With the end of the Battle of Nuozhenshui, a brutal border battle ended in a disastrous defeat for the invading Xue Yantuo army - the invading Xue Yantuo army of more than 200,000 people, except for its commander Daza, led more than 100 troops with the deliberate connivance of the Tang army.
Except for the soldiers who escaped, the whole army was wiped out. In the whole battle, more than 40,000 Xue Yantuo's troops died and more than 170,000 were captured. The total losses of the Tang army before and after were only more than 10,000 people. If we don't count Shuozhou and Kaiyang in front of them.
The five or six thousand Tang troops who died when the second city was breached, from the time Li Zhen came out of the border to the complete annihilation of Xue Yantuo's army, totaled just over four thousand casualties. Although such a victory cannot be said to be unprecedented, it is definitely
It can be called brilliant, and the greatest credit goes to Li Zhen.
Li Zhen doesn't care much about merit or not. What Li Zhen wants is recognition. The army is a place that values merit. Without military merit, it doesn't matter whether you are a prince or a daughter of a famous family.
Ding, this time it is considered good, I have a reputation, I have a lot of close friends and followers, I have established a stronghold, although my power is still very weak, but at least I have some team members, right? As for the future development, let’s move forward.
Regardless of the discussion, Li Zhen's reputation as a "general star" is now firmly established, and he can talk among a group of generals in the army. He is no longer the disciple of so-and-so.
The famous Dongdong is quite worthy of celebration. No, the army had just withdrawn to Shuozhou, and Li Zhen was busy. He handed over the memorial and capital preservation like a snowflake, all to ask for credit and rewards for his group of confidants.
I am a little busy, but I feel very happy.
Although the Tang army won a complete victory in the battle of Nuozhenshui and annihilated nearly half of Xue Yantuo's entire army, it was almost midwinter and the weather was freezing cold. This was not a good time to go on a campaign, and the Tang army had no chance to continue the campaign.
To prepare accordingly, they could only withdraw to Shuozhou and stationed themselves in Shuozhou City. Apart from reporting the battle situation to the court, there was nothing much to do. The army of more than 100,000 people was just idle. As for whether next year
If we want to continue to conquer Xue Yantuo, we have to see the outcome of the court meeting.
To be honest, Li Zhen no longer cares much about fighting or not. Without him, even if they fight again, it is just the icing on the cake for Li Zhen. Now the most important thing is to seize the confidants in his hands.
——Although there was a shortage of supplies in Shuozhou after the disaster, this was not a problem for Li Zhen. No, even before Li Zhen arrived in Shuozhou, he had already sent someone to notify "Yanji Trading Co., Ltd." to expedite a lot of supplies from the pass.
Rewards like pigs, sheep, fine wine, etc., oh, as soon as Li Zhen arrived in Shuozhou, everything was ready. For several days, the thick smell of Yan Ji's fine wine "Victory Return" was floating around the military camp.
The aroma made everyone in the army extremely happy, and many praised Li Zhen for her fun.
The wine was good wine, and Li Zhen had a good drinking capacity, but he couldn't stand up to a group of fighting men who toasted expensively all day long. After only two days, Li Zhen couldn't handle it any more, so he found an excuse to run away and went to "
As soon as he hid in the manor purchased by "Yanji Company", he refused to go back to the military camp. According to Li Zhen's words, this was called avoiding the limelight. After two or three days, the wine in the military camp should have arrived.
When we stop, we can just finish it off at that time.
Yanyuan is one of the properties of "Yanji Company" in Shuozhou. Although Xue Yantuo's army in front of them burned, killed and looted a lot in Shuozhou City when they broke into the city, they did not touch the properties of "Yanji Company".
For the sake of Li Zhen's background, it was actually because "Yanji Trading Company" was the largest trading house between the Tang Dynasty and the grassland tribes. All the grassland tribes were related to "Yanji Trading Company" - the grassland tribes
The needed salt, tea, silk, iron and other things can only be brought by merchants who travel between the Central Plains and the grasslands. Without these merchants, the lives of most people in the grassland tribes will immediately fall into difficulties. Therefore, the lives of the grassland tribes
Under normal circumstances, those businessmen would not be touched. This is the reason why the property of "Yanji Company" in Shuozhou has not been looted.
Yanyuan is actually not that big, just a three-in courtyard covering an area of more than a hundred acres. The furniture and furnishings are also very ordinary. The only thing that caught Li Zhen's eye was actually the word "quiet".
Li Zhen, who had been fighting for nearly half a month, was already exhausted. As soon as he hid in Yanyuan, he immediately slept for a whole day and did not get up for twelve hours, which was enough to make up for all the sleep he had missed in the previous days.
It was very pleasant to come back, but unfortunately these refreshing days were short-lived. No, Li Zhen had just gotten up early in the morning, was washing and changing clothes, and was planning to have a good breakfast, when she saw Yan Geese.
Old Liu Tou, the steward of the garden, hurried in and said that he had a visitor or someone who had been standing in the snow outside the door all night. He asked if he had seen Li Zhen or not.
Huh? Li Long? I’ve never heard of him standing in the snow all night. What the hell? Hmm, this hand’s regular script is really good. It has the charm of Yu Shinan. It’s interesting! Li Zhen handed it over to the housekeeper.
The famous assassin looked over it several times, but he couldn't remember where this Li Long was. He pondered for a while and said: "Manager Liu, this person came to assassinate me, why don't you ask him to come back another day?"
Hearing the hint of blame in Li Zhen's words, Manager Liu blushed and hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, I have said this several times, but the man didn't listen. He asked him to go to the concierge to rest, and he didn't.
Ignore him and just stand in the snow blindly. God knows how a heavy snowfall overnight can't freeze this person."
Huh? Heavy snow? Hehe, good boy, he is here to demonstrate his skills to us. This boy can withstand a night of heavy snow, which shows that his skills are quite good. Coupled with the beautiful regular script in his hand, ha, it looks like
We are sure to meet him. Hey, it's interesting. It doesn't hurt to meet him. Only then did Li Zhen notice the white snow outside the window, which had already accumulated a thick layer. Her heart suddenly moved, and she generally understood the person who came.
What was his intention? He smiled and said, "Then just invite him to the study to meet you. I will go there after I have eaten."
Manager Liu responded quickly, trotted out of the garden, and went straight to the mysterious visitor. He said very politely: "Mr. Li, my prince invites you to meet in the study."
The visitor who called himself Li Long saw that it was Manager Liu who came out to deliver the message instead of Li Zhen personally greeting him. He was stunned for a moment and frowned, but he didn't say much. He just nodded casually, shook his body, and wiped his body.
The snowflakes shook off and they strode into the garden, following behind Manager Liu.
The breakfast was good, including bacon, winter bamboo shoots, shark's fin soup, steamed buns and other seven or eight items. This made Li Zhen, who had been eating military food for more than a month, very comfortable. After finishing the meal, Li Zhen was satisfied.
She patted her belly and walked towards the study with a smile on her face. As soon as she entered the door of the study, she saw a scholar in white busily getting up to give him a gift. Li Zhen shook her hand with a smile and said, "No need to be too polite."
, Mr. Li, if you have anything to ask of me, please tell me."
The visitor obviously didn't expect that Li Zhen would skip greetings when they met, and asked him directly. He was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and asked: "Why did the prince say this?"
Ha, test me, hey, my dear, your tail has been exposed a long time ago! Li Zhen smiled calmly and said: "When you are polite to others, you must ask for something. This is what I mean. Furthermore, based on Mr.'s writing,
In terms of martial arts talent, he can be regarded as a brilliant person. Although I am not a person who is eager for talents, I am also a talented person. If you are not so urgent, I will definitely come to your residence to invite you. Since you are so insistent, then
This matter must be extremely important, so why not ask directly?"
"Oh?" Li Long applauded with a smile and said: "I have admired the King of Yue for a long time as a wise king of the Tang Dynasty. He was both civil and military. Now I have seen it like this. He is also unparalleled in eloquence. It's amazing, it's amazing. However, doesn't your Highness know?
If you are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy you?"
"Bold, is this what you can say?" Li Zhen's face suddenly changed, and she shouted solemnly: "If you can't tell me the reason today, then don't blame me for being unkind."
Li Zhen was tired from the battlefield, and her body was very evil. With this anger, a huge coercion suddenly rose up, and the little maids waiting on the side were all frightened and fell to the ground, beating all over their bodies.
Shivering, but Li Long was fine, he shook his head nonchalantly and said, "Why would your Highness say anything to test the common people? Your Majesty is aware of this matter, but he really has no definite plan. Is what he said is right?"
Good boy, look at what you said. Damn it, I was led by this boy. Ha, it’s interesting. He started to fight with us. Li Zhen glanced at Li Long who was calm and composed, and suddenly realized that he was being led by someone.
The nose was gone, and he immediately changed his smile and said: "Whether it is right or wrong, others will have to say it. I am calm in my heart, and there is nothing I should not say to others. Hey, if you want me to do anything, sir, you can say it."
"Sir, you should know that I am busy with military affairs and have no time for small talk. Please forgive me, sir."
Li Longgang changed the topic, and he could vaguely see that Li Zhen had fallen into the trap he had designed earlier. Just as he was feeling excited, he saw that Li Zhen had come out with a few words of understatement, and his face changed even more than flipping through a book.
Kuai, he was immediately shuddered, but he also breathed a sigh of relief - if Li Zhen didn't have such ability, Li Long would probably be disappointed.
"What the prince said is true. The common people have something to ask of the prince. However, before the ordinary people speak, they have one more question. Please answer it from your heart." Li Long took a long breath and looked at Li Zhendao with eyes full of sincerity.
He said, "What does this kid want to do?" Li Zhen frowned and said calmly: "Sir, you can ask, but I may not be able to answer, but if I answer, it must be the truth.
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"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Long bowed respectfully, took a deep breath and said, "May I ask what Your Majesty thinks of the people on the grassland?"
Huh? Why is this a problem? A flash of light flashed in Li Zhen's eyes, she glanced at Li Long coldly, and asked calmly: "Who are you?"
"It doesn't matter who the grass people are. Please ask the prince to clear up the grass people's doubts first, and then the grass people will have their own say." Li Long was not intimidated by the coldness in Li Zhen's eyes and said calmly.
Uh-huh, good guy, let’s not talk about this kid’s ability, but his demeanor alone makes him look good. Hey, this guy is most likely related to the grassland tribe. Could it be that he was sent here by Dadu’s children? Yes, there is this
It's possible, but it's not very likely. Who is this guy? Li Zhen glanced at the guy who called himself Li Long in confusion and fell into deep thought... dd