Datang: What's wrong with my fief being a billion points larger?

Liu Rengui and Feng Li were both moved and excited when they heard this.

As a big country, how could we possibly swallow our anger when others attack us?

If we were weak, we could only endure it. But now that we are strong, we must be strong to the end and let the surrounding countries know the majesty of a great power and will not tolerate any provocation.

"The mighty king!"

Li Yuanji waved his hand without saying anything, but began to draft the royal edict and then called Wei Shishi.

"Shishi, this time I ask you to go to Ctesiphon (the capital of Persia) to deliver my edict to Yazdegerd (the King of Persia)."

Li Yuanji then explained the cause and effect of the matter and looked at Yang Shishi with a serious look.

"Your life may be in danger if you go to Persia, but you need to show the courage of a man of the Tang Dynasty and tell Yisizhi everything I just said to you.

Tell him to either do as above and have the new king come to Nylon to sign the agreement.

If you refuse to comply, I will lead an army of 300,000 to destroy Persia!

If anyone in Persia is hostile to you, any casualty during this trip will be the fault of Persia.

At that time, I will mobilize all the surrounding armies to exterminate their race, destroy their country and towns, and kill all Persians!"

Today's Persia, also known as Sassanid Persia, was founded by the son of a local governor of the former Parthian Empire, named Ardashir I. Its capital was Ctesiphon, and the current king of Sassanid Persia is Yazdegerd.

If you are not familiar with Yazdgerd, you should be more familiar with his son. His son was named Peroz. Because of years of war with the Eastern Roman Empire, the national strength of the Sassanid Empire was depleted, two kings (actually emperors) were assassinated, and the army of the Arab Bedouin nomadic empire attacked, the Sassanid Empire was destroyed.

Peroz fled all the way to Tokharistan and asked for help from Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Zhi, in 654, but was rejected. Peroz did not give up and asked for help again in 661. This time Li Zhi sent people to set up a Persian Governorate, and Peroz was appointed governor. A year later, he was appointed King of Persia.

From beginning to end, the Tang Dynasty did not send a single soldier. In the end, Peroz fled eastward and entered the Tang Dynasty until he arrived in Luoyang. He was also appointed by Li Zhi as the General of the Right Guard, and Li Zhi also agreed to allow Peroz to build the Persian Hu Temple as a gathering place for Persians.

At that time, Xiushanfang, Lidefang and other places in Luoyang were designated as Persian communities.

Li Yuanji really didn't want to see these things and was very disgusted with them. A person from a fallen country fled to the Tang Dynasty, became a general, and even divided out land for the Persians to use. Li Yuanji was very unhappy.

Li Yuanji looked at Wei Shishi. As for why he chose him, it was because Wei Shishi was young. He wanted to let the Persians see him as a young general of the Tang Dynasty and a leader of the younger generation.

Wei Shishi knelt on one knee and took the royal edict from Li Yuanji with both hands.

"Please rest assured, my king. Even if I die, I will never bring shame to you or the Tang people!"

Li Yuanji helped Wei Shishi up, patted his shoulders twice, his eyes full of trust.

"Okay! I believe you! Don't bring disgrace upon the Tang people.

After you pass through, you will only give the Persians five days. Once the five days are up, you must return immediately.

At the same time, you must also be prepared for Persia to fight to the death, arrange people outside, and be sure to release carrier pigeons.

If anything happens to you, I can promise you that the Persians will be buried with you!"

Wei Shishi nodded firmly in agreement.

"Your Majesty, I will leave now!"

Li Yuanji personally saw Wei Shishi off and brought back the Persian deputy commander and three officers who led the troops.

After all, an army of 120,000 destroyed an enemy army of 400,000. If they didn't let people go back and publicize it, who would believe it?

This sounds a bit like a fairy tale. If Persia dared to come, they must have been prepared. In addition, they had firearms. If Wei Shishi's 120,000 troops destroyed 400,000 Persians, I'm afraid no one would believe it.

Now Li Yuanji wanted to make the Persians believe this. One hundred and twenty thousand troops could destroy his four hundred thousand troops. Now he assembled three hundred thousand troops on the border of Persia. He wanted to see if Persia would panic. He wanted to see if he would lead three hundred thousand troops to attack directly if Persia did not obey.

Four hundred thousand cannot defeat one hundred thousand. Now he has three hundred thousand. According to the proportion, Persia must prepare more than one million troops to have a chance of defending.

It's just a possibility.

And can Persia afford a million troops?
How could a person who was attacked by the Eastern Roman Empire and the Arab Bedouin nomadic empire jointly resist him?

Even if Persia now has firearms and can defeat those two, does it still want to fight him?
After Li Yuanji watched Wei Shishi go away, he looked at Liu Rengui and Feng Li.

"Send an order, send out 50,000 troops to continue attacking the surrounding countries! The rest of the troops will move forward immediately and march towards the Persian border!"

"Liu Rengui, you lead the navy fleet and the marines, assemble the warships, and march to the waters south of Persia to prepare for landing!
Don't take the initiative to provoke trouble, but if the Persian navy refuses to cooperate with you, annihilate it on the spot! "

"The last general takes command!"

The two men immediately took action. Liu Rengui led the navy to withdraw from the Xindu River and continue to advance westward along the coast.

At the same time, Li Yuanji once again ordered Xie Shufang's army behind him to speed up their march.

Inside Haikang City, Cen Wenben, Wang Gui and Wei Zheng all looked embarrassed at this moment.

"Li Jing led his army to pacify the Xueyantuo tribe, and the rest of the tribes either surrendered or are fleeing eastward. Although Yu Minghe has increased his forces, it is still difficult for him to compete with Li Jing.

The king once said that we must leave our own forces on the grassland. If we completely lose the grassland, we will not be able to threaten Li Er in the north, which is not favorable for us. "

"Xuancheng, we all know all this, but right now it's not just Yu Ming and that place, Gao Li has also launched an offensive against Andong Prefecture, and Gao Li must also be dealt with.

Looking at the king's past actions, anyone who dared to invade would be destroyed. Now that Goryeo is so rampant, we must fight back!"

Wei Zheng and Wang Gui were arguing with each other. The situation in the east was extremely unstable. Li Jing's re-leading of troops and Goryeo's unusual movements all indicated that Li Er had begun to use military force against them.

Cen Wenben looked at the two of them and said calmly, "There is another piece of news. Li Er has assembled an army of 100,000 and is heading south. He has now arrived in Jingzhou.

Judging from the route they were taking, their final destination should be Guangzhou Prefecture.

In addition, in Shuzhong, Li Er also mobilized 50,000 troops and began to gather towards Yaozhou, with the target being Yunzhou Prefecture.

At the same time, Li Er dispatched 80,000 troops from Jiannan Road, Jiangnan Road, and Shannan Road, and was gathering towards Chenzhou, with the goal of Liuzhou Prefecture. "Wei Zheng and Wang Gui were both shocked, as they had not expected that Li Er had already started to send troops south at this time.

“This matter should be promptly notified to Yang Shu of Yunzhou Prefecture, Wei Ting and Li Xiang of Liuzhou Prefecture, and Su Dingfang of Guangzhou Prefecture, so that they can be prepared. At the same time, the armies of other prefectures should also be prepared to provide support.

But there is no need to worry too much. I think Li Er just saw the king leading the army to the west and wanted to see if there is any loophole or opportunity to take advantage of.

We just need to be prepared. Li Er's army will definitely not attack at this time. If they come to attack, he will not send such a small army.

I know a little about Li Er. If he really makes up his mind, he will probably choose one of the places, choose a main attack direction, and gather all his strength to defeat the enemy.

I think we should send more troops to Yu Minghe and Feng Ang, especially Feng Ang. The rules cannot be broken by Goryeo!"

Wei Zheng's attitude was tough and resolute. That was, when Li Er mobilized these troops, they would be prepared for defense while also sending reinforcements to the eastern battlefield.

Wei Zheng now has a very good understanding of Lingnan. The reason why he wants to keep Yu Minghe undefeated and strengthen Feng Ang's power is because from the time Li Yuanji came to Lingnan until now, Li Yuanji has never been weak in foreign wars.

Look at Li Yuanji's expansion. Anyone who dared to send troops against Li Yuanji was, without exception, directly destroyed by Li Yuanji's assembled army in a short period of time.

Now Goryeo actually dared to take the initiative to attack Andong Prefecture. In Wei Zheng's eyes, Goryeo should be destroyed!

As for why he had this idea, it was because of the influence of Li Yuanji's style of doing things. Wei Zheng and other later people were also influenced by it.

Although he was a scholar, Wei Zheng particularly supported Li Yuanji's approach, thinking that this was the true embodiment of a strong country.

Back during the Wude period, although the Tang Dynasty was a great country, it was bullied by this and that. The Turks often violated the border for years, and in the end the Tang Dynasty had no choice but to endure it.

But with Li Yuanji, everything is different. When he was weak, he could still attack everywhere and establish his reputation. Now Li Yuanji's strength is extremely powerful and he doesn't need to be tolerant.

As soon as Wei Zheng finished speaking, Wang Gui also spoke up.

"Prime Minister Cen, I also think that Goryeo should be taught a proper lesson. Goryeo's dispatch of troops must have been instigated by the Tang Dynasty. No matter what their purpose is, we must not ignore it.

In addition, Yu Ming and there must also send more troops. Since this is a strategy set by the king earlier, there can be no mistakes!

Even if Li Jing led the army, there was no hope that Yu Minghe could defeat Li Jing, but as long as they could hold on, it was not impossible.

We can also take this opportunity to let the Mohe, Shiwei, Khitan and other tribes make a choice now. If they do not choose us, we will pacify them all this time!
Now the battle between us and Li Er is inevitable, so we must eliminate all the surrounding threats!"

Although Wang Gui is the oldest among the three, he still has courage. Even though he has been influenced by Confucianism since childhood, he is not pedantic at all, and he is even more decisive when it is time to be decisive.

Cen Wenben frowned for a moment as he listened to what the two were saying.

“Shujie, Xuancheng, what you said is indeed reasonable, but now, Li Er’s army is aggressive, and the armies of various prefectures have been concentrated in three key locations.

Although the Type B Army, which had just been converted from the reserve, had completed training, it had not yet been equipped with new firearms, and its combat effectiveness was bound to lag behind that of the Type A Army.

Moreover, these Type B troops must be ready to be deployed to various battlefields at any time. Yunzhou Prefecture, Liuzhou Prefecture, and Guangzhou Prefecture are the three places that cannot be lost.

Liuzhou Prefecture and Guangzhou Prefecture were both among the original five prefectures and must not be breached, especially Guangzhou Prefecture, which must not be lost.

Yunzhou Prefecture is directly connected with Bozhou Prefecture, Zangzhou Prefecture and other places, and must not be lost, otherwise it would be like having a fishbone stuck in the throat in the heart of the king's fiefdom.

We now have only 100,000 Type B troops, and 100,000 reserve forces have just been formed. Once these 100,000 Type B troops are called up, we will really have no other ability to resist risks.

The 100,000 reserve troops have just started training. Now the king is leading the army to the west. The situation here must not develop radically. Otherwise, if any of them fails, I will not be able to face the king, let alone the people!"

Cen Wenben was also very clear about what Wang Gui and Wei Zheng said, but now Li Er's army was obviously gathering. Even if, as Wei Zheng said, they would not attack but only put pressure on him, he had to make some preparations.

Otherwise, what if Li Er really launches an attack?
Now there are only 100,000 Type B troops that have completed training and 30,000 Type A troops scattered in various prefectures that can be mobilized. The 100,000 reserve troops cannot be deployed to the battlefield at all. Once this force is placed in Andong Prefecture and Yu Minghe, what about other places?
Li Yuanji left these to him to deal with. Cen Wenben had to consider the entire situation and be responsible for every battlefield.

Just then, a Jinyiwei came in hurriedly.

"Report to Prime Minister Cen, urgent news from the west!"

Cen Wenben didn't hesitate at all. After picking it up and looking at it, his expression became even gloomier.

"In the lands of the former Zhenla and Pyu, some people were misled by Li Erbaiqisi and started to rebel. What do you think we should do?"

Originally, Wei Yunqi was in charge of the four prefectures of Zhenla, but after Wei Yunqi went on the Western Expedition, he took most of the army with him. In addition, given the current severe situation and the guidance of the Hundred Cavalry Division, those people in the dark have now begun to jump out one by one.

Wei Zheng and Wang Gui also felt depressed. The current situation was becoming increasingly difficult.

The three of them were feeling annoyed. The issues with Yu Minghe and Feng Ang had not yet been resolved, and now rebellions were gradually starting in various places, which was a headache.

At this moment, a clear and majestic voice was heard.

"If someone is rebelling, then we will suppress it! If the Hundred Cavalry Division is causing trouble, then the Royal Guards will be responsible for arresting them!"

Cen Wenben and the other two looked over and stood up to salute.

"See the Queen."

The person who came was Li Yuanji's wife, the queen here, the mistress of Lingnan, and the real person in charge of Lingnan during Li Yuanji's western expedition, Yang Qingwan.

Yang Qingwan came directly to the top, sat down generously, showing her imposing manner, and glanced at the three people with her phoenix eyes.

Yang Jianhe told Yang Qingwan everything that happened here, and Yang Qingwan was also aware that their test was now coming.

She knew even more clearly that Li Yuanji was on a western expedition. If she had no ability to take care of this family, it would be fine. But if she had the ability, she had to take care of it for Li Yuanji. She would never allow what happened here to affect Li Yuanji's strategic deployment.

"I already know about these things. I am here only to resolve these issues. Please keep a record and archive it for the king to review when he returns."

"I accept your order."

Cen Wenben did not refute at all. Li Yuanji had told him at the beginning that if there was a problem that could not be resolved, he should go to Yang Qingwan. This fully explained that if Li Yuanji was not there, then Yang Qingwan would be the one making the decision.

Even so, Cen Wenben also looked at Yang Qingwan intently. If Yang Qingwan was wrong and was about to make a wrong decision, he would also stand up and oppose it. (End of this chapter)