Xue Rengui said in his letter that in the original battle plan, Li Daozong, Zhang Baoxiang, and Ashina Simo would attack north from the direction of Shengzhou, and Li Ji and Xue Rengui would take advantage of the Daotu Li Department to cut off the retreat route of Daisen Dari to Huifu.

Li Jing changed the original battle plan, he believed that the Tang army was divided into two roads, and the distance between the two roads was too large, in case of an accident in the middle, Li Ji and Xue Rengui would be vulnerable to losses along the way, and the main force of the Tang army would be beyond the reach of the whip at that time. He decided to give up the idea of cutting off Xue Yantuo's retreat, and Li Ji's men and horses changed to flank the enemy, with the goal of cooperating with the main force of the Tang army to defeat Xue Yantuo's main force, and then divided his troops to pursue and suppress.

This tactic seems to be relatively safe, but it is difficult to completely annihilate the enemy, and once Daisen Dari escapes, it will be difficult to track his traces in the vast grassland. Once he fled into Huifu, the Tang army was helpless against him, leaving a huge hidden danger.

will be subject to the king's order outside. Li Jing is the general manager of the marching road, and he has the right to formulate corresponding battle plans according to the actual situation on the battlefield.

What Li You was worried about was not whether Li Jing could defeat Daisen Dari, or even whether Daisen Dari would escape, he remembered a major crisis from the military in the 15th year of Zhenguan in the history of the Tang Dynasty, and the current situation was extremely similar to the historical background.

Li You thought twice and wrote a reply letter to Xue Rengui, asking him to obey the arrangement of the general Li Jing. He wrote another letter to Zhang Guigui and gave him a secret mission.

Next, Li You asked Zhang Liang to transfer the military department about the deployment of troops in the whole country of the Tang Dynasty, asked for the roster of officers, and locked him in the room to study it carefully.

Katsuju.

After receiving a letter from Li You and reporting to Ashina Qing and Ashina Hongliang, Zhang Guigui and Ashina Kuncang set off with 500 special combat soldiers who changed into Xue Yantuo's clothes and 1,000 Xue Yantuo cavalry.

At this time, the Tang army, with Huaihua general Zhang Baoxiang as the vanguard, Li Daozong and Ashina Simo as the left and right troops, had already marched into Xue Yantuo.

Yin Guanghao also reached an agreement with the Tuli Khan Qibi He Li, and the armies of Li Ji and Xue Rengui also entered Xue Yantuo.

One day in late February, when the morning light illuminated the head of Chang'an City, the soldiers defending the city who were cowering in the cold wind were attracted by the sound of hurried horses' hooves, and they all cheered up one by one, and looked at the cavalry galloping in the distance.

On the backs of the galloping cavalry, small red flags fluttered, which was the long-awaited signal of victory.

"Red Flag Victory!" The soldiers defending the city and the people at the gate were all excited.

"The grassland is a great victory, 50,000 enemies have been annihilated, and the army is chasing and destroying the fleeing enemy." The messenger galloped all the way, shouting all the way.

Early Dynasty, Taiji Palace.

Zhang Liang, the secretary of the military department (Fang Xuanling has been dismissed from his part-time job and replaced by Zhang Liang), said happily: "Your Majesty, the great victory of the grassland, this is the military report of the great general Li Jing. ”

After speaking, he raised the military newspaper with both hands.

"yes, that's great." There was a burst of excitement in the main hall.

After reading the military report, Li Shimin said excitedly: "Everyone, Aiqing, the grassland war has been victorious, Xue Yantuo's main force has been broken, Daisen Dari led the remnants to flee to the northern desert, and Zhang Baoxiang led an army of 80,000 to pursue and annihilate the enemy. Li Jing led the army on its way back to Chang'an. ”

The ministers were all delighted and congratulated together: "Long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" ”

Li You cheered with them, but his heart became worried.

Walking out of the Taiji Palace, Li Ke congratulated Li You and said, "Fifth brother, congratulations, your son has really become the Khan of Xue Yantuo this time." He is really envious, Li You now has two foreign aids, Tuyuhun and Xue Yantuo, and his position is more stable.

The ministers also congratulated Li You one after another, and Li You thanked them one by one.

Li Chengqian finally walked out of the Taiji Palace, and when he saw Li You waiting at the door, he also came to congratulate him.

Li You shook his head and said, "Big brother, this may not be a good thing. I'm waiting for you here, just to discuss something with you. ”

Li Chengqian saw Li You's serious face and said, "Let's go, let's go to the East Palace." ”

East Palace.

Li Chengqian asked: "Fifth brother, I see that your mood is not high, what happened?" ”

Li You said: "Big brother, don't you realize that something is wrong with Xue Yantuo's matter?" ”

Li Chengqian knows a little about things on the grassland, but he doesn't know as much as Li You. He thought for a moment and said, "No, didn't you win the battle?" ”

Li You shook his head and said: "Things are not so simple, so let's do it, I came today to let you see a material, you have to familiarize yourself with it as soon as possible, it won't be long before you will definitely use it." ”

Li Chengqian was very convinced of Li You, and none of the things he said were unfulfilled, he picked up the materials and looked at the title, couldn't help but be surprised, and asked: "Fifth brother, is this possible, this matter, my father will definitely oppose it." ”

Li You said: "It will be now, it will not be in a while, you must study this material carefully, and you will definitely use it when the time comes." This matter is very important, and if you solve this problem, you will definitely establish your prestige in the army, and you will also be praised by your father. ”

Although Li Chengqian made military achievements in the Tuyuhun incident and his military achievements as a grain and grass officer this time, his prestige in the army was still not high, mainly because he was not as good at fighting as Li Shimin, which convinced the generals of the military.

If Li Chengqian wants to truly establish his prestige, he must do something important that has a bearing on the vital interests of the military generals, and Li You decided to seize this opportunity to lay the foundation for Li Chengqian in the army.

On the northern grasslands, the sky was full of snow, and a team of cavalry with crooked flags and untidy clothes and armor looked very embarrassed.

Daisen Dari and the others had been on the run for more than ten days in a row, and the people who followed him were constantly fleeing along the way, and there were less than a thousand people around him at this time.

Daisen said, "Get off the horse and rest." ”

They dismounted, lit a fire, killed the extra horses, and roasted them for meat. The reason why Dai Sendari dared to rest calmly was because these days, he had discovered a strange phenomenon, the Tang army chasing them did not seem to be in a hurry to catch up with them, and always kept a distance of dozens of miles with them, following them unhurriedly, as if to send them to the Hui people.

Although Dai Sendari was worried that the Tang army would suddenly catch up, they had fled too hard and were too tired, so every once in a while, they stopped to rest.

Dessendarge's men erected the only tent for him, and he fell into a deep sleep.

Two hours later, a scout sent to the front returned, and Daisen was awakened. The scout reported: "Khan, the first 20 miles is the Orkhon River, and after crossing the river and walking another 30 miles, it is the boundary of Hui." "I want to talk to more like-minded people about "{?$article_title?} ", WeChat pays attention to "excellent reading literature", chatting about life, looking for confidants~