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Chapter 331 The overall situation has been decided
When Li Zhen saw Pei Xingjian covered in blood, he was filled with emotion. This Pei Xingjian was indeed a rare general. Pei Xingjian should be credited with the first victory in this battle!
At that moment, Li Zhen said: "Pei Xingjian, there is Li Zhi's army in front of us. Do you dare to fight with me and Li Zhi again?"
Pei Xingjian said loudly: "I am willing to die for His Highness the Crown Prince!"
At that moment, Li Zhen yelled: "Commanders, come down the mountain with me and capture Li Zhi alive!"
"Catch Li Zhi alive!"
After Xue Wanche was eliminated, the morale of Li Zhen's army was like a rainbow. They rushed out of the pass with overwhelming force and attacked Li Zhi's army.
Li Zhi's rebels have been attacking. Who would have thought that the official army would break out and be defeated in a moment.
Most of Li Zhi's rebels were young men who were in front. They were no match for Li Zhen's army. They were killed until they were bleeding like rivers. The rest turned around and ran away. The escape of these young men also drove Li Zhen's army to the front. shake.
The army of more than 300,000 people could not stand still and kept retreating.
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Li Zhen will naturally not let go of this golden opportunity to achieve final victory. If Li Zhi is allowed to gain a firm foothold, it will not be easy to defeat him. Now is the opportunity.
Li Zhen commanded the army to attack with all its strength, and Li Zhi's army was defeated again and again, unable to gain a foothold.
Those captured young men took the opportunity to disperse in a hurry. However, Li Zhi's ability to lead and manage troops was far inferior to Xue Wanche's. He was unable to stop the army's defeat and could only flee westward.
Li Zhenjun took the opportunity to shout: "The prince has an order, and those who surrender will be spared death!"
After hearing this, most of Li Zhi's soldiers were instantly defeated.
It turns out that the reason why these soldiers wanted to follow Li Zhi in rebellion was because Li Zhi spread rumors and the imperial court wanted to kill all of them, the soldiers of the Western Expedition, just to save their lives.
Now that Li Zhen has said that surrendering can save you from death, then who will accompany Li Zhi to death?
More and more people are surrendering, and fewer and fewer people are fleeing with Li Zhen.
Li Zhen ran westward for more than twenty miles. Looking around, he found that only two guards were left.
Seeing this scene, Li Zhi suddenly lost his mind, felt so sad that he even started crying.
When the guard Li Sanlang saw Li Zhi like this, he thought in his heart that Li Zhi's situation was over. Instead of accompanying Li Zhi to death, it would be better to kill him, cut off his head and go to the prince to ask for merit, and then he would be rich for the rest of his life.
Thinking of this, Li Sanlang suddenly drew his sword and hacked another guard to death, and then pointed the bloody sword at Li Zhi.
"What are you going to do?" Li Zhi wanted to say something more, but Li Sanlang was not willing to listen. He cut Li Zhi off his horse with one knife, then dismounted and cut off Li Zhi's head and pinned it on his waist. He beat the horse back and faced Li Zhen. Please reward me
In the battle of Qingqu, Li Zhen used tens of thousands of troops to defeat the main rebel force of 400,000. The rebel leader Li Zhi was killed, and the rebel general Xue Wanche committed suicide, forcing the 300,000 rebels to surrender. At this point, Li Zhi's rebellion was completely wiped out!
This war, which was related to the fate of the Tang Dynasty, finally ended. Li Zhen once again used her wisdom and courage to turn the tide and save the Tang Dynasty and the city of Chang'an. She saved millions of people!
After the battle, the ground was in a mess. Although this battle was a complete victory, it also greatly damaged the vitality of Datang.
The 300,000-strong Western Expeditionary Army led by Li Zhi was the main force of the Central Army of the Tang Dynasty and the Western Front Army. After this battle, all losses were lost.
And Li Zhi's rebels produced great destructive power during the attack on Chang'an, so that the western part of Chang'an was covered with bones and sparsely populated, causing great losses in both population and economy.
What is even more hateful is that in order to avoid the threat of Tuyuhun from behind, Li Zhi actually ceded all the land in several states around Yumenguan in the Tang Dynasty to Tuyuhun. As a result, the gate to the western part of the Tang Dynasty was opened, and foreign tribes drove straight in, and the entire west was no longer safe to defend.
As long as the foreigners are willing, their cavalry can march westward at any time, and it only takes a few days to reach Chang'an City, which brings great hidden dangers to the security of Datang.
However, at this time, the Tang Dynasty was severely weakened, and it was temporarily unable to recapture the western states. It was not easy to maintain the status quo for the time being. If one day the aliens attacked with all their strength, the Tang Dynasty, which had already lost its foundation, would really be able to repel the alien attack. It's very difficult.
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After quelling Li Zhi's rebellion, Li Shimin rewarded them for their merits. In this battle, several veteran generals made military exploits again, and Li Shimin granted these veteran generals their food fiefs.
At the same time, during the Battle of Qingqu, Pei Xingjian fought against 400,000 rebels with one army and defended theLi Shimin rewarded Pei Xingjian and promoted him to a third-rank general. He became a third-rank general at the age of more than 20 years old, which was extremely rare in the Tang Dynasty.
In this rebellion, Li Xiaogong, Duan Zhixuan, Cheng Mingzhen and others died in battle. At Li Zhen's request, Li Shimin conferred their titles, which were inherited by their descendants, and gave their families a large amount of property.
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At Li Zhen¡¯s request, Li Shimin only pursued the chief culprits of the rebellion, granted amnesty to these rebel soldiers, and sent them to guard the border in the west to relieve the urgent need for major generals who were short of troops on the western front.
In this way, the originally precarious situation was finally alleviated.
Li Shimin then ordered that the properties of Li Zhi, Xue Wanche, Chai Lingwu and other chief criminals be seized and returned to the national treasury. As for their families, Li Zhi is Li Shimin's son, Xue Wanche is Li Shimin's brother-in-law, and Chai Lingwu is his consort. If the nine tribes are to be punished, Li Shimin will be the last one. They should be killed first, so they had no choice but to let it go and just demote their family members to civilians.
Li Shimin handed over all the specific work of dealing with the aftermath to Li Zhen.
The rebellion led by Li Zhi dealt a huge blow to Li Shimin. Even his own son opposed him and wanted to oust him from the throne and become emperor, which caused him great inner trauma.
Li Shimin became seriously ill because of this, and had to leave all specific matters to Li Zhen.
In this counter-rebellion, Li Zhen once again turned the tide, saved the people of Chang'an City, and once again saved the Tang Dynasty. For a while, her prestige rose again. Many people even believed that Li Zhen's contribution to the Tang Dynasty was not Under Li Shimin.
If Li Shimin created the foundation of the Tang Dynasty, then Li Zhen not only preserved this foundation, but also carried it forward.
In the hearts of many people, Li Zhen has become the real pillar of the Tang Dynasty!
The Prince's Mansion.
It wasn¡¯t until late at night that Li Zhen finished handling the day¡¯s official duties and felt dizzy.
Li Zhen thought, everyone said that the emperor was good, but judging from the few days of government affairs that he had been in charge of, being the emperor was not a good thing. He got up earlier than a chicken every day, and worked harder than a donkey. When would he be able to survive? Live the leisurely life you want(remember this website address: www.hlnovel.com