Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 39 Persuasion
If a person is in a happy mood when bullying and torturing others, then this person’s psychology may be a little perverted. Sun Xiangfu is not a pervert, so he quickly ended this inhumane abuse At the end of the event, Sun Xiangfu asked several of Wu Yuanqing's accomplices to take him down the mountain, and told them that today's affairs had better be kept secret, otherwise, Wu Yuanqing would live in disgrace.

When the carriages of several people drove into Chang'an City, it was completely dark. It is expected that there should be a person who is so excited that he can't sleep today!What he didn't know was that the first person who couldn't fall asleep was Li Shimin.

Jingzhou urgently reported that the Turks had gone south. Although this time was more than a month later than in history, it still surprised Li Shimin.

Speaking of which, the delay of the Turkic people going south has a lot to do with Sun Xiangfu. It was precisely because Sun Xiangfu promoted the fish-eating frenzy in Chang'an in July and August, which led to a large number of people in the counties and counties around Guanzhong catching fish and delivering them. Selling to Chang'an, the people of Jingzhou discovered Turkic scouts when they were fishing in Jinghe River, and reported to Zhang Gongjin, who was sent by Li Shimin to temporarily stabilize the situation in Jingzhou.

Zhang Gongjin, the Duke of Dingyuan County, had extraordinary arm strength, was cautious in using troops and was good at water warfare. After discovering Turkic scouts in Jingzhou, he immediately declared that Jingzhou had entered a state of combat readiness.

The Turks were not good at water warfare, and they couldn't even find a boat to cross the river. Zhang Gongjin forcibly blocked the vanguard troops in the north of the Jing River for a month, until the main force of 20 cavalry arrived. It was invaded by the Turks into the territory of Jingzhou.

However, with Zhang Gongjin leading thousands of sailors on the water, the Turkic people still did not dare to rush forward with the whole army. Of course, there are some internal factors in Jieli Khan. He sent troops this time not to destroy Tang, but to Coercing Datang to surrender to him, so as to achieve his goal of uniting the hearts of the people and unifying the Turkic interior. Therefore, the two armies with completely unequal numbers fought a guerrilla war in Jinghe for a month, and the Turkic people who were not good at water warfare lost their troops. .

Li Shimin, who thought that Zhang Gongjin could stop the Turks, did not expect that after more than a month, Xieli would suddenly give up his rear defense, turn around and attack Chang'an. It was planned to incite Tuli Khan to rebel and seize the throne of Jieli Khan. At this time, Jieli broke into Chang'an regardless of his own safety, which was not in line with his interests.

Li Shimin is having a headache. The current defenders in Chang'an are only 20, and there are not even [-] cavalry, but Jieli has [-] cavalry. If he fights, he has little chance of winning. If he doesn't fight, at best, he will be forced to sign. The alliance under the lower city, in name, became a courtier of Jieli Khan, which would be a great shame and shame to his political career.

Sun Xiangfu, who didn't care about state affairs, didn't know these things at all. He only knew that when he got up early the next morning, Chang'an was already under martial law. In the imperial city school grounds, a large number of soldiers were dressed in armor and ready to go to battle.

"How is this going?"

Sun Xiangfu walked to the gate of the fishery department in the imperial city, and asked several clerks who were watching the excitement in the direction of the school grounds.

"My lord, the Turks are going south, and His Majesty ordered Yu Chigong to be the general manager of the Jingzhou Road Marching, and go to Jingzhou to resist the enemy."

"Uh, is this going to war?" Sun Xiangfu was stunned. He only thought that Chang'an's comfortable life would last until after the Kaiyuan prosperity. Lidi.

Damn, this world is so safe, I don't want to find a chance to settle down in the South.

Sun Xiangfu thought so, but he didn't know that because of his appearance, the current situation of Datang is much better than in history. At least, Zhang Gongjin discovered the Turkic scouts in advance, and fought with the Turks on the Jinghe River for a month The guerrilla warfare caused great damage to the Turkic people's food, grass and soldiers, and most of their morale was also consumed.

And Li Shimin, who has been paying attention to the war in Jingzhou, is not as passive as in history, and he doesn't even have time to mobilize troops to collect food. At least Yu Chigong has brought twice as many troops to the rescue this time as the chief commander of the march than in history. Moreover, they were all cavalry, plus Zhang Gongjin, who was playing guerrillas behind Xieli, dragged his feet. It was not certain whether Xieli's food and grass could support him until he hit the Weishui River.

After a day of worrying in the yamen, when he returned to the Qin mansion, he found that the atmosphere in the mansion was not right. It turned out that Qin Qiong lost his temper at home. This time Li Shimin did not let him lead the army. The excuse was that his health was not good. Well, unbearable to be conquered, Qin Qiong, who was hit hard, drank at home when he heard the words, and no one dared to go up to persuade him.

"I, Qin, will become a useless person from now on?"

This is the sentence that Qin Qiong said the most in the whole afternoon.

"Brother Sun is back, it's better for you to persuade the master! In the mansion, you have the most options." Qin Fu saw Sun Xiangfu entering the door, as if he saw a savior, he grabbed his hand and said.

"what happened?"

When Sun Xiangfu asked, Qin Fu told him about Qin Qiong's current state, so in the hall of the Qin Mansion, Sun Xiangfu walked in with a wine jar.

"You come back from the Yamen, why don't you go to rest, why are you here?" Qin Qiong glanced at Sun Xiangfu with a bad complexion, and said coldly.

"I heard that Mr. Yi is having a drink today, so he brought a jar of wine to try to get drunk with Mr. Yi." Sun Xiangfu smiled, clapped the wine jar in his hand and said.

"It's so good, for a useless person like me, it's best to die drunk."

Qin Qiong's depression is terrible, and Sun Xiangfu naturally didn't come to conspire with him to get drunk, but he knew nothing about the wars of this era, and he couldn't get involved in major affairs in the court, so he could only find a way to chat with him. The way to untie Qin Qiong.

After kneeling across from Qin Qiong's case, Sun Xiangfu poured a bowl of wine into his own bowl and said slowly, "Duke, can you tell me about the Turkic people?"

"The Turkic people are martial, good at killing, and plundering. Once they break into our border, blood flows like rivers wherever they pass. The people either die under their butcher knives, or they are captured by them and made into slaves for them. The horses are grazing, and they are humiliated, and their crimes are countless..."

After Qin Qiong explained the behavior of the Turkic people in this era, Sun Xiangfu answered, "Then what are the shortcomings of the Turkic people?"

"Shortcomings? Why are you asking this?" Qin Qiong looked at Sun Xiangfu in surprise and said.

"Know yourself and know your enemy, and you can win a hundred battles! Knowing their shortcomings, you will naturally know how to deal with them."

Hearing this, Qin Qiong was stunned, and after thinking for a while, he said, "Turkic people like meat, and they are not used to the coarse grains of our Han people. Even if they go south, they bring their own cattle and sheep for food. Moreover, they are not good at water. Ci Gongjin only relied on 20 sailors to deal with their [-] troops in Jinghe for more than a month. As for the others, I haven't thought of it yet."

"He likes to eat meat, but not good at water warfare? So, Chang'an is stable." Sun Xiangfu heard this, thought for a while, and thought of a way to persuade Qin Qiong to feel at ease.

"What do you mean by that?" Qin Qiong was taken aback when he heard the words, and a little light appeared in his eyes.

Sun Xiangfu drank his own bowl of wine and said, "It's almost mid-September, the rice fields in Guanzhong have been harvested, the autumn grass in the field has withered, and there are no large quantities of aquatic plants. Jieli Khan must not be able to feed livestock in large quantities. 20 cavalry, Driving millions of cattle and sheep on the march is Xieli's advantage and also his disadvantage. Once he is dragged into the cold winter, the 20 army, the people with millions of cattle, sheep and horses will eat horse chews, and he can't bear it at all. The first snow in Guanzhong usually arrives in October, so the time for Jieli is less than half a month."

Hearing this, Qin Qiong's eyes were even brighter. If Jieli really attacked the city of Chang'an in early August, as in history, then Li Shimin would have no choice. Now, it is almost mid-September, and Jieli The main force has just arrived in the Wugong area of ​​Jingzhou, and Yu Chigong led twice the number of soldiers and horses in history to stop him. It is conceivable that Jieli may not arrive when the first snow falls in Guanzhong Weishui.

After a pause, Sun Xiangfu said again, "I didn't do anything else this summer, but I just fished in these big rivers around Chang'an City. I know the rivers around Chang'an very well, and I don't mind saying that Chang'an is surrounded by eight rivers." However, Zhang Gongjin led [-] sailors and was able to block the Turkic cavalry for a month in the Jinghe River. With so many water systems around, as long as His Majesty ordered people to tear down the bridges and confiscate boats, then Jieli dared to let their iron horses ride Chang'an for ten years. Is it the glacier of the moon?"

"Yes, although Tang Dynasty seems to be on the defensive at this time, it is as stable as Mount Tai, and Jieli, although seemingly powerful, is full of dangers. A little carelessness can lead to annihilation of the entire army. It's important, I will go to the palace to see His Majesty." Qin Qiong said excitedly.

Seeing Qin Qiong's excited expression, Sun Xiangfu was actually jumping with fear in his heart. He just wanted to play tricks and persuade Qin Qiong to feel at ease. Unexpectedly, Qin Qiong really regarded his analysis as a strategic analysis. If it freezes, people and horses can do it, so wouldn't Chang'an City be finished?

"Uh, why don't the Duke drink this bowl before leaving."

Sun Xiangfu wanted to get it back, and the way to get it back was to pour another bowl of wine for Qin Qiong, and let him get drunk, but in desperation, he handed Qin Qiong the bowl of wine he poured out just now.

"Okay, I'll drink this bowl and then enter the palace."

After all, Qin Qiong took the bowl of wine from Sun Xiangfu who hadn't realized that he had taken the wrong bowl, and drank it in one gulp.

"Uh, what's in your bowl?" Qin Qiong drank the wine in the bowl in one gulp and smacked his mouth.

"Ah, oh, this is, this is honey syrup." Sun Xiangfu looked at the empty bowl in his hand, and then he realized it.

"I never imagined that you would put so much effort into offering advice. Don't worry, I will tell His Majesty that I will never forget your contribution."

Qin Qiong patted Sun Xiangfu on the shoulder, turned around and strode out of the mansion, and Sun Xiangfu, who had a bitter face, really wanted to catch up with him and say to him, "You must never forget, just treat me like I What I said just now is just to fart, otherwise, my small body can't bear such a big responsibility! '

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