains were unified, he should have realized that the Central Plains was no longer what it was before, but he did not and still treated other countries as before. The way to treat Datang.

As soon as Luo Xuanling left Longxi County, he walked not far forward. After entering Hexi, he only felt the vastness between heaven and earth. The wind blew a sense of vastness, which was very different from Guanzhong.

There were hundreds of Zhechong mansions in the Tang Dynasty, one-third of them in Guanzhong alone.

He was the only person in the court who had a close relationship with Li Shimin and Empress Changsun. Li Shimin also promised him that he would give his son a princess in the future, although Luo Xuanling's son was not born yet.

Although the current situation between the Tang Dynasty and the Winter Turks is similar to that between the Han Dynasty and the Xiongnu, the Turks occupy the land of the Hetao, which is almost the same as the Xiongnu in the early Han Dynasty.

Jieli Khan's father was a very outstanding leader of the grasslands, but Jieli Khan was obviously not that kind of outstanding man. He could neither unite the grassland tribes, nor was he very naive in terms of military and political matters. He also had an inexplicable attitude. Conceit and pride.

During the Qin and Han Dynasties, the Central Plains were not very familiar with the grasslands. At that time, the war with the grasslands was quite difficult, but now the Central Plains and the grasslands have been fighting for hundreds of years, and they have a clear understanding of the general situation on the grasslands.

When you follow Li Jing, you don't need to think too much, you just need to kill the enemy fiercely. If you have the opportunity, keep an eye on the Turkic nobles, especially the royal nobles, preferably Jieli Khan.

In addition, you must pay attention to safety. After all, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, and thousands of enemies will be caught in it. Besides, your kid's force is not that ridiculously strong. "

Everyone must bear in mind that as long as they can inflict maximum damage to the Turks in Hetao, they must be exterminated south of Yinshan Mountain. If the Turks are really allowed to run to Mobei, the results will be somewhat unpredictable.

Your Majesty is not willing to fight a long-term tug of war. If you allow the large Turkic troops to escape to Mobei, they will not be able to achieve full success in the end.

I will lead three thousand light cavalry and go straight to the palace of the Turkic Yazhang. Jieli Khan will not dare to fight me. He will definitely not dare to fight me. He will definitely lead his troops to escape, followed closely by the left army and the right army. , to pursue Jie Li one after another, the soldiers under Jie Li's command must be lost.

As long as Jieli's losses become greater, the cracks in the Turks will become wider and wider. He is a suspicious person by nature, and a large number of Turkic nobles will definitely betray him. By that time, Jieli will be gone. "...

Li Jing led Qingqi from Mayi, which was not far from Dingxiang. After all, Hetao was too close to the Central Plains, and there were no obstacles along the way.

The most important thing is that Jieli Khan is indeed a very arrogant monarch. Among his subordinates, there are not many people who are loyal to him. Even his confidants betrayed him and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty. This was basically equivalent to Luo Xuan Ye betrayed Li Shimin. From this, we can see how resentful Jie Li has become among the Turks.

It was a dark, windy night and a cold winter. Jieli Khan had no idea that the Tang army would come at this time.

The same was true when Luo Wuji and Huo Qubing attacked the Xiongnu camp.

No one could have imagined that someone would suddenly launch an attack in such weather. As for why the Turks did not learn any lessons from the Huns' fate.

Then I have to mention that it is very difficult for people to learn lessons.

Moreover, Turks are uneducated!
Turks don’t read!

Taking history as a mirror, we can know the rise and fall, but the Turks do not have the habit of recording history, nor the habit of reading the history of the Han people, so they have no idea what happened in history.

Many future generations couldn't help but sigh when they saw that some people in history had made exactly the same mistakes, and asked with great confusion: "Don't they know so-and-so and so-and-so, is that it?"

But the fact is that there are very few people in the world who like history, and even fewer people in the world have read history. Even those powerful people, only a few have read history. Therefore, it is a very rare thing to learn from history. Things that talent can do.

Li Jing's tactics were simple, but their execution was not. He carefully selected three thousand light cavalry and headed straight for the Turkic tent in Dingxiang.

When he arrived at Yazhang, Jieli realized that his confidant general had betrayed him, and he immediately fled with the Turkic guards.

Those imperial guards who were loyal to Jie Li mounted tall war horses and launched a charge against the incoming Tang army. In the encounter on the grassland, the two sides had no time to set up any obstacles.

The narrow road meets the brave to win!

But facing the sudden attack of Tang Dynasty's light cavalry, many of these Turkic cavalry had not even mounted their horses.

Li Jing shouted loudly: "Capture Jie Li!"

Luo Xuanyun is under Li Jing. After all, he is the son of the Luo family. Naturally, it is impossible for him to really start as a big-headed soldier. Moreover, a person with super strong force like him can also directly take another path. He works under Li Jing. A pioneer.

Even during the high-speed roar, Luo Xuanyun could still feel the ferocious faces of everyone, the breath of the horses running wildly, and the smell of blood suddenly thrown out.

"boom!"

The horses collided heavily, and almost instantly, the two horses died. The two knights also stepped into the abyss of death, flew high, and then vomited out blood, and flesh and blood flew everywhere. Life passes.

The weapon that Luo Shizi practiced had always been the Ma Shu, an invincible weapon on horseback.

Luo Xuanyun seemed to have returned to his days in Winter City.

It seems like I have returned to the days when I fought against the Tang army under Dou Jiande.

His heart was churning.

There are seven brothers in his generation. The eldest brother is taking care of the family in Winter City. The second brother was instructed by his ancestors to go to the Western Regions to spread the faith of King Su. The third brother leads the warriors and has a small piece of land in Liaodong and has an independent status. , the fourth brother is already the prime minister and the minister of the Ministry of Heavenly Officials, not to mention the fifth brother, the most important minister of the dynasty under one person, more than ten thousand people, so important that he cannot even go on an expedition. The sixth brother is also the Duke of the country, and the sixteenth brother One of the generals of Wei, he was the general manager during the expedition. His sister Luo Xuanjing was the wife of Chu State and a high official in the border area.

Only he seems to have nothing worth mentioning. He also consumes the family's resources, but he has never brought any glory or heritage to the family.

This made Luo Xuanyun somewhat unacceptable.

He also remembered that a few days ago, he went to see King Dou. King Dou was no longer under house arrest, but there was no place for him in the Tang Dynasty.

My glory starts from now on!

Luo Xuanyun was thinking about these things. He was only in his early twenties and was the youngest among the brothers. He still had many years to grow.

Luo Xuanyun held the horse in both hands and rushed left and right among the Turkic army. There was no enemy under his hands. He was so brave and invincible that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty cheered.

Li Jing was slightly speechless when he saw it. He had seen the inhuman performance of Luo Xuanye and Luo Xuanling on the battlefield. Now it seems that although there is a gap between Luo Xuanyun and Luo Xuanye, he is no less good than Luo Xuanling. .

How could this Luo family be so good at fighting? The most important thing is that Li Jing saw Luo Xuanyun being hit hard with his own eyes, but he just muttered and didn't care at all, and rushed forward again.

This Luo's child's tolerance for pain is really outrageous. He has no sense of noble birth and fights as if he is risking his life.

Luo Xuanyun felt that his sweat was steaming out from every pore in his body. In the cold wind of winter, there was even white air rising, which was caused by a lot of exertion in a short period of time.

"kill!"

Luo Xuanyun's ability, or rather Luo's son's ability, were all trained in life and death, in the ice and snow. They were all people who had swum in ice water in winter. Now this little chill, for Luo Xuanyun , nothing at all.

He roared loudly, recalling the tigers in his family and his favorite big cat. He was really like a tiger descending from the mountain.

There is no doubt about the strong general's leadership on the battlefield. He kept moving forward, and the Tang army's light cavalry moved in unison, and their horses rushed across the mountains and rivers to kill.

The already chaotic Turks could not resist the Tang army's attack. Jieli Khan led the Yazhang army to flee without hesitation.

As for where to escape, it was naturally Yinshan Mountain. The terrain there was more complex and not as simple as the Hetao. He planned to reorganize his army there and then fight the Tang army.

But he didn't know that Li Jing had already made arrangements for this situation before the war, and Li Ji and others were specifically waiting for Jieli Khan.

During the hurried retreat of Jieli Khan, Li Ji appeared halfway, followed by tens of thousands of Tang Dynasty troops. Naturally, Li Ji followed Li Jing's order and was ordered to encircle Jieli Khan. When he saw Li Ji For a moment, Jieli felt his scalp was numb. The Tang army did not give him a chance to breathe, and chased him all the way to kill him.

He said harshly: "If Ben Khan can regain his strength, Ben Khan must take revenge and let the Tang Dynasty know how powerful and inviolable Ben Khan is."

Then he continued to change his destination in a hurry and fled in another direction of Yinshan Mountain, but Li Jing's arrangement was not just this. Soon Jieli Khan met another Tang army waiting for him again.

He put down his cruel words again, and then continued to escape, all the way to the Yin Mountain, but the Tang army still did not stop pursuing.

Li Jing and Li Shimin are indeed the two most outstanding commanders in the world. The two are very similar in some aspects. When Li Shimin was chasing the enemy, he did not eat for two days and did not disarm for three days, chasing the enemy to the sky. Road, there is no way out, until the mentality is completely broken, until the army is completely dispersed, it is not over. Now Li Jing is chasing Jieli Khan for the same reason. The troops around Jieli Khan, after continuous strangulation, There are only tens of thousands of people left.

Compared with its peak period, this has been weakened a lot. At least in a short period of time, Jieli has lost the ability to fight Datang head-on on the Hetao.

This was all due to Li Jing's relentless pursuit, which left Jieli no time to organize his army. As a result, many troops fled the Turks and defected to other tribes. After all, on the grasslands, except for the Turk tribes, There are many other tribes.

Many of these tribes have secretly communicated with the Tang Dynasty, or directly defected to the Tang Dynasty. For example, tribes such as Xueyantuo were originally vassals of the DTZ, but even the Khans were canonized by the emperor and had control over the grassland tribes. Winning over was a major reason why the Tang Dynasty took action against the Dong Turks.

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