In June of the 10th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, Tubo Zampo Songtsan Gampo used the Tang Dynasty to imprison the Tibetan ambassador without permission. He mobilized about 200,000 troops from all over the country to invade the Tang Dynasty's territory, defeated the Tang Dynasty's western border garrison, and entered the Tang Dynasty.

They moved toward Songzhou, an important town in Jiannan, and surrounded Songzhou City.

Although the Tang army was well prepared, in the face of several times the enemy, Songzhou Governor Han Xian was unable to fight. Now he could only rely on the high walls of Songzhou City to defend. Three days later, 30,000 elite troops led by Zuowuwei General Niu Jinda came to the rescue.

They fought against the Tubo army of 200,000 troops for several days under Songzhou City, but they won less and lost more. For a while, Songzhou City was in danger.

Songtsen Gampo, who had the upper hand temporarily, once again sent an envoy to Chang'an to ask for "peace". But unlike before, Songtsen Gampo, who had the upper hand at this time, had an extremely tough attitude. He asked the envoy to "warn" Li Shimin: "I am here to

, since I am a princess. If the princess does not come, I will definitely go deep into it, and I will not be able to enter Chang'an until I am here!"

Faced with such arrogant Tubo, Li Shimin got angry on the spot and cursed "The Tubo children are bullying others too much." The court was once again divided into two factions. One faction was the peace faction headed by rotten Confucians such as Kong Yingda, who believed that Tubo was powerful.

It is difficult to stop it, so it is better to promise it to a princess to temporarily avoid its sharp edge. The other faction is the main war faction headed by Fang Xuanling and Li Jing, which advocates that the arrogance of Tubo should be defeated at all costs. The majesty of the Tang Empire cannot tolerate it.

How could a rich princess of the Tang Dynasty be allowed to commit herself to the barbarians through blasphemy?

With Li Shimin's arrogant temperament, it was certainly impossible to exchange his daughter for peace. In anger, he drove Kong Yingda and others directly out of the court, and then beat the Tubo envoy severely and then drove him out of Chang'an. He also ordered the Ministry of War

Shangshu Houjunji personally led an army of 50,000 people, and soon went south to support Songzhou. At the same time, he also sent envoys to the front line to escort Niu Jinda, who was unable to fight well, back to Chang'an.

However, before Junji's army could set off, another battle report came from Songzhou that shocked everyone. This time it was General Niu Jinda's report of victory. Because of the long distance, the information had actually been sent long ago.

It happened. Just half a month ago, 30,000 Tang troops defeated the 200,000 Tibetan troops at the foot of Songzhou City, beheading tens of thousands, capturing more than 10,000 enemies, and providing countless supplies and horses. Songtsen Gampo had already fled back to Tibet with the remaining soldiers.

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This good news came really suddenly. The last intelligence showed that the situation was not optimistic. In just a few days, the situation took a 360-degree turn. The Tibetans who were so arrogant before were actually killed by 30,000 Tang troops.

Defeat, this is simply an incredible miracle. Everyone wants to know the details of this battle. Unfortunately, General Niu sent an urgent victory report. The above description is very brief, leaving people with endless reveries.

.It was not until a few days later that the detailed battle report of the Battle of Songzhou was delivered immediately, and then everyone learned the truth about the Battle of Songzhou.

It turned out that after General Niu arrived in Songzhou with 30,000 elite troops, he found that although the Tibetan army on the opposite side was poorly equipped, its morale was very high, and he even had a bit of contempt for the Tang army. General Niu, who was good at seizing opportunities, immediately decided

He devised a strategy, first deliberately defeating the Tibetan army in several battles, and arrogantly making the Tubo people think that the Tang army was nothing more than this. When the Tubo people were arrogant and relaxed their vigilance, he personally led 5,000 cavalry to sneak behind the Tibetan army.

Taking advantage of the darkness, they stormed into the Tubo camp.

The Tubo army did not expect that the Tang army, which had been defeated in consecutive battles, would dare to attack at night. Many people were unprepared and even rushed out of the camp naked to resist. Unfortunately, facing a large number of elite cavalry, their resistance was destined to be a failure. Five

Thousands of cavalrymen came and went in the Tubo camp, killing and setting fire. The fire quickly spread throughout the Tubo camp with the help of the wind and started a prairie fire.

The more than 20,000 Tang troops who stayed behind saw the chaos in the Tubo camp, and took advantage of the situation to storm into the camp from the front gate. Tang troops attacked and killed them in front and behind, and there were huge fires around them. The Tubo army finally collapsed. Everyone was just trying to escape for their own lives, with no organization at all.

They did not offer any effective resistance. In the end, even Songtsen Gampo fled with his confidants overnight, which accelerated the defeat of the Tibetan army.

On this night alone, the Tang army beheaded tens of thousands of people and captured countless grain, grass, soldiers and horses. After dawn, they sent out cavalry to pursue them until they reached the territory of Tubo. They beheaded more than 10,000 people before retreating. This battle not only defeated the arrogance of Tubo

His arrogance also brought out the majesty of the Tang Dynasty. I believe that within a few years, no one on the southern border will dare to stroke the tiger's beard of the Tang Dynasty.

After confirming this good news, Li Shimin was overjoyed. He didn't expect that the 200,000-strong Tubo army was just a paper tiger. A mere 30,000 Tang soldiers killed them. They even dared to threaten him before, saying

What does 'I will go deep into the depths, and I will not be able to enter Chang'an until the end of time'? What a stupid kid who doesn't know the heights of the world!

Now that Tubo has been defeated, the 50,000 reinforcements gathered by Hou Jun are of course no longer needed. The envoy who went to capture Niu Jinda was also recovered, and the imperial edict with a reward was changed and set out again. Even the Tubo envoy who had been driven out of Chang'an was also

He brought it back. As a victor, Li Shimin wrote a threatening and bragging letter to Songtsen Gampo, and asked the Tibetan envoy to bring it back. The general meaning of the letter is as follows: You dare to come and touch me without knowing your capabilities.

Huxu, now you know how powerful I am. With your character, you actually want to marry my daughter. Bah, go ahead and have your dream! What? Not convinced? Not convinced by us.

Just one more fight and I'll challenge you to a duel!

Of course, the original text of the letter was written with great literary talent, but according to Li Min's understanding, it was the above paragraph. He had also been paying attention to the first war between the Tang Dynasty and Tubo. After all, the last time they beat the Tibetan ambassador was this war.

Even if that incident hadn't happened, Tang Dynasty and Tubo would have had a war sooner or later, but because of Li Min's influence, the war was advanced two years.

If you win a battle, you will be rewarded. Li Shimin has ordered Niu Jinda to bring the meritorious soldiers back to the court, and also bring back the captured Tubo people, who will then be used to sacrifice the Taimiao to demonstrate the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty. For this time

The news of the great victory had already spread throughout Chang'an, so people were waiting for the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty to return from the south, preparing to see the heroic demeanor of the two hundred thousand Tibetan army.

Regarding the results of the Battle of Songzhou, Li Min was surprised and a little proud. In this battle in history, Tubo did not suffer such a big loss. It only lost a few thousand people. The two sides stopped fighting and made peace.

, the muscles and bones of Tubo were not injured at all. But this time it was different. Tens of thousands of the 200,000-strong army were beheaded. In addition to the prisoners and those who escaped, it is estimated that Tubo lost at least half of its elite troops. This has already damaged Tubo's vitality.

For three to five years, Tubo will not be able to make any big moves. Moreover, after this battle, Tubo's courage is probably knocked away. It will no longer dare to be as blindly arrogant and arrogant as before, let alone have the courage to provoke the powerful.

Lost.

The Battle of Songzhou was over, and Li Min finally let go of a big stone in his heart, because this incident made Li Min clearly feel that history can really be changed, and he doesn't even need to do anything big at all.

Sometimes just pulling a lever at some critical moments is enough to change the course of some historical events.

Without the Tubo incident, the only thing left in Li Min's heart was the Wang family. Although he still couldn't figure out the true intention of the Taiyuan Wang family to approach him, Li Min always had a hunch that sooner or later, there would be conflicts between himself and these aristocratic families.

To embark on the opposite path. After all, the aristocratic families represent the core interest groups in the feudal society of the Tang Dynasty, but what they brought to the Tang Dynasty were changes that transcended the entire era. If society wants to change, it always needs a new interest group.

To replace the old interest groups, it can be said that we were destined to be in a hostile position with them from the beginning.

In the eyes of others, the aristocratic families may be as unstoppable as ferocious beasts. Even Taizong Li Shimin has no way to deal with them. He can only suppress them but cannot completely eradicate them. However, in Li Min's eyes, these aristocratic families are just bones in the grave. If they don't know how to adapt,

, sooner or later they will be eliminated by the historical trend, and the impact of their own existence on history will make this elimination process even more fierce.

In addition, things at the Supervision and Construction Institute are gradually getting on the right track. The Cement Industry Association, with Li Min as its president, has also been established. Li Min holds two positions, but they do not conflict with each other. The Supervision and Construction Institute is a formal government department.

, its main responsibility is to plan, supervise, and promote the development of the cement industry. The Cement Industry Association is nominally a non-governmental organization formed voluntarily by cement manufacturers. Its management is relatively detailed. Generally, any problems are resolved through consultation within the association. Only

When problems that cannot be solved are encountered, they will be handed over to the Construction Supervision Institute for processing.

There are ten permanent directors in the Cement Industry Association. These ten directors are elected by cement manufacturers and have the strength and prestige to convince the public. The term of office is tentatively set for three years, and they are re-elected every three years. The powers of the directors are:

It is very large. More than three directors have the power to rule on the internal affairs of the association. If more than six directors agree, a consultation meeting of all members can be held to discuss or deal with some major events.

Above the directors are the president and vice president. Li Min serves as the president himself, and the vice president is appointed by Li Yifu. The president has one-vote veto power. Even if it is passed by the directors, Li Min has the right to reject it.

Unless it is unanimously approved by the ten directors, Li Min cannot easily reject it at this time, but he can convene a consultation with all members and then get the final result through a unanimous vote. Although the rights of the president are subject to some restrictions, generally speaking, in the association

It is still very authoritative internally, but usually Li Min doesn't do anything at all. Now the vice president Li Yifu exercises the rights of the president on his behalf.

Li Min was so angry that he left all the matters concerning the Construction Supervision Institute and the Cement Industry Association to Li Yifu. Now this man is tired and happy. In view of Comrade Li Yifu's significant contribution in the cement promotion process, Li Min

I also came up to ask for credit for him. I heard that Li Shimin had agreed to promote Li Yifu to the position of Cement Supervisor and Assistant, temporarily holding the rank of lower seventh grade. He was promoted to four or five grades at once. The appointment letter of the Ministry of Personnel is expected to be issued soon.

From the first day of official sales of Wu Wang Zui, the Chamber of Commerce organized by Wang Zihao has been extremely busy. Businessmen who had placed orders some time ago queued up in front of the Chamber of Commerce day and night. As long as new wine was delivered, they would be there immediately.

There was a burst of looting, and later even the Jinwu Guards were alerted, and a team of troops had to be sent out to maintain order.

Li Min couldn't shut up with joy every day as he looked at the rapidly rising numbers in his account. He had sold hundreds of thousands of coins in just a few days. It was no longer appropriate to describe him as making a fortune every day, because every day he made money.

If the copper coins earned are converted into gold, it can no longer be measured with a measuring instrument like a bucket.

When Li Min reported the income of the past few days to Li Xiaogong and the other four people, they were so frightened that they all ran to Li Min's house as fast as possible and pointed at the ledger with their fingers.

They were worried that young Li Min would make a mistake in his calculations and let them rejoice in vain. When the final number was the same as what Li Min reported, they showed expressions of ecstasy and shouted for Li Min to prepare food and drinks.

They won't come back until they're drunk.
Chapter completed!