northernbook Chapter 787
Chapter 787
Chapter 787
Lu Dongzan thought for a while and said, "My lord, it doesn't make much sense to do this, and the capital has just been moved. We should vigorously reclaim the fields and dredge the river. At this time, we should focus on our own development, and it's better not to make extra troubles."
Songtsan Gampo knew that what Lu Dongzan said was reasonable, but he was a little unwilling.
Songtsan Gampo fought everywhere in his youth, not only put down the tribal rebellion, but also brought Tubo into prosperity.
This also made Songtsen Gampo a bit conceited. Datang first rejected his marriage proposal, and later prevented him from annexing Tuyuhun.
Now that there is such a good opportunity, Songtsan Gampo naturally wants to add trouble to Datang.
But what Lu Dongzan said is also reasonable. Although doing so can add obstacles to Datang, it will not benefit itself, and the mobilization of soldiers and horses will also consume food and grass.
Sensibility on the one hand and rationality on the other, Songtsan Gampo was a little hesitant.
Lu Dongzan understood Songtsan Gampo's beating character very well, and said, "Does the lord want short-term pleasure, or do he want to take revenge on Datang one day?"
Songtsan Gampo was taken aback, and said: "The Prime Minister is right. We should develop ourselves at this time. We don't need to pay attention to the war between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks."
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When Cheng Yaojin defeated the [-] army on the grassland, Li Ji also led the army to cut into the grassland from the Western Regions, wiped out several small tribes, and joined forces with Li Daozong.
Chinese Army Camp
"Let's talk about it, should we continue to go deeper or wait for the Western Turks to attack?"
Li Daozong called all the generals together to discuss how to fight next.
Cheng Yaojin and Yu Chigong acted like you don't ask me.
And Li Ji sat there expressionless, and didn't speak.
He is the commander of the First Route Army. Although Li Daozong is the main one after the meeting, his status is also higher than others.
Seeing that no one spoke, Hou Junji stood up. This was a good opportunity for him.
"General Manager, the general thinks that Tong'e's troops have been severely damaged by our army, and now they should advance quickly, and we should not give them time to relax, otherwise, once Yuanqi's troops and Xue Yantuo send troops to help, they will lose their fighting chance." Hou Jun set said.
Li Daozong nodded, asked Hou Junji to sit down, looked at Lin Xuan and asked, "Zichu, what do you think?"
Lin Xuan stood up and saluted, then pondered for a while and said, "General Manager, I don't think it's appropriate to go deeper, otherwise our supply line will be too long, and a large number of troops will be needed to guard the food road. Enough cavalry."
In the grassland, if you want to protect the grain road, you can only send cavalry.
However, if there are fewer troops, it is easy to be successfully attacked by the Western Turks. Once there are too many, there will not be enough cavalry to fight the Western Turks.
Since ancient times, how many armies have suffered major defeats due to problems with food and grass.
The importance of food and grass is naturally clear to veterans like Li Daozong.
Li Daozong nodded and signaled Lin Xuan to continue.
However, when Lin Xuan was about to speak, Hou Junji said disdainfully: "Everyone knows what you said, but if we don't advance quickly and break through one by one, and give them time to unite, then what will we do to deal with the West?" The coalition forces of the Turks and Xue Yantuo? The Marquis of Jingyang County probably doesn’t know how many cavalry the Western Turks and Xue Yantuo have in total?”
"Once we are unable to open up the situation for a long time and let the war fall into a stalemate, we will have to retreat in winter."
"I'm talking about Lao Hou, the chief executive let everyone speak freely. Before Zichu finished speaking, you came out to refute. Could it be that you don't allow others to put forward different views?" Cheng Yaojin sneered.
"Cheng Yaojin, don't bother me so much, okay? Is military and national affairs trivial? He has only been on the battlefield a few times? This old man is also teaching him." Hou Junji said with a livid face.
"Hey, how do you say that sentence, if you listen to both, you will be bright, and if you listen to it, you will be dark. Could it be that what you said must be right?" Cheng Yaojin said disdainfully.
"You..." Hou Jun trembled with anger.
"Okay, now it's time to discuss the war. If you keep arguing, each of you will go down to get thirty military sticks." Li Daozong said seriously.
"Hey." Cheng Yaojin smiled at Hou Junji and said nothing.
Although Hou Junji was very angry, he did not dare to disobey Li Daozong's words.
Li Daozong hadn't led the army for many years, and his prestige in the army was gone. Hou Junji didn't want to be the one who stood out.
"Zicu, you continue." Li Daozong said.
Lin Xuan clasped his hands and said, "What Lu Guogong said just now is true. If we don't advance quickly, we will indeed give Western Turks and Xue Yantuo time to unite. By then we may have to face hundreds of thousands of cavalry. "
Everyone looked at Lin Xuan in surprise.
Could it be that Lin Xuan deliberately catered to Hou Junji for fear of offending Hou Junji?
Even Hou Junji himself was taken aback.
"However, what if there is my internal response from Tang Dynasty?" Lin Xuan said with a smile on his face.
"what!"
Everyone looked at Lin Xuan in disbelief.
As the saying goes, the embankment of a thousand miles collapses in an ant's nest, and it is easiest to destroy anything from the inside.
If there is really an internal response in the Western Turkic Army, then the more Western Turkic troops gather, the worse the defeat will be.
Li Ji glanced at Li Daozong without showing any trace, and found that Li Daozong didn't have any surprise on his face, so he knew what Lin Xuan said about the internal response, and Li Daozong already knew about it.
"Jingyang County Marquis, I don't know who you are talking about? What is your status in the Western Turkic Army?" Hou Junji asked.
"Mr. Lu, for the sake of keeping secret, I won't say who this person is. The manager also knows about this matter. What Zichu said is true." Li Daozong said.
"The general is impatient."
Hou Junji knew that he was too anxious. So many people present were surprised by the news, but no one asked about Neiying's identity.
Once Nei Ying's identity is revealed, whoever asks first will be the most suspicious.
"It doesn't matter." Li Daozong waved his hand and said, "After you go back, prepare your army for battle. If you win this battle, the Western Turks will no longer have the power to resist. If you lose this battle, we can only retreat. So the outcome of this battle , It also determines the outcome of the battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks, if anyone dares to slack off, he will be blamed for being rude to the general manager."
"Yes!" Everyone straightened their expressions and got up to answer.
Li Daozong asked everyone to disperse and left Lin Xuan alone.
"I already know about Changsun Chong. Your Majesty has ordered Changsun Chong to accept that woman. However, if that dude stays in the army, it will be a disaster after all. There will be a food delivery team going back soon. Let him go back together when the time comes." .” Li Daozong said.
"Chairman, Your Majesty asked Chang Sun Chong to serve in the Valiant Guards. If he is allowed to leave in this way, His Majesty will pursue it..." Lin Xuan said with some embarrassment.
"Haha, don't worry, if His Majesty pursues the matter, I will take full responsibility." Li Daozong laughed.
He looks down on dudes like Chang Sun Chong very much.
If he had been there before, he would not have hesitated at all and killed Changsun Chong directly.
So now he simply sent Changsun Chong away, out of sight and out of sight.
(End of this chapter)