Li Shimin had a headache due to the noise, and he slapped the table in annoyance: "Shut up, everyone! How can you be so noisy?"
Seeing that the boss was angry and had a bad look on his face, everyone calmed down.
"Fourth brother, what do you think?" Li Shimin looked at Li Yuanji.
"Well, second brother, I agree with my brother-in-law (Chai Shao). It's not a good idea to fight head-on." Li Yuanji smiled sarcastically. This guy has always had the temperament of being fierce and quarrelsome, and he was already frightened by Dou Jiande's 100,000 reinforcements.
Got brave.
Li Shimin's face looked a little gloomy.
With his character of never admitting defeat, he is not willing to give up halfway. However, if none of his subordinates have the will to fight, then it’s a no-brainer!
Of course, he can understand it too.
After all, Dou Jiande is so powerful that even he dare not say he will win now.
"Military advisor, what do you think?" Li Shimin turned his head and looked at Xia Yu.
At present, with a series of brilliant achievements, Xia Yu has established a firm foothold in the army, and his prestige is even as high as that of Li Shimin.
As for Li Yuanji, he was so dumped that he couldn't even see the taillights.
Therefore, if Xia Yu can support him, Li Shimin will still have the confidence to fight.
Xia Yu smiled.
As he is familiar with history, he will naturally not make the wrong choice. How can he miss the amazing show of capturing two kings in one battle!?
"Your Highness, I thought we could fight."
"The battle will be won."
Xia Yu said it categorically and with full confidence!
At this time, everyone was dumbfounded: This Dou Jiande is also a powerful man, with an army of one hundred thousand, he is not a fool!
Military advisor, where do you get your confidence from?
"Military advisor," Fang Xuanling couldn't help but say, "Dou Jiande is a powerful figure in Hebei. He is not an easy person to deal with. You must not underestimate the enemy."
"Yes, the people of Yan and Zhao have been brave since ancient times. Whoever dares to speak out will win!?" Many people also agreed.
Li Shimin didn't say anything. He wanted to see how Xia Yu fought with the Confucian scholars and where he got the confidence.
Xia Yu said proudly: "Everyone, if we, the Tang Dynasty, want to annex the world and become powerful in all countries, if even Dou Jiande is afraid, we'd better take a break as soon as possible."
"To tell you the truth, you are afraid of Dou Jiande, but in my eyes, he is nothing."
"This person looks like a hero, but he is good at internal affairs rather than military strategy. He has tactics in mind but no strategy. He likes to listen to flattery but does not recognize talents."
"In my opinion, it is not as good as His Highness the King of Qin."
"To be arrogant, I had already anticipated the current situation before going down the mountain, and I had even prepared a strategy to defeat the enemy!"
"To put it bluntly, I have been looking forward to the arrival of King Xia for a long time."
"If this person comes, he will capture the two kings in one battle and secure the north!"
Everyone, including Li Shimin, was dumbfounded when he heard this: Military advisor, are you so awesome? That's Dou Jiande, not a cat or a dog!
Xia Yu stood up and gave Li Shimin a reassuring look: "Here, bring the sand table."
Zhang Ananda flashed out instantly, quickly called a group of personal guards, and brought the sand table out from the back hall.
Xia Yu took the willow whip and called to everyone: "Everyone, come and listen to me."
Everyone swarmed up and surrounded the sand table, wanting to see what Xia Yu, a disciple of Guigu, had planned that would shock the world and make ghosts and gods weep.
"Everyone, this is my plan."
"Before returning from Hanoi, I have ordered General Liu Fude to quickly repair the city of Hanoi, collect grain and prepare troops, and strictly prevent the Xia army from going south from now on."
"At the same time, I asked General Huang Junhan to lead the navy to patrol the Yellow River and defend it to the death."
"With these two lines of defense, it is enough to withstand the Xia army for several months. If Dou Jiande is smart, he will never waste time by taking this route."
"Therefore, Dou Jiande will definitely go east to cross the Yellow River, and then go west to Guanzhou, Xingyang, and Hulao to aid Luoyang."
"Currently, these cities are in the hands of the Zheng army, and the Xia army can march straight into them."
When everyone heard this, they nodded. If they were Dou Jiande, they would do the same thing. Otherwise, Wang Shichong might not be able to last long.
"However, if Dou Jiande really thinks so, then he will fall into my trap."
"First, I will order Xu Yuanlang and Meng Jiigong of Shandong to mobilize troops and hoard them on the border of Hebei to threaten Dou Jiande's retreat."
"Dou Jiande wants to save Wang Shichong? Very good, let's deal with these two first."
Xia Yu smiled proudly.
"Military advisor," Li Shiji couldn't help but say: "Xu and Meng are brave and unintelligent, and their troops are limited. I'm afraid they have no chance of winning."
"I know." Xia Yu shrugged: "I don't expect them to defeat Dou Jiande, but if they delay Xia Jun for a few months, they can do it, right?"
"Otherwise, these two are really useless. And what I want is this time."
"With this buffer, I will immediately send generals to the south to bypass Xuanyuan Pass and Yangcheng, and then move directly to the eastern states of Zhengzhou."
"Use the two months or so before and after to make the most of it."
"Military advisor, this is impossible!" Changsun Wuji shook his head after hearing this: "There are ten states and nearly a hundred cities in the eastern part of Zhengzhou. How can we do it in just two months?"
Everyone also nodded.
Indeed, the time is too short, and it is not enough to capture a city in one day. With such speed, which general of the Tang Army would dare to boast of such a Haikou!?
It is simply unrealistic to want to block Dou Jiande's southern aid route so easily.
"Hahaha!" Xia Yu laughed after hearing this: "I'm going to fight one city after another. Of course it's too late. I'm not going crazy."
At this time, Li Shimin was also confused: "What does the military advisor mean?"
"It's very simple." Xia Yu smiled mysteriously and strangely: "Because these ten states in the east don't need to be fought at all, they can be obtained at your fingertips."
No need to fight? How is this possible? Everyone was dumbfounded.
Xia Yu smiled and said: "The ten eastern states are actually divided into four parts."
"The first is Xingyang, and the governor is Wei Lu. The second is Guanzhou, and the governor is Yang Qing. The third is Bianzhou, and the governor is Wang Yaohan."
"The other ones are Wei, Ying, Qi, Xia, Chen, Xu, Wei Qizhou, and the general manager is Shi Derui."
"I have known these four great governors for a long time. They are all smart people who yearn for the Tang Dynasty."
"I can guarantee that as soon as the news of our army's eastward march comes out, their lowered orders will be sent to our army within a few days."
There was deathly silence in the palace, and everyone was dumbfounded.
Ten states, nearly a hundred cities, no need to fight? Just watch the wind and fall? What Xia Yu said was so magical that no one could believe it.
Are there any beautiful things in the world that are so cheap?
"Puch!" Suddenly, someone laughed.
Everyone turned their heads and saw it was Li Yuanji.
"Why, His Highness Prince Qi doesn't believe it?" Xia Yu smiled maliciously.
"As a military advisor, you should have a certain temper when you brag. It's not unusual to say that some people are willing to surrender. But all ten states are willing to surrender? Do you think it's possible?"
"Then Wang Shichong is a tyrant after all, so his subordinates won't be so disloyal, right?"
Li Yuanji sneered.
He didn't believe a word of Xia Yu's judgment, and he was even more happy that he finally caught someone's painful leg.
So, if you don't vent your anger with ridicule, when will you wait?
Li Shimin also felt that Wang Shichong would not be such a loser. Just when he was about to open his mouth, he saw Xia Yu wink at him and closed his mouth again.
"I'm not surprised that His Highness Prince Qi doesn't believe it."
"Because the vision is too lofty, some people cannot understand it with their wisdom."
Xia Yu looked at Li Yuanji with a look of disdain, as if he was looking at a mentally retarded person with no brains.
When everyone heard this, they almost burst into laughter.
Good guy, the slap in the face was so loud that he almost pointed at Li Yuanji’s nose and yelled: You are an idiot! Do you understand?
"How dare you humiliate someone!"
Li Yuanji was furious. He had always been arrogant and undisciplined, but he had never suffered such a shameful humiliation. Now his pupils were bleeding and he was about to rush towards Xia Yu to fight.
"Your Highness, King Qi, not allowed!"
When everyone saw that it was not good, they rushed forward to start a fight.
No matter how good Li Yuanji is, he is still a military commander. A weakling like Xia Yu with low martial arts value may not be able to withstand two punches.
Besides, we are all important officials of the court after all, so don’t act like street gangsters and fight with each other just to make people laugh!
Yuchi Gong was always grateful to Xia Yu and rushed to the front.
The big old man's black bear-like body stopped Li Yuanji in an instant, grabbed both of his arms, and said calmly: "Your Highness, King Qi, if you have anything to say, please speak it carefully, and don't use violence!"
Li Yuanji was furious and tried desperately to break free, but his face turned red and he tried his best, but Yu Chigong's hands were like iron pliers, preventing him from moving at all.
In front of an unparalleled general like Yu Chigong, Li Yuanji turned into a weakling again.
