Man Tanghong

Chapter 996 The Sorrow of the Commander
"Great drink!"

"Great drink!"

After drinking for three rounds, Li Yuanji finally got down to business with Su Dingfang after thinking about "remembering the past" for a while.

"Ding Fang, how did you go to Baiyang City to check this time? Is Baiyang City suitable for our new camp?"

Li Yuanji asked with a smile after pouring Su Dingfang a glass of wine.

In private, especially when there are only two of them, Li Yuanji doesn't like to discuss his identity with his confidantes. The same is true for most emperors in history. When they meet in private with their confidants, they don't like to discuss Identity, but like to talk about feelings.

Because doing so is good for the emperor, the emperor can use the lowest cost to win over people's hearts.

Many confidantes will think that the emperor likes him very much after being treated intimately by the emperor. He is in the heart of the emperor and has the best relationship with the emperor. In this way, they will work harder for the emperor.

Of course, this situation is limited to middle and low-level officials, and high-level officials will not be bribed by such small means as the emperor.

Therefore, the emperor confided his heart to senior officials and talked about his feelings. He was really talking about his feelings. Although there were elements of wooing, the proportion of feelings would be a little bigger.

The advantage of doing this is that the emperor can ask senior officials to help him with affairs at the lowest cost.

As for purely talking about feelings, that's impossible.

It is impossible for an emperor to simply talk about feelings, and there are few people in the officialdom who talk about feelings. Except for a very few people who are naturally straightforward and emotional, the vast majority of people are based on interests.

So whoever expresses feelings when facing the emperor and people in the officialdom will lose, and he will lose completely.

However, Li Yuanji treats Su Dingfang differently, Li Yuanji doesn't mind talking about feelings with Su Dingfang.

Because Su Dingfang didn't refuse to do what he told Su Dingfang to do, so he didn't need Su Dingfang to do it.

Let go of your identity, don't talk about your identity, pour wine for Su Dingfang, just treat Su Dingfang as a friend.

Because if he didn't find the feeling of being friends with Su Dingfang, Xie Shufang and other confidants, then he would have no friends in this world.

It is impossible for Li's clan brothers to regard him as a friend, because his origin determines that he cannot be friends with those cousins.

It is impossible for Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin to regard him as a friend, because from the moment Li Yuan established the country, they have become sworn enemies.

It is impossible for the officials in the court to regard him as a friend, because none of them want to be friends with Tiger.

The warning remarks that a companion is like a tiger made all the smart people in the court afraid to get close to him.

So it is impossible for him to find friends among these people, and it is even more impossible for him to find the feeling of being friends in these people.

Of course, if he needs it, countless people will come out to be his friends, but those people are not real friends, they just want to get some money or power from him.

So if he wants to find a friend, he can't find a true friend, and if he wants to find the feeling of being a friend, he can only find it in a few confidants.

Hearing this, Su Dingfang held up his wine glass to be polite, and then said with a smile: "I have checked carefully, Baiyang City is very suitable to be our new camp..."

Li Yuanji asked with a smile: "How is it suitable?"

Su Dingfang smiled happily, dipped his fingers in some wine, and began to draw on the table, "Look, Your Highness, this is Baiyang City, this is Huangyang Hill, and this is Woma Qiu. Baiyang City is sandwiched between these two hills." between.

And the roads on the east and west sides of Baiyang City are the only way to communicate the east and west of Suni.

As long as we move the camp to Baiyang City, not only can we extend our arms, but we can also cut off the connection between the west and the west of Suni, and firmly occupy the western territory of Suni.

In addition, as long as we are stationed in Baiyang City and make a new deployment of Baiyang City's defense, then our supply team will no longer have to worry about being attacked.

If Ashinabil wants to send a light cavalry squad like the one he has now to surprise our supply team, he must first defeat all our defenses and take back Baiyang City.

According to Chen's understanding of Suni's missing department, Suni's missing department does not have enough strength to break through the barrier formed by Chen, Xue Wanche, Cheng Yaojin, Yu Chigong and others. "

At the end of Su Dingfang's speech, he circled his fingers around the location of Baiyang City he had drawn, full of confidence, as if he was sure of Suni's loss and Ashinabile.

While listening to Su Dingfang's narration, Li Yuanji looked at the picture drawn by Su Dingfang.

In the picture drawn by Su Dingfang, Baiyang City is in the middle, and it is built in an east-west orientation. There is only one way of things.

If, as Su Dingfang said, Baiyang City is a city that isolates Suni from the east and west, then the strategic significance of entering Baiyang City is greater than establishing a new camp in Baiyang City.

"what are you thinking?"

After reading the picture drawn by Su Dingfang and understanding what Su Dingfang said, Li Yuanji stared at Su Dingfang and asked.

Su Dingfang pondered and said: "What I mean is to move the camp there as soon as possible, so as not to give Ashinabil a chance to react."

To be precise, Yang Zhengdao was not given a chance to react.

Because although Ashnabil couldn't see the importance of Baiyang City, Yang Zhengdao must be able to see it, and he hasn't reacted yet. It is estimated that Ashnabil didn't take Baiyang City to heart at all, and didn't put Baiyang City in his heart. Tell Yang Zhengdao as an important place, so Yang Zhengdao hasn't noticed yet.

But this kind of place cannot be hidden, and the more Yang Zhengdao understands Suni's missing department, the more likely it will be exposed.

When Yang Zhengdao noticed it, he would definitely emphasize its importance to Ashnabil and ask Ashnabil to take it back.

Therefore, Datang must enter Baiyang City as soon as possible and deploy defenses in Baiyang City.

Only in this way can we prevent Suni from losing his army to take back the city, and also avoid losing a strategic location.

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "I agree with your idea, you can go ahead and do it, no one will stop you. But..."

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji hesitated for a moment.

Su Dingfang questioned: "But what?"

Li Yuanji sighed: "However, I'm afraid you can't lead the subsequent battle alone. I plan to call Li Jing, Ashina Simo, Xue Wanshu, Xue Wanjun and others over."

For a commander, directing a battle from beginning to end is a lifelong long-cherished wish and the most basic pursuit.

A more domineering commander would never allow anyone to intervene in his battle when commanding a battle.

Although Su Dingfang is not a domineering commander, he will have emotions when encountering such a thing.

That's why Li Yuanji hesitated for a moment before revealing his purpose.

When Su Dingfang heard this, the expression on his face changed, and his expression became stiff, "Your Highness thinks that the speed of conquering Suni's lost troops is too slow?"

It is reasonable for Su Dingfang to have such an idea.

After all, Li Jing, who was in charge of conquering the other half of the Turks, secured the victory with just one surprise attack. Although it took a little longer to clean up the first and last ends later, when the overall situation is set, the amount of time to clean up the first and last is not so important .

It has been a month since Su Dingfang conquered the remaining half of the Turks. Although he has won many battles and occupied many territories, he still has not established a victory.

In this respect, he is slower than Li Jing.

That's why it is said.

Li Yuanji guessed that Su Dingfang would be thinking wildly, so he was not surprised by Su Dingfang's words, but explained dumbfoundingly: "I don't think your speed is slow, but my Tang Dynasty doesn't have much time now."

Speaking of this, Li Yuanji didn't hide any more, and said frankly and honestly: "I don't need to hide it from you anymore. I plan to send troops to the Western Turks after the conquest of the Turks."

Su Dingfang stared blankly, staring straight at Li Yuanji.

Li Yuanji continued: "You don't have to look at me, the reason why I am so anxious to send troops to the Western Turks is not to advance rashly, nor is it because I want to pacify all the enemies we need to pacify in one battle.

But the Tong Yehu Khan of Western Turks is likely to die soon. I want to take advantage of the civil strife in Western Turks and go in to pick up cheap. "

While digesting these words in shock, Su Dingfang murmured: "Tong Yehu Khan is really dead? Is the news accurate?"

Li Yuanji nodded and said: "Eight or nine is not far from ten!"

It has been certified in the history books, and there are many places where the Chunqiu brushwork is used in the history books, but the Chunqiu brushwork is not used in this kind of matter.

After all, if such a great person died, it would be okay to change it for a day or two with the spring and autumn brushwork, but it would be hard to believe if it was changed for a month or two, or a year or two.

There are many literati in the Tang Dynasty who like to write miscellaneous notes. Everyone records in the miscellaneous notes that Tong Yehu died in the past two years. After two or three years after the history book you compiled, who will believe in the history book you compiled? Read your history books?
So there can't be much difference in this matter.

After Su Dingfang got an affirmative answer, he subconsciously nodded his head and said, "If so, then it is indeed a good opportunity to conquer the Western Turks. It's just that Tong Yehu Khan's son may not give us this opportunity."

Every time the country changes, the country will enter a period of weakness. During this period, it will be easier to cause chaos or defeat the country.

However, there are also countries that have not entered a period of weakness during the transition of the country.

For example, the prince is expected by everyone, and no one will compete with him. If he ascends to the big position logically, then the period of weakness of this country will be very short, or even not.

Just like when Li Shimin passed the throne to Li Zhi in history, can you say that the Tang Dynasty had a period of weakness at that time?
No!

Although Li Zhi had fought a lot before he succeeded to the throne, when he came to power, the two elder brothers who were qualified to compete with him had already withdrawn from the stage of history.

He ascended smoothly.

Although after he came to power, there were grandson Wuji and others controlling the government, he couldn't do anything he wanted.

But Datang didn't enter a period of weakness just because he hadn't regained power from Changsun Wuji and others. On the contrary, Datang was still ridiculously strong at that time.

Basically in a state where everyone looks like a son, and he can beat whoever he wants.

(End of this chapter)