Don't be a prince

Although Dafeichuan is still in the Tang Dynasty, as an area bordering Tuyuhun and Tubo, there is no environment that matches its strategic position.

It is very difficult for Datang to set up a garrison here because of the difficult environment in this area.

Not to mention, the most frustrating thing is that it is full of strange things.The water in the pot is obviously boiled, but the temperature is not hot enough at all. If the food is thrown into the pot, it will not be cooked at all, and the food can only be heated by searing.Moreover, I personally led 2000 people, and more than a dozen people started to suffer from headaches and shortness of breath after arriving in this place. It took a long time to get rid of the torture of the epidemic.

The Tubo army is not far from Dafeichuan. If they want to enter Tuyuhun's territory, Dafeichuan is not the only way to go, but it is the most convenient place.Otherwise, you have to climb several snow-capped mountains to get your wish.

As the commander-in-chief of this troop dispatch, Lu Dongzan never thought that he would meet the Tang army just after he led the troops to Dafeichuan.After a tentative attack, no one of the thousand soldiers and horses who wanted to use it as a test failed to return.

Tang Jun maintained his combat power!

This alone made him completely afraid to act rashly.You must know that in terms of combat power, Tubo soldiers are not afraid of the Tang army at all, but considering the equipment, it is completely different.Thinking of the successive destruction of Goryeo and Gaochang, Lu Dongzan was terrified of the new weapons of the Tang people.

After two days of confrontation, one hundred Tang troops sent the one thousand troops of Tubo back to the Tubo army in a carriage. Although the thousand soldiers were frozen to death, Lu Dongzan still agreed to use one hundred cows to fight against the Tang army. exchange.

The general on the opposite side is very talkative, this is Lu Dongzan's second impression.

After the confrontation lasted for five days, Lu Dongzan finally couldn't sit still.According to the battle report sent by the messenger who fled across the snow-capped mountains, Tuyuhun's army has become the shackles of the Tang army at this time. If there is no support, then the Tang Dynasty will really border on a large area of ​​Tubo.

As the Prime Minister of Tubo, Lu Dongzan has studied the Central Plains much more than those stupid tribal chiefs.He is deeply aware of how powerful the Central Plains people of this dynasty are, and how coveted the land is.It's not a pleasant thing to be with such a bad neighbor.

After bringing fifty cows as a gift again, Lu Dongzan made a bold decision that he would meet the generals of the Tang army.

At noon, when the sun was most plentiful and the cold wind was relatively small, Lu Dongzan finally got his wish to meet the commander-in-chief of the Tang army.

Just outside the Qinled camp, the two parties met.

Just a young lad, this is Lu Dongzan's view of the Sky-Changing Monkey.

"Maybe Prime Minister may not remember, I am equivalent to the commander of the guards of the Eastern Palace. When you were a guest in Chang'an, I have seen you a lot."

For Lu Dongzan, Changtian Monkey really respected him. After all, he was the one who sent him a large amount of military rations, so he still owed him a thank you.

In the dead place of Dafeichuan, the boiled food is not cooked at all, and everyone can only use iron pans to fry the food directly.Although eating like this will not starve people to death, compared with cooking, the consumption of military rations is too fast.

The corpses of a thousand Tubo soldiers could not be eaten, so Zhan Tianhou decisively chose to trade with the Tubo people.Roast beef in iron pot, the taste is really good!

Lu Dongzan didn't know that the [-] cows he used to exchange had all been turned into military rations for his own leader. He only hoped to find out the reality of the Tang army.

Although everyone was hiding in the straw hut made temporarily by the leader, Tang Jun's camp could still be seen clearly from the gap.Lu Dongzan was surprised to find that in such a short period of time, Tang Jun had already built a simple city wall with big stones, and the soldiers on guard on the city wall were all hung with weapons that were said to explode.On the top of the surrounding cliffs, you can vaguely see huge boulders hidden. As long as there is a war, these stones can become a big killer.

None of the [-] troops even escaped, and the Tang army's strength is likely to exceed [-], or even [-].Although I have an army of [-] on my side, but the opponent occupies natural danger, so I will not be afraid to defend and attack.

After thinking about this point clearly, Lu Dongzan came back to his senses, and smiled at the Monkey King: "Sorry, I remembered my life in Chang'an, and I was a little lost for a while. Chang'an is a good place, and I have seen His Royal Highness the Prince. One of the smartest people, your presence here means that His Royal Highness is also here?"

Zhan Tianhou shook his head: "His Royal Highness is not here, but on the battlefield of Tuyuhun. This time His Royal Highness is leading the army, the prime minister should know what our Tang thinks."

"Are you determined to win? General, since you and I have no intention of going to war, why don't we just make peace and stop going to war?"

"The prime minister's proposal is heart-warming, you'd better not go to war, otherwise we would be ashamed to use the emperor's order thunder, this thing is really harmful to the peace of the world, His Royal Highness has strictly ordered us not to use it lightly. "

"Huang Minglei, is that the one that blew up the Goryeo border city and the Gaochang royal city?"

Hearing this, Lu Dongzan suddenly lost his mind.Looking at the topography of two mountains and one ditch here, it is even more frightening.Such a terrain, if that thing is directly used to kill people, I'm afraid...

Heaving a sigh of relief, Lu Dongzan nodded and said, "Thank you, General, for reminding us that we will withdraw our troops right away, and you can go back to do business."

After finishing speaking, Lu Dongzan waved his hand, and immediately gave another [-] cows to Qin Qi.Fifty cows were exchanged for such news, and Lu Dongzan felt that he had made a lot of money.

Fifty cows, although it seems a bit small compared to the 2000 people who lead the rate, but the free beef is in the account, and the monkey is very happy, and it is very polite to send Lu Dongzan away.

It wasn't until Lu Dongzan and his party left that Liu Mang walked up to Chuan Tianhou and said, "Monkey, do we want to be so careless? I always feel ashamed of what we did."

Heaving a sigh of relief, Zhan Tianhou shrugged his shoulders and said, "This is not called struggling, it's called outsmarting! Yesterday I took someone to see the Tubo army formation in person. Good guy, 10 people! What about our 2000 people?" Fight them? Even if we all work hard, how much can we kill? Regardless of the dangerous terrain here, we have a large number of gunpowder weapons, but if we go to war, they can kill us with their lives.

At this point, what else can we do besides bluffing them as we told the prince?Don't think too much, His Highness said, it is a great achievement for us to contain the Tibetans.Don't believe Lu Dongzan's nonsense, you should be on the alert, unless the crown prince orders us to go back, we can't leave here! "

After finishing speaking, Zhan Tianhou started to help the team members dismantle the straw shed together.In a place where the birds don't shit, it is exhausting to collect fuel. If there are no supplies, save a little if you can.As for the fifty cows, they will be used as military rations after the prisoners test the poison.For the enemy, Changtian Monkey has never trusted.

Just as Zhan Tianhou expected, after five days passed, the Tubo army went back and forth, appearing in Dafeichuan again.Seeing that the pro rate is still there from a distance, he can only retreat again.

Lu Dongzan is very clear about the reason why his lips are dead and his teeth are cold, but he has no intention of compromising his own strength for Tuyuhun.

...

When a person is extremely tired, he can fall asleep.

After a whole day and night, Li Chengqian woke up.

The camp was surprisingly quiet, not as noisy as the previous few days.

Just after changing clothes and going out, I saw Zhang Yun coming over with a meal.Although he is the crown prince, there is not much preferential treatment at this time. A bowl of rice and a bowl of mutton soup. Some radishes in the mutton soup are enough luxury.

It's delicious even when you're hungry.After eating, Li Chengqian asked Zhang Yun: "How long have I been asleep? How is the battle going?"

Zhang Yun opened his mouth, sighed, and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, you slept all day and all night. As for the situation of the battle...you should ask the chief supervisor."

Seeing Zhang Yun's expression of eating half a maggot, Li Chengqian almost guessed the result.

After putting down his job, he went to the Chinese military camp.

The camp was quiet, even two people who were talking, kept their voices down as much as possible.

Opening the curtain of the big tent, there was a smell of wine, and the ground was covered with broken official documents and paper scraps, and Qin Qiong on the other side didn't look very good.

"Wei Gong, what's the matter?"

Li Jing, sitting at the head and tail, put down the jug in his hand and said: "The western front of Li Daoyan, governor of Minzhou, was pinched by the Tuyuhun people from front to back. , is not the main force of Tuyuhun, but part of the army led by King Murong Zun. The total force of Tuyuhun is as large as 30. Now King Murong Zun has joined his father, reorganized an army of 20 and fled westward. Damn, why didn't this old man think that Murong Fuyun, a coward, could confront the Tang army from afar!"

He tried his best to prepare the trap, but only caught half of the fish. No matter who he was, he would be in a bad mood.

From early winter to the present, if they continue to pursue the Tuyuhun people, the soldiers of the Tang army will definitely not be able to bear it.After all, confrontation and pursuit are two different things.Play hide-and-seek with Tuyuhun people. , I don't know how long it will take.At the beginning, Duan Zhixuan was dragged down by this tactic and had to withdraw his troops, but now he is using the same trick again, even if he is called a scoundrel, it is just a few words.

Everything is used on the battlefield, and playing rogue is also a tactic.

It was precisely because of knowing this that Li Jing was extremely depressed. What he thought was a perfect siege had actually been guarded against.

Not knowing how to comfort Li Jing, Li Chengqian could only ask, "Then what should we do next? Should we just withdraw our troops?"

Li Jing shook his head and said: "During the expedition, Your Majesty said that this battle will not stop until Tuyuhun is defeated. Since we have failed this time, I will withdraw and return to the country to rest for a while. I will send troops again when Tuyuhun lowers his vigilance! It's a cold winter right now. Well, the soldiers can't just stay outside the pass all the time, after the new year, we'll send troops again!"

Li Chengqian nodded, that's the only way now.Although it is not a problem to continue fighting, it is the same as in the East Turkic World War I. Even if we win at that time, it will be a remnant victory.

The news of the withdrawal spread to the whole battalion. Although Tuyuhun's [-] troops had been wiped out, none of the soldiers were happy.In this battle, everyone is here for the record of destroying a country. Even if it is an ordinary soldier, the three-rank military merit for destroying a country will be different from the usual three-rank military merit.

The Xikaidao Chinese Army returned to Liangzhou for repairs, and the various armies also returned to their respective state capitals for repairs.The army withdrew, but the commanders of the various armies chose to come to Liangzhou. Except for Hou Junji who returned directly to Gaochang on the grounds that Gaochang had an important business, the rest of the commanders gathered in Liangzhou.

Li Daoyan was the most uncomfortable of all, because his line of defense was broken by the Tuyuhun people. Although the casualties of the soldiers were not serious, the blow to people's hearts was unparalleled.

After the banquet started, Li Daoyan directly picked up a jar of wine, stood up and said depressedly: "This time, I am ashamed, otherwise, the 15 troops of Tuyuhun will be completely wiped out. I am here to apologize to everyone!"

Li Daliang sat next to Li Daoyan, stretched out his hand to press his wine jar and said, "Everyone knows what's going on. You only have 2 people under your command. It's hard to be able to withstand the continuous impact of King Murong Zun one after another. You Chishui Road The army is not made of iron, how can it withstand the attack from both sides? You are not to blame for King Murong Zun's success in breaking out of the siege, and we will explain this to you when we play."

Li Chengqian also held up his wine glass and said to Li Daoyan: "General Li, the Chishui Road was originally stationed in Chunzhou. You have made a detour to block the enemy's rear. It can be said that you have made great achievements. Don't worry about things that you can't do anything about. If you want to talk about meritorious service , I feel that Chishui Road and Shanshan Road should be the first to contribute, and you and Uncle Jiang Xia should have a drink!"

Li Daozong also got up when he heard the words, walked to Li Daoyan's side with a wine glass and said: "Okay, okay, the Chishui Road army was broken by the attack. As the troops on both sides, Hou Junji and I are also responsible. You don't need to come alone Back. It's nothing if King Murong Zun ran away, we will fight again in the next year. Now that we have captured the cattle and sheep that King Murong Zun's 15 troops have captured, we can get enough food and grass, so it's not a big deal."

Under the comfort of Li Chengqian and other generals, Li Daoyan finally let go of his worries, and cupped the wine jar instead of a cup.

There are always winners and losers in wars, and Li Chengqian feels that Datang has made money by being able to achieve such a record.

You know, the total number of Tang troops is only about one hundred thousand.To be able to swallow the 20 troops of Tuyuhun and chase the [-] troops away like rabbits is a complete victory in itself.

After all the generals got drunk, they returned to their respective armies, leaving only the wounded soldiers of each army in Liangzhou.At present, only Liangzhou has established a relatively complete wounded battalion.After three or four months of repairs, a lot of combat power can be restored.

That's right, according to Li Jing's decision, Datang will no longer send troops to Tuyuhun in winter.

Chapter 322 Entrustment

What made Li Jing make such a decision was not the result of the battle, but the capture this time.Speaking of it, Datang was lucky. Although King Murong Zun escaped, many of the cattle and sheep of their 15 troops and some of Murong Fuyun's cattle and sheep were seized by Datang.Just like when the Tang Dynasty sent troops to carry food and grass, the Tuyuhun people carried cattle and sheep as supplies when they went out.And within five hundred miles outside Liangzhou, as long as they were shepherds in Tuyuhun, whether they belonged to the army or not, they were all looted by the army.

The two countries at war are robbers to each other, and this will not change because it is Datang.

So many cattle and sheep, in addition to being used as military rations, can also be used for trading, in exchange for military expenses, and to support wars.You must know that the outsiders in Liangzhou are not only soldiers, but also many businessmen.The commercial roads in Longyou are now being renovated, and the merchants have smelled the smell of cattle and sheep, and they are concentrated in Liangzhou to wait for the transaction.Cattle and sheep are not rare for grassland peoples, but if they are transported to the Central Plains, they may appreciate in value.

Unlike other caravans, Li Yongsheng did not come to deliver goods, but to deliver them.A large amount of supplies were transported from Chang'an to Liangzhou, filling Li Chengqian's temporary Prince's Mansion.

"Bastard, I just want to talk about it. Just bring two trucks of good things over here. You have filled all the cars. If there are few things, you can enjoy yourself alone. No one dares to say anything. Nowadays, there are so many things. You can't run out of food even if you are alone, how do you let the other soldiers think?"

Li Chengqian was worried when he saw all kinds of supplies piled up in the yard, because he was going to celebrate the New Year in Liangzhou, so he sent a letter to Chang'an asking for some good things.But who would have thought that the idiot Li Dahai asked his son to send so many things.Although there are many things, they are nothing compared to the more than 3 garrisons in Liangzhou.There is no taboo in the army to eat alone food, the premise is that the real ones are generals, dukes of the state, etc., and the soldiers still understand that they can enjoy it during the Chinese New Year.

However, such a situation is definitely a big accident, and the uneven distribution will definitely cause complaints.

After being reprimanded, Li Yongsheng said aggrievedly: "Your Highness, it was you who said to bring more good things, so father prepared so many things. I asked the crown princess, and she also said that it is not easy for you to be in the frontier army. As a crown prince, you have to entertain me The generals in the army have prepared so many."

When he heard that it was brought here by Su Yuan, Li Chengqian didn't know what to say.Although this prodigal woman had good intentions, she caused him a big trouble!

Li Jian on the side couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "Your Highness, you are worrying for nothing. You are the prince, and you have the final say on how to distribute it. Who dares to complain? Don't want to live?"

After giving Li Jian a blank look, Li Chengqian said: "Even if you don't say it, you still feel bad. Forget it, leave a small amount for the New Year, and divide the rest equally among the armies. It is rewarded to those soldiers with outstanding military exploits, with the same military exploits, those with low status will be given priority, and those with the same status with serious injuries will be given priority."

After making the arrangement, Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief.Thinking of the relatives who are still struggling in Dafeichuan, I can only add: "Allocate [-]%, plus other supplies, find a way to send it to Dafeichuan once, and Zhan Tianhou and the others have suffered so much in Dafeichuan. Now, it’s time to send supplies, or something will happen.”

Zhang Yun nodded, and began to distribute the goods with the bills.

Walking into the courtyard, and looking through the supplies that Li Yongsheng sent, Li Chengqian couldn't help calling out "be good".Forget rice or something, even sea fish.This guy Zhang Liang originally thought he was being polite, but who would have thought that this year he would actually deliver seafood.

He picked some good-looking fish, put them in two boxes, and ordered the eunuch to send them to Li Jing and Qin Qiong.After all, they were elderly people who had just left the battlefield, and the two fell ill at the same time.Li Jing's legs were swollen and rough, and it was difficult for him to move. Sun Simiao ordered Qin Qiong to stay in the house honestly, and broke his legs if he dared to go out.

It's all a battlefield where people hold their breath. Now that the war is temporarily suspended, people can't stand it anymore.

The materials that were just divided, increased by an unknown amount after the newly dispatched people from Chang'an arrived.

Brothers Qibiheli, Xue Wanjun, and Xue Wanche arrived in Liangzhou with newly recruited reinforcements, along with a large amount of supplies rewarded by the emperor.

In any case, Tang Jun won the battle this time. As long as it is a victory, it should not be questioned.The emperor's move is to secure the hearts of the border managers so that everyone will not be hit.

After reading the emperor's decree to the sick Li Jing and Qin Qiong, Xue Wanche handed a new imperial decree to Li Chengqian, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Your Majesty has specially instructed that the imperial decree for you does not need to be read out, but will be delivered directly to you." That's it."

Confused, he took the imperial decree, and after opening it for a few glances, Li Chengqian smiled wryly.What kind of imperial decree is this, it is clearly a family letter, there is no emperor's seal on it, it just writes the words of the emperor, the empress and the princess in a mess.

He returned to the Prince's Mansion with the imperial decree, and started reading after entering the study.

"Chengqian, I heard that you were injured on the battlefield, was it serious? Why don't you go back to Chang'an, without you..."

Although he was picked up as a deserter, Li Chengqian still saw his eldest grandson's concern for him from the lines.

"Good job! I heard what you did when you went to battle, you are worthy of being my son..."

Although he was very disgusted that this bastard father took the credit for himself, Li Chengqian still had a sense of accomplishment to make this guy open his mouth to praise him.

"There is nothing wrong with the East Palace. Your letter has been distributed to the various stewards. Everyone is very happy.... My husband is not here, and I miss him very much. I only hope that the war will end soon and my husband will return soon."

Unlike the emperor and empress, Su Yuan's letter took up half of the space, and it is estimated that the empress did it on purpose.Although many of them were trivial matters, after reading the letter, Li Chengqian couldn't help but miss the East Palace.

Whether it's in a crater or not, it's home.

Heaving a sigh of relief, he put away the imperial decree of the family letter, and Li Chengqian opened the information transported by the secret guard.Even if you are not in Chang'an at this time, you still need to know something about Chang'an.Geng Buqu also knew that the information was too long, so he deliberately selected a few important ones and eliminated the redundant ones.

"This Xiao Yu, has his brain been kicked by a donkey?"

After reading the secret guard's information, Li Chengqian couldn't laugh or cry.Other things are nothing, the most important thing in the information is Xiao Yu's advice to the emperor.

"The emperor asked Yu: 'I want to protect the country for a long time, what can I do?' Yu said: "Three generations have the world, so they can last for a long time, like feudal princes.Qin set the order to keep it, and it will die in the second generation.The younger brother of the prince of the Han Dynasty has enjoyed the country for 400 years.The Wei and Jin abolished it, and its death is imminent.This feudalism has obvious effects. "Dinazhi, began to discuss feudalism. "

This passage means that the emperor asked Xiao Yu how to protect the country forever.Xiao Yu replied: "If the country wants to last long, it should divide the princes into feudal lords like the Zhou Dynasty. The Qin Dynasty set up county guards and perished after two generations. The Han Dynasty entrusted the kings as vassals and passed them on for 400 years. The Wei and Jin abolished the princes. Enfeoffment, so it soon perished. From this we can see that enfeoffment of princes has obvious effects."

What makes Li Chengqian most helpless is the following "The emperor accepted it, and began to discuss feudalism", which shows that Li Shimin, an idiot father, actually adopted Xiao Yu's suggestion and started to discuss the matter of enfeoffment.

It's so ludicrous, it's almost like a modern day 20-something who believes that the finger moon will have its ears cut off.It is not safe to think with the heels of the princes' enfeoffment. Why did Qin Shihuang centralize power?Isn't it because the enfeoffment of the princes would lead to the independence of the princes and states like the Zhou Dynasty, and eventually turned into a chaotic situation like the Warring States Period?

People have selfishness and desires. Life is like a casino. If you have enough chips, you will unconsciously want to gamble on something.Enfeoffing the princes is like distributing bargaining chips to the princes. If this system is really implemented, it may not take too long, and the Central Plains will become the situation of the Warring States again.If Tubo, Western Turks, etc. were not cleaned up before that, the ghost knows what the Central Plains will be like, and it is estimated that crossing the river again is not impossible.

"Stupid!"

With a long sigh, Li Chengqian could only burn the information.In history, Li Shimin's showy idea was eventually rejected by Fang Xuanling and others. What I have to do now is to completely get out of the situation and let things develop on their own.Too much involved, but not safe.Gaochang was wiped out ahead of schedule, and the war against Tuyuhun was also delayed by a few months.The stubborn historical trajectory can resist the wings of a butterfly, but it cannot resist the wings of a dragon. This dragon has blown enough wind to change history.

Just after burning the information, someone knocked on the door.

Zhang Yun poked half of his head in and saw that the prince was not busy, so he said, "Your Highness, Duke Wei is here to visit."

"Wei Gong? Ask him to go to the study, Gu will go here."

After crushing the ashes in the brazier to ensure that there was no fire, Li Chengqian walked out of the study and went to the lobby to meet Li Jing.

Wheelchairs are no longer a rare item for Datang. Rich people will buy exquisite wheelchairs that have already been made, and those who have no money will tinker with them.Li Jing is obviously a rich man, so what his family will bring him from Chang'an is the best sandalwood wheelchair in Jiangzuojian's shop.

Sitting in a wheelchair, Li Jing's lower body was covered by a thick quilt. Seeing the prince coming in, he cupped his hands and said, "The old minister can't stand now, so I'm sorry."

Li Chengqian returned the gift, his expression became serious.

Although Li Jing entered the state city now, he was temporarily out of the status of chief executive, but usually he would not salute him, but now he looks like he is doing business, obviously he has a serious business.

After taking the seat of honor, Li Chengqian asked: "Duke Wei, you don't hesitate to come here today, but do you have something important to say?"