Yun Ye's memorial was placed in front of Li Er. The subtle changes in the Western Region were originally under his control. Now after reading Yun Ye's memorial, he began to be unsure. As Yun Ye said, thieves are now swarming in the Western Region, and wars are everywhere.
, he has resorted to heavy measures in order to consolidate local security, but the situation has not completely improved, but is slipping towards a more dangerous situation.
The newly established Protectorate was undergoing the most severe test. Yun Ye set up a base in Loulan and pushed his troops to Beiting. In order to deal with the complex situation in the future, he began to build a camel city and stockpile gunpowder and kerosene.
Now his greatest ability can only ensure the passage from Beiting to the Central Plains, and is temporarily unable to suppress the westward advance of the various tribes in the Western Regions.
Putting down Yun Ye's memorial, Li Er walked out of the Wanmin Palace with his hands behind his back and stared at the west for a long time, unwilling to take his eyes back. Yes, what Yun Ye said makes sense. The people from the Western Regions stayed in Talas for too long. This is completely unreasonable.
, and now they are burning, killing, looting and committing all kinds of crimes in the Western Regions. This is an attempt to completely turn the Western Regions into a desert. Why?
"It is reported that Li Jing, Li Ji, Cheng Yaojin, Qin Qiong, Niu Jinda, and Yuchi Gong have entered the palace to discuss state affairs. It is also reported that Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji have entered the palace. This matter should not be made public."
After Li Er ordered Duan Hong, he returned to the palace and continued to analyze the situation in the Western Regions. Du Shuiyuan had not received any useful information from the Western Regions for a long time. He wanted to ask Li Dayin what was going on.
After ringing the golden bell, a man in gray came out from behind the curtain. Hearing Li Er's instructions, he returned to the back of the tent.
It was common practice for the emperor to entertain a few veteran generals. They entered the palace chatting and laughing. Why did they go directly to the Wanmin Palace without going to the Tai Chi Palace? This is unreasonable. Nowadays, banquets are all held in the Tai Chi Palace. It makes no sense.
Going to Wanmin Palace, several people looked at each other and followed Duan Hong into Wanmin Palace.
There was no food or drink in front of the emperor, only a huge map, and a geographical model of mountains and rivers next to it. The emperor's eyes were looking at the few lonely little flags, and Cheng Yaojin's heart skipped a beat. That was clearly the direction of Beiting Prefecture.
"Yun Ye said that he is now unable to move westward and can only protect himself. What do you think?"
"Yun Ye also mentioned the chaos in the Western Region in his private message. Now it has become a world of thieves. He killed five thousand Tubo thieves in one battle and then went on a killing spree in Tingzhou. I am afraid it was to frighten the thieves. Now he said that he
The inability to advance westward may be because something new has happened there. The letter I received now is from three months ago. If it is bad news, the situation should have worsened now. But I don't know if the army is stable.
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Cheng Yaojin asked about Yun Ye's safety as soon as he came up. With more than 30,000 people in the desert, the manpower was indeed a little thin.
"No, it's already winter. Heavy snow will block all traffic. It's impossible to fight in the winter in the Western Regions. Horse feed alone is a very big problem. The Western Regions should maintain the situation they had three months ago.
It’s likely to get worse after spring.”
Li Ji has been stationed abroad all year round, and has also done hard work in the Western Regions. The situation there is the way of nature.
Li Jing picked up Yun Ye's memorial from the case, read it, and said to the veterans: "Which of you would send people thousands of miles away to raise food when your army is short of food?"
"Five hundred miles, five hundred miles is the limit. We must also confirm that there is a lot of food and grass there, and the army can make up for all the deficiencies in one attack. Otherwise, such a food-raising move is meaningless."
Niu Jinda looked at Li Jing doubtfully. This was military common sense and he shouldn't ask such nonsense.
"Such a person appeared. This is what the Turks did. They sent their own people two thousand miles away to collect grain. They crossed two salt patches and a desert and set out from Talas to Beiting to collect grain."
Li Jing looked at the map playfully and checked the distance from Talas to Tingzhou, then confirmed: "The straight-line distance of 1,800 miles is very strange."
"If something goes wrong, it will become a monster. I couldn't figure this out, so I asked some of my dear friends to discuss it together. Now Guo Xiaoke's troops have entered Jiashi City, and Yun Ye's left wing is empty. In order to maintain business roads, Yun Ye has to shrink his troops.
Set up a base camp in Loulan and hand it over to Xu Jingzong to lead the cavalry to sweep away the bandits in the wasteland. I had planned to build a new city in Black Rock Mountain before. After Yun Ye inspected it, he thought it was impossible to build a city there and the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty could not adapt there.
In the end, I had no choice but to choose Rock City. It is said that it is a good place for offensive and defensive operations. Mr. Yuan also arranged eight formations there, which can be regarded as impregnable. With such a fulcrum, the Western Regions will not be able to conquer.
I don’t believe what Yun Ye said that barbarians would knock at the Jade Gate Pass.”
While they were talking, Fang Xuanling and the others also arrived. After listening to the emperor's words, Changsun Wuji frowned and said: "The thing that Yun Ye imagined about barbarians knocking on gates will naturally not happen, but these people are in Talas, Broken Ye
The city, Almaty, has stayed too long. One year old grain feeds one year old. They have stayed there for more than two years, and they still can’t see any signs of moving westward. They say they are planning to move eastward and drive towards us.
It doesn't seem like it, Wei! Chen and the others are just waiting and watching, or there is an internal dispute. Should they send an envoy over to take a look?
"Your Majesty, Talas City is no longer a city that we, the Tang Dynasty, can enter. Almaty is extremely well-defended. The Water Supervisor there has lost no less than thirty scouts."
Li Dayin stood at the foot of the steps and reported to the emperor that Talas City was no longer open to the Tang Dynasty. If the caravan wanted to go for a feast, they could only go around the city. No news came back from those who ventured into Talas City.
"Your Majesty, our government is currently undergoing large-scale development. The entire Tang Dynasty is like a huge construction site. From south to north and from west to east, it is full of busy people. If Your Majesty wants to send more troops to the Western Regions, I think it is inappropriate. This year's budget
They have all been dispatched and part of next year has been spent. It can be said that the Ministry of Revenue does not have a single copper coin now, but owes a large amount of money. The national treasury is unable to support the army for the expedition. Please be clear to your majesty."
Fang Xuanling saw that the worries on everyone's faces were getting stronger and stronger, so he took precautions and told everyone that the country was currently engaged in construction and had no money to spend on war. This was the truth, and others could not blame him.
Since Li Er made a huge profit from the exchange rate of copper and silver, he immediately prepared to spend the money. The new road in Shuzhong and the canal in Hebei are top priorities. He must not stop. If he misses this
Given this opportunity, I don’t know when the next construction will start.
"Your Majesty, in my opinion, although Yun Ye's army suffers a slight disadvantage in terms of numbers, it is not completely powerless to fight back. What he is worried about is that the Western Region is too big for his soldiers and horses to take care of. In addition, Guo Xiaoke's westward march
, leaving his left wing empty. As long as His Majesty orders Guo Xiaoke to withdraw eastward to fill the gap, it will be no big deal. With 50,000 troops stationed in Beiting and Anxi, even if we cannot force the Hu people to advance westward, we can at least ensure that we have no trouble heading towards the border.
The war will drag on for three to five years, and when our government is free, it will not be too late to settle accounts with these barbarians."
Li Jing's words made Fang Xuanling and others nod their heads. This was the safest way. Although the Western Regions were important, they were not important enough to surpass domestic construction. As long as Yun Ye could drag the people of the Western Regions for three to five years, they would be
When the time comes, the imperial court frees up its hands and marches the army westward. Naturally, it will be able to wipe out all the evildoers. In the face of absolute power, it is useless for the barbarians to play any tricks.
"In this way, Yun Ye's burden becomes heavier. There are 50,000 people stationed in the 5,000-mile defense line, but there are only ten people in one mile. Aren't there loopholes everywhere? There are roads everywhere in the Gobi Desert. How can he station the defense? We
To put it lightly here, Yun Ye would have broken his legs running in the Gobi Desert. Do you think, whose army can maintain combat effectiveness all year round? Especially in this ghost place of the Western Region, where the eyes are full of yellow sand.
Running from one city to another will kill you. His military strength is far from enough, at least he needs to be given troops that can be rotated." Cheng Yaojin put Yun Ye's memorial on the table and said angrily.
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"Tuocheng, Yun Ye mentioned Tuocheng to us when he left Chang'an. I don't know what his Tuocheng is like now. With such a mobile fortress, he can move in the Gobi for a long time.
Don't worry about morale exhaustion." Li Ji suddenly shouted, he seemed to be very confident in Yun Ye's idea of Camel City.
"This is the first time Camel City has been used in actual combat. Who knows what it will be like. If it succeeds, everything will be fine. If not, the lives of the 50,000 troops will be at risk. In addition, the climate in the Western Regions is changeable. A major disaster will
Wind and sand can completely wipe out an army. When Hou Junji attacked Jiaohe, wasn't there a partial army that disappeared into the desert?"
Qin Qiong took a long time to say a word. Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he added: "Putting the lives of the army on a camel city that we have never seen and never used is like tying the lives of soldiers on a camel city that we have never seen or used."
What's the difference in God's crotch? I suggest abandoning Beiting, defending Gaochang with the whole division, and abandoning all the areas north of Tianshan. After these few years, we can start over and start a new plan."
Li Er shook his head and said: "One moment, another moment, as long as our troops of the Tang Dynasty retreat, those people from the Western Regions will quickly return, and all our hard work in the past few years will be in vain.
Someone came and prepared a decree, instructing Yun Ye to stick to Beiting and the Anxi front line no matter what. Guo Xiaoke could retreat to Qiuci, and from then on he would be under the command of Yun Ye. He would use his camera to force the Hu people to advance westward. There must be no mistake.
Seeing that the emperor had made a decree, Niu Jinda sighed and kept silent. Li Er smiled and said: "The Qing family underestimated Yun Ye's ability. I am full of confidence that Yun Ye can hold on to the Western Region. As long as I order him to return
After Su Dingfang withdrew, he led his troops to garrison Yumen Pass, and the Tang Dynasty would have nothing to worry about. If Yun Ye changed, Su Dingfang would be able to march into the Western Regions as quickly as possible. At the same time, Qiao Shiwang, who had withdrawn from Anxi, also had to garrison Hexi and keep an eye on it.
Live in Tubo and don't let them have time to breathe."