"Your Majesty intends to send troops to Dali?" Li Gu looked up at Liu Chengyou with a calm expression, but he didn't seem to believe it.
Liu Chengyou replied: "It is possible to expect great achievements by opening up new territories and expanding the territory! I am also very pleased that the general is enterprising! What do you think of Li Qing?"
After hearing the question, Li Gu thought about it for a while and responded slowly: "In the past expedition to Huainan, Your Majesty trained the land and water troops and horses, forged fine weapons, accumulated three years of food, and then launched the army. He took Jinghu and laid out the plan for several years. Two hundred thousand shi of grain were stationed. As for the large army that defeated Sichuan and Shu, it only took half a year, but Shu and Han fought for ten years in the Spring and Autumn Period, and sometimes they made early deployments, and mobilized hundreds of thousands of people..."
"It seems that Li Qing has an objection?" Liu Chengyou said with a smile.
Li Gu clasped his hands and said, "Sun Tzu has said," The one with more temples will win, but the one with fewer temples will not win. If we just rely on the words of the general and hastily launch the army, we will miss the mark and lose everything!
Furthermore, if you don’t know the enemy but know yourself, you will win one and lose one. In the southwestern region, there are high mountains and dense forests, different roads, and complicated barbarian sentiments. If you rush to raise troops, you may not gain the benefits, but suffer the disadvantages.
Under the new rule of Sichuan and Sichuan, the southwest Daozhou should give priority to nourishing the people and returning them to rule, and it is not appropriate to engage in large-scale wars. The enemy's situation is unclear and the rear is not safe, so it is not appropriate to engage in large-scale wars.
Dali belongs to the hometown of Nanzhao. It has been 20 years since the founding of the country. We have mobilized everyone to fight against it and worked hard on expeditions. The future is unclear. The matter of Tianbao is not far away. I hope your majesty will think twice!"
What Li Gu said was an old man's plan for the country, and he expressed his own opinions directly. He had no intention of catering to Liu Chengyou's ideas. Of course, he also knew that although the emperor had a strong desire for success, he was not so happy about it that he could clearly distinguish the pros and cons and listen to others. speak, so he boldly expresses his feelings.
Of course, Liu Chengyou has always admired Li Gu's character and talents, and has always spoken in a gentle manner. When listening to his opinions, he always has a warm smile on his face and nods to express respect and recognition.
Then he looked at Chai Rong: "What do you think?"
Chai Rong said directly without thinking: "If you don't take the rich and fertile land in the southeast, why is your Majesty interested in Yunling?"
Chai Rong's attitude was also directly stated: "As for the current general trend of the world, the country's focus is to unify the country first, with no other direction, and other political affairs are secondary. Furthermore, Your Majesty has the ambition to help the world and regain the old land. The north of Saibei and the west of Hexi are both areas where military force can be used, so why distract others?
After wiping out the world, the powerful enemy is in the north, so it is not advisable to look south! Things should be prioritized and weighed. With your majesty's wisdom, you can take advantage of it!"
Hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou was not surprised. He just looked at Chai Rong and said with emotion: "The two ministers have the same opinion. They all agree on this. I don't need to ask other people for their opinions!"
Facing Liu Chengyou's gaze, Chai Rong paused for a moment and then said: "Dali is small and remote, with a vast territory and few people. It has been self-reliant and has not known the power of the Central Plains for a long time. Your Majesty has the ambition to do it. It is not impossible. You can only slow down the plan." .
As Li Xianggong said, more calculations are needed. Dali's national strength, military equipment, tribes, cities, roads, etc. need to be fully understood and properly prepared. In particular, training a team that is familiar with the geography and climate of the southwest and is good at mountains and forests. An army rushing to fight.
When the time comes, we can send out one division to annihilate them, and we will get twice the result with half the effort, and we won’t worry about others!”
It can be heard that Chai Rong is not that interested in Dali, and he does not think highly of it. At the same time, he also expressed his opinions very clearly about the next move of the Han Dynasty.
"I do have the intention to conquer Dali. This is called winning Shu and hoping for Yunnan!" Liu Chengyou looked very calm and said: "But the second minister does have a reason. I don't want to fight an unprepared battle, I can only fight a little." Suppress Wang Quanbin’s desire to make great achievements and wait for the future!”
"Your Majesty is wise!" The two of them were not too surprised by the emperor's reaction and responded with their hands in hand.
After thinking for a while, Liu Chengyou said: "However, delaying the plan does not mean that there is no plan. I will leave it to Wang Quanbin to prepare for Dali. What do you two think?"
"I think it's okay!" Li Gu nodded.
Chai Rong thought for a moment and then said: "General Wang is now so obsessed with meritorious service that he urgently needs to rebuild his meritorious deeds and restore his reputation. If we use it to prepare for the conquest in southern Sichuan, we will definitely do our best and not dare to neglect. With his prestige, he can also suppress it." Shuzhong, intimidate Xiaoxiao and ensure the security and stability of Jiannan!"
"Then let Wang Quanbin be the deputy commander of Jiannan Road!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand and said calmly.
"So I'm not afraid that Wang Quanbin won't do his best!" Li Gu stroked his beard and chuckled.
A pair of old eyes flashed with the light of wisdom, and he said: "There was an obstacle from Shu in the past, so Dali has never communicated with China since its founding. Now that Sichuan and Shu have been established, the two sides are bordering each other, and the road has been opened, the big man should strengthen contact with it." !”
"What you said is true!" Liu Chengyou immediately understood and said: "It should be so. On this National Day, the Duan family also sent envoys to congratulate and offer gifts. This courtesy is exchanged, and the court should also respond. You can ask the Ministry of Rites to arrange for people to go to the southwest Let’s take a trip to spread the prestige of my country, the Han Dynasty!”
"I will explain it to the Wude Department, and Chai Qing will arrange the Military Intelligence Department!" Liu Chengyou said to Chai Rong.
Chai Rong understood and raised his hands: "Yes!"
The First Director temporarily put aside the discussion, looked at Li and Chai, and asked in a deep voice: "Second Minister, do you think that now is the opportunity to bring peace to the Tang Dynasty?"
It can be seen from the emperor's solemn and solemn expression that this is the real purpose of calling them here. Compared with the poor mountains and rivers of Dali, it is obviously the Jiangnan area where the country is rich and the people are dense. He is more tempted.
In response to the emperor's question, the two of them were obviously more cautious and thought more. This time, Chai Rong was the first to speak, saying: "Your Majesty, I think that the Southern Tang Dynasty is not difficult to obtain. Since the Huainan War, the Han Dynasty As the Tang Dynasty gets stronger and the Tang Dynasty weakens, our army will attack it like Mount Tai weighing down an egg, crushing the dead and decaying, and it will be beyond its power to stop it.
The territory south of the Yangtze River is small. Except for the Yangtze River shared by the two countries, there is almost no danger to defend and it is surrounded by enemies on all sides. According to the survey, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River. The only ones who are capable of fighting are Liu Renfan of Ezhou and Lin Renzhao of Runzhou. There are about 30,000 people, and the rest are not Taoists.
However, Liu Renfan is old, and our army can cut off the Yangtze River at any time and annihilate him alone. Although Lin Renzhao is brave and enterprising, he is a surrendered general of Fujian after all. The former was supported by Li Hongji and Han Xizai, so he was highly used. Now Li Hongji has been deposed. After Han Xizai, Lin Renzhao was also greatly affected and had little use for force.
Our army is not the case. We have strong soldiers and strong horses. Not to mention the imperial troops of the two yamen for the time being. The navy has developed greatly and can be put to great use. The water network in the south of the Yangtze River is unlikely to be blocked. If the Han Dynasty raises an army, it will definitely succeed. However, I suggest that again Wait for a while, wait for the situation in Shu to be completely stable, and all the aftermath matters to be implemented, so that the court, soldiers, and people can take a breather, and then turn the strategy to Jiangbiao!"
In fact, with the current strength of the Han Dynasty, it can be done even if it sends troops immediately. The military and civilian forces used to pacify Shu are mainly from the southwest. In the Central Plains and the Huaihe River, the court still has enough reserve forces to use, and the court's financial resources , although a lot of material resources were consumed, there was still room for replenishment with the gains from Shu.
However, before and after the peace of Shu, coupled with the chaos in Shu, the Han Dynasty was exhausted in all aspects. Sichuan and Shu needed to recuperate, and the aftermath involved Guanzhong and the entire middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Even when half of the country needed to recuperate, the Han Dynasty could still recruit troops and civilians. , financial resources, to carry out a war to destroy the country, and the probability of success is very high, but in that case, the country will be too exhausted and the pressure will be greater.
After the destruction of Shu, reunification was imminent, and the achievements that established his historical status were right in front of him. Even though Liu Chengyou's mind was as deep as the sea, he still couldn't help but be anxious.
Therefore, he agreed with Chai Rong's words, but he always had a sense of urgency in his heart and wanted to get it done overnight.
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After his eyes wandered for a few times, Liu Chengyou said, "In Chai Qing's opinion, it's enough to send troops to achieve success?"
The emperor's attitude made Chai Rong frown slightly and nodded, but he still advised seriously: "I believe that success is inevitable, but you should not rush it. If you slow down a little and be well prepared, you can still do it with ease!"
"What do Li Qing think?" Liu Chengyou looked at Li Gu again.
The dialogue between Liu Chengyou and Chai Rongjun and his ministers was all heard. Li Gu had obviously thought about it clearly and answered Liu Chengyou affirmatively: "Your Majesty, judging from the comparison of the national strength of the two countries, raising troops to attack the Tang Dynasty is actually using yi." If you weigh the baht, you will definitely succeed!"
