The word "side by side" king of the Tang Dynasty

After half a month's march, the white-robed army arrived in Youzhou.

It is late autumn and thousands of trees are falling.

Under the setting sun, the dead trees withered and the old crows cried.

On both sides of the road, villages ten miles away are deserted, and broken trees can be seen everywhere.

The entire world fell into deathly silence, falling into endless darkness.

Along the way, I witnessed the tragic situation in border villages and towns, and all the white-robed soldiers were filled with anger.

"General, there is an old man and a child in front of you."

After listening to the report of the dragon cavalry guard, Li Changqing galloped forward.

What came into view were hundreds of low graves without tombstones.

A white-haired old man in ragged clothes and a six-year-old man The seven-year-old child laboriously dug a hole in the ground, and then buried the dead villagers in it.

"Father-in-law! Li Changqing dismounted and walked up to the old man, with a solemn expression on his face and asked,"May I ask what happened here?""

The old man raised his head and glanced at Li Changqing and the army behind him, ignored him, and continued to work with his head down.

The six or seven-year-old boy spat hard on Li Changqing.

Upon seeing this, a dragon-riding guard beside him said, He immediately shouted:"You child, how dare you be so rude to the general!"

Seeing the ferocious look of the dragon cavalry guard, the young boy was a little scared and hid away from the old man, but still opened his eyes wide and showed no sign of weakness.

His eyes were full of hatred and stubbornness.

"Back off!"Li Changqing shouted low, and the dragon cavalry guards stepped aside and stopped talking.

Li Changqing cupped his hands to the old man and said:"Old man, I am Tiance General Li Changqing. I rushed to the border on the emperor's order to take charge of Youzhou. Can you tell me what happened here? The old man put down his work and stopped digging holes, with a look of painful memories on his face.

He said:"This is Songjiazhuang, with a total of 363 households." Three days ago, Turks broke into the village, burned, killed and looted. All the village's population of more than 1,600 people were killed. The old man and his grandson escaped this disaster by collecting firewood on the mountain."

As he spoke, his cloudy eyes were suddenly filled with anger and resentment.

"I was on the mountain and saw with my own eyes a Youzhou army nearby, but they watched helplessly as the Turks massacred my Songjiazhuang!

Old man, I have lived for sixty-eight years, and I have already lived enough. If I hadn't been worried about my grandson, I would have picked up the hatchet and gone to fight against the Turks!

The Tang army would only pretend to be Turks and plunder the people! Facing foreigners, they are weak and can be bullied, and they are bloodless! I just hope that in the next life, I won’t be reborn in China!"

The old man's soaring anger and deep resentment towards the Tang army made Li Changqing feel deeply ashamed.

After hearing what the Youzhou defenders had done, his eyes were red and blurred, and his face was terrifyingly gloomy.

His voice was extremely low. , said:"Old man, is it true that the Tang army killed good people and took credit for it?""

The old man chuckled, ignored Li Changqing, and pulled his grandson to continue digging a hole on the ground.

Li Changqing took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down his mood. He ordered the people around him:"Leave a team of people to help bury the grandson. The villagers of Songjiazhuang will take them to Youzhou and resettle them properly."

Along the way, I saw that the sufferings of the people at the border far exceeded Li Changqing's imagination.

The Turks entered the village unscrupulously, burned, looted, and massacred the people, but the Youzhou defenders did not even have the courage to stop them, and even pretended to be Turks to fight against the autumn wind!

He was so angry that he could not calm down. , I can’t wait to kill these scum of the Tang army one by one immediately!

When the white-robed army generals heard the news, their faces were gloomy, and endless anger rose in their chests.

……

Due to its geographical location, Youzhou City has an extremely important strategic position no matter which dynasty or generation it was in.

It is an important military town and commercial center in northern China.

Whenever a country becomes powerful, it will use Youzhou as its strategic base to expand its territory.

When the country is in decline, it becomes an important place for military defense.

When the country was stable, it became a trade center in the north, promoting economic and cultural exchanges between China and nomadic peoples.

Youzhou City is a city that is slightly long from north to south, slightly narrow from east to west, and has a rectangular plane.

The four walls are twenty-four miles long, making it a large city.

Youzhou City has a total of ten gates, two each in the southeast and northwest, and the other two are located inside the city.

On this day, the eight city gates in the southeast, northwest and northwest of Youzhou were opened.

General Tiance rushed to Youzhou with 80,000 white-robed troops, and Youzhou guard Luo Yi greeted him at the city gate.

When Li Changqing galloped over, Luo Yi quickly led a group of Youzhou generals to come forward and salute.

"Luo Yi, the governor of Youzhou, meets General Tiance! The white robe army was stationed in Youzhou, Luo Yi couldn't help but be happy!"

Li Changqing looked Luo Yi up and down. He had a fierce face, a hawk-like gaze, and a very obvious flattery on his face.

He recalled Luo Yi's information in his heart.

Luo Yi was fierce and cunning by nature, stubborn and stubborn. Benevolent and righteous.

But he was brave enough to attack and was good at shooting. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, due to his repeated military exploits, he was promoted to General Hu Benlang and stationed in Youzhou (Youzhou was renamed Zhuojun in the Sui Dynasty).

Five months before Li Yuan ascended the throne, he returned to the Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan gave him the surname Li and the title of Duke of Yan.

Historically, because Luo Yi had offended Li Shimin, he was frightened and uneasy, so he plotted a rebellion and was later killed by his subordinates.

Li Changqing looked down at Luo Yi and said,"General Luo, quickly take this opportunity." Will go to the prefect's mansion."

The Turks are becoming more and more rampant, and the Youzhou defenders are in vain to care about the sufferings of the people. At this moment, Li Changqing just wants to take over the military and political affairs of Youzhou immediately.

Luo Yi's expression changed, and he did not expect that Li Changqing would take over his power on the first day after he arrived.

The White Robe Army The military power resounded throughout the land of Kyushu.

Although Luo Yi was very unwilling to lose power, he did not dare to disobey Li Changqing's order.

He ordered Li Jing to arrange for the army to be stationed, and Li Changqing led 5,000 dragon cavalry guards to the prefect's mansion and began to take over the military government of Youzhou. Affairs.

He acted vigorously and resolutely, and the white-robed army was fierce and powerful. All the officials in Youzhou were trembling with fear. They did not dare to show any neglect during the handover.

……

Five days later, the Taishou Mansion was renamed Tiance Mansion.

Li Changqing has fully taken over the military and political affairs of Youzhou.

On this day, he sat high on the main seat, while Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling reported below.

"The supplies shipped to Youzhou and the military supplies allocated to Youzhou by the imperial court were used in the hands of the people and fell into the hands of the soldiers."

"Luo Yitianjie's army encountered Turks outside the city who burned, killed, and looted the people at the border. They fled quickly, and few people came forward to stop them. There were even several military units that pretended to be Turks and plundered villages and towns many times. There are many cases of killing good people and pretending to be meritorious in order to express their gratitude to the imperial court."

The two spent five days investigating and listed out shocking crimes. Generals Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong gritted their teeth. The more they listened, the angrier they became. Their steel teeth were about to be bitten into pieces. Li Changqing's eyes were wide open.

Like lightning, he stood up angrily and shouted:"Luo Yi is a beast, even worse than a Turk! Know your integrity and respect your virtues, come here quickly!"

Cheng Yaojin and Yuchi Gong accepted the order and stood up in a hurry.

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