Chapter 240 The Tang Dynasty, the Turkic War broke out
"Come here and convey my decree, push them all out and chop them down.
How is the situation at Honglu Temple handled?"
"Your Majesty, the matter at Honglu Temple has been dealt with long ago. Half of the accompanying personnel were killed and all the remaining soldiers were captured."
"Okay, in that case, push them all out of the Meridian Gate and behead them in public!"
"It's your Majesty!"
After hearing the order issued by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Prince Ashinasu launched his final death struggle and looked at everyone in the court with cold eyes.
"Hahaha, you, as ministers of the Tang Dynasty, can't you just watch your emperor of the Tang Dynasty do this?
This is just to push your Tang Dynasty into the abyss, into the abyss.
Do you really think that if the Tang Dynasty fights against our Turks, you, the Tang Dynasty, can win? Let me tell you, that is impossible.
In this battle, your Tang Dynasty will be defeated.
You all will bear the consequences for the mistakes you, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, made today."
After Prince Ashinasu Turks finished speaking, all the ministers who saw this scene broke into a cold sweat.
Yes, what he said is right. By that time, if the Turks take revenge and come to fight, wouldn't they be stupid?
"Your Majesty, I feel that the envoys will not be killed if the two countries are at war, so I beg your Majesty to take back your order.
Spare their lives."
"Yes, Your Majesty, the snowstorm in our Tang Dynasty has just passed, the people are just thinking about stability, and our treasury is not rich, so it is not suitable for war.
If a war breaks out, for our Datang, it will really be like pushing our Datang into the abyss.
I hope that your Majesty will not go to war with the Turks for the sake of the people of the Tang Dynasty."
One after another, the old men stood up and tried to dissuade them. In the final analysis, they were just worried about their own interests.
If the two sides go to war, what if the Turks are so powerful that they fight all the way to Chang'an City?
The previous method will definitely not work. Who knows whether this group of Turks will become crazy and attack Chang'an City crazily?
If Chang'an City is captured, wouldn't the lives of these people be ruined?
And why has His Majesty become so outrageous now?
Whenever I encountered something before, I would discuss it with Minister Wang and Sun in the court.
What's great now? We've started a war with him over such an important matter, but we're not even discussing it anymore?
The imperial examinations were held before, and now they are campaigning against the Turks, and they believe that His Majesty must have already discussed this matter with their group of people about the campaign against the Turks.
Otherwise, why would those people stand by and remain unmoved.
And last winter, they saw that some of the generals in the court left, saying they were going to train the army, but in fact they were preparing for war at that time.
Nowadays, the old emperor is doing things more and more stupidly. How can everyone not be angry?
Ha ha ha ha.
"It's really unreasonable. You guys, the Turks came to our country this time, and you didn't follow the rules of our country.
According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, foreign envoys are not allowed to carry weapons with them when entering the court of the Tang Dynasty.
But they Turks don't take our rules seriously.
Not only did he carry weapons with him, but he also carried concealed weapons. If His Majesty hadn't been wearing soft armor, the one who was injured today would have been the Holy One.
These Turkic children dare to harm me, His Majesty the Tang Dynasty. For this one crime, even if they are all killed, it will be considered a lenient punishment.
Your Majesty will never forgive these Turkic children."
A military commander said angrily.
They are a group of people who are not good at anything. They grow their beards and flatter others and run away in first place.
"His Majesty."
Li Er burst into laughter upon hearing this.
"According to your opinion, the food grown by the people of the Tang Dynasty and the taxes paid by the people of the Tang Dynasty should be handed over to the Turks obediently?
Did the Turks protect us, the people of the Tang Dynasty, or did they protect you all?
The Turks were cruel and unkind, and they came to conquer the Tang Dynasty. The people of the Tang Dynasty had suffered from the Turks for a long time.
I, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, think about going north to conquer the Turks all the time.
And we, the people of the Tang Dynasty, are thinking all the time that we can completely eliminate the Turkic cholera, so that there will be no more wars in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, and the people of the northern Xinjiang will no longer worry about the Turks going south.
Why did I come to you? Isn’t it for the people of the Tang Dynasty?
Besides, do you think I can end this battle if I want to?
Even if I don't want to start a war now, my army of the Tang Dynasty has already gone on the road to conquer the Turks.
When the Turks know that we, the Tang Dynasty, are going to fight, how can we not fight back?
Besides, I have already started planning this war against the Turks since the Turks besieged Ancheng and signed a shameful treaty with the Tang Dynasty.
Last winter, I sent my soldiers from the Tang Dynasty to garrison at the northern border.
Just waiting for the coming of spring this year to deal a fatal blow to the Turks.
Now that all my teams have gone north, I have been planning for so many years, how can I say that I won’t go to war if I don’t go to war?”
After hearing what His Majesty said, the other ministers still refused to give up.
"Your Majesty, if our campaign fails this time, what should we do?
Even if we, Datang, have taken every precaution, if there is even the slightest accident, we will be in danger."
"Humph, since the war has already begun, I have naturally taken precautions and there is no need to worry."
Ministry of War.
Following His Majesty's order, the Minister of War stood up.
Li Er asked someone to bring over the prepared documents and handed them to the Minister of War.
Let the Minister of War announce the personnel who are going to fight this time. These personnel should go to the northern camp to wait.
When we arrive at the northern camp, Li Jing will decide how to arrange the battle.
The soldiers in the court stood up one after another and received the order.
Make preparations before leaving the court, wait for the three-day tour, and follow the army to the northern border. The battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks has officially begun!
On the other side, outside the Meridian Gate, a group of Turks were captured and verified.
All officials told them about the evil deeds done by this group of people, and today they were all beheaded in public.
The people watching cheered.
Li Er's original plan was to prepare for war against the Turks in the past few days.
Who would have thought that these people would come to our country in the Tang Dynasty again and become envoys? They were just hitting their heads on the wall. In this case, they would not be able to let go of their trust.
If things were normal, Li Er might have let them go because of the war between the two countries.
But since he went to Zhaojiazhuang and talked with his wise brother more times, he understood some things better.
Some things are false. The so-called benevolence, justice and morality must be treated towards one's own people.
Brutal and ruthless methods are used to treat enemies.
If you don’t believe me, just look at what those officials said. The last time they came to the Tang Dynasty, they passed by various cities and saw how angry the people were at the things they did to the people of the Tang Dynasty.
Especially what His Majesty said, even if it is a brothel girl, she is a citizen of the Tang Dynasty, which made all the people even more excited.
Everyone under the clan is a commoner.
The clans divided these people into agricultural, industrial, commercial, and various other factions.
But for the common people, except for the group of clan lords, everyone is just a group of ordinary people. How can there be any distinction between high and low?
The words His Majesty said today made everyone feel full of strength, and everyone devoted themselves to their roles.
Now, His Majesty treats a brothel girl the same way.
If the common people of the Tang Dynasty are bullied by foreigners in the future, will your Majesty also avenge them?
The call to conquer the Turks sounded, and everyone shouted, fight, fight.
Following the cry, the heads of the three princes fell and stayed in Chang'an.
The Turkic spies in Chang'an City heard the news and wanted to leave Chang'an City quickly to report.
But their every move had been clearly exposed in the eyes of the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and all the Turkic spies in several places were uprooted.
The entire city of Chang'an has also entered a state of war, and Li Er is not worried about this news being revealed to the Turks.
But it would be okay if the Turks knew about it later.
As the clarion call of war started, a new round of conscription began throughout the Tang Dynasty.
In this war against the Turks, even if the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty suffered heavy casualties, they still had to wipe out the Turks.
The new round of replenishment of soldiers is to make up for the shortfall of soldiers who were injured in the Turkic expedition.
Enthusiasm for military conscription was high throughout the world, and people enlisted in the army one after another.
A few days later, a group of generals from Chang'an City rushed to the northern border to assemble.
When we arrived at the border, we met the commander.
Li Jing took out the documents and, in accordance with His Majesty's instructions, issued all the manpower routes arranged by the officers and soldiers of each department.
After the arrangements were made, several groups began to leave the northern border, enter the Turks, disperse, and the campaign began.
As the Tang Dynasty's campaign began, the entire world began to mobilize.
A large amount of supplies were transported to the front line, and the Tang people's fighting enthusiasm increased.
More than 20 days passed quickly.
The Turkic royal court and several envoys who went to the Tang Dynasty to collect food supplies have not returned after such a long time.
Everyone couldn't help but wonder, could something happen to them when they went to Datang this time?
Immediately afterwards, the Turks arranged a team of a hundred people to go to Datang to conduct an investigation.
Seeing the team leaving, Geely Khan only felt that he had been uneasy in the recent period, and felt as if something big was about to happen.
I have been a khan and have ruled the entire Turks for so many years. This sixth sense has saved me many times.
I feel uneasy today, and I feel more and more that something big has happened to me.
Several soldiers standing next to Jili Khan saw the Khan getting up and walking non-stop, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
"Khan, but something big is going to happen?"
Ji Li Khan did not speak, his brows were sometimes frowning and sometimes relaxed.
"Why do I feel like this Tang Dynasty is going to make big moves?
Someone passed on my order to send another 500-man troop to the Tang Dynasty for investigation.
All scouts have been arranged, and if there is any news, we will report it as soon as possible."