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

At the Nylon Camp, Li Yuanji summoned Xie Shufang and others to discuss the next course of action.

"The war here is almost over. Now there are only five small countries left to be conquered, so progress must be accelerated.

Xie Shufang, Feng Li, the two of you should lead your troops there immediately, capture it as soon as possible, and return to Xinde. I will wait for you here in Xinde, and then return directly by boat from Xinde."

"The last general takes command!"

Xie Shufang and Feng Li agreed excitedly. They were not excited about conquering those small countries, but they were excited that they could finally go back. After returning, they knew very well that they would prepare for a big battle with Li Er.

After the two men went down, Li Yuanji immediately called back Liu Rengui and then called Ning Chun.

Li Yuanji looked at Liu Rengui who had arrived earlier, and Yuwen Bao who he had called over, and motioned them to sit down.

"Get ready. The army is about to return. You will leave a fleet here and join Yuwen Bao's West Sea Fleet."

"Yuwen Bao, from now on, the West Sea Fleet will be handed over to you. Don't let me down.

In addition, I have also transferred Lin Quan here as your deputy. You must keep an eye on the West Sea and Gaozhou Bay now."

The West Sea is the original Arabian Sea, which was renamed.

Gaozhou Bay was originally the Bay of Bengal, and Gaoda Kingdom has now been changed to Gaozhou Prefecture.

"Please rest assured, my king. I will not let you down!"

Li Yuanji nodded. His navy was now far ahead in terms of strength on the sea, so he really didn't have much to worry about.

Then the two men went down to start the handover, and Li Yuanji's army began to prepare to return by boat.

Two months later, Xie Shufang and Feng Li finally completed their mission. They wiped out the remaining small countries and completely controlled the area.

During this period, part of the army had already begun to return.

When Li Yuanji's follow-up army was ready to leave by boat, Ning Chun finally arrived.

"See you, Your Majesty."

"Let's get up, there's no time to reminisce about the past, the army is about to set out.

I called you here to give you the management of this place. You will be responsible for both military and political power. I will leave you 60,000 troops, so you should do your best."

Li Yuanji looked at Ning Chun with his eyes full of trust. Ning Chun was the person who had just entered Lingnan and handed over Leizhou to him, so he was also his confidant.

Now that he has conquered such a large area, he is not at ease leaving it to other people. Only Wang Xuance and Ning Chun can make him feel at ease.

After all, this place is really far away from Haikang. This is just Haikang. If the battle between him and Li Er comes to an end and he enters the Tang Dynasty, the distance will only be farther.

Li Yuanji was really worried if he didn't let his trusted confidants come.

Ning Chun's eyes were solemn. He didn't think as much as Li Yuanji. He only knew that the task on his shoulders had become heavier.

Before coming, Li Yuanji had already told them about the strategic position of this place, which was a big challenge for him.

"Your Majesty, I will do my best to make all places stable and develop rapidly as soon as possible!"

"Okay, I believe you!"

As his westernmost fiefdom, connected to the Middle East, with the advantage of trade commodities, he believed that it would be able to develop quickly.

After explaining everything, Li Yuanji boarded the ship and started his journey back home.

This time when they returned, in addition to the fleet's warships, a number of merchant ships were also requisitioned, otherwise they would not be able to accommodate so many people.

On the boat, Li Yuanji looked at the land he had conquered and smiled slightly.

This time, after more than a year, the result is good and was completed within his expectations.

Next, what he needs to prepare for is the final battle with Li Er.

In Chang'an, Li Er summoned Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Zhangsun Wuji and others to discuss important matters.

"Li Jing has now pacified the Xueyantuo tribe, and all other tribes on the grassland have also submitted to him. He is now advancing his troops eastward.

However, when advancing eastward, they encountered fierce resistance from Yu Minghe's troops. Yu Minghe's troops had better firearms, including cannons, muskets, and rockets, and they were unable to advance further.

Moreover, Lingnan had sent another 20,000 to 30,000 troops to Yu Minghe, and the firearms in their hands were more advanced. They were not only powerful but also had a longer range, which greatly hindered the cavalry's attack.

Yu Minghe must be eradicated. What do you think should be done next?"

Li Er was in a bad mood. Originally, he was in a very good mood. Li Jing won victory after victory and completely eliminated all those who were dissatisfied and wavering in the grasslands. However, in the east, the large tribes of Khitan, Shiwei, Mohe, as well as Yu Minghe repeatedly obstructed him.

Especially Yu Minghe's troops, they invaded the grassland from time to time, causing the small tribes in the grassland to rebel again and follow Yu Minghe. Li Er was very angry.

What Li Er wanted to destroy the most was Yu Minghe's army. If Yu Minghe's army was not destroyed, he would have to be on guard when he transferred troops south, for fear that Li Yuanji would reinforce Yu Minghe's troops and directly attack his rear.

Fang Xuanling and his companions looked solemn after hearing this. They had just read the military report. Yu Minghe's army actually had only a few tens of thousands of people, which was far less than the number of the Eastern Turkic army.

But the only difficult thing is weapons, or to be more precise, firearms equipment. Their cannons and muskets cannot reach others, and others have already caused them heavy casualties. Yu Minghe's cannons and rockets can directly bombard and bombard them.

After finally advancing a little, they were able to reach the area with their muskets, but there were not many musketeers left at that time, and they were taken care of by Yu Minghe's rifles. At the same time, when they got close, they were also bombarded.

That is the small cannon equipped by Yu Minghe's troops. Although it has small power, it can still kill people.

Even if it was the cavalry, once their cavalry charge was damaged, Yu Minghe's cavalry would launch a counterattack. Once their artillery was exposed, it would be shot down by Yu Minghe's cannons at most after one fire.

It just so happened that every time Yu Minghe won a small victory on the battlefield, Li Jing wanted to lure Yu Minghe out, but Yu Minghe refused to come out.

They couldn't defeat them and Yu Minghe didn't come out. From time to time, Yu Minghe would launch a long-range attack on Li Jing's camp, which made even Li Jing feel annoyed and worried.

If this continues, Li Jing's army will be the first to collapse.

“Your Majesty, you can have the Duke of Wei attract Yu Minghe’s attention from the front, and then send a surprise force to bypass Yu Minghe and directly attack Shiwei and Khitan.

As long as the Shiwei and Khitan tribes are conquered, even if Yu Minghe has advanced firearms, he will not be able to hold on alone.

When Yu Minghe retreats, we can ask the Duke of Wei to pursue him at all costs and find a way to seize the artillery and muskets and bring them back for research. Then we might be able to research them, and in this way, we can make up for the shortage of firearms. "Li Er listened to Du Ruhui's words and shook his head.

"Pharmacist has tried this method, but it doesn't work. We can't defeat them. Yu Minghe's additional 30,000 troops are almost all equipped with firearms. Even if they are divided, Yu Minghe can still provide support in time.

Even an ambush on Yu Ming and the reinforcements he sent could not be done because the gap was too big. Even with cavalry, it was still very difficult.

And if the cavalry were allowed to charge recklessly, they would be able to break through Yu Ming's army of firearms.

But Yu Minghe also has cavalry!"

Du Ruhui was silent now. The price to pay was too high, and he might even suffer a great defeat. In Du Ruhui's opinion, it was not worth it to attack Yu Minghe's firearms army in this way.

After a moment, Changsun Wuji spoke slowly.

“Your Majesty, now that all the tribes on the grassland have been completely pacified, you can let Li Simo lead the Eastern Turkic army, and then lead the rest of the grassland armies with a grassland tribe as the leader, to attack Yu Minghe.

At that time, His Majesty will issue an edict for them to conquer the city. After they succeed, they can be allowed to serve as officials in the Tang Dynasty and be promised high positions and generous salaries.

At that time, we can call back the Duke of Wei and let the Turks and the various tribes on the grasslands fight against Yu Minghe."

Hearing this, Li Er's eyes suddenly lit up. Letting the Turks fight Yu Minghe would mean that those who would die would not be his people from the Tang Dynasty. This seemed to be a good idea. It would also consume the people of the Turks and other grassland tribes, and he would reap the benefits.

"What the assistant said is right. Let's do it this way. We will do it next. The sooner the better."

"I accept your order."

After the matter was settled, Li Er spoke again.

"Western Turks have also received news that they are unwilling to send troops. In addition, the general of the King of Qi, Xi Junmai, has also deployed troops on the border. If we want to send troops to the Western Turks, the King of Qi's army will probably also have to join the battle.

Now the Western Turks do not want to participate in either side and have taken the initiative to retreat to the west and north again. Do you think we should send troops?"

Li Er already had the answer to this question in his mind, but he still wanted to hear the opinions of Fang Xuanling and others before making a decision.

“Your Majesty, I think we don’t need to send troops. As long as the Western Turks don’t interfere in the war between us and the King of Qi, we don’t need to care.

After the chaos in Tubo, I think the Western Turks also understood something. If they want to fish in troubled waters, that would be a real way to their death.

Now that the goal has been achieved, we should try not to send troops, so as to avoid being dragged into the battlefield by the King of Qi, which will be very disadvantageous for our supplies.

Moreover, we have now mobilized the 23rd Army to approach Lingnan and Yunzhou Prefecture, opening up a battlefield there again, and the main army has no time to assemble.

Moreover, the army of the King of Qi is now marching westward to attack the Jie Ri Dynasty. It is easier for the King of Qi’s army to gather there quickly.”

"I second the proposal."

After Fang Xuanling finished speaking, Du Ruhui, Zhangsun Wuji and others seconded his proposal.

Li Er nodded in agreement. He didn't want to open up a battlefield there. Apart from what Fang Xuanling said, what Li Er really valued was Lingnan.

He knew very well that Li Yuanji's foundation and base were largely supported by Lingnan. As long as he conquered Lingnan, Li Yuanji's strength would be greatly reduced.

In fact, Li Er understood it quite well. Lingnan was the most economically prosperous place with the most concentrated light and heavy industries in Li Yuanji's fiefdom. Even though Li Yuanji was constantly increasing industrial capacity in other prefectures, Lingnan was still the most powerful one.

"You said that I sent 230,000 troops, so why is Lingnan still sending reinforcements to Yu Minghe and Feng Ang?
Yu Ming and his army have confirmed that they will increase their troops by 20,000 to 30,000. There is news that Feng Ang will also increase his troops by tens of thousands. In addition, Lingnan is beginning to expand its army again. The people of Lingnan have no objection. What do you think is going on?"

When Li Er talked about this problem, he actually knew it and it was heavy, but he just couldn't figure it out.

Now he has recruited 100,000 soldiers in the Tang Dynasty, and the people below are very upset. Li Yuanji has recruited 200,000 soldiers, right?
Why didn't the people in Lingnan make any noise, but were instead very active?
He knew that Li Yuanji was building a mausoleum for heroes, but he couldn't do that in the Tang Dynasty because the aristocratic families didn't want him to do so.

Even though Li Er was very tough in the court, almost everyone in the court opposed him. Even the military generals, there were some who opposed him, so there was no way he could execute his plan.

If he dared to continue carrying out the order, his subordinates might let Li Yuanji's army in directly.

If there were no external threats to the Tang Dynasty, he could have taken his time, but he had to fight Li Yuanji again, so he could only endure it.

Although the Hundred Cavalry Division he sent to Lingnan did not find out the confidential matters, these matters were still very easy to find out, and he knew them very well. He had carefully studied all the news coming from Lingnan.

He also admitted that the people of Lingnan did live a richer life than the people of the Tang Dynasty.

But he was not convinced. How many years had he only taken over the Tang Dynasty?

In the past few years, the war has almost never stopped. The Tang Dynasty has been dealing with wars all the time and has no time to recuperate.

Li Er also wanted to develop people's livelihood, and wanted the Tang Dynasty to stop and improve people's lives, but he had no choice.

In addition to the war, Li Yuanji also messed up the currency and food from time to time.

Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty officially recognizes copper coins, but there is more silver circulating in the market. When copper coins are used to make purchases, it used to be one tael of silver for one string of coins, but now one tael of silver is worth one and a half strings of copper coins.

The grain was even more broken into pieces. Now the Tang Dynasty had money but nowhere to spend it. Foreign trade was directly blocked by Li Yuanji. Nothing could come in from outside and nothing could go out.

This matter not only gave Li Er a headache, but also Du Ruhui and others a headache.

They had no way of answering Li Er's question, and they didn't know how to answer it.

Many of the policies implemented by Li Yuanji in Lingnan were simply not feasible in the Tang Dynasty. Besides, they couldn't praise Li Yuanji in front of Li Er and then belittle Li Er, right?
Only silence is the best choice for them.

After a moment of silence, Li Junxian hurried in.

"Your Majesty, urgent news has come from Lingnan!"

Li Er took it and looked at it seriously. He almost lost his balance and nearly fainted.

Li Er held on to the dragon throne tightly for a long time, then turned around and looked at the people below.

"The King of Qi has returned from his Western Expedition. This time, he won a great victory. The Harsha Dynasty and the 17 surrounding small countries were completely destroyed by the King of Qi.

Even Persia, which sent 400,000 soldiers equipped with firearms, was completely wiped out by an army of 120,000 led by Liu Rengui and Feng Li, both under the King of Qi.

The 400,000 Persian troops equipped with firearms were completely annihilated by the 120,000 troops of the King of Qi!
Persia was forced to replace its king. Two princes and many high-ranking officials were sent to the King of Qi to be killed, and the King of Qi was compensated with 30 million taels of silver.

Although Persia has not been destroyed today, what is the difference between it and a destroyed country?
"With just one word from the King of Qi, would the whole country of Persia dare not obey his orders?" (End of this chapter)