Compared with the battle situation in Yinsui, the battle situation on the front line from Shizhou to Weizeguan has developed on a positive side from the beginning. In the past period of time, Li Xiaogong ordered Li Shiji under his command to attack many times and annihilated nearly 50,000 people.
At the same time, after Li Shiji annihilated nearly 20,000 Turks for the third time, Li Xiaogong ordered Li Shiji, Su Dingfang and Luo Shixin, who had just arrived at Tianmen Pass, to lead nearly 60,000 troops out of Chitang Pass and into Yan
Door.
Before sending the memorial to Xiaoguan, he had already conquered Lingzhou and was heading towards Daizhou.
Li Xiaogong stated in his memorial that Daizhou would be conquered within five days and the real Yanmen Pass would be captured.
If the memorial was sent from Lanshi to Xiaoguan, it would take exactly five days if it took 800 miles to rush.
"In other words, Li Xiaogong and Li Shiji have already captured Daizhou? Then can they divide their troops into two groups, guard at Yanmen Pass, Loufan Pass, and Xincheng Town, and then rush to Lanshi or Yinsui for reinforcements?"
Li Shimin had been feeling exhausted in the city gate building in recent days, so he walked to the table in a hurry. After glancing at the contents of the memorial on the table, he spoke subconsciously.
Li Yuanji looked through the documents sent by Chai Shao, glanced at Li Shimin casually, and said angrily: "Why haven't I seen you talk so much before?"
Li Shimin's vigorous face turned red, and he glared at Li Yuanji fiercely, not wanting to speak anymore.
In the past, he had nothing to do while staying at Anlimen, and there was no chance of any war happening in the Taiji Palace, so he couldn't find a chance to talk more.
It's different now. Now we are on the battlefield. There are thousands of enemies outside, and they will attack Xiaoguan every once in a while.
As an invincible commander and a veteran on the battlefield, he would subconsciously pay attention to the war. When he saw something he was dissatisfied with or something he felt was stupid, he would not say a word.
There is a saying that makes you feel uncomfortable even if you say it.
Yes, his current state is that he is really unhappy when he sees something that he can't bear to look at without nagging a few words.
"Look at this. After reading this, if you feel that Li Xiaogong is still a loser, then I have nothing to say."
After Li Yuanji read the memorial sent by Chai Shao, he handed it to Li Shimin and spoke nonchalantly.
Li Shimin cursed, as if you would ask me to read it, but I would not read it, but he still quickly took the memorial in his hand.
After flipping through the pages and reading them quickly, he frowned and said, "Li Yi dispatched Yan You's troops and stationed them in Guiyi. His intention is unknown?"
Li Yuanji nodded, rubbed his temples and said, "It's not that his intentions are unknown, he must have some agenda!"
After Li Shimin read the memorial again, he said in a deep voice: "Is he planning to enter Mozhou, pass Yingzhou, and penetrate directly into the heart of Hebei Province?"
Li Yuanji nodded again: "That should be the case."
Li Shimin snorted heavily and said: "Sure enough, none of these people who broke the earth and became kings are loyal to me, the Tang Dynasty."
Li Yuanji put down the hand that was rubbing his temples and sighed: "Now is no longer the time to care about this. Now we must remind Li Xiaogong, Li Shiji and others to be on guard against Li Yicai as soon as possible."
Speaking of this, Li Yuanji looked at Li Shimin helplessly and said, "Tell me, why are they going to attack Lingzhou and Daizhou?
Is now the time for them to expand their territories?
If they don't attack Lingzhou and Daizhou, I can extend the deployment of Shizhou and Weizeguan to Hengzhou, Dingzhou and Yizhou to resist Li Yi.
Even if Li Yi went south from Mozhou and saw me hoarding a large number of troops in Yizhou, he would be afraid to go deeper.
Now that we are here, I not only have to divide the deployment in Shizhou and Weizeguan into two parts, but also have to redo the deployment in Loufanguan, Yanmenguan, Daizhou and Yizhou.
The most important thing is that with the few soldiers and horses Chai Shao has in his hands, I am afraid that Mozhou cannot be defended."
Li Yi is not Jie Li, nor is he Liang Shidu's idiot who needs Jie Li's support to gain a foothold in the north. Li Yi is very capable, and his subordinates are also good at fighting.
Facing the troops and horses of the former Qin Prince's Commanding General's Palace led by Chai Shao, they should be able to fight six or four.
Li Yi accounted for six and Chai Shao accounted for four.
It’s not that the soldiers and horses of the former Qin Prince’s Tongjunfu were not as good as those under Li Yi.
On the contrary, when it comes to the individual prowess of the soldiers, the troops and horses of the former Qin Prince's Tongjunfu are still superior to those under Li Yi.
In comparison, the soldiers and horses under Li Yi's command were young and strong men selected from the three states of Yan, You and Yun, while the soldiers and horses of the former Qin Prince's Tongjun Mansion were young men and horses selected by Li Shimin from the elite soldiers and generals in the entire north.
strong.
Judging from the base of selection and the wars he participated in, the soldiers and horses of the former Qin Prince's Tongjunfu were stronger than those under Li Yi.
But this does not mean that the soldiers and horses of the former Qin Prince's Tongjun Palace can overwhelm the soldiers and horses of Li Yi's command.
Because the troops and horses in the former Qin Prince's Tongjun Mansion were far less numerous than those under Li Yi's command, and were even twice as few as those under Li Yi's command.
With their combat effectiveness being stronger than that of Li Yi's troops, but far less in number than Li Yi's troops, it would be difficult for the former Qin Prince's commander-in-chief's troops to win.
If Chai Shao fights steadily, he can keep up with Li Yi's troops.
If Chai Shao makes a bold advance or makes a mistake, he may not be able to hold on to the four and six.
"So Chen Bingloufan, Yanmen, Dai, Yi, became an inevitable move?"
Li Shimin asked thoughtfully.
Li Yuanji nodded silently.
Although Chen's troops were deployed in Yizhou and deployed in a line with Shizhou, Weizeguan, Hengzhou, Dingzhou and Yizhou, the effect was the same and they could all defend against Li Yi.
But one is an arc with a slow upward trend, and the other is a zigzag line with a step-like upward trend. It is self-evident that which one requires more troops.
If the Turks don't attack, it doesn't matter how we deploy.
But now the Turks not only came, but also brought heavy troops to continuously attack the Tang Dynasty along the long border line from Lingzhou to Weizeguan.
The Tang Dynasty had to mobilize a large number of troops to resist the Turks and lengthen the defense line. This would require more troops, which would be harmful to the Tang Dynasty.
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However, Xingzhou and Daizhou have been recaptured, and it is impossible to return them.
In that case, it would not only chill the hearts of the soldiers who conquered Lingzhou and Daizhou, but would also lose the face of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, even though we knew that doing so would be harmful to the Tang Dynasty and knew that it was a bitter pill, the Tang Dynasty had to swallow it.
"Based on what I know about Li Xiaogong, Li Xiaogong will never attack Orang Dai without your order, so this must be someone else's idea.
I don't know Su Dingfang under your command, but I know Li Shiji very well.
His ambition is so great that he always thinks about making achievements and expanding his territory.
This time you ask him to stick to Shizhou and Weizeguan with Li Xiaogong, and he will definitely not be willing to do so.
He will definitely find ways to gain credit for the attack while holding on to Shizhou and Weizeguan.
Therefore, the idea of attacking Lingzhou and Daizhou while guarding Shizhou and Weizeguan must have been proposed by him."
Li Shimin stroked his beard and analyzed. He had a fairly thorough understanding of people's hearts, and he understood the hearts of the military ministers even more thoroughly.
Li Yuanji stared at Li Shimin and asked, "Then how did he convince Li Xiaogong?"
Li Shimin sighed in a funny way: "He doesn't need to convince Li Xiaogong at all. He only needs to tell everyone under his command that he can take the opportunity to expand the territory and establish some supreme achievements. Those under his command who are eager to make achievements will help him convince him."
Li Xiaogong."
Li Yuanji frowned and said in a deep voice: "If this is really the case, then Li Shiji must be more careful."
Li Shimin nodded and agreed: "You really need to be careful with this person. He has the ambition to make great achievements, and he is also cruel to kill his relatives and gain power. If he turns against us, he will do more harm to our Datang than Li Yi."
It's not scary that a person is ambitious, but what's scary is that he is cruel.
If a person is so ruthless that he can even kill someone for a kiss, then this person doesn't have much friendship in his heart, or he doesn't value friendship.
But whether they have no friendship or do not value friendship, such people have no loyalty and loyalty at all.
You can't expect a person who doesn't even care about family ties to be loyal to the emperor or loyal to his friends.
Li Yuanji remembered that when Li Mi died, he asked the court to be sure, went to collect Li Mi's body, and put mourning on Li Mi. At that time, he was praised by people in the government and the public for his loyalty.
Now it seems that his loyalty is probably fake. The reason why he went to collect Li Mi's body and put mourning on Li Mi was for other people to see.
After all, when Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin and other old Wagang men did not go to help Li Mi collect his body and help Li Mi wear mourning, wouldn't he look more loyal if he went?
He invited Li Yuan and waited until Li Yuan'en approved before going. This behavior seemed to be aboveboard, but on the other hand, thinking about it, he did this not necessarily to dispel Li Yuan's suspicion of him.
After all, if this kind of thing is reported to the emperor and then done openly, not only will the emperor not be suspicious, but the emperor will also consider it to be sentimental and righteous.
If we only look at the fact that he went to collect Li Mi's body and put mourning on Li Mi, he can be said to be an example of kindness and righteousness.
But if you compare what he did with what Luo Shixin did in history, his kindness and justice seem a bit false and false.
Historically, after the death of his benefactor and his family, Luo Shixin not only helped the benefactor's family collect the bodies, but also gave up the honor of being buried with the emperor's mausoleum after his death and was buried next to his benefactor.
He almost risked being crushed by Li Yuan and ashes thrown away, and he was buried next to his benefactor at the risk of being dug out and whipped by Li Shimin.
After all, Luo Shixin's behavior of being willing to be buried next to his benefactor rather than being buried with the emperor's mausoleum could easily be interpreted by the emperor as missing his old master and his former dynasty. After his death, he would be convicted, burned to ashes, or dug up.
Whip corpse.
In history, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty did this kind of thing.
Well, it was Li Shimin who stood aside and commented on Li Shiji.
Therefore, the risk Luo Shixin needs to take is very likely to happen.
That's why Luo Shixin can be said to truly value love and justice.