Chapter 137 Fighting for the coach
Li Jing's "The Mirror of the Six Army" may not be the best military book, but it is undoubtedly the closest military strategy to this era. Many of the principles are not recorded in previous military books. It is Li Jing's experience of summarizing the experience of his predecessors and combining his own understanding. It is very valuable and important, and it also gave Luo Shixin a great inspiration.
Whenever Luo Shixin couldn't figure it out, he would write down the ambiguous parts and send them to Lingnan.
Li Jing, who was in Lingnan, often answered the first time when he got news. He used to only answer, but now as Luo Shixin's foundation becomes more and more solid, Li Jing can test him some related questions.
Therefore, the letters between the two have almost never stopped.
On this day, Luo Shixin looked at the problem in Li Jing's letter, and his expression couldn't help but change slightly: Li Jing's problems in the past were fictional, but this time it was real: Assuming that Fu Gongyou rebelled and rebelled, how should he use troops?
Then there is a long paragraph about Fu Gongyou's potential strength and a detailed comparison of his strength in the Jiangnan Tang Dynasty.
When Luo Shixin saw this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Fu Gongyou, Fu Gongyou, every move you make is under the surveillance of the pharmacist, and he is still thinking about rebelling, and he doesn't know how to die." He looked at Fu Gongyou's strength layout and found that Fu Gongyou's power was mainly concentrated in Dangtu, Qinglin and Danyang, and seemed to plan to use the water and land armies to clamp down the main road and support Danyang.
Dangtu, Qinglin is easy to defend but difficult to attack, Danyang is Fu Gongyou's nest, and how to attack is the focus of this problem.
Luo Shixin opened the map and thought about it carefully, and wrote a few words: "Prefer stability as the best, first break Dangtu and Qinglin, and then take Danyang."
Shortly after he sent the letter, he suddenly received the sage edict, and Li Yuan urgently summoned him to Tai Chi Palace to discuss matters.
Luo Shishen's confidence sank. This kind of urgent call will only be activated when the war begins. Without any hesitation at the moment, he rode his horse straight towards the palace.
Along the way, he saw other generals running like him. They were also riding horses. It was obviously the news he received at the same time. He relied on the speed of the horse and left, showing the token at the palace gate, and rushed directly into the palace. The military situation was like fire. In this case, the general had the power to rode a horse in the palace.
When he arrived at the East Hall of Tai Chi Palace, Luo Shixin strode into the hall, his eyes collided with Pingyang. From the other party's eyes, Luo Shixin still felt the unconcealed friendship and reminded him that she could not let go and could not forget it.
Luo Shi's confidence was touched. How could this woman who made him fall in love with at first sight be forgotten? If he could forget, he would not have the dream of marrying her often.
But dreams are dreams after all. As the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, the status of such a high level. The failure of the Tang Dynasty to establish a queen means that all women in the Tang Dynasty respect Pingyang as the most respected.
If Luo Shixin married Pingyang, it would be impossible for him to marry someone else. Marrying Zheng Liwan also means giving up Pingyang. He had a first engagement with Zheng Liwan, so he could only aggrieved Pingyang. From a male perspective, being able to marry two people together is naturally the greatest beauty. But the reality is the cruelty of "chiluo".
"I wish there was a way to marry two people together!"
Luo Shixin thought to himself that he came to his usual seat and glanced past the hall. Crown Prince Li Jiancheng and Qin King Li Shimin stood on the left and right sides of the imperial throne, and there was no one on the imperial throne. Pei Ji, Xiao Yu, Dou Wei, Yang Gongren, Feng Deyi and other prime ministers were all in the hall. Their administrative office was closest to the palace, and naturally the fastest to arrive. The general of the twelve guards came a little bit. If it weren't for the government office of the Right Guard being far away from the imperial city, the first one would arrive with the fat feet. The second was no problem.
The atmosphere in the hall was a bit solemn, and no one spoke at the hall.
After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, a eunuch with a whisk came to the right of the hall, shouting loudly to the hall: "Your Majesty is here!"
Li Yuan had been waiting in the side hall for a long time. The military situation was urgent, so he could not waste his time. He was just waiting for his ministers to lose his identity as an emperor. He was waiting in the side hall, saying that it was civil and military waiting for him, not civil and military. When he walked towards the imperial throne, his eyes swept over the hall. Seeing Luo Shixin, his eyebrows couldn't help but raise them, which was a bit dazzling: Since Luo Shixin refused to marry and made Pingyang sad, he didn't like Luo Shixin, and wanted to wear his small shoes. Due to Pingyang's agreement, he felt so painful that his toothache and his eyes were hurt. However, he also saw that Pingyang had completely fallen into it, and with Pingyang's personality, the nine-oxen could not be pulled back. Whenever he thought of this, his head began to hurt again.
But when he thought about the important things, he hurriedly put these small things aside and sat on the imperial throne.
"See Your Majesty (Father)!"
Because it was an emergency meeting, there was not too much etiquette. Just after seeing a regular ritual, Li Yuan talked about the important things.
"Just just now, the Ministry of War reported that Gao Kaidao, a traitor, colluded with the Xi clan and led 30,000 Xi clan troops south to invade our Youzhou. The situation of burning, killing and looting was extremely critical. My dear friends, what do you think?" Li Yuan held a memorial in his hand and threw it heavily on the table in front of him, as if venting his indignation.
Luo Shixin was furious when he heard this, and remembered the miserable situation along the way when he came back from Goguryeo and passed by Gao Kaidao. He was about to speak.
But when he heard a tremor in his ears, Li Yi rushed out like a reckless man and shouted indignantly: "Your Majesty, the people of Youzhou were invaded by the Xi tribe, and the local people were in a tragic situation. Li Yi begged his Majesty to appoint Li Yi as the pioneer. Li Yi would fight to the death to drive the Xi tribe out of Youzhou and protect the stability of the people of Youzhou." His voice was deafening, and he was choking with a little sob when he spoke, as if he was crying.
Li Yi's excited attitude frightened Li Yuan. He thought about it that Youzhou was Li Yi's original base camp. Now that Youzhou is dead, it is reasonable for him to perform like this. He comforted him: "Don't worry, General, Youzhou is the territory of my Tang Dynasty, and I will never sit idly by. As for sending troops, as a general, how can you be the vanguard?"
"Father!"
Li Yuan was about to say something, but Li Shimin suddenly said angrily: "Gao Kaidao, the Xi tribe bullies us the Tang Dynasty too much, and my sons are willing to lead troops to fight and wipe out the invading enemy."
Li Yuan asked Li Shimin to interrupt his speech, without any dissatisfaction, but just smiled and said, "Why use a knives to kill chickens? Just a mere Xi tribe invaded? Erlang needs to take action. We are thousands of generals from the Tang Dynasty, and we can send one of them to deal with it."
Although Li Shimin did not show any ambitions and Li Yuan did not doubt his talented and powerful son, he also knew that Li Shimin's contribution had reached the point where he was rewarded and was not that kind of crisis, so there was no need to send him out to fight.
Li Shimin retreated in amazement, looking very unwilling.
A hint of anger flashed in Li Yi's eyes, and Li Jiancheng's eyelids also leaped. If it weren't for Li Shimin's interruption, Li Yuan might have followed Li Yi's words and handed over the great mission to Li Yi. Li Yi is a member of the prince's party, and Li Yi's great contribution is naturally equivalent to the prince's contribution.
Li Yuan looked at His Highness’s civil and military affairs and said, “The battle situation is urgent, and we must choose the generals to fight as soon as possible. What do you think?”
Li Yi wanted to recommend herself, but thought that in order to impress Li Yuan, she recommended herself as a pioneer general, and now she recommended herself as the commander of the three armies, wouldn't she slap herself in the face?
He was really regretful and reluctant to retreat to his seat: When he entered the palace, Li Jiancheng had secretly sent someone to inform him that the war in Youzhou began and told the Xi tribe about the invasion. Li Yi was narrow-minded, but he was a person who was good at seizing opportunities to create opportunities. He understood what Li Jiancheng meant, which was to let him fight for the commander, rescue Youzhou, and earn military achievements. Therefore, he made sufficient preparations in advance and moved Li Yuan with emotion, thus gaining the position of commander.
As a result... the good plan was destroyed by Li Shimin.
Li Jiancheng stood up calmly and said, "My son thinks that Li Yi, the Prince of Yan, is the most suitable candidate."
Li Yuan asked curiously: "How do you say this?"
"Military affairs are nothing more than the right time, place and harmony between people. General Li has been in Youzhou for many years, with a high prestige, brave and good at fighting, and is powerful in the grassland. If the Xi tribe learned that he was the head coach, he would be afraid, and his momentum would be weaker and he would occupy the harmony between people. Because General Li has been in Youzhou for many years, he is very familiar with every grass and tree in Youzhou and has a good grasp of the territory. Compared with others, General Li has two major advantages, and his son thinks he is the most suitable candidate." Li Jiancheng analyzed with a clear understanding.
Li Yuan nodded and asked Li Yi: "Prince Yan, if I appoint you as commander, do you have the confidence to repel the enemy from the north?"
Li Yi was overjoyed and left the team and said, "I hope to protect the head of the neck, and not to defeat the Xi tribe, and come to see you."
Li Yuan was very satisfied and was about to issue an appointment, but a disgusting voice came out from the hall: "Your Majesty, I will have something to say."
Li Yuan looked at Luo Shixin who was rashly out of satisfaction and said in a bad tone: "What do you have to say..." Before he finished speaking, he saw a person below glaring at him angrily, coughing quickly, and speaking in a gentle tone: "Does the General have other opinions?"
Luo Shixin said: "The last general knows that the reinforcements are like putting out fires, and they should not be careless. But they should not act hasty..."
Li Yi blushed and said angrily: "Why are you sloppy? Can't Li be the commander?"
Luo Shixin shook his head and said, "General, I'm not questioning your ability, I just feel that the general has not seen the key points clearly. As a Turkic dog, why did Gao Kaidao lead the Xi tribe to attack instead of the Turkic? By reason, the Turkic tribe is much stronger than the Xi tribe." He bowed to Li Yuan and said, "So the last general thinks that Gao Kaidao was not invited to join the Xi tribe and reluctantly. The Turkic tribe should not agree with or even know about this matter. In this case, why don't we take the opportunity to annihilate Gao Kaidao in one fell swoop? The key to this battle should be how to defeat the Xi tribe and Gao Kaidao's troops, and then kill into Yuyang in one fell swoop, and wipe out Gao Kaidao before the Turkic reacted, and regain the northern gateway, instead of simply driving the Xi tribe out of Youzhou."
Chapter completed!