Tang Dynasty good brother

Chapter 371

Li Shimin is a very powerful emperor. A powerful emperor is always very confident, but self-confidence and defenselessness are never the same thing.

Qin Hao's performance was also very eye-catching before, but at least he didn't have the military power. Now, Li Shimin has realized that the young man in front of him has gained his own power in just over three years.

However, almost all the power in Qin Hao's hands is not restricted by the court.

It is precisely because of this that Li Shimin came up with the idea of ​​injecting capital into the Qingbang navy, although he knew that even if he didn't pay a penny, as long as he opened a policy hole for Qin Hao, Qin Hao would be able to turn the hole into a big hole , The matter was done without spending a penny from the court.

But that won't work, Li Shimin has his own calculations in his mind, although the Green Gang Navy was formed by him, he must not always be in his hands. Now it is urgent to fight Goguryeo, so he rushed the ducks to the shelves. In the future, if he takes his hand out, it will definitely be handed over to others. His position for Qin Hao is that he is not allowed to get involved in the army for the rest of his life.

Naturally, he doesn't need to guard against anyone, he has this self-confidence, but at Qin Hao's age, his peak period is destined to be in the next generation, and Li Chengqian has kindness to him, so he should be able to cooperate with the monarch and his ministers.

But Li Chengqian is about the same age as him, and no one can say which of the two will die first in the future. If a person like Qin Hao becomes the elder of the three dynasties, then. . .It's a little scary.

These reasons Qin Hao has always understood that youth is his capital, but it is also his biggest trouble. Few people can resist the temptation of wearing a yellow robe.

In fact, he really doesn't know how to fight, doesn't want to fight, and doesn't want to fight. He is a soft-hearted person in essence. In the past two days, he has been tossing and turning in nightmares. Harm them.

In a feudal society, there was no distinction between soldiers and civilians in war, and Qin Hao's tricks were all of that kind. Sometimes the huge pressure was enough to make him collapse.

After Li Shimin revealed this meaning, Qin Hao immediately realized that this was an opportunity to go downhill.

"Returning to the Holy Lord, I think that one general may not be able to catch up. The Green Gang Navy needs at least two generals. One is in charge of daily drills, and the other is in charge of the daily accounts of the Green Gang Navy. Now the Green Gang Navy is the most important thing. The main sources of income are spices, silk, silver mines, porcelain, treasures from the Western Regions, Persian carpets, etc., but all of this is inseparable from the trade with Hu merchants. I have thought about it, and these things can be arranged and planned through Chang'an."

"My minister thinks that the Ministry of Households should establish a trade department to organize and manage the large-scale trading Hu merchants in a unified way. Only in this way can the Qing Gang navy be able to manage it. On weekdays, one of the two generals is in charge of the military, and the other is in charge of the economy and life. The Qing Gang The navy will definitely become my invincible sword in the Tang Dynasty!"

Li Shimin was very pleased. This proved that Qin Hao had no attachment to military power, and he was indeed a smart man.

Of course, Li Shimin also sought Qin Hao's opinion, and Qin Hao was very cautious and did not give any advice, but only hoped that after the new general came, Pei Xingjian could still be reused, and Li Shimin agreed.

Perhaps Li Shimin also felt guilty, and promised Qin Hao that he would make him a Duke when the battle was over. This may be one of the youngest Dukes in all dynasties.

Qin Hao was naturally overjoyed about this, he was not that material at all with military power, and he relied on Pei Xingjian to fight the war, which could not be compared with the benefits of a state prince.

That night, Li Shimin and the others set up camp on the bank of the Yalu River. Qin Hao was fortunate to accompany Li Shimin on horseback to observe the defense line of Changbai Mountain.

Those who accompanied him were all big men like Yuchi Jingde and Cheng Yaojin. To be able to follow behind at such a time was an honor in itself, and it was a political signal, which made the soldiers of the three armies envious.

The moon is sparse, and the construction work on Changbai Mountain can be seen at a glance.

"It's a grand pass. If you beat it down, you have to fill it with your life."

Everyone behind them didn't speak. Thanks to Qin Hao, there weren't many archery towers built on the mountain, but each archery tower in this terrain couldn't be taken without filling dozens or hundreds of lives.

As a general, the most annoying thing is this kind of pure terrain. To some extent, this broken place is even more difficult to fight than Tongguan in their Datang, because no matter how elite the troops are, before they attack the mountain, they will fight with the recruits in the rain of arrows. It's all the same.

Cheng Yaojin asked, "Can't we go around?"

Qin Hao said, "I have sent people to investigate before. There is no major road to go around. If we take the small road, we will have to go around for more than a month, and supply is a big problem. There are no places in the remaining land of Goguryeo that can be used as ports. too much."

Li Shimin also frowned, he was confident of winning this battle, but he didn't know how many loyal souls of the Tang Dynasty would be buried here.

Qin Hao said, "Can the local Han army be responsible for climbing the mountain? Datang can issue policies, such as conferring titles for military merit, and for example, the families of combatants can go to the concession to serve Datang."

"You can give it a try, but you don't have to put too much hope in it. Those newly surrendered soldiers won't be of much use in such a near-death situation."

Qin Hao nodded and said: "Then we can only wait for General Niu. As far as I know, Goguryeo's military strength has long been stretched. There are so many soldiers and horses along the Changbai Mountain. If you think about it, the Hanjiang River generation should be empty."

Li Shimin shook his head. Although Niu Jinda was there, he was still in a hurry.

Seeing that it is already winter, the enemy in Liaodong is frighteningly cold. Although Datang already has cotton coats, it will take time to popularize them. Now the price is more expensive than mink fur, so it is naturally impossible for ordinary soldiers to equip them. .

Once there is a heavy snow, everything will be unknown.

Originally, Li Shimin did not conquer the Yalu River in history. It was not that he was short of troops, but the main reason was that it was cold in winter and his supplies could not keep up.

Now with Qin Hao, the soldiers are full of fighting spirit, and there is no problem with supplies. It seems that even the spring sowing is not so important, but the problem of cold is still the biggest problem that Datang will face in the next few months. .

As long as Goguryeo can hold out for three months, by the time of the twelfth lunar month, the Tang army can be frozen to death by light freezing.

The same is true for Niu Jindana. Their army behind the enemy relies on Silla and battlefield looting for supplies. They only need to wait until the Han River freezes, and they will become meat on the Goguryeo felt board.

Li Shimin finally gritted his teeth and said, "Let the Goguryeo Han army be the vanguard, and the Khitan people be the main attackers. Tell them that when Changbai Mountain is captured, the area around the Weijiang River will be handed over to them except for Pyongyang. I, Tang Dynasty, will not take any of it. "

Qin Hao was shocked and said: "My lord, the area around the Weijiang River will be where our Great Tang's Andong Metropolitan Protectorate will be located in the future. Hu Qi looting is not measured, and it may cause anger and resentment! Besides, if they really let them loot everything, my Great Tang's capital will be destroyed." What will the Protectorate use to build it? Your Majesty, think twice!"

(End of this chapter)