Man Tanghong

It can be seen from this that the person who is obsessed with thinking is brave, has little strategy, and does not have high political wisdom.

There is value in recruiting him, and it is worth paying some price for him.

After all, Tibetan generals like this who are brave, less resourceful, and not very politically intelligent are exactly what the Tang Dynasty needs.

The Tang Dynasty would then send its troops to the west and use the Turks as cannon fodder, so it could not do without the help of such people.

"What's that look in your face? Do you think he's not worth surrendering?"

Li Shimin didn't know what Li Yuanji was thinking, and he didn't know what it would be like if Zhi lost his thinking power. After praising Zhi losing his thinking power and seeing Li Yuanji rolling his eyes, he couldn't help but question.

Li Yuanji shook his head and said, "That's not true..."

Li Shimin asked again: "Then why are you shaking your head?"

Li Yuanji said bluntly: "I think you flattered him a little too much!"

If Zhi loses his thinking power and can be regarded as a general, then the generals of the Tang Dynasty can form a battalion.

After all, the Tang Dynasty had a lot more powerful generals than Zhifasi. If Zhifasi was placed in the Turks, or in other eras, he might be called a general, but in the Tang Dynasty of this period, he is really not qualified.

During this period, monsters emerged in large numbers in the Tang Dynasty. Not only were there already famous monsters, but there were also monsters that were about to become famous, there were also monsters that had just been born, and there were monsters that had not yet been born. Every single one of them would make you lose your ability to think. What can you call a general if you lose your mind? !
If you can be called a general if you have no power of thought, then what do Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Cheng Yaojin, Hou Junji, Li Junxian, Huang Junhan, Luo Shixin and others count?
Who do Liu Rengui, Wang Xuance, Xue Rengui, Wang Zhongsi, Gao Kan and others count?
Not to mention Ashina Simo, Ashina Sheer, and Qibi Heli, who were born in Turks together with Zhi Shi Si Li.

Which of these people's achievements in history are not as high as persistence and thinking?
Therefore, Zhi loses thoughts and is not considered a great general. At best, he is just a strong general ranked in the second rank. He is on the same level as Zhang Jian and others.

Therefore, he himself was not of great value to Datang. What was valuable to Datang was his background and his lack of resourcefulness.

He could help the Tang Dynasty restrain the regiments composed of Turks. This was his value to the Tang Dynasty.

As for his ability and whether he could lead the regiments composed of Turks to win the battle, Datang did not care.

Because the purpose of cannon fodder is not to win the war, but to wear down the enemy's physical strength, wear down the enemy's armaments, and wear down the enemy's number, laying the foundation for an army that can truly win the war.

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but defend Zhi Lun's thinking: "When our Tang army was pressing on the border, he was ruthless enough to destroy the grassland that the Turks regarded as their life, and he was still there when Cheng Yaojin led his army to set foot on the border. You set a fire when you entered his territory, and he himself was involved in it. Do you dare to say that he is not decisive or ruthless enough?

And decisiveness and ruthlessness are essential abilities for a general! "

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Decisiveness and ruthlessness are essential abilities for a general, but eyesight is the most critical. If you don't have enough eyesight, you cannot make decisive judgments at critical times. You cannot make decisive judgments at critical times." What’s the point of doing something cruel?”

Li Shimin stood up, pointed at the document in his hand and said angrily: "Doesn't his performance in this battle prove that he has eyesight?"

Li Yuanji said without hesitation: "Knowing that the situation is irreversible, knowing that the Tang Dynasty will definitely conquer Suni's lost troops, but still struggling to the death, is this called discernment?"

Li Shimin was speechless at the rebuke, paused and said, "That's officialdom, not a battlefield!"

Li Yuanji asked rhetorically, "Isn't the officialdom a battlefield? I'm afraid the cruelty in the officialdom far surpasses the battlefield, right? On the battlefield, you can still see blood when you kill with a knife, but you can't see blood when you kill with a knife in the officialdom!"

Li Shimin said angrily: "You are using strong words to make excuses!"

Li Yuanji said calmly: "I'm just telling you that he is not as good as you said. He is brave, decisive and ruthless, but his eyesight is still a bit lacking, and he has no political wisdom.

This kind of person can be a general, but not a general.

At best, he can only be a deputy general or a vanguard! "

Li Shimin still wanted to defend himself, but Li Yuanji continued: "If you were holding on to the grassland where you lost your troops, would you have given Cheng Yaojin a way out after you decided to set the fire?"

Li Shimin was completely speechless when he was asked.

If he was clinging to the grassland where he had lost his troops and had already made the decision to set fire to it, then he would definitely lure Cheng Yaojin deeper and let Cheng Yaojin and his party fall completely into the center of the sea of ​​​​fire before setting fire to it. .

In that case, Cheng Yaojin and his party would not be able to escape at all, and would surely perish in the sea of ​​fire.

After Ke Zhi lost his mind and set the fire, not only did he not burn Cheng Yaojin and his party to death, but they also allowed Cheng Yaojin and his party to escape.

This shows that Zhi loses his thinking power and does not have enough vision, wisdom or deep study of military strategies. Therefore, the game he laid out has loopholes, and this loophole was easily seen by Cheng Yaojin, and then Cheng Yaojin and his party He escaped through this loophole.

In other words, Zhihuan Sili's performance in this war was very impressive, but it was only outstanding. It has not reached the point where people can praise it, and it does not deserve to be praised.

"So you don't like this person? Are you not ready to surrender?"

After Li Shimin was silent for a while, he suddenly spoke angrily.

Li Yuanji smiled and said: "It seems a little disdainful, but it is worth surrendering. After all, the Turkic troops we will build later will probably be more than a dozen, or even dozens, and they will be led by Ashina Simo alone." , I'm not at ease, so we must recruit more people who can help us lead the troops." Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, thinking about the feasibility of this matter, and after going through the matter roughly in his mind, he pondered Said: "He is somewhat capable, and he is qualified to oppose Ashina Simo. However, it is not safe to rely solely on him and Ashina Simo to control those soldiers and horses."

Li Yuanji nodded.

There will be more than a dozen or dozens of Turkic armies to be established subsequently. It is certain that we cannot just set up two Turkic generals, but more must be set up.

Therefore, in the next war, it is necessary to recruit and surrender some talented generals, and to equip each Tibetan army with a Tibetan general as much as possible, and to ensure that the relationship between these Tibetan generals is not harmonious. .

Astezien, who seemed to have been disabled and was still recovering from his injuries in bed, was a suitable candidate.

Not only that, in order to better control these soldiers and horses, people from the Tang Dynasty had to serve as military commanders, marching commanders, soldiers, supervising troops, etc., and these people had to tell the Turks in the team at all times. As long as they serve the Tang Dynasty well, they can quit the army, move to the Great Wall, and live a prosperous life.

It is also necessary to equip each team with a few monks, so that they can save the dead Turks and tell the living Turks that if they work hard to be loyal to the Tang Dynasty, they can enter the Paradise after death and enjoy happiness that mortals cannot enjoy. So much.

This kind of thing can only be done by monks, not Taoist priests.

Because the Taoist priests are now members of the state religion, and the leader of the Taoist priests is still a virtuous person like Sun Simiao, and Sun Simiao has now brought all the Taoist priests who know medical skills into Xinglu in various places, so the Taoist priests are not practicing in the mountains now. It's just that he was dragged into Xinghu and became a doctor in the office. He was so busy that he didn't have time to do such things.

"Then write the surrender document quickly. I'm afraid that if time goes by, Su Dingfang will go and kill them."

Li Shimin urged.

It was not that he wanted to label Zhi Shisi Li as a Tang Dynasty official as soon as possible and turn this general into a Tang Dynasty person, but he was really worried that the surrender document would arrive too late and Zhi Shisi Li would be given to Su Dingfang. Butchered.

Zhi Huan Si Li has some abilities, but no matter how powerful he is, he can't compare to Su Dingfang and Li Jing. They are two handsome men. They also have a bunch of warriors under their command, and there are brothers Ashina Simo and Xue who are helping out. It's not something he can contend with.

If the surrender document arrived too late and Su Dingfang or Li Jing defeated the Zhihu Department, Zhihu Sili would most likely be left with only one head.

Li Yuanji smiled and said: "It's not urgent. I will send a letter to Su Dingfang and Li Jing, asking them to save Zhi's life. However, we do not need to intervene in the matter of recruiting Zhi to lose his thinking."

Historically, after the fall of the Turks, Zhi lost Si Li followed Empress Xiao and returned to the Tang Dynasty.

From this, it can be seen that he has a relationship with Empress Xiao.

It was possible that when he was young, Queen Xiao praised him, rewarded him, or said something fair for them when she received him, so he respected Queen Xiao very much.

It is also possible that he was attracted by Queen Xiao's beauty and had greed and affection for Queen Xiao.

Anyway, no matter what it is, Empress Xiao will surely be the one to recruit him.

And it can also ensure that after recruiting him, he will win his loyalty immediately.

As for Empress Xiao's concubine, a certain Li Yuantong who did not want to be named was unwilling to let Empress Xiao come out in public, so there was no need to consider it at all.

In the family, country and world, a certain comrade Li Yuan, who did not want to be named, has never been held back by his beauty.

As for the rumors that he was forced to rebel because he slept with two women who were his cousins ​​in Jinyang Palace, it is pure nonsense.

When he was serving as the comfort envoy to Shanxi and Hedong, the deputy envoy Xiahou Duan advised him to make plans early, and he listened and started preparations after arriving in Taiyuan.

It can be seen that his rebellion was premeditated and not because he slept with his cousin's two women.

"We don't need to come forward, so who will come forward, Su Dingfang or Li Jing?"

Li Shimin didn't know that Zhi Huan Si Li was related to Empress Xiao, so he thought Li Yuanji was going to leave this matter to Su Dingfang and Li Jing.

Li Yuanji smiled and said, "We can't say it yet. You'll know when we get there."

With that said, Li Yuanji picked up his pen and started writing a letter.

Li Shimin muttered "It's not over yet", and couldn't help but come over out of curiosity. After seeing that Li Yuanji was writing a letter to Su Dingfang and Li Jing, he immediately lost interest, curled his lips and sat back down. own position.

After Li Yuanji wrote the letter, he ordered Zhao Chengyong, who had just recovered, to send someone to send it out as soon as possible.

Five days later, the fire on the grassland was extinguished by a heavy snowfall. Su Dingfang took advantage of this emptiness to quickly enter the territory of the Zhihu Department, defeated the Zhihu Department, and captured Zhihu Sili alive.

The Tang Dynasty's war against Suni's lost troops also officially came to an end with the end of this war.

Since then, the Tang Dynasty has defeated all the tribes of the Suni tribe, occupied all the territories of the Suni tribe, and captured the entire Turks.

The next step is to point the sword at the Western Turks!