The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 466

"I was the one who dragged you out and hurt you!" Li Jiancheng said to Li Xiaogong in Li Xiaogong's mansion with an apologetic face.

"The imperial court's system of firmly grasping the command of the generals in front is the biggest flaw in our Tang Dynasty's military. If we don't get rid of this chronic disease, our Tang Dynasty will still suffer a disastrous defeat, so what your Highness said is very good, there is no such thing as being involved or not! Although I was deposed as a citizen because of this, I believe that justice is in the hearts of the people." Li Xiaogong had already received the order to demote an official, and he also knew the whole story from Li Jiancheng, but he had no complaints against Li Jiancheng.

"..." Li Jiancheng was speechless.

"Actually, even if Your Highness doesn't mention this matter, I will find an opportunity to bring it up on my own initiative! It's just because this system restricts generals' hands and feet, and they can't let go of their hands and feet when fighting, which causes us to miss good opportunities to win again and again. In this situation Under a reasonable system, it is normal for us to lose; if we win, it is either luck, a surprise, or the enemy general is too stupid. To be honest, this kind of general is not right."

Li Xiaogong glanced at Li Jiancheng, and then said: "If you put aside the important status of the Li clan, and just look at it from the perspective of a general, I really envy those generals in the Sui Dynasty, even though there are some civilians in the "Military Affairs Department" around them. Doing things, but these people and the generals are long-term comrades-in-arms. It is because of them to deal with miscellaneous things such as food, logistics, soldiers' emotions, etc. that the generals of the Sui Dynasty can let go of their enemies and let go of all chores. Deploy for every battle. But what about us?"

Li Jiancheng didn't know where to start, so he had to copy what Li Yuan said, and only heard him say: "I know what you said, but you just said that the "Military Affairs Department" in the Sui Dynasty was a very reasonable existence, and The people in the 'Military Affairs Department' are all civil servants from the court of the Sui Dynasty, so we cannot completely deny the court's interference in military affairs. After all, major strategies such as mobilizing the people and preparing logistics and rations require the court to decide and support them. The key is a question of speed, only by grasping the military-political balance can everyone work together to win a war, that's why I told my father that the imperial court interfered too much in the military."

Li Jiancheng actually has very high military talent. He can assist Li Yuan in governing the world and be responsible for the logistics support on the front line.He also has the great talent and strategy of riding a horse to conquer the world and dismounting to rule the world.

Liu Heikai in history fled to Turkic after being defeated by Li Shimin.Soon, Liu Heikai led the Turkic army to cause chaos and cholera in the Shandong area.Wei Zheng saw that Li Shimin's military achievements were too great, so he suggested that Li Jiancheng go to fight for meritorious service.Li Jiancheng asked to conquer Liu Heita.So Li Yuan sent Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji to lead the army. Li Jiancheng won a complete victory in Weizhou, captured and beheaded Liu Heita, and pacified Shandong.This battle only took one month, which shows that Li Jiancheng also has military talents.It can be seen from this that Li Jiancheng is an excellent successor to the throne with excellent military and political skills.

It's just that Li Jiancheng is the prince of the Li Tang Empire. He needs to pay full attention to Li Tang's general policies of agriculture, military, politics, industry, commerce, people's livelihood, education, etc. He can only learn from Li Yuan's side and help Li Yuan. As a result, he was unable to make a difference in a certain field, so to a certain extent, he was a military genius who was delayed by the "Prince".

He understands everything, and naturally sees the serious problems in Li Tang's military affairs, but Li Jiancheng is not yet the emperor, but a hard-working Crown Prince who is worried about usurping the throne by doing too much and making mistakes, so he is very concerned about Tang Jun's problems can only be seen in his eyes and anxious in his heart.

Li Jiancheng, who was open to chatting, saw Li Xiaogong's attitude of approval, and then said: "Actually, there are many problems in my Tang army, not only the imperial court interfered too much in the military, but also many other problems, such as the father's emphasis on the military. Clan, let the incompetent and immoral clan master the military power, and those generals who are good at fighting don't have much room to play, etc..., I wanted to say a few more words, but my father was stunned by me, and I will find another opportunity in the future. Slowly persuade him!"

"Your Highness said well, we must fight to the end for the future of the Tang Dynasty!" Li Xiaogong agrees with Li Jiancheng's point of view very much. He himself has experienced the pain of his own skin. Liu Hongji, Duan Zhixuan..., instead of people like Li Shentong who just want to protect themselves, the result will be very different.

Li Jiancheng was bitter in his heart, and it was more difficult to prevent his father from intervening in the military, but he knew that Li Xiaogong was in a bad mood now, so he couldn't dampen his enthusiasm, so he could only perfunctorily say: "I will find a way to persuade my father slowly in the future. , no matter what, we must cut off from the root the persistent disease that has been repeatedly defeated.”

"En!" Li Xiaogong believed it was true.

Li Jiancheng changed the subject and said: "You have been fighting outside all these years, and you have hardly spent a day with your family. You should rest at home first. After the limelight, I will intercede for you and let you come out of the mountain again."

Li Xiaogong smiled wryly: "This is the only way to go now."

"By the way!" Li Jiancheng, who was about to leave, suddenly thought of something: "There is something I want to hear from you."

"Your Highness, it's okay to speak directly."

"Second brother wrote in yesterday! He hoped that we would send [-] to [-] troops from Huai'an to attack Yingchuan. We only need to put pressure on the Sui army in Xingyang and Xiangcheng from Yingchuan..."

"Stop..." Hearing the naive words of a child, Li Xiaogong interrupted Li Jiancheng very rudely and rudely, and said with a look of looking at a fool: "Your Highness thinks that 5 to [-] people can threaten the soldiers of the Sui Dynasty." ?"

"No!" Li Jiancheng answered two words honestly.

"Then you still say?" Li Xiaogong rolled his eyes.

"I'm just copying what my second brother said!" Li Jiancheng said with a wry smile: "Actually, I also think it's impossible. Even if the emperor agrees to send troops, it's still a pawn, and if he goes, it's like a sheep going to the tiger's mouth; secondly, it's too late. "

In fact, Li Jiancheng added a sentence silently in his heart: Even if it is cavalry, we can't beat the Sui army. Yang Tong started his career as a cavalry player, and he is the ancestor of cavalry!
At first!

Liu Heikai worked so hard to form a cavalry, so he was arrogant in Qingzhou. As a result, he was like a frog in a well to intercept the Sui army going north, but in the end, he was easily disabled by a thousand cavalry led by the female general Yin Mingyue, so that the natives in the south could see it To the gap between cavalry and cavalry.As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jiancheng certainly knew about this incident.

Li Xiaogong thought for a moment, then asked puzzledly: "We all know this truth, King Jin has no reason not to understand, but why did he propose this immature plan?"

"His real intention is actually to withdraw troops."

"Withdraw the troops?" Li Xiaogong thought thoughtfully.

"Yes!" Li Jiancheng felt that his understanding of the military was at the stage of "talking about troops on paper", and wanted to hear the opinion of this general with rich combat experience: "He said that his situation is also extremely bad, and the best way is to withdraw the troops. Temporarily cede the whole county of Hongnong to the Sui army in order to preserve its own strength, and at the same time fully defend Zhuyang Pass and Waiwu Pass, keeping the Sui army in Henan and Guanzhong beyond Xiyang."

"Smart move!"

Li Xiaogong first made a comment, and then analyzed: "After more than a year of recuperation, my Tang Dynasty has indeed trained a strong army, but our so-called 'strong army' is basically a weak army in front of the Sui army. It's a complete joke. If the 'strong army' is like this, there is no need to talk about the new army." Li Xiaogong looked at the helpless Li Jiancheng, spread his hands, and smiled wryly: "And for this Eastern Expedition, we have pushed all these 'strong troops' Going up... As a result, the entire army on my side was wiped out, and King Jin's side couldn't protect himself."

"Actually, the war has continued until now, and the King of Jin has become a solitary army that goes deep into the army. Now he is completely surrounded by the Sui army on three sides, because in the east he is the main force commanded by Yang Tong himself, and in the northeast is the army that is victorious in all battles." The key point is that Xue Wanjun, who commanded the Sixth Army of the Sui Dynasty in Shangluo County, could enter Hongnong along the Luoshui River Valley at any time, and enter the Lu family like a wedge, completely cutting off the route of King Jin going south. As long as he succeeds If the king of Jin can be held back for two days, Yang Tong and Yang Shanhui's army will join him victoriously. At that time, the king of Jin will fall into a desperate situation. If the army in the hands of the king of Jin is also defeated, then I, Datang, probably won't There is no chance of unifying the world, so I agree with the withdrawal plan."

Li Jiancheng frowned and said: "Second brother is worried that the emperor will not agree, so I hope that I can also persuade the emperor to withdraw."

Li Xiaogong asked: "The question is, will His Majesty agree?"

"To be honest, I don't have the confidence to convince my father..." Li Jiancheng sighed.

The reason why the Tang army decided to march eastward at this time was largely to take advantage of Yang Tong’s focus on the Western Regions and the strategic gap in the military reforms of the Sui Dynasty to annihilate Wang Shichong, who was not strong in one fell swoop, so as to fully occupy Henan County and make the Tang Dynasty With sufficient strategic depth, it can deter Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Guanzhong, the core areas of the Sui Dynasty, on the north bank of the Yellow River. If the idea can be realized, then the Tang army deployed in Henan by the Tang Dynasty will be like a wedge wedged into the Sui Dynasty's vital points, making its A lot of worries.

But no one thought that Yang Tong's reaction would be so quick, let alone that Wang Shichong's resistance would be so tenacious.The most speechless thing is that Li Shimin kindly did bad things. He kindly sent Wang Junkuo to support Li Xiaogong, but who would have thought that this iron cavalry would become the evil result of the entire Tang army on the East Road, so Li Xiaogong sternly said nothing. , even he himself is in a very disadvantageous situation.Now that they want to occupy the land of Henan, it is basically unrealistic.

If Li Shimin retreats now, the final result will lead to the complete shattering of Li Yuan's ambitious plans for the Eastern Expedition, and this is definitely not what Li Yuan wants to see.

"Your Highness, does Prince Jin have any other solutions?"

Li Xiaogong understands Li Jiancheng's difficulties very well, and also knows that it is difficult to persuade Li Yuan, and when Li Yuan agrees, it is estimated that Li Shimin's game is over.Because he himself was a lesson learned from the past, he didn't have great hopes for Li Yuan, so he simply bypassed Li Yuan's link, hoping that Li Shimin would have other ideas.

"Forcibly expand the army by 30, and give priority to supplying the army with all the resources of the country. Anyone who opposes the expansion of the army will be punished as collaborating with the enemy. No matter who it is, they will be killed without mercy." Li Jiancheng said every word.

"His..."

Li Xiaogong was overwhelmed by Li Jiancheng's words, gasped, his mind was filled with only two words like lunatic!

(End of this chapter)