Chapter 486 Jiannan said,

"The thing that made me happiest during this period of time was not the destruction of Silla, but the news from Mobei."

"Although Mobei has not been completely pacified, the Gongyue and Shule tribes have been recaptured by our army, and the road from Mobei to Tubo has also been cut off by our army. Without Tubo's interference, Mobei will be pacified soon."

"Once Mobei is pacified, the Silk Road in the Western Regions will be unimpeded again, which is very important to our Tang Dynasty. Our army can also march into Tubo from Mobei." Li Chengqian said.

As soon as Pei Xingjian and others arrived in Mobei, they immediately united with the pro-Tang forces to besiege Gongyue and Shule. At the same time, Pei Xingjian led the main force of the Tang army to cut off Tubo's road to Mobei.

Qiu Shenji implemented the heart-to-heart tactic, lured and killed the Tubo general in Mobei, and subdued the leaderless Tubo army.

Seeing that the situation was over, Gongyue and Shule surrendered directly to the Tang army, leaving only a few anti-Tang forces in Mobei to resist.

I believe that it will not take long to completely eliminate the anti-Tang forces in Mobei.

"Now that the situation in the peninsula is stable, there is no need to send so many troops to garrison. I think we should call back the soldiers and put them into the battle in the northwest." said Crown Prince Li Jue.

Silla has been destroyed by the Tang Dynasty, and the entire peninsula is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. Even if someone is dissatisfied with the rule of the Tang Dynasty, they can't make any waves.

Leaving 8,000 elite soldiers on the peninsula to guard it, plus reorganizing the mixed army, it is more than enough to defend the peninsula.

In three to five years, the rule of the Tang Dynasty will be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people on the peninsula. After they feel the benefits brought to them by the Tang Dynasty, they will be happy and convinced.

"You think the same as me, and I have the same idea! Then let Xue Rengui come back to fight against Tubo in the northwest, and let Liu Rengui stay on the peninsula."

"Whether it is the original Silla territory or the Baekje territory, they will be placed under the jurisdiction of the Andong Protectorate. Liu Rengui will replace Xue Rengui as the Andong Protector, and the Xiongjin Protectorate will be changed back to the Xiongjin Governor's Office." Li Chengqian said.

Li Chengqian still trusted Liu Rengui. Having him on the peninsula would be of great benefit to the Tang Dynasty's rule over the peninsula. The only drawback was that Liu Rengui was too old.

"Father! Liu Rengui, the Duke of Lecheng, is old and has submitted a petition to retire. I hope you can grant him the right to retire." Crown Prince Li Jue said, crossing his arms and saluting.

Liu Rengui also felt that he was too old to do anything, and it was not good to stay in his position, so he submitted a petition to retire and return home, vacating his position for a younger person.

"Liu Rengui is indeed old, so allow him to retire! Grant him the title of Jin Zi Guang Lu Dafu. Then who do you think is suitable for the post of Protector of Andong Duhufu?" Li Chengqian looked at Li Jue and said.

If Liu Rengui doesn't serve as the Protector General of Andong, someone has to take up the responsibility of the post.

"I think Gao Kan, the General of the Left Guard and the Duke of Pingyuan, is suitable for the post of Protector General of Andong," Li Jue said.

"I remember Gao Kan is your teacher, the Crown Prince! What is the purpose of the Crown Prince recommending Gao Kan? Is it selfish or something else?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Father, you are wise! Although Gao Kan is my teacher, he is also the pillar of the Tang Dynasty. Recommending him to be the Protector General of Andong is really to relieve your worries! There is absolutely no selfishness." Li Jue said hurriedly, fearing that he would be suspected by Li Chengqian if he spoke too slowly.

"Gao Kan is also capable of the task! I just think that letting him be the Protector General of Andong would be a waste of his talent?" Li Chengqian said.

"I don't think so. Only when talents are placed in the right place can they show their talents. Otherwise, what's the difference between them and scrap iron?" Li Jue said.

"Your Majesty! The Jiannan Road is 800 miles away, urgent!" An eunuch hurried over, bowed and saluted, with his hands raised above his head, holding a sealed bamboo tube in his hands.

Li Jue hurriedly took the bamboo tube from the eunuch, turned around and handed it to Li Chengqian. Looking at the wax seal on the bamboo tube, he knew it was a matter of urgency.

Li Chengqian took it and opened it to check. His face suddenly changed and he said angrily: "Bullshit!"

Li Jue and others were so scared that they dared not breathe, but they were wondering what happened. What was the information sent by the Jiannan Road? Why did it make the emperor so angry.

"Father! Please take care of yourself. I wonder what urgent military news came from Jiannan Road that made you so angry?" Li Jue asked. "

Jiannan Road reported that Tubo sent troops to the south. Except for Mengshe Zhao, the other five of the Six Zhaos betrayed the Tang Dynasty and defected to Tubo."

"Now, war has broken out in Jiannan Road. Although Mengshe Zhao tried its best to stop the attack of the Five Zhaos and Tubo coalition forces, it was just a drop in the bucket. It can only hold out for a while, but not forever." "

If the court does not send troops to reinforce, Jiannan Road will fall completely into the hands of Tubo, so I have to send troops to Jiannan Road." Li Chengqian said.

He did not expect that Tubo would actually give him a way to cut off the firewood from the bottom of the pot, and sent troops from the south to attack the heartland of the Central Plains.

The main purpose was to distract the Tang army and make the Tang soldiers exhausted. Once the court wanted to rescue Jiannan Road, it could only transfer troops from the northwest to defend.

Once the Tang army in the northwest was transferred back to deal with the Tubo and Wuzhao coalition forces in the south, at that time, as long as the Wuzhao coalition forces could hold back the Tang army, Tubo's annexation of Tuyuhun would be a done deal.

"The Tubo is really despicable. I think we should immediately mobilize troops and rush to support Jiannan Road to prevent the Tubo coalition forces from invading the heartland of our Tang Dynasty and causing the people to die." Li Jue said hurriedly.

"The soldiers must be sent, but the key is who should be sent to lead the troops?" Li Chengqian said.

"Isn't Xue Rengui going to come back from Liaodong? Why not let him lead the troops to Jiannan Road to help Mengshezhao repel the Tubo coalition forces, so that Jiannan Road can be kept safe!" Li Jue said.

The other generals have been arranged, and most of them are fighting the rebels in Tuyuhun or in Mobei, and they really can't spare troops to support the south.

"No! Xue Rengui will still be transferred to the northwest to fight Tubo. I will arrange someone else to go to the south."

"As for who will go, I still need to think about it. The prince should go back first!" Li Chengqian said.

"I'm leaving!" Li Jue saluted and left.

Not long after, Li Chengqian summoned the commander of the Jinyiwei, Long Zhi, and appointed Long Zhi as the general manager of the Jiannan Road, to control the troops of the states in Jiannan Road and stop the Tubo coalition.

This time Li Chengqian was completely angry. Tubo had repeatedly provoked the Tang Dynasty. If Tubo was not eliminated, where would the face of the Celestial Empire be. He

immediately issued an edict, ordering Xue Rengui to rush to the northwest, appointing Xue Rengui as the general manager of the Luosu Road, and once again recruiting 30,000 troops, together with the Khitan, Mohe and other tribes to march to the northwest.