Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 476

Chapter 476 Great Tang Liang Jian
After another half month of arduous march, Qin Mubai led a hundred thousand troops to Huangshui County under Shanzhou’s rule. As he walked, he felt like he was cultivating. At the same time, it was very beneficial to the training and integration of the new army.

Actually, less than a quarter of the hundred thousand troops were Han Chinese, and most of them were Hu from Tiele, Turkic, Huihe, and even Tibet. However, as for the Western Army as the core group, the rest of them were gradually assimilated. Most of the Hu people in the army gradually accepted and got used to the orders and habits of the Tang army and learned some simple Chinese for daily communication. As Li Shimin said, the Great Tang had always been tolerant of the “Han-Yi family” policy, and there was no lack of Hu people in the Great Tang army in the past. Coupled with the fact that Qin Mubai was now responsible for this, the soldiers of Guanxi Army were very friendly towards these new Hu soldiers. Even the Tibetans who had fought to the death, the Kansai soldiers showed their magnanimity and treated them kindly.

This made the newly recruited Hu soldiers relieve their worries. The atmosphere in the army naturally became more and more harmonious.

Qin Mubai dispatched a fast horse to Shanzhou to report to the army in Huangshui River, so that the generals who stayed behind in Shanzhou could make preparations in advance. The next day, the governor of Shanzhou State and the guardian general left behind by Li Daozong came to Huangshui to greet Qin Mubai, along with the Tantai Pill and the messengers of the Imperial Court.

Qin Mubai led the generals to welcome the messenger and listen to the imperial edict.

Just as Qin Mubai and Su Dingfang had expected, after the rebellion in the western border of Gaer Qinling and the incident at Hou Junji, Li Shimin, the son of heaven of the Great Tang Dynasty, was indeed angered. The Imperial Court responded strongly, risking a counterattack and swore to destroy Tibet!

The Imperial Court dispatched Li Daliang, General Zuo Wei, General Li Junxian, General Baiji and General Qin Tong to lead 150,000 troops to support Lanzhou under Qin Baiji’s command. In addition to the troops from Mubai, they also took the initiative to eliminate Tibet!

In addition, the Imperial Court also ordered Yuchi Jingde, the chief marching officer of the Southern Sword Road, to invade from Sichuan to assist Qin Mubai in the battle.

Apart from the 50,000 troops from the Hou Jun Market and Su Ding Fang’s troops guarding Lan Zhou, Qin Mubai now had 60,000 personal decorations and 40,000 Huihe friendly troops. Adding on the 50,000 plus Lan Zhou recruits sent to Da Fei Chuan by the Li Dao Sect, there was a total of 150,000. At that time, Li Daliang and the others’ troops would arrive at 300,000!

This number was so familiar-when Gaer Qinling walked down the plateau to kowtow to the River Dragon, it happened to be three hundred thousand troops!

Now, the exchange of offensive and defensive forces even happened to change.

The imperial edict also specifically issued a very important personnel appointment–to dispatch the Great Governor of You Zhou, Prince Li Ke, to Lanzhou to serve as the commander of the Kansai Dao Army!

This post is somewhat similar to that of Party secretary or director of the Political Department in our modern army. Although Chang Shi did not directly control the military power and did not lead troops to battle, he could directly represent the Imperial Court in exercising its important personnel appointment and dismissal power and strategic veto power; To question, correct, prosecute and impeach all the actions of the commander-in fact, to supervise the army!

The moment the imperial edict was issued, the three armies were excited!

The Imperial Court had finally sent more troops to Lanzhou! A while ago, Lanzhou had endured the hardships of fighting against the enemy forces of Tibet and the Western Regions on its own with the strength of a single prefecture. The battlefront was too long and the troops weren’t strong enough, and the logistical resources weren’t enough. This bitter life had finally come to an end!

The 400,000 troops that accounted for nearly two-thirds of the Tang army had joined the Lanzhou River Dragon Front. This was truly a country war. A few years ago, there was a war like this-the Great Tang exterminated the Turkic Khaganate in the north, but the scale of the war wasn’t as large as it is now.

The Great Tang of China had finally lit up its sword!

After receiving the imperial edict, Qin Mubai asked the soldiers to convey the news to each other, boosting the morale of the army. Then, Qin Mubai invited the messenger to ask him in private.

The messenger was a walking clerk from the Hongwen Pavilion. His surname was Zhou, and he used to be a colleague of his second brother Qin Bin. He often walked around each other’s doors, so Qin Mubai was somewhat familiar with him. Qin Mubai asked him, why did the Imperial Court suddenly send Prince Wu to Lanzhou? It was not easy to travel ten thousand kilometers from Guanshan, and Youzhou was also an important military border area. As the Lord of Youzhou, Prince Wu had transferred the Lanzhou Supervisory Army. Such appointments were truly rare!

Zhou Shuli told Qin Mubai the truth about what had happened at the court meeting on that day, but he did not comment on it subjectively, nor did he publish any verbal comments.

Hearing that, Qin Mubai’s heart skipped a beat. Even if they weren’t present at that time, just imagining the tension and strange atmosphere in the court on that day was enough to make people sweat profusely.

To put it bluntly, it was Li Tai and Eldest Sun Wuji who launched a joint attack on Emperor Li Shimin at an important juncture, wanting to take the initiative by borrowing the origin of this war. At that time, Eldest Sun Wuji really made a wonderful move-he recommended that King Wei Li Tai come to Lanzhou to supervise the army.

However, it was clear that Li Shimin had pierced through their intentions with a single glance and was even more sophisticated. Although the two attackers were his confidant, his uncle, and his most precious son, with Li Shimin’s personality, he was able to let others decide the state affairs at this moment? Therefore, Li Shimin came to push the boat along with the current and borrowed his strength to fight. Afterwards, Prince Wu, who had long since faded out of sight, returned with an unbelievable turn!

Li Ke, who was hiding his strength and avoiding calamity, listened to Qin Mubai’s advice and kept a low profile for so many years. Finally, he said, “If you don’t fly for three years, you will soar into the sky. If you don’t cry for three years, you will shockingly cry.”

Just as he said, “Han Feizi”, this idiom shocked everyone!

The soldiers outside the tent were running around and clapping their hands in celebration. Qin Mubai held the imperial edict, but in his heart, it was as if he had knocked over a bottle of schisandra.

At this moment, Qin Mubai had been looking forward to it for countless years, and had dreamed of the imperial court sending over countless soldiers and horses in his dreams. But when you wake up, it’s always empty. These past few days, Qin Mubai had endured a lot of hardship, so much so that he couldn’t even endure any longer. But from the beginning until the end, Qin Mubai gritted his teeth and didn’t ask the Imperial Court for a single soldier. At most, he borrowed the reward of victory to ask for some food like a beggar.

With such a long front in Hexi Guanlong, would it be easy for the civilians and soldiers of Lanzhou to fight against the powerful Tibetans, Norland, and the Western Regions on their own?

If it weren’t for Xue Rengui’s Divine Weapon’s unexpected arrival, no one would have known who the Yuyang Second Pass Deer Hand was, so where did Qin Mubai come from and lead a hundred thousand troops back?

After Yu Yang’s victory, Qin Mubai had planned to use the Turkic Southern Court’s invitation to rescue him as a pretext to return to Gaochang and take advantage of this opportunity to start managing the Western Regions! However, before the army could reorganize and breathe a sigh of relief, something happened to Hou Junji again. He had no choice but to hurry back.

Everything was like a dream.

Now, the Great Tang finally stopped watching Qin Mubai fight alone. This lion that had been sleeping for many years seemed to have been stabbed awake after the chaos in the Western Region. Li Shimin secretly said, “Gaer Qinling is digging his own grave.” As a result, the 150,000 troops from the three routes rushed to Lanzhou, and the 50,000 troops from the South Sword Road rushed out of Sichuan-it was as if they had revealed their sharp claws and fangs!

“Mubai, that’s great! We, Guanxi Army, have finally made it out! The Great Tang has finally sent their King Teacher to assist us in the battle!” Xue Rengui was also very excited. He said, “Earlier, when I followed Marshal Lan to guard Lanzhou and attack Gao Chang, Marshal said more than once that His Majesty the Emperor had always wanted to display his ambition to use troops in the Western Regions and to thoroughly solve the Tibetan problem.” However, even though he had his own thoughts, it was extremely difficult for him to fulfill his wish. Now, our wise and mighty Emperor has finally led the Great Tang to take this step! –If the marshal’s spirit in heaven knew, he would definitely be gratified! ”

“Yes!” Qin Mubai smiled faintly and said, “Countless lives and blood have finally been exchanged for today’s step.” Actually, although my father has always been a martial artist, he is as wise as a mirror. He is well aware of the Emperor’s difficulties and difficulties. He used his own death to fulfill the mission and loyalty of a soldier. At the same time, he also helped His Majesty remove the restrictions on the court. And pushed me to where I am today. ”

Xue Rengui sighed softly and nodded sadly, “Now that I think back, I can wake up. This is indeed the case …” “A marshal who has killed countless people all his life with a tiger-headed golden spear, but has a Buddhist heart. Who else can go to hell if I don’t go to prison?” … Mubai, I will never be able to surpass Marshal Xue in this lifetime! From now on, I don’t want to hear anyone praise me as the Great Tang Divine General, the Great Tang War God. “There will always be only one War God in the Great Tang, and that is Duke Qin Shubao of the Winged Kingdom!”

Qin Shubao smiled and patted Xue Rengui on the shoulder. “Benevolence is not something that is worthy of fame. Don’t care about these things. Let others say what they want. We just need to do what we need to do honestly.”

“Yes, I know.” Rengui Xue nodded and said, “Mubai, I’ve actually had a question for the Marshal since a long time ago. I also wanted to ask you, but I never dared to ask.”

“You can ask!”

“Why is the war in Lanzhou so urgent? Neither you nor the Commander-in-Chief have ever asked the Imperial Court for reinforcements?” Xue Rengui said, “When Gao Chang rebelled, the marshal didn’t wait for the imperial edict to give the order and just led a single brigade to kill him. Later, when the Tibetan soldiers arrived, why didn’t you ask the Imperial Court for reinforcements?”

“This is related to national policy, and it also involves important and sensitive issues in the Imperial Court. I do not ask for reinforcements. First, I do not want the Emperor to put him at a passive disadvantage because he is Lanzhou’s biggest and last and only backer. Second, I do not want to interfere in the imperial government and national policy as a marshal of the feudal government. This is a big taboo!”

Qin Mubai smiled and said, “This place in Lanzhou was actually a wrestling field from the beginning. On the surface, this was a military contest between the Great Tang and the Hu barbarians of the neighboring states; In fact, it is the advocates of the two ideologies, two political forces, and two national policies of our Great Tang that are engaged in a desperate battle. We can all see the bright sabers and spears on the battlefield. “But political battles are more dangerous than bloodshed!”