Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2242 Talking while fighting, ending war with war

Chapter 2238: Talking while fighting, ending war with war

It has to be said that Jiang Shang, who has both gold in wisdom and government, is indeed powerful. He is worthy of the title of the originator of military strategists and the master of a hundred schools of thought, and he is unparalleled in the world in terms of the overall situation.

Jiang Shang discovered the problem that Li Tang and Yiguo hadn't discovered by himself, and he also gave a solution.

Jiang Shang's plan is both soft and hard. If Li Shimin adopts it, it will be really troublesome for Qin.

Qin's enemies are all the princes, not just the Tang family, and the reactions of other princes must be considered.

For Li Shimin, Jiang Shang's letter can be called a timely rain, a guiding light, not only let him understand his situation, but also let him understand what to do next.

Of course, Li Shimin will not follow Jiang Shang's method completely, he has his own ideas.

It is right to bear the burden of humiliation, it is right to use war to promote peace, and it is right to turn the whole people into soldiers, but let him go to the king's title and profess his vassal to Qin?

Sorry, not possible.

Li Shimin understands the truth, but if he becomes a minister so easily, he is not Li Shimin.

"Immediately send an order back to Chang'an, and order Li Shangyin to be an envoy to the Qin camp to seek peace with the Qin army."

Li Shimin's eyes were filled with aggrieved expression, and he said in a deep voice, "Tell Li Shangyin, as long as the Qin army is willing to withdraw and cease fighting, my country, Tang, is willing to cede land and pay compensation to compensate for the loss of the Qin army.

As for the bottom line, you can give up all the occupied territories and cede the five counties of Xincheng County. The total amount of compensation cannot exceed [-] million yuan. "

"promise."

After his subordinates left, Li Shimin looked at the letter in his hand, and suddenly realized that he hurried out of the camp to chase after Jiang Shang.

Although Li Shimin was not prepared to fully adopt Jiang Shang's strategy, he also knew that Jiang Shang's talent was rare in the world, so naturally it was impossible to let this great sage go.

With Li Ru and Du Ruhui killed in battle, and Changsun Wuji captured alive, Li Kui was the only one left among the four major military divisions of Li and Tang.

Li Kui: Commander 78, Force 60, Intelligence 94, Politics 102, Charm 97;

Li Kui, who was born in Legalism, was good at politics but weak at military strategy.

In terms of government affairs, every time Li Shimin went out on an expedition, he would hand over the rear to Li Kui to take care of. Even now that he was under siege from the Five Routes, there was no turmoil in the Tang Dynasty.

But the military strategy is not Li Kui's director, and it can't help Li Shimin much.

Li Ru, Du Ruhui, and Changsun Wuji, the three advisers who were good at military strategy, were gone. This made Li Shimin have to be both a monarch and a military adviser. Naturally, he wanted to recruit a top adviser to help him share the pressure.

Jiang Shang, one of the Great Han Gods of War, is not only a top strategist, but also a top commander. If he can be assisted by this person, Li Shimin believes that he will be able to defeat Li Jing and keep Guanzhong.

Just now Li Shimin was so engrossed in reading the letter, and an hour had passed after reading it, and Jiang Shang didn't know where to go.

Li Shimin chased for ten miles, not only did not find Jiang Shang's figure, but he didn't even find any traces, which is a bit strange.

Li Shimin, who has an IQ of 99, is so clever. He immediately realized that Jiang Shang was hiding from him on purpose, so he gave up temporarily in desperation, and returned to the camp with a disappointed face.

"Wu Ji, why did the commander hide from me?" Li Shimin asked in confusion.

After thinking for a while, Wu Ji replied honestly: "Maybe it's because the lord is Dong Gong's son-in-law."

Li Shimin suddenly realized that although Jiang Shang, who had assisted two generations of Han emperors, was heartbroken by the Han court, his heart was still towards the big man. Naturally, it was impossible for him to have a good impression of himself as the son-in-law of Dong Zhuo?

The reason why you will contribute to help?I'm afraid it's because of Wuji, or because he doesn't want Qin, who is about to replace the Han, to seize Guanzhong.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin felt disappointed and pained.

Such a shocking talent is close at hand, but he has no chance with him. This is a painful thing for any monarch, but there is no way to do it.

The status of Dong Zhuo's son-in-law brought convenience to Li Shimin, but at the same time, he was doomed to miss out on some talented people. Even Ying Hao, who was about to become the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was also unable to subdue Jiang Shang, a big man and veteran minister.

Although Li Shimin knew that it was impossible to subdue Jiang Shang, he would not give up just yet. Instead, he ordered officials from all over the country to pay attention to Jiang Shang's movements and report immediately if they found out.

Whether it can be recruited is one thing, and whether it can be recruited is another matter.

Even if there is only one ten-thousandth possibility, Li Shimin will give it a try. Even if he fails, he will just pass by a great talent, and there is no real loss. Let the talented people in the world see how eager Tang Wang is for talents.

For Li Tang now, the most important thing is not to recruit Jiang Shang, but to cease fighting with the Qin army as soon as possible.

Li Shimin has already issued the order that all the people are soldiers.

Now 38 of the 35 counties in the three counties of Guanzhong have stopped production, closed the city gates, allowed entry and no exit, and recruited a large number of people as soldiers to defend the city.

The three counties that were not implemented were Shang County, Shangluo County, and Si County that were captured by the Qin Army.

Jiang Shang and Li Shimin's "all people are soldiers" is obviously not the real sense of "all people are soldiers", but to recruit as many people as possible to defend the city.

In the true sense, all people are soldiers, regardless of men, women, old or young, and all people participate in the war, but Li Tang obviously has no such appeal, and forcing it will only aggravate domestic turmoil.

However, this castrated version of all the people as soldiers is enough for Li Tang. After all, Li Shimin's purpose is not to let the common people who have no combat power participate in the war, but to show Qin State Li Tang's determination to fight to the end.

Of course, only determination can't keep Guanzhong, so the next battle is crucial.

If you want to negotiate peace with the Qin army, all the people are soldiers is not the key point, the key is to promote peace through war.

Therefore, Li Shimin decided to fight Huo Qubing.

If he wins, Li Tang will have more confidence in negotiating, and maybe there is no need to cede land for compensation.

If it is defeated, even if Qin State is willing to negotiate peace, the previous conditions will definitely not be able to satisfy Qin State, and Li Tang will definitely pay a more painful price.

The outcome of this battle will affect the future of the entire Tang Kingdom.

Thinking of this moment, Li Shimin only felt that the burden on his body was heavy, and asked to the left and right: "Where is Li Siyuan's current position?"

"My lord, General Li Siyuan has arrived at the designated location and can launch an attack on the Qin army on time."

"That's fine."

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On a certain mountain in Wuzhangyuan, Jiang Shang, who Li Shimin had been looking for so hard, was standing on top of the mountain, looking at the Tang army camp.

Li Shimin couldn't find Jiang Shang, so he thought that Jiang Shang had left, but he didn't know that Jiang Shang hadn't left at all, instead he kept paying attention to the movements of Tang Ying.

Just seeing the frequent mobilization of troops in the Tang camp, Jiang Shang knew that Li Shimin hadn't fully adopted his strategy, otherwise the Tang army should be defending Wuzhangyuan with all its strength now, instead of sending troops to fight Huo Qubing's iron cavalry.

(End of this chapter)