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Chapter 725

After receiving the urgent report from his disciple Feng Zhidai, Bai Fan didn't dare to neglect, and immediately rushed to the palace to face the saint.

Li Er smashed the coffee table beside him with one palm, and said angrily: "They are so arrogant, want to eat my northern grassland in one bite?

Come, pass on my oral instructions, and discuss the government affairs in the political hall. "

The servant Lao Gao hurriedly went to arrange for people to announce the decree. The so-called small meeting of the Yizheng Hall is relative to the big meeting of the Taiji Hall. The meeting means that only the core layer participated.

After half an hour, everyone gathered together, Li Erchuan looked at the secret letter, and the atmosphere in the hall was tense for a while.

"Your majesty, your majesty, instead of waiting for them to attack, it is better for us to strike first, and my old Cheng will form an army of [-] to ensure that the heads of those small country chiefs will be brought back one by one." Cheng Yaojin cursed angrily.

"Hmph, you're just going to blow your mind. If [-] could destroy the country, you wouldn't have been stuck in Beisha City." Yu Chigong sneered.

"Damn old black, what are you talking about?
That's why I didn't have Hong Tianlei in my old life. Now Hong Tianlei opens the way, gods block and kill gods, Buddhas block and kill Buddhas, what's the point of a small country? "Cheng Yaojin thought of the scene of Li Daozong's [-] breakthrough to the Western Turks, and he was so envious that he didn't blink his eyes when he talked big.

"Hehe, it turned out that he was counting on Hong Tianlei. If there was Hong Tianlei, why would he need a hundred thousand troops? Thirty thousand with me would be able to take the head of Yuan Gai Suwen back." Yu Chigong laughed loudly.

"Okay, the state affairs are at the top, is this the time for you to brag to each other here?" Li Jing stopped the two of them.

Li Erdao: "Pharmacist, the enemy is coming fiercely. According to Jian Jian's calculation, there are at least 50 troops in the Northeast and the Northwest. Our Tang Dynasty has only 30 troops. Can it be prevented?"

Li Jing pondered: "If it is a purely defensive national war, the veteran is confident that he will block the enemy's 30 soldiers with an army of 50, preventing them from advancing an inch, but it can only be a bloody battle.

But next year we will use an army of 30 to destroy the country, so we cannot afford to lose this defensive battle.

But you can't avoid and don't fight, otherwise the enemies will be barbarians, and they won't be lenient in massacres.

Therefore, I believe that there is only one way at the moment, and that is to follow the style of King Qi in the southwestern Tubo, shrink the troops, and Hong Tianlei stick to the border city defense. "

Li Er looked at Bai Fan, "Jane, is it possible for Hong Tianlei to follow?"

Shaking his head, Bai Fan said, "Pig iron is needed to make Thunderbolts. Last time the Northwest captured Gaochang, a [-] army brought [-] Thunderbolts. That was our three-year stock. Now we only have [-] Thunderbolts." Tianlei, seriously insufficient."

This...how could this be?
Bai Fan's words poured cold water on all the generals, and they were thinking of sweeping the four directions with thunderbolts. Now that they are all right, the defense is tight, so what are they going to fight with?

Li Er also knew in his heart that Bai Fan had handed Hong Tianlei to the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court, but the pig iron needed by the Ministry of Industry now also relies on Bai Fan's blast furnace steel plant to supply. Even [-] can't be made every year.

"Thirty thousand, so we have to fight bloody?" Li Er was slightly disappointed. Once the bloody battle happened, it would mean that Tang's war of destroying the country would be postponed for more than three years.

"No, not necessarily. According to my calculations, winter is about to begin. The northern regions are bitterly cold and snowy in winter. Whether it is the West Turks and Huihe, or Goguryeo and the Peninsula, if the ground is uncivilized after winter, there will be no land at all. No wars, so we have at least four more months.

Four months, huh, my steel factory can work overtime, and when the war begins in spring next year, [-] thunderbolts will not be a problem. "Bai Fan explained.

"Okay! One hundred thousand, the enemy is 50, even if one kills only one person, it can earn 10 heads." Li Erda laughed.

"You mean, next spring will start? The enemy will start a war in the beginning of spring? Then what about our spring plowing?" Li Jiancheng exclaimed.

Well, the reality is really not so beautiful, one word awakens the dreamer.

"That's right, it's the beginning of spring. If I want to attack Tang, I will definitely choose the beginning of the spring war. It is precisely because the Tang Dynasty needs spring plowing. If I raise troops against the enemy, then the spring plowing will be delayed. If I don't have troops, then they can take advantage of it." Let’s not say that the grasslands are captured, maybe they can reach Chang’an.” Bai Fan said in a deep voice.

"Everyone, is there a way to get the best of both worlds?" Li Er asked.

At this time Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, how about avoiding the battle?"

"Oh? What does Xuanling mean by this? What do you mean by avoiding war?"

"That is to avoid the front for the time being. Since the enemy wants to attack our northern grassland first, then because we have wiped out the Eastern Turks, most of the people in the north are herdsmen now, and Jiancheng is only three built by Maogong.

We took advantage of the winter to move all the herdsmen to the Great Wall. Once Maodong came, we came here for the safety of the people when the enemy came.

When the enemy strikes next spring, they will close the territory from north to south, leaving only an empty grassland and an empty city. They will come all the way south, and the march will take at least half a month. We will be able to complete [-]% of the spring plowing by then. With spare troops, this is to avoid war, and it is also a strategy to delay troops. "Fang Xuanling explained in detail.

"Well, this method makes sense." Li Jiancheng nodded.

Du Ruhui said: "It's better to fight than to avoid war. There are only 30 soldiers in battle. In the past, we avoided spring plowing and war because every war requires a huge amount of labor. The laborers who follow are often more than the soldiers. Such a fierce battle There will be millions of people busy in our Tang Dynasty, so the spring plowing will be delayed.

But since we have been aware of it for a long time, why not start transporting grain during the winter?As long as the military rations are transported to the northern battlefield in one winter, and the war will start next year, 30 troops will go straight to the front line. There is enough money and food, and there is nothing to worry about in the battle of guards?
There is only a shortage of 30 strong laborers in the country, so don't delay, as long as you persist for three months, you will receive the first batch of fairy food harvested next year. From then on, there will be no shortage of military food, and victory is in sight.

But if it is to avoid war, the migration and mobilization of millions of people in the northern grasslands is a hundred times more difficult than transporting grain. "

"Well, this idea is also a good idea, and it makes sense." Li Daozong supported it.

"Pharmacist, you are the coach. Whether you are fighting or avoiding the battle, you can tell me." Li Er asked.

Li Jing stroked his beard and muttered: "Both strategies have advantages and disadvantages, but the old minister thinks that they can be used in combination, avoiding battles and facing them at the same time.

There are three strong cities in the north, which can be used to shrink some of the people. In addition, the people close to the Great Wall are also shrunk back. The policy of strengthening the walls and clearing the wilderness is implemented on the grasslands.

In this way, the pressure on the grassland people to migrate will be reduced. At the same time, as long as an army of 50 is stationed in the three fortified cities, and the thunder is used to defend properly, the barbarian cavalry is not good at attacking the city. Even if they are surrounded by an army of [-] for three months, they will never be shaken. We don't.

After insisting on spring plowing, the veterans led 20 troops out of the Great Wall and taught them how to behave. "

"Okay, what the pharmacist said is exactly what I want, so I will use this method, brother, you will coordinate the officials of the six ministries and preside over the migration of the grassland people.

Pharmacist, your military department has sent someone to arrange the winter food shipment. "Li Er nodded.

At this time, Bai Fan, who had been silent all this time, spoke up, "Have you forgotten me?"

"Your boy, give me a good look at the base camp. One hundred thousand thunderbolts can't make any difference." Of course Li Er didn't forget.

"I mean, if it's possible, I can produce a batch of iron oxen for transportation. This thing is much better than manpower for transporting grain, and it can also save the grain consumed for transporting grain. Don't you want it?"

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