Man Tanghong

Chapter 642 I am a Tool Man of the Tang Dynasty

Li Shiji suddenly smiled and said, "Then I'll prepare..."

Li Xiaogong was stunned again, and then laughed and cursed: "Well, you Li Shiji, you bastard, you dare to talk to me."

Li Shiji smiled and said: "You are the commander-in-chief of the army, if you don't speak, even if I have a big idea, I have to hide it."

Li Xiaogong glanced at the Turkic army outside the pass, then looked at Li Shiji angrily and said: "So, you have already judged the reality of the Turkic people, and you have already planned to annihilate these Turkic people?
Tell me, what are you going to do? "

Li Shiji slowly put away his smile, his eyes fell on the Turkic army outside the pass, and he said: "Since Jieli threw these people out for us to eat, then we can swallow them all in one gulp.

They are dividing their troops now. According to my estimation, they should be divided into four or five routes, one of which will stay here, and the remaining routes will go to Chitang Pass, Shiling Pass, Weize Pass and other passes. .

We can send soldiers and horses to set up ambushes where they must pass, or we can take the initiative to attack when they have finished dividing their troops and their foothold is not stable. "

Li Xiaogong thought about it and nodded, it is quite satisfactory and can be used.

"and then?"

Seeing that Li Shiji seemed to have something to say, Li Xiaogong asked again.

Li Shiji continued: "Although this can wipe out all the Turks outside the pass, it will take a long time and it will be difficult to give full play to our superiority in military strength."

In order to deal with the Turkic invasion this time, Datang dispatched more than [-] soldiers and horses to the battlefield from Shizhou to Weizeguan, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were waiting in Zhaozhou to join the battlefield at any time.

The more than [-] soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty are completely different from the [-] soldiers and horses of the Turks. They are not a hodgepodge of elite soldiers, servants, and slaves, but a strong army composed of elite soldiers and generals of the twelve guards and the elite of the government soldiers. .

Facing the Turkic soldiers and horses outside the pass, I dare not say that they will rub against the ground, and they can be defeated with one blow.

Therefore, if only a small group of soldiers and horses are sent to ambush and sneak attack, and then lead the army to finish it, it will obviously not be able to take advantage of the strength of the troops, and it will be a waste of time.

"So you have a better way?"

Li Xiaogong slightly raised his eyebrows, staring at Li Shiji and asked.

Li Shiji didn't hide it either, nodded and said: "We can go out in full force, drive the Turks to Tianchi, and annihilate them in one fell swoop. If we can gain a firm foothold in Lanzhou and Daizhou while annihilating the Turks, Not only can we open up the land of two states for Datang, but we can also make a plan for the real Yanmen Pass."

Yes, although the place where Li Xiaogong and Li Shiji are now is also called Yanmen Pass, it is not the Yanmen Pass that people are familiar with. The current Yanmen Pass is next to Taiyuan Mansion, adjacent to Tianchi Supervisor and Tianmen Pass. It is a small pass.

The well-known Yanmen Gate is located in Daizhou, at the intersection of Juzhu Mountain and Xiawu Mountain.

It was a majestic pass, a majestic pass that could become a barrier for Datang.

If the Yanmen Pass can be taken, then after the Tang Dynasty, there will be no need to station too many soldiers and horses on the line from Shizhou to Weize Pass. It is only necessary to send some soldiers and horses to guard Loufan and Yanmen Pass, plus a new city.

In that case, the Tang Dynasty would be able to free up a lot of troops to do many things, such as marching northward to capture Shuozhou, cutting off false emperors like Liang Shidu, or entering the Turkic territory, so that the Turkic people can also taste being looted, The taste of being threatened.

Anyway, it would be of great benefit to Datang to drive the Turkic people to Tianchi to wipe them out in one fell swoop, take the opportunity to occupy Lan and Dai, and seize the real Yanmen Pass.

For Li Shiji and Li Xiaogong, the benefits are also great. Not only can they get the merit of defeating the enemy, but they can also gain the merit of opening up territories.

If Li Yuanji can see the importance of Yanmen Pass, Loufan Pass, and Xincheng to Datang, he can add another contribution to building a barrier for Datang.

These credits are enough to exchange with the imperial court for the positions of one duke and two dukes.

But Li Xiaogong was not dazzled by this easy-to-get credit. If Lanzhou and Daizhou were so easy to occupy, it would be impossible for them to still be in Liang Shidu's hands.

If Jieli didn't go to Xiaoguan, didn't plan to take the opportunity to attack Chang'an, but set up an ambush in Lanzhou or Daizhou and waited for them to take the bait, then they would steal chickens and lose money.

Besides, he is a county king, so it's useless to ask for so much credit.

He has reached the apex of the titles he can attain, and it is dangerous to go any further.

Although Li Yuanji treated him very kindly, if he made great military exploits and forced Li Yuanji to make him a prince, he didn't think Li Yuanji could continue to treat him kindly.

He knew that Li Yuanji was tolerant, but Li Yuan was not.

Since Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, killed the Baima League and said that different surnames could not be crowned kings, they could only be crowned kings after they died. There were only a handful of people alive, and their fate was basically miserable.

Since the titles of Prince, County King, State Duke, County Duke, and County Duke came out, the prince has become the exclusive title of the emperor's sons. If others dare to covet it, they will end badly.

This includes the emperor's cousins ​​and nephews.

When Li Yuan first established the country, although many princes were conferred, but only seven short years have passed, and only Du Fuwei, who asked himself to be removed from the throne, and Li Yi, who lived in a corner, were still alive.

The rest were all killed by Li Yuan with various reasons and excuses.

Li Xiaogong didn't think that he would be spared death after being made a prince, so he didn't care at all whether he deserved credit or not, he just wanted to be safe.

"Maogong, is it too risky to do this? If Jieli didn't take people to Xiaoguan, but took people to lie in ambush somewhere in Lanzhou or Daizhou, waiting for us to come out, then we Didn't you take the initiative to deliver it to your door?"

Li Xiaogong frowned, and suddenly called out Li Shiji's word, with a somewhat erratic tone.

When Li Shiji heard this, he immediately guessed what Li Xiaogong was thinking, and he didn't force it immediately, and said with a calm smile: "Since the commander-in-chief thinks it's inappropriate, how about we discuss it after Xieli shows his face in Guanzhong?"

Li Xiaogong looked hesitant.

If Jieli showed up in Guanzhong and led a large number of soldiers and horses, then he would have no reason to prevent Li Shiji from coming out in full force.

Because Jieli and Liang Shi both have a lot of soldiers and horses in their hands, if they throw away [-] soldiers here, they will take tens of thousands or even more to Guanzhong, and there may not be many left behind.

With the strength in their hands, they can completely drive straight in.

This is no different from picking up credit for nothing.

Even if he doesn't want this credit, the soldiers under him want it.

In his capacity, he can restrain the soldiers under his command, but those soldiers will also have resentment.

Once there are too many grievances, there will be camp screams.

At that time, he will have to give an explanation to the court and the soldiers.

Li Shiji saw the worries in Li Xiaogong's heart, and continued: "His Royal Highness Qi Wang gave you an order to guard the line from Shizhou to Weizeguan, and did not let you take the initiative to attack.

At best, what you do is judging the situation, and at worst, it is a private attack.

As long as you keep silent afterwards, your merits and demerits will be offset, and there will be no reward or punishment. "

Li Xiaogong was obviously taken aback.

Li Shiji reminded: "You don't want to touch the sage's scorpion, and the sage will not let you touch his scorpion."

Li Xiaogong immediately understood that he didn't want to be made a prince, and Li Yuan didn't want to make him a prince either. As long as he made some mistakes, even if he made great contributions, Li Yuan would use this to offset his merits and demerits. No penalty.

He will form a tacit understanding with Li Yuan invisibly, and each will get the result he wants.

If he had done this when he was leading the army before, Li Yuan wouldn't be afraid of him, so he would be transferred from Jingzhou back to Xuezang, right?
After all, if he made mistakes every day and handed over his pigtails to Li Yuan to catch every day, even if he made great contributions, Li Yuan would still have reason to beat him, reprimand him, and not give him any rewards, lest he would be unsealable. the point.

He doesn't know about committing any mistakes, he only knows about meritorious deeds, and he has reached the point where he can't be sealed at a young age. Li Yuan wants to beat him, reprimand him, and even withhold his reward, but he can't find a reason. Li Yuan is not afraid of him. Who are you afraid of?

In an instant, Li Xiaogong's whole being became clear, and he also understood why he was feared by Li Yuan, why he was hidden by Li Yuanxue.

In an instant, Li Xiaogong's face was full of emotions, and the gaze he looked at Li Shiji became extraordinarily complicated.

If he had known Li Shiji earlier and heard what Li Shiji said earlier, he would not have been transferred back to Chang'an, let alone sat on the bench in Chang'an for nearly two years, and he would not have had to worry about following him all day long. Li Yuanji conspired with those things that could lose his head at any time.

"Since you've made up your mind and you've repeatedly advised me to do it, then you can do it. I won't come out on this matter, and you can do whatever you want.

After the work is done, you will receive the credit, and I will bear the blame. "

Li Xiaogong sighed and said.

He didn't say a word of thanks to Li Shiji, his status determined that he couldn't say thanks to the subordinates, he just agreed to Li Shiji's suggestion.

Li Shiji seemed to be waiting for his words, and after he finished speaking, his smile became even brighter, "Then I would like to thank the county king for his kindness..."

Li Xiaogong scolded with a smile: "Go, go, don't act obedient in front of me, you're a poor boy, don't you feel disgusted by acting obedient in front of me?"

nausea?

What is disgusting?
If you get credit for it, you don't have to take responsibility, who cares about it? !

Li Shiji smiled indifferently, cupped his fists, and left Yanmen Pass.

Then... Then Li Xiaogong found that the familiar feeling came back.

That is, he does nothing and says nothing, and the army under him can still operate normally. Not only that, one order after another that he has never heard of has been spread throughout the army in his name. .

He picked up the flagon again, looked at the crowd of enemies in the distance, and fell into deep thought.

When he was in Jingzhou before, he and Li Jing got along like this. He only needed to sit in the army, drink wine, eat meat, enjoy singing and dancing, and occasionally show up in front of the army.

He doesn't need to care about the rest at all, Li Jing will help him deal with it properly, take off the enemy's head and send it to him, let him show his merits.

(End of this chapter)