Chapter 143: Killing Turkic Cavalry

After the news of Li Ke's robbery in Mobei spread in Chang'an City, the people were talking about it. Many uninformed people even went to the Chang'an Government Office to petition, asking the court to send troops to attack the Turks. Some scholars began to gather in the book club. If Li Shimin had not made the decision to send troops to rescue him at the first time, they would probably have gone to Xuanwu Gate to plead for Li Ke.

At the same time, the song "Manjianghong" written by Li Ke was spread to the streets and alleys through the mouths of the scholars of study. This poem, which is heroic and enchanting, expresses the author Li Ke's fearless heroic spirit and sincere patriotism. It made him, trapped in Mobei, win a lot of people's hearts in Chang'an City. Especially scholars, when they read Li Ke's poem, their hearts were boiling, just like they were riding an iron cavalry and fighting in Mobei.

Therefore, this poem reached Li Shimin's ears in less than a day. Li Shimin whispered Li Ke's plagiarized "Manjianghong": "I was angry and rushed to the crown. I leaned on the railings. I looked up and roared at the sky, and my heart was fierce. Thirty fames, dust and soil, eight thousand miles of clouds and moon. Don't wait, I turned my youth away, and I was so sad! The Wei River was ashamed, but I still haven't been relieved. When will my hatred be destroyed? Drive a long car and step through the Helan Mountains. I am determined to eat the meat of the barbarians and laugh at me and drink the blood of the Huns.

Wait until he turned off, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and headed to the sky." In particular, he read, "The shame of Wei River has not yet been abolished. When will the hatred of the minister be destroyed?" His body shook, and he thought of the fearless expression in his eyes when Li Ke proposed to go on a mission to the Turks in the hall, and the domineering aura of no other than me. At that time, Li Shimin was shocked by his firm eyes and his temperament of despising everything, so he decided to let Li Ke go on a mission to the Turks. However, at this time, he suddenly understood the intention of his son.

"The Wei River has not yet been cured. When will the hatred of the ministers be destroyed? Drive a long cart and break through the Helan Mountains. Ambitions are hungry to eat the meat of the barbarians, laugh at the thirst and drink the blood of the Huns. Wait until you turn back, clean up the old mountains and rivers, and go to the sky." He chanted again, "Father understands you, you really haven't disappointed your father."

Thinking of this, Li Shimin raised his eyes to the sky in the north. After a while, he said to himself, "So that's it. My father really doesn't know that you have such ambition." After saying this, Li Shimin's eyes showed a firm expression that others could not detect.

"Wang De, how are the army gathering outside the city?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.

"General Changsun came to report just now and he can set off at noon." Wang De paused and asked in a low voice, "The emperor really wants to personally conquer Mobei?"

"My son was intercepted by the Turks in Mobei. Can I just sit in the palace of Chang'an City and ignore it?" Li Shimin looked at Wang De in an unhappy tone. Wang De suddenly felt a cold feeling on his body, and he couldn't help but tremble, "I know I'm wrong, so please punish the emperor."

"Go down!" Li Shimin waved his hand.

"No." Wang De bowed and retreated from Liangyi Hall. Wang De, who left Liangyi Hall, found himself frightened and sweated. He served Li Shimin all year round. This is the first time he has found that the emperor's behavior is so serious. Could it be? Wang De dared not think about it anymore when he thought of this. Because if this matter was as he expected, then the Tang Dynasty palace would have to experience another bleeding. "I don't know anything, I don't know." Wang De said to himself, then he glanced at the direction of Liangyi Hall, and his old body disappeared into his sigh.

In fact, the day after Su Dingfang left, the army outside the city was assembled. It was an indisputable fact that Emperor Li Shimin personally conquered the Turks for his son. However, it was a big deal for the emperor to personally conquer the major affairs of the country, so how could he be a joke? Because after the emperor personally conquered, he had to deal with the major affairs of the country. Who should be asked to deal with it? The prince was young and was not at the age of performing the crown ritual and could not handle the government affairs. Others did not have the qualifications at all. Besides, the Tang Dynasty had just experienced the Xuanwu Gate coup, and the Turkic invasion stabilized. Therefore, finally, with the persuasion of Fang Xuanling and others, Li Shimin finally stopped personally and handed over the command of the army to General Li Liang, the general of the left guard.

Li Shimin looked at Li Liang's army who had emerged from Chang'an City in military uniform at Xuanwu Gate, praying silently in his heart, hoping that Li Ke would return long ago. He could not rescue Li Ke personally, for him, because he had already made up for Yang Fei. Therefore, whether Li Liang's army asked Li Ke to return early was a compensation for Yang Fei's misconduct. At the same time, he also gave Su Dingfang high expectations in his heart, just as when Su Dingfang asked him to send troops to rescue Li Ke from Mobei, he agreed without hesitation.

The cold of Chang'an is incomparable to the cold of Mobei. Five days later, Su Ding, who had been out of Suzhou, found that the soldiers behind him were still unable to adapt to the weather in Mobei for a while.

Because it took six days for the imperial court to be passed on to Li Jing by fast horse. Therefore, Su Dingfang, who had left Suzhou after five days, took one day ahead of Li Jing and the others.

At this time, Su Dingfang looked at the endless scenery of the northern country covered with snow, without any appreciation. He said to Liu Rengui beside him, "Originally, let's divide the troops here. If you have few people, look for Your Highness towards Xifengzhou. According to my estimate, if Your Highness can defeat the Turkish cavalry, he might go west and go to the Lingzhou road in Shuofang to Chang'an. As for me, I will follow this road and go deep into the desert. If Your Highness is still trapped on the way back to Chang'an from Yinshan, I will definitely rescue him safely."

"Okay." Liu Rengui said firmly, "Dingfang, Your Highness must return to Chang'an safely, and we must welcome him back to Chang'an City."

"I know." Su Dingfang nodded, and his firm eyes told Liu Rengui that if he failed, he would be determined to succeed. "Don't worry, Your Highness will definitely return to Chang'an City safely."

Then, Su Dingfang reached out his hand and held it with Liu Rengui.

"Start." Su Dingfang shouted loudly, and the 5,600 cavalrymen were like wolves on the grassland, leading their blood towards the direction of Yinshan, the holy land of the Turks.

Seeing Su Dingfang's team disappearing into the western sky, Li Zong beside Liu Rengui asked, "Captain Liu, don't know how we should march? If you really want to listen to General Su, you should look for the third brother in the direction west?" Although Liu Rengui was the rafter of Li Ke's mansion and a civil servant, he wanted to command the black-clothed guard in the mansion. Therefore, Li Ke gave him the title of military lieutenant. Therefore, Li Zong and Yuchi Jun were soldiers, so they called Liu Rengui the lieutenant.

"Dingfang is right." Liu Rengui said affirmatively, "I believe that Your Highness must have defeated the Turkic cavalry and detoured to the west, wanting to enter Lingzhou from Fengzhou and then return to Chang'an. Therefore, the possibility of him being trapped on the way back to Chang'an from Yinshan is very small."

"Then why didn't General Su look westward?" Yuchi Jun asked in confusion, "Aren't he going deep into the desert going in the wrong direction?"

"If the Zuoxian King of Turks really wanted to kill His Highness, would he only send more than a thousand cavalry?" Liu Rengui asked back, "If it were me, he would definitely send several troops to the point of being safe, and he would not want his opponent to have an opportunity." Speaking of this, Liu Rengui was silent for a moment and then said, "What would he do if the Turkish Jie Li Khan knew what Zuoxian King did? He would kill his son? He would not kill his son, but would send heavy troops to intercept His Highness, so that His Highness would never return to the Tang Dynasty. This would cover up the mistakes made by Schroeder. At that time, he would put the blame on other tribes on the grassland. After all, the peace talks between His Highness and the Turks were successful, so he did not need to kill His Highness. In this way, the envoys of the Tang Dynasty suddenly disappeared on the grassland, and we have no evidence to prove which tribe did it. Can we rashly launch a war against the Turks?"

"I understand." Li Zong suddenly realized, "General Su wanted us to go west to help His Highness, and he himself wanted to intercept and kill several other troops sent by the Zuoxian King of Turks, and even Jie Li Khan sent his highness to intercept and kill His Highness's cavalry."

After hearing Li Zong's explanation, Liu Rengui nodded with satisfaction.

"Why are you so sure that the third brother can defeat the Turkic cavalry?" Yuchi Jun asked again.

"Don't you think Your Highness will do it?" Liu Rengui asked back, then smiled at Yuchi Jun, "Two young men, let's go? Your Highness is still waiting for us."

"Okay, let's go." Li Zong shouted excitedly at this time.
Chapter completed!