Man Tanghong

Chapter 786
Qu Tutong and Shi Wanbao, who had seen something but were not in a hurry to express their opinions, nodded in unison at this moment.

Shi Wanbao even stood up and cupped his hands: "I am willing to be the pioneer!"

Qu Tutong also wanted to take the initiative to invite Ying, but he hesitated for a while and did not stand up.

He is probably still thinking about the war against the Turks, and he doesn't want to waste the remaining energy now.

The reason why Li Shentong, Li Xiaogong, Qu Tutong, Shi Wanbao, Li Jing, Su Dingfang and others had this reaction after reading the content was that Tang Jian mentioned in the news that Master Liang had a quarrel with Jieli. collapsed.

The cause was the previous abrupt battle.

At that time, Master Liang was raided by a sudden search of his lair, and before the first battle of Xiaoguan was completely finished, he led his troops back to Shuofang City, and he did not participate in the subsequent battles.

When Xieli made the "post-war summary", he blamed part of the reasons for the defeat on him and asked him to make some compensation.

Can Master Liang agree?
The money and food he had accumulated over the years were looted by Tudiji, and now the poor can only rely on excessive expropriation to maintain the normal expenses of his army.

How could he have spare money and food for the Turks?

Then they fought against Jieli, and when they pushed against each other, a real fire broke out. The two sides had a small-scale conflict at the intersection of Liang and Tu, and Liang Shidu actually won in the end.

This victory made Master Liang see Turkic's current weakness.

So, not to mention compensation, even Master Liang didn't want to pay the tribute.

At present, Xieli is planning how to teach Liang Shidu a lesson. Liang Shidu is actively expanding his army and horses, preparing to cut another piece of meat from Turkic body and strengthen his kingdom.

For Datang, this is undoubtedly a good news that couldn't be better.

For Datang, this is also a god-sent opportunity to conquer Liang Shidu.

That's why Li Shentong and others would say this is good news, and Shi Wanbao even stood up and volunteered.

Although Datang's five-year plan has just begun to be implemented, many of the goals that need to be achieved in the five-year plan are far from the desired number.

But in the face of this kind of god-given opportunity, Datang could not remain indifferent, otherwise he would be wasting the god-given opportunity.

"Shi Qing, sit down first and then talk."

Li Yuanji waved his hand, signaling Shi Wanbao to sit down first.

Shi Wanbao also knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, so he didn't take the initiative to invite Ying, but sat down obediently.

Li Yuanji went on to say: "As you dear friends have said, this time Jieli and Master Liang have turned against each other, and they are preparing to meet each other in battle. It is indeed an opportunity for me, the Tang Dynasty.

If I, Tang Dynasty, suddenly rushed out from behind Liang Shidu when Xieli and Liang Shidu were fighting each other, I would surely have gained something.

However, my Great Tang is now in the stage of recuperation, and all the government soldiers from all over the country have been sent back to the village by my uncle Wang, so there are not many soldiers and horses that my Great Tang can use this time.

If you want to get out of the fire and put down Liang Shidu, you must come up with a safe method. "

Li Gang looked at Chen Shuda ponderingly, Chen Shuda understood, arched his hands and said: "Based on the annual income of my Tang Dynasty in Taiyuan Mansion and Hebei Road this year, it can barely support the needs of an army of [-]. The local government has requisitioned grain and grass."

"fifty thousand?"

Shi Wanbao patted the case in front of him and said, "Enough!"

Neither Li Shentong nor Li Xiaogong made a statement.

Because they know that it is impossible to send them to this kind of war, so they don't need to fight.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Jing nodded his head and said, "If Jieli and Master Liang can't be separated from each other, if they can seize the right moment and kill them suddenly, then [-] troops will be enough."

After all, the Liang Kingdom built by Liang Shidu is only that big. Before that, he served as the vanguard of Xieli many times and invaded the Tang Dynasty together with Xieli. The number of Dingkou under his rule has dropped to an extremely low number. , There will not be too many soldiers and horses that can be brought out.

Not to mention sending [-] troops, even if they sent [-] elite soldiers, they would still be able to get a big deal when Liang Shidu and Jieli were inseparable from each other.

The reason for sending [-] more soldiers and horses is also to guard against Jieli.

After all, Xieli's most common method is to use cannons to hit mosquitoes and destroy opponents by overwhelming soldiers.

In the previous Tangtu battle, Xieli suffered a big defeat, and his prestige in Turks declined somewhat, so Xieli will definitely use this battle to regain his lost prestige.

So Xieli must win.

Therefore, Jieli will send out soldiers and horses several times that of Liang Shidu to conquer Liang Shidu.

During this process, if Datang suddenly jumped out to pick up a bargain, there was a high chance that Xieli would turn his horse to deal with Datang after conquering Liang Shidu.

Therefore, Datang must prepare sufficient troops to deal with it.

It can be said that in this battle, all the dangers that Datang had to face came from Xieli, and Liang Shidu came second.

"I also think [-] soldiers and horses are enough."

Su Dingfang immediately expressed his position after Li Jing finished expressing his position.

Others have no objection.

"Then fight?"

Li Yuanji asked with a smile.

Li Gang, Pei Ju, Xiao Yu, and Chen Shuda hesitated for a moment, then nodded in unison.

Li Shentong, Li Xiaogong and others excitedly patted the table and shouted: "Fight!"

The matter of using troops against Liang Shidu was settled like this.

The number of soldiers and horses was also fixed.

What remains is the question of who to send and who will be in command.

Li Yuanji did not have the "Holy Heart" to be arbitrary, but adopted a very democratic way and asked everyone for their opinions.

"Then, dear friends, who do you think is appropriate to be in command?"

Shi Wanbao raised his chest subconsciously, but when his eyes fell on Li Jing and Su Dingfang, he shrank back.

He has the ability and qualifications to be in charge, but he doesn't have the energy to be in charge.

It is not so easy to be the commander of an army. Not only do you have to keep an eye on all the changes on the battlefield all the time, but you also have to make adjustments and deployments based on these changes. On the battlefield, personally go to supervise the battle.

He can still be satisfied with the first two points, but he really can't bear the latter point.

Li Xiaogong said slowly at this time: "I recommend Su Dingfang to be in command!"

Together with Su Dingfang, he planned to resell tickets for water transportation and sea transportation, and now they have a close relationship. When he himself was unable to lead the expedition, he recommended Su Dingfang.

Li Shentong glanced at Li Xiaogong indiscriminately, and the old god said: "I recommend Xie Shufang!"

If this kind of planning is done well, it's like picking up credit. Of course, he will recommend his son-in-law.

He glanced at Li Xiaogong, also blaming Li Xiaogong for not recommending one of his own, but for recommending an outsider.

After hesitating again and again, Qu Tutong also gave a candidate, "I recommend Li Shiji!"

Compared with Su Dingfang and Xie Shufang, he likes Li Shiji more.

Because he had communicated with Li Shiji before, he was very convinced of Li Shiji's way of using troops.

In addition, after Li Shiji voted for Datang, he has been running around in Taiyuan, Duji, Hebei and other places. He not only helped Datang conquer Wang Shichong, Dou Jiande and others, but also helped Datang resist the Turks. Sudden combat experience.

It would be safer if Li Shiji was in charge.

Shi Wanbao didn't have a good feeling for Li Shiji. Although the government and the public praised Li Shiji as a model of benevolence and righteousness, he always felt that Li Shiji's benevolence and righteousness were a bit fake, as if he did it specially for everyone to see.

So when he himself could not be in command, he recommended Su Dingfang without hesitation.

"I recommend Su Dingfang!"

Compared with Xie Shufang, who has already been involved with the royal family, he prefers to cooperate with Su Dingfang, who has a pure relationship.

It's not that he has any opinion on the royal family, and he doesn't like people related to the royal family.

Rather, he feels that being a foreign relative will almost never end well, so it's better to have less contact.

"The minister also recommended Su Dingfang!"

Surprisingly, Li Jing also voted for Su Dingfang.

Su Dingfang was very grateful to Li Jing at first, but after he figured out the joints, his eyes on Li Jing became complicated.

The reason why Li Jing recommended him was not because he valued his ability, nor because he wanted to have any friendship with him.

Li Jing was purely trying to solve his competitors and sell his favors by the way.

When Datang turned back to conquer the Turks, he would no longer be able to compete with Li Jing for the position of commander-in-chief, and he had to vote for Li Jing when Li Jing competed with others for the commander-in-chief.

"The minister also recommends himself!"

With mixed feelings, Su Dingfang recommended himself.

Although he knew long ago that he had no part in the war against the Turks, he was still a little unwilling.

Especially after being tricked by Li Jing, he was even more unwilling.

"The ministers also recommended Su Dingfang!"

Li Gang, Pei Ju, Xiao Yu, and Chen Shuda exchanged glances with each other. Seeing that Su Dingfang had the most votes and was approved by Shi Wanbao who volunteered to be a pioneer, he immediately recommended Su Dingfang.

As soon as the four of them opened their mouths, Su Dingfang defeated all the opponents with an overwhelming advantage and became No.1 among all the competitors.

The reason why he has not won the position of commander-in-chief is because Li Yuanji has not yet been certified.

It is one thing for Li Shentong, Li Gang and others to recommend candidates, but it is another for Li Yuanji to use or not.

If Li Yuanji didn't use it, even if Su Dingfang had everyone's support, it would be useless.

However, no matter what Su Dingfang said, he was still his confidant and favorite general. Since he had the support of the majority, there was no reason for Li Yuanji not to use it.

Li Yuanji immediately said: "Since all the lovers trust Su Dingfang and recommend Su Dingfang as the commander, then this time the war against Liang Shidu should be led by Su Dingfang.

As for the former army commander, Hou Junji was appointed, the left army commander was Li Daozong, the right army commander was Xie Shufang, and the rear army commander was Shi Aiqing.

Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong, Fan Shixing, and Li Junxian served as army Sima. "

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the hall was stunned.

Well, this configuration is a bit incomprehensible.

The arrangement of the marching chief is reasonable, but the arrangement of the army commander is a bit incomprehensible.

These people are all from Li Shimin's sect, and they are among the princes of the state. Each of them is more qualified than Hou Junji to be the chief of the army, but now they are all assigned to the position of army commander.

No one in the hall could guess what the purpose of this arrangement was.

(End of this chapter)