Hearing this, several people present were shocked.
Those rebels were all coming for him, Li Chengqian, but he actually wanted to throw himself into the trap himself?
Is he crazy?
Qi Hong immediately said: "Your Highness, this is absolutely impossible. You are the Crown Prince and the Crown Prince of the country. How can you go in person for such a dangerous matter?"
Hearing this, Li Chengqian looked straight at Qi Hong and said, "If I don't go, how about you?"
All of a sudden, Qi Hong stopped talking.
Indeed, he didn't want to go either.
He even didn't want to fight this battle.
In his opinion, there were so many rebels and they had so few troops, how could they possibly defeat them?
All they can do is to hold on to the territory they can hold, and the rest will be waiting for the court to send troops to quell the rebellion.
But is this what Li Chengqian wants?
Not really.
He knew very well how much harm would be caused to the people if the rebels were allowed to continue fighting.
During the war, farmers stopped production and businesses closed down. The rebels even robbed people due to lack of supplies, and some even massacred people.
This is not allowed by Li Chengqian.
He would never allow the people to suffer harm even though he had done his best to eliminate all foreign aggression in the Tang Dynasty.
Of course he knew that Datang's internal worries were always there.
From the moment he made up his mind to fight to the death with the noble family, it was destined that there would be such a war in the world.
But he would never allow them to harm the people.
This is the truest thought in Li Chengqian's heart.
"I know that none of you are confident in winning this battle."
"To be honest with you, I don't have any confidence either."
Li Chengqian looked at the people in front of him and said, "Especially after seeing you people, I really feel that there is no chance of winning this war."
"But what can I do?"
"Behind me is Jiangnan Road."
"If I let Jiangnan Road fall into the hands of the rebels."
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"Do you know what this means to the people?"
"If I let the Supreme Emperor fall into the hands of the rebels."
"Do you know what this means to Datang?"
Li Chengqian looked at the people in front of him and said, "Everyone here is smart. You don't need me to say some things, you also know them."
"But let me put it here, this battle must be fought."
"We must let this group of rebels know our determination to defend Jiangnan Road to the death."
Naturally, what everyone present was thinking could not be hidden from Li Chengqian.
He knew very well what these people were thinking.
In their eyes, it is best for them to guard Changzhou City with more than 20,000 people.
In this way, their subordinates will not suffer losses, let alone bear the blame if the war fails.
Li Chengqian really didn't understand how such a person could become a general.
If all the generals of the Tang Dynasty were like this, then the Tang Dynasty really would not need to continue to exist.
And now, he was too lazy to talk nonsense to these people.
"Qi Hong."
Li Chengqian directly started to order generals.
Qi Hong directly intervened and said: "The general will be here."
"From now on, the 6,300 soldiers under your account will be at my disposal together with you."
Li Chengqian said: "Today evening, come with me to rescue Runzhou. Do you have any objections?"
"The general will obey your orders!"
At this moment, Qi Hong also saw Li Chengqian's determination.
Although he didn't want to go, what could he say at the moment?
After all, Li Chengqian is the prince, and even if he wants to die, he, as a minister, must accompany him.
Seeing him express his attitude, Li Chengqian was very satisfied.
After he nodded, he looked at the four Zichongs except Qi Hong.
Said: "The slogans shouted by these rebels are to kill me."
"As long as I am still in Runzhou, their large troops will not leave."
"No matter how many people there are in Runzhou, no matter what kind of dilemma Runzhou faces."
"I can assure you that within the next ten days, Runzhou will not be lost." .??.??
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian paused and then said: "However, I must give you a death order."
"During the ten days I am in Runzhou, you and others must control the south bank of the Yangtze River to cut off the rebels' retreat, eliminate as much as possible all enemies who can resist, and do preliminary work for the imperial army to go south to quell the rebellion."
He surrounded the four people and said, "Can you do it?"
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Taizhou Zhechong hesitated for a moment.
Immediately, he said: "Your Highness, we have no problem, but on your side..."
The Qianzi camp brought by Li Chengqian had a total of more than 1,000 people. Including Qi Hong's 6,300 people, the total was only 7,000.
It is already very difficult for seven thousand people to break through the defense line stationed by 40,000 people.
What's more, after breaking through the enemy's defense line, they have to enter Runzhou and hold the city for ten days?
In their view, this is really unrealistic.
Taizhou Zhe said straight away: "Your Highness, if you really want to start a fight with the rebels."
"Then let's gather our superior forces and fight the enemy with real swords and guns."
Taizhou Zhechong also took the risk.
What he was thinking about now was no longer whether he could protect himself wisely.
They are completely worried about Li Chengqian's safety.
After all, there are only tens of thousands of rebels at the moment. How big can they make even if they continue to make trouble?
At that time, whether it is the Bingzhou Army Corps or the reinforcements from Henan Province, they will arrive.
Anyway, as soon as the imperial reinforcements arrive, they will be wiped out.
But if something unexpected happens to Li Chengqian, the lives of several rebels will not be comparable. It's worthy.
Judging from Li Shimin's love for Li Chengqian, he will definitely anger them.
When that time comes, can they still say that Li Chengqian took the initiative to attract the enemy's attention?
Besides, how could Li Shimin, who had lost his beloved son, listen to their explanation?
Therefore, instead of obeying his arrangement of dividing the troops into two groups, it is better to simply fight to the death with the enemy.
Even if they lose then, they will lose openly. At least Li Shimin will not hold them accountable.
After all, this war was directed by Li Chengqian himself. They were responsible for fighting the war, so what blame could they have to shoulder?
But Li Chengqian shook his head.
Why doesn't he want to fight the enemy openly?
But the generals under his command were not from the Liangzhou Army, but from the Jiangnan Army.
Just by looking at it, Li Chengqian already had a general understanding of the combat power of this army.
Not to mention whether he could be compared with the Liangzhou Army, even if he could be equal to half of the Liangzhou Army, he would not use himself as a bait to buy time for the imperial court's reinforcements.
"You just have to follow my orders."
Speaking of this, Li Chengqian paused.
He said: "This war is related to the future stability of Jiangnan Province. I don't want anyone to do anything that will delay it."
After saying this, he didn't stop and walked directly out.
He knew that many people in Jiangnan Province were dissatisfied with him.
Some people are even direct descendants of Li Tai.
Judging from what Li Tai had done before, this guy would go to any lengths to kill Li Chengqian.
Even for this reason, he completely ignored the interests of the people and the stability of the country.
Therefore, it is necessary for Li Chengqian to vaccinate these people in advance.
He had to tell these people.
The war in front of them is not a child's play. If any of them dares to ignore the overall situation, don't blame Li Chengqian for being ruthless...