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Chapter 243 The decisive battle at dawn

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    Chapter 243 The troops march out of Xue Yantuo!

    In ancient times when men were superior to women, women were proud to give birth to boys. Even the Tang Dynasty, where women's rights were strong and the atmosphere was open, was no exception.

    So, when Li Zhen said that giving birth to a daughter was a caring little thing, everyone was very surprised, and they were all wondering how could Li Zhen have such an idea?

    The prince Li Zhen has no heirs yet. If he cannot have another son, his status as prince will be affected.

    In ancient times, many princes were established because they had good heirs.

    For example, Emperor Hui of Jin in the Jin Dynasty, and Emperor Renzong of Ming Dynasty, both established their status as princes because they had good sons.

    Therefore, Li Zhen¡¯s lack of children until now is a hidden danger, and it is also related to the future of Datang. What Li Zhen lacks most now is a son.

    Under this situation, Li Zhen still thought that her daughter and son were the same, which puzzled everyone.

    Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Li Zhen couldn't help but feel happy. People of this era still couldn't understand her own point of view. In the time and space where she was originally, having a daughter was a blessing, and giving birth to a son meant both tiredness and happiness.

    But when Li Zhen said this, Xu Hui felt a lot better, because she knew that no matter she gave birth to a boy or a girl, Li Zhen would still love the child. In this way, Xu Hui's burden was relieved a lot.  , and there was a smile on his face.

    At this time, Li Ruyi asked: "Your Highness, I heard that Xue Yantuo has assembled a large army and is preparing to go to war with the Tang Dynasty. The emperor has also agreed that His Highness will lead troops to go on the expedition. When are you going to set off?"

    Li Zhen smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've learned how to make fried chicken tenders in the past two days. I won't be late until I let you all eat enough."

    "Your Highness is a real man, how can he delay the affairs of the country by loving his children?" Li Ruyi began to preach.

    Li Zhen laughed, glanced at Li Ruyi with satisfaction, and said, "Madam is really a good wife, with the demeanor of the eldest grandson queen. There is a reason why I am not in a hurry."

    "Oh? Why is His Highness delayed?" Li Ruyi asked puzzledly.

    Li Zhen said seriously: "The current Xue Yantuo people are like a bow with a full string. If we attack him directly, then he can fight our army in one go. In this way, even if our army can win, he will definitely win."  The loss is huge. But if we wait for them to slack off before attacking, it will be much easier."

    "Also, it is spring now and the roads are not good. If we go to attack Xueyantuo now, the soldiers will suffer a lot more. However, Xueyantuo people wait for work in leisure, which is not good for our army.

    Therefore, I will keep delaying until the people of Xueyantuo slack off and until the rainy season passes, then our army can defeat Xueyantuo in one battle.  "

    "So that's it. It seems that I wrongly blamed His Highness." Li Ruyi blushed.

    Then he said: "Your Highness, I think of the days when we were fighting in Youzhou, and I really want to go on an expedition with you."

    "Haha, you'd better skip this and give me a child as soon as possible. This is your biggest task." Li Zhen said with a smile.

    When Li Ruyi heard this, her handsome face lit up and she said repeatedly: "Your Highness, you are so bad"

    Time passed day by day, and Li Zhen showed no sign of leading the army to leave Chang'an. Li Shimin also knew that Li Zhen must have her own plans, so he did not rush Li Zhen.

    Li Zhenze came to the military camp from time to time to watch the soldiers drill. He also specially asked people to take out money from the internal treasury and buy a large amount of meat and polished rice to improve the food for the soldiers.

    On this day, Li Zhen watched the soldiers practice the mandarin duck formation. He was very satisfied to see that the soldiers were strong and orderly.

    At the end of the training, Li Zhen said again: "Ask the kitchen to give each person two kilograms of pork, and in addition, each person will be rewarded with ten kilograms of polished rice to provide the soldiers with this week's expenses."

    Cheng Chuli on the side said: "Your Highness, the soldiers are very divided now."

    Li Zhen stared and said, "What's wrong? Are the soldiers not eating well? Do you think the soldiers have any objections? If so, increase the cost for each person!"

    Cheng Chuli shook his head repeatedly and said: "Your Highness, on the contrary, the reason why the soldiers have objections is not that the food is not good, but that the food is too good."

    "Nani? What the hell? Do you have any objections to eating too well?" Li Zhen had a black line on her forehead.

    Cheng Chuli smiled and said: "Your Highness, the soldiers all said that they eat meat every day and eat rice every day, consuming the country's expenses in vain, but there is no use for them. If this continues, they themselves will feel bad."

    "The soldiers have already worked up their energy and are waiting to go to the battlefield as soon as possible to fight against the Xueyantuo people.The scene!  "

    "Yes, the soldiers have been impatient for a long time and are happy to hear about the battle." Wang Fangyi also said.

    Li Zhen nodded and said: "It seems that the military morale is ready. In ten days, we will set off to Xue Yantuo!"

    "Yes!" Cheng Chuli and Wang Fangyi were eager to give it a try.

    The generals Xue Rengui, Zhou Qing, Xue Xiantu and others on the side also became excited after hearing the news.

    Ten days later, Li Zhen led the 30,000-strong Central Army from Chang'an and marched north.

    At the same time, Qibi Heli and Ashishenaer each led 50,000 border troops and attacked from the Yunzhong area. Li Daotong led 60,000 government troops to attack from Taiyuan and marched towards Xue Yantuo at the same time.

    However, Li Zhen¡¯s order to these three groups of troops was to advance slowly and outflank them from both sides.

    Everyone was in the dark and didn¡¯t understand what Li Zhen meant. Under normal circumstances, soldiers need to be quick and should attack directly. Why should we advance slowly?

    But since Li Zhen issued the order, everyone could only obey it. The three-pronged army, which could not move more than twenty miles a day, slowly advanced towards Xue Yantuo.

    Daku, where the royal court of Xue Yantuo is located.

    Since the death of Yi Nan, he pulled Zhuohuo and killed Yamang, became Xue Yantuo's new khan, and moved the royal court to Daku.

    However, Xue Yantuo is no longer what he used to be.

    First, Tumidu of the Huihe tribe rebelled and took away tens of thousands of elite soldiers at once. Moreover, Tumidu had helped Li Zhen kill Yi Nan and had a grudge against Bazhuo for killing his father. Therefore, the two tribes attacked each other.  , all suffered great damage.

    When the house leaked, it rained all night, and the nine Tiele tribes also turned against Xue Yantuo under Tumidu's persuasion.

    The Nine Tribes of Tiele and the Uighur Tribe were the most powerful tribes in Xue Yantuo. Their rebellion caused Xue Yantuo's strength to plummet and he was suddenly reduced to a second-rate force.

    However, Bazhuo was not willing to accept Xue Yantuo's decline. He had a grudge against Datang for killing his father, so he harassed and plundered Datang from time to time.

    He did not expect that Datang no longer wanted to endure it any longer and was preparing to give Xue Yantuo a fatal blow!

    The news that the Tang Dynasty had sent troops reached Bazhuo's ears. Not only was Bazhuo not worried, but he was relieved.

    It has been several months since the Tang Dynasty announced the war. In the past few months, Bazhuo gathered all the tribesmen who could fight and prepared to fight the Tang Dynasty to the death, but there was no movement from the Tang Dynasty.

    As a result, Ba Zhuo¡¯s heart has been thinking (Remember this website¡¯s website address: www.hlnovel.com
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