Chapter 1026 The Tang Dynasty has no shortage of generals
It can be seen from this that the person who is obsessed with thinking is brave, has little strategy, and does not have high political wisdom.
He has the value of recruiting someone to surrender, and it is also worth paying some price for him.
After all, Tibetan generals like this who are brave, less resourceful, and not very politically wise are exactly what the Tang Dynasty needs.
The Tang Dynasty would then send its troops to the west and use the Turks as cannon fodder, so it could not do without the help of such people.
"What's that look in your eyes? Do you think he's not worth surrendering?"
Li Shimin didn't know what Li Yuanji was thinking, and he didn't know what it would be like if Zhi lost his thinking power. After praising Zhi losing his thinking power and seeing Li Yuanji rolling his eyes, he couldn't help but question him.
Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "That's not true..."
Li Shimin asked again: "Then why are you shaking your head?"
Li Yuanji said bluntly: "I think you flattered him a little too much!"
If Zhi loses his thinking power and can be regarded as a general, then the generals of the Tang Dynasty can form a battalion.
After all, the Tang Dynasty had far more powerful generals than Zhifasi. If Zhifasi was placed in the Turks, or in other eras, he might be called a general, but in the Tang Dynasty of this period, he was really not qualified.
During this period, monsters emerged in large numbers in the Tang Dynasty. There were not only monsters who were already famous, but also monsters who were about to become famous, there were also monsters who had just been born, and there were monsters who had not yet been born. Every single one of them would make you lose your ability to think.
How can you call yourself a general if you lose your mind?
If you can be called a general even if you have no power of thought, then what do Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji, Li Junxian, Huang Junhan, Luo Shixin and others count?
Who do Liu Rengui, Wang Xuance, Xue Rengui, Wang Zhongsi, Gao Kan and others count?
Not to mention Ashina Simo, Ashina Sheer, and Qibi Heli, who were born in Turks together with Zhi Shi Si Li.
Which of these people's achievements in history are not as high as persistence and thinking?
Therefore, Zhi loses thoughts and is not considered a great general. At best, he is just a strong general ranked in the second rank. He is on the same level as Zhang Jian and others.
Therefore, he himself was not of great value to the Tang Dynasty. What was valuable to the Tang Dynasty was his background and his lack of resourcefulness and wisdom.
He could help the Tang Dynasty restrain the regiments composed of Turks. This was his value to the Tang Dynasty.
As for his ability and whether he could lead the regiments composed of Turks to victory, Datang did not care.
Because the purpose of cannon fodder is not to win the war, but to wear down the enemy's physical strength, wear down the enemy's armaments, and wear down the enemy's number, so as to lay the foundation for an army that can truly win the war.
Hearing this, Li Shimin couldn't help but defend Zhi Lun's thinking: "When our Tang army was pressing on the border, he was ruthless enough to destroy the grassland that the Turks regarded as their life, and he still set foot on it when Cheng Yaojin led his army.
You set a fire when you entered his territory, and he himself was involved in it. Do you dare to say that he is not decisive and ruthless enough?
And decisiveness and ruthlessness are essential abilities for a general!"
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Decisiveness and ruthlessness are necessary abilities for a general, but eyesight is the most critical. If you don't have enough eyesight, you cannot make decisive judgments at critical times. You cannot make decisive decisions at critical times."
What's the use of such harsh things?"
Li Shimin stood up, pointed at the document in his hand and said angrily: "Doesn't his performance in this battle prove that he has eyesight?"
Li Yuanji said without hesitation: "Knowing that the situation is irreversible, knowing that the Tang Dynasty will definitely conquer Suni's lost troops, but still struggling to the death, is this called having vision?"
Li Shimin was speechless due to the rebuke. He paused and said, "That's officialdom, not a battlefield!"
Li Yuanji asked: "Isn't the officialdom a battlefield? The cruelty in the officialdom is probably far greater than that on the battlefield, right? You can see blood when you kill someone with a knife on the battlefield, but you don't see blood when you kill someone with a sword in the officialdom!"
Li Shimin said angrily: "You are using strong words to make excuses!"
Li Yuanji said calmly: "I'm just telling you that he is not as good as you said. He is brave, decisive and ruthless, but his eyesight is still a bit lacking, and he has no political wisdom.
This kind of person can be called a general, but he cannot be called a general.
At best, he can only be a lieutenant or a vanguard!"
Li Shimin still wanted to defend himself, but Li Yuanji continued: "If you were holding on to the grassland where you had lost your troops, would you have given Cheng Yaojin a way out after deciding to set the fire?"
Li Shimin was immediately asked and was completely speechless.
If he was clinging to the grassland where he had lost his troops and had already made the decision to set fire, he would definitely lure Cheng Yaojin deeper and let Cheng Yaojin and his party fall completely into the center of the sea of fire before setting fire to it.
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In that case, Cheng Yaojin and his party would not be able to escape at all, and would surely be buried in the sea of fire.
After Ke Zhi lost his mind and set the fire, not only did he not burn Cheng Yaojin and his party to death, but he allowed Cheng Yaojin and his party to escape.
This shows that Zhi loses his thinking power and does not have enough eyesight, wisdom or deep study of military strategies, so the game he laid out has loopholes, and this loophole was easily seen by Cheng Yaojin, and then Cheng Yaojin and his party
He escaped through this loophole.
In other words, Zhihuan Sili's performance in this war was very impressive, but it was only outstanding. It has not yet reached the level of being praised, and it does not deserve to be praised.
"So you don't like this person? Are you not ready to surrender?"
After Li Shimin was silent for a while, he suddenly spoke angrily.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "It seems a little disdainful, but it is worth recruiting. After all, the Turkic troops we will build later will probably be more than a dozen, or even dozens, and they will be led by Ashina Simo alone."
, I’m not at ease, so we must recruit more people who can help us lead the troops.”
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, thinking about the feasibility of this matter. After going through the matter roughly in his mind, he mused: "He is still somewhat capable, and he is qualified to oppose Ashina Simo. But.
, it is not safe to just rely on him and Ashina Simo to control those soldiers and horses."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Yuanji nodded.
There will be more than a dozen or dozens of Turkic armies to be established subsequently. It is certain that we cannot just establish two Turkic generals, but more must be established.
Therefore, in the next war, it is necessary to recruit and surrender some talented generals, to equip each Tibetan army with a Tibetan general as much as possible, and to ensure that the relationship between these Tibetan generals is not harmonious.
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Astezien, who seemed to have been disabled and was still recovering from his injuries in bed, was a suitable candidate.
Not only that, in order to better control these soldiers and horses, the Tang Dynasty people must be responsible for the military commanders, marching commanders, soldiers, supervising the battle teams, etc., and these people must be allowed to tell the Turks in the team at all times.
As long as they serve the Tang Dynasty well, they can quit the army, move to the Great Wall, and live a prosperous life.
It is also necessary to equip each team with a few monks, so that they can save the dead Turks and tell the living Turks that if they work hard to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, they can enter the Paradise after death and enjoy happiness that mortals cannot enjoy.
So much.
This kind of thing can only be done by monks, not Taoist priests.
Because the Taoist priests are now members of the state religion, and the leader of the Taoist priests is still a virtuous person like Sun Simiao, and Sun Simiao has now attracted all the Taoist priests who know medical skills into Xinglu in various places, so the Taoist priests are not practicing in the mountains now.
He was dragged to Xinglu to become a sitting doctor. He was very busy and had no time to do such a thing.
"Then write the surrender document quickly. I'm afraid that if time goes by, Su Dingfang will go and kill them."
Li Shimin urged.
It was not that he wanted to label Zhi Shisi Li as a Tang Dynasty official as soon as possible and turn this general into a member of the Tang Dynasty, but he was really worried that the surrender documents would arrive too late and Zhi Shi Shili would be given the title of Tang Dynasty by Su Dingfang.
Butchered.
Zhi Huan Si Li has some abilities, but no matter how powerful he is, he can't compare to Su Dingfang and Li Jing. They are two handsome men. They also have a bunch of warriors under their command. Next to them are Ashina Simo and the Xue brothers.
It's not something he can compete with.
If the surrender document arrived too late and Su Dingfang or Li Jing defeated the Zhihu Department, Zhihu Sili would most likely be left with only one head.
Li Yuanji smiled and said: "It's not urgent. I will send a letter to Su Dingfang and Li Jing, asking them to keep Zhi, who has lost his thinking power, with his life. However, we do not need to intervene in the matter of recruiting Zhi, who has lost his thinking power."
Historically, after the fall of the Turks, Zhi lost Si Li followed Empress Xiao and returned to the Tang Dynasty.
This shows that he is related to Empress Xiao.
It may be that when he was young, Queen Xiao praised him, rewarded him, or said something fair for them when she received him, so he respected Queen Xiao very much.
It is also possible that he was attracted by Queen Xiao's beauty and had greed and affection for Queen Xiao.
Anyway, no matter what it is, if Empress Xiao takes the initiative to recruit him, she will definitely be sure of it.
And it can also ensure that after recruiting him, he will win over his loyalty immediately.
As for Empress Xiao's concubine, a certain Li Yuantong who did not want to be named was unwilling to let Empress Xiao come out in public, so there was no need to consider it at all.
In the world of home and country, Comrade Li Yuan, who wishes to remain anonymous, has never been held back by beauty.
As for the rumors that he was forced to rebel because he slept with two women who were his cousins in Jinyang Palace, it is pure nonsense.
When he was serving as the comfort envoy to Shanxi and Hedong, deputy envoy Xiahou Duan advised him to make plans early, and he listened, and started preparations after arriving in Taiyuan.
It can be seen that his rebellion was premeditated and not because he slept with his cousin's two women.
"We don't need to come forward, so who should come forward, Su Dingfang or Li Jing?"
Li Shimin didn't know that Zhi Huan Si Li was related to Empress Xiao, so he thought Li Yuanji was going to leave this matter to Su Dingfang and Li Jing.
Li Yuanji smiled and said, "We can't say it yet. You'll know when we get here."
With that said, Li Yuanji picked up his pen and started writing a letter.
Li Shimin muttered, "It's not over yet." He couldn't help but come over out of curiosity. After seeing that Li Yuanji was writing a letter to Su Dingfang and Li Jing, he immediately lost interest, curled his lips and sat back down.
own position.
After Li Yuanji wrote the letter, he ordered Zhao Chengyong, who had just recovered, to send someone to deliver it as soon as possible.
Five days later, the fire on the grassland was extinguished by a heavy snowfall. Su Dingfang took advantage of this emptiness to quickly enter the territory of the Zhihu Department, defeat the Zhisu Department, and capture Zhihu Sili alive.
The Tang Dynasty's war against Suni's lost troops also officially came to an end with the end of this war.
Since then, the Tang Dynasty has defeated all the tribes of the Suni tribe, occupied all the territories of the Suni tribe, and captured the entire Turks.