Fang Jun's face was gloomy, he took the letter and read it carefully.
This is a handwritten letter written by Li Chengqian. It describes the events in Liaodong and Chang'an in detail, and finally says that no matter what the situation is, it is absolutely impossible to return to the dynasty and cause the fall of the Western Regions, otherwise the descendants of the Han family will have to sacrifice several times or even ten times more in the future.
If they go to open up the Western Region, their monarchs and ministers will become the sinners of the Tang Dynasty...
Fang Jun sighed softly, feeling angry and confused at the same time.
"How dare Changsun Wuji do that?"
This is what Fang Jun is most confused about.
No one knows His Majesty Li Er's prestige better than him. Among the officials in Zhenguan, even if they are as unruly as Qin Shubao or as generous as Cheng Yaojin, they all obey His Majesty Li Er and obey his advice without any disobedience. During the Zhenguan period,
, although the ambitious Changsun Wuji kept making small moves, he hardly took any steps to bring it to the forefront. Everything was followed by His Majesty Li Er. It was not until the death of His Majesty Li Er that he tried to seize the government and provoked the confrontation between Guanlong and the royal family.
, but was defeated at the hands of two couples, Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang, and was beyond redemption.
Therefore, if His Majesty Li Er was only seriously injured after falling from his horse, even if he fell into a coma, he would eventually wake up. Now, the eldest son Wuji has deposed the crown prince appointed by His Majesty Li Er in the Golden Code and wants to support the other princes to inherit the country. His Majesty Li Er
How could you agree?
Don't say stupid things like "it's an established fact that His Majesty Li Er can only hold his nose and accept it." What kind of person is His Majesty Li Er? If we were to rank the most headstrong and arrogant emperors throughout the ages, His Majesty Li Er would definitely be ranked
Top three!
How could an eternal holy emperor with such ambitions and ambitions allow his subordinates to usurp the imperial power?
After careful consideration for a long time, Fang Jun unfolded the letter and read it word for word...
Pei Xingjian opened his mouth at the side, but stopped talking, but his expression was extremely complicated.
After a long time, he saw Fang Jun pick up the tea cup and drink water, then he moved forward and said in a low voice: "Commander, I feel that the meaning of His Highness the Crown Prince may not be the superficial meaning of this letter..."
Fang Jun nodded and said nothing, his heart as heavy as a lead.
In any case, it is difficult to explain Changsun Wuji's bold and unscrupulous move to raise troops and besiege the imperial city, unless he really has lost his mind due to senile dementia and intends to put the lives of the entire clan under the knife of His Majesty Li Er.
The only explanation is the worst case scenario...
Historically, His Majesty Li Er's Eastern Expedition was extremely unsuccessful. After hundreds of thousands of troops entered Liaodong, they struggled. In the end, they repeated the mistakes of the former Sui Dynasty and had to hastily withdraw their troops. However, at that time, the forces of the former Sui Dynasty had been wiped out in the country. His Majesty Li Er
His control over government affairs reached its peak, so it did not cause serious internal troubles.
As for the Goguryeo people's advocacy of "shooting off the eyes of His Majesty Li Er", it is pure nonsense. Yelang's arrogance, hypocrisy and arrogance are the glorious traditions of the Goguryeo people. Even if they brag about themselves, they believe it is true...
But now it seems that something unexpected happened to His Majesty Li Er, otherwise Changsun Wuji would not dare to usurp the imperial power so unscrupulously.
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Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty has been established for a long time. In recent years, it has worked hard to govern and prospered all industries. The rule of the Li and Tang royal family has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and has been supported by all people. Anyone who wants to usurp the throne will be resisted by the world. Therefore, the Guanlong clan can only use
The method of "deposing the East Palace and establishing a new crown prince" was used to achieve the purpose of seizing power in the government.
Otherwise, the ambitious Guanlong clan will inevitably set off a violent turmoil that will affect the entire China, recreating the doomsday scene of the late Sui Dynasty when the world was in chaos and wars were everywhere...
After pondering for a long time, Fang Jun asked: "Who else has read this letter?"
Pei Xingjian said: "Commander, don't worry, the general knows the importance. After this letter arrives, the general will keep it with him. He doesn't even dare to put it in the government office, for fear that others will look at it and disturb the morale of the army."
Although the situation in the Western Regions seems to be stable at the moment, and the two armies have entered a stalemate stage, the Dashi army still has the advantage in terms of strength in the battle, and there are many Hu tribes in the Western Regions secretly helping. When the next war breaks out, there will be a long disparity in strength between the enemy and ourselves.
If news of the Chang'an rebellion reaches the army at this time, it will inevitably shake the morale of the army and lead to low morale.
Fang Jun praised: "That's right. Another order was sent to block all contact between the army and Chang'an. No news of Chang'an's rebellion could be allowed to come in. Stabilize the morale of the army, boost morale, and look for opportunities to fight against the cannibals.
Decide the outcome!"
Pei Xingjian was startled and said hurriedly: "We should be more cautious. Although the Great Eaters are currently short of food and supplies, their military advantage is there after all. If there is a hasty decisive battle, the consequences will be unpredictable. His Highness's letter has already mentioned that no matter what time,
King Qin does not allow us to return to the capital. He would rather bear the worst consequences than lose an inch of the Tang Dynasty's territory. If we are not defeated, wouldn't we be living up to His Highness's broad and persevering mind?"
In the letter, Li Chengqian stated clearly that someone in the court advised Fang Jun and the Anxi Army to return to the capital, but he was rejected by him. He also asked Fang Jun and the Anxi Army not to return to the court under any circumstances, causing the cannibals to march straight in and capture the entire Western Region.
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The Western Regions were too important to the safety of the Tang Dynasty. Once the Western Regions were invaded by foreigners, the troops could reach the Yumen Pass, which would put great pressure on the defense of Guanzhong. A little carelessness would allow foreigners to break in and endanger the country.
Sheji.
Therefore, the Western Region must be under the control of the Tang Dynasty at any time. If it is lost today, it will be regained even to the death tomorrow.
Fang Jun shook his head and said: "Your Highness is indeed as courageous as a mountain, and puts the country, the country, and the country first, far more than his own life and death, honor and disgrace, which makes the people of the world admire and admire him, but he does not understand the true situation of the Western Regions. At present, although the cannibals are still using their troops
Although it has the upper hand, it is already at the end of its war effort. All it takes is one strong blow to it, and its already low morale will completely collapse!"
Pei Xingjian was still worried: "This is indeed the case, but the enemy and we are currently in a stalemate, and no one has the ability to deal a heavy blow to the other. This is too difficult, and even if you are not careful, the enemy will take advantage of the opportunity to counterattack, resulting in a complete defeat."
At present, the two sides are in a stalemate on the front line of Gongyue City and Tianshan Mountain. No one can do anything about the other. They can only constantly damage the morale of the other side's army by harassing the food route, killing scouts or sneak attacks on edge camps. It is simply impossible to achieve all the results in one battle.
The competition now is patience. Whoever can't bear it first will be at a disadvantage.
Fang Jun didn't say anything. He stood up and walked to the side of the wall. He looked at the huge map on the wall with his hands behind his hands. On it, the location of Gongyue City was marked with a red pen. The Dashi army stationed at the foot of Tianshan Mountain a hundred miles away was circled with a black pen.
The outer camps of both sides were dotted around the main camp, forming a tight defensive circle. The nearest distance between the enemy and us was only more than ten miles.
The situation seems to be a stalemate, but there is no large-scale war, and the fighting of small groups of soldiers never stops.
Fang Jun pointed to the continuous Dashi army camp at the foot of Tianshan Mountain and said in a deep voice: "Ye Qide was beaten to a disgrace by our several counterattacks. He must be timid in his heart, so he huddled more than 100,000 troops in such a small area.
, just to prevent us from repeated sneak attacks."
Pei Xingjian also stood up and came to the side, nodded and said: "Although the cannibal's military strategy is not good, after all, he has been in power for many years and has been fighting for hundreds of years, so he still has experience. With the formation in this way, looking at each other from head to tail, and leaning on each other, let's think about it like a bow to the moon.
A sneak attack like that outside the city is as difficult as climbing to the sky."
Previously, when Fang Jun arrived at Gongyue City, he quickly launched a surprise attack and succeeded with one attack. It was because of hesitation that Dashi's army was separated from the front and back, making it difficult to look at the head and tail. Ye Qide gained wisdom by learning every step, and now stationed his troops at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, with his back against the high mountains.
Keep the camps as close together as possible. If there is a sneak attack by the Tang army, you can immediately rescue from other camps. Even if you suffer some losses, you will not be defeated and run away in embarrassment like at Gongyue City.
Fang Jun said: "A sword has two edges, and everything has advantages and disadvantages. This is the truth in the world. The big cannibal thought that by gathering more than 100,000 troops in one place, he could look at each other head to tail and avoid being attacked by our army again.
, but they have not considered that once they encounter a fierce attack, the armies will not even have room to react to each other. If the whole body is affected by one move, the whole body will be in chaos in an instant, and the collapse of the whole army will be inevitable."
Pei Xingjian looked puzzled: "That's the truth, but the problem is that the cannibal's camp is backed by a high mountain. It is as solid as a rock and has no flaws. Even if our army is doubled in strength, it will be difficult to break through.
Naturally, people are not in danger of the whole army being in chaos."
If you want to make the Dashi army collapse, interact with each other, and then the whole army is in chaos, you need a lightning-fast surprise attack, but at the moment, the Tang army simply cannot do this.
Fang Jun looked calm, pointed his finger at the location of the Tianshan Mountains on the map, and said softly: "No, we only need the current north wind to stop for one day, and we can do it."
"North wind?"
Pei Xingjian looked at Fang Jun and then at the window. He suddenly realized something and slapped his thigh: "That's it!"