Chapter 5 Unnamed (Part 7) National affairs and family affairs, in this era when many people want to turn their family into a country, what is more important is indeed not something that can be explained clearly in one or two sentences. Li Shimin is not the only one who is very concerned about this.
Hesitating, Luo Yi, the chief manager of Youzhou, thousands of miles away, also faced an extremely difficult choice.
Letting the Turks go south and fight to the death with the enemy Li Zhongjian who blocked his path was originally a key step in the plan to fight for the world. But as the situation on the grassland became more and more clear, Luo Yi became more and more hesitant. He was so angry at the beginning.
Was the decision made a little rash?
The Huben cavalry is currently stationed in Liucheng. If necessary, Luo Yi can transfer it to the Zhuojun battlefield again within ten days. But doing that would be a waste of money. Li Zhongjian and Li Lao woman, the dirty uncles and nephews, especially the former, are simply
The behavior of the unreasonable madman Li Old Woman who sent troops to deal with Shibi Khan is understandable. After all, Zhuojun and Hedong are both on the road that the Turks must pass when they go south. If Hedong is lost, Old Woman Li will lose her own foundation and Li Zhongjian
Well, what is he trying to do? Most of Zhuojun is a wasteland, what is the use of guarding this wilderness? If he wants to fight for the world, then so be it, but no matter how you look at this person, he doesn't look like he is ready to fight for the world.
It's really hateful to go to compete for the title, but block other people's opportunity to achieve the career of king and tyrant! This is simply harming others without benefiting oneself, and it is simply deliberately trying to make things difficult for General Luo Yi. If the tiger cavalry traveled thousands of miles to save him
, it means that he can’t get along with himself, that he stabs himself with a knife! No matter how uncomfortable he feels, Luo Yi can’t commit such stupidity!
But then again, Luo Yi felt very, very unwilling to sit back and watch Li Zhongjian being eaten alive by Turkic wolves. Since his debut, he had almost never encountered an opponent in his life, but in his twilight years, he was bumped over by a newborn calf.
Although the Boling Army directly defeated Luo Cheng and not Luo Yi last year, the tactic of avoiding the most important and taking advantage of the light was more depressing to Luo Yi than directly giving the Tigers and Horses a blow. That battle not only affected Luo Cheng and several of his subordinates.
As a young man, that battle was a direct blow to the ambitions of the heroes in Youzhou to conquer the world. If they couldn't deal with the newly rising Li Zhongjian, how could the Hu Ben cavalry deal with Li Yuan, Li Mi and Du, who were much stronger than Li Zhongjian?
Fuwei?
When the world was as easy to get as a ripe peach, all the soldiers wished that Luo Yi would lead him to pick it off quickly. But when everyone discovered that there was a lone wolf lying under the peach tree, eating the peach and being bitten.
During this time, many people had to make a trade-off. The result was that if the lone wolf did not die, it would be better for everyone not to take Tao Zi's idea. So for the sake of his family's future, Luo Yi must turn a blind eye to the war that is about to happen at his doorstep.
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It is very painful to make such a choice, especially when facing some senior generals in the Tiger Cavalry. The doubts, hesitations, and even slightly disappointed looks in everyone's eyes can sometimes drive Luo Yi like a thorn in his back. Everyone follows him.
A veteran of more than ten years, for most of these ten years, the Tiger and Ben Iron Cavalry existed as a weapon of the Sui Dynasty. They were always ready to defend their homeland with their lives and blood. This was an oath that almost ran through every general's youth.
Now, they want to forget all the things they insisted on in their youth, and completely deny their life goals and pursuits in their youth! Let me ask, who can easily turn around this sharp turn that looks like a north-south bend?
With many years of personal prestige and a bright vision for the future, Luo Yi, the general manager of Youzhou, temporarily suppressed the opposition voices around him. But he knew that the confusion and disappointment were always plaguing the generals, especially some of them who usually performed well.
A big reason for your outstanding performance is your persistence in your ideals. The more persistent your ideals are, the more difficult it is to make changes.
"It would be great if Li Zhongjian knew a little bit about flexibility!" During the day, he pretended to be domineering in front of his generals, and hid in his study at night. Luo Yi couldn't help but make some unrealistic fantasies. If Li Xu didn't take the initiative to block the Great Wall
If he goes up, Luo Yi's current approach will be much easier to understand by his subordinates, at least it will not make people feel that he has abandoned his ideals for many years. There are many ways to defend this country, and it does not necessarily have to be reckless and reckless like Li Zhongjian's to save first.
It is also a choice to use force to end the chaos in the Central Plains, and then expel the Turks who went south. Didn't the ancients say that those who know how to achieve great things should not stick to trivial matters? It is impossible for the Turks to eat the entire Central Plains in one bite, compared with the big things of competing for the throne.
Come on, what does the temporary loss of a few pieces of land in the border counties count?
Luo Yi thinks Li Xu's current behavior is stupid, but he understands this stupidity very well. If he were thirty years younger, maybe he would make the same choice as the other party. At that time, he didn't have much ambition, and he didn't have many bonds.
It's just youth, passion and something called dreams. But now, he has to take more responsibility for every decision he makes.
Unlike Li Xu, who has been floating like duckweed all his life and has not taken root even in the six counties of Hebei Province, Luo Yi, the chief manager of Youzhou, has already put his roots in Youzhou. For more than ten years, he and himself
The generals and counselors have already established their own families here. When making decisions, he cannot act willfully like Li Xu. He must consider his own family, the families of all his supporters, and his sons and
Other people's sons consider that the more they have, the heavier the responsibilities on their shoulders. The more they cherish what they get after giving, the harder it will be to give it up.
Li Xu chose to go north to the Great Wall to guard the fence. Even if he won, the Boling Army would completely become the vassal of others. This move was tantamount to giving up the possibility of himself and his followers fighting for the world in the future. The sacrifice was not small. If Luo Yi had arrived in time,
To help him at this time is to give up the possibility of the Youzhou Army to compete for the world. Losing countless brave soldiers and countless resources, what you get is just a vain and useless name. But this thing, Luo Yi, when he was young,
You have already accumulated enough, and you don’t need to add anything more to your life.
What he needs is real benefits, and he does not hesitate to bear some filth for this. Of course, if Li Zhongjian, Li Lao woman and Turkic Wolf Cavalry fight, it is best to lose all three, and Hu Ben Cavalry chooses that time to appear, then it can reap the greatest benefits.
In order to maximize the benefits, Luo Yi had to make adequate preparations. After the first month, he moved the Tiger and Ben iron cavalry again, and some of them went as far as Liaodong County, where he trained Khitan and Mohe herdsmen on how to swing their horses.
A small group of about a thousand cavalry, led by General Zhuangwu's infantry, sneaked back to Jixian, always prepared to be on guard against any changes. In order to prevent Shibi Khan's spies from suspecting Youzhou's intentions, he also deliberately asked his confidant general Liu Yifang to
He led more than 3,000 infantrymen to station at Juyong Pass, posing as if they were always ready to steal the Boling Army's retreat. This move was very effective. Not only was the envoy sent by Shibi Khan very satisfied, but the Boling Army was also very satisfied.
They were so frightened that they quickly sent General Lu Qin to attack them, and held them firmly against Yanqing Fort outside Juyong Pass and the large and small mountains.
In return for his goodwill, Turkic Sky Khan Shibing sent Youzhou a wolf-headed banner and the title of Anle Khan, and promised that after going south, the Wolf Cavalry would not attack the counties of Youzhou. If they successfully conquered the Central Plains,
The benefits of ceding Hejian, Bohai and other counties to ranching for Anle Khan were commended by Shibi. At the same time, Luo Yi, the chief manager of Youzhou, also received a letter from "Wei Gong" Li Mi. In the letter, Dou Jiande had already received,
Li Mi, who was unanimously supported by Li Yuan, Du Fuwei and others, urged Luo Yi not to be fooled by Li Zhongjian and not to make unnecessary struggles for the already crumbling Sui Dynasty. Of course, this request was not free.
In return, Li Mi promoted a young general under his command named Luo Cheng three times within a month, making him directly the deputy commander-in-chief of the Ma Army and the Marquis of Beihai County. Together with Shan Xiongxin, he was in charge of the Wagang Army's "most powerful combat force."
"The cavalry
Luo Yi didn't care about Li Mi's goodwill behavior. He didn't have any respect for this noisy "alliance leader", but he couldn't help but put the other party's letter next to the desk and read it again and again.
Luo Cheng is his son who has been separated for more than half a year. In the past six months, Luo Yi's heart has been almost half empty. Sometimes he heard that his son was serving as the county magistrate under Dou Jiande, and sometimes he heard that his son had angered Dou Jiande and left him.
Every time similar news came to Youzhou, he would worry for many days, and at the same time his hatred for Li Xu would increase a little bit more. But now, he knew that his son had gone to Li Mi, and was planning to borrow Li Mi's troops to go north.
, and he attacked his former enemies from north to south. And, through the mouth of the messenger, Luo Yi knew that his son had matured a lot, and there was a woman with an extremely mysterious origin, but an unusually gentle woman by his side.
"This kid, even after marrying a wife, didn't say anything to me as a father!" After reading Li Mi's letter again, Luo Yi cursed with a smile. At this moment, he not only has a longing for the future, but also has a father in his heart.
He couldn't conceal his pride and satisfaction that his son was about to grow up. Wasn't it all for the children that Luo Yi fought for the world? Thinking of his son Luo Cheng sitting north and south in the future, scolding Fang Qiu, he felt that the choice now was
They are all correct, and all the efforts are worth it.
No matter how others tried to persuade him, he was not prepared to change his mind. These people would one day understand his choice today and share in the benefits he deserved, including the infantry general who returned from afar. Luo Yi did not expect that as an out-and-out
A descendant of Xianbei, this person actually knows the difference between the Central Plains and the Great Wall so clearly. Since returning to Jixian, he has raised objections time and time again, and has been scolded by himself in public over and over again, but has refused to change.
Thinking of the stubbornness of his beloved general, Luo Yi had to take some additional measures. When the infantry general returned to Jixian, the thousand tiger soldiers he led were all his direct descendants. If he really couldn't persuade this person, Luo Yi would have to deprive him of it.
Mobilize the power of troops and horses to prevent this stubborn guy from thinking of something that will lead to the confiscation of the family and the annihilation of the clan.
"Come here, pass my command!" Luo Yi grabbed a command arrow and shouted hesitantly. He heard a burst of noisy footsteps outside the door. Not only his close soldiers, but also several generals and staff were running behind him.
Come in
An ominous premonition immediately emerged in the mind of the General Manager of Youzhou, suppressing the shock that filled his face. He asked sternly, "I just called the soldiers to come in. It's so late, why are you all here?"
Yingyang Lang General Lu Ju, Huaihua Zhonglang General Fan Hengda, Marching Commander Shi Qinyong, Hu Yalang General Cao Yuanrang, and almost all the senior generals of the Youzhou Army who stayed in Ji County all ran into the study one after another. The surging heads made Luo Yi feel a little relieved.
An Ding, he knew that if there was a mutiny, the perpetrators would never let their trusted lineup remain so neat.
"What's wrong? Why don't you say anything? Qin Changshi, what is it that makes you so flustered? What about what Gu Ping said, have you forgotten? The state has national laws and the family has family rules. What are you doing here together?" After calming down,
, Luo Yi quickly restored the majesty of General Huben, his eyes swept over the faces of the generals one by one, and at the same time he asked loudly
He saw endless shock and sadness hanging on everyone's face, no matter the young generation or the aging generation, almost everyone spoke sincerely. After a moment, he heard a word from his confidant Chang Shi, no matter what.
Unexpected answer
"Report, report to General Bu, Bu Xiaowei, Bu Xiaowei, Bu Xiaowei committed suicide!" Senior Shi Qinyong sobbed and reported, not even noticing that what he said was everyone's old official position many years ago.
