"Since Kangsumi was captured last time, the Turks have become much more cautious now. They are very close to each other and have many roaming horses. It is difficult to find opportunities to catch them alone, and they do not attack the city.
Only plundering the countryside,"
East Palace.
Li Shimin looked at the map and felt a little headache.
Du Ruhui, the Minister of War, said: "The Turks have been moving eastward recently, and Jieli's Golden Wolf Banner has also moved from Wugong to Yunyang, and there are signs of continuing to move to Gaoling."
"Jie Li declared that he would break through Pujin Pass and enter Hedong,"
Fang Xuanling said: "I think it is impossible for Jieli to attack Pujin Pass easily now. Pujin Pass is dangerous and guarding the ancient pontoon crossing the Yellow River is as dangerous as Tongguan. In recent years, the imperial court has continued to strengthen Pujin Pass. The Turks
If you want to break through the barrier and cross the river to the east of the river, you will have to hit the rocks head-on, and we can't get it."
"I also think that the Turks still want to talk now." Gao Shilian said.
Li Shimin snorted coldly, "They want to talk, but they are not sincere. They still want to blackmail Datang."
Zuo Pu shot Xiao Yu and said bluntly: "The Turks only want wealth and do not really want to attack Chang'an. They have no intention of staying in Guanzhong for a long time. If the confrontation continues, Guanzhong will be ruined and people will be in ruins. The imperial court should let the Turks retreat as soon as possible, even if they temporarily agree to some conditions and rewards."
Some money and silk are also a temporary measure."
"That's wrong." Fang Xuanling objected, "The Turks are extremely ambitious and their desires are hard to satisfy. Compromising now will only allow them to push further."
Wu Huaiyu knelt down in the palace and watched the prime ministers and ministers discussing matters. He sat aside knowingly. When Li Shimin came back from the north gate, he also asked him to accompany him and even took him to participate in the court meeting.
"Huaiyu, tell me what you think."
He was still in a daze, but Li Shimin called his name.
"Speak directly, say whatever comes to mind." Seeing his hesitation, the emperor waved his hand and said.
All the prime ministers and ministers looked over, which put a lot of pressure on Huaiyu. He was only here as a bodyguard and was not qualified to participate in court discussions.
"Wei Chen believes that if we don't inflict pain on the Turks, we will not be able to make them willing to retreat. We still have to find an opportunity to fight. Send more reconnaissance cavalry to keep an eye on the Turks. Once they find anyone who has escaped from the large army, it may be ten thousand, twenty thousand, or three.
No matter five thousand, attack immediately, bite hard or even surround and eat them.
It is better to cut off one of his fingers than to hurt ten of them.
As long as one or two annihilation battles were fought, the Turks would know the pain, and then the Tang Dynasty would have more bargaining chips for peace talks. It could even use this to secretly contact the leaders of Tuli and other tribes to divide the country and lure them with benefits.
We don’t want to reward Jieli. Instead, use some money, silk, gold and silver to reward Tuli or some other leaders. The effect will be much better than Jieli directly.”
"I object!"
Yu Chigong, who had been silent until now, objected loudly. He, Qin Qiong, and Cheng Yaojin had all just returned to Beijing to participate in this military meeting. "Your Majesty, the Turkic wolves are ambitious and deceive people too much. Since they have attacked Chang'an City this time,
Then why are we still hesitating? Let’s fight them to the end.
Now that all the soldiers and horses have gathered together, we have quite a few soldiers and horses on hand, so I think we should completely surround them in Guanzhong and not let any of them go."
"Just fight them."
Yu Chigong represents the aspirations of most generals in the DPRK. They are military generals and their considerations are simpler. They all consider issues directly from a military perspective, and no military general is afraid of war.
"Uncle Bao?"
"Hit," Qin Qiong replied with one word.
Cheng Yaojin also believed that in the Battle of Taigu last year, although tens of thousands of Tang troops were wiped out, it was all due to Zhang Jin's poor command. Now that they are fighting under Chang'an City, can Datang still be defeated?
If they can't defeat them, then they, the warriors, will just jump into the Wei River together, and they will have no shame in living.
Among the generals who participated in the court meeting were Liu Hongji, Changsun Shunde, An Xiuren, Qian Jiulong, Zhang Shigui, Zhou Xiaofan, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Wu Heitai, Liang Jianfang, Gao Zhensheng and many other generals, all of whom invited to fight.
Most of the civil servants, led by Xiao Yu, Feng Deyi, Chen Shuda, Pei Ju, Pei Ji and other military-virtuous prime ministers, agreed with the peace proposal and asked the Turks to withdraw their troops first and take a long-term approach.
Wu Dechao and the Turks have always been like this, fighting and making peace. Except last year and this year, there was only a small-scale war between the Turks. But since last year, the war has escalated in an all-round way, and the war has become more and more fierce. However, these old prime ministers still think that it is not the time yet.
When you give them a go, you still need to continue to accumulate strength. Fighting now is just gambling on the fate of the country.
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Gao Shilian and other close civil servants in the Qin palace suggested fighting to promote peace.
Li Shimin stared at the map and fell into deep thought.
During this period, I have been thinking about this issue every day, with countless plans in my mind.
In his heart, he wanted to fight and give it a try, and he was very confident that he could win. However, as soon as he ascended the throne, many ministers persuaded him. He also saw that the Tang Dynasty's treasury was almost empty. The richest Guanzhong Longyou,
It was also broken after this.
He is now not only a general, but also a king. He not only has to consider military victory or defeat, but also has to consider more.
This gave him a headache.
The ministers began to quarrel, and Yuchi Jingde got angry, and even pointed at Zuo servant and shot Pei Ji. Xiao Yu scolded them, saying that they were soft-hearted, and Xiao Yu always claimed to be of noble birth, the emperor of the Liang Dynasty, and the empress of the Sui Dynasty.
, Shangshu Zuopushe was still the son of the emperor.
His wife is still the daughter of Li Yuan's uncle. He was crowned king when he was seven years old. Now he is also the Duke of Song Dynasty in the Tang Dynasty. He has been the prime minister for nine years from the first year of Wude to the present day. How can he be treated like Wei Chi Gong?
The two were quarreling in the palace, and Xiao Yu even recalled the scene on the fourth day of June when they were forced onto the dragon boat in Haichi by Yu Chigong carrying a bloody horse. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became and the louder he cursed.
Yuchi Gong didn't take Xiao Yu seriously at all. Although he didn't even have a baron at the moment, the newly appointed Youwuhou general refused to let Xiao Yu off at all. He even made a fuss. He couldn't quarrel with Xiao Yu directly.
Roll up your sleeves and slap Xiao Yu, that old bitch.
Wu Huaiyu saw this and quickly stepped forward to stop him.
Yu Chigong looks like a big black bear, with a waistline of ten belts. He is a blacksmith. His arms are extremely strong. His big belly is not a beer belly. It is a general's belly. It is a typical fat bag muscle, which is for combat strength and durability.
represent.
Huaiyu stepped forward to hold Yuchi Gong's fist, but he couldn't help being knocked back a few steps. His arms were numb. If the punch had just landed on Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu, a wealthy old man, would have suffered fractures and internal injuries on the spot.
"stop!"
Li Shimin shouted loudly and became angry.
"I have called you here today to discuss military matters, not to quarrel or fight. How can it be appropriate to quarrel and fight in the palace when you are a prime minister?"
Li Shimin, who was extremely angry, looked at the chaos among the high ministers and was not in the mood to discuss any more. He stood up, flicked his sleeves and left.
But he was too angry, so after taking two steps, he turned around and kicked the imperial case over.
Now, all the ministers are honest.
The emperor was so furious that Yuchi Gong realized his mistake and quickly apologized, but Li Shimin waved his sleeves and ignored him, turned around and left.
As soon as the emperor left, everyone was too lazy to argue anymore and left separately.
Xiao Yu watched Yu Chigong's burly body like a black bear leave, his face swollen. He was angry and frightened at the same time. He didn't expect Yuchi Gong to dare to beat him just now. Fortunately, Wu Huaiyu had quick eyes and quick hands and blocked the punch for him.
"Thank you so much Wu Qianniu for saving me just now." Xiao Yu came to Huaiyu and thanked him.
"You don't have to be polite, Mr. Song. In fact, it's impossible for General Yuchi to really dare to attack Mr. Song just now."
"That dog slave, what can't anyone do?" Xiao Yu was extremely angry.
After chatting for a while, Xiao Yu said that he owed Huaiyu a favor and left in a hurry.
Qin Qiong patted Huaiyu on the shoulder, "You're not hurt, are you?"
"It's okay. I'm not a weak scholar like Song Guogong. I practice martial arts every day without falling behind. But General Yuchi's strength is so strong that it made my arms numb. I'll have to drink some alcohol for a while." Huaiyu said with a smile.
"This bastard!" Qin Qiong smiled helplessly. Yu Chigong has always had a hot temper, and now he is even more arrogant. Qin Qiong usually does not judge others, but she also strongly disagrees with Yu Chigong's behavior. "If you don't restrain yourself, sooner or later you will be eaten.
It’s a big loss. It’s true that in the palace and the military camp, if you can’t quarrel, you will use your fists.”
"Do all soldiers in the army use their fists to speak?" Huaiyu said with a smile.
"Well, warriors are not good at words. If they can't speak well, they will scold their mother. If they get angry, they will roll up their sleeves and wave their fists. The one with the big fist has the final say."
The court discussion ended unhappily and ended without results.
Huaiyu was not on duty today, so he went back to Yongxingfang with Qin Qiong. Now they live in the same place, just not in the same corner, but not far apart.
Qin Qiong was very happy about this and said that they could see each other more often in the future.
It was very close to Yongxingfang after leaving the East Palace. After just saying a few words, the two of them had already arrived.
After landing at the door and entering Qin Qiong's mansion, Qin Qiong's wife, County Master Li, came to greet her. She gave them fried tea in the front hall. Qin Qiong's young daughters also came to say hello. They all liked Wu Huaiyu, and Huaiyu always came here.
Bring them some toys and snacks.
"Brother came in a hurry today and didn't bring anything with me. I'll bring it to you later." As he said that, Huaiyu took out a handful of wheat candies from his body, and the little ones happily shared them.
Qin Qiong has been in the Xianyang camp recently. Although the commander's tent is just outside Chang'an City, he has not been back for several days.
Huaiyu took Qin Qiong's pulse and asked some more, and found that his energy and blood were indeed much better. He had recovered so well in just two months, and he was indeed still relatively young.
"I have something to trouble my adoptive father,"
"You call me foster father, why are you so polite?" Qin Qiong said with a smile. Every time he looked at the young Huaiyu, he couldn't help but think of his son Qin Huaiyu who was not in Luoyang a few years ago. If that child had not been killed by Wang Shichong
Damn it, he must be such a talented person.
"I would like to ask my adoptive father to be my brother's matchmaker and propose marriage to the Duke of Su, Duke Cheng."
Choosing Qin Qiong as the big matchmaker couldn't be more appropriate.
"This is a good thing. I am willing. What about you?" Qin Qiong also heard that Wu Huaiyu was actually with Fan Xing's daughter.
"I will wait for General Fan to return to the court and then come to propose marriage."
"If nothing bothers you, why don't you let me be your matchmaker?"
"That's great."
While the two were chatting and laughing, the school secretary came to Ji's house and said, "Your Highness has summoned you."
Li Shimin hurriedly recalled Qin Qiong and Wu Huaiyu, "We have just detected a military situation. There is a group of Turks with about 5,000 riders. They are moving from Yunyang Jieli Camp to the direction of Sanyuan, heading for Longqiao Fort."
Huaiyu became anxious upon hearing this.
Qin Qiong clenched his fist and hit his chest, "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead my elite cavalry to annihilate these five thousand troops."
"Your Majesty, please serve as the vanguard." Huaiyu also hurriedly asked for a tassel.
"Shu Bao, you can't leave Xianyang lightly. It's better to ask Jingde from Jingyang to send troops. Shu Bao, do your best to respond and pay attention to the defense area. Jie Li will attack from the east to the west."
"Huaiyu, Jingde has just left Chang'an and returned to Jingyang. He is still on the road. You should catch up with him immediately and convey my will to him to find an opportunity to devour these five thousand troops."
In order to annex these five thousand troops, Li Shimin also made many preparations. Once a big fight breaks out, all departments must be able to respond quickly.
"Go to the Shenjifang Office to get the newly made palm mines and send them to Jingde and Fan Xing's army. I know Longqiao Fort is your hometown, and I remember it in my heart. Go ahead and lead the Qianqi Battalion to reinforce Jingde and help me.
Take good care of those wolf cubs."
Li Shimin patted Huaiyu on the shoulder, "I'm waiting for your good news!"
