Here comes the fifth chapter!
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Chang 'an,
Prince Qin's mansion.
Li Shi Min invited all the old ministers of King Qin's Mansion to a banquet. Suddenly, a trusted aide hurried over and whispered a few words into his ear, causing his expression to change drastically.
He quickly got up and rushed back to the study.
At the same time, he got someone to bring Zhangsun Wuji over.
Zhangsun Wuji asked in surprise,"Why did the King of Qin abandon his guests and call Wuji to the study in such a hurry?"”
Li Shiming's eyes widened as he stared at Zhangsun Wuji, his face filled with excitement.
When Zhangsun Wuji saw his expression, he was stunned at first. Then, an idea flashed in his mind and he suddenly raised his head.
"General Tian Ce has clashed with the Turkic army?”
Li Shi Min nodded heavily and finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Assistant, as you expected, Sixth Brother is naturally arrogant and treats all the heroes in the world as nothing.
After clearing out the tribes on the outskirts of the desert, his fifty thousand Mo Saber Guards had engaged with the one hundred thousand soldiers of the Eighth Prince.
Moreover, the Turkic Jie Li Khan personally led three hundred thousand troops to attack Youzhou! They were engaged in a fierce battle with the Youzhou garrison.
In this way, his sixth brother would not be able to escape from Youzhou. The opportunity you and I have been waiting for has arrived!”
It was nearly 2,300 miles from Youzhou to Chang 'an.
Even the elite scouts would need six to seven days to deliver the news.
The border intelligence that Li Shiming had obtained was at least six or seven days behind!
At this moment, he had no idea that Li Changqing had flattened the Turkic court, nor did he know that the Turkic army had retreated and that the crisis at Youzhou had been resolved.
Zhangsun Wuji's eyes were bright and his voice was filled with excitement.
"We've been planning for so long. We can finally make our move! The first step was to eliminate the deposed Crown Prince, Li Jiancheng.”
Li Jiancheng had many supporters in the court. If he was not eliminated, even if Li Shimin forced the abdication, he would not be able to gain the support of all the civil and military officials, and all kinds of unfavorable situations would occur.
Li Shi Min's face flashed with ruthlessness as he muttered,"Big brother, you should have died long ago when you failed to launch the Black Tortoise Sect mutiny. Sixth Brother was soft-hearted, so he spared your life until now. Don't blame me!"
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Jie Li Khagan was filled with hatred. The army clearly had the advantage on the battlefield, but they were forced to retreat.
His resentment towards Li Changqing had already broken through the sky.
He even killed his beloved mount and swore to kill Li Changqing in the future.
Today's hatred was irreconcilable!
The Turkic army that had attacked Youzhou day and night for seven days and six nights had retreated, leaving behind nearly forty-five thousand corpses.
No one would have thought that their Imperial Court would actually be wiped out by Li Changqing!
From the Khagan to the generals and the wives and children of the tribal leaders, they were all captured. How could they fight this war?
Youzhou City was filled with cheers!
The Heavy Armor Guards and the Heavenly Festival Army had been tense for seven days, and they could finally relax.
They only needed to rest for three to five days. At that time, the Mo Saber Guards, Heavy Armor Guards, Divine Arrow Guards, and the Heaven Festival Army would all be back to their peak, and they wouldn't have to fear a Turkic attack!
" Clean up the battlefield quickly," Li Changqing instructed Li Jing." Cremate all the corpses to prevent large-scale infectious diseases." In addition, he ordered that the drinking water of the soldiers and civilians in the city must be boiled before drinking.”
"Yes!"
Li Jing respectfully accepted the order and went to make the corresponding arrangements.
Li Changqing then ordered Su Dingfang," Gather all the doctors in Youzhou City and order them to come to the army to learn the medical skills of suturing wounds and treat the wounded soldiers."”
"Yes!"
Su Dingfang cupped his fists and accepted the order. He personally led the troops to gather the physicians from the entire city.
After Li Jing and Su Dingfang left, Li Changqing's brow remained furrowed, not relaxed by the Turkic army's retreat.
"Shadow Guards! He was constantly investigating the situation in the border towns and villages to prevent the Turks from pillaging and massacring them out of anger.”
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As the Turkic army retreated, Jie Li Khagan suddenly had a plan.
He immediately ordered a general to lead 1,500 troops to attack the villages near Youzhou.
As for himself, he would lead a portion of the main force to ambush them.
Li Changqing would not sit idly by as the Turkic army invaded the border towns.
The Jie Li Khan was unwilling to retreat just like that. It was a very normal reaction to burn, kill, and plunder the border towns in anger. It would not cause the Tang army to have other thoughts.
And once Li Changqing sent troops to destroy the small Turkic army invading the border, he would fall into Jie Li Khan's trap and fall into the ambush of the army.
This kind of scheme was reasonable and unexpected. It was too difficult to see through!
Jie Li Khagan looked at Youzhou City from afar as a trace of viciousness flashed across his face.
"With your personality, you would never bring more than two thousand men with you to destroy a small army of fifteen hundred men. Once you are surrounded by me, you won't be able to escape even if you have wings!”
Soon, a troop of 1,500 men left the main force and headed straight for the villages and towns near Youzhou.
As for Jie Li Khan, he secretly led 30 thousand troops and left the tribe. He had to choose a good terrain and set up an ambush to take down Li Changqing in one fell swoop.
Otherwise, if he left, the hatred in his heart would not be extinguished!
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Two days had passed since the Turkic retreat.
In the past two days, Li Changqing had been tidying up the wounded, settling the compensation for the dead, guiding the doctors of Youzhou in suturing wounds, and so on. He was so busy with all kinds of post-war affairs that he didn't even have time to eat.
At the place where the wounded were settled, Fang Xuanling found the busy Li Changqing and reported the number of casualties." General, our Turkic army has more than 170,000 civilians and killed 214,000 Turkic soldiers! They had killed nearly 380,000 enemies in total!
Among them, 2,634 Dragon Cavalry Guards died, 1,223 Heavy Armor Guards died, 87 Divine Arrow Guards died, 5,371 Mo Saber Guards died, and a total of 9,313 White Robe Guards died! 21,685 soldiers of the Tianjie Army died in battle.”
In this battle, the white-robed army could be said to have displayed an awe-inspiring might! With the blood of the Turks, the might of the Great Tang was forged!
Almost all of the Turkic peripheral tribes had been wiped out, and the Imperial Court had been wiped out. The Eighth Prince's army of one hundred thousand had been wiped out, and the Jie Li Khagan had led three hundred thousand soldiers out, but they had been forced to retreat after leaving behind forty-five thousand corpses.
The losses of both sides were at the extreme.
The Han and Tang won, and the Turks were defeated!
"General, there's an urgent report from the front. Seventy li north of Youzhou, a group of more than fifteen hundred Turkic cavalry has been discovered.”
Just as Fang Xuanling finished his report, the Shadow Guards came over to report the latest information to Li Changqing.
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