Chapter 52 The Terrible Butterfly Effect (2 in 1)(1/2)
Pei Min touched Simba's mane lightly and slowly walked towards Wuzhang's country. He had a lot of thoughts in his mind.
During the meeting with Mosremasa, Pei Min realized that the situation in the Western Regions was about to become increasingly fierce.
The battle with the Arab Empire and Tubo will be on the table.
It feels like I am holding a heavy burden on my body.
In his memory, the Tang Dynasty had never been under such pressure.
The exhibition of the prosperous Tang Dynasty in history was very stable. First, Li Longji stabilized the dynasty and promoted Yao Chong, who was good at governing the world, to formulate regulations, which led to the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty's economy.
This was extremely rich and greedy, and then Li Longji dismissed Yao Chong, who liked to build small groups, and appointed Song Jing, who was upright and had a strong character in Wei Zheng, and made the court clear and clear.
With the efforts of Yao Chong and Song Jing, the Tang Dynasty was rich and the people were strong, but its military was relatively weak.
Zhang Shuo, who was both civil and military, also embarked on the stage of history, reformed the military system and replaced the military system with the recruitment system. At the same time, Li Yi, the prince of Xin'an County in the Tang Dynasty, and Wang Zhongsi, the first general of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, also showed his strengths at this time.
Li Yi, the prince of Xin'an, was a famous general of the Tang Dynasty royal family, the founder of the Shenwu Army, the great-grandson of Emperor Taizong of Tang, Li Shimin, and the grandson of King Li Ke of Wu. He was very loyal to Li Daozong in the past. He first commanded the Battle of Shibaocheng, defeated Tubo, and promoted peace between the two countries. Later, he fought with Baobaishan to defeat Xi and Khitan, captured the enemy chief, and expelled the rebels. Cheng was the mainstay of the military before Wang Zhongsi and Xue Ne.
Wang Zhongsi became famous when he was young, bent and calm, attacked Tubo, beat Khitan, defeated Xi tribe, and beat Turks, taught all the surrounding alien races, wearing four general seals, controlling the border of thousands of miles. It is no slander to call him the number one general of the prosperous Tang Dynasty in history.
After Wang Zhongsi, generals such as Geshuhan, Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing, and Zhang Shougui also rose one after another, further establishing the invincible military strength of the Tang Dynasty.
All of this exhibitions were calculated according to the process and took a full twenty-five or six years.
The peak of the entire Tang Dynasty was from the 25th year of Kaiyuan to the early Tianbao period.
But now it's different, because of the appearance of him, a time traveler.
It allowed the Tang Dynasty to avoid many detours, promoted the historical process, and promoted the great leap forward in the military field of the Tang Dynasty.
It is only the 12th year of Kaiyuan, but the prestige and momentum of the Tang Dynasty can be compared with the Tang Dynasty at its peak in history.
This also led to the early battles between Xin'an County Prince Li Yi, who had not appeared in the early stage of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and Wang Zhongsi is still a young boy now...
At the same time, many around the Tang Dynasty were affected by his butterfly effect.
Among them, the Arab Empire and Tubo had the greatest influence.
During this period of history, Tubo was devoted to the development of the Tubo period until the Anshi Rebellion, he suddenly captured the Hexi and Longyou areas of the Tang Dynasty, established the Tubo Empire, and dominated the plateau and competed with the Western Regions with the Arab Empire.
The Arab Empire attacked from all sides and captured a huge territory. It was the largest country in this period. However, due to the continuous conflict between the Shiites and the Hawalijis, the rule of the Arab Empire fell into a state of instability for many years and was often in civil strife.
The Arab Empire, which later confronted the Tang Dynasty in Talas, was the black-clothed food after civil strife, rather than the current Umayyadian, which was white-clothed food.
But for some reason, perhaps due to the butterfly effect, the white-clothed food and food did not fall into civil strife as in history. Instead, the national strength was thriving through trade with the Tang Dynasty.
Recently, I have been in the Indian army, and the Indians who are cheating are crying and calling their parents.
Military strength is three points stronger than that of Arabs in history.
Now, the two countries that were originally fought to the death in history are now pointing their finger at the Tang Dynasty, and posing as an alliance between Wu and Shu and attacking Cao Wei.
The Tang Dynasty was not the Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period, the Arab Empire, and the Tubo were not the Wu and Shu.
Not to mention anything else, the Arab Empire started from the Indus River and the Pamir Plateau in the east, ended at the Bay of Biscay in the Atlantic Ocean in the west, from the lower Nile River in the south, from the Dali Sea in the north and the southern edge of the Aral Hainan, spanning the three continents of Europe, Asia and Africa. The land territory is even wider than that of the Tang Dynasty, and its military strength is no less than that of the current Tang Dynasty.
Tubo was relatively weaker, but his potential was definitely not comparable to Wu and Shu who were trapped in Shu in the south of the Yangtze River.
Their union, let alone the countries in the Western Regions, even Pei Min himself, felt inexplicable pressure.
Because the source of all this was caused by him...
He allowed the Tang Dynasty to achieve a great leap forward, thus becoming the first to stand out and the target of public criticism.
"Ship Pei?"
Seeing Pei Min coming slowly with a serious look on his face, Ge Shuhan couldn't help but scream worriedly.
Pei Min looked at each caring look: Not only Ge Shuhan, but all the soldiers showed almost the same expression.
Now, whether it is the Longyou Army or the Liangzhou Army, they all admire the man who has come from afar.
Without him, there would be nothing that I have now.
Never arrears of salary, good welfare, and most importantly dignity.
Pei Min pays more attention to the glory of soldiers than anyone else, so he attaches importance to the cultivation of spiritual and morality, just like the Yue family army in later generations, "I will kill you without tearing down your house, and I will kill you without killing you without killing you with hunger."
Unlike the Song Dynasty who recruited refugees and gangsters as soldiers at critical moments, as Longyou Army and Liangzhou soldiers, their own moral integrity must be strong.
In addition to protecting the peace of the country, the soldiers of the Longyou and Liangzhou Army also performed various voluntary labors.
For example, carrying stone and wood can practice weight-bearing physical strength and benefit the people.
For some reason, as a soldier in the Longyou and Liangzhou army, he was deeply loved by the people, and it was something to be proud of when he said it.
As a Longyou, soldiers from Liangzhou are easier to find than ordinary people even if they want to be married.
Therefore, everyone in the army was convinced of Pei Min.
Seeing him looking strange, they all felt the same.
Pei Min's eyes fell on Ge Shuhan's face, and then looked at the soldiers accompanying him, and suddenly laughed, thinking that he was worried about nothing.
Not jealous is mediocre.
It is precisely because the Tang Dynasty is terrible that they are connected.
He had famous generals like Ge Shuhan, and Wang Zhongsi, who was not inferior to him, who was even better than Feng Changqing. As well as tiger generals like Li Siye, Li Yide, and Zhehuchen, there were also 150,000 troops, and backed by the Tang Empire. He was fucked by his own worries...
When soldiers come, generals block the water and soil, at worst they will have a battle between the Three Kingdoms and clean up Arabia and Tubo in one breath.
Perhaps just like Li Shimin's Battle at Hulao Pass, he was awarded the gods in one battle.
Thinking of this, Pei Min put down all his worries and said, "It's okay, I'm just thinking about something serious..."
Ge Shuhan couldn't help but ask aloud, "What's the matter?"
Pei Min smiled and said, "This time you have great strength, what reward should you give me?"
Ge Shuhan's eyes lit up and he pretended to say, "As long as he can follow Pei Shuai, I will not care about anything that I don't want to give you any rewards."
"That's great!" Pei Min slapped his thighs and said, "In this battle, many people performed well, and it's really hard to rank. Since you said that, I'll rank it back!"
"Ah!" Ge Shuhan screamed regretfully, looking depressed.
Pei Min laughed and passed by him, saying, "Don't worry, I have a clear reward and punishment, and I will never favor anyone on the credit book. You have indeed performed well. In addition to the natural commendation, I will give you another gift in private!"
He said, raising his whip and left.
Pei Min adopted the modern Taizu's idea of "should despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically."
Although he was clear about everything, Pei Min did not dare to be careless. As soon as he returned to Wuzhana country, he immediately wrote a letter to analyze the current situation and wrote down the situation in the Western Regions and the affairs of the Arab Empire and the Tubo alliance, so that the temple could be prepared.
Pei Min did not stay in Wuzhan's country for too long, so he returned to Kucha to deal with the unfinished matters of this conquest.
When Pei Min returned to Kucha, the first thing he did was to understand the current situation of Tuqishi, and then he found his own marching staff officer Gao Shi.
"Give me the list of the important members of the Tukshi captured this time!"
The march staff officer naturally does such meticulous and tiring things.
A rude man can't do things like this type of table list.
Gao Shi adapted and found the list from the mountain of reports and handed it to Pei Min.
Pei Min took the list and pulled it from both sides, and the old one fell to the ground.
"Good guys, a lot!"
Pei Min exclaimed.
Gao Shi said: "This battle was a remarkable result. Our army not only captured Khan from Tuqishi, but also tribal leaders of all sizes, thirty-one people, and the generals under their command had more than 200. If they were presented to Chang'an, they would definitely cause a sensation."
After pausing, he hesitated for a while and said, "Just..."
Pei Min looked at the battle report in her hand and said, "It's just what?"
Gao Shi paused and said, "Some generals in the army don't understand."
Pei Min smiled and said, "Is it because Gai Jiayun and Gao Xianzhi got the first place?"
Gao Shi nodded: "But that's true. Gai Jiayun and Gao Xianzhi are not our Liangzhou army or Longyou army, but the most important contributions are taken away, and some of the soldiers are a little breathing."
Pei Min raised his eyebrows and said, "If you are really angry, you will hold it back. Someone is dissatisfied and ask him to come to me. I can tell him the reason. If you really can't accept it, just let him take it yourself. As a general of the Tang Dynasty, I don't oppose healthy competition, but because of competition, it creates conflicts and delays military affairs. Don't blame our military law for being ruthless."
"No, it's not that he is dissatisfied, it's just that he doesn't understand!" Gao Shi shook his head like a rattle. The more he came into contact with Liangzhou, the more he could understand the position of Pei Min, the number one general of the Tang Dynasty, in the hearts of Lianglong soldiers. So he said: "Actually, the same is true for subordinates. The subordinates think that just because Pei Shuai used to use troops in the past, he used more to attack more. But now he is so busy with troops. Is it because Su Lu is too good?"
Pei Min shook his head and smiled, "Then you are too arrogant. It's not that I brag about it. It's not that I'm bragging. It's not that I'm going to beat Sulu. There are many soldiers and many soldiers, and there are few soldiers. If you really want to worry, I can win without Anxi's army and horses. I can only use the Lianglong army I brought. If I really want to fight like this, the biggest beneficiary is not you, me! But have you ever thought about the price? How many soldiers will we lose with 80,000 to 110,000?"
"Using troops is not a game, and the price of showing off is more sacrifice. I can use 200,000 soldiers to surround and kill the cavalry with the smallest casualties, so I will not be afraid of heroes. I can obtain the achievements at any time, and there is only one life for the soldiers. I cannot avoid losses and sacrifices on the battlefield, but for the general and the general, I should try my best to reduce unnecessary sacrifices, unnecessary casualties, and do my best to minimize casualties. Therefore, even if it is a battle that is bound to win, I must use all my strength to fight, and the battle is more beautiful and exciting."
Gao Shi remembered the loss of the Tang army in this battle and bowed respectfully to Pei Min.
No wonder the Longyou Army and Liangzhou Army are willing to entrust their lives. How could such a commander not let the soldiers die for him?
Pei Min saw the names of Mo Hedong and Mo Hedagan from the list of prisoners, and immediately laughed and said, "I'm lucky, these two guys are not dead."
He murmured to himself and asked Gao Shi to bring Mo Hedong and Mo Hedagan up there.
Mo Hedong and Mo Hedagan have suffered a lot.
This is also Pei Min's habit. Pei Min never had the intention to treat prisoners well, nor did he have the intention to treat the bandits invading his own country well.
To be continued...