Man Tanghong

He Modu was clamoring to wipe out the Western Turkic rebels in the north of the Western Turks. The Turkic tribes in the north of the Western Turks supported Du Lu and clamored to wipe out the rebel He Modu, while Ashina Sheer led his people in The Western Turks were advancing crazily, fighting whoever they saw, regardless of north or south, but it was impossible for He Mo Duo to join forces with Du Lu.

Therefore, the current Western Turks are not only chaotic, but also a paradise for conquerors.

If Datang didn't take the opportunity to get a vote, it would be a waste of a god-sent opportunity.

Therefore, both Li Shiji and Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Gong and others who were on the way were eager to give it a try.

But unfortunately, some people like to jump out and sing the opposite at this time.

This person is Ren Gui.

On the official road leading to Lingzhou.

Ren Gui, a man and a car, was blocked on the only way for the army to pass. After revealing his identity, he was brought to Wang Xu by Zhao Chengyong.

After simply seeing the ceremony, before Li Yuanji could ask a question, Ren Gui cut to the point and said, "Your Highness, this minister is entrusted by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. Please return to Beijing to preside over the overall situation!"

Li Yuanji instantly understood why Ren Gui came here, and also understood why Ren Gui appeared here.

It must be that Li Shiji did not hide the news that the Chinese army camp was located in Lingzhou and spread it back to Chang'an City. Some people in Chang'an City confirmed their suspicions and could no longer sit still. They invited Ren Gui to be a lobbyist. coming.

Immediately, Li Yuanji knew how to deal with it.

Li Yuanji smiled at Ren Gui and said, "Don't be in a hurry. Mr. Ren has come all the way, so he must be tired, right? Come up and have a rest. We can have a long chat after we have rested enough."

With that said, Li Yuanji gave up his seat behind him.

When Ren Gui heard this, she didn't move, she just rolled her eyes, bowed again and said: "Your Highness, this minister is entrusted by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, please go back and preside over the overall situation!"

Ren Gui obviously didn't take the bait, and was even a bit contemptuous. Thinking about it, Ren Gui was a person who had been in the government and the public for most of his life. He knew the politeness and twists and turns in the officialdom better than anyone else. , ordinary means can't hide it from him at all.

Seeing this, Li Yuanji sighed and said, "Ren Gui, you are toasting and not eating fine wine, right?"

Ren Gui was stunned, raised his head and said, "What do you mean by this, Your Highness?"

Before Ren Gui could react, Li Yuanji waved his hand directly.

Xue Wanche and Cheng Yaojin laughed and rushed towards Ren Gui.

When Ren Gui saw this, although he stared with disbelief on his face, he did not yell.

Because no matter how big the scene was, he had seen it. This small scene was not enough to make him shout. He just looked at Li Yuanji and said quietly after Xue Wanche and Cheng Yaojin caught him, "Your Highness, why is this happening?!"

Li Yuanji stood on the shaft of the car, looked at Ren Gui condescendingly, and said angrily: "You know I won't go back, why do you come to persuade me? I just gave you face and wanted to invite you to the car to talk, but If you don't want to lose face, then I can only do this."

Ren Gui sighed, nodded, and allowed Xue Wanche and Cheng Yaojin to escort him away.

Seeing this, Xue Wanjun couldn't help but said: "When did Mr. Ren become so easy to talk to?"

Xue Wanshu, who was beside him, rolled his eyes at him and said, "Mr. Ren is obviously here to go through the motions, otherwise do you really think Wan Che and General Cheng can take him down easily?"

Although Ren Gui is old, he is still a master in military strategy, and his martial arts skills are still extraordinary. He may not be the opponent of Xue Wanche and Cheng Yaojin, but if he really resists, Xue Wanche and Cheng Yaojin will It would take a lot of effort for the two of them to capture him.

Xue Wanjun suddenly realized and said: "In other words, he is just here to convey a message, and he doesn't care whether His Highness returns to the capital or not?"

Xue Wanshu said in confusion: "Maybe he cares, or maybe he doesn't, but he is obviously on the side of His Highness in the matter of conquering the Western Turks. Otherwise, without waiting for Wanche and General Cheng to get closer, He killed him first and showed it to His Highness."

Ren Gui seems easy-going, but in fact he is very stubborn. He will risk his life to defend what he believes in.

In order to promote rice before, he almost risked his life.

So he really dared to risk his death for everyone to see.

This time, he came to persuade Li Yuanji to return to Beijing on behalf of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. He looked easy to talk and easy to bully, which just showed that he was not sincere.

"Keep going!"

After temporarily detaining Ren Gui, Li Yuanji ordered Xue Wanshu, Yuchi Gong and others to continue leading the army on their way.

After entering Lingzhou, Xue Wanshu and Xue Wanshu reluctantly handed over their military power to Zhang Liang and Guo Xiaoke, said goodbye to their two brothers, and then left Lingzhou.

After Zhang Liang and Guo Xiaoke took over the military power, they were so happy.

They are not stupid people, so they naturally know what it means to let them lead the troops at this time.

They have been sitting on the bench for a long time, and each of them urgently needs to use credit to prove their existence and raise their position.

In comparison, Hou Junji, who was appointed by Li Shiji as the general manager of the front army's march, Li Junxian, the general manager of the rear army, Xie Shufang, the general manager of the left army, and Yin Kaishan, the general manager of the right army, were much calmer.

Especially Xie Shufang and Yin Kaishan, their titles have reached the pinnacle of human status and it is impossible for them to rise any higher, so they need to be as calm as possible. "Chen Yin Qiao..."

"I would like to thank Uncle Fang..."

"..."

"See Your Highness!"

Li Yuanji was greeted respectfully by Yin Kaishan and other people and entered the camp gate. After looking around for a moment, he asked, "Where is Marshal Li?"

Li Junxian smiled implicitly: "Back to Your Highness, Marshal Li has gone to patrol the border..."

He said he was going to inspect the border, but in fact he was going to survey the terrain on the spot.

Li Shiji used troops in completely different ways than Li Jing and Su Dingfang.

If Li Jing likes to supplement the good with the odd and win with the odd, then Li Shiji likes to supplement the good with the odd and win with the good.

The former is to use an extremely large number of troops to provide support, to win with a surprise attack, and to obtain the maximum results at the minimum cost.

The latter uses a very small number of troops to provide support and crush the enemy with an upright division. Although the price paid will be higher, the results achieved will be more thorough and more oppressive.

After all, if someone tries to defeat you, you will definitely say that they took advantage of you when you were not prepared, or took advantage of you because you were not paying attention.

But if someone defeats you openly and openly, then you won't have so many excuses to make.

But what Su Dingfang likes is between Li Jing and Li Shiji.

Su Dingfang likes the art of war that supplements the good with the odd, and he also likes the art of war that supplements the good with the odd. He can use both methods of war, and he is proficient in both. But if you say which one he likes more, he probably can't say it himself. , in short, he will adopt different tactics according to different wars.

To put it simply, it means to provide the most suitable tactics for the battlefield according to the needs of the war.

At first glance, it sounds like he is a bit more advanced than Li Jing and Li Shiji, but in fact, if compared, Su Dingfang may be weaker than Li Jing and Li Shiji.

In terms of military strategy, it does not mean that you are powerful if you know more and can use it more.

And, you know, if you can do it, others may not be able to do it.

For example, Li Jing likes to use good things to supplement good things and use odd things to win, but that doesn't mean that he doesn't understand and is not proficient in the art of war of using good things to supplement good things and using good things to win.

It is very likely that the strategy of using surprises to supplement righteousness and winning with righteousness is more powerful, but they are hidden and unwilling to use it, or there is no opponent who can force him to use this kind of strategy.

Therefore, just because Su Dingfang took into account both Li Jing and Li Shiji's military skills, it does not mean that he is better than Li Jing and Li Shiji.

Not only that, this also proves that he is weaker than Li Jing and Li Shiji.

Because although Li Jing and Li Shiji have been using a certain method of warfare, once they send out troops, they basically draw the enemy into their rhythm.

When the enemy cannot cope with their rhythm, they can only be led by their noses. In this case, the outcome will be tilted to that side, which is self-evident.

For example, when Li Jing attacked Jie Li, he used Zheng and Qi to attract Jie Li's attention with a large number of soldiers and horses, and then took advantage of Jie Li's unpreparedness and directly attacked Jie Li's Golden Wolf tent, without giving Jie Li any chance to gather troops. Horse, a chance to compete with him.

Li Jing always takes the lead, while Jie Li lags behind everywhere. If Jie Li wants to win against Li Jing, unless he invites outside forces to join in and disrupt Li Jing's layout, he can only be dragged into his own rhythm by Li Jing and rubbed against the ground.

In comparison, Su Dingfang was just taking advantage of the situation and did not drag the enemy into his own rhythm, so he was not as easy to fight as Li Jing and would be more tiring.

So this proves that Su Dingfang is weaker than Li Jing and Li Shiji.

However, Su Dingfang is younger than both Li Jing and Li Shiji, and he still has a long time to grow in the future. Moreover, Su Dingfang is the kind of person who is a late bloomer, the kind of handsome man who will be in his golden period at the age of 60 or [-], or even enter his golden period. .

Therefore, he has the opportunity to learn from the strengths of others and surpass Li Jing and Li Shiji.

Historically, Su Dingfang joined the Tang camp relatively late, and when he joined the Tang camp, the Tang Dynasty had already dealt with almost all the enemies it could deal with, so his performance was not as brilliant as that of Li Jing and Li Shiji.

Moreover, when he entered his golden period, Datang had almost no decent opponents, so it was difficult for him to achieve dazzling military exploits.

But now it is different. Although he still joined the Datang camp after Li Jing and Li Shiji, it is seven or eight years earlier than in history, and he started as a Duke of the state, not the historical captain Zhechong. During Datang's Unification War.

Therefore, it is very likely that he will surpass himself in history and achieve higher achievements.

Closer to home.

The reason why Li Shiji went out to survey the terrain was to satisfy the 'triggering conditions' of his art of war.

He uses the odd to assist the righteous, and wins with the righteous. There are many soldiers and horses that need to be dispatched, and there are also many soldiers and horses that need to be in direct contact with the enemy in different terrains. It's not right, otherwise it is easy to be ambushed by the enemy and eventually lead to the annihilation of the whole army, so he must clearly understand the terrain of the various places he needs to enter.