It was late at night, the lamp was lonely, and in the small room, Li Shimin was still deducing the battle situation, hoping that Li Shan could stabilize the situation as much as possible. In fact, this kind of difficulty is not particularly difficult.
Because the Turks are basically all cavalry, and the northwest area of the Guannai Road is not suitable for large groups of cavalry to move around and carry out large-scale interspersed operations, and Liang Division has suffered a lot of troop losses in the past half month, and it will be difficult to recover in a short period of time.
combative.
Li Shan nodded repeatedly after hearing this, "The key to this battle is still in Jingzhou."
"That's right." Li Shimin said softly: "A few months ago, Liang Luoren made a long-distance attack, crossed Jingzhou into Qizhou, and attacked Renshou Palace. The reason was that the terrain in Jingzhou was relatively flat and the cavalry could travel easily."
Du Ruhui suddenly interrupted: "A few months ago, King Xiangyi was defeated. Lingzhou and Huizhou were lost, but I didn't expect that Yuanzhou was also lost."
Under normal circumstances, it is difficult to lose Yuanzhou, especially the southwest side of Yuanzhou, because six of the famous seven passes of Yuanzhou in later generations are all there. In other words, it is possible for the Turkic cavalry to force their way out of the mountains.
Go forward and bypass the checkpoint to invade Jingzhou, but it is difficult to overcome the checkpoint and go south to Longzhou.
Although the Liang army advanced rapidly that day, no one expected that they would defeat the Tang army in Guyuan County. Four of the seven passes in Yuanzhou were within the territory of Guyuan.
Li Shan also understood the relevant terrain, which was why he immediately led his troops north to help when he knew Huating was in danger. Liang Jun broke through several passes and went south to Longzhou. If Huating was lost again, Longzhou would basically be unable to defend it.
Fang Xuanling sighed softly: "The East Palace is really ignorant of people's wisdom."
I have to say that Pei Shiju's vision is really amazing, just like a national Go player, he can see far and deeply.
Li Shan's eyes flickered uncertainly, and he suddenly thought of one of the reasons why Li Shimin refused, or dared not go to war. Once he led the troops to go on an expedition, the desperate Li Jiancheng would probably be so crazy that the defenders of Liupan Pass and Longshan Pass abandoned
Escape.
Li Shimin continued: "In the battle report at dusk, the remnants of the army retreated to the north of Longzhou, but Liupan Pass, Zhisheng Pass, Longshan Pass, and Mijing Pass were not lost. The Turks were dominated by cavalry. They would not abandon their strengths and use their shortcomings with all their strength.
Tackle key issues.”
"Therefore, if the Turks want to continue to move south, they can only go south from the mountains on the east side of Guyuan, cross Baiquan, Pingliang, and attack Jingzhou."
In so many battles, Li Shan would select a general to preside over the war, such as Su Dingfang who won the Yanmen victory, Zhang Shigui who won the Guji Town victory, etc.
"Huairen can tell you the truth."
Changsun Wuji is the most eager person among Li Shimin's confidants and the one with the least escape route. If faced with this choice, he will definitely choose the Beiya Forbidden Army... But Li Shimin deliberately did not bring him here tonight.
is the most obvious attitude.
"Just now, Duke Keming mentioned that your Majesty will summon you for tomorrow's Liangyi Hall meeting." Li Shan said calmly: "I will take the initiative to ask for a fight tomorrow, but there is still one thing I am hesitant about."
However, Zhang Shigui, Xue Wanche, and Liu Shirang, these famous old generals, were all far away in Daizhou, and it would definitely be too late. If Li Shan wanted to call on the old generals, he could only draw them from the Beiya Forbidden Army that he had just taken control of.
Li Jiancheng had the motive to do this, and he also had the ability to do so... Because Ren Gui, the commander-in-chief of the Lingzhou Road March, is now alive and dead. Ren Gui also serves as the commander-in-chief of Longzhou, and the current commander-in-chief of the Tang Army in Longzhou was ordered to enter the Guannai Road.
Luo Yi, the governor of Hezhou and the king of Yanjun.
But this is really not the fault of the prince. Pei Longqian was pushed over by Pei Shiju in order to prevent Li Shan, who abandoned Tongzhou and chose Longzhou from plotting against Pei Xuanji... This is why Pei Shiju can be sure that Li Shan must be involved in the death of his only son.
The reason why Shan intervened was that he took his nephew in, and as a result, both his son and nephew died.
On this point, Li Shimin also agreed,
If Li Yuan wants to easily store up, then naturally it would be best. If Li Yuan refuses to easily store up in the end, he still has to get rid of Li Shimin... With Li Shan and Su Dingfang here, it would be easy to carry out a Xuanwu Sect change along the original time and space.
Li Shan and Li Shimin looked at each other, and they both knew that Fang Xuanling was referring to Pei Longqian, who was in charge of Yuanzhou's defense. It was this man who abandoned the pass to fight in Guyuan County, but was defeated by Liang Jun. He then abandoned the pass and fled, causing Liang Jun to fight.
The front reaches Longzhou.
But the problem is that there are not many such candidates. After all, Li Shan has too little qualifications. Although he has a high position, it is difficult for him to command the generals under his command. At least he is in Longzhou now, and he directly controls the southwest side of Yuanzhou.
Luo Yi, the king of Yanjun in the four important areas, would definitely not accept it.
Facing Li Shan's hesitation, Li Shimin replied in the simplest and most direct language: "Tonight, the auxiliary engine has not arrived."
If Li Jiancheng really does this, Li Shimin really has no way to deal with it. Even if he can block the Turks from going south from Jingzhou, it will be difficult to block the other side of Longzhou... Then by then, the golden body of Li Shimin, the invincible commander, may not be real.
will fail.
"My qualifications are too low, and I have only experienced the baptism of war in my fifth year of martial arts." Li Shan said helplessly: "The next few battles were all in Dai..."
This is also the main reason why Li Shan fled quickly today to find an opportunity to communicate with Li Shimin, and Li Shimin decided to have a secret meeting at night.
Li Shimin and the other three people all understood this sentence. Although Li Shan had gone into battle with a knife and charged in many battles, in general, he played the role of making suggestions and making decisions. After all, unlike Li Shimin,
He has been fighting on the battlefield with his father since he was a boy, and does not have a solid military foundation.
Nowadays, the situation of seizing the direct descendants is so complex that it is difficult to describe. With Li Shan and Su Dingfang controlling the Beiya Imperial Army, the situation is very favorable to the Palace of Qin... It can even be said that Li Shimin is in an invincible position.
Luo Yi is the absolute confidant of the prince... Just by whipping Cheng Yaojin and Hou Junji, and breaking Fang Xuanling's fingers, Li Shimin might pardon other East Palace officials after he ascends the throne, but there will definitely not be Luo Yi.
But if Li Shan leads the army, it proves that the East Palace is still alive, and Li Jiancheng will not do such heinous things.
Therefore, if Li Shan wants to invite himself to go on an expedition, he must have a group of generals who are willing to obey orders... To put it bluntly, Li Shan wants to call on his old troops.
Su Dingfang, Zhang Zhongjian, Ma Sanbao, Kan Leng, Hou Hongtao, and so on are all Li Shan's old subordinates and confidants, but if Li Shan takes these people away, it will be equivalent to giving up control of the Beiya Imperial Army.
Li Shan was silent for a while and whispered: "But Pei Hongda..."
Regardless of whether Li Shan is willing to ask for a fight, Pei Shiju will not suffer. If Li Shan asks for a fight, he will have to give up the Beiya Imperial Army...and this is what Pei Shiju values.
The reason for this period was well known to the four people present. Fang Xuanling said softly: "His Royal Highness has been discussing with Brother Keming for a long time. Now that His Majesty has no intention of changing the storage, the East Palace will not act rashly."
Li Shan seemed not to have heard anything and remained silent, lowering his head slightly and staring at the ground in front of him. After a long time, he said: "Your Highness, please forgive me."