According to Li Xiang's original idea, now he must either mobilize troops against Fusang or Nanzhao. Gaochang should slowly stabilize and penetrate little by little in the future. But now Li Shimin is looking for trouble. In order to save Su Dingfang, Li Xiang
, can only temporarily change the plan.
In addition, Li Xiang also checked some documents from the Lifan Yuan. There is nothing disrespectful about the Nanzhao Kingdom in the south. It has always regarded Datang as its big brother. When it is time to make sacrifices, it will make sacrifices and give gifts.
I would give gifts every time, and the gifts they sent were all expensive things. They were different from those countries in the Western Regions, which sent only flashy things.
Therefore, even if you want to attack someone, you must have a reasonable reason. If your reason is inappropriate, you may not be convinced in the future. This is why Li Xiang changed his battle plan.
Such a scene has not been staged in Qinzheng Palace for a long time. Li Xiang stood alone in the middle and introduced his plan. The people around him either stroked their beards and listened, or started to read some information. During the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo, this kind of scene
The scene appears often, and now Li Xiang has reviewed it for everyone.
The people present could see that their vision had already lagged behind. In their eyes, Li Shimin was a strategist. They were only responsible for executing Li Shimin's orders, but in terms of the Western Region plan, none of Li Shimin was very good.
plan, so at this moment we can only rely on Li Xiang's plan.
Li Xiang's plan is very simple, that is, to slowly encroach on Gaochang.
This place is different from the Turkic prairie. After we occupy the Turkic prairie, we can immediately transform this area. However, Gaochang is our base for advancement. We cannot do too much here. If the entire
If the entire tribe is wiped out, when we send troops to the Western Region in the future, the local people will cut off our supply lines, and there will be no place to cry.
Many adults from the Ministry of War also brought some information. They had been collecting the military situation in Gaochang for a long time. Together with the information sent back by Su Dingfang and Mr. Zhao, the two sides combined it a little and could immediately make a comprehensive picture of Gaochang's military situation.
evaluation of.
Although Gaochang now has 80,000 combat-ready soldiers, most of the troops do not have much combat effectiveness. They are basically just making up the numbers. They may have strong combat effectiveness on war horses, but facing our well-trained Tang Dynasty army, they
Not our opponent.
After some discussion, Li Shimin agreed in principle to Li Xiang's plan. Then came some more piecemeal matters. Li Shimin also handed over all to Li Xiang. Although the other princes were not satisfied, they were not satisfied at this moment.
Dare to stand up and speak. After all, they don't dare to speak casually about such a major military matter. Just look at Wu King Li Ke. He was forced to be sent to the position of commander-in-chief by the old man. What is the final result? Now he is an idle prince.
There is nothing to do at all.
"Su Dingfang is an embarrassing person. If he is put in charge of this plan, I won't allow it."
When most of the plans were about to be finalized, Li Shimin said this, which made Li Xiang frown. Could he be thinking about picking peaches again? The whole plan was made by me, and we also received a lot of input from Su Dingfang.
Intelligence, if you want to take down Su Dingfang at this time, that would be a bit too unkind.
"Your Majesty, although Su Dingfang did something wrong, if the general is changed before the battle, the new general may not understand the situation in Gaochang, and the losses caused by that time will be even higher. Therefore, if you are bold, let me let you
Let him lead the team and make meritorious deeds in his original position."
No one expected that Fang Xuanling would actually stand up and speak. Fang Xuanling kept winking at Li Shimin while speaking. Li Shimin also understood what was going on. Fang Xuanling was not helping Li Xiang, but
Talk about things.
Although Gaochang is not in chaos now, it will not be easy for a new general to straighten everything out. If anything goes wrong in the meantime, the imperial court's investment in the Western Regions may become zero.
For the sake of the entire court, Fang Xuanling must interrupt Li Shimin's thoughts. If you want to chop off Li Xiang's flesh, that's no problem. This is your own business, but you can't do it from the ground up.
Taking action on major military and national affairs, especially the newly established Western Region plan, not to mention Su Dingfang is not the kind of incompetent person.
"What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. Wei Chen has also worked with Su Dingfang. He is still a very good person, but he is a bit reckless in some aspects. How about the emperor write a personal letter to teach this guy a lesson? Mr. Zhao also
There, I can also help Su Dingfang with his strategies."
Yuchi Jingde once served as an envoy to the Western Regions, so he still had a say in the situation there. Now that the two of them were singing in harmony, Li Shimin didn't know what to say. However, Li Shimin had absorbed the previous education and would never let Li Shimin
The elephant is uniquely beautiful in the world.
"What you two said makes sense, so let Su Dingfang continue to carry out this matter, but..."
Everyone was relieved when they heard what they said. As long as Li Shimin doesn't place people randomly, Gaochang will definitely be ours in one or two years. If we act quickly, it will probably be effective in half a year. But when everyone heard
But with these two words, the nerves that had just relaxed became tense again. Is there something wrong with this?
"But this is also a rare opportunity to gain experience. There are many adult princes from the royal family of the Tang Dynasty. They should also go to the front line to have a look. Of course, they must remain anonymous. If something happens again, I will not lose it.
Pick up that person."
After Li Shimin's words came out, everyone present didn't know how to evade it. If you can't even stop such a thing, what rights does the emperor have? What's more, these princes have passed away incognito.
The impact on the overall situation is also very small, it is nothing more than following the past and taking credit.
"Father is right, I want to make contributions to my father..."
After Jin Wang Li Zhi came back from Tuyuhun, he has been working hard on his own affairs. Now he finally found an opportunity. This guy stepped forward immediately. Don't give it to others. Nowadays, there are many people who are interested in this job.
, after arriving, even if you live and drink every day, in the end the credit will be indispensable to you. Li Xiang's plan will never fail.