Chapter 460 Staying up until the end of the year (Part 2)
Author: gusty wind
Chapter 460 Staying up until the end of the year (Part 2)
The charcoal fire was burning brightly. A delicate spatula reached in and took out a few red charcoal. The churning copper pot suddenly became quiet.
"Brother Daozong, you're welcome." Li Shan told the guests to be polite, but he was not polite at all. He picked up seven or eight pieces of beef brisket with his chopsticks like rain, "Come to Yanmen, the best thing is that there is no shortage of beef!
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Li Daozong ate two pieces, his eyes lit up and he said: "It's really delicious...where did the beef come from?"
“On the trade route from Daizhou to Yunzhou, caravans leave and enter the customs almost every day, bringing back good horses, cattle and sheep...
Li Shan chuckled and said, "It's a long journey and there's a lack of food outside the Great Wall. A few cows will starve to death or fall to death."
Li Daozong snorted, but the speed of taking down his chopsticks was obviously faster... Killing cattle in the pass is a serious crime, and even a prince like Li Daozong may not eat it once a year.
"It doesn't matter, Yunzhou is an enemy country anyway." Li Shanxin wanted to turn around and tell Yuan Junzhang to be stricter in his words.
After Ma Yi was appeased, Yuan Junzhang no longer had any ambitions. If Li Shan hadn't allowed it, he would have gone directly to Chang'an... So, knowing that Li Shan liked to eat beef, he sent it to him every three days, and all of them were killed and eaten.
There are everything from beef brisket, beef tenderloin, beef eye, beef tail, and beef tongue.
The two drank wine and ate meat, complained to each other, and felt like they were old friends at first sight... Chang'an's seizure of the legitimate son was really unbearable.
Well, it's just that Li Daozong is true, and Li Shan is half-truth and half-false.
"It's a great blessing for the King of Xiangyi to go to Lingzhou!" Li Shan drank it all in one gulp and burped, "That day in Nao County, I saw with my own eyes the fight between the King of Xiangyi and the Duke of Yiyang County... tsk tsk tsk tsk
, it is said that it is for a beautiful woman?”
Li Daozong was full of meat and focused on the plate of garlic scrambled eggs. "This time, Uncle Wang of Xiangyi was transferred because the Duke of Yiyang County was stationed in Mayi."
"Well, otherwise Liu Shirang would really feel uneasy in Mayi." Li Shan nodded and said: "If the Turks attack and the King of Xiangyi stops moving forward, then it will be fucked."
Hearing Li Shan say something bad, Li Daozong didn't take it seriously. He thought about it and asked in a low voice: "The Turks will definitely invade next year. Does Huairen have any countermeasures?"
"The Turks will not sit back and watch the fall of Mayi." Li Shan had already calculated this countless times. "The Turks will invade in large numbers after May, and Shuozhou and Yunzhou this year... are too miserable, and there will be no support."
"Therefore, Yuan Junzhang will not surrender before the Turks invade in large numbers. I intend to reorganize the army within a few months."
"Within half a year, Yuan Junzhang was defeated three times, and his subordinates were mixed with good and bad. Someone deliberately transferred generals from the army, gradually replaced them, eliminated the young and strong, and placed them in various places in Daizhou."
"Eliminate the weak, preserve the strong, and make up for the generals..." Li Daozong asked later, "Is Yuan Junzhang willing?"
"There is no reason why he refuses!" Li Shan said with a smile: "Yuan Junzhang has lost his spirit... What he fears most now is that his subordinates will rebel and have their heads beheaded and surrender to the Turks, so he is eager to do so."
Li Daozong nodded in understanding. Yuan Junzhang didn't want to look back, but his subordinates couldn't say it.
"Your Majesty is aware of this matter, but the troops and horses in Daizhou are not ready yet, so we ask Brother Dao Zong for assistance." Li Shan leaned forward and lowered his voice and said: "The lieutenants, generals, and generals are all brought here by themselves, so it is really not easy to arrange."
Li Daozong sympathized with the young man across from him. At least he had complete control over his subordinates. The general had no political stance... But the Daizhou Governor's Mansion was different. They were all stuffed in from the East Palace and Prince Qin's Mansion.
At this time, the servant brought in a huge food plate with a plate of dumplings and a bowl of dumplings on it.
In the Tang Dynasty, there was no custom of eating dumplings during the New Year, but Li Shan was used to it, and he was used to eating dumplings with soup... He was used to eating them when he was a child, and he had to add freshly made lard and oil residue, which gave him a fragrant aroma.
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After finishing a bowl of dumplings, Li Shan burped. Li Daozong opposite had eaten enough. Although they tasted good, he only ate two or three, and he looked a little absent-minded.
"Brother Daozong?"
"Oh." Li Daozong hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "If the Turks invade, I can lead my troops out of the border."
"Leading the troops out of the customs?" Li Shan was a little surprised.
If the Turks invaded in large numbers, they would definitely conquer Mayi first and then attack Yanmen.
It was impossible for Li Shan to just sit back and watch the fall of Mayi. He led his troops out of the border and was certain to be at odds with Mayi. Just now, he was still thinking about how, in terms of power and responsibilities, he, the head of the acting prefecture general manager's office, was temporarily in charge.
Shi was the most qualified, but Li Shan knew that specific military affairs... he really couldn't do it.
In terms of position, it should be Zhu Yichen, the Sima of Daizhou, but this person has not left any mark in history... and Li Shan has already made some speculations about this surname.
Judging from the rank of officials in the army, Zuo Wuwei General Ma Sanbao is also qualified, but Zhang Gongjin, Duan Zhixuan, Su Dingfang, and Xue Wanche are left alone and Ma Sanbao, who has no experience in his own role, is used instead?
Now Li Daozong, the king of Rencheng, actually took the initiative to ask for a job... This is naturally a good thing for Li Shan. He no longer has to worry about who to use, and he will not consider whether to use his direct descendant but lower status Su Dingfang, or Dong Palace confidant Xue Wanche, or
Duan Zhixuan, Zhang Gongjin, the generals of the Qin Palace...
After hesitating for a moment, Li Shan reminded: "After all, Brother Daozong is appointed as the general manager of Bingzhou. I'm afraid this matter requires His Majesty's permission."
The general jurisdiction of Bingzhou covers the seven states of Bing, Jie, Shou, Liao, Tai, Yu, and Fen. However, Daizhou and Xinzhou in the north are not under the jurisdiction of the general manager of Bingzhou. That is the scope of authority and responsibility of the general manager of Daizhou.
If Li Daozong wanted to lead his troops out of Yanmen Pass, it would be overstepping his authority in terms of scope, and he would have to get permission from the central government, or at least Li Yuan's nod.
Li Daozong breathed a sigh of relief. It was not difficult to obtain Li Yuan's approval. What he was worried about was that Li Shan was young and energetic and was unwilling to take credit for himself.
After listening to Li Daozong's explanation, Li Shan couldn't help shaking his head and laughing, "Didn't we agree just now that you and I should join hands to fight the Turks in the north and not ask about the affairs of the DPRK and China?"
"However, if Brother Daozong wants to get out of seclusion, do you have a plan?"
"In need of Daizhou, Xinzhou sent civilian men, carrying wood, to set up camp outside the fortress, and set up camp step by step." Li Daozong explained carefully: "The Turks claim to control hundreds of thousands of strings and have the advantage of cavalry, but in fact they are not sharp in charging.
An attack on the enemy."
Li Shan nodded repeatedly after hearing this. He heard Xue Zhong and others describe the battle of Xiaba. Li Daoxuan led his cavalry to break the formation, and the Turks had no means of resistance. This was due to the difference in weapons and armor between the two sides.
In addition, Li Gaoqian was defeated and lost nearly 10,000 troops. If Li Gaoqian had not abandoned his army and fled, it would not have been impossible to hold on for several days.
"It's not far from Yanmen Pass to Mayi, and there is a road connecting it. After the army leaves the fortress, it will slowly march westward." Li Daozong casually laid out the route with a wine cup on the table, "As long as we enter fifty miles, set up a camp and guard it with infantry.
The central army is in the front line, with the cavalry on the left and right."
"With Yanmen Pass as a support at the back and Ma Yi as a defender in front, even if Jieli Khan comes in person, it will be difficult to attack with all his strength."
Li Shan smacked his lips, this was almost a turtle style. No wonder Li Shimin would comment that Li Daozong would not be defeated even if he won't win a big victory.
"I don't know if my brother knows that Daizhou produces red bricks, and the output is quite abundant." Li Shan thought about it for a while, and it seems that the red bricks can be put to use. In this era, it can almost be built into a semi-permanent official building.
Li Daozong was very interested, and the two of them chatted all night until the early morning of the next day, and then they rested when the white fish belly was faintly visible in the east.
Li Daozong made up his mind. When he came to Hedong, he only had to move forward bravely without worrying about the rear.
And Li Shan has also made up his mind. In the next period of time, he no longer needs to get involved in the matter of seizing the legitimate son, but some foreshadowings still have to be made... such as Ma Zhou, such as Er Zhu Yichen.