In November of the seventh year of Tianbao, during the Tubo Wuhai period, a garrison of 10,000 people from the Jiuqu tribe suddenly crossed the Chiling Mountains and arrived at the foot of Shimen Mountain. The guards at Shimen Mountain closed the city gates and refused to leave, so the Tubo troops marched in a hurry for three days to reach the Changcheng Castle and surrounded them.
Then attack it. The defenders of the long castle made Dianwuxi seize the city and defend it with great difficulty. It happened that Shence Military Academy Lieutenant Li Kuo offered his Cemo sword and fire horse formation, and Dianwuxi accepted them and defeated the enemy. This battle
Beheaded 7,000 Tibetan troops, captured 1,000, and seized several catapults, ladders and other siege equipment...
On the right side of Longlong, Ge Shuhan, the governor of Hexi Province, put down the battle report in his hand, laughed at Gao Shi who was standing beside him and said, "Dafu, come and take a look at this battle report. This time, the Tubo people lost their wives again."
Break the troops!"
Gao Shi smiled slightly and took the war report: "The Tubo people can't hold back their temper anymore. They can't talk to Kuozhou and Shanzhou, so they want to open a gap from Hezhou, but they don't know that no one in our border town of Tang Dynasty is soft.
persimmon."
Ge Shuhan was in a very good mood. Some time ago, a Chinese envoy (Note 1) came to Jiedu Mansion to deliver the Holy Spirit's oral instructions. Although he did not express it explicitly, he was vaguely dissatisfied with his deployment. Now the grain, grass, and materials of various border states and counties in the Tang Dynasty
They are all transporting to Longyou, and the war is about to break out. Although His Majesty ordered the Ministry of Household Affairs to allocate all grains to Longyou, the price of rice in the capital has skyrocketed, and His Majesty is also under great pressure. However, His Majesty does not want to bear the burden of a person who does not keep his promise and tears it up.
The crime of the peace treaty. Although the Tubo people occasionally invaded and robbed Longyou County, the Tubo side claimed that it was a personal act, and His Majesty could not go into details because of his face. Now, nearly 10,000 Tubo soldiers took the initiative to attack the Tang Dynasty
The mayor of Longyou, Chang Castle, was finally found guilty of provoking the war.
"If you want to talk about this battle, it was really enjoyable. I remember that there were only 500 garrison troops in the Chang Castle, right? Even if we include the 300 new recruits from the Shence Army, there are still more than 800 people. With the 800 garrison, the Tubo army was severely damaged.
Ten thousand elites are really amazing!" Ge Shuhan clapped his thighs and became more and more excited as he spoke. The Tubo people's surprise attack on Chang Castle was just to take advantage of the opportunity and open the Tang army's blockade along Chiling. The Tubo sent 10,000 vanguards to attack Chang Castle.
The castle was trying to make a quick victory in order to welcome the army to advance into Hezhou. However, all these 10,000 elites were trapped in this long castle, and the army had no choice but to give up and retreat in anger. The vanguard commander of the Tibetan army, Tieren Xinoluo, saw that the situation was not good.
, leading his two hundred remaining cavalry to flee westward in embarrassment to save their lives.
Not only did the Tubo people not pull out the nails of the Tang army, but they also lost their own elites. How can people not be happy? People were surprised that Gao Xianzhi climbed over the green hills and made a surprise attack in the river to capture the crime. But they didn't know that his brother Shu Han was not unknown either.
Senior! (Note 2)
Gao Shi also beamed after reading the battle report: "Dafu congratulates the commander for his first contribution. With this great victory in Changcastle, I'm afraid the pressure on the DPRK will be reduced a lot."
Ge Shuhan snorted softly and said: "Those rotten scholars in the court talk about benevolence, justice and morality all day long, and they talk about starting wars, wasting people and ruining money. But they don't know that every inch of land in Longyou was bought with the blood of me, a man of the Tang Dynasty.
There are no casualties in a war. The key is whether the death is worth it and whether the death is meaningful!" When mentioning these civil servants in the court, Ge Shuhan felt a headache. He was originally from the Geshu tribe of the Western Turks.
Naturally, they don't care about benevolence, justice and morality. The Turks respect the strong, and only look at the weak with disdain. Moreover, a general can achieve great success, and this has been the case since ancient times. Why did he object to his brother Shu Han when he came here?
A voice?
Gao Shi frowned and said: "According to Dafu's opinion, the reason why the commander-in-chief was attacked by the ministers is because he has no support in the court. It would be better to find a prime minister to support him..."
Before Gao Shi could finish speaking, brother Shuhan waved his hand and said, "Well, it's not that I don't know what you're talking about. But it's not like you don't know my temper. My brother Shuhan doesn't want to pretend to be a grandson.
I can't do it either. My promotion as a general in the Tang Dynasty depends on my actual military exploits, not on flattery!"
Ge Shuhan was a man with a straightforward personality, and he was most disgusted by fancy tricks such as flattery. Whenever his subordinates suggested that he seek refuge with important ministers in the court to gain support, he would scold them. However, he would not do it to Gao Shi.
In this way, Gaudaph was one of the few staff he respected, and he did not want to cause a gap between the two parties because of this matter.
Gao Shi knew his commander's temper best, and said with a wry smile: "Dafu admires the commander for his uprightness. However, this battle report must be reported, if not for other reasons, so that His Majesty and the old man can be happy.
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Ge Shuhan nodded and said: "Yes, after this battle, I, Datang, finally felt bad. In your opinion, how should I write this application form?"
Gao Shi thought for a moment and said: "The two clever tactics of defeating the enemy, the Mo Dao Formation and the Fire Horse Formation, came from the mouth of Li Kuo, the military commander of Shen Ce Military School. If it is true, this son should be the first to take the lead. Chang Castle Guards Capture Envoy
Dian Wuxi held the city firmly and managed it well, so he should be ranked second. As for the rest of the people, the commander-in-chief might as well give Dian Wuxi a face and give them all according to the military merits he deserves. The honors he deserves, the promotions he deserves,
Wouldn’t everyone be happy?”
"Hahaha, everyone says that you are upright and upright and show no favoritism. Unexpectedly, you are also a common person. If I remember correctly, Li Kuo should be considered your nephew, right?" Ge Shuhan was in a very good mood and simply said
I joked with Gao Shi.
Gao Shi did not shy away from this, stroking his beard lightly and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, you should not avoid relatives when promoting talents. Dafu's move is also to hope that the Tang Dynasty will leave no talent behind and make full use of talents!"
"Glib tongue!" Ge Shuhan smiled and shook his head: "It's okay to write it this way based on his military achievements, but this son has been promoted too quickly recently. If he reported it like this, he would be criticized. Why not push Dian Wuxi to the top?
Gong, he has seniority, I don’t think anyone will find fault. Li Kuo can come up with clever ideas on the spot, so I can’t treat him too badly. If not, I will protect him as a powerful captain (Note 2).
Give him another silver wolf waist badge. I wonder what Dafu wants?"
Gao Shi was overjoyed. Compared with a dispensable rank, this Silver Wolf Waist Card was too real. You must know that Ge Shuhan's Silver Wolf Waist Card was only made for a total of twelve pieces.
Of his own, Ge Shuhan only gave away seven yuan. Being able to get his waist card means that the young man has been recognized by Ge Shuhan, and the commander has regarded him as one of his own!
In this Hexi, Longyou Army, what can be more real than the trust of Ge Shuhan? If you have fewer titles, you can earn more. That boy is young, and he has been appreciated by Marshal Ge Shu, but he still worries about not having the opportunity to make meritorious deeds?
"Dafu thanked the commander for him!" Gao Shi hugged his brother Shuhan and said happily.
Ge Shuhan nodded with satisfaction. He bought a talented person and a brave general with a piece of money. This was a good deal for him!
Note 1: Zhong envoy: the eunuch in the palace. The Tang Dynasty often sent lieutenant envoys to border towns to supervise the army for surveillance. However, here they only conveyed oral instructions to urge Ge Shuhan.
Note 2: Congling; Congling is the collective name for the present-day Pamir Plateau, Kunlun Mountains and the mountains in the west in ancient times. It was the main thoroughfare for land transportation between the East and the West in ancient times. The Han Dynasty was under the jurisdiction of the Western Region Protectorate. In the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty, the Central Anxi Protectorate
A green ridge was set up here to guard the area. According to legend, it got its name from the green onions growing on the mountain or the green cliffs.
Note 3: Zhenwei Xiaowei: military attaché from the sixth rank.
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