Fang Jun curled his lips, poured tea for Li Xiaogong, and said: "Look at what you said, the prince is your flesh and blood, how can I put him in danger? The reason why I asked him to come to the navy to serve as deputy general is because there are many people in the navy.
Your deployment back then made it difficult to discipline these arrogant and powerful generals, but it would be much smoother with the prince in charge."
"hehe……"
Li Xiaogong sneered, glared at Fang Jun who was talking nonsense, and said firmly: "This matter is not negotiable, it is absolutely impossible."
He also admired the fact that the two men were very loyal to the prince, and they tried their best to plan for him and tried their best to consolidate the foundation of the East Palace and strengthen the prince's strength...
Fang Jun sighed, with some regret, and exclaimed: "Cheng Wuting has always been unruly, and he has always had a grudge against the Guanlong disciples and is incompatible with him. Now that I have the opportunity, I am afraid he will ruthlessly repair those Guanlong disciples... What a headache."
ah."
"Mother!"
Li Xiaogong became furious and shouted angrily: "How dare you threaten me?"
Fang Jun waved his hand and said with a smile: "Look at what you said, who in the entire Tang Dynasty dares to threaten you, the first prince of the clan? It's absolutely nothing. You have a high position of power and dignity. When you arrive in Jiaohe City, you only need to give an order.
Next, Cheng Wuting and Pei Xingjian will definitely cooperate with you, and they will arrest whoever you ask, and let go of whomever you ask."
"Hey!"
Li Xiaogong almost laughed angrily.
That Cheng Wuting is your second-in-law’s most loyal henchman, who knows inside and outside Chang’an? Pei Xingjian was singled out by you, pushed him to a high position, and even introduced him to the East Palace faction, where he was highly valued by the prince. Even if your second-in-law is not allowed to
Both of them think it smells good. Without your orders, would these two things obey my orders?
Arrest whoever you are told to arrest, and let whomever you are told to let go?
I do believe that those two bastards would dare to arrest me if you gave the order...
He was extremely angry, but he really needed the favor of Guan Longmen. After thinking for a long time, he said: "The prince must not be able to do it. That is not only the face of the Hejian County Prince's Palace, but also the heir of this king.
How can you be alone in the army? How about you see how the third child is doing..."
The third son Li Chongzhen has been working for "Baiqisi", and his character and ability are both good. The only regret is that he is neither his direct descendant nor his eldest brother. A place like "Baiqisi" is said to be the "Emperor's Eagle Dog", but in fact he has no future. If he could
Go to the Navy and work in the navy for a few years, get a layer of gold, and then seek to be transferred to various garrisons or even the 16th Guards, at least the position of a deputy general...
I thought Fang Jun would hesitate, but unexpectedly, this guy nodded simply: "Then Sanlang, I have met Sanlang several times, and we get along very harmoniously with each other, which is pretty good."
Li Xiaogong frowned and clicked his tongue, feeling as if he had been tricked.
Perhaps this kid’s goal is not Da Lang at all, right? First put forward a condition that he will definitely accept, and then settle for the next best thing after he firmly refuses it...
Mom, this mallet is very weird.
Li Xiaogong was a little depressed and said unhappily: "His Royal Highness, the throne has been gradually stabilized. If there are no major changes, there is no need to worry. You are working so hard to enhance the strength of the navy. Where does it come from? You must know the 'side of the bed'
How can you allow others to snore and sleep?"
The emperor seems to hold the sun and the moon in his hands, and is rich in mountains and rivers, but in fact he is the most insecure. Because the temptation of the throne is too great, it can make brothers turn against each other, and father and son can kill each other, let alone a foreign minister?
The stronger the navy becomes, the more worried His Majesty Li Er is. After all, Fang Jun Minghuo supports the East Palace, and the power of the East Palace is getting stronger and stronger. How can His Majesty Li Er not worry about having trouble sleeping at night?
The position of prince is also very delicate, because no one knows how long he will sit in this position.
Some people can get it, but some people can't wait, and some people are equal but the situation forces them not to wait... It's not without reason that it has always been difficult to sit in the East Palace.
When His Majesty Li Er feels threatened, life in the East Palace will be difficult...
Fang Jun would never explain to him that the vastness of the sea was far greater than the wealth that the Silk Road brought to the Tang Dynasty. Any dynasty that wanted to stand on top of the world must also try its best to accumulate wealth and grow stronger.
It is the right way to weaken the strength of other countries and let one weaken and the other increase.
At present, the development of the Navy has encountered a bottleneck, and is feared and rejected by almost all forces in the military. If it cannot find another way, it will be almost impossible to continue to grow.
But how can Fang Jun be satisfied with the current scale of the navy?
Australia in the south of the South China Sea has not yet been discovered and conquered, and there are gold treasures flowing all over West Asia and North Africa. If he cannot spread the routes of the Tang Dynasty navy throughout the oceans in his lifetime, allowing the Tang Dynasty to control the development of the world, I am afraid he will die in peace...
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The two held a candlelight conversation all night, and talked about the current scale and future development direction of Jiangnan Shipyard, process improvements, and even the impact of the turmoil between the DPRK and China. It was not until late at night that they finally fell asleep.
The next morning, after breakfast, Li Xiaogong set off eastward back to Jiaohe City. Fang Jun sent a team of soldiers to escort him. At the same time, he wrote letters to Pei Xingjian and Cheng Wuting, urging them to cooperate with Li Xiaogong.
Without his order, Pei and Cheng would never obey Li Xiaogong...
He still listened to Li Xiaogong's words. After all, although Li Xiaogong's presence was very low in the past few years, no one could ignore his achievements, status and prestige. After all, if he was an insignificant person, why would he need to enrich himself?
No matter how you consider it, Li Xiaogong is a well-deserved core figure of Guan Long. Such a person naturally has a full understanding of Guan Long. He said that once Guan Long is forced to take risks, it is certainly not alarmist.
Moreover, rabbits will bite when they are anxious. It would be a good thing for everyone to loosen the rope around Guan Long's neck appropriately...
After seeing off Li Xiaogong, Fang Jun stayed in Baishui Town for another three days, and then received a battle report from Xue Rengui. The Arabs were besieging Gongyue City. The Anxi Army was struggling to support Gongyue City. He hoped that Fang Jun would go to Gongyue City immediately.
rush to the rescue.
The situation on the battlefield was ever-changing. Fang Jun's plan to go to Gongyue City together after waiting for the Huihe people to move inland was immediately disrupted. He quickly reorganized the army, prepared all the food and supplies, and led the Youtun Guards to leave Baishui Town and follow the north and south Tianshan Mountains.
Head to Gongyue City through the narrow passage between...
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The Western Region is a bitterly cold land. It is hot and humid in summer and cold windy and snowy in winter. The environment is extremely difficult.
This year's winter has become colder than in previous years, with heavy snowfalls coming one after another. Countless roads have been covered by heavy snow, and mountains and rivers are isolated and inaccessible.
It was such a cold winter that was rare in fifty years, but the Anxi Army ushered in the invasion of the Arabs. With the strength of a single army, it resisted an enemy that was several times or even ten times stronger than itself. It traveled thousands of miles, struggling to support but retreating steadily.
Handing over half of the Western Region to the iron hooves of the Arabs...
The riddled Gongyue City has been attacked by the Arabs several times, but it still stands in the heavy snow. The flags of the Anxi Army of the Tang Dynasty flutter in the wind at the top of the city, tightly holding the entrance to the Ili River Valley. The Anxi Army fought hard here and did not dare to retreat.
Half a step, otherwise Luntai, Gaochang, and Jiaohe behind you will all be exposed to the enemy's front. What's worse, the enemy can advance along the Silk Road all the way to the Yumen Pass.
At this point in the war, the Anxi Army was unable to retreat.
The severe winter indeed brought great difficulties to the Arabs. There was a serious shortage of food and supplies, but it also completely aroused the ferocity of the Arabs. If they could not go all the way east to capture Gongyue City, Luntai City, and even Jiaohe City and Gaochang City, they would gain
If they don’t have sufficient supplies of baggage, then they are likely to freeze to death, frostbite or even starve to death in tens of thousands of people in this harsh winter...
Like the Anxi Army, at this point in the war, the Arabs had no way to retreat. They could only bite the bullet and attack all the way to feed the war.
After all, the Hu people in the Western Regions had been plundered by them in turn, and their savings over the years had been wiped out. The remaining people either burned their grain and fodder to assist the Tang army in fighting, or moved their families and clans to the north of the Tianshan Mountains. The strategy of plundering everywhere was no longer sustainable.
The two sides fought fierce battles around the strategic location of Gongyue City. In just one month, tens of thousands of people were killed on both sides.
Although the Tang army defended the city, had advanced ordnance, and the number of casualties was far lower than that of the Arabs, the huge gap in strength between the two sides did not allow the Tang army to take advantage at all. Moreover, Gongyue City is located in the Ili River Valley, and the nearby terrain is flat and unsafe.
The Arabs were so brave and fearless that they rushed forward and fought fiercely, so it was inevitable that they would lose their position.
Inside the Gongyue City Government Office, Xue Rengui was dressed in military uniform, with a tangled beard. His clean and handsome face was haggard and sallow, and his eyes were bloodshot. He was holding a teacup in his hand, standing in front of the map on the wall, and looking at the map.
The mess of red and black arrows representing the march paths of the enemy and us during the recent war was quite exhausting.
Unless he is not proficient in the art of war and how to deploy troops and generals, the enemy's army has many skilled soldiers and generals. It is really difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without straw...