"But Wei Chen doesn't understand that if we launch a defensive counterattack, we should still need a certain number of reinforcements. Where will these reinforcements come from?" Li Xun asked immediately.
"If the front line is not tense, reinforcements can be transferred directly from the front line, and all garrison troops in Guanzhong can be used as reinforcements. If the front line is tight, I will mobilize the garrisons from the south and Bashu to go north to complete the support to the northwest." Li Xinchen said decisively, "Even if it is
All soldiers and horses are unable to go, and I will also mobilize local soldiers and even my own bodyguards, so you can rest assured. If you go to the northwest, what I need you to do is to solve the problem as soon as possible after the counterattack begins.
Can you handle the battle in Hexi?"
Li Xun pondered for a moment and solemnly raised his hands: "Thank you for your majesty's persistence, I will do my best to serve you!"
"Okay, that's good!" Li Xingchen laughed.
He never explained to Li Xun why it was so urgent, but Li Xunchen believed that Li Xun should be able to understand it with his political sense.
It is definitely not that simple to launch a war, including a war to destroy the country. This time, Li Xingchen launched the Southern Expedition. At the beginning, many people stood up to oppose it. The reasons for the opposition were different, but they were mainly responsible for
Civil servants in infrastructure construction and political system construction.
These civil servants are not doing it for their own selfish interests, but also for their own work needs.
After all, once the war broke out, both inside and outside the court had to focus on ensuring the needs of the war. All work needed to be closer to ensuring the victory of the war, including food, young men, workshop production, etc. This also meant that when money and manpower were tight,
At that time, many internal affairs constructions that also required money and manpower were forced to stop first. Of course, the civil servants were not satisfied.
What's more, if the war is won, the final credit and honor belong to the military generals, like today; but once the war is lost, the civilian officials will have to come forward to wipe the military generals' butts. After all, the financial losses will still be there.
We have to make up for it internally.
Therefore, every time the war is initiated, it requires careful consideration and numerous internal arguments and conflicts. Even if Li Xingchen himself believes that the war is feasible, it will be of no use if there are objections in the court, and Li Xingchen will not
Maybe he was always at odds with all the civil servants in the entire Han Dynasty.
Therefore, for problems that can be solved after the start of a war, we must naturally try our best to classify them within the scope of a war. For example, in the Northern Expedition, if the northwest battlefield can be used as a sub-battlefield of the entire battlefield, it can naturally be avoided.
Afterwards, conflicts continued to arise in the court over whether to attack Tuyuhun.
If Li Xingchen could go on a rampage before without any financial resources, then now he must consider more factors.
War is often an extension of politics. War serves politics, rather than politics serving war. When there is no need for politics, even if a war is launched, it will waste people and money and has no meaning. Therefore, even if Li Xingchen wants to start a war, he will not
dare.
Especially when the Western Region is still in chaos at this stage, Hexi's strategic significance to the Han Dynasty is not that important. If we don't take advantage of the opportunity of the Northern Expedition to capture Hexi, I really don't know if we can attack Hexi next time.
When is it.
As for Li Xun, Li Xingchen now needs an experienced general to take charge of the northwest. Changsun Sheng and others are either too immature or not qualified in terms of status. They just presided over the Southern Expedition and they know how to deal with Li Li, who is a foreigner.
Inquiry is obviously a good choice.
"You, the general who conquered the south, need to change your title, otherwise people will say that the Han Dynasty's court does not know the north and the south." Li Xingchen then laughed.
The carriage passed through the dark doorway, and suddenly it became clear.
On both sides of the imperial street, people supported the old and young to watch the army entering the city.
"Your Majesty, this is the person." Chen Yu bowed his hands and stepped aside.
"The common people pay homage to the Emperor." A middle-aged man knelt down and worshiped on the ground.
"Linyi people?" Li Xingchen was a little surprised.
Not only Li Xingchen, but also the civil and military officials around him all looked at him with curiosity and surprise.
Li Xingchen asked Baipao to bring the people who had made the greatest contribution to the underground front in the Southern Expedition to come to see the saint. Unexpectedly, what Chen Yu brought was not the Pei Yun that everyone thought, but such a strange middle-aged man.
He is dark and thin, and looks a little funny when wearing coarse linen clothes, but this also proves that he is of pure Linyi descent.
The middle-aged man immediately kowtowed again: "Your Majesty, although the common people are from Linyi, they have always been proud to be the people of the Han Dynasty."
Chen Yu also explained beside him: "Your Majesty, this person is called Li Jun. In this battle of Xianglin, the reason why our Han navy was able to quickly arrive at Xianglin Pier, and attack Xianglin City ashore, and later
This man played an indispensable role in the battle of Lu Rong. I asked Pei Yun, the commander of Baipao Linyi, for advice, and Pei Yun strongly recommended this man to be used by your majesty to stabilize the newly acquired southern territory."
Li Xingchen suddenly became interested and looked at this unattractive middle-aged man. He also learned from the battle report that the reason why the Han army was able to quickly occupy Xianglin had a lot to do with Baipao's mobilization of the local people in advance.
Before the Han army landed, the people of Linyi started a riot. After the Han army landed, these people suddenly became the leading party, leading the Han army to rush into the city quickly. If Fan Fanzhi had not been prepared, I am afraid that in the
On that stormy night in Xianglin, he became a prisoner of the Han army.
It is true that Fan Fanzhi ran away, but most of the Linyi nobles and landowners in the city, perhaps more appropriately called slave owners, only a few escaped, and almost all the rest fell into the net. The Han army then took their
The house was turned upside down, but it was not in vain.
Obviously, this Li Jun is the leader and outstanding person among the Linyi mob and the leading party. Otherwise, Pei Yun would not have given up the opportunity to face the saints and recommend this person to come. Of course, this does not rule out Pei Yun.
Yun firstly means being humble, and secondly means supporting people close to you to rise to power.
However, the possibility of the former should be greater. The white robes on the command level will never let one person stay in one position for too long. On the one hand, this may arouse the enemy's alert, and on the other hand, it may easily lead to
The white-robed commanders formed local cliques for personal gain.
The White Robes are the most secretive and most powerful department of the Han Dynasty. If they do anything untoward, it will directly shake the foundation of the Han Dynasty.
As the son of Pei Ji, Pei Yun had a good background, and he was not without friends in the officialdom. Xu Deyan and other members of the southeastern gentry had a good relationship with him. It was really unnecessary to cultivate his cronies in this way.