lazy tang

Chapter 355 Du Ruhui's Suggestion
"What? Dou Jiande wants to send troops?"

Just when Yun Hao was struggling in the tender village, Li Er uttered the most horrifying roar.Luoyang has been besieged for nearly a year, and Wang Shichong is seeing that his soldiers are exhausted and are about to run out.Dou Jiande from Hebei finally couldn't help but make a move!
This is no less than a bolt from the blue for the Tang army, even if there is no large-scale battle for a year of siege.The Tang army was also short of men and horses, and Dou Jiande's [-] troops were raising troops in Hebei to store up their energy.Now that they are coming aggressively, if Wang Shichong comes to cooperate with the inside and outside, the Tang army may even be in danger of being wiped out.

"Dou Jiande has accepted Wang Shichong's condition to become a minister, and is now raising food, grass, and troops in Hebei. As expected, he will enter the army in the spring." Liu Wenjing, who hurried from Chang'an, brought the latest information.

It is very difficult to organize a battle of more than 10 people these days, not to mention that each person eats a catty of food a day.The consumption of grain alone is [-] catties per day.Not to mention horse feed, ordnance, supplies, assets and so on.It is simply unimaginable that there is not a few months of preparation time before each large-scale battle.

This kind of large-scale preparation, wanting to keep it secret is completely a dream.As long as the army is desperately collecting food and various supplies, any fool will know that there is going to be a war.Not to mention, those bitter soldiers who don't have the slightest sense of secrecy.As long as you set up a glutinous glutinous rice stall at the gate of the barracks, you can inquire about everything clearly.

Dou Jiande made frequent changes in Hebei, so naturally he couldn't escape the eyes of Datang Xizuo.The food has not been raised enough, and Li Yuan's desk has already appeared in the Dibao.Shocked, Li Yuan rushed to send it to Li Er immediately, and he called his confidants overnight to deal with it.

"What did your Majesty say?" Li Er took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.He is the commander-in-chief of the three armies. If he panics, the army will panic even more.Once the panic emotion is contagious, it will lead to disastrous consequences.

"The Holy Majesty called a group of ministers to discuss overnight. Some said to withdraw troops and some said to capture Luoyang first. Then rely on the fortified city to fight against Dou Jiande. The Holy Majesty has not yet made a final decision. The minister came down because the Holy Majesty wanted to hear His Highness's opinion." Liu Wenjing said with a bow.

Li Er sat silently behind the commander-in-chief case, now it was a difficult choice to withdraw troops or attack the city.If the troops are withdrawn, the siege for nearly a year will cost countless money, food and materials.In the end, they can only end up with nothing to do, and the morale of the people who have just risen in Datang will suffer a huge blow.

If you don't withdraw your troops, attack the city now.Once Dou Jiande sends troops, what should he do if he has not succeeded?At that time, the two armies will be anxiously together, even if they want to withdraw, they will not be able to withdraw.Besieged for a year and unable to attack for a long time, how could the fatigued division be Dou Jiande's new opponent.

The elite of the Tang Dynasty are all under the city of Luoyang now, once the entire army is destroyed.The newly established Li-Tang dynasty may also become a short-lived dynasty.You can't afford to gamble on the battle of national destiny!
The tangled Li Er's eyes were deep, and now he was not only thinking about himself, but also about the future of the Tang Empire.The burden on the shoulders is very heavy, and fine beads of sweat slowly ooze from the forehead.

"Your Highness! I think that since the siege is impossible now, it is a good way to retreat to Guanzhong temporarily." Seeing Li Er's appearance, Liu Wenjing suggested in a low voice.He is a conservative person, retreating now is the most conservative way.Anyway, Wang Shichong has been beaten and disabled, so he just needs to go back to Guanzhong to recuperate and come back next year.

"Hmm!" Li Er glanced at Liu Wenjing, hummed in his nose, but didn't say a word.

The generals looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what this "um" meant.Most of Li's subordinates are generals who only have muscles but not brains. These people have no problem killing the enemy in battle.However, it is difficult for them to formulate a military strategy.These guys are very self-aware and never interfere in such a big matter.

The air in the big tent was almost stagnant, and no one dared to say a word.Liu Wenjing's status is lofty, apart from Pei Ji, he is the most powerful among the court officials.Few people dared to object to the opinions he put forward.

"Then...!"

"Your Highness, I have something to say." After a long time, Li Er finally spoke.But just after he said two words, he was interrupted by a voice.

"Keming, just say what you have to say." Seeing that it was Du Ruhui who was speaking, Li Er swallowed the scolding abruptly.Du Ruhui did a very good job with Yunhao last time.Li Er is very satisfied!
"Your Highness, the army has been besieging the city for nearly a year now, and the money, food and supplies have been consumed. Wang Shichong is already on the verge of dying. If he does not take Luoyang with all his might, then if he wants to send troops to take Luoyang in the future, Wang Shichong will do the same. The world will almost be unified. Mission impossible.

Not only that, but the hearts of the people in the places where Datang has received and paid are not stable.How many pairs of eyes are staring at Luoyang, if His Highness withdraws troops.I don't know how many people will surrender and rebel. If others don't say it, Fu Dewei of Jianghuai is likely to betray the court.

And this time Wang Shichong surrendered to Dou Jiande, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong will become one.The morale of the enemy army has soared, and the biggest possibility is to attack Guanzhong.Under the changing situation of offense and defense, whether Tongguan can be defended is still a matter of debate.

What I mean is to continue to besiege Luoyang with deep ditch barriers.In the past few days, soldiers have been sneaking in to surrender, which shows that the food and fodder in the city is almost exhausted.As long as we persist for a few more months, Luoyang will be broken without attack.As for Dou Jiande... Our army was exhausted after a year of siege.He, Dou Jiande, has marched hundreds of miles, won't he be tired?
Our army mobilized the main force to fight against Dou Jiande and fought in the countryside.There are unparalleled fierce generals like General Yuchi and General Qin.It is still unknown who will win the game! "Du Ruhui stood up and talked eloquently, and all the generals responded one after another. The military merits of the siege war can be obtained, but the field battle against the enemy is different. All of them have red eyes, earning military merits for the wealth of their children and grandchildren. After fighting for a year, What if you didn't earn anything.

Liu Wenjing looked at Du Ruhui coldly, no one in the court dared to confront him like a minister.A sixth-rank casual worker actually dared to shoot bulls with the servants of the court.If I don't give you some bad medicine in the future, my surname will not be Liu.

Du Ruhui bowed his head and faced Li Er, but he couldn't see Liu Wenjing's cold gaze.But Fang Xuanling who was standing next to him could see clearly.Seeing Liu Wenjing like this, my heart tightened immediately.

"Okay, well said! Wang Shichong has already been besieged to death, so there is nothing to worry about. This time, let's have a good fight with Dou Jiande. Let's see who is the bad horse, the lame sheep and the thin camel!" Li Erhao was very angry, Stand up and shout loudly.

The generals made a loud promise!

(End of this chapter)