After staying in Aries City for a few days, on the appointed day, Su Dingfang, Li Jing, and the Xue brothers officially launched an attack on Suni's lost troops. The battle reports were like snowflakes.
Drifting to Aries City.
Today so and so won the battle, how many formations were killed, and how many were captured; tomorrow so and so lost the battle, how many men were lost, and how many ordnances were lost; the day after tomorrow, so and so was tied with those who lost troops in Suni, no matter who they were.
Victory or defeat, we are regrouping and preparing to fight again.
Anyway, since the war started, various battle reports have not stopped.
Li Jing changed his habit of winning by surprise, and began to fight steadily, advancing step by step. Although the Pugu and Adi tribes under his command often lost battles, they generally had more chances of winning, and they were constantly encroaching on Suni's lost troops.
's territory.
Su Dingfang also changed his past habit of playing steadily, and began to win by surprise. He continued to use various strange tricks to crazily attack the territory where Suni lost his troops. Not only Su Dingfang, but also Su Dingfang's subordinates became crazy.
Xue Wanche didn't know whether he was stimulated by the previous incident or something, and he became even crazier.
In one day, he expanded his territory by more than 100 miles and conquered three small tribes of Suni's lost tribe, without leaving a single prisoner. If Wang Xuance, who was temporarily transferred to his command as an army soldier, had not stopped him in time, it is estimated that he would not have been able to do so in a row.
The old, weak, women and children in the three small tribes will not be kept.
Su Dingfang was shocked when he found out about this. Xue Wanche was no longer crazy, but really crazy. Not only that, he was not only crazy himself, but he also took his soldiers crazy with him. Otherwise, normal people would not be able to do it in one day.
There is no such thing as expanding the soil for more than a hundred miles.
You know, even if the soldiers move at full speed with their baggage, they can only travel more than sixty miles in a day.
This is still cavalry, if it is infantry, the speed will be slower.
Under such circumstances, Xue Wanche forced himself to travel more than a hundred miles, which was obviously abnormal.
Therefore, Su Dingfang sent six military orders to Xue Wanche in succession. All six military orders asked Xue Wanche not to be greedy for merit and rush forward, let alone to leave behind the baggage team and lead the light cavalry one step ahead.
After Xue Wanche received the military order, he still went out for more than a hundred miles the next day.
Now Su Dingfang couldn't sit still at all, and rushed directly to the Xiangyi Racecourse in Aries City to complain.
The Xiangyi Racecourse Courtyard is the property of Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County in the Tang Dynasty. As a direct descendant of the Li family, he has the right to occupy any property of the collateral clan. Therefore, after living in the Chinese army's tent for only two days,
Li Yuanji and Li Shimin moved to Xiangyi Racecourse Courtyard without hesitation and occupied Li Shenfu's property.
The Han-Turkish mixed-race man who was in charge of guarding the other courtyard didn't even dare to fart, and was ordered to run forward and backward.
That is to say, Li Shenfu didn't know the situation here, otherwise he would definitely submit a defense document.
After all, the industry here is not within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, but outside the Tang Dynasty. How Li Shenfu obtained the industry outside the Tang Dynasty and whether he colluded with foreign forces need to be defended. If he does not defend himself, he will be held accountable afterwards.
When someone gets up, the label of being a vassal traitor will fly crazily on his head. Whether it will fall on his head depends entirely on the wishes of the person in power.
When Su Dingfang arrived at the side hall of the other courtyard, he cried bitterly as he walked: "Your Highness, Xue Wanchechen can't be controlled anymore. Could you please transfer him somewhere else?"
Li Shimin, who was sitting in a corner of the courtyard and casually looking through various documents, raised his head and glanced at Su Dingfang. Without any reaction, he continued to lower his head and read the documents.
Li Yuanji put down the document in his hand, rubbed his eyebrows, and said doubtfully: "He is your subordinate, why can't you control him?"
With Su Dingfang's current status, let alone being in charge of Xue Wanche, even if he killed Xue Wanche, Xue Wanche would have no choice but to admit defeat.
After all, in wartime, the commander is the biggest, and to a certain extent, he is the dictator of the army. Not only does he hold the power of life and death for everyone, but when necessary, even those with higher status than him have to listen to him.
Therefore, if Su Dingfang wanted to control Xue Wanche, he would certainly be able to.
Su Dingfang called Qu Dao: "I want to take charge of it, but he won't listen to me."
When Li Yuanji heard this, he immediately understood that Xue Wanche must have touched Su Dingfang's bottom line. Su Dingfang wanted to deal with Xue Wanche seriously, but because he was here, he couldn't do it directly, so he came to ask for instructions.
Even though Su Dingfang kept saying that he couldn't control Xue Wanche, and wanted to transfer Xue Wanche away, he really thought that he couldn't control Xue Wanche. In fact, if he really wanted to control Xue Wanche, there were many ways.
After all, with Xue Wanche's little intelligence, he is no match for him no matter how he plays.
There was only one reason why he came to complain, and that was that he was going to take a heavy blow. In order to avoid enmity with the five Xue brothers, he now needed a "Shang Fang Sword" that could protect him.
After Li Yuanji understood Su Dingfang's intention, he immediately said: "Since he refuses to listen to you, then you should deal with him in accordance with military discipline and do whatever you want."
Although he favored Xue Wanche very much, during the war, he could not go astray, otherwise, everyone in the army would be emotional, so everything should be done in accordance with military discipline.
Even if Su Dingfang beheaded Xue Wanche, it was Xue Wanche who asked for it.
When Su Dingfang heard this, he was slightly stunned, and then asked tentatively: "Do you really want to deal with it according to military discipline?"
Li Yuanji glanced at Su Dingfang and asked: "Otherwise, do you want me to come forward to protect him? Then where is the majesty of your commander-in-chief?"
During a war, the majesty of the commander-in-chief cannot be compromised. If the majesty of the commander-in-chief is compromised, then the officers and soldiers in the army must not underestimate him. Then how can the war be fought if they all work against each other and fight on their own?
Therefore, the dignity of the commander-in-chief must be maintained, even if the decision made by the commander-in-chief is wrong.
When Li Jing went to sneak attack Jieli before, Jieli abandoned Kehe Dun, his son, and all his subordinates and ran away, which ultimately led to a complete defeat. It was because he lost his majesty and prestige after escaping, so he
Even though they are still alive, the people under his command are still leaderless.
With Jieli as a living example, how could Li Yuanji harm Su Dingfang's majesty for Xue Wanche?
When Su Dingfang heard this, he grinned, then bowed deeply and said, "I know what to do..."
It is impossible to be moved.
Ever since Su Dingfang began to lead the army in battle alone, this emotion had completely left him.
If you want to move him, it's impossible to just say a few words. You have to put in real effort and show your true feelings.
"Now that you know what to do, go ahead and do it."
Li Yuanji waved his hand, indicating that Su Dingfang could leave. He was still busy processing the battle reports from various places.
Although Su Ding was the commander-in-chief of the expedition against Suni's lost troops, except for Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong, Niu Xiu, and Wang Xuance, who had just joined his command, no one else sent the battle report to his center.
Instead, they were all sent to the military camp in Xiangyi Racecourse.
As a result, Li Yuanji had to get busy.
That is to say, a mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and orders cannot go out of the two gates. The Tang Dynasty has no precedent of setting up two commanders in one war. Otherwise, Li Yuanji would have wanted to appoint three commanders, making Su Dingfang the west marshal and Li Jing the north marshal.
, Xue Wanshu served as Marshal of the East.
As a result, the battle reports of Li Jing, Xue Wanshu, and their men cannot be sent here.
"I resign!"
After Su Dingfang got the answer he wanted, he left the side hall happily without any delay.
After Su Dingfang's figure completely disappeared, Li Shimin suddenly raised his head and said, "Aren't you afraid that he will kill Xue Wanche?"
Li Yuanji just picked up the battle report that he had just read half of. When he heard Li Shimin's words, he slightly raised his head and glanced at Li Shimin, and said in a neutral tone: "He is not Li Shiji!"
Among the commanders of the Tang Dynasty, neither Li Jing nor Su Dingfang were bloodthirsty people, and they had almost never stabbed one of their own.
On the contrary, Li Shiji and Chai Shao were more bloodthirsty. Not only did they kill many of their enemies, they also killed many of their own people.
Li Shiji sometimes killed people to establish his authority, and sometimes he killed people who deserved to be killed, while Chai Shao simply killed people who deserved to be killed.
So in comparison, Li Shiji had a darker heart and was more cruel to his own people.
Li Shimin was speechless by these words. He sat there with his mouth half open for a few moments before he nodded and said indifferently: "That's right. No matter how powerful Su Dingfang is, he is still a human being and cannot be offended.
The five Xue brothers..."
Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shimin but said nothing.
Li Shimin's talk is purely nonsense and just making excuses.
The competition in the court is not a gang fight. The competition is not about who has more brothers, but who is more powerful.
If a person's official title is twice that of his opponent, and the power in his hand is also the same, then it will be useless no matter how many opponents he has and how many brothers he has.
They can crush them all with one finger.
Although the five Xue brothers were quite prestigious and powerful in the Tang Dynasty, they were not to the point where Su Dingfang could not afford to offend them.
If the five brothers did not contribute to the destruction of the Tang Dynasty, they would not be able to reach the point where Su Dingfang could not afford to offend him.
The reason why Su Dingfang came to ask for instructions was not because he was afraid of the five Xue brothers, but because he was afraid of trouble and was afraid of getting entangled in the future.
After all, they are all confidants of Prince Yong's Mansion and work for Prince Yong's Mansion. They are considered a party and allies. They will meet often after returning to Chang'an City. If they have a grudge, it will be very embarrassing when they meet in the future.
Let's say hello when the time comes, because we all have grudges, but don't say hello, because we are all allies.
Therefore, in order for everyone to get along more harmoniously in the future and avoid any grudges, we must avoid them.
Of course, if Xue Wanche made any unforgivable mistake, Su Dingfang would kill him without hesitation and would not even ask for instructions.
So when it comes to this kind of thing, Su Dingfang will just make up his mind, and so will everyone else.