Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 38

In the imperial study room, due to today's grand court meeting, all the important officials in Beijing were present, so they quickly sat down in the imperial study room according to their status. Li Yuan also arrived. Li Shimin waved to everyone when he saw that everyone had arrived: "Okay, everything is here. It's urgent, so don't worry about it." Let's salute, the spies who were arranged in the grassland just now reported urgently that Turkic Jieli has gathered 30 troops and is about to attack them, what's the best strategy for you dear friends?"

When everyone heard the words, their faces were awe-inspiring, and they bowed their heads in thought. "May I ask if the sage Turkic knows where he invaded the pass this time?" Your servant She Xiaoyu got up and asked.

"The Turks have just gathered troops, and they should be dispatched in the near future. There is no report on how to march," Li Shimin replied. I have to roll my name and continue to ask.

Fei Ji doesn't have much ability, but he is a good friend of Li Yuan. He knows that Li Yuan has always held a high position. Seeing Li Shimin's name and asking, he can only answer like a panacea: "The sage should deploy troops as soon as possible to rely on the city to resist the Turks. The Turks can't attack for a long time. Withdrew."

Li Shimin didn't answer, just looked at Fang Xuanling with a frown. Although Fang Xuanling was not a high official, everyone knew that he was Li Shimin's number one think tank.

Fang Xuanling said: "This is the time for spring plowing. Turkic war horses are not fat after a winter. Spring plowing is also the time for Turkic people to plant highland barley and beans. Therefore, the Turkic invaders are definitely not for the purpose of plundering, but for sure. They are coming for Chang'an. The most urgent thing is to quickly send Shuofang to Chang'an, Youzhou, and the people in the area along the east side of the river to retreat, implement strong walls and clear the fields, and send generals to defend, gather the main force, and have already defended against the Turks."

Seeing that there is a solution, Li Shimin couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief and said: "It's good if there is a solution, and all my loves have good ideas."

"Your Majesty, why worry, if you give Lao Cheng a man, he will surely kill Turkic and turn his back on him alone." Seeing that the atmosphere is not good, Cheng Yaojin said funny.

"Don't talk nonsense if you know the integrity, Duke Wei has a good plan," Li Shimin scolded Cheng Yaojin, turned to Li Jing and said:

"The Turkic attack is fierce this time. The main target should be Chang'an. That's right. The main force should come from Liang Shidu. The sage should be a member of the advance general and lead the cavalry. If the Turkic can sneak attack the Turkic all the way from now on and delay the Turkic attack, then the Turkic attack will be delayed." It's easy to make arrangements, as for the Hedong generation, they have to guard against it, and they can order the local people to fortify the walls and clean up the wilderness, and defend the city walls. The specifics depend on how the Turks behave," Li Jing replied after a moment of silence.

"The pharmacist's words are right, Jingde, you go down immediately and prepare, bring 10000 cavalry, and do as the pharmacist ordered, and other things, the three provinces and six departments, hurry up and make arrangements." Li Shimin said vigorously:

Seeing that no one else had any objections, Feng Daiwen stood up and said, "Sage, I have some ideas, please give me your advice."

Li Shimin said to Feng Daiwen: "Guo Wei has a good plan, so it's okay to speak up."

"The goal of Turkic coming this time is Chang'an. This is a very certain thing. Now that spring has just begun, Turkic does not have the ability to fight for a long time. This is inevitable. Since you know the route of the main force of Turkic, why must you defend it? It was as sudden as before, and we were prepared, so why not take the initiative and set up an ambush on the only way Turk must pass to catch him off guard," Feng Daiwen suggested,
"I didn't think well. It's mainly due to inertial thinking. The Turkic attacks have always been defensive. Since I was prepared, I can think of a way to fight this time." Li Jing also patted his head and smiled wryly:

"Does the pharmacist think he can fight?" Li Shimin asked relaxedly.

"We can fight, but we have to wait until we find out the route of the Turks. We have 20 soldiers and horses. How can we not fight? There is enough food. Even if we delay, we will drag the Turks to death." , It was very easy to come to my senses this time: mainly against the Turkic Kouguan, who have been fighting frontally for so many years.Central Plains has never won.They all rely on the defense of the city, so everyone subconsciously thought that.Turks are coming.Can only defend.

"Since everyone thinks it can be fought. Now the order is to appoint Wei Guogong Li Jing as the chief commander of the Guannei Road to take charge of the three armies, and Li Daozong, the king of the city, as the deputy commander. With 10 soldiers, Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, was appointed as the general manager of the Hebei Road army, Li Ji was the deputy, Zhang Liang, Xue Wanche, and Xue Wanjun were ordered to lead 5 troops. Deputy, Duan Zhixuan, and Feng Daiwen under the tent to listen to the order, lead 5 troops, a total of 20 soldiers and horses, and hand them over to Wei Guogong for unified formation, and I will guarantee the supply of supplies for you at the rear." Li Shimin was also very decisive and immediately issued an edict. Order, a total of 20 troops were dispatched this time, and the twelve guards transferred 6 guards and horses. Among them, 5 came from Lingnan, 1 from Feng Daiwen, and 14 twelve guards and horses. There are only 8 troops and horses for support. Since Li Shimin himself is a very powerful commander, he basically eliminated all his subordinates who could fight this time.

Li Jing got up and took the military amulet representing his identity cautiously, and everyone stood up in response.

In the barracks outside the city, all the generals and commanders for this expedition have arrived. Li Jing took out the military talisman and put it in front of him, "Yu Chi respectfully obeys the order, you first bring ten thousand cavalry, and hold off the Turks first. The main force, don't force the battle."

"Yu Chi Gong got the order", Yu Chi Gong got up and saluted, took the arrow of the order and left the account.

"Hou Junji, Cheng Yaojin listens to the order, you and the other two will each lead 3000 cavalry, evacuate the people along the way, carry out fortified walls and clear the fields, and do not leave any material for the Turks, and the main force will make it happen," Li Ji continued to order;

Cheng Yaojin and Hou Junji ordered to leave the account one after another,
"Li Xiaogong, Li Ji listens to the order, and I now order you to lead 5 troops to defend the Hedong Road, try to fortify the walls and clear the fields, and wait for the Turkic main force to take the next step, and decide how to proceed." "Qin Qiong, Changsun Wuji listens to the order, I now order you Let us lead 5 troops to guard against Hebei Road, try to fortify the walls and clear the fields, and wait until the Turkic forces are found to be in the next step, and we can make our own decisions on how to proceed." Li Jing ordered one after another:

Everyone ordered to go down and prepare not to mention,,,,,

(End of this chapter)