On the same night, in Anding County under the jurisdiction of Jingzhou Prefecture, Li Shan was not thinking about the war, but thinking about Yu Wenying, the former Jingzhou governor who was defeated here a few months ago and only escaped with his life.
Logically speaking, Yu Wenying's defeat led Liang Luoren to quickly go south to Qizhou to attack Renshou Palace. This was a serious crime. However, he was able to recover and serve as the Secretary of Agriculture after only two months after returning to the court.
Speaking of this person, he was quite unlucky. He was a member of the Zheng clan in Xingyang this year. He became Sinong Shaoqing after Li Shan left the capital in March. He accompanied him to Renshou Palace, but he died in battle outside the palace.
In fact, there were many examples of recovery after defeat in the early Tang Dynasty. Pei Ji, Liu Wenjing, Changsun Shunde, and Liu Hongji were all heroes of Taiyuan Yuanmou, and they all recovered after being defeated and losing their divisions.
But similar situations have been relatively rare in recent years. At that time, it was because there were few people who could be used. But now that the Tang Dynasty dominates the world, there are more people who can be used. What's more, the dynasty has been established. Relatively speaking, there is no need for rules.
The needs are greater than the hearts of the people.
Therefore, it seems that Yu Wenying is special. Jingzhou is a Zhongzhou, the governor is from the fourth rank, and Sinong Shaoqing is also from the fourth rank. Basically, it can be regarded as a level transfer, but from a local level to a court official, in fact
It can be regarded as a promotion.
Li Shan originally thought so too, until he heard Wen Yanbo casually mention it at dusk today... Yu Wenying was on good terms with Qi King Li Yuanji.
What a coincidence, Yu Wenying came back after his defeat and had to go to Sinong Temple instead of going anywhere else. Another Sinong Shaoqing, Zhao Yuankai, was also on good terms with the King of Qi.
Li Shan didn't know what Li Yuanji was planning, but one thing was certain, after the battle at Tiantai Mountain, Li Yuanji did not choose to give up.
"Your Highness."
"The Duke of Fou is here." Li Shan stood up and waved with a smile, "We will arrive tomorrow. We will be dispatched tonight, so we summoned all the generals."
This is normal. This army is different from the standing Daizhou Army. It is mainly composed of soldiers from the Guan Nei Prefecture. The hussar generals of each Zhechong Prefecture are grassroots officers and lead the prefectural troops ranging from 500 to 1,200 people.
soldiers.
Therefore, as the chief general, Li Shan needs to divide and form so many relatively independent soldiers before appointing generals. However, Li Shan left the capital quickly this time. The military register documents and various news were not sent until today, so it will be decided tonight.
Next, the queue will be changed during the march tomorrow.
The army was stationed around Anding County, and only Li Shan, Dou Gui, and Wen Yanbo lived in the city. Wen Yanbo was still busy at the government office, and Li Shan and Dou Gui were talking and waiting for reports from the future.
Li Shan was very humble towards this relative whom he had known since his early years but had not seen each other again for several years. He was not proud of himself as a county king, but treated himself as a junior in his speech.
Dou Gui had a fierce temperament and was a soft-spoken guy, so he felt a little embarrassed, but Li Shan didn't care. Dou Gui was the cousin of Li Yuan's deceased wife, the Dou family, Li Jiancheng, and Li Shimin always called him uncle when they met.
After chatting for a while, Dou Gui changed the subject and brought up the matter of the Turks piling up the corpses of three thousand Tang soldiers outside Guyuan County to build a base for the capital.
Li Shan's face remained as usual, but his eyes showed a cold light, and he wrote lightly: "I heard that there are some objections in the court. Do you think the younger generation's methods of going to New Year's Eve are cruel?"
There is indeed such a saying. Last year, Li Shan killed prisoners and faced off against Jingguan on the banks of the Cangtou River. However, the Turks' revenge this time was obviously aimed at Li Shan.
"If not, how can we frighten the grassland?" Dou Gui sneered, "There is no need to worry about Huairen."
Li Shan stood up and walked around, "At least no one mentioned handing over the younger generation to the Turks..."
"Who dares?!" Dou Gui said sternly: "If there is such an official, I will behead him!"
"The violence and cruelty of the Turks is not limited to the lives of these three thousand soldiers of the Tang Dynasty?" Li Shan said loudly: "The Turks have been suppressing the Central Plains for decades, and they have invaded every year. Now that the Tang Dynasty has unified the world, they will inevitably compete in the grassland. One day, they will break through the royal tent and roam freely.
Mobei..."
"By that time, the people of the Tang Dynasty will have their footprints all over the world. How can the barbarians dare to invade them?"
Dou Gui was surprised and clearly felt the strong confidence contained in the young prince's words. He did not know that this scene was not far away from now. In the original time and space, Li Shimin would ascend the throne next year, and soon after, the Eastern Turks would be overthrown, and he would be promoted to heaven.
Khan, the belief that made this country confident and powerful was engraved deep in everyone's heart and has not dissipated even thousands of years later.
"Back then, I witnessed the King of Qin marching across the Central Plains at the age of ten, winning hundreds of battles. Unexpectedly, a few years later, Handan emerged, showed its power outside the Great Wall, and defeated the Turks several times." Dou Gui sighed: "One day, Handan will break through the king's tent."
Li Shan habitually said modestly, "In previous wars, either Zhang Wu'an or Su Dingfang was entrusted. The younger generation is just deceiving the world and stealing reputation."
Dou Gui was amused, "A person who deceives the world and steals his reputation...how dare your majesty entrust you with such an important task?"
"In the first year of Wude, in the battle of Qianshuiyuan, Liang Shi and Pang Yu stood firm, and the King of Qin led his elite cavalry to attack on the side and defeated Zong Luohu." Dou Gui seemed to be recalling the story of that year, and then paused and said quietly: "At that time, Xue Rengaoshang led the army.
Stationed in Anding County, I urged the King of Qin to stand firm..."
Li Shan remained silent. After he came to this era and gained a certain status, he had already reviewed the battles he was most interested in in his previous life many times, such as the battle of Qianshuiyuan that happened not far away.
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"The King of Qin insisted on pursuing the pursuit and destroyed the Western Qin within ten days." Dou Gui sighed: "A similar thing happened again in the third year of Wude..."
This time Li Shan said: "During the great victory at Baibi, King Qin ignored Duke Ren's advice and did not remove his armor for three days and did not dismount his horse for four days. He pursued for hundreds of miles. Liu Wuzhou fled north in fear."
"But in the battle of Hulao, we waited for several months before we attacked quickly and defeated the enemy in one fell swoop." Dou Gui said solemnly: "The King of Qin's military exploits are unparalleled and he is famous all over the world. Thousands of years later, when future generations talk about famous generals in history, King Qin will definitely have a place.
Weak guards like Huo and his ilk are not brave in the formation, but they choose the right opportunity."
"Hearing about the war in Shandong that year, Huairen urged the King of Huaiyang not to leave the city to fight before the battle in Xiabo. However, during the battle in Guji Town, Huairen insisted on chasing northward, and finally buried the bones of tens of thousands of Turks who were routed but not defeated.
state."
"Huairen is in the army. He doesn't know how to set up a camp. He doesn't know the details of the army. He should only focus on choosing opportunities. He has learned the secrets of the art of war."
Dou Gui's comments can be said to be profound. After all, Li Shan is a time traveler and is indeed not good at handling actual military affairs. But on the contrary, every battle he has experienced, from the night attack at Liting to the great victory at Cangtou River, has
Due to his planning, from a certain perspective, Li Shan deserves the title of famous general.
Li Shan's face showed joy, but not because of the other party's praise. He took two steps forward, held Dou Gui's hands, and said, "With Mr. Dou's help, this battle will be won."
During this expedition, the person who embarrassed Li Shan the most was not the Turks or Luo Yi, but Dou Gui.
In every previous battle, except for Zhang Shigui leading the army in Guji Town, Li Shan had always let Su Dingfang actually control the army, but this time it was Dou Gui, not Su Dingfang, who became his deputy.
How to get along with Dou Gui is a test for Li Shan.
Therefore, yesterday Li Shan ordered Su Dingfang to lead the cavalry to advance first, and tonight he found an opportunity to talk to Dou Gui in detail with a humble attitude.
The final result made Li Shan very satisfied, and he began to be full of confidence in this war.