Man Tanghong

Chapter 855 A Tactical Advisor Comes To A Dozen?
Li Yuanji asked lightly.

Currently around Xieli, there are only three forces that can help Xieli, one is Western Turks, the other is Tuyuhun, and the third is Datang.

But Tuyuhun had already joined the battle between Xieli and Sunishi, and chose to support Xieli, and the Tang Dynasty did not send troops to support Xieli, so only the Western Turks could send troops to support Xieli at this time.

When Chen Shuda heard this, he nodded heavily and said, "I think so too..."

Li Yuanji chuckled and said, "I remember that the relationship between Tong Yehu and Xieli was not harmonious. How did Xieli persuade Tongyehu to send troops to help him?"

Chen Shuda stood where he was and did not speak.

Not only Li Yuanji was curious about this, but he and Xiao Yu were also curious.

After all, the relationship between Tong Yehu and Xieli is even worse than what ordinary people see. It can be said that they have no contact with each other, and there is even a little hostile relationship.

Now they suddenly shook hands and made peace, and they dealt with Suni together. It would be strange if there was no shady deal involved.

However, this is not something particularly worthy of Datang's attention.

Whether Tong Yehu and Jieli are hostile or friendly, as long as they don't invade Datang together, Datang will ignore their relationship for the time being.

The most important issue that Datang needs to pay attention to now is how to make Xieli and Sunishi continue to fight according to Datang's wishes.

Chen Shuda questioned: "Right now, Jieli has got the help of Tong Yehu, and Suni is in danger even with the help of Su Diji and steadfast strength. What should we do next?"

Should Su Dingfang go directly to help Suni, or should he find a way to attract some other forces to participate?

However, according to the current division of forces in the north, apart from Datang, there are no forces that can join this war.

Tuyuhun, West Turkic, Liang Guo, Dahe clan, Tudiji, and Tali all went down one after another.

The only remaining major powers are Tubo and Datang, and Tubo is still in the midst of a unification war, even if they are asked to help, they have more than enough energy.

More importantly, even if they wanted to help, they couldn't reach it.

Because between them and Suni Shibu were the Jieli tribe, the whole of Tuyuhun, and a corner of the Tang Dynasty.

If they wanted to help Suni Shi, they had to borrow Datang, and they had to go around a long way before they could show up at the place where Suni Shi's department was.

With this time, it is better to pull Goguryeo and Baekje into the water.

At least they went to rescue Suni, without so much trouble.

However, whether it is Goguryeo or Baekje, they are doing very well nowadays.

Apart from wanting to annex each other and annex Silla by the way, they have no intention of sending troops out of the peninsula.

So it was almost impossible to lure them out to help Sunny.

Although the defeat of Goguryeo in the three expeditions of the former Sui Dynasty did not mean that Goguryeo's soldiers and horses could come out of the peninsula and dangle on the border of the Tang Dynasty.

The three conquests of Goguryeo in the former Sui Dynasty were lost in terms of climate and terrain.

If fighting on the mainland, the former Sui Dynasty did not need to raise troops wantonly, and a single Luo Yi could rub Goguryeo on the ground.

It's the same now, when Goguryeo's soldiers dared to appear on the border of the Tang Dynasty, Tudiji and the Taqin Ministry could turn around and give them a head-on blow, so they didn't dare to go out of the peninsula, let alone on the border of the Tang Dynasty swing up.

Therefore, only Datang can solve the predicament Suni is facing now.

And if Datang wants Suni to continue fighting with Jieli, he must help Suni out of the siege.

Li Yuanji pondered for a long time and said: "Temporarily remove Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, from the post of governor of Guancheng, and Yin Kaishan will temporarily replace him. He ordered Su Dingfang to lose contact with Suni, and Li Shenfu, the king of Xiangyi County, will go to secretly command. Suni lost his troops.

By the way, call Li Shiji to see him. "

If Li Shenfu was alone as a tactical advisor to Suni, he might not be able to cope with Xieli's attack.

After all, although Li Shenfu is one of the few people in the royal family who can fight, he is barely in the top five. It is a little worse than Li Daozong and Li Shentong, and it is more than a star and a half worse than Li Xiaogong. It is better than Li Shimin. , That is one heaven and one underground.

Therefore, it is necessary to send a powerful assistant to Li Shenfu.

Only in this way can we ensure that after Datang dispatches a tactical advisor to Suni, Suni will not be able to gain a firm foothold under Xieli's attack.

In fact, it is enough to send Li Shiji alone for this kind of thing. After all, Li Shiji is one of the few commander-in-chief talents in Datang. Ni lost the current situation.

It's just that Li Shiji's mind is not pure enough, and it is a joke to say that he is loyal to Datang.

He was also the only one among the heroes of Datang that Li Yuanji was not sure about, and he was not good at evaluating.

The same is true of the records about him in history. Although they are all saying good things about him, judging from his resume, he is not a simple person at all.

So Li Yuanji was wary of him.

This is also the reason why Li Yuanji didn't get close to him, didn't reuse him, and didn't make him his confidant.

Therefore, Li Yuanji was not worried about letting him go out alone, and had to send someone to watch him or restrain him.

When Chen Shuda heard this, his eyes widened in astonishment.

Still have this?
Li Yuanji saw the doubts in Chen Shuda's heart, and felt a little funny. Sending tactical consultants was nothing in later generations, but it was rare or even non-existent in the Tang Dynasty.

Chen Shuda didn't understand, couldn't believe it, and it was reasonable.

"I want to help Suni maintain the situation, but I don't want my Tang soldiers to end in person, so that's all I can do."

Li Yuanji said with a smile.

In his opinion, it is not a big deal to help other people fight wars, but it cannot be a business that loses money.

Now Datang has already lost money just by military assistance to Suni, so how could it be possible to send his own soldiers to guard Suni's country without risking their lives?
This is not the battle of the peninsula in later generations. The country is weak and must defend the powerful enemy behind the peninsula from outside the country.

Datang is now a powerful country, and it will become stronger and stronger as time goes by.

Even if all the neighbors add up and become enemies with Datang together, and Datang can fight against one of them, then there is no need for Datang to make a loss-making business.

Chen Shuda still didn't understand: "Is this possible? Can Suni agree?"

Li Yuanji laughed and said, "Is it important to be able to do it? Is there room for Suni to refuse?"

As far as the current situation in Turkic is concerned, Sunishi relied on Datang to gain a firm foothold in Turkic.

Now that Xieli got a big boost, Suni was in danger, and Suni could only survive with the help of Tang, so he had no choice at all.

Chen Shuda understood, and said dumbfoundingly: "In this way, His Highness is sure that Suni is lost?"

Li Yuanji smiled knowingly.

As long as Suni wants to survive, as long as Suni still wants to struggle, then he is destined to be controlled by Datang and swayed by Datang.

"It's not too late, the minister will do it now."

As Chen Shuda said, he bowed and left the Tai Chi Hall.

Not long after Chen Shuda left, Li Shiji was summoned and appeared in Tai Chi Hall wearing a loose robe.

After arriving in the hall, Li Shiji saluted respectfully: "My minister, Li Shiji, see Your Highness!"

Li Shiji's life is not bad, although he has passed the prime of life, but he still looks good.

He looked like a mature, stable, and very reliable person.

People who don't know him are easily fooled by his appearance.

However, Li Yuanji will not be fooled by his appearance, because Li Yuanji knows him more or less, not only his present, but also his future.

From Li Yuan's reign to the reign of Li Zhi and Wu Zetian, he has been highly valued and his status has been rising.

It would be hard to believe that he was as simple and convincing as his appearance.

You know, among so many heroes in the early Tang Dynasty, he was the only one who was still as stable as Mount Tai after experiencing the changes of the four emperors Li Yuan, Li Shimin, Li Zhi, and Wu Zetian, and his status continued to rise with the change of the throne.

Sensual as Pei Ji, cunning as Changsun Wuji, and clever as Cheng Yaojin, they all suffered and suffocated during the changes of these four emperors.

Not to mention others.

So he is definitely not a simple person.

It must be treated with caution.

"Li Aiqing doesn't need to be too polite, just sit down and talk."

With a fake smile on his face, Li Yuanji asked Li Shiji to sit down.

After Li Shiji thanked him, he sat down steadily, with a calm look, without any discomfort, and without much change, just like coming to the Tai Chi Hall for a banquet, looking very relaxed and natural.

Li Yuanji didn't betray Li Shiji either, and straight to the point explained to Li Shiji why he was invited here.

There's nothing to be ashamed of someone as clever as Li Shiji.

Because if you sell well, you may not be praised by others, but if you sell poorly, you will be despised by others.

So it's better not to sell anything, and say what you have.

As a person in power, doing this would at least occupy an aboveboard position.

No matter how cunning and clever the other party is, it is not easy to play too many tricks under the four words of being aboveboard.

After listening to Li Yuanji's words, Li Shiji showed a look of astonishment even though he was very rich, "Is this... feasible?"

He had never heard of such a thing as a tactical consultant, let alone met.

Although he has also helped others micro-manage wars, but that is to help his colleagues, as a staff for his colleagues.

Now he is asked to serve as an adviser to a force that may become the enemy of Datang, he really can't understand.

Li Yuanji smiled and said, "Why not? The counselors in the pre-Qin period traveled around the six countries to lobby, isn't that what they did?"

The position of tactical consultant was not created by foreigners. Our ancestors have done this kind of thing for more than 2000 years.

It's just that some people in this category are called counselors, some are called strategists, and some are called doormen. They do the same thing, but they are called differently.

And under different titles, he would also do other things, so no one slipped out this position alone and gave it a name.

Now Li Yuanji has slipped it out alone. Although it is novel and easy to make people dumbfounded, it is not incomprehensible.

Li Shiji understood as soon as he heard it, and then smiled wryly, "Your Highness, if you ask me to help King Xiangyi with advice, I will definitely not refuse, because it is to help my own people.

But it is really hard for you to ask me to help Suni to make a plan.

I don't want to teach Suni how to fight, and let him deal with me, Datang. "

In short, I am afraid that if I teach the apprentice, the apprentice will turn around and kill the master.

This is not a rare thing in Datang.

Otherwise, when masters from all walks of life lead apprentices, they will not keep a hand.

Li Yuanji glanced at Li Shiji, and said angrily: "I believe what other people say, but I will believe what you say? Even if you taught Suni the real skills by hand, Suni fell in love with you later. You will still be pressed to the ground and beaten by you in a different way."

This is rough and rude, but it is the truth.

Without sufficient accumulation of Han culture and a deep understanding of Han culture, learning the military strategy of the Han family can easily imitate others.

Many countries in Africa and Europe in later generations have come to China to learn the art of war and strategy, but who among them has fully utilized it?
almost none.

Therefore, even if Li Shiji taught Suni Suo the art of war, Suni Suo might not be able to learn it well, nor would he be Li Shiji's opponent if he learned it.

Not to mention that Li Shiji is still playing strategy and tactics.

If he didn't dig holes and mine mines for Suni when he was teaching Suni's military strategy, then he wouldn't be called Li Shiji.

So Li Shiji's words are completely evasive.

Li Yuanji was not afraid at all that Li Shiji would teach the real thing, let alone that Suni would lose his mind and learn the real thing. He was afraid that Suni would be stupid and unable to learn.

(End of this chapter)