First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

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Seeing Fan Fanzhi so readily promised food and grass, Li Daliang was a little surprised for a moment. This was attributed to Li Daliang not being familiar with Lin Yi State. After all, this was Li Daliang's first time in Lingnan.

Linyi's military is not strong and its productivity is not high. However, Linyi has a special geographical location and is rich in rice, namely Champa rice. There is no shortage of grain and grass at all. Linyi's two main pillars are agriculture and commerce.

It is close to the sea in the east, Jiaozhou in the north, and Zhenla and other countries in the west. It is a land with four connections. It has convenient water and land transportation. The surplus rice can be transported to various places for sale. The life is pretty good. This may be because the people of Linyi are not good at fighting. One of the reasons is that after all, there is not much pressure to survive.

But after the words were spoken, Li Daliang naturally could not repent. He immediately returned to the barracks assigned by Fan Fanzhi and wrote a handwritten letter, reprimanding Ishnavarman with very severe words and ordering him to withdraw his troops within three days and hand him back. The hometown of Funan Kingdom, otherwise it will be regarded as a war.

After this letter was sent, Li Daliang began to prepare for war. He hung the map of Dalang Mountain sent by Wei Fengwei in his tent and began to think about tactics. Li Daliang understood deeply that Ishanavarman would never be able to do this. If you give up, there will be a battle.

At the same time, outside Temu City, Chenla General Shemoling collected his defeated troops, reorganized and prepared for war, and planned to continue attacking Temu City.

Although the night attack on that day was a great victory and caused chaos in the Zhenla camp, Chen Jiyuan's army only had 500 people after all, so it was difficult to cause effective damage to the Zhenla army. It would only take after daybreak for the Shema Army to consolidate. , they can gather again.

The biggest result was that the food and grass in the Zhenla camp were burned, and the few hundred war horses were all dispersed.

Even if the Shemohui marshals its troops again to prepare for war, there will be very little food and grass left, and it will not last long.

Another point is that Chen Jiyuan fully demonstrated the strength of the Tang army to Funan Kingdom, and Zhibovarman became more and more respectful to Chen Jiyuan.

"General Chen, although the Chenla people were defeated in the night attack the day before yesterday, they quickly gathered again. Is there any way you can drive them away completely?"

Zhipovarman raised his Jiuzun and asked Chen Jiyuan respectfully.

Chen Jiyuan had a plan for a long time. When he heard this, he just smiled and said: "Even if the night attack is successful, it will be difficult to win a big victory. This has been expected for a long time. What I have to do is not just to drive away the Zhenla people, but also to offend the Tang Dynasty." Guowei, I want to keep them all here."

Hearing Chen Jiyuan's slow words, Zhipovarman was shocked, and then he was overjoyed, "General Chen is indeed brave."

"But we still need the full support of King Funan," Chen Jiyuan put down his wine glass and stared at Zhibovarman.

"Support, definitely support", Zhibovarman waved his hand and said without hesitation: "I have plenty of gold and silver, General Chen can choose as he pleases".

Funan State has been a state for hundreds of years and has occupied the richest place in the eastern part of the peninsula. Unless Zhipovarman boasted, this Temu City is really first-class wealthy. Chen Jiyuan also witnessed this with his own eyes. The tall Buddha statue was actually made of gold. The body is molded, and the wealth is visible.

However, Chen Jiyuan just waved his hand, "It's not about gold and silver, but about military strength. Although our soldiers in the Tang Dynasty are brave, they only have a few hundred people now. As long as King Funan leaves the Imperial Army to my disposal, we will definitely defeat the Zhenla Army."

There are still about 3,000 people in the Funan Forbidden Army in the city, and according to Chen Jiyuan's estimate, the Zhenla Army outside the city only has 7 or 8 thousand people at most. With the addition of 500 elite soldiers, they are not without the power to fight.

In fact, the better strategy now is to stick to the city and retreat when the Zhenla people run out of food, or if Li Daliang, the governor of Jiaozhou, puts pressure on Ishnavarman in Dalang Mountain, Ishnavarman will naturally do the same. Move the Shemo Tomb away.

But Chen Jiyuan was young and energetic, and he had some careful thoughts. If he wanted to make great achievements, he needed to have a record of success. If he waited for the enemy to retreat without fighting, it would be difficult to highlight Chen Jiyuan's achievements.

Furthermore, if the Funan army is used to fight the Zhenla army, how many casualties will there be in Funan? What will Chen Jiyuan do to him? Chen Jiyuan is also very ruthless in using Funan people to make contributions to him. Hearing Chen Jiyuan's words, Zhibovarman hesitated for a moment, and was still a little reluctant. The three thousand Funan Forbidden Army was his last support and the last fighting force of the Funan Kingdom. He was unwilling to hand it over to Chen Jiyuan.

But at this time, the veteran minister Luo Louduoda who was sitting with him sighed, "Your Majesty, only General Chen can solve the crisis in Funan. Why should we hesitate?"

The Forbidden Army general at the bottom left looked at Chen Jiyuan, then at Zhipovarman, and actually said proactively: "Your Majesty, General Chen's ability has been fully verified. If we can kill all those shameless Zhenla people, I will I am willing to obey General Chen's orders."

Hearing this, Zhibovarman's eyes narrowed, and he glanced at the general lightly, and then he could only agree: "I believe in General Chen. If this is the case, the Funan Kingdom will all depend on General Chen." After saying this, he raised his glass. Drink it all in one gulp.

Chen Jiyuan and others toasted together.

After having a drink, Zhibovarman stood up and left, his back seemed a little desolate.

Chen Jiyuan laughed loudly, stood up and said, "I will take over the imperial army in the afternoon, and General Lao Kunlin will be there by then."

Kun Lin was the general of the Forbidden Army. Hearing this, a flattering smile appeared on his face and he said, "I'm always waiting for you, General Chen."

Chen Jiyuan laughed and left.

The veteran Luo Loudaduo had a gloomy look on his face and stared at Kun Lin without saying a word, "Kun Lin, did the Han people come to you in advance?"

"Ah?" Kun Lin was startled, then shook his head: "No, I have no communication with them." He unconsciously put his hands behind his back when speaking.

"Huh, no matter what, I want you to remember that you are from Funan. Your family has been valued by the Chen Ru family for generations. Don't let down the king's kindness." The veteran Luo Louduo probably guessed something and snorted coldly. He stared at Kun Lin with his eyes fixed.

Kun Lin was shocked when he heard this, but he remembered that he was a general of the Forbidden Army. Although this old man was highly respected, he did not hold any official position. He raised his head and replied: "Of course I know," and then walked away.

Looking at Kun Lin's back, Luo Louda's eyes were full of worry. He suddenly regretted his advice just now. He felt a little uneasy. Handing over military power would most likely push Funan Kingdom into another abyss.

Outside Temu City, in the Zhenla Camp, the traces of the chaos were still obvious, and a low and decadent atmosphere enveloped the camp.

In the main tent of the Chinese army, General Shemoling looked gloomy. He stared at the book on the desk for a long time and asked with difficulty in his throat: "Apart from this, can't you raise any other food?"

The veteran minister Roni shook his head and sighed, "Food and grass are already in short supply. Most of them were burned down the night before. Now the royal capital is in short supply of food and grass and has no time to care about the front line."

"No, there is another way." A sharp look flashed in Shemoling's eyes, "Grab it."

"No, if we plunder food and grass, it will be more difficult to conquer the Funan people in the future." The veteran Ronny understood the meaning of Shermoring immediately and immediately opposed it firmly.

"Your Majesty has repeatedly ordered that no looting be allowed. Our three countries come from the same clan and are all Jimi people. This is the original intention of your Majesty to unify the countries, and it is also the easiest way to win back the hearts and minds of the people everywhere. If we rob the food of ordinary people, then we How will the Chenla people conquer them in the future?"