Chapter 1043 Invincibility and Pseudo-Invincibility
After Zhao Chengyong quickly left the cabin with the documents, Ren Gui did not return to his seat and sit down. Instead, he saluted seriously and said: "Your Highness, you should make preparations early!"
Li Yuanji was slightly startled when he heard this, and looked at Ren Gui suspiciously: "What do you mean by this?"
After hearing this, Li Shimin also put down the pen he had just picked up and pricked up his ears.
Ren Gui is now one of the three prime ministers of the Tang Dynasty. He has a high position and holds many secrets of the Tang Dynasty. He also shoulders the important task of communicating between Chang'an and this place. Therefore, he will never miss the mark. Every word he speaks
They are all worthy of the high attention of people in the industry.
Ren Gui bent down and said: "As far as I know, some rumors have begun to spread in Chang'an City recently..."
"What rumors?"
Li Shimin couldn't hold it any longer and asked first.
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes at Li Shimin and swallowed back the question that had just reached his lips.
Ren Gui still bent over and said: "Some people say that His Highness is warlike and will bring about the subjugation of the country, so I hope the saint will allow His Highness the Crown Prince to come out and preside over the government!"
When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately lost interest, curled his lips, and began to write for his son how to run Mobei.
In his opinion, this was because someone couldn't bear the loneliness and started looking for excitement, so there was nothing worth paying attention to.
After all, he had already predicted the ending, so what else was there to pay attention to?
When Li Yuanji heard this, not only did he not feel angry, but he felt a little funny. He couldn't help laughing and said, "What did my father say?"
Ren Gui bowed and said: "The saint ignored him, but sent His Royal Highness the King of Huai'an and Grand Master Li here..."
Ren Gui didn't say the rest, but Li Yuanji had already guessed it.
They just came to invite him back, and their purpose was the same as Ren Gui's.
Ren Gui failed to achieve his goal, so Li Yuan sent two more important people.
Li Yuanji laughed and said, "Then how are you going to deal with it?"
Ren Gui was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood the meaning of this sentence, and immediately said, "I will go back to pack my things, and then go to Qingzhou to wait for Grand Master Li and his party, and persuade Grand Master Li to go back."
Among Li Shentong and Li Gang, Li Gang is obviously more difficult to deal with.
It was impossible for Li Yuanji to tie up Li Gang like he tied up Ren Gui, so he could only ask Ren Gui to come forward and persuade Li Gang to go back.
Seeing that Ren Gui understood what he meant and came up with a countermeasure, Li Yuanji nodded with satisfaction and said: "Then go!"
Ren Gui bowed, returned to his desk, packed up his things, and not long after, he took his things out of the camp, and in the evening rushed to Qingzhou under the escort of a group of Yongwang guards.
In the next month, Li Shiji, who had received permission, began to lead his troops to attack cities and territories in the Western Turks. They captured Dunhuang, Shanshan and other places in the Western Turks. They captured tens of thousands of people and captured countless cattle, sheep, and horses.
The gold, silver and jewelry that arrived were packed in the car.
It can be clearly felt from the battle reports sent back from the armies that all armies have entered a stage of picking up cities, picking up land, and picking up seizures, and some people have also fallen into the illusion that the Tang army is invincible in the world.
In the middle, everyone looks like a lowly person, and everyone feels that they are not strong enough to cut with one knife.
After Ashina Simo received the military order, they also quickly changed their route, and with him, Ashina Simo, and the 150,000 troops under Zhi Husi Li's command, they quickly rushed towards Jinshan.
According to Ashina Simo's estimate, he will reach Jinshan within two months.
In order to catch up with Ashina Simo's speed, after conquering Shanshan, Li Shiji had no time to count the seizures, so he divided his troops into three groups. One group was led by Hou Junji, assisted by Xue Wanjun and Xue Wanche, and headed southwest to directly attack Qiemo.
; One way was led by Yin Kaishan, assisted by Xie Shufang and Li Junxian, and headed west to the middle, directly attacked Qiuci, and then fought at Sanmi Mountain; all the way was led by him personally, assisted by Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Zhang Liang, and Guo Xiaoke, and headed north to Gaochang.
When Yin Kaishan conquered Qiuci and moved to Mount Sanmi, the illusion that the Tang army was invincible was finally awakened because he met Qibi Heli who also went to attack Mount Sanmi.
The two sides fought three battles at Luntai in the northeast of Qiuci City. No one could do anything to the other, and they almost let He Moduo, the Dibi Khan of Sanmi Mountain, take advantage of him, who was Tong Yehu's uncle.
After Li Shiji entered Gaochang, the war situation was not optimistic. Ashina Sheer, who received the news in advance, built the walls of Gaochang City and defended the city. At the same time, he dropped a large number of dead cattle in Linchuan outside Gaochang City.
He killed the sheep, and ordered small groups of Ashina loyal cavalry to continuously attack the Tang Dynasty's baggage team, forcing Li Shiji to send people to farther places to fetch water, and at the same time dispatched a large number of soldiers and horses to protect the baggage team.
Under this circumstance, Li Shiji's attack on Gaochang was reduced. In addition, Ashina She'er and Ashina Zhongzhe were not mediocre, so Li Shiji spent more than ten days and failed to capture Gaochang.
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However, Li Shiji did not make a mistake because he was in a hurry to join Ashina Simo and form a flanking attack. Instead, he calmed down and started a war of attrition with Ashina Simo.
Although Ashina Sheer and Ashina Loyalist are powerful, they are a people who grew up on horseback after all. They are not so proficient in the tactics of defending a city, so after a long time, they will definitely show fatigue.
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Li Shiji also recognized this and started a war of attrition with them.
It is worth mentioning that Ashina Sheer was the son of Sunishi. When Ashinasheer defected from Sunishi's tribe, he and all the tribes under his command were among the people he took with him.
He should have competed with Ashina Bil for position with the support of Ashina Sher, but he didn't compete, so he could only escape from Suni's lost tribe with Ashina Sher.
Compared with the war between Yin Kaishan and Li Shiji, Hou Junji's side was much smoother, and it could even be said to be like a divine help.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On the fourth day after entering the southwest of Western Turks, Hou Junji defeated Qiemo, and then drove all the way to Khotan, and also took care of the troops entrenched at the foot of Nanshan in southern Khotan.
For some tribes, when Yin Kaishan and Li Shiji were fighting fiercely at Sanmi Mountain and Gaochang respectively, Hou Junji had already reached Zhu Jubo and looked at Hepantuo from a distance.
It can be said that the enemies he encountered along the way were like paper. None of them could be beaten. They were basically destroyed by him with one touch. So that by the end of the fight, he began to swell and began to send letters from afar.
Yin Kaishan asked Yin Kaishan if he wanted to help. He could lead people to fight up the Shule River and help Yin Kaishan poke He Mo Duo in the buttocks.
After Yin Kaishan got the letter from Hou Jun, he was so angry that he immediately led his army to fight Qibi Heli in Luntai.
The fight between the two sides was brutal.
"Is Yin Qiao the boss? If this is the case, then he must be replaced!"
Since Li Chengqian was about to arrive in Lingzhou and become the king of Mobei, Li Shimin became more relaxed. Li Yuanji didn't need to take the initiative to ask some things. Li Shimin would give his own suggestions without hesitation when he saw it.
Li Yuanji put down the battle report handed back by Yin Kaishan, raised his head and asked, "How do you say it?"
Li Shimin stretched out his finger, pointed at the battle losses mentioned in the battle report, and said: "In just four battles, the battle losses under his command reached more than 30%. Under such circumstances, he still couldn't find a way to defeat the enemy with tricks.
, but also confronting the enemy head-on, what is this but not superiority?
When the two armies are fighting, the most taboo thing is to be above. Once you are above, it is easy to make wrong judgments and make frequent mistakes.
How can we win in this situation?"
Speaking of this, Li Shimin picked up Li Shiji's war report that he had put aside: "Look at Li Shiji again. Faced with the same situation, Li Shiji knew how to act steadily, not to be impatient, to consume the enemy, to find
The enemy's loopholes are waiting for opportunities.
So if Yin Qiao continues like this, he must be replaced!"
The saying that changing generals on the spot is a taboo for military strategists does not apply to the Tang Dynasty at this moment and the battlefield at this moment.
Yin Kaishan's deputies are Xie Shufang and Li Junxian.
Whether it is Xie Shufang or Li Junxian, they can take over his position as commander and lead the army to complete the military tasks they need to complete.
Therefore, even if Yin Kaishan is replaced, there is no need to worry about no one to replace him, let alone any turmoil in the army.
Li Yuanji tapped the table in front of him with his fingers: "Maybe Yin Qiao is also attrition with the enemy?"
When Li Shimin heard this, he immediately became angry and clicked on Yin Kaishan's battle report: "Is there such a consumption of money? If you exchange a soldier under your own command for a soldier under the opponent's command, even if you win the battle in the end, you will lose another soldier."
how?
The other party can attract another group by waving his hand, but what can he attract by waving his hand?
Don't forget, he is fighting in the enemy's territory now, not in our country. Once the battle damage reaches 40% or more, he will not be able to fight anymore even if he wins this battle.
Because we cannot be replenished by him in time."
Li Yuanji frowned slightly and said, "So he must be replaced?"
Li Shimin nodded almost without hesitation: "It must be changed!"
Li Yuanji's brows suddenly furrowed even more tightly, "But he is facing off against Ashina Sheer's most famous general, Qibi Heli!"
Li Shimin didn't know what the words "Qibi Heli" meant, but he knew it.
This was a Tibetan general clearly written into the history books of the Han people.
His abilities and achievements were not inferior to those of most generals in the Tang Dynasty, and his loyalty was not inferior to any generals in the Tang Dynasty.
When Yin Kaishan faced him, it was normal for him to be evenly matched, but it would be abnormal if he was easily crushed.
Therefore, it is necessary to give Yin Kaishan some time, otherwise if he replaces Yin Kaishan rashly, Yin Kaishan may commit suicide in grief and anger!