Su Dingfang's explanation over there had long come to an end, and Li Daozong pricked up his ears with great interest to listen to Li Shan chattering on the side... Unfortunately, Li Daozong and Zhang Shigui were not strangers, and they knew that this person would not be so easy to take the bait.
Set up a new village in Shuozhou, at arm's length with Yanmen Pass and Mayi, in order to avoid falling into a completely passive situation when fighting against the Turks... Everyone knows the truth, but who is willing to stand at the forefront of Guji Town?
Woolen cloth?
"Brother Wu An acted alone in Henan, defeated the enemy with a weak force, and reorganized the place and raised food and grass. It can be said that he was both civil and military." Li Shan raised his eyebrows, "If Guji Town is stable, Shuozhou will be stable, Daizhou and even Hedong, and even beyond the Yellow River.
Beijun can cultivate his health and rest."
"Although it is dangerous, it will be beneficial to the country. If Brother Wu An is timid..."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Shigui raised his brows and said, "I don't dare to praise both civil and military officials, and I have the courage to face the Turks directly. But how can I resolve such a major matter with just one word?"
This sentence has two meanings. One refers to Daizhou and Li Shan, and the other refers to Chaozhong.
"This matter has been approved by His Majesty." Li Shan touched his nose and turned to look at Wen Yanbo.
Wen Yanbo looked a little strange, and he hesitated for a while before nodding, "Huairen wrote a letter, and your Majesty allowed him to build a stronghold in Shuozhou to prepare for the Turks."
This is indeed the case, but who knew you, Li Huairen, were so big... Wen Yanbo was once the Sima of Youzhou, and he was no layman on military affairs. In fact, even if the children of aristocratic families in this era are not proficient in both civil and military arts,
They are generally not laymen.
It can form a horn with Mayi and Yanmenguan, and it is located in the north of Shuozhou, directly facing Yunzhou... This cannot be achieved by building a small-scale camp.
To put it more simply, if the Turks stormed Mayi and Guji Town sent cavalry to attack its rear formation, if it was only one or two hundred cavalry... it would be called sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth, and it would have to be at least five hundred or more cavalry.
Only in this way can we ensure our own security and the threat to our opponents.
A camp that can accommodate at least five hundred cavalry is not a small camp...and what Li Shan wants is not a temporary camp. The amount of work is really large.
However, Zhang Shigui has not considered these issues for the time being. Instead, he raised the most critical question: if Khan Jieli Khan comes with his army to attack one day, can Shuozhou be able to withstand it?
Even if the fort is re-established in Guji Town, forming a horn with Mayi and Yanmen Pass to resist the Turks' invasion... But if the Turks raise all their armies...
Jieli Khan claims to have a command of 400,000 soldiers. If hundreds of thousands of troops flooded Shuozhou... would the Yanmen Pass guard still be able to lead his troops out of the fortress?
Can Mayi and Guji Town still be defended?
It is said to be a bargain in tactics, but in the face of absolute strength, its effect is actually very weak.
In fact, everyone could hear that Zhang Shigui had already determined that if he was entrusted with the important task of setting up a fortress in Guji Town, he would definitely be the general stationed here in the future.
This is what Zhang Shigui is asking... If the Turks mobilize all their troops, can Mayi and Guji Town really be defended?
At that time, you, Li Huairen, only need to guard Yanmen Pass to protect Daizhou from being invaded... Then Liu Shirang, Qin Wutong and I will be in trouble.
"That's a good question." Li Shan said seriously: "If Brother Wu An doesn't ask, I won't dare to entrust you with this important task."
"Jieli Khan claimed to control 400,000 strings, but in fact..." Li Shan pointed out one by one with his fingers, "The last time Jieli Khan led his army into the east of the Kou River was in the summer and autumn of the fifth year of Wude, and he had many troops.
It was only 70,000 to 80,000, and some of them were Yuan Junzhang's old troops... At that time, Gao Manzheng had not yet come to surrender, and Yuan Junzhang had more than 20,000 soldiers."
"At the beginning of the same year, Jieli Khan and Yuan Junzhang joined forces to attack Daizhou. The general manager of Daizhou, Dingxiang King Li Dayen, was killed in battle. At that time, the enemy army numbered only 30,000."
"Further back, in the fourth year of Wude, Jieli Khan, who first ascended the throne, led his direct lineage and joined forces with Yuan Junzhang to attack Daizhou. Although he was blocked by Li Dayen, the king of Dingxiang, he also entered Koudaizhou, and Hanyang Duke
Su Gui, Taichang Qing Zheng Yuanxuan, and Zuo Xiaowei General Sun Shunde were all captured. At that time, Jieli Khan had no more than 10,000 cavalry under his command."
"It is said to control 400,000 strings. It is probably Cao Mengde of the Three Kingdoms who claimed that 800,000 troops were suppressing Jiangdong." Li Shan said softly: "Yugu was set up at the end of last year, and this year we were defeated twice in Shuozhou. We lost troops and generals, and all we lost were profits.
A direct descendant of the Khan."
"If Jieli Khan wanted to plot Shuozhou and Daizhou and invade in large numbers, his army would only number in the tens of thousands."
Li Daozong on the side smiled and said: "Huairen has already had the intention. Naturally, he will investigate carefully. If he is not sure, how can he dare to set up a stronghold here."
After a pause, Li Daozong added: "If it hadn't been for the appointment of Pharmacist Li as the general manager of Daizhou, he would have been stationed here alone."
Zhang Shigui was so shocked that he couldn't help but look up at Li Shan and then at Li Daozong... The latter followed Li Shimin in the battles of Qianshuiyuan, Baibi, Luoyang Hulao, and the Lingzhou victory. It was no ordinary battle.
Will.
Li Shan didn't bother to tell. According to the plan, how could Li Daozong, the general manager of Bingzhou, be stationed in Guji Town... Li Daozong was originally planning to wait for the Turks to invade before leading his troops out of the fortress and setting up camp step by step. But since there was Guji Town, he naturally sent generals to defend it.
If Zhang Shigui was not available, Li Shan would have borrowed Zhang Baoxiang from Li Daozong.
Looking at Zhang Shigui's face, Wen Yanbo couldn't help but interject: "Jieli Khan will not attack with the strength of his country..."
Li Shan hesitated for a while, but considering that this matter was not a secret in Shuozhou and Yunzhou, he explained: "Brother Wu An doesn't know something. Tuli Khan returned to Wuyuan County last year and met with Jieli Khan
Fighting... Now that the Turks are in civil strife, Jieli Khan will not easily send out troops in large numbers."
Li Daozong nodded and said: "I have heard about this matter, and it seems to be related to Huairen... Yugushe was defeated twice and captured twice. His reputation plummeted and his father Jieli Khan was implicated."
"But Jieli Khan only has this son..." Li Shan said with a smile: "Let's not mention these for now. With Tuli Khan hiding behind him, how can Jieli Khan dare to attack with all his strength?"
Wen Yanbo added: "I heard at Yanmen Pass yesterday that Jieli Khan was harsh and many tribal leaders were dissatisfied... It can be said that people are against him."
"Firstly, the troops directly under Jieli Khan are not very large. Even if they attack with all their strength, they are only tens of thousands. Secondly, because of the civil strife in the Turks, Jieli Khan may not be able to attack with all his strength." Li Shan raised the third stick.
Finger, "Third, the Turks are not good at attacking cities and have difficulty breaking them. Even if they attack in large numbers, as long as they prepare enough food and grass and stand firm and wait for reinforcements, the Turks will not be able to last long."
Li Daozong nodded in agreement, "Huairen and Gu commented on the many years of war in Daizhou. Yanmen Pass was lost many times, either because the defenders fled without fighting, or because Liu Wuzhou and Yuan Junzhang attacked the city in bloody battles, or because of the rebels in the fortress.
Pincer attack."
"Now that Daizhou's army has been reorganized, Ma Sanbao and Su Dingfang are leading the troops well, Gao Kaidao, who once rebelled, is dead, and Yuan Junzhang's old army has disappeared. The Turks want to break through and attack the city, but they are afraid of difficulties."
Li Shan added: "Last year Yuan Junzhang went south from Yunzhou to attack Mayi. Tens of thousands of Turkic troops were entrenched on the left and right. Gao Manzheng tried his best to defend the city. Even with the disparity in strength, he defended the city for more than a month."
After a pause and looking at Zhang Shigui who was about to say something, Li Shan smiled and said: "Guji Town has set up a fortress again. We dare not compare it with Yanmen Pass and Mayi, but it is not something that the Turks can easily break."