In the study room of Ganlu Hall, Zhang Jianzhi and Di Renjie were chatting when they suddenly noticed that Li Xian had walked in from the screen, and they hurriedly stood up to greet them.
"Excuse me, please take a seat."
Li Xian's expression was indifferent, showing no signs of happiness or anger. He strode up to the top and took a seat. He pressed his hands to indicate that they didn't need to be polite.
"Your Highness, what is the outcome of today's discussion?"
After all, Zhang Jianzhi had a rather impatient temper, and since he had been around Li Xian for a long time, he had few scruples. As soon as Bu sat down, he immediately asked for details.
"It has been decided that Pei Xingjian will be in charge and Xue Rengui will be his deputy. This is expected and not surprising. However, my mother's proposal to cultivate reserve talents in the capital puzzles me. Well, this is what happened. …”
In today's discussion, Li Xian not only blocked Empress Wu's attempt to take charge of military affairs, but also thwarted the King of Yue's attempt to seize the opportunity to seize military power. He also successfully promoted Pei Xingjian to the commander-in-chief position. It is not an exaggeration to say that he won a complete victory. However, Li Xian didn't feel that there was anything to be happy about. The key was that he failed to understand the purpose of Empress Wu's last move.
"Your Highness, I think this move by the Queen has only one purpose, which is to cultivate party members and deploy in the army in an attempt to compete with Your Highness. It is really nothing to worry about!"
Upon hearing Li Xian's words, Zhang Jianzhi couldn't help but sneered and pointed out Empress Wu's intention to the point.
"Your Highness, I think what General Meng said is true. This is just a matter of digging a spring when you are thirsty. Even if you get something, it won't be much. You can just let it go. As long as the Persian army can return smoothly, everything will be fine." Once you have mastered it, there is no need to worry too much.”
Di Renjie's views were obviously the same as those of Zhang Jianzhi, neither of them believed that Empress Wu's move would cause much trouble.
"It's not that simple. I'm not afraid of the Queen Mother installing party members. What I'm worried about is that she will recruit elites from the frontline armies into the capital. Once this happens, the consequences are unpredictable."
After all, Li Xian was a military commander, and his military sensitivity was much higher than that of the two wise men. He did not agree with the judgment of the two men, but raised another relatively serious possibility.
"That's okay. Why don't Your Highness just use the plan?"
As soon as he saw the worried look in Li Xian's eyes, Zhang Jianzhi immediately laughed, gave a high-five, and gave a solution.
"Use the trick? Well, okay, let's do that. I will find a few rising stars for my mother to win over!"
Li Xian was a very shrewd person. As soon as he heard what Zhang Jianzhi said, he immediately had an idea. He quickly reviewed the generals in the north and made a decision in his mind...
In the early spring of February, it was the time when spring flowers were blooming and all things were coming back to life. The green grass and red flowers on the outskirts of Persepolis made the earth look particularly enchanting. However, the Persian King Nirvana had no intention of admiring it and looked at the people in front of him. As the ranks of Tang army officers and soldiers prepared to march out, tears could not stop flowing down their faces.
"General Lin, Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang..."
Ni Nirvana waved his sleeves to wipe the tears on his face, and tried to say some farewell words to Lin Chengbin who was standing next to him. But just as he said the words, a wave of sadness rolled over him, and he was choked with sobs and could no longer speak.
"King of Persia, take care, see you later!"
The separation was imminent, and Lin Chengbin couldn't help but feel sad in his heart, but what should be said had already been said. At this time, Lin Chengbin really didn't want to act like a son and daughter anymore. After bowing and performing a military salute, he strode to the front of the queue. He reached out to take the horse's reins handed over by the guard, raised his waist, and climbed onto the horse's back.
"General, if you leave, what will happen to the millions of people in Persia, General!"
Seeing that Lin Chengbin was about to leave, Master Ni Nirvana could no longer control his nearly collapsed nerves. He staggered to the side of the horse, grabbed the reins of the horse, and began to wail in agony. The sound of his voice was so sad that it was really shocking.
People shed tears when they heard about it, and all the hundreds of thousands of Persian subjects who came to see off the Tang army cried endlessly.
"If there is a catastrophe, the King of Persia will fight if he can. If he can't, just retreat to Suiye City. With my strong army of the Tang Dynasty, I can keep the prince safe. I say goodbye!"
The time for the army to set off was approaching. Even if Lin Chengbin couldn't bear it, he could only shake the reins of the horse and flick away Master Ni Nirvana's hand. He comforted him with some insincere words. Immediately, he didn't care about Master Ni Nirvana.
With an ugly expression on his face, he waved his hand and shouted an order: "The whole army listens to the order and sets off!"
"Woooooooo..."
As soon as the order was given, the shrill horns sounded loudly in the Tang army's formation. Tens of thousands of soldiers who had been waiting for a long time all raised their whips. The smoke and dust rose, the sound of horse hooves thundered, and the dust was flying. It didn't take long for them to arrive.
Far.
"Heaven wants to kill me, God wants to kill me, alas..."
Looking at the Tang Army's brigade that was gradually retreating, Ni Nirvana started wailing. He was beating his chest and feet as if he were mourning his concubine. Although the people around him were crying with him, only God knows what they were thinking in their hearts.
Understand……
Mosul means connection point in Arabic. Its old city is located more than 300 kilometers north of Baghdad, the capital of Iraq today. Since the Eastern Han Dynasty, it has been an important town on the Silk Road and an important city from Asia Minor to the Persian Gulf.
It is an important city in the economy and is also the capital of the Eastern Province of the Great Food Empire.
Due to the habits of nomadic people, the city of Mosul was not prosperous in the past, and its population was not too large, only about ten thousand. However, after the battle in the Surhan Valley last year, the city has become a
It was the center of the entire food empire. Not only did more than 200,000 troops gather here, the Caliph Muawiya Ibn Abi Sufyan even moved his palace to this city so that he could command and resist possible attacks by the Tang army.
The operation turned the entire city into a huge military camp. Various fortifications were dotted inside and outside the city. Naturally, there was noise and hustle and bustle that followed, both inside and outside the city.
The former Governor's Mansion of the Eastern Province, which was converted into a palace, is no exception. However, the meeting hall of the Governor's Mansion today is strangely quiet. It's not that there are no people there. In fact, the huge meeting hall is full of people.
, not only the caliph himself was present, but there were more than forty civil and military ministers standing on both sides. However, everyone stood there with solemn expressions. No one spoke, but there was a faint look of expectation in everyone's eyes.
The expression is changing.
"It is reported that the Tang army has evacuated Persepolis and is moving towards the Buha River. It is traveling very fast and is expected to reach Laohekou in three days."
Waiting and waiting, in the eerie silence, a burst of rapid footsteps suddenly became louder, and then a dusty sentry broke in from outside the hall, rushed to the throne, kneeled on the ground, and touched his chest with his hands.
, reported in a hurried tone.
"Buzz..."
After a long wait, the expected news finally arrived. The high-ranking officials present could not help but started discussing privately, and for a while the hall was full of noise.
"Ahem."
Faced with the disrespectful behavior of the officials, Muawiya Ibn Abi Sufyan did not scold him, but he frowned slightly and pretended to cough twice.
The private discussions were suppressed.
"Honored Caliph, since the Tang bandits have begun to swarm, I will not let them go lightly. If our three armies attack together, we will definitely annihilate the Tang bandits. I would like to ask you to be the vanguard!"
The officials had just calmed down when they saw a burly general flashing out from the side. Surprisingly, it was Via Abu Muslim who was known as the first brave man in the Great Food Empire. However, he saw that he was so proud.
Standing in front of the hall, he loudly issued a declaration calling for war.
"Honored Caliph, the last general believes that what General Muslim said is true. It is now time to destroy the Tang bandits!"
"Your Majesty, the general will second your proposal."
"Please give the order from the Caliph. I will lead my troops to suppress the thieves!"
…
Via Abu Muslim had a very high prestige in the army. As soon as he came out of this station, a large number of followers followed him out of the queue and seconded the proposal. For a while, the meeting hall was filled with the sounds of beating and killing.
"Well, what do my son think?"
Muawiya Ibn Abi Sufyan did not give instructions on the generals' request for battle. Instead, he calmly lowered his hand and signaled the generals to quiet down, and then cast his eyes on the generals standing at the head of the group.
Yezid Ibn Abu, after pondering for a moment, asked in a calm voice.
"When I returned to my father, I thought that this war was imminent and had to be launched. There are four reasons for this: First, peace can never be fought, not negotiated. This time, I went to Datang.
We know that this country is very martial and war-like. The reason why we are returning now is not because of the peace treaty with our country, but because there is war around the country and we have no power to go west for the time being. We will not destroy our tribes at this time.
, there will be many troubles in the future; secondly, although the Tang Dynasty is strong, there is no second army that can compare with the current one. This army is the private army of the prince of the country. Its destruction will not only dampen the spirit of the Tang Dynasty, but also
What's more, I can plunder their skilled craftsmen for my use. If I can build a firearms army in the same way and use my strength to eat up the empire's strength, why should I fear that the Tang Dynasty will retaliate again? Thirdly, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was weak and incompetent, and the crown prince and the
The empress's political struggle is fierce. If the Tang army can be destroyed, the prince of the country will suffer a heavy setback. Once he is weak, he will be violently attacked and killed by his mother. Even if he wants to, he will be unable to attack me again. Fourthly, the Tang army has already lost its true strength.
Everything is under my control. There is absolutely no possibility of backup for this Tang army. Under the siege of our army, the entire army will be annihilated. With these four points, our army will win the battle! Please give the order, my father, I am willing to fight to the death.
Fight to achieve full success!"
Yazid Ibn Abu was originally an extremely confident person, and with the guidance of military intelligence that Tang officials deliberately conveyed, he had a firm belief that the war would be won. What he said was really impassioned.
"Well, okay! Let's go and spread the glory of the true God across the desert and show off the reputation of my great food!"
Since Yazid Ibn Abu returned last year, Muawiya Ibn Abi Sufyan and his son have discussed it countless times, and they have already reached a consensus that this performance is just for
It was just to encourage the soldiers of various departments. At this time, Yazid Ibn Abu gave a long speech and said everything that needed to be said. Muawiya Ibn Abi Sufyan was naturally happy to go along with the flow.
Then he suddenly got up and issued the order to go to war...