Li Chengqian was concentrating on playing chess with Changsun Chong.
After dropping a sunspot in the northeast corner, Changsun Chong slowly said: "Your Highness, are you so sure that the third party will listen to Zhao Youlin?"
"if not?"
Li Chengqian picked up a white piece, dropped it casually on the northwest corner of the chessboard, and looked up at Changsun Chong.
"If you were born in the turbulent Warring States Period, would you choose to be the prime minister or a general commanding hundreds of thousands of soldiers?"
"Be a general."
Changsun Chong replied without thinking.
After all, in turbulent years, only by controlling military power can we truly control everything.
The so-called "support one's own troops and respect oneself" means that only when one supports one's troops can one respect one's own self.
But after blurting out this answer, he suddenly realized something, and he suddenly looked at Li Chengqian.
"But the time that Zhao Youlin came to the Xi clan was only half a year at most."
"How could those soldiers disobey their king's orders for his sake?"
"Do you think that every soldier of the Xi clan can see King Xi?"
Li Chengqian rolled his eyes and said: "My father often said that he loved his soldiers as much as his sons, but looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, how many soldiers in the army have seen my father's face?"
"A king's order is often just a piece of paper or a sentence."
"The people who can really influence soldiers are always those closest to them."
Li Chengqian twisted the chess piece and said: "Although Zhao Youlin is a bit stupid, he is not without his own excellence."
"I'm not going to say anything else. I'm afraid that this person's ability to win over people's hearts is even greater than that of you and me together."
He didn't even wait for Changsun Chong to speak.
Li Chengqian said directly: "Don't interrupt me, what I said is well-founded."
"Just put either of you or me in his position, who would be able to achieve what he has achieved today?"
If you look at it from another angle, Zhao Youlin is indeed very capable.
Enter Xi The queen of the clan, no matter what method he used, it only took a short time for him to gain the trust of King Xi.
After that, he also obtained the command of the Xi tribe's five thousand elite cavalry.
Later, because he had a grudge against Li Chengqian, he privately led troops to provoke Li Chengqian, attracting the Tang army to invade the country.
If this had happened to anyone else, ten heads wouldn't be enough to cut him off.
But he was stunned to rely on his words to deceive King Xi into choosing to join forces with the Tang Dynasty to start a war with the Tang Dynasty.
As Li Chengqian said, it doesn't matter whether it is him or Changsun Chong.
Anyone standing in Zhao Youlin's position would not have achieved what Zhao Youlin has achieved today.
Not long after, Changsun Chong also figured out the reason.
He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It seems like we still have a tough battle to fight..."
"It's natural."
Li Chengqian sighed softly and said: "My father told me before that I didn't know yet, but when I stood in this position, I realized how difficult it is to win a war."
While the two were talking, Cheng Huailiang suddenly hurried into the Chinese army's tent.
After seeing Li Chengqian, he cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness."
Li Chengqian waved his hand and said, "If you have anything to say, just say it and avoid the red tape."
Cheng Huailiang smiled dryly and scratched his head, then said with excitement: "Your Highness, it's just as you expected."
"After the Khitan was attacked, Zhao Youlin not only had no intention of returning to aid the Khitan, but instead accelerated his march and ran straight towards our army."
Hearing this, Li Chengqian's eyes suddenly lit up.
Li Chengqian stood up and walked to the commander's case. He pulled out his command flag and threw it to Cheng Huailiang: "Order, Li Chongyi on the north road and Su Dingfang on the east road to start beheading operations immediately."
The beheading operation was a strategy Li Chengqian had formulated long ago
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Before that, he had asked Li Chongyi and Su Dingfang to stand still and wait for the opportunity.
The specific operational mission is nothing more than to use the fastest speed to eliminate the enemy leader and eliminate the Khitan and the royal clan of the King's Tribe.
After hearing Li Chengqian's order, Cheng Huailiang was also filled with excitement and raised his hands. .??.
Immediately, he went down and ordered the soldiers to go to the East Road and North Road to convey the order.
When Li Chengqian came back, he placed only one white piece on the chessboard and said with a high smile: "The overall situation has been decided."
After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and looked at Changsun Chong: "You owe me a roast chicken."
Hearing this, Changsun Chong looked puzzled.
When he lowered his head and looked at the chessboard, he felt relieved.
It turned out that Li Chengqian had strangled his chess skills one by one.
There is no doubt that we have lost.
He cupped his hands with a wry smile and said: "His Highness's chess skills are indeed getting better and better day by day, and are beyond our reach..."
Li Chengqian ignored him and squinted at the curtain of the central military tent.
At this moment, it seemed as if Zhao Youlin was standing there.
"I'm afraid you can't even calculate it. Every step of your deployment has already been expected by me."
"Aren't you doing all this just to prove that Datang missed your talent and that I was wrong about the person?"
"Since you want to prove it, then show me your skills and let me know how powerful you are..."
Li Chengqian certainly has no tactical acumen.
He is not like Li Shimin who has many years of experience in leading troops in war.
But his talent is innate.
After all, system skills are not as simple as they seem.
There are many skills that have additional added value.
For example, Zhou Tai’s anti-punch skill pack.
While reducing the pain he felt when being beaten, it also made his vitality stronger than usual. People are tenacious.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for him to survive after being so seriously injured and soaked in the Yellow River for a night.
In the same way, Li Chengqian acquired Huang Longshi's chess skills, and also acquired his vertical and horizontal planning skills on the other hand.
Many things on the battlefield are actually the same as on a chessboard.
The battle between the sons of black and white is reflected in the two armies joining forces.
As Li Shimin said, if one can understand black and white, sophistry on the battlefield will be nothing more than that.
And Li Chengqian gradually discovered this strange phenomenon.
Even sometimes, before Zhao Youlin had time to make arrangements, he already knew what Zhao Youlin would do next.
For example, this time, Li Chengqian had already calculated Zhao Youlin's character.
He knew that even if he fell into decline three times, Zhao Youlin would not think of making peace with him or surrendering.
Based on his hatred towards himself, no matter what happened, he would only choose to fight to the death with himself.
Even if everything is at the end of his rope, he will still make a desperate move to tie Sanfan together and fight him to the death.
…
Following Li Chengqian's dispatch.
The two armies on the east and north routes, which had been ambushed for a long time, started to move together.
Nowadays, almost all the elites of the Third Division are fighting the main force of the Tang Dynasty on the frontline battlefield, and there are not many troops directly under the royal account left.
As for the unlucky Khitan, they were caught and severely beaten by Li Ji a few days ago. There are not many direct troops left.
How can they withstand Su Dingfang's fierce attack now?
In less than a day, Su Ding conveniently broke through the Khitan king's tent and easily collected the remaining Khitan heads.
Not only did he capture all the Khitan royal family members, but he also captured hundreds of thousands of Khitan people around the royal tent.
Su Dingfang also sent people to escort these people to Yunzhong Camp according to Li Chengqian's instructions.
From this day on, the Khitan was officially declared extinct.