Datang Library

Chapter 666
Bai Fan went down to the hall by himself, but the people in the hall couldn't persuade him, even Li Er couldn't make a sound, so he could only watch him walk out quickly.

Looking at Bai Fan's figure, and then looking back at the censor who was impeached, Li Erxin said, how did such a situation come about today?Shouldn't he have gotten Thunderbolt himself, and then aggressively go to war?Now Hong Tianlei has won, but the situation seems not only impossible to fight, but also needs to stop Bai Fan from making a move.

"Your Majesty, our expedition to the Western Turks..."

Old Li Jing asked.

Li Er was a little annoyed, and waved his hand impatiently: "Let's discuss again, retreat from court!"

After leaving court, Li Er impatiently sat in the palace, changed into a disguise, and came directly to Lantian Hou's mansion. Bai Fan's behavior today was too weird, so he had to ask clearly.

Bai Fan had already arranged everything at home, brewed Kung Fu tea, and waited for Li Er to come.

Li Er reprimanded angrily: "You boy, if you persuade me, you will persuade me. Do you have to make the whole court come down?"

Bai Fan pressed Li Er on the tea table, and then said with a smile: "Don't blame me, don't you also find someone to impeach me?"

"I was..."

Li Er hurriedly covered his mouth, he was fooled, why did he admit it in such a hurry?
With a shy smile, Li Er casually picked up his teacup and took a sip.

"Tell me, what do you think about the Western Turks? I will tell you the truth. In short, it is impossible not to fight. Datang's power is not from scaring, but from fighting."

Nodding his head, Bai Fan smiled and said: "I think so too, but I just heard that His Majesty is determined to destroy the country, and no one can persuade him, so he made this bad plan. It is impossible to destroy the country, even if we have Thunderbolt in hand , it is impossible."

"How could it be? Wasn't Tuyuhun captured in seven days? At that time there was still not enough Thunderbolt, but now we should have enough Thunderbolt." Li Er didn't believe it.

After waving his hand and adding some tea to Li Er, Bai Fan explained: "It's not about the weapons, the number of Thunderbolts is not the point, I told you to hand it over to the Ministry of Industry, and it will be handed over to you. Your Majesty can do whatever you want in the future made."

"Hey, I didn't want this..."

How fake Li Er's smile is, Bai Fan really can't stand it anymore.

"As I said, if you want to destroy the country this time, you must kill people and massacre the city. Otherwise, even if the other party temporarily succumbs to our Thunderbolt, the hearts of the local people will not return. The sky in the Western Regions is high and the emperor is far away. If you can't reach it, something will happen sooner or later.

What's more, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are watching. With the example of the East Turks, the significance of victory has been upgraded now, and it is no longer calculated as how many people are killed or who is defeated.

Everyone wants to follow a big war to eat some oil and water. We want the population, the territory, the people's support, and the captives and labor. If we want to cover everything, it is not something we can solve in a moment of anger and a hasty counterattack. "

After listening quietly, Li Er let out a long sigh, because he was impatient, seeing the fate of Tuyuhun and Tubo, he believed Hong Tianlei too much.

"Since that's the case, what do you think of this battle? Is it just letting the Western Turks go?"

Bai Fan sneered, "Hmph, let it go? He thinks beautifully. A bunch of barbarians dare to attack us. See if I don't let them drink the northwest wind together."

"Oh? The plan will be released?"

After drinking the cup of tea in his hand slowly, Li Er's patience was almost worn out.

"Western Turks rely on us for the past few years and have indeed developed very fast, but they have imported everything from my Tang Dynasty. This is a big mistake. Usually, when the relationship between our two countries is good, we will try our best to supply them. , we can cut off their source of wealth.

For example, food and tea. Their grasslands rely on raising sheep for a living, but eating sheep all at once will cause them to be too greasy, so grain and vegetables must be supplemented. In addition, tea is also a necessity for them. Drinks such as tea can solve the problem of greasy.

Moreover, the population of Western Turks has increased sharply in the past few years. If they all rely on sheep, hey, they can't afford it. How many sheep does a family need to eat for a year?
We used the war as an excuse to cut off their food sources. Without our sending troops, they would not survive for half a year. "

Li Er pondered for a moment and said, "No, they have 36 countries in the Western Regions, and those small countries produce food."

"So, we need to fight, even if it is to cut off their food supply.

But only to take down Gaochang, this is just for us to recover the lost ground, instead of taking down the 36 countries in the Western Regions. "

"Why?"

"Going now can't win back the hearts of the people. After all, those small countries have just experienced the flames of war. If there is a second war soon, they will have no sense of belonging to the upper country.

We took Gaochang, threatened with thunder, and then the Western Turks paid war compensation, hum, nothing else, just food and sheep, etc. If he doesn’t give it, we will bomb all the way to his Western Turkic royal court.

If he gave it, they would be even more nervous. If they couldn't relax within a year, they would hold back the food from the countries in the Western Regions to supply the Western Turks. In this way, the people of the Western Regions would lose their support.

One year later, when the people of the Western Regions are in dire straits, we will come out with a righteous army to unify the Western Regions in one fell swoop. In this way, the Western Turks are sandwiched between the Western Regions and the Eastern Turks of our Great Tang, and they will be the turtle in the urn of our Great Tang. When do you think? Clean up whenever you want. "

After listening to Li Er, he pondered for a while, the strategy is a good strategy, but isn't it a long time for a year?

"Why does it have to take a year? We must know that the Western Regions are in the hands of others. Our westward business route is cut off. The Western Turks will take the opportunity to make a fortune westward. Not only will they grow stronger after a long time, but also our domestic business travelers will have trouble."

"Don't worry, with regard to business travel, with the popularization of fairy food in our country, the domestic demand is huge, and there is no need for short-term business routes in the Western Regions.

As for the Western Turks getting rich westward?It can only be exchanged for gold and silver, and if it cannot be exchanged for food, it can only wait for death.

The reason why it is one year is because we will have enough food after one year. Without food, even if the Western Regions are in hand, it will be troublesome sooner or later. A strong army of 10 people is no problem, so the matter of the Western Regions can be settled once and for all. "

"Okay, I like once and for all!"

Li Er laughed loudly, raised the small cup on the table, and drank a cup with Bai Fan. Although the kung fu tea cup was small at this time, the two of them felt like drinking the fine wine of victory.

Now that we have a plan and don't plan to make a big show of it, there is no need to mobilize the army. There are ten good generals, Li Daozong leads the army, and Duan Zhixuan is the deputy. The two just took the crime and made meritorious service, and led [-] troops westward to take back Gaochang.

Li Yuanba, king of Chu, invited himself to be the vanguard, because the Western Turks were afraid of Li Yuanba. The person who was most angry with the Western Turks' rebellion this time was not the emperor or Bai Fan, but Li Yuanba. Mo Hedu was trained by himself. I didn't expect him to rebel. This is a great shame.

So when he heard that he was going to march, Li Yuanba led [-] Zuo Wuwei's elite soldiers, joined the Qi family army and led a large group of thunderbolts, led a group of militant juniors from the academy, and headed towards the northwest in a fierce manner.

Duan Zhixuan, who had just left Chang'an, quickly caught up with the leader, Li Daozong, and hurriedly urged: "Old Li, we need to march all the way."

"Why is this? The 20-strong army marched in a hurry? Old Duan, are you crazy for wanting to make meritorious service? The Western Regions are thousands of miles away, and it will take [-] days to march in a hurry." Li Daozong was puzzled.

"Hey, do you think I don't know?
But you don't know, the King of Chu has led an army of [-] troops to lead the vanguard, and they have already roared away. They have brought a lot of Hong Tianlei, and our brothers have committed crimes and meritorious deeds. If we run too slowly, we may not even be able to drink soup It's not like you don't know King Chu's temper. "

I……

Li Daozong instantly felt that he was cheated. He thought that with the Thunderbolt, he could use it casually, and he could use it to coerce the world and raise his eyebrows. He didn't expect Li Yuanba to be such a master.

　Today's Chapter 2, thank you for your support.

　　
　
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