Su Cheng asked casually: "Please tell me about the military situation that is urgently urgent?"

Su Cheng asked, but the eunuch hesitated for a moment and said obediently: "At that time, I was standing outside the hall and heard a few words. It seemed that the army going to fight was ambushed by the Tubo people. The army suffered heavy losses. Even the Grand Chief Manager Xunguo Duke and the Deputy General Manager Liangzhou Governor Guo Xiaoke died on the spot. His Majesty was furious when he heard this!"

Su Cheng and others couldn't help but remain silent after hearing this. Although they guessed that the army might have experienced defeat, they did not expect that they would suffer such a great defeat. Even Zhang Liang and Guo Xiaoke died in the northwest.

The group walked towards Liangyi Hall with heavy steps. On the way, they met Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng and others. Everyone just nodded with a deep face, not even feeling like saying hello.

When they walked to Liangyi Hall, Su Cheng and others could clearly feel how solemn the atmosphere of Liangyi Hall was. The eunuchs were simply trembling. In fact, as the news spread rapidly, the atmosphere in the entire palace was changing rapidly, from the lively and cheerful atmosphere to solemn and depressing.

Because everyone knows that the army ahead will be defeated, and the emperor will definitely be furious.

The emperor is in a bad mood, so who in the palace must not be careful?

In fact, Su Cheng was not careful. When he stepped into Liangyi Hall, he immediately looked up and observed Li Shimin's expression very boldly.

Before stepping into Liangyi Hall, he thought that Li Shimin would be furious and furious, but found that although Li Shimin's face was a little gloomy, he was very calm and not as angry as he imagined.

"I'm here to pay homage to Your Majesty!"

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "You all don't have to be too polite. I just received an urgent report from 800 miles. The army that went to war was defeated by Wuhai, Zhang Liang and Guo Xiaoke died in Wuhai. The army suffered heavy losses, and one of the five was not saved!"

"Since I ascended the throne, in order to resist foreign tribes and to support my country's prestige in the Tang Dynasty, I have repeatedly raised troops, but I have never suffered such a crushing defeat!"

"Although it is because Zhang Liang and Guo Xiaoke underestimated the enemy and made a rash move, but when I think about it calmly, why don't I beg you?"

"It was because I didn't know the people, but because I decided to send troops in a hurry, and destroyed Goguryeo with unstoppable momentum. I was a little proud!"

Su Cheng was a little surprised when he heard this. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin not only did not get furious, but instead reflected on himself calmly. This made him sigh that Li Er is truly a wise king.

Wei Zheng went out and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty can calmly reflect on himself, which is a blessing for the Tang Dynasty. This time, it was indeed too hasty to send troops. It was just that the troops were dispatched from Longyou, and the enemy was too underestimated."

Su Cheng coughed dryly and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, don't blame yourself. Not only Your Majesty, but also the ministers in the court all underestimated the enemy. The eastern expedition was unstoppable, so everyone was so proud. Moreover, in the previous battle of Songzhou, Hou Junji defeated the Tubo army, making everyone think that the strength of Tubo was just like this."

"In fact, Tubo is really powerful, far more powerful than we imagined. The Tubo cavalry comes and goes like the wind, and can attack and retreat or defend, and its strength cannot be underestimated."

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, the most important thing now is not self-blame, but how to deal with it."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Although the army is defeated, Tuyuhun must not make any mistakes! I must not sit idly by and watch Tuyuhun fall into the hands of Tubo, and I must not allow Tubo to extend its power to the Western Regions!"

"So, I will send a large army to fight again, first to avenge revenge, second to attack the arrogance of Tubo, third to stabilize the situation in the Western Regions."

Su Cheng and others were not surprised when they heard this, because they all knew what the emperor was and were definitely not someone who could swallow his anger.

If the Tang Dynasty is not strong enough, then the emperor may endure humiliation and work hard to govern. Now that the Tang Dynasty is strong, it would be strange if the emperor does not send troops to fight back.

Therefore, before entering the palace, everyone was mentally prepared to send troops to the emperor.

Fang Xuanling stepped out and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty said very much. If you do not repel Tubo and retake Tuyuhun, then Tubo will definitely not be at peace after annexing Tuyuhun. Longyou will probably be in peace from now on!"

Cheng Yaojin stepped out and said, "There is no reason why he won't fight back if he is beaten. Not only do he have to fight back, but he also has to fight him all over the ground! Your Majesty, I ask to lead the army to go to war and will not return until he defeats Tubo!"

"I'm going to discuss it!"

"I agree!

...

The monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty quickly unified their opinions and had to send troops to defeat Tubo.

Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "Before, our Tang Dynasty destroyed Goguryeo and was so powerful that it was so powerful that this defeat caused the reputation of our Tang Dynasty to plummet, especially Tubo, would definitely increase its confidence."

"So, this expedition is not only about repelling Tubo, but also about Tubo, so that the Western Regions, especially the Western Turks, dare not have any inappropriate thoughts, and make Tubo dare not advance westward again, and dare not disturb our Tang Dynasty border."

Although they suffered a crushing defeat this time, neither Li Shimin nor the civil servants and generals had lost confidence. On the contrary, they were full of confidence and had no suspense about defeating Tubo.

It’s just that I didn’t pay attention to it before, but now I pay attention to it.

However, they all have the confidence to defeat the civil and military officials of Tubo, but to severely damage Tubo would give everyone a headache.

Because the advantage of Tubo is that he can advance and attack and retreat or defend. Once the war is unfavorable, Tubo can withdraw from Tuyuhun and retreat back to the plateau. Although he has repelled Tubo in this way, it is difficult to severely damage Tubo.

Although it was a difficult problem to deal with Tubo, everyone did not retreat because it was not something the emperor could make things difficult for him, but it was really necessary.

If Tubo is not severely damaged and Tubo is not hurt, then the Tubo people will definitely continue to send troops to attack Tuyuhun in the future.

The losses from this defeat were actually nothing to the Tang Dynasty, but they gave the Tubo people confidence, giving the Tubo people an illusion that the Tang Dynasty was not that scary, and that they could also defeat the Tang Dynasty.

So, how could the Tubo people who have already tasted the sweetness be willing to give up occupying Tuyuhun?

If the dispatch of troops can severely damage Tubo this time, it will be a great success in one battle.

Changsun Wuji said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty is wise and he is solemn to go to the court this time. Then he should make the contributions to the battle and make the Tubo people dare not send troops again."

"I'm going to give you a comment!" Wei Zheng said in a deep voice. Since all the troops are going to send troops, it is of course the best solution to achieve success in one battle.

"I'm going to discuss it!" Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice.

Seeing that the civil and military officials had no objection, Li Shimin nodded slightly and said in a deep voice: "Okay, since all the ministers have no objection, then let's discuss how to send troops and how to severely damage Tubo!"
Chapter completed!