Chapter 415: Destroying Tuyuhun
"When you, Senior Li Jing, were ordered to take up your post, it was the coldest time of the year. You had to brave the cold, walk through the snow, and sleep in the open air. It was extremely hard.
And it only took you, Senior Li Jing, just two months to destroy the arrogant Tuyuhun.
Who knows if your sword is still sharp and you can still fight on the battlefield again?" He destroyed Tuyuhun in just two months. His strength can be imagined.
Bai Qi and Han Xin looked at Li Jing with different eyes. Although they didn't know where the Tuyuhun was, they were definitely outside the Great Wall. Moreover, the little immortal also said that many cattle, sheep and horses had died there.
A place with a lot of cattle, sheep and horses, could it be the Huns?
Or was it a small tribe of the Huns?
It is certainly not that easy to destroy the Huns, otherwise they would have been destroyed long ago.
Or should it be a minor offense? Well, that should be the case.
But Li Jing's younger generation is really good and very strong.
"Young man Li Jing, you're not bad. You can still fight in the battlefield at the age of 64. Not bad, it shows that you have lived a relatively long life," Bai Qi said with a hint of sadness. He and Han Xin looked at each other. No one knew how long the two of them lived. After all, one was sentenced to death and the other was killed. That could not be counted as their lifespans.
So I still envy Li Jing for being able to follow such a good emperor who didn't kill his meritorious officials!
They have all heard about the deeds of Emperor Taizong of Tang, who was a good emperor.
"I'm only sixty-four. I won't admit that I'm old. Think about Senior Lian Po. He was eighty-two years old and could still fight in the battlefield. Did he say he was old?" Li Jing raised his head and said. He didn't think that age was a problem.
Lian Po quickly replied, Lian Po doesn't think he is old. He can still eat and drink well and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy!
For a time, many veteran generals came out to speak for themselves. When they reached a certain age, the emperor would no longer use them, and might even secretly want them to retire from the court to enjoy their retirement. When they were too old, they should not go to the battlefield.
Leave the stage to the young people.
They were actually sad in their hearts, but they had to listen, because every time there was a war, the emperor would not use them. Many veteran generals had not been used for a long time, and they were so idle that they were about to get sick and just wanted to go to the battlefield.
Sky
"Then let me tell you about your battle with Tuyuhun, Senior Li Jing.
In April of the following year, the Tang army fought with Tuyuhun in Kushan. Li Daozon's troops defeated Tuyuhun and the Tang army won the first battle.
After Tuyuhun was defeated, its Khan Fuyun was so angry that he ordered all the wild grass to be burned, hoping to cut off the grass for your horses, Senior Li Jing.
The hay had been burned and the new grass had not yet grown. The generals also thought that the war horses had nothing to eat and were too thin and weak to pursue long distances.
At this time Hou Junji spoke up and said that Tuyuhun had been beaten and was fleeing, and now they should take advantage of the victory to pursue them.
And Senior Li Jing, you also strongly support Hou Junji's opinion and are determined not to give the enemy any chance to breathe.
So the troops were divided into two groups, and the two armies attacked together.
Senior Li Jing, the northern army led by you made very smooth progress. Within a few days, we defeated the Tuyuhun army at Mantou Mountain, killed their king, and seized a large number of cattle and sheep as military rations.
Hou Junji and Li Daozon led the southern army deep into the desert for more than 2,000 miles. After a long journey, in May, they finally caught up with Fuyun Khan in Wuhai and defeated Fuyun Khan's army.
The other teams also won victory after victory, and the Tang army pursued them all the way to Qiemo, the western border of Tuyuhun.
They pursued Fuyun Khan, destroyed his tent, killed thousands of people, and captured Fuyun Khan's wife.
Fuyun Khan was so frightened that he fled, and he had only more than a thousand cavalrymen with him at that time.
When they fled to the desert, they had reached the end of their rope and there was no way out. When Fuyun Khan's subordinates saw this situation, they abandoned him and left.
Not long after, Fuyun Khan was killed by his own subordinates, and his eldest son killed King Tianzhu and surrendered to the Tang Dynasty.
Peace was restored in the western part of the Tang Dynasty.
Senior Li Jing, you are truly amazing, you wiped out Tuyuhun in just two months," Li Wu applauded.
During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang: "Hahaha, you are worthy of being a pharmacist. Very good, not bad. Your skills are still as sharp as ever. You can still fight in the battlefield at over 60 years old." Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, was so happy that he did not embarrass him.
"A small Tuyuhun dared to offend the Tang Dynasty. Why didn't Your Majesty let me go at that time?" Yuchi Gong's eyes almost popped out. The other generals did not take a small Tuyuhun seriously at all.
"Hahaha, I'll let you go next time. We in the Tang Dynasty still have many wars to fight," said Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, with a smile when he saw that the generals all wanted to fight. Their Tang Dynasty still has many wars to fight now, including overseas, and in the future it will all belong to their Tang Dynasty!
The generals were all satisfied, but in fact they didn't have many battles to fight now.
"Everyone can train their navy. Those who haven't trained their navy, don't blame them for not being allowed to go to the battlefield when the time comes," Li Shimin reminded. After all, most of the battles at that time would be on water, so they had to train their navy more.
"Your Majesty, rest assured. Since we got the world map, our navy has been training."
"Just wait until the ship is built and then attack overseas. I want to see what the differences are in those overseas countries."
"Hahaha, what's the difference? Either your skin is as white as a dead person or as black as charcoal."
Everyone burst into laughter. Yes, those people from overseas looked so weird, how could they compare to them.
Sky
"It's just a small Tuyuhun, a small matter," Li Jing waved his hand and said, it would be a shame if they could not destroy it.
It took two months to destroy Tuyuhun, which is not bad, but the record is just average.
"Let us raise a toast to Li Jing, the younger generation. His achievements are indeed extraordinary," Han Xin said with a smile, and several people raised their glasses to drink.
The three of them drank in moderation, using small cups. They couldn't get really drunk. If they did, it would be bad if they did something embarrassing or just fell asleep.
"When you, Senior Li Jing, attacked Tuyuhun, Gao Zongsheng, the governor of Yanze Road, failed to arrive on time, which delayed the military operation and was blamed by you, Senior Li Jing.
As it turned out, this guy was not a good person at all. Because he had a grudge against you, Senior Li Jing, after the war was over, he immediately colluded with Tang Fengyi, the Chief Clerk of the Guangzhou Governor's Office, to falsely accuse you, Senior Li Jing, of treason!
Li Shimin certainly didn't believe it and immediately ordered an investigation. Hahahaha, Gao Zongsheng reaped the fruits of his own action and was exiled to the frontier. He really lost more than he gained, and he even wanted to frame you, Senior Li Jing. He is really evil," Li Wu shook his head.
Li Jing glared and gnashed his teeth while repeating the name of "Gao Zengsheng". His fists were clenched so tightly that they made a clattering sound. This damn guy, I'm going to beat him up when I get back.
Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, looked unhappy, and the faces of other ministers also turned ugly. Gao Zongsheng was directly sentenced to exile, and so was Tang Fengyi.