freenovelworld Chapter 783 Good News
Chapter 783 Good News
Chapter 783 Good News
There are more than ten thousand injuries, and half of them can finally go to the battlefield again.
In other words, this battle alone reduced the number of staff by 3.
Lin Xuan's heart is very heavy, he is not used to seeing life and death like others.
So far, he has only experienced two wars in total.
The battle to attack the Mukun tribe didn't take long, and the brave guards didn't suffer much.
But this time, more than half of the brave guards were killed, and almost everyone else was wounded.
Poor Wuding Riverside Bone, still a spring boudoir dream!
Their families are still waiting for them to go back, and in the end they may not even have to wait for the body and ashes.
"Okay! Soldiers should be proud of the shroud of horse leather. Today we are lucky to survive, and we may be the ones who will die in battle in the future." Cheng Yaojin looked around and said, "What we have to do is to fulfill their wish and clear the grassland. Protect the border of the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years of peace!"
"Purge the grasslands and protect the border of the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years of peace!"
"Purge the grasslands and protect the border of the Tang Dynasty for a hundred years of peace!"
All the generals stood up and shouted in unison.
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"Good news! Good news!"
In the evening, a group of postmen and horses arrived at Chang'an City.
The soldiers guarding the city gate saw the flags behind them and quickly moved out of the way.
After the postman rode his horse into Chang'an City, he drank all the way and went straight to the palace.
The people along the way gave way one after another, with joy on their faces.
Many of their families have members of the army. The good news means that the soldiers in the front have won the battle, and it also means that their sons, husbands, and fathers are likely to come back alive.
"This good news should be from Beijiang, right?"
"Except for Northern Xinjiang, where is the Tang Dynasty still fighting at this time? And these messengers entered through the North Gate, where else could it be if it wasn't the Northern Xinjiang Battle Report?"
While the people in Chang'an were talking about it, the postman's battle report had already been delivered to Li Shimin.
Although Li Shimin knew it was a good news, when he opened the battle report, his hands were already trembling.
Although they won, the meanings represented by a big victory and a miserable victory are different.
"Okay, Zhijie is indeed my lucky general!" Li Shimin said happily after reading it.
This battle report is about Cheng Yaojin's surprise attack on the Mukun tribe.
Although it only wiped out a tribe of more than 2 people, the self-sufficiency loss was very small, and this was the first battle for the army to enter the grassland, which was of special significance.
Since ancient times, the dynasties of the Central Plains have mostly adopted a defensive attitude towards nomadic peoples.
Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall to defend against the Huns.
The siege of Liu Bang's white horse almost lost his life.
From the later Wuhuluanhua to the Weishui alliance, for thousands of years, the nomads have suffered losses for many talented and crude emperors of the Central Plains dynasty.
Of course, this does not mean that the Central Plains Dynasty has been passively beaten. In fact, in serious calculations, in the large-scale war with the nomads, the Central Plains Dynasty actually won more.
Victory is victory, but for the Central Plains Dynasty, the benefits are not many, on the contrary, it consumes a lot of national power.
After all, in most wars, nomads are the active side.
In this way, although the Central Plains Dynasty won, it did not actually take much advantage, and what it got in exchange was only a short period of peace, and when the nomads regained their vitality, they would make a comeback.
It's not that the Central Plains Dynasty didn't want to take the initiative to attack. The nomads were all cavalry. The Central Plains Dynasty lacked war horses. Once they lost the benefits of the city, they would suffer inherently.
The reason why Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty can stand shoulder to shoulder with Qin Shihuang is because he took the initiative to conquer the Xiongnu many times and drove the Xiongnu to Mobei.
However, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was able to have his merits, thanks to the horse breeding system that began in the early Han Dynasty.
In fact, since the Qin Dynasty, the imperial court has promulgated the system of raising horses.
In the Han Dynasty, Xiao He perfected it on the basis. After the accumulation of several generations of emperors in the Han Dynasty, the number of horses owned by the Han Dynasty increased greatly.
Many people put the credit on Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty and Huo Qubing Weiqing.
As initiators and executors, they have indeed made great contributions.
But this is not decisive. If there were no horse breeding system of the Han Dynasty and the persistence of several generations of emperors, would it be possible for you to let Wei Qinghuo Qubing lead the infantry to chase other cavalry?
However, although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty drove the Xiongnu to Mobei, he also exhausted the national power of the Han Dynasty and caused many social conflicts.
The fundamental reason is that laying down the grassland does not mean occupying it. From a long-term perspective, it can ease the pressure on the border and win peace.
But from a short-term point of view, it is just a waste of national power and has no practical significance.
But for Li Shimin, laying down the grassland is not unoccupiable.
Other emperors could not occupy the grassland because the Central Plains Dynasty was an agricultural nation, and the grassland could not be cultivated. Occupying it would not only be of no use at all, but would consume the country's resources.
However, the appearance of potatoes gave Li Shimin hope to occupy the grassland.
As long as the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo can be wiped out or driven to Mobei, Datang can build a city on the grassland.
The existence of potatoes allows the people of the Tang Dynasty to take root in the grasslands.
In addition, the grassland can raise horses in large quantities, and with the population of the Central Plains, if there are enough war horses, the possibility of the nomads taking back those territories is very small.
If he could do it, his contribution would far exceed Qin Huang Han Wu, and the stain of killing his brother and imprisoning his father was nothing at all.
After reading the battle report, Li Shimin was in a good mood, but when he saw the letter written by Cheng Yaojin alone, Li Shimin's good mood dissipated a lot.
"Send someone to call Zhao Guogong here." Li Shimin said to Li Mu who was not far away.
"Yes." Li Mu replied.
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Changsun Wuji didn't think much about Li Shimin's sudden summons.
The news of the good news from the north can be said to be well known in Chang'an, he thought Li Shimin summoned him because of the war in the north.
However, when he came to the gate of the palace, Changsun Wuji got out of the carriage and found that there were no other carriages at the gate of the palace.
It stands to reason that it is impossible for Li Shimin to summon him alone. There are only two explanations for this situation.
One is that he was the first to arrive before the others arrived.
Another possibility is that Li Shimin only summoned him alone.
The first possibility is not great. Although Changsun Wuji is the most valued by Li Shimin, Zhao Guogong's mansion is not the closest to the imperial palace among all the princely and noble mansions.
When the emperor summoned them, naturally no one delayed them. It was unreasonable that the ones who were far away arrived, but the ones who were close did not arrive.
Since it is not the first possibility, then it is the second.
This also cast a shadow over Changsun Wuji's heart.
If Li Shimin summoned him alone in normal times, he would be very happy, because it represented Li Shimin's trust in him.
But at this time Li Shimin only summoned him alone, and he didn't feel the slightest joy.
After entering the palace, Changsun Wuji saw that there was no one around, so he whispered, "Eunuch Zhang, did your Majesty only summon the old man?"
"This..." Eunuch Zhang was a little embarrassed.
Eunuch Zhang has been working in KM for more than ten years, so he naturally understands the principle of being cautious in words and deeds.
But Changsun Wuji didn't dare to offend him, so he was a little embarrassed.
(End of this chapter)