Li Shimin said with a smile: "Is this how much you have learned?"
In addition to Li Shimin, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji, those present today include Yu Zhining, Han Liang, and Li Shiji who were transferred to the capital not long ago. Ling Jing turned his head and said calmly:
"The Later Han Dynasty's plan to support the enemy."
Fang Xuanling nodded and said: "In the expedition to Longxi, Ma Yuan gathered rice into mountains and pointed out the situation, so that Emperor Guangwu was captured in my eyes."
Everyone was looking at the sand table on the ground, which was piled with stones, soil, and grass to form mountains, dense forests, and plains. Yu Zhining and Han Liang were amazed, but Li Shiji was silent. He vaguely guessed that the person King Qin was talking about had learned a lot.
Who is the person.
During the Shandong War, Li Shan sent Zhang Wenguan to Chang'an. Li Shimin and his close aides met Zhang Wenguan in Li Shiji's courtyard.
Li Shiji was different from Li Jing. He was the general of Wagang in his early years, and later defected to the Tang Dynasty with Guo Xiaoke. He participated in the two battles of Hulao in Luoyang under Li Shimin, and was greatly favored by Li Shimin during the great victory in Luoshui. From then on, he was regarded as a direct descendant of the King of Qin.
"What do you think of Mao Gong?" Li Shimin asked with a smile.
"The King of Handan has a strategy in every battle before and a bravery in the back. The Turks can't stop the edge." Li Shiji followed the trend and praised, feeling a little bitter in his heart. He spent the rest of his life fighting in Wagangzhai, leading one side, and then surrendering to the Tang Dynasty.
Defeated at Hebei, and after avenging humiliation at Hulao Pass, he was unexpectedly defeated again in Hebei. However, the young prince was sure to win every battle, and victory was a great victory.
Li Shimin smiled and said, "Is this the end of the nonsense?"
Li Shiji also smiled. His mentality was quite subtle. He thought about it and said seriously: "The first battle was the right opportunity. The second time was when the King of Handan rushed into the battle with the Chinese army's banner, causing the Turks to collapse."
Detailed military reports have been sent and everyone has read them. Since the victory of Luoshui, Li Shimin has never returned to the battlefield. Li Shimin often does battlefield deductions similar to today's in Chengqian Hall and Tiance Mansion.
"Watching the battle report, Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian have made great contributions. If Zhang Zhongjian hadn't disrupted the formation and delayed the Turks' retreat, the King of Handan might not have been able to catch up." Li Shiji continued: "Su Dingfang rushed north after breaking the formation, preventing Dubu Khan from gathering his troops calmly.
, but if it hadn’t been for the King of Handan and his Modao team, they might not have been able to defeat the Turks’ rear-end troops.”
Changsun Wuji asked curiously: "How can Mo Dao be so powerful?"
"It's indeed powerful." Li Shiji remembered the hard bones he encountered in the battle to pacify Jianghuai the year before. "Fu Gonger sent more than ten thousand troops south to Youzhou. The governor Zuo Nandang led his army to attack. On the mountain road, he encountered five hundred swordsmen, and they were immediately defeated.
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Fang Xuanling suddenly said: "Youzhou and Yuanzhou are quite similar, Mo Dao will be of great use."
Yuanzhou is mountainous and is considered the most complex region in the northwest. The so-called Youzhou is probably near Huangshan City in later generations. The terrain is more complicated and there are indeed similarities.
After chatting for a while, Changsun Wuji said in an indifferent tone: "Handan is lucky..."
"That day Huairen asked for a battle, promising that the Turks would be defeated, the three states would be recovered, and the Liang brothers would be captured and brought to trial before the imperial court." Li Shimin shook his head slightly, "When the army first arrived, they immediately attacked without stopping, without setting up any camps..."
Li Shiji was startled and said hesitantly: "What does Your Highness mean...the King of Handan's design?"
"Dubu Khan wanted to hold on for a few days and then withdraw his troops, luring the enemy deep, cutting off their retreat, and annihilating them in one fell swoop." Du Ruhui said in a loud voice: "I thought I had a plan, but in fact I have fallen into the trap of Handan."
Yu Zhining's mind turned around before he realized that it was Li Shan who lured the Turks to lure the enemy deeper. It's a bit hard to say, but its execution requires high control of people's hearts and battlefield situations.
After thinking about it for a moment, Yu Zhining looked at Ling Jing with a smile, "If you want to know Handan, I should count Ling Gong first."
In the early years, Yu Zhining and Han Liang met Li Shan once near Luoyang, but they had no contact with each other. Both of them were key figures entrusted by the King of Qin to control Daxingtai of Shaanxi Province.
Ling Jing huffed for a long time and said reluctantly: "In Huairen's words, future generations will make up for it."
"Imagination?"
"Actually, it's not a design, it's just a coincidence, but in the eyes of future generations, it was done deliberately." Ling Jing didn't know the truth, so he could only say this ambiguously.
Li Shimin and Fang Xuanling all smiled in response, but Du Ruhui sneered. How could it be a coincidence? They talked secretly late that night, and they kept saying that they should first hold the defense line, and then try to expel the Turks... As a result, after the army arrived, a fierce attack was enough.
, actually did not set up a camp, which was nothing more than a hint to the Turks that they wanted to win quickly.
But Li Shimin also had to admit that there was nothing wrong with Li Shan's plan. Even if the Turks were defeated and the Tang army did not gain much, they could still successfully expel the Turks and regain the main road... but the casualties would be slightly heavier.
"Unexpectedly, there is Handan." Li Shimin sighed, "I'm afraid I won't be able to leap on a horse and hold a tree again in this life."
Yu Zhining, Han Liang, and Li Shiji all feel close to each other. Now there is Li Yaoshi, the Duke of the Hedong Road, and Li Huairen, the King of Handan, on the Guan Nei Road. It is indeed difficult for the King of Qin who once devoured the world like a tiger to lead his troops into battle again.
But Du Ruhui said seriously: "Although His Highness has general talents, he is not a general."
Everyone nodded, and Li Shimin also responded with a smile. The situation of the succession is still unclear, but in general, King Qin's lineage is not at a disadvantage, and there is a hint of instability in the East Palace.
Based on the current situation, it is impossible for the King of Qin to lead the troops until the crown prince falls. If Li Shimin takes over the East Palace, it is impossible for him to lead the troops himself. After Li Shimin ascends the throne, it will be even more impossible... In short, Li Shimin will basically not be able to lead the troops in his life.
Maybe he'll go to war again.
For the King of Qin who once made great military exploits by leaping on his horse and whipping his whip, there was always some regret in his heart.
Li Shimin glanced at Ling Jing and said, "His kindness will be put to great use in the future."
Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui both nodded in agreement. If in the early years in Shandong, Li Shan still made plans as a counselor, the several battles in Daizhou were either small in scale or not the actual person in charge. However, in the battle of Jingzhou, Li Shan acted in an upright and upright manner.
With his posture, he commanded tens of thousands of troops to defeat the Turks.
Ling Jing didn't say anything, but he was worried in his heart. If a tree is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it. Huairen became famous in the world after a few battles, which may not be a good thing in the long run... Not to mention other things, one day the King of Qin will ascend the throne.
With so many generals under his command, who wouldn’t want to lead the army and make meritorious deeds?
As if he noticed something, Li Shimin smiled and waved his hands and said: "I'll talk about it another day, I'll talk about it another day."
That kid is very slippery. After he enters the East Palace or ascends the throne, he will most likely retreat on his own initiative... Li Shimin thought to himself, don't be in a hurry, don't be in a hurry, he is younger than himself.
There are plenty of opportunities for the Eastern and Western Turks, the Nine Tribes of Tiele, Tubo, Goguryeo, Silla and so many barbarian tribes in the north. What Li Shan said and praised that night made the prince, who was not yet thirty years old, filled with great pride.