Chapter 252: Sacrificing One's Life for the Country

In a sense, Liu Bei even envied the Song Dynasty.

"Only the ancestors of Yin had books and classics," is a sigh in the Book of History.

For example, when Emperor Guangwu restored the Han Dynasty, the only ones he could refer to for governing the country were the former Han Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty, which only lasted for 14 years.

When Li Shimin came to govern the country, he could review the merits and mistakes of the Han Dynasty for 400 years, take a detailed look at the disasters of the aristocratic families for 200 years, and look at the old events of the former Sui Dynasty for self-reflection.

This was even more true for the Song Dynasty. With a thousand years of history as a reference, it was able to eliminate the shortcomings of the previous dynasty and extend the wisdom of the sages.

Although, for some reason, the Song Dynasty seemed to have not learned the martial arts of the Han and Tang Dynasties at all.

But the Song Dynasty's methods of promoting science and technology, Guangmu also said that most of them were inherited and improved from the pioneering work of their ancestors.

Liu Bei could also see how tired Kong Ming was recently.

Kong Ming corrected errors in the rarely read classics such as "Mo Jing" and "Lun Heng", and tried to sort out the items contained in them.

Kong Ming also copied and studied "Nine Chapters" and "Zhou Bi" again, and explained them in popular language. He selected the simple algorithms and asked Liu Ba to teach them to Xiao Taixue.

If Kong Ming could have a thousand years of history as a reference like the Song Dynasty, why would he have to work so hard?

Now the light curtain has given them, a group of pioneers, the opportunity to refer to the later ones, and Liu Bei has no intention of missing it.

No matter how simple or boring the deeds are, they are also a treasure for them at this time.

[After the Tang Dynasty destroyed the Eastern Turks, the surrounding countries were silent for a while, and hurriedly gave Er Feng a high hat of "Heavenly Khan".

But Tuyuhun's Khan Fuyun stood up and said: Li Shimin is nothing! I want to rob it, what can you do to me?

Tuyuhun was an old force that had been jumping around since the Sui Dynasty. When it was prosperous, it controlled half of the Hexi Corridor and a large area of ​​the Western Regions, and often let its troops plunder the border.

But at the end of the Sui Dynasty, Tuyuhun was basically helpless.

After all, Tuyuhun's nest is 3,000 meters above sea level, which can be considered a plateau, and they are familiar with the terrain. If they can't beat them, they will hide first, and then come out to disgust you when your food and grass are exhausted.

When Yang Guang was in power, he led a large army to conquer Tuyuhun. Although he won, he didn't get a penny of benefit. Instead, after the army's food and grass were exhausted, Tuyuhun rode on his face and beat him to Hetao. Yang Guang had no good solution.

Therefore, Fuyun didn't care about the emperor of the Central Plains. In the early days, Erfeng had swallowed his anger in order to save money to avenge the Weishui River, which made Fuyun even more inflated:

Tian Khan, that's it?

After the demise of the Eastern Turks, Fuyun sent envoys to Chang'an to send some old sesame seeds and rotten millet to show that Tian Khan was really powerful, while harassing and plundering the border continuously.

In diplomacy, Tuyuhun even used Tian Khan's face as a footcloth.

Facing the envoy Honglu Cheng Zhao Dekai sent by Erfeng to hold him accountable, Fuyun waved his hand and detained him directly and sent him to the Western Regions to grow watermelons.

Then, facing more than a dozen waves of envoys sent by the Tang Dynasty, Fu Yun perfunctorily conquered Shanzhou, Lanzhou, Kuzhou and other places, and then reluctantly released Zhao Dekai.

In 634, Li Shimin finally couldn't bear it anymore and established the Western Sea Road. He ordered Duan Zhixuan to be the general manager of the march to attack Tuyuhun, and ordered Qibi Dangxiang and other tribes to cooperate with the military operations of the Tang Dynasty.

The effect of this expedition was exactly the same as Yang Guang. Fu Yun quickly led the army to retreat after the failure.

Duan Zhixuan led the army to Qinghai for a month and only ate and watched the scenery. He didn't find any enemy troops. In the end, he was almost out of food and grass and was forced to withdraw.

As a result, Duan Zhixuan hadn't returned to the capital yet, and the military information that Tuyuhun had reappeared to attack Wuwei had been sent to Chang'an.

Li Erfeng, who was completely embarrassed, gnashed his teeth:

I wanted to get along with you as the Khan of Heaven, but what I got in return was a slap in the face.

I'm laying my cards on the table. I have Li Jing, the general who destroys nations. Just wash your neck and wait for death! 】

General who destroys nations? Li Jing savored it and was very happy. Although he was more straightforward than your Majesty's General of Heavenly Strategy, he was still very impressive.

On the other side, Li 𪟝 was already indignantly asking for a fight:

"You really don't know how to live or die."

"Now that Jie Li has just been captured, it is not appropriate to start a war. I will lead 5,000 cavalry to capture Fu Yun in front of the palace, and punish him to enhance the prestige of the country and save the face of the saint."

Li Shimin glanced at the general who was full of fighting spirit with a smile, and waved his hand.

He understood Li 𪟝's mentality very well. Not everyone was as confident as Li Jing, who started to become famous at the age of fifty.

Li 𪟝, who is only thirty-six years old now, is in his golden age. When he destroyed Fu Gongju before, Li 𪟝was serving as Li Jing's deputy. When he destroyed the Eastern Turks, Li 𪟝was still serving as Li Jing's deputy.

Li 𪟝 might not have said anything before, but now that he was recognized as one of the three famous generals in the early Tang Dynasty, Li 𪟝's mind naturally became active.

And looking at Su Lie who was thoughtful next to him, Li Shimin suddenly had an idea:

"Dingfang, if I send you as the marching general manager, how many soldiers and horses do I need?"

Su Lie was named, looked at Li 𪟝, and then said seriously:

"I have the advice of the light curtain, only three thousand elite cavalry are enough!"

In fact, three thousand is certainly not enough, and the five thousand cavalry mentioned by Li 𪟝 is far from enough, and Tuyuhun is not a cat or dog.

But if possible, take the title of the marching general manager first, and then at most admit your mistake to your majesty in private and ask for more soldiers.

And... Su Lie remembered very clearly that his adoptive father Gao Yaxian was killed by Li 𪟝.

Although this matter has been turned over now, if there is a chance to provoke Li 𪟝, Su Lie will never let it go.

Li Shimin was naturally well aware of all these, so he lightly changed the topic:

"Why bother to mobilize troops like a villain? Let's see how the pharmacist defeats the enemy."

At the same time, Li Shimin also drew a cross for Fu Yun in his heart.

If Jie Li was proud of having 100,000 cavalry, then Fu Yun was completely confused.

Do you really think that you can be invincible just because you own a plateau and are familiar with geography?

The Hundred Cavalry Division has already induced several methods of overcoming altitude sickness from the Hu merchants, and the Thousand Cavalry Guards have also disguised themselves with sugar cane to verify and collect information.

And in terms of geography, the map displayed on the light screen is definitely clearer than the one hanging in Fu Yun Khan's tent.

Li Shimin has made up his mind that if he catches Fu Yun, he will let him and Jie Li be neighbors and get along well.

【In fact, from the perspective of self-preservation, Li Jing is not suitable to be the commander-in-chief of the expedition against Tuyuhun.

At the age of fifty, he destroyed Xiao Xian, at the age of fifty-two, he pacified Fu Gongju, and at the age of fifty-eight, he conquered Jie Li Khan.

In eight years, he conquered three kingdoms. Although it was difficult for him to be too successful with Li Shimin above him, it was easy to cause controversy.

Li Jing himself understood this very well, so after conquering the Eastern Turks and becoming the prime minister, Li Jing basically did not express his opinions and tried to reduce his presence as much as possible.

And after serving as prime minister for four years, he asked to resign as prime minister in the name of "leg disease", and Li Shimin also approved the resignation of the 60-year-old veteran.

In this regard, Li Jing's life was already perfect enough.

The one who was really in trouble at this time was Li Erfeng. After all, after Duan Zhixuan was fooled by Tuyuhun, whether for the sake of the Tang Dynasty's face or to save national strength, the new general must be able to ensure victory in one battle.

And if Li Erfeng thought the most reliable one, it had to be Li Jing.

But at that time, Li Erfeng had already approved Li Jing's resignation. If he was forced to recruit him again, he would feel embarrassed, so he played a trick.

But two days later, a rumor spread in Chang'an City:

Hey, have you heard? Our Majesty cried yesterday when he saw the battle report of Tuyuhun!

Ah? Why?

Why else? General Duan was defeated. I heard that your Majesty cried and said that if the Duke of Dai was here, how could he suffer such humiliation?

The direction of this news is too obvious, but everyone knows that Li Jing does not have to go.

After all, he was already injured, it was still winter, and he had to climb the plateau. A 63-year-old man would be gone if he was not careful.

Moreover, Li Jing has already achieved great success. If he wins this battle, he will have more reputation that he does not lack at all. If he loses, he will be doomed to lose his reputation.

But Li Jing is worthy of it. When the news reached him, he immediately went to Fang Xuanling and asked for a battle.

Li Shimin was overjoyed and appointed Li Jing as the general manager of the Xihai Road.

And Li Jing did not disappoint everyone. It took four months for Tuyuhun to be destroyed. 】

The ministers of Ganlu Palace looked at their Majesty with their eyes at the first time.

Li Shimin's face turned red, and he felt that he could really do this, so he praised immediately:

"Pharmacist is willing to sacrifice his life for the country, which is really righteous!"

"The four months were wiped out, Han Baiwei and Huo Shi could not do it!"

So everyone could only temporarily ignore the crying and sighing of His Majesty, and praised Li Jing's righteousness together.

Li Jing smiled modestly, and returned the greetings one by one, saying that this was the duty of a general, and it was nothing.

At the same time, he did not forget to make up for his colleagues:

"Duan Zhixuan is also a good general, but I hate that the Tuyuhun Liao people are cunning."

Li 𪟝 next to him looked resentful: Your Majesty, please consider me, I can do it too!

Su Lie was really envious.

The figure of the old general in front of him became extremely tall in his eyes:

Who doesn't want to learn this kind of art of destroying a country?

I don't know what the old general likes? I must walk around more when I have time.

But the salary of my Kuang Daofu is really not much, otherwise I will ask His Majesty?

Sitting on a small stool, Wang Xuance felt like he was listening to a book from heaven.

He had also heard of Tuyuhun, after all, it had been a disaster in Hexi since the Sui Dynasty, and Hexi was adjacent to Guanzhong.

Therefore, the merchants in Chang'an also hated Tuyuhun, but according to the light curtain, it was destroyed by this old general in four months.

Wang Xuance also agreed with His Majesty's praise: such military exploits were not achieved by famous generals in ancient times.

This county magistrate, who was only 23 years old, quietly had a new understanding of the Tang Dynasty.

…

In the Chengdu government office, Zhang Fei was already muttering:

"This old general is too fierce. At the age of 63, he can still destroy a country in four months."

"My second brother flooded seven armies and shocked China in two months."

"Compared to him, my eldest brother and I have become incompetent in fighting."

Liu Bei glanced at him and wanted to argue, but he remembered that he was 62 years old and fought against Lu Xun in Yiling for half a year and was finally defeated.

So he decided not to say anything, lest his third brother speak without restraint.

On the other side, Kong Ming waved his feather fan and looked at Zhao Yun thoughtfully:

"If you want to conquer the north, you must have an unparalleled cavalry!"

Zhao Yun didn't say anything, but his eyes were full of fighting spirit:

In the future, cavalry will still rule the world!