Chapter 39 Chapter Thirty-Nine

Just ask Liaohe. The Liaohe River did not produce water early or late, but after Comrade Zhang Jian took over the warship, it flooded the entire Liaohe area without end.Residents on both sides of the strait have suffered from the flooding of the Liao River in history.But some people wonder if Zhang Jian's intelligence is not very good. Isn't the boat just floating on the water? The reality tells Zhang Jian that if he wants to cross the Liaohe River, he must be mentally prepared for the grounding of the big ship. Even if you don't run aground, you have to find a place to dock on the other side.Even if you find a place to dock, you have to calculate how far the place is from the Liaohe River once the water recedes, and how the troops can carry such a large boat from the muddy land to the raging Liaohe River.Zhang Jian is a tactful person. Since there is water, the army can't cross the river. Why compete with Liaohe?

The flood did not retreat for a long time, Zhang Jian announced the withdrawal of troops, and returned to Yingzhou to sleep soundly. At that time, in order to prepare for the expedition, Li Shimin had already come to Luoyang from Chang'an. Zhang Jian was urgently called back to Luoyang Palace by an edict. Li Shimin wanted to see why this softie named Zhang Jian had any reason to see him alive now.Zhang Jian came to Luoyang Palace calmly, no matter how Li Shimin questioned him, he kept a calm demeanor.When the time was right, he began to speak.Under Li Shimin's gaze, he described the beauty and evil of Goryeo's mountains, rivers, water and plants like a few treasures.

Later we learned that Comrade Zhang Jian sneaked across the river by himself in order to ensure that he could find out the situation of the other party during the flood.In this way, the loss of the ship can be avoided, and the enemy's news can be found out.Li Shimin likes such a responsible and low-key general. He turned his anger into joy, and worshiped Zhang Jian as the general manager of the march, and envoys led all the Tibetan cavalry as the forward of the Sixth Army. The heavy task of shipbuilding fell on Yan Lide. The army set off and arrived at Anluo Mountain in Youzhou (near Beijing). Li Shimin ordered to start building siege equipment.

Jiang Xingben, the general manager of the army, and Qiu Xingyan, the young supervisor of the Shaofu (Qiu He has fifteen sons in total, all of whom are very promising, and Qiu Xinggong is the most famous) are in charge of coordinating and supervising the construction of important siege equipment such as ladders, flying bridges, and nest vehicles.Originally, it was not easy to build equipment on the mountain, but Jiang Xingben found that since the army began to station here, everything he wanted could be described as everything. Among the people in Youzhou, when the Sui and Tang dynasties were in turmoil, some came out to be thieves and robbed their homes.Now seeing that Korea is going to be fought, I am very excited, and I call on everyone to take out their own things and donate them to the army.

Many ordinary people, in order to show their support, even brought the buckle on the bull's nose. Everyone blocked Jiang Xingben, and he must accept it. Your old bone is useless, so you can take it to the battlefield.Jiang Xingben complained endlessly, because the equipment he manufactured was enough for use, but the people still sent them one after another. It was not good to keep them, let alone throw them away.In the end, it was Li Shimin who went out in person and selected light and easy-to-use equipment for the army, which saved a lot of trouble. But the people are unwilling. It doesn't matter if you don't donate anything, the young and promising young people responded, calling tens of thousands of soldiers, and surrounded the recruiting place with water.Although the Army Recruitment Office has repeatedly claimed that there are troops from Khitan, Xi, Silla, Baekje, Mohe and other places, so we don't need so many here.

But the warriors of the Quartet don't care whether you want it or not, they just won't leave.In the end, the officer had no choice but to come up with a seemingly irresistible reason to prevaricate everyone: "Since we play cards according to the routine, the armor in stock is not enough!" As soon as this remark came out, the warriors dispersed. Half a day later, a shocking scene appeared. Hundreds and thousands of people came back in groups, carrying ropes and carrying homemade machetes and kitchen knives.Seeing that the blocking was ineffective, the recruiting officials began to do ideological work for everyone, saying that the recruiting had ended and everyone would have the opportunity to serve Datang in the future.We all have wives and children. Wouldn’t it be better to go home and do some business with the barbarians, farm the land well, get some property, and live a normal life?

Obviously, everyone took the recruiting office's words as deaf ears. Someone showed iron rods and rakes, and hung a cowhide chest protector on his chest, saying: "You said that you didn't have equipment at first, but now we have equipment. Look, this is our equipment." "For this era, we are willing to die on the battlefield!" The two sides had a stalemate for a long time, and finally, the warriors determined that the army was completely saturated, and then left angrily.They missed the opportunity to get in touch with Li Shimin, because in Youzhou, Li Shimin has always put aside his identity and went to the military camp to visit sick soldiers.The emperor's personal conquest, even willing to worry about an unknown soldier, the morale of the Tang army was greatly boosted, and they all vowed to follow him to the death.

The world has really changed. Can you imagine the scene when Yang Guang went to Korea? Before that, the driver was in Dingzhou (Dingxian County, Hebei Province), where Li Shimin explained his work and cleaned up the house for Prince Li Zhi. Li Zhi is a very filial person, Li Shimin was about to leave, and he cried for several days.Li Shimin warned him, "I left you to guard, and I arranged for virtuous officials to assist me. I want the world to see your demeanor. The key to governing the country is to promote the virtuous and retreat from the unworthy, reward the good and punish the evil, and be selfless. You have to work hard. Here." Li Zhi was still crying, and finally, Li Shimin suddenly said:

"What's the use of crying!" In order to let his son be confident and bold in governing, Li Shimin's civil servants took as little as they could, and stayed to assist Li Zhi.This time, Changsun Wuji, Cen Wenwen, and Minister of the Ministry of Officials, Yang Shidao, all accompanied them on the expedition.Among the people left behind, Xiao Yu stayed behind in Luoyang Palace, while Liu Ji, Ma Zhou, Zhang Xingcheng, Gao Shilian and others were in Dingzhou, assisting the crown prince to supervise the country. Li Zhi respected the important ministers who stayed behind, especially Gao Shilian.This Gao Shilian is equivalent to his grandfather. When dealing with government affairs, Li Zhi was embarrassed to sit in front of Gao Shilian, so he let him sit on the same bed to watch things.Gao Shilian did not change his integrity in the face of difficulties, and he had no cronies when he was an official, so he resolutely declined Li Zhi's request.Li Zhi was even more embarrassed, so he changed his style and set up cases for Gao Shilian many times.

Gao Shilian knew that the pride of Taste Delicious would pave the way for future misfortunes. Be low-key. Liu Ji didn't seem to understand this truth. Li Shimin's evaluation of him is that "the sex is the most steadfast and has benefits; however, his intentions are still promises, and he is private to friends." Among the people who assisted Li Xiaojiu in Dingzhou, Liu Ji had the greatest authority. He was the concubine of Zuo, the Minister of the Ministries, and he was in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Households. He had a heavy responsibility.Before parting, Li Shimin confessed to Liu Jie, saying that this time when I am traveling, it is of great importance for you to assist the prince, and you must understand my painstaking efforts.Comrade Liu Jie was hale and hearty, and he uttered the following sentence without hesitation:

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, if anyone dares to commit a crime after His Majesty leaves, I will kill him immediately!" Li Shimin gave him a blank look, and that was exactly what made Liu Jie realize that he knew he had said something wrong.Li Shimin's consent is still required for ordinary people to be executed. If you dare to kill ministers casually, who gave you such great power? Li Shimin warned him: "Qing's character is too careless and crazy, and it will definitely cause you to lose your life in the future. You must be careful in what you say in the future!" Liu Jie's subsequent tragedy should be said to be well deserved.After going out, he should have stayed at home honestly, eating when he should be eating, sleeping when he should be sleeping, and going to work when he should be going to work.It can be seen that Liu Ji wants to challenge the limits of others.After he walked out with a miserable look on his face, his eyes were loose, and he asked people he knew about the situation when he met them, and asked others to analyze what Li Shimin was thinking. I don’t know if you have such a feeling, that is, when listening to other people’s tragic experiences, the people next to them always have a kind of indifference like a spectator. Liu Ji deeply understood this point, but the ones who really pushed him into hell were those people who had trouble with him on weekdays. Liu Jie always likes to remind others inconceivably, "At this point, I don't know if His Majesty will always remember this matter." Retribution finally came. Someone slandered Liu Ji in front of Li Shimin, "Liu Ji once said that there is no need to worry too much about national affairs. If I assist the young master, I will naturally kill ministers who have different ideas, so that the world can be stable." "Huh? Didn't Liu Ji tell me that? How do you know?" "Liu Ji said this every day, otherwise I wouldn't know." On this day, Li Shimin issued an edict: "Liu Ji discusses government affairs privately with people all day long, hoping for chaos. He regards himself as Yi and Huo, jealous of the ministers, and wants to kill all the ministers. I think he can commit suicide, and his wife and children will be spared. "Liu Ji committed suicide, and he finally shut up. The first battle between the Tang Dynasty and Goryeo had already begun, and Li Ji, the general manager of the Liaodong Road, led the army to Huaiyuan Town first. Huaiyuan Town in the Tang Dynasty is today's Guangning City in Beizhen City, Liaoning Province. It is located in the south of Liaoning, adjacent to Korea.Conquering Huaiyuan Town first, step by step, will buffer the follow-up army.But this is not Li Ji's style. The Tang army in Huaiyuan Town is waving flags and shouting there. Secretly, the passage to northern Liaoning has been opened, and a large number of Tang troops are lurking here. In April of the nineteenth year of Zhenguan (645), the vanguard of Liaodong Road successfully crossed the Liaohe River in the north of Liaoning and successfully marched into Xuantu. Xuantu, a county in ancient times, was roughly located near Tieling, five hundred miles northeast of Huaiyuan Town.The Korean frontier defenses were all suppressed in Huaiyuan Town. They would never have imagined that Tang Jun would even feint a shot when his morale was high, and fart so loudly in Huaiyuan, and the main force ran to Tieling.The several cities near Xuantu panicked and closed their gates all day long, huddling inside and not daring to come out. Gai Suwen understood that the main force of the Tang army was indeed in the north. Jian'an City (Yingkou, Liaoning) at the southern end suffered a great loss from Gai Suwen's understanding. They boldly did not defend until they were caught off guard by the generals of the Tang Dynasty who were familiar with the situation in the lower reaches of the Liao River.The person who led the attack of the Tang army of the branch was Comrade Zhang Jian, the forward of the Sixth Army.After successfully crossing the Liaoshui River, he ran into the Koryo army outside the city. The Koryo army would fight if they could beat them, and run away if they couldn't beat them. end. This was the first great victory of the Tang army. After the news came out, Li Daozong, who was in Xincheng (Shenyang), also sent his own surprise attack army. Cao Sanliang, the captain of Zhechong, male, his birthday, hometown, hobby, and appearance are unknown. We only know that on the fifth day of April, he was ordered by Li Daozong, the deputy chief of the army, to lead a dozen people (you will know why there are so few in the future), pretending to be Approaching the new city with great momentum. The guards of the new city pay attention to principles, and they dare not go out if they say they dare not go out. Facing Cao Sanliang's provocation, they resolutely chose to continue to hide in the city.