Chapter 0612: Let go of the past and get through the difficulties together?
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"only if!"
Li Shimin said firmly and confidently.
This kind of firm confidence does not come from arrogance, but from a clear understanding of one's own abilities.
Li Shimin indeed has the ability to turn things around.
This has been certified by Li Yuan several times.
However, Li Yuanji said that he would not let the tiger go back to the mountain, so it was useless to let Li Shimin say anything.
"Second brother, are you too arrogant? Could it be that the Tang Dynasty cannot function without you? Could it be that the Tang Dynasty cannot win the war without you?
Wouldn't it be enough if I asked Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin to accompany Xu Shizong in their entanglement, and asked Li Jing to guard against Li Yi?
You also said that Dingnan is the result of Li Jing, not Li Xiaogong.
If Li Jing can pacify Jiangnan, he can naturally defend Li Yi."
Li Yuanji said with a hint of sarcasm.
Li Shimin sneered: "What's your plan? You think I can't guess it. You want Su Dingfang, Luo Shixin, and Li Jing to gather all the soldiers and horses of Hebei Province in Zhaozhou under the guise of annihilating Xu Shizong, and then in
When the Turks went south, they calculated against the Turks and used this to establish a victory.
But once Li Jing is deployed to defend Li Yi, and Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin are entangled by Xu Shizong, what will you use to plot against the Turks, and what will you use to defeat the Turks in one fell swoop?"
Li Yuanji said nonchalantly: "Li Xiaogong, Li Shiji, and Huang Junhan are enough to deal with the Turks. If things don't work, I will send my third sister to help.
When necessary, I will also ask Chai Shao to take the people from your Tongjun Mansion to rush for reinforcements."
When Li Shimin heard Li Xiuning and Chai Shao, his face turned red and he held back something for a while, "Third sister really dotes on you. We wanted to ask her to do something before, but she ignored it. Now it's time for you."
In front of you, she will do whatever you ask her to do.
Those who know know that we are siblings, but those who don’t know think that you are siblings and I am a concubine.
However, it is really shameless for you to ask Chai Shao to recruit people from my Tongjun Mansion.
It is even more shameless for you to let Chai Shao, a loser, lead troops to help you deal with the Turks."
Li Yuanji said calmly: "The Turks have been beaten to the doorstep of my house, so of course I will use all possible means. I can't just let the Turks wreak havoc in our Tang Dynasty just because of shame, right?"
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said, "Even if you invite Third Sister and Chai Shao to help, you still can't defeat the Turks."
Li Yuanji said amusingly: "Second brother, it seems that you are a little too inflated with other people's ambitions and destroying your own prestige, right?"
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "When the Turks invade this time, there is a high chance that they will come out in force. When hundreds of thousands of troops press on the border, do you think they can stop it by sending a few more generals?
You have to use no less than 40% of their troops to stop them.
But now you can only mobilize the troops of the Twelve Guards and Hebei Province.
You have assigned the soldiers and horses of Hebei Province to destroy Xu Shizong and defend Li Yi, but you cannot dispatch all the soldiers and horses of the Twelve Guards.
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You simply can't muster enough troops to deal with the Turks.
The generals you send out may be able to win one or two small victories, but they won't be able to turn the tide of the battle at all."
Although there are many examples in history of using less to defeat more and weak to defeat strong, there are also many examples in the Tang Dynasty. Li Shimin even created a classic battle in which few defeated many.
But these examples are basically won by the combination of time, location, people and other factors.
Most wars are won when the enemy is evenly matched or has a surplus of troops.
Therefore, the number of troops has a great influence on the outcome of the war.
Moreover, some examples of using less to defeat more and weak to defeat strong were also fought when the enemy was evenly matched, but the auxiliary personnel were not as dazzling as those who captured the general and captured the flag.
This also makes many people mistakenly believe that some famous generals' examples of the weak defeating the strong were really achieved with just a few troops.
Take Li Shimin’s Battle of Hulao Pass as an example.
In the battle of Hulao Pass, Li Shimin defeated the large number with a small number, defeated the large number with a small number, and defeated Dou Jiande's 100,000 troops with 3,000 men. It seemed that Li Shimin was good at fighting, and the Xuanjia army under his command dared to fight and kill, but
In fact, the number of people who really contributed to this war was far more than 3,000.
Li Shimin just played this classic example of using less to win more on the stage that many people worked hard to build for him.
If there were not many people to help him contain soldiers and horses from various places, help him block enemies from various places, help him create opportunities, and help him create battlefields, he and the 3,000 people under him could really defeat Dou Jiande's 100,000 soldiers.
horse?
Dou Jiande can achieve great success in troubled times, how can he be a fool?
If Li Shimin only had 3,000 people under his command, how could he run away after being attacked?
He would not hesitate to choose to lead the 100,000 men under his command to confront Li Shimin.
Even if Li Shimin and his three thousand mysterious warriors were able to fight, they would be drowned by the sea of 100,000 troops.
Even if Dou Jiande was a fool and ignored his absolute numerical advantage after the attack and allowed Li Shimin to kill him, how could he make the same mistake again after the war when he faced Li Shimin with only 3,000 people?
He discussed with Wang Shichong and found that they could gather another 100,000 people to drown Li Shimin.
Therefore, although Li Shimin's victory in the Battle of Hulao Pass played a great role, even a decisive role, in his war against Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, what really allowed him to achieve final victory was his strong military strength.
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It was precisely because he had enough troops to back him up that he dared to lead 3,000 Xuanjia troops to surprise Dou Jiande's 100,000-strong army at Hulao Pass.
It was also because he had enough troops at his disposal that he was able to quickly expand his results after the battle at Hulao Pass and turn a small victory into a complete victory.
If he did not have enough troops, he would have to encounter Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong all at once, and he would not lead many troops, and then kill them in one fell swoop.
Otherwise, no matter how beautiful and shocking his victory at Hulao Pass is, it will not determine the final victory.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Li Shimin is now speaking with his own example and using his experience to tell Li Yuanji what are the fundamental factors that determine the final victory of the war.
"So the second brother is trying to say that if you can gather enough troops, only you can turn the tide of the war?"
Li Yuanji is no longer a military novice. After rolling around on the battlefields of Weizeguan in Hebei Province and reading many military books, he has a more or less understanding of military affairs.
Although the predecessor did not leave any military strategies that could be used directly, it did leave behind a lot of memories about the war.
After replaying all those battles dozens of times in my mind, I have a deeper understanding of the military of this period and a better understanding.
So Li Yuanji knew very well what Li Shimin was talking about and what he was implying.
Li Shimin subconsciously wanted to say, 'Of course', but seeing the teasing look in Li Yuanji's eyes, he snorted and said nothing.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji slightly raised the corner of his mouth and said with a smile: "Then what if I tell my second brother that when the Turks invade this time, they are likely to attack in the east and in the west?"
"Founding in the east and attacking in the west?"
This was said by Li Jiancheng, who had been eavesdropping.
Although his military talents are not as outstanding as Li Shimin's, he has also led troops and been in battle, and he understands military matters.
After Li Shimin heard that the Turks were making noises about attacking in the east and west, he didn't say anything. He was just stunned for a moment. Then he shrank slightly and his face became ugly.
"If that's the case, then you should let me out."
Li Shimin said in a heavy voice.
He didn't need to ask any more questions to guess what Li Yuanji was talking about.
It is precisely because of this that he has to go out no matter what he says.
"Are you saying that the Turks will make a false shot at Weizeguan and other places this time, and then go straight to Chang'an City?"
It was a matter of life and death for the Li family, and the life and death of the Tang Dynasty. Li Jiancheng's IQ reoccupied the high ground. After thinking about it for a moment, he understood what Li Yuanji was talking about, and he immediately widened his eyes and shouted.
Li Yuanji didn't hide it, nodded slightly and said: "It's almost the same."
After all, in history, the Turks had experienced turmoil within the Tang Dynasty and had done so after the change of power. There was no reason to let the Tang Dynasty go this time.
The Turks were not good people, and they would not be kind enough to help the Tang Dynasty survive when the Tang Dynasty was in trouble.
They would only use the most cruel and bloody methods to deal a painful blow to the Tang Dynasty when it was at its weakest, and then destroy the Tang Dynasty, support the remnants of the former Sui Dynasty, and enslave the Central Plains.
"Then what are you waiting for? Let's quickly gather all the civil and military personnel to discuss countermeasures?"
Li Jiancheng said anxiously.
Although he secretly hates Li Yuan, openly hates Li Shimin, and secretly wants to kill Li Yuanji, but when it comes to life and death, he can still put aside these grudges temporarily and let Datang get through this difficulty first.
After all, the Li family was able to establish the Tang Dynasty and dominate the world, and he also played a role. He could not just watch it all be destroyed.
Li Shimin said solemnly: "I can promise you not to use any tricks and not to contact anyone under my command, but you must let me out and spend this disaster together.
Otherwise, the Tang Dynasty will most likely be destroyed, and our Li family will most likely be exterminated as well."
Li Yuanji stared at Li Shimin quietly. He could tell that there was a high chance that what Li Shimin said was true, but he did not dare to bet, and he could not bet.
Because if you lose the bet, your life will be lost.
Both Li Shimin and Li Jiancheng are ruthless people.
They are all ruthless people who dare to do cruel things to their brothers, so when it comes to letting them out of Anlimen, or even out of the palace, they must be even more careful.
Without three to five years of suffering, there is nothing we can do to let them out.
"I appreciate the kindness of my second brother, but I can handle the Turks' invasion this time."
