Sometimes the stone tablets are not only separated by two countries, but more often they separate people's hearts.
Once a barrier is created between people, even if they deliberately make up for it, it will only be like the moon shattered in the water and flowers withered in the mirror, and no longer be able to return to the true nature of that hazy relationship.
Li Kuo has been thinking about what method to use to eliminate this invisible boundary. After thinking about it, the young man finally understands it. To eliminate this invisible barrier, the most important thing is to rely on the efforts of the person being confined, that is, his subjective desires.
No matter how much outsiders encourage and help him, if he does not have the courage to step out of the forbidden area surrounded by boundary markers, everything will be futile.
All he can do is to keep cheering them up and leading them in the direction of their progress. Whether he can walk out of the besieged city in his heart depends on their obsession and their own understanding.
Li Kuo was glad to meet these Tang people, and even more glad to take them away persistently. If he had not met himself, the fate of immigrants such as Wang Xiaochun would undoubtedly be sad. Veterans trapped in Tubo, like Lin Feng, who were trapped in Tubo, looked back and looked east.
At the time, at least they would feel sad that "the eyes are rising and the sun is not seen," and these Tang people completely did not know what the Tang Dynasty was or what the Tang army was. The word "homeland" was too heavy for them. (Note 1
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For the remnants of Wang Xiaochun who chose to stay in the Tang army, their mood at this moment was undoubtedly complicated. On the one hand, they became a member of the Tongwu Camp of the Tang Dynasty.
The soldiers were happy to prepare, but on the one hand, they had to say goodbye to the past decades. Although the Tang soldiers were extremely friendly to them and welcomed them to join the Tang ranks with the most sincere attitude, the living habits they had developed for a long time were not temporary
It can be changed in a moment.
For example, the Tang Dynasty people did not eat barley buns, the Tang Dynasty soldiers did not like to eat roasted whole lamb; the Tang Dynasty officers did not believe in Shambhala, and the Tang Dynasty generals scoffed at the Buddha god... Just counted with their fingers, and Wang Xiaochun could
Take out a large number of completely opposite living habits. These things are exactly what they are used to and cannot give up. But since everyone decided to join the Tang army, they can only adapt to the life of the Tang people. Only in this way can they truly integrate into the Tang Dynasty.
Become a Tangren with the original flavor of the original sect!
After the acquisition of nearly a thousand Tang dynasties, the Tang army grew stronger again. The marching commander Gao Xiuyan temporarily allocated the newly joined Tang people to the Tongwu Camp, and was led by Li Kuo, the commander of Guoyi. In this way, Li Kuo was under his jurisdiction.
The Tongwu Camp actually led nearly 1,600 people with a staffing of 600 people.
At the suggestion of Suta, the chief of the White Wolf tribe, everyone left behind five hundred white Wolf warriors and three hundred Tang army veterans to support Hekou City. In this way, everyone forced the main Tubo army on the Chiling line to get the help of the Tubo army.
After returning to Jiuqu City, you can safely bypass Wuhai, cross the vast Dafei River, cross Qinghai and return to the Tang Dynasty from Yinglong City.
After everything was settled, the army set off to set off the camp early the next morning. The commander of the marching army Gao Xiuyan ordered each of the Tang army to carry two plateau horses except for riding on their own mounts. Since the Tubo people left them so many war horses, there was no reason not to
Use everything to the fullest!
"Li, General Li!" Wang Xiaochun wore the newly-issued black armor from his boss's army, and happily rode to Li Kuo's side. Now the Tang army lacked the most horses, so even these preparations that had just joined the ranks were prepared.
All soldiers can be divided into one horse.
"How about it, can the brothers' armor suit?" Li Kuo held the reins and laughed softly.
He was most afraid that joining the army would neglect these new brothers in terms of cost, causing them to feel inferior in their hearts.
Wang Xiaochun was obviously not very adapted to this new name. He was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while before touching the back of his head, "We have never worn such a good armor. The surface of the armor was shiny, as if it was painted with a layer.
Tung oil. Well, just like the stone tablet in front of Hekou City.”
Li Kuo felt a sank after hearing this. He had already learned the function of the stone from Wang Xiaochun's mouth. During the Taizong Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty had seized the vast land of Jiuqu and Hekou generation. Emperor Taizong ordered people to erect a erect outside Hekou City.
The stone tablet shows the reputation of the Tang Dynasty's martial arts. The stone tablet of Hekou was as famous as the Hu tablet of Xuanding in the Han Dynasty, which made all countries respect and praise it. The Tang Dynasty became the dream of various countries. (Note 2)
But who knew that things were unpredictable. After the strong rise of Tubo, he was committed to competing with the Tang Dynasty for control of the Hexi Corridor.
The Tang people naturally faced the battle happily, but due to various internal and external factors, the Tang Dynasty was defeated in the Battle of Dafeichuan. The direct consequence of this plateau battle was that Tubo seized actual control of Jiuqu and Hekou area, and the fertile soil was over overnight.
A place where Hu people shed their horses! In order to humiliate the Tang Dynasty, the Tubo people actually used the stone tablet as a horse-tie stone!
Day after day, year after year, the inscription on the front of the stone tablet has been worn out to no trace, and the mottled handwriting seems to be sobbing in a low voice, expressing the grief and anger in my heart. The most hateful thing is that the errand of the horse was actually handed over to the king.
Tang people like Xiaochun. They grew up in Tubo, how could they know this humiliation?
Is there anything more cruel and hateful than destruction of your hands?
"Xiaochun!" Li Kuo raised his head and said, "Do you know why the surface of the stele is so bright? That's because countless robes are soaked and watered with blood! You must remember this day, on this day you walked out of the besieged city and stepped out of the city.
From this moment on, you must be a dignified Tang people. No matter how others bully you, I will return it back. Don’t feel worried and helpless. We are always by your side, and the Tang Dynasty is always by your side.
Have you seen the sun above your head? Where the rising sun is the Tang Dynasty!”
"Where the rising sun is the Tang Dynasty!" Wang Xiaochun felt that the black box in the depths of his heart was suddenly opened, and inexplicable emotions sounded like rolling winter thunder.
Is this the Tang Dynasty? This is my hometown?
The boy clenched his fists, and the deep part of his spine became hot, and his back, which had been hunched for a long time, was straightened.
Note 1: Looking up at the sun, but not seeing Chang'an: The words come from "New Words of the World" Su Hui Chapter 12-3". At that time, a messenger came from Chang'an. Emperor Yuan of Jin couldn't help but burst into tears when asked about the situation in Luoyang. Emperor Ming was still young, so he was very unlucky.
Xie then asked Emperor Yuan why he was sad. Emperor Yuan replied: I saw the sun, but I couldn’t see Chang'an.
Note 2: In the eighth year of Zhenguan (634), Emperor Taizong of Tang decided to reopen the Silk Road during the Han Dynasty and ordered the war god Li Jing to lead the troops to attack Tuyuhun, an obstacle in the Western Regions Corridor. The Tang army marched for nearly a thousand miles a long distance and won a great victory.
Today, the entire Qinghai area has been included in the territory of the Tang Empire.
ps: Sometimes when civilization is left with only some fragments, we know how to cherish it. I hope everyone will not forget that passionate era. We should not sigh, "Look at the sun, but not see Chang'an." We must do it, where the sun rises