Chapter 0932: Giving up the good and chasing the weak
As a result, they did not see reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty until they died.
The Tang Dynasty didn't even know when it died.
There is no one who can't get used to it. If he couldn't get used to it, he wouldn't have been guarding the Western Regions for decades.
If the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty had the toughness of the Anxi Army, if they could develop the toughness of the Anxi Army and didn't look at the world, wouldn't they be kicked in the head by a donkey?
The Anxi Army could guard the Western Regions for decades without the support of the Tang Dynasty. With the support of the Tang Dynasty, it would probably not be a problem to guard it for a hundred years.
An army can guard a place for a hundred years without losing its prestige.
So what other places in the Tang Dynasty cannot be spied on?
"It's not that difficult, right?"
Li Yuanji retorted.
Li Shimin hurriedly added: "But in the Tang Dynasty, there are only three million households in Dingkou, and there are simply not enough manpower to go on an expedition."
Li Yuanji rolled his eyes at Li Shimin and said, "Can't you see the Turks, the Western Turks, the Tuyuhun people, and the Tubo people?"
If the Tang Dynasty and the Turks, Western Turks, Tuyuhun, and Tubo people were fighting for a piece of territory, it would definitely be an endless fight between you and me and me and you.
But if Datang, as a representative, takes them to grab territory, it will be a different scene.
There are two completely different concepts when everyone competes to eat from one pot and when everyone competes to eat from someone else's pot.
The Tang Dynasty did not have enough manpower to go to the west, and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were not used to the food of the Western Regions and even further west.
But the Tubo people, Tuyuhun people, and Turks can do that.
Historically, the Turks brought disaster all the way from the Western Regions to the depths of Europe.
They have already proven that they have this ability with practical actions, but Datang is still not behind it, helping them, and then sharing the fruits of victory with them, or even directly picking the fruits of victory in the end?
Judging from the historical results, the Turks are obviously good at conquest but not good at management.
But Datang is the best at management, so if Datang helps them manage the fruits of victory, it can not only help them produce the best fruits, but also help them keep the fruits.
The Turks only need to share part of the dividends with the Tang Dynasty.
Of course, Datang has the final say as to how much it will be divided into.
Li Shimin stared in shock and was completely speechless.
He was shocked more times today than he had been in a year, and he was almost numb.
"Don't you think that people like Ashina Simo, Tu Diji, and Ye Hu from the Taqiang Department are the most suitable to be our pioneers in the Tang Dynasty and help us explore the way for the Tang Dynasty?
They help me, the Tang Dynasty, explore everything and understand everything. I, the Tang Dynasty, only need to make changes and send a small number of elites to lead them to fight in all directions, so that we can achieve our goal.
During this period, we can also provide them with various armaments at extremely reasonable prices.
When they adapt to using the armaments of the Tang Dynasty to fight, the Tang Dynasty will not only be able to resell the obsolete armaments to them, but also use their money to better arm the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty.
Let me, Datang's strength, always be at the upper hand over them and suppress them."
Li Yuanji continued.
Li Shimin stared blankly and said, "This is why you risked your life to see Ashina Simo. Is this why you took in the strength department?
But since you think so, why do you still want to conquer the Turks?
You have defeated Jieli and offended Ashinasheer and Ashinasuni, how can you force them to help you conquer other places in the future?"
Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "It is necessary to conquer the Turks. We, the Tang Dynasty, must let them see how powerful we are before they are willing to listen to us. We, the Tang Dynasty, must also teach them some lessons, so that they can realize that besides listening to me
They had no choice other than Datang.
As for offending Ashina Sheer and Ashina Sunish and being unable to drive the Turks anymore, there is no need to worry.
If they don't want to be driven by us, we can just find someone in a higher position who is willing to be driven by us.
Anyway, Ashina Sheer and Ashina Sunishi are not the only ones who call the shots in the Ashina Department.”
Li Shimin's mind was a little confused and he said subconsciously: "Even if what you said is feasible and you have achieved your goal in the end, we are all gone. What should Datang do? You can't count on your little one."
Will my son govern the Tang Dynasty well?"
Li Yuanji said disapprovingly: "Don't you still have a father?"
Li Shimin gritted his teeth and said sternly: "Do you think your father can live until your son is in his prime?"
From a historical point of view, Li Yuan was indeed unable. Not only did he not survive until Li Chengde was in his prime, he did not even survive until Li Chengde reached adulthood.
but……
"There is also a third sister!"
Li Yuanji said matter-of-factly.
Li Xiuning is only in her thirties this year, has no illness or disaster, and has overcome her biggest obstacle. She will have no problem living for twenty or thirty years.
Li Yuan is gone, Li Xiuning can assist Li Chengde.
Li Xiuning is not Wu Zetian. She regards friendship as more important than the power of the Tang Dynasty.
Therefore, even if she becomes a powerful minister, she cannot take away her nephew's empire. She will only hand over the empire completely to her nephew's hands.
As for whether Li Chengde can be a good emperor, don't worry.
Two uncles and a biological father were staying at the border of the Tang Dynasty with a large number of outstanding people. He did not dare to mess around.
After all, as long as he has some brains, he would never think that his young dragon is the opponent of three strong adult dragons, not to mention that these three strong dragons have a lot of flying bears and fierce beasts under their hands.
Li Shimin was completely speechless and simply clasped his hands in front of his chest, huddled in a corner of the carriage and slowly digested everything he heard today.
Deep down in his heart, he still didn't agree with everything Li Yuanji said. He always felt a little crazy and too ambitious.
But now the giant ship of the Tang Dynasty is controlled by Li Yuanji.
What Li Yuanji thinks of and what he wants to do is not something he can stop.
If Li Yuanji insisted on following the plan, he would have no other choice but to comply.
After he went out, it was impossible to do anything.
Because Li Yuanji will be watching from the side.
He knew very well that the main reason why Li Yuanji gave up the throne and went out with them was to keep an eye on him and Li Jiancheng.
If it weren't for him and Li Jiancheng, Li Yuanji would definitely not go out, he would just hide behind and silently control everything.
After all, this kind of thing seems grand, but it is not necessary for a person in power to personally supervise it. It is enough to send a powerful county king or a prince.
…
Li Yuanji originally thought that Li Shimin might be able to understand everything he said in a day or two. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin thought about it for more than half a month. When the group arrived in Lingzhou, Li Shimin hadn't figured it out yet and was still thinking.
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Not only did I think about it, I also started writing and drawing. I wrote a lot of things and didn’t want anyone to read them.
Li Yuanji didn't force himself to peek, because after arriving in Lingzhou, he no longer had this leisure time.
Li Jing launched an attack on Jieli in the middle of the month, and he sent out all the troops from Lingzhou to Suizhou.
The army of hundreds of thousands was divided into five groups and marched toward the Turks from Ling, Qing, Yan, Sui, and Shi.
Except for Shizhou's soldiers and horses who were there to guard against the sudden alliance between Jieli and Sunishu, the rest were the main force in the expedition against Jieli.
After the soldiers and horses led by Hou Junji faced off against the soldiers and horses of the Turkic chief of the Boxi Mi tribe outside Yanzhou, the battle reports flew to Lingzhou like snowflakes.
Who won the battle today, how many enemies were captured, how many prisoners, cattle and sheep were captured, who was defeated tomorrow, how many soldiers and horses were lost, and where they retreated, it is countless.
As Su Dingfang from Daizhou and Pang Yu from Youzhou arrived at the border of Liang State and to the north of Yingzhou where Ta's troops were located, there were more battle reports.
After Li Yuanji arrived in Lingzhou, he didn't even have time to eat the reception banquet hosted by Qu Tushou, the garrison captain who was stationed in Lingzhou, and he started processing all the battle reports.
Those who have won battles and those who need promotion or promotion must respond promptly.
Those who have lost a battle, need to withdraw and recuperate, or replenish their troops, must respond in a timely manner.
The former is to inspire people and hope that they will achieve great results again, while the latter is to stabilize people's hearts and hope that they will not be defeated by setbacks and cheer up again.
In short, when an army of hundreds of thousands, plus an army of 80,000 or 90,000 in Daizhou and Yingzhou are mobilized together, the resulting battle report will be extremely huge.
Li Yuanji hurriedly dealt with it for three days, but he still didn't finish it.
After rejecting the report submitted by Pang Yu on behalf of Ye Hu, a member of the powerful army, Li Yuanji took a deep breath, stretched out, and the joints everywhere began to crackle.
"Li Jing is probably the most relaxed commander in history. I am probably the most tiring supervisor in history!"
After Li Yuanji stretched his waist, he sighed sincerely.
Zhao Chengyong took advantage of this opportunity and stepped forward, bowed and said: "Your Highness, it's time for dinner. Captain Qu Tu has already heated up dinner for you three times."
Li Yuanji was stunned and said: "Is it already late at night?"
Zhao Chengyong nodded.
Li Yuanji ordered: "Let him come in."
Zhao Chengyong agreed and went to deliver the message. Not long after, Qu Tushou appeared in the room carrying a bowl of minced meat and several plates of side dishes.
Li Yuanji asked Qu Tushou to bring the things over without waiting for him to salute.
After a brief look to make sure there was nothing weird, he started eating. While eating, he asked Qu Tushou, "How did you become the captain guarding the camp here?"
As far as he knew, Qu Tushou had been promoted to the fifth rank due to the influence of his father Qu Tutong. He was already a general. Even if he went on an expedition, he could serve as a vanguard. Why was he not promoted but demoted instead of becoming a general?
A captain.
Qu Tushou bowed awkwardly and said: "Li Shuai asked me to recruit the slaves from Lingzhou to serve as slaves and let them go with the army. After I said a few words to the slaves, Li Shuai demoted him to the rank of captain and stayed here.
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Li Yuanji looked at Qu Tushou in astonishment, did you not wake up, or did you lose your mind after you woke up?
You, a general of the Tang Dynasty, did not stand firmly on the side of the commander-in-chief during the war, but instead went against the commander-in-chief. If the commander-in-chief did not belittle you, who should you belittle?
Don't say your father is Qu Tutong, even if your father is Li Yuan, Li Jing will still have to be demoted.
During the war, the majesty of the commander-in-chief was unquestionable and inviolable.
"what are you thinking?"
Li Yuanji couldn't help but ask.
Qu Tushou lowered his head slightly and said with a guilty conscience: "Because among the slaves sent by Tudiji are my old members of the Kumoxi clan, Li Shuai wants them to die."
Li Yuanji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say at all.
In the end, I could only reluctantly praise: "You are nostalgic and very honest..."
But your butt is crooked.
You are now a Tang person, and secondly you are a Xi person.
You must put the interests of the Tang Dynasty first, and then protect the old people in your own ethnic group.
When the interests of the old people in the ethnic group conflict with the interests of Datang, the interests of Datang must come first!
