Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 595 Choice
In the Hall of Liangyi, the Turks attacked... After Pei Shiju's interpretation, the atmosphere eased a little.

Especially when Li Yuan asked about specific matters, Pei Shiju didn't bring Li Shan into it...Princess Pingyang looked much better.

If you want to talk, you can really get involved... If you hadn't captured and humiliated Yugushi alive twice, would Jieli Khan have been there?

After pondering for a moment, Li Yuan asked: "Daizhou Army...Ma Sanbao and Su Dingfang are up to the task?"

Although no name was mentioned, it was obvious that only one person was asked, and all eyes were on Li Shimin.

"Both of them have merit in battle, and they were colleagues in the Western Expedition to Tuyuhun." Li Shimin said slowly, "If you don't leave the fortress, you will be able to hold on to the Yanmen Pass...Of course, if Jieli Khan attacks with all his strength regardless of the heavy casualties, he will eventually be defeated. Closed day."

This sentence is relatively... relatively soft, even Li Jiancheng, the prince opposite, couldn't help but slander, when did the second brother learn this trick? !
First point out that the two generals are capable, and there is no problem in cooperating, but also point out that if there is no reinforcements and only rely on the Daizhou Army, they may lose their defense after a long period of persistence.

But in the hall... a bunch of big and small, old and young, all of them are foxes, who can't understand the implication of this sentence!

Li Shimin handed over the decision-making power to Li Yuan. Whether to send reinforcements to the north is the decision of your father.

Under normal circumstances, in such a large-scale war, the overweight city has historically set up a marching chief, with princes and county kings serving as generals.

For example, Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi, who was the head of the Hebei Road March last year, and Li Daoxuan, the marshal of the Hebei Road March, the king of Huaiyang the year before.

But the crux of the problem is that after Li Tang and Li Guo, for so many years, although Qin Wang Li Shimin defeated Liu Wuzhou and Song Jingang, in general, the northern warlords and Turks had the upper hand.

For example, in the fifth year of Wude, Jieli Khan led [-] cavalry to attack Hedong Road with Yuan Junzhang's troops.

At that time, Jieli Khan was sitting in Xinzhou and giving orders... Sitting on the top of Taiyuan Mansion, Turkic cavalry invaded everywhere, almost piercing through the entire Hedong Road.

The key to why Jieli Khan and Yuan Junzhang were able to plunder Hedong unscrupulously lies in Yanmen Pass.

For so many years before, Yanmen Pass was almost as if it was undefended. It was obviously a dangerous place where one man guarded the pass and ten thousand men could not open it, but it was like a brothel woman who could spread her legs to anyone.

Li Daen, the former governor of Daizhou, Liu Shirang, the later governor of Bingzhou, and Li Gaoqian, the general of Zuowuwei, Jiangxia County Duke, were all powerless to prevent the Turks from breaking through.

Although there are various reasons, but one thing is for sure, they don't have too much confidence in sticking to the Yanmen Pass, from the sage Li Yuan, the prince Li Jiancheng, to ordinary generals.

This directly led to the southward tilt of the military center of Hedong. Daizhou was not the focus, but Bingzhou and Taiyuan Prefecture became a strong line of defense against the Turks.

Feng Lun said cautiously: "If the reinforcements go north, I'm afraid that Jieli Khan will regard it as a big war."

The meaning of Feng Lun's words is obvious. The reinforcements going north will likely lead to an uncontrolled expansion of the war, officially kicking off the prelude to the war between the two countries.

But judging from the current situation in the Tang Dynasty, it is actually inappropriate to start a war now.

Li Yuan, Li Shi's father and son were all thinking the same thing at this time. Although Liu Shirang and Gao Manzheng first set off the situation in the North, it was Li Shan who really set off the turbulent waves.

This guy is really capable of causing trouble. At that time, the governor's office of the Daizhou was not restored, and he forcefully relied on his own strength to move across the north and pull up this extraordinary Daizhou army.

It was also because of Li Shan's two great victories that the Turks suddenly discovered the threat posed by the rapidly rising Tang army, and because Li Shan recruited Yuan Junzhang, there was no buffer zone between Li Tang and the Turks, which led to the Turks' large-scale attack. attack.

The hall was quiet for a while, Feng Lun's question was not only about going north to reinforce the army, but also directly related to the distribution of troops in Hedong Road, the overall battle situation... This cannot be decided immediately.

Princess Pingyang didn't care about it, and said directly: "What does Zhongshuling mean by this?"

"Jieli Khan and Tuli Khan joined forces and marched southward in a large scale. Now Shuozhou is raging with war. Hasn't the war started yet?"

"If you don't send reinforcements, will you just sit back and watch Yanmen Pass be breached?"

"If Bingzhou falls and Jinyang falls, is Duke Feng going to take the responsibility?"

Princess Pingyang's face was calm, but her words were so sharp that Feng Lun was speechless, and had no choice but to stand up and plead guilty.

Li Yuan waved his hand, thinking over and over in his mind, deploying the forces of the River East Road, this is not something that can be done easily with the upper lip and the lower lip.

In addition to the deployment of troops, there are too many factors such as food, ordnance, and defense areas.

Even if you consider that the war has started, you should not make adjustments at this pass, as it is easy to cause confusion and be caught by the opponent.

Princess Pingyang was a little disappointed, and also hated Li Shan's self-assertion. The road that was originally set up... returned to the court in peace, lived a good life for a few years, married a wife and had children, and had her own protection, so she would not be involved in the robbery. Inheritance dispute.

In the new dynasty in the future, whether it is the crown prince or the king of Qin, he can at least keep Li Shan.

As a result, they knew that they were about to return to the dynasty, so they insisted on setting up a new fortress, and they knew that a big war was imminent, so they insisted on going out for inspection... Now it's all right, and they are in a desperate situation.

Before that, Li Shan fell into desperation twice in Hebei and Shandong. First, he attacked the great victory at night, and then exchanged Li Daoxuan from Wanjun with Yugu, and finally planned to defeat the rebels and capture and kill Liu Hei. door.

After that, Li Shan also fell into desperation in Mayi, and finally attacked the camp on a snowy night, captured and killed Yu Sheshe, and forced Yuan Junzhang to surrender.

But this time, neither Princess Pingyang nor Li Shimin had much confidence.

If it was in Yanmen Pass, it would be easy to say, but now it is trapped in Guji Town, and there are no more than a thousand soldiers under its command. The strength of the troops is too great, and it is not the strong Guantao County, but the newly built Guji Town Walled Fort.

Although the Turks are not good at attacking cities and pulling out strongholds, this kind of stronghold... can be drowned by throwing whips and spitting water.

Princess Pingyang doesn't even know how to tell Mrs. Zhu about this... Could it be that your son is so good at killing, that's why...

After being silent for a while, Prince Li Jiancheng said, "Father, maybe we should set up the head of the army on the Hedong Road, and use Rencheng King Daozong as the post?"

Li Yuan was a little hesitant, but this is a good strategy... Uh, it's a top-notch one.

It does not change the situation in Hedong Road, but the city king Li Daozong is appointed as the chief of the marching army, and he decides whether to go north to rescue Yanmen Pass.

Princess Pingyang was the first to speak, "Brother, this is a good strategy."

There was silence in the hall. Everyone knew that Princess Pingyang had always been indifferent when the Eastern Palace and the Prince's Mansion were competing for the heir apparent. She never showed any favoritism between the two, but today there was an exception.

(End of this chapter)