PDLP Chapter 300 The Promise of Barley Wine and Lamb Leg: A Generous Gift from the Owner
Chapter 300 The Promise of Barley Wine and Lamb Leg: A Generous Gift from the Owner
Si Zi slapped her forehead, thinking, "Finally, I understand!" This "Wen Cheng" is nothing like the dignified Princess "Wen Cheng." This real person is just a love-struck fool with pink bubbles in her head. She married far away for love, but all her sincerity was wasted, and she was completely outmaneuvered.
At this moment, she wasn't regretting the foolish original she had transmigrated into, nor was she considering ending her own life. Instead, she firmly believed that she had encountered a time-space distortion and was planning to exploit the bug to restart her transmigrated life!
As a result, Chen Lin grabbed her wrist and said, "Silly girl, you can only start over if you're alive!" He then poured his heart out by telling her about his dark history of being cheated by a scumbag boyfriend and having to question his life.
Wen Chengsi squatted angrily by the river. Hearing this unusual conversation, a thought suddenly struck him: Maybe this time-travel script really does have a hidden plot?
Seeing this, Chen Lin quickly soothed Si Zi and said that she would go and prepare roasted lamb leg and barley wine, and would come to feed her in a little while.
Si Zi rested her chin on her hand, gazing at the swaying shadows of the trees outside the window, and a wave of heart-wrenching memories suddenly washed over her.
When she was a child, her father, Emperor Taizong of Tang, would always hold her on his lap and tell her stories of war and conquest in a deep, resonant voice like that of a reed pipe. At that time, she was still an infant, but the flames of war had already ignited on the borders of the Tang Dynasty in the eighth year of the Zhenguan era.
General Duan Zhixuan of the Left Valiant Guard led his iron cavalry like thunder, and in June, their offensive reached the shores of Qinghai Lake. The Tuyuhun leader, Fuyun, fled in panic into the desert...
However, this lone wolf of the grasslands was not resigned to its evil intentions. On November 19th, its remaining forces launched another surprise attack on Liangzhou. When the news reached Chang'an, Sizi, though still learning to speak, vaguely remembered hearing his father's furious rebuke outside the palace.
Li Shimin slammed his fist on the table and rose to his feet, his voice blazing with fury: "Issue my decree: immediately mobilize the army!" The emperor's wrath could shake the very foundations of the land. This edict was not only a response to the provocateurs but also a testament to the Tang Dynasty's determination to defend its territory.
On the third day of the twelfth lunar month, snow covered Chang'an. The God of War, Li Jing, was appointed as the Grand General of the Western Route Army. Behind this was Li Shimin's wise choice of personnel after careful consideration.
He knew Li Jing was a brilliant strategist, which was why he entrusted him with such an important task. Li Jing led seven renowned generals, including Hou Junji and Li Daozong, and also brought along the elite cavalry of the Turkic leader Qibi Heli. With 300,000 banners covering the sky, they marched westward in a grand and imposing expedition. This expedition, which spanned the end of the year, was planned by the emperor and was destined to be etched into history as an immortal achievement.
On the eighth day of the intercalary fourth month of the ninth year of the Zhenguan era, war drums thundered at the foot of Kushan Mountain. Later, when Sizi grew up, he heard from palace maids that Emperor Li Daozong had personally led his vanguard like silver spears piercing the fog, tearing through the enemy's defenses, and in that instant, the Tang army devoured them like ferocious tigers…
She was secretly pleased; this ingenious troop-division tactic also reminded her of her father's repeated deliberations with the court officials. Li Jing led the northern army, employing the "right hook" tactic, flanking and encircling along the Qilian Mountains...
Hou Junji, leading the southern army, thrust straight into the heart of the Tuyuhun territory with a "left hook" attack. Sagu Wuren fought a bloody battle at Mandu Mountain, his spear staining blood as enemy generals fell from their horses…
As for Niuxindui and Chishuiyuan, good news kept pouring in. Not only was the enemy chieftain and strategist Murong Xiaojun captured, but tens of thousands of cattle and sheep were also driven to trample the wasteland. Li Jing broke through the enemy camp three times at Chihai, and the livestock captured stretched for hundreds of miles, turning the grassland into a flowing river of gold.
Si Zi knew A Ye's methods all too well. If this story were given a title, it would be: "Li Shimin's Wise Conquest of Tuyuhun: The Tang Dynasty's Version of the 'Western Development'!" As the smoke of battle on the western front turned into a "scorching drama," the chief screenwriter, Li Shimin, directly stepped in to add more episodes! One after another, handwritten edicts, like ancient versions of "urgent mail," were precisely airdropped to the front lines, not only reassuring the soldiers but also drawing "strategy guides" on the map. This operation was definitely a "strategic ceiling."
On the main characters' side, Xue Wanjun led his light cavalry into "wilderness chase" mode, the sound of hooves more punctual than an alarm clock, keeping Fuyun Khan on the edge of his seat like a frightened bird, even trampling the moonlight in the Gobi Desert. Hou Junji and Li Daozong went even further, engaging in "extreme off-roading," leading their troops at breakneck speed from Xingxiuchuan to Baihai, effectively turning the enemy's escape route into a "dead end."
At the critical moment, Zhi Shi Si Li staged a famous "supply interception" scene, directly cutting off Fu Yun's "supply." Poor Fu Yun, gazing at the Tang Dynasty battle flags covering the mountains, utterly succumbed to despair, running out of ammunition and supplies, and finally had no choice but to "end his life." Fortunately, his son Fu Shun timely "added to the drama," holding the imperial seal and staging a "discretion is the better part of valor" surrender act, successfully obtaining the "Prince of Xiping" lifetime VIP card.
Emperor Taizong of Tang waved his hand and asked the prince with a smile, "Tell me, who should govern this snowy plateau?" With that, the former territory of Tuyuhun was incorporated into the Tang Dynasty's territory, becoming a new "jurisdiction." The once-fierce beacon fires on the border quietly "transferred" to become the "atmosphere carriers" of the Silk Road camel caravans, and the jingling camel bells played a melodious new chapter in trade.