Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 528
Jieli Khan drove straight in with his soldiers and horses, running towards Chang'an City.

Although there were certain obstacles on the way, he still did not stop his progress.

Chang'an is in danger.

And when Jieli Khan was approaching Chang'an City, Li Shimin and the others had already received relevant news in Chang'an City.

In the imperial study room, Li Shimin's expression was solemn.

"My dear friends, seeing that the attack on Jingzhou City was not enough, Jieli Khan even made a detour and approached Chang'an City. If they were forced to reach Chang'an City, Chang'an might suffer serious damage."

The prosperity of Chang'an is not only in Chang'an city, but also outside Chang'an city. Therefore, they absolutely cannot let Turkic soldiers and horses rush to Chang'an.

Li Shimin's tone was very heavy, and the officials looked at each other, but facing this situation, they were helpless.

There are [-] soldiers and horses in Chang'an City, which are used for defense. They are inseparable. Besides waiting for the Turkic soldiers and horses in Chang'an, do they have any other way?
Everyone didn't talk much, and the atmosphere in the imperial study room was a bit dignified and depressing, making people a little breathless.

Qin Tian stood in the crowd, frowning, but after a while, he said: "Your Majesty, the Turks gave up Jingzhou to attack my Chang'an City, and they have violated the taboo of military strategists. It is basically impossible for them to succeed. Already, what we have to do now is how to prevent my Datang from increasing its losses."

When Qin Tian opened his mouth, everyone relaxed a little, and then they all looked at Qin Tian.

"Qin Aiqing, in your opinion, what should my Tang Dynasty do now?"

"The prosperity of Chang'an is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty for ten years, and it must not be destroyed in this war. Therefore, in my opinion, the top priority is to choose another battlefield to avoid the destruction of Chang'an."

Hearing that another battlefield was to be fought against the Turks, everyone frowned and nodded in agreement, but Li Shimin fell into deep thought and asked, "In your opinion, which battlefield is more suitable?"

"Weishui!"

"Weishui?" Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and then someone stood up, and the first one to stand up was Su Dingfang.

"It's ridiculous. The Weishui River is not very wide. It can't stop the Turkic soldiers at all. My Tang army now has only [-]. If we face them across the Weishui, we are looking for death. Don't look at them. The Turkic soldiers are very powerful."

Immediately afterwards, Gao Shilian also stood up and said, "It's a foolish plan. You are ruining our Tang Dynasty and guarding Chang'an City. With [-] soldiers and horses in the city, you can still resist the Turks. When their food and grass are exhausted! , go back naturally, if we meet them in Luzhong, my Tang Dynasty is still no match for me."

"........."

There were many people who criticized Qin Tian, ​​but Xu Maogong stood aside, but he didn't say a word. He knew Qin Tian well, and Qin Tian probably wouldn't have come up with such a bad idea if he hadn't already had a complete plan.

Li Shimin glanced at Qin Tian, ​​but he was not in a hurry, he just said, "Go on."

Qin Tian nodded and said: "Now there are [-] soldiers in Chang'an City, and all of these [-] soldiers can be taken to the Weishui River. After the Weishui River, we must immediately find some common people, pretending to be the soldiers and horses of King Qin of various vassal lords, and rush to the Weishui River, so that the Turks will not dare to act rashly when they see the reinforcements from my Tang vassal king."

"The formation of suspicion?" Li Shimin repeated in a low voice, and then said: "The formation of suspicion can indeed deter the Turkic soldiers, but it is not easy for them to retreat, right?"

The Turks came here after a long journey, and they would not choose to leave just because the reinforcements from the Tang Dynasty arrived. That would be too unworthy for them, and they have always been good at land warfare.

If they really do something, those ordinary people pretending to be soldiers will easily reveal their secrets. At that time, the situation may not be good.

"What the Holy Majesty said was timely, Turkic soldiers and horses are so easily scared."

"That is, it's okay to make them dare not act rashly, but it's difficult to make them retreat."

"Qin Tian thinks Turks are too stupid. If one person thinks others are stupid, he will be the one who suffers in the end..."

The crowd began to criticize Qin Tian again, but Qin Tian curled his lips and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to what I have to say."

The others shut up, and Qin Tian continued to speak: "It is indeed difficult to make the Turks retreat by setting up a suspicious formation, but there are two aspects that can make the Turks retreat."

"Oh, those two aspects?"

"The first is to win the war. There should be news from Lingzhou, Turkic, Liang Guo and Later Sui Dynasty soon. As long as the news of their victory comes, the Jieli Khan here is bound to Consider whether to continue to attack, and then there is Jingzhou City, we can send troops to remove Jieli Khan's soldiers and horses left in Jingzhou, directly cut off his retreat, and make him panic."

Speaking of this, the crowd became more and more quiet, no one spoke again, everyone just listened quietly, Xu Maogong smiled slightly, stroked his beard, thinking that this kid really has a way, but relying on these alone is still not enough, The Turks retreated like this, not reconciled.

However, he is not in a hurry, Qin Tian must have a solution, he just said the number one.

Sure enough, when Xu Maogong was thinking this way, Qin Tian continued to speak: "Secondly, it is natural to negotiate with the Turks. Now that I have a large number of troops in the Tang army and have won several victories, he is not sure. At this time, if they find out, they will leave."

Qin Tian said it very casually, but Li Shimin frowned slightly after listening to it, knowing that it was beneficial, I am afraid that the benefit will not be small, and it will drain him dry.

However, in the current situation of Datang, it seems that there is no choice.

Li Shimin thought to himself, and Su Dingfang stood up again: "Hey, you are simply a sinner of my Tang Dynasty, and you want to know it for profit. Don't you mean that you want my Tang Dynasty to benefit the Turks, or even submit to them? How could I, Tang Dynasty, do such a thing?"

As Su Dingfang said, Gao Shilian quickly followed suit.

"That's right, this matter must not be done. This will not only lose the face of my Tang Dynasty, but also make my Tang Dynasty overwhelmed by paying tribute to the Turks in the future. Your Majesty, this must not be done. Even if the ministers die in battle, they will also be overwhelmed." We must protect Chang'an of Tang Dynasty."

Everyone scolded Qin Tian, ​​Qin Tian glanced at Li Shimin a little wronged, Li Shimin was also a little hesitant, at this time, Xu Maogong stood up: "My lord, I think Qin Tian's method is feasible, the most urgent thing is to think about it. There is a way to get the Turks to withdraw their troops. My Tang Dynasty has a vast land and resources, so it doesn’t matter if I give them some benefits temporarily. As long as the Holy Majesty keeps this enmity in mind, we will definitely be able to get it back in a few years. Sometimes, it’s too reckless to be patient. "

"Your Majesty, I also think it is feasible, otherwise the people of Chang'an will be severely injured. Bear with me now, and later, I will follow my Majesty to find them all..."

(End of this chapter)