Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

But it was just when Ju Wentai was extremely confident in his heart.

The [-] army led by Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun really gritted their teeth and broke through Gaochang's outer defense line.

Through this long desert natural danger.

When Ju Wentai received the latest military news again, the army led by Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun had already arrived at Qikou.

It is already a short distance away from the cities of Gaochang.

And between the two, there is no natural danger to rely on.

With Gaochang's current national strength and military strength, it is difficult to resist the [-] Tang army full of anger even in a dream.

Ever since, in anxiety and fear.

The king of Gaochang, Ju Wentai, had brain congestion and died on the same day.

His son, Ju Zhisheng, is Khan.

As for the tactical arrangement against the countries in the Western Regions, it was formulated by the old coach Li Jing before he retired.

And the combination of Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun was specially created for Gaochang Kingdom.

Although Li Jing had a lot of opinions on Hou Junji who learned the art of war in the past.

There is also a gap between the two of them.

But as the commander-in-chief of the army, he is the commander-in-chief in the rear.

When Li Jing employs people, he still adheres to the principle of using people first.

Send Hou Junji to this main battlefield.

Although Hou Junji was conceited and arrogant, he had no one in his eyes.

The mind is also quite narrow and difficult to accommodate others.

But it also has its own advantages.

Able to fight, good at fighting, quite resilient, and extremely strict in governing the army.

This time when he led his troops to attack Gaochang, he rejected the suggestion of the deputy general manager Xue Wanjun.

It can be said that he had to bite the bullet and lead the army into the desert that stretched for hundreds of miles regardless of opposition.

This kind of adventure of his finally received a miraculous effect.

It caught Gaochang by surprise, and even frightened Gaochang King Ju Wentai to death.

If Ju Wentai is still there, Gaochang can still rely on the effects of the city and trenches.

Deal with the Tang army and fight fiercely for a long time.

But now, when Ju Wentai dies, his son Ju Zhisheng is far from being able to convince the public.

Facing the prestigious iron cavalry of the Tang Dynasty, the entire Gaochang was panicked, and the dragons had no leader.

At this time, Xue Wanjun and other generals proposed.

According to the informant, Ju Wentai, the king of Gaochang, is about to hold a state funeral in Liugu.

At that time, many important people in Gaochang will gather here.

A surprise soldier should be sent to sneak attack.

From then on, Gaochang was further disabled and disintegrated.

But at this time, Hou Junji waved his hand in disdain.

Attacking people among the ruins and tombs is not a teacher of justice.

And it's just a mere Gaochang, so why be afraid?

Just wave your troops and attack!

Immediately, Hou Junji ordered that the army march forward with drums beating, attacking cities and villages along the way.

Potential like a broken bamboo.

This Gaochang is located at the intersection of the Silk Road.

It is the only place that countries in the Western Regions must pass through to the Tang Dynasty.

Quite wealthy.

But in terms of military strength, especially in terms of city battles, the Tang army is simply their ancestors.

The difference between the two is not a level at all.

Tang Jun, that has experienced the baptism of civil strife and powerful Turks.

There are also various types of crash vehicles, nest vehicles, and catapults used for siege.

How can a low city wall built with rammed earth like Gaochang withstand the onslaught of the Tang army?

Every time they arrived at a city, they almost knocked down a large part of the city wall.

Of the dozen or so cities that the Tang army captured in a row, none of them could survive for more than two days.

In the end, tens of thousands of Tang troops came under the capital of Gaochang aggressively.

At this time, Ju Zhisheng, the new leader of Gaochang, adopted the suggestion of his ministers.

Sent out the drop list.

Said: Those who offended the Son of Heaven, the former kings, were punished by heaven, and their bodies died.It was not long before Zhisheng took over the throne, but the general took pity on him.

It's just that the surrender form is returned to the surrender form.

But when the Tang army ordered it to open the gate and surrender, the inside hesitated and refused to open the city gate.

Seeing this, Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun were not polite, and directly ordered a fierce attack.

The capital of Gaochang was subsequently destroyed.

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During this whole process, two things happened inside Tang Jun.

The butterfly flapped its wings, but it directly affected the future direction of the entire Tang Dynasty.

One is after the Tang army invaded the capital of Gaochang.

Because Gaochang is rich and prosperous, and it is at the node of the Silk Road.

The treasures accumulated by the Gaochang royal family over the generations are naturally impossible.

Under this huge temptation, Hou Junji secretly plundered a large number of rare treasures.

And those soldiers under him also competed to steal, Hou Junji was wronged and it was difficult to stop them.

Just open one eye and close one eye.

This incident also had a great impact on Tang Jun's reputation.

It was later considered by many scholars and bureaucrats to be a disgrace to Datang!

Second, during the return journey of the Tang army, some soldiers below accidentally discovered a monument erected by the Han Dynasty while they were resting.

So he reported it upwards.

Immediately, this matter was learned by Jiang Xingben, a confidant general of Hou Junji.

When he came to the monument, he was overjoyed.

This stele is the stele of Banchao's achievements in the Han Dynasty.

Then, he directly ordered the soldiers to grind away the contents on the tablet.

He also found someone with literary talent and drafted a new inscription.

In order to sing the praises of Hou Jun's meritorious deeds.

It is used to curry favor with Hou Junji and Bohou Junji.

Regarding this matter, Hou Junji, who had just won a battle and took credit for it, would also acquiesce in his subordinates' actions.

I think that I am the dignified Chen Guogong, the general of the right guard, who just made such a contribution to the Tang Dynasty.

What is a monument from the Han Dynasty?

Chapter 968 Born into Yumen Pass

But this time, Hou Junji suffered from being uneducated and arrogant again.

He was also severely tricked by his sycophant Jiang Xingben.

Ban Chao, who was born in a famous family, abandoned his pen and joined the army, representing the Han Dynasty as an envoy to the Western Regions.

Almost with his own strength, he recaptured the Western Regions for the Han Dynasty and opened up a new situation.

At one point, even the emperor of the Han Dynasty lost confidence in the situation in the Western Regions.

The large forces of the Han army have already withdrawn and chose to give up.

But Ban Chao insisted on staying in the Western Regions regardless of his personal life or death.

Relying on his superb diplomatic skills, he gathered many small countries in the Western Regions with just the prestige of the Han Dynasty.

Fight against powerful enemies in the Western Regions such as the Xiongnu and the Great Yuezhi.

31 years of vertical and horizontal manipulation.

More than 50 countries in the Western Regions have been recovered successively.

In the end, the Western Regions returned to the hands of the Han Dynasty.

And Ban Chao has always been the hero and idol that Wang Xuance admires the most.

Ban Chao was loyal all his life, and he even left behind the famous saying "If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you find tiger cubs".

When he was old, he wrote a letter requesting to return to his hometown in the Central Plains.

In the book, there is a sentence "I dare not look at Jiuquan County, but I hope to be born in Yumenguan".

The allusion of being born into Yumenguan comes from this.

The stele of Ban Chao discovered by Jiang Xingben and others was left to commemorate Ban Chao's achievements.

But it was worn out by Jiang Xingben and Hou Junji, and replaced by praises of Hou Junji.

It is really a great disrespect to Ban Chao, and it is even more ridiculous.

Ban Chao achieved such a great achievement by himself.

It can be said that there is no one before and no one after.

And you, Hou Junji, led tens of thousands of elite soldiers from the Tang Dynasty, and had the assistance of Xue Wanjun and many other generals.

He dared to do such a thing just by killing a Gaochang in the Western Regions.

Simply arrogant to the extreme.

Like the early Tang Dynasty, the imperial court's control over the army was still very strict.

Therefore, what Hou Junji led the army in Gaochang did not wait for their troops to return to the court.

It has already spread to the ears of everyone in the capital.

This time, Hou Junji's actions simply detonated all the scholar-bureaucrats and courtiers.

The impeachment of Hou Junji, the memorial, almost flooded Li Shimin's imperial study.

There are not a few people who come to petition, kneel in front of the gate of the Tai Chi Hall, and plan to die to show their will.

In fact, not only them, but also Li Shimin's own heart.

He is also dissatisfied with Hou Junji's actions.

So under such a general situation, Hou Junji and Xue Wanjun's army had just returned to Chang'an.

The chief generals in their series of troops were all taken down by Yousi.

sent to prison.

Waiting for subsequent interrogation and punishment.